Karl Drews
Karl August Drews
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: February 22, 1920 in Staten Island, NY
High School: McKee (Staten Island, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1946
Final Game: September 20, 1954
Died: August 15, 1963 in Dania, FL
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Standard Pitching

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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
1946 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 8.53 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 6 6 0 6 4 1 0 0 31 41 1.895 8.5 0.0 8.5 5.7 0.67
1947 27 NYY AL 6 6 .500 4.91 30 10 9 0 0 1 91.2 92 57 50 6 55 45 5 0 1 416 72 1.604 9.0 0.6 5.4 4.4 0.82
1948 28 TOT AL 5 5 .500 5.92 39 4 14 0 0 3 76.0 78 52 50 6 69 22 0 1 4 365 73 1.934 9.2 0.7 8.2 2.6 0.32
1948 28 NYY AL 2 3 .400 3.79 19 2 8 0 0 1 38.0 35 17 16 3 31 11 0 1 1 176 107 1.737 8.3 0.7 7.3 2.6 0.35
1948 28 SLB AL 3 2 .600 8.05 20 2 6 0 0 2 38.0 43 35 34 3 38 11 0 0 3 189 56 2.132 10.2 0.7 9.0 2.6 0.29
1949 29 SLB AL 4 12 .250 6.64 31 23 4 3 1 0 139.2 180 113 103 11 66 35 9 2 1 655 68 1.761 11.6 0.7 4.3 2.3 0.53
1951 31 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 6.26 5 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 29 16 16 2 7 13 4 0 3 110 61 1.565 11.3 0.8 2.7 5.1 1.86
1952 32 PHI NL 14 15 .483 2.72 33 30 1 15 5 0 228.2 213 79 69 13 52 96 4 0 4 917 135 1.159 8.4 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.85
1953 33 PHI NL 9 10 .474 4.52 47 27 7 6 0 3 185.1 218 116 93 26 50 72 10 0 1 816 93 1.446 10.6 1.3 2.4 3.5 1.44
1954 34 TOT NL 5 4 .556 5.92 30 9 8 1 1 0 76.0 97 54 50 8 27 35 2 0 3 342 70 1.632 11.5 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.30
1954 34 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 5.62 8 0 1 0 0 0 16.0 18 10 10 2 8 6 0 0 0 71 72 1.625 10.1 1.1 4.5 3.4 0.75
1954 34 CIN NL 4 4 .500 6.00 22 9 7 1 1 0 60.0 79 44 40 6 19 29 2 0 3 271 70 1.633 11.9 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.53
8 Seasons 44 53 .454 4.76 218 107 44 26 7 7 826.2 913 493 437 72 332 322 35 3 17 3652 85 1.506 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.97
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .454 4.76 46 22 9 5 1 1 173 191 103 91 15 69 67 7 1 4 764 85 1.506 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.97
PHI (4 yrs) 25 25 .500 3.74 93 60 9 22 5 3 453.0 478 221 188 43 117 187 18 0 8 1914 104 1.313 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.7 1.60
NYY (3 yrs) 8 10 .444 4.76 52 13 18 0 0 2 136.0 133 80 72 9 92 60 6 1 2 623 78 1.654 8.8 0.6 6.1 4.0 0.65
SLB (2 yrs) 7 14 .333 6.94 51 25 10 3 1 2 177.2 223 148 137 14 104 46 9 2 4 844 65 1.841 11.3 0.7 5.3 2.3 0.44
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 .500 6.00 22 9 7 1 1 0 60.0 79 44 40 6 19 29 2 0 3 271 70 1.633 11.9 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.53
NL (4 yrs) 29 29 .500 4.00 115 69 16 23 6 3 513.0 557 265 228 49 136 216 20 0 11 2185 98 1.351 9.8 0.9 2.4 3.8 1.59
AL (4 yrs) 15 24 .385 6.00 103 38 28 3 1 4 313.2 356 228 209 23 196 106 15 3 6 1467 70 1.760 10.2 0.7 5.6 3.0 0.54

Postseason Pitching

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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
1947 27 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 34 TOT NL 30 342 303 54 97 18 3 8 2 4 27 35 .320 .375 .479 .854 .337 145 11 2 6 4
1954 34 CIN NL 22 271 243 44 79 15 3 6 1 2 19 29 .325 .375 .486 .860 .346 118 10 2 4 3
1954 34 PHI NL 8 71 60 10 18 3 0 2 1 2 8 6 .300 .377 .450 .827 .302 27 1 0 2 1
1 Season 30 342 303 54 97 18 3 8 2 4 27 35 .320 .375 .479 .854 .337 145 11 2 6 4
162 Game Avg. 52 596 528 94 169 31 5 14 3 7 47 61 .320 .375 .479 .854 .337 253 19 3 10 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 34 TOT NL 30 9 3 3 3 1 0 5 4 .556 0 1 1 1 2 22% 80 24 17 8 3 3 6.4 8.8 4.7
1954 34 CIN NL 22 9 3 3 3 1 0 5 4 .556 0 1 1 1 2 22% 41 80 24 12 6 3 3 6.4 8.8 4.7
1 Season 22 9 3 3 3 1 0 5 4 .556 0 1 1 1 2 22% 41 80 24 12 6 3 3 6.4 8.8 4.7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 34 TOT NL 30 21 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 0.777 3 4 12 1 2 17 5 15 8 3 8 4 4.8
1954 34 PHI NL 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0.488 1 0 6 1 0 6 2 5 4 2 4 1 6.0
1954 34 CIN NL 22 13 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 8 0.850 2 4 6 0 2 11 3 10 4 1 4 3 4.0
1 Season 30 21 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 0.777 3 4 12 1 2 17 5 15 8 3 8 4 4.8

