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Lefty Gomez
Vernon Louis Gomez (Goofy)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 173 lb.

Debut April 29, 1930
Final Game May 30, 1943
Born November 26, 1908 in Rodeo, CA
Died February 17, 1989 in Greenbrae, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1930 21 NYY AL   2   5  15   6   2   0   3  1   60.0   66   41   37  12   28   22   1   0   273       0  5.55  4.32   78 1.567
 1931 22 NYY AL  21   9  40  26  17   1  10  3  243.0  206   88   72   7   85  150   4   1  1013       0  2.67  3.99  149 1.198
 1932 23 NYY AL  24   7  37  31  21   1   3  1  265.3  266  140  124  23  105  176   2   0  1149       0  4.21  4.08   97 1.398 MVP-5
 1933 24 NYY AL  16  10  35  30  14   4   3  2  234.7  218  108   83  16  106  163   0   6  1027       0  3.18  3.90  122 1.381 AS
 1934 25 NYY AL  26   5  38  33  25   6   5  1  281.7  223   86   73  12   96  158   0   3  1142       0  2.33  4.09  175 1.133 MVP-3,AS
 1935 26 NYY AL  12  15  34  30  15   2   3  1  246.0  223  104   87  18   86  138   2   8  1030       0  3.18  4.05  127 1.256 AS
 1936 27 NYY AL  13   7  31  30  10   0   1  0  188.7  184  104   92   6  122  105   1   2   858       0  4.39  4.69  107 1.622 AS
 1937 28 NYY AL  21  11  34  34  25   6   0  0  278.3  233   88   72  10   93  194   1   2  1148       0  2.33  4.44  191 1.171 MVP-9,AS
 1938 29 NYY AL  18  12  32  32  20   4   0  0  239.0  239  110   89   7   99  129   1   5  1034       0  3.35  4.55  136 1.414 MVP-30,AS
 1939 30 NYY AL  12   8  26  26  14   2   0  0  198.0  173   80   75  11   84  102   3   3   831       0  3.41  4.34  127 1.298 AS
 1940 31 NYY AL   3   3   9   5   0   0   3  0   27.3   37   20   20   2   18   14   1   3   134       0  6.59  4.03   61 2.012
 1941 32 NYY AL  15   5  23  23   8   2   0  0  156.3  151   76   65  10  103   76   1   5   712       0  3.74  3.94  105 1.625
 1942 33 NYY AL   6   4  13  13   2   0   0  0   80.0   67   42   38   4   65   41   2   1   355       0  4.28  3.44   80 1.650
 1943 34 WSH AL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    4.7    4    4    3   0    5    0   0   0    23       0  5.79  3.20   55 1.929
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .649 189 102 368 320 173  28  31  9 2503.0 2290 1091  930 138 1095 1468  19  39 10729       0  3.34  4.18  125 1.352
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18  10  36  31  17   2   3  0  247.3  226  107   91  13  108  145   1   3  1060   0   0  3.34  4.18  125 1.352
 Career High     26  15  40  34  25   6  10  3  281.7  266  140  124  23  122  194   4   8  1149   0   0  2.33  4.69  191 1.133

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 21 NYY AL  15   20    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .150  .150  .150  -22    3   3           0    
 1931 22 NYY AL  40   83    8   11   0  0   0    3   0  0   7  28  .133  .200  .133   -9   11   4           0    
 1932 23 NYY AL  37  104    9   18   2  0   0   15   0  0   6  36  .173  .218  .192    9   20   5           0     MVP-5
 1933 24 NYY AL  35   80    3    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   7  23  .113  .193  .113  -15    9   5           1     AS
 1934 25 NYY AL  38   99    8   13   1  0   0    4   0  0   6  30  .131  .189  .141  -11   14  13           1     MVP-3,AS
 1935 26 NYY AL  34   83    4   10   0  0   0    4   0  1   3  15  .120  .151  .120  -28   10   7           0     AS
 1936 27 NYY AL  31   69    1   10   1  0   0    5   0  0   3  23  .145  .181  .159  -14   11   8           0     AS
 1937 28 NYY AL  34  105    8   21   2  0   0    4   1  0   5  22  .200  .236  .219   15   23   5           0     MVP-9,AS
 1938 29 NYY AL  32   86    5   13   2  0   0    7   0  0   4  18  .151  .189  .174   -8   15   9           0     MVP-30,AS
 1939 30 NYY AL  26   73    3   11   2  0   0    4   0  0   5  22  .151  .205  .178   -1   13   4           0   3 AS
 1940 31 NYY AL   9    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1941 32 NYY AL  23   59    5    9   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  12  .153  .194  .169   -3   10   4           0   1
 1942 33 NYY AL  13   33    4    5   0  0   0    4   0  0   1  12  .152  .176  .152   -7    5   1           0   1
 1943 34 WSH AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     368  904   59  133  11  0   0   58   1  1  50 252  .147  .194  .159   -7  144  68   0   0   2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        398   26   59   5  0   0   26   0  0  22 111  .147  .194  .159   -7   63  30   0   0   1   2
 Career High     40  105    9   21   2  0   0   15   1  1   7  36                          23  13   0   0   1   3

