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Warren Hacker

Warren Hacker

1948–1961 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 185 lb · b. 1924 Marissa, IL

Career 62–89 · 4.21 ERA · 557 SO · 1283.1 IP · 316 G · 78 H · 24 RBI · .195 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

4 best in baseball

8 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1956, peaking at 2 titles in 1952.

Team records #9 Cubs 1952 WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,384th League titles 4
678th Best in baseball 4
3,025th Top-5 finishes 8

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

Career leaderboards

382nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.26
413th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .965

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	3	1st	—	1952 1.000 1954 1.000 1956 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1952 0.95
Shutouts	—	#3	—	1952 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1952 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1956	1	P FPCT 1.000
1954	1	P FPCT 1.000
1952	2	WHIP 0.95 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1948	CHN	NL	0	1	21.00	3	1	0	3.0	7	7	0	3	0	3.33
1949	CHN	NL	5	8	4.23	30	12	0	125.2	141	59	7	53	40	1.54
1950	CHN	NL	0	1	5.28	5	3	1	15.1	20	9	3	8	5	1.83
1951	CHN	NL	0	0	13.50	2	0	0	1.1	3	2	0	0	2	2.25
1952	CHN	NL	15	9	2.58	33	20	1	185.0	144	53	17	31	84	0.95
1953	CHN	NL	12	19	4.38	39	32	2	221.2	225	108	35	54	106	1.26
1954	CHN	NL	6	13	4.25	39	18	2	158.2	157	75	28	37	80	1.22
1955	CHN	NL	11	15	4.27	35	30	3	213.0	202	101	38	43	80	1.15
1956	CHN	NL	3	13	4.66	34	24	0	168.0	190	87	28	44	65	1.39
1957	PHI +1	NL	7	6	4.76	35	16	0	117.1	122	62	15	31	51	1.30
1958	PHI	NL	0	1	7.41	9	1	0	17.0	24	14	2	8	4	1.88
1961	CHA	AL	3	3	3.77	42	0	8	57.1	62	24	8	8	40	1.22
Career	—	—	62	89	4.21	306	157	17	1283.1	1,297	601	181	320	557	1.26

Batting

12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1948	CHN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1949	CHN	NL	32	38	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.184	.184	.184	.368
1950	CHN	NL	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1951	CHN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1952	CHN	NL	34	58	1	7	0	0	0	4	1	11	1	.121	.136	.121	.256
1953	CHN	NL	42	78	8	17	1	1	0	4	1	8	0	.218	.228	.256	.484
1954	CHN	NL	43	55	4	13	0	1	0	6	1	8	0	.236	.250	.273	.523
1955	CHN	NL	35	72	6	18	3	1	0	3	0	9	0	.250	.250	.319	.569
1956	CHN	NL	34	54	2	8	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	.148	.148	.148	.296
1957	PHI +1	NL	35	31	1	7	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	.226	.273	.258	.531
1958	PHI	NL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1961	CHA	AL	42	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.111	.111	.111	.222
Career	—	—	316	401	23	78	5	3	0	24	5	51	1	.195	.204	.222	.426

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1948	CHN	NL	P	3	—	—	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	0.33
1949	CHN	NL	P	30	—	—	10	25	3	0	38	.921	1.17
1950	CHN	NL	P	5	—	—	0	7	0	0	7	1.000	1.40
1951	CHN	NL	P	2	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1952	CHN	NL	P	33	—	—	7	19	0	0	26	1.000	0.79
1953	CHN	NL	P	39	—	—	10	27	2	0	39	.949	0.95
1954	CHN	NL	P	39	18	158.2	10	20	0	2	30	1.000	0.77
1955	CHN	NL	P	35	30	213.0	14	20	3	0	37	.919	0.97
1956	CHN	NL	P	34	24	167.0	5	18	0	2	23	1.000	0.68
1957	PHI	NL	P	35	16	117.1	7	13	0	1	20	1.000	0.57
1958	PHI	NL	P	9	1	17.0	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	0.22
1961	CHA	AL	P	42	0	57.1	1	4	0	0	5	1.000	0.12
Career	—	—	P	306	89	730.1	64	156	8	5	228	.965	0.72