Warren Spahn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1942-1965)

Warren Spahn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1965 for 4 teams, including the Boston Braves, a span of 24 seasons. Across 750 career appearances, he went 363-245 with a 3.09 ERA, 2,583 strikeouts, and 29 saves. He also batted .194 with 35 home runs. Warren Spahn was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 and was a 14-time All-Star and a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 63558.1.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1973
W–L 363–245
ERA 3.09
WHIP 1.19
SO 2,583
Pitcher PIV 63558.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 172 lb
Born
4/23/1921 in Buffalo, NY, USA
Died
11/24/2003 in Broken Arrow, OK, USA
MLB Debut
1942-04-19
Last Game
1965-10-01
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1973 (BBWAA)
Awards
14× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Warren Edward Spahn

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Career Pitching Statistics

Warren Spahn — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
363 245 750 665 382 63 29 5243.2 4,830 1,798 434 1,434 2,583 3.09 63558.1

Career ERA 3.09 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 20.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Warren Spahn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1942 BSN NL 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 15.2 25 10 11 7 5.74 3.57 (-61%) -86.7
1946 BSN NL 8 5 24 16 8 0 1 125.2 107 41 36 67 2.94 3.59 (+18%) 1829.3
1947 BSN NL 21 10 40 35 22 7 3 289.2 245 75 84 123 2.33 3.97 (+41%) 4396.9
1948 BSN NL 15 12 36 35 16 3 1 257.0 237 106 77 114 3.71 4.10 (+10%) 2341.7
1949 BSN NL 21 14 38 38 25 4 0 302.1 283 103 86 151 3.07 4.12 (+26%) 4523.3
1950 BSN NL 21 17 41 39 25 1 1 293.0 248 103 111 191 3.16 4.36 (+27%) 7443.6
1951 BSN NL 22 14 39 36 26 7 0 310.2 278 103 109 164 2.98 4.04 (+26%) 5945.1
1952 BSN NL 14 19 40 35 19 5 3 290.0 263 96 73 183 2.98 3.70 (+20%) 6974.1
1953 ML1 NL 23 7 35 32 24 5 3 265.2 211 62 70 148 2.10 4.14 (+49%) 8242.3
1954 ML1 NL 21 12 39 34 23 1 3 283.1 262 99 86 136 3.14 3.90 (+19%) 3284.3
1955 ML1 NL 17 14 39 32 16 1 1 245.2 249 89 65 110 3.26 4.00 (+18%) 2489.1
1956 ML1 NL 20 11 39 35 20 3 3 281.1 249 87 52 128 2.78 3.96 (+30%) 5696.2
1957 ML1 NL 21 11 39 35 18 4 3 271.0 241 81 78 111 2.69 3.83 (+30%) 1482.6
1958 ML1 NL 22 11 38 36 23 2 1 290.0 257 99 76 150 3.07 3.86 (+20%) 2409.6
1959 ML1 NL 21 15 40 36 21 4 0 292.0 282 96 70 143 2.96 3.90 (+24%) 5247.0
1960 ML1 NL 21 10 40 33 18 4 2 267.2 254 104 74 154 3.50 3.82 (+8%) 2838.8
1961 ML1 NL 21 13 38 34 21 4 0 262.2 236 88 64 115 3.02 4.03 (+25%) 2516.3
1962 ML1 NL 18 14 34 34 22 0 0 269.1 248 91 55 118 3.04 3.96 (+23%) 2569.7
1963 ML1 NL 23 7 33 33 22 7 0 259.2 241 75 49 102 2.60 3.46 (+25%) 328.0
1964 ML1 NL 6 13 38 25 4 1 4 173.2 204 102 52 78 5.29 3.58 (-48%) -3389.3
1965 NYN NL 4 12 20 19 5 0 0 126.0 140 61 35 56 4.36 3.50 (-25%) -2732.9
1965 SFN NL 3 4 16 11 3 0 0 71.2 70 27 21 34 3.39 3.50 (+3%) -791.3
Career · 22 seasons 363 245 750 665 382 63 29 5,243.2 4,830 1,798 1,434 2,583 3.09 — 63,558

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

Warren Spahn — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
783 1,872 141 363 57 6 35 189 4 94 487 .194 .234 .287 .520 -7,852

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 28.8% below league average.

Career SLG .287 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Warren Spahn 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
1942 BSN NL 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1946 BSN NL 24 43 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 14 .163 — — — — 0.0
1947 BSN NL 41 98 6 16 2 1 0 6 0 6 29 .163 .262 (-38%) .336 (-37%) .376 (-46%) .712 (-42%) -660.1
1948 BSN NL 37 90 10 15 3 0 1 7 0 6 24 .167 .263 (-37%) .340 (-36%) .379 (-38%) .719 (-37%) -547.4
1949 BSN NL 40 111 11 18 0 0 2 10 1 4 27 .162 .262 (-38%) .343 (-44%) .384 (-44%) .727 (-44%) -803.7
1950 BSN NL 41 106 7 23 0 0 1 13 1 6 33 .217 .265 (-18%) .346 (-23%) .401 (-39%) .747 (-32%) -548.2
1951 BSN NL 42 116 8 22 6 1 1 18 0 6 27 .190 .260 (-27%) .336 (-32%) .385 (-26%) .721 (-29%) -569.8
1952 BSN NL 52 112 10 18 2 1 2 9 1 4 23 .161 .252 (-36%) .326 (-42%) .369 (-32%) .696 (-37%) -670.1
1953 ML1 NL 38 105 6 23 5 0 2 12 0 1 22 .219 .264 (-17%) .335 (-33%) .397 (-18%) .733 (-25%) -454.3
1954 ML1 NL 41 101 4 21 6 0 1 10 0 7 17 .208 .261 (-20%) .333 (-20%) .390 (-24%) .723 (-22%) -362.2
1955 ML1 NL 40 81 7 17 1 1 4 14 0 4 20 .210 .258 (-19%) .332 (-26%) .393 (avg) .726 (-12%) -177.8
1956 ML1 NL 39 105 8 22 3 0 3 10 1 4 32 .210 .258 (-19%) .331 (-28%) .397 (-19%) .728 (-23%) -403.1
1957 ML1 NL 39 94 3 13 2 1 2 8 0 4 25 .138 .257 (-46%) .323 (-48%) .391 (-37%) .715 (-42%) -668.1
1958 ML1 NL 41 108 10 36 6 1 2 15 0 7 24 .333 .257 (+29%) .324 (+17%) .394 (+17%) .719 (+17%) 323.5
1959 ML1 NL 40 104 11 24 1 0 2 8 0 3 28 .231 .256 (-10%) .323 (-25%) .392 (-24%) .715 (-24%) -445.8
1960 ML1 NL 40 95 10 14 2 0 3 7 0 5 26 .147 .255 (-42%) .323 (-42%) .387 (-32%) .711 (-37%) -589.0
1961 ML1 NL 39 94 13 21 7 0 4 15 0 7 33 .223 .258 (-14%) .328 (-15%) .399 (+7%) .727 (-3%) -90.5
1962 ML1 NL 36 98 3 18 3 0 2 9 0 5 30 .184 .257 (-29%) .326 (-32%) .393 (-30%) .719 (-31%) -487.4
1963 ML1 NL 33 90 7 16 4 0 2 6 0 5 24 .178 .246 (-28%) .308 (-29%) .371 (-22%) .680 (-25%) -368.4
1964 ML1 NL 39 59 2 11 2 0 1 5 0 0 10 .186 .250 (-26%) .312 (-41%) .377 (-28%) .690 (-34%) -329.9
1965 NYN NL 21 35 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 7 12 .114 — — — — 0.0
1965 SFN NL 16 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 783 1,872 141 363 57 6 35 189 4 94 487 .194 — — — — -7,852

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

Warren Spahn — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 20 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 9 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Warren Spahn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1958 WS ML1 3 12 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 6 .333
1957 WS ML1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1948 WS BSN 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Warren Spahn — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 3 8 6 0 56.0 47 19 13 32 3.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Warren Spahn — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1958 WS ML1 2 1 3 3 0 28.2 19 7 8 18 2.20
1957 WS ML1 1 1 2 2 0 15.1 18 8 2 2 4.70
1948 WS BSN 1 1 3 1 0 12.0 10 4 3 12 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Warren Spahn — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home392907691791795.197
Away390965721831894.190

Pitching — Home / Away

Warren Spahn — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3782752.1239884071114262.75
Away3712491.0243496572111563.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Warren Spahn — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1965-10-01 SFGCINL 000000000
1965-09-28 SFGSTLL 000000000
1965-09-27 SFGSTLW 200000001
1965-09-22 SFGCINL 000000000
1965-09-14 SFGHOUW 000000000
1965-09-12 SFGCHCW 311000101
1965-09-06 SFGLADW 000000000
1965-08-31 SFGPHIL 301000000
1965-08-27 SFGNYNW 200000010
1965-08-23 SFGPITL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Warren Spahn — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1965-10-01 SFGCIN — 0.1110100
1965-09-28 SFGSTL — 2.0422010
1965-09-27 SFGSTL — 4.1522120
1965-09-22 SFGCIN — 1.0000000
1965-09-14 SFGHOU — 1.2200020
1965-09-12 SFGCHC W 9.0722242
1965-09-06 SFGLAD — 1.1644000
1965-08-31 SFGPHI L 8.0322142
1965-08-27 SFGNYN W 6.2722011
1965-08-23 SFGPIT L 6.1944320

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Warren Spahn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 750 397 222 999 58 82

