Tommy Bridges Career Pitching Summary

Tommy Bridges played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1946, appearing in 424 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 194 W and 138 L, an ERA of 3.57, 1,674 SO, a WHIP of 1.368, and a WAR of 51.6.

Tommy Bridges Yearly Pitching Stats

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

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Tommy Bridges
    NameTommy Bridges
    Date of BirthDecember 28, 1906
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1930

    📊 Career Summary

    Tommy Bridges appeared in 424 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1930 to 1946. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS362 (MLB Rank: 199)
    GF47 (MLB Rank: 1,759)
    W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
    L138 (MLB Rank: 227)
    SV10 (MLB Rank: 1,271)
    ERA3.57 (MLB Rank: 2,707)
    IP2826.1 (MLB Rank: 170)
    SHO33 (MLB Rank: 87)
    CG200 (MLB Rank: 135)
    SO1,674 (MLB Rank: 166)
    BB1192 (MLB Rank: 54)
    H2,675 (MLB Rank: 197)
    HR181 (MLB Rank: 344)
    SO95.33 (MLB Rank: 4,951)
    BB93.8 (MLB Rank: 5,706)
    H98.52 (MLB Rank: 8,722)
    HR90.58 (MLB Rank: 6,842)
    WHIP1.368 (MLB Rank: 7,998)
    WAR51.6 (MLB Rank: 95)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1946)

    In his final season (1946), Tommy Bridges recorded the following stats:

    GS1
    GF6
    W1
    L1
    SV1
    ERA5.91
    IP21.1
    SO17
    BB8
    H24
    HR5
    SO97.17
    BB93.38
    H910.12
    HR92.11
    WHIP1.5
    WAR−0.6

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1936, 23 W
    • Most SO: 1936, 175 SO
    • Most IP: 1936, 294.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1936, 6.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1943, 2.4 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Tommy Bridges appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.58, pitched 45.3 IP, struck out 27 batters, with 4 W and 1 L.

    Tommy Bridges Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1930
    3
    2
    4.06
    0.6
    0
    17
    37.2
    0.8
    1.354
    4
    28
    23
    18
    17
    119
    5.16
    4.1
    0.74
    5
    8
    2
    2
    0
    1
    6.7
    5.5
    0
    0
    0
    0
    158
    1931
    8
    16
    4.99
    0.333
    0
    105
    173
    0.4
    1.676
    13
    182
    108
    120
    96
    91
    4.77
    5.5
    0.97
    23
    35
    8
    8
    2
    0.7
    9.5
    5.6
    1
    0
    3
    9
    809
    1932
    14
    12
    3.36
    0.538
    1
    108
    201
    4.5
    1.458
    14
    174
    119
    95
    75
    140
    4.42
    4.8
    0.91
    26
    34
    7
    10
    4
    0.6
    7.8
    5.3
    1
    1
    2
    6
    881
    1933
    14
    12
    3.09
    0.538
    2
    120
    233
    4.3
    1.296
    8
    192
    110
    102
    80
    139
    3.81
    4.6
    1.09
    28
    33
    4
    17
    2
    0.3
    7.4
    4.2
    1
    6
    4
    2
    984
    1934
    22
    11
    3.67
    0.667
    1
    151
    275
    5.4
    1.284
    16
    249
    104
    117
    112
    119
    4.01
    4.9
    1.45
    35
    36
    1
    23
    3
    0.5
    8.1
    3.4
    0
    3
    1
    3
    1153
    1935
    21
    10
    3.51
    0.677
    1
    163
    274.1
    3.1
    1.422
    22
    277
    113
    129
    107
    118
    4.3
    5.3
    1.44
    34
    36
    1
    23
    4
    0.7
    9.1
    3.7
    1
    3
    5
    5
    1195
    1936
    23
    11
    3.6
    0.676
    0
    175
    294.2
    6.4
    1.371
    21
    289
    115
    141
    118
    137
    4.28
    5.3
    1.52
    38
    39
    1
    26
    5
    0.6
    8.8
    3.5
    1
    5
    6
    6
    1272
    1937
    15
    12
    4.07
    0.556
    0
    138
    245.1
    3.4
    1.459
    15
    267
    91
    129
    111
    115
    4.02
    5.1
    1.52
    31
    34
    2
    18
    3
    0.6
    9.8
    3.3
    1
    3
    2
    4
    1076
    1938
    13
    9
    4.59
    0.591
    1
    101
    151
    2.3
    1.517
    14
    171
    58
    83
    77
    111
    4.11
    6
    1.74
    20
    25
    4
    13
    0
    0.8
    10.2
    3.5
    1
    2
    1
    2
    665
    1939
    17
    7
    3.5
    0.708
    2
    129
    198
    4.8
    1.247
    11
    186
    61
    87
    77
    139
    3.03
    5.9
    2.11
    26
    29
    2
    16
    2
    0.5
    8.5
    2.8
    0
    6
    2
    4
    840
    1940
    12
    9
    3.37
    0.571
    0
    133
    197.2
    5
    1.31
    11
    171
    88
    89
    74
    141
    3.71
    6.1
    1.51
    28
    29
    1
    12
    2
    0.5
    7.8
    4
    0
    0
    1
    5
    843
    1941
    9
    12
    3.41
    0.429
    0
    90
    147.2
    3.7
    1.341
    10
    128
    70
    66
    56
    133
    3.89
    5.5
    1.29
    22
    25
    2
    10
    1
    0.6
    7.8
    4.3
    1
    1
    4
    2
    630
    1942
    9
    7
    2.74
    0.563
    1
    97
    174
    3.2
    1.293
    6
    164
    61
    66
    53
    144
    2.53
    5
    1.59
    22
    23
    1
    11
    2
    0.3
    8.5
    3.2
    0
    4
    2
    5
    742
    1943
    12
    7
    2.39
    0.632
    0
    124
    191.2
    4.9
    1.148
    9
    159
    61
    57
    51
    146
    2.93
    5.8
    2.03
    22
    25
    3
    11
    3
    0.4
    7.5
    2.9
    0
    0
    2
    3
    774
    1945
    1
    0
    3.27
    1
    0
    6
    11
    0
    1.455
    2
    14
    2
    6
    4
    112
    4.52
    4.9
    3
    1
    4
    2
    0
    0
    1.6
    11.5
    1.6
    0
    0
    0
    2
    48
    1946
    1
    1
    5.91
    0.5
    1
    17
    21.1
    -0.6
    1.5
    5
    24
    8
    16
    14
    63
    5.3
    7.2
    2.13
    1
    9
    6
    0
    0
    2.1
    10.1
    3.4
    0
    1
    0
    1
    95