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 21 NYY AL   23   20    0   0.0   112| .150  .290| .150  .354| .150  .426| .300  .780| -22  .000  -3.7  -0.3   0%
 1931 22 NYY AL   94   76    2   0.7   104| .133  .280| .200  .346| .133  .400| .333  .747|  -9  .027 -13.1  -1.3   0%
 1932 23 NYY AL  115   91    4   1.2   107| .173  .279| .218  .349| .192  .410| .410  .759|   9  .066 -13.8  -1.3   0%
 1933 24 NYY AL   93   76    2   0.7   101| .113  .273| .193  .344| .113  .394| .306  .738| -15  .030 -13.1  -1.3   0%
 1934 25 NYY AL  119   99    3   0.8   106| .131  .279| .189  .352| .141  .402| .330  .754| -11  .034 -16.1  -1.5   0%
 1935 26 NYY AL   93   81    1   0.3   107| .120  .281| .151  .353| .120  .406| .271  .759| -28  .007 -15.7  -1.5   0%
 1936 27 NYY AL   80   67    2   0.8   119| .145  .295| .181  .370| .159  .433| .340  .803| -14  .028 -12.7  -1.2   0%
 1937 28 NYY AL  115   89    6   1.8   118| .200  .291| .236  .367| .219  .434| .455  .800|  15  .121 -14.2  -1.3 100%
 1938 29 NYY AL   99   82    3   1.0   118| .151  .290| .189  .369| .174  .432| .363  .801|  -8  .042 -14.9  -1.4   0%
 1939 30 NYY AL   82   69    3   1.2   113| .151  .285| .205  .360| .178  .422| .383  .782|  -1  .062 -11.3  -1.1   0%
 1940 31 NYY AL    9    9    0   0.0   107| .000  .274| .000  .347| .000  .416| .000  .762|-100  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1941 32 NYY AL   66   55    2   1.0   106| .153  .274| .194  .351| .169  .404| .363  .755|  -3  .052  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1942 33 NYY AL   35   30    1   0.9    93| .152  .263| .176  .337| .152  .368| .328  .706|  -7  .057  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1943 34 WSH AL    1    1    0   0.0    84| .000  .252| .000  .325| .000  .347| .000  .672|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     1024  845   29   0.9   109| .147  .282| .194  .355| .159  .413| .353  .768|  -7  .042 -145.2 -13.9  50%

