Bill
Monbouquette
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 11, 1936 in Usa, MA, MEDFORD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1959 22 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1960 23 CLE AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1961 24 CLE AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1962 25 CLE AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1963 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1964 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1965 28 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1966 29 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
1967 30 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1968 31 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
1969 32 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
1970 33 CLE AL $ 871,429 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 871,429 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 23 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 24 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 25 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 28 CLE AL $ 871,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 29 CLE AL $ 871,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 30 CLE AL $ 871,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 31 CLE AL $ 871,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 32 CLE AL $ 871,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 33 CLE AL $ 871,429   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 $ 871,429   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
1958 21 CLE AL 14 9 .609 42 31 12 0 1 244.7 265 111 25 64 114 4.08 .273 .319 .419 .738 16.2
1959 22 CLE AL 6 16 .273 27 24 14 0 0 194.7 219 109 22 64 95 5.04 .285 .339 .434 .773 1.4
1960 23 AAA   16 6 .727 27 27 3 0 0 194.3 177 70 25 53 171 3.24 .240 .292 .398 .690  
1961 24 AAA   20 4 .833 29 29 7 1 0 224.7 203 56 17 53 164 2.24 .239 .284 .347 .631  
1962 25 AA   19 4 .826 29 29 4 2 0 214.7 179 61 11 58 215 2.56 .226 .279 .317 .596  
1963 26 CLE AL 6 1 .857 18 6 3 0 0 69.0 58 23 7 25 30 3.00 .227 .296 .352 .647 5.8
    AAA   2 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 32.3 33 16 4 15 31 4.45 .254 .331 .385 .716  
1964 27 CLE AL 4 2 .667 37 2 1 1 4 61.0 38 15 3 15 25 2.21 .179 .232 .283 .515 7.8
1965 28 CLE AL 7 8 .467 34 17 5 0 7 142.0 157 59 6 51 60 3.74 .285 .347 .369 .716 5.3
1966 29 CLE AL 2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 31.0 37 21 1 10 9 6.10 .306 .356 .413 .769 0.0
1967 30 AAA   5 14 .263 24 24 3 0 0 159.3 195 78 18 58 92 4.41 .308 .366 .457 .823  
1968 31 AAA   9 12 .429 23 23 2 1 0 156.0 161 63 21 63 85 3.63 .267 .336 .406 .741  
1969 32 AAA   12 8 .600 27 27 0 0 0 184.0 203 75 23 94 109 3.67 .282 .365 .424 .788  
1970 33 AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 2 0 0 43.7 43 17 5 16 23 3.50 .262 .328 .402 .730  
6 Years Sim 39 38 .506 162 84 36 1 12 742.3 774 338 64 229 333 4.10 .269 .323 .397 .720 36.6
7 Years AAA 67 46 .593 142 142 17 2 0 994.3 1015 375 113 352 675 3.39 .265 .326 .402 .729  
1 Years AA 19 4 .826 29 29 4 2 0 214.7 179 61 11 58 215 2.56 .226 .279 .317 .596  
8 Years Minors 86 50 .632 171 171 21 4 0 1209.0 1194 436 124 410 890 3.25 .258 .319 .388 .706  
Season Average 6 6 .500 27 14 6 0 2 123.7 129 56 10 38 55 4.10 .269 .323 .397 .720  
Career Highs 14 16 .857 42 31 14 1 7 244.7 265 111 25 64 114 6.10 .306 .356 .434 .773  
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   376 185 30 117 197   .250 .305 .373 .678
vs LH   398 153 34 112 136   .289 .343 .423 .766
Home 16 21 .432 84 42 21 1 6 383.0 379 163 38 112 175 3.83 .258 .311 .385 .696
Away 23 17 .575 78 42 15 0 6 359.3 395 175 26 117 158 4.38 .281 .336 .410 .746
Mar/Apr 6 7 .462 27 15 5 0 3 127.0 145 71 12 35 58 5.03 .291 .338 .436 .773
May 5 9 .357 27 14 8 0 2 118.0 125 51 13 32 60 3.89 .266 .313 .411 .723
June 13 3 .813 27 18 8 1 3 160.3 151 65 13 47 65 3.65 .248 .302 .358 .660
July 6 4 .600 24 12 4 0 1 105.0 108 39 9 28 38 3.34 .265 .313 .418 .730
August 4 8 .333 33 12 5 0 3 111.3 120 64 9 40 56 5.17 .276 .337 .409 .746
Sep/Oct 5 7 .417 24 13 6 0 0 120.7 125 48 8 47 56 3.58 .274 .341 .363 .705
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
1958 21 CLE AL 42 78 5 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 26 .141 .163 .192 .355 1.1 0.0
1959 22 CLE AL 27 62 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 .081 .081 .129 .210 -1.9 0.0
1963 26 CLE AL 18 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.2 0.0
1964 27 CLE AL 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1965 28 CLE AL 34 47 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .085 .085 .106 .191 -1.7 0.0
1966 29 CLE AL 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
6 Years Sim 162 222 7 21 3 1 1 9 0 0 2 91 .095 .103 .131 .233 -5.0 0.0
162 Game Average 222 7 21 3 1 1 9 0 0 2 91 .095 .103 .131 .233 -5.0  
Career Highs 42 78 5 11 1 1 1 5 0 0 2 36 .141 .163 .192 .355 1.1  
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   148 5 12 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 59 .081 .081 .122 .203 -5.4
vs LH   74 2 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 32 .122 .145 .149 .293 -0.6
Home 84 106 5 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 45 .104 .112 .123 .235 -2.7
Away 78 116 2 10 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 46 .086 .094 .138 .232 -3.2
RISP   50 0 5 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 25 .100 .118 .160 .278 -0.5
Close/Late   13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.5
Mar/Apr 15 40 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .075 .075 .075 .150 -2.1
May 16 35 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .086 .086 .114 .200 -1.4
June 27 52 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 15 .096 .113 .154 .267 -0.7
July 24 28 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .107 .138 .179 .317 -0.1
August 12 33 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .061 .061 .061 .121 -2.0
Sep/Oct 16 34 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 .147 .147 .206 .353 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 21 CLE AL P 42 31 244.7 17 53 4 1 .946 2.58    
1959 22 CLE AL P 27 24 194.7 16 45 0 2 1.000 2.82    
1963 26 CLE AL P 18 6 69.0 5 12 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1964 27 CLE AL P 37 2 61.0 3 12 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1965 28 CLE AL P 34 17 142.0 10 34 1 3 .978 2.79    
1966 29 CLE AL P 4 4 31.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.45    
Career Totals   162 84 742.3 53 159 5 7 .977 2.57    
Career Highs   42 31 244.7 17 53 4 3 1.000 2.82    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1964 27 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .167 .286 .167 .452
1965 28 CLE AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 12 6 2 2 1 6.24 .353 .389 .559 .948
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 10.7 13 6 2 3 1 5.07 .325 .372 .500 .872
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 28 CLE AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1959-9-16
Winning Pct
1958-4-.609
Complete Games
1958-6-12
1959-4-14
Walks per 9IP
1958-3-2.4
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1958
Earned first career win on 4/4/1958
Had first career hit on 4/8/1958, off Don Gross (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1958, off Jim Bunning (STL)
4/2/1960: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland
Injured on 6/21/1960 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/3/1962 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 4/12/1963 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/18/1966 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 9 weeks
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/3/1968 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $871,429 through salary arbitration