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Mickey Haefner

Milton Arnold Haefner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: October 9, 1912 in Lenzburg, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1943
Teams (by GP): Senators/WhiteSox/Braves 1943-1950

Final Game: September 28, 1950
Died: January 3, 1995 in New Athens, IL
Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, New Athens, IL
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:08AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #919. Connie Johnson… #920. Carlos Marmol… #921. Justin Thompson… #922. MICKEY HAEFNER… #923. Scott Bankhead… #924. Walt Masterson… #925. Monty Stratton… 

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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 30 WSH AL 11 5 .688 2.29 36 13 17 8 1 6 165.1 126 56 42 4 60 65 4 0 3 679 140 1.125 6.9 0.2 3.3 3.5 1.08
1944 31 WSH AL 12 15 .444 3.04 31 28 2 18 3 1 228.0 221 94 77 7 71 86 4 1 0 974 107 1.281 8.7 0.3 2.8 3.4 1.21
1945 32 WSH AL 16 14 .533 3.47 37 28 7 19 1 3 238.1 226 103 92 10 69 83 7 1 2 1011 89 1.238 8.5 0.4 2.6 3.1 1.20
1946 33 WSH AL 14 11 .560 2.85 33 27 3 17 2 1 227.2 220 86 72 10 80 85 5 1 2 970 117 1.318 8.7 0.4 3.2 3.4 1.06
1947 34 WSH AL 10 14 .417 3.64 31 28 1 14 4 1 193.0 195 86 78 8 85 77 4 0 1 837 102 1.451 9.1 0.4 4.0 3.6 0.91
1948 35 WSH AL 5 13 .278 4.02 28 20 5 4 0 0 147.2 151 86 66 7 61 45 6 0 4 648 108 1.436 9.2 0.4 3.7 2.7 0.74
1949 36 TOT AL 9 11 .450 4.40 33 24 4 8 2 1 172.0 169 91 84 16 94 40 7 0 5 767 96 1.529 8.8 0.8 4.9 2.1 0.43
1949 36 WSH AL 5 5 .500 4.42 19 12 2 4 1 0 91.2 85 51 45 7 53 23 2 0 3 409 96 1.505 8.3 0.7 5.2 2.3 0.43
1949 36 CHW AL 4 6 .400 4.37 14 12 2 4 1 1 80.1 84 40 39 9 41 17 5 0 2 358 96 1.556 9.4 1.0 4.6 1.9 0.41
1950 37 TOT MLB 1 8 .111 5.70 32 11 9 3 0 0 94.2 106 64 60 14 57 27 2 0 2 436 76 1.722 10.1 1.3 5.4 2.6 0.47
1950 37 CHW AL 1 6 .143 5.73 24 9 6 2 0 0 70.2 83 49 45 11 45 17 2 0 2 330 79 1.811 10.6 1.4 5.7 2.2 0.38
1950 37 BSN NL 0 2 .000 5.63 8 2 3 1 0 0 24.0 23 15 15 3 12 10 0 0 0 106 70 1.458 8.6 1.1 4.5 3.8 0.83
8 Seasons 78 91 .462 3.50 261 179 48 91 13 13 1466.2 1414 666 571 76 577 508 39 3 19 6322 103 1.358 8.7 0.5 3.5 3.1 0.88
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .462 3.50 40 28 7 14 2 2 227 219 103 88 12 89 79 6 0 3 977 103 1.358 8.7 0.5 3.5 3.1 0.88
WSH (7 yrs) 73 77 .487 3.29 215 156 37 84 12 12 1291.2 1224 562 472 53 479 464 32 3 15 5528 106 1.318 8.5 0.4 3.3 3.2 0.97
CHW (2 yrs) 5 12 .294 5.01 38 21 8 6 1 1 151.0 167 89 84 20 86 34 7 0 4 688 86 1.675 10.0 1.2 5.1 2.0 0.40
BSN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.63 8 2 3 1 0 0 24.0 23 15 15 3 12 10 0 0 0 106 70 1.458 8.6 1.1 4.5 3.8 0.83
AL (8 yrs) AL 78 89 .467 3.47 253 177 45 90 13 13 1442.2 1391 651 556 73 565 498 39 3 19 6216 103 1.356 8.7 0.5 3.5 3.1 0.88
NL (1 yr) NL 0 2 .000 5.63 8 2 3 1 0 0 24.0 23 15 15 3 12 10 0 0 0 106 70 1.458 8.6 1.1 4.5 3.8 0.83

