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Hy Vandenberg

Harold Harris Vandenberg

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: March 17, 1906 in Abilene, KS
High School: Washburn HS (Minneapolis, MN) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1935
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Giants/RedSox 1935-1945

Final Game: September 29, 1945
Died: July 31, 1994 in Bloomington, MN
Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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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
1935 29 BOS AL 0 0 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 15 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 34 25 3.563 25.3 1.7 6.8 3.4 0.50
1937 31 NYG NL 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 10 7 7 0 6 2 0 0 0 39 52 2.000 11.3 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
1938 32 NYG NL 0 1 .000 7.50 6 1 4 0 0 0 18.0 28 16 15 2 12 7 0 0 0 89 52 2.222 14.0 1.0 6.0 3.5 0.58
1939 33 NYG NL 0 0 5.68 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 10 5 4 0 6 3 0 0 0 35 74 2.526 14.2 0.0 8.5 4.3 0.50
1940 34 NYG NL 1 1 .500 3.90 13 3 8 1 0 1 32.1 27 15 14 2 16 17 1 0 1 139 101 1.330 7.5 0.6 4.5 4.7 1.06
1944 38 CHC NL 7 4 .636 3.63 35 9 16 2 0 2 126.1 123 67 51 8 51 54 1 0 2 545 97 1.377 8.8 0.6 3.6 3.8 1.06
1945 39 CHC NL 7 3 .700 3.49 30 7 12 3 1 2 95.1 91 44 37 4 33 35 4 0 1 396 105 1.301 8.6 0.4 3.1 3.3 1.06
7 Yrs 15 10 .600 4.32 90 22 43 7 1 5 291.2 304 166 140 17 128 120 6 0 4 1277 85 1.481 9.4 0.5 3.9 3.7 0.94
162 Game Avg. 9 6 .600 4.32 55 13 26 4 1 3 177 185 101 85 10 78 73 4 0 2 775 85 1.481 9.4 0.5 3.9 3.7 0.94
NYG (4 yrs) 1 3 .250 5.57 22 6 13 2 0 1 64.2 75 43 40 4 40 29 1 0 1 302 71 1.778 10.4 0.6 5.6 4.0 0.73
CHC (2 yrs) 14 7 .667 3.57 65 16 28 5 1 4 221.2 214 111 88 12 84 89 5 0 3 941 100 1.344 8.7 0.5 3.4 3.6 1.06
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 15 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 34 25 3.563 25.3 1.7 6.8 3.4 0.50
NL (6 yrs) 15 10 .600 4.02 87 22 41 7 1 5 286.1 289 154 128 16 124 118 6 0 4 1243 91 1.442 9.1 0.5 3.9 3.7 0.95
AL (1 yr) 0 0 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 15 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 34 25 3.563 25.3 1.7 6.8 3.4 0.50

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
1935 29 BOS AL 5.1 3 0 12 20.25 5.45 -0.09 0.00 100.2 5.55 -9 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -8 .282 .496 $
1937 31 NYG NL 8.0 1 1 7 7.88 3.97 0.39 0.00 106.0 3.80 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .231 .498 $
1938 32 NYG NL 18.0 6 1 16 8.00 4.14 0.24 0.00 94.6 3.69 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .368 .495 $
1939 33 NYG NL 6.1 2 1 5 7.11 3.99 0.16 0.00 102.0 3.91 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .395 .499 $
1940 34 NYG NL 32.1 13 3 15 4.18 4.07 0.11 0.00 100.6 3.99 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 3 .495 .500 $
1944 38 CHC NL 126.1 35 9 67 4.77 4.30 -0.19 0.00 97.8 4.39 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.4 7 .484 .497 $
1945 39 CHC NL 95.1 30 7 44 4.15 4.42 0.23 0.00 96.9 4.06 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.6 8 .494 .499 $
7 Seasons 291.2 90 22 166 5.12 4.31 0.03 0.00 97.9 4.19 -31 -2.7 1.0 -0.2 -0.5 -1 .470 .498 $
NYG (4 yrs) 64.2 22 6 43 5.98 4.07 0.18 0.00 99.7 3.87 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -8 .439 .498 $
CHC (2 yrs) 221.2 65 16 111 4.51 4.35 -0.01 0.00 97.4 4.25 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.0 15 .489 .498 $
BOS (1 yr) 5.1 3 0 12 20.25 5.45 -0.09 0.00 100.2 5.55 -9 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -8 .282 .496 $

