Al
Milnar
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 26, 1913 in Usa, OH, CLEVELAND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1936 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8
1937 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1938 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 9
1939 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8
1940 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 9
1941 27 MIN AL $ 2,385,714 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1942 28 MIN AL $ 4,071,429 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1943 29 MIN AL $ 4,071,429 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1944 30 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1945 31 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1946 32 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1947 33 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1948 34 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1936 22 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1937 23 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1938 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1939 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 27 MIN AL $ 2,385,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 28 MIN AL $ 4,071,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1943 29 MIN AL $ 4,071,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 30 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 31 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 32 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 33 MIN AL $ 5,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 34 MIN AL $ 5,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1936 22 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 6 2 1 0 2 23.7 15 4 0 3 5 1.52 .183 .212 .305 .517 4.3
    AAA   7 8 .467 21 21 0 0 0 136.3 127 55 12 59 87 3.63 .243 .320 .354 .673  
1937 23 MIN AL 7 11 .389 19 19 6 0 0 140.3 144 74 8 71 47 4.75 .265 .348 .368 .716 5.7
    AAA   5 6 .455 16 16 0 0 0 97.3 105 42 4 41 76 3.88 .264 .333 .347 .679  
1938 24 MIN AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 2 2 0.00 .148 .207 .148 .355 1.4
    AAA   3 15 .167 24 24 3 0 0 154.7 163 70 7 77 103 4.07 .267 .349 .357 .707  
1939 25 MIN AL 14 24 .368 44 44 19 1 0 343.0 353 146 14 138 111 3.83 .265 .332 .366 .698 18.7
1940 26 MIN AL 16 9 .640 32 32 13 1 0 253.3 262 114 9 103 91 4.05 .273 .340 .369 .710 14.8
1941 27 MIN AL 12 7 .632 40 19 6 1 1 174.3 185 65 6 63 68 3.36 .274 .334 .370 .704 14.0
1942 28 MIN AL 7 15 .318 26 26 11 0 0 190.3 218 103 6 90 64 4.87 .294 .369 .390 .759 7.1
1943 29 MIN AL 6 3 .667 51 0 0 0 11 60.7 49 19 2 35 28 2.82 .224 .328 .301 .629 10.7
1944 30 MIN AL 3 10 .231 71 7 1 0 7 131.3 141 65 2 72 41 4.45 .276 .362 .344 .707 7.9
1945 31 MIN AL 9 18 .333 33 33 10 1 0 234.0 269 151 14 140 78 5.81 .290 .380 .408 .788 0.5
1946 32 MIN AL 14 14 .500 33 33 14 3 0 249.3 224 107 13 162 94 3.86 .244 .356 .329 .685 19.5
1947 33 MIN AL 2 7 .222 13 13 0 0 0 86.3 101 58 6 61 25 6.05 .302 .404 .431 .835 0.0
1948 34 AAA   5 8 .385 15 15 1 0 0 101.3 84 42 2 66 63 3.73 .229 .346 .313 .660  
12 Years Sim 91 118 .435 373 228 81 7 21 1894.6 1965 906 80 940 654 4.30 .270 .351 .368 .720 104.7
4 Years AAA 20 37 .351 76 76 4 0 0 489.7 479 209 25 243 329 3.84 .252 .337 .346 .683  
Season Average 7 9 .438 31 19 6 0 1 157.9 163 75 6 78 54 4.30 .270 .351 .368 .720  
Career Highs 16 24 1.000 71 44 19 3 11 343.0 353 151 14 162 111 6.05 .302 .404 .431 .835  
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   1337 594 54 646 441   .273 .358 .372 .731
vs LH   628 312 26 294 213   .264 .345 .360 .704
Home 44 59 .427 190 113 40 4 8 977.6 952 452 38 485 334 4.16 .257 .344 .355 .698
Away 47 59 .443 183 115 41 3 13 916.9 1013 454 42 455 320 4.46 .284 .364 .382 .747
Mar/Apr 19 14 .576 65 38 13 0 4 312.6 307 118 11 145 120 3.40 .261 .342 .352 .695
May 7 18 .280 51 29 8 0 1 241.6 284 135 7 108 79 5.03 .293 .364 .389 .754
June 13 23 .361 71 39 10 0 1 336.6 348 175 15 191 121 4.68 .273 .368 .365 .732
July 19 27 .413 66 45 19 3 5 372.3 376 171 22 176 130 4.13 .263 .344 .367 .711
August 17 19 .472 68 40 13 3 5 325.0 323 173 15 170 110 4.79 .260 .350 .362 .712
Sep/Oct 16 17 .485 52 37 18 1 5 306.3 327 134 10 150 94 3.94 .276 .358 .378 .736
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
1936 22 MIN AL 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1937 23 MIN AL 19 51 3 9 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 16 .176 .176 .255 .431 1.8 0.0
1939 25 MIN AL 44 116 3 15 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 45 .129 .144 .138 .282 -0.4 0.0
1940 26 MIN AL 32 83 8 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 28 .181 .200 .229 .429 1.7 0.0
1941 27 MIN AL 40 49 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .122 .140 .122 .262 -0.3 0.0
1942 28 MIN AL 26 65 3 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .154 .164 .200 .364 1.5 0.0
1943 29 MIN AL 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1944 30 MIN AL 71 26 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .115 .148 .192 .340 0.3 0.0
1945 31 MIN AL 33 80 9 14 3 0 0 8 1 0 2 22 .175 .195 .213 .408 2.0 0.0
1946 32 MIN AL 33 80 4 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 30 .138 .146 .175 .321 1.1 0.0
1947 33 MIN AL 13 29 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .069 .069 .103 .172 -1.2 0.0
11 Years Sim 368 587 34 85 15 3 0 37 2 0 10 195 .145 .159 .181 .339 5.8 0.0
162 Game Average 258 14 37 6 1 0 16 0 0 4 85 .145 .159 .181 .339 2.6  
Career Highs 71 116 9 15 4 1 0 8 1 0 2 45 .181 .200 .255 .431 2.0  
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   408 26 62 11 2 0 29 1 0 9 128 .152 .169 .189 .358 4.5
vs LH   179 8 23 4 1 0 8 1 0 1 67 .128 .133 .162 .295 -1.5
Home 185 286 19 40 6 1 0 17 0 0 4 99 .140 .152 .168 .320 -0.4
Away 182 301 15 45 9 2 0 20 2 0 6 96 .150 .165 .193 .358 3.4
RISP   159 0 22 5 0 0 36 0 0 3 58 .138 .152 .170 .322 0.0
Close/Late   48 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .125 .140 .146 .286 -0.5
Mar/Apr 51 92 4 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 31 .130 .140 .130 .270 -1.3
May 48 71 5 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 28 .099 .135 .127 .262 -1.2
June 60 107 6 16 6 0 0 11 0 0 2 36 .150 .164 .206 .369 1.3
July 45 121 8 25 2 3 0 5 0 0 2 38 .207 .218 .273 .490 6.0
August 52 100 7 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 29 .140 .157 .180 .337 0.3
Sep/Oct 41 96 4 11 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 33 .115 .115 .125 .240 -2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1936 22 MIN AL P 6 2 23.7 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1937 23 MIN AL P 19 19 140.3 12 30 0 3 1.000 2.69    
1938 24 MIN AL P 5 0 8.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1939 25 MIN AL P 44 44 343.0 25 56 1 5 .988 2.13    
1940 26 MIN AL P 32 32 253.3 9 46 0 7 1.000 1.95    
1941 27 MIN AL P 40 19 174.3 11 33 1 3 .978 2.27    
1942 28 MIN AL P 26 26 190.3 4 25 1 3 .967 1.37    
1943 29 MIN AL P 51 0 60.7 3 2 1 0 .833 0.74    
1944 30 MIN AL P 71 7 131.3 9 20 1 4 .967 1.99    
1945 31 MIN AL P 33 33 234.0 12 39 0 5 1.000 1.96    
1946 32 MIN AL P 33 33 249.3 10 50 0 4 1.000 2.17    
1947 33 MIN AL P 13 13 86.3 5 17 0 0 1.000 2.29    
Career Totals   373 228 1894.6 104 323 5 34 .988 2.03    
Career Highs   71 44 343.0 25 56 1 7 1.000 3.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1941-2-3.36
Losses
1939-1-24
1942-10-15
1945-6-18
Winning Pct
1940-3-.640
1941-4-.632
Saves
1943-5-11
1944-8-7
Games Started
1939-1-44
Complete Games
1939-4-19
1945-10-10
1946-4-14
Shutouts
1941-8-1
1945-8-1
1946-1-3
Innings Pitched
1939-1-343.0
Hits Allowed
1939-5-353
Walks Allowed
1939-2-138
1945-7-140
1946-2-162
Hits per 9IP
1946-5-8.1
OAVG
1946-5-.244
OSLG
1939-9-.366
1940-6-.369
1941-10-.370
1946-3-.329
OOPS
1946-10-.685
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1936
Injured on 4/12/1936 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/30/1936 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 7/9/1936 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/11/1936
Injured on 4/28/1937 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/5/1937, off Ed Heusser (BRK)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/11/1942 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/25/1942 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/3/1943 with a Broken Hand, out for 6-7 weeks
9/1/1943: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $5,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 9/4/1943 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1946 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
7/31/1946: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/25/1947 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 7/14/1948 with a Broken Elbow, out for 10 weeks