Johnny Klippstein stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1967

Pitcher

Age 99

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Johnny Klippstein played 18 MLB seasons, 1950 to 1967.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
711
W
101
L
118
ERA
4.24
IP
1,967.2
K
1,158
BB
978
WHIP
1.47
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1950CHC33295.25104.251641.68
1951CHC35664.29123.256531.44
1952CHC419144.44202.2110891.47
1953CHC4810114.83167.21131071.65
1954CHC364115.29148.069961.70
1955CIN399103.39138.068601.30
1956CIN3712114.09211.086821.43
1957CIN468115.05146.099681.47
1958CIN/LAD57674.10123.095581.43
1959LAD28405.9145.230331.77
1960CLE49552.9174.146351.18
1961TEX42226.7871.241431.76
1962CIN40764.47108.267641.63
1963PHI49561.93112.086461.13
1964PHI/MIN44252.6568.052281.38
1965MIN56932.2476.159311.18
1966MIN26113.4039.226201.39
1967DET5005.406.2411.05

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
4.0
K
5
BB
2
WHIP
1.25

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
37
SHO
6
K/9
5.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1950CHC0304.40000
1951CHC0114.10000
1952CHC0724.90000
1953CHC0506.10000
1954CHC0404.20000
1955CIN0324.40000
1956CIN01103.70000
1957CIN0316.10000
1958CIN/LAD0007.00000
1959LAD0005.90000
1960CLE0005.60000
1961TEX0005.10000
1962CIN0005.50000
1963PHI0006.90000
1964PHI/MIN0006.90000
1965MIN0007.00000
1966MIN0005.90000
1967DET0005.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
99 yearsOct 17, 1927
Debut
1950

What were Johnny Klippstein's career stats?

Johnny Klippstein played 18 seasons for the Cubs, the Reds, the Dodgers, the Guardians, the Rangers, the Phillies, the Twins and the Tigers. He had 101 wins and 1,158 strikeouts with a 4.24 ERA over 1,967.2 innings. His best season was 1956: 12 wins, a 4.09 ERA and 86 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1950 to 1967

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 277th in saves (66)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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