Earl Caldwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: April 9, 1905 in Sparks, TX us

Died: September 15, 1981 in Mission, TX

Buried: Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, TX

Debut: September 8, 1928 (Age 23-152d, 6,780th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 15, 1948 (Age 43-159d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Earl Welton Caldwell

Nicknames: Teach

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

4.69

200

587.2

202

WHIP

1.557

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
1928	23	PHI	NL	1	4	.200	5.71	5	5	0	1	1	0	34.2	46	23	22	5	17	0	6	0	1	0	154	77	6.03	1.817	11.9	1.3	4.4	1.6	0.35

1930	25	SLB-min	A	15	13	.536	5.06	34						224.0	289	155	126		90									1.692	11.6		3.6			WFL TL
1934	29	SLB-min	A	20	14	.588	3.58	41						294.0	301	138	117		114									1.412	9.2		3.5			SAN TL
1935	30	SLB-min	A	19	15	.559	2.27	41	30					270.0	232	100	68		85									1.174	7.7		2.8			SAN TL
1935	30	SLB	AL	3	2	.600	3.68	6	5	1	2	1	0	36.2	34	16	15	2	17	2	5	0	0	0	157	131	5.01	1.391	8.3	0.5	4.2	1.2	0.29
1936	31	SLB	AL	7	16	.304	6.00	41	25	9	10	2	2	189.0	252	146	126	15	83	3	59	15	1	3	900	89	5.28	1.772	12.0	0.7	4.0	2.8	0.71
1937	32	SLB	AL	0	0		6.83	9	2	1	0	0	0	29.0	39	22	22	3	13	0	8	2	0	0	138	72	5.55	1.793	12.1	0.9	4.0	2.5	0.62

1940	35	CIN-PHA-min	AA	5	16	.238	4.38	32	15					156.0	188	108	76		70									1.654	10.8		4.0			INA,TTO AA,IL
1945	40	CHW	AL	6	7	.462	3.59	27	11	15	5	1	4	105.1	108	50	42	8	37	3	45	3	0	0	455	92	3.96	1.377	9.2	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.22
1946	41	CHW	AL	13	4	.765	2.08	39	0	37	0	0	8	90.2	60	28	21	2	29	3	42	1	0	5	359	164	2.93	0.982	6.0	0.2	2.9	4.2	1.45	MVP-14
1947	42	CHW	AL	1	4	.200	3.64	40	0	30	0	0	8	54.1	53	23	22	4	30	6	22	1	0	0	239	100	4.53	1.528	8.8	0.7	5.0	3.6	0.73
1948	43	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	6.75	33	1	18	0	0	3	48.0	64	39	36	5	33	4	15	3	0	0	231	64	5.73	2.021	12.0	0.9	6.2	2.8	0.45
1948	43	CHW	AL	1	5	.167	5.31	25	1	16	0	0	3	39.0	53	25	23	3	22	3	10	2	0	0	185	81	5.09	1.923	12.2	0.7	5.1	2.3	0.45
1948	43	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	13.00	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	14	13	2	11	1	5	1	0	0	46	35	8.53	2.444	11.0	2.0	11.0	5.0	0.45
1949	44	BOS-min	AA	8	5	.615	2.59	41			2	0		87.0	88	41	25		30		52	3	0	2				1.356	9.1		3.1	5.4	1.73	BIR SOUA
1950	45	BOS-min	AA	6	6	.500	2.88	34						78.0	73	31	25		38									1.423	8.4		4.4			BIR SOUA
1954	49	MLN-min	B																															CPC BSTL
8 Yrs				33	43	.434	4.69	200	49	111	18	5	25	587.2	656	347	306	44	259	21	202	25	2	8	2633	92	4.69	1.557	10.0	0.7	4.0	3.1	0.78
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.434	4.69	55	13	30	5	1	7	160	179	95	84	12	71	6	55	7	1	2	719	92	4.69	1.557	10.0	0.7	4.0	3.1	0.78

CHW (4 yrs)				21	20	.512	3.36	131	12	98	5	1	23	289.1	274	126	108	17	118	15	119	7	0	5	1238	105	3.90	1.355	8.5	0.5	3.7	3.7	1.01
SLB (3 yrs)				10	18	.357	5.76	56	32	11	12	3	2	254.2	325	184	163	20	113	5	72	17	1	3	1195	91	5.27	1.720	11.5	0.7	4.0	2.5	0.64
PHI (1 yr)				1	4	.200	5.71	5	5	0	1	1	0	34.2	46	23	22	5	17	0	6	0	1	0	154	77	6.03	1.817	11.9	1.3	4.4	1.6	0.35
BOS (1 yr)				1	1	.500	13.00	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	14	13	2	11	1	5	1	0	0	46	35	8.53	2.444	11.0	2.0	11.0	5.0	0.45

AL (7 yrs)				32	39	.451	4.62	195	44	111	17	4	25	553.0	610	324	284	39	242	21	196	25	1	8	2479	94	4.60	1.541	9.9	0.6	3.9	3.2	0.81
NL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	5.71	5	5	0	1	1	0	34.2	46	23	22	5	17	0	6	0	1	0	154	77	6.03	1.817	11.9	1.3	4.4	1.6	0.35

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