Jim Turner
James Riley Turner (Milkman Jim)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 6, 1903 in Antioch, TN
High School: Cane Ridge (Nashville, TN) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1937
Final Game: September 13, 1945
Died: November 29, 1998
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Standard Pitching

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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
1937 33 BSN NL 20 11 .645 2.38 33 30 3 24 5 1 256.2 228 80 68 13 52 69 0 0 0 1031 151 1.091 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 1.33 MVP-4
1938 34 BSN NL 14 18 .438 3.46 35 34 1 22 3 0 268.0 267 123 103 21 54 71 5 0 1 1107 100 1.198 9.0 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.31 AS
1939 35 BSN NL 4 11 .267 4.28 25 22 2 9 0 0 157.2 181 83 75 10 51 50 4 0 2 692 86 1.471 10.3 0.6 2.9 2.9 0.98
1940 36 CIN NL 14 7 .667 2.89 24 23 1 11 0 0 187.0 187 70 60 9 32 53 0 0 1 749 132 1.171 9.0 0.4 1.5 2.6 1.66
1941 37 CIN NL 6 4 .600 3.11 23 10 6 3 0 0 113.0 120 49 39 5 24 34 1 0 1 465 117 1.274 9.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 1.42
1942 38 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 4.35 8 0 7 0 0 1 10.1 9 6 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 43 78 1.258 7.8 0.9 3.5 1.7 0.50
1942 38 CIN NL 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 18 31 2.400 13.5 2.7 8.1 0.0 0.00
1942 38 NYY AL 1 1 .500 1.29 5 0 5 0 0 1 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 25 267 0.714 5.1 0.0 1.3 2.6 2.00
1943 39 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 3.53 18 0 12 0 0 1 43.1 44 22 17 1 13 15 0 0 0 183 91 1.315 9.1 0.2 2.7 3.1 1.15
1944 40 NYY AL 4 4 .500 3.46 35 0 28 0 0 7 41.2 42 23 16 3 22 13 0 0 0 189 101 1.536 9.1 0.6 4.8 2.8 0.59
1945 41 NYY AL 3 4 .429 3.64 30 0 26 0 0 10 54.1 45 26 22 4 31 22 0 0 1 238 95 1.399 7.5 0.7 5.1 3.6 0.71
9 Seasons 69 60 .535 3.22 231 119 86 69 8 20 1132.0 1123 482 405 67 283 329 10 0 6 4697 111 1.242 8.9 0.5 2.3 2.6 1.16
162 Game Avg. 13 12 .535 3.22 45 23 17 13 2 4 220 218 94 79 13 55 64 2 0 1 913 111 1.242 8.9 0.5 2.3 2.6 1.16
NYY (4 yrs) 11 9 .550 3.44 88 0 71 0 0 19 146.1 135 72 56 8 67 52 0 0 1 635 99 1.380 8.3 0.5 4.1 3.2 0.78
BSN (3 yrs) 38 40 .487 3.24 93 86 6 55 8 1 682.1 676 286 246 44 157 190 9 0 3 2830 110 1.221 8.9 0.6 2.1 2.5 1.21
CIN (3 yrs) 20 11 .645 3.06 50 33 9 14 0 0 303.1 312 124 103 15 59 87 1 0 2 1232 122 1.223 9.3 0.4 1.8 2.6 1.47
NL (6 yrs) 58 51 .532 3.19 143 119 15 69 8 1 985.2 988 410 349 59 216 277 10 0 5 4062 113 1.222 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.28
AL (4 yrs) 11 9 .550 3.44 88 0 71 0 0 19 146.1 135 72 56 8 67 52 0 0 1 635 99 1.380 8.3 0.5 4.1 3.2 0.78

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
1940 36 CIN NL WS W DET 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 25 1.333 12.0 3.0 0.0 6.0
1942 38 NYY AL WS L STL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 6.43 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 5 5 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 28 1.286 10.3 2.6 1.3 5.1 4.00
2 WS 0 1 .000 6.43 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 5 5 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 28 1.286 10.3 2.6 1.3 5.1 4.00

