Ned Garver
Career 129–157 · 3.73 ERA · 881 SO · 2477.1 IP · 458 G · 180 H · 7 HR · 72 RBI · .218 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
0 best in baseball
2 league only
8
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1950
Best season
Spanning 1950–1951, peaking at 1 titles in 1950.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 840th League titles 2
- 1,350th Top-5 finishes 8
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 220th Complete Games 153
- 264th Innings Pitched 2477.1
- 291st Shutouts 18
- 383rd Wins 129
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Games | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1950–1951) | 1950 AL 22 1951 AL 24 1955 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #3 | — | 1950 #3 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | — | #2 | — | 1954 #2 |
| Earned Run Average | — | #2 | — | 1950 #2 |
Pitching
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLA | AL | 7 | 11 | 3.41 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 198.0 | 200 | 75 | 14 | 95 | 75 | 1.49 |
| 1949 | SLA | AL | 12 | 17 | 3.98 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 223.2 | 245 | 99 | 14 | 102 | 70 | 1.55 |
| 1950 | SLA | AL | 13 | 18 | 3.39 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 260.0 | 264 | 98 | 18 | 108 | 85 | 1.43 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 20 | 12 | 3.73 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 246.0 | 237 | 102 | 17 | 96 | 84 | 1.35 |
| 1952 | SLA +1 | AL | 8 | 10 | 3.60 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 157.2 | 139 | 63 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 1.25 |
| 1953 | DET | AL | 11 | 11 | 4.45 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 198.1 | 228 | 98 | 16 | 66 | 69 | 1.48 |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 14 | 11 | 2.81 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 246.1 | 216 | 77 | 20 | 62 | 93 | 1.13 |
| 1955 | DET | AL | 12 | 16 | 3.98 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 230.2 | 251 | 102 | 21 | 67 | 83 | 1.38 |
| 1956 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | 4.08 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17.2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1.59 |
| 1957 | KC1 | AL | 6 | 13 | 3.84 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 145.1 | 120 | 62 | 13 | 55 | 61 | 1.20 |
| 1958 | KC1 | AL | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 201.0 | 192 | 90 | 24 | 66 | 72 | 1.28 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 10 | 13 | 3.71 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 201.1 | 214 | 83 | 22 | 42 | 61 | 1.27 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 4 | 9 | 3.83 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 122.1 | 110 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 1961 | LAA | AL | 0 | 3 | 5.59 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29.0 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1.93 |
| Career | — | — | 129 | 157 | 3.73 | 402 | 330 | 12 | 2477.1 | 2,471 | 1,027 | 213 | 881 | 881 | 1.35 |
Batting
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLA | AL | 46 | 66 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .288 | .329 | .379 | .707 |
| 1949 | SLA | AL | 55 | 75 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .187 | .299 | .240 | .539 |
| 1950 | SLA | AL | 51 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .286 | .343 | .363 | .706 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 49 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .305 | .365 | .421 | .787 |
| 1952 | SLA +1 | AL | 25 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .177 | .250 | .216 | .466 |
| 1953 | DET | AL | 30 | 72 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .153 | .218 | .194 | .412 |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 36 | 79 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .165 | .224 | .190 | .413 |
| 1955 | DET | AL | 33 | 76 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .224 | .296 | .276 | .572 |
| 1956 | DET | AL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| 1957 | KC1 | AL | 24 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .182 | .245 | .205 | .449 |
| 1958 | KC1 | AL | 31 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .174 | .240 | .217 | .457 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 32 | 71 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .282 | .316 | .423 | .738 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .074 | .167 | .111 | .278 |
| 1961 | LAA | AL | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | — | — | 458 | 827 | 87 | 180 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 76 | 109 | 1 | .218 | .283 | .283 | .566 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 402 | 203 | 469 | 27 | 41 | .961 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |