Warren Spahn | Baseball Prospectus

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA
21	5243.7	363	245	29	2583	3.09

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1942	BSN	21	4	2	15.7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	79	25	15	10	0	0	11	11	0	7	5.74	3.50	0.00	0.0	0.0
1946	BSN	25	24	16	125.7	0.0	0.0	8	5	1	0	0	0	514	107	46	41	6	0	36	36	1	67	2.94	2.76	0.00	0.0	0.0
1947	BSN	26	40	35	289.7	0.0	0.0	21	10	3	0	0	0	1174	245	87	75	15	0	84	84	1	123	2.33	3.27	0.00	0.0	0.0
1948	BSN	27	36	35	257.0	0.0	0.0	15	12	1	0	0	0	1064	237	115	106	19	0	77	77	1	114	3.71	3.55	0.00	0.0	0.0
1949	BSN	28	38	38	302.3	0.0	0.0	21	14	0	0	0	0	1258	283	125	103	27	0	86	86	3	151	3.07	3.57	0.00	0.0	0.0
1950	BSN	29	41	39	293.0	233.3	1.7	21	17	1	0	22	1	976	248	123	103	22	280	111	106	1	191	3.16	3.27	3.43	49.4	5.5
1951	BSN	30	39	36	310.7	303.0	7.7	22	14	0	0	21	7	1289	278	111	103	20	388	109	103	1	164	2.98	3.22	3.66	33.4	3.3
1952	BSN	31	40	35	290.0	270.7	13.7	14	19	3	0	22	4	1160	263	109	96	19	355	73	63	6	183	2.98	2.82	3.47	29.2	3.4
1953	MLN	32	35	32	265.7	220.3	3.0	23	7	3	0	21	1	898	211	75	62	14	253	70	64	1	148	2.10	2.99	3.85	33.3	3.8
1954	MLN	33	39	34	283.3	241.0	6.7	21	12	3	0	20	5	1032	262	107	99	24	336	86	78	1	136	3.14	3.48	3.97	25.7	2.9
1955	MLN	34	39	32	245.7	203.3	14.7	17	14	1	1	19	1	909	249	99	89	25	325	65	61	2	110	3.26	3.55	4.31	13.4	1.4
1956	MLN	35	39	35	281.3	239.0	2.7	20	11	3	1	23	4	957	249	92	87	25	318	52	40	3	128	2.78	3.06	4.04	22.6	2.5
1957	MLN	36	39	35	271.0	267.0	4.0	21	11	3	0	26	1	1111	241	94	81	23	353	78	74	2	111	2.69	3.68	4.22	16.7	1.6
1958	MLN	37	38	36	290.0	279.3	1.7	22	11	1	0	23	4	1139	257	106	99	29	385	76	69	2	150	3.07	3.58	4.39	34.1	4.7
1959	MLN	38	40	36	292.0	280.7	11.3	21	15	0	2	23	4	1206	282	106	96	21	406	70	61	1	143	2.96	3.31	4.07	32.4	3.2
1960	MLN	39	40	33	267.7	256.3	11.3	21	10	2	1	17	10	1110	254	114	104	24	373	74	65	4	154	3.50	3.54	3.97	23.3	3.0
1961	MLN	40	38	34	262.7	258.3	4.3	21	13	0	2	19	4	1063	236	96	88	24	360	64	63	4	115	3.02	3.75	4.45	29.8	3.6
1962	MLN	41	34	34	269.3	269.3	0.0	18	14	0	0	25	4	1088	248	97	91	25	370	55	51	3	118	3.04	3.70	4.38	20.6	2.0
1963	MLN	42	33	33	259.7	259.7	0.0	23	7	0	0	23	2	1037	241	85	75	23	355	49	45	0	102	2.60	3.43	4.02	8.9	1.9
1964	MLN	43	38	25	173.7	152.3	21.3	6	13	4	1	8	5	759	204	110	102	23	322	52	48	2	78	5.29	4.51	4.79	3.7	0.5
1965	NYN	44	20	19	126.0	125.0	1.0	4	12	0	0	10	1	543	140	70	61	18	221	35	34	2	56	4.36	4.48	5.12	-3.0	-0.4
1965	SFN	44	16	11	71.7	64.7	7.0	3	4	0	0	6	1	303	70	34	27	8	113	21	20	1	34	3.39	4.06	4.46	3.3	0.3
Career			750	665	5243.7	3923.3	112.0	363	245	29	8	328	59	20669	4830	2016	1798	434	5513	1434	1339	42	2583	3.09	3.45	4.10	376.6	43.2

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1942	BSN	MLB	4	2	15.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.410		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1946	BSN	MLB	24	16	125.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1947	BSN	MLB	40	35	289.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.242		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	BSN	MLB	36	35	257.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.256		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	BSN	MLB	38	38	302.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.258		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	BSN	MLB	41	39	293.0	3.43	124	.232	.276	.350	.438	.278	.252	94	42.5	4.1	49.4	5.5
1951	BSN	MLB	39	36	310.7	3.66	113	.243	.276	.348	.428	.285	.259	95	30.8	3.2	33.4	3.3
1952	BSN	MLB	40	35	290.0	3.47	106	.248	.267	.337	.400	.283	.265	89	25.9	2.8	29.2	3.4
1953	MLN	MLB	35	32	265.7	3.85	115	.224	.281	.348	.437	.285	.247	93	28.0	2.8	33.3	3.8
1954	MLN	MLB	39	34	283.3	3.97	107	.246	.281	.346	.429	.277	.256	93	24.2	2.5	25.7	2.9
