Virgil Trucks played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1958, appearing in 517 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 177 W and 135 L, an ERA of 3.39, 1,534 SO, a WHIP of 1.306, and a WAR of 42.3.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Virgil Trucks |
Date of Birth | April 26, 1917 |
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MLB Debut | 1941 |
๐ Career Summary
Virgil Trucks appeared in 517 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1941 to 1958. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 328 (MLB Rank: 268) |
GF | 114 (MLB Rank: 655) |
W | 177 (MLB Rank: 171) |
L | 135 (MLB Rank: 246) |
SV | 30 (MLB Rank: 557) |
ERA | 3.39 (MLB Rank: 2,222) |
IP | 2682.1 (MLB Rank: 206) |
SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
CG | 124 (MLB Rank: 312) |
SO | 1,534 (MLB Rank: 219) |
BB | 1088 (MLB Rank: 80) |
H | 2,416 (MLB Rank: 278) |
HR | 188 (MLB Rank: 307) |
SO9 | 5.15 (MLB Rank: 5,227) |
BB9 | 3.65 (MLB Rank: 6,147) |
H9 | 8.11 (MLB Rank: 9,621) |
HR9 | 0.63 (MLB Rank: 6,568) |
WHIP | 1.306 (MLB Rank: 9,217) |
WAR | 42.3 (MLB Rank: 163) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1958)
In his final season (1958), Virgil Trucks recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 26 |
W | 2 |
L | 2 |
SV | 4 |
ERA | 3.65 |
IP | 61.2 |
SO | 41 |
BB | 39 |
H | 58 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 5.98 |
BB9 | 5.69 |
H9 | 8.46 |
HR9 | 0.44 |
WHIP | 1.573 |
WAR | 0.0 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1953, 20 W
- Most SO: 1946, 161 SO
- Most IP: 1949, 275 IP
- Best WAR: 1949, 6.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1945, 1.76 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Virgil Trucks appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.44, pitched 13.1 IP, struck out 7 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Virgil Trucks 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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1941 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | -0.22 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1942 | 14 | 8 | 2.74 | 0.636 | 0 | 91 | 167.2 | 4.1 | 1.318 | 3 | 147 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 145 | 2.58 | 4.9 | 1.23 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 721 |
1943 | 16 | 10 | 2.84 | 0.615 | 2 | 118 | 202.2 | 3.8 | 1.095 | 11 | 170 | 52 | 72 | 64 | 123 | 2.98 | 5.2 | 2.27 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 817 |
1945 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.938 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
1946 | 14 | 9 | 3.23 | 0.609 | 0 | 161 | 236.2 | 3.5 | 1.234 | 23 | 217 | 75 | 94 | 85 | 114 | 3.47 | 6.1 | 2.15 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 992 |
1947 | 10 | 12 | 4.53 | 0.455 | 2 | 108 | 180.2 | -0.4 | 1.467 | 14 | 186 | 79 | 105 | 91 | 84 | 3.83 | 5.4 | 1.37 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 800 |
1948 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 0.519 | 2 | 123 | 211.2 | 3.8 | 1.299 | 14 | 190 | 85 | 97 | 89 | 116 | 3.69 | 5.2 | 1.45 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 901 |
1949 | 19 | 11 | 2.81 | 0.633 | 4 | 153 | 275 | 6.9 | 1.211 | 16 | 209 | 124 | 95 | 86 | 148 | 3.55 | 5 | 1.23 | 32 | 41 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1133 |
1950 | 3 | 1 | 3.54 | 0.75 | 0 | 25 | 48.1 | 0.8 | 1.366 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 133 | 4.53 | 4.7 | 1.19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 209 |
1951 | 13 | 8 | 4.33 | 0.619 | 0 | 89 | 153.2 | 1.2 | 1.484 | 9 | 153 | 75 | 81 | 74 | 96 | 3.64 | 5.2 | 1.19 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 9 | 4.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 680 |
1952 | 5 | 19 | 3.97 | 0.208 | 1 | 129 | 197 | 1.9 | 1.381 | 12 | 190 | 82 | 99 | 87 | 95 | 3.23 | 5.9 | 1.57 | 29 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 858 |
1953 | 20 | 10 | 2.93 | 0.667 | 3 | 149 | 264.1 | 6.1 | 1.26 | 18 | 234 | 99 | 97 | 86 | 139 | 3.55 | 5.1 | 1.51 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1101 |
1954 | 19 | 12 | 2.79 | 0.613 | 3 | 152 | 264.2 | 4.8 | 1.205 | 13 | 224 | 95 | 87 | 82 | 135 | 2.98 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1090 |
1955 | 13 | 8 | 3.96 | 0.619 | 1 | 91 | 175 | 1.4 | 1.354 | 19 | 176 | 61 | 78 | 77 | 99 | 3.82 | 4.7 | 1.49 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 749 |
1956 | 6 | 5 | 3.83 | 0.545 | 1 | 43 | 120 | 1.3 | 1.392 | 15 | 104 | 63 | 56 | 51 | 109 | 5 | 3.2 | 0.68 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 515 |
1957 | 9 | 7 | 3.03 | 0.563 | 7 | 55 | 116 | 2.9 | 1.448 | 12 | 106 | 62 | 45 | 39 | 131 | 4.51 | 4.3 | 0.89 | 7 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 502 |
1958 | 2 | 2 | 3.65 | 0.5 | 4 | 41 | 61.2 | 0 | 1.573 | 3 | 58 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 102 | 3.77 | 6 | 1.05 | 0 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 283 |