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Rex
Cecil		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 8, 1916 in Usa, OK, LINDSAY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 27 STL NL   7 7 9 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1945 28 STL NL   7 8 9 9 3 4 4 3 4 3
1946 29 STL NL   7 8 9 9 3 4 4 3 3 3
1947 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 3 5 4 3 3 3
1948 31 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 7 9 8 3 4 4 3 3 3
1949 32 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 7 9 8 3 4 4 3 3 3
1950 33 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1951 34 CLE AL $ 535,714 7 7 8 7 2 4 3 3 3 3
1952 35 CLE AL $ 535,714 7 5 7 6 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 7 6 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 535,714 7 8 9 9 3 5 4 3 4 3
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
1944 27 STL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1945 28 STL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1946 29 STL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1947 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1948 31 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 32 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1950 33 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1951 34 CLE AL $ 535,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1952 35 CLE AL $ 535,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 535,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
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
1944 27 AA   10 4 .714 23 23 1 1 0 159.7 110 49 11 69 219 2.76 .192 .278 .289 .568  
1945 28 AAA   4 0 1.000 7 7 0 0 0 48.0 32 9 5 26 37 1.69 .187 .294 .304 .599  
    AA   8 8 .500 22 22 2 1 0 153.7 100 42 14 81 205 2.46 .183 .289 .292 .581  
1946 29 AAA   4 4 .500 58 2 0 0 15 67.7 62 26 9 29 65 3.46 .243 .320 .388 .709  
1947 30 CLE AL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 6 8.3 8 3 1 2 4 3.24 .258 .303 .355 .658 1.7
    AAA   8 6 .571 35 4 0 0 15 64.0 65 32 10 37 70 4.50 .265 .362 .445 .807  
1948 31 CLE AL 7 5 .583 58 0 0 0 2 83.7 79 40 5 68 59 4.30 .252 .383 .339 .721 6.9
1949 32 CLE AL 2 3 .400 34 0 0 0 7 34.7 41 17 6 19 24 4.41 .281 .364 .438 .802 2.7
1950 33 CLE AL 9 17 .346 42 36 4 2 5 238.3 215 127 28 159 170 4.80 .242 .354 .389 .743 13.0
1951 34 CLE AL 13 10 .565 33 33 0 0 0 209.7 173 98 28 141 142 4.21 .224 .344 .376 .720 15.3
1952 35 AAA   11 7 .611 28 28 0 0 0 185.7 164 77 35 112 188 3.73 .233 .338 .429 .767  
5 Years Sim 31 36 .463 175 69 4 2 20 574.6 516 285 68 389 399 4.46 .240 .355 .380 .735 39.6
4 Years AAA 27 17 .614 128 41 0 0 30 365.3 323 144 59 204 360 3.55 .235 .334 .409 .742  
2 Years AA 18 12 .600 45 45 3 2 0 313.3 210 91 25 150 424 2.61 .188 .284 .290 .574  
6 Years Minors 45 29 .608 173 86 3 2 30 678.6 533 235 84 354 784 3.12 .214 .311 .356 .667  
Season Average 6 7 .462 35 13 0 0 4 114.9 103 57 13 77 79 4.46 .240 .355 .380 .735  
Career Highs 13 17 .583 58 36 4 2 7 238.3 215 127 28 159 170 4.80 .281 .383 .438 .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   227 123 26 161 224   .214 .318 .333 .650
vs LH   289 162 42 228 175   .265 .392 .426 .818
Home 15 16 .484 84 34 1 0 5 271.0 236 131 28 190 179 4.35 .233 .354 .360 .714
Away 16 20 .444 91 35 3 2 15 303.6 280 154 40 199 220 4.56 .246 .358 .398 .756
Mar/Apr 3 4 .429 18 4 0 0 6 43.0 39 23 4 29 22 4.82 .238 .352 .366 .718
May 3 6 .333 25 12 0 0 0 88.7 77 45 9 62 60 4.57 .231 .352 .348 .700
June 5 6 .455 28 14 3 1 0 112.7 121 64 18 60 77 5.11 .275 .362 .445 .807
July 6 6 .500 32 14 1 1 0 116.7 91 50 10 84 73 3.86 .218 .349 .342 .691
August 10 6 .625 33 14 0 0 4 113.3 100 42 12 73 82 3.34 .236 .348 .356 .704
Sep/Oct 4 8 .333 39 11 0 0 10 100.3 88 61 15 81 85 5.47 .237 .373 .406 .779
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
1948 31 CLE AL 58 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1949 32 CLE AL 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1950 33 CLE AL 42 68 5 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 .221 .232 .250 .482 3.7 0.0
1951 34 CLE AL 33 65 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .154 .164 .154 .318 1.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 167 144 9 26 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 18 .181 .190 .194 .385 4.4 0.0
162 Game Average 139 8 25 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 17 .181 .190 .194 .385 4.3  
Career Highs 58 68 5 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 .250 .250 .250 .500 3.7  
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   83 8 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .193 .202 .217 .419 2.3
vs LH   61 1 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .164 .175 .164 .339 0.4
Home 82 57 3 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .211 .220 .246 .466 2.5
Away 85 87 6 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .161 .170 .161 .331 0.3
RISP   37 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 .108 .105 .108 .213 -1.2
Close/Late   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
May 18 23 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .348 .375 .348 .723 2.9
June 28 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .094 .094 .094 .188 -1.3
July 27 26 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .231 .231 .231 .462 1.1
August 27 31 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .161 .182 .194 .375 0.6
Sep/Oct 23 22 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .136 .182 .318 -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    
1947 30 CLE AL P 8 0 8.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.16    
1948 31 CLE AL P 58 0 83.7 5 17 1 1 .957 2.37    
1949 32 CLE AL P 34 0 34.7 5 6 0 0 1.000 2.86    
1950 33 CLE AL P 42 36 238.3 9 41 1 5 .980 1.89    
1951 34 CLE AL P 33 33 209.7 12 20 1 1 .970 1.37    
Career Totals   175 69 574.6 32 85 3 7 .975 1.83    
Career Highs   58 36 238.3 12 41 1 5 1.000 2.86    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1950-5-17
 Saves
1949-7-7
 Shutouts
1950-3-2
 Strikeouts
1950-3-170
1951-9-142
 Walks Allowed
1950-4-159
1951-6-141
 Hits per 9IP
1950-6-8.1
1951-2-7.4
Strikeouts per 9IP
1950-1-6.4
1951-3-6.1
 OAVG
1950-5-.242
1951-2-.224
 OSLG
1950-9-.389
1951-5-.376
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Steve Gromek (963)
  7. Chris Bosio (963)
  8. Bob Miller (961)
  9. Tom Acker (960)
  10. Greg Harris (958)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1944
Injured on 6/5/1944 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/31/1944 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 8/28/1945 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 3/10/1947 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from St. Louis to Cleveland on 7/31/1947 (Going to STL: 3B Bobby Brown. Going to CLE: P Rex Cecil, P Rube Melton)
Earned first career win on 5/14/1948
Had first career hit on 5/6/1949, off Curt Simmons (STL)
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $535,714 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1951, going 5-0, 2.40
Injured on 9/10/1951 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $535,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/21/1952 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
 
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