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Ferris
Fain		  
Nickname: Burrhead
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 201
 
Born: May 29, 1921 in Usa, TX, SAN ANTONIO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1949    1953    1954   
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
1947 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
1948 27 MON NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
1949 28 MON NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
1950 29 MON NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 9 9
1951 30 MON NL $ 3,542,857   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
1952 31 MON NL $ 5,900,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
1953 32 MON NL $ 5,900,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 9 9
1954 33 DET AL $ 5,900,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1955 34 DET AL $ 5,900,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1956 35 DET AL $ 11,500,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1957 36 DET AL $ 11,500,000   9 9 9 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1958 37 DET AL $ 11,500,000   9 9 9 4 4 4 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1959 38 TAM AL $ 11,500,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 8 8
1960 39 TAM AL $ 4,940,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8
1961 40 TAM AL $ 4,940,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 8 9 9 9 10 10 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 8 9 9 9 10 10 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,500,000   9 9 9 4 4 4 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
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
1947 26 SEM AL 123 449 73 125 25 0 7 54 0 1 105 18 .278 .414 .381 .795 79.5 13.5
    AAA   26 91 22 34 11 1 2 9 4 1 27 3 .374 .517 .582 1.099 25.9  
1948 27 SEM AL 25 98 10 25 6 1 1 8 0 0 16 5 .255 .357 .367 .724 13.8 1.4
  MON NL 112 406 79 116 22 3 5 56 0 0 96 27 .286 .418 .392 .810 73.8 14.8
  TOT   137 504 89 141 28 4 6 64 0 0 112 32 .280 .407 .387 .794 87.6 16.2
1949 28 MON NL 150 441 101 157 33 3 14 56 2 1 116 25 .356 .490 .540 1.030 110.3 25.7
1950 29 MON NL 150 408 95 131 25 0 9 62 1 0 112 29 .321 .467 .449 .916 87.7 19.7
1951 30 MON NL 135 424 105 134 36 3 6 38 2 0 93 27 .316 .440 .458 .898 83.9 17.4
1952 31 MON NL 151 559 119 174 48 4 6 58 0 0 118 49 .311 .430 .444 .874 106.5 22.0
1953 32 MON NL 152 579 105 175 44 3 15 77 0 0 96 47 .302 .400 .466 .867 106.7 25.4
1954 33 DET AL 155 608 118 188 45 4 10 76 0 0 106 50 .309 .412 .446 .857 103.3 21.6
1955 34 DET AL 142 548 111 173 53 5 6 72 0 0 102 45 .316 .420 .464 .884 103.4 21.0
1956 35 DET AL 155 558 83 148 44 5 9 60 0 2 110 56 .265 .386 .410 .796 88.5 15.1
1957 36 DET AL 156 530 94 152 55 3 9 55 0 0 123 59 .287 .422 .453 .874 101.1 20.3
1958 37 DET AL 151 575 115 177 54 7 6 88 1 0 104 66 .308 .414 .457 .871 106.1 23.3
1959 38 DET AL 26 101 21 33 10 2 1 8 1 0 14 11 .327 .409 .495 .904 18.4 4.4
  CIN NL 76 253 41 67 14 2 6 31 1 1 49 38 .265 .385 .407 .792 41.0 8.1
  TAM AL 54 202 34 66 10 3 9 28 1 1 24 24 .327 .399 .540 .939 39.4 9.6
  TOT   156 556 96 166 34 7 16 67 3 2 87 73 .299 .394 .471 .865 98.8 22.2
1960 39 TAM AL 126 390 62 96 23 1 11 47 1 0 57 65 .246 .347 .395 .742 55.6 11.6
1961 40 TAM AL 128 333 51 84 16 1 6 24 0 0 48 49 .252 .347 .360 .708 44.5 8.5
15 Years Sim 2167 7462 1417 2221 563 50 136 898 10 6 1489 690 .298 .414 .441 .855 1363.6 283.7
1 Years AAA 26 91 22 34 11 1 2 9 4 1 27 3 .374 .517 .582 1.099 25.9  
162 Game Average 557 105 166 42 3 10 67 0 0 111 51 .298 .414 .441 .855 101.9  
Career Highs 156 608 119 188 55 7 16 88 3 2 123 73 .356 .490 .540 1.030 110.3  
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   5417 1066 1689 416 33 101 672 8 6 1121 446 .312 .430 .457 .887 1071.6
