Paul Derringer played in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1945, appearing in 579 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 223 W and 212 L, an ERA of 3.46, 1,507 SO, a WHIP of 1.282, and a WAR of 39.1.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Paul Derringer |
Date of Birth | October 17, 1906 |
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MLB Debut | 1931 |
📊 Career Summary
Paul Derringer appeared in 579 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1931 to 1945. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 445 (MLB Rank: 90) |
GF | 98 (MLB Rank: 788) |
W | 223 (MLB Rank: 74) |
L | 212 (MLB Rank: 33) |
SV | 29 (MLB Rank: 569) |
ERA | 3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,385) |
IP | 3645 (MLB Rank: 58) |
SHO | 32 (MLB Rank: 99) |
CG | 251 (MLB Rank: 78) |
SO | 1,507 (MLB Rank: 234) |
BB | 761 (MLB Rank: 299) |
H | 3,912 (MLB Rank: 44) |
HR | 158 (MLB Rank: 459) |
SO9 | 3.72 (MLB Rank: 7,628) |
BB9 | 1.88 (MLB Rank: 10,740) |
H9 | 9.66 (MLB Rank: 5,252) |
HR9 | 0.39 (MLB Rank: 7,823) |
WHIP | 1.282 (MLB Rank: 9,616) |
WAR | 39.1 (MLB Rank: 185) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1945)
In his final season (1945), Paul Derringer recorded the following stats:
GS | 30 |
GF | 5 |
W | 16 |
L | 11 |
SV | 4 |
ERA | 3.45 |
IP | 213.2 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 15 |
SO | 86 |
BB | 51 |
H | 223 |
HR | 8 |
SO9 | 3.62 |
BB9 | 2.15 |
H9 | 9.39 |
HR9 | 0.34 |
WHIP | 1.282 |
WAR | 1.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1939, 25 W
- Most SO: 1931, 134 SO
- Most IP: 1938, 307 IP
- Best WAR: 1938, 5.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1939, 2.93 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Paul Derringer appeared in 11 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.5, pitched 51.5 IP, struck out 30 batters, with 2 W and 4 L.
Paul Derringer 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 |
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1931 | 18 | 8 | 3.36 | 0.692 | 2 | 134 | 211.2 | 3.6 | 1.37 | 9 | 225 | 65 | 88 | 79 | 119 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 2.06 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 901 |
1932 | 11 | 14 | 4.05 | 0.44 | 0 | 78 | 233.1 | 1.6 | 1.556 | 6 | 296 | 67 | 133 | 105 | 98 | 3.35 | 3 | 1.16 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1043 |
1933 | 7 | 27 | 3.3 | 0.206 | 1 | 89 | 248 | 1.7 | 1.306 | 4 | 264 | 60 | 117 | 91 | 103 | 3.19 | 3.2 | 1.48 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1045 |
1934 | 15 | 21 | 3.59 | 0.417 | 4 | 122 | 261 | 3.8 | 1.364 | 8 | 297 | 59 | 129 | 104 | 112 | 3.37 | 4.2 | 2.07 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1128 |
1935 | 22 | 13 | 3.51 | 0.629 | 2 | 120 | 276.2 | 3.7 | 1.243 | 13 | 295 | 49 | 132 | 108 | 112 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.45 | 33 | 45 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1153 |
1936 | 19 | 19 | 4.02 | 0.5 | 5 | 121 | 282.1 | 1.7 | 1.321 | 11 | 331 | 42 | 147 | 126 | 95 | 3.45 | 3.9 | 2.88 | 37 | 51 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1207 |
1937 | 10 | 14 | 4.04 | 0.417 | 1 | 94 | 222.2 | 2.2 | 1.325 | 7 | 240 | 55 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 3.51 | 3.8 | 1.71 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 963 |
1938 | 21 | 14 | 2.93 | 0.6 | 3 | 132 | 307 | 5.5 | 1.186 | 20 | 315 | 49 | 110 | 100 | 125 | 3.52 | 3.9 | 2.69 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1263 |
1939 | 25 | 7 | 2.93 | 0.781 | 0 | 128 | 301 | 4.6 | 1.183 | 15 | 321 | 35 | 115 | 98 | 132 | 2.77 | 3.8 | 3.66 | 35 | 38 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1245 |
1940 | 20 | 12 | 3.06 | 0.625 | 0 | 115 | 296.2 | 3.8 | 1.106 | 17 | 280 | 48 | 110 | 101 | 124 | 3.45 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1205 |
1941 | 12 | 14 | 3.31 | 0.462 | 1 | 76 | 228.1 | 3.8 | 1.257 | 16 | 233 | 54 | 91 | 84 | 109 | 3.74 | 3 | 1.41 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 950 |
1942 | 10 | 11 | 3.06 | 0.476 | 0 | 68 | 208.2 | 1.9 | 1.208 | 4 | 203 | 49 | 83 | 71 | 107 | 2.43 | 2.9 | 1.39 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 872 |
1943 | 10 | 14 | 3.57 | 0.417 | 3 | 75 | 174 | -0.2 | 1.282 | 7 | 184 | 39 | 90 | 69 | 93 | 2.99 | 3.9 | 1.92 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 743 |
1944 | 7 | 13 | 4.15 | 0.35 | 3 | 69 | 180 | 0.4 | 1.356 | 13 | 205 | 39 | 96 | 83 | 85 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.77 | 16 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 772 |
1945 | 16 | 11 | 3.45 | 0.593 | 4 | 86 | 213.2 | 1 | 1.282 | 8 | 223 | 51 | 99 | 82 | 106 | 3.11 | 3.6 | 1.69 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 901 |