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Spud Chandler

Spurgeon Ferdinand Chandler

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 181 lb.

Born: September 12, 1907 in Commerce, GA
High School: Carnesville HS (Carnesville, GA)
School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1937
Team: Yankees 1937-1947

Final Game: September 26, 1947
Died: January 9, 1990 in South Pasadena, FL
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL
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All-Star

Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1937 29 NYY AL 7 4 .636 2.84 12 10 0 6 2 0 82.1 79 31 26 8 20 31 1 0 1 336 158 1.202 8.6 0.9 2.2 3.4 1.55
1938 30 NYY AL 14 5 .737 4.03 23 23 0 14 2 0 172.0 183 86 77 7 47 36 2 1 0 737 113 1.337 9.6 0.4 2.5 1.9 0.77
1939 31 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 2.84 11 0 5 0 0 0 19.0 26 7 6 0 9 4 0 0 1 90 156 1.842 12.3 0.0 4.3 1.9 0.44
1940 32 NYY AL 8 7 .533 4.60 27 24 2 6 1 0 172.0 184 100 88 12 60 56 6 0 1 741 88 1.419 9.6 0.6 3.1 2.9 0.93
1941 33 NYY AL 10 4 .714 3.19 28 20 5 11 4 4 163.2 146 68 58 5 60 60 0 0 3 682 124 1.259 8.0 0.3 3.3 3.3 1.00
1942 34 NYY AL 16 5 .762 2.38 24 24 0 17 3 0 200.2 176 64 53 13 74 74 4 1 4 829 145 1.246 7.9 0.6 3.3 3.3 1.00 AS,MVP-27
1943 35 NYY AL 20 4 .833 1.64 30 30 0 20 5 0 253.0 197 62 46 5 54 134 4 1 3 989 198 0.992 7.0 0.2 1.9 4.8 2.48 AS,MVP-1
1944 36 NYY AL 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 24 83 1.167 9.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.00
1945 37 NYY AL 2 1 .667 4.65 4 4 0 2 1 0 31.0 30 16 16 2 7 12 0 0 1 127 76 1.194 8.7 0.6 2.0 3.5 1.71
1946 38 NYY AL 20 8 .714 2.10 34 32 2 20 6 2 257.1 200 71 60 7 90 138 1 1 3 1028 164 1.127 7.0 0.2 3.1 4.8 1.53 AS,MVP-16
1947 39 NYY AL 9 5 .643 2.46 17 16 0 13 2 0 128.0 100 41 35 4 41 68 0 1 2 519 144 1.102 7.0 0.3 2.9 4.8 1.66 AS
11 Yrs 109 43 .717 2.84 211 184 14 109 26 6 1485.0 1327 549 468 64 463 614 19 5 20 6102 132 1.205 8.0 0.4 2.8 3.7 1.33
162 Game Avg. 19 7 .717 2.84 36 32 2 19 4 1 256 228 95 81 11 80 106 3 1 3 1050 132 1.205 8.0 0.4 2.8 3.7 1.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1937 29 NYY AL 82.1 12 10 31 3.39 5.10 0.13 0.00 95.6 4.75 12 1.2 1.0 -0.1 1.8 23 .599 .507 $
1938 30 NYY AL 172.0 23 23 86 4.50 5.27 0.15 0.00 95.6 4.90 6 0.5 -0.1 1.9 30 .523 .503 $
1939 31 NYY AL 19.0 11 0 7 3.32 5.17 0.72 0.00 92.5 4.12 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .514 .501 $
1940 32 NYY AL 172.0 27 24 100 5.23 5.02 0.28 0.00 93.4 4.43 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 1 .443 .491 $
1941 33 NYY AL 163.2 28 20 68 3.74 4.56 0.42 0.00 95.2 3.94 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.3 18 .510 .502 $
1942 34 NYY AL 200.2 24 24 64 2.87 4.12 0.46 0.00 95.2 3.48 12 1.4 -0.1 2.4 27 .558 .509 $ AS,MVP-27
1943 35 NYY AL 253.0 30 30 62 2.21 3.78 0.19 0.00 98.7 3.54 37 4.7 -0.2 6.0 53 .657 .529 $ AS,MVP-1
1944 36 NYY AL 6.0 1 1 3 4.50 4.03 0.16 0.00 104.0 4.03 -0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .465 .500 $
1945 37 NYY AL 31.0 4 4 16 4.65 3.81 0.22 0.00 105.1 3.77 -3 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .422 .498 $
1946 38 NYY AL 257.1 34 32 71 2.48 3.96 0.30 0.00 96.8 3.55 30 3.6 1.0 -0.2 5.2 50 .606 .522 $ AS,MVP-16
1947 39 NYY AL 128.0 17 16 41 2.88 3.98 0.14 0.00 97.6 3.75 13 1.5 1.0 -0.1 2.3 22 .588 .509 $ AS
11 Seasons 1485.0 211 184 549 3.33 4.37 0.27 0.00 96.3 3.94 94 11.5 1.0 -1.0 20.6 227 .554 .506 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1941 33 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 1.200 7.2 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
1942 34 NYY AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 1.08 2 1 1 0 0 1 8.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 30 0.720 5.4 0.0 1.1 3.2 3.00
1943 35 NYY AL WS W STL 2 0 1.000 0.50 2 2 0 2 1 0 18.0 17 2 1 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 72 1.111 8.5 0.0 1.5 5.0 3.33
1947 39 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.500 9.0 0.0 13.5 4.5 0.33
4 Yrs (4 Series) 2 2 .500 1.62 6 4 1 2 1 1 33.1 28 8 6 0 9 0 16 0 0 0 133 1.110 7.6 0.0 2.4 4.3 1.78
4 WS 2 2 .500 1.62 6 4 1 2 1 1 33.1 28 8 6 0 9 0 16 0 0 0 133 1.110 7.6 0.0 2.4 4.3 1.78

