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Dick
Bokelmann		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: October 26, 1926 in Usa, IL, ARLINGTON HEI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1952 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1953 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1954 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1955 28 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 8 8 8
1956 29 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1957 30 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1958 31 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1959 32 MIN AL $ 570,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1960 33 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 28 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 29 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 30 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 31 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 32 MIN AL $ 570,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 33 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1951 24 CIN NL 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 26.7 33 14 3 23 7 4.73 .311 .431 .434 .865 1.1
    AAA   10 6 .625 33 12 0 0 1 103.3 101 49 3 64 53 4.27 .259 .363 .341 .704  
1952 25 CIN NL 6 10 .375 78 0 0 0 8 90.3 106 46 3 47 30 4.58 .301 .384 .392 .776 6.2
1953 26 CIN NL 4 3 .571 39 0 0 0 20 35.7 40 18 3 19 10 4.54 .288 .369 .403 .772 4.3
1954 27 CIN NL 4 2 .667 29 0 0 0 0 34.3 48 34 4 16 15 8.91 .333 .393 .535 .927 0.0
1955 28 CIN NL 2 4 .333 65 0 0 0 2 58.3 66 30 7 30 25 4.63 .289 .373 .417 .790 2.4
1957 30 CIN NL 3 3 .500 49 0 0 0 17 40.3 44 19 2 25 13 4.24 .286 .381 .403 .784 4.4
1958 31 CIN NL 3 4 .429 34 0 0 0 4 23.3 43 25 3 22 10 9.64 .394 .489 .550 1.039 0.0
1959 32 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .400 .000 .400 0.5
    AA   2 0 1.000 74 0 0 0 10 57.7 42 16 4 25 53 2.50 .204 .290 .311 .601  
1960 33 BSN NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 2 1 3 8 1.80 .152 .216 .273 .489 1.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 38.0 27 6 0 15 32 1.42 .197 .276 .219 .495  
    AA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0.00 .250 .500 .250 .750  
9 Years Sim 23 28 .451 317 0 0 0 52 320.3 385 188 26 187 119 5.28 .304 .391 .428 .819 19.9
2 Years AAA 12 6 .667 53 12 0 0 1 141.3 128 55 3 79 85 3.50 .243 .342 .309 .651  
2 Years AA 2 0 1.000 77 0 0 0 10 58.7 43 16 4 27 55 2.45 .205 .295 .310 .605  
4 Years Minors 14 6 .700 130 12 0 0 11 200.0 171 71 7 106 140 3.20 .232 .329 .309 .638  
Season Average 2 3 .400 35 0 0 0 5 35.6 42 20 2 20 13 5.28 .304 .391 .428 .819  
Career Highs 6 10 1.000 78 0 0 0 20 90.3 106 46 7 47 30 9.64 .394 .489 .550 1.039  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   204 95 14 103 75   .296 .387 .413 .800
vs LH   181 93 12 84 44   .313 .400 .446 .847
Home 12 9 .571 173 0 0 0 25 175.3 212 107 17 110 65 5.49 .304 .399 .436 .835
Away 11 19 .367 144 0 0 0 27 145.0 173 81 9 77 54 5.03 .303 .386 .419 .804
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 53 0 0 0 11 54.3 78 44 4 26 23 7.29 .344 .411 .489 .900
May 6 5 .545 58 0 0 0 12 56.0 66 34 4 28 22 5.47 .300 .379 .405 .784
June 2 5 .286 50 0 0 0 5 51.6 67 31 2 30 18 5.40 .322 .408 .409 .816
July 3 2 .600 39 0 0 0 9 37.0 53 23 4 22 9 5.60 .349 .431 .539 .971
August 5 6 .455 50 0 0 0 4 45.3 43 27 5 34 11 5.36 .251 .376 .368 .744
Sep/Oct 3 5 .375 67 0 0 0 11 76.0 78 29 7 47 36 3.44 .269 .371 .390 .761
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
1951 24 CIN NL 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1952 25 CIN NL 78 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5 0.2
1953 26 CIN NL 39 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.9 0.2
1954 27 CIN NL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 30 CIN NL 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1958 31 CIN NL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1959 32 MIN AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AA   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1960 33 BSN NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
8 Years Sim 257 17 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .353 .529 1.0 0.4
2 Years AA 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .353 .529 0.6  
Career Highs 78 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   9 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .556 .778 1.1
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 120 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
Away 93 8 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 1.0
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.8
Mar/Apr 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
May 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 14 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.8
Sep/Oct 30 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 24 CIN NL P 14 0 26.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1952 25 CIN NL P 78 0 90.3 11 29 1 0 .976 3.99    
1953 26 CIN NL P 39 0 35.7 3 10 0 1 1.000 3.28    
1954 27 CIN NL P 29 0 34.3 2 14 1 1 .941 4.19    
1955 28 CIN NL P 65 0 58.3 5 22 0 0 1.000 4.17    
1957 30 CIN NL P 49 0 40.3 3 10 0 0 1.000 2.90    
1958 31 CIN NL P 34 0 23.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.31    
    CF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1959 32 MIN AL CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    P 3 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77    
1960 33 BSN NL P 6 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  P 317 0 320.3 29 95 2 3 .984 3.48    
  CF 5 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
Career Totals   322 0 328.3 30 95 2 3 .984 3.43    
Career Highs   78 0 90.3 11 29 1 1 1.000 5.41    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1952-7-8
1953-2-20
1957-1-17
 Games Pitched
1952-4-78
1955-9-65
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Bob Kelly (970)
  3. John D'Acquisto (970)
  4. Jesse Flores (968)
  5. Clem Labine (965)
  6. Hank Behrman (963)
  7. Ellis Kinder (962)
  8. Dave Heaverlo (962)
  9. Allyn Stout (961)
  10. Adrian Devine (960)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1951
Had first career hit on 9/10/1951, off Bill Werle (DET)
Earned first career win on 4/25/1952
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/8/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $570,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 4/2/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 5/3/1960 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
 
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