Tiny Bonham

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: August 16, 1913 in Ione, CA us

Died: September 15, 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

Debut: August 5, 1940 (Age 26-355d, 7,140th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 8.0 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: August 27, 1949 (Age 36-011d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Ernest Edward Bonham

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

W

103

L

ERA

3.06

G

231

GS

193

SV

IP

1551.0

SO

478

WHIP

1.153

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1936	22	NYY-min	C,A	16	11	.593	3.66	34						209.0	231	104	85		53									1.359	9.9		2.3			AKR,BNG MATL,NYPL
1937	23	NYY-min	AA	17	16	.515	3.66	40						278.0	283	132	113		89									1.338	9.2		2.9			OLD PCL
1938	24	NYY-min	AA	11	6	.647	3.75	25	20					161.0	186	81	67		57									1.509	10.4		3.2			NWK,KCY IL,AA
1939	25	NYY-min	AA	10	9	.526	3.18	32	26					198.0	172	79	70		62									1.182	7.8		2.8			KCY AA
1940	26	NYY-min	AA	10	4	.714	2.32	16	16					124.0	107	35	32		29									1.097	7.8		2.1			KCY AA
1940	26	NYY	AL	9	3	.750	1.90	12	12	0	10	3	0	99.1	83	24	21	4	13	1	37	0	1	0	386	213	3.01	0.966	7.5	0.4	1.2	3.4	2.85	MVP-17
1941	27	NYY	AL	9	6	.600	2.98	23	14	5	7	1	2	126.2	118	44	42	12	31	4	43	1	0	0	518	132	3.97	1.176	8.4	0.9	2.2	3.1	1.39
1942	28	NYY	AL	21	5	.808	2.27	28	27	1	22	6	0	226.0	199	65	57	11	24	3	71	1	0	1	872	152	2.75	*0.987*	7.9	0.4	*1.0*	2.8	*2.96*	AS,MVP-5
1943	29	NYY	AL	15	8	.652	2.27	28	26	1	17	4	1	225.2	197	63	57	13	52	5	71	1	1	0	902	142	3.23	1.103	7.9	0.5	2.1	2.8	1.37	AS
1944	30	NYY	AL	12	9	.571	2.99	26	25	0	17	1	0	213.2	228	84	71	14	41	5	54	0	0	1	887	117	3.46	1.259	9.6	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.32
1945	31	NYY	AL	8	11	.421	3.29	23	23	0	12	0	0	180.2	186	72	66	11	22	4	42	1	0	0	736	106	3.25	1.151	9.3	0.5	*1.1*	2.1	1.91
1946	32	NYY	AL	5	8	.385	3.70	18	14	4	6	2	3	104.2	97	47	43	6	23	2	30	0	0	1	430	93	3.22	1.146	8.3	0.5	2.0	2.6	1.30
1947	33	PIT	NL	11	8	.579	3.85	33	18	12	7	3	3	149.2	167	67	64	17	35	7	63	2	0	1	642	110	3.87	1.350	10.0	1.0	2.1	3.8	1.80
1948	34	PIT	NL	6	10	.375	4.31	22	20	0	7	0	0	135.2	145	71	65	18	23	2	42	3	0	0	556	95	4.34	1.238	9.6	1.2	1.5	2.8	1.83
1949	35	PIT	NL	7	4	.636	4.25	18	14	4	5	1	0	89.0	81	43	42	11	23	1	25	0	0	0	355	99	4.33	1.169	8.2	1.1	2.3	2.5	1.09
10 Yrs				103	72	.589	3.06	231	193	27	110	21	9	1551.0	1501	580	528	117	287	34	478	9	2	4	6284	120	3.46	1.153	8.7	0.7	1.7	2.8	1.67
162 Game Avg.				17	12	.589	3.06	37	31	4	18	3	1	249	241	93	85	19	46	5	77	1	0	1	1008	120	3.46	1.153	8.7	0.7	1.7	2.8	1.67

NYY (7 yrs)				79	50	.612	2.73	158	141	11	91	17	6	1176.2	1108	399	357	71	206	24	348	4	2	3	4731	129	3.24	1.117	8.5	0.5	1.6	2.7	1.69
PIT (3 yrs)				24	22	.522	4.11	73	52	16	19	4	3	374.1	393	181	171	46	81	10	130	5	0	1	1553	102	4.15	1.266	9.4	1.1	1.9	3.1	1.60

AL (7 yrs)				79	50	.612	2.73	158	141	11	91	17	6	1176.2	1108	399	357	71	206	24	348	4	2	3	4731	129	3.24	1.117	8.5	0.5	1.6	2.7	1.69
NL (3 yrs)				24	22	.522	4.11	73	52	16	19	4	3	374.1	393	181	171	46	81	10	130	5	0	1	1553	102	4.15	1.266	9.4	1.1	1.9	3.1	1.60