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Early Wynn
Early Wynn Jr. (Gus)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 13, 1939
Final Game September 13, 1963
Born January 6, 1920 in Hartford, AL
Died April 4, 1999 in Venice, FL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Early Wynn was the ultimate competitor. Some said he would brush back his mom in order to gain an advantage.

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 19 WSH AL   0   2   3   3   1   0   0  0   20.3   26   15   13   0   10    1   0   2    97       0  5.75  4.34   75 1.770
 1941 21 WSH AL   3   1   5   5   4   0   0  0   40.0   35   14    7   1   10   15   0   0   167       0  1.58  4.06  258 1.125
 1942 22 WSH AL  10  16  30  28  10   1   2  0  190.0  246  129  108   6   73   58   3   3   870       1  5.12  3.66   71 1.679
 1943 23 WSH AL  18  12  37  33  12   3   4  0  256.7  232   97   83  15   83   89   1   2  1067       0  2.91  3.20  110 1.227 MVP-18
 1944 24 WSH AL   8  17  33  25  19   2   7  2  207.7  221   97   78   3   67   65   2   2   883       0  3.38  3.26   96 1.387
 1946 26 WSH AL   8   5  17  12   9   0   5  0  107.0  112   45   37   8   33   36   3   3   460       0  3.11  3.36  108 1.355
 1947 27 WSH AL  17  15  33  31  22   2   2  0  247.0  251  114  100  13   90   73   5   4  1058       0  3.64  3.74  103 1.381 MVP-23
 1948 28 WSH AL   8  19  33  31  15   1   1  0  198.0  236  144  128  18   94   49   1   2   912       0  5.82  4.33   74 1.667
 1949 29 CLE AL  11   7  26  23   6   0   2  0  164.7  186   84   76   8   57   62   1   0   724       0  4.15  3.99   96 1.476
 1950 30 CLE AL  18   8  32  28  14   2   4  0  213.7  166   88   76  20  101  143   4   0   903       1  3.20  4.35  136 1.250
 1951 31 CLE AL  20  13  37  34  21   3   3  1  274.3  227  102   92  18  107  133   3   1  1138       0  3.02  3.79  126 1.217 MVP-16
 1952 32 CLE AL  23  12  42  33  19   4   9  3  285.7  239  103   92  23  132  153   1   5  1190       0  2.90  3.34  115 1.299 MVP-5
 1953 33 CLE AL  17  12  36  34  16   1   2  0  251.7  234  121  110  19  107  138   4   5  1077       0  3.93  3.76   95 1.355
 1954 34 CLE AL  23  11  40  36  20   3   4  2  270.7  225   93   82  21   83  155   0   2  1102       0  2.73  3.69  135 1.138 MVP-6
 1955 35 CLE AL  17  11  32  31  16   6   1  0  230.0  207   86   72  19   80  122   3   3   964   3   0  2.82  4.00  142 1.248 MVP-20,AS
 1956 36 CLE AL  20   9  38  35  18   4   2  2  277.7  233   93   84  19   91  158   5   5  1144   7   0  2.72  4.20  154 1.167 MVP-13,AS
 1957 37 CLE AL  14  17  40  37  13   1   2  1  263.0  270  139  126  32  104  184   5   0  1146   7   0  4.31  3.75   87 1.422 AS
 1958 38 CHW AL  14  16  40  34  11   4   6  2  239.7  214  115  110  27  104  179   6   3  1016   3   0  4.13  3.66   89 1.327 AS
 1959 39 CHW AL  22  10  37  37  14   5   0  0  255.7  202  106   90  20  119  179   9   5  1076   5   0  3.17  3.78  119 1.256 MVP-3,CYA-1,AS
 1960 40 CHW AL  13  12  36  35  13   4   1  1  237.3  220  105   92  20  112  158   4   1  1024   2   0  3.49  3.79  109 1.399 AS
 1961 41 CHW AL   8   2  17  16   5   0   1  0  110.3   88   43   43  11   47   64   1   1   457   0   0  3.51  3.90  111 1.224
 1962 42 CHW AL   7  15  27  26  11   3   1  0  167.7  171   90   83  15   56   91   3   2   710   6   0  4.46  3.93   88 1.354
 1963 43 CLE AL   1   2  20   5   1   0   7  1   55.3   50   14   14   2   15   29   0   0   223   3   0  2.28  3.63  159 1.175
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 23 Yr WL% .551 300 244 691 612 290  49  66 15 4564.0 4291 2037 1796 338 1775 2334  64  51 19408  36   2  3.54  3.77  107 1.329
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    15  12  36  31  15   2   3  0  238.0  223  106   93  17   92  121   3   2  1012   1   0  3.54  3.77  107 1.329
 Career High     23  19  42  37  22   6   9  3  285.7  270  144  128  32  132  184   9   5  1190   7   1  1.58  4.35  258 1.125
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 19 WSH AL   3    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .167  .286  .167   22    1   1           0   0
 1941 21 WSH AL   5   15    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .133  .133  .200  -11    3   1           0   1
 1942 22 WSH AL  30   69    4   15   2  0   0    7   0  0   3  13  .217  .250  .246   40   17   2           0   1
 1943 23 WSH AL  38   98    6   29   3  1   1   11   0  0   1  11  .296  .303  .378  102   37   1           0   1 MVP-18
 1944 24 WSH AL  43   92    4   19   2  0   1    6   0  0   3  21  .207  .232  .261   43   24   0           0   2
 1946 26 WSH AL  25   47    4   15   2  0   1    9   0  0   5   7  .319  .385  .426  132   20   0           0   0
 1947 27 WSH AL  54  120    6   33   6  0   2   13   0  0   1  19  .275  .281  .375   84   45   0           0   1 MVP-23
 1948 28 WSH AL  73  106    9   23   3  1   0   16   0  0  14  22  .217  .308  .264   55   28   0           0   4
 1949 29 CLE AL  35   70    3   10   1  0   1    7   0  0   4  10  .143  .189  .200    4   14   2           0   4
 1950 30 CLE AL  39   77   12   18   5  1   2   10   0  0  10  12  .234  .322  .403   87   31   4           0   1
 1951 31 CLE AL  41  108    8   20   8  1   1   13   0  0   7   9  .185  .235  .306   48   33   3           0   5 MVP-16
 1952 32 CLE AL  44   99    5   22   2  0   0   10   0  0   9  15  .222  .287  .242   52   24   4           0   3 MVP-5
 1953 33 CLE AL  37   91   11   25   2  0   3   10   0  0   7  17  .275  .327  .396   96   36   6           0   0
 1954 34 CLE AL  40   93   10   17   3  0   0    4   0  0   7  13  .183  .240  .215   25   20   5   0       0   2 MVP-6
 1955 35 CLE AL  34   84    8   15   3  0   1    7   0  0   6  17  .179  .233  .250   28   21   2   0   0   0   2 MVP-20,AS
 1956 36 CLE AL  38  101    5   23   5  0   1   15   1  0   7  22  .228  .278  .307   54   31   5   0   0   0   1 MVP-13,AS
 1957 37 CLE AL  40   86    4   10   0  0   0    4   0  0  11  23  .116  .214  .116   -7   10   3   1   0   0   1 AS
 1958 38 CHW AL  40   75    7   15   1  0   0   11   0  0  10  25  .200  .291  .213   42   16   2   1   0   0   2 AS
 1959 39 CHW AL  37   90   11   22   7  0   2    8   0  0   9  18  .244  .317  .389   94   35   2   1   0   1   1 MVP-3,AS
 1960 40 CHW AL  36   75    8   15   2  1   1    7   0  0  14  17  .200  .330  .293   71   22   6   1   0   1   0 AS
 1961 41 CHW AL  17   37    4    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  11  .162  .225  .162    6    6   1   0   0   0   1
 1962 42 CHW AL  27   54    5    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   7  17  .130  .230  .148    5    8   2   0   0   0   0
 1963 43 CLE AL  20   11    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .273  .385  .273   89    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 23 Seasons     796 1704  136  365  59  5  17  173   1  0 141 330  .214  .274  .285   54  485  52   4   0   2  33
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        347   28   74  12  1   3   35   0  0  29  67  .214  .274  .285   54   99  11   1   0   0   7
