As you say, if Spahn hadn't missed three years of baseball due to WW II ('43-'45, plus part of '46), he certainly would have had over 400 wins, possibly surpassing Walter Johnson's 417 (the most wins in the modern era). I remember listening to the famous 16-inning Spahn-Marichal duel in 1963 (won 1-0 in 16th by a Mays HR). He's not only remembered for his iron-man baseball efforts, but he was a true combat veteran (unlike Ted Williams and most other ball players, who didn't see WW II combat). He was well-liked by the '65 Giants team, who appreciated his wit and wisdom. Not sure why they once thought pitchers couldn't be managers, but former outfielder Casey Stengel sure didn't understand pitchers. Tommy Lasorda, Dallas Green, Roger Craig proved that pitchers could be good managers. Funny how Stengel was his manager at both beginning and end of his career, how Spahn got 82% (and Mays 95%) of HOF votes (sort of like naming Jesus on only 90% of ballots for the "Spirituality & Ethics Hall of Fame").