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Jim
Rooker		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 201
 
Born: September 23, 1942 in Usa, OR, LAKEVIEW
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 6 8 7 7
1969 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1970 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1971 28 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 6 7 7 7
1972 29 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7
1973 30 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7
1974 31 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7
1975 32 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 7 7
1976 33 WAS NL $ 350,000 7 5 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 7
1977 34 WAS NL $ 400,000 7 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000 7 5 4 4 7 6 6 8 7 7
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
1968 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 28 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 29 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 30 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 31 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 32 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 33 WAS NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 34 WAS NL $ 400,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   4 4 4 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
1968 25 WAS NL 2 3 .400 21 0 0 0 3 27.7 39 24 5 5 14 7.81 .348 .378 .500 .878 0.0
1969 26 WAS NL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 5 2 4 5 5.20 .242 .324 .515 .839 0.5
1970 27 WAS NL 0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 0 4.3 4 4 1 4 1 8.31 .250 .400 .563 .963 0.0
1971 28 WAS NL 0 0 .000 21 0 0 0 0 5.7 9 3 2 1 1 4.77 .360 .385 .680 1.065 0.2
1972 29 AAA   2 2 .500 27 0 0 0 4 24.0 32 11 0 12 23 4.13 .305 .376 .381 .757  
1973 30 AAA   3 5 .375 30 0 0 0 6 28.3 31 15 2 10 9 4.77 .298 .360 .394 .754  
1974 31 WAS NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 1 1 1 0 6.77 .200 .333 .800 1.133 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 55 0 0 0 5 78.0 71 37 10 42 52 4.27 .243 .338 .401 .739  
1975 32 WAS NL 10 9 .526 61 4 0 0 7 110.3 111 49 10 53 54 4.00 .267 .348 .365 .714 9.5
1976 33 WAS NL 4 4 .500 38 0 0 0 5 66.3 79 38 4 46 31 5.16 .289 .387 .392 .779 2.2
1977 34 AA   1 2 .333 43 0 0 0 4 29.0 30 7 1 13 23 2.17 .268 .344 .384 .728  
7 Years Sim 17 17 .500 175 4 0 0 15 224.3 251 124 25 114 106 4.98 .285 .365 .411 .777 12.4
3 Years AAA 7 9 .438 112 0 0 0 15 130.3 134 63 12 64 84 4.35 .267 .350 .395 .746  
1 Years AA 1 2 .333 43 0 0 0 4 29.0 30 7 1 13 23 2.17 .268 .344 .384 .728  
4 Years Minors 8 11 .421 155 0 0 0 19 159.3 164 70 13 77 107 3.95 .268 .349 .393 .742  
Season Average 2 2 .500 25 0 0 0 2 32.0 35 17 3 16 15 4.98 .285 .365 .411 .777  
Career Highs 10 9 1.000 61 4 0 0 7 110.3 111 49 10 53 54 8.31 .360 .400 .800 1.133  
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   179 86 20 77 66   .307 .388 .449 .837
vs LH   72 38 5 37 40   .242 .326 .337 .663
Home 9 4 .692 90 1 0 0 6 108.0 118 55 9 56 49 4.58 .279 .363 .383 .746
Away 8 13 .381 85 3 0 0 9 116.3 133 69 16 58 57 5.34 .291 .371 .438 .809
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 34 4 0 0 2 28.0 32 17 5 19 16 5.47 .276 .378 .457 .835
May 2 4 .333 33 0 0 0 5 39.3 40 16 5 12 19 3.66 .270 .325 .412 .737
June 5 1 .833 28 0 0 0 3 40.3 32 13 2 22 26 2.90 .227 .331 .305 .636
July 4 2 .667 33 0 0 0 3 46.7 63 37 5 25 17 7.14 .320 .396 .447 .843
August 2 3 .400 20 0 0 0 1 34.0 38 18 2 15 14 4.77 .288 .361 .356 .717
Sep/Oct 1 5 .167 27 0 0 0 1 36.0 46 23 6 21 14 5.75 .315 .401 .479 .881
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
1968 25 WAS NL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8  
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 LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 25 WAS NL P 21 0 27.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 3.25    
1969 26 WAS NL P 12 0 8.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.24    
1970 27 WAS NL P 18 0 4.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1971 28 WAS NL P 21 0 5.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.18    
1974 31 WAS NL P 4 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77    
1975 32 WAS NL P 61 4 110.3 4 18 1 3 .957 1.79    
1976 33 WAS NL P 38 0 66.3 1 14 1 0 .938 2.04    
Career Totals   175 4 224.3 11 46 2 4 .966 2.29    
Career Highs   61 4 110.3 4 18 1 3 1.000 6.77    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1975-10-7
 Games Pitched
1975-8-61
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Bob Patterson (975)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Washington in 1968
Earned first career win on 4/16/1968
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1975, going 0-0, 0.00
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
9/1/1976: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $400,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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