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1939 Chicago White Sox Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
85-69, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 755 runs, Allowed 737 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (85-69)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 594,104 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106

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1938 / 1940 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 Thornton Lee* 32 15 11 .577 4.21 33 29 4 15 2 3 235.0 260 121 110 14 70 81 3 1 2 1008 112 1.404 10.0 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.16
2 SP Johnny Rigney 24 15 8 .652 3.70 35 29 4 11 2 0 218.2 208 103 90 10 84 119 2 1 3 946 127 1.335 8.6 0.4 3.5 4.9 1.42
3 SP Eddie Smith* 25 9 11 .450 3.67 29 22 5 7 1 0 176.2 161 83 72 11 90 67 4 0 3 762 128 1.421 8.2 0.6 4.6 3.4 0.74
4 SP Ted Lyons 38 14 6 .700 2.76 21 21 0 16 0 0 172.2 162 71 53 7 26 65 1 0 0 702 171 1.089 8.4 0.4 1.4 3.4 2.50
5 SP Jack Knott 32 11 6 .647 4.15 25 23 0 8 0 0 149.2 157 71 69 13 41 56 1 1 4 641 114 1.323 9.4 0.8 2.5 3.4 1.37
6 SP Bill Dietrich 29 7 8 .467 5.22 25 19 4 2 0 0 127.2 134 81 74 14 56 43 2 0 5 560 90 1.488 9.4 1.0 3.9 3.0 0.77
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
7 CL Clint Brown 35 11 10 .524 3.88 61 0 56 0 0 18 118.1 127 58 51 8 27 41 0 0 1 498 121 1.301 9.7 0.6 2.1 3.1 1.52
8 RP Johnny Marcum 29 3 3 .500 6.00 19 6 8 2 0 0 90.0 125 66 60 15 19 32 0 0 2 415 79 1.600 12.5 1.5 1.9 3.2 1.68
9 RP Vic Frazier 34 0 1 .000 10.27 10 1 3 0 0 0 23.2 45 27 27 0 11 7 0 0 1 124 46 2.366 17.1 0.0 4.2 2.7 0.64
10 RP Art Herring 33 0 0 5.65 7 0 5 0 0 0 14.1 13 9 9 2 5 8 1 0 1 60 83 1.256 8.2 1.3 3.1 5.0 1.60
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
11 John Whitehead 30 0 3 .000 8.16 7 4 0 0 0 0 32.0 60 30 29 4 5 9 0 0 0 158 58 2.031 16.9 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.80
12 Vallie Eaves 27 0 1 .000 4.63 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.2 11 7 6 1 8 5 1 0 1 54 102 1.629 8.5 0.8 6.2 3.9 0.63
13 Harry Boyles 25 0 0 10.80 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 4 4 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 19 44 3.000 10.8 0.0 16.2 2.7 0.17
14 Jess Dobernic 21 0 1 .000 13.50 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 3 6 5 0 6 1 1 0 0 21 35 2.700 8.1 0.0 16.2 2.7 0.17
Team Totals 30.3 85 69 .552 4.31 155 155 93 62 5 21 1377.0 1470 737 659 99 454 535 16 3 23 5968 109 1.397 9.6 0.6 3.0 3.5 1.18
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 4 5 5 2 1 5 3 4 5 1 4321
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
Harry Boyles 25 0 0 12.00 3.0 4 4 4 0 6 1 0 3.333 12.0 18.0 3.0 0.17 0.0 2 2
Clint Brown 35 8 5 .615 3.24 125.0 123 50 45 8 26 43 0 1.192 8.9 1.9 3.1 1.65 0.6 61 61
Bill Dietrich 29 6 8 .429 4.33 135.0 129 72 65 13 54 45 2 1.356 8.6 3.6 3.0 0.83 0.9 25 25
Jess Dobernic 21 0 0 5.40 5.0 2 3 3 0 4 2 1 1.200 3.6 7.2 3.6 0.50 0.0 4 4
