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Cholly
Naranjo		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: November 25, 1934 in Cuba, , HAVANA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 21 OAK AL   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1957 22 OAK AL   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1958 23 OAK AL   5 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1959 24 OAK AL   5 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1960 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1961 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1962 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1963 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1964 29 OAK AL $ 350,000 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1965 30 OAK AL $ 350,000 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1966 31 OAK AL $ 611,429 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1967 32 MON NL $ 300,000 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1969 34 TOR AL   3 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 611,429 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
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
1956 21 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 22 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 23 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 24 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 29 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 30 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 31 OAK AL $ 611,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 32 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 34 TOR AL     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 $ 611,429   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
1956 21 AA   11 13 .458 30 30 4 3 0 217.0 145 59 27 73 267 2.45 .189 .259 .322 .581  
1957 22 AA   9 13 .409 30 30 2 0 0 203.7 163 70 24 70 272 3.09 .215 .282 .347 .629  
1958 23 AA   5 6 .455 50 18 1 0 1 166.0 127 56 19 63 224 3.04 .207 .281 .332 .613  
1959 24 AAA   4 1 .800 69 0 0 0 6 55.0 44 25 8 17 58 4.09 .219 .280 .368 .648  
1960 25 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2
    AAA   5 5 .500 83 0 0 0 7 70.0 53 21 9 25 88 2.70 .212 .284 .348 .632  
1961 26 OAK AL 7 5 .583 46 0 0 0 20 47.3 51 24 5 22 43 4.56 .274 .354 .398 .752 4.0
1962 27 OAK AL 4 6 .400 36 0 0 0 19 37.0 33 16 5 13 30 3.89 .241 .309 .387 .696 5.1
1963 28 OAK AL 6 8 .429 46 0 0 0 20 50.0 41 20 3 30 32 3.60 .232 .343 .316 .659 7.4
1964 29 OAK AL 8 7 .533 54 0 0 0 3 57.0 53 30 6 37 40 4.74 .249 .366 .371 .737 3.7
1965 30 OAK AL 0 0 .000 25 0 0 0 0 32.7 12 3 1 12 24 0.83 .109 .203 .173 .376 4.6
1966 31 OAK AL 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 18.3 28 15 3 16 12 7.36 .354 .469 .532 1.000 0.0
1967 32 AA   1 5 .167 74 0 0 0 10 64.0 60 36 6 24 93 5.06 .247 .315 .391 .706  
1969 34 AAA   0 2 .000 14 14 0 0 0 44.0 42 15 5 20 29 3.07 .255 .335 .394 .729  
7 Years Sim 26 27 .491 223 0 0 0 62 243.3 218 108 23 130 181 3.99 .241 .340 .357 .697 25.0
3 Years AAA 9 8 .529 166 14 0 0 13 169.0 139 61 22 62 175 3.25 .226 .296 .367 .663  
4 Years AA 26 37 .413 184 78 7 3 11 650.7 495 221 76 230 856 3.06 .208 .277 .340 .617  
7 Years Minors 35 45 .438 350 92 7 3 24 819.7 634 282 98 292 1031 3.10 .211 .281 .345 .627  
Season Average 3 3 .500 31 0 0 0 8 34.8 31 15 3 18 25 3.99 .241 .340 .357 .697  
Career Highs 8 8 .583 54 0 0 0 20 57.0 53 30 6 37 43 7.36 .354 .469 .532 1.000  
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   111 54 13 67 108   .225 .317 .338 .655
vs LH   107 54 10 63 73   .260 .359 .380 .738
Home 16 11 .593 120 0 0 0 21 129.6 113 55 10 69 95 3.82 .235 .331 .333 .664
Away 10 16 .385 103 0 0 0 42 113.6 105 53 13 61 86 4.20 .248 .342 .384 .727
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 39 0 0 0 13 45.6 27 18 7 24 33 3.55 .172 .282 .331 .613
May 8 3 .727 34 0 0 0 10 38.6 36 20 3 21 33 4.66 .248 .343 .345 .688
June 2 1 .667 37 0 0 0 13 38.7 35 7 2 17 22 1.63 .243 .323 .333 .656
July 2 4 .333 37 0 0 0 11 41.0 29 15 4 17 34 3.29 .196 .279 .338 .617
August 5 7 .417 35 0 0 0 4 35.3 46 27 5 21 27 6.88 .315 .401 .459 .860
Sep/Oct 4 5 .444 41 0 0 0 12 44.0 45 21 2 30 32 4.30 .273 .385 .339 .724
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
1962 27 OAK AL 36 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1963 28 OAK AL 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1964 29 OAK AL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1965 30 OAK AL 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1966 31 OAK AL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 176 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.3  
Career Highs 54 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
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   8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Away 67 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Sep/Oct 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1960 25 OAK AL P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1961 26 OAK AL P 46 0 47.3 1 9 0 2 1.000 1.90    
1962 27 OAK AL P 36 0 37.0 3 7 1 1 .909 2.43    
1963 28 OAK AL P 46 0 50.0 4 7 0 2 1.000 1.98    
1964 29 OAK AL P 54 0 57.0 3 17 0 1 1.000 3.16    
1965 30 OAK AL P 25 0 32.7 4 9 0 1 1.000 3.58    
1966 31 OAK AL P 15 0 18.3 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   223 0 243.3 17 52 1 7 .986 2.55    
Career Highs   54 0 57.0 4 17 1 2 1.000 3.58    
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
1961 26 OAK AL 3 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 8.0 12 5 1 3 5 5.63 .364 .417 .455 .871
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 8.0 12 5 1 3 5 5.63 .364 .417 .455 .871
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1961-2-20
1962-3-19
1963-2-20
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Herman Starrette (970)
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  3. Fred Gladding (966)
  4. Steve Ontiveros (965)
  5. Frank Lamanna (965)
  6. Dale Murray (963)
  7. Calvin Schiraldi (962)
  8. Gregg Olson (960)
  9. Bobby Thigpen (959)
  10. De Wayne Buice (959)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by Oakland in 1956
Earned first career win on 5/10/1961
Won World Series with Oakland in 1961
Had first career hit on 8/28/1962, off Bill Fischer (TOR)
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/15/1965 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $611,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 4/2/1967 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 5/1/1969 to a minor league deal
 
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