Spud Chandler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1947)

Spud Chandler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1947 for the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. Across 211 career appearances, he went 109-43 with a 2.84 ERA and 614 strikeouts. He also batted .201 with 9 home runs. Spud Chandler was a 4-time All-Star and an MVP. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14716.7.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 109–43
ERA 2.84
WHIP 1.21
SO 614
Pitcher PIV 14716.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 181 lb
Born
9/12/1907 in Commerce, GA, USA
Died
1/9/1990 in South Pasadena, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1937-05-06
Last Game
1947-09-26
Awards
4× All-Star · MVP

Full name: Spurgeon Ferdinand Chandler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Spud Chandler — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
109 43 211 184 109 26 6 1485.0 1,327 468 64 463 614 2.84 14716.7

Career ERA 2.84 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 27.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Spud Chandler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 NYA AL 7 4 12 10 6 2 0 82.1 79 26 20 31 2.84 4.34 (+34%) -286.9
1938 NYA AL 14 5 23 23 14 2 0 172.0 183 77 47 36 4.03 4.35 (+7%) 1291.4
1939 NYA AL 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 19.0 26 6 9 4 2.84 4.28 (+34%) 102.8
1940 NYA AL 8 7 27 24 6 1 0 172.0 184 88 60 56 4.60 4.21 (-9%) -847.4
1941 NYA AL 10 4 28 20 11 4 4 163.2 146 58 60 60 3.19 3.94 (+19%) 1557.8
1942 NYA AL 16 5 24 24 17 3 0 200.2 176 53 74 74 2.38 3.57 (+33%) -1401.0
1943 NYA AL 20 4 30 30 20 5 0 253.0 197 46 54 134 1.64 3.50 (+53%) 6445.1
1944 NYA AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 3 1 1 4.50 — 0.0
1945 NYA AL 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 31.0 30 16 7 12 4.65 3.67 (-27%) 162.1
1946 NYA AL 20 8 34 32 20 6 2 257.1 200 60 90 138 2.10 3.59 (+42%) 4499.9
1947 NYA AL 9 5 17 16 13 2 0 128.0 100 35 41 68 2.46 3.97 (+38%) 3193.0
Career · 11 seasons 109 43 211 184 109 26 6 1,485.0 1,327 468 463 614 2.84 — 14,717

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Spud Chandler — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
211 548 53 110 18 2 9 45 0 20 154 .201 .234 .290 .524 -1,983

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Career OPS .524 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Spud Chandler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 NYA AL 12 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 7 .133 — — — — 0.0
1938 NYA AL 23 69 10 14 1 0 3 4 0 1 23 .203 .272 (-26%) .341 (-37%) .392 (-11%) .734 (-23%) -282.9
1939 NYA AL 11 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
1940 NYA AL 27 60 5 9 1 0 2 7 0 4 31 .150 .267 (-44%) .335 (-36%) .387 (-31%) .722 (-33%) -326.6
1941 NYA AL 28 60 4 11 0 0 0 4 0 1 18 .183 .262 (-30%) .332 (-41%) .373 (-51%) .705 (-46%) -433.1
1942 NYA AL 24 71 6 15 2 0 0 5 0 8 14 .211 .253 (-17%) .323 (-10%) .349 (-32%) .672 (-21%) -209.8
1943 NYA AL 30 97 9 25 5 0 2 7 0 1 22 .258 .255 (+1%) .324 (-12%) .346 (+7%) .671 (-2%) -55.9
1944 NYA AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 NYA AL 4 12 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1946 NYA AL 34 94 9 14 5 2 0 3 0 2 27 .149 .256 (-42%) .328 (-49%) .358 (-32%) .687 (-40%) -622.5
1947 NYA AL 17 49 5 12 3 0 2 4 0 1 10 .245 — — — — -52.5
Career · 11 seasons 211 548 53 110 18 2 9 45 0 20 154 .201 — — — — -1,983

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Spud Chandler — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Spud Chandler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 WS NYA 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167
1942 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1941 WS NYA 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Spud Chandler — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 6 4 1 33.1 28 6 9 16 1.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Spud Chandler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 3 1 9.00
1943 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 17 1 3 10 0.50
1942 WS NYA 0 1 2 1 1 8.1 5 1 1 3 1.08
1941 WS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 2 2 3.60

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Spud Chandler — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1062752754217.196
Away1052732656726.205

