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

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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Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

4.69

200

587.2

202

WHIP

1.557

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1926	21		2 Teams	TEXA	D		7	8				20						131.0	131	102			57
1926	21	-4.2	Temple	TEXA	D
1926	21	-4.2	Mexia	TEXA	D
1927	22	-6.3	Waco	TL	A		7	10	.412	4.30	4.96	34						178.0	179	98	85		92							1.522	9.1		4.7
1928	23	-5.7	Waco	TL	A		12	14	.462	4.73	5.84	35						219.0	258	142	115		80							1.543	10.6		3.3
1928	23	-7.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	4	.200	5.71	5.97	5	5	0	1	1	0	34.2	46	23	22	5	17	0	6	0	1	0	154	1.817	11.9	1.3	4.4	1.6	0.35
1929	24	-5.4	Waco	TL	A		21	15	.583	4.86	5.97	38						291.0	341	193	157		79							1.443	10.5		2.4
1930	25	-4.1	Wichita Falls	TL	A	SLB	15	13	.536	5.06	6.23	34						224.0	289	155	126		90							1.692	11.6		3.6
1931	26	-2.3	Milwaukee	AA	AA		15	15	.500	4.31	4.96	45						263.0	300	145	126		74							1.422	10.3		2.5
1932	27	-1.5	Milwaukee	AA	AA		14	17	.452	5.05	6.01	44						271.0	358	181	152		93							1.664	11.9		3.1
1933	28	0.1	Milwaukee	AA	AA		10	18	.357	4.96	5.61	42						236.0	286	147	130		71							1.513	10.9		2.7
1934	29	1.2	San Antonio	TL	A	SLB	20	14	.588	3.58	4.22	41						294.0	301	138	117		114							1.412	9.2		3.5
1935	30	2.1	San Antonio	TL	A	SLB	19	15	.559	2.27	3.33	41	30					270.0	232	100	68		85							1.174	7.7		2.8
1935	30	1.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	3	2	.600	3.68	3.93	6	5	1	2	1	0	36.2	34	16	15	2	17	2	5	0	0	0	157	1.391	8.3	0.5	4.2	1.2	0.29
1936	31	2.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	16	.304	6.00	6.95	41	25	9	10	2	2	189.0	252	146	126	15	83	3	59	15	1	3	900	1.772	12.0	0.7	4.0	2.8	0.71
1937	32	3.2	Toronto	IL	AA		10	12	.455	3.59	4.34	26	25		18	1		193.0	215	93	77		42		66	6	0	0		1.332	10.0		2.0	3.1	1.57
1937	32	3.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	0		6.83	6.83	9	2	1	0	0	0	29.0	39	22	22	3	13	0	8	2	0	0	138	1.793	12.1	0.9	4.0	2.5	0.62
1938	33	5.3	Toronto	IL	AA		8	14	.364	4.16	4.78	28	24		12	0		160.0	199	85	74		53		48	8	0	4		1.575	11.2		3.0	2.7	0.91
1939	34	5.9	Toronto	IL	AA		10	18	.357	3.68	4.52	32	25		14	4		203.0	237	102	83		53		64	10	0	3	887	1.429	10.5		2.3	2.8	1.21
1940	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	CIN	5	16	.238	4.38	6.23	32	15					156.0	188	108	76		70							1.654	10.8		4.0
1940	35	6.8	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	5	12	.294	3.56	5.09	26	15					129.0	141	73	51		57							1.535	9.8		4.0
1940	35	7.1	Toronto	IL	AA	PHA	0	4	.000	8.33	11.67	6						27.0	47	35	25		13							2.222	15.7		4.3
1941	36	9.2	Fort Worth	TL	A1		22	7	.759	1.57	2.21	37						281.0	220	69	49		66							1.018	7.0		2.1
1942	37	10.1	Fort Worth	TL	A1		21	13	.618	2.33	2.80	42						305.0	267	95	79		84							1.151	7.9		2.5
1943	38	9.8	Milwaukee	AA	AA		10	11	.476	3.68	4.37	32	24	5	11	1		171.0	181	83	70		59		65	10	0	3		1.404	9.5		3.1	3.4	1.10
