Spud Chandler
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1907, Commerce, USA · d. 1990 · MLB debut 1937-05-06, final game 1947-09-26
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 12 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .133 | .161 | .133 |
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 23 | 69 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .203 | .214 | .348 |
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .600 |
| 1940 | NYA | AL | 27 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .150 | .215 | .267 |
| 1941 | NYA | AL | 28 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .183 | .197 | .183 |
| 1942 | NYA | AL | 24 | 71 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .211 | .291 | .239 |
| 1943 | NYA | AL | 30 | 97 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .258 | .287 | .371 |
| 1944 | NYA | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1945 | NYA | AL | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 34 | 94 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .149 | .167 | .245 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 17 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .245 | .260 | .429 |
| 1937–1947 | 211 | 548 | 53 | 110 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 154 | .201 | .234 | .290 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 7 | 4 | 2.84 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 82.1 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 31 |
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 14 | 5 | 4.03 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 172.0 | 183 | 77 | 7 | 47 | 36 |
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 3 | 0 | 2.84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1940 | NYA | AL | 8 | 7 | 4.60 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 172.0 | 184 | 88 | 12 | 60 | 56 |
| 1941 | NYA | AL | 10 | 4 | 3.19 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 163.2 | 146 | 58 | 5 | 60 | 60 |
| 1942 | NYA | AL | 16 | 5 | 2.38 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 200.2 | 176 | 53 | 13 | 74 | 74 |
| 1943 | NYA | AL | 20 | 4 | 1.64 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 253.0 | 197 | 46 | 5 | 54 | 134 |
| 1944 | NYA | AL | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1945 | NYA | AL | 2 | 1 | 4.65 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 20 | 8 | 2.10 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 257.1 | 200 | 60 | 7 | 90 | 138 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 9 | 5 | 2.46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 128.0 | 100 | 35 | 4 | 41 | 68 |
| 1937–1947 | 109 | 43 | 2.84 | 211 | 184 | 109 | 26 | 6 | 1485.0 | 1327 | 468 | 64 | 463 | 614 |
Awards
- 1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1943 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1943 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1943 TSN Guide MVP (AL)
- 1943 TSN Major League Player of the Year (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BBWAA | 2 | 168 | 126 | |
| 1951 | BBWAA | 1 | 226 | 170 | |
| 1956 | BBWAA | 1 | 193 | 145 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 2 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 6 | 201 | 151 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |