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Eddie Lopat

Starting Pitcher
1944—1955
BORN
June 21, 1918, in New York, NY
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 30, 1944
PITCH ARSENAL
Screwball
Sinking Fastball
Sweeping Curve
Slider
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
166
WINS
63.5
QUALITY START PCT
32.7
WAR
3.21
ERA
116
24.4
WAR7
859
STRIKEOUTS
1.32
K / BB RATIO
2.7
WAR PER SEASON
Eddie Lopat
Junkball pitcher who mixed speeds and pitched to the corners of the plate, rarely challenging hitters with his mediocre fastball. Helped tutor Whitey Ford to become a star pitcher for the Yankees.
— 5-TIME WS CHAMP —

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Eddie Lopat Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Lopat
32.7
24.4
17.4
13.0
28.6
2.7
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Eddie Lopat Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Ted Lyons
Thornton Lee
Whitey Ford
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds

FAVORITE CATCHER

Yogi Berra

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