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Don Johnson

Donald Roy Johnson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 12, 1926 in Portland, OR
High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1947
Teams (by GP): Senators/WhiteSox/Orioles/Browns/Yankees/... 1947-1958

Final Game: September 24, 1958
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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
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1947 20 NYY AL 4 3 .571 3.64 15 8 4 2 0 0 54.1 57 26 22 2 23 16 1 0 0 238 97 1.472 9.4 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.70
1950 23 TOT AL 6 6 .500 6.71 33 12 10 4 1 1 114.0 161 93 85 16 67 40 1 0 1 555 73 2.000 12.7 1.3 5.3 3.2 0.60
1950 23 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 10.00 8 0 4 0 0 0 18.0 35 21 20 2 12 9 0 0 0 100 44 2.611 17.5 1.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
1950 23 SLB AL 5 6 .455 6.09 25 12 6 4 1 1 96.0 126 72 65 14 55 31 1 0 1 455 81 1.885 11.8 1.3 5.2 2.9 0.56
1951 24 TOT AL 7 12 .368 4.76 27 23 2 8 1 0 158.2 165 93 84 13 76 60 3 3 0 698 87 1.519 9.4 0.7 4.3 3.4 0.79
1951 24 SLB AL 0 1 .000 12.60 6 3 1 0 0 0 15.0 27 26 21 4 18 8 1 0 0 91 36 3.000 16.2 2.4 10.8 4.8 0.44
1951 24 WSH AL 7 11 .389 3.95 21 20 1 8 1 0 143.2 138 67 63 9 58 52 2 3 0 607 105 1.364 8.6 0.6 3.6 3.3 0.90
1952 25 WSH AL 0 5 .000 4.43 29 6 11 0 0 2 69.0 80 41 34 4 33 37 4 0 2 319 81 1.638 10.4 0.5 4.3 4.8 1.12
1954 27 CHW AL 8 7 .533 3.13 46 16 17 3 3 7 144.0 129 53 50 14 43 68 0 0 2 581 121 1.194 8.1 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.58
1955 28 BAL AL 2 4 .333 5.82 31 5 12 0 0 1 68.0 89 46 44 4 35 2 27 0 0 3 315 65 1.824 11.8 0.5 4.6 3.6 0.77
1958 31 SFG NL 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 62 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75
7 Yrs 27 38 .415 4.78 198 70 62 17 5 12 631.0 712 371 335 55 285 3 262 11 3 10 2814 84 1.580 10.2 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.92
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .415 4.78 50 18 16 4 1 3 160 181 94 85 14 72 66 3 1 3 714 84 1.580 10.2 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.92
BAL (3 yrs) 7 11 .389 6.54 62 20 19 4 1 2 179.0 242 144 130 22 108 2 66 2 0 4 861 68 1.955 12.2 1.1 5.4 3.3 0.61
WSH (2 yrs) 7 16 .304 4.11 50 26 12 8 1 2 212.2 218 108 97 13 91 89 6 3 2 926 96 1.453 9.2 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.98
NYY (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 5.23 23 8 8 2 0 0 72.1 92 47 42 4 35 25 1 0 0 338 72 1.756 11.4 0.5 4.4 3.1 0.71
SFG (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 62 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75
CHW (1 yr) 8 7 .533 3.13 46 16 17 3 3 7 144.0 129 53 50 14 43 68 0 0 2 581 121 1.194 8.1 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.58
AL (6 yrs) 27 37 .422 4.72 181 70 56 17 5 11 608.0 681 352 319 53 277 2 248 9 3 8 2706 86 1.576 10.1 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.90
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 62 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75

