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Buster Adams |
Nickname: Mr. Blue Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 180 Born: June 24, 1915 in Usa, CO, TRINIDAD |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1943 | 28 | BRK | NL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1944 | 29 | BRK | NL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1945 | 30 | BRK | NL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1946 | 31 | BRK | NL | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1947 | 32 | BRK | NL | $ 1,325,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1948 | 33 | BRK | NL | $ 370,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1949 | 34 | BRK | NL | $ 370,000 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1950 | 35 | BSN | NL | $ 350,000 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||
1951 | 36 | BSN | NL | $ 450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 1,325,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1943 | 28 | BRK | NL | 15 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .292 | .452 | .292 | .743 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
AAA | 106 | 391 | 58 | 119 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 60 | .304 | .419 | .455 | .874 | 76.5 | ||||
1944 | 29 | BRK | NL | 85 | 253 | 43 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | .328 | .396 | .466 | .863 | 42.5 | 9.8 |
1945 | 30 | BRK | NL | 106 | 255 | 37 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | .263 | .346 | .404 | .750 | 36.1 | 6.8 |
1946 | 31 | BRK | NL | 106 | 253 | 39 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 37 | .265 | .352 | .383 | .735 | 36.0 | 6.1 |
1947 | 32 | BRK | NL | 102 | 276 | 25 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 61 | .207 | .280 | .312 | .592 | 25.5 | 1.2 |
1948 | 33 | BRK | NL | 116 | 307 | 42 | 87 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 45 | .283 | .359 | .456 | .815 | 47.4 | 8.9 |
1949 | 34 | BRK | NL | 133 | 436 | 47 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 74 | .213 | .287 | .314 | .601 | 35.5 | 0.0 |
1950 | 35 | BSN | NL | 47 | 110 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .200 | .254 | .273 | .527 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
1951 | 36 | AAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0.3 | ||
8 Years Sim | 710 | 1914 | 241 | 483 | 90 | 8 | 43 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 314 | .252 | .329 | .375 | .704 | 233.9 | 33.6 | |||
2 Years AAA | 109 | 394 | 58 | 120 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 61 | .305 | .416 | .454 | .870 | 76.8 | ||||
162 Game Average | 436 | 54 | 110 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 71 | .252 | .329 | .375 | .704 | 53.4 | |||||
Career Highs | 133 | 436 | 47 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 74 | .328 | .452 | .466 | .863 | 47.4 |
Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||
Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 543 | 62 | 118 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 102 | .217 | .283 | .320 | .603 | 51.0 | |
vs LH | 1371 | 179 | 365 | 69 | 7 | 32 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 212 | .266 | .347 | .397 | .744 | 193.1 | |
Home | 368 | 973 | 128 | 245 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 148 | .252 | .332 | .380 | .712 | 129.1 |
Away | 342 | 941 | 113 | 238 | 52 | 5 | 16 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 166 | .253 | .327 | .370 | .697 | 115.1 |
RISP | 481 | 0 | 132 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 87 | .274 | .341 | .430 | .771 | 71.7 | |
Pinch Hitting | 161 | 20 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .298 | .356 | .460 | .815 | 25.5 | |
Close/Late | 176 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | .239 | .328 | .375 | .703 | 22.6 | |
Mar/Apr | 113 | 286 | 35 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 | .273 | .345 | .406 | .750 | 40.5 |
May | 131 | 356 | 41 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 56 | .236 | .310 | .337 | .647 | 38.4 |
June | 103 | 292 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 55 | .253 | .333 | .366 | .700 | 37.0 |
July | 110 | 318 | 47 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 48 | .242 | .327 | .381 | .707 | 41.0 |
August | 129 | 328 | 38 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 68 | .250 | .332 | .387 | .719 | 44.2 |
Sep/Oct | 124 | 334 | 39 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 47 | .263 | .333 | .380 | .714 | 43.0 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1943 | 28 | BRK | NL | LF | 5 | 5 | 41.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.16 | 0.1 | ||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1944 | 29 | BRK | NL | CF | 64 | 62 | 523.3 | 133 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.41 | 2.0 | ||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1945 | 30 | BRK | NL | CF | 70 | 60 | 530.3 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .967 | 2.95 | 1.9 | ||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
SS | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.37 | 0.1 | ||||||||
1946 | 31 | BRK | NL | CF | 72 | 63 | 540.3 | 139 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .980 | 2.43 | 1.1 | ||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | |||||||||
SS | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1947 | 32 | BRK | NL | CF | 64 | 60 | 501.3 | 144 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 2.64 | 1.8 | ||||
LF | 21 | 19 | 157.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.29 | |||||||||
1948 | 33 | BRK | NL | CF | 87 | 78 | 662.7 | 195 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 2.74 | 2.4 | ||||
LF | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | |||||||||
1949 | 34 | BRK | NL | CF | 114 | 112 | 935.0 | 247 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .973 | 2.44 | 1.9 | ||||
LF | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | |||||||||
2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1950 | 35 | BSN | NL | LF | 29 | 27 | 223.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.86 | 0.4 | ||||
CF | 11 | 5 | 47.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.64 | |||||||||
CF | 483 | 440 | 3741.0 | 1044 | 37 | 23 | 7 | .979 | 2.60 | 11.0 | ||||||||
LF | 71 | 54 | 471.7 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.95 | 0.6 | ||||||||
SS | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.24 | 0.1 | ||||||||
2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 559 | 494 | 4222.3 | 1150 | 40 | 23 | 10 | .981 | 2.54 | 11.6 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 119 | 115 | 958.0 | 251 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1.000 | 2.96 |
Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1943 | 28 | BRK | NL | 5 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .316 | .474 | .789 |
1944 | 29 | BRK | NL | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
1945 | 30 | BRK | NL | 8 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .393 | .452 | .500 | .952 |
1946 | 31 | BRK | NL | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .353 | .467 | .820 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 21 | 75 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .333 | .383 | .493 | .876 |
Batting Leaderboards Help | ||||||
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. (*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||
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Black Ink Test: 0 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 0 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) |
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History |
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1943 |
Had first career hit on 8/7/1943, off Al Milnar (MIN) |
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1944, off Harry Matuzak (SEM) |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/25/1944 |
Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1945 |
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,325,000 through salary arbitration |
9/1/1947: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $370,000 per year, for 1 years |
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $370,000 through salary arbitration |
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/12/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year |
7/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $450,000 per year, for 2 years |
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