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Bobo Newsom
Louis Norman Newsom (Buck)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.

Debut September 11, 1929
Final Game September 17, 1953
Born August 11, 1907 in Hartsville, SC
Died December 7, 1962 in Orlando, FL

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1929 21 BRO NL   0   3   3   2   0   0   0  0    9.3   15   12   11   0    5    6   0   0    47       0 10.61  4.62   44 2.143
 1930 22 BRO NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    3.0    2    2    0   0    2    1   0   1    14       0  0.00  4.92  inf 1.333
 1932 24 CHC NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     3       0  0.00  3.76  inf 1.000
 1934 26 SLB AL  16  20  47  32  15   2   9  5  262.3  259  138  117  15  149  135   1   5  1159       0  4.01  4.99  124 1.555
 1935 27 TOT AL  11  18  35  29  18   2   5  3  241.0  276  137  121  11   97   87   4   5  1064       1  4.52  4.40   97 1.548
         SLB AL   0   6   7   6   1   0   1  1   42.7   54   29   23   2   13   22   0   2   193       0  4.85  4.77   98 1.570
         WSH AL  11  12  28  23  17   2   4  2  198.3  222  108   98   9   84   65   4   3   871       1  4.45  4.32   97 1.543
 1936 28 WSH AL  17  15  43  38  24   4   3  2  285.7  294  160  137  13  146  156   3   8  1258       1  4.32  4.79  111 1.540
 1937 29 TOT AL  16  14  41  37  17   1   2  0  275.3  269  163  147  18  167  166   6   6  1247       1  4.81  4.68   97 1.584
         WSH AL   3   4  11  10   3   0   0  0   67.7   76   49   44   4   48   39   3   2   321       0  5.85  4.44   76 1.833
         BOS AL  13  10  30  27  14   1   2  0  207.7  193  114  103  14  119  127   3   4   926       1  4.46  4.76  107 1.502
 1938 30 SLB AL  20  16  44  40  31   0   3  1  329.7  334  205  186  30  192  226   5   3  1475       1  5.08  4.98   98 1.596 MVP-5,AS
 1939 31 TOT AL  20  11  41  37  24   3   4  2  291.7  272  126  116  19  126  192   3   4  1261       0  3.58  4.89  137 1.365 MVP-19,AS
         SLB AL   3   1   6   6   3   0   0  0   45.7   50   26   24   5   22   28   1   0   211       0  4.73  4.85  103 1.577
         DET AL  17  10  35  31  21   3   4  2  246.0  222  100   92  14  104  164   2   4  1050       0  3.37  4.90  145 1.325
 1940 32 DET AL  21   5  36  34  20   3   1  0  264.0  235  110   83  19  100  164   3   2  1101       2  2.83  4.73  167 1.269 MVP-4,AS
 1941 33 DET AL  12  20  43  36  12   2   5  2  250.3  265  140  128  15  118  175   3   3  1130       0  4.60  4.52   98 1.530
 1942 34 TOT     13  19  36  34  17   3   1  0  245.7  264  148  129   6  106  134   4   3  1092       0  4.73  3.60   76 1.506
         WSH AL  11  17  30  29  15   2   1  0  213.7  236  135  117   5   92  113   3   2   957       0  4.93  3.66   74 1.535
         BRO NL   2   2   6   5   2   1   0  0   32.0   28   13   12   1   14   21   1   1   135       0  3.38  3.25   96 1.313
 1943 35 TOT     13  13  38  27   8   1   8  1  217.3  220  118  102  12  113  123   5   3   964       0  4.22  3.31   78 1.532
         TOT AL   4   9  16  15   2   0   1  0   92.3  107   67   60   8   56   48   3   0   436       0  5.85  3.27   56 1.765
         BRO NL   9   4  22  12   6   1   7  1  125.0  113   51   42   4   57   75   2   3   528       0  3.02  3.34  110 1.360
         SLB AL   1   6  10   9   0   0   1  0   52.3   69   45   43   7   35   37   1   0   257       0  7.39  3.33   45 1.987
         WSH AL   3   3   6   6   2   0   0  0   40.0   38   22   17   1   21   11   2   0   179       0  3.83  3.20   84 1.475
 1944 36 PHA AL  13  15  37  33  18   2   3  1  265.0  243  100   83  11   82  142   4   8  1095       0  2.82  3.47  123 1.226 AS
 1945 37 PHA AL   8  20  36  34  16   3   1  0  257.3  255  111   94  12  103  127   3   2  1116       0  3.29  3.43  104 1.391
