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Joe
Heving		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 2, 1900 in Usa, KY, COVINGTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1931   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 55 56 63 60 63 71 67 60 65 63
1931 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7
1932 31 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 7
1933 32 MIN AL $ 2,807,143 7 5 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 6
1934 33 MIN AL $ 3,492,857 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 6 7 6
1935 34 MIN AL $ 3,450,000 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 6 7 7
1936 35 MIN AL $ 3,450,000 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 6 7 7
1937 36 MIN AL $ 3,450,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 7
1938 37 MIN AL $ 3,450,000 6 3 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,492,857 55 56 63 60 63 71 67 60 65 63
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   20 20 19 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 63 63 63
1931 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1932 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 32 MIN AL $ 2,807,143   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 33 MIN AL $ 3,492,857   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 34 MIN AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 35 MIN AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 36 MIN AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 37 MIN AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,492,857   20 20 19 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 63 63 63
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
1930 29 MIN AL 1 4 .200 29 4 1 0 12 52.7 47 29 8 15 16 4.96 .245 .292 .427 .720 6.0
1931 30 MIN AL 19 15 .559 44 44 7 0 0 309.3 367 158 14 95 105 4.60 .292 .341 .396 .736 17.5
1932 31 MIN AL 17 17 .500 42 42 8 0 0 304.7 327 149 25 82 97 4.40 .275 .321 .412 .732 18.6
1933 32 MIN AL 18 12 .600 42 42 5 1 0 294.7 316 128 18 80 103 3.91 .273 .318 .386 .704 19.3
1934 33 MIN AL 10 18 .357 42 42 6 1 0 286.7 372 162 26 61 115 5.09 .314 .345 .476 .821 10.7
1935 34 MIN AL 17 19 .472 44 44 3 0 0 307.3 332 141 15 105 115 4.13 .278 .335 .388 .723 24.4
1936 35 MIN AL 9 15 .375 29 29 3 2 0 205.7 226 105 13 60 74 4.59 .282 .331 .411 .742 13.2
1937 36 MIN AL 16 17 .485 44 44 3 1 0 309.3 344 135 16 86 118 3.93 .282 .328 .399 .727 19.3
1938 37 MIN AL 4 8 .333 29 14 1 0 0 114.7 134 69 6 30 34 5.42 .294 .336 .408 .744 2.1
9 Years Sim 111 125 .470 345 305 37 5 12 2185.0 2465 1076 141 614 777 4.43 .285 .331 .410 .740 131.2
Season Average 12 13 .480 38 33 4 0 1 242.8 273 119 15 68 86 4.43 .285 .331 .410 .740  
Career Highs 19 19 .600 44 44 8 2 12 309.3 372 162 26 105 118 5.42 .314 .345 .476 .821  
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   1142 535 62 238 450   .269 .308 .390 .698
vs LH   1323 541 79 376 327   .300 .355 .429 .783
Home 59 57 .509 167 151 14 1 3 1095.0 1230 534 69 300 393 4.39 .282 .329 .406 .734
Away 52 68 .433 178 154 23 4 9 1090.0 1235 542 72 314 384 4.48 .287 .336 .414 .750
Mar/Apr 16 26 .381 57 56 11 1 1 377.6 452 219 29 99 122 5.22 .294 .337 .429 .766
May 22 27 .449 65 60 10 2 1 419.0 501 210 31 113 157 4.51 .297 .341 .433 .774
June 25 13 .658 57 50 4 1 3 375.3 399 144 20 113 150 3.45 .271 .323 .376 .699
July 19 15 .559 61 49 6 1 4 357.3 376 169 19 106 131 4.26 .269 .320 .380 .701
August 12 27 .308 55 44 1 0 3 311.0 371 159 20 95 114 4.60 .301 .351 .429 .780
Sep/Oct 17 17 .500 50 46 5 0 0 344.6 366 175 22 88 103 4.57 .275 .320 .410 .730
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 29 MIN AL 29 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2 0.0
1931 30 MIN AL 44 100 5 22 2 0 0 14 0 0 2 9 .220 .233 .240 .473 5.4 0.0
1932 31 MIN AL 42 98 5 16 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 23 .163 .180 .163 .343 1.8 0.0
1933 32 MIN AL 42 100 7 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 24 .160 .160 .160 .320 0.5 0.0
1934 33 MIN AL 42 91 6 16 3 0 0 15 0 0 1 12 .176 .185 .209 .394 3.0 0.0
1935 34 MIN AL 44 94 7 21 1 2 1 9 0 1 1 12 .223 .232 .309 .540 6.8 0.0
1936 35 MIN AL 29 62 5 18 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 .290 .290 .387 .677 6.5 0.4
1937 36 MIN AL 44 102 9 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 21 .127 .160 .167 .327 0.5 0.0
1938 37 MIN AL 29 29 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .138 .138 .138 .276 0.0 0.0
9 Years Sim 345 687 45 128 12 4 1 56 0 1 10 116 .186 .198 .220 .418 24.7 0.4
162 Game Average 322 21 60 5 1 0 26 0 0 4 54 .186 .198 .220 .418 11.6  
Career Highs 44 102 9 22 4 2 1 15 0 1 4 24 .290 .290 .387 .677 6.8  
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   480 29 96 9 3 0 41 0 1 7 77 .200 .211 .231 .442 16.8
vs LH   207 16 32 3 1 1 15 0 0 3 39 .155 .167 .193 .360 2.4
Home 167 317 26 62 6 4 0 24 0 1 4 52 .196 .205 .240 .445 11.0
Away 178 370 19 66 6 0 1 32 0 0 6 64 .178 .191 .203 .394 8.1
RISP   181 0 37 4 1 1 53 0 0 3 29 .204 .216 .254 .470 8.1
Close/Late   48 1 9 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 12 .188 .188 .271 .458 1.7
Mar/Apr 56 118 9 20 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 19 .169 .176 .220 .397 2.5
May 60 128 5 17 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 22 .133 .132 .141 .272 -2.3
June 57 126 11 32 4 0 0 11 0 0 1 22 .254 .260 .286 .546 8.2
July 49 117 9 26 3 2 0 15 0 0 3 15 .222 .242 .282 .524 7.0
August 44 79 5 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 11 .165 .205 .165 .369 1.5
Sep/Oct 50 119 6 20 1 2 0 11 0 0 1 27 .168 .175 .210 .385 2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 29 MIN AL P 29 4 52.7 6 11 0 2 1.000 2.91    
1931 30 MIN AL P 44 44 309.3 10 56 5 9 .930 1.92    
1932 31 MIN AL P 42 42 304.7 21 57 1 2 .987 2.30    
1933 32 MIN AL P 42 42 294.7 16 48 1 1 .985 1.95    
1934 33 MIN AL P 42 42 286.7 15 42 2 2 .966 1.79    
1935 34 MIN AL P 44 44 307.3 14 56 3 2 .959 2.05    
1936 35 MIN AL P 29 29 205.7 13 31 1 3 .978 1.93    
1937 36 MIN AL P 44 44 309.3 24 55 5 3 .940 2.30    
1938 37 MIN AL P 29 14 114.7 3 22 0 2 1.000 1.96    
Career Totals   345 305 2185.0 122 378 18 26 .965 2.06    
Career Highs   44 44 309.3 24 57 5 9 1.000 2.91    
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
1932 31 MIN AL 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 48 25 2 10 19 5.27 .276 .315 .397 .712
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 48 25 2 10 19 5.27 .276 .315 .397 .712
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 31 MIN AL 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1933-5-3.91
 Wins
1931-7-19
1932-8-17
1933-8-18
1935-10-17
 Losses
1932-5-17
1934-6-18
1935-7-19
1937-6-17
 Winning Pct
1933-7-.600
 Saves
1930-7-12
 Games Started
1931-9-44
1932-1-42
1933-1-42
1934-1-42
1935-1-44
1937-1-44
Shutouts
1933-8-1
1936-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1932-9-304.7
1937-10-309.3
 Hits Allowed
1932-8-327
1934-7-372
1937-9-344
 Homeruns Allowed
1932-1-25
1933-6-18
1934-1-26
 Walks Allowed
1935-9-105
 Walks per 9IP
1933-10-2.4
1934-4-1.9
Hits per 9IP
1933-10-9.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1935-10-3.4
 WHiP
1932-5-1.34
1933-8-1.34
 OAVG
1933-10-.273
 OOBP
1932-5-.321
1933-6-.318
 OSLG
1933-10-.386
OOPS
1933-8-.704
1935-10-.723
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 48    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Willis Hudlin (954)
  2. Bucky Jacobs (943)
  3. Dizzy Trout (942)
  4. Jumbo Elliott (940)
  5. Newt Kimball (936)
  6. Murry Dickson (936)
  7. Steve Comer (933)
  8. Ken Johnson (931)
  9. Hersh Freeman (930)
  10. John Butcher (930)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tex Carleton (993)
  2. Ray Benge (989)
  3. Gary Peters (983)
  4. Jack Harshman (982)
  5. Mel Parnell (981)
  6. Joe Nuxhall (981)
  7. Warren Hacker (980)
  8. Frank Baumann (980)
  9. Bill Harris (979)
  10. Bump Hadley (979)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1930
Earned first career win on 5/8/1930
Had first career hit on 6/13/1930, off Foster Edwards (SEM)
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1931, going 6-0, 2.77
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration
5/16/1934: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,450,000 per year, for 5 years
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1935, off George Winn (BOS)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1935, going 5-1, 2.60
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1935, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA
Injured on 3/23/1938 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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