Earl
Johnson
 
Nickname: Pale Horse
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: April 2, 1919 in Usa, WA, REDMOND
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1944    1946   
All-Star Selections 1943    1944    1945    1946    1947    1948    1949    1950    1951    1954    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 21 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1941 22 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1942 23 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1943 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10
1944 25 CIN NL $ 5,642,857 7 6 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1945 26 CIN NL $ 6,671,429 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1946 27 CIN NL $ 7,500,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1947 28 CIN NL $ 7,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1948 29 CIN NL $ 7,500,000 7 5 5 5 8 7 7 10 10 10
1949 30 MON NL $ 7,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1950 31 MON NL $ 7,500,000 8 6 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1951 32 MON NL $ 9,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1952 33 MON NL $ 9,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
1953 34 MON NL $ 9,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1954 35 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1955 36 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1956 37 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1957 38 MON NL $ 310,000 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
1958 39 MON NL $ 310,000 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 22 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 25 CIN NL $ 5,642,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 26 CIN NL $ 6,671,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 27 CIN NL $ 7,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 28 CIN NL $ 7,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 29 CIN NL $ 7,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 30 MON NL $ 7,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 31 MON NL $ 7,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 32 MON NL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 33 MON NL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 34 MON NL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 35 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 36 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 37 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 38 MON NL $ 310,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 39 MON NL $ 310,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1940 21 CIN NL 7 8 .467 52 22 5 1 8 192.3 172 69 7 58 72 3.23 .238 .294 .326 .620 19.5
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 0 0 0 41.3 42 12 0 16 25 2.61 .258 .324 .325 .649  
1941 22 CIN NL 13 16 .448 42 42 2 0 0 297.7 272 109 14 91 132 3.30 .244 .301 .349 .650 22.8
1942 23 CIN NL 19 10 .655 40 40 4 1 0 281.3 298 124 17 85 118 3.97 .273 .325 .395 .721 19.1
1943 24 CIN NL 24 9 .727 42 42 12 5 0 323.3 294 112 9 87 134 3.12 .243 .293 .315 .608 26.9
1944 25 CIN NL 25 9 .735 40 40 10 5 0 312.3 257 97 3 95 124 2.80 .226 .287 .294 .581 31.3
1945 26 CIN NL 17 10 .630 34 34 3 0 0 243.0 238 95 5 69 106 3.52 .254 .306 .337 .643 15.5
1946 27 CIN NL 25 8 .758 42 42 8 0 0 327.7 280 89 1 114 146 2.44 .233 .300 .286 .586 34.2
