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Tex
Clevenger		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 9, 1932 in Usa, CA, VISALIA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1957   
All-Star Selections 1963   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 21 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1955 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 23 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 6
1957 24 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 7
1958 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 7 7 7 7 8 7
1959 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 7
1960 27 NYG NL $ 2,564,286 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1961 28 NYG NL $ 2,564,286 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1962 29 STL NL $ 3,000,000 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1963 30 STL NL $ 3,000,000 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1964 31 PIT NL $ 3,000,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5
1965 32 PIT NL $ 3,000,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1966 33 CLN NL $ 513,123 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 21 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 23 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 24 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 27 NYG NL $ 2,564,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 28 NYG NL $ 2,564,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 29 STL NL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 30 STL NL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 31 PIT NL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 32 PIT NL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 33 CLN NL $ 513,123   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1954 21 AAA   3 6 .333 39 0 0 0 25 44.0 45 16 1 16 29 3.27 .268 .332 .327 .659  
1955 22 PIT NL 3 1 .750 11 6 0 0 0 38.3 43 31 5 19 16 7.28 .281 .358 .458 .816 0.0
    AAA   10 5 .667 22 22 1 1 0 154.7 161 46 11 43 107 2.68 .270 .319 .372 .691  
1956 23 DET AL 4 8 .333 20 20 3 1 0 137.0 144 69 17 44 68 4.53 .270 .323 .423 .746 6.7
    AAA   6 8 .429 18 18 3 0 0 123.0 106 43 13 35 108 3.15 .229 .284 .364 .647  
1957 24 DET AL 10 17 .370 41 41 2 2 0 269.3 262 110 30 83 154 3.68 .251 .306 .398 .704 23.9
1958 25 BSN NL 14 10 .583 35 35 4 1 0 242.7 245 115 33 61 126 4.27 .262 .306 .427 .733 13.5
1959 26 BSN NL 20 13 .606 43 43 1 0 0 282.0 270 128 26 90 183 4.09 .248 .305 .381 .686 14.5
1960 27 NYG NL 14 12 .538 34 34 2 0 0 235.0 214 96 28 62 162 3.68 .242 .291 .389 .680 15.2
1961 28 NYG NL 15 12 .556 40 40 1 0 0 270.7 270 120 33 68 210 3.99 .258 .304 .412 .716 15.7
1962 29 STL NL 19 17 .528 42 42 4 0 0 292.3 281 109 41 86 197 3.36 .255 .310 .402 .712 19.8
1963 30 STL NL 24 10 .706 43 43 5 2 0 311.0 256 113 39 96 187 3.27 .225 .283 .359 .643 25.5
1964 31 AAA   1 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 1 20.3 16 3 0 3 17 1.33 .225 .257 .239 .496  
1965 32 PIT NL 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 33.3 37 16 7 8 16 4.32 .291 .333 .496 .829 0.9
    AAA   2 2 .500 31 0 0 0 4 24.7 22 8 5 6 23 2.92 .239 .286 .446 .731  
1966 33 AAA   7 9 .438 23 23 1 0 0 156.3 159 62 21 37 148 3.57 .260 .302 .416 .718  
10 Years Sim 123 103 .544 314 309 22 6 0 2111.6 2022 907 259 617 1319 3.87 .251 .304 .399 .703 135.6
6 Years AAA 29 30 .492 155 63 5 1 30 523.0 509 178 51 140 432 3.06 .254 .303 .378 .681  
Season Average 12 10 .545 31 30 2 0 0 211.2 202 90 25 61 131 3.87 .251 .304 .399 .703  
Career Highs 24 17 .750 43 43 5 2 0 311.0 281 128 41 96 210 7.28 .291 .358 .496 .829  
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   1008 478 132 288 771   .233 .281 .375 .656
vs LH   1014 429 127 329 548   .271 .330 .427 .758
Home 58 51 .532 154 152 6 2 0 1046.6 1002 463 138 302 676 3.98 .251 .303 .411 .714
Away 65 52 .556 160 157 16 4 0 1065.0 1020 444 121 315 643 3.75 .251 .305 .388 .693
Mar/Apr 19 8 .704 42 42 3 0 0 292.0 285 117 35 78 180 3.61 .253 .301 .400 .701
May 19 17 .528 50 50 2 1 0 326.3 303 135 36 98 204 3.72 .247 .303 .383 .686
June 17 14 .548 46 46 4 0 0 305.6 315 139 38 96 189 4.09 .264 .319 .421 .740
July 26 17 .605 52 52 4 2 0 373.6 323 142 37 100 267 3.42 .231 .283 .353 .635
August 23 24 .489 60 60 7 3 0 406.3 381 174 43 128 239 3.85 .247 .305 .382 .687
Sep/Oct 19 23 .452 64 59 2 0 0 407.6 415 200 70 117 240 4.42 .264 .315 .452 .768
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
1955 22 PIT NL 11 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
1956 23 DET AL 20 45 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .200 .217 .222 .440 2.0 0.0
1957 24 DET AL 41 78 2 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 32 .128 .159 .141 .300 1.0 0.0
1958 25 BSN NL 35 79 9 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 28 .139 .160 .139 .300 -0.1 0.0
1959 26 BSN NL 43 92 5 11 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 34 .120 .129 .163 .292 -0.1 0.0
1960 27 NYG NL 34 81 5 11 5 2 0 9 0 0 3 31 .136 .167 .247 .414 2.4 0.0
1961 28 NYG NL 40 91 8 16 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 29 .176 .185 .220 .405 2.2 0.0