1944	39	11.6	Milwaukee	AA	AA		19	5	.792	2.97	3.78	29	29	0	15	3		212.0	226	89	70		58		115	10	0	3		1.340	9.6		2.5	4.9	1.98
1945	40	10.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	7	.462	3.59	4.27	27	11	15	5	1	4	105.1	108	50	42	8	37	3	45	3	0	0	455	1.377	9.2	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.22
1946	41	11.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	4	.765	2.08	2.78	39	0	37	0	0	8	90.2	60	28	21	2	29	3	42	1	0	5	359	0.982	6.0	0.2	2.9	4.2	1.45
1947	42	12.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	4	.200	3.64	3.81	40	0	30	0	0	8	54.1	53	23	22	4	30	6	22	1	0	0	239	1.528	8.8	0.7	5.0	3.6	0.73
1948	43		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-CHW	2	6	.250	6.75	7.31	33	1	18	0	0	3	48.0	64	39	36	5	33	4	15	3	0	0	231	2.021	12.0	0.9	6.2	2.8	0.45
1948	43	14.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	5	.167	5.31	5.77	25	1	16	0	0	3	39.0	53	25	23	3	22	3	10	2	0	0	185	1.923	12.2	0.7	5.1	2.3	0.45
1948	43	14.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	1	.500	13.00	14.00	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	14	13	2	11	1	5	1	0	0	46	2.444	11.0	2.0	11.0	5.0	0.45
1949	44	16.8	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	8	5	.615	2.59	4.24	41			2	0		87.0	88	41	25		30		52	3	0	2		1.356	9.1		3.1	5.4	1.73
1950	45	18.1	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	6	6	.500	2.88	3.58	34			0	0		78.0	73	31	25		38		41	3	0	1		1.423	8.4		4.4	4.7	1.08
1951	46	18.0	Harlingen	GULF	B		19	6	.760	2.22	2.85	40			16	0		199.0	158	63	49		57		142	6	0	5		1.080	7.1		2.6	6.4	2.49
1952	47	18.6	Harlingen	GULF	B		20	11	.645	2.74	3.66	50			14	2		204.0	185	83	62		75		118	6	1	2		1.275	8.2		3.3	5.2	1.57
1953	48	22.9	Lafayette	EVAN	C		11	10	.524	2.08	2.98	31	16		14	2		169.0	145	56	39	4	40		92	6	0	5		1.095	7.7	0.2	2.1	4.9	2.30
1954	49		2 Teams	BSTL	B	MLN	12	4				31	7		1			124.0	122	68	34	12	51		50	3	0	2
1954	49	23.5	Corpus Christi	BSTL	B	MLN
1954	49	23.5	Harlingen	BSTL	B
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		33	43	.434	4.69	5.31	200	49	111	18	5	25	587.2	656	347	306	44	259	21	202	25	2	8	2633	1.557	10.0	0.7	4.0	3.1	0.78
Minors (24 seasons)					Minors		302	265				808	188	5	116	13		4664.0	4926	2297	1854	4	1503		803	68	1	28	887
All Levels (29 Seasons)							335	308				1008	237	116	134	18	25	5251.2	5582	2644	2160	48	1762	21	1005	93	3	36	3520

AA (11 seasons)					Minors		115	137	.456	4.03	4.90	385	142	5	72	9		2030.0	2351	1105	908		641		451	50	0	16	887	1.474	10.4		2.8
A (6 seasons)					Minors		94	81	.537	4.07	5.04	223	30					1476.0	1600	826	668		540							1.450	9.8		3.3
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		43	20	.683	1.97	2.52	79						586.0	487	164	128		150							1.087	7.5		2.3
B (3 seasons)					Minors		39	17				90			30	2		403.0	343	146	111		132		260	12	1	7
C (1 season)					Minors		11	10	.524	2.08	2.98	31	16		14	2		169.0	145	56	39	4	40		92	6	0	5		1.095	7.7	0.2	2.1	4.9	2.30
D (1 season)					Minors