Hal Newhouser played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1955, appearing in 488 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 207 W and 150 L, an ERA of 3.06, 1,796 SO, a WHIP of 1.311, and a WAR of 60.1.
Hal Newhouser Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Hal Newhouser.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Hal Newhouser |
| Date of Birth | May 20, 1921 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1939 |
📊 Career Summary
Hal Newhouser appeared in 488 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1939 to 1955. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 374 (MLB Rank: 177) |
| GF | 79 (MLB Rank: 1,009) |
| W | 207 (MLB Rank: 107) |
| L | 150 (MLB Rank: 166) |
| SV | 26 (MLB Rank: 618) |
| ERA | 3.06 (MLB Rank: 1,485) |
| IP | 2993 (MLB Rank: 140) |
| SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
| CG | 212 (MLB Rank: 119) |
| SO | 1,796 (MLB Rank: 124) |
| BB | 1249 (MLB Rank: 44) |
| H | 2,674 (MLB Rank: 198) |
| HR | 136 (MLB Rank: 628) |
| SO9 | 5.4 (MLB Rank: 4,775) |
| BB9 | 3.76 (MLB Rank: 5,823) |
| H9 | 8.04 (MLB Rank: 9,769) |
| HR9 | 0.41 (MLB Rank: 7,735) |
| WHIP | 1.311 (MLB Rank: 9,119) |
| WAR | 60.1 (MLB Rank: 65) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1955)
In his final season (1955), Hal Newhouser recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| W | 0 |
| IP | 2.1 |
| SO | 1 |
| BB | 4 |
| H | 1 |
| HR | 0 |
| SO9 | 3.86 |
| BB9 | 15.43 |
| H9 | 3.86 |
| WHIP | 2.143 |
| WAR | 0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1944, 29 W
- Most SO: 1946, 275 SO
- Most IP: 1945, 313.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1945, 11.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1955, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Hal Newhouser appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 6.68, pitched 20.2 IP, struck out 22 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.
Hal Newhouser Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 3.39 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
1940 | 9 | 9 | 4.86 | 0.5 | 0 | 89 | 133.1 | 1.2 | 1.688 | 12 | 149 | 76 | 81 | 72 | 98 | 4.59 | 6 | 1.17 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 613 |
1941 | 9 | 11 | 4.79 | 0.45 | 0 | 106 | 173 | 1.1 | 1.751 | 6 | 166 | 137 | 109 | 92 | 95 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 0.77 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 810 |
1942 | 8 | 14 | 2.45 | 0.364 | 5 | 103 | 183.2 | 4.1 | 1.367 | 4 | 137 | 114 | 73 | 50 | 162 | 3.13 | 5 | 0.9 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 789 |
1943 | 8 | 17 | 3.04 | 0.32 | 1 | 144 | 195.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 163 | 111 | 88 | 66 | 115 | 3.08 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 850 |
1944 | 29 | 9 | 2.22 | 0.763 | 2 | 187 | 312.1 | 7.7 | 1.172 | 6 | 264 | 102 | 94 | 77 | 159 | 2.72 | 5.4 | 1.83 | 34 | 47 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1271 |
1945 | 25 | 9 | 1.81 | 0.735 | 2 | 212 | 313.1 | 11.3 | 1.114 | 5 | 239 | 110 | 73 | 63 | 195 | 2.61 | 6.1 | 1.93 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1261 |
1946 | 26 | 9 | 1.94 | 0.743 | 1 | 275 | 292.2 | 9.7 | 1.069 | 10 | 215 | 98 | 77 | 63 | 190 | 2.16 | 8.5 | 2.81 | 34 | 37 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1176 |
1947 | 17 | 17 | 2.87 | 0.5 | 2 | 176 | 285 | 5.8 | 1.326 | 9 | 268 | 110 | 105 | 91 | 132 | 3.03 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1216 |
1948 | 21 | 12 | 3.01 | 0.636 | 1 | 143 | 272.1 | 6.5 | 1.278 | 10 | 249 | 99 | 109 | 91 | 145 | 3.29 | 4.7 | 1.44 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1146 |
1949 | 18 | 11 | 3.36 | 0.621 | 1 | 144 | 292 | 5.4 | 1.329 | 19 | 277 | 111 | 118 | 109 | 124 | 3.51 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1228 |
1950 | 15 | 13 | 4.34 | 0.536 | 3 | 87 | 213.2 | 2.3 | 1.465 | 23 | 232 | 81 | 110 | 103 | 108 | 4.36 | 3.7 | 1.07 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 929 |
1951 | 6 | 6 | 3.92 | 0.5 | 0 | 37 | 96.1 | 1.1 | 1.215 | 9 | 98 | 19 | 47 | 42 | 106 | 3.61 | 3.5 | 1.95 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 393 |
1952 | 9 | 9 | 3.74 | 0.5 | 0 | 57 | 154 | 1.7 | 1.266 | 13 | 148 | 47 | 72 | 64 | 101 | 3.66 | 3.3 | 1.21 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 643 |
1953 | 0 | 1 | 7.06 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21.2 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 58 | 5.82 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 |
1954 | 7 | 2 | 2.51 | 0.778 | 7 | 25 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 1.114 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 148 | 3.32 | 4.8 | 1.39 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 |
1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.143 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 3.9 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |