Warren Spahn

Position: Starting 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)

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

363

245

ERA

3.09

750

665

5243.2

2583

WHIP

1.195

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1940	19	-2.3	Bradford	PONY	D	BSN	5	4	.556	2.73	3.68	12	9					66.0	53	27	20		24							1.167	7.2		3.3
1941	20	-3.9	Evansville	IIIL	B	BSN	19	6	.760	1.83	2.63	28						212.0	154	62	43		90							1.151	6.5		3.8
1942	21	-5.0	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	17	12	.586	1.96	2.36	33	27					248.0	148	65	54		130							1.121	5.4		4.7
1942	21	-7.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	0		5.74	8.62	4	2	0	1	0	0	15.2	25	15	10	0	11	0	7	0	0	0	79	2.298	14.4	0.0	6.3	4.0	0.64

1946	25	-4.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	8	5	.615	2.94	3.29	24	16	7	8	0	1	125.2	107	46	41	6	36	2	67	1	0	4	514	1.138	7.7	0.4	2.6	4.8	1.86
1947	26	-3.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	21	10	.677	2.33	2.70	40	35	4	22	7	3	289.2	245	87	75	15	84	4	123	1	0	5	1174	1.136	7.6	0.5	2.6	3.8	1.46
1948	27	-1.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	15	12	.556	3.71	4.03	36	35	1	16	3	1	257.0	237	115	106	19	77	4	114	1	0	4	1064	1.222	8.3	0.7	2.7	4.0	1.48
1949	28	-0.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	21	14	.600	3.07	3.72	38	38	0	25	4	0	302.1	283	125	103	27	86	6	151	3	0	4	1258	1.221	8.4	0.8	2.6	4.5	1.76
1950	29	0.7	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	21	17	.553	3.16	3.78	41	39	2	25	1	1	293.0	248	123	103	22	111	5	191	1	0	8	1217	1.225	7.6	0.7	3.4	5.9	1.72
1951	30	1.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	22	14	.611	2.98	3.22	39	36	3	26	7	0	310.2	278	111	103	20	109	6	164	1	1	7	1289	1.246	8.1	0.6	3.2	4.8	1.50
1952	31	2.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	14	19	.424	2.98	3.38	40	35	5	19	5	3	290.0	263	109	96	19	73	10	183	6	0	5	1190	1.159	8.2	0.6	2.3	5.7	2.51
1953	32	3.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	23	7	.767	2.10	2.54	35	32	3	24	5	3	265.2	211	75	62	14	70	6	148	1	2	3	1055	1.058	7.1	0.5	2.4	5.0	2.11
1954	33	4.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	12	.636	3.14	3.40	39	34	2	23	1	2	283.1	262	107	99	24	86	9	136	1	1	3	1175	1.228	8.3	0.8	2.7	4.3	1.58
1955	34	6.0	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	17	14	.548	3.26	3.63	39	32	7	16	1	1	245.2	249	99	89	25	65	4	110	2	0	4	1025	1.278	9.1	0.9	2.4	4.0	1.69
1956	35	6.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	20	11	.645	2.78	2.94	39	35	3	20	3	3	281.1	249	92	87	25	52	12	128	3	0	7	1113	1.070	8.0	0.8	1.7	4.1	2.46
1957	36	8.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	11	.656	2.69	3.12	39	35	4	18	4	3	271.0	241	94	81	23	78	4	111	2	0	2	1111	1.177	8.0	0.8	2.6	3.7	1.42
1958	37	9.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	22	11	.667	3.07	3.29	38	36	1	23	2	1	290.0	257	106	99	29	76	7	150	2	1	2	1176	1.148	8.0	0.9	2.4	4.7	1.97
1959	38	10.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	15	.583	2.96	3.27	40	36	3	21	4	0	292.0	282	106	96	21	70	9	143	1	0	2	1203	1.205	8.7	0.6	2.2	4.4	2.04
1960	39	11.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	10	.677	3.50	3.83	40	33	5	18	4	2	267.2	254	114	104	24	74	9	154	4	0	1	1110	1.225	8.5	0.8	2.5	5.2	2.08
1961	40	12.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	13	.618	3.02	3.29	38	34	3	21	4	0	262.2	236	96	88	24	64	1	115	4	0	4	1064	1.142	8.1	0.8	2.2	3.9	1.80
1962	41	13.2	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	18	14	.563	3.04	3.24	34	34	0	22	0	0	269.1	248	97	91	25	55	4	118	3	0	4	1088	1.125	8.3	0.8	1.8	3.9	2.15
1963	42	13.7	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	23	7	.767	2.60	2.95	33	33	0	22	7	0	259.2	241	85	75	23	49	4	102	0	0	4	1037	1.117	8.4	0.8	1.7	3.5	2.08
1964	43	14.8	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	6	13	.316	5.29	5.70	38	25	11	4	1	4	173.2	204	110	102	23	52	4	78	2	0	6	759	1.474	10.6	1.2	2.7	4.0	1.50
1965	44		2 Teams	NL	Maj	NYM-SFG	7	16	.304	4.01	4.74	36	30	3	8	0	0	197.2	210	104	88	26	56	2	90	3	0	2	846	1.346	9.6	1.2	2.5	4.1	1.61
1965	44	15.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	4	12	.250	4.36	5.00	20	19	1	5	0	0	126.0	140	70	61	18	35	1	56	2	0	1	543	1.389	10.0	1.3	2.5	4.0	1.60
1965	44	15.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	4	.429	3.39	4.27	16	11	2	3	0	0	71.2	70	34	27	8	21	1	34	1	0	1	303	1.270	8.8	1.0	2.6	4.3	1.62
1966	45	17.6	Mexico City Tigers	MEX	AA		1	1	.500	4.50	6.30	3	3		0	0		10.0	14	7	5	0	1	0	7	0	0	1		1.500	12.6	0.0	0.9	6.3	7.00
1967	46	20.5	Tulsa	PCL	AAA	STL	0	1	.000	6.43	7.71	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
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		363	245	.597	3.09	3.46	750	665	67	382	63	28	5243.2	4830	2016	1798	434	1434	112	2583	42	5	81	21547	1.195	8.3	0.7	2.5	4.4	1.80
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		41	23	.641	2.06	2.70	76	38		0	0		533.0	363	160	122	0	249	0	5	0	0	0		1.148	6.1		4.2
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		1	1	.500	4.50	6.30	3	3		0	0		10.0	14	7	5	0	1	0	7	0	0	1		1.500	12.6	0.0	0.9	6.3	7.00
All Levels (25 Seasons)							405	269	.601	2.99	3.40	829	706	67	382	63	28	5786.2	5207	2183	1925	434	1684	112	2595	42	5	82	21547	1.191	8.1		2.6