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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1934 23 PHA AL   7   9  32  21   7   0   5  1  155.0  145   98   84   7   88   58   2   2   682       1  4.88  4.36   89 1.503
 1935 24 PHA AL   3   4  27   9   0   0   7  0   78.3  110   81   67   7   47   42   1   3   388       0  7.70  4.54   59 2.004
 1938 27 DET AL   5   3  19  10   6   0   3  0   95.3   93   40   35  10   39   33   1   3   409       0  3.30  5.03  152 1.385
 1939 28 DET AL   6   8  37  16   3   0  18  5  150.0  182   94   76  11   58   67   1   5   693       0  4.56  4.90  107 1.600
 1940 29 DET AL   6  10  42   0   0   0  35 17   79.3   93   44   39   5   36   50   0   2   361       0  4.42  4.73  107 1.626
 1941 30 DET AL  15   6  38  14   7   1  19  7  157.7  130   63   52  11   65   63   3   2   663       0  2.97  4.52  152 1.237 MVP-19,AS
 1942 31 DET AL   7  13  35  30   9   1   4  2  226.7  210   87   73   9   84  110   0   5   954       0  2.90  3.95  136 1.297 AS
 1945 34 DET AL  13   8  31  27  12   5   4  3  191.7  175   68   43   7   63   76   2   3   811       0  2.02  3.53  175 1.242 MVP-23
 1946 35 DET AL  11   7  28  15   6   1   6  1  140.7  132   69   57   9   58   60   1   2   606       0  3.65  3.64  100 1.351
 1947 36 DET AL   6   7  36  14   4   0  12  7  133.0  147   77   65  11   61   33   1   2   590       0  4.40  3.78   86 1.564
 1948 37 DET AL   2   2  30   0   0   0  10  3   44.3   45   34   28   4   36   18   1   1   210       0  5.68  4.37   77 1.827
 1949 38 CLE AL   9   6  40  11   4   2  18 10  135.7  116   33   32   7   51   41   1   3   548       0  2.12  3.99  188 1.231
 1950 39 CLE AL   4   2  36   0   0   0  13  4   63.0   57   32   25   7   30   26   1   3   269       1  3.57  4.35  122 1.381
 1952 41 BOS AL   4   3  24   0   0   0  17  6   37.7   37   11   10   1   17   20   0   0   158       0  2.39  3.93  165 1.434
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .527  98  88 455 167  58  10 171 66 1688.3 1672  831  686 106  733  697  15  36  7342       2  3.66  4.19  115 1.424
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10   9  49  18   6   1  18  7  184.3  182   90   74  11   80   76   1   3   802   0   0  3.66  4.19  115 1.424
 Career High     15  13  42  30  12   5  35 17  226.7  210   98   84  11   88  110   3   5   954   0   1  2.02  5.03  188 1.231

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1934 23 PHA AL  32   55    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  22  .109  .109  .109  -43    6   2           0    
 1935 24 PHA AL  27   25    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  11  .040  .111  .040  -59    1   1           0    
 1938 27 DET AL  19   33    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  13  .121  .121  .121  -41    4   2           0    
 1939 28 DET AL  37   44    5    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  15  .091  .111  .091  -49    4   7           1   3
 1940 29 DET AL  42   17    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   4           0   0
 1941 30 DET AL  38   50    2    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  20  .060  .060  .080  -65    4   9           0   4 MVP-19,AS
 1942 31 DET AL  35   67    3    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  32  .075  .075  .090  -55    6   9           0   0 AS
 1945 34 DET AL  31   63    2    4   2  0   0    3   0  0   2  21  .063  .092  .095  -47    6   8           0   2 MVP-23
 1946 35 DET AL  28   49    3    9   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  17  .184  .184  .204    6   10   5           0   0
 1947 36 DET AL  36   39    1    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   0  10  .154  .154  .179   -9    7   3           0   1
 1948 37 DET AL  30   11    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .182  .182  .273   18    3   2           0   0
 1949 38 CLE AL  40   38    1    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .132  .154  .132  -23    5   3           0   1
 1950 39 CLE AL  36   12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   9  .083  .214  .083  -20    1   2           0   0
 1952 41 BOS AL  24    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     455  512   22   50   7  0   0   14   0  0   7 200  .098  .112  .111  -41   57  59   0   0   1  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        182    8   18   2  0   0    5   0  0   2  71  .098  .112  .111  -41   20  21   0   0   0   5
 Career High     42   67    5    9   2  0   0    3   0  0   2  32                          10   9   0   0   1   4

