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Tom
Cheney		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 14, 1934 in Usa, GA, MORGAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 22 STL NL   6 6 7 6 3 4 3 6 7 7
1958 23 STL NL   6 6 7 6 2 4 3 5 7 6
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 6 8 7
1960 25 STL NL   6 7 8 8 4 6 5 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 7 6 2 4 3 5 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 4 6 5 6 8 7
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
1957 22 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 23 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 25 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1957 22 AAA   9 15 .375 29 29 1 1 0 182.0 163 91 29 109 191 4.50 .239 .344 .412 .756  
1958 23 AAA   11 9 .550 28 28 1 1 0 176.7 163 77 21 93 182 3.92 .243 .335 .385 .720  
1959 24 STL NL 7 13 .350 29 29 1 0 0 181.7 168 97 20 97 149 4.81 .248 .341 .395 .737 6.7
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 35.0 43 22 5 24 45 5.66 .299 .399 .465 .864  
1960 25 STL NL 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 28 18 5 9 26 5.23 .241 .297 .466 .762 1.2
2 Years Sim 9 15 .375 34 34 1 0 0 212.7 196 115 25 106 175 4.87 .247 .335 .406 .741 7.9
3 Years AAA 23 26 .469 63 63 2 2 0 393.7 369 190 55 226 418 4.34 .246 .345 .405 .750  
Season Average 4 7 .364 17 17 0 0 0 106.3 98 57 12 53 87 4.87 .247 .335 .406 .741  
Career Highs 7 13 .500 29 29 1 0 0 181.7 168 97 20 97 149 5.23 .248 .341 .466 .762  
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   90 59 11 42 100   .220 .293 .374 .667
vs LH   106 56 14 64 75   .275 .379 .439 .818
Home 6 6 .500 18 18 1 0 0 123.0 84 45 10 55 111 3.29 .196 .288 .308 .596
Away 3 9 .250 16 16 0 0 0 89.7 112 70 15 51 64 7.03 .306 .391 .519 .910
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 28 18 5 9 26 5.23 .241 .296 .466 .762
May 4 4 .500 8 8 1 0 0 55.3 41 27 9 26 45 4.39 .208 .300 .381 .681
June 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 29 16 2 13 27 4.60 .252 .328 .348 .676
July 0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 29.7 28 18 1 19 29 5.46 .252 .362 .324 .686
August 0 4 .000 6 6 0 0 0 34.0 43 24 7 17 22 6.35 .307 .382 .571 .954
Sep/Oct 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 27 12 1 22 26 3.45 .235 .358 .322 .679
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
1959 24 STL NL 29 56 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 .071 .103 .125 .228 -1.1 0.0
1960 25 STL NL 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.9 0.1
2 Years Sim 34 61 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 .098 .127 .148 .275 -0.2 0.1
162 Game Average 290 14 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 9 85 .098 .127 .148 .275 -0.8  
Career Highs 29 56 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 .400 .400 .400 .800 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   32 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .063 .091 .094 .185 -1.3
vs LH   29 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .138 .167 .207 .374 0.5
Home 18 32 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 .156 .206 .250 .456 1.3
Away 16 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .034 .034 .034 .069 -2.2
RISP   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
May 8 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .188 .364 0.2
June 5 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.8
July 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
August 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Sep/Oct 5 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1959 24 STL NL P 29 29 181.7 12 36 1 3 .980 2.38    
1960 25 STL NL P 5 5 31.0 2 7 0 3 1.000 2.61    
Career Totals   34 34 212.7 14 43 1 6 .983 2.41    
Career Highs   29 29 181.7 12 36 1 3 1.000 2.61    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1959-7-97
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1959-8-7.4
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Johnny Kucab (980)
  2. Larry Benton (979)
  3. Nick Willhite (978)
  4. Eric Nolte (977)
  5. Dave Johnson (976)
  6. Richard Dotson (976)
  7. Bob Purkey (975)
  8. Aubrey Gatewood (975)
  9. Jeff Robinson (974)
  10. Mike Maddux (974)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1957
Injured on 6/17/1958 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/2/1959
Had first career hit (double) on 5/6/1959, off Marty Kutyna (SDP)
Injured on 4/18/1960 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for entire career
Released by St. Louis on 7/1/1960
 
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