Virgil Trucks

Pitcher

1941—1958

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PITCHER LeveL
Superstar
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

April 26, 1917, in Birmingham, AL
BORN
March 23, 2013, in Calera, AL
DIED

1941—1958

Playing Career
Played from 24-41
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE

Tigers

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
Fire
Nickname
5-11
HEIGHT
198
WEIGHT

September 27, 1941

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 26, 1958

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Virgil Trucks?

One-third of famous “TNT” rotation for the Tigers, with Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
177
135
2682.1
1534
1088
3.39
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Virgil Trucks PITCHES

1. Rising Fastball
2. Hard Curve
3. Slider
4. Change
5. Knuckleball
6. Sweeping Curve
7. Screwball

1949 Tigers

32 Years Old

19
WINS
11
LOSSES
2.81
ERA
148
ERA+
275.0
IP
209
HITS
153
SO
124
BB
32
STARTS
6
SHO
4
SAVES
6.9
WAR

Greatest Game

September 7, 1951
Pitching for the Tigers
VS THE White Sox
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
103
W 2-1
CG(14) W
14
5
4
7

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
10

*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
117
1.41

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
36.6
61.4

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

Virgil Trucks Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
202
151
UNK
NR
61
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

Virgil Trucks Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
40.2
33.0
14.7
17.9
3.00
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Virgil Trucks
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
199.7
138.4
UNK
73.1
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Virgil Trucks
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).

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