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Joe
Bonikowski		  
Nickname: Bono
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 16, 1941 in Usa, PA, PHILADELPHIA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1964   
All-Star Selections 1964    1966   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 21 STL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 9 9
1963 22 STL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 9 9 9
1964 23 STL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 9 9 9
1965 24 STL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10
1966 25 STL NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1967 26 STL NL $ 4,614,286 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1968 27 STL NL $ 4,614,286 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1969 28 STL NL $ 4,400,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1970 29 STL NL $ 4,400,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1971 30 STL NL $ 4,400,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1972 31 STL NL $ 4,400,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1973 32 STL NL $ 1,250,000 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1974 33 STL NL $ 1,250,000 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,614,286 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 21 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 22 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 23 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 24 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 25 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 26 STL NL $ 4,614,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 27 STL NL $ 4,614,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 28 STL NL $ 4,400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 29 STL NL $ 4,400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 30 STL NL $ 4,400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 31 STL NL $ 4,400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 32 STL NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 33 STL NL $ 1,250,000   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 $ 4,614,286   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
1962 21 STL NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 16.0 15 5 1 4 5 2.81 .250 .297 .383 .680 1.9
    AAA   16 8 .667 30 30 2 1 0 214.7 219 62 8 56 178 2.60 .260 .307 .326 .632  
1963 22 STL NL 12 10 .545 30 30 6 0 0 226.7 212 83 13 60 109 3.30 .249 .297 .349 .647 15.2
    AAA   4 1 .800 5 5 1 1 0 33.7 36 9 1 11 23 2.41 .279 .336 .357 .692  
1964 23 STL NL 26 7 .788 41 41 8 3 0 305.0 247 86 7 93 151 2.54 .225 .285 .290 .575 29.2
1965 24 STL NL 17 7 .708 37 37 5 0 0 272.7 249 90 15 77 159 2.97 .246 .298 .353 .651 21.0
1966 25 STL NL 25 9 .735 43 43 7 0 0 315.7 307 110 14 92 132 3.14 .258 .309 .350 .660 22.6
1967 26 STL NL 14 18 .438 43 43 10 3 0 316.7 301 132 16 105 154 3.75 .251 .311 .351 .662 18.2
1968 27 STL NL 15 24 .385 44 44 4 1 0 300.7 305 139 12 120 175 4.16 .263 .333 .359 .693 13.1
1969 28 STL NL 14 14 .500 37 37 3 0 0 274.3 258 108 7 95 156 3.54 .245 .306 .322 .628 21.2
1970 29 STL NL 11 12 .478 32 32 1 1 0 214.3 226 99 17 84 118 4.16 .273 .337 .385 .722 12.5
1971 30 STL NL 6 4 .600 48 0 0 0 9 97.7 96 45 11 43 63 4.15 .262 .337 .396 .734 7.7
1972 31 STL NL 7 1 .875 27 0 0 0 0 53.3 49 20 4 24 44 3.38 .247 .329 .354 .682 5.1
1973 32 STL NL 4 2 .667 27 0 0 0 1 49.7 62 30 5 15 22 5.44 .320 .370 .454 .823 1.6
1974 33 AAA   3 2 .600 76 0 0 0 3 69.0 74 29 7 29 46 3.78 .292 .365 .455 .820  
12 Years Sim 153 108 .586 411 309 45 9 10 2442.6 2327 947 122 812 1288 3.49 .253 .312 .349 .661 169.3
3 Years AAA 23 11 .676 111 35 3 2 3 317.3 329 100 16 96 247 2.84 .269 .322 .356 .678  
Season Average 12 9 .571 34 25 3 0 0 203.6 193 78 10 67 107 3.49 .253 .312 .349 .661  
Career Highs 26 24 1.000 48 44 10 3 9 316.7 307 139 17 120 175 5.44 .320 .370 .454 .823  
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   1211 492 67 394 780   .244 .300 .335 .635
vs LH   1116 455 55 418 508   .263 .329 .365 .694
Home 77 49 .611 205 154 19 3 1 1227.6 1162 466 59 395 659 3.42 .251 .310 .345 .654
Away 76 59 .563 206 155 26 6 9 1215.0 1165 481 63 417 629 3.56 .254 .317 .353 .669
Mar/Apr 19 21 .475 69 45 6 1 2 358.3 378 173 18 137 185 4.35 .272 .337 .364 .701
May 28 17 .622 78 53 6 2 2 430.0 402 160 20 156 257 3.35 .249 .315 .342 .657
June 32 20 .615 70 53 12 2 3 440.3 408 144 23 113 221 2.94 .244 .292 .347 .639
July 25 12 .676 63 51 5 0 1 390.6 351 146 21 149 194 3.36 .244 .315 .338 .653
August 24 20 .545 65 53 9 2 1 413.0 416 174 25 122 227 3.79 .264 .317 .366 .683
Sep/Oct 25 18 .581 66 54 10 2 1 410.3 372 150 15 135 204 3.29 .244 .306 .337 .643
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
1962 21 STL NL 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 1.0 0.2
    AAA   1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1963 22 STL NL 30 79 3 9 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 29 .114 .114 .114 .228 -2.1 0.0
1964 23 STL NL 41 107 7 19 1 0 1 10 0 0 1 37 .178 .185 .215 .400 2.9 0.0
1965 24 STL NL 37 90 4 12 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 28 .133 .143 .156 .298 -0.2 0.0
1966 25 STL NL 43 111 3 21 2 0 0 7 2 3 2 33 .189 .209 .207 .416 2.9 0.0
