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Dave
Hillman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 188
 
Born: September 14, 1927 in Usa, VA, DUNGANNON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955    1959   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 7 6
1956 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 7 8 7 7 7 7
1957 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 7 8 7 8 8 8
1958 30 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
1959 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1960 32 CLE AL $ 2,445,714 6 3 4 3 7 8 8 7 8 7
1961 33 CLE AL $ 600,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1962 34 MIN AL $ 600,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1963 35 MIN AL $ 600,000 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 7 7
1964 36 MIN AL $ 750,000 6 2 3 3 6 7 6 7 8 7
1965 37 MIN AL $ 900,000 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,445,714 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 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
1955 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 30 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 32 CLE AL $ 2,445,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 33 CLE AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 34 MIN AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 35 MIN AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 36 MIN AL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 37 MIN AL $ 900,000   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 $ 2,445,714   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
1955 27 CLE AL 6 5 .545 71 1 0 0 6 90.3 85 34 10 29 39 3.39 .249 .307 .395 .701 10.9
1956 28 CLE AL 2 4 .333 22 0 0 0 4 23.3 23 11 5 11 6 4.24 .277 .358 .530 .888 2.0
1957 29 CLE AL 3 3 .500 42 0 0 0 0 47.0 68 39 3 24 27 7.47 .340 .410 .460 .870 0.0
1958 30 CLE AL 3 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 14.0 13 2 0 0 3 1.29 .250 .278 .250 .528 2.8
    AAA   2 3 .400 51 0 0 0 0 78.3 94 40 10 17 52 4.60 .299 .335 .436 .772  
1959 31 CLE AL 11 5 .688 55 0 0 0 12 69.0 59 15 5 22 28 1.96 .233 .304 .320 .624 14.5
1960 32 CLE AL 9 7 .563 49 0 0 0 6 48.0 63 37 8 26 24 6.94 .315 .396 .525 .921 0.0
1961 33 CLE AL 5 4 .556 39 0 0 0 1 67.7 73 27 8 24 43 3.59 .270 .333 .411 .744 3.9
1962 34 NYG NL 0 2 .000 20 3 0 0 3 24.0 31 18 3 12 10 6.75 .316 .387 .480 .867 0.0
  MIN AL 5 3 .625 17 3 0 0 2 57.7 54 19 4 13 28 2.97 .250 .290 .361 .651 5.1
  TOT   5 5 .500 37 6 0 0 5 81.7 85 37 7 25 38 4.08 .271 .322 .398 .720 5.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 1 14.7 11 1 0 1 9 0.61 .220 .235 .240 .475  
1963 35 MIN AL 13 13 .500 36 33 7 0 1 249.3 242 100 26 53 109 3.61 .254 .295 .385 .680 14.7
1964 36 MIN AL 11 14 .440 38 38 5 1 0 275.3 273 106 18 80 83 3.46 .265 .324 .352 .677 15.0
1965 37 MIN AL 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 17.0 26 16 4 4 2 8.47 .361 .390 .556 .945 0.0
11 Years Sim 69 61 .531 416 78 12 1 35 982.6 1010 424 94 298 402 3.88 .268 .325 .392 .716 69.0
2 Years AAA 2 3 .400 69 0 0 0 1 93.0 105 41 10 18 61 3.97 .288 .322 .409 .731  
Season Average 6 5 .545 37 7 1 0 3 89.3 91 38 8 27 36 3.88 .268 .325 .392 .716  
Career Highs 13 14 1.000 71 38 7 1 12 275.3 273 106 26 80 109 8.47 .361 .410 .556 .945  
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   534 201 34 141 279   .255 .302 .353 .655
vs LH   476 223 60 157 123   .284 .345 .439 .785
Home 42 28 .600 232 42 4 0 19 549.0 545 214 50 167 217 3.51 .260 .314 .385 .699
Away 27 33 .450 184 36 8 1 17 433.6 465 210 44 131 185 4.36 .278 .330 .400 .730
Mar/Apr 6 9 .400 78 4 0 0 8 115.6 134 63 11 49 45 4.90 .294 .362 .412 .775
May 12 11 .522 72 14 2 0 7 180.6 187 65 14 62 68 3.24 .274 .335 .397 .732
June 12 13 .480 72 13 3 1 5 168.3 180 85 17 45 65 4.55 .274 .321 .405 .725
July 15 7 .682 63 14 3 0 2 161.6 163 68 19 46 76 3.79 .262 .313 .403 .716
August 10 11 .476 51 14 3 0 7 150.0 143 59 16 38 55 3.54 .255 .302 .378 .680
Sep/Oct 14 10 .583 80 19 1 0 7 206.3 203 84 17 58 93 3.66 .256 .307 .364 .671
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
1955 27 CLE AL 71 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.3 0.0
