Johnny Marcum

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 197lb (180cm, 89kg)

Born: September 9, 1909 in Campbellsburg, KY us

Died: September 10, 1984 in Louisville, KY

Buried: Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, KY

Debut: September 7, 1933 (Age 23-363d, 7,624th in major league history)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 1939 (Age 30-021d)
vs. SLB 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alfred Marcum

Nicknames: Footsie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

ERA

4.66

195

132

1099.1

392

WHIP

1.467

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1933	23	PHA	AL	3	2	.600	1.95	5	5	0	4	2	0	37.0	28	12	8	0	20	0	14	0	1	1	161	222	3.76	1.297	6.8	0.0	4.9	3.4	0.70
1934	24	PHA	AL	14	11	.560	4.50	37	31	3	17	2	0	232.0	257	131	116	13	88	4	92	4	1	1	1030	97	4.31	1.487	10.0	0.5	3.4	3.6	1.05
1935	25	PHA	AL	17	12	.586	4.08	39	27	12	19	2	3	242.2	256	125	110	9	83	1	99	2	0	2	1061	112	3.90	1.397	9.5	0.3	3.1	3.7	1.19	MVP-20
1936	26	BOS	AL	8	13	.381	4.81	31	23	7	9	1	1	174.0	194	100	93	14	52	4	57	0	1	3	750	110	4.60	1.414	10.0	0.7	2.7	2.9	1.10
1937	27	BOS	AL	13	11	.542	4.85	37	23	13	9	1	3	183.2	230	104	99	17	47	6	59	2	0	2	808	99	4.56	1.508	11.3	0.8	2.3	2.9	1.26
1938	28	BOS	AL	5	6	.455	4.09	15	11	3	7	0	0	92.1	113	49	42	11	25	4	25	0	0	1	408	121	4.87	1.495	11.0	1.1	2.4	2.4	1.00
1939	29	TOT	AL	5	8	.385	6.60	31	12	13	4	0	0	137.2	191	109	101	26	29	4	46	1	0	2	629	73	5.03	1.598	12.5	1.7	1.9	3.0	1.59
1939	29	SLB	AL	2	5	.286	7.74	12	6	5	2	0	0	47.2	66	43	41	12	10	0	14	1	0	0	214	63	5.97	1.594	12.5	2.3	1.9	2.6	1.40
1939	29	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	6.00	19	6	8	2	0	0	90.0	125	66	60	14	19	4	32	0	0	2	415	80	4.54	1.600	12.5	1.4	1.9	3.2	1.68
1940	30	SLB-min	AA	13	12	.520	5.21	36	29					228.0	285	150	132		32									1.390	11.3		1.3			TOL AA
1941	31	SLB-min	AA	17	7	.708	2.97	30	25	5	19	2		215.0	214	80	71		40		61	2	1	0				1.181	9.0		1.7	2.6	1.53	TOL AA
1942	32	SLB-min	AA	14	16	.467	2.96	34	29	5	21	3		237.0	254	99	78		26		63	1	0	0				1.181	9.6		1.0	2.4	2.42	TOL AA
1946	36	SLB-min	AA,AAA	3	3	.500	1.71	13	2	7	1	0		42.0	39	13	8		6		15	0	0	0				1.071	8.4		1.3	3.2	2.50	SAN,TOL TL,AA
7 Yrs				65	63	.508	4.66	195	132	51	69	8	7	1099.1	1269	630	569	90	344	23	392	9	3	12	4847	102	4.43	1.467	10.4	0.7	2.8	3.2	1.14
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.508	4.66	41	27	11	14	2	1	229	264	131	118	19	72	5	82	2	1	2	1008	102	4.43	1.467	10.4	0.7	2.8	3.2	1.14

BOS (3 yrs)				26	30	.464	4.68	83	57	23	25	2	4	450.0	537	253	234	42	124	14	141	2	1	6	1966	107	4.64	1.469	10.7	0.8	2.5	2.8	1.14
PHA (3 yrs)				34	25	.576	4.12	81	63	15	40	6	3	511.2	541	268	234	22	191	5	205	6	2	4	2252	108	4.07	1.431	9.5	0.4	3.4	3.6	1.07
SLB (1 yr)				2	5	.286	7.74	12	6	5	2	0	0	47.2	66	43	41	12	10	0	14	1	0	0	214	63	5.97	1.594	12.5	2.3	1.9	2.6	1.40
CHW (1 yr)				3	3	.500	6.00	19	6	8	2	0	0	90.0	125	66	60	14	19	4	32	0	0	2	415	80	4.54	1.600	12.5	1.4	1.9	3.2	1.68