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
1943 30 WSH AL 165.1 13 56 78 -1 1.0 22 2.4 $
1944 31 WSH AL 228.0 28 94 114 -5 1.0 20 2.2 $
1945 32 WSH AL 238.1 28 103 114 0 1.0 11 0.3 $
1946 33 WSH AL 227.2 27 86 121 -5 1.0 35 4.1 $
1947 34 WSH AL 193.0 28 86 105 -4 1.0 19 2.6 $
1948 35 WSH AL 147.2 20 86 91 -3 1.0 5 0.9 $
1949 36 WSH AL 91.2 12 51 56 -2 1.0 5 0.8 $
1949 36 CHW AL 80.1 12 40 49 1 1.0 9 0.8 $
1950 37 CHW AL 70.2 9 49 47 1 1.0 -2 -0.3 $
1950 37 BSN NL 24.0 2 15 15 0 1.0 0 -0.1 $
8 Seasons 1466.2 179 666 790 -18 1.0 124 13.7 $
WSH (7 yrs) 1291.2 156 562 679 -20 1.0 117 13.3 $
CHW (2 yrs) 151.0 21 89 96 2 1.0 7 0.5 $
BSN (1 yr) 24.0 2 15 15 0 1.0 0 -0.1 $

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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 30 WSH AL 36 57 45 4 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 9 .133 .220 .200 .420 25 9 2 0 7 1
1944 31 WSH AL 31 84 70 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 12 .157 .224 .171 .395 16 12 4 0 8 1
1945 32 WSH AL 37 97 82 8 20 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 13 .244 .319 .256 .575 74 21 3 0 6 1
1946 33 WSH AL 33 88 74 6 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 10 15 .203 .298 .230 .527 53 17 2 0 4 1
1947 34 WSH AL 31 69 59 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 9 .136 .227 .136 .363 4 8 1 0 3 1
1948 35 WSH AL 28 47 43 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .163 .217 .186 .403 9 8 1 0 1 1
1949 36 TOT AL 34 64 48 1 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 .229 .327 .271 .598 61 13 0 0 9 1
1949 36 WSH AL 20 31 25 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 .286 .280 .566 51 7 0 0 3 1
1949 36 CHW AL 14 33 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .261 .370 .261 .631 71 6 0 0 6 1
1950 37 TOT MLB 32 34 27 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .222 .300 .259 .559 47 7 1 0 4 1
1950 37 CHW AL 24 26 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 .304 .200 .504 33 4 0 0 3 1/1
1950 37 BSN NL 8 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 90 3 1 0 1 1/1
8 Seasons 262 540 448 28 84 9 1 0 24 0 0 50 80 .188 .269 .212 .481 38 95 14 0 42
162 Game Avg. 162 334 277 17 52 6 1 0 15 0 31 49 .188 .269 .212 .481 38 59 9 0 26
WSH (7 yrs) 216 473 398 28 72 8 1 0 23 0 0 43 70 .181 .261 .206 .467 35 82 13 0 32
CHW (2 yrs) 38 59 43 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 .233 .340 .233 .573 53 10 0 0 9
BSN (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 90 3 1 0 1
AL (8 yrs) 254 532 441 28 82 8 1 0 24 0 0 50 80 .186 .269 .209 .477 37 92 13 0 41
NL (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 90 3 1 0 1

