Joining the team in 1948, he showed that he was a good pitcher, but the team had only so much offensive support that they could offer him. He led the American League in Losses in 1949 (17) and had 18 in the negative column in 1950, but his ERA that year was a decent 3.39, and he led the AL in Complete Games (22).
In 1951, Garver had 20 Wins, but the Browns had over 100 Losses. Nevertheless, Garver led the AL in bWAR for Pitchers and again was first in Complete Games. The hurler would be named an All-Star in 1951, and he was second in MVP voting. As the Browns were in a constant state of rebuilding, Garver was part of an eight-player deal in 1952.
Garver may have had a losing record of 59-68, but that was not an accurate reflection of the player he was.
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