Warren Spahn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 172lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: April 23, 1921 in Buffalo, NY us

Died: November 24, 2003 in Broken Arrow, OK

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, OK

High School: South Park HS (Buffalo, NY)

Debut: April 19, 1942 (Age 20-361d, 7,329th in MLB history)
vs. NYG 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1965 (Age 44-161d)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by BBWAA on 316/380 ballots)
View Warren Spahn's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Warren Edward Spahn

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

100.1

W

363

L

245

ERA

3.09

G

750

GS

665

SV

IP

5243.2

SO

2583

WHIP

1.195

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
1940	19	BSN-min	D	5	4	.556	2.73	12	9					66.0	53	27	20		24									1.167	7.2		3.3			BDF PONY
1941	20	BSN-min	B	19	6	.760	1.83	28						212.0	154	62	43		90									1.151	6.5		3.8			EVN IIIL
1942	21	BSN-min	A	17	12	.586	1.96	33	27					248.0	148	65	54		130									1.121	5.4		4.7			HFD EL
1942	21	BSN	NL	0	0		5.74	4	2	0	1	0	0	15.2	25	15	10	0	11	0	7	0	0	0	79	59	3.63	2.298	14.4	0.0	6.3	4.0	0.64
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	25	BSN	NL	8	5	.615	2.94	24	16	7	8	0	1	125.2	107	46	41	6	36	0	67	1	0	4	514	118	2.82	1.138	7.7	0.4	2.6	4.8	1.86
1947	26	BSN	NL	21	10	.677	*2.33*	40	35	4	22	7	3	289.2	245	87	75	15	84	0	123	1	0	5	1174	*170*	3.20	*1.136*	7.6	0.5	2.6	3.8	1.46	AS,MVP-15
1948	27	BSN	NL	15	12	.556	3.71	36	35	1	16	3	1	257.0	237	115	106	19	77	0	114	1	0	4	1064	105	3.64	1.222	8.3	0.7	2.7	4.0	1.48	MVP-14
1949	28	BSN	NL	21	14	.600	3.07	38	38	0	25	4	0	*302.1*	283	125	103	27	86	0	151	3	0	4	*1258*	124	3.56	1.221	8.4	0.8	2.6	4.5	1.76	AS,MVP-7
1950	29	BSN	NL	21	17	.553	3.16	41	39	2	25	1	1	293.0	248	123	103	22	111	0	*191*	1	0	8	1217	122	3.40	1.225	7.6	0.7	3.4	5.9	1.72	AS,MVP-18
1951	30	BSN	NL	22	14	.611	2.98	39	36	3	26	7	0	310.2	278	111	103	20	109	0	*164*	1	1	7	*1289*	124	3.32	1.246	8.1	0.6	3.2	4.8	1.50	AS,MVP-11
1952	31	BSN	NL	14	19	.424	2.98	40	35	5	19	5	3	290.0	263	109	96	19	73	0	*183*	6	0	5	1190	122	2.80	1.159	8.2	0.6	2.3	5.7	2.51	AS,MVP-23
1953	32	MLN	NL	23	7	.767	*2.10*	35	32	3	24	5	3	265.2	211	75	62	14	70	0	148	1	2	3	1055	*188*	*2.97*	*1.058*	*7.1*	0.5	2.4	5.0	2.11	AS,MVP-5
1954	33	MLN	NL	21	12	.636	3.14	39	34	2	23	1	2	283.1	262	107	99	24	86	0	136	1	1	3	1175	119	3.46	1.228	8.3	0.8	2.7	4.3	1.58	AS,MVP-11
1955	34	MLN	NL	17	14	.548	3.26	39	32	7	16	1	1	245.2	249	99	89	25	65	4	110	2	0	4	1025	115	3.61	1.278	9.1	0.9	2.4	4.0	1.69
1956	35	MLN	NL	20	11	.645	2.78	39	35	3	20	3	3	281.1	249	92	87	25	52	12	128	3	0	7	1113	125	3.20	1.070	8.0	0.8	1.7	4.1	2.46	AS,CYA-3,MVP-4
1957	36	MLN	NL	21	11	.656	2.69	39	35	4	18	4	3	271.0	241	94	81	23	78	4	111	2	0	2	1111	130	3.63	1.177	8.0	0.8	2.6	3.7	1.42	AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1958	37	MLN	NL	22	11	.667	3.07	38	36	1	23	2	1	*290.0*	257	106	99	29	76	7	150	2	1	2	*1176*	116	3.55	1.148	8.0	0.9	2.4	4.7	1.97	AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1959	38	MLN	NL	21	15	.583	2.96	40	36	3	21	4	0	*292.0*	282	106	96	21	70	9	143	1	0	2	*1203*	119	3.23	1.205	8.7	0.6	2.2	4.4	2.04	AS,AS,MVP-19
1960	39	MLN	NL	21	10	.677	3.50	40	33	5	18	4	2	267.2	254	114	104	24	74	9	154	4	0	1	1110	98	3.42	1.225	8.5	0.8	2.5	5.2	2.08	CYA-2,MVP-14
1961	40	MLN	NL	21	13	.618	3.02	38	34	3	21	4	0	262.2	236	96	88	24	64	1	115	4	0	4	1064	122	3.66	1.142	8.1	0.8	2.2	3.9	1.80	AS,AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1962	41	MLN	NL	18	14	.563	3.04	34	34	0	22	0	0	269.1	248	97	91	25	55	4	118	3	0	4	1088	125	3.59	1.125	8.3	0.8	1.8	3.9	2.15	AS,AS
1963	42	MLN	NL	23	7	.767	2.60	33	33	0	22	7	0	259.2	241	85	75	23	49	4	102	0	0	4	1037	124	3.41	1.117	8.4	0.8	1.7	3.5	2.08	AS,MVP-12
1964	43	MLN	NL	6	13	.316	5.29	38	25	11	4	1	4	173.2	204	110	102	23	52	4	78	2	0	6	759	67	4.36	1.474	10.6	1.2	2.7	4.0	1.50
1965	44	TOT	NL	7	16	.304	4.01	36	30	3	8	0	0	197.2	210	104	88	26	56	2	90	3	0	2	846	89	4.21	1.346	9.6	1.2	2.5	4.1	1.61
1965	44	NYM	NL	4	12	.250	4.36	20	19	1	5	0	0	126.0	140	70	61	18	35	1	56	2	0	1	543	81	4.37	1.389	10.0	1.3	2.5	4.0	1.60
1965	44	SFG	NL	3	4	.429	3.39	16	11	2	3	0	0	71.2	70	34	27	8	21	1	34	1	0	1	303	107	3.94	1.270	8.8	1.0	2.6	4.3	1.62
1967	46	STL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.43	3	2		0	0		7.0	8	6	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0				1.857	10.3	0.0	6.4	6.4	1.00	TUL PCL
21 Yrs				363	245	.597	3.09	750	665	67	382	63	28	5243.2	4830	2016	1798	434	1434	60	2583	42	5	81	21547	119	3.44	1.195	8.3	0.7	2.5	4.4	1.80
162 Game Avg.				17	12	.597	3.09	36	32	3	18	3	1	252	232	97	86	21	69	3	124	2	0	4	1035	119	3.44	1.195	8.3	0.7	2.5	4.4	1.80
				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
MLN (20 yrs)				356	229	.609	3.05	714	635	64	374	63	28	5046.0	4620	1912	1710	408	1378	58	2493	39	5	79	20701	120	3.41	1.189	8.2	0.7	2.5	4.4	1.81
NYM (1 yr)				4	12	.250	4.36	20	19	1	5	0	0	126.0	140	70	61	18	35	1	56	2	0	1	543	81	4.37	1.389	10.0	1.3	2.5	4.0	1.60
SFG (1 yr)				3	4	.429	3.39	16	11	2	3	0	0	71.2	70	34	27	8	21	1	34	1	0	1	303	107	3.94	1.270	8.8	1.0	2.6	4.3	1.62

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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