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Ben
Cantwell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 173
 
Born: April 13, 1902 in Usa, TN, MILAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 DET AL $ 300,000 99 26 27 27 61 64 63 49 49 49
1931 29 DET AL $ 621,429 10 3 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
1932 30 DET AL $ 621,429 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1933 31 DET AL $ 621,429 10 3 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
1934 32 DET AL $ 500,000 10 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 621,429 99 26 27 27 61 64 63 49 49 49
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
1930 28 DET AL $ 300,000   37 37 36 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 74 74 74
1931 29 DET AL $ 621,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1932 30 DET AL $ 621,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1933 31 DET AL $ 621,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1934 32 DET AL $ 500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 621,429   37 37 36 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 74 74 74
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 28 DET AL 9 12 .429 35 25 12 0 0 202.0 254 106 14 65 33 4.72 .311 .360 .412 .772 6.5
1931 29 DET AL 5 3 .625 49 0 0 0 2 46.3 52 21 1 15 4 4.08 .287 .340 .370 .710 4.4
1932 30 DET AL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 5 0 5.40 .278 .435 .333 .768 0.4
    AAA   6 3 .667 47 0 0 0 1 96.0 119 54 8 31 37 5.06 .303 .354 .430 .784  
1933 31 DET AL 7 6 .538 38 7 2 0 3 76.0 108 52 8 43 13 6.16 .341 .417 .467 .884 1.3
1934 32 DET AL 4 7 .364 55 1 0 0 2 65.0 110 45 7 24 14 6.23 .387 .434 .511 .944 0.6
5 Years Sim 26 28 .481 182 33 14 0 7 394.3 529 227 30 152 64 5.18 .327 .383 .435 .818 13.1
1 Years AAA 6 3 .667 47 0 0 0 1 96.0 119 54 8 31 37 5.06 .303 .354 .430 .784  
Season Average 5 5 .500 36 6 2 0 1 78.9 105 45 6 30 12 5.18 .327 .383 .435 .818  
Career Highs 9 12 1.000 55 25 12 0 3 202.0 254 106 14 65 33 6.23 .387 .435 .511 .944  
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   272 127 17 74 33   .324 .379 .437 .815
vs LH   257 100 13 78 31   .331 .392 .432 .824
Home 16 11 .593 93 15 7 0 0 191.3 252 102 12 73 29 4.80 .321 .378 .393 .771
Away 10 17 .370 89 18 7 0 7 203.0 277 125 18 79 35 5.54 .333 .391 .474 .865
Mar/Apr 4 2 .667 24 2 1 0 1 35.0 44 13 5 14 3 3.34 .306 .367 .444 .812
May 3 6 .333 30 4 1 0 3 40.7 61 30 6 21 6 6.64 .347 .416 .517 .933
June 3 0 1.000 26 6 2 0 2 69.7 79 28 7 22 14 3.62 .293 .346 .426 .772
July 7 8 .467 32 8 3 0 1 80.0 120 62 5 38 11 6.98 .357 .422 .432 .854
August 5 6 .455 33 6 2 0 0 75.3 106 46 3 34 11 5.50 .337 .401 .441 .842
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 37 7 5 0 0 93.7 119 48 4 23 19 4.61 .316 .356 .396 .752
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 28 DET AL 35 63 7 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .206 .219 .254 .473 3.5 0.0
1931 29 DET AL 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1933 31 DET AL 38 17 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 .294 .294 .588 1.4 0.2
1934 32 DET AL 55 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 177 86 7 19 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 11 .221 .230 .256 .486 5.0 0.2
162 Game Average 78 6 17 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 .221 .230 .256 .486 4.6  
Career Highs 55 63 7 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .294 .294 .294 .588 3.5  
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   66 4 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 10 .197 .209 .242 .451 2.7
vs LH   20 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 1.7
Home 62 42 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .119 .140 .119 .259 -0.7
Away 89 44 6 14 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 .318 .318 .386 .705 5.1
RISP   17 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 .176 .222 .353 .575 1.4
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Mar/Apr 5 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.9
May 16 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
June 26 18 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .278 .278 .556 1.3
July 32 16 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .294 .250 .544 1.2
August 15 15 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .333 .467 0.7
Sep/Oct 7 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .150 .150 .300 -0.1
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 28 DET AL P 35 25 202.0 14 49 1 6 .984 2.81    
1931 29 DET AL P 49 0 46.3 3 8 0 1 1.000 2.14    
1932 30 DET AL P 5 0 5.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 7.20    
1933 31 DET AL P 38 7 76.0 3 21 0 1 1.000 2.84    
1934 32 DET AL P 55 1 65.0 3 16 0 2 1.000 2.63    
Career Totals   182 33 394.3 24 97 1 10 .992 2.76    
Career Highs   55 25 202.0 14 49 1 6 1.000 7.20    
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
1932 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 13.64 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
1934 32 DET AL 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 5.3 9 5 0 3 2 8.44 .360 .429 .480 .909
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 11 6 1 3 2 9.02 .379 .438 .586 1.024
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1934-9-55
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jerry Cram (990)
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  5. Sam Dailey (972)
  6. Ruben Gomez (971)
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  8. Ellis Kinder (969)
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History
Earned first career win on 4/15/1930
Had first career hit on 6/5/1930, off Watty Clark (MID)
Hit first career homerun on 8/2/1930, off Charley Root (CLE)
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $621,429 through salary arbitration
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $621,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/10/1932 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $621,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/27/1933 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
10/15/1933: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $500,000 per year, for 3 years
Released by Detroit on 10/27/1934
 
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