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1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
50-104, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 622 runs, Allowed 887 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-101
Manager: Fred Haney (50-104)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 572,757 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 106
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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 Murry Dickson 36 10 19 .345 4.53 45 26 13 10 1 4 200.2 240 121 101 27 58 88 3 0 4 877 98 1.485 10.8 1.2 2.6 3.9 1.52
2 SP Paul LaPalme* 29 8 16 .333 4.59 35 24 7 7 1 2 176.1 191 107 90 20 64 86 0 0 9 777 97 1.446 9.7 1.0 3.3 4.4 1.34
3 SP Johnny Lindell 36 5 16 .238 4.71 27 23 3 13 1 0 175.2 173 106 92 17 116 102 6 0 8 798 94 1.645 8.9 0.9 5.9 5.2 0.88
4 SP Bob Friend 22 8 11 .421 4.90 32 24 2 8 0 0 170.2 193 103 93 18 57 66 3 1 2 747 91 1.465 10.2 0.9 3.0 3.5 1.16
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
5 RP Bob Hall 29 3 12 .200 5.39 37 17 8 6 1 1 152.0 172 99 91 17 72 68 1 0 7 684 83 1.605 10.2 1.0 4.3 4.0 0.94
6 RP Roy Face 25 6 8 .429 6.58 41 13 13 2 0 0 119.0 145 90 87 19 30 56 2 1 3 524 68 1.471 11.0 1.4 2.3 4.2 1.87
7 RP Johnny Hetki 31 3 6 .333 3.95 54 2 31 0 0 3 118.1 120 60 52 9 33 37 1 1 3 498 113 1.293 9.1 0.7 2.5 2.8 1.12
8 RP Roger Bowman* 25 0 4 .000 4.82 30 2 15 0 0 0 65.1 65 42 35 9 29 36 1 0 3 288 92 1.439 9.0 1.2 4.0 5.0 1.24
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
9 Jim Waugh 19 4 5 .444 6.48 29 11 3 1 0 0 90.1 108 70 65 21 56 23 0 1 3 425 69 1.815 10.8 2.1 5.6 2.3 0.41
10 Paul Pettit* 21 1 2 .333 7.71 10 5 4 0 0 0 28.0 33 27 24 1 20 14 0 0 0 131 58 1.893 10.6 0.3 6.4 4.5 0.70
11 Cal Hogue 25 1 1 .500 5.21 3 2 0 2 0 0 19.0 19 13 11 4 16 10 1 0 1 93 85 1.842 9.0 1.9 7.6 4.7 0.63
12 Bob Schultz* 29 0 2 .000 8.20 11 2 3 0 0 0 18.2 26 19 17 3 10 5 2 0 1 93 54 1.929 12.5 1.4 4.8 2.4 0.50
13 Howie Pollet* 32 1 1 .500 10.66 5 2 1 0 0 0 12.2 27 15 15 2 6 8 0 0 0 66 42 2.605 19.2 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.33
14 Bill MacDonald 24 0 1 .000 12.27 4 1 1 0 0 0 7.1 12 10 10 0 8 4 1 0 0 39 36 2.727 14.7 0.0 9.8 4.9 0.50
15 Woody Main 31 0 0 11.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 19 40 1.750 11.3 2.3 4.5 9.0 2.00
Team Totals 28.8 50 104 .325 5.22 154 154 105 49 4 10 1358.0 1529 887 788 168 577 607 21 4 44 6059 85 1.551 10.1 1.1 3.8 4.0 1.05
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 1 8 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 5308
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
*Roger Bowman 25 3 4 .429 4.37 68.0 65 37 33 9 29 37 1 1.382 8.6 3.8 4.9 1.28 1.2 30 30
Murry Dickson 36 11 11 .500 4.13 205.0 236 104 94 27 57 90 3 1.429 10.4 2.5 4.0 1.58 1.2 45 45
Roy Face 25 4 9 .308 5.85 123.0 144 89 80 19 30 58 2 1.415 10.5 2.2 4.2 1.93 1.4 41 41
Bob Friend 22 8 11 .421 4.40 176.0 190 96 86 18 56 68 3 1.398 9.7 2.9 3.5 1.21 0.9 32 32