1955	MLN	MLB	39	32	245.7	4.31	98	.259	.273	.339	.429	.272	.273	93	12.7	1.3	13.4	1.4
1956	MLN	MLB	39	35	281.3	4.04	100	.223	.269	.331	.426	.266	.243	94	14.8	1.5	22.6	2.5
1957	MLN	MLB	39	35	271.0	4.22	96	.241	.274	.334	.415	.273	.243	94	15.1	1.6	16.7	1.6
1958	MLN	MLB	38	36	290.0	4.39	95	.242	.276	.341	.431	.277	.249	94	15.6	1.7	34.1	4.7
1959	MLN	MLB	40	36	292.0	4.07	102	.245	.277	.339	.425	.275	.269	93	20.5	2.1	32.4	3.2
1960	MLN	MLB	40	33	267.7	3.97	100	.249	.269	.332	.415	.271	.269	94	18.0	1.9	23.3	3.0
1961	MLN	MLB	38	34	262.7	4.45	96	.236	.276	.335	.430	.271	.247	93	16.8	1.7	29.8	3.6
1962	MLN	MLB	34	34	269.3	4.38	100	.238	.277	.338	.419	.272	.251	96	19.8	2.1	20.6	2.0
1963	MLN	MLB	33	33	259.7	4.02	90	.239	.261	.317	.395	.272	.253	95	4.3	0.5	8.9	1.9
1964	MLN	MLB	38	25	173.7	4.79	84	.297	.268	.321	.401	.273	.300	102	3.9	0.4	3.7	0.5
1965	NYN	MLB	20	19	126.0	5.12	71	.289	.268	.331	.412	.281	.282	98	-4.9	-0.6	-3.0	-0.4
1965	SFN	MLB	16	11	71.7	4.46	90	.286	.267	.327	.403	.275	.259	101	2.3	0.3	3.3	0.3
Career		MLB		665	5243.7	4.10	100	.197	.273	.270	.421	.221	.259	76	290.3	30.0	376.6	43.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1942	BSN	MLB	0	0	0	4	2	15.7	25	11	7	0	0%	.410	14.4	6.3	0.0	4.0	2.30	5.74	0.0	0.0
1946	BSN	MLB	8	5	1	24	16	125.7	107	36	67	6	0%	.250	7.7	2.6	0.4	4.8	1.14	2.94	0.0	0.0
1947	BSN	MLB	21	10	3	40	35	289.7	245	84	123	15	0%	.242	7.6	2.6	0.5	3.8	1.14	2.33	0.0	0.0
1948	BSN	MLB	15	12	1	36	35	257.0	237	77	114	19	0%	.256	8.3	2.7	0.7	4.0	1.22	3.71	0.0	0.0
1949	BSN	MLB	21	14	0	38	38	302.3	283	86	151	27	0%	.258	8.4	2.6	0.8	4.5	1.22	3.07	0.0	0.0
1950	BSN	MLB	21	17	1	41	39	293.0	248	111	191	22	46%	.252	7.6	3.4	0.7	5.9	1.23	3.16	49.4	5.5
1951	BSN	MLB	22	14	0	39	36	310.7	278	109	164	20	41%	.259	8.1	3.2	0.6	4.8	1.25	2.98	33.4	3.3
1952	BSN	MLB	14	19	3	40	35	290.0	263	73	183	19	45%	.265	8.2	2.3	0.6	5.7	1.16	2.98	29.2	3.4
1953	MLN	MLB	23	7	3	35	32	265.7	211	70	148	14	43%	.247	7.1	2.4	0.5	5.0	1.06	2.10	33.3	3.8
1954	MLN	MLB	21	12	3	39	34	283.3	262	86	136	24	47%	.256	8.3	2.7	0.8	4.3	1.23	3.14	25.7	2.9
1955	MLN	MLB	17	14	1	39	32	245.7	249	65	110	25	55%	.273	9.1	2.4	0.9	4.0	1.28	3.26	13.4	1.4
1956	MLN	MLB	20	11	3	39	35	281.3	249	52	128	25	45%	.243	8.0	1.7	0.8	4.1	1.07	2.78	22.6	2.5
1957	MLN	MLB	21	11	3	39	35	271.0	241	78	111	23	48%	.243	8.0	2.6	0.8	3.7	1.18	2.69	16.7	1.6
1958	MLN	MLB	22	11	1	38	36	290.0	257	76	150	29	54%	.249	8.0	2.4	0.9	4.7	1.15	3.07	34.1	4.7
1959	MLN	MLB	21	15	0	40	36	292.0	282	70	143	21	54%	.269	8.7	2.2	0.6	4.4	1.21	2.96	32.4	3.2
1960	MLN	MLB	21	10	2	40	33	267.7	254	74	154	24	50%	.269	8.5	2.5	0.8	5.2	1.23	3.50	23.3	3.0
1961	MLN	MLB	21	13	0	38	34	262.7	236	64	115	24	51%	.247	8.1	2.2	0.8	3.9	1.14	3.02	29.8	3.6
1962	MLN	MLB	18	14	0	34	34	269.3	248	55	118	25	49%	.251	8.3	1.8	0.8	3.9	1.12	3.04	20.6	2.0
1963	MLN	MLB	23	7	0	33	33	259.7	241	49	102	23	52%	.253	8.4	1.7	0.8	3.5	1.12	2.60	8.9	1.9
1964	MLN	MLB	6	13	4	38	25	173.7	204	52	78	23	54%	.300	10.6	2.7	1.2	4.0	1.47	5.29	3.7	0.5
1965	NYN	MLB	4	12	0	20	19	126.0	140	35	56	18	50%	.282	10.0	2.5	1.3	4.0	1.39	4.36	-3.0	-0.4
1965	SFN	MLB	3	4	0	16	11	71.7	70	21	34	8	53%	.259	8.8	2.6	1.0	4.3	1.27	3.39	3.3	0.3

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
Raising Aces: Time to Unwind	Doug Thorburn	2013-05-03
Wezen-Ball: The Milwaukee Walk of Shame?	Larry Granillo	2013-01-23
Raising Aces: The Good Old Days: Greg Maddux	Doug Thorburn	2012-12-14
Transaction Analysis: Dodgers Go Big for Greinke	Sam Miller	2012-12-10
Wezen-Ball: "Skyfall" and Baseball's Golden Age	Larry Granillo	2012-11-12
Wezen-Ball: A Guide to Pitchers	Larry Granillo	2012-09-05
BP Unfiltered: MVPs Who Weren't All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-12
Baseball ProGUESTus: No No-No, No Cry	Craig Glaser	2012-05-29
Pebble Hunting: Doing Lines	Sam Miller	2012-04-18
Research Mailbag: Worst. Lineup. Ever.	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Keltner All-Stars, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
Wezen-Ball: Honoring Veterans' Day	Larry Granillo	2011-11-11
BP Unfiltered: The Hallworthy Alomar and Blyleven	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-23
Wezen-Ball: The Passing of a Great	Larry Granillo	2011-05-18
Wezen-Ball: Verducci's "Nintendo Effect"	Larry Granillo	2011-04-26
The BP Wayback Machine: Sizing Up Small Sample Size	James Click	2011-04-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Williams, Appling, Oh and Bo	Larry Granillo	2011-03-31
Wezen-Ball: The History of the "Greatest Living Ballplayer"	Larry Granillo	2011-03-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Quality Stat, Better than Wins	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disasterpiece Theater	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-29
Another Look: Lefty's Remarkable Streak	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: Jacktastic!	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-30
Another Look: Remembering Donald Davidson	Bob Hertzel	2010-06-29
You Could Look It Up: Memorial Day Meditations	Steven Goldman	2010-05-31
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day and Other Controversies #18	Steven Goldman	2010-05-04
Prospectus Q&A: Chris Davis	David Laurila	2010-04-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tom Glavine	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases for Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-06
Prospectus Q&A: Best Q&A Quotes of 2009	David Laurila	2009-12-30
Checking the Numbers: Perceived Velocity	Eric Seidman	2009-09-22
Solving the Rookie Dilemma: Part One	Dan Malkiel	2009-09-10
Prospectus Today: A Modest All-Star Proposal	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-07
Prospectus Hit List: The Rising	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-05
Prospectus Q&A: George Thorogood	David Laurila	2009-02-22
You Could Look It Up: Fun With PECOTA Comparables III	Steven Goldman	2009-02-20
Attack of the Finesse Pitchers: Strategery and Arms Control	Eric Seidman	2009-02-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-12
On the Beat: One Man's Hall of Fame Vote	John Perrotto	2008-12-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Dream Season Ends, a Nightmare Continues	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Comeback Kings	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-15
Prospectus Q&A: Paul Byrd	David Laurila	2008-10-05
You Could Look It Up: Love in the Temperate Zone, Part One	Steven Goldman	2008-09-09
Every Given Sunday: One Last Comeback	John Perrotto	2008-06-15
Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Advice for the Young at Heart	Derek Jacques	2008-04-22
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Having a Ball	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tandemonium	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-07
Prospectus Matchups: Dead Horses and Fifth Starters	Jim Baker	2008-01-04
The Class of 2008: The Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-03
Prospectus Q&A: John Farrell	David Laurila	2007-12-16
You Could Look It Up: How 'bout a Ten-Spot?	Steven Goldman	2007-11-26
Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part Two	Nate Silver	2007-09-21
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Matchups: 300	Jim Baker	2007-08-10
Every Given Sunday: Firing Strikes	John Perrotto	2007-06-10
Prospectus Q&A: Rick Langford	David Laurila	2007-06-03
JAWS Returns: Cooperstown Musings	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-21
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
