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| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 26 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 110 | 4.75 | 1.385 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 0.64 | |
| 1934 | 27 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.04 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.2 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 400 | 90 | 5.08 | 1.739 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.93 | |
| 1935 | 28 | CLE | AL | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.04 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 180.2 | 179 | 90 | 81 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 783 | 112 | 3.96 | 1.384 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.14 | |
| 1936 | 29 | CLE | AL | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.89 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127.0 | 138 | 86 | 69 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 584 | 105 | 4.38 | 1.614 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.73 | |
| 1937 | 30 | CHW | AL | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.52 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 204.2 | 209 | 91 | 80 | 16 | 60 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 876 | 132 | 4.33 | 1.314 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.33 | |
| 1938 | 31 | CHW | AL | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.49 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 245.1 | 252 | 123 | 95 | 12 | 94 | 8 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1074 | 142 | 4.24 | 1.410 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.82 | |
| 1939 | 32 | CHW | AL | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.21 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 235.0 | 260 | 121 | 110 | 15 | 70 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1008 | 113 | 3.67 | 1.404 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.16 | |
| 1940 | 33 | CHW | AL | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.47 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 228.0 | 223 | 100 | 88 | 13 | 56 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 948 | 128 | 3.19 | 1.224 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.55 | |
| 1941 | 34 | CHW | AL | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.37 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 300.1 | 258 | 98 | 79 | 18 | 92 | 11 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1224 | 174 | 3.20 | 1.165 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.41 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1942 | 35 | CHW | AL | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 82 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 334 | 109 | 3.40 | 1.487 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.81 | |
| 1943 | 36 | CHW | AL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 127.0 | 129 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 79 | 4.20 | 1.409 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.70 | |
| 1944 | 37 | CHW | AL | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.02 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 105 | 51 | 38 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 461 | 113 | 3.02 | 1.147 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.56 | |
| 1945 | 38 | CHW | AL | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 228.1 | 208 | 81 | 62 | 7 | 76 | 8 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 951 | 135 | 3.27 | 1.244 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.42 | AS |
| 1946 | 39 | CHW | AL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.53 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 97 | 3.48 | 1.431 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.00 | |
| 1947 | 40 | CHW | AL | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.47 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86.2 | 86 | 50 | 43 | 5 | 56 | 11 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 394 | 82 | 4.11 | 1.638 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 1.02 | |
| 1948 | 41 | NYG | NL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 91 | 4.10 | 1.622 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.42 | |
| 16 Yrs | 117 | 124 | .485 | 3.56 | 374 | 272 | 50 | 155 | 14 | 10 | 2331.1 | 2327 | 1105 | 921 | 122 | 838 | 77 | 937 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 9999 | 119 | 3.77 | 1.358 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.12 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 13 | .485 | 3.56 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 245 | 116 | 97 | 13 | 88 | 8 | 99 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1053 | 119 | 3.77 | 1.358 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.12 | ||||
| CHW (11 yrs) | 104 | 104 | .500 | 3.33 | 261 | 232 | 22 | 142 | 13 | 6 | 1888.0 | 1851 | 843 | 699 | 102 | 633 | 67 | 742 | 33 | 3 | 19 | 8007 | 124 | 3.64 | 1.316 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.17 | ||||
| CLE (4 yrs) | 12 | 17 | .414 | 4.51 | 102 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 410.2 | 435 | 242 | 206 | 17 | 193 | 7 | 178 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1842 | 104 | 4.36 | 1.529 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.92 | ||||
| NYG (1 yr) | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 91 | 4.10 | 1.622 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.42 | ||||
| AL (15 yrs) | 116 | 121 | .489 | 3.54 | 363 | 268 | 50 | 154 | 14 | 10 | 2298.2 | 2286 | 1085 | 905 | 119 | 826 | 74 | 920 | 42 | 7 | 24 | 9849 | 120 | 3.77 | 1.354 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.11 | ||||
| NL (1 yr) | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 91 | 4.10 | 1.622 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.42 | ||||
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