* 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 ------+
 1930 21 NYY AL   P   15      1   18    0    0 1.000  .945  1.27  1.18  2.85  2.20    6   60.0
 1931 22 NYY AL   P   40      6   43    1    1  .980  .953  1.23  1.19  1.81  2.21   26  243.0
 1932 23 NYY AL   P   37      2   36    2    3  .950  .957  1.03  1.21  1.29  2.24   31  265.3
 1933 24 NYY AL   P   35      4   30    4    0  .895  .960  0.97  1.18  1.30  2.28   30  234.7 AS
 1934 25 NYY AL   P   38      7   42    1    2  .980  .955  1.29  1.11  1.57  2.14   33  281.7 AS
 1935 26 NYY AL   P   34      6   49    2    2  .965  .948  1.62  1.12  2.01  2.15   30  246.0 AS
 1936 27 NYY AL   P   31      4   29    1    3  .971  .957  1.06  1.04  1.57  1.99   30  188.7 AS
 1937 28 NYY AL   P   34      3   36    3    1  .929  .954  1.15  1.09  1.26  2.05   34  278.3 AS
 1938 29 NYY AL   P   32     12   51    1    5  .984  .952  1.97  1.12  2.37  2.11   32  239.0 AS
 1939 30 NYY AL   P   26      2   33    1    0  .972  .951  1.35  0.98  1.59  1.92   26  198.0 AS
 1940 31 NYY AL   P    9      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.33  1.06  0.99  2.04    5   27.3
 1941 32 NYY AL   P   23      6   11    2    2  .895  .960  0.74  1.16  0.98  2.14   23  156.3
 1942 33 NYY AL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .957  0.85  1.30  1.24  2.31   13   80.0
 1943 34 WSH AL   P    1      0    4    1    1  .800  .952  4.00  1.30  7.66  2.30    1    4.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1930 21 NYY AL   P   15      1   18    0    0 1.000  .945  1.27  1.18  2.85  2.20    6   60.0
 1931 22 NYY AL   P   40      6   43    1    1  .980  .953  1.23  1.19  1.81  2.21   26  243.0
 1932 23 NYY AL   P   37      2   36    2    3  .950  .957  1.03  1.21  1.29  2.24   31  265.3
 1933 24 NYY AL   P   35      4   30    4    0  .895  .960  0.97  1.18  1.30  2.28   30  234.7
 1934 25 NYY AL   P   38      7   42    1    2  .980  .955  1.29  1.11  1.57  2.14   33  281.7
 1935 26 NYY AL   P   34      6   49    2    2  .965  .948  1.62  1.12  2.01  2.15   30  246.0
 1936 27 NYY AL   P   31      4   29    1    3  .971  .957  1.06  1.04  1.57  1.99   30  188.7
 1937 28 NYY AL   P   34      3   36    3    1  .929  .954  1.15  1.09  1.26  2.05   34  278.3
 1938 29 NYY AL   P   32     12   51    1    5  .984  .952  1.97  1.12  2.37  2.11   32  239.0
 1939 30 NYY AL   P   26      2   33    1    0  .972  .951  1.35  0.98  1.59  1.92   26  198.0
 1940 31 NYY AL   P    9      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.33  1.06  0.99  2.04    5   27.3
 1941 32 NYY AL   P   23      6   11    2    2  .895  .960  0.74  1.16  0.98  2.14   23  156.3
 1942 33 NYY AL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .957  0.85  1.30  1.24  2.31   13   80.0
 1943 34 WSH AL   P    1      0    4    1    1  .800  .952  4.00  1.30  7.66  2.30    1    4.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 368     56  393   20   20  .957  .954  1.22  1.13  1.61  2.14  320 2503.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       368     56  393   20   20  .957  .954  1.22  1.13  1.61  2.14  320   2503

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   1   1.00  1  0  0  1   9     9   1   1   8 
 1936   WS    NYY NYG     W   2   2   4.70  2  0  0  1  15.1  14   8  11   9 
 1937   WS    NYY NYG     W   2   2   1.50  2  0  0  2  18    16   3   2   8 
 1938   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   1   3.86  1  0  0  0   7     9   3   1   5 
 1939   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   1   9.00  0  0  0  0   1     3   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        5-0   7   7   2.86  6  0  0  4  50.1  51  16  15  31 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1936   WS    NYY NYG     W   2   8   1   2  0  0  0   3   0   3  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 1937   WS    NYY NYG     W   2   6   2   1  0  0  0   1   2   1  .167  .375  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
 1938   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1939   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        5-0   7  20   3   3  0  0  0   4   2   7  .150  .227  .150   0  0   0   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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1933   NYY AL   *  1  0  0   3     2   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1934   NYY AL   *  0  0  0   3     3   4   4   1   3  2   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1935   NYY AL   *  1  0  0   6     3   1   1   2   4  0   0  0   1  0  1  0  0 
 1936   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1937   NYY AL   *  1  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1938   NYY AL   *  0  1  0   3     2   1   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1939   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 5/7      5  3  1  0  18    11   6   5   3   9  2   0  0   1  0  1  0  0   2.50 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   NYY AL   *   1   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1934   NYY AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1935   NYY AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1936   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1937   NYY AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1938   NYY AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1939   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/7      5   6   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   3   0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .167 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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
1933 (P)
1934 (P)
1935 (P)
1936
1937 (P)
1938 (P)
1939

Awards
1934-AL-Triple Crown
1937-AL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1932-AL-5-0.34
1934-AL-3-0.75
1937-AL-9-0.18
1938-AL-30-0.00
Car-169-1.27 shares

Sac. Hits
1934 AL-13-5

ERA
1931 AL-2.67-2
1933 AL-3.18-3
1934 AL-2.33-1
1935 AL-3.18-4
1937 AL-2.33-1
1938 AL-3.35-3
1939 AL-3.41-6

Wins
1931 AL-21-3
1932 AL-24-3
1933 AL-16-4
1934 AL-26-1
1937 AL-21-1
1938 AL-18-3
1941 AL-15-5

Won-Loss %
1931 AL-.700-5
1932 AL-.774-2
1933 AL-.615-10
1934 AL-.839-1
1936 AL-.650-8
1937 AL-.656-8
1938 AL-.600-10
1941 AL-.750-1
Car-.649-28

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1931 AL-1.198-3
1934 AL-1.133-1
1935 AL-1.256-5
1937 AL-1.171-2
1939 AL-1.298-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1931 AL-7.63-2
1932 AL-9.02-8
1933 AL-8.36-4
1934 AL-7.13-1
1935 AL-8.16-3
1936 AL-8.78-4
1937 AL-7.53-1
1938 AL-9.00-9
1939 AL-7.86-3

Bases on Balls/9IP
1937 AL-3.01-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1931 AL-5.56-2
1932 AL-5.97-2
1933 AL-6.25-1
1934 AL-5.05-2
1935 AL-5.05-3
1936 AL-5.01-3
1937 AL-6.27-1
1938 AL-4.86-6
1939 AL-4.64-5
1941 AL-4.38-7

Saves
1931 AL-3-10

Innings
1932 AL-265.3-5
1933 AL-234.7-9
1934 AL-281.7-1
1935 AL-246.0-7
1937 AL-278.3-2
1938 AL-239.0-7

Strikeouts
1931 AL-150-3
1932 AL-176-3
1933 AL-163-1
1934 AL-158-1
1935 AL-138-3
1936 AL-105-8
1937 AL-194-1
1938 AL-129-4
1939 AL-102-8

Games Started
1932 AL-31-10
1933 AL-30-10
1934 AL-33-2
1935 AL-30-8
1937 AL-34-3
1938 AL-32-4

Comp. Games
1931 AL-17-9
1932 AL-21-4
1934 AL-25-1
1937 AL-25-2
1938 AL-20-3
1939 AL-14-10

Shutouts
1933 AL-4-2
1934 AL-6-1
1935 AL-2-9
1937 AL-6-1
1938 AL-4-1
1939 AL-2-4
1941 AL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1932 AL-23-3
1933 AL-16-7
1935 AL-18-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1932 AL-105-5
1933 AL-106-4
1936 AL-122-4
1938 AL-99-8
1941 AL-103-8
Car-1095-75

Hits Allowed
1932 AL-266-9
1938 AL-239-8

SO to Walk
1931 AL-1.76-4
1932 AL-1.68-2
1933 AL-1.54-1
1934 AL-1.65-2
1935 AL-1.60-5
1937 AL-2.09-1
1938 AL-1.30-6
1939 AL-1.21-10

Losses
1935 AL-15-3
1938 AL-12-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1932 AL-124-7

Wild Pitches
1933 AL-6-6
1935 AL-8-2
1938 AL-5-10

Hit Batsmen
1939 AL-3-10

Batters Faced
1932 AL-1149-6
1933 AL-1027-8
1934 AL-1142-3
1935 AL-1030-10
1937 AL-1148-4
1938 AL-1034-6

Adjusted ERA+
1931 AL-149-2
1933 AL-122-8
1934 AL-175-1
1935 AL-127-7
1937 AL-191-2
1938 AL-136-5
1939 AL-127-9
Car-125-65

