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Virgil Trucks

Starting Pitcher
1941—1958
BORN
April 26, 1917, in Birmingham, AL
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 27, 1941
PITCH ARSENAL
Rising Fastball
Hard Curve
Slider
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
177
WINS
58.8
QUALITY START PCT
40.2
WAR
3.39
ERA
117
33.0
WAR7
1534
STRIKEOUTS
1.41
K / BB RATIO
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
Virgil Trucks
One-third of famous “TNT” rotation for the Tigers, with Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser.
— 1945, 1948 WS CHAMP —

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Virgil Trucks Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Trucks
40.2
33.0
14.7
17.9
36.6
3.0
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Virgil Trucks Rank?

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

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Dizzy Trout
Hal Newhouser
Fred Hutchinson
Billy Pierce
Whitey Ford

FAVORITE CATCHER

Sherm Lollar

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