Lou Kretlow was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 199 career appearances, with a 4.87 ERA and 450 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1948 | DET | 2 | 1 | 4.63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23.1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1.37 |
| 1949 | DET | 3 | 2 | 6.16 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 76.0 | 85 | 52 | 69 | 40 | 2.03 |
| 1950 | CWS | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | 17 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 2.06 |
| 1950 | SLA | 0 | 2 | 11.93 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 1951 | CWS | 6 | 9 | 4.20 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 137.0 | 129 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 1.48 |
| 1952 | CWS | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 79.0 | 52 | 26 | 56 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 1953 | CWS | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20.2 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 2.03 |
| 1953 | SLA | 1 | 5 | 5.11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 81.0 | 93 | 46 | 52 | 37 | 1.79 |
| 1954 | BAL | 6 | 11 | 4.37 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 166.2 | 169 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 1.51 |
| 1955 | BAL | 0 | 4 | 8.22 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 38.1 | 50 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 2.01 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 4 | 9 | 5.31 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 118.2 | 121 | 70 | 74 | 61 | 1.64 |
| Career Totals | — | 27 | 47 | 4.87 | 199 | 104 | 1 | 785.1 | 781 | 425 | 522 | 450 | 1.66 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 1948 | DET | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | DET | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .000 | .037 | .000 | .037 |
| 1950 | CWS | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1950 | SLA | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1951 | CWS | 26 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .083 | .120 | .083 | .203 |
| 1952 | CWS | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .050 | .174 | .100 | .274 |
| 1953 | CWS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 1953 | SLA | 22 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1954 | BAL | 32 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .157 | .232 | .157 | .389 |
| 1955 | BAL | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .061 | .162 | .061 | .223 |
| Career Totals | — | 200 | 237 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 118 | .114 | .170 | .122 | .292 |