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Norm
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 22, 1915 in Usa, WA, SPOKANE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1942   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 3 9 10 10 1 3 2 3 3 3
1942 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 3 8 10 9 1 3 2 3 3 3
1943 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 3 9 10 10 1 2 2 3 3 3
1944 29 SEM AL $ 300,000 2 9 10 9 1 3 2 3 3 3
1948 33 STL NL   2 8 10 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 8 10 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 3 9 10 10 1 3 2 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 29 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 33 STL NL     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 $ 300,000   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
1941 26 SEM AL 3 1 .750 26 0 0 0 1 23.7 26 18 4 11 15 6.85 .277 .358 .543 .901 0.5
    AAA   4 3 .571 41 0 0 0 7 40.7 32 15 6 25 47 3.32 .227 .343 .390 .733  
1942 27 SEM AL 5 5 .500 56 0 0 0 9 66.3 44 22 4 38 44 2.99 .189 .308 .300 .608 9.4
1943 28 SEM AL 4 8 .333 67 0 0 0 5 79.0 73 48 6 50 49 5.47 .243 .346 .359 .705 2.9
1944 29 SEM AL 2 4 .333 26 0 0 0 1 28.3 30 20 3 21 22 6.35 .268 .383 .393 .776 0.5
    AAA   0 3 .000 42 0 0 0 7 31.3 33 22 7 21 31 6.32 .270 .378 .484 .861  
1945 30 A   3 1 .750 35 0 0 0 19 49.3 16 5 2 18 72 0.91 .101 .193 .171 .364  
1946 31 AA   4 4 .500 69 0 0 0 7 48.0 43 23 10 39 68 4.31 .240 .376 .447 .823  
1948 33 AA   2 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 0 42.0 29 12 2 25 67 2.57 .196 .312 .284 .596  
4 Years Sim 14 18 .438 175 0 0 0 16 197.3 173 108 17 120 130 4.93 .234 .341 .369 .710 13.3
2 Years AAA 4 6 .400 83 0 0 0 14 72.0 65 37 13 46 78 4.63 .247 .359 .433 .793  
2 Years AA 6 4 .600 99 0 0 0 7 90.0 72 35 12 64 135 3.50 .220 .348 .373 .721  
1 Years A 3 1 .750 35 0 0 0 19 49.3 16 5 2 18 72 0.91 .101 .193 .171 .364  
5 Years Minors 13 11 .542 217 0 0 0 40 211.3 153 77 27 128 285 3.28 .205 .321 .352 .672  
Season Average 3 4 .429 43 0 0 0 4 49.3 43 27 4 30 32 4.93 .234 .341 .369 .710  
Career Highs 5 8 .750 67 0 0 0 9 79.0 73 48 6 50 49 6.85 .277 .383 .543 .901  
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   80 55 8 46 77   .216 .302 .345 .647
vs LH   93 53 9 74 53   .252 .377 .393 .770
Home 11 9 .550 107 0 0 0 11 130.0 112 71 13 74 86 4.92 .231 .333 .390 .724
Away 3 9 .250 68 0 0 0 5 67.3 61 37 4 46 44 4.95 .238 .354 .328 .682
Mar/Apr 3 3 .500 30 0 0 0 1 35.7 28 12 1 20 25 3.03 .209 .312 .254 .565
May 1 4 .200 40 0 0 0 0 47.3 30 20 3 29 37 3.80 .178 .298 .266 .564
June 2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 0 29.3 26 15 2 18 22 4.60 .241 .349 .380 .729
July 2 1 .667 24 0 0 0 1 26.7 20 13 3 19 13 4.39 .215 .348 .387 .735
August 2 4 .333 23 0 0 0 8 22.0 29 20 3 16 17 8.19 .319 .421 .516 .937
Sep/Oct 4 4 .500 30 0 0 0 6 36.3 40 28 5 18 16 6.94 .276 .356 .483 .839
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
1941 26 SEM AL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1942 27 SEM AL 56 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 1.0 0.3
1943 28 SEM AL 67 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
1944 29 SEM AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
4 Years Sim 175 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 .400 .375 .775 1.3 0.6
162 Game Average 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .375 .775 1.2  
Career Highs 67 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0  
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   7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 .444 .429 .873 1.4
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 107 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 .375 .429 .804 1.1
Away 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
RISP   4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.6
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 33 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 1.5
August 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Sep/Oct 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 26 SEM AL P 26 0 23.7 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1942 27 SEM AL P 56 0 66.3 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.49    
1943 28 SEM AL P 67 0 79.0 2 14 0 3 1.000 1.82    
1944 29 SEM AL P 26 0 28.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.59    
Career Totals   175 0 197.3 8 30 0 3 1.000 1.73    
Career Highs   67 0 79.0 3 14 0 3 1.000 2.28    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1942-9-9
 Games Pitched
1942-10-56
1943-6-67
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Seattle in 1941
Earned first career win on 6/20/1941
Had first career hit (double) on 5/21/1942, off Nick Strincevich (MIN)
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Injured on 8/8/1944 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1945
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/9/1946 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Injured on 7/25/1946 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Released by Montreal on 10/3/1946
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/15/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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