 1946 38 TOT AL  14  13  34  31  17   3   1  1  236.7  224   90   77   7   90  114   7   3  1011       0  2.93  3.41  116 1.327 MVP-19
         PHA AL   3   5  10   9   3   1   0  0   58.7   61   27   22   2   30   32   5   0   267       0  3.38  3.54  105 1.551
         WSH AL  11   8  24  22  14   2   1  1  178.0  163   63   55   5   60   82   2   3   744       0  2.78  3.36  121 1.253
 1947 39 TOT AL  11  11  31  28   7   2   1  0  199.3  208   82   74  10   67   82   3   1   856       1  3.34  3.63  109 1.380
         WSH AL   4   6  14  13   1   0   0  0   83.7   99   44   38   2   37   40   1   1   381       1  4.09  3.74   92 1.625
         NYY AL   7   5  17  15   6   2   1  0  115.7  109   38   36   8   30   42   2   0   475       0  2.80  3.56  127 1.202
 1948 40 NYG NL   0   4  11   4   0   0   1  0   25.7   35   16   12   1   13    9   0   1   123       0  4.21  3.95   94 1.870
 1952 44 TOT AL   4   4  24   5   1   0  11  3   60.3   54   26   26   4   32   27   2   2   264       0  3.88  3.85   99 1.425
         WSH AL   1   1  10   0   0   0   8  2   12.7   16    7    7   2    9    5   0   0    63       0  4.97  3.56   72 1.974
         PHA AL   3   3  14   5   1   0   3  1   47.7   38   19   19   2   23   22   2   2   201       0  3.59  3.93  110 1.280
 1953 45 PHA AL   2   1  17   2   1   0   9  0   38.7   44   24   21   3   24   16   5   0   187       0  4.89  4.28   87 1.759
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 20 Yr WL% .487 211 222 600 483 246  31  71 21 3759.3 3769 1908 1664 206 1732 2082  61  60 16467       7  3.98  4.25  107 1.463
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  13  37  30  15   1   4  1  236.0  236  119  104  12  108  130   3   3  1033   0   0  3.98  4.25  107 1.463
 Career High     21  20  47  40  31   4  11  5  329.7  334  205  186  30  192  226   7   8  1475   0   2  2.82  4.99  167 1.226
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1929 21 BRO NL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1934 26 SLB AL  50   93    6   17   2  0   0    8   0  1   2  10  .183  .200  .204    1   19   3           0    
 1935 27 TOT AL  35   84    6   23   2  1   0   10   1  0   3   9  .274  .299  .321   62   27   6           0    
         SLB AL   7   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .091  .091  .091  -54    1   2           0    
         WSH AL  28   73    6   22   2  1   0   10   1  0   3   9  .301  .329  .356   79   26   4           0    
 1936 28 WSH AL  44  108   11   23   2  0   0   11   0  0   3  23  .213  .234  .231   18   25   4           0    
 1937 29 TOT AL  44  100   11   22   4  1   1    5   0  0   3  18  .220  .243  .310   37   31   4           0    
         WSH AL  13   25    2    3   0  0   1    1   0  0   1   4  .120  .154  .240   -1    6   0           0    
         BOS AL  31   75    9   19   4  1   0    4   0  0   2  14  .253  .273  .333   49   25   4           0    
 1938 30 SLB AL  46  124    9   31   4  0   0   16   0  0   1  21  .250  .256  .282   35   35  14           0     MVP-5,AS
 1939 31 TOT AL  41  115    6   22   1  1   0    8   0  0   1  18  .191  .198  .217    4   25   4           0   6 MVP-19,AS
         SLB AL   6   18    0    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .278   26    5   0           0   0
         DET AL  35   97    6   18   0  1   0    7   0  0   1  16  .186  .194  .206   -0   20   4           0   6
 1940 32 DET AL  36  107    9   23   5  0   0   16   0  0   1  17  .215  .222  .262   21   28   4           0   4 MVP-4,AS
 1941 33 DET AL  43   88    3    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   2  20  .102  .132  .102  -40    9   5           1   3
 1942 34 TOT     36   86    5   12   2  0   0    3   0  0   0  30  .140  .140  .163  -15   14   5           0   6