 Career High     73  120   12   33   8  1   3   16   1  0  14  25                          45   6   1   0   1   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 19 WSH AL    8    6    0   0.0   107| .167  .277| .286  .351| .167  .410| .453  .762|  22  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1941 21 WSH AL   16   15    0   0.0   102| .133  .269| .133  .345| .200  .397| .333  .742| -11  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1942 22 WSH AL   74   57    4   1.9    94| .217  .265| .250  .339| .246  .370| .496  .709|  40  .192  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1943 23 WSH AL  100   71   11   4.2    84| .296  .252| .303  .325| .378  .347| .681  .672| 102  .549  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1944 24 WSH AL   95   75    6   2.2    88| .207  .263| .232  .329| .261  .360| .493  .689|  43  .243  -7.1  -0.8   0%
 1946 26 WSH AL   52   32    8   6.7    91| .319  .257| .385  .330| .426  .369| .811  .699| 132  .704   2.1   0.2   0%
 1947 27 WSH AL  121   88   13   3.9    94| .275  .259| .281  .338| .375  .372| .656  .711|  84  .474  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1948 28 WSH AL  120   87    9   2.8   103| .217  .269| .308  .354| .264  .389| .572  .743|  55  .281  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1949 29 CLE AL   76   66    3   1.2   105| .143  .268| .189  .360| .200  .390| .389  .750|   4  .081 -10.2  -1.0   0%
 1950 30 CLE AL   91   64   10   4.1   111| .234  .275| .322  .361| .403  .412| .725  .773|  87  .418  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1951 31 CLE AL  118   96    8   2.2    98| .185  .261| .235  .342| .306  .383| .541  .725|  48  .217  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1952 32 CLE AL  112   84    7   2.2    91| .222  .253| .287  .332| .242  .369| .529  .701|  52  .246  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1953 33 CLE AL  104   72   12   4.5   101| .275  .267| .327  .343| .396  .393| .723  .736|  96  .501  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1954 34 CLE AL  105   83    5   1.6   100| .183  .268| .240  .344| .215  .391| .455  .735|  25  .146  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1955 35 CLE AL   92   73    5   1.8   106| .179  .271| .233  .351| .250  .404| .483  .755|  28  .157  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1956 36 CLE AL  113   84    9   2.9   108| .228  .270| .278  .352| .307  .411| .585  .763|  54  .280  -7.2  -0.7 100%
 1957 37 CLE AL  101   81    3   1.0    99| .116  .263| .214  .335| .116  .397| .330  .732|  -7  .062 -12.8  -1.3   0%
 1958 38 CHW AL   88   65    5   2.0    97| .200  .260| .291  .329| .213  .396| .504  .725|  42  .206  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1959 39 CHW AL  103   72   12   4.5    98| .244  .259| .317  .330| .389  .396| .706  .726|  94  .508  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1960 40 CHW AL   97   67    9   3.6   101| .200  .263| .330  .337| .293  .403| .623  .740|  71  .403  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1961 41 CHW AL   41   33    1   0.8   103| .162  .263| .225  .338| .162  .409| .387  .747|   6  .039  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1962 42 CHW AL   63   49    2   1.1   103| .130  .263| .230  .335| .148  .410| .378  .745|   5  .069  -7.3  -0.7   0%
 1963 43 CLE AL   13    8    1   3.4    95| .273  .255| .385  .322| .273  .394| .658  .716|  89  .402  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 23 Seasons     1903 1428  143   2.7    98| .214  .263| .274  .340| .285  .387| .559  .728|  54  .289 -111.2 -11.3 100%

