Lefty Gomez Career Pitching Summary

Lefty Gomez played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1943, appearing in 368 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 189 W and 102 L, an ERA of 3.34, 1,468 SO, a WHIP of 1.352, and a WAR of 43.3.

Lefty Gomez Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Lefty Gomez.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Lefty Gomez
    NameLefty Gomez
    Date of BirthNovember 26, 1908
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1930

    📊 Career Summary

    Lefty Gomez appeared in 368 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1930 to 1943. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS320 (MLB Rank: 294)
    GF31 (MLB Rank: 2,501)
    W189 (MLB Rank: 149)
    L102 (MLB Rank: 533)
    SV10 (MLB Rank: 1,271)
    ERA3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,055)
    IP2503 (MLB Rank: 254)
    SHO28 (MLB Rank: 135)
    CG173 (MLB Rank: 184)
    SO1,468 (MLB Rank: 251)
    BB1095 (MLB Rank: 79)
    H2,290 (MLB Rank: 320)
    HR138 (MLB Rank: 604)
    SO95.28 (MLB Rank: 5,029)
    BB93.94 (MLB Rank: 5,263)
    H98.23 (MLB Rank: 9,376)
    HR90.5 (MLB Rank: 7,266)
    WHIP1.352 (MLB Rank: 8,304)
    WAR43.3 (MLB Rank: 152)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1943)

    In his final season (1943), Lefty Gomez recorded the following stats:

    GS1
    W0
    L1
    ERA5.79
    IP4.2
    SO0
    BB5
    H4
    HR0
    BB99.64
    H97.71
    WHIP1.929
    WAR−0.2

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1934, 26 W
    • Most SO: 1937, 194 SO
    • Most IP: 1934, 281.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1937, 9.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1937, 2.33 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Lefty Gomez appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.87, pitched 50.1 IP, struck out 31 batters, with 6 W and 0 L.

    Lefty Gomez Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1930
    2
    5
    5.55
    0.286
    1
    22
    60
    -0.1
    1.567
    12
    66
    28
    41
    37
    78
    6.17
    3.3
    0.79
    6
    15
    3
    2
    0
    1.8
    9.9
    4.2
    0
    1
    3
    0
    273
    1931
    21
    9
    2.67
    0.7
    3
    150
    243
    5.9
    1.198
    7
    206
    85
    88
    72
    150
    3.38
    5.6
    1.76
    26
    40
    10
    17
    1
    0.3
    7.6
    3.1
    0
    4
    4
    1
    1013
    1932
    24
    7
    4.21
    0.774
    1
    176
    265.1
    3.4
    1.398
    23
    266
    105
    140
    124
    97
    3.8
    6
    1.68
    31
    37
    3
    21
    1
    0.8
    9
    3.6
    0
    2
    1
    0
    1149
    1933
    16
    10
    3.18
    0.615
    2
    163
    234.2
    3.7
    1.381
    16
    218
    106
    108
    83
    123
    3.75
    6.3
    1.54
    30
    35
    3
    14
    4
    0.6
    8.4
    4.1
    0
    0
    3
    6
    1027
    1934
    26
    5
    2.33
    0.839
    2
    158
    281.2
    8.4
    1.133
    12
    223
    96
    86
    73
    176
    3.64
    5
    1.65
    33
    38
    5
    25
    6
    0.4
    7.1
    3.1
    0
    0
    3
    3
    1142
    1935
    12
    15
    3.18
    0.444
    1
    138
    246
    4.1
    1.256
    18
    223
    86
    104
    87
    128
    4.08
    5
    1.6
    30
    34
    3
    15
    2
    0.7
    8.2
    3.1
    0
    2
    5
    8
    1030
    1936
    13
    7
    4.39
    0.65
    0
    105
    188.2
    1.5
    1.622
    6
    184
    122
    104
    92
    106
    4.57
    5
    0.86
    30
    31
    1
    10
    0
    0.3
    8.8
    5.8
    0
    1
    1
    2
    858
    1937
    21
    11
    2.33
    0.656
    0
    194
    278.1
    9.2
    1.171
    10
    233
    93
    88
    72
    193
    3.29
    6.3
    2.09
    34
    34
    0
    25
    6
    0.3
    7.5
    3
    0
    1
    4
    2
    1148
    1938
    18
    12
    3.35
    0.6
    0
    129
    239
    4.6
    1.414
    7
    239
    99
    110
    89
    136
    3.61
    4.9
    1.3
    32
    32
    0
    20
    4
    0.3
    9
    3.7
    0
    1
    0
    5
    1034
    1939
    12
    8
    3.41
    0.6
    0
    102
    198
    3
    1.298
    11
    173
    84
    80
    75
    128
    3.6
    4.6
    1.21
    26
    26
    0
    14
    2
    0.5
    7.9
    3.8
    0
    3
    3
    3
    831
    1940
    3
    3
    6.59
    0.5
    0
    14
    27.1
    -0.5
    2.012
    2
    37
    18
    20
    20
    62
    5.01
    4.6
    0.78
    5
    9
    3
    0
    0
    0.7
    12.2
    5.9
    0
    1
    1
    3
    134
    1941
    15
    5
    3.74
    0.75
    0
    76
    156.1
    1
    1.625
    10
    151
    103
    76
    65
    106
    4.64
    4.4
    0.74
    23
    23
    0
    8
    2
    0.6
    8.7
    5.9
    0
    1
    3
    5
    712
    1942
    6
    4
    4.28
    0.6
    0
    41
    80
    -0.7
    1.65
    4
    67
    65
    42
    38
    81
    4.21
    4.6
    0.63
    13
    13
    0
    2
    0
    0.5
    7.5
    7.3
    0
    2
    3
    1
    355
    1943
    0
    1
    5.79
    0
    0
    0
    4.2
    -0.2
    1.929
    0
    4
    5
    4
    3
    61
    5.87
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    7.7
    9.6
    0
    0
    0
    0
    23