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Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 23, 1921 in Buffalo, NY
High School: South Park (Buffalo, NY)
Signed by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1942
Final Game: October 1, 1965
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1973 (315/380 ballots).
Died: November 24, 2003 in Broken Arrow, OK
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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
1942 21 BSN NL 0 0 5.74 4 2 0 1 0 0 15.2 25 15 10 0 11 7 0 0 0 79 58 2.298 14.4 0.0 6.3 4.0 0.64
1946 25 BSN NL 8 5 .615 2.94 24 16 7 8 0 1 125.2 107 46 41 6 36 67 1 0 4 514 117 1.138 7.7 0.4 2.6 4.8 1.86
1947 26 BSN NL 21 10 .677 2.33 40 35 4 22 7 3 289.2 245 87 75 15 84 123 1 0 5 1174 168 1.136 7.6 0.5 2.6 3.8 1.46 AS,MVP-15
1948 27 BSN NL 15 12 .556 3.71 36 35 1 16 3 1 257.0 237 115 106 19 77 114 1 0 4 1064 103 1.222 8.3 0.7 2.7 4.0 1.48 MVP-14
1949 28 BSN NL 21 14 .600 3.07 38 38 0 25 4 0 302.1 283 125 103 27 86 151 3 0 4 1258 124 1.221 8.4 0.8 2.6 4.5 1.76 AS,MVP-7
1950 29 BSN NL 21 17 .553 3.16 41 39 2 25 1 1 293.0 248 123 103 22 111 191 1 0 8 1217 122 1.225 7.6 0.7 3.4 5.9 1.72 AS,MVP-18
1951 30 BSN NL 22 14 .611 2.98 39 36 3 26 7 0 310.2 278 111 103 20 109 164 1 1 7 1289 123 1.246 8.1 0.6 3.2 4.8 1.50 AS,MVP-11
1952 31 BSN NL 14 19 .424 2.98 40 35 5 19 5 3 290.0 263 109 96 19 73 183 6 0 5 1190 121 1.159 8.2 0.6 2.3 5.7 2.51 AS,MVP-23
1953 32 MLN NL 23 7 .767 2.10 35 32 3 24 5 3 265.2 211 75 62 14 70 148 1 2 3 1055 188 1.058 7.1 0.5 2.4 5.0 2.11 AS,MVP-5
1954 33 MLN NL 21 12 .636 3.14 39 34 3 23 1 3 283.1 262 107 99 24 86 136 1 1 3 1175 119 1.228 8.3 0.8 2.7 4.3 1.58 AS,MVP-11
1955 34 MLN NL 17 14 .548 3.26 39 32 7 16 1 1 245.2 249 99 89 25 65 4 110 2 0 4 1025 115 1.278 9.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 1.69
1956 35 MLN NL 20 11 .645 2.78 39 35 3 20 3 3 281.1 249 92 87 25 52 12 128 3 0 7 1113 125 1.070 8.0 0.8 1.7 4.1 2.46 AS,CYA-3,MVP-4
1957 36 MLN NL 21 11 .656 2.69 39 35 4 18 4 3 271.0 241 94 81 23 78 4 111 2 0 2 1111 130 1.177 8.0 0.8 2.6 3.7 1.42 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1958 37 MLN NL 22 11 .667 3.07 38 36 1 23 2 1 290.0 257 106 99 29 76 7 150 2 1 2 1176 114 1.148 8.0 0.9 2.4 4.7 1.97 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1959 38 MLN NL 21 15 .583 2.96 40 36 3 21 4 0 292.0 282 106 96 21 70 9 143 1 0 2 1203 120 1.205 8.7 0.6 2.2 4.4 2.04 AS,MVP-19
1960 39 MLN NL 21 10 .677 3.50 40 33 5 18 4 2 267.2 254 114 104 24 74 9 154 4 0 1 1110 98 1.225 8.5 0.8 2.5 5.2 2.08 CYA-2,MVP-14
1961 40 MLN NL 21 13 .618 3.02 38 34 3 21 4 0 262.2 236 96 88 24 64 1 115 4 0 4 1064 123 1.142 8.1 0.8 2.2 3.9 1.80 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1962 41 MLN NL 18 14 .563 3.04 34 34 0 22 0 0 269.1 248 97 91 25 55 4 118 3 0 4 1088 124 1.125 8.3 0.8 1.8 3.9 2.15 AS
1963 42 MLN NL 23 7 .767 2.60 33 33 0 22 7 0 259.2 241 85 75 23 49 4 102 0 0 4 1037 124 1.117 8.4 0.8 1.7 3.5 2.08 AS,MVP-12
1964 43 MLN NL 6 13 .316 5.29 38 25 11 4 1 4 173.2 204 110 102 23 52 4 78 2 0 6 759 67 1.474 10.6 1.2 2.7 4.0 1.50
1965 44 TOT NL 7 16 .304 4.01 36 30 3 8 0 0 197.2 210 104 88 26 56 2 90 3 0 2 846 88 1.346 9.6 1.2 2.5 4.1 1.61
1965 44 NYM NL 4 12 .250 4.36 20 19 1 5 0 0 126.0 140 70 61 18 35 1 56 2 0 1 543 80 1.389 10.0 1.3 2.5 4.0 1.60
1965 44 SFG NL 3 4 .429 3.39 16 11 2 3 0 0 71.2 70 34 27 8 21 1 34 1 0 1 303 106 1.270 8.8 1.0 2.6 4.3 1.62
21 Seasons 363 245 .597 3.09 750 665 68 382 63 29 5243.2 4830 2016 1798 434 1434 60 2583 42 5 81 21547 118 1.195 8.3 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.80
162 Game Avg. 17 12 .597 3.09 36 32 3 18 3 1 252 232 97 86 21 69 124 2 0 4 1035 118 1.195 8.3 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.80
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
MLN (20 yrs) 356 229 .609 3.05 714 635 65 374 63 29 5046.0 4620 1912 1710 408 1378 58 2493 39 5 79 20701 120 1.189 8.2 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.81
NYM (1 yr) 4 12 .250 4.36 20 19 1 5 0 0 126.0 140 70 61 18 35 1 56 2 0 1 543 80 1.389 10.0 1.3 2.5 4.0 1.60
SFG (1 yr) 3 4 .429 3.39 16 11 2 3 0 0 71.2 70 34 27 8 21 1 34 1 0 1 303 106 1.270 8.8 1.0 2.6 4.3 1.62

