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1928 Detroit Tigers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929)
68-86, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 744 runs, Allowed 804 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 72-82
Manager: George Moriarty (68-86)
Ballpark: Navin Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 474,323 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

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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 Ownie Carroll 25 16 12 .571 3.27 34 28 5 19 2 2 231.0 219 100 84 6 87 51 7 0 3 967 126 1.325 8.5 0.2 3.4 2.0 0.59
2 SP Earl Whitehill* 29 11 16 .407 4.31 31 30 1 12 1 0 196.1 214 131 94 8 78 93 1 0 0 890 96 1.487 9.8 0.4 3.6 4.3 1.19
3 SP Vic Sorrell 27 8 11 .421 4.79 29 23 4 8 0 0 171.0 182 106 91 9 83 67 5 0 3 776 86 1.550 9.6 0.5 4.4 3.5 0.81
4 SP Sam Gibson 28 5 8 .385 5.42 20 18 1 5 1 0 119.2 155 83 72 4 53 29 7 0 1 565 76 1.738 11.7 0.3 4.0 2.2 0.55
5 SP Josh Billings 20 5 10 .333 5.12 21 16 3 3 1 0 110.2 118 83 63 4 59 48 5 0 4 513 80 1.599 9.6 0.3 4.8 3.9 0.81
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 CL Elam Vangilder 32 11 10 .524 3.91 38 11 21 7 0 5 156.1 163 82 68 4 67 43 3 0 2 705 105 1.471 9.4 0.2 3.9 2.5 0.64
7 RP Lil Stoner 29 5 8 .385 4.35 36 11 16 4 0 4 126.1 151 75 61 16 42 29 3 0 1 589 95 1.528 10.8 1.1 3.0 2.1 0.69
8 RP Ken Holloway 30 4 8 .333 4.34 30 11 15 5 0 2 120.1 137 67 58 2 32 32 5 1 2 544 95 1.404 10.2 0.1 2.4 2.4 1.00
9 RP George Smith 26 1 1 .500 4.42 39 2 21 0 0 3 106.0 103 55 52 3 50 54 0 0 2 466 93 1.443 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.6 1.08
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 Phil Page* 22 2 0 1.000 2.45 3 2 1 2 0 0 22.0 21 9 6 1 10 3 0 0 1 93 168 1.409 8.6 0.4 4.1 1.2 0.30
11 Charlie Sullivan 25 0 2 .000 6.57 3 2 1 0 0 0 12.1 18 12 9 1 6 2 0 0 0 59 63 1.946 13.1 0.7 4.4 1.5 0.33
Team Totals 27.3 68 86 .442 4.32 154 154 89 65 5 16 1372.0 1481 803 658 58 567 451 36 1 19 6167 95 1.493 9.7 0.4 3.7 3.0 0.80
Rank in 8 AL teams 6 3 6 8 6 2 6 4 7 6 4 8 3705
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
Josh Billings 20 6 7 .462 4.54 119.0 119 67 60 4 60 52 5 1.504 9.0 4.5 3.9 0.87 0.3 21 21
Ownie Carroll 25 16 10 .615 3.05 236.0 216 89 80 6 86 52 7 1.280 8.2 3.3 2.0 0.60 0.2 34 34
Sam Gibson 28 6 8 .429 4.93 126.0 155 77 69 4 53 31 7 1.651 11.1 3.8 2.2 0.58 0.3 20 20
Ken Holloway 30 7 7 .500 3.82 132.0 139 62 56 2 32 35 5 1.295 9.5 2.2 2.4 1.09 0.1 30 30
*Phil Page 22 1 1 .500 2.45 22.0 21 7 6 1 10 3 0 1.409 8.6 4.1 1.2 0.30 0.4 3 3
George Smith 26 6 6 .500 4.02 112.0 104 56 50 3 50 57 0 1.375 8.4 4.0 4.6 1.14 0.2 39 39
Vic Sorrell 27 9 11 .450 4.30 182.0 183 97 87 9 83 71 5 1.462 9.0 4.1 3.5 0.86 0.4 29 29
Lil Stoner 29 8 7 .533 3.82 139.0 156 66 59 17 43 32 3 1.432 10.1 2.8 2.1 0.74 1.1 36 36
Charlie Sullivan 25 0 1 .000 5.54 13.0 18 9 8 1 6 2 0 1.846 12.5 4.2 1.4 0.33 0.7 3 3
Elam Vangilder 32 10 8 .556 3.46 169.0 164 72 65 4 67 46 3 1.367 8.7 3.6 2.4 0.69 0.2 38 38
*Earl Whitehill 29 12 11 .522 3.80 213.0 217 100 90 8 79 101 1 1.390 9.2 3.3 4.3 1.28 0.3 31 31
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+
Josh Billings 20 2 10 14 .417 5.02 31 25 4 8 1 0 177.2 182 119 99 7 98 66 11 0 6 815 83 1.576 9.2 0.4 5.0 3.3 0.67 83
Ownie Carroll 25 3 28 20 .583 3.59 75 47 21 28 2 2 443.2 451 229 177 12 188 104 15 1 9 1920 116 1.440 9.1 0.2 3.8 2.1 0.55 116
Sam Gibson 28 3 28 29 .491 4.06 88 68 11 32 3 2 500.2 555 290 226 19 214 166 21 1 11 2244 101 1.536 10.0 0.3 3.8 3.0 0.78 101
Ken Holloway 30 7 57 46 .553 4.41 232 98 80 37 2 16 976.2 1151 577 479 40 338 242 35 3 11 4362 93 1.525 10.6 0.4 3.1 2.2 0.72 93
*Phil Page 22 1 2 0 1.000 2.45 3 2 1 2 0 0 22.0 21 9 6 1 10 3 0 0 1 93 168 1.409 8.6 0.4 4.1 1.2 0.30 168
George Smith 26 3 6 4 .600 4.76 91 3 51 0 0 3 221.1 220 130 117 9 133 101 4 1 2 999 87 1.595 8.9 0.4 5.4 4.1 0.76 87
Vic Sorrell 27 1 8 11 .421 4.79 29 23 4 8 0 0 171.0 182 106 91 9 83 67 5 0 3 776 86 1.550 9.6 0.5 4.4 3.5 0.81 86
Lil Stoner 29 6 47 55 .461 4.71 193 107 57 44 1 10 931.1 1094 570 487 58 335 284 26 1 20 4159 88 1.534 10.6 0.6 3.2 2.7 0.85 88
Charlie Sullivan 25 1 0 2 .000 6.57 3 2 1 0 0 0 12.1 18 12 9 1 6 2 0 0 0 59 63 1.946 13.1 0.7 4.4 1.5 0.33 63
Elam Vangilder 32 10 99 101 .495 4.26 361 187 116 90 13 19 1704.1 1878 1001 807 91 692 471 42 3 22 7639 101 1.508 9.9 0.5 3.7 2.5 0.68 101
*Earl Whitehill 29 6 73 63 .537 3.99 186 163 19 74 7 5 1190.0 1272 651 528 42 444 464 44 3 5 5237 104 1.442 9.6 0.3 3.4 3.5 1.05 104
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+

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