Early Wynn

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

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

Born: January 6, 1920 in Hartford, AL us

Died: April 4, 1999 in Venice, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Geneva County HS (Hartford, AL)

Last Game: September 13, 1963 (Age 43-250d)
vs. LAA 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by BBWAA on 301/396 ballots)
View Early Wynn's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Early Wynn

Nicknames: Gus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.0

300

244

ERA

3.54

691

611

4564.0

2334

WHIP

1.329

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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
1937	17	-5.0	Sanford	FLOR	D	WSH	16	11	.593	3.41	4.33	35	26	21	14	2		235.0	224	113	89		81		106	11	3	3		1.298	8.6		3.1	4.1	1.31
1938	18	-5.9	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	10	11	.476	5.28	6.23	29			10			179.0	195	124	105		73		94	7	0	5		1.497	9.8		3.7	4.7	1.29
1939	19	-5.5	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	15	14	.517		4.89	34			21			243.0	254	132			98		150	4	0	12		1.449	9.4		3.6	5.6	1.53
1939	19	-9.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	0	2	.000	5.75	6.64	3	3	0	1	0	0	20.1	26	15	13	0	10	0	1	0	0	2	97	1.770	11.5	0.0	4.4	0.4	0.10
1940	20	-4.5	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	9	7	.563	4.25	6.44	31						144.0	154	103	68		57							1.465	9.6		3.6
1941	21	-5.1	Springfield	EL	A		16	12	.571	2.56	3.12	34						257.0	239	89	73		84							1.257	8.4		2.9
1941	21	-8.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	1	.750	1.58	3.15	5	5	0	4	0	0	40.0	35	14	7	1	10	1	15	0	0	0	167	1.125	7.9	0.2	2.3	3.4	1.50
1942	22	-7.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	10	16	.385	5.12	6.11	30	28	2	10	1	0	190.0	246	129	108	6	73	3	58	3	1	3	870	1.679	11.7	0.3	3.5	2.7	0.79
1943	23	-6.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	18	12	.600	2.91	3.40	37	33	4	12	3	0	256.2	232	97	83	15	83	6	89	1	0	2	1067	1.227	8.1	0.5	2.9	3.1	1.07
1944	24	-5.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	17	.320	3.38	4.20	33	25	7	19	2	2	207.2	221	97	78	3	67	4	65	2	0	2	883	1.387	9.6	0.1	2.9	2.8	0.97

1946	26	-3.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	5	.615	3.11	3.79	17	12	5	9	0	0	107.0	112	45	37	8	33	1	36	3	0	3	460	1.355	9.4	0.7	2.8	3.0	1.09
1947	27	-2.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	17	15	.531	3.64	4.15	33	31	2	22	2	0	247.0	251	114	100	13	90	10	73	5	0	4	1058	1.381	9.1	0.5	3.3	2.7	0.81
1948	28	-0.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	19	.296	5.82	6.55	33	31	1	15	1	0	198.0	236	144	128	18	94	9	49	1	0	2	912	1.667	10.7	0.8	4.3	2.2	0.52
1949	29	0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	7	.611	4.15	4.59	26	23	2	6	0	0	164.2	186	84	76	8	57	8	62	1	0	0	724	1.476	10.2	0.4	3.1	3.4	1.09
1950	30	1.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	18	8	.692	3.20	3.71	32	28	4	14	2	0	213.2	166	88	76	20	101	7	143	4	1	0	903	1.250	7.0	0.8	4.3	6.0	1.42
1951	31	1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	13	.606	3.02	3.35	37	34	3	21	3	1	274.1	227	102	92	18	107	5	133	3	0	1	1138	1.217	7.4	0.6	3.5	4.4	1.24
1952	32	1.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	23	12	.657	2.90	3.25	42	33	9	19	4	3	285.2	239	103	92	23	132	5	153	1	0	5	1190	1.299	7.5	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.16
1953	33	3.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	17	12	.586	3.93	4.33	36	34	2	16	1	0	251.2	234	121	110	19	107	3	138	4	0	5	1077	1.355	8.4	0.7	3.8	4.9	1.29
1954	34	5.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	23	11	.676	2.73	3.09	40	36	4	20	3	3	270.2	225	93	82	21	83	2	155	0	0	2	1102	1.138	7.5	0.7	2.8	5.2	1.87
1955	35	6.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	17	11	.607	2.82	3.37	32	31	1	16	6	0	230.0	207	86	72	19	80	3	122	3	0	3	964	1.248	8.1	0.7	3.1	4.8	1.53
1956	36	7.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	9	.690	2.72	3.01	38	35	2	18	4	2	277.2	233	93	84	19	91	7	158	5	0	5	1144	1.167	7.6	0.6	2.9	5.1	1.74
1957	37	8.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	14	17	.452	4.31	4.76	40	37	2	13	1	1	263.0	270	139	126	32	104	7	184	5	0	0	1146	1.422	9.2	1.1	3.6	6.3	1.77
1958	38	9.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	16	.467	4.13	4.32	40	34	6	11	4	2	239.2	214	115	110	27	104	3	179	6	0	3	1016	1.327	8.0	1.0	3.9	6.7	1.72
1959	39	10.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	22	10	.688	3.17	3.73	37	37	0	14	5	0	255.2	202	106	90	20	119	5	179	9	0	5	1076	1.256	7.1	0.7	4.2	6.3	1.50
1960	40	12.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	12	.520	3.49	3.98	36	34	2	12	4	1	237.1	220	105	92	20	112	2	158	4	0	1	1024	1.399	8.3	0.8	4.2	6.0	1.41
1961	41	13.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	2	.800	3.51	3.51	17	16	1	5	0	0	110.1	88	43	43	11	47	0	64	1	0	1	457	1.224	7.2	0.9	3.8	5.2	1.36
1962	42	14.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	15	.318	4.46	4.83	27	26	1	11	3	0	167.2	171	90	83	15	56	6	91	3	0	2	710	1.354	9.2	0.8	3.0	4.9	1.63
1963	43	15.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	2	.333	2.28	2.28	20	5	7	1	0	1	55.1	50	14	14	2	15	3	29	0	0	0	223	1.175	8.1	0.3	2.4	4.7	1.93
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 (23 seasons)					Majors		300	244	.551	3.54	4.02	691	611	67	289	49	16	4564.0	4291	2037	1796	338	1775	100	2334	64	2	51	19408	1.329	8.5	0.7	3.5	4.6	1.31
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		66	55	.545		4.77	163	26	21	45	2		1058.0	1066	561	335		393		350	22	3	20		1.379	9.1		3.3
All Levels (26 Seasons)							366	299	.550		4.16	854	637	88	334	51	16	5622.0	5357	2598	2131	338	2168	100	2684	86	5	71	19408	1.338	8.6		3.5

A (1 season)					Minors		16	12	.571	2.56	3.12	34						257.0	239	89	73		84							1.257	8.4		2.9
B (3 seasons)					Minors		34	32	.515		5.71	94			31			566.0	603	359	173		228		244	11	0	17		1.468	9.6		3.6
D (1 season)					Minors		16	11	.593	3.41	4.33	35	26	21	14	2		235.0	224	113	89		81		106	11	3	3		1.298	8.6		3.1	4.1	1.31