Grant
Bowler
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 24, 1907 in Usa, CO, DENVER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1931 23 CHA AL   6 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 4 3
1932 24 BOS AL   6 6 6 6 1 2 2 3 4 4
1933 25 BOS AL   6 6 6 6 1 2 2 4 4 4
1934 26 BOS AL   6 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 5
1935 27 BOS AL   6 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 5
1936 28 BOS AL   6 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 5
1937 29 BOS AL   6 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 5
1938 30 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 5
1939 31 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 3 4 4
1940 32 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 3 4 4
1941 33 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 3 4 4
1942 34 BOS AL $ 350,000 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 3 4 4
1943 35 BOS AL $ 350,000 6 6 7 6 2 2 2 3 4 4
1944 36 BOS AL $ 350,000 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 1 2 2 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1931 23 CHA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1932 24 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1933 25 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1934 26 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1935 27 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1936 28 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 29 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 30 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 31 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 32 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 33 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 34 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 35 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 36 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   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
1931 23 AA   4 1 .800 60 0 0 0 6 58.0 56 21 3 22 58 3.26 .259 .328 .333 .661  
    A   0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 2 16.3 12 5 0 4 9 2.76 .211 .262 .211 .473  
1932 24 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 0 5 3 3.38 .200 .467 .400 .867  
    AA   4 3 .571 66 0 0 0 6 56.0 55 22 4 24 51 3.54 .263 .339 .378 .717  
1933 25 AAA   4 6 .400 79 0 0 0 3 74.7 74 47 9 42 63 5.67 .264 .360 .432 .792  
1934 26 AAA   3 2 .600 81 0 0 0 2 74.0 80 39 7 70 63 4.74 .276 .417 .379 .796  
1935 27 AAA   3 2 .600 78 0 0 0 5 104.7 110 59 9 58 71 5.07 .281 .373 .411 .784  
    AA   2 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 1 4 7 2.25 .185 .290 .333 .624  
1936 28 AAA   2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 3 53.7 53 26 5 30 43 4.36 .261 .356 .384 .740  
1937 29 AAA   2 5 .286 47 0 0 0 5 42.3 46 24 4 18 29 5.10 .295 .368 .423 .791  
1938 30 BOS AL 1 3 .250 13 4 0 0 1 38.0 28 17 2 22 15 4.03 .206 .316 .287 .603 2.4
    AAA   4 4 .500 29 0 0 0 2 30.0 24 13 4 23 33 3.90 .218 .353 .345 .699  
1939 31 BOS AL 1 7 .125 35 1 0 0 7 49.3 63 33 3 35 23 6.02 .309 .415 .397 .812 0.0
1940 32 BOS AL 2 3 .400 20 5 0 0 1 52.0 66 38 5 35 25 6.58 .319 .422 .483 .905 0.0
1941 33 BOS AL 4 6 .400 34 5 0 0 5 59.3 60 38 8 44 31 5.76 .279 .404 .451 .855 1.3
1942 34 BOS AL 5 1 .833 30 0 0 0 2 36.0 36 18 1 24 21 4.50 .259 .376 .360 .735 3.0
1943 35 BOS AL 3 17 .150 55 18 0 0 3 149.0 152 96 10 121 78 5.80 .265 .391 .378 .769 2.3
1944 36 BOS AL 6 19 .240 41 34 1 0 0 215.7 248 130 21 124 89 5.43 .288 .379 .412 .791 6.6
7 Years Sim 22 56 .282 228 67 1 0 19 599.3 653 370 50 405 282 5.56 .280 .388 .402 .789 15.5
7 Years AAA 18 21 .462 363 0 0 0 20 382.0 389 209 38 246 305 4.92 .270 .376 .401 .778  
3 Years AA 10 4 .714 130 0 0 0 12 122.0 116 45 8 50 116 3.32 .257 .331 .354 .685  
1 Years A 0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 2 16.3 12 5 0 4 9 2.76 .211 .262 .211 .473  
11 Years Minors 28 26 .519 512 0 0 0 34 520.3 517 259 46 300 430 4.48 .265 .363 .385 .748  
Season Average 3 8 .273 32 9 0 0 2 85.6 93 52 7 57 40 5.56 .280 .388 .402 .789  
Career Highs 6 19 .833 55 34 1 0 7 215.7 248 130 21 124 89 6.58 .319 .422 .483 .905  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   299 180 25 182 151   .259 .359 .376 .736
vs LH   354 190 25 223 131   .300 .412 .427 .838
Home 10 29 .256 122 33 1 0 8 311.6 339 185 22 193 156 5.34 .278 .377 .395 .771
Away 12 27 .308 106 34 0 0 11 287.7 314 185 28 212 126 5.79 .281 .396 .409 .806
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 35 4 0 0 4 63.7 70 26 4 27 32 3.68 .288 .359 .399 .758
May 4 9 .308 40 8 0 0 4 99.0 103 51 6 65 57 4.64 .268 .373 .374 .747
June 3 6 .333 35 8 0 0 2 75.0 82 52 3 63 33 6.24 .279 .406 .367 .774
July 3 14 .176 36 16 0 0 2 118.7 144 96 15 101 58 7.28 .300 .422 .446 .868
August 5 11 .313 34 18 0 0 3 129.0 130 68 11 81 56 4.75 .267 .371 .398 .770
Sep/Oct 4 9 .308 48 13 1 0 4 114.0 124 77 11 68 46 6.08 .278 .374 .406 .779
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
1932 24 AA   4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1933 25 AAA   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1938 30 BOS AL 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2 0.0
1939 31 BOS AL 35 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1940 32 BOS AL 20 18 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .111 .111 .167 .278 -0.3 0.0
1941 33 BOS AL 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1942 34 BOS AL 30 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
1943 35 BOS AL 55 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .133 .188 .133 .321 0.6 0.0
1944 36 BOS AL 41 62 3 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 24 .161 .188 .242 .429 2.5 0.0
7 Years Sim 228 143 4 21 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 58 .147 .170 .189 .359 2.8 0.2
1 Years AAA 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1 Years AA 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Minors 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 101 2 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 41 .147 .170 .189 .359 2.0  
Career Highs 55 62 3 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 24 .400 .400 .400 .800 2.5  
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   92 4 15 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 36 .163 .189 .217 .407 2.5
vs LH   51 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .118 .135 .137 .272 -0.8
Home 122 74 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 35 .122 .156 .122 .277 -0.7
Away 106 69 2 12 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 23 .174 .186 .261 .447 2.5
RISP   28 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .143 .172 .179 .351 0.3
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Mar/Apr 12 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.2
May 18 20 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .250 .450 0.7
June 30 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
July 36 30 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .133 .188 .133 .321 0.2
August 25 40 2 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 15 .225 .225 .325 .550 2.7
Sep/Oct 24 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .000 .074 .000 .074 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 30 BOS AL P 13 4 38.0 1 11 2 0 .857 2.84    
1939 31 BOS AL P 35 1 49.3 1 11 0 3 1.000 2.19    
1940 32 BOS AL P 20 5 52.0 6 12 0 1 1.000 3.12    
1941 33 BOS AL P 34 5 59.3 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.73    
1942 34 BOS AL P 30 0 36.0 3 12 0 1 1.000 3.75    
1943 35 BOS AL P 55 18 149.0 0 38 2 1 .950 2.30    
1944 36 BOS AL P 41 34 215.7 29 32 1 4 .984 2.55    
Career Totals   228 67 599.3 44 130 5 12 .972 2.61    
Career Highs   55 34 215.7 29 38 2 4 1.000 3.75    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1943-10-17
1944-5-19
Saves
1939-8-7
Walks Allowed
1943-6-121
1944-10-124
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bob Gillespie (979)
  2. Jim Wilson (970)
  3. Juan Eichelberger (967)
  4. Russ Christopher (955)
  5. Ben Wade (954)
  6. Larry Jackson (952)
  7. Roy Face (950)
  8. Steve Roser (949)
  9. Dave Lemonds (944)
  10. Oral Hildebrand (944)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 46th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1931
Had first career hit on 8/27/1938, off Denny Galehouse (SLC)
Earned first career win on 8/27/1938
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/8/1943 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 8/16/1944, off Bill Sayles (MIN)