Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Warren Spahn
Birthdate:
April 23, 1921 (83 y, 2 m, 5 d)Born In:
Buffalo, NY, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'0"/175
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1957 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1963 | None (MLB) |
| 1962 | None (MLB) | |
| 1961 | None (MLB) | |
| 1959 | None (MLB) | |
| 1958 | None (MLB) | |
| 1957 | None (MLB) | |
| 1956 | None (MLB) | |
| 1954 | None (MLB) | |
| 1953 | None (MLB) | |
| 1952 | None (MLB) | |
| 1951 | None (MLB) | |
| 1950 | None (MLB) | |
| 1949 | None (MLB) | |
| 1947 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 99 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 359 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 65 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 92.4 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 50.9 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 71.6 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Kid Nichols R | 864 |
| Tim Keefe R | 857 |
| Don Sutton R | 845 |
| Gaylord Perry R | 845 |
| Pete Alexander R | 833 |
| Steve Carlton R | 833 |
| Tommy John R | 813 |
| Tom Seaver R | 812 |
| Mickey Welch R | 799 |
| Walter Johnson R | 796 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41 | 9 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 35 | 2 |
| 1948 | 35 | 3 |
| 1949 | 38 | 1 |
| 1950 | 39 | 1 |
| 1951 | 36 | 3 |
| 1952 | 35 | 2 |
| 1953 | 32 | 5 |
| 1954 | 34 | 5 |
| 1955 | 32 | 8 |
| 1956 | 35 | 6 |
| 1957 | 35 | 3 |
| 1958 | 36 | 2 |
| 1959 | 36 | 4 |
| 1960 | 33 | 9 |
| 1961 | 34 | 9 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 21 | 2 |
| 1948 | 15 | 7 |
| 1949 | 21 | 1 |
| 1950 | 21 | 1 |
| 1951 | 22 | 3 |
| 1952 | 14 | 9 |
| 1953 | 23 | 1 |
| 1954 | 21 | 2 |
| 1955 | 17 | 3 |
| 1956 | 20 | 2 |
| 1957 | 21 | 1 |
| 1958 | 22 | 1 |
| 1959 | 21 | 1 |
| 1960 | 21 | 1 |
| 1961 | 21 | 1 |
| 1962 | 18 | 7 |
| 1963 | 23 | 3 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 14 | 8 |
| 1950 | 17 | 4 |
| 1951 | 14 | 8 |
| 1952 | 19 | 2 |
| 1955 | 14 | 6 |
| 1959 | 15 | 5 |
| 1961 | 13 | 7 |
| 1962 | 14 | 10 |
| 1965 | 16 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.677 | 5 |
| 1949 | 0.600 | 10 |
| 1951 | 0.611 | 7 |
| 1953 | 0.767 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0.636 | 9 |
| 1955 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 1956 | 0.645 | 7 |
| 1957 | 0.656 | 3 |
| 1958 | 0.667 | 1 |
| 1959 | 0.583 | 8 |
| 1960 | 0.677 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0.618 | 6 |
| 1963 | 0.767 | 3 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 289.2 | 1 |
| 1948 | 257.0 | 3 |
| 1949 | 302.1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 293.0 | 3 |
| 1951 | 310.2 | 2 |
| 1952 | 290.0 | 2 |
| 1953 | 265.2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 283.1 | 2 |
| 1955 | 245.2 | 3 |
| 1956 | 281.1 | 3 |
| 1957 | 271.0 | 2 |
| 1958 | 290.0 | 1 |
| 1959 | 292.0 | 1 |
| 1960 | 267.2 | 6 |
| 1961 | 262.2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 269.1 | 6 |
| 1963 | 259.2 | 8 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1174 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1064 | 3 |
| 1949 | 1258 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1217 | 3 |
| 1951 | 1289 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1190 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1055 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1175 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1025 | 4 |
| 1956 | 1113 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1111 | 2 |
| 1958 | 1176 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1203 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1110 | 5 |
| 1961 | 1064 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1088 | 9 |
| 1963 | 1037 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 19 | 7 |
| 1949 | 27 | 2 |
| 1952 | 19 | 7 |
| 1954 | 24 | 7 |
| 1955 | 25 | 9 |
| 1956 | 25 | 10 |
| 1958 | 29 | 4 |
| 1960 | 24 | 9 |
| 1962 | 25 | 9 |
| 1963 | 23 | 10 |
| 1964 | 23 | 5 |
| 1965 | 26 | 5 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 84 | 10 |
| 1949 | 86 | 10 |
| 1950 | 111 | 4 |
| 1951 | 109 | 1 |
| 1954 | 86 | 7 |
| 1957 | 78 | 5 |
| 1960 | 74 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 123 | 4 |
| 1948 | 114 | 7 |
| 1949 | 151 | 1 |
| 1950 | 191 | 1 |
| 1951 | 164 | 1 |
| 1952 | 183 | 1 |
| 1953 | 148 | 5 |
| 1954 | 136 | 5 |
| 1955 | 110 | 9 |
| 1956 | 128 | 8 |
| 1958 | 150 | 2 |
| 1959 | 143 | 9 |
| 1960 | 154 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 4 | 9 |
| 1947 | 5 | 8 |
| 1950 | 8 | 3 |
| 1951 | 7 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 | 7 |
| 1956 | 7 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2.330 | 1 |
| 1949 | 3.066 | 6 |
| 1950 | 3.164 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2.984 | 2 |
| 1952 | 2.979 | 10 |
