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Roger
Craig		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 191
 
Born: February 17, 1930 in Usa, NC, DURHAM
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 25 BOS AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1956 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 7 7
1957 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7
1958 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1959 29 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1960 30 BOS AL $ 350,000 9 3 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1961 31 BOS AL $ 350,000 9 3 3 3 6 7 6 7 7 7
1962 32 BOS AL $ 1,291,429 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1963 33 MIN AL $ 550,000 8 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7
1964 34 MIN AL $ 550,000 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,291,429 9 4 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 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
1955 25 BOS AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 30 BOS AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 31 BOS AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 32 BOS AL $ 1,291,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 33 MIN AL $ 550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 34 MIN AL $ 550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,291,429   1 1 1 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
1955 25 AAA   6 6 .500 17 17 1 1 0 116.0 115 39 12 51 83 3.03 .259 .335 .378 .714  
    AA   6 3 .667 12 12 3 1 0 89.7 74 25 8 26 70 2.51 .219 .275 .325 .600  
1956 26 BOS AL 13 16 .448 34 34 15 2 0 276.3 266 127 27 108 126 4.14 .251 .321 .379 .700 15.0
1957 27 BOS AL 12 21 .364 39 38 20 1 0 307.0 295 146 33 121 136 4.28 .255 .325 .392 .717 13.6
1958 28 BOS AL 3 3 .500 20 5 2 1 0 54.7 46 27 9 28 29 4.45 .234 .332 .421 .753 2.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 19.3 14 6 2 6 14 2.79 .209 .274 .343 .617  
1959 29 BOS AL 1 5 .167 49 0 0 0 0 54.3 80 34 7 24 25 5.63 .342 .400 .483 .883 0.0
1960 30 BOS AL 2 5 .286 47 0 0 0 6 57.3 55 25 7 19 24 3.92 .249 .306 .425 .731 3.8
1961 31 BOS AL 2 3 .400 34 0 0 0 0 49.0 53 14 5 14 20 2.57 .272 .321 .405 .726 3.8
1962 32 BOS AL 5 3 .625 23 0 0 0 0 35.0 47 18 3 13 14 4.63 .333 .385 .511 .895 1.9
1963 33 MIN AL 0 4 .000 6 3 2 0 0 26.7 34 19 5 11 9 6.41 .327 .388 .500 .888 0.0
    AAA   4 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 7 24.3 23 4 0 13 18 1.48 .261 .356 .295 .652  
1964 34 AAA   2 5 .286 51 0 0 0 5 43.3 48 20 5 27 14 4.15 .296 .397 .463 .860  
8 Years Sim 38 60 .388 252 80 39 4 6 860.3 876 410 96 338 383 4.29 .265 .332 .408 .740 40.4
4 Years AAA 12 12 .500 107 17 1 1 12 203.0 200 69 19 97 129 3.06 .263 .346 .384 .730  
1 Years AA 6 3 .667 12 12 3 1 0 89.7 74 25 8 26 70 2.51 .219 .275 .325 .600  
5 Years Minors 18 15 .545 119 29 4 2 12 292.7 274 94 27 123 199 2.89 .249 .325 .366 .691  
Season Average 4 7 .364 31 10 4 0 0 107.5 109 51 12 42 47 4.29 .265 .332 .408 .740  
Career Highs 13 21 .625 49 38 20 2 6 307.0 295 146 33 121 136 6.41 .342 .400 .511 .895  
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   464 203 45 178 245   .245 .310 .363 .673
vs LH   412 207 51 160 138   .291 .363 .467 .830
Home 22 26 .458 126 38 16 2 3 439.3 448 217 44 174 206 4.45 .264 .333 .406 .739
Away 16 34 .320 126 42 23 2 5 421.0 428 193 52 164 177 4.13 .266 .333 .409 .743
Mar/Apr 7 16 .304 43 14 7 0 1 142.0 160 81 18 59 69 5.13 .289 .357 .448 .805
May 6 5 .545 42 12 4 1 0 139.0 141 64 13 54 61 4.15 .264 .331 .409 .740
June 7 9 .438 42 14 6 0 0 147.6 159 93 22 57 59 5.67 .277 .342 .443 .785
July 6 11 .353 44 13 6 0 0 139.6 156 64 15 48 64 4.12 .279 .336 .411 .746
August 9 5 .643 38 13 8 2 0 143.3 128 37 3 46 68 2.32 .236 .296 .312 .608
Sep/Oct 3 14 .176 43 14 8 1 7 148.6 132 71 25 74 62 4.30 .244 .334 .421 .755
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
1956 26 BOS AL 34 86 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 31 .070 .120 .105 .224 -1.3 0.0
1957 27 BOS AL 39 100 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .070 .088 .090 .178 -3.7 0.0
1958 28 BOS AL 20 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.7 0.0
1959 29 BOS AL 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1960 30 BOS AL 47 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1961 31 BOS AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
1962 32 BOS AL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1963 33 MIN AL 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
8 Years Sim 252 224 9 14 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 77 .063 .094 .085 .179 -7.5 0.0
162 Game Average 144 5 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 49 .063 .094 .085 .179 -4.8  
Career Highs 49 100 5 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 31 .070 .200 .105 .224 0.0  
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   129 4 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 48 .054 .096 .070 .165 -6.1
vs LH   95 5 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .074 .093 .105 .198 -3.9
Home 126 105 3 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 40 .067 .108 .086 .194 -4.1
Away 88 119 6 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 37 .059 .082 .084 .166 -5.9
RISP   41 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .049 .070 .049 .119 -2.4
Close/Late   17 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .118 .176 .294 -0.2
Mar/Apr 31 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .030 .030 .030 .061 -2.6
May 39 37 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .081 .128 .135 .263 -0.6
June 29 43 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .093 .133 .116 .250 -1.2
July 25 39 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .103 .122 .128 .250 -0.8
August 25 37 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .027 .100 .054 .154 -2.1
Sep/Oct 23 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .029 .029 .029 .057 -2.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 26 BOS AL P 34 34 276.3 19 54 3 0 .961 2.38    
1957 27 BOS AL P 39 38 307.0 18 52 1 2 .986 2.05    
1958 28 BOS AL P 20 5 54.7 2 13 0 0 1.000 2.47    
1959 29 BOS AL P 49 0 54.3 0 10 0 1 1.000 1.66    
1960 30 BOS AL P 47 0 57.3 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.83    
1961 31 BOS AL P 34 0 49.0 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.02    
1962 32 BOS AL P 23 0 35.0 0 10 0 1 1.000 2.57    
1963 33 MIN AL P 6 3 26.7 1 9 0 0 1.000 3.38    
Career Totals   252 80 860.3 46 171 4 6 .982 2.27    
Career Highs   49 38 307.0 19 54 3 2 1.000 3.38    
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
1958 28 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
1960 30 BOS AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 2 1.7 3 3 1 0 0 16.27 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 2 2.7 4 3 1 1 0 10.15 .333 .385 .583 .968
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1956-6-16
1957-5-21
 Complete Games
1956-4-15
1957-2-20
 Shutouts
1956-2-2
1958-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1957-6-307.0
 Hits Allowed
1957-7-295
 Walks Allowed
1957-9-121
OOPS
1956-10-.700
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1955
Earned first career win on 4/23/1956
Had first career hit on 6/1/1956, off Ted Gray (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 9/1/1958 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,291,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/5/1963 to a 2-year deal worth $550,000 per year
Injured on 6/9/1964 with a Strained Back, out for one week
 
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