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1942 NYY AL 34 1 1 0 1.000 0.00 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1943 NYY AL 35
1946 NYY AL 38
1947 NYY AL 39

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1937 29 NYY AL 337 2.4% 9.2% 5.9% 4.2% 18% 81%
1938 30 NYY AL 737 1.0% 4.9% 6.4% 3.3% 13% 86%
1939 31 NYY AL 90 0.0% 4.4% 10.0% 83%
1940 32 NYY AL 741 1.6% 7.6% 8.1% 2.7% 11% 81%
1941 33 NYY AL 682 0.7% 8.8% 8.8% 2.2% 10% 80%
1942 34 NYY AL 829 1.6% 8.9% 8.9% 4.3% 21% 79%
1943 35 NYY AL 989 0.5% 13.6% 5.5% 1.8% 9% 79%
1944 36 NYY AL 24 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 75%
1945 37 NYY AL 127 1.6% 9.5% 5.5% 2.4% 10% 83%
1946 38 NYY AL 1028 0.7% 13.4% 8.8% 2.5% 13% 75%
1947 39 NYY AL 519 0.8% 13.1% 7.9% 3.1% 16% 76%
11 Yrs 6103 1.1% 10.1% 7.6% 2.8% 13% 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 2.9% 12% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1937 29 7 4 .636 2.84 12 10 0 6 2 0 82.1 79 31 26 8 20 31 1 0 1 336 158 1.202 8.6 0.9 2.2 3.4 1.55 158
1938 30 21 9 .700 3.64 35 33 0 20 4 0 254.1 262 117 103 15 67 67 3 1 1 1073 125 1.294 9.3 0.5 2.4 2.4 1.00 125
1939 31 24 9 .727 3.59 46 33 5 20 4 0 273.1 288 124 109 15 76 71 3 1 2 1163 126 1.332 9.5 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93 126
1940 32 32 16 .667 3.98 73 57 7 26 5 0 445.1 472 224 197 27 136 127 9 1 3 1904 109 1.365 9.5 0.5 2.7 2.6 0.93 109
1941 33 42 20 .677 3.77 101 77 12 37 9 4 609.0 618 292 255 32 196 187 9 1 6 2586 112 1.337 9.1 0.5 2.9 2.8 0.95 112
1942 34 58 25 .699 3.42 125 101 12 54 12 4 809.2 794 356 308 45 270 261 13 2 10 3415 118 1.314 8.8 0.5 3.0 2.9 0.97 118
1943 35 78 29 .729 3.00 155 131 12 74 17 4 1062.2 991 418 354 50 324 395 17 3 13 4404 128 1.237 8.4 0.4 2.7 3.3 1.22 128
1944 36 78 29 .729 3.01 156 132 12 74 17 4 1068.2 997 421 357 51 325 396 18 3 14 4428 128 1.237 8.4 0.4 2.7 3.3 1.22 128
1945 37 80 30 .727 3.05 160 136 12 76 18 4 1099.2 1027 437 373 53 332 408 18 3 15 4555 126 1.236 8.4 0.4 2.7 3.3 1.23 126
1946 38 100 38 .725 2.87 194 168 14 96 24 6 1357.0 1227 508 433 60 422 546 19 4 18 5583 131 1.215 8.1 0.4 2.8 3.6 1.29 131
1947 39 109 43 .717 2.84 211 184 14 109 26 6 1485.0 1327 549 468 64 463 614 19 5 20 6102 132 1.205 8.0 0.4 2.8 3.7 1.33 132

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1937 29 6 3 .667 2.46 84.0 76 26 23 8 19 32 1 1.131 8.1 2.0 3.4 1.68 0.9 12
1938 30 11 9 .550 3.47 184.0 181 79 71 7 46 38 2 1.234 8.9 2.3 1.9 0.83 0.3 23
1939 31 1 1 .500 2.25 20.0 25 6 5 0 9 4 0 1.700 11.3 4.1 1.8 0.44 0.0 11
1940 32 8 11 .421 4.66 172.0 189 99 89 12 62 56 6 1.459 9.9 3.2 2.9 0.90 0.6 27
1941 33 11 7 .611 3.22 165.0 150 66 59 5 62 61 0 1.285 8.2 3.4 3.3 0.98 0.3 28
1942 34 15 7 .682 2.80 199.0 196 69 62 14 82 73 4 1.397 8.9 3.7 3.3 0.89 0.6 24
1943 35 22 5 .815 2.02 250.0 223 62 56 6 61 133 5 1.136 8.0 2.2 4.8 2.18 0.2 30
1944 36 0 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 1 1 1.600 12.6 1.8 1.8 1.00 1.8 1
1945 37 1 2 .333 5.52 31.0 34 21 19 2 8 12 0 1.355 9.9 2.3 3.5 1.50 0.6 4
1946 38 19 8 .704 2.51 251.0 221 78 70 8 99 135 1 1.275 7.9 3.5 4.8 1.36 0.3 34
1947 39 9 5 .643 2.91 127.0 111 46 41 4 46 68 0 1.236 7.9 3.3 4.8 1.48 0.3 17
11 Yrs 103 58 .640 3.02 1488.0 1413 556 499 67 495 613 20 1.282 8.5 3.7 1.24 0.4 211

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1950 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1951 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1962 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1964 BBWAA ( 3.0%)

All-Star Games
1942 (P)
1943
1946
1947

Awards (yr lg award)
1943 ML Major League Player of the Year
1943 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (27, 1%)
1943 AL (1, 73%)
1946 AL (16, 4%)
1 MVP
0.78 Career Shares (308th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1943 AL  6.8 (3rd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1943 AL  6.0 (1st)
1946 AL  5.2 (5th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1941 AL  3.19 (7th)
1942 AL  2.38 (3rd)
1943 AL  1.64 (1st)
1946 AL  2.10 (2nd)
Career  2.84 (113th)

Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  16 (5th)
1943 AL  20 (1st)
1946 AL  20 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1938 AL  .737 (3rd)
1942 AL  .762 (4th)
1943 AL  .833 (1st)
1946 AL  .714 (4th)
Career  .717 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1938 AL  1.337 (5th)
1941 AL  1.259 (4th)
1942 AL  1.246 (8th)
1943 AL  0.992 (1st)
1946 AL  1.127 (3rd)
Career  1.205 (143rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL  8.028 (5th)
1942 AL  7.894 (5th)
1943 AL  7.008 (4th)
1946 AL  6.995 (3rd)
Career  8.042 (129th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 AL  2.459 (4th)
1943 AL  1.921 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 AL  4.767 (5th)
1946 AL  4.826 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1946 AL  34 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1941 AL  4 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1943 AL  253.0 (4th)
1946 AL  257.3 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1943 AL  134 (3rd)
1946 AL  138 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1943 AL  30 (4th)
1946 AL  32 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1942 AL  17 (7th)
1943 AL  20 (1st)
1946 AL  20 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 AL  2 (9th)
1938 AL  2 (5th)
1941 AL  4 (2nd)
1942 AL  3 (9th)
1943 AL  5 (1st)
1946 AL  6 (2nd)
Career  26 (161st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  13 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1946 AL  90 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1943 AL  2.482 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 AL  0.366 (2nd)
1940 AL  0.628 (10th)
1941 AL  0.275 (2nd)
1943 AL  0.178 (5th)
1946 AL  0.245 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL  6 (1st)
1942 AL  4 (8th)
1943 AL  4 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1943 AL  989 (5th)
1946 AL  1,028 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1941 AL  124 (8th)
1942 AL  145 (4th)
1943 AL  198 (1st)
1946 AL  164 (2nd)
Career  132 (31st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  25 (4th)
1943 AL  42 (1st)
1946 AL  39 (4th)
Career  152 (122nd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  2.7 (4th)
1943 AL  5.1 (1st)
1946 AL  4.4 (3rd)
Career  16.8 (113th)

Oldest s c a p y
1947 AL  born 1907-09-12 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 14 (160), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 84 (286), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 70 (170), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 32 (130), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Sal Maglie (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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