1967 26 STL NL 43 103 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 39 .126 .132 .136 .268 -1.0 0.0
1968 27 STL NL 44 94 7 13 1 0 0 4 2 0 5 29 .138 .190 .149 .339 1.8 0.0
7 Years Sim 240 592 30 90 7 0 1 40 6 5 10 197 .152 .168 .169 .337 5.4 0.2
1 Years AAA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 399 20 60 4 0 0 27 4 3 6 132 .152 .168 .169 .337 3.6  
Career Highs 44 111 7 21 2 0 1 10 2 3 5 39 .375 .375 .375 .750 2.9  
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   351 20 50 4 0 1 26 3 3 6 117 .142 .159 .162 .321 -0.5
vs LH   241 10 40 3 0 0 14 3 2 4 80 .166 .181 .178 .360 2.6
Home 114 256 12 41 2 0 0 14 3 2 5 79 .160 .182 .168 .350 1.9
Away 126 336 18 49 5 0 1 26 3 3 5 118 .146 .157 .170 .327 0.3
RISP   156 0 28 1 0 0 36 0 0 3 52 .179 .196 .186 .382 3.0
Close/Late   37 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .135 .135 .135 .270 -0.6
Mar/Apr 33 74 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 22 .081 .115 .081 .196 -2.8
May 41 96 5 19 1 0 0 5 3 2 2 34 .198 .230 .208 .438 2.9
June 41 112 3 11 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 44 .098 .098 .107 .205 -4.1
July 40 94 10 15 2 0 0 5 2 0 3 31 .160 .186 .181 .366 1.7
August 42 112 6 22 2 0 1 13 0 0 0 33 .196 .196 .241 .438 3.7
Sep/Oct 43 104 4 17 1 0 0 8 0 1 2 33 .163 .176 .173 .349 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1962 21 STL NL P 2 2 16.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 5.06    
1963 22 STL NL P 30 30 226.7 24 38 1 2 .984 2.46    
1964 23 STL NL P 41 41 305.0 20 40 1 5 .984 1.77    
1965 24 STL NL P 37 37 272.7 18 48 1 7 .985 2.18    
1966 25 STL NL P 43 43 315.7 20 60 0 4 1.000 2.28    
1967 26 STL NL P 43 43 316.7 29 52 1 5 .988 2.30    
1968 27 STL NL P 44 44 300.7 15 52 0 6 1.000 2.01    
1969 28 STL NL P 37 37 274.3 17 36 0 1 1.000 1.74    
1970 29 STL NL P 32 32 214.3 17 21 0 4 1.000 1.60    
1971 30 STL NL P 48 0 97.7 8 13 0 1 1.000 1.94    
1972 31 STL NL P 27 0 53.3 4 8 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1973 32 STL NL P 27 0 49.7 6 10 0 1 1.000 2.90    
Career Totals   411 309 2442.6 181 384 4 36 .993 2.08    
Career Highs   48 44 316.7 29 60 1 7 1.000 5.06    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1963 22 STL NL 1 2 .333 4 4 1 0 0 27.3 33 17 2 8 14 5.60 .297 .345 .405 .750
1964 23 STL NL 2 1 .667 5 5 2 0 0 40.3 28 12 1 15 15 2.68 .199 .276 .270 .545
1966 25 STL NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 18 10 2 2 7 6.92 .333 .357 .500 .857
1971 30 STL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 6.3 13 10 1 5 2 14.22 .419 .500 .677 1.177
1972 31 STL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.7 8 4 1 3 4 7.73 .381 .458 .667 1.125
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 4 .429 15 11 3 0 0 91.7 100 53 7 33 42 5.20 .279 .340 .405 .745
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
1963 22 STL NL 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
1964 23 STL NL 5 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .214 .214 .214 .429
1966 25 STL NL 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 11 24 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .208 .240 .250 .490
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1964-4-2.54
1965-9-2.97
 Wins
1964-1-26
1966-1-25
 Losses
1967-6-18
1968-2-24
 Winning Pct
1964-1-.788
1965-6-.708
1966-3-.735
 Saves
1971-6-9
 Games Started
1964-8-41
1966-5-43
1967-5-43
1968-1-44
1969-1-37
Shutouts
1964-8-3
1967-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1966-9-315.7
1967-8-316.7
1969-7-274.3
 Hits Allowed
1966-9-307
1967-8-301
1968-8-305
 Walks Allowed
1966-9-92
1967-6-105
1968-3-120
1969-10-95
 Hits per 9IP
1964-6-7.3
 OAVG
1964-8-.225
OSLG
1964-2-.290
1969-4-.322
 OOPS
1964-3-.575
1969-6-.628
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Joe Beckwith (931)
  5. Bob Moose (926)
  6. Bob Rush (925)
  7. Hub Pruett (925)
  8. Mike Torrez (922)
  9. Ed Baecht (922)
  10. Andy Rincon (919)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. George Pipgras (996)
  2. Bill Lee (990)
  3. Vic Keen (990)
  4. Guy Bush (990)
  5. Johnny Allen (988)
  6. Joe Moeller (987)
  7. Virgil Jester (987)
  8. Bob Muncrief (986)
  9. Hi Bithorn (986)
  10. Walter Beall (986)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 49th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1962
Had first career hit on 9/23/1962, off Tom Sturdivant (TOR)
Earned first career win on 9/23/1962
Injured on 4/23/1963 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 8/4/1964, off Ryne Duren (BRK)
Injured on 9/10/1964 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1964
Injured on 4/25/1965 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1965 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,614,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/23/1967 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,614,286 through salary arbitration
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $4,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1969, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA
Injured on 6/6/1970 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 9/23/1970 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
10/13/1972: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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