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Ralph
Buxton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 173
 
Born: June 7, 1914 in Can, SK, RAINTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 7 9 8 5 6 6 3 4 3
1939 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 7 9 8 5 6 6 3 4 3
1940 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 7 9 8 5 6 6 3 4 4
1941 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 7 9 8 5 6 6 3 3 3
1942 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 5 3 3 3
1943 29 TAM AL $ 750,000 7 6 8 7 4 6 5 3 3 3
1944 30 TAM AL $ 750,000 7 6 8 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1945 31 TAM AL $ 750,000 7 6 8 7 4 5 4 3 4 3
1946 32 TAM AL $ 750,000 7 7 8 7 4 5 4 3 4 3
1947 33 TAM AL $ 750,000 7 6 8 7 4 5 4 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 8 7 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000 7 7 9 8 5 6 6 3 4 4
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 29 TAM AL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 30 TAM AL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 31 TAM AL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 32 TAM AL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 33 TAM AL $ 750,000   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 $ 750,000   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
1938 24 TAM AL 13 12 .520 32 32 1 0 0 212.7 205 108 20 68 121 4.57 .252 .311 .409 .720 9.0
1939 25 TAM AL 12 8 .600 33 29 1 0 2 202.0 206 94 17 57 115 4.19 .261 .311 .387 .698 11.4
1940 26 TAM AL 7 5 .583 69 4 1 0 1 94.7 104 53 7 46 38 5.04 .281 .362 .414 .775 3.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500  
1941 27 TAM AL 10 12 .455 29 29 3 2 0 195.0 203 105 11 89 113 4.85 .269 .347 .371 .718 6.3
1942 28 TAM AL 10 4 .714 52 12 3 0 12 130.3 133 48 9 53 69 3.31 .269 .343 .370 .713 14.0
1943 29 TAM AL 5 2 .714 32 1 0 0 1 37.3 42 23 4 25 22 5.55 .292 .400 .431 .831 1.8
1944 30 TAM AL 4 4 .500 29 6 0 0 3 65.3 69 37 5 35 37 5.10 .271 .360 .380 .740 3.4
1945 31 TAM AL 1 1 .500 13 4 0 0 2 32.7 47 27 5 17 18 7.44 .336 .403 .493 .895 0.0
1946 32 TAM AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 8.7 4 2 1 2 3 2.08 .138 .194 .276 .469 0.8
    AAA   2 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 8.3 2 0 0 7 6 0.00 .087 .300 .130 .430  
1947 33 AAA   4 6 .400 13 13 0 0 0 80.7 83 51 16 51 73 5.69 .259 .360 .464 .824  
9 Years Sim 62 48 .564 296 117 9 2 21 978.6 1013 497 79 392 536 4.57 .267 .337 .393 .730 50.0
3 Years AAA 6 6 .500 22 13 0 0 0 89.7 85 51 16 59 79 5.12 .246 .356 .441 .797  
Season Average 6 5 .545 32 13 1 0 2 108.7 112 55 8 43 59 4.57 .267 .337 .393 .730  
Career Highs 13 12 .714 69 32 3 2 12 212.7 206 108 20 89 121 7.44 .336 .403 .493 .895  
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   476 248 33 158 341   .250 .308 .363 .671
vs LH   537 249 46 234 195   .284 .363 .423 .787
Home 29 28 .509 156 54 2 0 11 485.3 503 247 38 195 252 4.58 .268 .337 .391 .729
Away 33 20 .623 140 63 7 2 12 493.3 510 250 41 197 284 4.56 .266 .335 .395 .730
Mar/Apr 12 10 .545 52 22 1 0 5 177.6 206 98 16 77 100 4.97 .288 .357 .418 .776
May 10 12 .455 62 24 3 1 4 200.6 212 124 22 96 97 5.56 .271 .351 .410 .761
June 10 8 .556 54 19 0 0 5 170.7 169 72 11 63 88 3.80 .261 .327 .371 .698
July 10 6 .625 48 16 1 0 2 143.0 135 66 5 42 72 4.15 .250 .305 .343 .648
August 11 4 .733 49 19 1 1 4 149.3 152 78 15 66 99 4.70 .262 .337 .408 .745
Sep/Oct 9 8 .529 31 17 3 0 3 137.3 139 59 10 48 80 3.87 .264 .326 .397 .723
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
1938 24 TAM AL 33 68 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .103 .103 .103 .206 -1.6 0.0
1939 25 TAM AL 33 66 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 22 .197 .197 .212 .409 2.0 0.0
1940 26 TAM AL 71 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1941 27 TAM AL 29 63 6 10 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 19 .159 .172 .254 .426 1.4 0.0
1942 28 TAM AL 52 28 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .071 .100 .179 .279 0.5 0.0
1943 29 TAM AL 34 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 1.3 0.3
1944 30 TAM AL 34 12 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.8 0.0
1945 31 TAM AL 20 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1946 32 TAM AL 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
    AAA   8 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1947 33 AAA   10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0  
9 Years Sim 317 261 30 37 2 2 2 19 0 0 4 74 .142 .154 .188 .342 3.4 0.3
2 Years AAA 18 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1  
162 Game Average 133 15 18 1 1 1 9 0 0 2 37 .142 .154 .188 .342 1.7  
Career Highs 71 68 7 13 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 22 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 2.0  
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   178 20 23 0 1 2 11 0 0 4 52 .129 .148 .174 .322 0.4
vs LH   83 9 14 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 22 .169 .169 .217 .386 1.4
Home 167 107 12 18 1 1 1 11 0 0 2 28 .168 .182 .224 .406 2.8
Away 150 154 18 19 1 1 1 8 0 0 2 46 .123 .135 .162 .297 -1.1
RISP   64 0 6 1 1 0 17 0 0 2 20 .094 .119 .141 .260 -1.1
Close/Late   12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.7
Mar/Apr 55 47 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .170 .188 .191 .379 0.8
May 47 55 4 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 .127 .127 .182 .309 -0.2
June 51 45 6 11 0 2 1 7 0 0 2 16 .244 .271 .400 .671 4.9
July 22 34 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .059 .059 .088 .147 -1.9
August 46 41 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .195 .195 .195 .390 0.8
Sep/Oct 21 39 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .026 .050 .026 .076 -2.8
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 24 TAM AL P 32 32 212.7 8 34 0 4 1.000 1.78    
1939 25 TAM AL P 33 29 202.0 20 36 1 1 .982 2.50    
1940 26 TAM AL P 69 4 94.7 5 23 0 2 1.000 2.66    
    RF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1941 27 TAM AL P 29 29 195.0 16 39 0 2 1.000 2.54    
1942 28 TAM AL P 52 12 130.3 5 25 0 1 1.000 2.07    
1943 29 TAM AL P 32 1 37.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.41    
1944 30 TAM AL P 29 6 65.3 3 17 0 1 1.000 2.76    
1945 31 TAM AL P 13 4 32.7 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1946 32 TAM AL P 7 0 8.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
    LF 1 0 5.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.0
  P 296 117 978.6 60 190 1 11 .996 2.30    
  LF 1 0 5.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.0
  RF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   298 117 986.6 61 190 1 11 .996 2.29    
Career Highs   70 32 212.7 20 39 1 4 1.000 2.76    
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
1938 24 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 2 1 0 3 10.84 .286 .286 .857 1.143
1942 28 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 2 1.7 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .167 .286 .167 .452
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 2 3.3 3 2 1 1 3 5.42 .231 .286 .538 .824
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1939-8-.600
 Saves
1942-5-12
 Games Pitched
1940-8-69
 Shutouts
1941-3-2
 Hits per 9IP
1938-7-8.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1938-3-5.1
1939-5-5.1
1941-3-5.2
WHiP
1938-8-1.28
1939-9-1.30
 OAVG
1938-7-.252
 OOBP
1938-8-.311
1939-7-.311
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Lew Krausse (963)
  2. Charlie Lea (958)
  3. Hugh Canavan (958)
  4. Pete Vuckovich (953)
  5. Spud Chandler (953)
  6. Arnie Portocarrero (952)
  7. Johnny Kucks (952)
  8. Bill Landrum (951)
  9. Bob Chakales (950)
  10. Vic Keen (948)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/5/1938, off George Blaeholder (NYA)
Earned first career win on 5/23/1938
4/2/1941: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1941, off Al Javery (MON)
6/1/1942: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $750,000 per year, for 5 years
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1944
6/1/1947: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $360,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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