Vallie Eaves 27 0 1 .000 4.50 12.0 11 7 6 1 8 5 1 1.583 8.3 6.0 3.8 0.63 0.8 2 2
Vic Frazier 34 0 2 .000 7.96 26.0 42 26 23 0 10 8 0 2.000 14.5 3.5 2.8 0.80 0.0 10 10
Art Herring 33 0 1 .000 4.80 15.0 12 9 8 2 5 8 1 1.133 7.2 3.0 4.8 1.60 1.2 7 7
Jack Knott 32 10 7 .588 3.35 161.0 151 67 60 13 39 60 1 1.180 8.4 2.2 3.4 1.54 0.7 25 25
*Thornton Lee 32 15 12 .556 3.50 247.0 248 107 96 13 67 85 3 1.275 9.0 2.4 3.1 1.27 0.5 33 33
Ted Lyons 38 15 5 .750 2.29 185.0 157 52 47 7 25 70 1 0.984 7.6 1.2 3.4 2.80 0.3 21 21
Johnny Marcum 29 6 10 .375 5.32 149.0 186 98 88 26 28 50 1 1.436 11.2 1.7 3.0 1.79 1.6 31 31
Johnny Rigney 24 17 9 .654 2.96 237.0 200 87 78 10 81 129 2 1.186 7.6 3.1 4.9 1.59 0.4 35 35
*Eddie Smith 25 13 8 .619 3.17 190.0 161 74 67 11 88 74 4 1.311 7.6 4.2 3.5 0.84 0.5 32 32
John Whitehead 30 4 7 .364 5.26 106.0 142 69 62 13 21 19 2 1.538 12.1 1.8 1.6 0.90 1.1 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+
Harry Boyles 25 2 0 4 .000 5.79 11 2 9 1 0 1 32.2 35 31 21 2 31 19 2 0 1 166 84 2.020 9.6 0.6 8.5 5.2 0.61 84
Clint Brown 35 12 81 83 .494 4.34 349 130 179 62 8 49 1336.1 1572 760 644 74 322 361 16 0 17 5845 108 1.417 10.6 0.5 2.2 2.4 1.12 108
Bill Dietrich 29 7 43 59 .422 5.20 192 100 57 38 7 10 891.2 959 583 515 68 475 344 7 2 27 4044 90 1.608 9.7 0.7 4.8 3.5 0.72 90
Jess Dobernic 21 1 0 1 .000 13.50 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 3 6 5 0 6 1 1 0 0 21 35 2.700 8.1 0.0 16.2 2.7 0.17 35
Vallie Eaves 27 2 1 3 .250 4.91 5 4 0 2 0 0 25.2 23 16 14 1 23 11 1 0 2 122 94 1.792 8.1 0.4 8.1 3.9 0.48 94
Vic Frazier 34 6 23 38 .377 5.77 126 68 25 21 2 4 579.0 686 437 371 37 291 170 11 5 12 2693 75 1.687 10.7 0.6 4.5 2.6 0.58 75
Art Herring 33 7 16 25 .390 4.78 119 33 50 15 0 3 421.2 483 263 224 22 191 150 15 0 4 1911 94 1.598 10.3 0.5 4.1 3.2 0.79 94
Jack Knott 32 7 56 72 .438 5.08 250 128 71 43 2 19 1103.0 1275 707 622 100 472 353 14 5 31 4980 97 1.584 10.4 0.8 3.9 2.9 0.75 97
*Thornton Lee 32 7 52 50 .510 4.03 198 120 39 58 6 8 1095.2 1156 577 491 60 417 416 16 5 10 4800 117 1.436 9.5 0.5 3.4 3.4 1.00 117
Ted Lyons 38 17 221 202 .522 3.78 525 415 92 295 20 23 3564.1 3897 1815 1499 184 1012 878 25 6 44 15368 116 1.377 9.8 0.5 2.6 2.2 0.87 116
Johnny Marcum 29 7 65 63 .508 4.66 195 132 51 69 8 7 1099.1 1269 630 569 91 344 392 9 3 12 4847 101 1.467 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.2 1.14 101
Johnny Rigney 24 3 26 22 .542 3.89 95 45 34 18 3 2 476.1 479 242 206 36 202 241 7 1 13 2103 122 1.430 9.1 0.7 3.8 4.6 1.19 122
*Eddie Smith 25 4 18 39 .316 4.31 115 54 43 23 2 9 526.2 519 299 252 45 266 234 12 1 9 2331 110 1.491 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.0 0.88 110
John Whitehead 30 5 48 51 .485 4.55 153 115 22 51 8 4 900.0 1020 509 455 66 357 243 17 0 19 3992 106 1.530 10.2 0.7 3.6 2.4 0.68 106
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+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics