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Tom Sturdivant

Thomas Virgil Sturdivant (Smoke or Snake)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS
High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Pirates/Athletics/RedSox/Tigers/... 1955-1964

Final Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34)
Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, 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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 25 NYY AL 1 3 .250 3.16 33 1 12 0 0 0 68.1 48 24 24 6 42 1 48 2 0 1 285 120 1.317 6.3 0.8 5.5 6.3 1.14
1956 26 NYY AL 16 8 .667 3.30 32 17 11 6 2 5 158.1 134 63 58 15 52 4 110 4 0 2 656 118 1.175 7.6 0.9 3.0 6.3 2.12
1957 27 NYY AL 16 6 .727 2.54 28 28 0 7 2 0 201.2 170 65 57 14 80 2 118 4 0 3 828 142 1.240 7.6 0.6 3.6 5.3 1.48
1958 28 NYY AL 3 6 .333 4.20 15 10 2 0 0 0 70.2 77 37 33 6 38 0 41 3 0 2 325 85 1.627 9.8 0.8 4.8 5.2 1.08
1959 29 TOT AL 2 8 .200 4.73 43 6 17 0 0 5 97.0 90 61 51 13 43 4 73 6 0 4 426 83 1.371 8.4 1.2 4.0 6.8 1.70
1959 29 NYY AL 0 2 .000 4.97 7 3 1 0 0 0 25.1 20 16 14 4 9 0 16 0 0 1 103 74 1.145 7.1 1.4 3.2 5.7 1.78
1959 29 KCA AL 2 6 .250 4.65 36 3 16 0 0 5 71.2 70 45 37 9 34 4 57 6 0 3 323 87 1.451 8.8 1.1 4.3 7.2 1.68
1960 30 BOS AL 3 3 .500 4.97 40 3 14 0 0 1 101.1 106 58 56 16 45 5 67 2 0 5 443 81 1.490 9.4 1.4 4.0 6.0 1.49
1961 31 TOT MLB 7 8 .467 3.69 28 21 5 7 2 1 165.2 148 71 68 12 57 6 84 4 0 7 688 107 1.237 8.0 0.7 3.1 4.6 1.47
1961 31 WSA AL 2 6 .250 4.61 15 10 3 1 1 0 80.0 67 42 41 6 40 3 39 3 0 6 339 85 1.338 7.5 0.7 4.5 4.4 0.98
1961 31 PIT NL 5 2 .714 2.84 13 11 2 6 1 1 85.2 81 29 27 6 17 3 45 1 0 1 349 140 1.144 8.5 0.6 1.8 4.7 2.65
1962 32 PIT NL 9 5 .643 3.73 49 12 13 2 1 2 125.1 120 62 52 12 39 11 76 3 0 6 518 106 1.269 8.6 0.9 2.8 5.5 1.95
1963 33 TOT MLB 2 4 .333 3.95 48 3 20 0 0 2 116.1 98 56 51 11 45 4 68 2 2 6 486 97 1.229 7.6 0.9 3.5 5.3 1.51
1963 33 TOT AL 2 4 .333 3.75 45 3 19 0 0 2 108.0 90 50 45 10 41 4 62 2 0 5 450 103 1.213 7.5 0.8 3.4 5.2 1.51
1963 33 PIT NL 0 0 6.48 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.1 8 6 6 1 4 0 6 0 2 1 36 54 1.440 8.6 1.1 4.3 6.5 1.50
1963 33 DET AL 1 2 .333 3.76 28 0 15 0 0 2 55.0 43 26 23 7 24 2 36 1 0 2 231 100 1.218 7.0 1.1 3.9 5.9 1.50
1963 33 KCA AL 1 2 .333 3.74 17 3 4 0 0 0 53.0 47 24 22 3 17 2 26 1 0 3 219 106 1.208 8.0 0.5 2.9 4.4 1.53
1964 34 TOT MLB 0 0 6.40 19 0 5 0 0 1 32.1 38 24 23 2 8 0 19 4 1 3 141 57 1.423 10.6 0.6 2.2 5.3 2.38
1964 34 KCA AL 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 16 43 1.364 9.8 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
1964 34 NYM NL 0 0 5.97 16 0 5 0 0 1 28.2 34 20 19 2 7 0 18 2 0 3 125 60 1.430 10.7 0.6 2.2 5.7 2.57
10 Yrs 59 51 .536 3.74 335 101 99 22 7 17 1137.0 1029 521 473 107 449 37 704 34 3 39 4796 102 1.300 8.1 0.8 3.6 5.6 1.57
162 Game Avg. 9 8 .536 3.74 52 16 15 3 1 3 177 160 81 74 17 70 6 110 5 0 6 748 102 1.300 8.1 0.8 3.6 5.6 1.57
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
NYY (5 yrs) 36 25 .590 3.19 115 59 26 13 4 5 524.1 449 205 186 45 221 7 333 13 0 9 2197 116 1.278 7.7 0.8 3.8 5.7 1.51
PIT (3 yrs) 14 7 .667 3.49 65 23 16 8 2 3 219.1 209 97 85 19 60 14 127 4 2 8 903 113 1.226 8.6 0.8 2.5 5.2 2.12
KCA (3 yrs) 3 8 .273 4.42 56 6 20 0 0 5 128.1 121 73 63 12 52 6 84 9 1 6 558 91 1.348 8.5 0.8 3.6 5.9 1.62
NYM (1 yr) 0 0 5.97 16 0 5 0 0 1 28.2 34 20 19 2 7 0 18 2 0 3 125 60 1.430 10.7 0.6 2.2 5.7 2.57
BOS (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.97 40 3 14 0 0 1 101.1 106 58 56 16 45 5 67 2 0 5 443 81 1.490 9.4 1.4 4.0 6.0 1.49
WSA (1 yr) 2 6 .250 4.61 15 10 3 1 1 0 80.0 67 42 41 6 40 3 39 3 0 6 339 85 1.338 7.5 0.7 4.5 4.4 0.98
DET (1 yr) 1 2 .333 3.76 28 0 15 0 0 2 55.0 43 26 23 7 24 2 36 1 0 2 231 100 1.218 7.0 1.1 3.9 5.9 1.50
AL (9 yrs) 45 44 .506 3.74 254 78 78 14 5 13 889.0 786 404 369 86 382 23 559 28 1 28 3768 102 1.314 8.0 0.9 3.9 5.7 1.46
NL (4 yrs) 14 7 .667 3.77 81 23 21 8 2 4 248.0 243 117 104 21 67 14 145 6 2 11 1028 103 1.250 8.8 0.8 2.4 5.3 2.16

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
1955 25 NYY AL 68.1 33 1 24 3.16 4.40 0.42 0.00 98.2 3.91 5 0.5 .6 -0.3 0.8 12 .516 .503
1956 26 NYY AL 158.1 32 17 63 3.58 4.50 0.18 0.00 94.9 4.10 8 0.8 1.9 -0.1 2.0 24 .526 .505
1957 27 NYY AL 201.2 28 28 65 2.90 4.10 0.29 0.00 97.4 3.71 19 2.2 -0.1 3.6 35 .579 .514 $12,000
1958 28 NYY AL 70.2 15 10 37 4.71 4.03 0.41 0.00 92.1 3.34 -11 -1.1 .2 0.0 -0.6 -5 .427 .493 $18,000
1959 29 NYY AL 25.1 7 3 16 5.68 4.35 0.11 0.00 92.9 3.93 -5 -0.5 .3 0.0 -0.2 -3 .432 .497
1959 29 KCA AL 71.2 36 3 45 5.65 4.50 -0.15 0.00 103.9 4.83 -6 -0.6 1.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0 .483 .496
1960 30 BOS AL 101.1 40 3 58 5.15 4.35 -0.29 -0.14 104.9 4.72 -4 -0.4 1.2 -0.2 0.2 4 .489 .497
1961 31 WSA AL 80.0 15 10 42 4.73 4.58 0.06 0.01 98.0 4.44 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .486 .499
1961 31 PIT NL 85.2 13 11 29 3.05 4.43 -0.05 0.07 98.6 4.48 14 1.5 2.4 -0.0 2.3 23 .616 .509
1962 32 PIT NL 125.1 49 12 62 4.45 4.51 0.06 -0.05 101.0 4.44 -1 -0.1 .9 -0.1 0.9 14 .498 .499
1963 33 PIT NL 8.1 3 0 6 6.48 4.00 0.01 -0.17 104.4 3.99 -2 -0.3 .3 0.1 -0.1 -1 .414 .498
1963 33 DET AL 55.0 28 0 26 4.25 4.15 0.21 -0.17 103.0 3.87 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.1 0.1 2 .493 .499
1963 33 KCA AL 53.0 17 3 24 4.08 4.24 -0.08 -0.10 108.4 4.58 4 0.4 .7 -0.1 0.7 8 .524 .503
1964 34 KCA AL 3.2 3 0 4 9.82 4.15 -0.32 -0.17 112.0 4.83 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .430 .499
1964 34 NYM NL 28.2 16 0 20 6.28 4.16 -0.29 -0.18 98.3 4.20 -7 -0.7 .9 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .453 .495
10 Seasons 1137.0 335 101 521 4.12 4.34 0.10 -0.03 99.2 4.18 8 1.1 1.0 -1.2 9.0 113 .503 .500 $30,000
NYY (5 yrs) 524.1 115 59 205 3.52 4.26 0.28 0.00 95.8 3.82 17 2.0 .9 -0.4 5.6 63 .517 .502 $30,000
PIT (3 yrs) 219.1 65 23 97 3.98 4.46 0.02 -0.01 100.2 4.44 10 1.1 1.0 -0.1 3.1 36 .518 .502
KCA (3 yrs) 128.1 56 6 73 5.12 4.38 -0.13 -0.05 106.0 4.73 -4 -0.4 1.1 -0.4 0.2 6 .492 .499
NYM (1 yr) 28.2 16 0 20 6.28 4.16 -0.29 -0.18 98.3 4.20 -7 -0.7 .9 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .453 .495
BOS (1 yr) 101.1 40 3 58 5.15 4.35 -0.29 -0.14 104.9 4.72 -4 -0.4 1.2 -0.2 0.2 4 .489 .497
WSA (1 yr) 80.0 15 10 42 4.73 4.58 0.06 0.01 98.0 4.44 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .486 .499
DET (1 yr) 55.0 28 0 26 4.25 4.15 0.21 -0.17 103.0 3.87 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.1 0.1 2 .493 .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
1955 25 NYY AL WS L BRO 0 0 6.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.333 15.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.00
1956 26 NYY AL WS W BRO 1 0 1.000 2.79 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.2 8 3 3 0 8 0 9 0 0 0 43 1.655 7.4 0.0 7.4 8.4 1.13
1957 27 NYY AL WS L MLN 0 0 6.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.167 9.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 2.00
3 Yrs (3 Series) 1 0 1.000 4.34 6 2 2 1 0 0 18.2 19 9 9 2 11 1 11 0 0 0 83 1.607 9.2 1.0 5.3 5.3 1.00
3 WS 1 0 1.000 4.34 6 2 2 1 0 0 18.2 19 9 9 2 11 1 11 0 0 0 83 1.607 9.2 1.0 5.3 5.3 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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 25 NYY AL 33 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 26 NYY AL 32 68 64 5 20 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 .313 .308 .359 .667 78 23 0 0 3 1 0 1
