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Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks

1941–1958 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'11", 198 lb · b. 1917 Birmingham, AL

Career 177–135 · 3.39 ERA · 1,534 SO · 2682.1 IP · 517 G · 171 H · 2 HR · 70 RBI · .180 AVG

Seasons leading his league

7

6 best in baseball 1 league only

38 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1949 Best season

Spanning 1943–1955, peaking at 2 titles in 1949.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

804th League titles 7
388th Best in baseball 6
645th Top-5 finishes 38

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

Career leaderboards

87th Shutouts 33
171st Wins 177
206th Innings Pitched 2682.1
221st Pitcher Putouts 156
222nd Strikeouts 1,534
312th Complete Games 124
330th Pitcher Assists 420
357th Earned Run Average 3.39

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	4	1st	2 yrs (1954–1955)	1943 1.000 1948 1.000 1954 1.000 1955 1.000
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1949 6 1954 AL 5 1953 #3
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1949 153 1953 #2 1954 #3
Pitcher Assists	—	#3	—	1953 #3 1954 #3
Strikeouts / 9	—	#2	—	1946 #3 1948 #3 1949 #2 1952 #2
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1954 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1943 #2 1949 #2
Earned Run Average	—	#3	—	1949 #3 1953 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1955	1	P FPCT 1.000
1954	2	SHO 5 P FPCT 1.000
1949	2	SO 153 SHO 6
1948	1	P FPCT 1.000
1943	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1941	DET	AL	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	2.0	4	2	0	0	3	2.00
1942	DET	AL	14	8	2.74	28	20	0	167.2	147	51	3	74	91	1.32
1943	DET	AL	16	10	2.84	33	25	2	202.2	170	64	11	52	118	1.10
1945	DET	AL	0	0	1.69	1	1	0	5.1	3	1	0	2	3	0.94
1946	DET	AL	14	9	3.23	32	29	0	236.2	217	85	23	75	161	1.23
1947	DET	AL	10	12	4.53	36	26	2	180.2	186	91	14	79	108	1.47
1948	DET	AL	14	13	3.78	43	26	2	211.2	190	89	14	85	123	1.30
1949	DET	AL	19	11	2.81	41	32	4	275.0	209	86	16	124	153	1.21
1950	DET	AL	3	1	3.54	7	7	0	48.1	45	19	6	21	25	1.37
1951	DET	AL	13	8	4.33	37	18	1	153.2	153	74	9	75	89	1.48
1952	DET	AL	5	19	3.97	35	29	1	197.0	190	87	12	82	129	1.38
1953	CHA +1	AL	20	10	2.93	40	33	3	264.1	234	86	18	99	149	1.26
1954	CHA	AL	19	12	2.79	40	33	3	264.2	224	82	13	95	152	1.21
1955	CHA	AL	13	8	3.96	32	26	0	175.0	176	77	19	61	91	1.35
1956	DET	AL	6	5	3.83	22	16	1	120.0	104	51	15	63	43	1.39
1957	KC1	AL	9	7	3.03	48	7	7	116.0	106	39	12	62	55	1.45
1958	NYA +1	AL	2	2	3.65	41	0	4	61.2	58	25	3	39	41	1.57
Career	—	—	177	135	3.39	517	328	30	2682.1	2,416	1,009	188	1,088	1,534	1.31

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941	DET	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1942	DET	AL	28	65	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	12	0	.123	.123	.138	.262
1943	DET	AL	33	72	7	13	1	0	0	7	2	4	0	.181	.203	.194	.397
1945	DET	AL	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
1946	DET	AL	32	95	4	17	4	0	0	5	0	13	0	.179	.179	.221	.400
1947	DET	AL	36	70	7	19	2	0	0	5	1	7	0	.271	.282	.300	.582
1948	DET	AL	43	79	6	13	0	1	0	2	2	14	0	.165	.185	.190	.375
1949	DET	AL	41	100	6	12	2	0	0	3	1	15	0	.120	.137	.140	.277
1950	DET	AL	7	20	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.150	.150	.200	.350
1951	DET	AL	37	55	5	13	3	0	0	14	0	12	0	.236	.236	.291	.527
1952	DET	AL	35	64	3	12	0	0	1	3	1	11	1	.188	.200	.234	.434
1953	CHA +1	AL	40	88	6	19	4	0	1	7	0	13	0	.216	.225	.295	.520
1954	CHA	AL	40	93	5	17	2	0	0	8	1	21	0	.183	.188	.204	.392
1955	CHA	AL	32	64	2	8	1	0	0	6	0	12	0	.125	.123	.141	.264
1956	DET	AL	22	45	4	11	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	.244	.244	.289	.533
1957	KC1	AL	48	28	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
1958	NYA +1	AL	41	9	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
Career	—	—	517	949	63	171	23	1	2	70	9	153	1	.180	.189	.213	.402

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1941	DET	AL	P	1	—	—	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1942	DET	AL	P	28	—	—	5	28	3	0	36	.917	1.18
1943	DET	AL	P	33	—	—	16	24	0	0	40	1.000	1.21
1945	DET	AL	P	1	—	—	1	1	0	0	2	1.000	2.00
1946	DET	AL	P	32	—	—	11	33	3	1	47	.936	1.38
1947	DET	AL	P	36	—	—	13	22	2	0	37	.946	0.97
1948	DET	AL	P	43	—	—	13	28	0	1	41	1.000	0.95
1949	DET	AL	P	41	—	—	13	33	2	2	48	.958	1.12
1950	DET	AL	P	7	—	—	2	13	1	1	16	.938	2.14
1951	DET	AL	P	37	—	—	11	32	3	2	46	.935	1.16
1952	DET	AL	P	35	—	—	21	37	2	1	60	.967	1.66
1953	CHA	AL	P	40	—	—	14	42	6	3	62	.903	1.40
1954	CHA	AL	P	40	33	264.2	10	48	0	1	58	1.000	1.45
1955	CHA	AL	P	32	26	175.0	4	33	0	1	37	1.000	1.16
1956	DET	AL	P	22	16	120.0	6	18	3	1	27	.889	1.09
1957	KC1	AL	P	48	7	116.0	8	21	1	0	30	.967	0.60
1958	NYA	AL	P	41	0	61.2	7	7	1	0	15	.933	0.34
Career	—	—	P	517	82	737.1	156	420	27	14	603	.955	1.11