Bob Hall 29 7 10 .412 4.85 156.0 169 93 84 17 71 70 1 1.538 9.8 4.1 4.0 0.99 1.0 37 37
Johnny Hetki 31 7 6 .538 3.54 122.0 118 53 48 9 32 38 1 1.230 8.7 2.4 2.8 1.19 0.7 54 54
Cal Hogue 25 1 1 .500 4.50 20.0 19 11 10 4 16 11 1 1.750 8.6 7.2 5.0 0.69 1.8 3 3
*Paul LaPalme 29 10 10 .500 4.11 184.0 190 93 84 20 64 90 0 1.380 9.3 3.1 4.4 1.41 1.0 35 35
Johnny Lindell 36 10 12 .455 4.26 203.0 192 107 96 17 137 120 6 1.621 8.5 6.1 5.3 0.88 0.8 32 32
Bill MacDonald 24 0 0 11.57 7.0 11 10 9 0 7 4 1 2.571 14.1 9.0 5.1 0.57 0.0 4 4
Woody Main 31 0 0 11.25 4.0 5 6 5 1 2 4 0 1.750 11.3 4.5 9.0 2.00 2.3 2 2
*Paul Pettit 21 1 2 .333 7.39 28.0 32 26 23 1 19 14 0 1.821 10.3 6.1 4.5 0.74 0.3 10 10
*Howie Pollet 32 6 8 .429 4.33 129.0 146 69 62 8 50 55 1 1.519 10.2 3.5 3.8 1.10 0.6 30 30
*Bob Schultz 29 1 2 .333 6.19 32.0 39 24 22 5 21 10 3 1.875 11.0 5.9 2.8 0.48 1.4 18 18
Jim Waugh 19 3 7 .300 5.87 92.0 108 67 60 21 56 23 0 1.783 10.6 5.5 2.3 0.41 2.1 29 29
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+
*Roger Bowman 25 4 2 8 .200 5.35 43 10 17 0 0 0 101.0 112 67 60 12 61 67 3 1 4 479 80 1.713 10.0 1.1 5.4 6.0 1.10 80
Murry Dickson 36 12 120 128 .484 3.64 433 225 118 107 15 18 2126.1 2099 990 859 190 739 895 26 2 19 8983 111 1.335 8.9 0.8 3.1 3.8 1.21 111
Roy Face 25 1 6 8 .429 6.58 41 13 13 2 0 0 119.0 145 90 87 19 30 56 2 1 3 524 68 1.471 11.0 1.4 2.3 4.2 1.87 68
Bob Friend 22 3 21 38 .356 4.45 101 69 11 17 2 0 505.1 552 293 250 45 209 182 6 2 10 2233 95 1.506 9.8 0.8 3.7 3.2 0.87 95
Bob Hall 29 3 9 18 .333 5.40 89 27 26 8 1 1 276.2 307 182 166 32 146 133 4 3 10 1254 77 1.637 10.0 1.0 4.7 4.3 0.91 77
Johnny Hetki 31 7 14 22 .389 4.27 156 22 76 8 0 4 442.1 455 236 210 31 155 148 6 3 6 1904 93 1.379 9.3 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.95 93
Cal Hogue 25 2 2 9 .182 4.91 22 14 5 5 0 0 102.2 98 69 56 11 84 44 5 0 2 478 83 1.773 8.6 1.0 7.4 3.9 0.52 83
*Paul LaPalme 29 3 10 23 .303 4.77 88 34 31 8 2 2 290.1 326 188 154 32 132 135 2 1 17 1314 90 1.577 10.1 1.0 4.1 4.2 1.02 90
Johnny Lindell 36 2 8 18 .308 4.47 55 28 19 15 1 1 251.2 247 147 125 20 161 146 7 1 12 1141 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91 94
Bill MacDonald 24 2 8 11 .421 4.66 36 21 9 6 2 1 160.1 150 98 83 17 96 64 2 0 4 703 94 1.534 8.4 1.0 5.4 3.6 0.67 94
Woody Main 31 4 4 13 .235 5.14 79 11 30 2 0 3 204.2 210 122 117 21 84 107 1 2 2 896 79 1.436 9.2 0.9 3.7 4.7 1.27 79
*Paul Pettit 21 2 1 2 .333 7.34 12 5 5 0 0 0 30.2 35 28 25 2 21 14 0 0 0 142 60 1.826 10.3 0.6 6.2 4.1 0.67 60
*Howie Pollet 32 11 116 98 .542 3.43 329 247 37 111 22 12 1868.1 1858 831 712 126 645 825 23 1 29 7936 115 1.340 9.0 0.6 3.1 4.0 1.28 115
*Bob Schultz 29 3 9 13 .409 5.05 64 19 23 3 0 0 181.2 177 114 102 17 123 67 7 0 6 837 80 1.651 8.8 0.8 6.1 3.3 0.54 80
Jim Waugh 19 2 5 11 .313 6.43 46 18 9 2 0 0 142.2 169 113 102 25 88 41 2 1 3 677 67 1.801 10.7 1.6 5.6 2.6 0.47 67
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