Given Name: Early
Born: 1/6/1920 in Hartford, AL USA
Died: 4/4/1999 in Venice, FL USA
First Game: Wednesday September 13, 1939
Last Game: Friday September 13, 1963
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
Received 301.0 of 396 votes (297 required)
Voted in by BBWAA
Awards:
1959 - Cy Young Award - ML
1959 - TSN All-Star - ML (P)
1959 - TSN Major League Player of the Year - ML
1959 - TSN Pitcher of the Year - AL
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | WS1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
1941 | WS1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 |
1942 | WS1 | 30 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .217 | .250 | .246 | .496 |
1943 | WS1 | 38 | 98 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .296 | .303 | .378 | .681 |
1944 | WS1 | 43 | 92 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .207 | .232 | .261 | .492 |
1946 | WS1 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .319 | .385 | .426 | .810 |
1947 | WS1 | 54 | 120 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .275 | .281 | .375 | .656 |
1948 | WS1 | 73 | 106 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .217 | .308 | .264 | .572 |
1949 | CLE | 35 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .143 | .189 | .200 | .389 |
1950 | CLE | 39 | 77 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .234 | .322 | .403 | .724 |
1951 | CLE | 41 | 108 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .185 | .235 | .306 | .540 |
1952 | CLE | 44 | 99 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .222 | .287 | .242 | .529 |
1953 | CLE | 37 | 91 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .275 | .327 | .396 | .722 |
1954 | CLE | 40 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .183 | .240 | .215 | .455 |
1955 | CLE | 34 | 84 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .179 | .233 | .250 | .483 |
1956 | CLE | 38 | 101 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .228 | .278 | .307 | .585 |
1957 | CLE | 40 | 86 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .116 | .214 | .116 | .331 |
1958 | CHA | 40 | 75 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | .200 | .291 | .213 | .504 |
1959 | CHA | 37 | 90 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .244 | .317 | .389 | .706 |
1960 | CHA | 36 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | .200 | .330 | .293 | .623 |
1961 | CHA | 17 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .162 | .225 | .162 | .387 |
1962 | CHA | 27 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .130 | .230 | .148 | .378 |
1963 | CLE | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .657 |
Career | 796 | 1704 | 136 | 365 | 59 | 5 | 17 | 485 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 330 | .214 | .274 | .285 | .559 | |
Max | 73 | 120 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .319 | .385 | .426 | .810 |
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GIDP | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | WS | CLE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
1959 | WS | CHA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 |
Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | ERA | WHIP | HR | BB | SO | IBB | WP | HBP | BK | BFP | GF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | WS1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 5.75 | 1.77 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
1941 | WS1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 1.58 | 1.12 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
1942 | WS1 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 246 | 129 | 108 | 5.12 | 1.68 | 6 | 73 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 870 | 2 |
1943 | WS1 | 18 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 256.2 | 232 | 97 | 83 | 2.91 | 1.23 | 15 | 83 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1067 | 4 |
1944 | WS1 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 207.2 | 221 | 97 | 78 | 3.38 | 1.39 | 3 | 67 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 883 | 7 |
1946 | WS1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 112 | 45 | 37 | 3.11 | 1.36 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 460 | 5 |
1947 | WS1 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 247.0 | 251 | 114 | 100 | 3.64 | 1.38 | 13 | 90 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1058 | 2 |
1948 | WS1 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 198.0 | 236 | 144 | 128 | 5.82 | 1.67 | 18 | 94 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 912 | 1 |
1949 | CLE | 11 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 186 | 84 | 76 | 4.15 | 1.48 | 8 | 57 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 724 | 2 |
1950 | CLE | 18 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 213.2 | 166 | 88 | 76 | 3.20 | 1.25 | 20 | 101 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 903 | 4 |
1951 | CLE | 20 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 274.1 | 227 | 102 | 92 | 3.02 | 1.22 | 18 | 107 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1138 | 3 |
1952 | CLE | 23 | 12 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 285.2 | 239 | 103 | 92 | 2.90 | 1.30 | 23 | 132 | 153 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1190 | 9 |
1953 | CLE | 17 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 251.2 | 234 | 121 | 110 | 3.93 | 1.35 | 19 | 107 | 138 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1077 | 2 |
1954 | CLE | 23 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 270.2 | 225 | 93 | 82 | 2.73 | 1.14 | 21 | 83 | 155 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1102 | 4 |
1955 | CLE | 17 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 230.0 | 207 | 86 | 72 | 2.82 | 1.25 | 19 | 80 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 964 | 1 |
1956 | CLE | 20 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 277.2 | 233 | 93 | 84 | 2.72 | 1.17 | 19 | 91 | 158 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1144 | 2 |
1957 | CLE | 14 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 263.0 | 270 | 139 | 126 | 4.31 | 1.42 | 32 | 104 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1146 | 2 |
1958 | CHA | 14 | 16 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 239.2 | 214 | 115 | 110 | 4.13 | 1.33 | 27 | 104 | 179 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1016 | 6 |
1959 | CHA | 22 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 255.2 | 202 | 106 | 90 | 3.17 | 1.26 | 20 | 119 | 179 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1076 | 0 |
1960 | CHA | 13 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 237.1 | 220 | 105 | 92 | 3.49 | 1.40 | 20 | 112 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1024 | 1 |
1961 | CHA | 8 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 110.1 | 88 | 43 | 43 | 3.51 | 1.22 | 11 | 47 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 457 | 1 |
1962 | CHA | 7 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 167.2 | 171 | 90 | 83 | 4.46 | 1.35 | 15 | 56 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 710 | 1 |
1963 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55.1 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 2.28 | 1.17 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 7 |
Career | 300 | 244 | 691 | 612 | 290 | 49 | 15 | 4564.0 | 4291 | 2037 | 1796 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 338 | 1775 | 2334 | 36 | 51 | 64 | 2 | 19408 | 66 | |
'Best' | 23 | 19 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 285.2 | 270 | 144 | 128 | 1.58 | 1.12 | 32 | 132 | 184 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1190 | 9 |
Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | ERA | WHIP | HR | BB | SO | IBB | WP | HBP | BK | BFP | GF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | WS | CLE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 0.86 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
1959 | WS | CHA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5.54 | 1.77 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4.95 | 1.45 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | PB |
1939 | WS1 | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | WS1 | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1942 | WS1 | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
1943 | WS1 | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1944 | WS1 | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
1946 | WS1 | P | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1947 | WS1 | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
1948 | WS1 | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1949 | CLE | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1950 | CLE | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
1951 | CLE | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1952 | CLE | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1953 | CLE | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1954 | CLE | P | 40 | 36 | 270.2 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1955 | CLE | P | 32 | 31 | 230.0 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | CLE | P | 38 | 35 | 277.2 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1957 | CLE | P | 40 | 37 | 263.0 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
1958 | CHA | P | 40 | 34 | 239.2 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1959 | CHA | P | 37 | 37 | 255.2 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
1960 | CHA | P | 36 | 34 | 237.1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1961 | CHA | P | 17 | 16 | 110.1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | CHA | P | 27 | 26 | 167.2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1963 | CLE | P | 20 | 5 | 55.1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | P | 691 | 291 | 2107.1 | 193 | 670 | 29 | 47 | 0 |