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1939 Cincinnati Reds Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
97-57, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 767 runs, Allowed 595 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-59
Manager: Bill McKechnie (97-57)
Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 981,443 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 100
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Yankees

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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 Bucky Walters 30 27 11 .711 2.29 39 36 2 31 2 0 319.0 250 98 81 15 109 137 6 3 8 1283 168 1.125 7.1 0.4 3.1 3.9 1.26
2 SP Paul Derringer 32 25 7 .781 2.93 38 35 1 28 5 0 301.0 321 115 98 15 35 128 3 0 2 1245 131 1.183 9.6 0.4 1.0 3.8 3.66
3 SP Whitey Moore 27 13 12 .520 3.45 42 24 11 9 2 3 187.2 177 88 72 10 95 81 6 1 3 819 111 1.449 8.5 0.5 4.6 3.9 0.85
4 SP Lee Grissom* 31 9 7 .563 4.10 33 21 5 3 0 0 153.2 145 77 70 14 56 53 1 0 4 648 94 1.308 8.5 0.8 3.3 3.1 0.95
5 SP Johnny Vander Meer* 24 5 9 .357 4.67 30 21 4 8 0 0 129.0 128 76 67 7 95 102 2 2 3 593 82 1.729 8.9 0.5 6.6 7.1 1.07
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
6 RP Junior Thompson 22 13 5 .722 2.54 42 11 19 5 3 2 152.1 130 51 43 6 55 87 3 0 1 625 151 1.214 7.7 0.4 3.2 5.1 1.58
7 RP Johnny Niggeling 35 2 1 .667 5.80 10 5 1 2 1 0 40.1 51 28 26 2 13 20 2 0 0 185 66 1.587 11.4 0.4 2.9 4.5 1.54
8 RP Hank Johnson 33 0 3 .000 2.01 20 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 30 10 7 1 13 10 0 0 1 133 191 1.372 8.6 0.3 3.7 2.9 0.77
9 RP Peaches Davis 34 1 0 1.000 6.46 20 0 4 0 0 2 30.2 43 24 22 5 11 4 1 0 2 142 59 1.761 12.6 1.5 3.2 1.2 0.36
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 Milt Shoffner* 33 2 2 .500 3.35 10 3 2 0 0 0 37.2 43 18 14 3 11 6 2 0 1 167 115 1.434 10.3 0.7 2.6 1.4 0.55
11 Wes Livengood 28 0 0 9.53 5 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 9 6 6 3 3 4 0 0 0 28 40 2.118 14.3 4.8 4.8 6.4 1.33
12 Red Barrett 24 0 0 1.69 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 22 227 1.125 8.4 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.00
13 Pete Naktenis* 25 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 15 171 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
14 Jim Weaver 35 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 13 128 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
15 Elmer Riddle 24 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 Art Jacobs* 36 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 43 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 29.1 97 57 .630 3.27 156 156 70 86 13 9 1403.2 1340 595 510 81 499 637 28 6 26 5931 117 1.310 8.6 0.5 3.2 4.1 1.28
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 1 1 5 6 4199
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
Red Barrett 24 0 0 1.80 5.0 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.400 10.8 1.8 1.8 1.00 0.0 2 2
Peaches Davis 34 1 2 .333 7.20 30.0 46 27 24 5 12 4 1 1.933 13.8 3.6 1.2 0.33 1.5 20 20
Paul Derringer 32 21 13 .618 3.05 310.0 341 117 105 16 37 132 3 1.219 9.9 1.1 3.8 3.57 0.5 38 38
*Lee Grissom 31 8 9 .471 4.35 155.0 155 83 75 15 60 53 1 1.387 9.0 3.5 3.1 0.88 0.9 33 33
Bud Hafey 26 0 0 45.00 1.0 7 6 5 0 1 1 0 8.000 63.0 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 2 2
