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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Lefty Gomez |
| Date of Birth | November 26, 1908 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Left |
| Bats | Left |
| MLB Debut | 1930 |
Lefty Gomez Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Lefty Gomez.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 320 (MLB Rank: 296) |
| GF | 31 (MLB Rank: 2,539) |
| W | 189 (MLB Rank: 149) |
| L | 102 (MLB Rank: 534) |
| SV | 10 (MLB Rank: 1,293) |
| ERA | 3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,073) |
| IP | 2503 (MLB Rank: 254) |
| SHO | 28 (MLB Rank: 135) |
| CG | 173 (MLB Rank: 184) |
| SO | 1,468 (MLB Rank: 254) |
| BB | 1095 (MLB Rank: 79) |
| H | 2,290 (MLB Rank: 320) |
| HR | 138 (MLB Rank: 610) |
| SO9 | 5.28 (MLB Rank: 5,168) |
| BB9 | 3.94 (MLB Rank: 5,347) |
| H9 | 8.23 (MLB Rank: 9,492) |
| HR9 | 0.5 (MLB Rank: 7,422) |
| WHIP | 1.352 (MLB Rank: 8,425) |
| WAR | 43.3 (MLB Rank: 153) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1943)
In his final season (1943), Lefty Gomez recorded the following stats:
| GS | 1 |
| W | 0 |
| L | 1 |
| ERA | 5.79 |
| IP | 4.2 |
| SO | 0 |
| BB | 5 |
| H | 4 |
| HR | 0 |
| BB9 | 9.64 |
| H9 | 7.71 |
| WHIP | 1.929 |
| 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