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
1945 39 CHC NL WS L DET 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 22 0.667 1.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 22 0.667 1.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00

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%
1935 29 BOS AL 34 2.9% 5.9% 11.8% 79%
1937 31 NYG NL 39 0.0% 5.1% 15.4% 12.8% 50% 77%
1938 32 NYG NL 89 2.3% 7.9% 13.5% 75%
1939 33 NYG NL 35 0.0% 8.6% 17.1% 74%
1940 34 NYG NL 139 1.4% 12.2% 11.5% 3.6% 19% 72%
1944 38 CHC NL 546 1.5% 9.9% 9.3% 2.2% 10% 77%
1945 39 CHC NL 396 1.0% 8.8% 8.3% 1.5% 7% 79%
7 Yrs 1278 1.3% 9.4% 10.0% 2.2% 9% 77%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.8% 8.7% 3.0% 13% 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+
1935 29 0 0 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 15 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 34 25 3.563 25.3 1.7 6.8 3.4 0.50 25
1936 30 0 0 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 15 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 34 25 3.563 25.3 1.7 6.8 3.4 0.50 25
1937 31 0 1 .000 12.83 4 1 2 1 0 0 13.1 25 19 19 1 10 4 0 0 0 73 35 2.625 16.9 0.7 6.8 2.7 0.40 35
1938 32 0 2 .000 9.77 10 2 6 1 0 0 31.1 53 35 34 3 22 11 0 0 0 162 42 2.394 15.2 0.9 6.3 3.2 0.50 42
1939 33 0 2 .000 9.08 12 3 7 1 0 0 37.2 63 40 38 3 28 14 0 0 0 197 45 2.416 15.1 0.7 6.7 3.3 0.50 45
1940 34 1 3 .250 6.69 25 6 15 2 0 1 70.0 90 55 52 5 44 31 1 0 1 336 60 1.914 11.6 0.6 5.7 4.0 0.70 60
1941 35 1 3 .250 6.69 25 6 15 2 0 1 70.0 90 55 52 5 44 31 1 0 1 336 60 1.914 11.6 0.6 5.7 4.0 0.70 60
1942 36 1 3 .250 6.69 25 6 15 2 0 1 70.0 90 55 52 5 44 31 1 0 1 336 60 1.914 11.6 0.6 5.7 4.0 0.70 60
1943 37 1 3 .250 6.69 25 6 15 2 0 1 70.0 90 55 52 5 44 31 1 0 1 336 60 1.914 11.6 0.6 5.7 4.0 0.70 60
1944 38 8 7 .533 4.72 60 15 31 4 0 3 196.1 213 122 103 13 95 85 2 0 3 881 78 1.569 9.8 0.6 4.4 3.9 0.89 78
1945 39 15 10 .600 4.32 90 22 43 7 1 5 291.2 304 166 140 17 128 120 6 0 4 1277 85 1.481 9.4 0.5 3.9 3.7 0.94 85

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
1935 29 0 0 16.50 6.0 14 12 11 1 4 2 0 3.000 21.0 6.0 3.0 0.50 1.5 3
1937 31 0 0 7.88 8.0 10 8 7 0 6 2 0 2.000 11.3 6.8 2.3 0.33 0.0 1
1938 32 0 1 .000 8.00 18.0 29 18 16 2 12 7 0 2.278 14.5 6.0 3.5 0.58 1.0 6
1939 33 0 0 6.00 6.0 11 4 4 0 7 3 0 3.000 16.5 10.5 4.5 0.43 0.0 2
1940 34 2 1 .667 3.82 33.0 28 16 14 2 17 18 1 1.364 7.6 4.6 4.9 1.06 0.5 13
1944 38 6 7 .462 4.07 126.0 133 63 57 9 55 54 1 1.492 9.5 3.9 3.9 0.98 0.6 35
1945 39 5 5 .500 3.87 93.0 97 44 40 4 35 34 4 1.419 9.4 3.4 3.3 0.97 0.4 30
7 Yrs 13 14 .481 4.62 290.0 322 165 149 18 136 120 6 1.579 10.0 3.7 0.88 0.6 90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Finished s c a p y
1944 NL  16 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1555), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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