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Don
Kaiser		  
Nickname: Tiger
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 3, 1935 in Usa, OK, BYNG
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 20 NYA AL   7 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1956 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1957 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1958 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1959 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1960 25 NYA AL $ 1,100,000 6 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
1961 26 NYA AL $ 1,100,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
1962 27 NYA AL $ 1,100,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 7
1963 28 MIN AL $ 3,500,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
1964 29 MIN AL $ 3,500,000 7 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1965 30 MIN AL $ 3,500,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1966 31 NYG NL $ 1,130,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
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
1955 20 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 21 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 25 NYA AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 26 NYA AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 27 NYA AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 28 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 29 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 30 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 31 NYG NL $ 1,130,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   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 20 AAA   8 4 .667 24 10 1 0 0 95.7 104 35 7 27 59 3.29 .280 .329 .399 .728  
1956 21 NYA AL 1 5 .167 19 6 0 0 1 58.7 64 31 11 19 35 4.76 .287 .343 .502 .845 2.1
    AAA   5 1 .833 16 5 0 0 1 48.3 50 20 2 10 43 3.72 .260 .297 .354 .651  
1957 22 NYA AL 14 13 .519 34 34 9 3 0 246.7 249 107 20 81 130 3.90 .262 .320 .383 .703 13.1
    AAA   2 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 2 12.3 8 3 1 3 10 2.19 .195 .250 .341 .591  
1958 23 NYA AL 15 11 .577 39 39 1 0 0 263.3 296 127 29 71 131 4.34 .280 .325 .420 .744 11.5
1959 24 NYA AL 9 15 .375 38 29 7 1 1 222.0 254 118 21 65 122 4.78 .285 .334 .419 .753 3.3
1960 25 NYA AL 8 2 .800 88 0 0 0 6 109.0 108 56 11 34 67 4.62 .263 .319 .410 .729 7.2
1961 26 NYA AL 8 6 .571 83 0 0 0 5 98.0 118 57 11 24 54 5.23 .296 .338 .439 .777 3.1
1962 27 NYA AL 5 6 .455 69 0 0 0 4 88.0 84 34 8 31 36 3.48 .258 .321 .409 .730 6.7
1963 28 MIN AL 13 15 .464 38 37 3 1 0 259.3 252 117 22 68 121 4.06 .253 .301 .367 .668 8.3
1964 29 MIN AL 7 6 .538 31 14 3 1 2 122.0 132 47 7 31 50 3.47 .276 .319 .372 .691 7.5
1965 30 MIN AL 12 24 .333 41 41 8 1 0 299.0 330 150 32 94 141 4.52 .284 .336 .421 .757 2.9
1966 31 NYG NL 1 6 .143 29 6 0 0 3 62.0 65 35 9 32 29 5.08 .270 .350 .469 .819 0.0
11 Years Sim 93 109 .460 509 206 31 7 22 1828.0 1952 879 181 550 916 4.33 .274 .325 .409 .734 65.7
3 Years AAA 15 5 .750 50 15 1 0 3 156.3 162 58 10 40 112 3.34 .268 .314 .381 .694  
Season Average 8 9 .471 46 18 2 0 2 166.2 177 79 16 50 83 4.33 .274 .325 .409 .734  
Career Highs 15 24 .800 88 41 9 3 6 299.0 330 150 32 94 141 5.23 .296 .350 .502 .845  
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   996 453 82 259 604   .252 .298 .371 .669
vs LH   956 426 99 291 312   .301 .359 .455 .814
Home 37 63 .370 252 100 10 3 10 888.6 983 476 103 267 437 4.82 .280 .331 .431 .762
Away 56 46 .549 257 106 21 4 12 939.3 969 403 78 283 479 3.86 .267 .320 .387 .707
Mar/Apr 14 18 .438 80 33 7 2 5 293.0 318 135 20 69 152 4.15 .277 .318 .392 .709
May 15 17 .469 86 34 3 0 5 284.6 306 142 30 83 146 4.49 .273 .324 .415 .738
June 16 17 .485 98 38 7 1 5 352.0 369 161 39 109 185 4.12 .270 .324 .402 .726
July 17 19 .472 88 37 5 1 1 315.3 332 158 38 96 153 4.51 .271 .324 .431 .755
August 19 17 .528 76 33 6 2 5 301.0 306 130 27 101 144 3.89 .265 .324 .381 .705
Sep/Oct 12 21 .364 81 31 3 1 1 282.0 321 153 27 92 136 4.88 .288 .342 .432 .774
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
1956 21 NYA AL 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
1957 22 NYA AL 34 82 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 .037 .048 .049 .097 -6.1 0.0
1958 23 NYA AL 39 99 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 36 .030 .050 .040 .090 -6.9 0.0
1959 24 NYA AL 38 78 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 32 .013 .038 .026 .063 -5.9 0.0
1960 25 NYA AL 88 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1961 26 NYA AL 83 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1962 27 NYA AL 70 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1963 28 MIN AL 38 88 2 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 32 .045 .065 .080 .145 -3.9 0.0
1964 29 MIN AL 31 38 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .053 .053 .053 .105 -2.3 0.0
1965 30 MIN AL 41 97 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 43 .052 .089 .072 .161 -4.7 0.0
1966 31 NYG NL 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.5 0.0
11 Years Sim 510 520 9 19 8 0 0 12 1 0 11 213 .037 .058 .052 .110 -32.3 0.0
162 Game Average 165 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 67 .037 .058 .052 .110 -10.3  
Career Highs 88 99 3 5 3 0 0 5 1 0 4 43 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0  
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   362 7 15 7 0 0 10 0 0 6 141 .041 .059 .061 .120 -22.2
vs LH   158 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 72 .025 .055 .032 .087 -10.7
Home 253 222 3 9 6 0 0 5 0 0 5 84 .041 .066 .068 .133 -12.9
Away 257 298 6 10 2 0 0 7 1 0 6 129 .034 .052 .040 .093 -20.0
RISP   132 0 6 3 0 0 12 0 0 4 50 .045 .072 .068 .141 -7.1
Close/Late   39 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .077 .098 .077 .174 -1.6
Mar/Apr 40 85 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .047 .069 .082 .151 -4.4
May 66 81 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 36 .012 .036 .012 .048 -6.5
June 70 94 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 35 .011 .041 .011 .051 -7.2
July 67 93 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 44 .032 .063 .054 .116 -5.7
August 63 93 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 38 .043 .053 .043 .096 -6.2
Sep/Oct 64 74 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 .081 .093 .122 .215 -2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 21 NYA AL P 19 6 58.7 6 12 1 2 .947 2.76    
1957 22 NYA AL P 34 34 246.7 19 51 3 2 .959 2.55    
1958 23 NYA AL P 39 39 263.3 17 58 4 2 .949 2.56    
1959 24 NYA AL P 38 29 222.0 13 43 2 1 .966 2.27    
1960 25 NYA AL P 88 0 109.0 8 22 0 1 1.000 2.48    
1961 26 NYA AL P 83 0 98.0 7 26 0 2 1.000 3.03    
1962 27 NYA AL P 69 0 88.0 8 17 1 1 .962 2.56    
1963 28 MIN AL P 38 37 259.3 18 44 7 0 .899 2.15    
1964 29 MIN AL P 31 14 122.0 10 23 3 1 .917 2.43    
1965 30 MIN AL P 41 41 299.0 29 56 4 8 .955 2.56    
1966 31 NYG NL P 29 6 62.0 5 14 2 1 .905 2.76    
Career Totals   509 206 1828.0 140 366 27 21 .949 2.49    
Career Highs   88 41 299.0 29 58 7 8 1.000 3.03    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1963-8-15
1965-1-24
 Games Pitched
1960-1-88
1961-2-83
1962-7-69
 Complete Games
1957-10-9
 Shutouts
1957-2-3
1959-7-1
 Hits Allowed
1958-7-296
1965-5-330
 Homeruns Allowed
1965-4-32
Walks per 9IP
1958-5-2.4
1963-10-2.4
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. John Verhoeven (966)
  2. John Butcher (948)
  3. Elias Sosa (947)
  4. Rick Rhoden (946)
  5. Larry Dierker (945)
  6. Jack Fisher (944)
  7. Moe Drabowsky (938)
  8. Bill Lohrman (937)
  9. Willis Hudlin (937)
  10. Bob Anderson (937)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ryne Duren (996)
  2. Bob Trowbridge (979)
  3. Dean Chance (965)
  4. Ed Hanyzewski (962)
  5. Whitey Wilshere (959)
  6. Rollie Sheldon (950)
  7. Dave Wickersham (942)
  8. George Brunet (940)
  9. Karl Drews (937)
  10. John Hiller (925)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955
Injured on 4/24/1956 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/22/1956
Had first career hit on 6/15/1957, off Bob Shaw (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1957, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1959, going 3-2, 1.35
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/6/1963 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Injured on 5/14/1963 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/10/1966 to a 4-year deal worth $1,130,000 per year
Injured on 7/15/1966 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for entire career
 
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