         WSH AL  30   75    5   12   2  0   0    3   0  0   0  25  .160  .160  .187   -2   14   4           0   5
         BRO NL   6   11    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   1
 1943 35 TOT     38   74    4   18   0  0   0    9   0  0   0  12  .243  .243  .243   42   18   4           0   2
         TOT AL  16   30    0    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   1  .233  .233  .233   37    7   1           0   1
         BRO NL  22   44    4   11   0  0   0    6   0      0  11  .250  .250  .250   45   11   3           0   1
         SLB AL  10   15    0    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   94    5   1           0   0
         WSH AL   6   15    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .133  .133  .133  -21    2   0           0   1
 1944 36 PHA AL  37   88    4   10   2  0   0    2   0  0   0  20  .114  .114  .136  -29   12   9           0   3 AS
 1945 37 PHA AL  36   86    3   14   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  21  .163  .172  .174    1   15   7           0   0
 1946 38 TOT AL  34   81    5   12   1  0   0    4   0  0   0  20  .148  .148  .160  -12   13  11           0   2 MVP-19
         PHA AL  10   19    0    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   5  .105  .105  .158  -27    3   4           0   0
         WSH AL  24   62    5   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  15  .161  .161  .161   -7   10   7           0   2
 1947 39 TOT AL  31   71    1   11   2  0   0    4   0  0   0  17  .155  .155  .183   -6   13   3           0   2
         WSH AL  14   29    1    7   2  0   0    3   0  0   0   6  .241  .241  .310   55    9   2           0   1
         NYY AL  17   42    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .095  .095  .095  -47    4   1           0   1
 1948 40 NYG NL  11    7    2    3   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .429  .429  .429  132    3   1           0   0
 1952 44 TOT AL  24   17    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .118  .118  .118  -36    2   1           0   2
         WSH AL  10    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         PHA AL  14   15    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .133  .133  .133  -27    2   1           0   2
 1953 45 PHA AL  17    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .167  .167  .167  -11    1   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons     609 1337   86  253  28  3   1  102   1  1  17 266  .189  .200  .217   10  290  86   0   0   1  30
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        356   23   67   7  1   0   27   0  0   5  71  .189  .200  .217   10   77  23   0   0   0   8
 Career High     50  124   11   31   5  1   1   16   1  1   3  30                          35  14   0   0   1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1929 21 BRO NL    2    2    0   0.0   119| .000  .302| .000  .366| .000  .440| .000  .805|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1934 26 SLB AL   98   80    4   1.3   119| .183  .298| .200  .373| .204  .429| .404  .802|   1  .081 -14.6  -1.4   0%
 1935 27 TOT AL   93   67    9   3.6   109| .274  .285| .299  .357| .321  .412| .620  .769|  62  .352  -5.0  -0.5 100%
         SLB AL   13   12    0   0.0   115| .091  .292| .091  .366| .091  .423| .182  .788| -54  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         WSH AL   80   55    9   4.4   109| .301  .284| .329  .356| .356  .410| .685  .766|  79  .437  -2.4  -0.2 100%
 1936 28 WSH AL  115   89    6   1.8   117| .213  .292| .234  .367| .231  .429| .465  .796|  18  .113 -14.1  -1.3   0%
 1937 29 TOT AL  107   82    8   2.6   119| .220  .292| .243  .368| .310  .435| .553  .803|  37  .214 -10.4  -1.0   0%
