Max Lanier was born on Wednesday, August 18, 1915, in Denton, North Carolina. Lanier was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1938, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Max Lanier baseball stats page.
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Max LanierMax Lanier Autograph on a 1992 Sporting News (#620) |
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Max LanierMax Lanier Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1938 | 23 | Cardinals | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 215 | 57 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1939 | 24 | Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 149 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1940 | 25 | Cardinals | 35 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 105.0 | 458 | 113 | 39 | 50 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1941 | 26 | Cardinals | 35 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.82 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 153.0 | 628 | 126 | 48 | 59 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
1942 | 27 | Cardinals | 34 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.96 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 161.0 | 657 | 137 | 53 | 55 | 4 | 60 | 6 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1943 | 28 | Cardinals | 32 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1.94 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 213.1 | 882 | 195 | 46 | 63 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1944 | 29 | Cardinals | 33 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.65 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 224.1 | 908 | 192 | 66 | 82 | 5 | 71 | 12 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1945 | 30 | Cardinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 108 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1946 | 31 | Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 | 221 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | 34 | Cardinals | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.82 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 92.0 | 396 | 92 | 39 | 42 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | 35 | Cardinals | 27 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 181.1 | 771 | 173 | 63 | 70 | 13 | 68 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
1951 | 36 | Cardinals | 31 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 160.0 | 660 | 149 | 58 | 60 | 14 | 50 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1952 | 37 | Giants | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 3.94 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 137.0 | 584 | 124 | 60 | 64 | 11 | 65 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1953 | 38 | Giants | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1953 | 38 | Browns | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 109 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 327 | 204 | 62 | 108 | 82 | .568 | 3.01 | 91 | 21 | 17 | 1,619.1 | 6,772 | 1,490 | 542 | 631 | 65 | 611 | 56 | 821 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
Max LanierMax Lanier Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1938 | 23 | Cardinals | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
1939 | 24 | Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .286 |
1940 | 25 | Cardinals | 35 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .226 | .200 |
1941 | 26 | Cardinals | 35 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .208 | .192 |
1942 | 27 | Cardinals | 34 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .327 | .255 |
1943 | 28 | Cardinals | 32 | 73 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .176 | .164 |
1944 | 29 | Cardinals | 33 | 77 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .222 | .195 |
1945 | 30 | Cardinals | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
1946 | 31 | Cardinals | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .231 | .200 |
1949 | 34 | Cardinals | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .074 | .167 | .074 |
1950 | 35 | Cardinals | 27 | 68 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .162 | .197 | .206 |
1951 | 36 | Cardinals | 31 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .151 | .167 | .151 |
1952 | 37 | Giants | 38 | 41 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .286 | .317 |
1953 | 38 | Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1953 | 38 | Browns | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 328 | 535 | 46 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .185 | .219 | .196 |
Max LanierMax Lanier Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1938 Cardinals | P | 18 | 3 | 135 | 14 | 0.8 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.40 |
1939 Cardinals | P | 7 | 6 | 113 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
1940 Cardinals | P | 35 | 11 | 315 | 34 | 1.0 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 2.66 |
1941 Cardinals | P | 35 | 18 | 459 | 47 | 1.3 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
1942 Cardinals | P | 34 | 20 | 483 | 45 | 1.3 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.40 |
1943 Cardinals | P | 32 | 25 | 640 | 52 | 1.6 | 51 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.15 |
1944 Cardinals | P | 33 | 30 | 673 | 50 | 1.5 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 1.89 |
1945 Cardinals | P | 4 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1946 Cardinals | P | 6 | 6 | 168 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
1949 Cardinals | P | 15 | 15 | 276 | 14 | 0.9 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.37 |
1950 Cardinals | P | 27 | 27 | 544 | 44 | 1.6 | 43 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.13 |
1951 Cardinals | P | 31 | 23 | 480 | 39 | 1.3 | 37 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.08 |
1952 Giants | P | 37 | 16 | 411 | 53 | 1.4 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 3.28 |
1953 Giants | P | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1953 Browns | P | 10 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 327 | 204 | 4,858 | 419 | 1.3 | 402 | 78 | 324 | 17 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.23 | |
14 Years | 327 | 204 | 4,858 | 419 | 1.3 | 402 | 78 | 324 | 17 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.23 |
Max LanierMax Lanier Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1938 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.80 | 5.60 |
1939 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 3.35 | 3.11 |
1940 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 4.20 | 3.26 |
1941 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 5.47 | 3.47 |
1942 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 1.55 | 5.20 | 3.35 |
1943 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 1.64 | 5.19 | 3.16 |
1944 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 1.99 | 5.66 | 2.85 |
1945 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 5.54 | 2.77 |
1946 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 1.89 | 5.79 | 3.05 |
1949 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.06 | 3.62 | 3.42 |
1950 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.31 | 4.42 | 3.38 |
1951 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.6 | 53.0 | 1.18 | 3.32 | 2.81 |
1952 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.3 | 20.5 | 0.72 | 3.09 | 4.27 |
1953 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 3.38 | 5.06 |
1953 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.42 | 3.22 | 7.66 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.9 | 19.8 | 1.34 | 4.56 | 3.40 |
Max LanierMax Lanier Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1938 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1940 St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1943 St. Louis Cardinals | 23, 21 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1944 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $10,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1945 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1946 St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | $10,500.00 | - | - |
1949 St. Louis Cardinals | 40, 23 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1950 St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 New York Giants | 42, 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 New York Giants | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 St. Louis Browns | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
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