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Karl Drews

Karl August Drews

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 192 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
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Yankees/Browns/Redlegs 1946-1954

Final Game: September 20, 1954
Died: August 15, 1963 in Dania, FL
Buried: Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, FL
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:24AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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 43 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 1 176 108 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 57 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 69 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 62 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 71 1.632 11.5 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.30
1954 34 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 5.63 8 0 1 0 0 0 16.0 18 10 10 2 8 6 0 0 0 71 73 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 105 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 66 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) NL 29 29 .500 4.00 115 69 16 23 6 3 513.0 557 265 228 49 136 216 20 0 11 2185 99 1.351 9.8 0.9 2.4 3.8 1.59
AL (4 yrs) AL 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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1946 26 NYY AL 6.1 1 6 3 0 1.0 -3 -0.3 $
1947 27 NYY AL 91.2 10 57 50 1 1.0 -7 -1.2 $
1948 28 NYY AL 38.0 2 17 23 0 1.0 6 0.5 $
1948 28 SLB AL 38.0 2 35 23 -1 1.0 -12 -0.9 $
1949 29 SLB AL 139.2 23 113 86 -8 1.0 -27 -1.1 $
1951 31 PHI NL 23.0 3 16 13 0 1.0 -3 -0.3 $
1952 32 PHI NL 228.2 30 79 127 3 1.0 48 4.7 $
1953 33 PHI NL 185.1 27 116 114 6 .9 -2 -0.3 $
1954 34 PHI NL 16.0 0 10 10 0 .5 0 -0.1 $
1954 34 CIN NL 60.0 9 44 39 0 .8 -5 -0.6 $
8 Seasons 826.2 107 493 488 1 1.0 -5 0.4 $
PHI (4 yrs) 453.0 60 221 264 9 .9 43 4.0 $
NYY (3 yrs) 136.0 13 80 76 1 1.0 -4 -1.0 $
SLB (2 yrs) 177.2 25 148 109 -9 1.0 -39 -2.0 $
CIN (1 yr) 60.0 9 44 39 0 .8 -5 -0.6 $

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
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

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 26 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 NYY AL 30 31 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .037 .133 .037 .170 -51 1 1 0 1 1
1948 28 TOT AL 39 21 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .000 .211 .000 .211 -42 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 NYY AL 19 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -65 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 SLB AL 20 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .273 .000 .273 -25 0 0 0 0 1
1949 29 SLB AL 31 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 .000 .132 .000 .132 -64 0 1 0 1 1
1951 31 PHI NL 5 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .250 .583 60 2 0 0 0 /1
1952 32 PHI NL 33 89 82 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 29 .110 .161 .122 .283 -20 10 1 0 2 1
1953 33 PHI NL 47 64 59 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20 .119 .175 .119 .293 -21 7 0 0 1 1
1954 34 TOT NL 30 22 16 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .125 .286 .188 .473 26 3 0 0 1 1 1
1954 34 PHI NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 34 CIN NL 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1 1
8 Seasons 218 291 254 10 21 2 0 0 5 1 0 28 95 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 23 3 0 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 216 189 7 16 1 0 0 4 1 0 21 71 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 17 2 0 6
PHI (4 yrs) 93 166 153 5 18 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 58 .118 .172 .124 .296 -18 19 1 0 3 0
NYY (3 yrs) 52 42 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .029 .128 .029 .157 -55 1 1 0 3
SLB (2 yrs) 51 65 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 .000 .156 .000 .156 -58 0 1 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1
NL (4 yrs) 115 184 165 7 20 2 0 0 5 1 0 14 60 .121 .189 .133 .322 -11 22 1 0 4 1
AL (4 yrs) 103 107 89 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 .011 .146 .011 .157 -57 1 2 0 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1946 26 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1947 27 NYY AL 31 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1948 28 NYY AL 10 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1948 28 SLB AL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1949 29 SLB AL 54 -11 0 0 0 0 4 1 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ 1
1951 31 PHI NL 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1952 32 PHI NL 89 -14 0 0 0 0 7 3 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1953 33 PHI NL 64 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1954 34 PHI NL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1954 34 CIN NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
8 Seasons 291 -48 0 0 0 0 22 8 -18 -2.0 -18 -1.8 -0.2 $
PHI (4 yrs) 166 -27 0 0 0 0 13 5 -9 -1.0 -9 -0.9 -0.1 $
NYY (3 yrs) 42 -8 0 0 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $
SLB (2 yrs) 65 -13 0 0 0 0 5 1 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $
CIN (1 yr) 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 27 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1946 NYY AL 26 P 3 1 0 6.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.42 0.33 .950 1.99 2.00
1947 NYY AL 27 P 30 10 0 91.2 22 4 17 1 1 .955 2.06 0.70 .955 1.92 1.90
1948 TOT AL 28 P 39 4 0 76.0 23 3 20 0 1 1.000 2.72 0.59 .963 2.01 1.99
1948 NYY AL 28 P 19 2 0 38.0 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 3.08 0.68 .963 2.01 1.99
1948 SLB AL 28 P 20 2 0 38.0 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 2.37 0.50 .963 2.01 1.99
1949 SLB AL 29 P 31 23 3 139.2 28 5 23 0 1 1.000 1.80 0.90 .962 2.12 2.09
1951 PHI NL 31 P 5 3 1 23.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.74 1.40 .961 2.15 2.14 1 0 0% 1
1952 PHI NL 32 P 33 30 15 228.2 62 15 44 3 3 .952 2.32 1.79 .953 2.18 2.16 7 6 46% 5
1953 PHI NL 33 P 47 27 6 185.1 52 13 38 1 3 .981 2.48 1.09 .956 2.06 2.02 5 3 38% 2
1954 TOT NL 34 P 30 9 1 76.0 18 3 15 0 1 1.000 2.13 0.60 .960 2.07 2.06 2 4 67% 0
1954 PHI NL 34 P 8 0 0 16.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 .960 2.08 2.06 1 2 67% 0
1954 CIN NL 34 P 22 9 1 60.0 14 2 12 0 1 1.000 2.10 0.64 .960 2.07 2.06 1 2 67% 0
8 Seasons P 218 107 26 826.2 214 46 162 6 10 .972 2.26 0.95 .957 2.09 2.04 15 13 46% 8
8 Seasons TOT 218 107 26 826.2 214 46 162 6 10 .972 2.26 0.95 .957 2.09 2.04 15 13 46% 8
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1952 NL  4.7 (5th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1952 NL  2.72 (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  0.512 (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)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1952 NL  24 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1952 NL  2.6 (5th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1952 NL  27.49 (4th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1952 NL  1.9 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1952 NL  3.0 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1948 AL  1.000 (1st)
1954 NL  1.000 (1st)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 18 (1139), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1554), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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