Johnny Allen vs Virgil Trucks

Johnny Allen Virgil Trucks

Johnny Allen and Virgil Trucks compared on their MLB careers: Johnny Allen played 13 seasons, 1932 to 1944, Virgil Trucks 17 seasons, 1941 to 1958. Johnny Allen has 142 wins to Virgil Trucks's 177. Johnny Allen won 1 title, Virgil Trucks won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Johnny Allen and Virgil Trucks career totals

352	GP	517
142	W	177
75	L	135
3.8	ERA	3.4
1950.1	IP	2682.1
1,070	K	1,534
738	BB	1,088
1.3	WHIP	1.3
18	SV	30

How do they compare in the postseason?

Johnny Allen and Virgil Trucks postseason

4	GP	2
0	R	0
6	H	14

Where each stands all time

Johnny Allen and Virgil Trucks all-time places

288th (142)	Wins (pitching)	164th (177)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	219th (1,534)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Johnny Allen: 1 championship; none on file
Virgil Trucks: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Johnny Allen and Virgil Trucks season by season

1st	1932	17	4	3.70	1941	0	0	9.00
2nd	1933	15	7	4.39	1942	14	8	2.74
3rd	1934	5	2	2.89	1943	16	10	2.84
4th	1935	13	6	3.61	1945	0	0	1.69
5th	1936	20	10	3.44	1946	14	9	3.23
6th	1937	15	1	2.55	1947	10	12	4.53
7th	1938	14	8	4.19	1948	14	13	3.78
8th	1939	9	7	4.58	1949	19	11	2.81
9th	1940	9	8	3.44	1950	3	1	3.54
10th	1941	5	5	4.71	1951	13	8	4.33
11th	1942	10	6	3.20	1952	5	19	3.97
12th	1943	6	4	3.65	1953	20	10	2.93
13th	1944	4	7	4.07	1954	19	12	2.79
14th	—	—	—	—	1955	13	8	3.96
15th	—	—	—	—	1956	6	5	3.83
16th	—	—	—	—	1957	9	7	3.03
17th	—	—	—	—	1958	2	2	3.65

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA