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Steve
Roser		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 25, 1918 in Usa, NY, ROME
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1945 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1946 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1947 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1948 30 CLE AL $ 1,907,143 8 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1949 31 CLE AL $ 1,907,143 8 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1950 32 CLE AL $ 1,907,143 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1951 33 CLE AL $ 500,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1952 34 CLE AL $ 750,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,907,143 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 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
1944 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 CLE AL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 CLE AL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 CLE AL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 33 CLE AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 34 CLE AL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,907,143   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
1944 26 CLE AL 1 5 .167 6 6 1 0 0 38.7 52 38 8 28 14 8.85 .335 .435 .548 .983 0.0
    AAA   4 3 .571 14 11 1 1 0 85.3 82 31 4 34 53 3.27 .252 .323 .335 .659  
1945 27 CLE AL 0 2 .000 25 0 0 0 0 30.7 38 19 7 17 13 5.58 .306 .385 .589 .973 0.0
1946 28 CLE AL 2 4 .333 43 0 0 0 3 45.3 48 20 3 31 15 3.97 .270 .381 .393 .774 3.2
1947 29 CLE AL 21 12 .636 45 37 10 1 0 288.7 286 133 25 152 101 4.15 .264 .358 .388 .747 17.1
1948 30 CLE AL 5 7 .417 41 11 2 0 0 109.0 131 83 21 70 41 6.85 .293 .389 .479 .868 0.3
1949 31 CLE AL 0 3 .000 27 1 0 0 1 36.7 50 36 3 23 11 8.84 .325 .410 .474 .884 0.0
1950 32 CLE AL 3 5 .375 74 0 0 0 3 97.0 131 66 21 61 30 6.12 .329 .420 .555 .975 1.1
1951 33 CLE AL 1 3 .250 11 0 0 0 0 14.3 13 7 2 9 4 4.40 .250 .371 .385 .756 1.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 5.3 5 3 1 4 6 5.07 .250 .375 .450 .825  
1952 34 AAA   6 5 .545 61 0 0 0 7 51.3 61 34 6 41 23 5.96 .311 .430 .459 .890  
8 Years Sim 33 41 .446 272 55 13 1 7 660.3 749 402 90 391 229 5.48 .289 .384 .454 .838 22.7
3 Years AAA 11 9 .550 80 11 1 1 7 142.0 148 68 11 79 82 4.31 .274 .366 .384 .751  
Season Average 4 5 .444 34 6 1 0 0 82.5 93 50 11 48 28 5.48 .289 .384 .454 .838  
Career Highs 21 12 .636 74 37 10 1 3 288.7 286 133 25 152 101 8.85 .335 .435 .589 .983  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   336 178 41 165 125   .285 .372 .432 .804
vs LH   413 224 49 226 104   .293 .391 .473 .864
Home 15 22 .405 145 29 6 1 6 343.0 395 221 47 220 105 5.80 .291 .390 .458 .848
Away 18 19 .486 127 26 7 0 1 317.3 354 181 43 171 124 5.13 .287 .374 .449 .823
Mar/Apr 2 10 .167 41 13 2 0 1 115.6 151 97 26 73 42 7.55 .321 .412 .539 .951
May 8 9 .471 52 8 3 1 2 114.7 119 64 12 67 42 5.02 .271 .368 .412 .780
June 6 3 .667 35 8 1 0 2 100.3 104 49 10 48 36 4.40 .272 .353 .410 .763
July 4 3 .571 30 7 1 0 1 76.7 91 36 6 43 26 4.23 .303 .391 .410 .801
August 6 9 .400 66 10 3 0 0 143.7 158 85 21 86 53 5.33 .279 .374 .452 .827
Sep/Oct 7 7 .500 48 9 3 0 1 109.3 126 71 15 74 30 5.85 .292 .396 .476 .872
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
1944 26 CLE AL 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077 .143 .077 .220 -1.0 0.0
1945 27 CLE AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1946 28 CLE AL 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1947 29 CLE AL 45 98 5 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 36 .051 .097 .061 .158 -4.5 0.0
1948 30 CLE AL 41 22 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 7 .136 .174 .409 .583 2.2 0.0
1949 31 CLE AL 27 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1950 32 CLE AL 74 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1951 33 CLE AL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
8 Years Sim 272 145 8 11 1 0 2 10 0 0 7 50 .076 .118 .124 .243 -3.3 0.0
162 Game Average 86 4 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 29 .076 .118 .124 .243 -2.0  
Career Highs 74 98 5 5 1 0 2 6 0 0 5 36 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2.2  
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   116 7 9 1 0 2 8 0 0 4 39 .078 .108 .138 .246 -2.3
vs LH   29 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .069 .156 .069 .225 -0.6
Home 145 65 5 5 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 23 .077 .104 .123 .228 -1.6
Away 105 80 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 27 .075 .129 .125 .254 -1.2
RISP   33 0 3 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 11 .091 .118 .182 .299 -0.1
Close/Late   8 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .500 .625 0.8
Mar/Apr 18 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .038 .107 .038 .146 -1.2
May 31 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .000 .087 .000 .087 -1.3
June 23 22 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 8 .136 .136 .273 .409 0.6
July 19 20 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .150 .150 .150 .300 -0.1
August 43 28 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .107 .138 .250 .388 0.6
Sep/Oct 23 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .036 .100 .036 .136 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 26 CLE AL P 6 6 38.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.33    
1945 27 CLE AL P 25 0 30.7 2 10 0 0 1.000 3.52    
1946 28 CLE AL P 43 0 45.3 3 11 0 1 1.000 2.78    
1947 29 CLE AL P 45 37 288.7 20 69 3 4 .967 2.77    
1948 30 CLE AL P 41 11 109.0 4 24 0 1 1.000 2.31    
1949 31 CLE AL P 27 1 36.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1950 32 CLE AL P 74 0 97.0 4 25 0 2 1.000 2.69    
1951 33 CLE AL P 11 0 14.3 1 3 0 1 1.000 2.51    
Career Totals   272 55 660.3 38 158 3 10 .985 2.67    
Career Highs   74 37 288.7 20 69 3 4 1.000 3.52    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1947-4-21
 Winning Pct
1947-7-.636
 Games Pitched
1950-5-74
 Walks Allowed
1947-6-152
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Milo Candini (965)
  5. Bob Brown (962)
  6. Cal McLish (960)
  7. Larry Jackson (960)
  8. Bob Gillespie (960)
  9. Jim Winford (959)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1944
Earned first career win on 4/23/1944
Had first career hit on 4/27/1944, off Ted Wilks (SEM)
Injured on 5/22/1944 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 8/22/1946 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1947, going 5-1, 2.89
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1948, off Dan Bankhead (PIT)
Injured on 9/11/1948 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/26/1951 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 4/21/1951 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/10/1952 to a 2-year deal worth $750,000 per year
 
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