1947 28 CIN NL 25 9 .735 41 41 7 2 0 301.3 260 87 5 101 107 2.60 .236 .300 .303 .603 29.2
1948 29 CIN NL 26 7 .788 42 42 9 0 0 317.7 291 103 2 104 132 2.92 .243 .301 .296 .597 28.3
1949 30 MON NL 21 9 .700 42 42 6 4 0 309.0 312 114 5 102 138 3.32 .257 .315 .332 .647 24.2
1950 31 MON NL 26 10 .722 44 44 10 2 0 341.7 310 110 7 120 158 2.90 .243 .306 .312 .619 34.5
1951 32 MON NL 21 10 .677 42 42 12 3 0 324.0 297 118 3 127 159 3.28 .245 .318 .306 .623 29.5
1952 33 MON NL 24 9 .727 43 43 7 3 0 320.3 295 98 7 92 142 2.75 .247 .300 .326 .626 33.3
1953 34 MON NL 18 9 .667 33 33 13 1 0 261.3 235 90 12 74 128 3.10 .242 .295 .332 .627 23.0
1954 35 MIN AL 18 9 .667 36 36 4 1 0 268.0 242 94 21 110 121 3.16 .241 .318 .354 .672 22.9
1955 36 MIN AL 19 12 .613 36 36 5 1 0 260.0 279 127 22 91 100 4.40 .273 .331 .390 .721 11.5
1956 37 MIN AL 15 10 .600 34 34 9 1 0 248.7 254 121 27 110 116 4.38 .266 .341 .406 .747 11.6
1957 38 MON NL 4 3 .571 11 5 1 0 0 42.3 53 24 4 17 14 5.10 .308 .368 .424 .793 1.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 14 2 0 0 2 26.0 30 8 2 9 19 2.77 .294 .351 .402 .753  
1958 39 AAA   0 0 .000 6 1 0 0 0 13.3 17 7 0 5 10 4.73 .309 .367 .364 .730  
18 Years Sim 347 167 .675 696 660 127 30 8 4971.9 4639 1781 171 1647 2147 3.22 .248 .308 .332 .640 418.3
3 Years AAA 7 2 .778 26 9 0 0 2 80.7 89 27 2 30 54 3.01 .278 .340 .356 .696  
Season Average 19 9 .679 38 36 7 1 0 276.2 257 98 9 91 119 3.22 .248 .308 .332 .640  
Career Highs 26 16 .788 52 44 13 5 8 341.7 312 127 27 127 159 5.10 .308 .368 .424 .793  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   3345 1225 112 1164 1533   .253 .314 .335 .649
vs LH   1294 556 59 483 614   .235 .296 .323 .620
Home 160 92 .635 346 332 62 16 4 2509.6 2337 894 79 809 1071 3.21 .248 .307 .326 .634
Away 187 75 .714 350 328 65 14 4 2462.3 2302 887 92 838 1076 3.24 .248 .310 .337 .647
Mar/Apr 66 36 .647 127 127 21 4 0 947.6 866 339 33 324 411 3.22 .245 .308 .327 .635
May 57 27 .679 132 108 22 7 6 824.6 806 329 24 286 358 3.59 .257 .320 .338 .658
June 58 30 .659 105 105 18 1 0 795.6 740 291 35 279 340 3.29 .247 .311 .338 .649
July 59 27 .686 116 115 22 8 0 866.6 765 272 25 290 365 2.82 .235 .298 .315 .613
August 60 25 .706 122 111 26 8 2 842.6 809 300 27 261 357 3.20 .255 .311 .341 .653
Sep/Oct 47 22 .681 94 94 30 4 0 694.6 653 250 27 207 316 3.24 .248 .303 .334 .636
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 21 CIN NL 52 54 1 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 14 .093 .109 .148 .257 -0.4 0.0
1941 22 CIN NL 42 104 3 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 31 .135 .150 .163 .313 1.0 0.0
1942 23 CIN NL 40 107 7 23 4 1 0 8 0 0 1 39 .215 .222 .271 .493 5.9 0.0
1943 24 CIN NL 42 122 7 17 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 42 .139 .146 .164 .310 -1.0 0.0
1944 25 CIN NL 40 120 9 30 6 0 0 15 0 0 1 34 .250 .262 .300 .562 8.6 0.0
1945 26 CIN NL 34 89 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .124 .143 .146 .289 -0.5 0.0
1946 27 CIN NL 42 108 8 15 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 38 .139 .153 .194 .348 1.7 0.0
1947 28 CIN NL 41 104 8 17 3 0 0 10 0 1 3 36 .163 .183 .192 .376 2.1 0.0
1948 29 CIN NL 42 118 9 17 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 36 .144 .165 .178 .343 1.3 0.0
1949 30 MON NL 42 114 7 21 7 0 0 12 0 0 1 35 .184 .191 .246 .437 4.0 0.0
