Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Don
Rudolph		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 16, 1931 in Usa, MD, BALTIMORE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 25 CIN NL   8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 6 6
1958 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 5 5
1959 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 6 6
1960 28 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 5 5
1961 29 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 5 5
1962 30 COL NL $ 350,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 5 5
1963 31 COL NL $ 350,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 5 5
1964 32 COL NL $ 350,000 8 3 2 3 8 8 8 6 5 5
1965 33 COL NL $ 640,000 8 3 2 3 8 8 8 6 5 5
1966 34 COL NL $ 750,000 8 3 2 3 9 8 8 6 5 5
1967 35 COL NL $ 750,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 5 5
1968 36 COL NL $ 750,000 7 2 1 1 8 7 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 1 1 8 7 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000 8 3 3 3 9 8 8 6 6 6
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
1957 25 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 29 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 30 COL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 31 COL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 32 COL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 33 COL NL $ 640,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 34 COL NL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 35 COL NL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 36 COL NL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1957 25 AA   11 11 .500 30 30 8 2 0 232.3 207 62 11 46 186 2.40 .238 .277 .335 .611  
1958 26 CIN NL 12 16 .429 33 33 8 1 0 255.3 304 131 32 66 78 4.62 .295 .335 .446 .780 7.6
1959 27 CIN NL 3 3 .500 24 3 1 0 0 44.3 62 26 6 13 16 5.28 .341 .381 .505 .886 1.1
1960 28 CIN NL 10 16 .385 30 30 19 3 0 243.7 256 98 26 50 106 3.62 .268 .305 .400 .704 16.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 12.3 14 7 3 1 11 5.11 .292 .306 .563 .869  
1961 29 CIN NL 11 22 .333 40 40 24 3 0 315.7 355 151 42 60 123 4.31 .283 .314 .435 .749 9.6
1962 30 COL NL 12 17 .414 32 32 10 0 0 241.7 311 148 38 58 79 5.51 .311 .347 .477 .824 0.0
1963 31 COL NL 4 7 .364 32 9 4 0 3 92.7 110 63 12 25 29 6.12 .298 .343 .439 .782 0.0
1964 32 COL NL 2 6 .250 41 4 1 0 2 74.7 86 37 10 28 21 4.46 .291 .352 .426 .777 1.5
1965 33 COL NL 0 2 .000 22 3 0 0 1 47.0 69 33 9 14 22 6.32 .338 .377 .520 .897 0.0
1966 34 COL NL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 14.7 9 4 2 1 6 2.46 .176 .189 .353 .542 1.2
1967 35 COL NL 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 1 19.7 12 5 3 2 4 2.29 .174 .197 .319 .516 2.5
1968 36 COL NL 1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 25.7 33 14 5 4 4 4.91 .327 .352 .485 .838 0.2
11 Years Sim 56 89 .386 301 154 67 7 7 1374.9 1607 710 185 321 488 4.65 .291 .329 .442 .771 39.8
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 12.3 14 7 3 1 11 5.11 .292 .306 .563 .869  
1 Years AA 11 11 .500 30 30 8 2 0 232.3 207 62 11 46 186 2.40 .238 .277 .335 .611  
2 Years Minors 11 11 .500 36 30 8 2 0 244.7 221 69 14 47 197 2.54 .241 .278 .347 .625  
Season Average 5 8 .385 27 14 6 0 0 125.0 146 64 16 29 44 4.65 .291 .329 .442 .771  
Career Highs 12 22 1.000 41 40 24 3 3 315.7 355 151 42 66 123 6.32 .341 .381 .520 .897  
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   1169 498 128 235 316   .300 .340 .448 .788
vs LH   438 212 57 86 172   .271 .308 .428 .736
Home 31 42 .425 157 79 26 6 4 723.0 848 364 82 172 243 4.53 .294 .334 .428 .761
Away 25 47 .347 144 75 41 1 3 652.0 759 346 103 149 245 4.78 .289 .327 .458 .785
Mar/Apr 7 12 .368 52 21 7 1 3 186.6 231 102 27 54 66 4.92 .302 .348 .462 .810
May 9 16 .360 59 24 10 1 2 229.3 256 113 31 58 74 4.44 .284 .328 .430 .758
June 9 21 .300 60 30 16 2 0 286.6 315 137 37 69 105 4.30 .278 .319 .430 .750
July 8 15 .348 43 23 8 1 2 187.6 232 119 26 48 68 5.71 .302 .344 .471 .814
August 8 13 .381 45 26 13 2 0 224.6 273 115 26 39 83 4.61 .301 .330 .438 .768
Sep/Oct 15 12 .556 42 30 13 0 0 260.0 300 124 38 53 92 4.29 .287 .322 .435 .757
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
1958 26 CIN NL 33 75 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 35 .080 .114 .093 .207 -1.2 0.0
1959 27 CIN NL 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4 0.0
1960 28 CIN NL 30 83 4 16 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 30 .193 .202 .253 .455 3.4 0.0
    AAA   4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1961 29 CIN NL 40 100 4 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 .130 .155 .140 .295 -0.3 0.0
1962 30 COL NL 32 85 4 15 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 23 .176 .186 .200 .386 1.7 0.0
1963 31 COL NL 32 22 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .091 .130 .182 .312 0.1 0.0
1964 32 COL NL 41 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 0.7 0.1
1965 33 COL NL 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1968 36 COL NL 17 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.3
9 Years Sim 271 393 15 55 9 1 0 21 0 0 5 135 .140 .163 .168 .331 3.6 0.4
1 Years AAA 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 234 8 32 5 0 0 12 0 0 2 80 .140 .163 .168 .331 2.2  
Career Highs 41 100 4 16 5 1 0 8 0 0 2 35 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.4  
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   241 8 25 3 1 0 10 0 0 3 75 .104 .121 .124 .246 -6.0
vs LH   152 7 30 6 0 0 11 0 0 2 60 .197 .228 .237 .465 5.3
Home 140 181 11 29 3 1 0 7 0 0 3 67 .160 .195 .188 .383 2.1
Away 131 212 4 26 6 0 0 14 0 0 2 68 .123 .135 .151 .286 -2.9
RISP   76 0 8 3 0 0 19 0 0 2 26 .105 .138 .145 .282 -1.2
Close/Late   42 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .167 .186 .214 .400 0.9
Mar/Apr 34 46 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .174 .208 .174 .382 0.4
May 49 57 2 5 2 1 0 7 0 0 3 19 .088 .159 .158 .317 -0.5
June 34 87 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 33 .103 .114 .126 .240 -2.2
July 23 47 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .170 .188 .170 .358 0.3
August 33 69 3 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 .145 .157 .174 .331 -0.2
Sep/Oct 39 87 2 15 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 32 .172 .182 .207 .389 1.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 26 CIN NL P 33 33 255.3 19 60 3 7 .963 2.78    
1959 27 CIN NL P 24 3 44.3 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1960 28 CIN NL P 30 30 243.7 16 34 1 1 .980 1.85    
1961 29 CIN NL P 40 40 315.7 16 55 1 4 .986 2.02    
1962 30 COL NL P 32 32 241.7 19 38 1 5 .983 2.12    
1963 31 COL NL P 32 9 92.7 10 17 1 3 .964 2.62    
1964 32 COL NL P 41 4 74.7 2 17 0 2 1.000 2.29    
1965 33 COL NL P 22 3 47.0 5 9 0 0 1.000 2.68    
1966 34 COL NL P 14 0 14.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.23    
1967 35 COL NL P 16 0 19.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.83    
1968 36 COL NL P 17 0 25.7 1 12 0 4 1.000 4.56    
Career Totals   301 154 1374.9 93 253 7 26 .980 2.26    
Career Highs   41 40 315.7 19 60 3 7 1.000 4.56    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1967 35 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000 .333 .000 .333
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1960-9-16
1961-4-22
1962-8-17
 Games Started
1961-10-40
 Complete Games
1960-4-19
1961-3-24
 Shutouts
1958-9-1
1960-3-3
1961-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1961-7-315.7
 Hits Allowed
1958-9-304
1961-2-355
1962-7-311
Homeruns Allowed
1961-4-42
1962-3-38
 Walks per 9IP
1958-8-2.3
1960-3-1.8
1961-4-1.7
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ron Guidry (953)
  2. Al Yeargin (947)
  3. Steve Fireovid (942)
  4. Grant Jackson (937)
  5. Doug Rau (934)
  6. Wally Hebert (934)
  7. Ted Olson (933)
  8. Bob Bruce (931)
  9. Jim Perry (929)
  10. Jim Nash (928)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joe Moeller (994)
  2. Pat Caraway (994)
  3. Bob Muncrief (993)
  4. Vic Keen (993)
  5. Bunny Hearn (993)
  6. Jack Russell (992)
  7. Luis Tiant (990)
  8. Don Sutton (990)
  9. Allie Reynolds (990)
  10. Red Swanson (989)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1957
Earned first career win on 4/13/1958
Had first career hit (double) on 5/3/1958, off Gene Conley (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1961, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Injured on 7/27/1961 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1964: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $640,000 per year, for 1 years
9/1/1965: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $750,000 per year, for 3 years
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.