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Johnny
Rutherford		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 5, 1925 in Can, ON, BELLEVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 8 7 3 4 4
1953 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1954 29 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 2 3 3 6 7 6 3 4 4
1955 30 BOS AL   9 2 3 2 6 7 6 3 3 3
1956 31 BOS AL   9 2 2 2 6 7 6 3 3 3
1957 32 BOS AL   9 1 2 2 6 7 6 3 3 3
1958 33 BOS AL   9 2 2 2 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 1 2 2 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 8 7 3 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
1952 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 30 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 31 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 32 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 33 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 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
1952 27 BOS AL 11 17 .393 34 34 13 0 0 272.7 336 168 31 100 70 5.55 .304 .361 .455 .816 7.3
    AA   2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 42.0 37 16 4 7 25 3.43 .228 .260 .340 .600  
1953 28 BOS AL 8 15 .348 28 28 13 0 0 220.3 260 138 30 83 66 5.64 .295 .354 .479 .833 5.7
1954 29 BOS AL 0 5 .000 6 5 3 0 0 41.7 39 22 8 24 12 4.75 .253 .352 .461 .813 1.4
    AAA   1 1 .500 7 2 0 0 0 20.7 16 10 1 6 14 4.36 .211 .268 .329 .597  
1955 30 AAA   2 4 .333 8 8 0 0 0 45.7 56 30 11 19 18 5.91 .292 .355 .526 .881  
1956 31 AA   9 8 .529 21 21 3 1 0 149.7 140 48 17 31 107 2.89 .246 .285 .385 .670  
1957 32 AA   9 14 .391 29 29 2 1 0 196.0 216 108 33 56 143 4.96 .282 .331 .471 .802  
1958 33 AA   0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 38.0 32 7 0 9 21 1.66 .232 .279 .275 .554  
3 Years Sim 19 37 .339 68 67 29 0 0 534.7 635 328 69 207 148 5.52 .297 .358 .465 .823 14.3
2 Years AAA 3 5 .375 15 10 0 0 0 66.3 72 40 12 25 32 5.43 .269 .331 .470 .801  
4 Years AA 20 27 .426 61 61 6 2 0 425.7 425 179 54 103 296 3.78 .260 .304 .411 .715  
6 Years Minors 23 32 .418 76 71 6 2 0 492.0 497 219 66 128 328 4.01 .261 .308 .420 .727  
Season Average 6 12 .333 22 22 9 0 0 178.2 211 109 23 69 49 5.52 .297 .358 .465 .823  
Career Highs 11 17 .393 34 34 13 0 0 272.7 336 168 31 100 70 5.64 .304 .361 .479 .833  
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   318 154 38 83 81   .286 .336 .458 .794
vs LH   317 174 31 124 67   .308 .382 .474 .856
Home 4 25 .138 33 33 12 0 0 262.3 319 171 37 102 75 5.87 .300 .361 .479 .840
Away 15 12 .556 35 34 17 0 0 272.3 316 157 32 105 73 5.19 .293 .356 .452 .808
Mar/Apr 2 7 .222 11 11 5 0 0 90.3 92 48 14 39 26 4.78 .266 .340 .451 .791
May 5 8 .385 13 13 5 0 0 102.3 133 76 16 31 31 6.68 .310 .357 .506 .862
June 3 6 .333 13 12 3 0 0 92.0 127 63 9 48 23 6.16 .337 .412 .488 .900
July 2 7 .222 12 12 4 0 0 93.7 109 67 16 37 23 6.44 .288 .351 .464 .815
August 4 6 .400 12 12 7 0 0 99.0 111 45 8 35 31 4.09 .288 .347 .440 .787
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 7 7 5 0 0 57.3 63 29 6 17 14 4.55 .283 .333 .417 .750
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
1952 27 BOS AL 34 92 9 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 31 .130 .149 .152 .301 -0.2 0.0
1953 28 BOS AL 28 69 5 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 21 .174 .213 .188 .402 3.3 0.0
1954 29 BOS AL 6 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.6 0.0
3 Years Sim 68 174 14 27 3 0 0 11 0 0 6 54 .155 .181 .172 .354 3.8 0.0
162 Game Average 414 33 64 7 0 0 26 0 0 14 128 .155 .181 .172 .354 9.0  
Career Highs 34 92 9 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 31 .231 .231 .231 .462 3.3  
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   115 12 20 2 0 0 9 0 0 4 31 .174 .200 .191 .391 2.7
vs LH   59 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .119 .145 .136 .281 -0.6
Home 33 76 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 24 .158 .190 .171 .361 1.1
Away 35 98 8 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 30 .153 .175 .173 .348 1.0
RISP   34 0 9 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 8 .265 .250 .265 .515 2.1
Close/Late   17 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .176 .263 .176 .440 0.8
Mar/Apr 11 28 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .179 .194 .179 .372 0.6
May 13 33 5 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .242 .242 .242 .485 1.6
June 12 31 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .097 .125 .097 .222 -0.8
July 12 31 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .161 .212 .194 .406 0.9
August 12 32 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .156 .182 .188 .369 0.5
Sep/Oct 7 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .053 .100 .105 .205 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 BOS AL P 34 34 272.7 7 51 3 1 .951 1.91    
1953 28 BOS AL P 28 28 220.3 16 46 1 4 .984 2.53    
1954 29 BOS AL P 6 5 41.7 6 6 0 0 1.000 2.59    
Career Totals   68 67 534.7 29 103 4 5 .971 2.22    
Career Highs   34 34 272.7 16 51 3 4 1.000 2.59    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-3-17
 Complete Games
1952-3-13
1953-6-13
 Hits Allowed
1952-3-336
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 55th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/6/1952, off Russ Meyer (PIT)
Earned first career win on 5/6/1952
Injured on 8/1/1954 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/22/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 5/30/1956 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/6/1956 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 3/3/1958 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
 
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