Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn

1942–1965 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'0", 172 lb · b. 1921 Buffalo, NY

Career 363–245 · 3.09 ERA · 2,583 SO · 5243.2 IP · 783 G · 363 H · 35 HR · 189 RBI · .194 AVG

Seasons leading his league

36

22 best in baseball 14 league only

86 Top-5 finishes

13 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1961 Best season

Spanning 1947–1963, peaking at 5 titles in 1961.

Led in Complete Games for 7 straight seasons (1957–1963) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

16th League titles 36
15th Best in baseball 22
28th Top-5 finishes 86

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

Career leaderboards

6th Wins 363
6th Shutouts 63
8th Innings Pitched 5243.2
21st Complete Games 382
30th Strikeouts 2,583
154th Walks + Hits / IP 1.20
198th Earned Run Average 3.09

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	9	1st	7 yrs (1957–1963)	1951 26 1957 18 1958 23 1959 21 1960 18 1962 22 1963 22 1949 NL 25 1961 NL 21 1947 #2 1950 #2 1952 #3 1953 #2 1954 #2 1955 #3 1956 #2
Wins	8	1st	5 yrs (1957–1961)	1953 23 1957 21 1958 22 1960 21 1949 NL 21 1950 NL 21 1959 NL 21 1961 NL 21 1947 #2 1951 #3 1954 #2 1955 #3 1956 #2 1963 #3
Shutouts	4	1st	—	1947 7 1951 7 1959 NL 4 1961 NL 4 1952 #3 1953 #2 1957 #2 1960 #3 1963 #2
Innings Pitched	4	1st	2 yrs (1958–1959)	1949 302.1 1958 290.0 1959 292.0 1947 NL 289.2 1948 #3 1950 #3 1951 #2 1952 #2 1953 #2 1954 #2 1955 #3 1956 #3 1957 #2 1961 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	4	1st	—	1953 1.06 1947 NL 1.14 1958 NL 1.15 1961 NL 1.14 1956 #2
Strikeouts	4	1st	4 yrs (1949–1952)	1950 191 1951 164 1952 183 1949 NL 151 1958 #2
Earned Run Average	3	1st	—	1947 2.33 1953 2.10 1961 NL 3.02 1951 #3 1956 #2 1957 #2
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1950 #3

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1963	1	CG 22
1962	1	CG 22
1961	5	ERA 3.02 W 21 WHIP 1.14 SHO 4 CG 21
1960	2	W 21 CG 18
1959	4	W 21 IP 292.0 SHO 4 CG 21
1958	4	W 22 WHIP 1.15 IP 290.0 CG 23
1957	2	W 21 CG 18
1953	3	ERA 2.10 W 23 WHIP 1.06
1952	1	SO 183
1951	3	SO 164 SHO 7 CG 26
1950	2	W 21 SO 191
1949	4	W 21 SO 151 IP 302.1 CG 25
1947	4	ERA 2.33 WHIP 1.14 IP 289.2 SHO 7

Pitching

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1942	BSN	NL	0	0	5.74	4	2	0	15.2	25	10	0	11	7	2.30
1946	BSN	NL	8	5	2.94	24	16	1	125.2	107	41	6	36	67	1.14
1947	BSN	NL	21	10	2.33	40	35	3	289.2	245	75	15	84	123	1.14
1948	BSN	NL	15	12	3.71	36	35	1	257.0	237	106	19	77	114	1.22
1949	BSN	NL	21	14	3.07	38	38	0	302.1	283	103	27	86	151	1.22
1950	BSN	NL	21	17	3.16	41	39	1	293.0	248	103	22	111	191	1.23
1951	BSN	NL	22	14	2.98	39	36	0	310.2	278	103	20	109	164	1.25
1952	BSN	NL	14	19	2.98	40	35	3	290.0	263	96	19	73	183	1.16
1953	ML1	NL	23	7	2.10	35	32	3	265.2	211	62	14	70	148	1.06
1954	ML1	NL	21	12	3.14	39	34	3	283.1	262	99	24	86	136	1.23
1955	ML1	NL	17	14	3.26	39	32	1	245.2	249	89	25	65	110	1.28
1956	ML1	NL	20	11	2.78	39	35	3	281.1	249	87	25	52	128	1.07
1957	ML1	NL	21	11	2.69	39	35	3	271.0	241	81	23	78	111	1.18
1958	ML1	NL	22	11	3.07	38	36	1	290.0	257	99	29	76	150	1.15
1959	ML1	NL	21	15	2.96	40	36	0	292.0	282	96	21	70	143	1.21
1960	ML1	NL	21	10	3.50	40	33	2	267.2	254	104	24	74	154	1.23
1961	ML1	NL	21	13	3.02	38	34	0	262.2	236	88	24	64	115	1.14
1962	ML1	NL	18	14	3.04	34	34	0	269.1	248	91	25	55	118	1.13
1963	ML1	NL	23	7	2.60	33	33	0	259.2	241	75	23	49	102	1.12
1964	ML1	NL	6	13	5.29	38	25	4	173.2	204	102	23	52	78	1.47
1965	NYN +1	NL	7	16	4.01	36	30	0	197.2	210	88	26	56	90	1.35
Career	—	—	363	245	3.09	750	665	29	5243.2	4,830	1,798	434	1,434	2,583	1.20

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942	BSN	NL	4	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
1946	BSN	NL	24	43	3	7	1	0	0	4	1	14	0	.163	.200	.186	.386
1947	BSN	NL	41	98	6	16	2	1	0	6	6	29	0	.163	.212	.204	.416
1948	BSN	NL	37	90	10	15	3	0	1	7	6	24	0	.167	.219	.233	.452
1949	BSN	NL	40	111	11	18	0	0	2	10	4	27	1	.162	.191	.216	.408
1950	BSN	NL	41	106	7	23	0	0	1	13	6	33	1	.217	.266	.245	.511
1951	BSN	NL	42	116	8	22	6	1	1	18	6	27	0	.190	.230	.285	.514
1952	BSN	NL	52	112	10	18	2	1	2	9	4	23	1	.161	.190	.250	.440
1953	ML1	NL	38	105	6	23	5	0	2	12	1	22	0	.219	.226	.324	.550
1954	ML1	NL	41	101	4	21	6	0	1	10	7	17	0	.208	.266	.297	.563
1955	ML1	NL	40	81	7	17	1	1	4	14	4	20	0	.210	.247	.395	.642
1956	ML1	NL	39	105	8	22	3	0	3	10	4	32	1	.210	.239	.324	.562
1957	ML1	NL	39	94	3	13	2	1	2	8	4	25	0	.138	.170	.245	.415
1958	ML1	NL	41	108	10	36	6	1	2	15	7	24	0	.333	.381	.463	.844
1959	ML1	NL	40	104	11	24	1	0	2	8	3	28	0	.231	.243	.298	.541
1960	ML1	NL	40	95	10	14	2	0	3	7	5	26	0	.147	.186	.263	.450
1961	ML1	NL	39	94	13	21	7	0	4	15	7	33	0	.223	.279	.426	.704
1962	ML1	NL	36	98	3	18	3	0	2	9	5	30	0	.184	.223	.276	.499
1963	ML1	NL	33	90	7	16	4	0	2	6	5	24	0	.178	.219	.289	.508
1964	ML1	NL	39	59	2	11	2	0	1	5	0	10	0	.186	.183	.271	.455
1965	NYN +1	NL	37	56	1	7	1	0	0	3	9	17	0	.125	.254	.143	.397
Career	—	—	783	1,872	141	363	57	6	35	189	94	487	4	.194	.234	.287	.520

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	750	222	999	58	82	.955