1956 28 CLE AL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1959 31 CLE AL 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1960 32 CLE AL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1961 33 CLE AL 39 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1962 34 NYG NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  MIN AL 17 18 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .056 .056 .222 .278 -0.9 0.0
  TOT   37 18 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .056 .056 .222 .278 -0.9 0.0
1963 35 MIN AL 36 84 4 10 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 32 .119 .140 .167 .306 -0.8 0.0
1964 36 MIN AL 38 91 6 5 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 39 .055 .093 .099 .192 -2.3 0.0
1965 37 MIN AL 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 362 215 12 18 1 2 2 16 0 0 3 84 .084 .108 .135 .243 -4.8 0.0
162 Game Average 96 5 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 37 .084 .108 .135 .243 -2.1  
Career Highs 71 91 6 10 1 2 1 8 0 0 2 39 .222 .222 .222 .444 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   162 10 13 1 2 1 15 0 0 2 63 .080 .107 .130 .236 -4.9
vs LH   53 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 21 .094 .111 .151 .262 -0.8
Home 159 110 5 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 35 .055 .070 .100 .170 -5.2
Away 137 105 7 12 1 1 1 10 0 0 2 49 .114 .147 .171 .318 -0.5
RISP   57 0 5 1 1 0 14 0 0 1 19 .088 .100 .140 .240 -1.4
Close/Late   19 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .158 .200 .158 .358 0.3
Mar/Apr 20 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .000 .154 .000 .154 -1.1
May 44 35 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16 .114 .135 .171 .307 -0.1
June 45 41 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 .073 .071 .073 .145 -2.1
July 35 39 3 5 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 10 .128 .150 .256 .406 1.1
August 28 38 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .105 .128 .105 .233 -0.9
Sep/Oct 35 51 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 19 .039 .058 .118 .175 -2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 27 CLE AL P 71 1 90.3 8 21 1 2 .967 2.89    
1956 28 CLE AL P 22 0 23.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.93    
1957 29 CLE AL P 42 0 47.0 1 13 0 1 1.000 2.68    
1958 30 CLE AL P 12 0 14.0 0 11 0 1 1.000 7.07    
1959 31 CLE AL P 55 0 69.0 4 14 0 1 1.000 2.35    
1960 32 CLE AL P 49 0 48.0 3 12 0 0 1.000 2.81    
1961 33 CLE AL P 39 0 67.7 7 9 1 0 .941 2.13    
1962 34 NYG NL P 20 3 24.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  MIN AL P 17 3 57.7 4 11 0 1 1.000 2.34    
  TOT   P 37 6 81.7 5 16 0 1 1.000 2.31    
1963 35 MIN AL P 36 33 249.3 21 47 0 2 1.000 2.45    
1964 36 MIN AL P 38 38 275.3 26 57 0 5 1.000 2.71    
1965 37 MIN AL P 15 0 17.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.59    
Career Totals   416 78 982.6 76 207 2 14 .993 2.59    
Career Highs   71 38 275.3 26 57 1 5 1.000 7.07    
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
1960 32 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 3 0 0 1 5 0.00 .136 .174 .182 .356
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 3 0 0 1 5 0.00 .136 .174 .182 .356
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1959-6-.688
 Saves
1955-9-6
1959-6-12
 Games Pitched
1955-6-71
 Walks per 9IP
1963-7-1.9
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ray Lamb (967)
  2. Joe Schaffernoth (964)
  3. Howie Koplitz (963)
  4. Bob Locker (952)
  5. Skip Lockwood (951)
  6. Jeff Lahti (951)
  7. Craig Swan (945)
  8. Frank Williams (943)
  9. Hal Manders (941)
  10. Bill Stafford (940)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 53rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1955
Earned first career win on 4/6/1955
Had first career hit on 5/3/1955, off Mike Garcia (BRK)
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,445,714 through salary arbitration
9/22/1960: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $600,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Cleveland (A) to New York (N) on 2/21/1962 (Going to NYG: P Dave Hillman. Going to CLE: P Jim Roland)
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 5/1/1962 (Going to NYG: C Clay Dalrymple. Going to MIN: 2B Gil Mcdougald, 1B Frank Thomas, P Dave Hillman)
Hit first career homerun on 9/9/1962, off Gary Bell (BOS)
10/13/1963: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $750,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/4/1965 to a 1-year deal worth $900,000 per year
 
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