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
1947 20 NYY AL 54.1 15 8 26 4.31 3.76 0.16 0.00 96.3 3.46 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .465 .497 $
1950 23 NYY AL 18.0 8 0 21 10.50 5.38 0.16 0.00 95.3 4.97 -11 -1.0 .8 0.1 -0.7 -9 .381 .494 $
1950 23 SLB AL 96.0 25 12 72 6.75 5.39 -0.59 0.00 103.8 6.20 -6 -0.6 .8 -0.1 0.1 4 .476 .496 $
1951 24 SLB AL 15.0 6 3 26 15.60 4.70 -0.42 0.00 109.4 5.59 -17 -1.3 1.3 -0.1 -1.3 -15 .277 .492 $
1951 24 WSH AL 143.2 21 20 67 4.20 4.56 -0.20 0.00 102.0 4.86 10 1.0 .0 -0.1 2.0 24 .548 .506 $
1952 25 WSH AL 69.0 29 6 41 5.35 4.34 -0.18 0.00 95.6 4.32 -8 -0.9 .6 0.0 -0.3 -2 .470 .495 $
1954 27 CHW AL 144.0 46 16 53 3.31 4.16 0.46 0.00 101.0 3.74 7 0.8 1.9 -0.0 1.8 19 .517 .505 $
1955 28 BAL AL 68.0 31 5 46 6.09 4.58 -0.39 0.00 97.6 4.85 -10 -1.0 .7 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .467 .494 $
1958 31 SFG NL 23.0 17 0 19 7.43 4.42 -0.02 0.00 99.7 4.43 -8 -0.8 .9 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .454 .495 $
7 Seasons 631.0 198 70 371 5.29 4.53 -0.08 0.00 100.3 4.63 -49 -4.3 1.0 -0.3 0.3 11 .478 .497 $
BAL (3 yrs) 179.0 62 20 144 7.24 5.02 -0.50 0.00 101.9 5.64 -33 -2.9 .8 -0.2 -1.7 -14 .452 .494 $
WSH (2 yrs) 212.2 50 26 108 4.57 4.49 -0.19 0.00 100.0 4.68 1 0.1 .6 -0.1 1.7 22 .503 .500 $
NYY (2 yrs) 72.1 23 8 47 5.85 4.16 0.16 0.00 96.1 3.84 -16 -1.5 .9 0.1 -0.9 -10 .436 .495 $
SFG (1 yr) 23.0 17 0 19 7.43 4.42 -0.02 0.00 99.7 4.43 -8 -0.8 .9 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .454 .495 $
CHW (1 yr) 144.0 46 16 53 3.31 4.16 0.46 0.00 101.0 3.74 7 0.8 1.9 -0.0 1.8 19 .517 .505 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1950 23 TOT AL 33 422 476 93 161 11 6 16 3 4 67 40 .338 .421 .487 .908 .345 232 4 1 11 0 4
1950 23 NYY AL 8 87 88 21 35 3 4 2 0 1 12 9 .398 .470 .591 1.061 .429 52 0 0 0 0 1
1950 23 SLB AL 25 335 388 72 126 8 2 14 3 3 55 31 .325 .410 .464 .874 .327 180 4 1 11 0 3
1951 24 TOT AL 27 628 611 93 165 26 8 13 5 4 76 60 .270 .354 .403 .756 .283 246 16 3 8 0 6
1951 24 SLB AL 6 88 69 26 27 5 1 4 2 1 18 8 .391 .523 .667 1.189 .404 46 1 1 3 0 2
1951 24 WSH AL 21 540 542 67 138 21 7 9 3 3 58 52 .255 .329 .369 .698 .268 200 15 2 5 0 4
1952 25 WSH AL 29 320 280 41 80 12 5 4 2 2 33 37 .286 .369 .407 .776 .318 114 5 4 3 0 4
1954 27 CHW AL 46 581 530 53 129 13 5 14 5 7 43 68 .243 .298 .366 .664 .254 194 12 0 4 4 6
1955 28 BAL AL 31 315 267 46 89 10 4 4 2 4 35 27 .333 .404 .446 .850 .353 119 6 0 8 5 2 2
1958 31 SFG NL 17 106 96 19 31 5 0 2 0 1 8 14 .323 .383 .438 .821 .358 42 3 2 1 1 1 4
6 Yrs 183 2372 2260 345 655 77 28 53 17 22 262 246 .290 .365 .419 .784 .305 947 46 10 35 10 3 26
162 Game Avg. 51 658 627 96 182 21 8 15 5 6 73 68 .290 .365 .419 .784 .305 263 13 3 10 3 7
MLB Averages .260 .334 .378 .713 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1950 23 TOT AL -22.1 -2.0 429 -0.9 6.1 -7.0 .89 -1.7 0.6 -28.2 -2.5 0.89 -26.9 2 2 8
1950 23 NYY AL -11.3 -1.0 88 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .21 -0.7 -0.3 -14.2 -1.3 0.21 -14.1 1 1 4
1950 23 SLB AL -10.8 -1.0 341 -0.7 5.9 -6.6 1.07 -1.0 0.3 -14.0 -1.2 1.07 -12.7 1 1 4
1951 24 TOT AL -8.8 -0.7 649 -1.2 11.6 -12.9 1.09 -0.7 -0.4 -12.9 -0.9 1.08 -10.5 1 0 2
1951 24 SLB AL -13.5 -1.2 94 -0.7 1.9 -2.6 1.36 -1.1 0.5 -20.2 -1.7 1.31 -16.8 1 0 1
1951 24 WSH AL 4.8 0.5 555 -0.5 9.8 -10.3 1.04 0.4 -0.9 7.3 0.7 1.04 6.3 0 0 1
1952 25 WSH AL -7.8 -0.8 330 -1.8 4.1 -5.9 .84 -0.9 -1.3 -13.1 -1.3 0.84 -10.8 4 3 16
1954 27 CHW AL 11.3 1.2 596 1.2 11.5 -10.3 1.07 0.9 0.2 14.1 1.5 1.07 13.0 14 10 6
1955 28 BAL AL -14.0 -1.4 326 -0.1 5.2 -5.3 1.02 -0.6 0.5 -6.1 -0.6 1.02 -8.6 4 7 14
1958 31 SFG NL -6.9 -0.7 110 -0.2 1.5 -1.7 .89 -0.5 0.3 -8.6 -0.9 0.88 -5.4 4 2 10
7 Yrs -49.3 -4.5 2440 -3.1 40.0 -43.1 1.00 -3.4 0.3 -54.7 -4.8 1.00 -49.2 29 24 56

