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Steve Sundra

Stephen Richard Sundra (Smokey)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 27, 1910 in Luxor, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1936
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Browns/Senators 1936-1946

Final Game: May 28, 1946
Died: March 23, 1952 in Cleveland, OH
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
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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
1936 26 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1938 28 NYY AL 6 4 .600 4.80 25 8 15 3 0 0 93.2 107 61 50 7 43 33 0 0 4 416 95 1.601 10.3 0.7 4.1 3.2 0.77
1939 29 NYY AL 11 1 .917 2.76 24 11 8 8 1 0 120.2 110 43 37 7 56 27 0 0 3 521 158 1.376 8.2 0.5 4.2 2.0 0.48
1940 30 NYY AL 4 6 .400 5.53 27 8 10 2 0 2 99.1 121 68 61 11 42 26 1 0 2 457 73 1.641 11.0 1.0 3.8 2.4 0.62
1941 31 WSH AL 9 13 .409 5.29 28 23 3 11 0 0 168.1 203 108 99 11 61 50 1 0 6 760 76 1.568 10.9 0.6 3.3 2.7 0.82
1942 32 TOT AL 9 6 .600 4.24 26 17 3 8 0 0 144.1 165 80 68 3 44 31 1 0 5 634 88 1.448 10.3 0.2 2.7 1.9 0.70
1942 32 WSH AL 1 3 .250 5.61 6 4 0 2 0 0 33.2 43 24 21 1 15 5 1 0 2 158 66 1.723 11.5 0.3 4.0 1.3 0.33
1942 32 SLB AL 8 3 .727 3.82 20 13 3 6 0 0 110.2 122 56 47 2 29 26 0 0 3 476 98 1.364 9.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 0.90
1943 33 SLB AL 15 11 .577 3.25 32 29 3 13 3 0 208.0 212 89 75 10 66 44 0 1 4 884 104 1.337 9.2 0.4 2.9 1.9 0.67
1944 34 SLB AL 2 0 1.000 1.42 3 3 0 2 0 0 19.0 15 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 75 262 1.000 7.1 0.5 1.9 0.5 0.25
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service - US Army)
1946 36 SLB AL 0 0 11.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 9 9 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 26 37 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
9 Yrs 56 41 .577 4.17 168 99 44 47 4 2 859.1 944 461 398 50 321 214 3 1 25 3782 94 1.472 9.9 0.5 3.4 2.2 0.67
162 Game Avg. 14 10 .577 4.17 43 25 11 12 1 1 219 240 117 101 13 82 55 1 0 6 963 94 1.472 9.9 0.5 3.4 2.2 0.67
NYY (4 yrs) 21 11 .656 4.22 77 27 34 13 1 2 315.2 340 172 148 25 143 87 1 0 9 1403 103 1.530 9.7 0.7 4.1 2.5 0.61
SLB (4 yrs) 25 14 .641 3.42 57 45 7 21 3 0 341.2 358 157 130 13 102 72 0 1 8 1461 103 1.346 9.4 0.3 2.7 1.9 0.71
WSH (2 yrs) 10 16 .385 5.35 34 27 3 13 0 0 202.0 246 132 120 12 76 55 2 0 8 918 74 1.594 11.0 0.5 3.4 2.5 0.72

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
1936 26 NYY AL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.78 0.13 0.00 84.0 3.91 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .579 .500 $
1938 28 NYY AL 93.2 25 8 61 5.86 5.29 0.14 0.00 94.7 4.88 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 2 .461 .494 $
1939 29 NYY AL 120.2 24 11 43 3.21 5.09 0.63 0.00 94.8 4.23 13 1.3 1.0 -0.1 2.3 29 .553 .508 $
1940 30 NYY AL 99.1 27 8 68 6.16 4.95 0.30 0.00 94.7 4.41 -20 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -10 .432 .489 $
1941 31 WSH AL 168.1 28 23 108 5.77 4.77 -0.25 0.00 98.1 4.93 -17 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -1 .443 .490 $
1942 32 WSH AL 33.2 6 4 24 6.42 4.11 -0.79 0.00 98.9 4.84 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .400 .496 $
1942 32 SLB AL 110.2 20 13 56 4.55 4.17 -0.15 0.00 103.6 4.48 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.4 6 .491 .499 $
1943 33 SLB AL 208.0 32 29 89 3.85 3.81 -0.25 0.00 102.2 4.14 6 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.7 19 .522 .504 $
1944 34 SLB AL 19.0 3 3 3 1.42 4.14 -0.03 0.00 109.4 4.56 7 0.9 -0.0 1.0 8 .786 .505 $
1946 36 SLB AL 4.0 2 0 9 20.25 3.66 -0.28 0.00 107.5 4.24 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .220 .497 $
9 Seasons 859.1 168 99 461 4.83 4.54 -0.02 0.00 98.9 4.50 -36 -2.8 1.0 -0.6 2.7 44 .483 .498 $
NYY (4 yrs) 315.2 77 27 172 4.90 5.11 0.38 0.00 94.7 4.48 -17 -1.4 1.0 -0.2 1.0 22 .481 .498 $
SLB (4 yrs) 341.2 57 45 157 4.14 3.94 -0.21 0.00 103.1 4.28 4 0.8 1.0 -0.2 2.6 27 .515 .501 $
WSH (2 yrs) 202.0 34 27 132 5.88 4.66 -0.34 0.00 98.3 4.91 -23 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -4 .435 .493 $

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
1939 29 NYY AL WS W CIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 6.8 2.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 6.8 2.00

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%
1936 26 NYY AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 22.2% 67%
1938 28 NYY AL 416 1.7% 7.9% 10.3% 3.1% 12% 79%
1939 29 NYY AL 521 1.3% 5.2% 10.8% 3.5% 16% 81%
1940 30 NYY AL 457 2.4% 5.7% 9.2% 3.1% 12% 81%
1941 31 WSH AL 760 1.5% 6.6% 8.0% 4.2% 16% 83%
1942 32 TOT AL 634 0.5% 4.9% 6.9% 3.5% 13% 87%
1942 32 WSH AL 158 0.6% 3.2% 9.5% 5.1% 19% 85%
1942 32 SLB AL 476 0.4% 5.5% 6.1% 2.9% 12% 87%
1943 33 SLB AL 884 1.1% 5.0% 7.5% 3.1% 13% 84%
1944 34 SLB AL 75 1.3% 1.3% 5.3% 2.7% 13% 92%
1946 36 SLB AL 26 0.0% 3.9% 11.5% 81%
9 Yrs 3782 1.3% 5.7% 8.5% 3.4% 14% 83%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.0% 8.8% 2.9% 12% 79%

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+
1936 26 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1937 27 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1938 28 6 4 .600 4.70 26 8 16 3 0 0 95.2 109 61 50 7 45 34 0 0 4 425 97 1.610 10.3 0.7 4.2 3.2 0.76 97
1939 29 17 5 .773 3.62 50 19 24 11 1 0 216.1 219 104 87 14 101 61 0 0 7 946 123 1.479 9.1 0.6 4.2 2.5 0.60 123
1940 30 21 11 .656 4.22 77 27 34 13 1 2 315.2 340 172 148 25 143 87 1 0 9 1403 103 1.530 9.7 0.7 4.1 2.5 0.61 103
1941 31 30 24 .556 4.59 105 50 37 24 1 2 484.0 543 280 247 36 204 137 2 0 15 2163 92 1.543 10.1 0.7 3.8 2.5 0.67 92
1942 32 39 30 .565 4.51 131 67 40 32 1 2 628.1 708 360 315 39 248 168 3 0 20 2797 91 1.521 10.1 0.6 3.6 2.4 0.68 91
1943 33 54 41 .568 4.20 163 96 43 45 4 2 836.1 920 449 390 49 314 212 3 1 24 3681 94 1.475 9.9 0.5 3.4 2.3 0.68 94
1944 34 56 41 .577 4.14 166 99 43 47 4 2 855.1 935 452 393 50 318 213 3 1 24 3756 95 1.465 9.8 0.5 3.3 2.2 0.67 95
1945 35 56 41 .577 4.14 166 99 43 47 4 2 855.1 935 452 393 50 318 213 3 1 24 3756 95 1.465 9.8 0.5 3.3 2.2 0.67 95
1946 36 56 41 .577 4.17 168 99 44 47 4 2 859.1 944 461 398 50 321 214 3 1 25 3782 94 1.472 9.9 0.5 3.4 2.2 0.67 94

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
1936 26 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 4.5 0.50 0.0 1
1938 28 5 5 .500 4.27 97.0 106 51 46 7 43 34 0 1.536 9.8 4.0 3.2 0.79 0.6 25
1939 29 10 4 .714 2.48 127.0 110 39 35 7 56 28 0 1.307 7.8 4.0 2.0 0.50 0.5 24
1940 30 4 7 .364 5.42 103.0 124 69 62 11 43 27 1 1.621 10.8 3.8 2.4 0.63 1.0 27
1941 31 7 12 .368 5.10 173.0 206 109 98 11 62 51 1 1.549 10.7 3.2 2.7 0.82 0.6 28
1942 32 7 9 .438 4.47 149.0 177 82 74 3 47 32 1 1.503 10.7 2.8 1.9 0.68 0.2 26
1943 33 12 11 .522 3.83 207.0 236 98 88 11 73 44 0 1.493 10.3 3.2 1.9 0.60 0.5 32
1944 34 2 0 1.000 1.42 19.0 16 3 3 1 4 1 0 1.053 7.6 1.9 0.5 0.25 0.5 3
1946 36 0 0 9.00 5.0 9 6 5 0 3 1 0 2.400 16.2 5.4 1.8 0.33 0.0 2
9 Yrs 47 48 .495 4.19 882.0 986 457 411 51 333 219 3 1.495 10.1 2.2 0.66 0.5 168

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1943 AL  15 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL  3.261 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1943 AL  29 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1943 AL  3 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  212 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1941 AL  99 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 AL  6 (10th)
1942 AL  5 (6th)
1943 AL  4 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1621), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1555), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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