Willis
Hudlin
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 23, 1906 in Usa, OK, WAGONER
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 24 SEP AL $ 350,000 84 26 30 28 72 77 75 50 56 53
1931 25 SEP AL $ 1,971,429 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5
1932 26 NYG NL $ 4,680,090 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 5 5
1933 27 SLC NL $ 4,680,090 8 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 5 5
1934 28 SLC NL $ 4,680,090 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 5 5
1935 29 PIT NL $ 4,500,001 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 4 5 5
1936 30 PIT NL $ 4,500,001 7 4 4 4 7 8 7 4 5 4
1937 31 PIT NL $ 4,500,001 7 4 4 4 7 8 7 4 5 4
1938 32 PIT NL $ 3,500,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 5 4
1939 33 PIT NL $ 3,500,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 7 4 4 4
1940 34 PIT NL $ 852,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4
1941 35 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,680,090 84 26 30 28 72 77 75 50 56 53
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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 24 SEP AL $ 350,000   27 27 26 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 34 34 34
1931 25 SEP AL $ 1,971,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1932 26 NYG NL $ 4,680,090   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1933 27 SLC NL $ 4,680,090   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1934 28 SLC NL $ 4,680,090   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1935 29 PIT NL $ 4,500,001   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1936 30 PIT NL $ 4,500,001   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1937 31 PIT NL $ 4,500,001   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1938 32 PIT NL $ 3,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1939 33 PIT NL $ 3,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 34 PIT NL $ 852,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 35 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,680,090   27 27 26 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 34 34 34
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 24 SEP AL 16 19 .457 42 42 21 2 0 333.7 396 164 17 68 75 4.42 .295 .328 .387 .714 17.4
1931 25 SEP AL 19 9 .679 33 33 17 4 0 265.3 274 92 17 49 50 3.12 .268 .302 .372 .674 23.8
1932 26 NYG NL 11 13 .458 35 35 14 0 0 268.3 334 133 13 71 52 4.46 .309 .351 .417 .767 12.5
1933 27 SLC NL 6 17 .261 35 27 4 0 0 215.3 290 140 14 62 58 5.85 .323 .367 .444 .811 3.9
1934 28 SLC NL 12 15 .444 34 34 6 2 0 253.7 305 127 16 51 61 4.51 .296 .329 .407 .736 15.6
1935 29 PIT NL 12 11 .522 36 17 3 0 5 148.0 172 64 12 35 43 3.89 .296 .334 .421 .755 12.3
1936 30 PIT NL 14 15 .483 36 36 2 1 0 262.7 304 138 16 77 68 4.73 .295 .342 .407 .750 13.6
1937 31 PIT NL 3 2 .600 49 0 0 0 3 62.0 69 26 3 18 19 3.77 .286 .335 .365 .700 5.2
1938 32 PIT NL 1 5 .167 12 3 1 0 3 32.3 41 19 7 5 9 5.29 .304 .329 .496 .825 0.5
1939 33 PIT NL 4 5 .444 35 5 0 0 5 86.3 101 34 5 32 25 3.54 .294 .353 .397 .749 7.7
1940 34 PIT NL 6 9 .400 41 7 0 0 4 89.7 107 54 6 34 33 5.42 .297 .358 .411 .770 2.1
    AAA   7 5 .583 12 12 3 0 0 84.3 89 44 8 27 60 4.70 .270 .325 .388 .713  
1941 35 AAA   1 3 .250 32 0 0 0 2 36.3 57 35 8 17 34 8.67 .352 .413 .574 .987  
11 Years Sim 104 120 .464 388 239 68 9 20 2017.3 2393 991 126 502 493 4.42 .297 .337 .406 .743 114.7
2 Years AAA 8 8 .500 44 12 3 0 2 120.7 146 79 16 44 94 5.89 .297 .354 .449 .804  
Season Average 9 10 .474 35 21 6 0 1 183.4 217 90 11 45 44 4.42 .297 .337 .406 .743  
Career Highs 19 19 .679 49 42 21 4 5 333.7 396 164 17 77 75 5.85 .323 .367 .496 .825  
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   1165 470 49 193 279   .285 .317 .382 .699
vs LH   1228 521 77 309 214   .309 .358 .430 .788
Home 50 66 .431 205 121 33 3 8 1053.0 1249 546 60 271 251 4.67 .297 .340 .402 .742
Away 54 54 .500 183 118 35 6 12 964.3 1144 445 66 231 242 4.15 .296 .336 .410 .746
Mar/Apr 12 21 .364 47 36 12 4 2 285.3 328 128 21 66 83 4.04 .291 .330 .405 .734
May 17 24 .415 81 37 9 0 8 338.6 409 182 19 82 78 4.84 .295 .334 .405 .740
June 15 24 .385 59 44 9 1 3 335.0 408 184 14 101 83 4.94 .303 .352 .400 .751
July 12 16 .429 51 36 9 1 2 285.3 343 154 28 79 59 4.86 .297 .343 .432 .774
August 24 21 .533 79 46 14 2 3 421.0 498 188 28 96 103 4.02 .298 .336 .406 .742