Starting Pitching*

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
1947 20 NYY AL 15 8 3 2 3 1 0 5 3 .625 0 0 2 0 2 25% 46.8 71 27 1 6 5.2 4.8
1950 23 TOT AL 33 12 4 6 2 1 1 5 7 .417 1 1 4 1 5 42% 76 11 13 11 4 5 4.3 4.4 6.3
1950 23 SLB AL 25 12 4 6 2 1 1 5 7 .417 1 1 4 1 5 42% 39.8 76 11 11 9 4 5 4.3 4.4 6.3
1951 24 TOT AL 27 23 7 12 4 1 2 7 16 .304 1 2 8 1 8 35% 47.1 82 1 16 7 5 12 4.5 4.2 6.5
1951 24 SLB AL 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 22.7 41 1 6 3 1 2 5.3 6.5 3.2
1951 24 WSH AL 21 20 7 11 2 1 2 7 13 .350 1 2 8 1 8 40% 50.8 82 31 10 4 4 10 4.4 3.9 7.0
1952 25 WSH AL 29 6 0 3 3 0 0 1 4 .200 1 2 0 0 1 17% 35.0 53 27 5 3 1 3 2.9 3.6 3.8
1954 27 CHW AL 46 16 6 4 6 2 1 10 6 .625 1 2 3 3 7 44% 52.8 87 23 14 2 8 6 4.1 3.9 6.1
1955 28 BAL AL 31 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 2 40% 41.4 54 24 17 13 1 2 2.9 1.4 4.4
6 Yrs 173 70 20 30 20 5 4 30 39 .435 4 8 17 5 25 36% 46 87 1 63 34 20 34 4.2 3.9 5.8
MLB Averages .500 50% 50 118 -11 4.5 4.5 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

