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Spud
Davis		  
Nickname: Sweets
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 222
 
Born: December 20, 1904 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1932   
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
1930 25 DET AL $ 300,000   57 57 56 28 28 28 68 70 69 37 38 38 84 85 85
1931 26 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9
1932 27 DET AL $ 2,435,714   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
1933 28 DET AL $ 2,435,714   9 9 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1934 29 DET AL $ 3,500,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1935 30 DET AL $ 3,500,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9
1936 31 DET AL $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1937 32 DET AL $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1938 33 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1939 34 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1940 35 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1941 36 DET AL     1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   57 57 56 28 28 28 68 70 69 37 38 38 84 85 85
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
1930 25 DET AL 142 513 75 139 23 2 7 75 2 0 47 17 .271 .332 .365 .696 56.4 9.0
1931 26 DET AL 142 559 85 167 19 4 8 60 0 0 52 23 .299 .358 .390 .748 74.0 12.4
1932 27 DET AL 136 535 76 160 32 2 6 58 0 0 41 26 .299 .350 .400 .750 65.8 10.4
1933 28 DET AL 129 469 61 157 23 3 4 72 0 0 42 16 .335 .390 .422 .812 70.9 13.0
1934 29 DET AL 141 569 98 204 37 2 7 65 0 0 43 34 .359 .405 .467 .873 91.3 18.3
1935 30 DET AL 142 559 84 187 26 4 7 61 0 0 40 26 .335 .379 .433 .812 84.2 15.4
1936 31 DET AL 105 349 37 96 21 1 3 48 0 0 26 23 .275 .323 .367 .690 38.9 4.9
1937 32 DET AL 144 531 54 153 20 3 2 70 0 1 36 55 .288 .332 .348 .681 54.3 6.8
1938 33 MIN AL 134 461 34 137 34 2 2 68 0 0 29 45 .297 .337 .393 .730 55.3 7.9
1939 34 MIN AL 113 405 42 109 26 0 3 46 0 0 25 36 .269 .311 .356 .667 40.6 4.4
1940 35 MIN AL 64 174 14 43 7 0 0 21 0 0 8 29 .247 .277 .287 .565 12.2 0.0
    AAA   26 104 13 33 5 0 3 13 1 1 7 11 .317 .360 .452 .812 15.8  
1941 36 AAA   56 229 25 54 11 0 2 11 0 2 12 57 .236 .274 .310 .584 17.9  
    AA   81 287 18 70 6 0 1 24 2 1 26 44 .244 .307 .275 .582 25.3  
11 Years Sim 1392 5124 660 1552 268 23 49 644 2 1 389 330 .303 .352 .393 .745 643.7 102.6
2 Years AAA 82 333 38 87 16 0 5 24 1 3 19 68 .261 .310 .354 .664 33.8  
1 Years AA 81 287 18 70 6 0 1 24 2 1 26 44 .244 .313 .275 .589 25.3  
3 Years Minors 163 620 56 157 22 0 6 48 3 4 45 112 .253 .312 .318 .629 59.1  
162 Game Average 596 76 180 31 2 5 74 0 0 45 38 .303 .352 .393 .745 74.9  
Career Highs 144 569 98 204 37 4 8 75 2 1 52 55 .359 .405 .467 .873 91.3  
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   3465 462 1068 181 14 27 429 2 0 256 213 .308 .355 .392 .747 464.0
vs LH   1659 198 484 87 9 22 215 0 1 133 117 .292 .344 .395 .739 218.8
Home 684 2474 309 744 115 11 27 320 0 1 202 154 .301 .353 .389 .742 330.9
Away 708 2650 351 808 153 12 22 324 2 0 187 176 .305 .351 .397 .747 351.9
RISP   1385 0 409 70 10 14 560 0 0 144 85 .295 .356 .391 .746 193.7
Pinch Hitting   101 10 32 8 1 1 22 0 0 11 5 .317 .384 .446 .829 16.4
Close/Late   618 70 182 25 4 5 73 0 0 64 38 .294 .360 .372 .732 83.3
Mar/Apr 209 800 109 246 45 6 9 94 0 0 53 41 .308 .350 .413 .763 109.4
May 246 893 114 260 43 8 8 111 0 0 74 66 .291 .344 .384 .728 115.7
June 234 841 102 249 47 1 10 97 1 0 72 62 .296 .352 .390 .742 112.6
July 223 802 103 241 50 1 9 105 0 0 58 44 .300 .348 .399 .747 106.4
August 245 926 123 297 37 5 9 117 1 1 64 66 .321 .364 .401 .765 129.0
Sep/Oct 235 862 109 259 46 2 4 120 0 0 68 51 .300 .351 .372 .724 109.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1930 25 DET AL C 138 133 1192.3 381 56 7 2 .984 3.30 52 19 .365 3 6.8
    3B 1 0 6.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1931 26 DET AL C 136 130 1180.7 434 43 5 0 .990 3.64 40 12 .300 3 7.6
    SS 2 2 19.0 6 3 1 2 .900 4.26 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1932 27 DET AL C 131 123 1114.3 434 39 1 2 .998 3.82 41 15 .366 6 8.3
1933 28 DET AL C 121 117 1043.7 361 47 1 0 .998 3.52 29 13 .448 5 7.5
1934 29 DET AL C 134 128 1157.0 414 46 5 2 .989 3.58 39 10 .256 1 5.3
1935 30 DET AL C 134 119 1087.7 444 36 2 0 .996 3.97 37 14 .378 2 6.9
1936 31 DET AL C 98 88 780.3 246 33 3 0 .989 3.22 19 9 .474 4 3.3
1937 32 DET AL C 139 132 1180.3 418 32 2 0 .996 3.43 37 9 .243 2 7.8
1938 33 MIN AL C 131 128 1128.7 470 47 1 2 .998 4.12 37 11 .297 2 5.5
1939 34 MIN AL C 112 112 972.3 414 39 6 2 .987 4.19 42 12 .286 3 4.9
1940 35 MIN AL C 57 46 420.3 205 10 3 0 .986 4.60 11 2 .182 4 1.8
  C 1331 1256 11257.6 4221 428 36 10 .992 3.72 384 126 .328 35 65.8
  SS 2 2 19.0 6 3 1 2 .900 4.26 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 10.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   1335 1258 11286.6 4227 435 37 12 .992 3.72 384 126 .328 35 65.9
Career Highs   139 133 1203.7 470 59 7 2 .998 4.60 52 19 .474 6  
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
1932 27 DET AL 12 50 9 19 2 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 .380 .456 .420 .876
1933 28 DET AL 6 26 2 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .385 .385 .423 .808
1934 29 DET AL 20 84 8 20 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 8 .238 .301 .262 .563
Career Post-Season Batting 38 160 19 49 5 0 0 18 0 0 15 9 .306 .364 .338 .701
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1933-8-.335
1934-1-.359
1935-4-.335
 On-Base Pct
1933-10-.390
1934-4-.405
 At-Bats
1934-10-569
 Hits
1934-1-204
1935-9-187
 Singles
1933-8-127
1934-1-158
1935-5-150
1937-8-128
 Doubles
1934-10-37
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. J.C. Martin (917)
  5. Joe Schultz (916)
  6. Steve Swisher (914)
  7. Billy Sullivan (911)
  8. Jim Sundberg (907)
  9. Charlie Silvera (906)
  10. Don Padgett (904)
History
Had first career hit on 4/2/1930, off Lefty Willis (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1930, off Harry Harper (BRK)
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1932
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/17/1933 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
10/15/1933: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $3,500,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1934, hitting .619 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1934, hitting .519 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
Injured on 4/5/1936 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 2/1/1938 (Going to MIN: 1B Lou Gehrig, P Johnny Allen, C Spud Davis. Going to DET: 2B John Mihalic, P Clyde Shoun)
Injured on 5/6/1939 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 4/2/1941 to a minor league deal
 
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