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1938 Detroit Tigers

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939

84-70, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mickey Cochrane (47-51) and Del Baker (37-19)
Scored 862 runs, Allowed 795 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 799,557 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99


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1937 / 1939 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 Vern Kennedy 31 12 9 .571 5.06 33 26 6 11 0 2 190.1 215 123 107 13 113 53 1 2 7 877 100 1.723 10.2 0.6 5.3 2.5 0.47
2 SP George Gill 29 12 9 .571 4.12 24 23 1 13 1 0 164.0 195 82 75 15 50 30 2 0 0 719 124 1.494 10.7 0.8 2.7 1.6 0.60
3 SP Elden Auker 27 11 10 .524 5.27 27 24 3 12 1 0 160.2 184 97 94 14 56 46 5 0 1 717 97 1.494 10.3 0.8 3.1 2.6 0.82
4 SP Tommy Bridges 31 13 9 .591 4.59 25 20 4 13 0 1 151.0 171 83 77 14 58 101 2 1 2 665 111 1.517 10.2 0.8 3.5 6.0 1.74
5 SP Roxie Lawson 32 8 9 .471 5.46 27 16 8 5 0 1 127.0 154 85 77 13 82 39 0 0 2 610 93 1.858 10.9 0.9 5.8 2.8 0.48
6 SP Boots Poffenberger 22 6 7 .462 4.82 25 15 6 8 1 1 125.0 147 74 67 8 66 28 2 0 2 569 105 1.704 10.6 0.6 4.8 2.0 0.42
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 RP Harry Eisenstat* 22 9 6 .600 3.73 32 9 17 5 0 4 125.1 131 60 52 7 29 37 1 0 2 527 136 1.277 9.4 0.5 2.1 2.7 1.28
8 RP Slick Coffman 27 4 4 .500 6.02 39 6 15 1 0 2 95.2 120 70 64 6 48 31 0 0 1 444 85 1.756 11.3 0.6 4.5 2.9 0.65
9 RP Al Benton 27 5 3 .625 3.30 19 10 3 6 0 0 95.1 93 40 35 10 39 33 1 0 3 409 154 1.385 8.8 0.9 3.7 3.1 0.85
10 RP Jake Wade* 26 3 2 .600 6.56 27 2 11 0 0 0 70.0 73 56 51 9 48 23 0 0 1 325 78 1.729 9.4 1.2 6.2 3.0 0.48
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 Schoolboy Rowe 28 0 2 .000 3.00 4 3 1 0 0 0 21.0 20 11 7 1 11 4 0 0 0 93 172 1.476 8.6 0.4 4.7 1.7 0.36
12 Bob Harris 23 1 0 1.000 7.20 3 1 2 1 0 0 10.0 14 9 8 0 4 7 0 0 1 48 73 1.800 12.6 0.0 3.6 6.3 1.75
13 Joe Rogalski 25 0 0 2.57 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 12 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 206 1.714 15.4 0.0 0.0 2.6
14 Woody Davis 25 0 0 1.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 356 1.167 4.5 0.0 6.0 1.5 0.25
Team Totals 27.7 84 70 .545 4.79 155 155 80 75 3 11 1348.1 1532 795 717 110 608 435 14 3 22 6056 106 1.587 10.2 0.7 4.1 2.9 0.72
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 5 3 7 5 4 6 5 5 6 5 7
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
* - 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
Elden Auker 27 10 9 .526 3.92 177.0 171 86 77 13 52 51 5 1.260 8.7 2.6 2.6 0.98 0.7 27 27
Al Benton 27 8 3 .727 2.53 103.0 86 32 29 9 36 36 1 1.184 7.5 3.1 3.1 1.00 0.8 19 19
Tommy Bridges 31 10 8 .556 3.48 163.0 159 70 63 13 54 109 2 1.307 8.8 3.0 6.0 2.02 0.7 25 25
Slick Coffman 27 5 6 .455 4.59 104.0 112 59 53 6 45 34 0 1.510 9.7 3.9 2.9 0.76 0.5 39 39
