Paul Derringer
1931–1945 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
579G
.175AVG
.186OBP
.208SLG
More career statistics
220H
2HR
102RBI
0SB
223–212W–L
3,645.0IP
1,507K
3.46ERA
445GS
29SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,260 | 1,262 |
| Batting · Hits | 220 | 221 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 219 | 218 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,355 | 1,357 |
| Batting · Runs | 70 | 71 |
| Batting · RBI | 102 | 101 |
| Batting · Walks | 16 | 15 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 15,391 | 15,400 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,402 | 1,412 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,912 | 3,910 |
| Pitching · p hr | 158 | 159 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 10,935 | 10,930 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,507 | 1,508 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,653 | 1,654 |
| Pitching · p w | 761 | 764 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 579 | 1,355 | 1,260 | 70 | 220 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 102 | 16 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 262 | .175 | .186 | .208 | .394 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,645.0 | 579 | 445 | 251 | 223 | 212 | 29 | 3,912 | 1,653 | 1,402 | 158 | 761 | 1,507 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.282 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1943-08-26 to 1943-09-28
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1933-08-06 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1940-05-26 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1936-05-30 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 296 | 670 | 112 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 99 | .181 | .182 | .215 |
| Away | 283 | 687 | 109 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 119 | .169 | .166 | .202 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | .124 | .119 | .124 |
| May | 96 | 226 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 40 | .208 | .195 | .246 |
| June | 107 | 246 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 34 | .184 | .187 | .219 |
| July | 114 | 260 | 43 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 46 | .177 | .173 | .222 |
| August | 115 | 252 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 47 | .155 | .171 | .197 |
| September | 101 | 264 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 29 | .179 | .170 | .199 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 92 | 205 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 46 | .129 | .127 | .170 |
| new-york-giants | 85 | 183 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 30 | .163 | .164 | .169 |
| chicago-cubs | 81 | 215 | 47 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 39 | .234 | .233 | .308 |
| boston-braves | 81 | 200 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 21 | .178 | .175 | .222 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 73 | 170 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 25 | .170 | .165 | .190 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 71 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 27 | .160 | .164 | .198 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 66 | 143 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 22 | .176 | .175 | .176 |
| cincinnati-reds | 30 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .203 | .200 | .219 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 72 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .097 | 210 | 134 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 73 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .178 | 233 | 77 |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 81 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .173 | 247 | 89 |
| 1934 |  Cincinnati Reds | 47 | 92 | 18 | – | 3 | – | .196 | 261 | 122 |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 93 | 13 | – | 7 | – | .140 | 276 | 120 |
| 1936 | Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 90 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .200 | 281 | 121 |
| 1937 | Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 80 | 16 | – | 11 | – | .200 | 222 | 94 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 119 | 21 | 2 | 15 | – | .176 | 307 | 132 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 110 | 23 | – | 17 | – | .209 | 301 | 128 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 108 | 18 | – | 8 | – | .167 | 296 | 115 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 84 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .155 | 228 | 76 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 68 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .132 | 208 | 67 |
| 1943 |  Chicago Cubs | 32 | 60 | 14 | – | 2 | – | .233 | 174 | 77 |
| 1944 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 57 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .158 | 180 | 69 |
| 1945 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 75 | 15 | – | 8 | – | .200 | 213 | 87 |