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Mort
Cooper		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 2, 1913 in Usa, MO, ATHERTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1939    1940    1942    1945   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7
1939 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1940 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
1941 28 OAK AL $ 3,850,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7
1942 29 OAK AL $ 4,000,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1943 30 OAK AL $ 4,000,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7
1944 31 OAK AL $ 4,000,000 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 6
1945 32 OAK AL $ 6,080,000 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 33 OAK AL $ 6,080,000 7 6 7 7 5 6 6 3 4 3
1947 34 OAK AL $ 6,080,000 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,080,000 9 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 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
1938 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 28 OAK AL $ 3,850,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 29 OAK AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 30 OAK AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 31 OAK AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 32 OAK AL $ 6,080,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 33 OAK AL $ 6,080,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 34 OAK AL $ 6,080,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,080,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1938 25 OAK AL 15 17 .469 42 42 16 1 0 319.0 365 160 31 104 140 4.51 .292 .347 .435 .782 14.5
1939 26 OAK AL 20 13 .606 42 42 17 2 0 335.7 351 147 14 85 175 3.94 .270 .314 .386 .700 20.8
1940 27 OAK AL 20 16 .556 44 44 16 1 0 358.3 377 157 17 103 172 3.94 .274 .324 .384 .708 20.2
1941 28 OAK AL 11 14 .440 38 37 9 0 0 267.7 325 162 27 102 130 5.45 .303 .362 .457 .819 6.4
1942 29 OAK AL 21 16 .568 44 44 15 1 0 352.3 384 156 21 104 174 3.98 .275 .326 .381 .707 25.3
1943 30 OAK AL 16 18 .471 44 44 16 1 0 336.0 355 161 18 103 163 4.31 .274 .326 .380 .706 20.4
1944 31 OAK AL 18 20 .474 44 43 14 1 0 333.3 329 151 35 111 165 4.08 .259 .317 .405 .722 21.2
1945 32 OAK AL 15 12 .556 33 32 6 1 0 228.7 240 111 30 101 116 4.37 .272 .345 .428 .773 11.3
1946 33 OAK AL 4 12 .250 24 24 2 0 0 156.7 160 87 18 70 97 5.00 .263 .342 .411 .753 3.3
1947 34 OAK AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 6.7 15 7 3 4 3 9.46 .441 .513 .735 1.248 0.0
    AAA   1 4 .200 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 36 26 9 18 22 5.95 .238 .320 .444 .763  
10 Years Sim 140 139 .502 362 352 111 8 0 2694.3 2901 1299 214 887 1335 4.34 .277 .333 .406 .738 143.5
1 Years AAA 1 4 .200 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 36 26 9 18 22 5.95 .238 .320 .444 .763  
Season Average 14 13 .519 36 35 11 0 0 269.4 290 129 21 88 133 4.34 .277 .333 .406 .738  
Career Highs 21 20 .606 44 44 17 2 0 358.3 384 162 35 111 175 9.46 .441 .513 .735 1.248  
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   1364 604 101 364 765   .261 .309 .385 .695
vs LH   1537 695 113 523 570   .292 .356 .426 .782
Home 64 72 .471 181 175 47 2 0 1349.3 1458 651 108 465 670 4.34 .277 .336 .399 .735
Away 76 67 .531 181 177 64 6 0 1345.0 1443 648 106 422 665 4.34 .276 .330 .413 .743
Mar/Apr 30 23 .566 68 68 20 2 0 516.3 507 214 37 187 286 3.73 .258 .323 .380 .703
May 28 19 .596 69 65 16 2 0 494.0 511 235 35 169 239 4.28 .267 .326 .381 .707
June 26 26 .500 64 60 20 2 0 471.6 537 236 36 144 218 4.50 .288 .339 .411 .750
July 21 22 .488 57 57 19 1 0 429.3 465 201 25 140 211 4.21 .280 .336 .400 .736
August 17 22 .436 48 46 18 0 0 357.0 401 193 30 109 166 4.87 .286 .338 .424 .762
Sep/Oct 18 27 .400 56 56 22 1 0 426.0 480 220 51 138 215 4.65 .286 .340 .448 .788
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
1938 25 OAK AL 42 95 8 17 2 0 3 7 0 0 3 20 .179 .204 .295 .499 6.2 0.0
1939 26 OAK AL 42 107 5 16 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 23 .150 .165 .196 .361 2.2 0.0
1940 27 OAK AL 44 117 2 20 1 0 0 11 0 0 2 25 .171 .179 .179 .358 4.1 0.0
1941 28 OAK AL 38 90 6 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .156 .174 .167 .341 1.2 0.0
1942 29 OAK AL 44 109 12 19 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 27 .174 .209 .193 .401 4.8 0.0
1943 30 OAK AL 44 106 10 20 3 2 0 9 0 0 2 12 .189 .202 .255 .457 4.6 0.0
1944 31 OAK AL 44 109 7 22 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 21 .202 .223 .220 .443 4.9 0.0
1945 32 OAK AL 33 65 1 12 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 9 .185 .194 .231 .425 3.3 0.0
1946 33 OAK AL 24 53 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .113 .130 .132 .262 -0.6 0.0
1947 34 OAK AL 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
10 Years Sim 362 853 51 147 13 4 4 48 0 0 20 165 .172 .191 .211 .402 31.2 0.0
162 Game Average 381 22 65 5 1 1 21 0 0 8 73 .172 .191 .211 .402 14.0  
Career Highs 44 117 12 22 3 2 3 11 0 0 5 27 .500 .500 .500 1.000 6.2  
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   615 40 109 11 3 2 32 0 0 14 109 .177 .194 .215 .409 16.6
vs LH   238 11 38 2 1 2 16 0 0 6 56 .160 .181 .202 .383 4.7
Home 181 400 24 66 9 1 4 22 0 0 6 79 .165 .176 .223 .399 9.3
Away 181 453 27 81 4 3 0 26 0 0 14 86 .179 .203 .201 .404 12.0
RISP   211 0 26 3 1 0 44 0 0 5 47 .123 .139 .147 .286 -1.9
Close/Late   63 2 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 8 .254 .242 .333 .576 4.9
Mar/Apr 68 155 13 36 1 1 2 12 0 0 5 29 .232 .256 .290 .547 10.9
May 66 156 11 27 2 1 1 10 0 0 3 37 .173 .186 .218 .404 4.1
June 64 156 9 26 5 0 0 10 0 0 4 30 .167 .185 .199 .384 3.0
July 57 142 11 28 1 2 1 7 0 0 4 25 .197 .224 .254 .478 6.7
August 46 117 5 21 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .179 .193 .197 .390 2.4
Sep/Oct 56 127 2 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 22 .071 .083 .087 .170 -5.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 25 OAK AL P 42 42 319.0 17 76 1 6 .989 2.62    
1939 26 OAK AL P 42 42 335.7 20 64 3 4 .966 2.25    
1940 27 OAK AL P 44 44 358.3 31 78 3 8 .973 2.74    
1941 28 OAK AL P 38 37 267.7 30 53 4 4 .954 2.79    
1942 29 OAK AL P 44 44 352.3 26 82 6 7 .947 2.76    
1943 30 OAK AL P 44 44 336.0 25 76 5 5 .953 2.71    
1944 31 OAK AL P 44 43 333.3 25 77 1 3 .990 2.75    
1945 32 OAK AL P 33 32 228.7 24 51 5 9 .938 2.95    
1946 33 OAK AL P 24 24 156.7 11 37 2 3 .960 2.76    
1947 34 OAK AL P 7 0 6.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.35    
Career Totals   362 352 2694.3 209 595 30 49 .964 2.69    
Career Highs   44 44 358.3 31 82 6 9 1.000 2.95    
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
1940 27 OAK AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 11 5 1 1 5 5.63 .324 .343 .588 .931
1942 29 OAK AL 1 4 .200 5 5 3 0 0 36.3 33 17 5 8 21 4.21 .239 .281 .391 .672
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 6 6 4 0 0 44.3 44 22 6 9 26 4.47 .256 .293 .430 .723
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
1940 27 OAK AL 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1942 29 OAK AL 5 12 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 6 15 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 .200 .250 .333 .583
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1939-6-20
1940-5-20
1942-3-21
1944-8-18
 Losses
1938-6-17
1940-7-16
1942-7-16
1943-7-18
1944-4-20
 Winning Pct
1939-7-.606
 Games Started
1938-7-42
1939-6-42
1940-1-44
1942-1-44
1943-1-44
1944-3-43
 Complete Games
1938-7-16
1939-6-17
1940-6-16
1942-6-15
1943-3-16
1944-2-14
 Shutouts
1939-5-2
1942-8-1
1944-9-1
1945-8-1
Innings Pitched
1938-10-319.0
1939-2-335.7
1940-1-358.3
1942-1-352.3
1943-2-336.0
1944-2-333.3
 Hits Allowed
1938-6-365
1939-6-351
1940-1-377
1941-10-325
1942-1-384
1943-5-355
1944-4-329
 Homeruns Allowed
1938-1-31
1941-2-27
1944-2-35
1945-7-30
 Strikeouts
1939-5-175
1940-6-172
1942-1-174
1943-6-163
1944-3-165
 Walks Allowed
1942-10-104
 Walks per 9IP
1939-9-2.3
1942-10-2.7
1943-9-2.8
1944-10-3.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1939-7-4.7
1941-9-4.4
1942-8-4.4
1944-10-4.5
1945-7-4.6
 WHiP
1939-8-1.30
1944-9-1.32
 OOBP
1939-9-.314
1943-10-.326
1944-8-.317
 OSLG
1943-9-.380
 OOPS
1943-10-.706
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 97    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Schoolboy Rowe (936)
  2. Dick Donovan (935)
  3. Bill Stoneman (928)
  4. Lefty Grove (928)
  5. Joe Coleman (925)
  6. Dave Wickersham (924)
  7. Harvey Haddix (924)
  8. Steve Hargan (923)
  9. Dick Ellsworth (922)
  10. Joe Horlen (921)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Gary Peters (989)
  2. Stew Bolen (987)
  3. Hub Pruett (986)
  4. Carl Hubbell (985)
  5. Roy Moore (983)
  6. Hal Newhouser (982)
  7. Bob Logan (982)
  8. Warren Hacker (982)
  9. Bud Daley (982)
  10. George Winn (980)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Oakland in 1938
Earned first career win on 4/2/1938
Had first career hit on 4/10/1938, off Bill Hallahan (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1938, off Herm Holshouser (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1939, going 6-0, 2.25
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Pitched NO-HITTER against Brooklyn on 5/29/1940, striking out 4
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/29/1941 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1942, going 6-2, 3.14
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
6/1/1944: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $6,080,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/20/1945 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 7/13/1945 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/23/1946 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/6/1947 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
 
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