1957 27 NYY AL 28 81 71 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 .183 .247 .183 .430 20 13 1 0 4 0 0 1
1958 28 NYY AL 15 24 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 .261 .190 .451 29 4 2 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 TOT AL 44 24 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .043 .043 .043 .087 -76 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 NYY AL 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 29 KCA AL 37 18 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .059 .059 .059 .118 -68 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 30 BOS AL 40 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .174 .182 .356 -4 4 1 0 1 1 0 1
1961 31 TOT MLB 28 65 58 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13 .172 .200 .172 .372 2 10 1 0 5 0 0 1
1961 31 WSA AL 15 32 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1961 31 PIT NL 13 33 32 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 8 1 0 1 0 0 1
1962 32 PIT NL 49 38 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .182 .176 .212 .389 4 7 0 0 4 1 0 1
1963 33 TOT MLB 48 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .043 .000 .043 -87 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 TOT AL 45 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .048 .000 .048 -85 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 PIT NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 33 DET AL 28 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 33 KCA AL 17 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 34 TOT MLB 19 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 182 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 34 KCA AL 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 451 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 34 NYM NL 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Yrs 336 364 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 1 11 54 .183 .208 .195 .403 10 64 5 0 22 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 176 158 8 29 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 26 .183 .208 .195 .403 10 31 2 0 11 1 0
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
NYY (5 yrs) 115 192 174 11 38 1 1 0 5 0 0 8 23 .218 .251 .236 .487 34 41 3 0 9 1 0
PIT (3 yrs) 65 73 67 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 .209 .206 .224 .430 15 15 1 0 5 1 0
KCA (3 yrs) 57 33 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .069 .100 .069 .169 -53 2 0 0 3 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 40 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .174 .182 .356 -4 4 1 0 1 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 15 32 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 2 0 0 4 0 0
DET (1 yr) 28 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 255 290 260 13 46 1 1 0 6 0 0 11 43 .177 .209 .188 .397 9 49 4 0 17 2 0
NL (4 yrs) 81 74 68 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 .206 .203 .221 .423 14 15 1 0 5 1 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
1955 25 NYY AL 33 13 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1956 26 NYY AL 32 68 -2 -0 1 0 7 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 1
1957 27 NYY AL 28 81 -8 -0 0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $12,000 1
1958 28 NYY AL 15 24 -1 0 -0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $18,000 1
1959 29 NYY AL 7 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 /1
1959 29 KCA AL 37 18 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 1
1960 30 BOS AL 40 24 -4 0 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 1
1961 31 WSA AL 15 32 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 1
1961 31 PIT NL 13 33 -2 -0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 2 1
1962 32 PIT NL 49 38 -5 0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 1
1963 33 PIT NL 3 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1963 33 DET AL 28 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 1
1963 33 KCA AL 17 14 -2 -1 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 1
1964 34 KCA AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 0 /1
1964 34 NYM NL 16 1 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
10 Seasons 336 364 -40 -2 2 0 40 1 0.0 10 12 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 11 $30,000
NYY (5 yrs) 115 192 -15 -0 1 0 21 6 0.6 5 11 0.6 .505 .501 0.6 0.0 11 $30,000
PIT (3 yrs) 65 73 -8 -0 1 0 9 0 0.0 2 3 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3
KCA (3 yrs) 57 33 -6 -1 0 0 4 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1
NYM (1 yr) 16 1 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
BOS (1 yr) 40 24 -4 0 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0
WSA (1 yr) 15 32 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0
DET (1 yr) 28 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -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
1955 25 NYY AL WS BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 27 NYY AL WS MLN L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 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% lgCS% PO Awards
1955 NYY AL 25 P 33 1 0 68.1 12 4 8 0 2 1.000 1.58 0.36 .956 1.99 1.97 1 5 83% 47% 0
1956 NYY AL 26 P 32 17 6 158.1 26 11 13 2 1 .923 1.36 0.75 .950 1.92 1.91 5 4 44% 44% 0
1957 NYY AL 27 P 28 28 7 201.2 36 8 26 2 4 .944 1.52 1.21 .963 1.99 2.00 5 15 75% 47% 0
1958 NYY AL 28 P 15 10 0 70.2 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.89 0.47 .962 1.95 1.93 2 3 60% 47% 0
1959 TOT AL 29 P 43 6 0 97.0 33 9 21 3 2 .909 2.78 0.70 .955 2.05 2.03 4 4 50% 40% 0
1959 NYY AL 29 P 7 3 0 25.1 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 2.49 1.00 .954 2.06 2.03 0 2 100% 40% 0
1959 KCA AL 29 P 36 3 0 71.2 26 6 17 3 1 .885 2.89 0.64 .955 2.05 2.03 4 2 33% 40% 0
1960 BOS AL 30 P 40 3 0 101.1 22 7 14 1 0 .955 1.87 0.53 .967 1.96 1.95 3 3 50% 40% 0
1961 TOT MLB 31 P 28 21 7 165.2 40 11 29 0 0 1.000 2.17 1.43 .956 2.12 2.08 8 3 27% 37% 0
1961 WSA AL 31 P 15 10 1 80.0 20 2 18 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.33 .954 2.05 2.02 5 2 29% 36% 0
1961 PIT NL 31 P 13 11 6 85.2 20 9 11 0 0 1.000 2.10 1.54 .959 2.19 2.15 3 1 25% 38% 0
1962 PIT NL 32 P 49 12 2 125.1 36 10 23 3 0 .917 2.37 0.67 .948 2.07 2.05 9 3 25% 34% 1
1963 TOT MLB 33 P 48 3 0 116.1 29 8 21 0 1 1.000 2.24 0.60 .954 2.00 2.00 4 3 43% 35% 0
1963 TOT AL 33 P 45 3 0 108.0 26 7 19 0 1 1.000 2.17 0.58 .955 1.99 2.00 2 3 60% 33% 0
1963 PIT NL 33 P 3 0 0 8.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.24 1.00 .950 2.05 2.07 2 0 0% 42% 0
1963 DET AL 33 P 28 0 0 55.0 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.29 0.50 .955 2.00 2.00 2 1 33% 33% 0
1963 KCA AL 33 P 17 3 0 53.0 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.04 0.71 .955 1.99 2.00 0 2 100% 32% 0
1964 TOT MLB 34 P 19 0 0 32.4 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.39 0.26 .953 2.12 2.09 2 3 60% 39% 0
1964 KCA AL 34 P 3 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.96 1.90 0 0 0
1964 NYM NL 34 P 16 0 0 28.2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.57 0.31 .953 2.13 2.13 2 3 60% 39% 0
