Tommy Bridges

Pitcher

1930—1946

tommy-bridges-detroit-tigers-pitcher
PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

December 28, 1906, in Gordonsville, TN
BORN
April 19, 1968, in Nashville, TN
DIED

1930—1946

Playing Career
Played from 23-39
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE
Primary Team
1935 Tigers
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
5-10
HEIGHT
155
WEIGHT

August 13, 1930

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

July 20, 1946

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Tommy Bridges?

Gritty little right-hander with what Babe Ruth called “the best curveball I ever saw.”

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
194
138
2826.1
1674
1192
3.57
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Tommy Bridges PITCHES

1. Curve
2. Fastball
3. Change

1936 Tigers

29 Years Old

23
WINS
11
LOSSES
3.60
ERA
137
ERA+
294.2
IP
289
HITS
175
SO
115
BB
38
STARTS
5
SHO
SAVES
6.4
WAR

Greatest Game

August 5, 1932
Pitching for the Tigers
VS THE Senators
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
92
W 13-0
SHO W
9
1
7

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
15
14

*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
1.40

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
42.6
61.4

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

Tommy Bridges Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
139
98
UNK
NR
77
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
90
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Tommy Bridges Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
50.9
34.2
23.7
16.8
3.60
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Tommy Bridges
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
225.6
142.2
UNK
69.1
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Tommy Bridges
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).