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1938 BSN NL 34

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1937 33 20 11 .645 2.38 33 30 3 24 5 1 256.2 228 80 68 13 52 69 0 0 0 1031 151 1.091 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 1.33 151
1938 34 34 29 .540 2.93 68 64 4 46 8 1 524.2 495 203 171 34 106 140 5 0 1 2138 120 1.145 8.5 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.32 120
1939 35 38 40 .487 3.24 93 86 6 55 8 1 682.1 676 286 246 44 157 190 9 0 3 2830 110 1.221 8.9 0.6 2.1 2.5 1.21 110
1940 36 52 47 .525 3.17 117 109 7 66 8 1 869.1 863 356 306 53 189 243 9 0 4 3579 114 1.210 8.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.29 114
1941 37 58 51 .532 3.16 140 119 13 69 8 1 982.1 983 405 345 58 213 277 10 0 5 4044 114 1.218 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.30 114
1942 38 59 52 .532 3.17 148 119 20 69 8 2 992.2 992 411 350 59 217 279 10 0 5 4087 114 1.218 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.29 114
1943 39 62 52 .544 3.19 166 119 32 69 8 3 1036.0 1036 433 367 60 230 294 10 0 5 4270 113 1.222 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.6 1.28 113
1944 40 66 56 .541 3.20 201 119 60 69 8 10 1077.2 1078 456 383 63 252 307 10 0 5 4459 112 1.234 9.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.22 112
1945 41 69 60 .535 3.22 231 119 86 69 8 20 1132.0 1123 482 405 67 283 329 10 0 6 4697 111 1.242 8.9 0.5 2.3 2.6 1.16 111

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
1937 33 20 8 .714 2.63 260.0 248 84 76 14 57 70 0 1.173 8.6 2.0 2.4 1.23 0.5 33
1938 34 14 15 .483 4.01 269.0 298 133 120 23 60 71 6 1.331 10.0 2.0 2.4 1.18 0.8 35
1939 35 7 10 .412 4.73 158.0 195 92 83 11 55 50 4 1.582 11.1 3.1 2.8 0.91 0.6 25
1940 36 12 8 .600 3.10 186.0 196 71 64 9 34 53 0 1.237 9.5 1.6 2.6 1.56 0.4 24
1941 37 7 5 .583 3.41 111.0 125 47 42 5 25 33 1 1.351 10.1 2.0 2.7 1.32 0.4 23
1942 38 0 1 .000 4.91 11.0 10 7 6 1 4 2 0 1.273 8.2 3.3 1.6 0.50 0.8 8
1943 39 2 2 .500 4.19 43.0 49 22 20 1 14 15 0 1.465 10.3 2.9 3.1 1.07 0.2 18
1944 40 2 2 .500 3.77 43.0 46 20 18 3 24 13 0 1.628 9.6 5.0 2.7 0.54 0.6 35
1945 41 3 3 .500 4.25 55.0 51 29 26 5 35 22 0 1.564 8.3 5.7 3.6 0.63 0.8 30
9 Seasons 67 54 .554 3.60 1136.0 1218 505 455 72 308 329 11 1.343 9.6 2.6 1.07 0.6 231

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

All-Star Games
1938

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1937 NL (4, 38%)
0.38 Career Shares (510th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1937 NL  2.384 (1st)
1940 NL  2.888 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1937 NL  20 (2nd)
1938 NL  14 (9th)
1940 NL  14 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1937 NL  .645 (8th)
1940 NL  .667 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1937 NL  1.091 (1st)
1938 NL  1.198 (3rd)
1940 NL  1.171 (4th)
Career  1.242 (237th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  7.995 (5th)
1938 NL  8.966 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  1.823 (4th)
1938 NL  1.813 (5th)
1940 NL  1.540 (2nd)
Career  2.250 (175th)

Saves s c a p y
1944 AL  7 (6th)
1945 AL  10 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1937 NL  256.7 (6th)
1938 NL  268.0 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1937 NL  30 (10th)
1938 NL  34 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1937 NL  24 (1st)
1938 NL  22 (2nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 NL  5 (1st)
1938 NL  3 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  21 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1938 NL  267 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1940 NL  1.656 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1938 NL  18 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  103 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1938 NL  5 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1937 NL  1031 (9th)
1938 NL  1107 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1944 AL  28 (5th)
1945 AL  26 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1937 NL  151 (1st)
1940 NL  132 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1940 NL  born 1903-08-06 (10th)
1941 NL  born 1903-08-06 (9th)
1942 NL  born 1903-08-06 (5th)
1942 AL  born 1903-08-06 (8th)
1943 AL  born 1903-08-06 (6th)
1944 AL  born 1903-08-06 (7th)
1945 AL  born 1903-08-06 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (234), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 56 (443), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (646), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bob Klinger (952)
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  8. Elmer Knetzer (948)
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  7. Bob Klinger (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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