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Rolfe		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 17, 1908 in Usa, NH, PENACOOK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1935    1939    1940    1943    1944   
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
1931 22 NYG NL     6 6 6 2 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1932 23 SEM AL     7 7 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 10 9
1933 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1934 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
1935 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
1936 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1937 28 SEM AL $ 1,450,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10
1938 29 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 5 5 5 10 10 10
1939 30 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 10 10
1940 31 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 7 8 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
1941 32 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 7 8 8 4 5 4 9 9 9
1942 33 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 9 9 9
1943 34 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 9 10 9
1944 35 SEM AL $ 2,270,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 4 9 9 9
1945 36 SEM AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1946 37 PIT NL $ 2,500,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 5 5 5 10 10 10
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
1931 22 AAA   104 403 66 110 10 3 13 61 7 5 35 18 .273 .331 .409 .740 54.5  
1932 23 AAA   137 561 102 177 30 7 15 83 14 12 63 20 .316 .385 .474 .859 96.2  
1933 24 SEM AL 112 425 67 116 25 11 10 72 0 1 42 10 .273 .335 .454 .790 58.9 6.7
    AAA   37 158 33 45 5 4 5 23 1 2 25 6 .285 .383 .462 .845 27.7  
1934 25 NYG NL 134 452 67 131 26 3 6 68 1 2 40 20 .290 .343 .400 .744 59.5 8.1
1935 26 SEM AL 133 458 70 134 33 6 8 67 3 1 51 20 .293 .361 .443 .805 65.8 10.8
1936 27 NYG NL 121 412 60 109 23 3 2 43 0 3 39 18 .265 .329 .350 .678 41.2 3.3
1937 28 NYG NL 126 419 61 126 28 5 5 54 0 0 21 13 .301 .331 .427 .758 52.9 9.4
1938 29 NYG NL 155 591 81 193 41 6 8 107 0 1 58 27 .327 .386 .457 .843 90.9 16.3
1939 30 SEM AL 152 602 95 185 29 7 3 93 4 5 59 24 .307 .368 .394 .762 77.6 11.3
1940 31 SEM AL 156 596 74 184 32 6 7 90 3 2 52 17 .309 .362 .418 .780 78.2 12.3
1941 32 SEM AL 141 523 74 150 30 4 10 90 5 2 49 32 .287 .346 .417 .763 73.6 11.6
1942 33 SEM AL 150 525 70 153 27 5 6 79 2 3 53 21 .291 .355 .396 .751 68.9 10.0
1943 34 SEM AL 151 518 85 174 37 7 9 95 0 0 41 25 .336 .384 .486 .871 86.0 14.9
1944 35 SEM AL 144 452 76 158 24 5 7 95 0 0 47 16 .350 .409 .471 .880 75.0 16.5
1945 36 SEM AL 108 333 35 91 13 1 5 57 0 0 27 25 .273 .324 .363 .688 39.3 5.0
1946 37 AAA   67 118 10 35 2 1 1 18 1 4 10 9 .297 .352 .356 .707 13.8  
13 Years Sim 1783 6306 915 1904 368 69 86 1010 18 20 579 268 .302 .359 .423 .782 867.7 136.3
4 Years AAA 345 1240 211 367 47 15 34 185 23 23 133 53 .296 .363 .440 .803 192.1  
162 Game Average 572 83 172 33 6 7 91 1 1 52 24 .302 .359 .423 .782 78.8  
Career Highs 156 602 95 193 41 11 10 107 5 5 59 32 .350 .409 .486 .880 90.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5145 776 1594 313 56 80 852 12 17 490 211 .310 .368 .439 .807 793.7
vs LH   1161 139 310 55 13 6 158 6 3 89 57 .267 .317 .352 .670 128.4
Home 882 3015 462 923 182 41 43 480 11 7 285 121 .306 .364 .436 .800 459.9
Away 901 3291 453 981 186 28 43 530 7 13 294 147 .298 .354 .411 .765 462.3
RISP   1917 0 594 99 14 28 864 0 0 217 71 .310 .373 .420 .793 299.4
Pinch Hitting   162 27 38 4 0 0 23 0 0 12 5 .235 .286 .259 .545 12.1
Close/Late   791 108 239 38 8 8 111 0 0 103 39 .302 .381 .401 .782 121.7
Mar/Apr 283 998 143 313 72 13 12 171 4 1 91 35 .314 .369 .448 .817 156.2
May 306 1072 162 322 60 16 17 156 6 3 100 42 .300 .359 .434 .793 160.9
June 310 1132 163 346 69 11 13 168 2 0 104 44 .306 .362 .420 .782 166.6
July 292 1031 145 321 47 8 16 183 3 6 99 53 .311 .369 .419 .788 154.3
August 314 1075 153 303 63 13 13 169 3 5 91 47 .282 .335 .401 .736 140.4
Sep/Oct 278 998 149 299 57 8 15 163 0 5 94 47 .300 .359 .418 .777 143.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1933 24 SEM AL 3B 105 105 929.3 68 260 16 17 .953 3.18   4.7
    2B 1 1 9.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 7.20   0.0
1934 25 SEM AL 3B 95 89 799.0 53 226 15 23 .949 3.14   5.4
    2B 26 17 160.3 46 78 1 20 .992 6.96   0.9
    SS 9 1 28.3 4 23 3 6 .900 8.58   0.4
1935 26 SEM AL 2B 122 110 1007.7 231 477 7 88 .990 6.32   5.6
    SS 5 2 26.0 3 12 0 5 1.000 5.19   0.1
    3B 2 1 14.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.23   0.0
1936 27 SEM AL 3B 98 96 863.0 63 237 18 24 .943 3.13   2.9
    2B 10 4 45.3 9 19 0 4 1.000 5.56   0.2
    SS 14 2 37.3 11 16 1 4 .964 6.51   0.2
1937 28 SEM AL SS 66 54 506.7 81 235 5 39 .984 5.61   2.2
    2B 62 52 462.3 99 246 6 38 .983 6.72   2.2
