1937 Season
1936 / 1938
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1937 National League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The TSN Pitcher of the Year was not awarded this season
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Turner*
BSN
SP
33.9
5.4
25.9
16.8
2 Cliff Melton*
NY1
SP
25.5
4.8
25.5
16.7
3 Dizzy Dean
SLN
SP
27.5
4.4
16.6
9.6
4 Lee Grissom
CIN
SP
29.7
4.3
14.6
6.7
5 Van Mungo
BRO
SP
26.1
4.2
14.7
9.0
6 Bill Lee
CHN
SP
27.7
4.1
18.6
8.9
7 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
34.0
4.0
22.3
13.1
8 Claude Passeau
PHI
SP
28.2
4.0
17.7
7.3
9 Russ Bauers*
PIT
SP
23.1
4.0
17.1
10.5
10 Lou Fette*
BSN
SP
30.3
3.9
22.2
13.1
11 Tex Carleton
CHN
SP
30.9
3.8
17.6
10.3
12 Bob Weiland
SLN
SP
31.5
3.6
16.2
6.9
13 Charley Root
CHN
SP
38.3
3.2
15.6
9.3
14 Luke Hamlin
BRO
SP
33.0
3.2
12.5
5.9
15 Ed Brandt
PIT
SP
32.4
2.9
14.3
8.0
16 Danny MacFayden
BSN
SP
32.1
2.9
18.1
9.4
17 Waite Hoyt
MULT
SW
37.8
2.5
13.4
6.5
18 Si Johnson
SLN
SP
30.7
2.5
12.6
5.8
19 Peaches Davis
CIN
SP
32.1
2.5
11.0
3.3
20 Slick Castleman
NY1
SP
23.8
2.2
12.2
6.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1937 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The TSN Pitcher of the Year was not awarded this season
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lefty Grove
BOS
SP
37.3
9.6
27.0
18.1
2 Lefty Gomez
NYA
SP
28.6
9.4
28.9
19.4
3 Red Ruffing
NYA
SP
32.2
6.4
23.1
14.4
4 Johnny Allen
CLE
SP
32.8
6.4
21.3
15.4
5 Jack Wilson
BOS
SP
25.2
5.1
20.5
12.8
6 Monty Stratton
CHA
SP
25.1
4.9
19.5
13.9
7 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
30.8
4.5
17.4
10.4
8 Elden Auker
DET
SP
26.8
4.2
21.7
13.0
9 Eddie Smith*
PHA
SP
23.5
3.9
12.7
6.0
10 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
30.5
3.4
19.2
10.8
11 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
18.7
3.4
13.6
8.5
12 Mel Harder
CLE
SP
27.7
3.4
16.8
8.8
13 Monte Pearson
NYA
SP
28.8
3.2
12.3
7.4
14 Bobo Newsom
MULT
SP
29.9
3.1
15.6
6.1
15 Jack Knott
SLA
SP
30.3
2.7
10.6
3.9
16 Johnny Marcum
BOS
SP
27.8
2.7
12.3
5.9
17 Oral Hildebrand
SLA
SP
30.2
2.6
10.2
3.3
18 John Whitehead
CHA
SP
28.2
2.4
12.2
6.5
19 Denny Galehouse
CLE
SP
25.6
2.4
12.3
5.4
20 Ted Lyons
CHA
SP
36.5
2.1
12.5
6.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James