Pitching — Home / Away

Spud Chandler — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home106810.26702402703722.66
Away105674.16582291922403.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Spud Chandler — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-26 NYYBOSL 000000000
1947-09-01 NYYBOSL 000000000
1947-07-10 NYYSLAW 300000001
1947-07-04 NYYMINW 311001310
1947-06-27 NYYPHAW 310000000
1947-06-21 NYYDETW 401100000
1947-06-15 NYYSLAW 401000001
1947-06-10 NYYCHWW 401000001
1947-06-05 NYYDETW 401000001
1947-05-30 NYYPHAL 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Spud Chandler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-26 NYYBOS L 3.0333340
1947-09-01 NYYBOS — 0.1111200
1947-07-10 NYYSLA — 6.11032020
1947-07-04 NYYMIN W 9.0733540
1947-06-27 NYYPHA W 9.0811250
1947-06-21 NYYDET W 9.06444110
1947-06-15 NYYSLA W 9.0744661
1947-06-10 NYYCHW W 9.0531120
1947-06-05 NYYDET W 9.0300160
1947-05-30 NYYPHA L 8.0311040

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Spud Chandler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 211 0 106 385 10 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Spud Chandler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 NYA P 12 0 9 23 0 1
1938 NYA P 23 0 18 50 0 3
1939 NYA P 11 0 1 7 0 0
1940 NYA P 27 0 4 50 2 3
1941 NYA P 28 0 15 42 1 1
1942 NYA P 24 0 25 46 2 8
1943 NYA P 30 0 10 63 3 4
1944 NYA P 1 0 0 3 0 0
1945 NYA P 4 0 5 5 0 0
1946 NYA P 34 0 13 60 1 7
1947 NYA P 17 0 6 36 1 1

Career Games by Position

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Spud Chandler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 211

Awards & Honors

Spud Chandler — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1943 Most Valuable Player
1943 TSN All-Star P
1943 TSN Guide MVP
1943 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star P5

College History

Spud Chandler — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Georgia Athens GA 1930, 1931, 1932

Award Voting History

Spud Chandler — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1946 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 12.0 336 0
1943 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 246.0 336 12
1942 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 3.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Spud Chandler (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pol Perritt
    92-78, 2.89 ERA
  2. 97
    Lefty Williams
    82-48, 3.13 ERA
  3. 97
    Frank Corridon
    70-67, 2.80 ERA
  4. 94
    Carl Lundgren
    91-55, 2.42 ERA
  5. 92
    Ray Fisher
    100-94, 2.82 ERA
  6. 92
    Erskine Mayer
    91-70, 2.96 ERA

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Spud Chandler: the record in brief

The profile opens with Spud Chandler's first major league game on May 6, 1937; the last one listed came on September 26, 1947. Chandler spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the New York Yankees. Chandler, born on September 12, 1907, in Commerce, GA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 0 inches and 181 pounds. Chandler's death is recorded on January 9, 1990, in South Pasadena, FL, USA. Spud Chandler was the playing name; the full given name is Spurgeon Ferdinand.

The pitching table credits Chandler with a 109-43 record and a 2.84 ERA in 211 games. The same table counts 614 strikeouts, 109 complete games, and 26 shutouts. The leagues Chandler pitched in allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 27.4% better than average. Chandler won 20 games in 1943, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 138 in 1946.

Frequently Asked Questions about Spud Chandler

What years did Spud Chandler play?
Spud Chandler played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1947.
Was Spud Chandler a pitcher?
Yes. Spud Chandler pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 614 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Spud Chandler hit?
Spud Chandler hit 9 career home runs with 110 hits.
What teams did Spud Chandler play for?
Spud Chandler played for one team, the New York Yankees (1937–1947).
How many MVP awards did Spud Chandler win?
Spud Chandler won 1 MVP award, in 1943.
What awards did Spud Chandler win?
Spud Chandler won the MVP award (1943). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Spud Chandler's career stats?
In 211 games, Spud Chandler went 109-43 with a 2.84 ERA, 614 strikeouts, 1,485.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 110 hits and 9 home runs.
What position did Spud Chandler play?
Spud Chandler played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Spud Chandler and how much did he weigh?
Spud Chandler was listed at 6 feet and 181 pounds.
What was Spud Chandler's career ERA?
Spud Chandler finished with a 2.84 career ERA, going 109-43 with 614 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Spud Chandler have?
Spud Chandler recorded 614 career strikeouts.
Is Spud Chandler in the Hall of Fame?
No. Spud Chandler has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Spud Chandler make?
Spud Chandler was selected to 4 All-Star Games.