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Max Lanier

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1938—1953
Starting Pitcher
BORN
August 18, 1915, in Denton, NC
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
108
WINS
61.8
QUALITY START PCT
29.8
WAR
82
LOSSES
126
ERA+
24.8
WAR7
3.01
ERA
1.34
K / BB RATIO
13.4
WAR3
821
STRIKEOUTS
1.30
WHIP
3.7
WAR PER SEASON
Solid pitcher for the Cards in the 1940s, jumped to the Mexican League and was briefly banned from coming back to the majors in the United States.
2 -TIME
ALL-STAR
1942. '44, '46
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Max Lanier Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Lanier
29.8
24.8
17.2
13.4
27.3
3.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Max Lanier Rank?

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