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Hal Newhouser
Harold Newhouser (Prince Hal)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 192 lb.

Debut September 29, 1939
Final Game May 3, 1955
Born May 20, 1921 in Detroit, MI
Died November 10, 1998 in Southfield, MI
Cousin of Ken Macha

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1939 18 DET AL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    5.0    3    3    3   0    4    4   0   3    22       0  5.40  4.90   91 1.400
 1940 19 DET AL   9   9  28  20   7   0   3  0  133.3  149   81   72  12   76   89   2   1   613       1  4.86  4.73   97 1.688
 1941 20 DET AL   9  11  33  27   5   1   5  0  173.0  166  109   92   6  137  106   1   5   810       0  4.79  4.52   94 1.751
 1942 21 DET AL   8  14  38  23  11   1  14  5  183.7  137   73   50   4  114  103   2   2   789       0  2.45  3.95  161 1.367 AS
 1943 22 DET AL   8  17  37  25  10   1   9  1  195.7  163   88   66   3  111  144   0   3   850       1  3.04  3.53  116 1.400 AS
 1944 23 DET AL  29   9  47  34  25   6  10  2  312.3  264   94   77   6  102  187   1   4  1271       2  2.22  3.57  161 1.172 MVP-1,AS
 1945 24 DET AL  25   9  40  36  29   8   2  2  313.3  239   73   63   5  110  212   0  10  1261       2  1.81  3.53  195 1.114 MVP-1,AS
 1946 25 DET AL  26   9  37  34  29   6   2  1  292.7  215   77   63  10   98  275   1   8  1176       0  1.94  3.64  188 1.069 MVP-2,AS
 1947 26 DET AL  17  17  40  36  24   3   4  2  285.0  268  105   91   9  110  176   2  11  1216       0  2.87  3.78  132 1.326 AS
 1948 27 DET AL  21  12  39  35  19   2   4  1  272.3  249  109   91  10   99  143   1   5  1146       0  3.01  4.37  145 1.278 MVP-9,AS
 1949 28 DET AL  18  11  38  35  22   3   3  1  292.0  277  118  109  19  111  144   0   3  1228       0  3.36  4.16  124 1.329
 1950 29 DET AL  15  13  35  30  15   1   5  3  213.7  232  110  103  23   81   87   4   4   929       0  4.34  4.67  108 1.465
 1951 30 DET AL   6   6  15  14   7   1   0  0   96.3   98   47   42  10   19   37   3   1   393       1  3.92  4.16  106 1.215
 1952 31 DET AL   9   9  25  19   8   0   2  0  154.0  148   72   64  13   47   57   0   3   643       0  3.74  3.78  101 1.266
 1953 32 DET AL   0   1   7   4   0   0   1  1   21.7   31   22   17   4    8    6   2   1   102       0  7.06  4.08   58 1.800
 1954 33 CLE AL   7   2  26   1   0   0  15  7   46.7   34   16   13   3   18   25   0   0   187       0  2.51  3.69  147 1.114
 1955 34 CLE AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    1    0    0   0    4    1   0   1    12   1   0  0.00  4.00  inf 2.143
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .580 207 150 488 374 212  33  79 26 2993.0 2674 1197 1016 137 1249 1796  19  65 12648   1   7  3.06  3.97  130 1.311
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  11  38  29  16   2   6  2  236.0  210   94   80  10   98  141   1   5   997   0   0  3.06  3.97  130 1.311
 Career High     29  17  47  36  29   8  15  7  313.3  277  118  109  23  137  275   4  11  1271   1   2  1.81  4.73  195 1.069
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 18 DET AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1940 19 DET AL  28   40    3    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   4  .200  .256  .200   16    8   4           0   0
 1941 20 DET AL  33   60    3    9   0  0   0    2   1  0   3   8  .150  .190  .150  -12    9   5           0   2
 1942 21 DET AL  39   52    1    8   2  0   0    1   0  0   3   8  .154  .200  .192    7   10   3           0   2 AS
 1943 22 DET AL  37   65    4   12   2  0   0    5   0  0   3   8  .185  .221  .215   24   14   4           0   0 AS
 1944 23 DET AL  47  120   10   29   4  0   0    5   1  0   6  12  .242  .278  .275   54   33   6           0   5 MVP-1,AS
 1945 24 DET AL  40  109    9   28   5  1   0   17   0  1   7  10  .257  .302  .321   76   35   8           0   1 MVP-1,AS
