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Bob
Klinger		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 4, 1908 in Usa, MO, ALLENTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1939 31 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1940 32 BSN NL   9 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1941 33 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 6 6
1942 34 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 2 3 3 5 6 5 6 6 6
1943 35 BSN NL $ 350,000 9 2 3 2 5 5 5 5 6 6
1944 36 BSN NL $ 350,000 9 1 2 1 4 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 1 2 1 4 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
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
1938 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 32 BSN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 33 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1942 34 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 35 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 36 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1938 30 BSN NL 4 11 .267 34 13 5 0 8 113.0 152 78 9 34 31 6.21 .323 .367 .451 .818 0.0
1939 31 BSN NL 5 5 .500 17 13 4 1 3 101.0 112 47 7 35 34 4.19 .277 .336 .427 .763 3.8
    AAA   5 9 .357 18 18 2 0 0 132.7 136 54 7 44 80 3.66 .264 .322 .359 .681  
1940 32 AAA   7 11 .389 28 28 2 0 0 196.7 215 90 13 66 111 4.12 .276 .333 .386 .719  
1941 33 BSN NL 4 6 .400 42 9 3 0 1 110.0 130 61 15 42 34 4.99 .291 .351 .462 .813 3.5
1942 34 BSN NL 10 11 .476 25 25 11 0 0 194.3 220 91 17 75 40 4.21 .289 .350 .407 .757 13.5
    AAA   0 8 .000 12 12 1 0 0 69.0 96 56 5 40 29 7.30 .328 .408 .454 .862  
1943 35 BSN NL 6 11 .353 22 22 6 0 0 163.0 193 94 13 89 43 5.19 .299 .384 .405 .789 6.2
    AAA   3 9 .250 15 15 1 0 0 91.3 121 50 6 48 38 4.93 .328 .405 .444 .850  
5 Years Sim 29 44 .397 140 82 29 1 12 681.3 807 371 61 275 182 4.90 .296 .359 .426 .785 26.9
4 Years AAA 15 37 .288 73 73 6 0 0 489.7 568 250 31 198 258 4.60 .291 .356 .400 .756  
Season Average 5 8 .385 28 16 5 0 2 136.3 161 74 12 55 36 4.90 .296 .359 .426 .785  
Career Highs 10 11 .500 42 25 11 1 8 194.3 220 94 17 89 43 6.21 .323 .384 .462 .818  
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   357 175 32 107 109   .273 .328 .404 .732
vs LH   450 196 29 168 73   .317 .389 .447 .836
Home 12 21 .364 67 40 9 0 4 330.0 401 193 37 141 84 5.26 .302 .369 .447 .816
Away 17 23 .425 73 42 20 1 8 351.3 406 178 24 134 98 4.56 .290 .352 .406 .758
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 19 8 4 0 3 76.7 97 42 7 26 20 4.93 .317 .370 .444 .815
May 4 4 .500 22 9 2 0 2 79.0 101 49 7 44 21 5.58 .323 .406 .450 .857
June 4 2 .667 24 6 4 0 3 68.3 75 26 4 22 20 3.42 .278 .332 .356 .688
July 6 6 .500 25 10 5 0 4 93.0 110 55 8 37 20 5.32 .303 .368 .449 .817
August 4 13 .235 23 23 5 0 0 171.3 195 93 18 64 42 4.89 .281 .341 .433 .774
Sep/Oct 9 13 .409 27 26 9 1 0 193.0 229 106 17 82 59 4.94 .294 .361 .417 .777
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
1938 30 BSN NL 34 32 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .219 .219 .250 .469 1.4 0.0
1939 31 BSN NL 17 32 5 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 .281 .324 .375 .699 4.3 0.8
1941 33 BSN NL 42 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .240 .269 .280 .549 2.1 0.0
1942 34 BSN NL 25 61 9 18 2 0 1 14 0 0 2 3 .295 .308 .377 .685 8.3 0.9
1943 35 BSN NL 22 48 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .250 .265 .250 .515 3.4 0.0
5 Years Sim 140 198 22 52 4 0 2 26 0 0 6 24 .263 .282 .313 .595 19.5 1.7
162 Game Average 229 25 60 4 0 2 30 0 0 6 27 .263 .282 .313 .595 22.5  
Career Highs 42 61 9 18 2 0 1 14 0 0 2 8 .295 .324 .377 .699 8.3  
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   144 16 41 4 0 1 20 0 0 6 16 .285 .311 .333 .645 14.5
vs LH   54 6 11 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 8 .204 .200 .259 .459 2.3
Home 67 94 16 32 3 0 2 15 0 0 3 8 .340 .361 .436 .797 13.6
Away 73 104 6 20 1 0 0 11 0 0 3 16 .192 .211 .202 .413 3.2
RISP   46 0 15 1 0 1 24 0 0 1 10 .326 .327 .413 .740 6.0
Close/Late   19 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .263 .263 .263 .526 1.2
Mar/Apr 19 20 4 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 .300 .333 .300 .633 2.0
May 14 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .190 .190 .190 .381 0.4
June 24 15 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 2 .400 .444 .667 1.111 4.0
July 25 29 6 11 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 .379 .379 .517 .897 4.9
August 23 47 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 .234 .260 .255 .515 2.9
Sep/Oct 27 66 6 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 9 .212 .224 .227 .451 2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 30 BSN NL P 34 13 113.0 11 21 1 3 .970 2.55    
1939 31 BSN NL P 17 13 101.0 7 20 0 2 1.000 2.41    
1941 33 BSN NL P 42 9 110.0 7 25 1 3 .970 2.62    
1942 34 BSN NL P 25 25 194.3 19 50 3 7 .958 3.20    
1943 35 BSN NL P 22 22 163.0 12 52 2 8 .970 3.53    
Career Totals   140 82 681.3 56 168 7 23 .970 2.96    
Career Highs   42 25 194.3 19 52 3 8 1.000 3.53    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1938-6-8
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/13/1938, off Stew Bolen (TAM)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1938
Hit first career homerun on 7/28/1939, off Ray Prim (NYG)
Injured on 5/25/1940 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/1943 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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