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1952 Boston Braves Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
64-89, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 569 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-86
Manager: Tommy Holmes (13-22) and Charlie Grimm (51-67)
Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 281,278 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
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1951 / 1953 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos 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
1 SP Warren Spahn* 31 14 19 .424 2.98 40 35 5 19 5 3 290.0 263 109 96 19 73 183 6 0 5 1190 121 1.159 8.2 0.6 2.3 5.7 2.51
2 SP Jim Wilson 30 12 14 .462 4.23 33 33 0 14 0 0 234.0 234 114 110 19 90 104 4 0 1 998 86 1.385 9.0 0.7 3.5 4.0 1.16
3 SP Max Surkont 30 12 13 .480 3.77 31 29 1 12 3 0 215.0 201 95 90 19 76 125 3 0 7 914 96 1.288 8.4 0.8 3.2 5.2 1.64
4 SP Vern Bickford 31 7 12 .368 3.74 26 22 3 7 1 0 161.1 165 73 67 7 64 62 2 0 4 690 97 1.419 9.2 0.4 3.6 3.5 0.97
Rk Pos 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
5 CL Lew Burdette 25 6 11 .353 3.61 45 9 22 5 0 7 137.0 138 58 55 8 47 47 2 2 2 579 100 1.350 9.1 0.5 3.1 3.1 1.00
6 RP Ernie Johnson 28 6 3 .667 4.11 29 10 10 2 1 1 92.0 100 53 42 7 31 45 2 1 2 405 88 1.424 9.8 0.7 3.0 4.4 1.45
7 RP Sheldon Jones 30 1 4 .200 4.76 39 1 18 0 0 1 70.0 81 45 37 8 31 40 1 0 3 321 76 1.600 10.4 1.0 4.0 5.1 1.29
8 RP Dave Cole 21 1 1 .500 4.03 22 3 10 0 0 0 44.2 38 21 20 2 42 22 3 0 3 207 90 1.791 7.7 0.4 8.5 4.4 0.52
9 RP Bob Chipman* 33 1 1 .500 2.81 29 0 12 0 0 0 41.2 28 15 13 5 20 16 0 0 1 172 129 1.152 6.0 1.1 4.3 3.5 0.80
Rk Pos 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
10 Virgil Jester 24 3 5 .375 3.33 19 8 5 4 1 0 73.0 80 31 27 5 23 25 1 1 0 312 109 1.411 9.9 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.09
11 Dick Donovan 24 0 2 .000 5.54 7 2 3 0 0 1 13.0 18 10 8 1 12 6 2 0 0 70 65 2.308 12.5 0.7 8.3 4.2 0.50
12 Gene Conley 21 0 3 .000 7.82 4 3 1 0 0 0 12.2 23 16 11 4 9 6 2 0 0 72 46 2.526 16.3 2.8 6.4 4.3 0.67
13 Bert Thiel 26 1 1 .500 7.71 4 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 7 6 1 4 6 2 0 0 39 47 2.143 14.1 1.3 5.1 7.7 1.50
14 Dick Hoover* 26 0 0 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 26 47 2.357 15.4 1.9 5.8 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 29.0 64 89 .418 3.78 155 155 92 63 11 13 1396.0 1388 651 586 106 525 687 30 4 28 5995 96 1.370 8.9 0.7 3.4 4.4 1.31
Rank in 8 NL teams 7 2 6 2 5 6 2 7 6 6 3 4 5241
Rk Pos 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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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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 Gact
Vern Bickford 31 8 9 .471 4.36 157.0 178 84 76 8 69 60 2 1.573 10.2 4.0 3.4 0.87 0.5 26 26
Lew Burdette 25 7 7 .500 4.23 134.0 150 70 63 9 51 46 2 1.500 10.1 3.4 3.1 0.90 0.6 45 45
*Bob Chipman 33 2 2 .500 3.21 42.0 31 17 15 6 22 16 0 1.262 6.6 4.7 3.4 0.73 1.3 29 29