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
1943 30 WSH AL 57 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1944 31 WSH AL 84 -8 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1945 32 WSH AL 97 -3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
1946 33 WSH AL 88 -5 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1947 34 WSH AL 69 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1948 35 WSH AL 47 -6 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1949 36 WSH AL 31 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1949 36 CHW AL 33 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1950 37 CHW AL 26 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1/1
1950 37 BSN NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1/1
8 Seasons 540 -38 0 0 0 0 34 13 9 0.6 9 0.9 -0.3 $
WSH (7 yrs) 473 -35 0 0 0 0 29 11 5 0.2 5 0.5 -0.3 $
CHW (2 yrs) 59 -3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $
BSN (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 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
1943 WSH AL 30 P 36 165.1 38 7 31 0 3 1.000 2.07 1.06 .963 2.27 2.30
1944 WSH AL 31 P 31 228.0 54 8 45 1 5 .981 2.09 1.71 .960 2.09 2.10
1945 WSH AL 32 P 37 238.1 66 10 53 3 1 .955 2.38 1.70 .955 2.24 2.23
1946 WSH AL 33 P 33 227.2 52 13 36 3 2 .942 1.94 1.48 .951 2.01 1.99
1947 WSH AL 34 P 31 193.0 34 7 27 0 3 1.000 1.59 1.10 .955 1.92 1.90
1948 WSH AL 35 P 28 147.2 43 4 38 1 2 .977 2.56 1.50 .963 2.02 1.99
1949 TOT AL 36 P 33 24 8 172.0 48 2 43 3 3 .938 2.35 1.36 .962 2.12 2.09
1949 WSH AL 36 P 19 12 4 91.2 27 0 26 1 0 .963 2.55 1.37 .962 2.12 2.09
1949 CHW AL 36 P 14 12 4 80.1 21 2 17 2 3 .905 2.13 1.36 .962 2.12 2.09
1950 TOT MLB 37 P 32 94.2 16 2 14 0 3 1.000 1.52 0.50 .952 2.05 2.02
1950 CHW AL 37 P 24 70.2 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 1.53 0.50 .950 2.02 1.99
1950 BSN NL 37 P 8 24.0 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.50 0.50 .960 2.14 2.10
8 Seasons P 261 24 8 1466.2 351 53 287 11 22 .969 2.09 1.30 .958 2.09 2.09
8 Seasons TOT 261 24 8 1466.2 351 53 287 11 22 .969 2.09 1.30 .958 2.09 2.09
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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 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

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1946 AL  4.1 (10th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1943 AL  2.29 (3rd)
1946 AL  2.85 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1945 AL  16 (8th)
1946 AL  14 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1943 AL  .688 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1943 AL  1.125 (6th)
1945 AL  1.238 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 AL  6.859 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL  2.606 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1943 AL  36 (10th)
1945 AL  37 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1943 AL  6 (6th)
1945 AL  3 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1945 AL  238.3 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1947 AL  28 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1944 AL  18 (7th)
1945 AL  19 (6th)
1946 AL  17 (9th)
1947 AL  14 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1944 AL  3 (4th)
1947 AL  4 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 AL  10 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1946 AL  80 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1944 AL  221 (10th)
1945 AL  226 (9th)
1946 AL  220 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 AL  0.218 (8th)
1946 AL  0.395 (8th)
1947 AL  0.373 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1944 AL  15 (3rd)
1945 AL  14 (4th)
1947 AL  14 (7th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1945 AL  92 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL  4 (10th)
1944 AL  4 (6th)
1945 AL  7 (3rd)
1946 AL  5 (2nd)
1947 AL  4 (5th)
1948 AL  6 (4th)
1949 AL  7 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1944 AL  974 (9th)
1945 AL  1,011 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1943 AL  17 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1943 AL  140 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1943 AL  14 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1943 AL  1.6 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1943 AL  1.000 (1st)
1947 AL  1.000 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1950 AL  born 1912-10-09 (5th)
1950 NL  born 1912-10-09 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 45 (566), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Doc McJames (950)
  2. Ken Heintzelman (949)
  3. Bill Voiselle (947)
  4. Ed Doheny (946)
  5. Dave Koslo (941)
  6. Rick Waits (941)
  7. Allan Sothoron (941)
  8. Cliff Melton (940)
  9. George Brunet (938)
  10. Bob Porterfield (938)
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  1. Bill Foxen (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Alex Main (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lou Fette (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Charley Hall (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Elmer Riddle (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Patsy Flaherty (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Otto Hess (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ruben Gomez (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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