Player

Spud Chandler

Player Info
Full Name
Spurgeon Ferdinand
Born
September 12, 1907
Commerce, GA, USA
Died
January 9, 1990
Size
6'0" / 181 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
May 6, 1937
Final Game
September 26, 1947
Career
11 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1947, 1946, 1943, 1942
1943 - Sporting News Player of the Year (ML)
1943 - Sporting News Guide MVP (AL)
1943 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1943 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
211
G
.201
AVG
110
H
9
HR
45
RBI
.519
OPS
47
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
109-43
W-L
2.84
ERA
211
G
614
SO
6
SV
1.21
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1947 New York Yankees 9 5 2.46 17 16 0 128.0 68 41
1946 New York Yankees 20 8 2.10 34 32 2 257.0 138 90
1945 New York Yankees 2 1 4.65 4 4 0 31.0 12 7
1944 New York Yankees 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 6.0 1 1
1943 New York Yankees 20 4 1.64 30 30 0 253.0 134 54
1942 New York Yankees 16 5 2.38 24 24 0 200.1 74 74
1941 New York Yankees 10 4 3.19 28 20 4 163.1 60 60
1940 New York Yankees 8 7 4.60 27 24 0 172.0 56 60
1939 New York Yankees 3 0 2.84 11 0 0 19.0 4 9
1938 New York Yankees 14 5 4.03 23 23 0 172.0 36 47
1937 New York Yankees 7 4 2.84 12 10 0 82.0 31 20
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1947 AL 128.0 4.78 2.88 1.102
1946 AL 257.3 4.83 3.15 1.127 ✓
1945 AL 31.0 3.48 2.03 1.194
1944 AL 6.0 1.50 1.50 1.167
1943 AL 253.0 4.77 1.92 0.992 ✓
1942 AL 200.7 3.32 3.32 1.246 ✓
1941 AL 163.7 3.30 3.30 1.259 ✓
1940 AL 172.0 2.93 3.14 1.419 ✓
1939 AL 19.0 1.89 4.26 1.842
1938 AL 172.0 1.88 2.46 1.337 ✓
1937 AL 82.3 3.39 2.19 1.202
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1947 New York Yankees 17 49 12 3 0 2 5 .245
1946 New York Yankees 34 94 14 5 2 0 9 .149
1945 New York Yankees 4 12 4 0 0 0 1 .333
1944 New York Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 New York Yankees 30 97 25 5 0 2 9 .258
1942 New York Yankees 24 71 15 2 0 0 6 .211
1941 New York Yankees 28 60 11 0 0 0 4 .183
1940 New York Yankees 27 60 9 1 0 2 5 .150
1939 New York Yankees 11 5 2 1 0 0 2 .400
1938 New York Yankees 23 69 14 1 0 3 10 .203
1937 New York Yankees 12 30 4 0 0 0 2 .133
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1947 AL 53 .184 .270 1.9 18.9 95 2.1
1946 AL 101 .096 .209 2.0 26.7 18 0.0
1945 AL 12 .000 .364 0.0 8.3 99 0.0
1944 AL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1943 AL 104 .113 .315 1.0 21.2 98 2.1
1942 AL 85 .028 .263 9.4 16.5 56 0.0
1941 AL 64 .000 .262 1.6 28.1 5 0.0
1940 AL 69 .117 .259 5.8 44.9 28 2.1
1939 AL 6 .200 .500 16.7 16.7 190 0.0
1938 AL 73 .145 .256 1.4 31.5 44 3.1
1937 AL 36 .000 .174 2.8 19.4 -22 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 211 106 385 10 28 .980
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1947 New York Yankees P 17 6 36 1 1 .977
1946 New York Yankees P 34 13 60 1 7 .986
1945 New York Yankees P 4 5 5 0 0 1.000
1944 New York Yankees P 1 0 3 0 0 1.000
1943 New York Yankees P 30 10 63 3 4 .961
1942 New York Yankees P 24 25 46 2 8 .973
1941 New York Yankees P 28 15 42 1 1 .983
1940 New York Yankees P 27 4 50 2 3 .964
1939 New York Yankees P 11 1 7 0 0 1.000
1938 New York Yankees P 23 18 50 0 3 1.000
1937 New York Yankees P 12 9 23 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 6 2-2 1 33.1 16 1.62
1947 World Series New York Yankees 1 0-0 0 2.0 1 9.00
1943 World Series New York Yankees 2 2-0 0 18.0 10 0.50
1942 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-1 1 8.1 3 1.08
1941 World Series New York Yankees 1 0-1 0 5.0 2 3.60
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 6 10 2 0 1 .200
1947 World Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 World Series New York Yankees 2 6 1 0 0 .167
1942 World Series New York Yankees 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1941 World Series New York Yankees 1 2 1 0 1 .500