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Hildebrand		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 7, 1907 in Usa, IN, INDIANAPOLIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1934    1938   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1931 24 SEM AL   9 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 6
1932 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6
1933 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1934 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6
1935 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
1936 29 SEM AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
1938 31 SDP NL $ 400,000 7 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000 9 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 6
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
1931 24 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1932 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1933 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1934 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1935 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1936 29 SEM AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1938 31 SDP NL $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
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
1931 24 AA   10 10 .500 24 24 2 0 0 159.3 173 50 7 54 123 2.82 .282 .340 .366 .706  
1932 25 SEM AL 12 8 .600 24 24 10 0 0 183.7 207 97 7 62 36 4.75 .284 .339 .372 .711 9.6
    AAA   2 4 .333 7 7 2 0 0 49.7 55 23 2 17 28 4.17 .286 .344 .380 .725  
1933 26 SEM AL 6 10 .375 51 10 4 0 3 127.3 178 94 7 49 40 6.64 .334 .389 .456 .845 2.1
1934 27 SEM AL 3 4 .429 58 0 0 0 6 77.3 78 31 2 31 16 3.61 .270 .343 .367 .709 8.0
1935 28 SEM AL 1 4 .200 62 0 0 0 7 72.0 102 49 3 31 17 6.13 .340 .399 .450 .849 1.3
1936 29 SEM AL 0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 1 13.7 28 14 3 7 2 9.22 .424 .479 .682 1.161 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 1 0 0 0 9.3 9 2 1 3 3 1.93 .257 .316 .429 .744  
1937 30 AA   5 5 .500 12 12 0 0 0 82.7 99 41 7 23 74 4.46 .293 .338 .405 .743  
1938 31 SDP NL 4 15 .211 34 19 3 0 3 140.3 195 112 6 68 38 7.18 .333 .401 .415 .817 0.0
1939 32 A   2 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 3 33.3 23 7 1 7 24 1.89 .204 .250 .248 .498  
6 Years Sim 26 42 .382 247 53 17 0 20 614.3 788 397 28 248 149 5.82 .315 .376 .417 .793 21.0
2 Years AAA 2 4 .333 10 8 2 0 0 59.0 64 25 3 20 31 3.81 .282 .340 .388 .728  
2 Years AA 15 15 .500 36 36 2 0 0 242.0 272 91 14 77 197 3.38 .286 .339 .380 .719  
1 Years A 2 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 3 33.3 23 7 1 7 24 1.89 .204 .250 .248 .498  
5 Years Minors 19 19 .500 80 44 4 0 3 334.3 359 123 18 104 252 3.31 .278 .332 .370 .702  
Season Average 4 7 .364 41 8 2 0 3 102.4 131 66 4 41 24 5.82 .315 .376 .417 .793  
Career Highs 12 15 .600 62 24 10 0 7 183.7 207 112 7 68 40 9.22 .424 .479 .682 1.161  
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   398 195 14 97 95   .305 .353 .399 .752
vs LH   390 202 14 151 54   .326 .401 .436 .837
Home 15 19 .441 126 27 7 0 7 325.7 424 209 13 143 68 5.78 .321 .388 .418 .806
Away 11 23 .324 121 26 10 0 14 288.6 364 188 15 105 81 5.86 .308 .364 .415 .780
Mar/Apr 4 3 .571 33 6 4 0 5 74.7 91 47 8 29 18 5.67 .306 .368 .475 .843
May 3 6 .333 39 8 0 0 2 98.0 131 69 5 42 21 6.34 .327 .391 .444 .834
June 8 8 .500 60 8 4 0 7 124.7 139 51 3 44 28 3.68 .284 .343 .352 .695
July 5 9 .357 42 11 3 0 2 109.3 137 84 5 39 26 6.92 .309 .365 .415 .780
August 1 8 .111 30 6 0 0 1 66.7 107 61 3 41 15 8.24 .365 .443 .474 .918
Sep/Oct 5 8 .385 43 14 6 0 4 141.0 183 85 4 53 41 5.43 .316 .373 .396 .769
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
1932 25 SEM AL 24 60 8 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .133 .156 .133 .290 0.7 0.0
1933 26 SEM AL 51 28 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .214 .267 .250 .517 1.7 0.0
1934 27 SEM AL 58 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1935 28 SEM AL 62 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
1938 31 SDP NL 34 38 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .132 .175 .158 .333 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 229 137 16 20 2 0 0 5 0 1 6 15 .146 .179 .161 .340 1.9 0.0
162 Game Average 96 11 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 .146 .179 .161 .340 1.4  
Career Highs 62 60 8 8 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 7 .250 .267 .250 .517 1.7  
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   96 11 13 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 8 .135 .158 .146 .304 -0.5
vs LH   41 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .171 .227 .195 .422 1.5
Home 119 72 9 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 5 .167 .195 .181 .375 1.2
Away 110 65 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .123 .162 .138 .300 -0.2
RISP   29 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 5 .103 .152 .103 .255 -0.3
Close/Late   8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 0.8
Mar/Apr 6 18 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .278 .333 .611 1.5
May 36 20 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .050 .130 .050 .180 -0.6
June 27 21 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 .238 .333 .238 .571 1.7
July 31 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -1.9
August 25 14 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .214 .214 .286 .500 0.7
Sep/Oct 31 32 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 .147 .125 .272 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1932 25 SEM AL P 24 24 183.7 14 46 1 3 .984 2.94    
1933 26 SEM AL P 51 10 127.3 11 32 0 2 1.000 3.04    
1934 27 SEM AL P 58 0 77.3 5 16 0 0 1.000 2.44    
1935 28 SEM AL P 62 0 72.0 6 16 0 1 1.000 2.75    
1936 29 SEM AL P 18 0 13.7 2 4 0 2 1.000 3.95    
1938 31 SDP NL P 34 19 140.3 9 32 0 0 1.000 2.63    
Career Totals   247 53 614.3 47 146 1 8 .995 2.83    
Career Highs   62 24 183.7 14 46 1 3 1.000 3.95    
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
1934 27 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 4 3 0 1 0 81.82 .667 .714 .833 1.548
1935 28 SEM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.3 3 0 0 2 0 0.00 .214 .313 .286 .598
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.7 7 3 0 3 0 7.38 .350 .435 .450 .885
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
1935 28 SEM AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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.
Winning Pct
1932-4-.600
 Games Pitched
1934-6-58
1935-4-62
 OSLG
1932-10-.372
 OOPS
1932-10-.711
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  8. Bob Brown (952)
  9. Charlie Sullivan (951)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Seattle (M) in 1931
Injured on 6/3/1931 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/24/1931 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/30/1932
Had first career hit on 6/7/1932, off Hugh Canavan (TAM)
Injured on 7/26/1932 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/7/1936 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Seattle (M) on 7/1/1937
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/4/1938 to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 2/1/1939 (Going to DET: P Oral Hildebrand, P Walter Beall. Going to SDP: P George Blaeholder, 3B Freddie Lindstrom, 2B Greg Mulleavy)
Traded from Detroit to Cincinnati on 6/1/1939 (Going to CIN: P Frank Barrett, P Herm Holshouser, P Roy Parmelee, P Oral Hildebrand, 2B Billy Rogell. Going to DET: 2B Dick Bartell)
Released by Cincinnati on 6/1/1939
 
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