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1946 26 NYY AL
1947 27 NYY AL
1948 28 TOT AL
1948 28 NYY AL
1948 28 SLB AL
1949 29 SLB AL
1951 31 PHI NL
1952 32 PHI NL
1953 33 PHI NL
1954 34 TOT NL 342 36% 2.3% 10.2% 7.9% 8.5% 30% 1.27 77% 86 11 13%
1954 34 PHI NL 71 33% 2.8% 8.5% 11.3% 7.0% 28% 1.47 75% 17 1 6%
1954 34 CIN NL 271 37% 2.2% 10.7% 7.0% 8.9% 30% 1.22 78% 69 10 14%
8 Seasons 342 36% 21.1% 94.2% 97.1% 8.5% 3% 1.27 77% 86 11 13%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1946 26 NYY AL 6 0 0
1947 27 NYY AL 92 6 1
1948 28 TOT AL 78 6 4
1948 28 NYY AL 35 3 1
1948 28 SLB AL 43 3 3
1949 29 SLB AL 180 11 1
1951 31 PHI NL 29 2 3
1952 32 PHI NL 213 13 4
1953 33 PHI NL 218 26 1
1954 34 TOT NL 340 97 8 0 8 3 5 4 4 24 12 5 50% 5 3 1 142 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2
1954 34 PHI NL 69 18 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 40% 1 0 0 29 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
1954 34 CIN NL 271 79 6 0 8 2 4 3 3 19 10 3 53% 4 3 1 113 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
8 Seasons 340 913 72 0 8 3 5 4 4 24 12 5 50% 5 17 1 142 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1946 26 0 1 .000 8.53 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 6 6 0 6 4 1 0 0 31 41 1.895 8.5 0.0 8.5 5.7 0.67 41
1947 27 6 7 .462 5.14 33 11 10 0 0 1 98.0 98 63 56 6 61 49 6 0 1 447 69 1.622 9.0 0.6 5.6 4.5 0.80 69
1948 28 11 12 .478 5.48 72 15 24 0 0 4 174.0 176 115 106 12 130 71 6 1 5 812 71 1.759 9.1 0.6 6.7 3.7 0.55 71
1949 29 15 24 .385 6.00 103 38 28 3 1 4 313.2 356 228 209 23 196 106 15 3 6 1467 70 1.760 10.2 0.7 5.6 3.0 0.54 70
1950 30 15 24 .385 6.00 103 38 28 3 1 4 313.2 356 228 209 23 196 106 15 3 6 1467 70 1.760 10.2 0.7 5.6 3.0 0.54 70
1951 31 16 24 .400 6.01 108 41 28 4 1 4 336.2 385 244 225 25 203 119 19 3 9 1577 69 1.747 10.3 0.7 5.4 3.2 0.59 69
1952 32 30 39 .435 4.68 141 71 29 19 6 4 565.1 598 323 294 38 255 215 23 3 13 2494 84 1.509 9.5 0.6 4.1 3.4 0.84 84
1953 33 39 49 .443 4.64 188 98 36 25 6 7 750.2 816 439 387 64 305 287 33 3 14 3310 86 1.493 9.8 0.8 3.7 3.4 0.94 86
1954 34 44 53 .454 4.76 218 107 44 26 7 7 826.2 913 493 437 72 332 322 35 3 17 3652 85 1.506 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.97 85

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1946 26 0 0 10.50 6.0 6 8 7 0 6 4 1 2.000 9.0 9.0 6.0 0.67 0.0 3
1947 27 3 6 .333 5.76 89.0 100 63 57 7 60 44 5 1.798 10.1 6.1 4.4 0.73 0.7 30
1948 28 3 5 .375 5.65 78.0 78 54 49 6 69 23 0 1.885 9.0 8.0 2.7 0.33 0.7 39
1949 29 5 11 .313 5.79 146.0 175 104 94 11 64 37 9 1.637 10.8 3.9 2.3 0.58 0.7 31
1951 31 1 1 .500 6.38 24.0 31 19 17 2 7 14 4 1.583 11.6 2.6 5.3 2.00 0.8 5
1952 32 15 9 .625 3.15 223.0 229 87 78 14 56 94 4 1.278 9.2 2.3 3.8 1.68 0.6 33
1953 33 9 11 .450 4.40 188.0 222 102 92 26 51 73 10 1.452 10.6 2.4 3.5 1.43 1.2 47
1954 34 3 5 .375 5.73 77.0 99 54 49 8 28 35 2 1.649 11.6 3.3 4.1 1.25 0.9 30
8 Seasons 39 48 .448 4.80 831.0 940 491 443 74 341 324 35 1.542 10.2 3.5 0.95 0.8 218

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1952 NL--2.716--7th

Wins s c a p y
1952 NL--14--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1952 NL--1.159--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--2.047--5th
1953 NL--2.428--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1952 NL--228.7--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1952 NL--15--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1952 NL--5--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 NL--26--6th

Hits s c a p y
1952 NL--213--9th
1953 NL--218--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1952 NL--1.846--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--.512--6th

Losses s c a p y
1952 NL--15--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 AL--103--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL--5--3rd
1949 AL--9--2nd
1953 NL--10--2nd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1952 NL--917--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1952 NL--135--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1215), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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