* 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 19 WSH AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  0.97  0.44  1.91    3   20.3
 1941 21 WSH AL   P    5      2    9    1    1  .917  .957  2.20  1.16  2.48  2.14    5   40.0
 1942 22 WSH AL   P   30      5   36    2    3  .953  .958  1.37  1.30  1.94  2.31   28  190.0
 1943 23 WSH AL   P   37      5   49    3    3  .947  .963  1.46  1.27  1.89  2.27   33  256.7
 1944 24 WSH AL   P   33      4   31    1    4  .972  .959  1.06  1.14  1.52  2.09   25  207.7
 1946 26 WSH AL   P   17      7   18    1    2  .962  .951  1.47  1.01  2.10  2.01   12  107.0
 1947 27 WSH AL   P   33     15   33    1    3  .980  .954  1.45  0.95  1.75  1.92   31  247.0
 1948 28 WSH AL   P   33      6   32    2    1  .950  .962  1.15  0.91  1.73  2.02   31  198.0
 1949 29 CLE AL   P   26     16   31    0    3 1.000  .961  1.81  1.01  2.57  2.12   23  164.7
 1950 30 CLE AL   P   32      5   36    3    5  .932  .949  1.28  0.96  1.73  2.03   28  213.7
 1951 31 CLE AL   P   37     13   42    1    2  .982  .953  1.49  0.99  1.80  2.07   34  274.3
 1952 32 CLE AL   P   42     20   46    4    2  .943  .966  1.57  1.03  2.08  2.10   33  285.7
 1953 33 CLE AL   P   36     11   36    0    2 1.000  .957  1.31  0.88  1.68  1.95   34  251.7
 1954 34 CLE AL   P   40     17   27    2    1  .957  .959  1.10  0.93  1.46  2.01   36  270.7
 1955 35 CLE AL   P   32      7   27    2    0  .944  .955  1.06  0.83  1.33  1.99   31  230.0 AS
 1956 36 CLE AL   P   38     15   48    3    3  .955  .950  1.66  0.82  2.04  1.92   35  277.7 AS
 1957 37 CLE AL   P   40     10   38    0    5 1.000  .964  1.20  0.86  1.64  1.99   37  263.0 AS
 1958 38 CHW AL   P   40     12   25    0    2 1.000  .964  0.93  0.82  1.39  1.95   34  239.7 AS
 1959 39 CHW AL   P   37      6   39    2    2  .957  .955  1.22  0.85  1.58  2.05   37  255.7 AS
 1960 40 CHW AL   P   36      7   28    1    1  .972  .967  0.97  0.78  1.33  1.96   34  237.3 AS
 1961 41 CHW AL   P   17      4   11    0    0 1.000  .955  0.88  0.83  1.22  2.05   16  110.3
 1962 42 CHW AL   P   27      3   20    0    2 1.000  .958  0.85  0.79  1.23  2.08   26  167.7
 1963 43 CLE AL   P   20      2    8    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.79  1.63  1.99    5   55.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1939 19 WSH AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  0.97  0.44  1.91    3   20.3
 1941 21 WSH AL   P    5      2    9    1    1  .917  .957  2.20  1.16  2.48  2.14    5   40.0
 1942 22 WSH AL   P   30      5   36    2    3  .953  .958  1.37  1.30  1.94  2.31   28  190.0
 1943 23 WSH AL   P   37      5   49    3    3  .947  .963  1.46  1.27  1.89  2.27   33  256.7
 1944 24 WSH AL   P   33      4   31    1    4  .972  .959  1.06  1.14  1.52  2.09   25  207.7
 1946 26 WSH AL   P   17      7   18    1    2  .962  .951  1.47  1.01  2.10  2.01   12  107.0
 1947 27 WSH AL   P   33     15   33    1    3  .980  .954  1.45  0.95  1.75  1.92   31  247.0
 1948 28 WSH AL   P   33      6   32    2    1  .950  .962  1.15  0.91  1.73  2.02   31  198.0
 1949 29 CLE AL   P   26     16   31    0    3 1.000  .961  1.81  1.01  2.57  2.12   23  164.7
 1950 30 CLE AL   P   32      5   36    3    5  .932  .949  1.28  0.96  1.73  2.03   28  213.7
 1951 31 CLE AL   P   37     13   42    1    2  .982  .953  1.49  0.99  1.80  2.07   34  274.3
 1952 32 CLE AL   P   42     20   46    4    2  .943  .966  1.57  1.03  2.08  2.10   33  285.7
 1953 33 CLE AL   P   36     11   36    0    2 1.000  .957  1.31  0.88  1.68  1.95   34  251.7
 1954 34 CLE AL   P   40     17   27    2    1  .957  .959  1.10  0.93  1.46  2.01   36  270.7
 1955 35 CLE AL   P   32      7   27    2    0  .944  .955  1.06  0.83  1.33  1.99   31  230.0
 1956 36 CLE AL   P   38     15   48    3    3  .955  .950  1.66  0.82  2.04  1.92   35  277.7
 1957 37 CLE AL   P   40     10   38    0    5 1.000  .964  1.20  0.86  1.64  1.99   37  263.0
 1958 38 CHW AL   P   40     12   25    0    2 1.000  .964  0.93  0.82  1.39  1.95   34  239.7
 1959 39 CHW AL   P   37      6   39    2    2  .957  .955  1.22  0.85  1.58  2.05   37  255.7
 1960 40 CHW AL   P   36      7   28    1    1  .972  .967  0.97  0.78  1.33  1.96   34  237.3
 1961 41 CHW AL   P   17      4   11    0    0 1.000  .955  0.88  0.83  1.22  2.05   16  110.3
 1962 42 CHW AL   P   27      3   20    0    2 1.000  .958  0.85  0.79  1.23  2.08   26  167.7
 1963 43 CLE AL   P   20      2    8    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.79  1.63  1.99    5   55.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 691    193  670   29   47  .967  .958  1.25  0.94  1.70  2.04  611 4564.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       691    193  670   29   47  .967  .958  1.25  0.94  1.70  2.04  611   4564

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   1   1   3.86  0  1  0  0   7     4   3   2   5 
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3   3   5.54  1  1  0  0  13    19   8   4  10 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4   4   4.95  1  2  0  0  20    23  11   6  15 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   1   2   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500 1.000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3   5   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   2  .200  .200  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4   7   0   2  2  0  0   1   0   3  .286  .286  .571   0  0   1   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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1955   CLE AL      0  0  0   3     3   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1956   CLE AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1957   CLE AL      0  0  0   0.1   3   2   2   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1958   CHW AL      1  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1959-1 CHW AL   *  0  0  0   3     2   1   1   1   3  1   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1959-2 CHW AL      0  0  0   2     1   1   1   3   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1960-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1960-2 CHW AL      0  0  0   2     0   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 7/8      1  1  0  0  12.1   9   4   4   4   8  2   0  0   0  0  3  0  0   2.92 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1955   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1956   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1957   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1958   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1959-1 CHW AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1959-2 CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1960-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1960-2 CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 7/8      1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   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
1955 *
1956 *
1957 *
1958 *
1959-1 (P)
1959-2 *
1960-1
1960-2 *

Awards
1959-ML-CYA
1959-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1959-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1943-AL-18-0.04
1947-AL-23-0.02
1951-AL-16-0.09
1952-AL-5-0.29
1954-AL-6-0.21
1955-AL-20-0.02
1956-AL-13-0.10
1959-AL-3-0.37
Car-204-1.14 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1959-ML-1-0.81
1 Cy Young
Car-64-0.81 shares

ERA
1950 AL-3.20-1
1951 AL-3.02-3
1952 AL-2.90-10
1954 AL-2.73-4
1955 AL-2.82-3
1956 AL-2.72-3
1959 AL-3.17-9

Wins
1943 AL-18-3
1947 AL-17-6
1950 AL-18-4
1951 AL-20-4
1952 AL-23-2
1953 AL-17-9
1954 AL-23-1
1955 AL-17-4
1956 AL-20-2
1957 AL-14-7
1958 AL-14-8
1959 AL-22-1
1960 AL-13-10
Car-300-22

Won-Loss %
1946 AL-.615-10
1950 AL-.692-3
1952 AL-.657-7
1954 AL-.676-10
1955 AL-.607-10
1956 AL-.690-2
1959 AL-.688-3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1950 AL-1.250-1
1951 AL-1.218-3
1954 AL-1.138-3
1955 AL-1.248-6
1956 AL-1.167-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1950 AL-6.99-1
1951 AL-7.45-3
1952 AL-7.53-6
1953 AL-8.37-10
1954 AL-7.48-3
1955 AL-8.10-10
1956 AL-7.55-7
1958 AL-8.04-10
1959 AL-7.11-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1947 AL-3.28-9
1949 AL-3.12-5
1954 AL-2.76-7
1955 AL-3.13-9
1956 AL-2.95-4

