Tommy
Bridges
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: December 28, 1906 in Usa, TN, GORDONSVILLE
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 23 CIN NL $ 300,000 83 65 79 72 50 61 56 47 57 52
1931 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 7 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 6
1932 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 7 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 6
1933 26 CIN NL $ 3,078,571 8 7 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 6
1934 27 CIN NL $ 3,078,571 8 7 8 8 3 4 4 5 6 5
1935 28 CIN NL $ 3,078,571 7 7 9 8 3 4 4 5 6 5
1936 29 CIN NL $ 650,000 7 7 9 8 3 4 3 5 6 5
1937 30 CIN NL $ 650,000 7 7 9 8 3 4 3 5 6 5
1938 31 CIN NL $ 650,000 7 7 8 7 3 4 3 5 6 5
1939 32 CIN NL $ 650,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 3 4 5 5
1940 33 CIN NL $ 650,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 4
1941 34 BSN NL $ 703,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,078,571 83 65 79 72 50 61 56 47 57 52
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   20 20 21 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 30 30 30
1931 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1932 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1933 26 CIN NL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1934 27 CIN NL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1935 28 CIN NL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1936 29 CIN NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1937 30 CIN NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1938 31 CIN NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1939 32 CIN NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 33 CIN NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 34 BSN NL $ 703,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,078,571   20 20 21 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 30 30 30
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
1930 23 CIN NL 21 13 .618 43 42 21 1 0 348.0 346 131 27 125 125 3.39 .259 .321 .372 .693 26.6
1931 24 CIN NL 13 20 .394 42 42 16 0 0 325.3 335 165 23 91 127 4.56 .264 .313 .383 .696 12.1
1932 25 CIN NL 14 17 .452 38 38 14 0 0 290.0 316 138 18 98 113 4.28 .278 .334 .385 .719 14.3
1933 26 CIN NL 14 21 .400 42 42 8 2 0 311.0 352 152 26 98 146 4.40 .284 .334 .396 .730 15.4
1934 27 CIN NL 8 10 .444 26 26 5 0 0 186.3 184 91 11 62 70 4.40 .258 .315 .371 .687 10.9
1935 28 CIN NL 11 19 .367 42 42 5 1 0 275.3 309 183 19 135 124 5.98 .288 .365 .410 .774 0.0
1936 29 CIN NL 8 13 .381 78 10 2 0 5 150.0 160 83 9 83 64 4.98 .277 .366 .381 .747 6.4
1937 30 CIN NL 7 8 .467 70 9 0 0 8 115.7 120 67 10 78 49 5.21 .277 .383 .409 .792 3.8
1938 31 CIN NL 13 9 .591 39 35 1 1 1 246.7 259 118 17 102 130 4.31 .268 .337 .384 .721 14.5
1939 32 CIN NL 2 6 .250 55 3 1 0 7 71.7 61 24 7 38 33 3.01 .233 .327 .374 .701 7.2
1940 33 CIN NL 3 4 .429 63 0 0 0 4 43.3 46 26 2 25 26 5.40 .275 .372 .359 .732 2.1
    AAA   3 0 1.000 6 6 3 2 0 43.7 18 6 1 13 38 1.24 .122 .193 .209 .402  
1941 34 BSN NL 3 5 .375 37 0 0 0 2 40.3 57 43 6 29 15 9.60 .335 .432 .518 .950 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 2 12.3 11 9 0 8 5 6.57 .275 .396 .350 .746  
12 Years Sim 117 145 .447 575 289 73 5 27 2403.6 2545 1221 175 964 1022 4.57 .272 .339 .389 .727 113.5
2 Years AAA 3 1 .750 20 6 3 2 2 56.0 29 15 1 21 43 2.41 .154 .239 .239 .479  
Season Average 9 12 .429 47 24 6 0 2 200.3 212 101 14 80 85 4.57 .272 .339 .389 .727  
Career Highs 21 21 .618 78 42 21 2 8 348.0 352 183 27 135 146 9.60 .335 .432 .518 .950  
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   1238 606 82 393 617   .255 .311 .363 .674
vs LH   1307 615 93 571 405   .291 .370 .416 .787
Home 64 67 .489 303 150 38 3 10 1270.6 1300 602 88 501 539 4.26 .266 .334 .372 .706
Away 53 78 .405 272 139 35 2 17 1133.0 1245 619 87 463 483 4.92 .280 .348 .407 .755
Mar/Apr 23 24 .489 92 55 13 0 2 439.0 452 229 37 182 196 4.70 .266 .337 .399 .737
May 26 23 .531 101 49 13 2 2 411.0 436 213 24 149 178 4.66 .271 .333 .381 .713
June 15 28 .349 108 45 12 0 8 402.6 445 203 26 138 171 4.54 .282 .340 .384 .724
July 18 27 .400 112 51 12 2 6 424.6 487 237 32 181 166 5.02 .291 .361 .409 .769
August 24 23 .511 93 51 16 1 5 430.9 405 196 35 184 170 4.09 .247 .323 .366 .689
Sep/Oct 11 20 .355 69 38 8 0 4 295.3 320 143 21 130 141 4.36 .279 .352 .393 .745
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
1930 23 CIN NL 43 123 12 27 2 3 0 16 0 0 2 28 .220 .230 .285 .515 8.2 0.0
1931 24 CIN NL 42 107 7 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 29 .140 .161 .178 .338 2.3 0.0
1932 25 CIN NL 38 98 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .102 .111 .102 .213 -2.7 0.0
1933 26 CIN NL 42 103 6 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 5 32 .155 .194 .165 .359 2.4 0.0
1934 27 CIN NL 26 65 4 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 .169 .182 .169 .351 1.0 0.0
1935 28 CIN NL 42 94 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 29 .085 .095 .085 .180 -4.7 0.0
1936 29 CIN NL 78 22 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.1 0.0
1937 30 CIN NL 70 23 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 .217 .208 .261 .469 1.5 0.0
1938 31 CIN NL 39 74 10 19 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 13 .257 .276 .297 .574 6.5 0.2
1939 32 CIN NL 55 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .200 .250 .450 0.6 0.0
1940 33 CIN NL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1941 34 BSN NL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
12 Years Sim 575 715 48 115 9 4 0 60 0 0 15 189 .161 .177 .185 .361 14.9 0.2
162 Game Average 201 13 32 2 1 0 16 0 0 4 53 .161 .177 .185 .361 4.2  
Career Highs 78 123 12 27 4 3 0 16 0 0 5 32 .257 .276 .297 .574 8.2  
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   480 39 82 8 3 0 43 0 0 13 120 .171 .192 .200 .392 10.6
vs LH   235 9 33 1 1 0 17 0 0 2 69 .140 .146 .153 .300 -1.5
Home 303 345 18 50 4 0 0 22 0 0 8 93 .145 .163 .157 .320 0.3
Away 225 370 30 65 5 4 0 38 0 0 7 96 .176 .189 .211 .400 8.9
RISP   197 0 38 2 3 0 60 0 0 5 46 .193 .208 .234 .441 7.5
Close/Late   44 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 .227 .255 .227 .483 2.4
Mar/Apr 56 140 10 29 4 0 0 15 0 0 1 31 .207 .211 .236 .447 5.1
May 62 127 7 20 1 1 0 11 0 0 2 32 .157 .169 .181 .350 1.2
June 74 111 6 17 1 2 0 15 0 0 2 28 .153 .168 .198 .366 1.5
July 56 125 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 44 .104 .124 .112 .236 -3.0
August 79 126 13 20 0 1 0 10 0 0 4 33 .159 .182 .175 .356 1.7
Sep/Oct 40 86 10 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 21 .186 .213 .209 .423 2.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 23 CIN NL P 43 42 348.0 19 69 4 2 .957 2.28    
1931 24 CIN NL P 42 42 325.3 23 64 1 4 .989 2.41    
1932 25 CIN NL P 38 38 290.0 17 57 1 3 .987 2.30    
1933 26 CIN NL P 42 42 311.0 26 59 3 5 .966 2.46    
1934 27 CIN NL P 26 26 186.3 12 47 0 1 1.000 2.85    
1935 28 CIN NL P 42 42 275.3 17 52 1 4 .986 2.26    
1936 29 CIN NL P 78 10 150.0 10 26 0 3 1.000 2.16    
1937 30 CIN NL P 70 9 115.7 7 20 0 1 1.000 2.10    
1938 31 CIN NL P 39 35 246.7 19 45 0 1 1.000 2.34    
1939 32 CIN NL P 55 3 71.7 7 10 1 0 .944 2.14    
1940 33 CIN NL P 63 0 43.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.25    
1941 34 BSN NL P 37 0 40.3 2 6 0 1 1.000 1.79    
Career Totals   575 289 2403.6 160 460 11 26 .983 2.32    
Career Highs   78 42 348.0 26 69 4 5 1.000 2.85    
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
1930 23 CIN NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 12.0 26 15 1 3 2 11.25 .433 .460 .667 1.127
1931 24 CIN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.7 12 9 0 1 2 22.13 .522 .542 .652 1.194
1938 31 CIN NL 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 14 6 0 16 18 2.08 .161 .291 .207 .498
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 7 7 1 0 0 41.7 52 30 1 20 22 6.48 .306 .379 .429 .808
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
1930 23 CIN NL 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
1931 24 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1938 31 CIN NL 4 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .300 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 7 15 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .333 .467
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1930-7-3.39
Wins
1930-6-21
Losses
1931-3-20
1932-4-17
1933-2-21
1935-2-19
Winning Pct
1930-10-.618
Saves
1937-6-8
1939-9-7
Games Pitched
1936-1-78
1937-4-70
1939-7-55
1940-6-63
Games Started
1933-1-42
1935-4-42
Complete Games
1930-7-21
1932-10-14
Shutouts
1933-2-2
Innings Pitched
1933-8-311.0
Hits Allowed
1933-7-352
Homeruns Allowed
1930-2-27
1931-5-23
1932-8-18
1933-2-26
1935-8-19
Strikeouts
1930-8-125
1933-5-146
1935-10-124
Walks Allowed
1930-6-125
1932-10-98
1933-10-98
1935-4-135
1938-10-102
Hits per 9IP
1934-6-8.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1932-9-3.5
1933-7-4.2
1935-10-4.1
1938-6-4.7
WHiP
1934-6-1.32
OAVG
1934-6-.258
OOBP
1934-5-.315
OSLG
1934-7-.371
OOPS
1934-5-.687
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Jack Hallett (921)
  7. Early Wynn (920)
  8. Britt Burns (914)
  9. Roy Thomas (912)
  10. Ken Reynolds (912)
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  1. Bill Sayles (989)
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  4. Butch Wensloff (986)
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  8. Red Munger (982)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1930
Had first career hit on 4/2/1930, off Pete Donohue (TAM)
Earned first career win on 4/2/1930
Injured on 9/3/1931 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 9/14/1932 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1934 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/25/1934 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/1/1935 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
10/12/1935: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $650,000 per year, for 5 years
Injured on 4/7/1939 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1940 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/19/1941 to a 1-year deal worth $703,000 per year