Prospectus Matchups: The 2007 Transient All-Stars, Starting Pitchers	Jim Baker	2007-02-23
The Class of 2007: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-09
Prospectus Q&A: Craig Breslow	David Laurila	2006-12-18
Schrodinger's Bat: First Contact	Dan Fox	2006-11-09
You Could Look It Up: No Hitters Ain't That Special, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2006-09-14
Prospectus Matchups: Early Clincher	Jim Baker	2006-06-27
Prospectus Matchups: Frank Thomas' Relocoda	Jim Baker	2006-02-07
The Class of 2006: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-16
Prospectus Matchups: Initiation	Jim Baker	2005-12-06
Under The Knife: Seven Days Left	Will Carroll	2005-09-26
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-12
Can Of Corn: Tops Among Top Three	Dayn Perry	2005-08-03
Crooked Numbers: Sizing Up Small Sample Size	James Click	2005-04-14
Prospectus Q&A: Juan Marichal	Carlos J. Lugo	2005-04-05
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Derek Jacques	2005-03-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-03-04
Prospectus Matchups: Seeking the Perfect Candidate	Jim Baker	2005-01-06
The Class of 2005: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-20
Prospectus Matchups: The A's Offense	Jim Baker	2004-09-21
You Could Look It Up: Shifting on the Fly	Steven Goldman	2004-08-17
Prospectus Today: The Weekend That Was	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-09
Are Knuckleballers Easy to Relieve?: ...And Other Pressing Issues of Our Time	Michael Wolverton	2004-07-14
Prospectus Today: Nine Games	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-14
Teams: A Critical Guide: Lights Dimmed on Broadway	Steven Goldman	2004-05-24
You Could Look It Up: Prejudices	Steven Goldman	2004-03-19
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-14
Cross Your Fingers: Cautionary Tales From the Second Base Trade Logs, Part II	Steven Goldman	2003-07-18
Prospectus Today: Pitcher Workloads	Joe Sheehan	2003-06-18
Under The Knife: The Pitch Count Debate, Continued	Will Carroll	2003-03-21
Prospectus Feature: The Yankees' Seven-Man Rotation	Nate Silver	2003-02-11
Aim For The Head: Expected vs. Actual Wins	Keith Woolner	2001-05-16

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-05-18 13:00:00	When they did the Tommy John surgery on Jaime Garcia a couple of years ago, whose left arm did they graft on, Warren Spahn's or John Tudor's? Put more prosaically, how long does this tantalizing left-handed unhittability last? (Bill from New Mexico)	Well, Warren Spahn is dead, but I'm pretty sure arms are not part of the organ donor program. :) Garcia is going to progress to the mean at some point but I really believe he is going to be a top-shelf starter for many years to come. He's got pretty good stuff and a good idea of what to do with it. (John Perrotto)
2009-06-24 13:00:00	So after the hubbub about bringing David Price up too late, does it look like perhaps the Rays brought him up a bit too soon? (Tim from Tampa)	No, not really. I think we've forgotten that there can be a transitional period for minors players coming to the majors, regardless of how impressive they are. You wouldn't have forecast Roger Clemens for 19 Cy Youngs off of 1984, Carl Hubbell was bounced out of Detroit before clicking with the Giants, the Braves sent Warren Spahn back to the minors after his first audition, and Jim Palmer didn't post an above-average ERA+ until year three. Price's minors numbers are what they are. Now he just has to evolve one more time. It should happen, but perhaps not instantly. This same impatience is something I see daily with the Yankees and Joba, Hughes, et al. (Steven Goldman)

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