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3. Hal Newhouser

3. Hal Newhouser
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: May 20, 1921 in Detroit, MI USA
  • Weight: 180 lbs.
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: September 29, 1939
  • Final Game: May 03, 1955
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1944
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1944
  • Most Valuable Player - 1944
  • TSN All-Star - 1944
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year - 1944
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1945
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1945
  • Most Valuable Player - 1945
  • Pitching Triple Crown - 1945
  • TSN All-Star - 1945
  • TSN Major League Player of the Year - 1945
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year - 1945
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1946
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1946
  • TSN All-Star - 1946
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1947
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1947
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1948
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1948
  • MVP - 1944
  • MVP - 1945
  • MVP - 1946
  • MVP - 1948
 
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Hal Newhouser played 15 of his 17 Hall of Fame seasons in Detroit where the highlight was winning the elusive Pitcher’s Triple Crown in 1945.  To say that this was a magical season might be an understatement as he won the MVP (becoming the first Pitcher to duplicate that as he won it the year before) and pitched his team into a World Series Championship in 1945.
Now while Newhouser’s best years came when many stars were serving their country in World War II (Newhouser was ineligible for the draft due to his heart condition), he remained an elite Pitcher throughout the 1940s, leading the American League in FIP in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and WHIP and ERA in ’46.

His best years may have been in the depleted first half of the 1940s, however, the last half of the decade made him a bona fide Hall of Famer.  He entered Cooperstown in 1992 when he was chosen by the Veteran's Committee, many years after he should have been.  The Tigers retired his number 16 in 1997.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Signed as an Amateur Free Agent prior to the 1939 Season.
  • Departed: Released 6/27/53.
  • Games Played: 460
  • Notable Statistics: 200 Wins
    148 Losses
    3.07 ERA
    373 Games Started
    212 Complete Games
    33 Shutouts
    64 Games Finished
    33 Saves
    2,944 Innings Pitched
    1,770 Strikeouts
    3.18 FIP
    1.313 WHIP
    1.44 SO/BB
    59.0 bWAR

    3 Playoff Games
    2 Wins
    1 Loss
    6.10 ERA
    3 Games Started
    2 Complete Games
    20.2 Innings Pitched
    22 Strikeouts
    1.40 WHIP
    5.50 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards: World Series Champion (1945)
    MVP (1944 & 1945)
    The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year (1945)
    The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (1944 & 1945)
    All-Star (1986, 1987 & 1989)
    Highest bWAR for Pitchers (1945, 1947 & 1948)
    Lowest Earned Run Average (1945 & 1946)
    Most Wins (1944, 1945, 1946 & 1948)
    Lowest WHIP (1946)
    Lowest H/9 (1942, 1945 & 1946)
    Highest SO/9 (1942, 1944, 1945 & 1946)
    Most Innings Pitched (1945)
    Most Strikeouts (1944 & 1945)
    Most Complete Games (1945 & 1947)
    Most Shutouts (1945)
    Highest ERA+ (1945 & 1946)
    Lowest FIP (1945, 1946, 1947 & 1948)
    Highest Championship Win Probability Added (1944)
    Most Putouts by a Pitcher (1947)
    Most Assists by a Pitcher (1947)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (1941 & 1945)

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