Willis Hudlin

Q: When was Willis Hudlin born?

Willis Hudlin was born on May 23, 1906.

Q: Where was Willis Hudlin born?

Willis Hudlin was born in Wagoner, OK .

Q: How tall was Willis Hudlin?

Willis Hudlin was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Willis Hudlin weigh when playing?

Willis Hudlin weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Willis Hudlin play?

Willis Hudlin played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Willis Hudlin in the Hall of Fame?

Willis Hudlin has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Willis Hudlin have?

Willis Hudlin had 677 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Willis Hudlin played for?

Willis Hudlin played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Washington Nationals.

Q: When did Willis Hudlin retire?

Willis Hudlin last played in 1944.

Q: What are Willis Hudlin's nicknames?

Ace is a nickname for Willis Hudlin.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 23, 1906 in Wagoner, OK us

Died: August 5, 2002 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Hazlehurst City Cemetery, Hazlehurst, MS

High School: Wagoner HS (Wagoner, OK)

Debut: August 15, 1926 (Age 20-084d, 6,429th in major league history)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: August 31, 1944 (Age 38-100d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: George Willis Hudlin

Nicknames: Ace

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Career

WAR

30.6

158

156

ERA

4.41

491

328

2613.1

677

WHIP

1.476

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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
1926	20	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	2.78	8	2	3	1	0	0	32.1	25	13	10	1	13		6	2	0	1	132	147	4.45	1.175	7.0	0.3	3.6	1.7	0.46
1927	21	CLE	AL	18	12	.600	4.01	43	30	9	18	1	0	264.2	291	132	118	3	83		65	11	1	6	1156	104	3.22	1.413	9.9	0.1	2.8	2.2	0.78	MVP-22
1928	22	CLE	AL	14	14	.500	4.04	42	26	13	10	0	7	220.1	231	114	99	7	90	8	62	7	1	4	956	102	4.20	1.457	9.4	0.3	3.7	2.5	0.69
1929	23	CLE	AL	17	15	.531	3.34	40	33	6	22	2	1	280.1	299	122	104	7	73	12	60	1	1	2	1201	132	3.48	1.327	9.6	0.2	2.3	1.9	0.82
1930	24	CLE	AL	13	16	.448	4.57	37	33	4	13	1	1	216.2	255	133	110	12	76	4	60	1	2	1	964	105	4.09	1.528	10.6	0.5	3.2	2.5	0.79
1931	25	CLE	AL	15	14	.517	4.60	44	34	7	15	1	4	254.1	313	155	130	14	88	14	83	1	0	4	1139	100	4.25	1.577	11.1	0.5	3.1	2.9	0.94
1932	26	CLE	AL	12	8	.600	4.71	33	21	8	12	0	2	181.2	204	108	95	10	59	6	65	1	0	1	800	102	3.78	1.448	10.1	0.5	2.9	3.2	1.10
1933	27	CLE	AL	5	13	.278	3.97	34	17	9	6	0	1	147.1	161	85	65	7	61	4	44	3	2	1	660	113	4.22	1.507	9.8	0.4	3.7	2.7	0.72
1934	28	CLE	AL	15	10	.600	4.75	36	26	7	15	1	4	195.0	210	109	103	8	65	5	58	5	1	7	838	95	4.20	1.410	9.7	0.4	3.0	2.7	0.89
1935	29	CLE	AL	15	11	.577	3.69	36	29	6	14	3	5	231.2	252	107	95	8	61	6	45	3	0	2	990	122	4.07	1.351	9.8	0.3	2.4	1.7	0.74
1936	30	CLE	AL	1	5	.167	9.00	27	7	5	1	0	0	64.0	112	74	64	1	31	3	20	2	0	3	325	57	4.44	2.234	15.8	0.1	4.4	2.8	0.65
1937	31	CLE	AL	12	11	.522	4.10	35	23	7	10	2	2	175.2	213	106	80	8	43	2	31	2	0	1	779	110	4.21	1.457	10.9	0.4	2.2	1.6	0.72
1938	32	CLE	AL	8	8	.500	4.89	29	15	11	8	0	1	127.0	158	80	69	13	45	4	27	2	0	4	576	94	5.07	1.598	11.2	0.9	3.2	1.9	0.60
1939	33	CLE	AL	9	10	.474	4.91	27	20	5	7	0	3	143.0	175	85	78	6	42	8	28	1	0	3	643	90	3.65	1.517	11.0	0.4	2.6	1.8	0.67
1940	34	TOT	MLB	3	5	.375	6.98	19	12	4	3	0	0	77.1	109	68	60	13	16	3	22	2	1	1	353	62	5.31	1.616	12.7	1.5	1.9	2.6	1.38
1940	34	TOT	AL	3	4	.429	6.72	18	11	4	3	0	0	72.1	100	62	54	12	15	2	21	2	1	1	330	64	5.28	1.590	12.4	1.5	1.9	2.6	1.40
1940	34	CLE	AL	2	1	.667	4.94	4	4	0	2	0	0	23.2	31	13	13	3	2	0	8	0	1	0	100	87	4.22	1.394	11.8	1.1	0.8	3.0	4.00
1940	34	WSH	AL	1	2	.333	6.51	8	6	1	1	0	0	37.1	50	33	27	9	5	0	9	2	0	1	169	65	6.21	1.473	12.1	2.2	1.2	2.2	1.80
1940	34	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	23	39	5.80	2.000	16.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.00
1940	34	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	11.12	6	1	3	0	0	0	11.1	19	16	14	0	8	2	4	0	0	0	61	43	4.41	2.382	15.1	0.0	6.4	3.2	0.50

1944	38	CHW-min	A1	12	3	.800	2.56	22	11	10	10	3		109.0	104	42	31		13		33	1	0	2				1.073	8.6		1.1	2.7	2.54	LRK SOUA
1944	38	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	98	1.68	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	4.5
1945	39	CHW-min	A1	4	7	.364	3.00	11	11	0	9	2		72.0	67	33	24		11		38	2	0	0				1.083	8.4		1.4	4.8	3.45	LRK SOUA
1946	40	CHW-min	AA	2	0	1.000	2.62	4	4	0	1	1		24.0	26	9	7		6		12	1	0	2				1.333	9.8		2.3	4.5	2.00	LRK SOUA
1947	41	BSN-min	B					14																										JAC SEAL
1948	42	BSN-min	B	2	1	.667		10			0	0		14.0	19	10			4		4	0	0	1				1.643	12.2		2.6	2.6	1.00	JAC SEAL
16 Yrs				158	156	.503	4.41	491	328	105	155	11	31	2613.1	3011	1493	1281	118	846	79	677	44	9	41	11522	102	4.03	1.476	10.4	0.4	2.9	2.3	0.80
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.503	4.41	41	27	9	13	1	3	217	250	124	106	10	70	7	56	4	1	3	957	102	4.03	1.476	10.4	0.4	2.9	2.3	0.80
				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
CLE (15 yrs)				157	151	.510	4.34	475	320	100	154	11	31	2557.2	2930	1436	1233	108	832	76	662	42	9	40	11259	104	4.00	1.471	10.3	0.4	2.9	2.3	0.80
SLB (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	10.13	7	1	4	0	0	0	13.1	22	18	15	0	8	2	5	0	0	0	71	46	4.00	2.250	14.9	0.0	5.4	3.4	0.63
WSH (1 yr)				1	2	.333	6.51	8	6	1	1	0	0	37.1	50	33	27	9	5	0	9	2	0	1	169	65	6.21	1.473	12.1	2.2	1.2	2.2	1.80
NYG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	23	39	5.80	2.000	16.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.00

AL (16 yrs)				158	155	.505	4.40	490	327	105	155	11	31	2608.1	3002	1487	1275	117	845	78	676	44	9	41	11499	102	4.03	1.475	10.4	0.4	2.9	2.3	0.80
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	23	39	5.80	2.000	16.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.00

