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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 27 | CHW | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 128 | 4.53 | 1.552 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.78 | |
| 1935 | 28 | CHW | AL | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.91 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 211.2 | 211 | 110 | 92 | 17 | 95 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 913 | 117 | 5.02 | 1.446 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.68 | |
| 1936 | 29 | CHW | AL | 21 | 9 | .700 | 4.63 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 274.1 | 282 | 167 | 141 | 13 | 147 | 6 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1214 | 112 | 4.85 | 1.564 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.67 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1937 | 30 | CHW | AL | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.09 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 221.0 | 238 | 150 | 125 | 16 | 124 | 6 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1008 | 91 | 4.83 | 1.638 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.92 | |
| 1938 | 31 | DET | AL | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.06 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 190.1 | 215 | 123 | 107 | 13 | 113 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 877 | 100 | 5.18 | 1.723 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.47 | AS |
| 1939 | 32 | TOT | AL | 9 | 20 | .310 | 5.80 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 212.2 | 254 | 145 | 137 | 22 | 124 | 9 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1001 | 84 | 5.11 | 1.777 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.52 | |
| 1939 | 32 | DET | AL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 77 | 5.64 | 1.619 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.00 | |
| 1939 | 32 | SLB | AL | 9 | 17 | .346 | 5.73 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 191.2 | 229 | 130 | 122 | 18 | 115 | 9 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 906 | 85 | 5.06 | 1.795 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.48 | |
| 1940 | 33 | SLB | AL | 12 | 17 | .414 | 5.59 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 222.1 | 263 | 149 | 138 | 18 | 122 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1020 | 83 | 4.56 | 1.732 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.57 | |
| 1941 | 34 | TOT | AL | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5.17 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111.1 | 121 | 76 | 64 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 505 | 81 | 4.83 | 1.680 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.42 | |
| 1941 | 34 | SLB | AL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 99 | 5.31 | 1.578 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.22 | |
| 1941 | 34 | WSH | AL | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.70 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 77 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 71 | 4.50 | 1.749 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.56 | |
| 1942 | 35 | CLE | AL | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.08 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108.0 | 99 | 57 | 49 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 462 | 85 | 2.92 | 1.380 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.74 | |
| 1943 | 36 | CLE | AL | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.45 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 146.2 | 130 | 47 | 40 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 127 | 3.40 | 1.289 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.07 | |
| 1944 | 37 | TOT | MLB | 3 | 10 | .231 | 4.64 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114.1 | 126 | 67 | 59 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 517 | 74 | 3.81 | 1.601 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.70 | |
| 1944 | 37 | CLE | AL | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.03 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 66 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 273 | 66 | 3.98 | 1.746 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.46 | |
| 1944 | 37 | PHI | NL | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 60 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 244 | 85 | 3.63 | 1.446 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.15 | |
| 1945 | 38 | TOT | NL | 5 | 15 | .250 | 4.28 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 193.2 | 213 | 103 | 92 | 12 | 83 | 10 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 855 | 88 | 4.30 | 1.528 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.61 | |
| 1945 | 38 | PHI | NL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 70 | 3.86 | 1.583 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.93 | |
| 1945 | 38 | CIN | NL | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.00 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 157.2 | 170 | 74 | 70 | 10 | 69 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 693 | 94 | 4.40 | 1.516 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.55 | |
| 12 Yrs | 104 | 132 | .441 | 4.67 | 344 | 263 | 56 | 127 | 7 | 6 | 2025.2 | 2173 | 1202 | 1052 | 130 | 1049 | 49 | 691 | 24 | 4 | 54 | 9055 | 95 | 4.57 | 1.591 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.66 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 15 | .441 | 4.67 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 227 | 243 | 135 | 118 | 15 | 118 | 5 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1014 | 95 | 4.57 | 1.591 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.66 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| CHW (4 yrs) | 46 | 35 | .568 | 4.54 | 101 | 92 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 726.1 | 752 | 435 | 366 | 47 | 375 | 18 | 285 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 3215 | 107 | 4.88 | 1.552 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.76 | ||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 16 | 20 | .444 | 3.50 | 68 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 313.2 | 295 | 140 | 122 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1338 | 93 | 3.34 | 1.406 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.80 | ||||
| SLB (3 yrs) | 23 | 38 | .377 | 5.53 | 73 | 65 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 459.0 | 536 | 306 | 282 | 41 | 264 | 13 | 131 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2124 | 85 | 4.84 | 1.743 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.50 | ||||
| PHI (2 yrs) | 1 | 8 | .111 | 4.73 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91.1 | 103 | 60 | 48 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 406 | 78 | 3.72 | 1.500 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.06 | ||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5.20 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 211.1 | 240 | 138 | 122 | 17 | 122 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 972 | 98 | 5.22 | 1.713 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.51 | ||||
| WSH (1 yr) | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.70 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 77 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 71 | 4.50 | 1.749 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.56 | ||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.00 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 157.2 | 170 | 74 | 70 | 10 | 69 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 693 | 94 | 4.40 | 1.516 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.55 | ||||
| AL (11 yrs) | 98 | 112 | .467 | 4.73 | 296 | 233 | 49 | 113 | 6 | 5 | 1776.2 | 1900 | 1068 | 934 | 115 | 946 | 38 | 617 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 7956 | 96 | 4.63 | 1.602 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.65 | ||||
| NL (2 yrs) | 6 | 20 | .231 | 4.27 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 249.0 | 273 | 134 | 118 | 15 | 103 | 11 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1099 | 88 | 4.15 | 1.510 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.72 | ||||
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