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Bob
Gillespie		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 202
 
Born: October 8, 1919 in Usa, OH, COLUMBUS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1951   
All-Star Selections 1948   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 24 BRK NL   6 3 3 3 5 6 6 8 8 8
1945 25 BRK NL   6 3 3 3 5 6 5 8 8 8
1946 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 7 7
1947 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1948 28 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1949 29 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1950 30 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1951 31 BRK NL $ 400,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1952 32 BRK NL $ 400,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 24 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 25 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 28 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 29 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 30 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 31 BRK NL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 32 BRK NL $ 400,000   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 $ 400,000   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
1944 24 AAA   6 6 .500 81 0 0 0 9 98.7 108 37 5 43 52 3.38 .280 .352 .381 .733  
1945 25 AAA   6 9 .400 21 21 0 0 0 142.0 172 65 7 53 56 4.12 .306 .365 .407 .772  
1946 26 BRK NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 6 4 0 3 0 15.45 .545 .643 .727 1.370 0.0
    AAA   5 6 .455 15 15 1 0 0 91.7 108 55 6 41 50 5.40 .296 .367 .405 .772  
1947 27 BRK NL 3 10 .231 30 9 1 0 0 86.0 92 58 11 40 14 6.07 .273 .348 .418 .767 0.0
1948 28 BRK NL 7 4 .636 84 0 0 0 11 94.3 100 43 3 46 24 4.10 .275 .350 .353 .703 9.9
1949 29 BRK NL 7 4 .636 68 0 0 0 11 89.7 85 46 8 59 31 4.62 .258 .369 .388 .757 9.5
1950 30 BRK NL 5 19 .208 40 34 0 0 1 208.3 242 124 28 114 86 5.36 .293 .376 .437 .813 4.7
1951 31 BRK NL 5 20 .200 32 29 0 0 0 180.0 236 135 16 116 58 6.75 .321 .413 .444 .856 0.0
1952 32 AAA   2 1 .667 46 0 0 0 3 59.3 57 24 3 31 40 3.64 .252 .342 .350 .692  
6 Years Sim 27 57 .321 257 72 1 0 24 660.7 761 410 66 378 213 5.59 .292 .380 .420 .799 24.0
4 Years AAA 19 22 .463 163 36 1 0 12 391.7 445 181 21 168 198 4.16 .289 .359 .392 .750  
Season Average 4 9 .308 42 12 0 0 4 110.1 126 68 11 63 35 5.59 .292 .380 .420 .799  
Career Highs 7 20 .636 84 34 1 0 11 208.3 242 135 28 116 86 15.45 .545 .643 .727 1.370  
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   351 210 35 155 113   .269 .346 .398 .744
vs LH   410 200 31 223 100   .317 .417 .442 .859
Home 16 27 .372 139 36 0 0 14 364.3 424 212 30 202 118 5.24 .296 .383 .402 .785
Away 11 30 .268 118 36 1 0 10 296.3 337 198 36 176 95 6.01 .288 .381 .441 .822
Mar/Apr 5 9 .357 45 7 0 0 4 88.0 95 56 11 57 25 5.73 .277 .380 .429 .809
May 6 17 .261 55 21 1 0 5 165.3 205 111 9 98 48 6.04 .310 .399 .403 .802
June 3 8 .273 45 13 0 0 6 120.0 116 64 11 75 42 4.80 .257 .362 .376 .739
July 6 11 .353 46 15 0 0 3 135.0 172 93 18 60 44 6.20 .315 .383 .467 .850
August 3 3 .500 32 7 0 0 2 66.3 66 34 4 44 27 4.61 .262 .372 .353 .725
Sep/Oct 4 9 .308 34 9 0 0 4 86.0 107 52 13 44 27 5.44 .308 .386 .473 .859
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 27 BRK NL 30 19 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .105 .158 -0.8 0.0
1948 28 BRK NL 84 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5 0.2
1949 29 BRK NL 68 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1950 30 BRK NL 40 59 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .017 .033 .034 .067 -4.1 0.0
1951 31 BRK NL 32 55 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .018 .036 .018 .054 -5.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 254 143 5 4 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 42 .028 .041 .049 .090 -10.1 0.2
162 Game Average 91 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 26 .028 .041 .049 .090 -6.4  
Career Highs 84 59 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5  
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   88 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .023 .034 .034 .068 -6.7
vs LH   55 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 19 .036 .054 .073 .126 -3.3
Home 139 68 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .015 .015 .029 .044 -5.7
Away 115 75 4 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 27 .040 .065 .067 .132 -4.3
RISP   34 0 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 2 .059 .086 .118 .203 -1.3
Close/Late   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 29 18 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.1
May 21 38 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .026 .051 .053 .104 -2.5
June 45 24 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .042 .042 .083 .125 -1.5
July 46 33 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .030 .030 .061 .091 -2.4
August 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Sep/Oct 18 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .000 .050 .000 .050 -1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1946 26 BRK NL P 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1947 27 BRK NL P 30 9 86.0 7 26 0 1 1.000 3.45    
1948 28 BRK NL P 84 0 94.3 3 26 1 3 .967 2.77    
1949 29 BRK NL P 68 0 89.7 5 15 0 1 1.000 2.01    
1950 30 BRK NL P 40 34 208.3 15 48 0 2 1.000 2.72    
1951 31 BRK NL P 32 29 180.0 13 52 2 4 .970 3.25    
Career Totals   257 72 660.7 43 167 3 11 .986 2.86    
Career Highs   84 34 208.3 15 52 2 4 1.000 3.45    
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
1946 26 BRK NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .333 .000 .333
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1950-5-19
1951-3-20
 Saves
1948-6-11
1949-7-11
 Games Pitched
1948-2-84
1949-7-68
 Homeruns Allowed
1950-6-28
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Steve Roser (960)
  5. Oral Hildebrand (956)
  6. Larry Jackson (954)
  7. Hy Vandenberg (953)
  8. Bill McGee (952)
  9. Milo Candini (952)
  10. Bob Brown (952)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1944
Injured on 4/3/1945 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/29/1945 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/10/1947
Had first career hit (double) on 5/27/1947, off Ted Gray (MON)
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Injured on 8/12/1949 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/1951 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1951
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/10/1952 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
 
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