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Jay
Hook		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 187
 
Born: November 18, 1936 in Usa, IL, WAUKEGAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 20 MIN AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3
1958 21 MIN AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 3
1959 22 MIN AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 4
1960 23 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3
1961 24 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 4
1962 25 CLN NL   7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1963 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1964 27 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1965 28 CLN NL   7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4
1966 29 CLN NL   6 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1967 30 CLN NL   6 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1969 32 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1970 33 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1971 34 DET AL   5 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 7 8 7 3 4 4
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
1957 20 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 21 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 22 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 23 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 24 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 25 CLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 26 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 27 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 28 CLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 29 CLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 30 CLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 32 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 33 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 34 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 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
1958 21 AA   8 15 .348 30 30 1 0 0 211.7 173 96 26 80 169 4.08 .221 .293 .381 .674  
1959 22 AA   2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 35.3 36 15 4 11 35 3.82 .254 .307 .387 .695  
    A   14 5 .737 24 24 3 2 0 187.7 135 37 9 34 194 1.77 .200 .238 .277 .515  
1960 23 A   12 5 .706 21 21 5 3 0 154.0 109 41 13 40 156 2.40 .196 .250 .312 .562  
1961 24 A   13 6 .684 29 29 3 2 0 220.7 130 41 10 42 220 1.67 .167 .209 .231 .440  
1962 25 AA   5 8 .385 22 22 1 0 0 149.3 112 46 20 39 159 2.77 .206 .259 .356 .615  
1963 26 CLN NL 1 1 .500 4 2 0 0 0 17.7 26 11 5 1 9 5.61 .329 .338 .595 .932 0.0
    AAA   3 7 .300 12 12 1 1 0 87.7 79 45 20 23 78 4.62 .235 .284 .458 .742  
1964 27 CLN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.3 2 1 0 1 2 1.69 .111 .158 .167 .325 0.6
    AAA   1 5 .167 47 0 0 0 3 36.3 40 21 5 11 21 5.20 .294 .347 .471 .818  
1965 28 AAA   5 2 .714 57 0 0 0 6 41.3 52 26 8 17 36 5.66 .306 .369 .512 .881  
1966 29 AAA   11 8 .579 29 29 2 1 0 211.7 176 72 24 58 189 3.06 .225 .279 .359 .637  
1967 30 AAA   5 3 .625 13 13 1 1 0 99.0 74 23 8 21 106 2.09 .202 .245 .302 .547  
1968 31 AAA   9 2 .818 30 10 1 0 4 98.3 74 34 17 22 90 3.11 .206 .251 .383 .635  
1969 32 DET AL 10 18 .357 32 32 1 0 0 220.0 239 114 35 65 128 4.66 .277 .331 .447 .777 10.5
1970 33 DET AL 4 18 .182 29 27 2 0 0 176.7 193 109 25 55 110 5.55 .271 .326 .426 .752 3.3
1971 34 AAA   2 2 .500 33 0 0 0 0 50.7 71 30 8 15 31 5.33 .323 .366 .468 .834  
4 Years Sim 15 37 .288 70 61 3 0 0 419.7 460 235 65 122 249 5.04 .275 .327 .442 .769 14.4
7 Years AAA 36 29 .554 221 64 5 3 13 625.0 566 251 90 167 551 3.61 .239 .289 .395 .684  
3 Years AA 15 27 .357 58 58 2 0 0 396.3 321 157 50 130 363 3.57 .218 .282 .373 .654  
3 Years A 39 16 .709 74 74 11 7 0 562.3 374 119 32 116 570 1.90 .186 .230 .269 .499  
13 Years Minors 90 72 .556 353 196 18 10 13 1583.6 1261 527 172 413 1484 3.00 .215 .267 .346 .613  
Season Average 3 9 .250 17 15 0 0 0 104.9 115 58 16 30 62 5.04 .275 .327 .442 .769  
Career Highs 10 18 .500 32 32 2 0 0 220.0 239 114 35 65 128 5.61 .329 .338 .595 .932  
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   184 96 28 46 118   .264 .310 .443 .753
vs LH   276 139 37 76 131   .283 .335 .441 .777
Home 7 24 .226 39 34 2 0 0 231.3 267 147 43 80 147 5.72 .289 .346 .489 .835
Away 8 13 .381 31 27 1 0 0 188.3 193 88 22 42 102 4.21 .258 .298 .384 .682
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 14 10 1 0 0 69.3 79 38 7 18 41 4.93 .286 .330 .402 .732
May 3 9 .250 13 12 1 0 0 79.0 86 51 15 28 48 5.81 .273 .332 .457 .790
June 3 7 .300 10 10 1 0 0 68.3 71 31 8 26 39 4.08 .269 .334 .417 .751
July 3 5 .375 10 10 0 0 0 71.0 66 33 11 25 38 4.18 .239 .302 .395 .697
August 3 6 .333 12 12 0 0 0 78.0 88 48 12 16 57 5.54 .281 .316 .454 .770
Sep/Oct 1 5 .167 11 7 0 0 0 54.0 70 34 12 9 26 5.67 .310 .336 .540 .876
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
1963 26 CLN NL 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2 0.0
1 Years Sim 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 243 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 121 .000 .143 .000 .143 -7.5  
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   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
vs LH   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Sep/Oct 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 26 CLN NL P 4 2 17.7 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.06    
1964 27 CLN NL P 5 0 5.3 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.07    
1969 32 DET AL P 32 32 220.0 22 37 0 5 1.000 2.41    
1970 33 DET AL P 29 27 176.7 12 19 4 1 .886 1.58    
Career Totals   70 61 419.7 39 60 4 6 .961 2.12    
Career Highs   32 32 220.0 22 37 4 5 1.000 5.07    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1969-3-18
1970-7-18
 Homeruns Allowed
1969-2-35
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 58th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1957
Injured on 3/20/1957 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Injured on 4/28/1960 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 5/25/1961 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 5/21/1962 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/22/1962 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/25/1963
Injured on 7/29/1968 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Cleveland (N) on 7/31/1968
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/6/1969 to a 4-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/26/1971 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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