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
1947 20 NYY AL 15 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 7.0
1950 23 TOT AL 33 21 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 7 88% .894 2 2 8 2 0 10 4 8 8 4 6 4 5.5
1950 23 NYY AL 8 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 6 .214 1 1 4 1 0 5 2 4 4 1 3 1 6.8
1950 23 SLB AL 25 13 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 50% 1.070 1 1 4 1 0 5 2 4 4 3 3 3 4.7
1951 24 TOT AL 27 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 5 5 100% 1.088 1 0 2 1 0 3 3 1 3 1 3 0 6.3
1951 24 SLB AL 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 5 5 100% 8 1.357 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 2 0 5.3
1951 24 WSH AL 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.044 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 9.0
1952 25 WSH AL 29 23 11 0 2 3 2 1 67% 3 0 13 8 62% 8 .844 4 3 16 3 0 20 8 15 16 2 18 4 6.0
1954 27 CHW AL 46 30 17 2 3 9 7 2 78% 11 2 35 8 23% 8 1.069 14 10 6 12 5 13 21 9 16 11 17 9 4.6
1955 28 BAL AL 31 26 12 2 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 19 5 26% 8 1.023 4 7 14 2 1 23 10 16 15 6 18 3 5.3
1958 31 SFG NL 17 17 6 0 1 1 1 0 100% 2 1 15 7 47% 8 .893 4 2 10 3 1 13 8 9 9 6 9 4 4.1
7 Yrs 198 128 62 7 8 15 12 4 80% 19 4 95 40 42% .998 29 24 56 23 7 82 54 58 73 31 71 24 5.3

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%
1947 20 NYY AL 238 0.8% 6.7% 9.7% 2.5% 11% 81%
1950 23 TOT AL 555 60% 3.8% 9.5% 15.9% 7.8% 21% 0.66 100% 95 4 4%
1950 23 NYY AL 100 66% 2.3% 10.3% 13.8% 10.3% 26% 0.46 89% 24 0 0%
1950 23 SLB AL 455 59% 4.2% 9.3% 16.4% 7.2% 19% 0.70 102% 71 4 6%
1951 24 TOT AL 698 53% 2.1% 9.6% 12.1% 7.5% 29% 0.73 86% 125 16 13%
1951 24 SLB AL 91 56% 4.6% 9.1% 20.5% 11.4% 37% 0.50 65% 25 1 4%
1951 24 WSH AL 607 52% 1.7% 9.6% 10.7% 6.9% 27% 0.76 89% 100 15 15%
1952 25 WSH AL 320 54% 1.3% 11.6% 10.3% 6.6% 26% 0.99 75% 61 5 8%
1954 27 CHW AL 581 65% 2.4% 11.7% 7.4% 5.5% 25% 0.97 78% 100 12 12%
1955 28 BAL AL 315 63% 1.3% 8.6% 11.1% 5.7% 20% 1.21 77% 78 6 8%
1958 31 SFG NL 108 60% 1.9% 13.2% 7.6% 6.6% 23% 1.43 76% 31 3 10%
7 Yrs 2815 59% 2.1% 10.0% 10.9% 6.3% 23% 0.88 83% 490 46 9%
MLB Averages 51% 2.3% 12.2% 10.8% 6.5% 25% 0.96 86% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1947 20 NYY AL 57 2 0
1950 23 TOT AL 422 161 16 0 12 7 7 8 6 40 20 4 50% 4 1 0 185 3 4 43% 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 133
1950 23 NYY AL 87 35 2 0 7 2 0 2 0 18 9 3 50% 1 0 0 38 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
1950 23 SLB AL 335 126 14 0 5 5 7 6 6 22 11 1 50% 3 1 0 147 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120
1951 24 TOT AL 628 165 13 0 17 3 10 4 9 46 26 2 57% 6 0 2 236 5 4 56% 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 70
1951 24 SLB AL 88 27 4 0 6 1 3 1 3 19 10 2 53% 2 0 0 40 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1951 24 WSH AL 540 138 9 0 11 2 7 3 6 27 16 0 59% 4 0 2 196 3 3 50% 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 67
1952 25 WSH AL 320 80 4 1 4 0 4 1 3 14 10 2 71% 4 2 1 153 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1954 27 CHW AL 581 129 14 0 9 7 7 6 8 14 10 0 71% 6 2 1 207 5 7 42% 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
1955 28 BAL AL 315 89 4 0 17 3 1 2 2 28 15 1 54% 2 3 1 137 2 4 33% 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0
1958 31 SFG NL 106 31 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 14 8 1 57% 4 2 0 50 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
7 Yrs 2372 712 55 1 64 21 30 21 30 156 89 10 57% 26 10 5 968 17 22 44% 16 18 1 2 0 2 6 0 30 205
MLB Averages 52% 56%

