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Al
Papai		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 7, 1917 in Usa, IL, DIVERNON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 31 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
1949 32 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
1950 33 BRK NL   6 2 3 3 5 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 3 3 5 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 31 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 32 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 33 BRK NL     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 $ 300,000   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
1948 31 NYA AL 3 1 .750 39 1 0 0 1 58.3 64 29 9 22 10 4.47 .283 .343 .469 .812 5.3
  BRK NL 0 4 .000 22 1 0 0 4 33.3 51 28 8 20 8 7.56 .354 .428 .611 1.039 0.0
  TOT   3 5 .375 61 2 0 0 5 91.7 115 57 17 42 18 5.60 .311 .376 .524 .901 5.3
1949 32 BRK NL 1 4 .200 39 2 0 0 2 55.3 55 27 3 33 12 4.39 .264 .362 .370 .732 3.7
1950 33 BRK NL 4 9 .308 66 7 0 0 18 94.7 98 58 15 70 17 5.51 .265 .380 .441 .820 4.3
3 Years Sim 8 18 .308 166 11 0 0 25 241.6 268 142 35 145 47 5.29 .283 .375 .458 .832 13.3
Season Average 2 6 .250 55 3 0 0 8 80.5 89 47 11 48 15 5.29 .283 .375 .458 .832  
Career Highs 4 9 .375 66 7 0 0 18 94.7 115 58 17 70 18 5.60 .311 .380 .524 .901  
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   120 61 13 54 21   .256 .333 .404 .737
vs LH   148 81 22 91 26   .308 .419 .510 .929
Home 6 8 .429 99 7 0 0 9 152.7 149 73 18 83 32 4.30 .253 .346 .410 .756
Away 2 10 .167 67 4 0 0 16 89.0 119 69 17 62 15 6.98 .331 .429 .536 .965
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 27 0 0 0 0 35.3 34 14 7 11 2 3.57 .250 .306 .441 .747
May 3 3 .500 32 2 0 0 4 56.7 44 22 5 21 18 3.49 .217 .290 .355 .645
June 0 1 .000 28 2 0 0 8 34.7 36 14 3 26 3 3.64 .275 .395 .420 .815
July 2 3 .400 31 3 0 0 3 53.7 74 37 9 24 10 6.21 .329 .394 .538 .931
August 2 6 .250 30 4 0 0 5 44.0 60 49 8 47 10 10.03 .328 .465 .530 .995
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 18 0 0 0 5 17.3 20 6 3 16 4 3.12 .286 .419 .414 .833
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
1948 31 NYA AL 39 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
  BRK NL 22 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
  TOT   61 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.4 0.0
1949 32 BRK NL 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.6 0.0
1950 33 BRK NL 66 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.7 0.0
3 Years Sim 166 30 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .100 .129 .100 .229 -0.9 0.0
162 Game Average 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .100 .129 .100 .229 -0.9  
Career Highs 66 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .222 .222 .222 .444 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   16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.3
vs LH   14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .000 .067 .000 .067 -1.0
Home 99 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.3
Away 67 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .273 .200 .473 0.6
RISP   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Close/Late   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
May 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 21 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
July 31 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
August 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
Sep/Oct 12 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    
1948 31 NYA AL P 39 1 58.3 3 11 1 1 .933 2.16    
  BRK NL P 22 1 33.3 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.16    
  TOT   P 61 2 91.7 5 17 1 2 .957 2.16    
1949 32 BRK NL P 39 2 55.3 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1950 33 BRK NL P 66 7 94.7 2 23 0 0 1.000 2.38    
Career Totals   166 11 241.6 10 51 1 2 .984 2.27    
Career Highs   66 7 94.7 5 23 1 2 1.000 2.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1950-1-18
 Games Pitched
1950-8-66
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 69th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1948
Had first career hit on 4/19/1948, off Harry Dorish (OAK)
Earned first career win on 5/6/1948
Traded from New York (A) to Brooklyn on 7/1/1948 (Going to NYA: 2B Lee Handley, P Fred Sanford. Going to BRK: P Adrian Zabala, P Al Papai)
Released by Brooklyn on 10/13/1950
 
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