Woody Davis 25 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 1.167 4.5 6.0 1.5 0.25 0.0 2 2
Harry Eisenstat* 22 10 5 .667 2.78 136.0 122 47 42 7 27 40 1 1.096 8.1 1.8 2.6 1.48 0.5 32 32
George Gill 29 12 7 .632 3.15 177.0 182 69 62 14 47 32 2 1.294 9.3 2.4 1.6 0.68 0.7 24 24
Bob Harris 23 0 1 .000 4.91 11.0 13 7 6 0 4 8 0 1.545 10.6 3.3 6.5 2.00 0.0 3 3
Vern Kennedy 31 12 11 .522 3.83 207.0 201 98 88 12 106 58 1 1.483 8.7 4.6 2.5 0.55 0.5 33 33
Roxie Lawson 32 7 8 .467 4.06 142.0 144 71 64 12 77 44 0 1.556 9.1 4.9 2.8 0.57 0.8 27 27
Boots Poffenberger 22 8 6 .571 3.69 134.0 137 61 55 7 62 30 2 1.485 9.2 4.2 2.0 0.48 0.5 25 25
Joe Rogalski 25 1 0 1.000 1.64 11.0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 2 2
Schoolboy Rowe 28 1 1 .500 2.35 23.0 18 7 6 1 10 4 0 1.217 7.0 3.9 1.6 0.40 0.4 4 4
Jake Wade* 26 3 5 .375 4.91 77.0 69 47 42 9 45 25 0 1.481 8.1 5.3 2.9 0.56 1.1 27 27
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+
Elden Auker 27 6 77 52 .597 4.26 195 136 35 70 9 2 1083.2 1207 587 513 63 378 351 28 1 7 4741 108 1.463 10.0 0.5 3.1 2.9 0.93 108
Al Benton 27 3 15 16 .484 5.09 78 40 15 13 0 1 328.2 348 219 186 24 174 133 4 1 8 1479 91 1.588 9.5 0.7 4.8 3.6 0.76 91
Tommy Bridges 31 9 133 95 .583 3.79 280 240 30 140 23 6 1885.0 1829 934 793 127 841 1078 23 7 37 8193 121 1.416 8.7 0.6 4.0 5.1 1.28 121
Slick Coffman 27 2 11 9 .550 5.17 67 11 30 2 0 2 196.2 241 131 113 14 87 53 3 2 2 901 94 1.668 11.0 0.6 4.0 2.4 0.61 94
Woody Davis 25 1 0 0 1.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 356 1.167 4.5 0.0 6.0 1.5 0.25 356
Harry Eisenstat* 22 4 13 12 .520 4.17 52 16 27 6 0 4 192.0 223 113 89 10 48 56 2 1 3 837 114 1.411 10.5 0.5 2.3 2.6 1.17 114
George Gill 29 2 23 13 .639 4.29 55 33 19 17 2 1 291.2 341 156 139 26 92 70 3 0 2 1283 114 1.485 10.5 0.8 2.8 2.2 0.76 114
Bob Harris 23 1 1 0 1.000 7.20 3 1 2 1 0 0 10.0 14 9 8 0 4 7 0 0 1 48 73 1.800 12.6 0.0 3.6 6.3 1.75 73
Vern Kennedy 31 5 58 44 .569 4.64 134 118 14 63 4 3 916.2 967 558 473 60 488 338 11 3 30 4092 105 1.587 9.5 0.6 4.8 3.3 0.69 105
Roxie Lawson 32 7 38 28 .576 5.42 140 66 47 29 2 7 617.2 698 417 372 54 368 193 5 2 15 2881 88 1.726 10.2 0.8 5.4 2.8 0.52 88
Boots Poffenberger 22 2 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 103 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43 103
Joe Rogalski 25 1 0 0 2.57 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 12 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 206 1.714 15.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 206
Schoolboy Rowe 28 6 70 41 .631 3.96 161 119 32 69 14 7 962.2 995 468 424 52 264 489 7 3 11 4069 113 1.308 9.3 0.5 2.5 4.6 1.85 113
Jake Wade* 26 3 14 17 .452 5.62 73 38 17 11 2 0 313.2 326 222 196 30 207 122 4 0 10 1440 86 1.699 9.4 0.9 5.9 3.5 0.59 86
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+

1937 / 1939 Pitching Statistics