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+
1947 20 4 3 .571 3.64 15 8 4 2 0 0 54.1 57 26 22 2 23 16 1 0 0 238 97 1.472 9.4 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.70 97
1948 21 4 3 .571 3.64 15 8 4 2 0 0 54.1 57 26 22 2 23 16 1 0 0 238 97 1.472 9.4 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.70 97
1949 22 4 3 .571 3.64 15 8 4 2 0 0 54.1 57 26 22 2 23 16 1 0 0 238 97 1.472 9.4 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.70 97
1950 23 10 9 .526 5.72 48 20 14 6 1 1 168.1 218 119 107 18 90 56 2 0 1 793 78 1.830 11.7 1.0 4.8 3.0 0.62 78
1951 24 17 21 .447 5.26 75 43 16 14 2 1 327.0 383 212 191 31 166 116 5 3 1 1491 82 1.679 10.5 0.9 4.6 3.2 0.70 82
1952 25 17 26 .395 5.11 104 49 27 14 2 3 396.0 463 253 225 35 199 153 9 3 3 1810 82 1.672 10.5 0.8 4.5 3.5 0.77 82
1953 26 17 26 .395 5.11 104 49 27 14 2 3 396.0 463 253 225 35 199 153 9 3 3 1810 82 1.672 10.5 0.8 4.5 3.5 0.77 82
1954 27 25 33 .431 4.58 150 65 44 17 5 10 540.0 592 306 275 49 242 221 9 3 5 2391 89 1.544 9.9 0.8 4.0 3.7 0.91 89
1955 28 27 37 .422 4.72 181 70 56 17 5 11 608.0 681 352 319 53 277 2 248 9 3 8 2706 86 1.576 10.1 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.90 86
1956 29 27 37 .422 4.72 181 70 56 17 5 11 608.0 681 352 319 53 277 2 248 9 3 8 2706 86 1.576 10.1 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.90 86
1957 30 27 37 .422 4.72 181 70 56 17 5 11 608.0 681 352 319 53 277 2 248 9 3 8 2706 86 1.576 10.1 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.90 86
1958 31 27 38 .415 4.78 198 70 62 17 5 12 631.0 712 371 335 55 285 3 262 11 3 10 2814 84 1.580 10.2 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.92 84

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
1947 20 2 3 .400 4.25 53.0 62 28 25 2 25 16 1 1.642 10.5 4.2 2.7 0.64 0.3 15
1950 23 4 9 .308 5.50 121.0 153 82 74 15 64 42 1 1.793 11.4 4.8 3.1 0.66 1.1 33
1951 24 7 10 .412 4.64 161.0 169 92 83 13 78 61 3 1.534 9.4 4.4 3.4 0.78 0.7 27
1952 25 3 4 .429 4.96 69.0 87 42 38 4 36 37 4 1.783 11.3 4.7 4.8 1.03 0.5 29
1954 27 8 7 .533 3.51 141.0 138 61 55 15 46 67 0 1.305 8.8 2.9 4.3 1.46 1.0 46
1955 28 2 5 .286 6.55 66.0 95 53 48 4 37 26 0 2.000 13.0 5.0 3.5 0.70 0.5 31
1958 31 1 1 .500 6.65 23.0 33 19 17 2 9 14 2 1.826 12.9 3.5 5.5 1.56 0.8 17
7 Yrs 27 39 .409 4.83 634.0 737 377 340 55 295 263 11 1.628 10.5 3.7 0.89 0.8 198

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1954 AL  46 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1954 AL  7 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 AL  3 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL  12 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1947 AL  born 1926-11-12 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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