Max Lanier

Pitcher

1938—1953

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PITCHER LeveL
Regular
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

August 18, 1915, in Denton, NC
BORN
January 30, 2007, in Lecanto, FL
DIED

1938—1953

Playing Career
Played from 22-37
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Cardinals

Primary Team
1942, 1944, 1946 Cardinals
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
5-11
HEIGHT
180
WEIGHT

April 20, 1938

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

July 4, 1953

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Max Lanier?

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.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
108
82
1619.1
821
611
3.01
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Max Lanier PITCHES

1. Overhand Curve
2. Fastball
3. Change
4. Knuckleball

1943 Cardinals

27 Years Old

15
WINS
7
LOSSES
1.90
ERA
178
ERA+
213.1
IP
195
HITS
123
SO
75
BB
25
STARTS
2
SHO
3
SAVES
4.8
WAR

Greatest Game

July 2, 1944
Pitching for the Cardinals
VS THE Dodgers
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
98
W 2-1
CG(14) W
14
7
1
5
9

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
11

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
126
1.34

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
27.3
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

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Max Lanier Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
229
NR
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Max Lanier Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.8
24.8
17.2
13.4
3.68
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Max Lanier
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Max Lanier
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).