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Mike García

Edward Miguel Garcia (The Big Bear)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 17, 1923 in San Gabriel, CA
High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1948 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Indians/Senators/WhiteSox 1948-1961

Final Game: September 2, 1961 (Age 37)
Died: January 13, 1986 in Fairview Park, OH
Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA
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All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #293. Gary Nolan… #294. Don McMahon… #295. Spud Chandler… #296. MIKE GARCIA… #297. Bump Hadley… #298. Rick Sutcliffe… #299. Larry Dierker… 

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
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1948 24 CLE AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1949 25 CLE AL 14 5 .737 2.36 41 20 10 8 5 2 175.2 154 51 46 6 60 94 2 0 1 718 170 1.218 7.9 0.3 3.1 4.8 1.57 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 11 11 .500 3.86 33 29 0 11 0 0 184.0 191 88 79 15 74 76 0 0 2 804 112 1.440 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.7 1.03
1951 27 CLE AL 20 13 .606 3.15 47 30 14 15 1 6 254.0 239 101 89 10 82 118 3 0 6 1066 120 1.264 8.5 0.4 2.9 4.2 1.44 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 22 11 .667 2.37 46 36 8 19 6 4 292.1 284 93 77 9 87 143 7 1 4 1236 141 1.269 8.7 0.3 2.7 4.4 1.64 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 18 9 .667 3.25 38 35 3 21 3 0 271.2 260 106 98 18 81 134 3 0 3 1133 115 1.255 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.4 1.65 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 19 8 .704 2.64 45 34 8 13 5 5 258.2 220 85 76 6 71 129 2 0 1 1053 140 1.125 7.7 0.2 2.5 4.5 1.82 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 11 13 .458 4.02 38 31 7 6 2 3 210.2 230 101 94 17 56 6 120 3 0 2 894 100 1.358 9.8 0.7 2.4 5.1 2.14
1956 32 CLE AL 11 12 .478 3.78 35 30 1 8 4 0 197.2 213 93 83 18 74 5 119 5 0 3 874 111 1.452 9.7 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.61
1957 33 CLE AL 12 8 .600 3.75 38 27 5 9 1 0 211.1 221 98 88 14 73 6 110 6 1 2 915 100 1.391 9.4 0.6 3.1 4.7 1.51
1958 34 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 9.00 6 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 10 8 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 46 43 2.750 16.9 2.3 7.9 2.3 0.29
1959 35 CLE AL 3 6 .333 4.00 29 8 9 1 0 1 72.0 72 39 32 4 31 3 49 0 0 3 310 93 1.431 9.0 0.5 3.9 6.1 1.58
1960 36 CHW AL 0 0 4.58 15 0 3 0 0 2 17.2 23 9 9 2 10 0 8 0 0 3 82 85 1.868 11.7 1.0 5.1 4.1 0.80
1961 37 WSA AL 0 1 .000 4.74 16 0 9 0 0 0 19.0 23 14 10 1 13 3 14 1 0 0 97 84 1.895 10.9 0.5 6.2 6.6 1.08
14 Yrs 142 97 .594 3.27 428 281 77 111 27 23 2174.2 2148 888 789 122 719 23 1117 33 2 30 9237 117 1.318 8.9 0.5 3.0 4.6 1.55
162 Game Avg. 14 9 .594 3.27 41 27 7 11 3 2 209 206 85 76 12 69 107 3 0 3 886 117 1.318 8.9 0.5 3.0 4.6 1.55
CLE (12 yrs) 142 96 .597 3.24 397 281 65 111 27 21 2138.0 2102 865 770 119 696 20 1095 32 2 27 9058 118 1.309 8.8 0.5 2.9 4.6 1.57
WSA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.74 16 0 9 0 0 0 19.0 23 14 10 1 13 3 14 1 0 0 97 84 1.895 10.9 0.5 6.2 6.6 1.08
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 4.58 15 0 3 0 0 2 17.2 23 9 9 2 10 0 8 0 0 3 82 85 1.868 11.7 1.0 5.1 4.1 0.80

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
1948 24 CLE AL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.45 0.61 0.00 90.0 3.45 1 0.1 .1 -0.0 0.1 1 .580 .500
1949 25 CLE AL 175.2 41 20 51 2.61 4.69 0.38 0.00 96.4 4.16 30 3.2 1.2 -0.1 4.4 46 .578 .520 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 184.0 33 29 88 4.30 4.97 0.17 0.00 93.4 4.49 3 0.2 1.5 -0.1 1.5 23 .507 .502
1951 27 CLE AL 254.0 47 30 101 3.58 4.56 0.07 0.00 95.1 4.28 18 1.9 2.4 -0.1 3.7 43 .540 .512 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 292.1 46 36 93 2.86 4.05 0.01 0.00 91.1 3.69 25 2.9 2.7 -0.1 5.0 51 .564 .518 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 271.2 38 35 106 3.51 4.54 0.21 0.00 93.1 4.03 15 1.6 3.4 -0.1 3.5 40 .543 .510 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 258.2 45 34 85 2.96 3.98 0.21 0.00 100.3 3.78 24 2.7 2.6 -0.0 4.6 45 .560 .517 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 210.2 38 31 101 4.31 4.51 -0.35 0.00 100.7 4.90 12 1.3 1.6 -0.1 2.7 33 .533 .508
1956 32 CLE AL 197.2 35 30 93 4.23 4.52 0.04 0.00 103.2 4.62 7 0.7 1.2 -0.1 2.1 27 .521 .504
1957 33 CLE AL 211.1 38 27 98 4.17 4.05 -0.30 0.00 100.6 4.38 6 0.6 1.7 -0.1 2.1 23 .517 .504
1958 34 CLE AL 8.0 6 1 10 11.25 4.38 -0.09 0.00 105.3 4.70 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .403 .496
1959 35 CLE AL 72.0 29 8 39 4.88 4.30 0.39 0.00 97.3 3.81 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .472 .495
1960 36 CHW AL 17.2 15 0 9 4.58 4.25 0.31 -0.17 100.0 3.77 -1 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .490 .499
1961 37 WSA AL 19.0 16 0 14 6.63 4.63 0.07 -0.19 104.6 4.58 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .474 .497
14 Seasons 2174.2 428 281 888 3.68 4.40 0.06 -0.00 96.9 4.20 121 13.3 1.6 -1.1 28.3 322 .531 .506
CLE (12 yrs) 2138.0 397 281 865 3.64 4.40 0.06 0.00 96.8 4.20 127 13.9 1.7 -1.0 28.7 324 .535 .507
WSA (1 yr) 19.0 16 0 14 6.63 4.63 0.07 -0.19 104.6 4.58 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .474 .497
CHW (1 yr) 17.2 15 0 9 4.58 4.25 0.31 -0.17 100.0 3.77 -1 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .490 .499

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
1954 30 CLE AL WS L NYG 0 1 .000 5.40 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 3 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 26 2.000 10.8 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 5.40 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 3 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 26 2.000 10.8 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00

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
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1948 24 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 25 CLE AL 41 62 51 7 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 9 .235 .278 .333 .611 63 17 0 0 8 1 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 33 72 65 4 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 25 .200 .224 .231 .455 19 15 0 1 5 1
1951 27 CLE AL 47 97 85 3 18 4 1 1 9 0 1 3 12 .212 .239 .318 .556 53 27 2 0 9 1 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 46 110 95 6 13 3 0 0 10 0 0 5 26 .137 .180 .168 .348 0 16 4 0 10 1 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 38 105 96 8 24 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 15 .250 .273 .302 .575 57 29 2 0 6 1 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 45 93 81 5 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 22 .136 .193 .136 .329 -9 11 1 0 6 1 1 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 38 78 69 4 15 4 0 0 7 0 1 4 14 .217 .253 .275 .529 40 19 2 0 3 2 0 1
1956 32 CLE AL 35 75 61 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .115 .164 .131 .295 -22 8 2 1 8 2 0 1
1957 33 CLE AL 38 81 75 3 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 12 .160 .192 .187 .379 4 14 3 0 3 0 0 1
1958 34 CLE AL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 35 CLE AL 29 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .071 .071 .071 .143 -60 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 36 CHW AL 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 37 WSA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Yrs 428 791 696 41 127 23 1 2 62 0 2 31 151 .182 .218 .227 .445 21 158 16 2 58 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 299 263 16 48 9 0 1 23 0 1 12 57 .182 .218 .227 .445 21 60 6 1 22
CLE (12 yrs) 397 788 693 41 126 23 1 2 61 0 2 31 151 .182 .218 .227 .444 21 157 16 2 58 5 0
WSA (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1948 24 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1949 25 CLE AL 41 62 -3 0 0 0 7 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 5 1 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 33 72 -9 0 0 0 8 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 1
1951 27 CLE AL 47 97 -6 -1 -0 0 10 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 5 1 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 46 110 -13 0 -0 0 12 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 1 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 38 105 -6 -1 -0 0 11 5 0.5 3 7 0.5 .512 .503 0.5 0.0 7 1 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 45 93 -13 -0 -0 0 11 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 1 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 38 78 -6 -1 -0 0 8 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 1
1956 32 CLE AL 35 75 -13 -0 -0 0 8 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .484 .497 -0.6 0.0 -4 1
1957 33 CLE AL 38 81 -10 -0 -0 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 1
1958 34 CLE AL 6 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1959 35 CLE AL 29 14 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 1
1960 36 CHW AL 15 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 1
1961 37 WSA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 1
14 Seasons 428 791 -83 -4 -2 0 86 -3 -0.4 21 18 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.0 18
CLE (12 yrs) 397 788 -83 -4 -2 0 85 -4 -0.4 21 17 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.0 17
WSA (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0
CHW (1 yr) 15 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 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
1954 30 CLE AL WS NYG L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