1950 31 MON NL 44 119 12 24 6 0 0 14 0 0 0 39 .202 .202 .252 .454 5.0 0.0
1951 32 MON NL 42 108 10 19 6 1 1 6 0 0 2 38 .176 .191 .278 .469 5.4 0.0
1952 33 MON NL 43 122 11 18 4 0 0 12 0 0 1 39 .148 .154 .180 .335 0.5 0.0
1953 34 MON NL 33 90 9 17 6 0 0 8 0 0 1 30 .189 .207 .256 .462 4.0 0.0
1954 35 MIN AL 36 88 6 17 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 24 .193 .200 .250 .450 4.4 0.0
1955 36 MIN AL 36 92 3 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 30 .120 .129 .141 .270 -1.1 0.0
1956 37 MIN AL 34 88 4 13 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 .148 .148 .239 .386 0.7 0.0
1957 38 MON NL 11 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.4 0.0
18 Years Sim 696 1759 120 290 73 3 2 123 0 1 21 565 .165 .176 .213 .389 41.2 0.0
162 Game Average 409 27 67 16 0 0 28 0 0 4 131 .165 .176 .213 .389 9.6  
Career Highs 52 122 12 30 7 1 1 15 0 1 3 42 .250 .262 .300 .562 8.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1153 74 182 43 3 1 89 0 0 16 352 .158 .170 .203 .373 15.2
vs LH   606 46 108 30 0 1 34 0 1 5 213 .178 .187 .233 .420 15.1
Home 346 809 52 126 28 2 1 48 0 1 7 275 .156 .163 .199 .362 7.7
Away 350 950 68 164 45 1 1 75 0 0 14 290 .173 .187 .225 .412 22.7
RISP   417 0 84 23 1 2 118 0 0 5 133 .201 .208 .276 .484 19.2
Close/Late   125 7 25 6 0 0 4 0 0 1 37 .200 .206 .248 .454 4.6
Mar/Apr 127 344 22 54 16 0 1 26 0 0 7 106 .157 .172 .212 .384 6.0
May 126 289 14 45 11 0 0 18 0 0 3 104 .156 .164 .194 .358 2.5
June 105 275 23 51 9 1 1 25 0 0 4 101 .185 .203 .236 .439 8.8
July 116 308 23 46 12 0 0 23 0 0 2 92 .149 .155 .188 .343 1.2
August 122 298 22 49 11 2 0 21 0 1 3 84 .164 .175 .215 .390 4.8
Sep/Oct 94 245 16 45 14 0 0 10 0 0 2 78 .184 .194 .241 .434 7.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 21 CIN NL P 52 22 192.3 9 22 1 2 .969 1.45    
1941 22 CIN NL P 42 42 297.7 22 52 3 7 .961 2.24    
1942 23 CIN NL P 40 40 281.3 15 46 0 0 1.000 1.95    
1943 24 CIN NL P 42 42 323.3 19 50 2 1 .972 1.92    
1944 25 CIN NL P 40 40 312.3 24 52 2 8 .974 2.19    
1945 26 CIN NL P 34 34 243.0 16 37 1 1 .981 1.96    
1946 27 CIN NL P 42 42 327.7 16 57 1 6 .986 2.01    
1947 28 CIN NL P 41 41 301.3 8 49 1 4 .983 1.70    
1948 29 CIN NL P 42 42 317.7 15 62 3 4 .963 2.18    
1949 30 MON NL P 42 42 309.0 24 48 1 3 .986 2.10    
1950 31 MON NL P 44 44 341.7 22 62 1 3 .988 2.21    
1951 32 MON NL P 42 42 324.0 11 64 0 4 1.000 2.08    
1952 33 MON NL P 43 43 320.3 18 43 4 6 .938 1.71    
1953 34 MON NL P 33 33 261.3 16 51 2 7 .971 2.31    
1954 35 MIN AL P 36 36 268.0 13 59 1 4 .986 2.42    
1955 36 MIN AL P 36 36 260.0 23 41 3 4 .955 2.22    
1956 37 MIN AL P 34 34 248.7 20 45 1 5 .985 2.35    
1957 38 MON NL P 11 5 42.3 3 14 0 1 1.000 3.61    
Career Totals   696 660 4971.9 294 854 27 70 .977 2.08    
Career Highs   52 44 341.7 24 64 4 8 1.000 3.61    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1942 23 CIN NL 4 0 1.000 4 4 3 1 0 34.3 20 5 0 6 11 1.31 .172 .213 .216 .429
1943 24 CIN NL 1 3 .250 5 5 1 0 0 32.7 43 15 0 6 15 4.13 .305 .333 .404 .738
1944 25 CIN NL 2 2 .500 5 5 1 1 0 38.7 47 13 0 8 11 3.03 .307 .342 .386 .727
1945 26 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.3 17 5 0 6 4 2.76 .283 .348 .367 .715
1946 27 CIN NL 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 27.3 27 12 1 14 11 3.95 .257 .345 .324 .668
1947 28 CIN NL 3 1 .750 4 4 2 0 0 34.7 24 4 1 13 10 1.04 .198 .276 .298 .574