10 Seasons P 335 101 22 1137.0 248 72 163 13 11 .948 1.86 0.70 .956 2.01 2.00 43 46 52% 41% 1
10 Seasons TOT 335 101 22 1137.0 248 72 163 13 11 .948 1.86 0.70 .956 2.01 2.00 43 46 52% 41% 1
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
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

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1957 AL  3.6 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1956 AL  3.30 (8th)
1957 AL  2.54 (2nd)

Wins s c a p y
1956 AL  16 (10th)
1957 AL  16 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1956 AL  .667 (7th)
1957 AL  .727 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1956 AL  1.175 (4th)
1957 AL  1.240 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 AL  7.617 (8th)
1957 AL  7.587 (4th)
Career  8.145 (164th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 AL  2.956 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 AL  6.253 (5th)
1957 AL  5.266 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1959 AL  43 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 AL  5 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1957 AL  118 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1957 AL  2 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1957 AL  80 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1956 AL  2.115 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1957 AL  0.625 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 AL  6 (10th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1957 AL  142 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1957 AL  24 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1957 AL  2.7 (3rd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1957 AL  29.66 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1956 AL  2.5 (10th)
1957 AL  2.8 (7th)
1961 NL  2.1 (6th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1957 AL  2.5 (5th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1956 AL  2.2 (10th)
1957 AL  3.4 (3rd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1959 AL  3 (3rd)


† 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 - 3 (561), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 37 (665), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (672), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (845), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (189th), 9.0 career WAR/10.9 7yr-peak WAR/10.0 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 37.9 career WAR/26.7 7yr-peak WAR/32.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Dave Wickersham (964)
  2. Barry Latman (963)
  3. Lee Stange (957)
  4. Sammy Stewart (956)
  5. Bruce Dal Canton (956)
  6. Cal Koonce (952)
  7. Joe Hesketh (951)
  8. Johnny Lanning (950)
  9. Hal White (949)
  10. Art Fowler (946)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Lee Stange (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tim Belcher (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Pierce (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Junior Thompson (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Don Lee (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Stu Miller (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Stu Miller (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave Wickersham (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Juan Berenguer (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
195727New York Yankees$12,0003/1/58 LA Times, from AP
195828New York Yankees$18,0003/1/58 LA Times, from AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$30,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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