Strikeouts/9IP
1950 AL-6.02-1
1951 AL-4.36-6
1952 AL-4.82-10
1953 AL-4.94-6
1954 AL-5.15-9
1955 AL-4.77-8
1957 AL-6.30-3
1958 AL-6.72-3
1959 AL-6.30-5
1960 AL-5.99-4

Games
1943 AL-37-6
1952 AL-42-5
Car-691-96

Innings
1943 AL-256.7-3
1947 AL-247.0-6
1951 AL-274.3-1
1952 AL-285.7-3
1953 AL-251.7-6
1954 AL-270.7-1
1955 AL-230.0-7
1956 AL-277.7-2
1957 AL-263.0-2
1958 AL-239.7-6
1959 AL-255.7-1
1960 AL-237.3-6
Car-4564.0-22

Strikeouts
1950 AL-143-4
1951 AL-133-2
1952 AL-153-2
1953 AL-138-3
1954 AL-155-2
1955 AL-122-7
1956 AL-158-7
1957 AL-184-1
1958 AL-179-1
1959 AL-179-3
1960 AL-158-3
Car-2334-41

Games Started
1942 AL-28-10
1943 AL-33-1
1947 AL-31-4
1948 AL-31-7
1951 AL-34-1
1952 AL-33-3
1953 AL-34-4
1954 AL-36-1
1955 AL-31-6
1956 AL-35-2
1957 AL-37-1
1958 AL-34-2
1959 AL-37-1
1960 AL-35-4
Car-612-18

Comp. Games
1944 AL-19-3
1947 AL-22-2
1948 AL-15-8
1951 AL-21-2
1952 AL-19-4
1953 AL-16-6
1954 AL-20-3
1955 AL-16-3
1956 AL-18-4
1957 AL-13-7
1958 AL-11-10
1959 AL-14-4
1960 AL-13-4
1962 AL-11-7
Car-290-48

Shutouts
1943 AL-3-5
1950 AL-2-7
1951 AL-3-5
1952 AL-4-5
1954 AL-3-10
1955 AL-6-2
1956 AL-4-2
1958 AL-4-3
1959 AL-5-2
1960 AL-4-1
1962 AL-3-6
Car-49-21

Home Runs Allow.
1943 AL-15-3
1948 AL-18-5
1950 AL-20-9
1951 AL-18-9
1952 AL-23-1
1953 AL-19-6
1954 AL-21-5
1955 AL-19-10
1957 AL-32-3
1958 AL-27-5
Car-338-31

Bases On Balls Allow.
1943 AL-83-5
1947 AL-90-9
1951 AL-107-4
1952 AL-132-1
1953 AL-107-6
1957 AL-104-2
1958 AL-104-2
1959 AL-119-1
1960 AL-112-2
Car-1775-4

Hits Allowed
1942 AL-246-5
1943 AL-232-4
1944 AL-221-10
1947 AL-251-2
1948 AL-236-8
1951 AL-227-8
1952 AL-239-3
1953 AL-234-5
1954 AL-225-5
1955 AL-207-6
1956 AL-233-7
1957 AL-270-1
1958 AL-214-8
1960 AL-220-7
Car-4291-27

SO to Walk
1949 AL-1.09-7
1950 AL-1.42-2
1951 AL-1.24-9
1954 AL-1.87-3
1955 AL-1.53-7
1956 AL-1.74-8

Losses
1942 AL-16-5
1944 AL-17-1
1947 AL-15-5
1948 AL-19-3
1951 AL-13-7
1953 AL-12-9
1957 AL-17-2
1958 AL-16-2
1960 AL-12-10
1962 AL-15-4
Car-244-14

Earned Runs Allow.
1942 AL-108-5
1943 AL-83-5
1947 AL-100-2
1948 AL-128-1
1951 AL-92-8
1952 AL-92-7
1953 AL-110-2
1957 AL-126-1
1958 AL-110-3
1959 AL-90-8
1960 AL-92-6
Car-1796-12