| 1953 | 2.100 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3.145 | 7 |
| 1955 | 3.261 | 4 |
| 1956 | 2.783 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.690 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3.072 | 4 |
| 1959 | 2.959 | 4 |
| 1961 | 3.015 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3.041 | 8 |
| 1963 | 2.600 | 7 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.242 | 1 |
| 1948 | 0.256 | 7 |
| 1949 | 0.258 | 8 |
| 1950 | 0.253 | 6 |
| 1953 | 0.239 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0.256 | 7 |
| 1956 | 0.249 | 7 |
| 1957 | 0.242 | 1 |
| 1958 | 0.248 | 2 |
| 1961 | 0.245 | 2 |
| 1962 | 0.250 | 5 |
| 1963 | 0.252 | 10 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1.136 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1.222 | 6 |
| 1949 | 1.221 | 5 |
| 1950 | 1.225 | 5 |
| 1951 | 1.246 | 7 |
| 1952 | 1.159 | 5 |
| 1953 | 1.058 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1.228 | 4 |
| 1956 | 1.070 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1.177 | 5 |
| 1958 | 1.148 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1.206 | 9 |
| 1960 | 1.225 | 9 |
| 1961 | 1.142 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1.125 | 6 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7.612 | 2 |
| 1948 | 8.300 | 7 |
| 1949 | 8.425 | 6 |
| 1950 | 7.618 | 4 |
| 1951 | 8.054 | 7 |
| 1952 | 8.162 | 8 |
| 1953 | 7.148 | 1 |
| 1954 | 8.322 | 9 |
| 1956 | 7.966 | 10 |
| 1957 | 8.004 | 5 |
| 1958 | 7.976 | 3 |
| 1960 | 8.541 | 10 |
| 1961 | 8.086 | 5 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2.610 | 6 |
| 1948 | 2.697 | 7 |
| 1949 | 2.560 | 9 |
| 1952 | 2.266 | 6 |
| 1953 | 2.371 | 7 |
| 1954 | 2.732 | 6 |
| 1955 | 2.381 | 5 |
| 1956 | 1.664 | 3 |
| 1958 | 2.359 | 10 |
| 1959 | 2.158 | 10 |
| 1961 | 2.193 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1.838 | 3 |
| 1963 | 1.698 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 22 | 2 |
| 1948 | 16 | 4 |
| 1949 | 25 | 1 |
| 1950 | 25 | 2 |
| 1951 | 26 | 1 |
| 1952 | 19 | 3 |
| 1953 | 24 | 2 |
| 1954 | 23 | 2 |
| 1955 | 16 | 3 |
| 1956 | 20 | 2 |
| 1957 | 18 | 1 |
| 1958 | 23 | 1 |
| 1959 | 21 | 1 |
| 1960 | 18 | 1 |
| 1961 | 21 | 1 |
| 1962 | 22 | 1 |
| 1963 | 22 | 1 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7 | 1 |
| 1948 | 3 | 6 |
| 1949 | 4 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7 | 1 |
| 1952 | 5 | 3 |
| 1953 | 5 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 | 5 |
| 1957 | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 | 6 |
| 1959 | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | 4 | 3 |
| 1961 | 4 | 1 |
| 1963 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 77 | 10 |
| 1955 | 65 | 10 |
| 1956 | 52 | 8 |
| 1962 | 55 | 5 |
| 1963 | 49 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 245 | 3 |
| 1948 | 237 | 4 |
| 1949 | 283 | 3 |
| 1950 | 248 | 10 |
| 1951 | 278 | 3 |
| 1952 | 263 | 3 |
| 1953 | 211 | 10 |
| 1954 | 262 | 2 |
| 1955 | 249 | 3 |
| 1956 | 249 | 4 |
| 1957 | 241 | 4 |
| 1958 | 257 | 5 |
| 1959 | 282 | 2 |
| 1960 | 254 | 7 |
| 1961 | 236 | 5 |
| 1962 | 248 | 10 |
| 1963 | 241 | 6 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 14 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 1949 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1950 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1951 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1952 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 1953 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 1954 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1956 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1957 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 1958 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 1959 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1960 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 1961 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 1962 | 4.3 | 10 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6 | 1 |
| 1965 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 10 | 6 |
| 1953 | 7 | 5 |
| 1958 | 11 | 8 |
| 1960 | 10 | 5 |
| 1963 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 1948 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 1949 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1950 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 1951 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 1952 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1953 | 11.3 | 2 |
| 1954 | 7.8 | 3 |
| 1955 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1956 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1957 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 1958 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1959 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 1960 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 1961 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1962 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 1963 | 6.6 | 6 |