 1946 25 DET AL  37  103    6   13   3  0   2   11   1  0   6  27  .126  .174  .214    5   22   8           0   1 MVP-2,AS
 1947 26 DET AL  40   96    5   19   0  0   0    9   0  0  15  20  .198  .306  .198   40   19   3           0   3 AS
 1948 27 DET AL  39   92    6   19   0  1   0    6   0  0  10  14  .207  .284  .228   36   21   6           0   1 MVP-9,AS
 1949 28 DET AL  38   91    8   18   3  0   0    6   0  2  12  19  .198  .291  .231   39   21  14           0   3
 1950 29 DET AL  35   74    6   13   2  0   0    8   0  0   5   8  .176  .228  .203   10   15   5           0   2
 1951 30 DET AL  17   29    4    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   5   3  .310  .412  .310   97    9   4           0   2
 1952 31 DET AL  26   46    5   10   1  0   0    4   0  0  10   9  .217  .357  .239   67   11   1           0   2
 1953 32 DET AL   7    8    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .500  .556  .500  188    4   0           0   0
 1954 33 CLE AL  26   13    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .154  .154  .154  -16    2   1   0       0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     492  999   71  201  22  2   2   81   3  3  89 150  .201  .267  .233   36  233  72   0   0   0  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        329   23   66   7  1   1   27   1  1  29  49  .201  .267  .233   36   77  24   0   0   0   8
 Career High     47  120   10   29   5  1   2   17   1  2  15  27                          35  14   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 18 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   120| .000  .295| .000  .371| .000  .436| .000  .807|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1940 19 DET AL   47   36    2   1.5   119| .200  .290| .256  .364| .200  .439| .456  .804|  16  .097  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1941 20 DET AL   68   58    2   0.9   115| .150  .287| .190  .365| .150  .423| .340  .789| -12  .048 -10.4  -1.0 100%
 1942 21 DET AL   58   49    2   1.1   101| .154  .275| .200  .350| .192  .385| .392  .735|   7  .082  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1943 22 DET AL   72   57    3   1.4    93| .185  .265| .221  .341| .215  .366| .436  .706|  24  .145  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1944 23 DET AL  132  102    9   2.4    96| .242  .275| .278  .343| .275  .375| .553  .718|  54  .277  -7.5  -0.8 100%
 1945 24 DET AL  124   91   10   3.0    93| .257  .268| .302  .341| .321  .365| .623  .706|  76  .378  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1946 25 DET AL  117   99    4   1.1   101| .126  .271| .174  .346| .214  .389| .388  .735|   5  .078 -14.0  -1.5 100%
 1947 26 DET AL  114   83    6   1.9    99| .198  .266| .306  .346| .198  .382| .504  .729|  40  .196  -7.5  -0.8   0%
 1948 27 DET AL  108   80    6   2.0   108| .207  .276| .284  .362| .228  .400| .512  .762|  36  .178  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1949 28 DET AL  117   92    6   1.7   107| .198  .271| .291  .363| .231  .393| .522  .756|  39  .145  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1950 29 DET AL   84   68    3   1.2   116| .176  .282| .228  .370| .203  .423| .431  .793|  10  .066 -10.5  -1.0   0%
 1951 30 DET AL   38   26    4   4.1   102| .310  .267| .412  .349| .310  .392| .722  .741|  97  .460   0.2   0.0   0%
 1952 31 DET AL   57   39    4   2.8    97| .217  .261| .357  .341| .239  .381| .596  .723|  67  .323  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1953 32 DET AL    9    4    2  13.4   102| .500  .268| .556  .344| .500  .395|1.056  .740| 188  .882   1.1   0.1   0%
 1954 33 CLE AL   14   12    0   0.0   100| .154  .268| .154  .344| .154  .391| .308  .735| -16  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     1160  897   63   1.9   102| .201  .273| .267  .352| .233  .390| .500  .742|  36  .180 -91.9  -9.4  50%

