Virgil Trucks Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Virgil Trucks
NameVirgil Trucks
Date of BirthApril 26, 1917
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1941
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Virgil Trucks Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS328 (MLB Rank: 270)
GF114 (MLB Rank: 664)
W177 (MLB Rank: 171)
L135 (MLB Rank: 247)
SV30 (MLB Rank: 560)
ERA3.39 (MLB Rank: 2,244)
IP2682.1 (MLB Rank: 206)
SHO33 (MLB Rank: 87)
CG124 (MLB Rank: 312)
SO1,534 (MLB Rank: 219)
BB1088 (MLB Rank: 80)
H2,416 (MLB Rank: 279)
HR188 (MLB Rank: 313)
SO95.15 (MLB Rank: 5,366)
BB93.65 (MLB Rank: 6,239)
H98.11 (MLB Rank: 9,745)
HR90.63 (MLB Rank: 6,723)
WHIP1.306 (MLB Rank: 9,344)
WAR42.3 (MLB Rank: 164)

📊 Last Season Summary (1958)

In his final season (1958), Virgil Trucks recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF26
W2
L2
SV4
ERA3.65
IP61.2
SO41
BB39
H58
HR3
SO95.98
BB95.69
H98.46
HR90.44
WHIP1.573
WAR0.0

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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