Season-by-Season Fielding

Warren Spahn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1942 BSN P 4 0 1 2 0 0
1946 BSN P 24 0 2 16 2 0
1947 BSN P 40 0 5 48 1 1
1948 BSN P 36 0 4 52 1 3
1949 BSN P 38 0 14 41 4 2
1950 BSN P 41 0 9 55 8 3
1951 BSN P 39 0 7 50 3 1
1952 BSN P 40 0 18 56 5 4
1953 ML1 P 35 0 12 53 4 7
1954 ML1 P 39 34 12 57 4 4
1955 ML1 P 39 32 13 44 3 4
1956 ML1 P 39 35 16 41 1 7
1957 ML1 P 39 35 18 47 0 4
1958 ML1 P 38 36 11 67 2 7
1959 ML1 P 40 36 14 45 3 4
1960 ML1 P 40 33 14 59 3 7
1961 ML1 P 38 34 16 63 2 7
1962 ML1 P 34 34 13 55 1 5
1963 ML1 P 33 33 11 71 3 8
1964 ML1 P 38 25 4 36 6 2
1965 NYN P 20 19 4 25 1 1
1965 SFN P 16 11 4 16 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Warren Spahn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 750

Awards & Honors

Warren Spahn — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1961 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1961 TSN All-Star P
1961 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1960 TSN All-Star P
1958 TSN All-Star P
1958 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1957 Cy Young Award
1957 TSN All-Star P
1957 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1953 TSN All-Star P
1953 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1950 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1949 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1949 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Warren Spahn — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 30.0 280 0
1961 Cy Young Award ML 2nd 6.0 18 6
1961 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 31.0 224 0
1960 Cy Young Award ML 2nd 4.0 16 4
1960 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 27.0 336 0
1959 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 3.0 336 0
1958 Cy Young Award ML 2nd 4.0 16 4
1958 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 108.0 336 1
1957 Cy Young Award ML 1st 15.0 16 15
1957 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 131.0 336 1
1956 Cy Young Award ML 3rd 1.0 16 1
1956 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 126.0 336 1
1954 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 38.0 336 0
1953 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 120.0 336 0
1952 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 8.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 45.0 336 0
1950 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 14.0 336 0
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 60.0 336 0
1948 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 31.0 336 0
1947 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 26.0 336 0

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Career Spans

Warren Spahn (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Phil Niekro HOF
    318-274, 3.35 ERA
  2. 97
    Pete Alexander HOF
    373-208, 2.56 ERA
  3. 95
    Robin Roberts HOF
    286-245, 3.41 ERA
  4. 94
    Jim Kaat HOF
    283-237, 3.45 ERA
  5. 94
    Gaylord Perry HOF
    314-265, 3.11 ERA
  6. 91
    Eddie Plank HOF
    326-194, 2.35 ERA

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Warren Spahn: the record in brief

The profile opens with Warren Spahn's first major league game on April 19, 1942; the last one listed came on October 1, 1965. Spahn played for the Boston Braves (1942 through 1952), the Milwaukee Braves (1953 to 1964), the New York Mets (1965), and the San Francisco Giants (1965). Spahn played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 23, 1921, in Buffalo, NY, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 172 pounds. The bio records the death on November 24, 2003, in Broken Arrow, OK, USA. Spahn's full given name, per the bio, is Warren Edward Spahn.

Across 750 games (665 starts), Spahn recorded 363 wins against 245 losses with a 3.09 ERA. Spahn had 2,583 strikeouts, 382 complete games, 63 shutouts, and 29 saves. The leagues Spahn pitched in allowed 3.86 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 20.0% better than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Warren Spahn

What years did Warren Spahn play?
Warren Spahn played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1965.
Was Warren Spahn a pitcher?
Yes. Warren Spahn pitched in the major leagues, recording 363 wins and 2583 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Warren Spahn hit?
Warren Spahn hit 35 career home runs with 363 hits.
Is Warren Spahn in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Warren Spahn was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
What teams did Warren Spahn play for?
Warren Spahn played for 3 teams: the Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946–1964), the New York Mets (1965), and the San Francisco Giants (1965).
How many Cy Young Awards did Warren Spahn win?
Warren Spahn won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1957.
What awards did Warren Spahn win?
Warren Spahn won the Cy Young Award (1957). He was selected to 14 All-Star Games.
What were Warren Spahn's career stats?
In 750 games, Warren Spahn went 363-245 with a 3.09 ERA, 2,583 strikeouts, 5,243.2 innings pitched, and 29 saves. At the plate he had 363 hits and 35 home runs.
What position did Warren Spahn play?
Warren Spahn played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Warren Spahn and how much did he weigh?
Warren Spahn was listed at 6 feet and 172 pounds.
What was Warren Spahn's career ERA?
Warren Spahn finished with a 3.09 career ERA, going 363-245 with 2,583 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Warren Spahn have?
Warren Spahn recorded 2,583 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games did Warren Spahn make?
Warren Spahn was selected to 14 All-Star Games.