* 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 ------+
 1939 18 DET AL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.00  1.80  1.98    1    5.0
 1940 19 DET AL   P   28      5   31    1    0  .973  .955  1.29  1.05  2.43  2.04   20  133.3
 1941 20 DET AL   P   33      4   37    0    4 1.000  .960  1.24  1.16  2.13  2.14   27  173.0
 1942 21 DET AL   P   38     10   45    1    3  .982  .957  1.45  1.30  2.69  2.31   23  183.7 AS
 1943 22 DET AL   P   37      8   49    1    1  .983  .963  1.54  1.27  2.62  2.27   25  195.7 AS
 1944 23 DET AL   P   47      9   61    1    5  .986  .960  1.49  1.14  2.02  2.09   34  312.3 AS
 1945 24 DET AL   P   40     16   66    0    5 1.000  .955  2.05  1.28  2.36  2.24   36  313.3 AS
 1946 25 DET AL   P   37     15   47    3    4  .954  .951  1.68  1.01  1.91  2.01   34  292.7 AS
 1947 26 DET AL   P   40     23   52    4    3  .949  .955  1.88  0.95  2.37  1.92   36  285.0 AS
 1948 27 DET AL   P   39     11   52    1    5  .984  .963  1.62  0.91  2.08  2.02   35  272.3 AS
 1949 28 DET AL   P   38      7   69    3    3  .962  .962  2.00  1.01  2.34  2.12   35  292.0
 1950 29 DET AL   P   35     10   37    2    1  .959  .949  1.34  0.96  1.98  2.03   30  213.7
 1951 30 DET AL   P   15      3   22    2    4  .926  .954  1.67  0.99  2.34  2.07   14   96.3
 1952 31 DET AL   P   25     10   31    3    2  .932  .967  1.64  1.03  2.40  2.10   19  154.0
 1953 32 DET AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  0.89  2.07  1.95    4   21.7
 1954 33 CLE AL   P   26      3    7    0    0 1.000  .962  0.38  0.93  1.93  2.00    1   46.7
 1955 34 CLE AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1939 18 DET AL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.00  1.80  1.98    1    5.0
 1940 19 DET AL   P   28      5   31    1    0  .973  .955  1.29  1.05  2.43  2.04   20  133.3
 1941 20 DET AL   P   33      4   37    0    4 1.000  .960  1.24  1.16  2.13  2.14   27  173.0
 1942 21 DET AL   P   38     10   45    1    3  .982  .957  1.45  1.30  2.69  2.31   23  183.7
 1943 22 DET AL   P   37      8   49    1    1  .983  .963  1.54  1.27  2.62  2.27   25  195.7
 1944 23 DET AL   P   47      9   61    1    5  .986  .960  1.49  1.14  2.02  2.09   34  312.3
 1945 24 DET AL   P   40     16   66    0    5 1.000  .955  2.05  1.28  2.36  2.24   36  313.3
 1946 25 DET AL   P   37     15   47    3    4  .954  .951  1.68  1.01  1.91  2.01   34  292.7
 1947 26 DET AL   P   40     23   52    4    3  .949  .955  1.88  0.95  2.37  1.92   36  285.0
 1948 27 DET AL   P   39     11   52    1    5  .984  .963  1.62  0.91  2.08  2.02   35  272.3
 1949 28 DET AL   P   38      7   69    3    3  .962  .962  2.00  1.01  2.34  2.12   35  292.0
 1950 29 DET AL   P   35     10   37    2    1  .959  .949  1.34  0.96  1.98  2.03   30  213.7
 1951 30 DET AL   P   15      3   22    2    4  .926  .954  1.67  0.99  2.34  2.07   14   96.3
 1952 31 DET AL   P   25     10   31    3    2  .932  .967  1.64  1.03  2.40  2.10   19  154.0
 1953 32 DET AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  0.89  2.07  1.95    4   21.7
 1954 33 CLE AL   P   26      3    7    0    0 1.000  .962  0.38  0.93  1.93  2.00    1   46.7
 1955 34 CLE AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 488    135  611   22   40  .971  .958  1.53  1.08  2.24  2.10  374 2993.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       488    135  611   22   40  .971  .958  1.53  1.08  2.24  2.10  374   2993

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   3   6.10  2  1  0  2  20.2  25  14   4  22 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   1   0    inf  0  0  0  0   0     1   1   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4   3   6.53  2  1  0  2  20.2  26  15   5  22 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

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   8   0   0  0  0  0   1   1   1  .000  .111  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4   8   0   0  0  0  0   1   1   1  .000  .111  .000   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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1945   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1942   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1943   DET AL      0  0  0   3     3   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1944   DET AL      0  0  0   1.2   3   3   3   2   1  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1946   DET AL      0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1947   DET AL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1948   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 4/7      1  0  0  0  10.2   8   3   3   3   8  0   0  0   0  0  2  0  0   2.53 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1945   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1942   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1943   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1944   DET AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1946   DET AL       1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1947   DET AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1948   DET AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/7      1   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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
1942
1943 *
1944 *
1945
1946 *
1947 (P)
1948 *

Awards
1944-AL-MVP
1944-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1945-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1945-AL-MVP
1945-AL-Triple Crown
1945-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1944-AL-1-0.70
1945-AL-1-0.70
1946-AL-2-0.59
1948-AL-9-0.14
Car-78-2.13 shares

Sac. Hits
1949 AL-14-5

ERA
1942 AL-2.45-4
1944 AL-2.22-2
1945 AL-1.81-1
1946 AL-1.94-1
1947 AL-2.87-5
1948 AL-3.01-4
1949 AL-3.36-9

Wins
1944 AL-29-1
1945 AL-25-1
1946 AL-26-1
1947 AL-17-6
1948 AL-21-1
1949 AL-18-7
1950 AL-15-10
Car-207-99

Won-Loss %
1944 AL-.763-2
1945 AL-.735-2
1946 AL-.743-4
1948 AL-.636-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1944 AL-1.172-5
1945 AL-1.114-3
1946 AL-1.069-1
1948 AL-1.278-5
1949 AL-1.329-7
1952 AL-1.266-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1942 AL-6.71-1
1943 AL-7.50-8
1944 AL-7.61-3
1945 AL-6.86-1
1946 AL-6.61-1
1948 AL-8.23-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1948 AL-3.27-8
1949 AL-3.42-7
1950 AL-3.41-8
1952 AL-2.75-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1941 AL-5.51-3
1942 AL-5.05-1
1943 AL-6.62-2
1944 AL-5.39-1
1945 AL-6.09-1
1946 AL-8.46-1
1947 AL-5.56-3
1948 AL-4.73-5
1949 AL-4.44-10

Games
1942 AL-38-3
1943 AL-37-6
1944 AL-47-4
1945 AL-40-5
1946 AL-37-7
1947 AL-40-8

Saves
1942 AL-5-4
1954 AL-7-4

Innings
1944 AL-312.3-2
1945 AL-313.3-1
1946 AL-292.7-2
1947 AL-285.0-2
1948 AL-272.3-3
1949 AL-292.0-2

Strikeouts
1941 AL-106-8
1942 AL-103-6
1943 AL-144-2
1944 AL-187-1
1945 AL-212-1
1946 AL-275-2
1947 AL-176-2
1948 AL-143-3
1949 AL-144-2
Car-1796-85

Games Started
1944 AL-34-3
1945 AL-36-1
1946 AL-34-4
1947 AL-36-2
1948 AL-35-3
1949 AL-35-2

Comp. Games
1944 AL-25-2
1945 AL-29-1
1946 AL-29-2
1947 AL-24-1
1948 AL-19-2
1949 AL-22-2
1950 AL-15-8

Shutouts
1944 AL-6-2
1945 AL-8-1
1946 AL-6-2
1947 AL-3-5
1948 AL-2-9
1949 AL-3-8
Car-33-87

Home Runs Allow.
1949 AL-19-4
1950 AL-23-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1941 AL-137-2
1942 AL-114-2
1943 AL-111-1
1944 AL-102-2
1945 AL-110-3
1946 AL-98-5
1947 AL-110-4
Car-1249-44

Hits Allowed
1944 AL-264-3
1945 AL-239-4
1946 AL-215-10
1947 AL-268-1
1948 AL-249-3
1949 AL-277-1

SO to Walk
1944 AL-1.83-2
1945 AL-1.93-3
1946 AL-2.81-2
1947 AL-1.60-3
1948 AL-1.44-4
1949 AL-1.30-4

Losses
1942 AL-14-9
1943 AL-17-2
1947 AL-17-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1947 AL-91-7
1949 AL-109-1

Wild Pitches
1945 AL-10-1
1946 AL-8-2
1947 AL-11-1
1948 AL-5-10

Batters Faced
1944 AL-1271-2
1945 AL-1261-1
1946 AL-1176-2
1947 AL-1216-2
1948 AL-1146-3
1949 AL-1228-2

Adjusted ERA+
1942 AL-161-2
1944 AL-161-2
1945 AL-195-1
1946 AL-188-1
1947 AL-132-4
1948 AL-145-3
1949 AL-124-9
Car-130-38