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1926	20	CLE	AL	0.0	8	11	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	.222	.250	.472	23	.225	-11	2		0	1	0	/1
1927	21	CLE	AL	0.3	43	103	96	12	24	5	1	1	6	0	0	1	22	.250	.258	.354	.612	57	.273	38	34		0	6	0	1	MVP-22
1928	22	CLE	AL	0.1	42	79	72	4	14	4	0	0	5	0	0	4	17	.194	.247	.250	.497	30	.232	17	18		1	2	0	1
1929	23	CLE	AL	-0.2	40	107	97	5	19	3	0	0	4	1	0	1	18	.196	.212	.227	.439	12	.204	-13	22		1	8	0	1
1930	24	CLE	AL	0.1	37	83	73	6	16	1	0	0	6	0	0	5	16	.219	.288	.233	.520	32	.250	26	17		2	3	0	1
1931	25	CLE	AL	0.0	44	109	100	11	20	6	2	0	13	0	0	6	28	.200	.245	.300	.545	40	.244	25	30		0	2	0	1
1932	26	CLE	AL	0.0	33	75	64	10	13	2	0	0	10	0	0	6	14	.203	.292	.234	.526	34	.257	27	15		2	3	0	1
1933	27	CLE	AL	-0.2	34	50	41	1	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	13	.146	.205	.220	.424	10	.196	-18	9		1	5	0	1
1934	28	CLE	AL	0.1	36	79	68	5	14	4	0	1	2	0	0	6	20	.206	.270	.309	.579	48	.264	34	21		0	5	0	1
1935	29	CLE	AL	0.5	37	93	86	10	24	7	0	1	8	0	0	6	19	.279	.326	.395	.721	84	.328	78	34		0	1	0	1/H
1936	30	CLE	AL	-0.1	27	20	18	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.111	.200	.167	.367	-10	.182	-22	3		0	0	0	1
1937	31	CLE	AL	-0.1	35	69	59	8	10	2	0	0	5	1	0	5	17	.169	.234	.203	.438	12	.211	-6	12		0	5	0	1
1938	32	CLE	AL	-0.3	29	48	43	1	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	14	.116	.174	.163	.337	-14	.156	-38	7		0	2	0	1
1939	33	CLE	AL	0.0	27	55	48	1	9	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	16	.188	.250	.271	.521	35	.237	20	13	4	1	3	0	1
1940	34	4TM	2LG	-0.2	19	24	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.143	.182	.143	.325	-13	.146	-45	3	0	0	2	0	1
1940	34	3TM	AL	-0.1	18	23	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.150	.190	.150	.340	-9	.153	-41	3	0	0	2	0	1
1940	34	CLE	AL	0.0	4	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	-7	.173	-14	1	0	0	0	0	/1
1940	34	WSH	AL	-0.1	8	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-46	.078	-106	1	0	0	2	0	/1
1940	34	NYG	NL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.006	-127	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1940	34	SLB	AL	0.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	158	.439	156	1	0	0	0	0	/1

1944	38	SLB	AL	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	/1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
16 Yrs				0.0	492	1006	894	76	180	39	3	5	69	2	0	52	228	.201	.252	.268	.520	33	.240	17	240	4	8	48	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	331	294	25	59	13	1	2	23	1	0	17	75	.201	.252	.268	.520	33		17	79		3	16	0

CLE (15 Yrs)				0.2	476	990	881	76	178	39	3	5	69	2	0	52	223	.202	.253	.270	.523	34	.242	18	238	4	8	46	0	1/H
SLB (2 Yrs)				0.0	7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	158	.439	156	1	0	0	0	0	/1
WSH (1 Yr)				-0.1	8	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-46	.078	-106	1	0	0	2	0	/1
NYG (1 Yr)				0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.006	-127	0	0	0	0	0	/1

