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Kleinke		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: May 19, 1911 in Usa, WI, FOND DU LAC
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1935   
All-Star Selections 1935   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1936 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 3
1937 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1938 27 SLC NL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1939 28 SLC NL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 3 4 4
1940 29 SLC NL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1941 30 NYG NL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1942 31 NYG NL   6 4 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1943 32 NYG NL   6 4 5 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1944 33 NYG NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1945 34 NYG NL   7 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1936 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 27 SLC NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 28 SLC NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 29 SLC NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 30 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 31 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 32 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 33 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 34 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1935 24 TAM AL 13 6 .684 40 21 7 0 1 182.7 218 107 15 51 52 5.27 .295 .341 .437 .778 7.7
1936 25 TAM AL 13 11 .542 32 32 5 1 0 236.0 257 109 19 53 65 4.16 .273 .313 .404 .717 12.2
1937 26 TAM AL 1 5 .167 40 1 1 0 3 52.7 65 31 6 21 16 5.30 .307 .369 .467 .836 0.5
1938 27 SLC NL 2 6 .250 33 6 2 0 2 79.0 87 44 7 21 22 5.01 .284 .330 .418 .749 2.6
1939 28 SLC NL 3 13 .188 36 14 2 0 1 132.0 147 68 18 41 40 4.64 .282 .334 .443 .777 4.6
1940 29 SLC NL 8 14 .364 25 25 2 0 0 167.3 193 93 13 77 71 5.00 .286 .358 .390 .748 5.5
1941 30 AA   7 16 .304 29 29 4 1 0 211.0 209 92 20 55 184 3.92 .259 .306 .405 .711  
1942 31 AA   8 7 .533 22 22 1 0 0 151.7 142 53 17 51 137 3.15 .239 .299 .373 .672  
1943 32 AA   7 14 .333 29 29 2 1 0 194.3 198 81 17 68 164 3.75 .259 .319 .378 .697  
1944 33 AA   12 13 .480 29 29 2 1 0 213.0 178 73 20 66 148 3.08 .223 .283 .349 .632  
1945 34 AA   10 13 .435 29 29 3 0 0 203.3 204 79 13 61 159 3.50 .255 .308 .365 .673  
6 Years Sim 40 55 .421 206 99 19 1 7 849.7 967 452 78 264 266 4.79 .285 .336 .420 .756 33.1
5 Years AA 44 63 .411 138 138 12 3 0 973.3 931 378 87 301 792 3.50 .247 .303 .374 .677  
Season Average 6 9 .400 34 16 3 0 1 141.6 161 75 13 44 44 4.79 .285 .336 .420 .756  
Career Highs 13 14 .684 40 32 7 1 3 236.0 257 109 19 77 71 5.30 .307 .369 .467 .836  
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   449 216 35 115 147   .266 .312 .391 .703
vs LH   518 236 43 149 119   .304 .360 .449 .809
Home 21 29 .420 103 51 11 0 2 440.3 480 236 43 140 146 4.82 .277 .331 .418 .749
Away 19 26 .422 103 48 8 1 5 409.3 487 216 35 124 120 4.75 .293 .342 .422 .764
Mar/Apr 8 10 .444 33 17 2 0 2 142.7 154 73 16 48 39 4.61 .275 .332 .410 .742
May 7 17 .292 35 24 3 0 0 186.0 236 114 16 51 66 5.52 .305 .348 .443 .791
June 11 6 .647 36 20 4 0 1 173.6 180 69 11 60 66 3.58 .267 .327 .381 .707
July 6 10 .375 34 19 4 0 2 155.6 178 86 17 50 42 4.97 .289 .343 .437 .780
August 4 9 .308 36 12 2 0 0 102.0 138 77 10 36 30 6.80 .320 .373 .469 .841
Sep/Oct 4 3 .571 32 7 4 1 2 89.7 81 33 8 19 23 3.31 .240 .281 .365 .646
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
1935 24 TAM AL 40 53 5 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15 .113 .113 .151 .264 -0.5 0.0
1936 25 TAM AL 32 82 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .098 .119 .098 .217 -2.7 0.0
1937 26 TAM AL 40 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.2 0.0
1938 27 SLC NL 33 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.7 0.0
1939 28 SLC NL 36 25 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .160 .192 .160 .352 0.8 0.0
1940 29 SLC NL 25 56 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .107 .105 .125 .230 -0.9 0.0
1943 32 AA   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
6 Years Sim 206 237 11 26 1 1 0 8 0 0 2 61 .110 .120 .122 .243 -4.1 0.0
1 Years AA 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 186 8 20 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 47 .110 .120 .122 .243 -3.2  
Career Highs 40 82 5 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 21 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.8  
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   167 9 16 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 43 .096 .107 .114 .220 -5.4
vs LH   70 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .143 .153 .143 .296 -0.4
Home 103 116 5 14 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 30 .121 .127 .138 .265 -1.9
Away 103 121 6 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 31 .099 .114 .107 .221 -3.9
RISP   65 0 4 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 14 .062 .088 .092 .181 -3.0
Close/Late   22 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 .136 .136 .227 .364 0.2
Mar/Apr 26 42 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .262 .279 .262 .541 2.9
May 30 55 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 .091 .091 .127 .218 -1.8
June 28 49 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .061 .080 .061 .141 -2.6
July 24 40 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .075 .095 .100 .195 -1.8
August 22 27 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .037 .037 .037 .074 -2.0
Sep/Oct 24 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 24 TAM AL P 40 21 182.7 23 43 1 3 .985 3.25    
1936 25 TAM AL P 32 32 236.0 20 56 2 5 .974 2.90    
1937 26 TAM AL P 40 1 52.7 4 17 0 3 1.000 3.59    
1938 27 SLC NL P 33 6 79.0 3 18 0 1 1.000 2.39    
1939 28 SLC NL P 36 14 132.0 13 26 0 2 1.000 2.66    
1940 29 SLC NL P 25 25 167.3 10 33 1 4 .977 2.31    
Career Totals   206 99 849.7 73 193 4 18 .985 2.82    
Career Highs   40 32 236.0 23 56 2 5 1.000 3.59    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1935-1-.684
 Walks per 9IP
1935-8-2.5
1936-7-2.0
 WHiP
1936-5-1.31
 OOBP
1936-4-.313
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Greg Maddux (961)
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  8. Mel Harder (960)
  9. Tim Burke (960)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1935
Earned first career win on 4/7/1935
Had first career hit on 4/21/1935, off Bill Lee (CIN)
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1935, going 13-6, 5.27 ERA
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to St. Louis (C) on 2/7/1938 (Going to SLC: P Nub Kleinke. Going to TAM: P Pat Mclaughlin)
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/18/1940 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 3/2/1941 to a minor league contract
Injured on 3/12/1941 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/17/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 9/1/1943 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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