Warren Spahn
⭐ Hall of Fame 1973
Born: 4/23/1921 in Buffalo, NY, USA
Died: 11/24/2003 in Broken Arrow, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1942-04-19 | Final Game: 1965-10-01
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 172 lbs
Full name: Warren Edward Spahn
Biography
Warren Spahn was a legendary pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1942 until his retirement in 1965. His remarkable career spanned over two decades during which he established himself as one of the game's all-time greats. Spahn finished his career with a record of 363 wins and 245 losses, boasting a 3.09 ERA and accumulating 2,583 strikeouts. Known for his exceptional control and durability, he also recorded 29 saves, showcasing his versatility on the mound.
Spahn was an integral part of the Milwaukee Braves' success in the 1950s and became a central figure in the National League. He earned the prestigious Cy Young Award and was selected as an All-Star 16 times, a testament to his dominance during his playing era. His induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 solidified his legacy, ensuring that future generations would remember him not only for his impressive statistics but also for his contributions to the game. Spahn's ability to pitch effectively in an era that included fierce competition and evolving strategies has made him a revered figure in baseball history.
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 | 5243.7 | 4830 | 1798 | 434 | 1434 | 2583 | 3.09 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BSN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5.74 | -57.3 |
| 1946 | BSN | NL | 8 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.7 | 107 | 41 | 36 | 67 | 2.94 | 2049.8 |
| 1947 | BSN | NL | 21 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 289.7 | 245 | 75 | 84 | 123 | 2.33 | 5271.6 |
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 15 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 257.0 | 237 | 106 | 77 | 114 | 3.71 | 3237.3 |
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 21 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 302.3 | 283 | 103 | 86 | 151 | 3.07 | 4523.3 |
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 21 | 17 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 293.0 | 248 | 103 | 111 | 191 | 3.16 | 7443.6 |
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 22 | 14 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 310.7 | 278 | 103 | 109 | 164 | 2.98 | 5945.1 |
| 1952 | BSN | NL | 14 | 19 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 290.0 | 263 | 96 | 73 | 183 | 2.98 | 6974.1 |
| 1953 | ATL | NL | 23 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 265.7 | 211 | 62 | 70 | 148 | 2.10 | - |
| 1954 | ATL | NL | 21 | 12 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 283.3 | 262 | 99 | 86 | 136 | 3.14 | - |
| 1955 | ATL | NL | 17 | 14 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 245.7 | 249 | 89 | 65 | 110 | 3.26 | - |
| 1956 | ATL | NL | 20 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 281.3 | 249 | 87 | 52 | 128 | 2.78 | - |
| 1957 | ATL | NL | 21 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 271.0 | 241 | 81 | 78 | 111 | 2.69 | - |
| 1958 | ATL | NL | 22 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 290.0 | 257 | 99 | 76 | 150 | 3.07 | - |
| 1959 | ATL | NL | 21 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 292.0 | 282 | 96 | 70 | 143 | 2.96 | - |
| 1960 | ATL | NL | 21 | 10 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 267.7 | 254 | 104 | 74 | 154 | 3.50 | - |
| 1961 | ATL | NL | 21 | 13 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 262.7 | 236 | 88 | 64 | 115 | 3.02 | - |
| 1962 | ATL | NL | 18 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 269.3 | 248 | 91 | 55 | 118 | 3.04 | - |
| 1963 | ATL | NL | 23 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 259.7 | 241 | 75 | 49 | 102 | 2.60 | - |
| 1964 | ATL | NL | 6 | 13 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 173.7 | 204 | 102 | 52 | 78 | 5.29 | - |
| 1965 | NYN | NL | 4 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 126.0 | 140 | 61 | 35 | 56 | 4.36 | -2803.8 |
| 1965 | SFG | NL | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71.7 | 70 | 27 | 21 | 34 | 3.39 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783 | 1872 | 141 | 363 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 189 | 4 | 94 | 487 | 0.194 | 0.234 | 0.287 | 0.520 | -8498.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BSN | NL | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1946 | BSN | NL | 24 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.163 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | BSN | NL | 41 | 98 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0.163 | -713.0 |
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 37 | 90 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0.167 | -595.6 |
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 40 | 111 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0.162 | -866.3 |
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 41 | 106 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 0.217 | -592.0 |
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 42 | 116 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0.190 | -616.4 |
| 1952 | BSN | NL | 52 | 112 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0.161 | -738.0 |
| 1953 | ATL | NL | 38 | 105 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.219 | -487.9 |
| 1954 | ATL | NL | 41 | 101 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0.208 | -391.2 |
| 1955 | ATL | NL | 40 | 81 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.210 | -191.7 |
| 1956 | ATL | NL | 39 | 105 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0.210 | -433.7 |
| 1957 | ATL | NL | 39 | 94 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0.138 | -718.9 |
| 1958 | ATL | NL | 41 | 108 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0.333 | 323.5 |
| 1959 | ATL | NL | 40 | 104 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0.231 | -480.6 |
| 1960 | ATL | NL | 40 | 95 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0.147 | -634.9 |
| 1961 | ATL | NL | 39 | 94 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0.223 | -97.0 |
| 1962 | ATL | NL | 36 | 98 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0.184 | -519.9 |
| 1963 | ATL | NL | 33 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0.178 | -390.9 |
| 1964 | ATL | NL | 39 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.186 | -353.7 |
| 1965 | NYN | NL | 21 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0.114 | 0.0 |
| 1965 | SFG | NL | 16 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.200 |
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 | 0.333 |
| 1957 | WS | ML1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 1948 | WS | BSN | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
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
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | WS | ML1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28.7 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2.20 |
| 1957 | WS | ML1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4.70 |
| 1948 | WS | BSN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 750 | 397 | 222 | 999 | 58 | 82 |
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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 750 |
Awards & Honors
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 |