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Ryne
Duren		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 22, 1929 in Usa, WI, CAZENOVIA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1954    1955    1958   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 25 STL NL $ 300,000 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 9 9 9
1955 26 STL NL $ 300,000 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 8 8 8
1956 27 STL NL $ 300,000 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 8 8 8
1957 28 NYA AL $ 3,192,857 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 9 9 9
1958 29 NYA AL $ 6,014,286 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 9 9 9
1959 30 NYA AL $ 6,014,286 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 8 8 8
1960 31 NYA AL $ 6,014,286 6 10 10 10 2 2 2 7 7 7
1961 32 NYA AL $ 7,000,000 6 10 10 10 2 2 2 7 7 7
1962 33 NYA AL $ 7,000,000 6 10 10 10 2 2 2 6 6 6
1963 34 SDP NL $ 7,000,000 6 10 10 10 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 35 BRK NL $ 7,000,000 5 10 10 10 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 36 OAK AL $ 720,000 5 9 10 9 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 9 10 9 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 7 10 10 10 2 2 2 9 9 9
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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 25 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 26 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 27 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 28 NYA AL $ 3,192,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 29 NYA AL $ 6,014,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 30 NYA AL $ 6,014,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 31 NYA AL $ 6,014,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 32 NYA AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 33 NYA AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 34 SDP NL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 35 BRK NL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 36 OAK AL $ 720,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000   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
1954 25 STL NL 5 5 .500 47 0 0 0 24 50.0 28 16 5 28 50 2.88 .164 .299 .292 .591 11.1
1955 26 STL NL 18 12 .600 44 44 0 0 0 289.0 177 103 26 198 297 3.21 .177 .315 .306 .621 20.9
1956 27 STL NL 13 13 .500 43 43 1 0 0 280.0 193 136 32 180 318 4.37 .194 .322 .355 .677 11.7
1957 28 NYA AL 15 5 .750 27 27 2 2 0 177.3 113 58 14 92 199 2.94 .183 .294 .298 .592 16.7
1958 29 NYA AL 17 11 .607 42 42 1 1 0 267.7 216 98 15 158 280 3.30 .225 .334 .335 .669 21.1
1959 30 NYA AL 17 15 .531 44 44 1 1 0 277.3 188 116 24 187 323 3.76 .190 .325 .339 .664 15.7
1960 31 NYA AL 16 16 .500 44 44 1 0 0 288.7 210 107 28 161 346 3.34 .203 .316 .356 .672 20.9
1961 32 NYA AL 16 14 .533 44 44 2 2 0 282.7 193 117 26 151 340 3.73 .190 .302 .329 .632 14.8
1962 33 NYA AL 4 21 .160 37 31 0 0 1 206.0 178 114 29 105 213 4.98 .232 .326 .422 .747 0.3
1963 34 SDP NL 6 3 .667 80 9 0 0 5 81.0 58 32 12 52 97 3.56 .199 .324 .363 .687 6.4
1964 35 BRK NL 9 24 .273 40 40 1 1 0 221.3 199 135 41 122 238 5.49 .240 .342 .439 .781 0.0
1965 36 OAK AL 0 4 .000 14 4 0 0 0 20.7 25 24 4 28 18 10.45 .294 .470 .541 1.011 0.0
12 Years Sim 136 143 .487 506 372 9 7 30 2441.6 1778 1056 256 1462 2719 3.89 .203 .321 .353 .675 139.4
Season Average 11 11 .500 42 31 0 0 2 203.5 148 88 21 121 226 3.89 .203 .321 .353 .675  
Career Highs 18 24 .750 80 44 2 2 24 289.0 216 136 41 198 346 10.45 .294 .470 .541 1.011  
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   918 563 147 742 1600   .192 .300 .341 .641
vs LH   860 493 109 720 1119   .217 .337 .368 .705
Home 66 76 .465 260 186 4 3 15 1226.6 886 543 138 729 1374 3.98 .202 .316 .359 .675
Away 70 67 .511 246 186 5 4 20 1215.0 892 513 118 733 1345 3.80 .204 .318 .347 .665
Mar/Apr 20 23 .465 80 68 0 0 5 407.0 322 210 52 283 465 4.64 .218 .344 .388 .731
May 20 25 .444 94 62 2 1 8 412.0 311 191 45 242 446 4.17 .208 .319 .375 .694
June 23 25 .479 67 55 2 1 4 365.6 269 153 41 199 395 3.77 .205 .309 .356 .665
July 29 24 .547 85 61 3 3 4 416.0 298 159 40 256 486 3.44 .202 .320 .341 .661
August 23 30 .434 91 64 1 1 4 428.3 317 190 41 252 477 3.99 .205 .316 .340 .656
Sep/Oct 21 16 .568 89 62 1 1 10 412.6 261 153 37 230 450 3.34 .180 .293 .319 .611
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
1954 25 STL NL 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1955 26 STL NL 44 99 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 36 .020 .058 .020 .078 -6.4 0.0
1956 27 STL NL 43 84 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 41 .012 .034 .024 .058 -5.4 0.0
1957 28 NYA AL 27 53 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .038 .105 .075 .181 -1.5 0.0
1958 29 NYA AL 42 81 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 45 .049 .083 .074 .157 -3.3 0.0
1959 30 NYA AL 44 86 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 .035 .035 .035 .070 -5.6 0.0
1960 31 NYA AL 44 86 2 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 32 .070 .099 .105 .204 -1.8 0.0
1961 32 NYA AL 44 89 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 40 .000 .042 .000 .042 -6.3 0.0
1962 33 NYA AL 37 55 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .036 .036 .055 .091 -3.6 0.0
1963 34 SDP NL 80 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .231 .091 .322 0.3 0.0
1964 35 BRK NL 40 65 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .062 .088 .092 .181 -1.9 0.0
1965 36 OAK AL 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
12 Years Sim 506 717 15 25 11 0 0 22 0 0 14 309 .035 .066 .050 .116 -36.3 0.0
162 Game Average 229 4 8 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 98 .035 .066 .050 .116 -11.6  
Career Highs 80 99 3 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 46 .091 .231 .105 .322 0.3  
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   448 8 17 6 0 0 18 0 0 8 195 .038 .062 .051 .113 -28.8
vs LH   269 7 8 5 0 0 4 0 0 6 114 .030 .071 .048 .120 -17.9
Home 260 318 5 9 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 146 .028 .055 .041 .096 -22.2
Away 246 399 10 16 7 0 0 16 0 0 8 163 .040 .074 .058 .132 -24.5
RISP   181 0 4 3 0 0 20 0 0 4 71 .022 .056 .039 .095 -13.0
Close/Late   38 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .079 .125 .132 .257 -1.4
Mar/Apr 74 126 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 49 .048 .076 .048 .124 -8.2
May 74 119 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 58 .017 .041 .025 .066 -9.7
June 64 104 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 52 .048 .083 .077 .160 -5.3
July 61 123 3 8 5 0 0 13 0 0 4 44 .065 .092 .106 .197 -4.6
August 74 124 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 56 .008 .039 .016 .055 -9.7
Sep/Oct 89 121 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 50 .025 .063 .033 .097 -9.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 25 STL NL P 47 0 50.0 3 13 0 2 1.000 2.88    
1955 26 STL NL P 44 44 289.0 24 43 1 3 .985 2.09    
1956 27 STL NL P 43 43 280.0 14 46 1 7 .984 1.93    
1957 28 NYA AL P 27 27 177.3 6 29 2 2 .946 1.78    
1958 29 NYA AL P 42 42 267.7 15 36 0 6 1.000 1.71    
1959 30 NYA AL P 44 44 277.3 16 40 1 1 .982 1.82    
1960 31 NYA AL P 44 44 288.7 19 37 0 1 1.000 1.75    
1961 32 NYA AL P 44 44 282.7 13 33 1 0 .979 1.46    
1962 33 NYA AL P 37 31 206.0 17 30 3 1 .940 2.05    
1963 34 SDP NL P 80 9 81.0 6 10 1 2 .941 1.78    
1964 35 BRK NL P 40 40 221.3 15 26 0 0 1.000 1.67    
1965 36 OAK AL P 14 4 20.7 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.61    
Career Totals   506 372 2441.6 151 346 10 25 .980 1.83    
Career Highs   80 44 289.0 24 46 3 7 1.000 2.88    
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
1954 25 STL NL 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 5 5.3 9 8 1 5 5 13.51 .360 .467 .560 1.027
1955 26 STL NL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 11 12 3 16 38 4.05 .122 .255 .278 .532
1963 34 SDP NL 0 0 .000 4 1 0 0 0 2.3 3 2 1 0 2 7.73 .300 .300 .600 .900
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 15 5 0 0 5 34.3 23 22 5 21 45 5.77 .184 .301 .360 .661
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
1955 26 STL NL 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-3-3.21
1957-3-2.94
1958-6-3.30
 Wins
1955-8-18
1958-5-17
1959-9-17
 Losses
1960-9-16
1962-6-21
1964-1-24
 Winning Pct
1957-3-.750
1958-5-.607
 Saves
1954-1-24
 Games Pitched
1963-7-80
Games Started
1955-1-44
1956-7-43
1958-2-42
1959-1-44
1960-1-44
1961-1-44
 Shutouts
1957-4-2
1958-9-1
1959-7-1
1961-5-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1964-3-41
 Strikeouts
1955-3-297
1956-3-318
1958-4-280
1959-3-323
1960-3-346
1961-4-340
1964-9-238
CAR-29-2719
 Walks Allowed
1955-1-198
1956-2-180
1958-1-158
1959-1-187
1960-1-161
1961-1-151
1962-9-105
1964-1-122
CAR-28-1462
 Hits per 9IP
1955-1-5.5
1956-1-6.2
1957-1-5.7
1958-5-7.3
1959-1-6.1
1960-4-6.5
1961-6-6.1
CAR-3-6.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-1-9.2
1956-1-10.2
1957-2-10.1
1958-2-9.4
1959-2-10.5
1960-3-10.8
1961-2-10.8
1962-3-9.3
1964-1-9.7
CAR-3-10.0
 WHiP
1957-4-1.16
 OAVG
1955-1-.177
1956-1-.194
1957-1-.183
1958-6-.225
1959-1-.190
1960-4-.203
1961-5-.190
CAR-3-.203
 OOBP
1957-8-.294
 OSLG
1955-3-.306
1956-10-.355
1957-2-.298
1958-4-.335
1959-5-.339
1961-8-.329
 OOPS
1955-4-.621
1957-2-.592
1958-7-.669
1959-10-.664
 
   Black Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 104    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Charlie Beamon (909)
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  3. Ralph Lumenti (897)
  4. Don Stanhouse (889)
  5. Jim Maloney (889)
  6. Clay Bryant (884)
  7. Danny Frisella (877)
  8. Howie Nunn (873)
  9. Frank Barrett (872)
  10. Frank Baumann (871)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Don Kaiser (996)
  2. Bob Trowbridge (970)
  3. Dean Chance (968)
  4. Ed Hanyzewski (964)
  5. Whitey Wilshere (959)
  6. Rollie Sheldon (946)
  7. George Brunet (943)
  8. Dave Wickersham (941)
  9. Karl Drews (930)
  10. Dean Stone (924)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1954
Earned first career win on 4/16/1954
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
Had first career hit on 4/7/1955, off Joe Landrum (NYA)
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Pittsburgh on 6/19/1956
Injured on 6/23/1956 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,192,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to New York (A) on 3/3/1957 (Going to STL: RF George Thomas. Going to NYA: P Ryne Duren)
Injured on 4/27/1957 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1957, going 6-1, 2.27
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1957, winning 2 games with a 2.03 ERA
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,014,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1958, winning 2 games with a 1.20 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1958, going 5-0, 1.54
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,014,286 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against Tampa Bay on 6/19/1959, striking out 13
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1959, winning 2 games with a 1.20 ERA
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,014,286 through salary arbitration
10/1/1960: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/8/1962 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/23/1962 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Traded from New York (A) to San Diego on 2/1/1963 (Going to SDP: P Ryne Duren. Going to NYA: SS Jack Kubiszyn)
Injured on 6/5/1963 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Brooklyn on 2/21/1964 (Going to SDP: CF Bob Allison, RF George Alusik, SS Don Buddin, P Seth Morehead. Going to BRK: 3B Woody Woodward, P Ryne Duren)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Worcester on 9/22/1964, striking out 9
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/2/1965 to a 2-year deal worth $720,000 per year
Injured on 5/20/1965 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for entire career
 
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