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Turk Lown

Turk Lown

1951–1962  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 180 lb  ·  b. 1924 Brooklyn, NY

Career 55–61 · 4.12 ERA · 574 SO · 1032.0 IP · 506 G · 35 H · 1 HR · 10 RBI · .164 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
4 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1959 Best season

Spanning 1959–1959, peaking at 1 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 4,220th Top-5 finishes 4

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 1 1st — 1959 15 1956 #3 1957 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1959 1 SV 15

Pitching

  led the league   11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1951 CHN NL 4 9 5.46 31 18 0 127.0 125 77 14 90 39 1.69
1952 CHN NL 4 11 4.37 33 19 0 156.2 154 76 13 93 73 1.58
1953 CHN NL 8 7 5.16 49 12 3 148.1 166 85 20 84 76 1.69
1954 CHN NL 0 2 6.14 15 0 0 22.0 23 15 1 15 16 1.73
1956 CHN NL 9 8 3.58 61 0 13 110.2 95 44 10 78 74 1.56
1957 CHN NL 5 7 3.77 67 0 12 93.0 74 39 10 51 51 1.34
1958 CHA +2 AL 3 5 4.31 42 0 8 56.1 63 27 3 43 53 1.88
1959 CHA AL 9 2 2.89 60 0 15 93.1 73 30 12 42 63 1.23
1960 CHA AL 2 3 3.88 45 0 5 67.1 60 29 6 34 39 1.40
1961 CHA AL 7 5 2.76 59 0 11 101.0 87 31 13 35 50 1.21
1962 CHA AL 4 2 3.04 42 0 6 56.1 58 19 3 25 40 1.47
Career — — 55 61 4.12 504 49 73 1032.0 978 472 105 590 574 1.52

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1951 CHN NL 31 39 4 8 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 .205 .279 .231 .510
1952 CHN NL 33 50 3 7 1 1 0 2 2 11 0 .140 .173 .200 .373
1953 CHN NL 49 48 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 .125 .160 .146 .306
1954 CHN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1956 CHN NL 61 23 2 5 0 1 1 2 2 11 0 .217 .280 .435 .715
1957 CHN NL 67 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
1958 CHA +2 AL 42 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
1959 CHA AL 60 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
1960 CHA AL 45 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
1961 CHA AL 60 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1962 CHA AL 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 506 214 13 35 4 2 1 10 13 48 0 .164 .211 .215 .426

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1951 CHN NL P 31 — — 9 23 0 1 32 1.000 1.03
1952 CHN NL P 33 — — 12 33 1 2 46 .978 1.36
1953 CHN NL P 49 — — 12 33 0 4 45 1.000 0.92
1954 CHN NL P 15 0 22.0 2 6 1 0 9 .889 0.53
1956 CHN NL P 61 0 110.2 9 13 1 1 23 .957 0.36
1957 CHN NL P 67 0 93.0 5 22 1 4 28 .964 0.40
1958 CHA AL P 42 0 56.1 6 5 1 1 12 .917 0.26
1959 CHA AL P 60 0 93.1 2 21 1 0 24 .958 0.38
1960 CHA AL P 45 0 67.1 4 13 2 1 19 .895 0.38
1961 CHA AL P 59 0 101.0 6 15 2 1 23 .913 0.36
1962 CHA AL P 42 0 56.1 7 14 1 1 22 .955 0.50
Career — — P 504 0 600.0 74 198 11 16 283 .961 0.54