Dave Cole 21 2 2 .500 4.93 42.0 41 26 23 2 45 21 3 2.048 8.8 9.6 4.5 0.47 0.4 22 22
Gene Conley 21 0 1 .000 9.00 12.0 26 13 12 5 10 6 2 3.000 19.5 7.5 4.5 0.60 3.8 4 4
Dick Donovan 24 0 1 .000 6.23 13.0 19 10 9 1 13 6 2 2.462 13.2 9.0 4.2 0.46 0.7 7 7
*Dick Hoover 26 0 0 9.00 5.0 9 6 5 1 3 0 0 2.400 16.2 5.4 0.0 0.00 1.8 2 2
Virgil Jester 24 4 3 .571 3.80 71.0 86 33 30 5 25 24 1 1.563 10.9 3.2 3.0 0.96 0.6 19 19
Ernie Johnson 28 4 6 .400 4.70 92.0 110 53 48 8 34 45 2 1.565 10.8 3.3 4.4 1.32 0.8 29 29
Sheldon Jones 30 2 5 .286 5.40 70.0 89 47 42 9 34 40 1 1.757 11.4 4.4 5.1 1.18 1.2 39 39
*Warren Spahn 31 19 13 .594 3.38 290.0 288 121 109 21 80 183 7 1.269 8.9 2.5 5.7 2.29 0.7 40 40
Max Surkont 30 11 12 .478 4.25 216.0 221 113 102 21 84 126 3 1.412 9.2 3.5 5.3 1.50 0.9 31 31
Bert Thiel 26 0 0 6.75 8.0 12 7 6 1 4 7 2 2.000 13.5 4.5 7.9 1.75 1.1 4 4
Jim Wilson 30 10 15 .400 4.95 229.0 255 140 126 21 98 102 4 1.541 10.0 3.9 4.0 1.04 0.8 33 33
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 Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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+
Vern Bickford 31 5 64 51 .557 3.60 161 139 15 71 9 1 1014.1 975 460 406 68 431 425 23 2 12 4363 105 1.386 8.7 0.6 3.8 3.8 0.99 105
Lew Burdette 25 3 6 11 .353 3.72 50 9 22 5 0 7 142.2 147 63 59 8 52 48 3 2 3 608 97 1.395 9.3 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.92 97
*Bob Chipman 33 12 51 46 .526 3.72 293 87 93 29 7 14 880.2 889 438 364 60 386 322 10 3 14 3855 100 1.448 9.1 0.6 3.9 3.3 0.83 100
Dave Cole 21 3 3 6 .333 3.96 49 10 16 1 0 0 120.1 109 66 53 5 109 63 6 1 5 559 93 1.812 8.2 0.4 8.2 4.7 0.58 93
Gene Conley 21 1 0 3 .000 7.82 4 3 1 0 0 0 12.2 23 16 11 4 9 6 2 0 0 72 46 2.526 16.3 2.8 6.4 4.3 0.67 46
Dick Donovan 24 3 0 4 .000 6.87 25 7 10 0 0 1 56.1 63 49 43 5 57 19 4 1 1 286 55 2.130 10.1 0.8 9.1 3.0 0.33 55
*Dick Hoover 26 1 0 0 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 26 47 2.357 15.4 1.9 5.8 0.0 0.00 47
Virgil Jester 24 1 3 5 .375 3.33 19 8 5 4 1 0 73.0 80 31 27 5 23 25 1 1 0 312 109 1.411 9.9 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.09 109
Ernie Johnson 28 2 8 3 .727 4.63 45 11 17 2 1 1 112.2 137 74 58 8 44 60 2 1 3 515 79 1.607 10.9 0.6 3.5 4.8 1.36 79
Sheldon Jones 30 7 54 55 .495 3.90 238 99 68 33 4 12 881.2 862 455 382 87 397 404 32 0 28 3845 101 1.428 8.8 0.9 4.1 4.1 1.02 101
*Warren Spahn 31 8 122 91 .573 3.04 262 236 22 142 27 9 1884.0 1686 731 637 128 587 1000 14 1 37 7785 123 1.206 8.1 0.6 2.8 4.8 1.70 123
Max Surkont 30 4 32 36 .471 3.97 121 70 30 25 5 5 603.2 586 304 266 54 245 294 15 0 15 2617 95 1.377 8.7 0.8 3.7 4.4 1.20 95
Bert Thiel 26 1 1 1 .500 7.71 4 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 7 6 1 4 6 2 0 0 39 47 2.143 14.1 1.3 5.1 7.7 1.50 47
Jim Wilson 30 6 25 29 .463 4.40 83 69 8 27 2 1 496.2 500 256 243 43 228 190 9 0 5 2170 81 1.466 9.1 0.8 4.1 3.4 0.83 81
Age Yrs 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+

1951 / 1953 Pitching Statistics

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