Paul Derringer stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1945

Pitcher

Age 120

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Paul Derringer played 15 MLB seasons, 1931 to 1945.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
579
W
223
L
212
ERA
3.46
IP
3,645.0
K
1,507
BB
761
WHIP
1.28
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.
1931STL351883.36211.2134651.37
1932STL3911144.05233.178671.56
1933STL/CIN367273.30248.089601.31
1934CIN4715213.59261.0122591.36
1935CIN4522133.51276.2120491.24
1936CIN5119194.02282.1121421.32
1937CIN4310144.04222.294551.32
1938CIN4121142.93307.0132491.19
1939CIN382572.93301.0128351.18
1940CIN3720123.06296.2115481.11
1941CIN2912143.31228.176541.26
1942CIN2910113.06208.268491.21
1943CHC3210143.57174.075391.28
1944CHC427134.15180.069391.36
1945CHC3516113.45213.286511.28

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

Career Postseason

GP
11
W
2
L
4
ERA
3.53
IP
51.0
K
30
BB
27
WHIP
1.41

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
251
SHO
32
K/9
3.7
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.
1931STL01545.70000
1932STL01413.00000
1933STL/CIN01723.20000
1934CIN01814.20000
1935CIN02033.90000
1936CIN01323.90000
1937CIN01213.80000
1938CIN02643.90000
1939CIN02853.80000
1940CIN02633.50000
1941CIN01723.00000
1942CIN01312.90000
1943CHC01023.90000
1944CHC0703.50000
1945CHC01513.60000

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

Bio

Age
120 yearsOct 17, 1906
Debut
1931

What were Paul Derringer's career stats?

Paul Derringer played 15 seasons for the Cardinals, the Reds and the Cubs. He had 223 wins and 1,507 strikeouts with a 3.46 ERA over 3,645.0 innings. His best season was 1939: 25 wins, a 2.93 ERA and 128 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1931 to 1945

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 233rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,507)
  • 71st in wins (pitching) (223)

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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