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1940 Chicago White Sox Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941)
82-72, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 735 runs, Allowed 672 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (82-72)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 660,336 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103

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1939 / 1941 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 Johnny Rigney 25 14 18 .438 3.11 39 33 6 19 2 3 280.2 240 117 97 22 90 141 2 0 5 1152 142 1.176 7.7 0.7 2.9 4.5 1.57
2 SP Thornton Lee* 33 12 13 .480 3.47 28 27 0 24 1 0 228.0 223 100 88 13 56 87 2 1 4 948 127 1.224 8.8 0.5 2.2 3.4 1.55
3 SP Eddie Smith* 26 14 9 .609 3.21 32 28 3 12 0 0 207.1 179 92 74 16 95 119 3 0 4 892 138 1.322 7.8 0.7 4.1 5.2 1.25
4 SP Ted Lyons 39 12 8 .600 3.24 22 22 0 17 4 0 186.1 188 85 67 17 37 72 0 0 6 789 137 1.208 9.1 0.8 1.8 3.5 1.95
5 SP Jack Knott 33 11 9 .550 4.56 25 23 2 4 2 0 158.0 166 88 80 12 52 44 2 1 1 686 97 1.380 9.5 0.7 3.0 2.5 0.85
6 SP Bill Dietrich 30 10 6 .625 4.03 23 17 3 6 1 0 149.2 154 78 67 10 65 43 0 0 4 652 110 1.463 9.3 0.6 3.9 2.6 0.66
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 36 4 6 .400 3.68 37 0 36 0 0 10 66.0 75 30 27 5 16 23 2 0 1 291 120 1.379 10.2 0.7 2.2 3.1 1.44
8 RP Pete Appleton 36 4 0 1.000 5.62 25 0 16 0 0 5 57.2 54 39 36 8 28 21 1 0 3 254 79 1.422 8.4 1.2 4.4 3.3 0.75
9 RP Ed Weiland 25 0 0 8.79 5 0 2 0 0 0 14.1 15 15 14 5 7 3 0 0 1 65 50 1.535 9.4 3.1 4.4 1.9 0.43
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 Vallie Eaves 28 0 2 .000 6.75 5 3 1 0 0 0 18.2 22 16 14 2 24 11 1 0 2 98 66 2.464 10.6 1.0 11.6 5.3 0.46
11 Jack Hallett 25 1 1 .500 6.43 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 15 10 10 1 6 9 1 0 0 63 69 1.500 9.6 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.50
12 Orval Grove 20 0 0 3.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 26 147 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 1.5 0.25
Team Totals 30.8 82 72 .532 3.74 155 155 72 83 10 18 1386.2 1335 672 576 111 480 574 14 2 31 5916 118 1.309 8.7 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.20
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 4 1 4730
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
Pete Appleton 36 2 4 .333 4.87 61.0 54 37 33 8 28 22 1 1.344 8.0 4.1 3.2 0.79 1.2 25 25
Clint Brown 36 4 3 .571 3.21 70.0 75 28 25 5 16 24 2 1.300 9.6 2.1 3.1 1.50 0.6 37 37
Bill Dietrich 30 9 8 .529 3.60 155.0 151 69 62 10 64 45 0 1.387 8.8 3.7 2.6 0.70 0.6 23 23
Vallie Eaves 28 1 1 .500 6.16 19.0 21 14 13 2 23 11 1 2.316 9.9 10.9 5.2 0.48 0.9 5 5
Orval Grove 20 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 0 1.333 6.0 6.0 1.5 0.25 0.0 3 3
Jack Hallett 25 0 1 .000 5.40 15.0 15 10 9 1 6 10 1 1.400 9.0 3.6 6.0 1.67 0.6 2 2
Jack Knott 33 9 9 .500 3.93 167.0 163 81 73 12 51 47 2 1.281 8.8 2.7 2.5 0.92 0.6 25 25
*Thornton Lee 33 16 10 .615 3.10 238.0 220 91 82 13 55 91 2 1.155 8.3 2.1 3.4 1.65 0.5 28 28
Ted Lyons 39 15 7 .682 2.79 200.0 188 69 62 17 37 77 0 1.125 8.5 1.7 3.5 2.08 0.8 22 22
Johnny Rigney 25 22 10 .688 2.77 292.0 237 100 90 22 89 147 2 1.116 7.3 2.7 4.5 1.65 0.7 39 39
*Eddie Smith 26 16 8 .667 2.79 219.0 178 76 68 16 94 126 3 1.242 7.3 3.9 5.2 1.34 0.7 32 32
Ed Weiland 25 0 1 .000 7.20 15.0 15 13 12 5 7 3 0 1.467 9.0 4.2 1.8 0.43 3.0 5 5
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+
Pete Appleton 36 11 55 62 .470 4.30 302 69 156 33 6 22 1058.0 1114 622 506 70 437 381 24 1 31 4678 105 1.466 9.5 0.6 3.7 3.2 0.87 105
Clint Brown 36 13 85 89 .489 4.31 386 130 215 62 8 59 1402.1 1647 790 671 79 338 384 18 0 18 6136 109 1.415 10.6 0.5 2.2 2.5 1.14 109
Bill Dietrich 30 8 53 65 .449 5.03 215 117 60 44 8 10 1041.1 1113 661 582 78 540 387 7 2 31 4696 92 1.587 9.6 0.7 4.7 3.3 0.72 92
Vallie Eaves 28 3 1 5 .167 5.68 10 7 1 2 0 0 44.1 45 32 28 3 47 22 2 0 4 220 80 2.075 9.1 0.6 9.5 4.5 0.47 80
Orval Grove 20 1 0 0 3.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 26 147 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 1.5 0.25 147
Jack Hallett 25 1 1 1 .500 6.43 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 15 10 10 1 6 9 1 0 0 63 69 1.500 9.6 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.50 69
Jack Knott 33 8 67 81 .453 5.01 275 151 73 47 4 19 1261.0 1441 795 702 112 524 397 16 6 32 5666 97 1.558 10.3 0.8 3.7 2.8 0.76 97
*Thornton Lee 33 8 64 63 .504 3.94 226 147 39 82 7 8 1323.2 1379 677 579 73 473 503 18 6 14 5748 119 1.399 9.4 0.5 3.2 3.4 1.06 119
Ted Lyons 39 18 233 210 .526 3.76 547 437 92 312 24 23 3750.2 4085 1900 1566 201 1049 950 25 6 50 16157 117 1.369 9.8 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.91 117
Johnny Rigney 25 4 40 40 .500 3.60 134 78 40 37 5 5 757.0 719 359 303 58 292 382 9 1 18 3255 129 1.336 8.5 0.7 3.5 4.5 1.31 129
*Eddie Smith 26 5 32 48 .400 4.00 147 82 46 35 2 9 734.0 698 391 326 61 361 353 15 1 13 3223 117 1.443 8.6 0.7 4.4 4.3 0.98 117
Ed Weiland 25 1 0 0 8.79 5 0 2 0 0 0 14.1 15 15 14 5 7 3 0 0 1 65 50 1.535 9.4 3.1 4.4 1.9 0.43 50
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+

1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics