Arnie
Portocarrero
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 201
 
Born: July 5, 1931 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 22 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
1955 23 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
1956 24 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3
1957 25 BRK NL $ 350,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
1958 26 BRK NL   9 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1960 28 SDP NL   9 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1961 29 SDP NL   8 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1962 30 SDP NL   8 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1963 31 SDP NL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1964 32 SDP NL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 22 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 23 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 24 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 25 BRK NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 26 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 28 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 29 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 30 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 31 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 32 SDP 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 $ 350,000   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
1954 22 BRK NL 18 10 .643 40 40 10 1 0 290.7 271 141 29 138 162 4.37 .247 .334 .365 .698 17.1
1955 23 BRK NL 11 6 .647 77 7 0 0 6 136.0 145 70 23 65 83 4.63 .276 .355 .453 .808 7.7
1956 24 BRK NL 9 8 .529 77 7 2 0 10 126.7 128 63 20 38 71 4.48 .259 .313 .451 .764 9.1
1957 25 BRK NL 9 9 .500 90 1 0 0 14 120.7 117 64 16 60 74 4.77 .257 .342 .408 .750 8.0
1958 26 BRK NL 7 5 .583 76 0 0 0 11 90.0 77 50 18 42 67 5.00 .228 .315 .423 .738 5.0
1960 28 AAA   0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 1 1 1 3.86 .333 .400 .667 1.067  
    AA   5 6 .455 91 0 0 0 7 108.3 70 30 13 35 132 2.49 .186 .255 .303 .559  
1961 29 AAA   0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 12.0 11 5 2 10 9 3.75 .256 .396 .395 .792  
1962 30 AA   2 1 .667 70 0 0 0 5 71.0 55 21 12 16 85 2.66 .218 .265 .397 .662  
1963 31 AA   1 3 .250 82 0 0 0 10 96.3 75 31 8 18 105 2.90 .214 .252 .319 .571  
1964 32 AA   5 2 .714 87 0 0 0 12 91.0 85 34 11 30 98 3.36 .251 .313 .385 .697  
5 Years Sim 54 38 .587 360 55 12 1 41 764.0 738 388 106 343 457 4.57 .254 .334 .409 .742 46.9
2 Years AAA 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 14.3 14 6 3 11 10 3.77 .269 .397 .442 .839  
4 Years AA 13 12 .520 330 0 0 0 34 366.7 285 116 44 99 420 2.85 .216 .271 .346 .617  
6 Years Minors 13 14 .481 338 0 0 0 34 381.0 299 122 47 110 430 2.88 .218 .277 .350 .626  
Season Average 10 7 .588 72 11 2 0 8 152.8 147 77 21 68 91 4.57 .254 .334 .409 .742  
Career Highs 18 10 .647 90 40 10 1 14 290.7 271 141 29 138 162 5.00 .276 .355 .453 .808  
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   384 210 61 181 276   .242 .320 .405 .725
vs LH   354 178 45 162 181   .267 .347 .413 .760
Home 28 20 .583 189 25 5 0 22 375.3 353 197 52 171 225 4.72 .248 .329 .398 .727
Away 26 18 .591 171 30 7 1 19 388.7 385 191 54 172 232 4.42 .259 .336 .419 .755
Mar/Apr 7 8 .467 58 12 1 0 11 142.0 128 77 23 70 90 4.88 .241 .329 .418 .748
May 10 7 .588 60 7 2 0 4 116.0 107 51 12 46 73 3.96 .245 .317 .359 .676
June 13 7 .650 63 8 3 0 2 118.0 103 56 16 50 68 4.27 .236 .315 .381 .696
July 7 4 .636 59 6 0 0 8 99.0 109 64 16 56 63 5.82 .284 .375 .451 .826
August 10 3 .769 63 7 2 1 12 123.3 118 54 16 61 60 3.94 .249 .335 .400 .735
Sep/Oct 7 9 .438 57 15 4 0 4 165.6 173 86 23 60 103 4.67 .266 .328 .435 .764
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
1954 22 BRK NL 40 102 1 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 35 .118 .135 .137 .272 -1.4 0.0
1955 23 BRK NL 77 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .107 .107 .107 .214 -0.8 0.0
1956 24 BRK NL 77 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.1 0.0
1957 25 BRK NL 90 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1958 26 BRK NL 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1961 29 AAA   11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1964 32 AA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
5 Years Sim 360 156 3 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 56 .103 .114 .115 .229 -3.9 0.0
1 Years AAA 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1 Years AA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Minors 14 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
162 Game Average 70 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 .103 .114 .115 .229 -1.7  
Career Highs 90 102 2 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 35 .118 .135 .137 .272 -0.3  
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   78 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 25 .103 .125 .115 .240 -1.8
vs LH   78 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 .103 .103 .115 .218 -2.5
Home 189 71 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .127 .127 .141 .268 -1.2
Away 171 85 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 36 .082 .103 .094 .198 -3.1
RISP   40 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .050 .050 .050 .100 -2.6
Close/Late   9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Mar/Apr 27 32 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .125 .152 .125 .277 -0.3
May 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7
June 48 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .048 .048 .048 .095 -1.4
July 6 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 .214 .286 .500 0.7
August 36 23 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .043 .043 .087 .130 -1.4
Sep/Oct 41 46 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .109 .128 .109 .236 -1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 22 BRK NL P 40 40 290.7 20 41 1 5 .984 1.89    
1955 23 BRK NL P 77 7 136.0 9 27 0 3 1.000 2.38    
1956 24 BRK NL P 77 7 126.7 11 21 0 0 1.000 2.27    
1957 25 BRK NL P 90 1 120.7 10 21 1 2 .969 2.31    
1958 26 BRK NL P 76 0 90.0 7 19 1 0 .963 2.60    
Career Totals   360 55 764.0 57 129 3 10 .984 2.19    
Career Highs   90 40 290.7 20 41 1 5 1.000 2.60    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1954-8-18
Winning Pct
1954-3-.643
1955-9-.647
Saves
1956-8-10
1957-3-14
1958-8-11
Games Pitched
1955-2-77
1956-6-77
1957-3-90
1958-5-76
Innings Pitched
1954-8-290.7
Hits Allowed
1954-8-271
Walks Allowed
1954-8-138
OSLG
1954-9-.365
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 38th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1954
Earned first career win on 4/10/1954
Had first career hit on 4/19/1954, off Cliff Fannin (SDP)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1954, going 5-1, 2.68
Won Bronze Rookie in 1954, going 18-10, 4.37 ERA
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Released by Brooklyn on 10/3/1958
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/4/1959 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by San Diego on 2/21/1959
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/10/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year