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Hank Thormahlen

Herbert Ehler Thormahlen (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 5, 1896 in Jersey City, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1917
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Robins 1917-1925

Final Game: May 7, 1925
Died: February 6, 1955 in Hollywood, CA
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, NJ
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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
1917 20 NYY AL 0 1 .000 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 2 0 4 5 1 0 0 37 127 1.625 10.1 0.0 4.5 5.6 1.25
1918 21 NYY AL 7 3 .700 2.48 16 12 2 5 2 0 112.2 85 39 31 1 52 22 6 0 4 455 114 1.216 6.8 0.1 4.2 1.8 0.42
1919 22 NYY AL 12 8 .600 2.62 30 25 3 13 2 1 188.2 155 69 55 10 61 62 4 0 1 745 122 1.145 7.4 0.5 2.9 3.0 1.02
1920 23 NYY AL 9 6 .600 4.14 29 15 7 6 0 1 143.1 178 86 66 5 43 35 2 0 1 616 93 1.542 11.2 0.3 2.7 2.2 0.81
1921 24 BOS AL 1 7 .125 4.48 23 9 10 3 0 0 96.1 101 56 48 3 34 17 6 0 1 418 95 1.401 9.4 0.3 3.2 1.6 0.50
1925 28 BRO NL 0 3 .000 3.94 5 2 1 0 0 0 16.0 22 14 7 0 9 7 2 0 0 81 108 1.938 12.4 0.0 5.1 3.9 0.78
6 Yrs 29 28 .509 3.33 104 64 23 27 4 2 565.0 550 267 209 19 203 148 21 0 7 2352 105 1.333 8.8 0.3 3.2 2.4 0.73
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .509 3.33 42 26 9 11 2 1 229 223 108 85 8 82 60 9 0 3 952 105 1.333 8.8 0.3 3.2 2.4 0.73
NYY (4 yrs) 28 18 .609 3.06 76 53 12 24 4 2 452.2 427 197 154 16 160 124 13 0 6 1853 108 1.297 8.5 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.78
BOS (1 yr) 1 7 .125 4.48 23 9 10 3 0 0 96.1 101 56 48 3 34 17 6 0 1 418 95 1.401 9.4 0.3 3.2 1.6 0.50
BRO (1 yr) 0 3 .000 3.94 5 2 1 0 0 0 16.0 22 14 7 0 9 7 2 0 0 81 108 1.938 12.4 0.0 5.1 3.9 0.78
AL (5 yrs) 29 25 .537 3.31 99 62 22 27 4 2 549.0 528 253 202 19 194 141 19 0 7 2271 105 1.315 8.7 0.3 3.2 2.3 0.73
NL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 3.94 5 2 1 0 0 0 16.0 22 14 7 0 9 7 2 0 0 81 108 1.938 12.4 0.0 5.1 3.9 0.78

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
1917 20 NYY AL 8.0 1 1 3 3.38 3.69 -0.01 0.00 100.0 3.69 0 0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .534 .500 $
1918 21 NYY AL 112.2 16 12 39 3.12 3.62 0.15 0.00 100.2 3.49 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.4 13 .533 .503 $
1919 22 NYY AL 189.2 30 25 69 3.27 4.20 0.40 0.00 100.1 3.81 9 1.1 1.0 -0.2 2.6 29 .536 .507 $
1920 23 NYY AL 143.1 29 15 86 5.40 4.73 0.22 0.00 101.9 4.60 -13 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 3 .455 .492 $
1921 24 BOS AL 96.1 23 9 56 5.23 5.44 0.25 0.00 99.6 5.17 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 11 .494 .499 $
1925 28 BRO NL 16.0 5 2 14 7.88 5.09 -0.32 0.00 94.1 5.09 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .412 .497 $
6 Seasons 566.0 104 64 267 4.25 4.45 0.25 0.00 100.3 4.21 -6 -0.2 1.0 -0.4 4.4 53 .498 .500 $
NYY (4 yrs) 453.2 76 53 197 3.91 4.22 0.27 0.00 100.7 3.98 1 0.4 1.0 -0.4 4.0 46 .505 .501 $
BOS (1 yr) 96.1 23 9 56 5.23 5.44 0.25 0.00 99.6 5.17 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 11 .494 .499 $
BRO (1 yr) 16.0 5 2 14 7.88 5.09 -0.32 0.00 94.1 5.09 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .412 .497 $

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%
1918 21 NYY AL 464 0.2% 4.7% 11.2% 1.3% 7% 79%
1919 22 NYY AL 762 1.3% 8.1% 8.0% 3.3% 16% 80%
1920 23 NYY AL 632 0.8% 5.5% 6.8% 1.9% 7% 83%
1921 24 BOS AL 415 0.7% 4.1% 8.2% 2.2% 9% 82%
1925 28 BRO NL 81 0.0% 8.6% 11.1% 73%
5 Yrs 2354 0.8% 6.1% 8.5% 2.2% 10% 81%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.5% 2.8% 11% 81%

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+
1917 20 0 1 .000 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 2 0 4 5 1 0 0 37 127 1.625 10.1 0.0 4.5 5.6 1.25 127
1918 21 7 4 .636 2.46 17 13 2 5 2 0 120.2 94 42 33 1 56 27 7 0 4 492 114 1.243 7.0 0.1 4.2 2.0 0.48 114
1919 22 19 12 .613 2.56 47 38 5 18 4 1 309.1 249 111 88 11 117 89 11 0 5 1237 119 1.183 7.2 0.3 3.4 2.6 0.76 119
1920 23 28 18 .609 3.06 76 53 12 24 4 2 452.2 427 197 154 16 160 124 13 0 6 1853 108 1.297 8.5 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.78 108
1921 24 29 25 .537 3.31 99 62 22 27 4 2 549.0 528 253 202 19 194 141 19 0 7 2271 105 1.315 8.7 0.3 3.2 2.3 0.73 105
1922 25 29 25 .537 3.31 99 62 22 27 4 2 549.0 528 253 202 19 194 141 19 0 7 2271 105 1.315 8.7 0.3 3.2 2.3 0.73 105
1923 26 29 25 .537 3.31 99 62 22 27 4 2 549.0 528 253 202 19 194 141 19 0 7 2271 105 1.315 8.7 0.3 3.2 2.3 0.73 105
1924 27 29 25 .537 3.31 99 62 22 27 4 2 549.0 528 253 202 19 194 141 19 0 7 2271 105 1.315 8.7 0.3 3.2 2.3 0.73 105
1925 28 29 28 .509 3.33 104 64 23 27 4 2 565.0 550 267 209 19 203 148 21 0 7 2352 105 1.333 8.8 0.3 3.2 2.4 0.73 105

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
1917 20 0 0 2.25 8.0 10 2 2 0 4 5 1 1.750 11.3 4.5 5.6 1.25 0.0 1
1918 21 8 6 .571 3.33 127.0 119 52 47 1 73 25 8 1.512 8.4 5.2 1.8 0.34 0.1 16
1919 22 14 8 .636 3.12 199.0 187 77 69 12 74 65 5 1.312 8.5 3.3 2.9 0.88 0.5 30
1920 23 7 8 .467 4.09 141.0 180 71 64 5 43 34 2 1.582 11.5 2.7 2.2 0.79 0.3 29
1921 24 6 5 .545 3.96 100.0 100 49 44 3 34 18 6 1.340 9.0 3.1 1.6 0.53 0.3 23
1925 28 1 0 1.000 3.50 18.0 22 8 7 0 9 8 2 1.722 11.0 4.5 4.0 0.89 0.0 5
6 Yrs 36 27 .571 3.54 593.0 618 259 233 21 237 155 24 1.442 9.4 2.4 0.65 0.3 104

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1919 AL  2.62 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1919 AL  1.145 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 AL  7.394 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1919 AL  1 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1919 AL  10 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1919 AL  122 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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