Postseason Pitching

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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
1948 27 BSN NL WS L CLE 1 1 .500 3.00 3 1 2 0 0 0 12.0 10 4 4 0 3 1 12 0 0 0 48 1.083 7.5 0.0 2.3 9.0 4.00
1957 36 MLN NL WS W NYY 1 1 .500 4.70 2 2 0 1 0 0 15.1 18 8 8 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 63 1.304 10.6 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.00
1958 37 MLN NL WS L NYY 2 1 .667 2.20 3 3 0 2 1 0 28.2 19 7 7 4 8 0 18 0 0 1 113 0.942 6.0 1.3 2.5 5.7 2.25
3 Seasons (3 Series) 4 3 .571 3.05 8 6 2 3 1 0 56.0 47 19 19 5 13 1 32 0 0 1 224 1.071 7.6 0.8 2.1 5.1 2.46
3 WS 4 3 .571 3.05 8 6 2 3 1 0 56.0 47 19 19 5 13 1 32 0 0 1 224 1.071 7.6 0.8 2.1 5.1 2.46

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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
1942 21 BSN NL 4 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -1 1 0 0 0 /1
1946 25 BSN NL 24 47 43 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 14 .163 .200 .186 .386 9 8 1 1 2 1
1947 26 BSN NL 41 112 98 6 16 2 1 0 6 0 6 29 .163 .212 .204 .416 12 20 0 0 8 1 AS,MVP-15
1948 27 BSN NL 37 103 90 10 15 3 0 1 7 0 6 24 .167 .219 .233 .452 23 21 2 0 7 1 MVP-14
1949 28 BSN NL 40 120 111 11 18 0 0 2 10 1 4 27 .162 .191 .216 .408 11 24 1 0 5 1 AS,MVP-7
1950 29 BSN NL 41 118 106 7 23 0 0 1 13 1 6 33 .217 .265 .245 .511 39 26 1 1 5 1 AS,MVP-18
1951 30 BSN NL 42 126 116 8 22 6 1 1 18 0 0 6 27 .190 .230 .284 .514 42 33 0 0 4 1 AS,MVP-11
1952 31 BSN NL 52 118 112 10 18 2 1 2 9 1 0 4 23 .161 .190 .250 .440 23 28 0 0 2 1 AS,MVP-23
1953 32 MLN NL 38 111 105 6 23 5 0 2 12 0 0 1 22 .219 .226 .324 .550 45 34 1 0 5 1 AS,MVP-5
1954 33 MLN NL 41 112 101 4 21 6 0 1 10 0 0 7 17 .208 .266 .297 .563 51 30 2 1 3 0 1 AS,MVP-11
1955 34 MLN NL 40 88 81 7 17 1 1 4 14 0 0 4 20 .210 .247 .395 .642 70 32 1 0 3 0 0 1
1956 35 MLN NL 39 111 105 8 22 3 0 3 10 1 0 4 32 .210 .239 .324 .562 54 34 3 0 2 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-4
1957 36 MLN NL 39 103 94 3 13 2 1 2 8 0 0 4 25 .138 .170 .245 .415 13 23 3 0 3 2 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1958 37 MLN NL 41 122 108 10 36 6 1 2 15 0 0 7 24 .333 .381 .463 .844 131 50 0 2 4 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1959 38 MLN NL 40 112 104 11 24 1 0 2 8 0 0 3 28 .231 .243 .298 .541 49 31 2 0 1 4 0 1 AS,MVP-19
1960 39 MLN NL 40 104 95 10 14 2 0 3 7 0 0 5 26 .147 .186 .263 .449 26 25 3 0 2 2 0 1 CYA-2,MVP-14
1961 40 MLN NL 39 106 94 13 21 7 0 4 15 0 0 7 33 .223 .279 .426 .704 89 40 1 1 2 2 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1962 41 MLN NL 36 106 98 3 18 3 0 2 9 0 0 5 30 .184 .223 .276 .499 35 27 1 0 3 0 0 1 AS
1963 42 MLN NL 33 100 90 7 16 4 0 2 6 0 0 5 24 .178 .219 .289 .508 46 26 0 0 4 1 0 1 AS,MVP-12
1964 43 MLN NL 39 61 59 2 11 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 10 .186 .183 .271 .455 26 16 1 0 1 1 0 1
1965 44 TOT NL 37 69 56 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 17 .125 .254 .143 .397 16 8 0 1 2 1 0 1
1965 44 NYM NL 21 45 35 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 12 .114 .279 .143 .422 25 5 0 1 2 0 0 1
1965 44 SFG NL 16 24 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .143 .208 .143 .351 -0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
21 Seasons 783 2055 1872 141 363 57 6 35 189 4 2 94 487 .194 .234 .287 .520 43 537 23 7 68 14 0
162 Game Avg. 162 425 387 29 75 12 1 7 39 1 19 101 .194 .234 .287 .520 43 111 5 1 14
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
MLN (20 yrs) 746 1986 1816 140 356 56 6 35 186 4 1 85 470 .196 .233 .291 .524 43 529 23 6 66 13 0
NYM (1 yr) 21 45 35 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 12 .114 .279 .143 .422 25 5 0 1 2 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 16 24 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .143 .208 .143 .351 -0 3 0 0 0 1 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1948 27 BSN NL WS CLE L 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 36 MLN NL WS NYY W 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 37 MLN NL WS NYY L 3 12 12 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .333 .667 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 8 21 20 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .200 .238 .200 .438 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 8 21 20 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .200 .238 .200 .438 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 BSN NL 21 P 4 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75 .967 1.18
1946 BSN NL 25 P 24 20 2 16 2 0 .900 0.75 .960 1.01
1947 BSN NL 26 P 40 54 5 48 1 1 .981 1.33 .965 0.91 AS,MVP-15
1948 BSN NL 27 P 36 57 4 52 1 3 .982 1.56 .961 0.91 MVP-14
1949 BSN NL 28 P 38 59 14 41 4 2 .932 1.45 .954 0.91 AS,MVP-7
1950 BSN NL 29 P 41 72 9 55 8 3 .889 1.56 .964 0.97 AS,MVP-18
1951 BSN NL 30 P 39 60 7 50 3 1 .950 1.46 .962 0.96 AS,MVP-11
1952 BSN NL 31 P 40 79 18 56 5 4 .937 1.85 .954 0.98 AS,MVP-23
1953 MLN NL 32 P 35 69 12 53 4 7 .942 1.86 .957 0.87 AS,MVP-5
1954 MLN NL 33 P 39 34 283.1 73 12 57 4 4 .945 2.19 1.77 .960 2.07 0.87 AS,MVP-11
1955 MLN NL 34 P 39 32 245.2 60 13 44 3 4 .950 2.09 1.46 .950 2.04 0.83
1956 MLN NL 35 P 39 35 281.1 58 16 41 1 7 .983 1.82 1.46 .966 2.05 0.83 AS,CYA-3,MVP-4
1957 MLN NL 36 P 39 35 271.0 65 18 47 0 4 1.000 2.16 1.67 .960 2.06 0.82 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1958 MLN NL 37 P 38 36 290.0 80 11 67 2 7 .975 2.42 2.05 .954 1.97 0.77 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1959 MLN NL 38 P 40 36 292.0 62 14 45 3 4 .952 1.82 1.48 .955 1.99 0.82 AS,MVP-19
1960 MLN NL 39 P 40 33 267.2 76 14 59 3 7 .961 2.45 1.83 .962 2.09 0.87 CYA-2,MVP-14
1961 MLN NL 40 P 38 34 262.2 81 16 63 2 7 .975 2.71 2.08 .958 2.18 0.88 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1962 MLN NL 41 P 34 34 269.1 69 13 55 1 5 .986 2.27 2.00 .946 2.07 0.82 AS
1963 MLN NL 42 P 33 33 259.2 85 11 71 3 8 .965 2.84 2.48 .951 2.06 0.84 AS,MVP-12
1964 MLN NL 43 P 38 25 173.2 46 4 36 6 2 .870 2.07 1.05 .957 2.14 0.84
1965 TOT NL 44 P 36 30 197.2 51 8 41 2 2 .961 2.23 1.36 .957 2.08 0.81
1965 NYM NL 44 P 20 19 126.0 30 4 25 1 1 .967 2.07 1.45 .957 2.08 0.81
1965 SFG NL 44 P 16 11 71.2 21 4 16 1 1 .952 2.51 1.25 .957 2.08 0.81
21 Seasons P 750 397 3094.0 1279 222 999 58 82 .955 3.55 1.63 .957 2.06 0.88
21 Seasons TOT 750 397 3094.0 1279 222 999 58 82 .955 3.55 1.63 .912 2.06 0.88
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1947 *
1949 (P)
1950
1951
1952
1953 *
1954 *
1956 *
1957
1958 (P)
1959-1
1959-2
1961-1 (P)
1961-2
1962-1
1962-2
1963

