Lou Tost

Louis Eugene Tost

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 1, 1911 in Cumberland, WA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1942
Teams (by GP): Braves/Pirates 1942-1947

Final Game: April 24, 1947
Died: February 21, 1967 in Santa Clara, CA
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1934	23	SAC	AA	0	0		18.00	1	0					1.0	4	4	2		1							5.000	36.0		9.0			SAC · PCL
1936	25	SFG-min	C	15	14	.517	4.45	40						261.0	301	194	129		129							1.648	10.4		4.4			MSK · WA
1937	26	MIS	AA	9	8	.529	3.53	39						204.0	220	102	80		82							1.480	9.7		3.6			MIS · PCL
1938	27	HOL	AA	11	16	.407	3.48	39	28					220.0	214	97	85		91							1.386	8.8		3.7			HOL · PCL
1939	28	HOL	AA	5	10	.333	4.98	33	16					121.0	141	66	67		41							1.504	10.5		3.0			HOL · PCL
1940	29	HOL	AA	4	6	.400	4.07	46	8					135.0	140	79	61		50							1.407	9.3		3.3			HOL · PCL
1941	30	HOL	AA	13	10	.565	3.85	47	26		13	1		243.0	273	138	104		71	112	2	0	8			1.416	10.1		2.6	4.1	1.58	HOL · PCL
1942	31	BSN	NL	10	10	.500	3.53	35	22	5	5	1	0	147.2	146	66	58	12	52	43	4	0	3	633	94	1.341	8.9	0.7	3.2	2.6	0.83
1943	32	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	5.40	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	10	5	4	2	4	3	0	0	0	32	67	2.100	13.5	2.7	5.4	4.1	0.75

1946	35	SLE	AAA	16	13	.552	2.70	33	32		19	7		240.0	204	83	72		68	158	5	0	8			1.133	7.6		2.6	5.9	2.32	SLE · PCL
1947	36	PIT-min	AAA	11	12	.478	4.35	25	24	0	12	1		178.0	208	108	86		54	98	4	0	4			1.472	10.5		2.7	5.0	1.81	INA · AA
1947	36	PIT	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	64	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	37	SAC,OLD	AAA	12	15	.444	3.70	42			11	1		226.0	236	114	93		68	107	1	0	4			1.345	9.4		2.7	4.3	1.57	SAC,OLD · PCL
1949	38	OLD	AAA	14	7	.667	4.00	43	17		6	2		157.1	156	89	70		48	78	4	1	1			1.297	8.9		2.7	4.5	1.63	OLD · PCL
1950	39	OLD	AAA	6	5	.545	4.98	30	11		3	1		94.0	101	60	52		40	47	0	5	1			1.500	9.7		3.8	4.5	1.18	OLD · PCL
1951	40	WEN	B	10	6	.625	2.77	19						117.0	131	52	36	6	35							1.419	10.1	0.5	2.7			WEN · WINT
1952	41	BOS-min	C					17																								SJO · CALL
3 Yrs				10	11	.476	3.65	39	23	6	5	1	0	155.1	159	72	63	14	56	46	4	0	3	671	92	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7	0.82
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.476	3.65	43	25	7	5	1	0	170	174	79	69	15	61	50	4	0	3	736	92	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7	0.82

BSN (2 yrs)				10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	0	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	0	3	665	92	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	64	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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
1942	31	BSN	NL	146.2	35	22	66	4.05	4.14	0.03	0.00	100.4	4.13	2	0.3	1.0	-0.1	1.4	14	.508	.502	$
1943	32	BSN	NL	6.2	3	1	5	6.75	3.67	0.17	0.00	100.0	3.50	-2	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.415	.498	$

1947	36	PIT	NL	1.0	1	0	1	9.00	3.89	-0.28	0.00	108.0	4.50	-1	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.451	.500	$
3 Seasons				154.1	39	23	72	4.20	4.12	0.03	0.00	100.4	4.10	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.1	1.2	12	.500	.500	$

BSN (2 yrs)				153.1	38	23	71	4.17	4.12	0.03	0.00	100.4	4.10	0	0.0	1.0	-0.1	1.2	12	.501	.500	$
PIT (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	1	9.00	3.89	-0.28	0.00	108.0	4.50	-1	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.451	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1942	31	BSN	NL	633	1.9%	6.8%	8.2%	2.7%	12%	82%
1943	32	BSN	NL	32	6.3%	9.4%	12.5%			72%

1947	36	PIT	NL	6	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%			83%
3 Yrs				671	2.1%	6.9%	8.4%	2.5%	11%	81%
MLB Averages					1.2%	9.1%	8.9%	2.7%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1942	31	10	10	.500	3.53	35	22	5	5	1	147.2	146	66	58	12	52	43	4	3	633	94	1.341	8.9	0.7	3.2	2.6	0.83	94
1943	32	10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	3	665	92	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82	92
1944	33	10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	3	665	92	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82	92
1945	34	10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	3	665	92	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82	92
1946	35	10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	3	665	92	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82	92
1947	36	10	11	.476	3.65	39	23	6	5	1	155.1	159	72	63	14	56	46	4	3	671	92	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7	0.82	92

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1942	31	7	9	.438	4.29	147.0	165	78	70	14	59	43	5	1.524	10.1	3.6	2.6	0.73	0.9	35
1943	32	0	0		7.50	6.0	11	6	5	2	4	3	0	2.500	16.5	6.0	4.5	0.75	3.0	3

1947	36	0	0		4.50	2.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1
3 Yrs		7	9	.438	4.41	155.0	176	85	76	16	63	46	5	1.542	10.2		2.7	0.73	0.9	39

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y 1942 NL 12 (7th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1942 NL 4 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 NL 12 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1942 NL 4 (10th)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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