*Art Jacobs 36 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.000 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 1
Hank Johnson 33 2 1 .667 2.32 31.0 32 9 8 1 14 10 0 1.484 9.3 4.1 2.9 0.71 0.3 20 20
Wes Livengood 28 0 0 12.60 5.0 10 8 7 3 3 4 0 2.600 18.0 5.4 7.2 1.33 5.4 5 5
Whitey Moore 27 11 10 .524 3.65 190.0 187 86 77 11 100 82 6 1.511 8.9 4.7 3.9 0.82 0.5 42 42
*Pete Naktenis 25 0 0 3.60 5.0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 3 3
Johnny Niggeling 35 1 3 .250 5.79 42.0 54 30 27 2 14 21 2 1.619 11.6 3.0 4.5 1.50 0.4 10 10
Elmer Riddle 24 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
*Milt Shoffner 33 11 8 .579 3.43 173.0 189 73 66 8 57 58 3 1.422 9.8 3.0 3.0 1.02 0.4 35 35
Junior Thompson 22 12 5 .706 2.71 153.0 137 51 46 6 58 87 3 1.275 8.1 3.4 5.1 1.50 0.4 42 42
*Johnny Vander Meer 24 5 9 .357 5.02 129.0 135 80 72 7 100 102 2 1.822 9.4 7.0 7.1 1.02 0.5 30 30
Bucky Walters 30 26 9 .743 2.40 322.0 263 96 86 16 115 138 6 1.174 7.4 3.2 3.9 1.20 0.4 39 39
Jim Weaver 35 0 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 1.333 9.0 3.0 9.0 3.00 0.0 3 3
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+
Red Barrett 24 3 2 0 1.000 2.68 9 2 3 2 0 0 40.1 38 15 12 2 18 7 0 0 2 172 137 1.388 8.5 0.4 4.0 1.6 0.39 137
Peaches Davis 34 4 27 33 .450 3.87 117 58 24 27 2 11 542.0 627 277 233 26 138 123 6 1 7 2324 96 1.411 10.4 0.4 2.3 2.0 0.89 96
Paul Derringer 32 9 148 137 .519 3.50 375 285 68 163 23 18 2343.2 2584 1083 911 93 481 1018 27 2 40 9948 109 1.308 9.9 0.4 1.8 3.9 2.12 109
*Lee Grissom 31 6 25 30 .455 4.10 110 66 27 18 5 6 480.2 475 244 219 26 191 248 7 2 15 2069 92 1.386 8.9 0.5 3.6 4.6 1.30 92
Bud Hafey 26 1 0 0 33.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 7 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 12 6.000 47.3 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00 12
*Art Jacobs 36 1 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 43 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 43
Hank Johnson 33 12 63 56 .529 4.75 249 116 81 45 4 11 1066.1 1107 665 563 89 567 568 32 4 33 4889 88 1.570 9.3 0.8 4.8 4.8 1.00 88
Wes Livengood 28 1 0 0 9.53 5 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 9 6 6 3 3 4 0 0 0 28 40 2.118 14.3 4.8 4.8 6.4 1.33 40
Whitey Moore 27 4 20 19 .513 3.67 75 41 21 12 3 3 321.2 278 154 131 15 179 150 13 1 8 1394 103 1.421 7.8 0.4 5.0 4.2 0.84 103
*Pete Naktenis 25 2 0 1 .000 10.72 10 1 3 0 0 0 22.2 26 27 27 2 27 19 4 0 3 119 45 2.338 10.3 0.8 10.7 7.5 0.70 45
Johnny Niggeling 35 2 3 1 .750 5.95 12 5 1 2 1 0 42.1 55 30 28 2 14 21 2 0 1 196 64 1.630 11.7 0.4 3.0 4.5 1.50 64
Elmer Riddle 24 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
*Milt Shoffner 33 6 24 26 .480 4.48 114 51 36 22 2 3 522.2 591 296 260 31 196 163 12 4 7 2317 88 1.506 10.2 0.5 3.4 2.8 0.83 88
Junior Thompson 22 1 13 5 .722 2.54 42 11 19 5 3 2 152.1 130 51 43 6 55 87 3 0 1 625 151 1.214 7.7 0.4 3.2 5.1 1.58 151
*Johnny Vander Meer 24 3 23 24 .489 3.71 81 59 7 28 3 0 438.2 368 206 181 19 267 279 7 2 9 1921 100 1.448 7.6 0.4 5.5 5.7 1.04 100
Bucky Walters 30 6 76 70 .521 3.80 181 160 12 89 14 1 1232.1 1261 615 521 63 488 430 27 3 34 5343 109 1.419 9.2 0.5 3.6 3.1 0.88 109
Jim Weaver 35 8 57 36 .613 3.88 189 108 40 38 7 3 893.1 891 455 385 38 336 449 10 5 33 3871 102 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34 102
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