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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950 / 1952)
64-90, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 689 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-91
Manager: Billy Meyer (64-90)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 980,590 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 109
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1950 / 1952 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 Murry Dickson 34 20 16 .556 4.02 45 35 9 19 3 2 288.2 294 151 129 32 101 112 6 1 1 1241 104 1.368 9.2 1.0 3.1 3.5 1.11
2 SP Mel Queen 33 7 9 .438 4.44 39 21 4 4 1 0 168.1 149 90 83 21 99 123 1 0 6 741 95 1.473 8.0 1.1 5.3 6.6 1.24
3 SP Bob Friend 20 6 10 .375 4.27 34 22 5 3 1 0 149.2 173 94 71 12 68 41 0 0 1 666 98 1.610 10.4 0.7 4.1 2.5 0.60
4 SP Howie Pollet* 30 6 10 .375 5.04 21 21 0 4 1 0 128.2 149 81 72 24 51 47 1 0 2 568 83 1.554 10.4 1.7 3.6 3.3 0.92
5 SP Cliff Chambers* 29 3 6 .333 5.58 10 10 0 2 1 0 59.2 64 38 37 5 31 19 4 0 2 272 75 1.592 9.7 0.8 4.7 2.9 0.61
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 Ted Wilks 35 3 5 .375 2.83 48 1 34 1 0 12 82.2 69 31 26 6 24 43 2 0 1 332 148 1.125 7.5 0.7 2.6 4.7 1.79
7 RP Bill Werle* 30 8 6 .571 5.65 59 9 24 2 0 6 149.2 181 102 94 20 51 57 6 3 2 665 74 1.550 10.9 1.2 3.1 3.4 1.12
8 RP Vern Law 21 6 9 .400 4.50 28 14 8 2 1 2 114.0 109 66 57 9 51 41 6 1 2 499 93 1.404 8.6 0.7 4.0 3.2 0.80
9 RP Junior Walsh 32 1 4 .200 6.87 36 1 10 0 0 0 73.1 92 66 56 9 46 32 1 1 2 356 61 1.882 11.3 1.1 5.6 3.9 0.70
10 RP Paul LaPalme* 27 1 5 .167 6.29 22 8 8 1 1 0 54.1 79 48 38 6 31 24 1 1 3 272 67 2.025 13.1 1.0 5.1 4.0 0.77
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 Don Carlsen 24 2 3 .400 4.19 7 6 0 2 0 0 43.0 50 22 20 4 14 20 1 0 2 189 100 1.488 10.5 0.8 2.9 4.2 1.43
12 Bill Koski 19 0 1 .000 6.67 13 1 5 0 0 0 27.0 26 23 20 2 28 6 0 0 0 131 63 2.000 8.7 0.7 9.3 2.0 0.21
13 Joe Muir* 28 0 2 .000 2.76 9 1 4 0 0 0 16.1 11 6 5 2 7 5 0 0 1 70 152 1.102 6.1 1.1 3.9 2.8 0.71
14 Len Yochim* 22 1 1 .500 8.31 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 10 9 8 0 11 5 1 0 2 48 50 2.423 10.4 0.0 11.4 5.2 0.45
15 Con Dempsey 28 0 2 .000 9.00 3 2 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 7 7 2 4 3 0 0 0 33 47 2.143 14.1 2.6 5.1 3.9 0.75
16 Erv Dusak 30 0 1 .000 12.15 3 1 2 0 0 0 6.2 10 10 9 2 9 2 1 0 0 38 35 2.850 13.5 2.7 12.2 2.7 0.22
17 Paul Pettit* 19 0 0 3.38 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 124 1.125 6.8 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 29.1 64 90 .416 4.78 155 155 115 40 9 22 1380.1 1479 845 733 157 627 580 31 7 27 6132 88 1.526 9.6 1.0 4.1 3.8 0.93
Rank in 8 NL teams 7 2 8 8 6 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 4747
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
Don Carlsen 24 2 2 .500 3.89 44.0 50 21 19 4 14 20 1 1.455 10.2 2.9 4.1 1.43 0.8 7 7
*Cliff Chambers 29 9 11 .450 4.45 188.0 189 103 93 18 89 64 4 1.479 9.0 4.3 3.1 0.72 0.9 31 31
Con Dempsey 28 0 0 10.50 6.0 11 8 7 2 4 3 0 2.500 16.5 6.0 4.5 0.75 3.0 3 3
Murry Dickson 34 17 15 .531 3.81 295.0 297 139 125 32 102 114 6 1.353 9.1 3.1 3.5 1.12 1.0 45 45
Erv Dusak 30 0 1 .000 9.56 16.0 24 19 17 2 16 10 1 2.500 13.5 9.0 5.6 0.63 1.1 8 8
Bob Friend 20 8 8 .500 4.11 151.0 172 77 69 12 68 41 0 1.589 10.3 4.1 2.4 0.60 0.7 34 34
Bill Koski 19 1 2 .333 6.33 27.0 26 21 19 2 28 6 0 2.000 8.7 9.3 2.0 0.21 0.7 13 13
*Paul LaPalme 27 2 4 .333 5.84 57.0 80 41 37 6 31 25 1 1.947 12.6 4.9 3.9 0.81 0.9 22 22
Vern Law 21 6 7 .462 4.23 117.0 110 61 55 9 51 42 6 1.376 8.5 3.9 3.2 0.82 0.7 28 28
*Joe Muir 28 1 0 1.000 2.50 18.0 12 6 5 2 8 6 0 1.111 6.0 4.0 3.0 0.75 1.0 9 9
*Paul Pettit 19 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 3.0 2 2
*Howie Pollet 30 6 9 .400 4.82 142.0 161 84 76 25 60 57 1 1.556 10.2 3.8 3.6 0.95 1.6 27 27
Mel Queen 33 9 10 .474 4.16 173.0 151 89 80 21 100 126 1 1.451 7.9 5.2 6.6 1.26 1.1 39 39
Junior Walsh 32 2 6 .250 6.51 76.0 94 61 55 9 47 33 1 1.855 11.1 5.6 3.9 0.70 1.1 36 36
*Bill Werle 30 6 10 .375 5.42 151.0 182 101 91 20 51 57 6 1.543 10.8 3.0 3.4 1.12 1.2 59 59
Ted Wilks 35 7 4 .636 2.85 101.0 89 36 32 7 29 48 2 1.168 7.9 2.6 4.3 1.66 0.6 65 65
*Len Yochim 22 0 1 .000 8.00 9.0 10 9 8 0 11 5 1 2.333 10.0 11.0 5.0 0.45 0.0 2 2
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+
Don Carlsen 24 2 2 3 .400 4.91 8 6 0 2 0 0 44.0 55 26 24 4 16 21 1 0 2 199 85 1.614 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.3 1.31 85
*Cliff Chambers 29 4 41 43 .488 4.25 131 92 19 35 6 0 719.1 732 381 340 55 285 301 18 1 9 3129 98 1.414 9.2 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.06 98
Con Dempsey 28 1 0 2 .000 9.00 3 2 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 7 7 2 4 3 0 0 0 33 47 2.143 14.1 2.6 5.1 3.9 0.75 47
Murry Dickson 34 10 96 88 .522 3.54 345 165 97 76 12 12 1648.0 1581 741 648 137 605 695 22 2 15 6949 113 1.326 8.6 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.15 113
Erv Dusak 30 3 0 3 .000 5.33 23 3 16 0 0 1 54.0 51 35 32 4 44 26 2 0 1 252 79 1.759 8.5 0.7 7.3 4.3 0.59 79
Bob Friend 20 1 6 10 .375 4.27 34 22 5 3 1 0 149.2 173 94 71 12 68 41 0 0 1 666 98 1.610 10.4 0.7 4.1 2.5 0.60 98
Bill Koski 19 1 0 1 .000 6.67 13 1 5 0 0 0 27.0 26 23 20 2 28 6 0 0 0 131 63 2.000 8.7 0.7 9.3 2.0 0.21 63
*Paul LaPalme 27 1 1 5 .167 6.29 22 8 8 1 1 0 54.1 79 48 38 6 31 24 1 1 3 272 67 2.025 13.1 1.0 5.1 4.0 0.77 67
Vern Law 21 2 13 18 .419 4.72 55 31 14 7 2 2 242.0 246 149 127 20 100 98 10 1 4 1061 91 1.430 9.1 0.7 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
*Joe Muir 28 1 0 2 .000 2.76 9 1 4 0 0 0 16.1 11 6 5 2 7 5 0 0 1 70 152 1.102 6.1 1.1 3.9 2.8 0.71 152
*Paul Pettit 19 1 0 0 3.38 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 124 1.125 6.8 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.00 124
*Howie Pollet 30 9 103 75 .579 3.22 268 198 33 100 21 11 1530.1 1494 643 548 96 524 682 19 1 27 6471 122 1.319 8.8 0.6 3.1 4.0 1.30 122
Mel Queen 33 7 27 38 .415 4.94 144 75 23 15 3 1 553.1 559 342 304 66 325 325 11 3 9 2515 82 1.598 9.1 1.1 5.3 5.3 1.00 82
Junior Walsh 32 5 4 10 .286 5.88 89 12 30 1 1 2 193.0 201 140 126 21 111 91 3 2 4 876 72 1.617 9.4 1.0 5.2 4.2 0.82 72
*Bill Werle 30 3 28 35 .444 4.73 142 60 44 18 2 14 586.0 673 346 308 67 167 241 20 3 10 2550 90 1.433 10.3 1.0 2.6 3.7 1.44 90
Ted Wilks 35 8 54 25 .684 3.21 330 44 153 22 5 41 825.1 754 322 294 67 242 371 9 1 6 3387 120 1.207 8.2 0.7 2.6 4.0 1.53 120
*Len Yochim 22 1 1 1 .500 8.31 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 10 9 8 0 11 5 1 0 2 48 50 2.423 10.4 0.0 11.4 5.2 0.45 50
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+

1950 / 1952 Pitching Statistics