Wild Pitches
1952 AL-5-4
1959 AL-5-10

Hit Batsmen
1947 AL-5-3
1958 AL-6-9
1959 AL-9-6

Batters Faced
1943 AL-1067-3
1947 AL-1058-4
1951 AL-1138-2
1952 AL-1190-3
1953 AL-1077-6
1954 AL-1102-1
1955 AL-964-8
1956 AL-1144-3
1957 AL-1146-1
1958 AL-1016-4
1959 AL-1076-1
1960 AL-1024-5
Car-19408-17

Adjusted ERA+
1950 AL-136-2
1951 AL-126-6
1954 AL-135-4
1955 AL-142-4
1956 AL-154-3
1959 AL-119-9

Oldest Player
1958 AL-38-8
1959 AL-39-5
1960 AL-40-3
1961 AL-41-2
1962 AL-42-1
1963 AL-43-1

Youngest Player
1939 AL-19-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 37 (40) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 264 (15) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 44.0 (54) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 138.0 (50) (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
Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.
December 14, 1948: Traded by the Washington Senators with Mickey Vernon to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Klieman, Joe Haynes, and Eddie Robinson.
December 4, 1957: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Al Smith to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Minoso and Fred Hatfield.
November 20, 1962: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
June 21, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 14, 1963: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1955 * 1956 * 1957 * 1958 * 1959-1 (P) 1959-2 * 1960-1 1960-2 *	Awards 1959-ML-CYA 1959-ML-Major League Player of the Year 1959-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1943-AL-18-0.04 1947-AL-23-0.02 1951-AL-16-0.09 1952-AL-5-0.29 1954-AL-6-0.21 1955-AL-20-0.02 1956-AL-13-0.10 1959-AL-3-0.37 Car-204-1.14 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1959-ML-1-0.81 1 Cy Young Car-64-0.81 shares	ERA 1950 AL-3.20-1 1951 AL-3.02-3 1952 AL-2.90-10 1954 AL-2.73-4 1955 AL-2.82-3 1956 AL-2.72-3 1959 AL-3.17-9	Wins 1943 AL-18-3 1947 AL-17-6 1950 AL-18-4 1951 AL-20-4 1952 AL-23-2 1953 AL-17-9 1954 AL-23-1 1955 AL-17-4 1956 AL-20-2 1957 AL-14-7 1958 AL-14-8 1959 AL-22-1 1960 AL-13-10 Car-300-22
Won-Loss % 1946 AL-.615-10 1950 AL-.692-3 1952 AL-.657-7 1954 AL-.676-10 1955 AL-.607-10 1956 AL-.690-2 1959 AL-.688-3	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1950 AL-1.250-1 1951 AL-1.218-3 1954 AL-1.138-3 1955 AL-1.248-6 1956 AL-1.167-2	Hits Allowed/9IP 1950 AL-6.99-1 1951 AL-7.45-3 1952 AL-7.53-6 1953 AL-8.37-10 1954 AL-7.48-3 1955 AL-8.10-10 1956 AL-7.55-7 1958 AL-8.04-10 1959 AL-7.11-4	Bases on Balls/9IP 1947 AL-3.28-9 1949 AL-3.12-5 1954 AL-2.76-7 1955 AL-3.13-9 1956 AL-2.95-4	Strikeouts/9IP 1950 AL-6.02-1 1951 AL-4.36-6 1952 AL-4.82-10 1953 AL-4.94-6 1954 AL-5.15-9 1955 AL-4.77-8 1957 AL-6.30-3 1958 AL-6.72-3 1959 AL-6.30-5 1960 AL-5.99-4	Games 1943 AL-37-6 1952 AL-42-5 Car-691-96
