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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Tommy Bridges |
Date of Birth | December 28, 1906 |
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MLB Debut | 1930 |
📊 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:
GS | 362 (MLB Rank: 199) |
GF | 47 (MLB Rank: 1,759) |
W | 194 (MLB Rank: 135) |
L | 138 (MLB Rank: 227) |
SV | 10 (MLB Rank: 1,271) |
ERA | 3.57 (MLB Rank: 2,707) |
IP | 2826.1 (MLB Rank: 170) |
SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
CG | 200 (MLB Rank: 135) |
SO | 1,674 (MLB Rank: 166) |
BB | 1192 (MLB Rank: 54) |
H | 2,675 (MLB Rank: 197) |
HR | 181 (MLB Rank: 344) |
SO9 | 5.33 (MLB Rank: 4,951) |
BB9 | 3.8 (MLB Rank: 5,706) |
H9 | 8.52 (MLB Rank: 8,722) |
HR9 | 0.58 (MLB Rank: 6,842) |
WHIP | 1.368 (MLB Rank: 7,998) |
WAR | 51.6 (MLB Rank: 95) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1946)
In his final season (1946), Tommy Bridges recorded the following stats:
GS | 1 |
GF | 6 |
W | 1 |
L | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 5.91 |
IP | 21.1 |
SO | 17 |
BB | 8 |
H | 24 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 7.17 |
BB9 | 3.38 |
H9 | 10.12 |
HR9 | 2.11 |
WHIP | 1.5 |
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
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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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 |