1938 29 SEM AL SS 148 148 1287.0 204 638 22 111 .975 5.89   9.6
    3B 1 1 11.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 4.09   0.1
1939 30 SEM AL SS 152 151 1344.0 211 655 21 130 .976 5.80   10.4
1940 31 SEM AL SS 152 151 1350.7 202 587 20 102 .975 5.26   6.9
    3B 2 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
1941 32 SEM AL 2B 126 125 1133.7 264 505 6 108 .992 6.11   6.5
    SS 8 0 25.0 5 10 0 2 1.000 5.40   0.1
    3B 4 2 24.0 4 5 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.1
1942 33 SEM AL 2B 93 88 818.3 205 385 11 65 .982 6.49   5.4
    3B 21 20 183.3 9 63 2 4 .973 3.53   1.0
    SS 24 16 159.0 27 77 4 15 .963 5.89   0.7
1943 34 SEM AL 3B 122 117 1067.3 80 289 19 15 .951 3.11   4.5
    2B 11 0 20.0 3 10 0 1 1.000 5.85   0.1
    SS 8 0 20.0 2 9 0 3 1.000 4.95   0.1
1944 35 SEM AL 2B 104 98 887.0 212 393 5 99 .992 6.14   4.0
    SS 19 0 49.0 8 23 0 2 1.000 5.69   0.3
    3B 10 0 19.0 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.79   0.2
1945 36 SEM AL SS 77 72 635.0 123 273 6 59 .985 5.61   3.0
    2B 7 4 38.7 9 22 0 9 1.000 7.22   0.2
    3B 4 2 16.0 0 8 0 2 1.000 4.50   0.2
  SS 684 597 5473.0 883 2560 82 479 .977 5.66   34.0
  2B 562 499 4582.3 1080 2142 36 433 .989 6.33   25.2
  3B 464 433 3929.3 281 1100 70 86 .952 3.16   19.1
Career Totals   1710 1529 13984.6 2244 5802 188 998 .977 5.18   78.3
Career Highs   154 151 1353.3 273 655 22 130 .992 6.22    
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
1934 25 SEM AL 4 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
1935 26 SEM AL 11 41 10 15 5 2 1 2 0 0 5 3 .366 .435 .659 1.093
1936 27 SEM AL 3 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606
1938 29 SEM AL 9 36 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .270 .278 .548
1939 30 SEM AL 11 44 8 17 2 2 1 8 0 0 5 2 .386 .449 .591 1.040
1940 31 SEM AL 8 33 5 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .273 .314 .333 .648
1941 32 SEM AL 5 18 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 .222 .300 .278 .578
1944 35 SEM AL 5 14 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .143 .200 .357 .557
Career Post-Season Batting 56 207 35 61 11 4 3 19 0 0 18 10 .295 .351 .430 .781
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1938-7-.327
1940-7-.309
1943-5-.336
1944-1-.349*
 On-Base Pct
1938-7-.386
1944-7-.408*
 Slugging Pct
1938-10-.457
1943-10-.486
 OPS
1938-9-.843
1943-8-.871
1944-10-.879*
 Games
1940-8-156
 At-Bats
1938-8-591
1939-5-602
1940-5-596
Runs
1939-10-95
 Hits
1938-3-193
1939-5-185
1940-7-184
 Total Bases
1938-7-270
 Singles
1938-5-138
1939-2-146
1940-3-139
1944-10-122
 Doubles
1938-1-41
 Triples
1933-6-11
RBIs
1938-3-107
 Caught Stealing
1936-9-3
1939-8-5
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  3. Pepper Martin (898)
  4. Mike Shannon (896)
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  6. Earl Clark (894)
  7. Steve Braun (891)
  8. Pie Traynor (888)
  9. Ralph Hodgin (887)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by New York (G) in 1931
Injured on 5/14/1931 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/15/1931 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Traded from New York (G) to Seattle (M) on 1/31/1932 (Going to NYG: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to SEM: SS Red Rolfe)
Traded from New York (G) to Seattle (M) on 1/31/1932 (Going to NYG: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to SEM: SS Red Rolfe)
Had first career hit (double) on 5/16/1933, off Clint Brown (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/31/1933, off Hod Lisenbee (DET)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 4/25/1935
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game
Injured on 9/19/1936 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1937: Signed a contract extension with Seattle (M), $2,270,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1938, hitting .433 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won World Series with Seattle (M) in 1938
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won World Series with Seattle (M) in 1939
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 4/13/1942
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1942, hitting .600 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Tampa Bay on 4/10/1944
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1944, hitting .611 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 9/9/1944
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/4/1945 to a 3-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Traded from Seattle to Pittsburgh on 2/1/1946 (Going to PIT: 3B Red Rolfe. Going to SEM: P Lee Stine)
4/2/1946: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
Injured on 5/10/1946 with a Broken Hand, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/25/1946 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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