1962 29 STL NL 42 91 2 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 28 .132 .168 .154 .322 0.9 0.0
1963 30 STL NL 43 109 8 19 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 35 .174 .174 .202 .376 1.4 0.0
1965 32 PIT NL 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 314 689 44 102 14 2 2 36 1 0 15 236 .148 .166 .183 .349 9.4 0.0
162 Game Average 355 22 52 7 1 1 18 0 0 7 121 .148 .166 .183 .349 4.9  
Career Highs 43 109 9 19 5 2 1 9 1 0 4 35 .200 .217 .247 .440 2.4  
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   430 29 63 11 1 2 24 0 0 11 141 .147 .168 .191 .358 4.8
vs LH   259 15 39 3 1 0 12 1 0 4 95 .151 .163 .170 .333 1.1
Home 154 323 20 55 7 2 0 18 1 0 7 118 .170 .187 .204 .392 7.0
Away 160 366 24 47 7 0 2 18 0 0 8 118 .128 .147 .164 .311 -1.0
RISP   162 0 24 2 1 0 34 0 0 4 56 .148 .168 .173 .341 1.1
Close/Late   34 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .265 .286 .294 .580 2.7
Mar/Apr 42 96 10 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 34 .198 .198 .219 .417 2.5
May 50 96 2 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 42 .094 .147 .125 .272 -0.9
June 46 101 7 14 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 32 .139 .147 .178 .325 0.0
July 52 128 12 22 3 0 1 9 1 0 5 32 .172 .201 .219 .420 4.3
August 60 133 7 17 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 48 .128 .141 .158 .299 -1.1
Sep/Oct 59 135 6 21 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 48 .156 .162 .193 .354 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 22 PIT NL P 11 6 38.3 6 5 0 0 1.000 2.58    
1956 23 DET AL P 20 20 137.0 6 24 0 4 1.000 1.97    
1957 24 DET AL P 41 41 269.3 20 64 0 5 1.000 2.81    
1958 25 BSN NL P 35 35 242.7 18 56 1 7 .987 2.74    
1959 26 BSN NL P 43 43 282.0 32 48 2 1 .976 2.55    
1960 27 NYG NL P 34 34 235.0 22 28 0 0 1.000 1.91    
1961 28 NYG NL P 40 40 270.7 16 41 1 2 .983 1.90    
1962 29 STL NL P 42 42 292.3 16 56 0 10 1.000 2.22    
1963 30 STL NL P 43 43 311.0 20 56 3 4 .962 2.20    
1965 32 PIT NL P 5 5 33.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.62    
Career Totals   314 309 2111.6 157 383 7 34 .987 2.30    
Career Highs   43 43 311.0 32 64 3 10 1.000 2.81    
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
1960 27 NYG NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1962 29 STL NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 6 3 2 0 4 3.24 .200 .200 .433 .633
1963 30 STL NL 1 0 1.000 4 2 0 0 0 17.7 21 10 4 7 10 5.10 .304 .368 .565 .934
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 7 3 0 0 0 27.0 27 13 6 7 15 4.33 .265 .312 .510 .822
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
1962 29 STL NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 STL NL 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1959-6-20
1963-2-24
 Losses
1962-8-17
 Winning Pct
1959-10-.606
1963-4-.706
 Games Started
1957-9-41
1959-5-43
1961-10-40
1962-9-42
1963-4-43
 Shutouts
1956-6-1
1957-4-2
1958-9-1
1963-7-2
 Innings Pitched
1963-9-311.0
Homeruns Allowed
1961-10-33
1962-2-41
1963-4-39
 Walks Allowed
1963-8-96
 Walks per 9IP
1957-9-2.8
1958-6-2.3
1960-9-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
1963-9-7.4
 WHiP
1963-10-1.13
 OAVG
1963-10-.225
OOBP
1963-10-.283
 OSLG
1959-8-.381
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Dennis Leonard (947)
  7. Bryn Smith (946)
  8. Scott Sanderson (946)
  9. Dave Goltz (940)
  10. Thornton Lee (939)
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  1. Al Milnar (990)
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  4. Newt Kimball (987)
  5. Jim Kaat (987)
  6. Larry Sherry (986)
  7. George Pipgras (986)
  8. Juan Marichal (986)
  9. Cy Blanton (986)
  10. Bill Zuber (985)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1954
Earned first career win on 8/1/1955
Had first career hit on 8/9/1955, off Larry Jackson (STL)
Traded from Pittsburgh to Detroit on 3/3/1956 (Going to PIT: C Joe Garagiola, P Jack Harshman. Going to DET: P Tex Clevenger, 3B Billy Johnson)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1957
Traded from Detroit to Boston (N) on 3/3/1958 (Going to BSN: P Tex Clevenger. Going to DET: 1B Bobo Osborne)
Injured on 3/23/1958 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1958, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1959, off Orlando Pena (SEM)
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (N) on 4/2/1960 (Going to BSN: 1B Dale Coogan. Going to NYG: P Tex Clevenger, P Duke Maas, 3B Frank Thomas)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
10/3/1961: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Worcester to St. Louis on 4/2/1962 (Going to STL: P Tex Clevenger. Going to WOR: P Ernie Broglio, 3B John Powers, 3B Dick Gray)
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Traded from St. Louis to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1964 (Going to PIT: P Larry Sherry, P Tex Clevenger. Going to STL: P Zach Monroe)
Injured on 3/21/1965 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8-9 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/5/1966 to a 1-year deal worth $513,123 per year
 
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