Innings 1943 AL-256.7-3 1947 AL-247.0-6 1951 AL-274.3-1 1952 AL-285.7-3 1953 AL-251.7-6 1954 AL-270.7-1 1955 AL-230.0-7 1956 AL-277.7-2 1957 AL-263.0-2 1958 AL-239.7-6 1959 AL-255.7-1 1960 AL-237.3-6 Car-4564.0-22	Strikeouts 1950 AL-143-4 1951 AL-133-2 1952 AL-153-2 1953 AL-138-3 1954 AL-155-2 1955 AL-122-7 1956 AL-158-7 1957 AL-184-1 1958 AL-179-1 1959 AL-179-3 1960 AL-158-3 Car-2334-41	Games Started 1942 AL-28-10 1943 AL-33-1 1947 AL-31-4 1948 AL-31-7 1951 AL-34-1 1952 AL-33-3 1953 AL-34-4 1954 AL-36-1 1955 AL-31-6 1956 AL-35-2 1957 AL-37-1 1958 AL-34-2 1959 AL-37-1 1960 AL-35-4 Car-612-18	Comp. Games 1944 AL-19-3 1947 AL-22-2 1948 AL-15-8 1951 AL-21-2 1952 AL-19-4 1953 AL-16-6 1954 AL-20-3 1955 AL-16-3 1956 AL-18-4 1957 AL-13-7 1958 AL-11-10 1959 AL-14-4 1960 AL-13-4 1962 AL-11-7 Car-290-48	Shutouts 1943 AL-3-5 1950 AL-2-7 1951 AL-3-5 1952 AL-4-5 1954 AL-3-10 1955 AL-6-2 1956 AL-4-2 1958 AL-4-3 1959 AL-5-2 1960 AL-4-1 1962 AL-3-6 Car-49-21	Home Runs Allow. 1943 AL-15-3 1948 AL-18-5 1950 AL-20-9 1951 AL-18-9 1952 AL-23-1 1953 AL-19-6 1954 AL-21-5 1955 AL-19-10 1957 AL-32-3 1958 AL-27-5 Car-338-31
Bases On Balls Allow. 1943 AL-83-5 1947 AL-90-9 1951 AL-107-4 1952 AL-132-1 1953 AL-107-6 1957 AL-104-2 1958 AL-104-2 1959 AL-119-1 1960 AL-112-2 Car-1775-4	Hits Allowed 1942 AL-246-5 1943 AL-232-4 1944 AL-221-10 1947 AL-251-2 1948 AL-236-8 1951 AL-227-8 1952 AL-239-3 1953 AL-234-5 1954 AL-225-5 1955 AL-207-6 1956 AL-233-7 1957 AL-270-1 1958 AL-214-8 1960 AL-220-7 Car-4291-27	SO to Walk 1949 AL-1.09-7 1950 AL-1.42-2 1951 AL-1.24-9 1954 AL-1.87-3 1955 AL-1.53-7 1956 AL-1.74-8	Losses 1942 AL-16-5 1944 AL-17-1 1947 AL-15-5 1948 AL-19-3 1951 AL-13-7 1953 AL-12-9 1957 AL-17-2 1958 AL-16-2 1960 AL-12-10 1962 AL-15-4 Car-244-14	Earned Runs Allow. 1942 AL-108-5 1943 AL-83-5 1947 AL-100-2 1948 AL-128-1 1951 AL-92-8 1952 AL-92-7 1953 AL-110-2 1957 AL-126-1 1958 AL-110-3 1959 AL-90-8 1960 AL-92-6 Car-1796-12	Wild Pitches 1952 AL-5-4 1959 AL-5-10
Hit Batsmen 1947 AL-5-3 1958 AL-6-9 1959 AL-9-6	Batters Faced 1943 AL-1067-3 1947 AL-1058-4 1951 AL-1138-2 1952 AL-1190-3 1953 AL-1077-6 1954 AL-1102-1 1955 AL-964-8 1956 AL-1144-3 1957 AL-1146-1 1958 AL-1016-4 1959 AL-1076-1 1960 AL-1024-5 Car-19408-17	Adjusted ERA+ 1950 AL-136-2 1951 AL-126-6 1954 AL-135-4 1955 AL-142-4 1956 AL-154-3 1959 AL-119-9	Oldest Player 1958 AL-38-8 1959 AL-39-5 1960 AL-40-3 1961 AL-41-2 1962 AL-42-1 1963 AL-43-1	Youngest Player 1939 AL-19-4