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Hugh
Canavan		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 165
 
Born: May 13, 1897 in Usa, MA, WORCESTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1931    1933   
All-Star Selections 1931   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 OAK AL $ 9,740,000 67 78 74 75 63 58 59 62 57 58
1931 34 OAK AL $ 9,740,000 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
1932 35 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
1933 36 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
1934 37 MIN AL $ 2,900,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
1935 38 MIN AL $ 2,900,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,900,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,740,000 67 78 74 75 63 58 59 62 57 58
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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 33 OAK AL $ 9,740,000   16 16 17 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 23 23 23
1931 34 OAK AL $ 9,740,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1932 35 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1933 36 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1934 37 MIN AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1935 38 MIN AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,740,000   16 16 17 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 23 23 23
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 33 OAK AL 16 14 .533 35 35 7 0 0 261.7 250 110 16 74 102 3.78 .255 .309 .364 .673 16.1
1931 34 OAK AL 18 12 .600 43 43 6 2 0 310.3 336 152 18 84 119 4.41 .278 .328 .402 .730 15.3
1932 35 TAM AL 10 14 .417 38 27 3 0 4 199.0 237 115 17 64 69 5.20 .294 .350 .445 .795 7.8
1933 36 TAM AL 10 10 .500 37 23 3 1 0 173.0 205 99 13 58 76 5.15 .299 .356 .435 .791 7.0
1934 37 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 15.0 14 4 2 6 4 2.40 .269 .350 .404 .754 1.6
  MIN AL 0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 17.7 18 5 2 4 7 2.55 .290 .338 .435 .774 2.1
  TOT   1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 1 32.7 32 9 4 10 11 2.48 .281 .344 .421 .765 3.7
    AAA   3 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 0 0 7 8 0.00 .175 .298 .175 .473  
1935 38 MIN AL 4 5 .444 81 0 0 0 10 83.7 107 58 11 41 27 6.24 .306 .385 .471 .856 2.5
6 Years Sim 59 55 .518 262 128 19 3 15 1060.3 1167 543 79 331 404 4.61 .281 .338 .413 .751 52.4
1 Years AAA 3 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 0 0 7 8 0.00 .175 .298 .175 .473  
Season Average 9 9 .500 43 21 3 0 2 176.7 194 90 13 55 67 4.61 .281 .338 .413 .751  
Career Highs 18 14 1.000 81 43 7 2 10 310.3 336 152 18 84 119 6.24 .306 .385 .471 .856  
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   790 370 49 228 265   .287 .342 .418 .760
vs LH   377 173 30 103 139   .270 .320 .403 .723
Home 31 25 .554 136 63 10 1 5 551.7 594 259 35 160 198 4.23 .277 .328 .402 .730
Away 28 30 .483 126 65 9 2 10 508.7 573 284 44 171 206 5.03 .286 .342 .425 .766
Mar/Apr 14 6 .700 38 21 4 0 1 173.0 185 82 16 46 65 4.27 .275 .322 .415 .737
May 13 8 .619 49 26 3 1 1 207.6 234 100 12 68 77 4.33 .285 .340 .413 .754
June 7 12 .368 40 24 3 0 2 184.7 200 98 9 64 62 4.78 .279 .338 .399 .737
July 10 10 .500 36 21 4 1 3 169.0 177 79 16 51 68 4.21 .267 .319 .422 .741
August 6 13 .316 43 21 3 0 1 169.7 224 126 17 50 68 6.68 .325 .371 .470 .841
Sep/Oct 9 6 .600 56 15 5 2 7 156.3 147 58 9 52 64 3.34 .251 .312 .350 .663
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 33 OAK AL 35 84 4 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 2 25 .167 .184 .179 .362 2.0 0.0
1931 34 OAK AL 43 103 12 23 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .223 .238 .243 .481 5.7 0.0
1932 35 TAM AL 38 60 6 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 19 .200 .226 .267 .492 3.4 0.0
1933 36 TAM AL 37 53 5 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 8 .208 .204 .264 .468 2.4 0.0
1934 37 TAM AL 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
  MIN AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   28 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1935 38 MIN AL 81 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 1.1 0.2
6 Years Sim 262 309 28 63 5 1 1 21 0 1 7 75 .204 .220 .236 .456 14.8 0.2
162 Game Average 191 17 38 3 0 0 12 0 0 4 46 .204 .220 .236 .456 9.2  
Career Highs 81 103 12 23 2 1 1 7 0 1 2 25 .400 .500 .400 .900 5.7  
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   224 18 43 4 1 1 16 0 0 5 56 .192 .209 .232 .441 8.2
vs LH   85 10 20 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 19 .235 .250 .247 .497 4.3
Home 136 146 12 32 2 1 0 10 0 0 4 28 .219 .238 .247 .485 7.4
Away 117 163 16 31 3 0 1 11 0 1 3 47 .190 .204 .227 .431 5.1
RISP   70 0 11 0 0 0 17 0 0 3 20 .157 .187 .157 .344 0.9
Close/Late   15 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .267 .267 .533 0.9
Mar/Apr 21 54 2 11 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 13 .204 .218 .204 .422 1.4
May 49 63 6 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 19 .175 .188 .238 .426 2.0
June 40 56 10 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .179 .193 .214 .407 1.4
July 35 49 2 12 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 14 .245 .240 .306 .546 3.2
August 42 46 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .152 .184 .152 .336 0.4
Sep/Oct 22 41 5 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 .293 .326 .317 .643 4.1
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 33 OAK AL P 35 35 261.7 20 64 3 3 .966 2.89    
1931 34 OAK AL P 43 43 310.3 18 61 9 6 .898 2.29    
1932 35 TAM AL P 38 27 199.0 12 33 1 4 .978 2.04    
1933 36 TAM AL P 37 23 173.0 11 44 0 5 1.000 2.86    
1934 37 TAM AL P 9 0 15.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.60    
  MIN AL P 19 0 17.7 3 5 0 1 1.000 4.08    
  TOT   P 28 0 32.7 5 9 0 1 1.000 3.86    
1935 38 MIN AL P 81 0 83.7 6 19 1 1 .962 2.69    
Career Totals   262 128 1060.3 72 230 14 20 .956 2.56    
Career Highs   81 43 310.3 20 64 9 6 1.000 3.86    
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 33 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 12 12 1 3 3 9.00 .261 .306 .457 .763
1931 34 OAK AL 4 0 1.000 5 5 3 1 0 40.7 33 8 1 10 11 1.77 .221 .270 .315 .586
1932 35 TAM AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 0 0 3.00 .250 .250 .417 .667
1933 36 TAM AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 4 2 0 5 3 2.84 .174 .321 .304 .626
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 1 .800 15 7 3 1 0 62.0 52 23 2 18 17 3.34 .226 .282 .348 .630
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 33 OAK AL 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .600 .800
1931 34 OAK AL 5 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .188 .313
Career Post-Season Batting 7 21 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .286 .429
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1931-9-.600
 Saves
1935-6-10
 Games Pitched
1935-2-81
 Shutouts
1931-6-2
1933-8-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1932-9-17
 Hits per 9IP
1930-8-8.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1930-10-3.5
 WHiP
1930-7-1.24
 OAVG
1930-9-.255
 OOBP
1930-9-.309
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Pete Vuckovich (962)
  2. Monty Stratton (961)
  3. Bill Harris (958)
  4. Ralph Buxton (958)
  5. Hal Wiltse (953)
  6. Al Grabowski (951)
  7. Guy Hoffman (949)
  8. Dave Tomlin (948)
  9. Hal Manders (946)
  10. Bill Walker (945)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Garland Buckeye (987)
  2. Curt Davis (986)
  3. Lew Burdette (986)
  4. Joe Page (984)
  5. Ivy Andrews (984)
  6. Tommy Thomas (982)
  7. Bump Hadley (982)
  8. Gary Bell (982)
  9. Lou Brissie (981)
  10. Rip Sewell (979)
History
Earned first career win on 4/2/1930
Had first career hit on 4/18/1930, off Pat Caraway (SLC)
Injured on 6/12/1930 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Oakland in 1931
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/5/1932 to a 5-year deal worth $2,900,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 5/10/1932, off Red Lucas (SEM)
Injured on 3/13/1933 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1933
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 7/16/1934 (Going to MIN: P Cy Blanton, CF Sammy Byrd, SS Charlie Hollocher, P Walter Beall, P Hugh Canavan. Going to TAM: SS Joe Cronin, P Dave Keefe)
 
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