1948 29 CIN NL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 32 12 0 6 9 4.99 .368 .409 .540 .949
1949 30 MON NL 3 1 .750 4 4 1 0 0 32.3 30 13 1 9 11 3.62 .244 .295 .301 .596
1950 31 MON NL 0 2 .000 3 3 1 0 0 22.3 28 11 1 7 13 4.43 .308 .357 .396 .753
1951 32 MON NL 2 2 .500 4 4 2 0 0 31.0 36 13 0 8 12 3.77 .298 .341 .372 .713
1952 33 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 6 3 0 3 4 3.24 .194 .265 .258 .523
1953 34 MON NL 3 0 1.000 4 4 1 0 0 32.0 26 11 2 11 10 3.09 .220 .287 .347 .634
1954 35 MIN AL 2 2 .500 4 4 2 0 0 31.7 29 15 5 11 24 4.26 .242 .305 .417 .722
1955 36 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 3 2 1 0 0 18.7 11 3 0 6 10 1.45 .175 .246 .206 .453
1956 37 MIN AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 9.00 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 24 17 .585 51 49 15 2 0 382.9 378 136 11 114 157 3.20 .260 .314 .353 .666
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 23 CIN NL 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .200 .200 .200 .400
1943 24 CIN NL 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364
1944 25 CIN NL 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333
1945 26 CIN NL 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500
1946 27 CIN NL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1947 28 CIN NL 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .083 .083 .083 .167
1948 29 CIN NL 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
1949 30 MON NL 4 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308
1950 31 MON NL 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 .333 .250 .583
1951 32 MON NL 4 12 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .417 .417 .500 .917
1952 33 MON NL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 34 MON NL 4 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .214 .214 .214 .429
1954 35 MIN AL 4 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 .273 .273 .545
1955 36 MIN AL 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 50 136 9 23 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 54 .169 .175 .184 .359
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1940-6-3.23
1941-4-3.30
1943-3-3.12
1944-1-2.80
1945-8-3.52
1946-1-2.44
1947-1-2.60
1948-2-2.92
1949-4-3.32
1950-3-2.90
1951-4-3.28
1952-2-2.75
1953-3-3.10
1954-5-3.16
CAR-23-3.22
Wins
1942-5-19
1943-3-24
1944-2-25
1946-1-25
1947-2-25
1948-2-26
1949-7-21
1950-2-26
1951-8-21
1952-2-24
1953-9-18
1954-8-18
1955-6-19
CAR-4-347
Losses
1941-8-16
Winning Pct
1942-6-.655
1943-3-.727
1944-4-.735
1945-6-.630
1946-1-.758
1947-1-.735
1948-1-.788
1949-6-.700
1950-5-.722
1951-7-.677
1952-2-.727
1953-9-.667
1954-5-.667
1955-8-.613
1956-7-.600
CAR-5-.675
Saves
1940-7-8
Games Pitched
CAR-36-696
Games Started
1941-7-42
1942-7-40
1943-4-42
1944-7-40
1946-4-42
1947-3-41
1948-5-42
1949-4-42
1950-1-44
1951-7-42
1952-6-43
CAR-7-660
Complete Games
1943-10-12
1951-10-12
1953-9-13
1956-10-9
Shutouts
1943-1-5
1944-1-5
1947-6-2
1949-2-4
1950-7-2
1951-3-3
1952-5-3
1956-6-1
CAR-21-30
Innings Pitched
1943-3-323.3
1944-9-312.3
1946-3-327.7
1947-7-301.3
1948-6-317.7
1949-8-309.0
1950-2-341.7
1951-7-324.0
1952-7-320.3
CAR-11-4971.9
Hits Allowed
1946-8-280
1949-8-312
1950-4-310
1955-8-279
CAR-9-4639
Strikeouts
1943-8-134
1944-8-124
1946-6-146
1948-10-132
1949-8-138
1950-6-158
1951-8-159
1952-8-142
Walks Allowed
1944-10-95
1946-10-114
1954-9-110
