Howie Judson
Howard Kolls Judson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 16, 1926 in Hebron, IL
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1948
Final Game: September 25, 1954
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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
1948 22 CHW AL 4 5 .444 4.78 40 5 18 1 0 8 107.1 102 60 57 7 56 38 3 1 2 465 89 1.472 8.6 0.6 4.7 3.2 0.68
1949 23 CHW AL 1 14 .067 4.58 26 12 8 3 0 1 108.0 114 65 55 13 70 36 1 1 4 496 91 1.704 9.5 1.1 5.8 3.0 0.51
1950 24 CHW AL 2 3 .400 3.94 46 3 18 1 0 0 112.0 105 53 49 10 63 34 2 0 0 487 114 1.500 8.4 0.8 5.1 2.7 0.54
1951 25 CHW AL 5 6 .455 3.77 27 14 7 3 0 1 121.2 124 67 51 9 55 43 2 1 2 534 107 1.471 9.2 0.7 4.1 3.2 0.78
1952 26 CHW AL 0 1 .000 4.24 21 0 8 0 0 1 34.0 30 17 16 4 22 15 0 0 1 153 86 1.529 7.9 1.1 5.8 4.0 0.68
1953 27 CIN NL 0 1 .000 5.59 10 6 3 0 0 0 38.2 58 28 24 8 11 11 0 0 0 183 77 1.784 13.5 1.9 2.6 2.6 1.00
1954 28 CIN NL 5 7 .417 3.95 37 8 10 0 0 3 93.1 86 47 41 9 42 27 3 0 2 397 106 1.371 8.3 0.9 4.1 2.6 0.64
7 Seasons 17 37 .315 4.29 207 48 72 8 0 14 615.0 619 337 293 60 319 204 11 3 11 2715 98 1.525 9.1 0.9 4.7 3.0 0.64
162 Game Avg. 5 10 .315 4.29 55 13 19 2 0 4 164 165 90 78 16 85 54 3 1 3 724 98 1.525 9.1 0.9 4.7 3.0 0.64
CHW (5 yrs) 12 29 .293 4.25 160 34 59 8 0 11 483.0 475 262 228 43 266 166 8 3 9 2135 99 1.534 8.9 0.8 5.0 3.1 0.62
CIN (2 yrs) 5 8 .385 4.43 47 14 13 0 0 3 132.0 144 75 65 17 53 38 3 0 2 580 96 1.492 9.8 1.2 3.6 2.6 0.72
AL (5 yrs) 12 29 .293 4.25 160 34 59 8 0 11 483.0 475 262 228 43 266 166 8 3 9 2135 99 1.534 8.9 0.8 5.0 3.1 0.62
NL (2 yrs) 5 8 .385 4.43 47 14 13 0 0 3 132.0 144 75 65 17 53 38 3 0 2 580 96 1.492 9.8 1.2 3.6 2.6 0.72

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 28 CIN NL 37 397 339 47 86 15 2 9 1 4 42 27 .254 .335 .389 .724 .248 132 11 3 6 7
1 Season 37 397 339 47 86 15 2 9 1 4 42 27 .254 .335 .389 .724 .248 132 11 3 6 7
162 Game Avg. 56 600 512 71 130 23 3 14 2 6 63 41 .254 .335 .389 .724 .248 199 17 5 9 11
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 28 CIN NL 37 8 4 4 0 1 1 4 4 .500 0 1 0 0 4 50% 46 66 22 14 3 3 4 5.0 4.6 5.7
1 Season 37 8 4 4 0 1 1 4 4 .500 0 1 0 0 4 50% 46 66 22 14 3 3 4 5.0 4.6 5.7
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 28 CIN NL 37 29 10 1 3 4 3 1 75% 5 1 27 12 44% 8 1.003 10 7 12 6 3 20 15 14 15 8 15 6 4.9
1 Season 37 29 10 1 3 4 3 1 75% 5 1 27 12 44% 1.003 10 7 12 6 3 20 15 14 15 8 15 6 4.9

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%
1948 22 CHW AL
1949 23 CHW AL
1950 24 CHW AL
1951 25 CHW AL
1952 26 CHW AL
1953 27 CIN NL
1954 28 CIN NL 397 38% 2.3% 6.8% 10.6% 6.6% 30% 0.91 78% 90 11 12%
7 Seasons 397 38% 15.1% 51.4% 80.4% 6.6% 4% 0.91 78% 90 11 12%
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
1948 22 CHW AL 102 7 2
1949 23 CHW AL 114 13 4
1950 24 CHW AL 105 10 0
1951 25 CHW AL 124 9 2
1952 26 CHW AL 30 4 1
1953 27 CIN NL 58 8 0
1954 28 CIN NL 396 86 9 1 12 4 5 5 4 25 14 0 56% 6 2 1 162 1 4 20% 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 1
7 Seasons 396 619 60 1 12 4 5 5 4 25 14 0 56% 6 11 1 162 1 4 20% 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 1
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+
1948 22 4 5 .444 4.78 40 5 18 1 0 8 107.1 102 60 57 7 56 38 3 1 2 465 89 1.472 8.6 0.6 4.7 3.2 0.68 89
1949 23 5 19 .208 4.68 66 17 26 4 0 9 215.1 216 125 112 20 126 74 4 2 6 961 90 1.588 9.0 0.8 5.3 3.1 0.59 90
1950 24 7 22 .241 4.43 112 20 44 5 0 9 327.1 321 178 161 30 189 108 6 2 6 1448 97 1.558 8.8 0.8 5.2 3.0 0.57 97
1951 25 12 28 .300 4.25 139 34 51 8 0 10 449.0 445 245 212 39 244 151 8 3 8 1982 99 1.535 8.9 0.8 4.9 3.0 0.62 99
1952 26 12 29 .293 4.25 160 34 59 8 0 11 483.0 475 262 228 43 266 166 8 3 9 2135 99 1.534 8.9 0.8 5.0 3.1 0.62 99
1953 27 12 30 .286 4.35 170 40 62 8 0 11 521.2 533 290 252 51 277 177 8 3 9 2318 96 1.553 9.2 0.9 4.8 3.1 0.64 96
1954 28 17 37 .315 4.29 207 48 72 8 0 14 615.0 619 337 293 60 319 204 11 3 11 2715 98 1.525 9.1 0.9 4.7 3.0 0.64 98

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1948 22 5 6 .455 4.67 108.0 103 62 56 7 57 38 3 1.481 8.6 4.8 3.2 0.67 0.6 40
1949 23 5 7 .417 4.54 109.0 117 61 55 13 72 36 1 1.734 9.7 5.9 3.0 0.50 1.1 26
1950 24 7 5 .583 3.63 114.0 103 51 46 10 62 35 2 1.447 8.1 4.9 2.8 0.56 0.8 46
1951 25 7 6 .538 3.74 125.0 129 58 52 9 57 44 2 1.488 9.3 4.1 3.2 0.77 0.6 27
1952 26 1 2 .333 4.76 34.0 33 20 18 4 24 15 0 1.676 8.7 6.4 4.0 0.63 1.1 21
1953 27 1 3 .250 5.18 40.0 59 26 23 8 11 11 0 1.750 13.3 2.5 2.5 1.00 1.8 10
1954 28 5 5 .500 3.88 95.0 88 46 41 9 43 27 3 1.379 8.3 4.1 2.6 0.63 0.9 37
7 Seasons 31 34 .477 4.19 625.0 632 324 291 60 326 206 11 1.533 9.1 3.0 0.63 0.9 207

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1950 AL  46 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1948 AL  8 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1949 AL  14 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1950 AL  18 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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