Here are Mike O'Farrell's stats for the 1939 season:
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G CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K CG ShO WHIP BABIP
26 26 12 7 0 4.38 207.2 238 124 101 26 55 72 13 0 1.41 .284
The American League ERA was 4.27, so by that standard, Mike was just a little worse than the average pitcher in his league. His BABIP was exactly league average. Of course, his record was helped by the fact that he pitched for a pennant winner that went 99-65. All in all, he had a pretty good rookie year, I'd say.
Code:
Vs. L: .306/.354/.459
Vs. R: .264/.301/.417
Like a lot of righthanded pitchers, Mike was more effective against righty hitters. The league hit .268 as a whole.
Code:
Home: 8-5, 4.74, 30 BB, 46 K in 125.1 IP
Away: 4-2, 3.83, 25 BB, 26 K in 82.1 IP
Mike pitched more at Fenway than he did on the road, but he was more effective away from home. Fenway is, after all, a tough place to pitch.
As the son of one of the greatest hitters of all time, Mike picked up a few things about swinging a bat. He hit .250 (17 for 68) with a double, driving in eight runs and scoring seven.
Mike committed four errors in 68 chances, for a fielding percentage of .967.
Another pitcher, Dizzy Trout of the Tigers, won the American League Rookie of the Year award. Dizzy went 19-9, 4.20, so he was a deserving winner.