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Gary
Kroll		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 220
 
Born: July 8, 1941 in Usa, CA, CULVER CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 WOR AL   6 8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 23 KCR AL   6 7 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4
1966 24 KCR AL   6 7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4
1967 25 KCR AL   6 8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4
1968 26 KCR AL   6 8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4
1969 27 KCR AL   6 9 9 9 2 2 2 5 5 5
1970 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 2 2 2 9 9 9
1971 29 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 8 8
1972 30 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 2 2 2 7 7 7
1973 31 LAD NL $ 2,271,429 6 8 8 8 2 2 2 7 7 7
1974 32 LAD NL   6 8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6
1975 33 MIN AL   6 7 7 7 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,271,429 6 9 9 9 2 2 2 9 9 9
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
1964 22 AA   10 4 .714 20 20 1 1 0 140.0 86 37 11 60 206 2.38 .172 .261 .277 .538  
1965 23 AA   8 8 .500 24 24 1 0 0 153.3 103 51 19 57 238 2.99 .186 .262 .318 .580  
1966 24 AA   12 7 .632 23 23 1 1 0 158.0 95 39 10 77 238 2.22 .170 .271 .271 .541  
1967 25 AA   7 10 .412 23 23 2 1 0 151.7 117 55 18 82 182 3.26 .212 .314 .338 .652  
1968 26 AA   9 8 .529 24 24 1 1 0 172.0 115 39 14 73 226 2.04 .186 .272 .290 .562  
1970 28 SDP NL 8 4 .667 36 12 0 0 0 92.3 73 42 11 61 89 4.09 .215 .337 .375 .711 5.7
1971 29 LAD NL 14 10 .583 32 32 0 0 0 208.7 164 72 8 96 191 3.11 .220 .312 .320 .632 16.9
1972 30 LAD NL 14 7 .667 36 28 1 0 0 186.7 162 86 17 109 164 4.15 .232 .337 .367 .704 10.2
1973 31 LAD NL 3 3 .500 33 5 0 0 10 62.3 61 49 18 46 46 7.08 .257 .378 .519 .897 0.0
1974 32 LAD NL 2 4 .333 38 0 0 0 15 31.0 42 29 3 32 23 8.42 .328 .463 .492 .955 0.0
1975 33 AA   3 2 .600 80 0 0 0 12 62.3 44 29 8 33 78 4.19 .208 .314 .368 .682  
5 Years Sim 41 28 .594 175 77 1 0 25 581.0 502 278 57 344 513 4.31 .234 .341 .376 .717 32.8
6 Years AA 49 39 .557 194 114 6 4 12 837.3 560 250 80 382 1168 2.69 .187 .279 .303 .583  
Season Average 8 5 .615 35 15 0 0 5 116.2 100 55 11 68 102 4.31 .234 .341 .376 .717  
Career Highs 14 10 .667 38 32 1 0 15 208.7 164 86 18 109 191 8.42 .328 .463 .519 .955  
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   273 161 34 186 333   .214 .314 .357 .671
vs LH   229 117 23 158 180   .263 .376 .404 .780
Home 19 16 .543 85 36 1 0 12 260.7 244 147 32 163 239 5.08 .245 .352 .399 .751
Away 22 12 .647 90 41 0 0 13 320.3 258 131 25 181 274 3.68 .224 .329 .356 .685
Mar/Apr 9 6 .600 33 10 1 0 5 83.7 68 34 9 38 84 3.66 .220 .305 .359 .665
May 5 4 .556 36 12 0 0 6 89.0 81 44 10 51 76 4.45 .244 .345 .404 .748
June 3 5 .375 21 10 0 0 7 73.3 63 35 8 40 55 4.30 .230 .328 .391 .719
July 5 3 .625 25 12 0 0 3 89.7 86 45 10 51 72 4.52 .248 .344 .409 .753
August 10 8 .556 29 20 0 0 2 137.7 114 76 13 95 133 4.97 .232 .356 .356 .712
Sep/Oct 9 2 .818 31 13 0 0 2 107.7 90 44 7 69 93 3.68 .230 .345 .352 .697
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 28 SDP NL P 36 12 92.3 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.27    
1971 29 LAD NL P 32 32 208.7 5 17 1 3 .957 0.95    
1972 30 LAD NL P 36 28 186.7 13 29 1 2 .977 2.03    
1973 31 LAD NL P 33 5 62.3 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1974 32 LAD NL P 38 0 31.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.16    
Career Totals   175 77 581.0 24 70 2 5 .979 1.46    
Career Highs   38 32 208.7 13 29 1 3 1.000 2.03    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1971-5-3.11
 Winning Pct
1972-8-.667
 Saves
1973-6-10
1974-3-15
 Strikeouts
1971-7-191
 Walks Allowed
1971-9-96
1972-7-109
 Hits per 9IP
1971-5-7.1
1972-9-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1971-4-8.2
1972-6-7.9
 WHiP
1971-10-1.25
 OAVG
1971-6-.220
1972-7-.232
 OSLG
1971-5-.320
 OOPS
1971-6-.632
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Joe Niekro (954)
  6. Dave Morehead (953)
  7. Hugh McQuillan (950)
  8. Julio Solano (948)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Seattle in 1950
Injured on 6/2/1952 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/4/1952 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/7/1954, off Karl Spooner (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1954, off Al Aber (SDP)
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1956
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1957
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1958
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Brooklyn on 2/1/1959 (Going to BRK: RF Wally Post, SS George Strickland. Going to SEM: LF Tommy Brown)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 7/19/1959
10/3/1959: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,050,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1960
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/2/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Traded from Cleveland (N) to New York (A) on 2/3/1962 (Going to CLN: P Hersh Freeman, 1B Preston Ward. Going to NYA: 2B George Strickland)
Released by New York (A) on 11/1/1962
Drafted in 5th round, 81st overall pick, by Worcester in 1964
Injured on 4/10/1965 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/31/1965 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/23/1966 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 3/3/1970 (Going to SDP: P Gary Kroll, 2B Johnny Goryl, P Dick Lemay, P Jim Roland. Going to KCR: RF Tony Conigliaro, LF Chuck Hinton, P Seth Morehead)
Earned first career win on 4/8/1970
Traded from San Diego to Los Angeles on 2/3/1971 (Going to LAD: P Gary Kroll. Going to SDP: P Phil Niekro)
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,271,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,271,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/15/1974 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Los Angeles on 10/3/1974
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/2/1975 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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