Early Wynn
Early Wynn Jr. (Gus)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 6, 1920 in Hartford, AL
High School: Geneva County (Geneva County, AL)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1939
Final Game: September 13, 1963
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1972 (301/396 ballots).
Died: April 4, 1999 in Venice, FL
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 WSH AL 19 P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 0.97
1941 WSH AL 21 P 5 12 2 9 1 1 .917 2.20 .958 1.16
1942 WSH AL 22 P 30 43 5 36 2 3 .953 1.37 .958 1.30
1943 WSH AL 23 P 37 57 5 49 3 3 .947 1.46 .963 1.27 MVP-18
1944 WSH AL 24 P 33 36 4 31 1 4 .972 1.06 .958 1.14
1946 WSH AL 26 P 17 26 7 18 1 2 .962 1.47 .950 1.01
1947 WSH AL 27 P 33 49 15 33 1 3 .980 1.45 .953 0.95 MVP-23
1948 WSH AL 28 P 33 40 6 32 2 1 .950 1.15 .962 0.91
1949 CLE AL 29 P 26 47 16 31 0 3 1.000 1.81 .960 1.01
1950 CLE AL 30 P 32 44 5 36 3 5 .932 1.28 .950 0.96
1951 CLE AL 31 P 37 56 13 42 1 2 .982 1.49 .952 0.99 MVP-16
1952 CLE AL 32 P 42 70 20 46 4 2 .943 1.57 .967 1.03 MVP-5
1953 CLE AL 33 P 36 47 11 36 0 2 1.000 1.31 .955 0.88
1954 CLE AL 34 P 40 36 270.2 46 17 27 2 1 .957 1.46 1.10 .959 2.01 0.93 MVP-6
1955 CLE AL 35 P 32 31 230.0 36 7 27 2 0 .944 1.33 1.06 .956 1.99 0.83 AS,MVP-20
1956 CLE AL 36 P 38 35 277.2 66 15 48 3 3 .955 2.04 1.66 .950 1.92 0.82 AS,MVP-13
1957 CLE AL 37 P 40 37 263.0 48 10 38 0 5 1.000 1.64 1.20 .962 1.99 0.86 AS
1958 CHW AL 38 P 40 34 239.2 37 12 25 0 2 1.000 1.39 0.93 .962 1.95 0.82 AS
1959 CHW AL 39 P 37 37 255.2 47 6 39 2 2 .957 1.58 1.22 .955 2.05 0.85 AS,CYA-1,MVP-3
1960 CHW AL 40 P 36 34 237.1 36 7 28 1 1 .972 1.33 0.97 .967 1.96 0.78 AS
1961 CHW AL 41 P 17 16 110.1 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.88 .953 2.05 0.83
1962 CHW AL 42 P 27 26 167.2 23 3 20 0 2 1.000 1.23 0.85 .957 2.08 0.79
1963 CLE AL 43 P 20 5 55.1 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.50 .950 1.98 0.79
23 Seasons P 691 291 2107.1 892 193 670 29 47 .967 3.69 1.25 .958 1.99 0.94
23 Seasons TOT 691 291 2107.1 892 193 670 29 47 .967 3.69 1.25 .925 1.99 0.94
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1939 WSH AL 19 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 WSH AL 21 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 WSH AL 22 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 WSH AL 23 38 38 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1944 WSH AL 24 43 43 43 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 WSH AL 26 25 25 25 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 WSH AL 27 54 54 54 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 WSH AL 28 73 73 73 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AL 29 35 35 35 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CLE AL 30 39 39 39 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CLE AL 31 41 41 41 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CLE AL 32 44 44 44 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CLE AL 33 37 37 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CLE AL 34 40 36 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CLE AL 35 34 31 34 34 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1956 CLE AL 36 38 35 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CLE AL 37 40 37 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CHW AL 38 40 34 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHW AL 39 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHW AL 40 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 CHW AL 41 17 16 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CHW AL 42 27 26 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CLE AL 43 20 5 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Seasons 796 291 796 796 691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 CLE AL 34 1124 79% 20% 39 74% 3 18 4 11 26 19 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 40%
1955 CLE AL 35 973 79% 18% 30 87% 1 11 0 7 22 12 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1956 CLE AL 36 1156 78% 21% 56 88% 1 13 2 10 48 42 5 3 0 3 0 1 3 3 3 0 11 91%
1957 CLE AL 37 1170 75% 18% 40 93% 0 10 2 6 36 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 6 100%
1958 CHW AL 38 1045 72% 19% 32 94% 0 12 1 9 29 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 9 89%
1959 CHW AL 39 1101 72% 21% 44 93% 2 6 1 3 40 35 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 5 80%
1960 CHW AL 40 1049 74% 18% 33 88% 1 7 0 5 28 21 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1961 CHW AL 41 465 76% 19% 13 77% 0 4 1 3 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1962 CHW AL 42 729 79% 21% 21 95% 0 3 0 3 20 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1963 CLE AL 43 232 81% 20% 8 100% 0 2 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
10 Seasons 9044 76% 19% 316 88% 8 86 11 59 268 212 26 10 0 7 3 3 17 12 16 1 53 85%
MLB Averages 78% 26% 89% 81%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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