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1939 Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
45-106, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 553 runs, Allowed 856 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 47-104
Manager: Doc Prothro (45-106)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 277,973 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 99

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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 Hugh Mulcahy 25 9 16 .360 4.99 38 31 7 14 1 4 225.2 246 144 125 19 93 59 11 0 11 1006 79 1.502 9.8 0.8 3.7 2.4 0.63
2 SP Kirby Higbe 24 10 14 .417 4.85 34 26 7 14 1 2 187.1 208 113 101 10 101 79 10 0 7 864 82 1.649 10.0 0.5 4.9 3.8 0.78
3 SP Syl Johnson 38 8 8 .500 3.81 22 14 4 6 0 2 111.0 112 50 47 10 15 37 1 0 0 453 104 1.144 9.1 0.8 1.2 3.0 2.47
4 SP Max Butcher 28 2 13 .133 5.61 19 16 3 3 0 0 104.1 131 72 65 10 51 27 1 1 2 491 71 1.744 11.3 0.9 4.4 2.3 0.53
5 SP Al Hollingsworth* 31 1 9 .100 5.85 15 10 0 3 0 0 60.0 78 48 39 2 27 24 0 0 3 283 68 1.750 11.7 0.3 4.1 3.6 0.89
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 Boom-Boom Beck 34 7 14 .333 4.73 34 16 13 12 0 3 182.2 203 104 96 11 64 77 3 0 1 812 84 1.462 10.0 0.5 3.2 3.8 1.20
7 RP Ike Pearson 22 2 13 .133 5.76 26 13 10 4 0 0 125.0 144 84 80 15 56 29 5 0 2 570 69 1.600 10.4 1.1 4.0 2.1 0.52
8 RP Ray Harrell 27 3 7 .300 5.42 22 10 5 4 0 0 94.2 101 77 57 6 56 35 4 0 4 445 73 1.658 9.6 0.6 5.3 3.3 0.63
9 RP Bill Kerksieck 25 0 2 .000 7.18 23 2 16 1 0 0 62.2 81 52 50 13 32 13 0 0 4 290 55 1.803 11.6 1.9 4.6 1.9 0.41
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 Claude Passeau 30 2 4 .333 4.22 8 8 0 4 1 0 53.1 54 26 25 1 25 29 1 0 0 236 94 1.481 9.1 0.2 4.2 4.9 1.16
11 Jennings Poindexter* 28 0 0 4.15 11 1 7 0 0 0 30.1 29 19 14 0 15 12 0 0 0 134 95 1.451 8.6 0.0 4.5 3.6 0.80
12 Roy Bruner 22 0 4 .000 6.67 4 4 0 2 0 0 27.0 38 22 20 3 13 11 0 0 0 127 59 1.889 12.7 1.0 4.3 3.7 0.85
13 Jim Henry 29 0 1 .000 5.09 9 1 4 0 0 1 23.0 24 13 13 3 8 7 1 0 1 99 78 1.391 9.4 1.2 3.1 2.7 0.88
14 Gene Schott 25 0 1 .000 4.91 4 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 14 7 6 0 5 1 2 0 0 54 81 1.727 11.5 0.0 4.1 0.8 0.20
15 Al Smith* 31 0 0 4.00 5 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 4 1 5 2 2 0 0 42 99 1.778 11.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 0.40
16 Elmer Burkart 22 1 0 1.000 4.32 5 0 3 0 0 0 8.1 11 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 35 92 1.560 11.9 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.00
17 Bill Hoffman* 21 0 0 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 7 1 3 0 3 34 29 2.500 12.0 3.0 10.5 1.5 0.14
18 Joe Marty 25 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 17 88 1.250 4.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
19 Bud Hafey 26 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
Team Totals 27.8 45 106 .298 5.17 152 152 85 67 3 12 1326.2 1502 856 762 106 579 447 44 1 38 6003 77 1.569 10.2 0.7 3.9 3.0 0.77
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 1 8 5 8 7 7 6 8 8 8 8 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
Boom-Boom Beck 34 9 12 .429 4.69 190.0 213 110 99 12 67 80 3 1.474 10.1 3.2 3.8 1.19 0.6 34 34
Roy Bruner 22 1 2 .333 6.67 27.0 39 22 20 3 13 11 0 1.926 13.0 4.3 3.7 0.85 1.0 4 4
Elmer Burkart 22 0 0 4.50 8.0 11 4 4 0 2 2 0 1.625 12.4 2.3 2.3 1.00 0.0 5 5
Max Butcher 28 9 12 .429 4.71 197.0 248 114 103 13 78 50 1 1.655 11.3 3.6 2.3 0.64 0.6 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