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1934 23 PHA AL   57   51    1   0.5   108| .109  .283| .109  .356| .109  .408| .218  .764| -43  .016 -11.7  -1.1   0%
 1935 24 PHA AL   28   25    0   0.0   110| .040  .286| .111  .359| .040  .414| .151  .772| -59  .000  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1938 27 DET AL   35   31    0   0.0   124| .121  .299| .121  .379| .121  .445| .242  .824| -41  .000  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 1939 28 DET AL   52   50    0   0.0   120| .091  .295| .111  .371| .091  .436| .202  .807| -49  .000 -10.5  -1.0   0%
 1940 29 DET AL   21   21    0   0.0   119| .000  .290| .000  .364| .000  .439| .000  .804|-100  .000  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1941 30 DET AL   59   60    0   0.0   115| .060  .287| .060  .366| .080  .423| .140  .789| -65  .000 -12.6  -1.2   0%
 1942 31 DET AL   76   71    0   0.0   101| .075  .275| .075  .350| .090  .385| .165  .735| -55  .000 -14.5  -1.6   0%
 1945 34 DET AL   73   69    1   0.4    93| .063  .268| .092  .342| .095  .365| .187  .706| -47  .015 -12.3  -1.4   0%
 1946 35 DET AL   54   45    2   1.2   101| .184  .270| .184  .346| .204  .389| .388  .735|   6  .092  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1947 36 DET AL   42   37    1   0.7    99| .154  .266| .154  .346| .179  .382| .333  .729|  -9  .039  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1948 37 DET AL   13   11    1   2.4   108| .182  .277| .182  .362| .273  .400| .455  .762|  18  .235  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1949 38 CLE AL   42   37    1   0.7   105| .132  .268| .154  .360| .132  .390| .286  .750| -23  .033  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1950 39 CLE AL   16   13    0   0.0   111| .083  .275| .214  .361| .083  .412| .297  .773| -20  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1952 41 BOS AL   11   13    0   0.0   103| .000  .269| .000  .350| .000  .393| .000  .743|-100  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      579  534    7   0.4   107| .098  .279| .112  .356| .111  .402| .223  .758| -41  .009 -106.2 -10.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1934 23 PHA AL   P   32     11   28    1    3  .975  .956  1.22  1.11  2.26  2.14   21  155.0
 1935 24 PHA AL   P   27      2   12    1    0  .933  .946  0.52  1.12  1.61  2.15    9   78.3
 1938 27 DET AL   P   19      3   25    1    0  .966  .952  1.47  1.12  2.64  2.11   10   95.3
 1939 28 DET AL   P   37      6   27    2    0  .943  .951  0.89  0.98  1.98  1.92   16  150.0
 1940 29 DET AL   P   42      5   11    3    1  .842  .958  0.38  1.05  1.82  2.04    0   79.3
 1941 30 DET AL   P   38      9   27    3    4  .923  .960  0.95  1.16  2.05  2.14   14  157.7 AS
 1942 31 DET AL   P   35     18   39    5    0  .919  .956  1.63  1.30  2.26  2.31   30  226.7 AS
 1945 34 DET AL   P   31     11   44    2    4  .965  .955  1.77  1.28  2.58  2.24   27  191.7
 1946 35 DET AL   P   28     16   26    2    0  .955  .950  1.50  1.01  2.69  2.01   15  140.7
 1947 36 DET AL   P   36      6   24    4    1  .882  .955  0.83  0.95  2.03  1.92   14  133.0
 1948 37 DET AL   P   30      2    8    1    1  .909  .962  0.33  0.91  2.03  2.01    0   44.3
 1949 38 CLE AL   P   40      4   17    0    2 1.000  .963  0.53  1.01  1.39  2.12   11  135.7
 1950 39 CLE AL   P   36      1    8    0    2 1.000  .947  0.25  0.96  1.29  2.03    0   63.0
 1952 41 BOS AL   P   24      3    5    1    0  .889  .964  0.33  1.03  1.91  2.10    0   37.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1934 23 PHA AL   P   32     11   28    1    3  .975  .956  1.22  1.11  2.26  2.14   21  155.0
 1935 24 PHA AL   P   27      2   12    1    0  .933  .946  0.52  1.12  1.61  2.15    9   78.3
 1938 27 DET AL   P   19      3   25    1    0  .966  .952  1.47  1.12  2.64  2.11   10   95.3
 1939 28 DET AL   P   37      6   27    2    0  .943  .951  0.89  0.98  1.98  1.92   16  150.0
 1940 29 DET AL   P   42      5   11    3    1  .842  .958  0.38  1.05  1.82  2.04    0   79.3
 1941 30 DET AL   P   38      9   27    3    4  .923  .960  0.95  1.16  2.05  2.14   14  157.7
 1942 31 DET AL   P   35     18   39    5    0  .919  .956  1.63  1.30  2.26  2.31   30  226.7
 1945 34 DET AL   P   31     11   44    2    4  .965  .955  1.77  1.28  2.58  2.24   27  191.7
 1946 35 DET AL   P   28     16   26    2    0  .955  .950  1.50  1.01  2.69  2.01   15  140.7
 1947 36 DET AL   P   36      6   24    4    1  .882  .955  0.83  0.95  2.03  1.92   14  133.0
 1948 37 DET AL   P   30      2    8    1    1  .909  .962  0.33  0.91  2.03  2.01    0   44.3
 1949 38 CLE AL   P   40      4   17    0    2 1.000  .963  0.53  1.01  1.39  2.12   11  135.7
 1950 39 CLE AL   P   36      1    8    0    2 1.000  .947  0.25  0.96  1.29  2.03    0   63.0
 1952 41 BOS AL   P   24      3    5    1    0  .889  .964  0.33  1.03  1.91  2.10    0   37.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 455     97  301   26   18  .939  .955  0.87  1.07  2.12  2.11  167 1688.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       455     97  301   26   18  .939  .955  0.87  1.07  2.12  2.11  167   1688

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   3   0   1.93  0  0  0  0   4.2   6   1   0   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1941   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1942   DET AL      0  0  0   5     4   1   1   2   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1941   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1942   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1941
1942 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1941-AL-19-0.02
1945-AL-23-0.02
Car-1148-0.04 shares

ERA
1941 AL-2.97-2
1945 AL-2.02-2

Wins
1941 AL-15-5

Won-Loss %
1941 AL-.714-2
1945 AL-.619-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1941 AL-1.237-2
1945 AL-1.242-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1934 AL-8.42-6
1941 AL-7.42-1
1945 AL-8.22-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1942 AL-4.37-6

Games
1940 AL-42-2
1941 AL-38-5
1942 AL-35-8

Saves
1939 AL-5-6
1940 AL-17-1
1941 AL-7-2
1945 AL-3-8
1947 AL-7-7
1949 AL-10-2
1950 AL-4-8
1952 AL-6-4

Innings
1942 AL-226.7-7

Strikeouts
1942 AL-110-3

Games Started
1942 AL-30-5

Shutouts
1945 AL-5-2

SO to Walk
1942 AL-1.31-8

Wild Pitches
1939 AL-5-8
1942 AL-5-6

Batters Faced
1942 AL-954-9

Games Finished
1939 AL-18-7
1940 AL-35-2
1941 AL-19-7
1949 AL-18-7
1952 AL-17-10

Adjusted ERA+
1941 AL-152-2
1942 AL-136-9
1945 AL-175-2

Oldest Player
1949 AL-38-5
1950 AL-39-3
1952 AL-41-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 5 (418) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 60 (408) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 17.0 (667) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
October, 1933: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Oklahoma City (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 9, 1937: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Oliver Blakeney (minors), Carl Doyle, and Jack Peerson to the Memphis (Southern Association) for Lynn Nelson.
August 14, 1937: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Memphis (Southern Association).
December 4, 1948: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
Before 1949 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
April 20, 1949: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Detroit Tigers.
January 24, 1951: Purchased by the Sacramento (PCL) from the Cleveland Indians.
June 27, 1952: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the San Diego (PCL).
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1941 1942 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1941-AL-19-0.02 1945-AL-23-0.02 Car-1148-0.04 shares	ERA 1941 AL-2.97-2 1945 AL-2.02-2	Wins 1941 AL-15-5	Won-Loss % 1941 AL-.714-2 1945 AL-.619-8	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1941 AL-1.237-2 1945 AL-1.242-8
Hits Allowed/9IP 1934 AL-8.42-6 1941 AL-7.42-1 1945 AL-8.22-8	Strikeouts/9IP 1942 AL-4.37-6	Games 1940 AL-42-2 1941 AL-38-5 1942 AL-35-8	Saves 1939 AL-5-6 1940 AL-17-1 1941 AL-7-2 1945 AL-3-8 1947 AL-7-7 1949 AL-10-2 1950 AL-4-8 1952 AL-6-4	Innings 1942 AL-226.7-7	Strikeouts 1942 AL-110-3
Games Started 1942 AL-30-5	Shutouts 1945 AL-5-2	SO to Walk 1942 AL-1.31-8	Wild Pitches 1939 AL-5-8 1942 AL-5-6	Batters Faced 1942 AL-954-9	Games Finished 1939 AL-18-7 1940 AL-35-2 1941 AL-19-7 1949 AL-18-7 1952 AL-17-10
Adjusted ERA+ 1941 AL-152-2 1942 AL-136-9 1945 AL-175-2	Oldest Player 1949 AL-38-5 1950 AL-39-3 1952 AL-41-3