CAR-19-1647
Walks per 9IP
1943-9-2.4
1945-7-2.6
1947-10-3.0
1949-9-3.0
1950-7-3.2
1951-10-3.5
1952-7-2.6
1953-7-2.5
Hits per 9IP
1940-3-8.0
1941-3-8.2
1943-2-8.2
1944-1-7.4
1946-6-7.7
1947-2-7.8
1948-7-8.2
1950-7-8.2
1951-6-8.3
1952-6-8.3
1953-8-8.1
WHiP
1940-6-1.20
1941-2-1.22
1943-3-1.18
1944-2-1.13
1945-9-1.26
1946-4-1.20
1947-4-1.20
1948-4-1.24
1949-9-1.34
1950-6-1.26
1951-6-1.31
1952-5-1.21
1953-2-1.18
OAVG
1940-3-.238
1941-3-.244
1943-4-.243
1944-1-.226
1946-7-.233
1947-3-.236
1948-5-.243
1950-7-.243
1951-7-.245
1952-6-.247
1953-9-.242
1954-10-.241
OOBP
1940-5-.294
1941-3-.301
1943-2-.293
1944-4-.287
1945-9-.306
1946-5-.300
1947-4-.300
1948-4-.301
1949-7-.315
1950-6-.306
1951-6-.318
1952-5-.300
1953-2-.295
OSLG
1940-1-.326
1941-2-.349
1943-1-.315
1944-1-.294
1945-5-.337
1946-1-.286
1947-1-.303
1948-1-.296
1949-3-.332
1950-4-.312
1951-3-.306
1952-4-.326
1953-5-.332
1954-7-.354
CAR-24-.332
OOPS
1940-1-.620
1941-3-.650
1943-1-.608
1944-1-.581
1945-3-.643
1946-1-.586
1947-1-.603
1948-2-.597
1949-4-.647
1950-4-.619
1951-4-.623
1952-4-.626
1953-4-.627
1954-7-.672
CAR-31-.640
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 280    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 79    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1940
Had first career hit on 4/4/1940, off Lee Stine (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1940, off Wayne Lamaster (PIT)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1940
Injured on 5/6/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1943, going 6-0, 1.10
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1943, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,642,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1944, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1944, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1944, going 25-9, 2.80 ERA
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,671,429 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1945, going 5-1, 4.01
6/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $7,500,000 per year, for 5 years
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 7/26/1945 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1946, going 4-0, 0.94
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1946
Won Platinum Arm in 1946, going 25-8, 2.44 ERA
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1947, going 5-0, 1.87
Injured on 9/21/1947 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1947
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Traded from Cincinnati to Montreal on 2/1/1949 (Going to CIN: P Ted Gray. Going to MON: P Earl Johnson, CF Vince Dimaggio, P Johnny Gee, SS Moon Mullen)
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won World Series with Montreal in 1949
7/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1950, going 5-2, 2.71
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1951, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1953, going 6-0, 1.08
Injured on 5/18/1953 with a Broken Finger, out for 7 weeks
Won World Series with Montreal in 1953
Traded from Montreal to Minnesota on 3/3/1954 (Going to MON: CF Joe Dimaggio, SS Lou Klein. Going to MIN: P Earl Johnson, 2B Johnny Logan, 3B Al Rosen)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 8/29/1955 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/2/1957 to a 4-year deal worth $310,000 per year