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1939 Detroit Tigers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
81-73, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 849 runs, Allowed 762 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 836,279 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 109

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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 Bobo Newsom 31 17 10 .630 3.37 35 31 4 21 3 2 246.0 222 100 92 14 104 164 2 0 4 1050 145 1.325 8.1 0.5 3.8 6.0 1.58
2 SP Tommy Bridges 32 17 7 .708 3.50 29 26 2 16 2 2 198.0 186 87 77 11 61 129 6 0 4 840 140 1.247 8.5 0.5 2.8 5.9 2.11
3 SP Schoolboy Rowe 29 10 12 .455 4.99 28 24 2 8 1 0 164.0 192 113 91 17 61 51 2 0 2 734 98 1.543 10.5 0.9 3.3 2.8 0.84
4 SP Dizzy Trout 24 9 10 .474 3.61 33 22 6 6 0 2 162.0 168 82 65 5 74 72 4 1 5 716 136 1.494 9.3 0.3 4.1 4.0 0.97
5 SP Fred Hutchinson 19 3 6 .333 5.21 13 12 0 3 0 0 84.2 95 56 49 9 51 22 0 0 1 391 94 1.724 10.1 1.0 5.4 2.3 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
6 CL Al Benton 28 6 8 .429 4.56 37 16 18 3 0 5 150.0 182 94 76 11 58 67 1 0 5 693 107 1.600 10.9 0.7 3.5 4.0 1.16
7 RP Archie McKain* 28 5 6 .455 3.68 32 11 12 4 1 4 129.2 120 66 53 6 54 49 0 0 1 554 133 1.342 8.3 0.4 3.7 3.4 0.91
8 RP Bud Thomas 28 7 0 1.000 4.18 27 0 15 0 0 1 47.1 45 25 22 7 20 14 0 0 2 202 117 1.373 8.6 1.3 3.8 2.7 0.70
9 RP Slick Coffman 28 2 1 .667 6.38 23 1 10 0 0 0 42.1 51 36 30 4 22 10 1 0 1 201 77 1.724 10.8 0.9 4.7 2.1 0.45
10 RP Harry Eisenstat* 23 2 2 .500 6.98 10 2 5 1 0 0 29.2 39 24 23 3 9 6 0 0 1 135 70 1.618 11.8 0.9 2.7 1.8 0.67
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 Vern Kennedy 32 0 3 .000 6.43 4 4 0 1 0 0 21.0 25 15 15 4 9 9 1 0 0 95 76 1.619 10.7 1.7 3.9 3.9 1.00
12 Bob Harris 24 1 1 .500 4.00 5 1 2 0 0 0 18.0 18 8 8 4 8 9 0 0 2 76 122 1.444 9.0 2.0 4.0 4.5 1.13
13 Floyd Giebell 29 1 1 .500 2.93 9 0 6 0 0 0 15.1 19 7 5 1 12 9 0 0 2 74 167 2.022 11.2 0.6 7.0 5.3 0.75
14 Cotton Pippen 28 0 1 .000 7.07 3 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 18 13 11 1 6 5 0 0 0 69 69 1.714 11.6 0.6 3.9 3.2 0.83
15 Jim Walkup 29 0 1 .000 7.50 7 0 4 0 0 0 12.0 15 10 10 3 8 5 0 0 0 59 65 1.917 11.3 2.3 6.0 3.8 0.63
16 Roxie Lawson 33 1 1 .500 4.76 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.1 7 7 6 1 7 4 0 0 0 50 103 1.235 5.6 0.8 5.6 3.2 0.57
17 George Gill 30 0 1 .000 8.31 3 1 1 0 0 0 8.2 14 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 42 59 1.962 14.5 1.0 3.1 1.0 0.33
18 Red Lynn 25 0 1 .000 8.64 4 0 3 0 0 0 8.1 11 8 8 2 3 3 1 1 0 40 57 1.680 11.9 2.2 3.2 3.2 1.00
19 Hal Newhouser* 18 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 3 3 3 0 4 4 0 0 3 22 91 1.400 5.4 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00
Team Totals 28.1 81 73 .526 4.29 155 155 91 64 7 16 1367.1 1430 762 652 104 574 633 18 2 33 6043 114 1.466 9.4 0.7 3.8 4.2 1.10
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 6 4 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
Al Benton 28 10 8 .556 3.47 166.0 174 71 64 11 55 74 1 1.380 9.4 3.0 4.0 1.35 0.6 37 37
Tommy Bridges 32 16 7 .696 2.72 215.0 176 72 65 10 58 140 6 1.088 7.4 2.4 5.9 2.41 0.4 29 29
Slick Coffman 28 2 3 .400 4.79 47.0 48 28 25 4 21 11 1 1.468 9.2 4.0 2.1 0.52 0.8 23 23
*Harry Eisenstat 23 8 7 .533 3.50 144.0 147 62 56 11 32 48 0 1.243 9.2 2.0 3.0 1.50 0.7 36 36
Floyd Giebell 29 1 0 1.000 2.25 16.0 18 4 4 1 11 9 0 1.813 10.1 6.2 5.1 0.82 0.6 9 9
George Gill 30 4 8 .333 5.65 113.0 145 79 71 10 35 27 3 1.593 11.5 2.8 2.2 0.77 0.8 30 30
Bob Harris 24 8 9 .471 4.41 153.0 169 83 75 8 74 61 0 1.588 9.9 4.4 3.6 0.82 0.5 33 33
Fred Hutchinson 19 5 5 .500 4.15 91.0 90 47 42 9 48 24 0 1.516 8.9 4.7 2.4 0.50 0.9 13 13
Vern Kennedy 32 11 14 .440 4.58 230.0 242 130 117 21 118 69 2 1.565 9.5 4.6 2.7 0.58 0.8 37 37
Roxie Lawson 33 9 10 .474 4.16 173.0 176 89 80 10 84 50 2 1.503 9.2 4.4 2.6 0.60 0.5 38 38
Red Lynn 25 3 3 .500 3.69 61.0 57 28 25 5 25 26 3 1.344 8.4 3.7 3.8 1.04 0.7 30 30
*Archie McKain 28 10 5 .667 2.83 140.0 112 49 44 6 50 53 0 1.157 7.2 3.2 3.4 1.06 0.4 32 32
*Hal Newhouser 18 0 0 5.40 5.0 3 3 3 0 4 4 0 1.400 5.4 7.2 7.2 1.00 0.0 1 1
Bobo Newsom 31 24 11 .686 2.76 316.0 257 108 97 18 119 208 3 1.190 7.3 3.4 5.9 1.75 0.5 41 41
Cotton Pippen 28 7 9 .438 4.78 147.0 181 87 78 14 45 42 1 1.537 11.1 2.8 2.6 0.93 0.9 28 28
Schoolboy Rowe 29 10 9 .526 3.92 177.0 182 86 77 16 58 55 2 1.356 9.3 2.9 2.8 0.95 0.8 28 28
Bud Thomas 28 3 4 .429 4.22 64.0 62 33 30 9 22 15 0 1.313 8.7 3.1 2.1 0.68 1.3 33 33
Dizzy Trout 24 13 6 .684 2.79 174.0 157 60 54 5 69 77 4 1.299 8.1 3.6 4.0 1.12 0.3 33 33
Jim Walkup 29 0 1 .000 5.14 14.0 16 9 8 3 8 6 0 1.714 10.3 5.1 3.9 0.75 1.9 8 8
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+
Al Benton 28 4 21 24 .467 4.93 115 56 33 16 0 6 478.2 530 313 262 35 232 200 5 1 13 2172 95 1.592 10.0 0.7 4.4 3.8 0.86 95
Tommy Bridges 32 10 150 102 .595 3.76 309 266 32 156 25 8 2083.0 2015 1021 870 138 902 1207 29 7 41 9033 123 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 5.2 1.34 123
Slick Coffman 28 3 13 10 .565 5.38 90 12 40 2 0 2 239.0 292 167 143 18 109 63 4 2 3 1102 90 1.678 11.0 0.7 4.1 2.4 0.58 90
*Harry Eisenstat 23 5 21 21 .500 4.15 88 28 42 11 1 6 325.1 371 182 150 21 80 100 2 2 4 1417 111 1.386 10.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.25 111
Floyd Giebell 29 1 1 1 .500 2.93 9 0 6 0 0 0 15.1 19 7 5 1 12 9 0 0 2 74 167 2.022 11.2 0.6 7.0 5.3 0.75 167
George Gill 30 3 24 26 .480 5.05 85 45 30 22 2 1 395.1 494 253 222 37 129 95 6 0 3 1778 96 1.576 11.2 0.8 2.9 2.2 0.74 96
Bob Harris 24 2 5 13 .278 5.61 36 18 9 7 0 0 154.0 194 105 96 9 83 64 0 0 11 715 87 1.799 11.3 0.5 4.9 3.7 0.77 87
Fred Hutchinson 19 1 3 6 .333 5.21 13 12 0 3 0 0 84.2 95 56 49 9 51 22 0 0 1 391 94 1.724 10.1 1.0 5.4 2.3 0.43 94
Vern Kennedy 32 6 67 64 .511 4.86 171 149 19 76 5 3 1129.1 1221 703 610 82 612 402 13 3 33 5093 100 1.623 9.7 0.7 4.9 3.2 0.66 100
Red Kress 32 1 0 0 12.71 3 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 8 9 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 31 34 2.294 12.7 0.0 7.9 7.9 1.00 34
Roxie Lawson 33 8 42 36 .538 5.39 178 81 62 34 2 7 779.2 886 517 467 65 458 240 7 2 19 3624 89 1.724 10.2 0.8 5.3 2.8 0.52 89
Red Lynn 25 1 1 1 .500 3.88 30 0 14 0 0 1 58.0 55 29 25 5 24 25 3 1 0 254 105 1.362 8.5 0.8 3.7 3.9 1.04 105
*Archie McKain 28 3 18 18 .500 4.27 105 34 34 8 1 12 366.1 391 210 174 19 162 142 2 0 2 1637 114 1.510 9.6 0.5 4.0 3.5 0.88 114
*Hal Newhouser 18 1 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 3 3 3 0 4 4 0 0 3 22 91 1.400 5.4 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00 91
Bobo Newsom 31 9 100 97 .508 4.42 257 215 29 129 12 13 1699.0 1722 943 835 106 884 969 22 4 32 7528 109 1.534 9.1 0.6 4.7 5.1 1.10 109
Cotton Pippen 28 2 4 14 .222 6.33 34 22 4 5 0 1 153.2 224 128 108 19 54 46 3 0 5 740 73 1.809 13.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 0.85 73
Schoolboy Rowe 29 7 80 53 .602 4.11 189 143 34 77 15 7 1126.2 1187 581 515 70 325 540 9 3 13 4803 111 1.342 9.5 0.6 2.6 4.3 1.66 111
Bud Thomas 28 5 24 30 .444 5.05 114 57 34 13 2 1 449.1 543 294 252 48 141 118 4 3 14 2005 95 1.522 10.9 1.0 2.8 2.4 0.84 95
Dizzy Trout 24 1 9 10 .474 3.61 33 22 6 6 0 2 162.0 168 82 65 5 74 72 4 1 5 716 136 1.494 9.3 0.3 4.1 4.0 0.97 136
Jim Walkup 29 6 16 38 .296 6.74 116 53 34 11 1 0 462.1 614 381 346 49 260 134 5 1 20 2195 72 1.890 12.0 1.0 5.1 2.6 0.52 72
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