Standard Pitching
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 24 | WSH | AL | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.82 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 135 | 3.87 | 1.321 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.06 | ||
| 1924 | 25 | WSH | AL | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.09 | 50 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 195.1 | 190 | 88 | 67 | 3 | 70 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 836 | 132 | 3.46 | 1.331 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.97 | ||
| 1925 | 26 | WSH | AL | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.47 | 55 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 93.1 | 84 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 45 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 122 | 3.19 | 1.382 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.18 | ||
| 1926 | 27 | WSH | AL | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.00 | 64 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 138.0 | 120 | 55 | 46 | 4 | 66 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 129 | 4.28 | 1.348 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.65 | ||
| 1927 | 28 | WSH | AL | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.64 | 56 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 155.1 | 177 | 92 | 80 | 4 | 68 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 694 | 88 | 3.26 | 1.577 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.09 | ||
| 1928 | 29 | WSH | AL | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.85 | 48 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 161.1 | 160 | 79 | 69 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 668 | 104 | 3.25 | 1.252 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.81 | |
| 1929 | 30 | WSH | AL | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3.06 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 250.1 | 233 | 100 | 85 | 6 | 69 | 3 | 121 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1027 | 139 | 3.04 | 1.206 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.75 | |
| 1930 | 31 | WSH | AL | 15 | 5 | .750 | 4.09 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 185.0 | 190 | 92 | 84 | 15 | 53 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 774 | 113 | 4.16 | 1.314 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.06 | |
| 1931 | 32 | WSH | AL | 16 | 4 | .800 | 3.45 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 219.0 | 211 | 92 | 84 | 13 | 63 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 913 | 125 | 4.01 | 1.251 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.40 | MVP-13 |
| 1932 | 33 | WSH | AL | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.01 | 54 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 197.2 | 202 | 98 | 88 | 13 | 72 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 846 | 108 | 4.10 | 1.386 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.92 | |
| 1933 | 34 | DET | AL | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.29 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 238.1 | 232 | 98 | 87 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 990 | 131 | 3.68 | 1.229 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.38 | |
| 1934 | 35 | DET | AL | 15 | 5 | .750 | 4.57 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 155.2 | 174 | 92 | 79 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 683 | 96 | 4.29 | 1.426 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.33 | |
| 1935 | 36 | DET | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 99 | 5.23 | 1.632 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.78 | |
| 1936 | 37 | TOT | MLB | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.77 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 131 | 5.41 | 1.047 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.33 | |
| 1936 | 37 | NYG | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.31 | 3.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1936 | 37 | WSH | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 126 | 5.46 | 1.000 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.33 | |
| 14 Yrs | 148 | 88 | .627 | 3.63 | 551 | 186 | 272 | 86 | 7 | 99 | 2067.1 | 2049 | 971 | 834 | 96 | 686 | 24 | 822 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 8759 | 116 | 3.73 | 1.323 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.20 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 8 | .627 | 3.63 | 51 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 191 | 189 | 90 | 77 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 808 | 116 | 3.73 | 1.323 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.20 | ||||
| WSH (11 yrs) | 117 | 71 | .622 | 3.59 | 470 | 133 | 251 | 64 | 5 | 94 | 1654.0 | 1620 | 769 | 659 | 69 | 568 | 20 | 667 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 6994 | 117 | 3.67 | 1.323 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.17 | ||||
| DET (3 yrs) | 31 | 17 | .646 | 3.81 | 80 | 53 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 413.0 | 428 | 201 | 175 | 27 | 118 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1762 | 113 | 3.98 | 1.322 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.31 | ||||
| NYG (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.31 | 3.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| AL (14 yrs) | 148 | 88 | .627 | 3.63 | 550 | 186 | 272 | 86 | 7 | 99 | 2067.0 | 2048 | 970 | 834 | 96 | 686 | 24 | 822 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 8756 | 116 | 3.73 | 1.323 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.20 | ||||
| NL (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.31 | 3.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
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According to Bill James, Marberry was the second-best MLB pitcher from 1924-1934 behind only Lefty Grove. The first to reach 100 career saves, he won 148 games with a .627 W% despite starting only 34% of his games. John Smoltz couldn't hold his jock.
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