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1953 Detroit Tigers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
60-94, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 695 runs, Allowed 923 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (60-94)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 884,658 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 101
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1952 / 1954 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 Ned Garver 27 11 11 .500 4.45 30 26 3 13 0 1 198.1 228 107 98 16 66 69 2 1 4 868 92 1.482 10.3 0.7 3.0 3.1 1.05
2 SP Billy Hoeft* 21 9 14 .391 4.83 29 27 2 9 0 2 197.2 223 113 106 24 58 90 4 1 2 863 84 1.422 10.2 1.1 2.6 4.1 1.55
3 SP Ted Gray* 28 10 15 .400 4.60 30 28 0 8 0 0 176.0 166 102 90 25 76 115 7 0 1 756 89 1.375 8.5 1.3 3.9 5.9 1.51
4 SP Steve Gromek 33 6 8 .429 4.51 19 17 1 6 1 1 125.2 138 70 63 17 36 59 8 0 0 548 90 1.385 9.9 1.2 2.6 4.2 1.64
5 SP Ralph Branca 27 4 7 .364 4.15 17 14 3 7 0 1 102.0 98 55 47 7 31 50 2 0 5 434 98 1.265 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.4 1.61
6 SP Al Aber* 25 4 3 .571 4.46 17 10 5 2 0 0 66.2 63 35 33 3 41 34 0 0 4 290 91 1.560 8.5 0.4 5.5 4.6 0.83
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 Ray Herbert 23 4 6 .400 5.24 43 3 22 0 0 6 87.2 109 58 51 5 46 37 0 0 6 406 78 1.768 11.2 0.5 4.7 3.8 0.80
8 RP Dick Marlowe 24 6 7 .462 5.26 42 11 9 2 0 0 119.2 152 74 70 13 42 52 2 0 4 536 77 1.621 11.4 1.0 3.2 3.9 1.24
9 RP Art Houtteman 25 2 6 .250 5.90 16 9 6 3 1 1 68.2 87 50 45 11 29 28 4 0 2 316 69 1.689 11.4 1.4 3.8 3.7 0.97
10 RP Dave Madison 32 3 4 .429 6.82 32 1 17 0 0 0 62.0 76 55 47 7 44 27 3 0 3 307 60 1.935 11.0 1.0 6.4 3.9 0.61
11 RP Hal Erickson 33 0 1 .000 4.73 18 0 8 0 0 1 32.1 43 23 17 4 10 19 2 0 0 148 86 1.639 12.0 1.1 2.8 5.3 1.90
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
12 Bob Miller* 17 1 2 .333 5.94 13 1 8 0 0 0 36.1 43 25 24 2 21 9 1 0 3 171 69 1.761 10.7 0.5 5.2 2.2 0.43
13 Bill Wight* 31 0 3 .000 8.88 13 4 3 0 0 0 25.1 35 33 25 4 14 10 0 0 4 125 46 1.934 12.4 1.4 5.0 3.6 0.71
14 Hal Newhouser* 32 0 1 .000 7.06 7 4 1 0 0 1 21.2 31 22 17 4 8 6 2 0 1 102 58 1.800 12.9 1.7 3.3 2.5 0.75
15 Ray Scarborough 35 0 2 .000 8.27 13 0 5 0 0 2 20.2 34 24 19 3 11 12 3 0 0 111 49 2.177 14.8 1.3 4.8 5.2 1.09
16 Dick Weik 25 0 1 .000 13.97 12 1 2 0 0 0 19.1 32 30 30 3 23 6 0 0 3 109 29 2.845 14.9 1.4 10.7 2.8 0.26
17 Earl Harrist 33 0 2 .000 8.68 8 1 3 0 0 0 18.2 25 19 18 2 15 7 0 0 1 95 47 2.143 12.1 1.0 7.2 3.4 0.47
18 Milt Jordan 26 0 1 .000 5.82 8 1 4 0 0 0 17.0 26 13 11 3 5 4 0 0 0 78 70 1.824 13.8 1.6 2.6 2.1 0.80
19 Fred Hutchinson 33 0 0 2.79 3 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 9 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 37 146 0.931 8.4 0.0 0.0 3.7
20 Paul Foytack 22 0 0 11.17 6 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 15 12 12 1 9 7 1 0 0 51 36 2.483 14.0 0.9 8.4 6.5 0.78
Team Totals 26.5 60 94 .390 5.25 158 158 108 50 2 16 1415.0 1633 923 826 154 585 645 41 2 43 6351 78 1.567 10.4 1.0 3.7 4.1 1.10
Rank in 8 AL teams 6 3 8 5 8 5 1 8 8 8 8 6 4912
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
CSV
* - 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 Aber 25 3 5 .375 4.81 73.0 71 43 39 3 51 38 0 1.671 8.8 6.3 4.7 0.75 0.4 23 23
Ralph Branca 27 5 7 .417 4.54 117.0 116 66 59 11 37 57 4 1.308 8.9 2.8 4.4 1.54 0.8 24 24
Hal Erickson 33 1 2 .333 4.64 33.0 44 19 17 4 10 19 2 1.636 12.0 2.7 5.2 1.90 1.1 18 18
Paul Foytack 22 0 1 .000 12.00 9.0 15 13 12 1 9 6 1 2.667 15.0 9.0 6.0 0.67 1.0 6 6
Ned Garver 27 10 12 .455 4.43 201.0 234 110 99 16 68 70 2 1.502 10.5 3.0 3.1 1.03 0.7 30 30
*Ted Gray 28 8 11 .421 4.63 177.0 172 101 91 26 79 116 7 1.418 8.7 4.0 5.9 1.47 1.3 30 30
Steve Gromek 33 7 8 .467 4.40 139.0 155 76 68 18 41 68 9 1.410 10.0 2.7 4.4 1.66 1.2 24 24
Earl Harrist 33 1 2 .333 8.33 27.0 35 28 25 3 21 8 0 2.074 11.7 7.0 2.7 0.38 1.0 15 15
Ray Herbert 23 3 6 .333 5.32 88.0 112 58 52 5 47 37 0 1.807 11.5 4.8 3.8 0.79 0.5 43 43
*Billy Hoeft 21 9 13 .409 4.77 202.0 231 119 107 25 60 92 4 1.441 10.3 2.7 4.1 1.53 1.1 29 29
Art Houtteman 25 7 12 .368 4.93 177.0 211 108 97 16 57 68 9 1.514 10.7 2.9 3.5 1.19 0.8 38 38
Fred Hutchinson 33 1 0 1.000 2.08 13.0 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 3 3
Milt Jordan 26 0 1 .000 5.82 17.0 27 12 11 3 5 4 0 1.882 14.3 2.6 2.1 0.80 1.6 8 8
Dave Madison 32 2 5 .286 6.75 64.0 80 53 48 7 46 28 3 1.969 11.3 6.5 3.9 0.61 1.0 32 32
Dick Marlowe 24 5 8 .385 5.32 120.0 156 79 71 13 43 52 2 1.658 11.7 3.2 3.9 1.21 1.0 42 42
*Bob Miller 17 1 3 .250 6.08 37.0 45 28 25 2 22 9 1 1.811 10.9 5.4 2.2 0.41 0.5 13 13
*Hal Newhouser 32 0 2 .000 6.95 22.0 32 19 17 4 8 6 2 1.818 13.1 3.3 2.5 0.75 1.6 7 7
Ray Scarborough 35 3 5 .375 4.97 76.0 92 47 42 7 40 32 7 1.737 10.9 4.7 3.8 0.80 0.8 38 38
Dick Weik 25 0 2 .000 14.21 19.0 33 33 30 3 24 6 0 3.000 15.6 11.4 2.8 0.25 1.4 12 12
*Bill Wight 31 1 4 .200 6.58 52.0 68 42 38 5 32 24 0 1.923 11.8 5.5 4.2 0.75 0.9 33 33
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 Aber 25 2 6 4 .600 4.41 24 11 7 3 0 0 81.2 74 43 40 3 54 42 0 0 4 359 93 1.567 8.2 0.3 6.0 4.6 0.78 93
Ralph Branca 27 10 84 65 .564 3.74 299 180 68 71 12 19 1424.0 1299 664 592 139 618 805 28 6 44 6075 106 1.346 8.2 0.9 3.9 5.1 1.30 106
Hal Erickson 33 1 0 1 .000 4.73 18 0 8 0 0 1 32.1 43 23 17 4 10 19 2 0 0 148 86 1.639 12.0 1.1 2.8 5.3 1.90 86
Paul Foytack 22 1 0 0 11.17 6 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 15 12 12 1 9 7 1 0 0 51 36 2.483 14.0 0.9 8.4 6.5 0.78 36
Ned Garver 27 6 71 79 .473 3.75 201 165 22 90 6 9 1283.2 1313 628 535 94 525 446 19 5 32 5544 118 1.432 9.2 0.7 3.7 3.1 0.85 118
*Ted Gray 28 7 55 67 .451 4.18 189 149 22 48 7 4 1038.2 964 546 482 102 524 647 26 1 25 4534 99 1.433 8.4 0.9 4.5 5.6 1.23 99
Steve Gromek 33 13 84 75 .528 3.33 328 154 87 63 11 17 1466.1 1347 629 542 106 476 654 37 2 15 6143 109 1.243 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.37 109
Earl Harrist 33 5 12 28 .300 4.34 132 24 50 2 0 10 383.1 391 217 185 20 193 162 20 0 9 1705 90 1.523 9.2 0.5 4.5 3.8 0.84 90
Ray Herbert 23 3 9 8 .529 4.55 56 6 29 1 0 7 122.2 137 71 62 6 67 51 0 0 9 553 92 1.663 10.1 0.4 4.9 3.7 0.76 92
*Billy Hoeft 21 2 11 21 .344 4.63 63 37 11 10 0 6 322.2 346 179 166 38 121 157 9 1 7 1416 86 1.447 9.7 1.1 3.4 4.4 1.30 86
Art Houtteman 25 8 60 76 .441 4.10 228 139 67 64 12 19 1185.1 1236 612 540 101 376 493 31 1 13 5083 101 1.360 9.4 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.31 101
Fred Hutchinson 33 10 95 71 .572 3.73 242 169 48 81 13 7 1464.0 1487 681 606 126 388 591 14 2 16 6142 113 1.281 9.1 0.8 2.4 3.6 1.52 113
Milt Jordan 26 1 0 1 .000 5.82 8 1 4 0 0 0 17.0 26 13 11 3 5 4 0 0 0 78 70 1.824 13.8 1.6 2.6 2.1 0.80 70
Dave Madison 32 3 8 7 .533 5.70 74 6 34 0 0 0 158.0 173 117 100 16 103 70 8 0 6 742 70 1.747 9.9 0.9 5.9 4.0 0.68 70
Dick Marlowe 24 3 6 10 .375 5.78 48 13 11 2 0 0 132.1 178 90 85 14 47 56 2 0 4 601 70 1.700 12.1 1.0 3.2 3.8 1.19 70
*Bob Miller 17 1 1 2 .333 5.94 13 1 8 0 0 0 36.1 43 25 24 2 21 9 1 0 3 171 69 1.761 10.7 0.5 5.2 2.2 0.43 69
*Hal Newhouser 32 15 200 148 .575 3.07 460 373 64 212 33 19 2944.0 2639 1181 1003 134 1227 1770 19 7 64 12449 130 1.313 8.1 0.4 3.8 5.4 1.44 130
Ray Scarborough 35 10 80 85 .485 4.13 318 168 75 59 9 12 1428.2 1487 755 656 88 611 564 44 4 30 6297 97 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.8 3.6 0.92 97
Dick Weik 25 4 6 21 .222 5.79 67 25 17 3 2 1 197.1 180 143 127 12 221 114 1 1 18 955 74 2.032 8.2 0.5 10.1 5.2 0.52 74
*Bill Wight 31 8 53 72 .424 4.11 214 140 28 48 12 3 1062.0 1130 556 485 49 504 354 3 6 28 4661 101 1.539 9.6 0.4 4.3 3.0 0.70 101
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+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics