Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 23 | PHA | AL | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.88 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 155.0 | 145 | 98 | 84 | 7 | 88 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 682 | 90 | 4.76 | 1.503 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 0.66 | ||
| 1935 | 24 | PHA | AL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7.70 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 | 110 | 81 | 67 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 388 | 59 | 5.11 | 2.004 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.89 | ||
| 1938 | 27 | DET | AL | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.30 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 93 | 40 | 35 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 409 | 154 | 4.98 | 1.385 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.85 | ||
| 1939 | 28 | DET | AL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.56 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 150.0 | 182 | 94 | 76 | 11 | 58 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 693 | 107 | 3.83 | 1.600 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.16 | ||
| 1940 | 29 | DET | AL | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.42 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79.1 | 93 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 361 | 107 | 3.37 | 1.626 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.39 | ||
| 1941 | 30 | DET | AL | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2.97 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 157.2 | 130 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 65 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 663 | 153 | 3.73 | 1.237 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.97 | AS,MVP-19 | |
| 1942 | 31 | DET | AL | 7 | 13 | .350 | 2.90 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 226.2 | 210 | 87 | 73 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 954 | 136 | 2.73 | 1.297 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.31 | AS | |
| 1943 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 34 | DET | AL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 191.2 | 175 | 68 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 811 | 175 | 3.39 | 1.242 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.21 | MVP-23 | |
| 1946 | 35 | DET | AL | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.65 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 140.2 | 132 | 69 | 57 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 606 | 101 | 3.82 | 1.351 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.03 | ||
| 1947 | 36 | DET | AL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 133.0 | 147 | 77 | 65 | 11 | 61 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 590 | 86 | 4.65 | 1.564 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.54 | ||
| 1948 | 37 | DET | AL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.1 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 77 | 5.62 | 1.827 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 0.50 | ||
| 1949 | 38 | CLE | AL | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 135.2 | 116 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 548 | 188 | 3.73 | 1.231 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.80 | ||
| 1950 | 39 | CLE | AL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 121 | 4.68 | 1.381 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.87 | ||
| 1952 | 41 | BOS | AL | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.2 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 166 | 3.03 | 1.434 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.18 | ||
| 14 Yrs | 98 | 88 | .527 | 3.66 | 455 | 167 | 172 | 58 | 10 | 66 | 1688.1 | 1672 | 831 | 686 | 106 | 733 | 53 | 697 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 7342 | 115 | 3.93 | 1.424 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.95 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 11 | 10 | .527 | 3.66 | 50 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 185 | 183 | 91 | 75 | 12 | 80 | 6 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 803 | 115 | 3.93 | 1.424 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.95 | |||||
| DET (9 yrs) | 71 | 64 | .526 | 3.46 | 296 | 126 | 112 | 47 | 8 | 45 | 1218.2 | 1207 | 576 | 468 | 77 | 500 | 38 | 510 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 5297 | 121 | 3.76 | 1.401 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.02 | |||||
| PHA (2 yrs) | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.82 | 59 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 233.1 | 255 | 179 | 151 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1070 | 76 | 4.88 | 1.671 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 0.74 | |||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.58 | 76 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 198.2 | 173 | 65 | 57 | 14 | 81 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 817 | 159 | 4.03 | 1.279 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.83 | |||||
| BOS (1 yr) | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.2 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 166 | 3.03 | 1.434 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.18 | |||||
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