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George
Caster		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 4, 1907 in Usa, CA, COLTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 26 CIN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
1935 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1936 28 CIN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 5 4
1937 29 CIN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 4
1938 30 CIN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 4 4
1939 31 CIN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 4 4
1940 32 BRK NL $ 650,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 4 3
1941 33 BRK NL $ 650,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
1942 34 BRK NL $ 650,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
1943 35 BRK NL $ 650,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
1944 36 BRK NL $ 650,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 650,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
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
1934 26 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1935 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1936 28 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 29 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 30 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 31 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 32 BRK NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 33 BRK NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 34 BRK NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 35 BRK NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 36 BRK NL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 650,000   3 3 3 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
1934 26 AAA   5 2 .714 47 0 0 0 3 45.3 54 22 7 13 27 4.37 .297 .344 .462 .805  
1935 27 CIN NL 2 1 .667 49 1 0 0 2 62.3 75 37 4 22 18 5.34 .299 .354 .414 .768 2.0
1936 28 AA   7 1 .875 65 0 0 0 4 56.7 64 30 4 26 52 4.77 .284 .359 .427 .785  
1937 29 AA   3 8 .273 72 0 0 0 5 52.0 51 23 1 19 57 3.98 .260 .326 .327 .652  
1938 30 AAA   1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 4 16.0 13 7 1 5 13 3.94 .217 .277 .317 .594  
    AA   1 10 .091 32 13 0 0 3 95.3 100 39 5 33 91 3.68 .264 .323 .369 .692  
1939 31 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 11.0 7 1 0 3 5 0.82 .184 .244 .211 .454 1.9
    AAA   0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 3 15.7 10 1 0 1 6 0.57 .204 .220 .245 .465  
1940 32 BRK NL 3 2 .600 42 0 0 0 1 42.7 50 24 0 19 25 5.06 .287 .354 .362 .716 1.4
1941 33 BRK NL 4 1 .800 54 2 0 0 2 69.0 85 37 3 24 32 4.83 .301 .356 .387 .743 3.4
1942 34 BRK NL 5 4 .556 24 4 0 0 0 47.3 62 31 2 27 9 5.89 .321 .403 .399 .802 0.4
1943 35 BRK NL 3 1 .750 18 0 0 0 1 20.3 28 17 1 8 13 7.53 .315 .371 .393 .764 0.0
    AAA   7 3 .700 16 16 0 0 0 109.0 103 40 10 48 79 3.30 .242 .319 .374 .693  
1944 36 AAA   9 6 .600 18 18 1 0 0 118.7 121 48 15 55 57 3.64 .262 .341 .403 .745  
6 Years Sim 18 9 .667 200 7 0 0 6 252.7 307 147 10 103 102 5.24 .299 .362 .386 .747 9.0
5 Years AAA 22 12 .647 118 34 1 0 10 304.7 301 118 33 122 182 3.49 .256 .326 .391 .716  
3 Years AA 11 19 .367 169 13 0 0 12 204.0 215 92 10 78 200 4.06 .269 .334 .375 .709  
8 Years Minors 33 31 .516 287 47 1 0 22 508.6 516 210 43 200 382 3.72 .261 .329 .384 .713  
Season Average 3 1 .750 33 1 0 0 1 42.1 51 24 1 17 17 5.24 .299 .362 .386 .747  
Career Highs 5 4 1.000 54 4 0 0 2 69.0 85 37 4 27 32 7.53 .321 .403 .414 .802  
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   162 76 4 40 62   .285 .332 .357 .688
vs LH   145 71 6 63 40   .317 .399 .421 .821
Home 11 4 .733 110 4 0 0 3 156.0 185 86 5 62 60 4.96 .294 .357 .362 .720
Away 7 5 .583 90 3 0 0 3 96.6 122 61 5 41 42 5.68 .307 .371 .422 .793
Mar/Apr 8 3 .727 54 2 0 0 1 61.3 73 41 5 31 26 6.02 .291 .369 .430 .799
May 3 6 .333 49 2 0 0 4 62.0 86 41 1 26 20 5.95 .332 .393 .371 .764
June 0 0 .000 28 0 0 0 0 32.0 41 20 3 14 12 5.63 .320 .387 .445 .833
July 2 0 1.000 17 1 0 0 0 28.7 22 7 0 5 12 2.20 .200 .235 .245 .480
August 2 0 1.000 30 1 0 0 1 36.3 48 27 1 14 20 6.69 .314 .371 .418 .790
Sep/Oct 3 0 1.000 22 1 0 0 0 32.3 37 11 0 13 12 3.06 .294 .360 .349 .709
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
1935 27 CIN NL 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1940 32 BRK NL 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1941 33 BRK NL 54 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.9 0.2
1942 34 BRK NL 24 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 169 19 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.4 0.2
162 Game Average 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.4  
Career Highs 54 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.9  
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   17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .235 .412 0.4
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 88 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.2
Away 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7
July 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
August 25 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Sep/Oct 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 27 CIN NL P 49 1 62.3 1 15 0 3 1.000 2.31    
1939 31 CIN NL P 13 0 11.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82    
1940 32 BRK NL P 42 0 42.7 0 9 1 1 .900 1.90    
1941 33 BRK NL P 54 2 69.0 7 13 0 0 1.000 2.61    
1942 34 BRK NL P 24 4 47.3 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.90    
1943 35 BRK NL P 18 0 20.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 3.98    
Career Totals   200 7 252.7 16 49 1 5 .985 2.32    
Career Highs   54 4 69.0 7 15 1 3 1.000 3.98    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1941-8-54
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Jim Umbricht (974)
  3. Ed Walsh (972)
  4. Dooley Womack (971)
  5. Rich Monteleone (971)
  6. Marv Grissom (971)
  7. Rick Steirer (970)
  8. Vern Kennedy (970)
  9. George Zuverink (969)
  10. Dick Bosman (969)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1934
Earned first career win on 4/2/1935
Injured on 7/10/1938 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1938 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Cincinnati on 6/1/1939
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/2/1940 to a 2-year deal worth $650,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 6/25/1941, off Bill Swift (SDP)
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $650,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/17/1942 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $650,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $650,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/8/1944 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
 
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