Black Ink: Pitching - 46 (28) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 182 (53) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 127.5 (59) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
August 17, 1929: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the San Francisco (PCL).
January 25, 1943: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the New York Yankees.
May 19, 1943: Released by the Boston Braves.
May 21, 1943: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 15, 1943: Released by the Washington Senators.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1933 (P) 1934 (P) 1935 (P) 1936 1937 (P) 1938 (P) 1939	Awards 1934-AL-Triple Crown 1937-AL-Triple Crown	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1932-AL-5-0.34 1934-AL-3-0.75 1937-AL-9-0.18 1938-AL-30-0.00 Car-169-1.27 shares	Sac. Hits 1934 AL-13-5	ERA 1931 AL-2.67-2 1933 AL-3.18-3 1934 AL-2.33-1 1935 AL-3.18-4 1937 AL-2.33-1 1938 AL-3.35-3 1939 AL-3.41-6	Wins 1931 AL-21-3 1932 AL-24-3 1933 AL-16-4 1934 AL-26-1 1937 AL-21-1 1938 AL-18-3 1941 AL-15-5
Won-Loss % 1931 AL-.700-5 1932 AL-.774-2 1933 AL-.615-10 1934 AL-.839-1 1936 AL-.650-8 1937 AL-.656-8 1938 AL-.600-10 1941 AL-.750-1 Car-.649-28	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1931 AL-1.198-3 1934 AL-1.133-1 1935 AL-1.256-5 1937 AL-1.171-2 1939 AL-1.298-7	Hits Allowed/9IP 1931 AL-7.63-2 1932 AL-9.02-8 1933 AL-8.36-4 1934 AL-7.13-1 1935 AL-8.16-3 1936 AL-8.78-4 1937 AL-7.53-1 1938 AL-9.00-9 1939 AL-7.86-3	Bases on Balls/9IP 1937 AL-3.01-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1931 AL-5.56-2 1932 AL-5.97-2 1933 AL-6.25-1 1934 AL-5.05-2 1935 AL-5.05-3 1936 AL-5.01-3 1937 AL-6.27-1 1938 AL-4.86-6 1939 AL-4.64-5 1941 AL-4.38-7	Saves 1931 AL-3-10
Innings 1932 AL-265.3-5 1933 AL-234.7-9 1934 AL-281.7-1 1935 AL-246.0-7 1937 AL-278.3-2 1938 AL-239.0-7	Strikeouts 1931 AL-150-3 1932 AL-176-3 1933 AL-163-1 1934 AL-158-1 1935 AL-138-3 1936 AL-105-8 1937 AL-194-1 1938 AL-129-4 1939 AL-102-8	Games Started 1932 AL-31-10 1933 AL-30-10 1934 AL-33-2 1935 AL-30-8 1937 AL-34-3 1938 AL-32-4	Comp. Games 1931 AL-17-9 1932 AL-21-4 1934 AL-25-1 1937 AL-25-2 1938 AL-20-3 1939 AL-14-10	Shutouts 1933 AL-4-2 1934 AL-6-1 1935 AL-2-9 1937 AL-6-1 1938 AL-4-1 1939 AL-2-4 1941 AL-2-10	Home Runs Allow. 1932 AL-23-3 1933 AL-16-7 1935 AL-18-2
Bases On Balls Allow. 1932 AL-105-5 1933 AL-106-4 1936 AL-122-4 1938 AL-99-8 1941 AL-103-8 Car-1095-75	Hits Allowed 1932 AL-266-9 1938 AL-239-8	SO to Walk 1931 AL-1.76-4 1932 AL-1.68-2 1933 AL-1.54-1 1934 AL-1.65-2 1935 AL-1.60-5 1937 AL-2.09-1 1938 AL-1.30-6 1939 AL-1.21-10	Losses 1935 AL-15-3 1938 AL-12-7	Earned Runs Allow. 1932 AL-124-7	Wild Pitches 1933 AL-6-6 1935 AL-8-2 1938 AL-5-10
Hit Batsmen 1939 AL-3-10	Batters Faced 1932 AL-1149-6 1933 AL-1027-8 1934 AL-1142-3 1935 AL-1030-10 1937 AL-1148-4 1938 AL-1034-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1931 AL-149-2 1933 AL-122-8 1934 AL-175-1 1935 AL-127-7 1937 AL-191-2 1938 AL-136-5 1939 AL-127-9 Car-125-65