Max Lanier
P · 14 seasons · 1938 – 1953 · B/T: R/L
Max Lanier is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 1943 was the high-water mark, worth +10.4, 5th that season and 982nd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: ERA (+13.5), strikeouts (+9.5) and WHIP (+8.3), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.70
1942 · #44,732 all-time
Career Z
-32.3
summed
Avg / Season
-2.31
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | STL | 18 | -2.29 | #700 | #86,410 |
| 1939 | STL | 7 | -2.07 | #487 | #61,843 |
| 1940 | STL | 35 | -2.26 | #669 | #84,155 |
| 1941 | STL | 35 | -2.42 | #733 | #95,985 |
| 1942★ | STL | 34 | -1.70 | #353 | #44,732 |
| 1943 | STL | 32 | -2.34 | #730 | #91,295 |
| 1944 | STL | 33 | -2.21 | #728 | #78,460 |
| 1945 | STL | 4 | -2.17 | #684 | #74,240 |
| 1946 | STL | 6 | -2.05 | #697 | #56,778 |
| 1949 | STL | 15 | -2.87 | #505 | #107,287 |
| 1950 | STL | 27 | -2.65 | #472 | #103,822 |
| 1951 | STL | 31 | -2.91 | #519 | #107,752 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 38 | -1.99 | #263 | #51,584 |
| 1953 | SLA | 13 | -2.38 | #404 | #93,762 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
10.38
1943 · #982 all-time
Career Z
42.0
summed
Avg / Season
3.00
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | STL | 18 | -2.65 | #299 | #41,382 |
| 1939 | STL | 7 | -0.10 | #117 | #18,905 |
| 1940 | STL | 35 | 3.43 | #60 | #8,215 |
| 1941 | STL | 35 | 7.64 | #13 | #2,524 |
| 1942 | STL | 34 | 6.52 | #21 | #3,575 |
| 1943★ | STL | 32 | 10.38 | #5 | #982 |
| 1944 | STL | 33 | 9.68 | #10 | #1,262 |
| 1945 | STL | 4 | -0.35 | #131 | #20,038 |
| 1946 | STL | 6 | 1.90 | #96 | #11,876 |
| 1949 | STL | 15 | -0.16 | #78 | #19,160 |
| 1950 | STL | 27 | 4.61 | #29 | #6,064 |
| 1951 | STL | 31 | 3.60 | #34 | #7,887 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 37 | 1.41 | #56 | #13,323 |
| 1953 | SLA | 13 | -3.95 | #210 | #49,782 |
★ Best season by Z