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% lgCS% PO Awards
1948 CLE AL 24 P 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 2.00 .965 1.80 2.00 0 0 0
1949 CLE AL 25 P 41 20 8 175.2 46 11 34 1 4 .978 2.31 1.10 .962 2.12 2.09 6 8 57% 46% 0 RoY-4
1950 CLE AL 26 P 33 29 11 184.0 53 10 42 1 2 .981 2.54 1.58 .950 2.03 1.99 1 5 83% 0
1951 CLE AL 27 P 47 30 15 254.0 66 18 46 2 4 .970 2.27 1.36 .953 2.07 2.06 9 9 50% 45% 1 MVP-22
1952 CLE AL 28 P 46 36 19 292.1 79 17 59 3 4 .962 2.34 1.65 .966 2.10 2.10 9 9 50% 46% 1 AS,MVP-9
1953 CLE AL 29 P 38 35 21 271.2 53 14 39 0 4 1.000 1.76 1.39 .957 1.95 1.93 16 4 20% 51% 0 AS
1954 CLE AL 30 P 45 34 13 258.2 62 20 41 1 2 .984 2.12 1.36 .959 2.01 1.99 12 5 29% 48% 0 AS,MVP-19
1955 CLE AL 31 P 38 31 6 210.2 42 12 29 1 0 .976 1.75 1.08 .956 1.99 1.97 4 2 33% 47% 1
1956 CLE AL 32 P 35 30 8 197.2 40 13 27 0 2 1.000 1.82 1.14 .950 1.92 1.91 10 4 29% 44% 0
1957 CLE AL 33 P 38 27 9 211.1 35 12 22 1 5 .971 1.45 0.89 .963 1.99 2.00 10 5 33% 47% 0
1958 CLE AL 34 P 6 1 0 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .965 1.91 1.93 2 0 0% 46% 0
1959 CLE AL 35 P 29 8 1 72.0 18 6 11 1 0 .944 2.12 0.59 .955 2.05 2.03 11 8 42% 40% 1
1960 CHW AL 36 P 15 0 0 17.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.55 0.33 .968 1.99 1.95 1 0 0% 40% 0
1961 WSA AL 37 P 16 0 0 19.0 4 0 1 3 0 .250 0.47 0.06 .955 2.04 2.02 8 0 0% 36% 0
14 Seasons P 428 281 111 2174.2 507 134 359 14 27 .972 2.04 1.15 .958 2.02 2.01 99 59 37% 44% 4
14 Seasons TOT 428 281 111 2174.2 507 134 359 14 27 .972 2.04 1.15 .958 2.02 2.01 99 59 37% 44% 4
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1952
1953 *
1954

Awards (yr lg award)
1954 AL pitching_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1951 AL (22, 3%)
1952 AL (9, 15%)
1954 AL (19, 2%)
0.20 Career Shares (746th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1952 AL  4.9 (10th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1949 AL  4.4 (7th)
1951 AL  3.7 (7th)
1952 AL  5.0 (4th)
1953 AL  3.5 (6th)
1954 AL  4.6 (3rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1949 AL  2.36 (1st)
1951 AL  3.15 (6th)
1952 AL  2.37 (2nd)
1953 AL  3.25 (8th)
1954 AL  2.64 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1951 AL  20 (4th)
1952 AL  22 (3rd)
1953 AL  18 (5th)
1954 AL  19 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 AL  .737 (4th)
1951 AL  .606 (10th)
1952 AL  .667 (4th)
1953 AL  .667 (6th)
1954 AL  .704 (7th)
Career  .594 (133rd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1949 AL  1.218 (3rd)
1951 AL  1.264 (6th)
1952 AL  1.269 (10th)
1953 AL  1.255 (7th)
1954 AL  1.125 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  7.890 (7th)
1954 AL  7.655 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  3.074 (4th)
1951 AL  2.906 (5th)
1952 AL  2.678 (5th)
1953 AL  2.683 (6th)
1954 AL  2.470 (5th)
1955 AL  2.392 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  4.816 (5th)
1951 AL  4.181 (8th)
1953 AL  4.439 (10th)
1955 AL  5.127 (6th)
1956 AL  5.418 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL  41 (8th)
1951 AL  47 (3rd)
1952 AL  46 (2nd)
1954 AL  45 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1951 AL  6 (5th)
1954 AL  5 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1951 AL  254.0 (4th)
1952 AL  292.3 (2nd)
1953 AL  271.7 (2nd)
1954 AL  258.7 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1951 AL  118 (7th)
1952 AL  143 (5th)
1953 AL  134 (5th)
1954 AL  129 (7th)
1955 AL  120 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1951 AL  30 (6th)
1952 AL  36 (1st)
1953 AL  35 (3rd)
1954 AL  34 (3rd)
1955 AL  31 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1951 AL  15 (10th)
1952 AL  19 (4th)
1953 AL  21 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL  5 (3rd)
1952 AL  6 (1st)
1953 AL  3 (9th)
1954 AL  5 (1st)
1956 AL  4 (2nd)
Career  27 (145th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 AL  18 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1951 AL  239 (2nd)
1952 AL  284 (1st)
1953 AL  260 (3rd)
1954 AL  220 (7th)
1955 AL  230 (4th)
1956 AL  213 (10th)
1957 AL  221 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1949 AL  1.567 (1st)
1951 AL  1.439 (4th)
1952 AL  1.644 (6th)
1953 AL  1.654 (3rd)
1954 AL  1.817 (4th)
1955 AL  2.143 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  0.307 (2nd)
1951 AL  0.354 (1st)
1952 AL  0.277 (2nd)
1953 AL  0.596 (8th)
1954 AL  0.209 (1st)
1957 AL  0.596 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL  13 (7th)
1955 AL  13 (6th)
1956 AL  12 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1953 AL  98 (6th)
1955 AL  94 (3rd)
1957 AL  88 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 AL  6 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 AL  7 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1951 AL  1,066 (4th)
1952 AL  1,236 (2nd)
1953 AL  1,133 (2nd)
1954 AL  1,053 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1949 AL  170 (1st)
1951 AL  120 (8th)
1952 AL  141 (5th)
1953 AL  115 (10th)
1954 AL  140 (2nd)
Career  117 (163rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1949 AL  34 (4th)
1951 AL  20 (9th)
1952 AL  32 (4th)
1953 AL  17 (8th)
1954 AL  31 (2nd)
Career  145 (138th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1949 AL  3.5 (4th)
1951 AL  2.0 (9th)
1952 AL  3.5 (4th)
1953 AL  1.8 (10th)
1954 AL  3.3 (2nd)
Career  15.1 (132nd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1949 AL  40.13 (4th)
1951 AL  25.12 (6th)
1952 AL  34.76 (4th)
1953 AL  29.05 (4th)
1954 AL  39.92 (1st)
Career  176.15 (56th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1949 AL  4.4 (6th)
1951 AL  3.5 (5th)
1952 AL  4.0 (5th)
1953 AL  3.5 (3rd)
1954 AL  5.3 (1st)
Career  17.7 (78th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1949 AL  3.6 (4th)
1951 AL  3.5 (2nd)
1952 AL  2.3 (6th)
1953 AL  2.8 (3rd)
1954 AL  4.7 (1st)
Career  16.6 (59th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1949 AL  4.2 (4th)
1951 AL  2.7 (5th)
1952 AL  4.0 (5th)
1953 AL  3.2 (4th)
1954 AL  4.4 (1st)
Career  19.2 (58th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1952 AL  10 (10th)
1956 AL  8 (7th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1951 AL  47 (3rd)
1952 AL  46 (2nd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1951 AL  18 (5th)
1953 AL  14 (5th)
1954 AL  20 (3rd)

Assists as P s c a p y
1951 AL  46 (4th)
1952 AL  59 (2nd)
1953 AL  39 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1952 AL  3 (5th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1953 AL  1.000 (1st)
1956 AL  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 1945-1973, 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 (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (212), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 125 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 48 (285), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (238), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (268th), 27.9 career WAR/26.4 7yr-peak WAR/27.2 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Rip Sewell (955)
  2. Sonny Siebert (944)
  3. Joe Dobson (939)
  4. Jack Sanford (938)
  5. Pat Malone (937)
  6. Dutch Ruether (930)
  7. Jack Billingham (930)
  8. Larry Dierker (930)
  9. Dock Ellis (928)
  10. Johnny Sain (928)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Larry Pape (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bubba Church (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Joe Horlen (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Larry Cheney (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Orel Hershiser (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Doc Crandall (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dock Ellis (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Lew Burdette (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Urban Shocker (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Charlie Root (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Charlie Root (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jack Billingham (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Joe Dobson (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Dick Ruthven (988)
  2. George Mogridge (986)
  3. Harry Gumbert (984)
  4. Howie Pollet (984)
  5. Bob Harmon (983)
  6. Johnny Podres (983)
  7. Rick Sutcliffe (982)
  8. Syl Johnson (981)
  9. Gary Bell (980)
  10. Bob Rush (980)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Tommy Thomas (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dick Ruthven (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dick Ruthven (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dick Ruthven (993)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Ruthven (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Virgil Trucks (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. George Mogridge (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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