Virgil Trucks was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 517 career appearances, with a 3.39 ERA and 1534 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | DET | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 1942 | DET | 14 | 8 | 2.74 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 167.2 | 147 | 51 | 74 | 91 | 1.32 |
| 1943 | DET | 16 | 10 | 2.84 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 202.2 | 170 | 64 | 52 | 118 | 1.10 |
| 1945 | DET | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.94 |
| 1946 | DET | 14 | 9 | 3.23 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 236.2 | 217 | 85 | 75 | 161 | 1.23 |
| 1947 | DET | 10 | 12 | 4.53 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 180.2 | 186 | 91 | 79 | 108 | 1.47 |
| 1948 | DET | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 211.2 | 190 | 89 | 85 | 123 | 1.30 |
| 1949 | DET | 19 | 11 | 2.81 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 275.0 | 209 | 86 | 124 | 153 | 1.21 |
| 1950 | DET | 3 | 1 | 3.54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48.1 | 45 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 1.37 |
| 1951 | DET | 13 | 8 | 4.33 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 153.2 | 153 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 1.48 |
| 1952 | DET | 5 | 19 | 3.97 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 197.0 | 190 | 87 | 82 | 129 | 1.38 |
| 1953 | CWS | 15 | 6 | 2.86 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 176.1 | 151 | 56 | 67 | 102 | 1.24 |
| 1953 | SLA | 5 | 4 | 3.07 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 88.0 | 83 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 1.31 |
| 1954 | CWS | 19 | 12 | 2.79 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 264.2 | 224 | 82 | 95 | 152 | 1.21 |
| 1955 | CWS | 13 | 8 | 3.96 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 175.0 | 176 | 77 | 61 | 91 | 1.35 |
| 1956 | DET | 6 | 5 | 3.83 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 120.0 | 104 | 51 | 63 | 43 | 1.39 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 9 | 7 | 3.03 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 116.0 | 106 | 39 | 62 | 55 | 1.45 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 0 | 1 | 2.05 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 22.0 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 1958 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 4.54 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 1.61 |
| Career Totals | — | 177 | 135 | 3.39 | 517 | 328 | 30 | 2682.1 | 2416 | 1009 | 1088 | 1534 | 1.31 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | DET | 28 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .123 | .123 | .138 | .262 |
| 1943 | DET | 33 | 72 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .181 | .203 | .194 | .397 |
| 1945 | DET | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1946 | DET | 32 | 95 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .179 | .179 | .221 | .400 |
| 1947 | DET | 36 | 70 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .271 | .282 | .300 | .582 |
| 1948 | DET | 43 | 79 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .165 | .185 | .190 | .375 |
| 1949 | DET | 41 | 100 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .120 | .137 | .140 | .277 |
| 1950 | DET | 7 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .150 | .150 | .200 | .350 |
| 1951 | DET | 37 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .236 | .236 | .291 | .527 |
| 1952 | DET | 35 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .188 | .200 | .234 | .434 |
| 1953 | CWS | 24 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .238 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| 1953 | SLA | 16 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .160 | .200 | .360 |
| 1954 | CWS | 40 | 93 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .183 | .188 | .204 | .392 |
| 1955 | CWS | 32 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .125 | .123 | .141 | .264 |
| 1956 | DET | 22 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .244 | .244 | .289 | .533 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1958 | NYY | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Career Totals | — | 517 | 949 | 63 | 171 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 9 | 153 | .180 | .189 | .213 | .402 |
1949, 1954