Youngest Player
1939 AL-18-1
1940 AL-19-1
1941 AL-20-2
1942 AL-21-9

Black Ink: Pitching - 47 (27) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 180 (55) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 140.0 (48) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
July 27, 1953: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
April 12, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
May 11, 1955: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1942 1943 * 1944 * 1945 1946 * 1947 (P) 1948 *	Awards 1944-AL-MVP 1944-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year 1945-ML-Major League Player of the Year 1945-AL-MVP 1945-AL-Triple Crown 1945-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1944-AL-1-0.70 1945-AL-1-0.70 1946-AL-2-0.59 1948-AL-9-0.14 Car-78-2.13 shares	Sac. Hits 1949 AL-14-5	ERA 1942 AL-2.45-4 1944 AL-2.22-2 1945 AL-1.81-1 1946 AL-1.94-1 1947 AL-2.87-5 1948 AL-3.01-4 1949 AL-3.36-9	Wins 1944 AL-29-1 1945 AL-25-1 1946 AL-26-1 1947 AL-17-6 1948 AL-21-1 1949 AL-18-7 1950 AL-15-10 Car-207-99
Won-Loss % 1944 AL-.763-2 1945 AL-.735-2 1946 AL-.743-4 1948 AL-.636-9	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1944 AL-1.172-5 1945 AL-1.114-3 1946 AL-1.069-1 1948 AL-1.278-5 1949 AL-1.329-7 1952 AL-1.266-9	Hits Allowed/9IP 1942 AL-6.71-1 1943 AL-7.50-8 1944 AL-7.61-3 1945 AL-6.86-1 1946 AL-6.61-1 1948 AL-8.23-8	Bases on Balls/9IP 1948 AL-3.27-8 1949 AL-3.42-7 1950 AL-3.41-8 1952 AL-2.75-7	Strikeouts/9IP 1941 AL-5.51-3 1942 AL-5.05-1 1943 AL-6.62-2 1944 AL-5.39-1 1945 AL-6.09-1 1946 AL-8.46-1 1947 AL-5.56-3 1948 AL-4.73-5 1949 AL-4.44-10	Games 1942 AL-38-3 1943 AL-37-6 1944 AL-47-4 1945 AL-40-5 1946 AL-37-7 1947 AL-40-8
Saves 1942 AL-5-4 1954 AL-7-4	Innings 1944 AL-312.3-2 1945 AL-313.3-1 1946 AL-292.7-2 1947 AL-285.0-2 1948 AL-272.3-3 1949 AL-292.0-2	Strikeouts 1941 AL-106-8 1942 AL-103-6 1943 AL-144-2 1944 AL-187-1 1945 AL-212-1 1946 AL-275-2 1947 AL-176-2 1948 AL-143-3 1949 AL-144-2 Car-1796-85	Games Started 1944 AL-34-3 1945 AL-36-1 1946 AL-34-4 1947 AL-36-2 1948 AL-35-3 1949 AL-35-2	Comp. Games 1944 AL-25-2 1945 AL-29-1 1946 AL-29-2 1947 AL-24-1 1948 AL-19-2 1949 AL-22-2 1950 AL-15-8	Shutouts 1944 AL-6-2 1945 AL-8-1 1946 AL-6-2 1947 AL-3-5 1948 AL-2-9 1949 AL-3-8 Car-33-87
Home Runs Allow. 1949 AL-19-4 1950 AL-23-4	Bases On Balls Allow. 1941 AL-137-2 1942 AL-114-2 1943 AL-111-1 1944 AL-102-2 1945 AL-110-3 1946 AL-98-5 1947 AL-110-4 Car-1249-44	Hits Allowed 1944 AL-264-3 1945 AL-239-4 1946 AL-215-10 1947 AL-268-1 1948 AL-249-3 1949 AL-277-1	SO to Walk 1944 AL-1.83-2 1945 AL-1.93-3 1946 AL-2.81-2 1947 AL-1.60-3 1948 AL-1.44-4 1949 AL-1.30-4	Losses 1942 AL-14-9 1943 AL-17-2 1947 AL-17-1	Earned Runs Allow. 1947 AL-91-7 1949 AL-109-1
Wild Pitches 1945 AL-10-1 1946 AL-8-2 1947 AL-11-1 1948 AL-5-10	Batters Faced 1944 AL-1271-2 1945 AL-1261-1 1946 AL-1176-2 1947 AL-1216-2 1948 AL-1146-3 1949 AL-1228-2	Adjusted ERA+ 1942 AL-161-2 1944 AL-161-2 1945 AL-195-1 1946 AL-188-1 1947 AL-132-4 1948 AL-145-3 1949 AL-124-9 Car-130-38	Youngest Player 1939 AL-18-1 1940 AL-19-1 1941 AL-20-2 1942 AL-21-9