Ray Harrell 27 4 8 .333 5.90 116.0 136 84 76 8 65 41 4 1.733 10.6 5.0 3.2 0.63 0.6 26 26
Jim Henry 29 1 1 .500 5.09 23.0 25 14 13 3 8 7 1 1.435 9.8 3.1 2.7 0.88 1.2 9 9
Kirby Higbe 24 10 14 .417 4.71 216.0 229 126 113 10 128 98 10 1.653 9.5 5.3 4.1 0.77 0.4 43 43
*Bill Hoffman 21 0 0 13.50 6.0 8 10 9 2 7 1 3 2.500 12.0 10.5 1.5 0.14 3.0 3 3
*Al Hollingsworth 31 3 7 .300 5.60 90.0 115 62 56 3 39 36 1 1.711 11.5 3.9 3.6 0.92 0.3 23 23
Syl Johnson 38 6 6 .500 3.87 114.0 117 54 49 10 16 38 1 1.167 9.2 1.3 3.0 2.38 0.8 22 22
Bill Kerksieck 25 1 5 .167 7.40 62.0 85 57 51 14 34 13 0 1.919 12.3 4.9 1.9 0.38 2.0 23 23
Joe Marty 25 0 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 0 4 1 0 1.750 6.8 9.0 2.3 0.25 0.0 1 1
Hugh Mulcahy 25 10 15 .400 5.09 230.0 258 144 130 20 98 60 12 1.548 10.1 3.8 2.3 0.61 0.8 38 38
Claude Passeau 30 19 12 .613 3.28 283.0 280 114 103 9 76 141 5 1.258 8.9 2.4 4.5 1.86 0.3 42 42
Ike Pearson 22 4 10 .286 5.84 128.0 151 92 83 16 59 30 5 1.641 10.6 4.1 2.1 0.51 1.1 26 26
*Jennings Poindexter 28 1 2 .333 3.94 32.0 30 16 14 0 16 13 0 1.438 8.4 4.5 3.7 0.81 0.0 11 11
Gene Schott 25 0 1 .000 4.50 12.0 15 7 6 0 5 1 2 1.667 11.3 3.8 0.8 0.20 0.0 4 4
*Al Smith 31 0 0 4.00 9.0 11 4 4 1 5 2 2 1.778 11.0 5.0 2.0 0.40 1.0 5 5
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+
Boom-Boom Beck 34 6 24 43 .358 4.44 119 65 34 32 3 4 558.0 614 319 275 30 191 213 24 1 6 2484 82 1.443 9.9 0.5 3.1 3.4 1.12 82
Roy Bruner 22 1 0 4 .000 6.67 4 4 0 2 0 0 27.0 38 22 20 3 13 11 0 0 0 127 59 1.889 12.7 1.0 4.3 3.7 0.85 59
Elmer Burkart 22 4 1 1 .500 4.93 16 3 8 1 0 0 42.0 47 23 23 0 26 9 1 1 0 191 85 1.738 10.1 0.0 5.6 1.9 0.35 85
Max Butcher 28 4 32 50 .390 4.35 146 87 32 35 3 4 701.1 790 406 339 50 278 210 10 3 12 3108 92 1.523 10.1 0.6 3.6 2.7 0.76 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
Ray Harrell 27 4 9 20 .310 5.73 104 31 31 6 1 3 301.1 346 229 192 25 161 126 9 1 12 1406 69 1.683 10.3 0.7 4.8 3.8 0.78 69
Jim Henry 29 3 6 2 .750 4.79 33 11 8 3 0 1 114.2 114 65 61 15 59 51 3 1 2 509 103 1.509 8.9 1.2 4.6 4.0 0.86 103
Kirby Higbe 24 3 13 15 .464 4.72 46 30 14 14 1 2 225.0 234 131 118 12 130 101 10 0 8 1033 84 1.618 9.4 0.5 5.2 4.0 0.78 84
*Bill Hoffman 21 1 0 0 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 7 1 3 0 3 34 29 2.500 12.0 3.0 10.5 1.5 0.14 29
*Al Hollingsworth 31 5 33 67 .330 4.25 166 111 29 44 2 5 855.1 924 477 404 26 342 367 9 3 24 3788 91 1.480 9.7 0.3 3.6 3.9 1.07 91
Syl Johnson 38 18 110 115 .489 4.06 525 208 188 80 11 41 2125.0 2253 1077 958 167 483 907 48 3 21 8959 104 1.288 9.5 0.7 2.0 3.8 1.88 104
Bill Kerksieck 25 1 0 2 .000 7.18 23 2 16 1 0 0 62.2 81 52 50 13 32 13 0 0 4 290 55 1.803 11.6 1.9 4.6 1.9 0.41 55
Joe Marty 25 1 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 17 88 1.250 4.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33 88
Hugh Mulcahy 25 5 29 60 .326 4.83 161 97 42 40 2 9 784.0 878 496 421 52 347 216 31 2 24 3532 85 1.563 10.1 0.6 4.0 2.5 0.62 85
Claude Passeau 30 5 51 65 .440 3.94 186 124 47 58 5 9 1026.0 1152 539 449 40 302 458 22 0 5 4493 106 1.417 10.1 0.4 2.6 4.0 1.52 106
Ike Pearson 22 1 2 13 .133 5.76 26 13 10 4 0 0 125.0 144 84 80 15 56 29 5 0 2 570 69 1.600 10.4 1.1 4.0 2.1 0.52 69
*Jennings Poindexter 28 2 0 2 .000 4.83 14 4 7 0 0 0 41.0 42 30 22 0 31 14 0 0 3 194 89 1.780 9.2 0.0 6.8 3.1 0.45 89
Gene Schott 25 5 28 41 .406 3.72 136 62 45 24 3 4 587.1 590 300 243 22 222 192 9 1 14 2546 102 1.383 9.0 0.3 3.4 2.9 0.86 102
*Al Smith 31 6 33 34 .493 4.20 188 55 78 15 5 13 580.2 629 326 271 40 197 249 15 2 6 2495 93 1.423 9.7 0.6 3.1 3.9 1.26 93
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