vs LH   2045 351 532 147 17 35 226 2 0 368 244 .260 .372 .400 .772 320.7
Home 1083 3667 687 1114 287 29 68 437 4 4 718 323 .304 .417 .454 .871 698.2
Away 1084 3795 730 1107 276 21 68 461 6 2 771 367 .292 .411 .429 .840 694.0
RISP   1529 0 468 117 9 28 687 0 0 338 138 .306 .427 .449 .876 304.0
Pinch Hitting   238 39 63 12 2 3 27 1 0 60 25 .265 .411 .370 .780 41.8
Close/Late   892 133 259 59 3 16 118 0 0 177 93 .290 .407 .417 .824 158.6
Mar/Apr 345 1246 235 363 91 8 21 143 2 0 234 119 .291 .403 .428 .831 220.7
May 392 1372 286 401 99 12 26 145 0 0 294 136 .292 .417 .439 .856 259.9
June 358 1272 207 372 99 7 18 146 1 3 230 113 .292 .401 .424 .824 219.5
July 345 1173 219 327 82 6 30 167 3 1 272 114 .279 .415 .436 .851 224.5
August 365 1224 227 377 97 9 17 152 2 0 226 112 .308 .414 .444 .857 226.6
Sep/Oct 362 1175 243 381 95 8 24 145 2 2 233 96 .324 .436 .480 .916 241.0
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
1947 26 SEM AL 1B 81 80 705.3 870 58 16 84 .983 11.84 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    C 38 38 336.3 132 17 0 0 1.000 3.99 21 4 .190 36 0.4
1948 27 SEM AL 1B 25 24 208.5 252 18 4 26 .985 11.65 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  MON NL 1B 110 106 918.5 1110 78 15 116 .988 11.64 0 0 .000 0 2.5
  TOT   1B 135 130 1127.0 1362 96 19 142 .987 11.64   2.9
1949 28 MON NL 1B 124 106 946.3 1060 66 12 97 .989 10.71 0 0 .000 0 2.9
    RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 29 MON NL 1B 129 92 891.0 1033 87 9 102 .992 11.31 0 0 .000 0 2.7
1951 30 MON NL 1B 111 100 896.3 1050 64 15 99 .987 11.19 0 0 .000 0 1.2
1952 31 MON NL 1B 144 141 1252.7 1438 92 15 148 .990 10.99 0 0 .000 0 3.3
1953 32 MON NL 1B 144 141 1244.3 1382 97 15 122 .990 10.70 0 0 .000 0 3.4
1954 33 DET AL 1B 153 148 1329.7 1632 129 22 143 .988 11.92 0 0 .000 0 3.4
1955 34 DET AL 1B 140 136 1221.7 1470 139 12 124 .993 11.85 0 0 .000 0 2.4
1956 35 DET AL 1B 149 142 1263.3 1562 121 17 142 .990 11.99 0 0 .000 0 1.8
1957 36 DET AL 1B 147 143 1264.3 1447 111 16 128 .990 11.09 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    CF 5 5 43.0 10 1 1 0 .917 2.30 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1958 37 DET AL 1B 151 143 1277.7 1497 100 13 147 .992 11.25 0 0 .000 0 2.8
1959 38 DET AL 1B 26 24 229.9 250 19 2 22 .993 10.53 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    2B 0 0 1.4 1 1 0 1 1.000 12.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CIN NL 1B 75 71 606.4 660 51 6 57 .992 10.55 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    2B 0 0 3.8 2 2 0 1 1.000 9.47 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  TAM AL 1B 53 50 453.8 494 38 5 43 .991 10.55 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    2B 0 0 2.8 2 1 0 1 1.000 9.64 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  TOT   1B 154 145 1290.1 1404 108 13 122 .991 10.55   2.6
      2B 0 0 8.0 5 4 0 3 1.000 10.13   0.1
1960 39 TAM AL 1B 81 67 619.0 695 46 3 57 .996 10.77 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    3B 24 24 203.0 16 39 5 0 .917 2.44 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1961 40 TAM AL 1B 85 72 638.3 742 52 8 70 .990 11.19 0 0 .000 0 1.3
  1B 1928 1786 15967.1 18644 1366 205 1727 .990 11.28 0 0 .000 0 35.0
  C 38 38 336.3 132 17 0 0 1.000 3.99 21 4 .190 36 0.4
  3B 24 24 203.0 16 39 5 0 .917 2.44 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  CF 6 5 45.0 10 1 1 0 .917 2.20 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  2B 0 0 8.0 5 4 0 3 1.000 10.13 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1998 1853 16564.4 18807 1427 211 1730 .990 10.99 21 4 .190 36 35.9
Career Highs   154 148 1329.7 1632 139 22 148 .993 11.99 21 4 .190 36  
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
1949 28 MON NL 7 12 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 .250 .357 .500 .857
1950 29 MON NL 5 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
1951 30 MON NL 12 46 9 11 3 1 0 6 0 0 7 3 .239 .352 .348 .700
1952 31 MON NL 5 20 5 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .500 .583 .600 1.183
1953 32 MON NL 12 42 11 14 4 1 0 4 0 0 12 4 .333 .473 .476 .949
1954 33 DET AL 7 29 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 .276 .382 .310 .693
1959 38 TAM AL 12 46 6 9 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 7 .196 .288 .261 .549
Career Post-Season Batting 60 206 37 58 13 2 1 18 1 0 37 17 .282 .394 .379 .773
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
1949-1-.356
1950-3-.321
1951-6-.316
1952-4-.311
1954-9-.309
1955-4-.316
1957-10-.287
1958-6-.308
 On-Base Pct
1947-3-.414
1948-6-.418
1949-1-.490
1950-1-.467
1951-1-.440
1952-2-.430
1953-4-.400
1954-3-.412
1955-3-.420
1956-5-.386
1957-2-.422
1958-1-.414
CAR-5-.414
 Slugging Pct
1949-4-.540
 OPS
1949-1-1.030
1950-9-.916
1951-10-.898
1955-10-.884
1957-8-.874
1958-9-.871
 XR
1949-8-110.3
1952-7-106.5
1953-8-106.7
1955-7-103.4
1957-8-101.1
1958-3-106.1
CAR-38-1363.6
 Games
1956-10-155
1957-8-156
At-Bats
1953-8-579
1954-3-608
 Runs
1949-8-101
1952-2-119
1953-7-105
1954-5-118
1955-2-111
1958-3-115
CAR-31-1417
 Hits
1952-6-174
1953-7-175
1954-3-188
1955-8-173
1958-7-177
 Singles
1954-9-129
 Doubles
1949-7-33
1951-4-36
1952-1-48
1953-2-44
1954-1-45
1955-1-53
1956-1-44
1957-1-55
1958-1-54
CAR-15-563
 Triples
1955-7-5
1956-8-5
1958-2-7
Walks
1947-4-105
1949-2-116
1950-5-112
1952-2-118
1953-7-96
1954-5-106
1955-4-102
1956-4-110
1957-2-123
1958-3-104
CAR-14-1489
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 113    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 48    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Seattle in 1947
Had first career hit on 5/1/1947, off Early Wynn (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1947, off Jack Salveson (CLE)
Injured on 8/12/1947 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Seattle to Montreal on 5/1/1948 (Going to MON: 1B Ferris Fain. Going to SEM: P Harry Shuman)
Injured on 6/23/1948 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1949, hitting .426 with 5 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won World Series with Montreal in 1949
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
7/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $5,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1952, hitting .520 with 0 HR, 0 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Brooklyn on 4/13/1953
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/13/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1953, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Won World Series with Montreal in 1953
Traded from Montreal to Detroit on 3/3/1954 (Going to MON: P Bobby Shantz. Going to DET: 1B Ferris Fain, P Bob Kuzava, P Ken Johnson, LF Jim Greengrass, 2B Gene Mauch)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 6/15/1955 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
10/12/1955: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $11,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to Cincinnati on 5/1/1959 (Going to CIN: P Jack Banta, 1B Ferris Fain, P Ray Moore. Going to DET: P Bob Milliken)
Traded from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1959 (Going to CIN: P Walt Masterson, P Dave Ferriss, CF Bill Bruton, P Don Newcombe. Going to TAM: 1B Ferris Fain, SS Alex Grammas)
7/31/1959: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $4,940,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 2000th career hit on 8/30/1959, off Ramon Monzant (BOS)
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1959, hitting .413 with 8 HR, 15 RBI
 
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