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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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 18 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 205 | 5.29 | 1.600 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | ||
| 1948 | 21 | DET | AL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.34 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 69 | 5.45 | 1.771 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 0.71 | |
| 1949 | 22 | CHW | AL | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3.88 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 171.2 | 145 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 112 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 761 | 107 | 4.19 | 1.497 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.85 | |
| 1950 | 23 | CHW | AL | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.98 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 219.1 | 189 | 112 | 97 | 11 | 137 | 8 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 978 | 113 | 4.06 | 1.486 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.86 | |
| 1951 | 24 | CHW | AL | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.03 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 240.1 | 237 | 93 | 81 | 14 | 73 | 5 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1008 | 133 | 3.22 | 1.290 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.55 | |
| 1952 | 25 | CHW | AL | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.57 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 255.1 | 214 | 76 | 73 | 12 | 79 | 7 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1042 | 142 | 2.84 | 1.148 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.82 | MVP-29 |
| 1953 | 26 | CHW | AL | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.72 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 271.1 | 216 | 94 | 82 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1113 | 147 | 3.34 | 1.172 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 1.82 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1954 | 27 | CHW | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.48 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 188.2 | 179 | 86 | 73 | 15 | 86 | 5 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 818 | 108 | 3.28 | 1.405 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 1.72 | |
| 1955 | 28 | CHW | AL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.97 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 205.2 | 162 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 836 | 200 | 2.83 | 1.099 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 2.45 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1956 | 29 | CHW | AL | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.32 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 276.1 | 261 | 108 | 102 | 24 | 100 | 7 | 192 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1166 | 123 | 3.23 | 1.306 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.92 | AS,MVP-5 |
| 1957 | 30 | CHW | AL | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.26 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 257.0 | 228 | 98 | 93 | 18 | 71 | 9 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1062 | 115 | 2.88 | 1.163 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 2.41 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1958 | 31 | CHW | AL | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.68 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 245.0 | 204 | 83 | 73 | 33 | 66 | 2 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 983 | 137 | 3.87 | 1.102 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.18 | AS |
| 1959 | 32 | CHW | AL | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 224.0 | 217 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 934 | 105 | 3.90 | 1.246 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.84 | AS |
| 1960 | 33 | CHW | AL | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.62 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 196.1 | 201 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 813 | 106 | 3.72 | 1.258 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 2.35 | |
| 1961 | 34 | CHW | AL | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.80 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0 | 190 | 85 | 76 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 764 | 103 | 3.54 | 1.356 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.96 | AS |
| 1962 | 35 | SFG | NL | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3.49 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 162.1 | 147 | 67 | 63 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 657 | 110 | 3.90 | 1.121 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.17 | CYA-3 |
| 1963 | 36 | SFG | NL | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.27 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 99.0 | 106 | 49 | 47 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 420 | 75 | 3.64 | 1.273 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.60 | |
| 1964 | 37 | SFG | NL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.20 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 162 | 3.63 | 1.020 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 2.90 | |
| 18 Yrs | 211 | 169 | .555 | 3.27 | 585 | 433 | 85 | 193 | 38 | 33 | 3306.2 | 2989 | 1325 | 1201 | 284 | 1178 | 74 | 1999 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 13853 | 119 | 3.50 | 1.260 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.70 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 11 | .555 | 3.27 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 221 | 200 | 89 | 80 | 19 | 79 | 5 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 925 | 119 | 3.50 | 1.260 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.70 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| CHW (13 yrs) | 186 | 152 | .550 | 3.19 | 456 | 391 | 43 | 183 | 35 | 21 | 2931.0 | 2643 | 1153 | 1038 | 241 | 1052 | 70 | 1796 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 12278 | 123 | 3.42 | 1.261 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.71 | ||||
| SFG (3 yrs) | 22 | 17 | .564 | 3.54 | 102 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 310.1 | 293 | 130 | 122 | 37 | 65 | 4 | 157 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1272 | 101 | 3.78 | 1.154 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.42 | ||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.65 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 303 | 76 | 5.42 | 1.745 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 0.75 | ||||
| AL (15 yrs) | 189 | 152 | .554 | 3.24 | 483 | 396 | 56 | 183 | 35 | 21 | 2996.1 | 2696 | 1195 | 1079 | 247 | 1113 | 70 | 1842 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 12581 | 121 | 3.47 | 1.271 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.66 | ||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 22 | 17 | .564 | 3.54 | 102 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 310.1 | 293 | 130 | 122 | 37 | 65 | 4 | 157 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1272 | 101 | 3.78 | 1.154 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.42 | ||||
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