Sam
Jethroe
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 188
 
Born: January 20, 1918 in Usa, IL, EAST ST. LOUI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1946   
All-Star Selections 1945   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1945 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1947 29 BSN NL $ 3,850,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
1948 30 BSN NL $ 3,850,000   5 5 6 5 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
1949 31 BSN NL $ 3,850,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1950 32 BSN NL $ 912,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1951 33 BSN NL $ 912,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4 5 4 5
1952 34 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,850,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
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
1944 26 BSN NL 137 435 63 113 14 4 13 60 23 5 45 76 .260 .331 .400 .731 59.4 8.0
1945 27 BSN NL 154 591 89 154 32 5 19 79 49 13 62 82 .261 .330 .428 .758 87.8 15.7
1946 28 BSN NL 156 565 109 170 32 7 22 91 47 16 80 93 .301 .387 .499 .886 108.0 22.7
1947 29 BSN NL 128 478 88 130 25 3 17 71 32 12 62 116 .272 .359 .444 .802 75.4 11.6
1948 30 BSN NL 121 324 46 82 15 2 4 30 29 9 38 79 .253 .336 .349 .685 41.9 5.4
1949 31 BSN NL 86 91 14 19 2 1 0 12 2 2 10 19 .209 .294 .253 .547 5.5 0.0
1950 32 BSN NL 147 488 71 111 20 9 10 47 36 6 66 113 .227 .320 .367 .687 64.4 6.7
1951 33 BSN NL 125 95 24 28 6 0 4 22 12 3 8 18 .295 .346 .484 .830 15.8 2.5
1952 34 BSN NL 31 28 8 6 1 0 0 2 6 2 1 6 .214 .241 .250 .491 2.0 0.0
    AAA   37 108 18 22 6 2 1 10 4 1 3 24 .204 .225 .324 .549 7.5  
9 Years Sim 1085 3095 512 813 147 31 89 414 236 68 372 602 .263 .343 .416 .759 460.1 72.8
1 Years AAA 37 108 18 22 6 2 1 10 4 1 3 24 .204 .243 .324 .568 7.5  
162 Game Average 462 76 121 21 4 13 61 35 10 55 89 .263 .343 .416 .759 68.7  
Career Highs 156 591 109 170 32 9 22 91 49 16 80 116 .301 .387 .499 .886 108.0  
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   1777 300 453 87 17 53 253 131 43 205 349 .255 .334 .412 .746 257.1
vs LH   1318 212 360 60 14 36 161 105 25 167 253 .273 .355 .422 .777 210.3
Home 537 1493 253 384 70 17 36 181 118 35 188 306 .257 .340 .399 .739 217.9
Away 548 1602 259 429 77 14 53 233 118 33 184 296 .268 .345 .433 .778 249.5
RISP   754 0 196 19 7 21 291 0 0 110 141 .260 .350 .387 .737 109.5
Pinch Hitting   205 28 51 9 1 3 34 13 0 22 40 .249 .323 .346 .669 25.9
Close/Late   335 61 93 19 5 10 50 0 0 53 68 .278 .381 .454 .835 57.6
Mar/Apr 181 547 83 130 26 9 18 64 46 14 63 106 .238 .315 .417 .732 77.7
May 172 459 80 116 28 2 11 51 32 6 68 95 .253 .352 .394 .746 69.6
June 207 606 100 166 26 8 16 88 44 18 68 113 .274 .348 .422 .770 91.1
July 167 497 76 128 18 4 10 61 48 10 69 101 .258 .350 .370 .720 73.0
August 205 582 99 157 29 4 19 94 40 13 61 127 .270 .342 .431 .773 87.9
Sep/Oct 153 404 74 116 20 4 15 56 26 7 43 60 .287 .355 .468 .822 68.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1944 26 BSN NL CF 123 107 963.3 280 3 11 1 .963 2.64   2.5
1945 27 BSN NL CF 150 146 1305.0 406 2 15 2 .965 2.81   2.8
1946 28 BSN NL CF 151 144 1281.3 442 6 8 3 .982 3.15   5.6
1947 29 BSN NL CF 127 120 1054.3 279 9 8 5 .973 2.46   2.8
1948 30 BSN NL CF 84 80 680.7 157 2 10 1 .941 2.10   0.8
1949 31 BSN NL CF 15 8 78.7 28 0 1 0 .966 3.20   0.3
    SS 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1950 32 BSN NL CF 142 129 1117.7 290 5 14 3 .955 2.38   1.8
1951 33 BSN NL CF 10 6 61.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.36   0.1
    SS 4 0 6.0 2 3 1 1 .833 7.50   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1952 34 BSN NL CF 13 5 51.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.41   0.1
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 815 745 6593.0 1906 27 67 15 .967 2.64   16.8
  SS 6 0 8.3 2 3 1 1 .833 5.40   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   824 745 6604.3 1908 31 68 16 .966 2.64   16.8
Career Highs   151 146 1305.0 442 9 15 5 1.000 3.15    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1946-10-.301
On-Base Pct
1946-9-.387
Slugging Pct
1946-9-.499
OPS
1946-7-.886
XR
1946-4-108.0
Games
1946-3-156
At-Bats
1945-7-591
Runs
1946-4-109
Hits
1946-8-170
Total Bases
1946-4-282
Doubles
1945-9-32
1946-10-32
Triples
1946-3-7
1950-1-9
RBIs
1946-10-91
Stolen Bases
1944-5-23
1945-1-49
1946-1-47
1947-2-32
1948-2-29
1950-2-36
Caught Stealing
1944-8-5
1945-1-13
1946-2-16
1947-3-12
1948-3-9
1950-7-6
Strikeouts
1944-9-76
1945-2-82
1946-1-93
1947-1-116
1948-10-79
1950-2-113
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Gino Cimoli (931)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1944
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1944, off Harry Brecheen (CIN)
Injured on 4/5/1944 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1944, off Jack Hallett (MIN)
Injured on 9/23/1944 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1946, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1946, hitting .320 with 5 HR, 24 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1946
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/4/1947 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1947, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 4/30/1947 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1949: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $912,000 per year, for 2 years
4/2/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)