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1953-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1957-ML-Cy Young
1957-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1958-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1961-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1961-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1947-NL-15-8%
1948-NL-14-9%
1949-NL-7-18%
1950-NL-18-4%
1951-NL-11-13%
1952-NL-23-2%
1953-NL-5-36%
1954-NL-11-11%
1956-NL-4-38%
1957-NL-5-39%
1958-NL-5-32%
1959-NL-19-1%
1960-NL-14-8%
1961-NL-10-14%
1963-NL-12-11%
2.44 Career Shares (60th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1956-ML--3--6%
1957-ML--1--94%
1958-ML--2--25%
1960-ML--2--25%
1961-ML--2--33%
1 Cy Young
1.83 Career Shares (17th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1947 NL--2.330--1st
1949 NL--3.066--6th
1950 NL--3.164--6th
1951 NL--2.984--3rd
1953 NL--2.100--1st
1954 NL--3.145--7th
1955 NL--3.261--4th
1956 NL--2.783--2nd
1957 NL--2.690--3rd
1958 NL--3.072--4th
1959 NL--2.959--4th
1961 NL--3.015--1st
1962 NL--3.041--8th
1963 NL--2.599--7th
Career--3.086--192nd

Wins s c a p y
1947 NL--21--2nd
1948 NL--15--7th
1949 NL--21--1st
1950 NL--21--1st
1951 NL--22--3rd
1952 NL--14--9th
1953 NL--23--1st
1954 NL--21--2nd
1955 NL--17--3rd
1956 NL--20--2nd
1957 NL--21--1st
1958 NL--22--1st
1959 NL--21--1st
1960 NL--21--1st
1961 NL--21--1st
1962 NL--18--7th
1963 NL--23--3rd
Career--363--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1947 NL--.677--5th
1951 NL--.611--8th
1953 NL--.767--2nd
1954 NL--.636--10th
1955 NL--.548--10th
1956 NL--.645--7th
1957 NL--.656--3rd
1958 NL--.667--1st
1959 NL--.583--9th
1960 NL--.677--4th
1961 NL--.618--8th
1963 NL--.767--3rd
Career--.597--123rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1947 NL--1.136--1st
1948 NL--1.222--6th
1949 NL--1.220--5th
1950 NL--1.225--5th
1951 NL--1.246--8th
1952 NL--1.159--6th
1953 NL--1.058--1st
1954 NL--1.228--5th
1956 NL--1.070--2nd
1957 NL--1.177--5th
1958 NL--1.148--1st
1959 NL--1.206--9th
1960 NL--1.225--9th
1961 NL--1.142--1st
1962 NL--1.125--6th
Career--1.195--123rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL--7.612--3rd
1948 NL--8.300--8th
1949 NL--8.425--6th
1950 NL--7.618--4th
1951 NL--8.054--7th
1952 NL--8.162--9th
1953 NL--7.148--1st
1956 NL--7.966--10th
1957 NL--8.004--6th
1958 NL--7.976--4th
1961 NL--8.086--5th
Career--8.290--215th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL--2.610--6th
1948 NL--2.697--7th
1949 NL--2.560--9th
1952 NL--2.266--7th
1953 NL--2.371--8th
1954 NL--2.732--8th
1955 NL--2.381--5th
1956 NL--1.663--3rd
1958 NL--2.359--10th
1959 NL--2.158--10th
1961 NL--2.193--4th
1962 NL--1.838--3rd
1963 NL--1.698--6th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL--4.495--5th
1950 NL--5.867--3rd
1951 NL--4.751--5th
1952 NL--5.679--6th
1953 NL--5.014--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1950 NL--41--9th
Career--750--58th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1947 NL--289.7--1st
1948 NL--257.0--3rd
1949 NL--302.3--1st
1950 NL--293.0--3rd
1951 NL--310.7--2nd
1952 NL--290.0--2nd
1953 NL--265.7--2nd
1954 NL--283.3--2nd
1955 NL--245.7--3rd
1956 NL--281.3--3rd
1957 NL--271.0--2nd
1958 NL--290.0--1st
1959 NL--292.0--1st
1960 NL--267.7--6th
1961 NL--262.7--2nd
1962 NL--269.3--6th
1963 NL--259.7--8th
Career--5243.7--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 NL--123--4th
1948 NL--114--7th
1949 NL--151--1st
1950 NL--191--1st
1951 NL--164--1st
1952 NL--183--1st
1953 NL--148--5th
1954 NL--136--5th
1955 NL--110--9th
1956 NL--128--8th
1958 NL--150--2nd
1959 NL--143--9th
1960 NL--154--9th
Career--2583--25th

Games Started s c a p y
1947 NL--35--2nd
1948 NL--35--3rd
1949 NL--38--1st
1950 NL--39--1st
1951 NL--36--3rd
1952 NL--35--2nd
1953 NL--32--5th
1954 NL--34--5th
1955 NL--32--8th
1956 NL--35--6th
1957 NL--35--3rd
1958 NL--36--2nd
1959 NL--36--4th
1960 NL--33--9th
1961 NL--34--9th
Career--665--14th

Complete Games s c a p y
1947 NL--22--2nd
1948 NL--16--4th
1949 NL--25--1st
1950 NL--25--2nd
1951 NL--26--1st
1952 NL--19--3rd
1953 NL--24--2nd
1954 NL--23--2nd
1955 NL--16--3rd
1956 NL--20--2nd
1957 NL--18--1st
1958 NL--23--1st
1959 NL--21--1st
1960 NL--18--1st
1961 NL--21--1st
1962 NL--22--1st
1963 NL--22--1st
Career--382--21st

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 NL--7--1st
1948 NL--3--6th
1949 NL--4--5th
1951 NL--7--1st
1952 NL--5--3rd
1953 NL--5--2nd
1956 NL--3--5th
1957 NL--4--2nd
1958 NL--2--6th
1959 NL--4--1st
1960 NL--4--3rd
1961 NL--4--1st
1963 NL--7--2nd
Career--63--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1948 NL--19--7th
1949 NL--27--2nd
1952 NL--19--7th
1954 NL--24--7th
1955 NL--25--9th
1956 NL--25--10th
1958 NL--29--4th
1960 NL--24--9th
1962 NL--25--9th
1963 NL--23--10th
1964 NL--23--5th
1965 NL--26--5th
Career--434--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1947 NL--84--10th
1949 NL--86--10th
1950 NL--111--4th
1951 NL--109--1st
1954 NL--86--7th
1957 NL--78--5th
1960 NL--74--10th
Career--1434--15th

Hits s c a p y
1947 NL--245--3rd
1948 NL--237--4th
1949 NL--283--3rd
1950 NL--248--10th
1951 NL--278--3rd
1952 NL--263--3rd
1953 NL--211--10th
1954 NL--262--2nd
1955 NL--249--3rd
1956 NL--249--4th
1957 NL--241--4th
1958 NL--257--5th
1959 NL--282--2nd
1960 NL--254--7th
1961 NL--236--5th
1962 NL--248--10th
1963 NL--241--6th
Career--4830--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1947 NL--1.464--9th
1948 NL--1.481--8th
1949 NL--1.756--7th
1950 NL--1.721--7th
1951 NL--1.505--8th
1952 NL--2.507--3rd
1953 NL--2.114--4th
1954 NL--1.581--7th
1955 NL--1.692--10th
1956 NL--2.462--4th
1958 NL--1.974--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL--.466--5th
1950 NL--.676--10th
1951 NL--.579--5th
1952 NL--.590--10th
1953 NL--.474--2nd
1954 NL--.762--6th
1955 NL--.916--10th
1956 NL--.800--9th
1957 NL--.764--8th
1959 NL--.647--5th
1961 NL--.822--8th

Losses s c a p y
1949 NL--14--8th
1950 NL--17--4th
1951 NL--14--8th
1952 NL--19--2nd
1955 NL--14--6th
1959 NL--15--5th
1961 NL--13--7th
1962 NL--14--10th
1965 NL--16--5th
Career--245--12th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1948 NL--106--3rd
1949 NL--103--7th
1950 NL--103--10th
1951 NL--103--4th
1952 NL--96--6th
1954 NL--99--5th
1958 NL--99--5th
1959 NL--96--9th
1960 NL--104--5th
1964 NL--102--4th
Career--1798--12th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1946 NL--4--9th
1947 NL--5--8th
1950 NL--8--3rd
1951 NL--7--5th
1952 NL--5--7th
1956 NL--7--5th
Career--81--156th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 NL--6--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1947 NL--1174--1st
1948 NL--1064--3rd
1949 NL--1258--1st
1950 NL--1217--3rd
1951 NL--1289--1st
1952 NL--1190--2nd
1953 NL--1055--2nd
1954 NL--1175--2nd
1955 NL--1025--4th
1956 NL--1113--3rd
1957 NL--1111--2nd
1958 NL--1176--1st
1959 NL--1203--1st
1960 NL--1110--5th
1961 NL--1064--4th
1962 NL--1088--9th
1963 NL--1037--10th
Career--21547--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1947 NL--168--1st
1950 NL--122--8th
1951 NL--123--7th
1953 NL--188--1st
1954 NL--119--8th
1955 NL--115--9th
1956 NL--125--5th
1957 NL--130--4th
1958 NL--114--10th
1961 NL--123--4th
1962 NL--124--9th
1963 NL--124--8th
Career--118--139th

Oldest s c a p y
1960 NL--born 1921-04-23--7th
1961 NL--born 1921-04-23--4th
1962 NL--born 1921-04-23--3rd
1963 NL--born 1921-04-23--3rd
1964 NL--born 1921-04-23--1st
1965 NL--born 1921-04-23--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1942 NL--born 1921-04-23--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 84 (4), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 234 (3), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 252 (8), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 66 (10), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Kid Nichols (865) *
  2. Tim Keefe (858) *
  3. Greg Maddux (853)
  4. Don Sutton (845) *
  5. Gaylord Perry (845) *
  6. Steve Carlton (832) *
  7. Pete Alexander (831) *
  8. Tom Glavine (821)
  9. Tommy John (818)
  10. Tom Seaver (810) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Don Gross (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ernie White (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Garcia (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Doug Rau (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Doug Rau (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Howie Pollet (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Doug Drabek (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bill Hutchison (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rube Marquard (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rube Marquard (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jack Chesbro (931) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Tommy John (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Tommy John (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jim Palmer (909) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Eddie Plank (902) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Eddie Plank (913) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Eddie Plank (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Pete Alexander (853) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Pete Alexander (847) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Gaylord Perry (845) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Early Wynn (960) *
  2. Pete Alexander (952) *
  3. Steve Carlton (949) *
  4. Bob Gibson (942) *
  5. Christy Mathewson (937) *
  6. Jim Kaat (936)
  7. Don Drysdale (933) *
  8. Jack Powell (933)
  9. Sam Jones (930)
  10. Tim Keefe (929) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Carl Hubbell (988) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Frank Lary (992)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lew Burdette (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Claude Osteen (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Hooks Dauss (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Kaat (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jim Kaat (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bob Gibson (972) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bob Gibson (976) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Bob Gibson (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Early Wynn (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Steve Carlton (960) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Early Wynn (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Early Wynn (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jim Kaat (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1940: Signed by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent.

November 23, 1964: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.

July 17, 1965: Released by the New York Mets.

July 19, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 15, 1965: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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