Paul Derringer Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Paul Derringer
NamePaul Derringer
Date of BirthOctober 17, 1906
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1931
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Paul Derringer Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS445 (MLB Rank: 91)
GF98 (MLB Rank: 803)
W223 (MLB Rank: 74)
L212 (MLB Rank: 33)
SV29 (MLB Rank: 573)
ERA3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,401)
IP3645 (MLB Rank: 58)
SHO32 (MLB Rank: 99)
CG251 (MLB Rank: 78)
SO1,507 (MLB Rank: 234)
BB761 (MLB Rank: 300)
H3,912 (MLB Rank: 44)
HR158 (MLB Rank: 473)
SO93.72 (MLB Rank: 7,767)
BB91.88 (MLB Rank: 10,898)
H99.66 (MLB Rank: 5,332)
HR90.39 (MLB Rank: 7,976)
WHIP1.282 (MLB Rank: 9,739)
WAR39.1 (MLB Rank: 186)

📊 Last Season Summary (1945)

In his final season (1945), Paul Derringer recorded the following stats:

GS30
GF5
W16
L11
SV4
ERA3.45
IP213.2
SHO1
CG15
SO86
BB51
H223
HR8
SO93.62
BB92.15
H99.39
HR90.34
WHIP1.282
WAR1.0

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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