Sep/Oct 24 14 .632 71 40 15 1 2 352.0 407 155 16 78 87 3.96 .295 .332 .390 .723
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 24 SEP AL 42 109 11 31 5 0 0 16 1 0 3 15 .284 .310 .330 .640 11.1 1.0
1931 25 SEP AL 33 91 8 22 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 18 .242 .242 .253 .495 4.8 0.0
1932 26 NYG NL 35 88 8 25 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 28 .284 .315 .284 .599 8.1 0.4
1933 27 SLC NL 35 70 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 12 .171 .194 .171 .366 1.6 0.0
1934 28 SLC NL 34 82 7 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .159 .176 .159 .335 1.5 0.0
1935 29 PIT NL 36 38 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .237 .237 .263 .500 2.4 0.0
1936 30 PIT NL 36 75 3 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 .120 .154 .120 .274 0.1 0.0
1937 31 PIT NL 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1938 32 PIT NL 12 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1939 33 PIT NL 35 19 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .474 .789 2.7 0.5
1940 34 PIT NL 41 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.4 0.0
11 Years Sim 388 599 49 130 8 1 0 48 1 0 12 128 .217 .238 .234 .472 32.4 1.9
162 Game Average 250 20 54 3 0 0 20 0 0 5 53 .217 .238 .234 .472 13.5  
Career Highs 49 109 11 31 5 1 0 16 1 0 3 28 .316 .316 .474 .789 11.1  
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   418 38 100 6 1 0 40 1 0 8 84 .239 .257 .258 .515 24.2
vs LH   181 11 30 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 44 .166 .196 .177 .373 2.3
Home 205 288 17 53 2 1 0 22 1 0 4 72 .184 .206 .198 .404 6.5
Away 183 311 32 77 6 0 0 26 0 0 8 56 .248 .268 .267 .535 20.1
RISP   154 0 36 4 0 0 47 0 0 3 35 .234 .261 .260 .521 8.6
Close/Late   38 2 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 .263 .263 .263 .526 2.3
Mar/Apr 43 80 8 17 1 1 0 8 0 0 4 16 .213 .259 .250 .509 4.6
May 74 96 5 19 2 0 0 6 1 0 2 21 .198 .214 .219 .433 3.4
June 54 99 10 23 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 20 .232 .248 .232 .480 4.5
July 49 93 6 19 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 21 .204 .219 .204 .423 3.1
August 79 126 13 25 4 0 0 11 0 0 2 30 .198 .223 .230 .453 4.4
Sep/Oct 45 105 7 27 1 0 0 11 0 0 1 20 .257 .271 .267 .538 6.6
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 24 SEP AL P 42 42 333.7 21 73 2 8 .979 2.54    
1931 25 SEP AL P 33 33 265.3 19 52 5 7 .934 2.41    
1932 26 NYG NL P 35 35 268.3 19 53 1 6 .986 2.41    
1933 27 SLC NL P 35 27 215.3 9 44 0 5 1.000 2.22    
1934 28 SLC NL P 34 34 253.7 31 55 2 6 .977 3.05    
1935 29 PIT NL P 36 17 148.0 17 21 2 0 .950 2.31    
1936 30 PIT NL P 36 36 262.7 20 61 0 4 1.000 2.78    
1937 31 PIT NL P 49 0 62.0 5 10 1 3 .938 2.18    
1938 32 PIT NL P 12 3 32.3 2 4 1 0 .857 1.67    
1939 33 PIT NL P 35 5 86.3 5 13 1 0 .947 1.88    
1940 34 PIT NL P 41 7 89.7 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.71    
Career Totals   388 239 2017.3 151 400 15 40 .973 2.46    
Career Highs   49 42 333.7 31 73 5 8 1.000 3.05    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1931-2-3.12
Wins
1931-7-19
Losses
1930-6-19
1934-9-15
Winning Pct
1931-2-.679
Games Pitched
1937-8-49
Complete Games
1930-7-21
1932-10-14
Shutouts
1930-4-2
1931-1-4
1934-3-2
1936-9-1
Hits Allowed
1930-3-396
Walks per 9IP
1930-8-1.8
1931-5-1.7
1933-10-2.6
1934-6-1.8
WHiP
1931-2-1.22
OOBP
1931-2-.302
OOPS
1931-7-.674
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Tony Kaufmann (996)
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History
Traded from Montreal to Seattle (P) on 2/1/1930 (Going to MON: P Pete Appleton, P Ed Brandt. Going to SEP: P Willis Hudlin)
Earned first career win on 4/3/1930
Had first career hit on 4/7/1930, off Fred Frankhouse (MID)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/13/1930, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 2/8/1932 to a 3-year deal worth $4,680,090 per year
Traded from New York (G) to St. Louis (C) on 2/14/1933 (Going to NYG: CF Wally Berger. Going to SLC: P Walter Beall, P Willis Hudlin, P Chief Hogsett, CF Pid Purdy)
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/6/1935 to a 3-year deal worth $4,500,001 per year
10/13/1937: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 4/2/1940 to a 1-year deal worth $852,000 per year
5/1/1940: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh