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Virgil Trucks

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1941—1958
Starting Pitcher
BORN
April 26, 1917, in Birmingham, AL
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers

What Pitches Did Virgil Trucks Throw?

Rising Fastball
Hard Curve
Slider
Change
Knuckleball
Sweeping Curve
Screwball
177
WINS
58.8
QUALITY START PCT
40.2
WAR
135
LOSSES
117
ERA+
33.0
WAR7
3.39
ERA
1.41
K / BB RATIO
17.9
WAR3
1534
STRIKEOUTS
1.31
WHIP
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
One-third of famous “TNT” rotation for the Tigers, with Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser.
2-TIME
ALL-STAR
1945, 1948
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Virgil Trucks Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Trucks
CAREER
40.2
WAR7
33.0
WAR5C
14.7
WAR3
17.9
JAWS
36.6
WAR PER SN
3.0
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 Virgil Trucks Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
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