Buddy Long
Retired
Buddy Long
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Birthdate:
Sept. 17, 1914 (47 y, 8 m, 18 d)
Born In:
Charlotte, NC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'8"/183
Entry:
1932 Draft - Round: 7, Overall: 98, Team: Toronto Wolves
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1944 (2nd) St. Louis (FABL)
All-Star 1951 New York (FABL)
1950 New York (FABL)
1948 New York (FABL)
1946 St. Louis (FABL)
1944 St. Louis (FABL)
1938 St. Louis (FABL)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 1947 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1944 St. Louis (FABL)
Aug 1939 St. Louis (FABL)
Jul 1935 Chattanooga (DIX)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1938 St. Louis (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 29 61.9 47.9
Grey Ink 155 239.8 220.3
HoF Standard 26 61.5 62.8
WAR 56.5 99.4 103.4
WAR7 41.3 67.0 61.5
JAWS 48.9 83.2 82.5
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Willie Rhinehardt R 935
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Joe Shaffner R 919
Jack Manning R 915
Abe Bowman R 914
Dean Astle R 913
Edmond Bryant R 906
Luke Smith R 905
Danny Hern R 902
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1938 15 7
1939 15 9
1944 18 5
1946 19 1
1947 16 7
1951 13 8
Year GS Rank
1939 33 9
1940 33 10
1942 34 4
1944 34 3
1946 35 1
1947 33 3
1948 34 4
1951 35 2
Year W Rank
1939 19 6
1944 21 3
1946 16 4
1947 20 1
1948 17 3
1950 16 6
1951 18 1
Year L Rank
1939 13 10
1940 21 1
1941 16 5
1942 19 1
1943 16 1
1946 16 2
1948 13 9
1951 12 10
Year Win % Rank
1938 0.667 6
1939 0.594 9
1944 0.636 6
1947 0.645 2
1949 0.650 6
1950 0.762 2
1951 0.600 8
Year Hold Rank
1949 1 7
Year IP Rank
1939 286.0 6
1942 279.0 5
1944 294.1 2
1946 299.1 1
1947 288.0 1
1948 261.2 5
1951 280.0 2
Year BF Rank
1939 1203 8
1942 1215 3
1944 1201 2
1946 1206 1
1947 1206 1
1948 1152 4
1951 1187 2
Year HR Rank
1940 20 6
1942 19 4
1946 20 2
Year K Rank
1939 102 9
Year WP Rank
1939 5 10
1940 7 5
1941 8 3
1942 10 2
1946 8 1
Year ERA Rank
1939 3.336 5
1944 2.599 5
1947 3.406 10
1949 3.632 8
1951 3.729 10
Year BABIP Rank
1946 0.257 10
1951 0.252 5
Year WHIP Rank
1939 1.287 3
1944 1.135 2
1946 1.106 2
1947 1.226 4
1951 1.261 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1938 1.948 3
1939 1.857 3
1940 1.433 1
1941 1.505 2
1942 1.774 3
1943 2.354 5
1944 1.040 1
1946 1.473 1
1947 1.656 1
1948 1.857 2
1949 2.263 2
1950 2.437 6
1951 2.636 4
Year CG Rank
1938 14 9
1939 25 4
1941 21 4
1942 20 4
1943 15 6
1944 26 1
1946 27 1
1947 25 1
1948 16 4
1951 17 4
Year SHO Rank
1938 1 7
1939 5 3
1943 2 6
1944 4 2
1946 4 2
1948 4 2
1951 3 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1938 43 2
1939 59 6
1940 37 1
1941 37 2
1942 55 5
1943 62 6
1944 34 1
1946 49 3
1947 53 2
1948 54 3
1949 43 1
1950 50 2
Year Hits Rank
1939 309 5
1941 282 1
1942 329 1
1943 254 8
1944 300 3
1946 282 1
1947 300 1
1948 325 1
1951 271 1
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1949 196 5
Year HR (Low) Rank
1941 10 6
1944 8 10
1949 10 4
1950 11 4
Year WAR Rank
1939 6.7 5
1941 5.7 4
1942 5.2 8
1944 7.9 1
1946 5.5 5
1947 7.0 2
1948 5.8 7
1951 5.5 5
Year W (Low) Rank
1940 8 2
1941 11 10
1942 12 7
1943 10 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1938 7 3
1947 11 9
1949 7 3
1950 5 1
Year rWAR Rank
1939 8.5 3
1942 4.7 10
1944 8.1 1
1946 7.1 2
1947 5.4 8
1948 4.7 10
1951 5.9 6