         WSH AL   26   22    1   1.2   113| .120  .285| .154  .359| .240  .424| .394  .784|  -1  .063  -4.1  -0.4   0%
         BOS AL   81   60    7   3.1   120| .253  .295| .273  .371| .333  .439| .606  .810|  49  .274  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1938 30 SLB AL  139  107    9   2.2   118| .250  .290| .256  .369| .282  .432| .538  .801|  35  .169 -13.0  -1.2   0%
 1939 31 TOT AL  120  103    5   1.3   119| .191  .294| .198  .370| .217  .435| .415  .805|   4  .076 -17.8  -1.7   0%
         SLB AL   18   14    1   1.9   116| .222  .289| .222  .364| .278  .427| .500  .791|  26  .141  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         DET AL  102   89    4   1.2   120| .186  .295| .194  .371| .206  .436| .400  .807|  -0  .066 -15.8  -1.5   0%
 1940 32 DET AL  112   92    6   1.7   119| .215  .290| .222  .364| .262  .439| .484  .804|  21  .127 -13.3  -1.3   0%
 1941 33 DET AL   96   87    1   0.3   115| .102  .287| .132  .365| .102  .423| .234  .789| -40  .007 -18.9  -1.9   0%
 1942 34 TOT      91   85    2   0.6    93| .140  .264| .140  .338| .163  .369| .303  .706| -15  .032 -13.2  -1.4   0%
         WSH AL   79   72    2   0.8    94| .160  .265| .160  .339| .187  .370| .347  .709|  -2  .042 -10.4  -1.1   0%
         BRO NL   12   13    0   0.0    88| .000  .258| .000  .331| .000  .359| .000  .689|-100  .000  -2.8  -0.3     
 1943 35 TOT      78   62    5   2.2    88| .243  .261| .243  .332| .243  .356| .486  .688|  42  .259  -5.9  -0.7   0%
         TOT AL   31   25    2   2.2    86| .233  .255| .233  .329| .233  .352| .466  .681|  37  .266  -2.5  -0.3   0%
         BRO NL   47   37    3   2.2    89| .250  .265| .250  .333| .250  .359| .500  .692|  45  .254  -3.4  -0.4     
         SLB AL   16   11    2   5.0    89| .333  .258| .333  .333| .333  .357| .666  .690|  94  .620  -0.2   0.0   0%
         WSH AL   15   14    0   0.0    84| .133  .251| .133  .325| .133  .347| .266  .672| -21  .000  -2.3  -0.3   0%
 1944 36 PHA AL   97   90    1   0.3    91| .114  .267| .114  .333| .136  .364| .250  .698| -29  .009 -14.9  -1.6   0%
 1945 37 PHA AL   94   79    3   1.0    89| .163  .262| .172  .334| .174  .356| .346  .689|   1  .080 -11.2  -1.2   0%
 1946 38 TOT AL   92   82    2   0.6    92| .148  .258| .148  .331| .160  .371| .308  .702| -12  .032 -12.1  -1.2   0%
         PHA AL   23   21    0   0.0    95| .105  .263| .105  .337| .158  .377| .263  .714| -27  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         WSH AL   69   61    2   0.9    91| .161  .256| .161  .330| .161  .369| .322  .699|  -7  .055  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1947 39 TOT AL   74   65    2   0.8    95| .155  .260| .155  .340| .183  .374| .338  .714|  -6  .049 -10.3  -1.1   0%
         WSH AL   31   25    2   2.1    94| .241  .259| .241  .338| .310  .372| .551  .711|  55  .226  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         NYY AL   43   40    0   0.0    96| .095  .261| .095  .341| .095  .376| .190  .717| -47  .000  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1948 40 NYG NL    8    5    1   5.3   103| .429  .270| .429  .345| .429  .400| .858  .744| 132  .580   0.3   0.0     
 1952 44 TOT AL   18   18    0   0.0   100| .118  .266| .118  .346| .118  .388| .236  .734| -36  .000  -3.2  -0.4   0%
         WSH AL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .256| .000  .336| .000  .374| .000  .710|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         PHA AL   16   16    0   0.0   101| .133  .267| .133  .348| .133  .390| .266  .737| -27  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1953 45 PHA AL    7    6    0   0.0   106| .167  .274| .167  .351| .167  .404| .334  .755| -11  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     1441 1201   64   1.4   107| .189  .280| .200  .355| .217  .406| .417  .760|  10  .100 -179.4 -18.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1929 21 BRO NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 1.23 1.94 2.42 2 9.3 1930 22 BRO NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.10 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1932 24 CHC NL P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1934 26 SLB AL P 47 13 49 2 1 .969 .955 1.32 1.11 2.13 2.14 32 262.3 1935 27 TOT AL P 35 6 37 2 4 .956 .949 1.23 1.12 1.61 2.15 29 241.0 SLB AL P 7 0 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.43 1.11 2.11 2.15 6 42.7 WSH AL P 28 6 27 2 4 .943 .948 1.18 1.12 1.50 2.15 23 198.3 1936 28 WSH AL P 43 11 50 1 5 .984 .956 1.42 1.04 1.92 1.99 38 285.7 1937 29 TOT AL P 41 11 41 3 1 .945 .954 1.27 1.09 1.70 2.05 37 275.4 WSH AL P 11 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 1.36 1.09 1.99 2.05 10 67.7 BOS AL P 30 8 29 3 0 .925 .954 1.23 1.09 1.60 2.05 27 207.7 1938 30 SLB AL P 44 11 38 2 1 .961 .951 1.11 1.12 1.34 2.11 40 329.7 AS 1939 31 TOT AL P 41 12 39 3 1 .944 .951 1.24 0.98 1.57 1.92 37 291.7 AS SLB AL P 6 4 6 0 0 1.000 .952 1.67 0.98 1.97 1.91 6 45.7 DET AL P 35 8 33 3 1 .932 .951 1.17 0.98 1.50 1.92 31 246.0 1940 32 DET AL P 36 3 32 3 3 .921 .956 0.97 1.05 1.19 2.04 34 264.0 AS 1941 33 DET AL P 43 5 36 2 2 .953 .960 0.95 1.16 1.47 2.14 36 250.3 1942 34 TOT P 36 6 34 5 3 .889 .959 1.11 1.28 1.47 2.32 34 245.7 WSH AL P 30 5 31 5 3 .878 .957 1.20 1.30 1.52 2.31 29 213.7 BRO NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.17 1.12 2.36 5 32.0 1943 35 TOT P 38 5 34 0 4 1.000 .963 1.03 1.21 1.62 2.27 27 217.3 TOT AL P 16 3 9 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.27 1.17 2.27 15 92.3 BRO NL P 22 2 25 0 4 1.000 .961 1.23 1.16 1.94 2.27 12 125.0 SLB AL P 10 1 5 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.27 1.03 2.27 9 52.3 WSH AL P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.27 1.35 2.27 6 40.0 1944 36 PHA AL P 37 3 45 0 0 1.000 .960 1.30 1.14 1.63 2.09 33 265.0 AS 1945 37 PHA AL P 36 12 28 2 1 .952 .955 1.11 1.28 1.40 2.24 34 257.3 1946 38 TOT AL P 34 4 25 0 1 1.000 .951 0.85 1.01 1.10 2.01 31 236.7 PHA AL P 10 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.80 1.01 1.23 2.01 9 58.7 WSH AL P 24 3 18 0 0 1.000 .950 0.88 1.01 1.06 2.01 22 178.0 1947 39 TOT AL P 31 5 18 2 1 .920 .954 0.74 0.95 1.04 1.92 28 199.4 WSH AL P 14 2 6 2 0 .800 .952 0.57 0.95 0.86 1.92 13 83.7 NYY AL P 17 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 0.88 0.95 1.17 1.92 15 115.7 1948 40 NYG NL P 11 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.45 0.91 1.75 2.10 4 25.7 1952 44 TOT AL P 24 3 14 0 1 1.000 .966 0.71 1.03 2.53 2.10 5 60.4 WSH AL P 10 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.50 1.03 3.54 2.13 0 12.7 PHA AL P 14 2 10 0 1 1.000 .968 0.86 1.03 2.26 2.09 5 47.7 1953 45 PHA AL P 17 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.47 0.88 1.86 1.95 2 38.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1929 21 BRO NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 1.23 1.94 2.42 2 9.3 1930 22 BRO NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.10 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1932 24 CHC NL P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1934 26 SLB AL P 47 13 49 2 1 .969 .955 1.32 1.11 2.13 2.14 32 262.3 1935 27 TOT AL P 35 6 37 2 4 .956 .949 1.23 1.12 1.61 2.15 29 241.0 SLB AL P 7 0 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.43 1.11 2.11 2.15 6 42.7 WSH AL P 28 6 27 2 4 .943 .948 1.18 1.12 1.50 2.15 23 198.3 1936 28 WSH AL P 43 11 50 1 5 .984 .956 1.42 1.04 1.92 1.99 38 285.7 1937 29 TOT AL P 41 11 41 3 1 .945 .954 1.27 1.09 1.70 2.05 37 275.4 WSH AL P 11 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 1.36 1.09 1.99 2.05 10 67.7 BOS AL P 30 8 29 3 0 .925 .954 1.23 1.09 1.60 2.05 27 207.7 1938 30 SLB AL P 44 11 38 2 1 .961 .951 1.11 1.12 1.34 2.11 40 329.7 1939 31 TOT AL P 41 12 39 3 1 .944 .951 1.24 0.98 1.57 1.92 37 291.7 SLB AL P 6 4 6 0 0 1.000 .952 1.67 0.98 1.97 1.91 6 45.7 DET AL P 35 8 33 3 1 .932 .951 1.17 0.98 1.50 1.92 31 246.0 1940 32 DET AL P 36 3 32 3 3 .921 .956 0.97 1.05 1.19 2.04 34 264.0 1941 33 DET AL P 43 5 36 2 2 .953 .960 0.95 1.16 1.47 2.14 36 250.3 1942 34 TOT P 36 6 34 5 3 .889 .959 1.11 1.28 1.47 2.32 34 245.7 WSH AL P 30 5 31 5 3 .878 .957 1.20 1.30 1.52 2.31 29 213.7 BRO NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.17 1.12 2.36 5 32.0 1943 35 TOT P 38 5 34 0 4 1.000 .963 1.03 1.21 1.62 2.27 27 217.3 TOT AL P 16 3 9 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.27 1.17 2.27 15 92.3 BRO NL P 22 2 25 0 4 1.000 .961 1.23 1.16 1.94 2.27 12 125.0 SLB AL P 10 1 5 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.27 1.03 2.27 9 52.3 WSH AL P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.27 1.35 2.27 6 40.0 1944 36 PHA AL P 37 3 45 0 0 1.000 .960 1.30 1.14 1.63 2.09 33 265.0 1945 37 PHA AL P 36 12 28 2 1 .952 .955 1.11 1.28 1.40 2.24 34 257.3 1946 38 TOT AL P 34 4 25 0 1 1.000 .951 0.85 1.01 1.10 2.01 31 236.7 PHA AL P 10 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.80 1.01 1.23 2.01 9 58.7 WSH AL P 24 3 18 0 0 1.000 .950 0.88 1.01 1.06 2.01 22 178.0 1947 39 TOT AL P 31 5 18 2 1 .920 .954 0.74 0.95 1.04 1.92 28 199.4 WSH AL P 14 2 6 2 0 .800 .952 0.57 0.95 0.86 1.92 13 83.7 NYY AL P 17 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 0.88 0.95 1.17 1.92 15 115.7 1948 40 NYG NL P 11 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.45 0.91 1.75 2.10 4 25.7 1952 44 TOT AL P 24 3 14 0 1 1.000 .966 0.71 1.03 2.53 2.10 5 60.4 WSH AL P 10 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.50 1.03 3.54 2.13 0 12.7 PHA AL P 14 2 10 0 1 1.000 .968 0.86 1.03 2.26 2.09 5 47.7 1953 45 PHA AL P 17 1 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.47 0.88 1.86 1.95 2 38.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 600 112 534 28 32 .958 .956 1.08 1.10 1.55 2.10 483 3759.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 600 112 534 28 32 .958 .956 1.08 1.10 1.55 2.10 483 3759
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   3   3   1.38  2  1  0  3  26    18   4   4  17 
 1947   WS    NYY BRO     W   2   1  19.29  0  1  0  0   2.1   6   5   2   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   5   4   2.86  2  2  0  3  28.1  24   9   6  17 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   3  10   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .100  .100  .100   0  0   2   0   0 
 1947   WS    NYY BRO     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   5  10   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .100  .100  .100   0  0   2   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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1938   SLB AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1939   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   DET AL      0  0  0   3     1   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1944   PHA AL      0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/4      0  0  0  0   3.1   1   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1938   SLB AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1939   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   DET AL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1944   PHA AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/4      0   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1938
1939
1940 *
1944 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1938-AL-5-0.33
1939-AL-19-0.03
1940-AL-4-0.36
1946-AL-19-0.02
Car-313-0.74 shares

Sac. Hits
1938 AL-14-3
1946 AL-11-8

ERA
1936 AL-4.32-10
1939 AL-3.58-10
1940 AL-2.83-2
1944 AL-2.82-9
1946 AL-2.93-10

Wins
1934 AL-16-7
1936 AL-17-9
1937 AL-16-6
1938 AL-20-2
1939 AL-20-3
1940 AL-21-2
1946 AL-14-9
Car-211-89

Won-Loss %
1940 AL-.808-2
1943 NL-.692-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1939 AL-1.365-10
1940 AL-1.269-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1934 AL-8.89-10
1936 AL-9.26-9
1937 AL-8.79-8
1938 AL-9.12-10
1939 AL-8.39-7
1940 AL-8.01-5
1944 AL-8.25-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1947 AL-3.03-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1934 AL-4.63-6
1936 AL-4.91-4
1937 AL-5.43-3
1938 AL-6.17-2
1939 AL-5.92-2
1940 AL-5.59-4
1941 AL-6.29-2
1942 AL-4.76-4
1944 AL-4.82-5
1945 AL-4.44-5

Games
1934 AL-47-2
1936 AL-43-3
1937 AL-41-3
1938 AL-44-2
1939 AL-41-5
1941 AL-43-2
1945 AL-36-9
1946 AL-34-10

Saves
1934 AL-5-3
1935 AL-3-8

Innings
1934 AL-262.3-4
1935 AL-241.0-9
1936 AL-285.7-3
1937 AL-275.3-3
1938 AL-329.7-1
1939 AL-291.7-2
1940 AL-264.0-4
1941 AL-250.3-5
1944 AL-265.0-3
1945 AL-257.3-3
1946 AL-236.7-8
Car-3759.3-54

Strikeouts
1934 AL-135-6
1936 AL-156-3
1937 AL-166-2
1938 AL-226-2
1939 AL-192-2
1940 AL-164-2
1941 AL-175-2
1942 AL-113-1
1944 AL-142-3
1945 AL-127-3
1946 AL-114-10
Car-2082-55

Games Started
1934 AL-32-5
1935 AL-29-10
1936 AL-38-1
1937 AL-37-1
1938 AL-40-1
1939 AL-37-1
1940 AL-34-4
1941 AL-36-2
1942 AL-29-7
1944 AL-33-4
1945 AL-34-2
1946 AL-31-7
1947 AL-28-10
Car-483-56

Comp. Games
1935 AL-18-9
1936 AL-24-4
1937 AL-17-9
1938 AL-31-1
1939 AL-24-1
1940 AL-20-4
1944 AL-18-7
1946 AL-17-9
Car-246-84

Shutouts
1934 AL-2-8
1935 AL-2-9
1936 AL-4-3
1939 AL-3-3
1940 AL-3-4
1941 AL-2-10
1945 AL-3-9
1946 AL-3-8

Home Runs Allow.
1937 AL-18-7
1938 AL-30-1
1939 AL-19-5
1940 AL-19-8
1941 AL-15-10
1944 AL-11-10
1945 AL-12-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1934 AL-149-1
1935 AL-97-10
1936 AL-146-2
1937 AL-167-1
1938 AL-192-2
1939 AL-126-3
1940 AL-100-4
1941 AL-118-3
1942 AL-92-6
1944 AL-82-10
1945 AL-103-4
1946 AL-90-8
Car-1732-6

Hits Allowed
1934 AL-259-3
1935 AL-276-5
1936 AL-294-2
1937 AL-269-3
1938 AL-334-1
1939 AL-272-2
1940 AL-235-9
1941 AL-265-4
1942 AL-236-6
1944 AL-243-4
1945 AL-255-2
1946 AL-224-6
Car-3769-49

SO to Walk
1936 AL-1.07-10
1938 AL-1.18-8
1939 AL-1.52-4
1940 AL-1.64-3
1941 AL-1.48-3
1942 AL-1.23-10
1944 AL-1.73-4

Losses
1934 AL-20-1
1935 AL-18-1
1936 AL-15-8
1938 AL-16-2
1941 AL-20-1
1942 AL-17-3
1944 AL-15-3
1945 AL-20-1
1946 AL-13-9
Car-222-26

Earned Runs Allow.
1934 AL-117-4
1935 AL-121-5
1936 AL-137-5
1937 AL-147-2
1938 AL-186-1
1939 AL-116-4
1941 AL-128-2
1942 AL-117-1
1944 AL-83-7
1945 AL-94-1
1946 AL-77-9
Car-1664-24

Wild Pitches
1934 AL-5-9
1935 AL-5-10
1936 AL-8-6
1937 AL-6-5
1944 AL-8-2

Hit Batsmen
1935 AL-4-6
1937 AL-6-2
1938 AL-5-7
1939 AL-3-10
1940 AL-3-10
1944 AL-4-6
1946 AL-7-1

Batters Faced
1934 AL-1159-1
1935 AL-1064-7
1936 AL-1258-3
1937 AL-1247-2
1938 AL-1475-1
1939 AL-1261-1
1940 AL-1101-6
1941 AL-1130-3
1942 AL-957-8
1944 AL-1095-3
1945 AL-1116-2
1946 AL-1011-8
Car-16467-39

Adjusted ERA+
1934 AL-124-9
1939 AL-137-7
1940 AL-167-1
1944 AL-123-10

Oldest Player
1947 AL-39-8
1948 NL-40-4
1952 AL-44-2
1953 AL-45-2

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 15 (141) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 198 (42) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 23.0 (231) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 69.0 (167) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

September, 1929: Sent from the Macon (South Atlantic) to the Brooklyn Robins in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April, 1931: Purchased by the Kansas City (American Association) from the Brooklyn Robins. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 30, 1931: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1931 rule 5 draft.

October 2, 1933: Drafted by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago Cubs in the 1933 rule 5 draft.

May 21, 1935: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns for $40,000.

June 11, 1937: Traded by the Washington Senators with Ben Chapman to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Ferrell, Wes Ferrell, and Mel Almada.

December 2, 1937: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Red Kress and Buster Mills to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Vosmik.

May 13, 1939: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Beau Bell, Red Kress, and Jim Walkup to the Detroit Tigers for Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawson, Chet Laabs, and Mark Christman.

March 31, 1942: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $40,000.

August 30, 1942: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Washington Senators for $25,000.

July 15, 1943: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Fritz Ostermueller and Archie McKain.

August 31, 1943: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns.

December 13, 1943: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Philadelphia Athletics for Roger Wolff.

June 3, 1946: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 5, 1946: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

July 11, 1947: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Washington Senators.

February 6, 1948: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 12, 1948: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

June 19, 1948: Released by the New York Giants.

April 14, 1949: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

June 16, 1952: Released by the Washington Senators.

June 16, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

November 19, 1953: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.


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