AL (16 Yrs)				0.1	491	1005	893	76	180	39	3	5	69	2	0	52	228	.202	.252	.269	.521	33	.240	17	240	4	8	48	0	1/H
NL (1 Yr)				0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.006	-127	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1926	20	CLE	AL	P	8	2	1	32.0	21	6	15	0	0	1.000	.957	5.91	2.67	2.63	2.63	1	1	3	75.0	44.8	0
1927	21	CLE	AL	P	43	30	18	265.0	93	12	80	1	4	.989	.959	3.12	2.62	2.14	2.59	6	15	10	40.0		4	MVP-22
1928	22	CLE	AL	P	42	26	10	220.0	83	16	60	7	3	.916	.957	3.11	2.45	1.81	2.42	4	13	12	48.0		1
1929	23	CLE	AL	P	40	33	22	280.0	117	24	88	5	8	.957	.958	3.60	2.34	2.80	2.31	2	20	7	25.9	44.8	1
1930	24	CLE	AL	P	37	33	13	217.0	80	8	67	5	6	.938	.946	3.11	2.20	2.03	2.17	1	14	2	12.5	41.4	3
1931	25	CLE	AL	P	44	34	15	254.0	83	14	65	4	10	.952	.954	2.80	2.21	1.80	2.19	4	17	9	34.6	41.6	1
1932	26	CLE	AL	P	33	21	12	182.0	52	3	47	2	1	.962	.958	2.47	2.24	1.52	2.23	1	11	4	26.7	43.5	2
1933	27	CLE	AL	P	34	17	6	147.0	57	8	48	1	2	.982	.960	3.43	2.28	1.65	2.27	1	5	5	50.0	47.2	1
1934	28	CLE	AL	P	36	26	15	195.0	73	10	62	1	8	.986	.956	3.32	2.14	2.00	2.11	7	10	2	16.7	37.6	0
1935	29	CLE	AL	P	36	29	14	232.0	60	11	48	1	2	.983	.949	2.29	2.15	1.64	2.14	2	8	2	20.0	43.0	2
1936	30	CLE	AL	P	27	7	1	64.0	18	2	15	1	1	.944	.956	2.39	2.00	0.63	1.96	3	7	5	41.7	37.0	1
1937	31	CLE	AL	P	35	23	10	176.0	59	4	51	4	4	.932	.954	2.81	2.05	1.57	2.01	1	8	1	11.1	39.1	0
1938	32	CLE	AL	P	29	15	8	127.0	39	7	29	3	3	.923	.952	2.55	2.11	1.24	2.06	4	1	3	75.0	36.8	0
1939	33	CLE	AL	P	27	20	7	143.0	64	21	42	1	2	.984	.951	3.97	1.92	2.33	1.89	3	11	1	8.3		0
1940	34	4TM	2LG	P	19	12	3	77.0	23	4	17	2	0	.913	.957	2.45	2.05	1.11	2.02	1	4	3	42.9	42.1	0
1940	34	3TM	AL	P	18	11	3	72.0	21	4	15	2	0	.905	.956	2.38	2.04	1.06	2.01	1	4	3	42.9	42.1	0
1940	34	CLE	AL	P	4	4	2	24.0	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.957	2.25	2.03	1.50	2.00	0	0	0			0
1940	34	WSH	AL	P	8	6	1	37.0	11	1	9	1	0	.909	.956	2.43	2.04	1.25	2.01	1	2	3	60.0	42.2	0
1940	34	NYG	NL	P	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.960	3.60	2.16	2.00	2.20	0	0	0			0
1940	34	SLB	AL	P	6	1	0	11.0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	.955	2.45	2.05	0.50	2.02	0	2	0	0.0	42.0	0

1944	38	SLB	AL	P	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.25	0.00	2.10	0
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
16 Yrs					491	328	155	2613.0	922	150	734	38	54	.959	.955	3.04	2.24	1.80	2.20	41	145	69	32.2	29.8	16

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Willis Hudlin born?

Willis Hudlin was born on May 23, 1906.

Where was Willis Hudlin born?

Willis Hudlin was born in Wagoner, OK.

How tall was Willis Hudlin?

Willis Hudlin was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Willis Hudlin weigh when playing?

Willis Hudlin weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willis Hudlin play?

Willis Hudlin played 16 seasons.

Is Willis Hudlin in the Hall of Fame?

Willis Hudlin has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Willis Hudlin play?

Willis Hudlin was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Willis Hudlin have?

Willis Hudlin had 677 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Willis Hudlin played for?

Willis Hudlin played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Washington Nationals.

When did Willis Hudlin retire?

Willis Hudlin last played in 1944.

What are Willis Hudlin's nicknames?

Ace is a nickname for Willis Hudlin.

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