Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1939–1963 · Bats B · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1920 Hartford, AL

Career 300–244 · 3.54 ERA · 2,334 SO · 4564.0 IP · 796 G · 365 H · 17 HR · 173 RBI · .214 AVG

Seasons leading his league

11

2 best in baseball 9 league only

55 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1950 Best season

Spanning 1950–1960, peaking at 3 titles in 1950.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

144th League titles 11
392nd Best in baseball 2
83rd Top-5 finishes 55

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

Career leaderboards

21st Shutouts 49
22nd Innings Pitched 4564.0
23rd Wins 300
48th Complete Games 290
55th Strikeouts 2,334
470th Earned Run Average 3.54

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Innings Pitched	3	1st	—	1951 AL 274.1 1954 AL 270.2 1959 AL 255.2 1943 #3 1952 #3 1956 #2 1957 #2
Strikeouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1957–1958)	1957 AL 184 1958 AL 179 1951 #2 1952 #2 1953 #3 1954 #2 1959 #3 1960 #3
Wins	2	1st	—	1954 23 1959 22 1943 #3 1952 #2 1956 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1960 AL 4 1955 #2 1956 #2 1958 #3 1959 #2
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1950 AL 6.02 1957 #3 1958 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1950 AL 1.25 1951 #3 1954 #3 1956 #2
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1950 AL 3.20 1951 #3 1954 #3 1955 #3 1956 #3
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1944 #3 1947 #2 1951 #2 1954 #3 1955 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1960	1	SHO 4
1959	2	W 22 IP 255.2
1958	1	SO 179
1957	1	SO 184
1954	2	W 23 IP 270.2
1951	1	IP 274.1
1950	3	ERA 3.20 WHIP 1.25 K/9 6.02

Pitching

23 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1939	WS1	AL	0	2	5.75	3	3	0	20.1	26	13	0	10	1	1.77
1941	WS1	AL	3	1	1.57	5	5	0	40.0	35	7	1	10	15	1.13
1942	WS1	AL	10	16	5.12	30	28	0	190.0	246	108	6	73	58	1.68
1943	WS1	AL	18	12	2.91	37	33	0	256.2	232	83	15	83	89	1.23
1944	WS1	AL	8	17	3.38	33	25	2	207.2	221	78	3	67	65	1.39
1946	WS1	AL	8	5	3.11	17	12	0	107.0	112	37	8	33	36	1.36
1947	WS1	AL	17	15	3.64	33	31	0	247.0	251	100	13	90	73	1.38
1948	WS1	AL	8	19	5.82	33	31	0	198.0	236	128	18	94	49	1.67
1949	CLE	AL	11	7	4.15	26	23	0	164.2	186	76	8	57	62	1.48
1950	CLE	AL	18	8	3.20	32	28	0	213.2	166	76	20	101	143	1.25
1951	CLE	AL	20	13	3.02	37	34	1	274.1	227	92	18	107	133	1.22
1952	CLE	AL	23	12	2.90	42	33	3	285.2	239	92	23	132	153	1.30
1953	CLE	AL	17	12	3.93	36	34	0	251.2	234	110	19	107	138	1.36
1954	CLE	AL	23	11	2.73	40	36	2	270.2	225	82	21	83	155	1.14
1955	CLE	AL	17	11	2.82	32	31	0	230.0	207	72	19	80	122	1.25
1956	CLE	AL	20	9	2.72	38	35	2	277.2	233	84	19	91	158	1.17
1957	CLE	AL	14	17	4.31	40	37	1	263.0	270	126	32	104	184	1.42
1958	CHA	AL	14	16	4.13	40	34	2	239.2	214	110	27	104	179	1.33
1959	CHA	AL	22	10	3.17	37	37	0	255.2	202	90	20	119	179	1.26
1960	CHA	AL	13	12	3.49	36	35	1	237.1	220	92	20	112	158	1.40
1961	CHA	AL	8	2	3.51	17	16	0	110.1	88	43	11	47	64	1.22
1962	CHA	AL	7	15	4.46	27	26	0	167.2	171	83	15	56	91	1.35
1963	CLE	AL	1	2	2.28	20	5	1	55.1	50	14	2	15	29	1.18
Career	—	—	300	244	3.54	691	612	15	4564.0	4,291	1,796	338	1,775	2,334	1.33

Batting

23 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	WS1	AL	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
1941	WS1	AL	5	15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	.133	.133	.200	.333
1942	WS1	AL	30	69	4	15	2	0	0	7	3	13	0	.217	.250	.246	.496
1943	WS1	AL	38	98	6	29	3	1	1	11	1	11	0	.296	.303	.378	.681
1944	WS1	AL	43	92	4	19	2	0	1	6	3	21	0	.207	.232	.261	.493
1946	WS1	AL	25	47	4	15	2	0	1	9	5	7	0	.319	.385	.426	.810
1947	WS1	AL	54	120	6	33	6	0	2	13	1	19	0	.275	.281	.375	.656
1948	WS1	AL	73	106	9	23	3	1	0	16	14	22	0	.217	.308	.264	.573
1949	CLE	AL	35	70	3	10	1	0	1	7	4	10	0	.143	.189	.200	.389
1950	CLE	AL	39	77	12	18	5	1	2	10	10	12	0	.234	.322	.403	.724
1951	CLE	AL	41	108	8	20	8	1	1	13	7	9	0	.185	.235	.306	.540
1952	CLE	AL	44	99	5	22	2	0	0	10	9	15	0	.222	.287	.242	.529
1953	CLE	AL	37	91	11	25	2	0	3	10	7	17	0	.275	.327	.396	.722
1954	CLE	AL	40	93	10	17	3	0	0	4	7	13	0	.183	.240	.215	.455
1955	CLE	AL	34	84	8	15	3	0	1	7	6	17	0	.179	.233	.250	.483
1956	CLE	AL	38	101	5	23	5	0	1	15	7	22	1	.228	.278	.307	.585
1957	CLE	AL	40	86	4	10	0	0	0	4	11	23	0	.116	.214	.116	.331
1958	CHA	AL	40	75	7	15	1	0	0	11	10	25	0	.200	.291	.213	.504
1959	CHA	AL	37	90	11	22	7	0	2	8	9	18	0	.244	.317	.389	.706
1960	CHA	AL	36	75	8	15	2	1	1	7	14	17	0	.200	.330	.293	.623
1961	CHA	AL	17	37	4	6	0	0	0	2	3	11	0	.162	.225	.162	.387
1962	CHA	AL	27	54	5	7	1	0	0	2	7	17	0	.130	.230	.148	.378
1963	CLE	AL	20	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	.273	.385	.273	.657
Career	—	—	796	1,704	136	365	59	5	17	173	141	330	1	.214	.274	.285	.559

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	691	193	670	29	47	.967