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Tommy bridges detroit tigers pitcher

Tommy Bridges

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1930—1946
Starting Pitcher
BORN
December 28, 1906, in Gordonsville, TN
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers

What Pitches Did Tommy Bridges Throw?

Curve
Fastball
Change
194
WINS
55.2
QUALITY START PCT
50.9
WAR
138
LOSSES
126
ERA+
34.2
WAR7
3.57
ERA
1.40
K / BB RATIO
16.8
WAR3
1674
STRIKEOUTS
1.37
WHIP
3.6
WAR PER SEASON
Gritty little right-hander with what Babe Ruth called “the best curveball I ever saw.”
6-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1935, 1945
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Tommy Bridges Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Bridges
CAREER
50.9
WAR7
34.2
WAR5C
23.7
WAR3
16.8
JAWS
42.6
WAR PER SN
3.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Tommy Bridges Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
87
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS