Paul Derringer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 17, 1906 in Springfield, KY us

Died: November 17, 1987 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, KY)

School: Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY)

Debut: April 16, 1931 (Age 24-181d, 7,198th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, Sv

Last Game: September 27, 1945 (Age 38-345d)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Samuel Paul Derringer

Nicknames: Duke or Oom Paul

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.0

223

212

ERA

3.46

579

445

3645.0

1507

WHIP

1.282

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1929	22	STL-min	AA	17	12	.586	3.91	41	28					244.0	259	120	106		96									1.455	9.6		3.5			ROC IL
1930	23	STL-min	AA	23	11	.676	3.89	44	35					289.0	310	147	125		72									1.322	9.7		2.2			ROC IL
1931	24	STL	NL	18	8	.692	3.36	35	23	10	15	4	2	211.2	225	88	79	9	65	5	134	4	0	6	901	119	3.40	1.370	9.6	0.4	2.8	5.7	2.06	MVP-20
1932	25	STL	NL	11	14	.440	4.05	39	30	4	14	1	0	233.1	296	133	105	6	67	9	78	2	0	9	1043	98	3.35	1.556	11.4	0.2	2.6	3.0	1.16
1933	26	TOT	NL	7	27	.206	3.30	36	33	3	17	2	1	248.0	264	117	91	4	60	9	89	6	0	7	1045	103	3.19	1.306	9.6	0.1	2.2	3.2	1.48
1933	26	STL	NL	0	2	.000	4.24	3	2	1	1	0	0	17.0	24	11	8	0	9	3	3	1	0	1	84	84	4.31	1.941	12.7	0.0	4.8	1.6	0.33
1933	26	CIN	NL	7	25	.219	3.23	33	31	2	16	2	1	231.0	240	106	83	4	51	6	86	5	0	6	961	104	3.11	1.260	9.4	0.2	2.0	3.4	1.69
1934	27	CIN	NL	15	21	.417	3.59	47	31	15	18	1	4	261.0	297	129	104	8	59	2	122	4	0	7	1128	112	3.37	1.364	10.2	0.3	2.0	4.2	2.07
1935	28	CIN	NL	22	13	.629	3.51	45	33	9	20	3	2	276.2	295	132	108	13	49	4	120	4	0	2	1153	112	3.50	1.243	9.6	0.4	1.6	3.9	2.45	AS,MVP-17
1936	29	CIN	NL	19	19	.500	4.02	51	37	10	13	2	5	282.1	*331*	147	126	11	42	2	121	4	2	6	1207	95	3.45	1.321	10.6	0.4	1.3	3.9	2.88	MVP-11
1937	30	CIN	NL	10	14	.417	4.04	43	26	12	12	1	1	222.2	240	112	100	7	55	5	94	0	0	0	963	92	3.51	1.325	9.7	0.3	2.2	3.8	1.71
1938	31	CIN	NL	21	14	.600	2.93	41	37	4	26	4	3	307.0	315	110	100	20	49	7	132	0	0	1	1263	125	3.51	1.186	9.2	0.6	1.4	3.9	2.69	AS,MVP-8
1939	32	CIN	NL	25	7	.781	2.93	38	35	1	28	5	0	301.0	*321*	115	98	15	35	6	128	3	0	2	1245	132	*2.77*	1.183	9.6	0.4	*1.0*	3.8	3.66	AS,MVP-3
1940	33	CIN	NL	20	12	.625	3.06	37	37	0	26	3	0	296.2	280	110	101	17	48	8	115	0	0	1	1205	124	2.90	1.106	8.5	0.5	1.5	3.5	2.40	AS,MVP-4
1941	34	CIN	NL	12	14	.462	3.31	29	28	1	17	2	1	228.1	233	91	84	16	54	5	76	0	0	2	950	109	3.29	1.257	9.2	0.6	2.1	3.0	1.41	AS
1942	35	CIN	NL	10	11	.476	3.06	29	27	0	13	1	0	208.2	203	83	71	4	49	7	68	4	0	0	872	107	2.43	1.208	8.8	0.2	2.1	2.9	1.39	AS
1943	36	CHC	NL	10	14	.417	3.57	32	22	7	10	2	3	174.0	184	90	69	7	39	2	75	0	0	3	743	93	2.99	1.282	9.5	0.4	2.0	3.9	1.92
1944	37	CHC	NL	7	13	.350	4.15	42	16	17	7	0	3	180.0	205	96	83	13	39	12	69	0	0	2	772	85	3.05	1.356	10.3	0.7	2.0	3.5	1.77
1945	38	CHC	NL	16	11	.593	3.45	35	30	5	15	1	4	213.2	223	99	82	8	51	7	86	1	0	2	901	106	3.10	1.282	9.4	0.3	2.1	3.6	1.69
1946	39	BSN-min	AAA	9	11	.450	2.65	32	24	4	12	4		180.0	185	74	53		55		84	1	0	1				1.333	9.3		2.8	4.2	1.53	INA AA
15 Yrs				223	212	.513	3.46	579	445	98	251	32	29	3645.0	3912	1652	1401	158	761	90	1507	32	2	50	15391	108	3.20	1.282	9.7	0.4	1.9	3.7	1.98
162 Game Avg.				15	14	.513	3.46	38	30	7	17	2	2	242	260	110	93	10	51	6	100	2	0	3	1022	108	3.20	1.282	9.7	0.4	1.9	3.7	1.98
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CIN (10 yrs)				161	150	.518	3.36	393	322	54	189	24	17	2615.1	2755	1135	975	115	491	52	1062	24	2	27	10947	111	3.19	1.241	9.5	0.4	1.7	3.7	2.16
STL (3 yrs)				29	24	.547	3.74	77	55	15	30	5	2	462.0	545	232	192	15	141	17	215	7	0	16	2028	106	3.41	1.485	10.6	0.3	2.7	4.2	1.52
CHC (3 yrs)				33	38	.465	3.71	109	68	29	32	3	10	567.2	612	285	234	28	129	21	230	1	0	7	2416	94	3.05	1.305	9.7	0.4	2.0	3.6	1.78