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George
Ruth		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: February 6, 1895 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
1930 35 BOS AL $ 5,015,000 87 60 55 56 38 34 35 41 41 41
1931 36 MON NL $ 400,000 7 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3
1932 37 MON NL $ 400,000 7 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 400,000 7 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,015,000 87 60 55 56 38 34 35 41 41 41
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
1930 35 BOS AL $ 5,015,000   45 45 45 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 62 62 62
1931 36 MON NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1932 37 MON NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,015,000   45 45 45 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 62 62 62
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
1930 35 BOS AL 11 12 .478 27 27 12 1 0 206.0 207 98 8 78 93 4.28 .262 .330 .381 .711 11.6
1931 36 MON NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 3 1 3 2 10.15 .333 .444 .533 .978 0.0
    A   2 2 .500 36 0 0 0 7 39.0 35 14 4 8 34 3.23 .240 .279 .342 .622  
1932 37 A   0 2 .000 38 0 0 0 5 41.3 34 12 1 17 25 2.61 .224 .302 .276 .578  
2 Years Sim 11 12 .478 30 27 12 1 0 208.7 212 101 9 81 95 4.36 .263 .332 .384 .716 11.6
2 Years A 2 4 .333 74 0 0 0 12 80.3 69 26 5 25 59 2.91 .232 .291 .309 .600  
Season Average 5 6 .455 15 13 6 0 0 104.3 106 50 4 40 47 4.36 .263 .332 .384 .716  
Career Highs 11 12 .478 27 27 12 1 0 206.0 207 98 8 78 93 10.15 .333 .444 .533 .978  
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   153 68 7 59 68   .282 .353 .417 .770
vs LH   59 33 2 22 27   .224 .284 .316 .600
Home 6 3 .667 14 12 4 1 0 98.3 99 49 5 39 47 4.48 .257 .325 .374 .699
Away 5 9 .357 16 15 8 0 0 110.3 113 52 4 42 48 4.24 .269 .335 .393 .728
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 10 7 3 1 0 59.3 56 30 2 26 23 4.55 .236 .312 .350 .662
May 3 2 .600 7 7 2 0 0 52.7 48 24 3 25 23 4.10 .249 .335 .363 .698
June 3 3 .500 6 6 6 0 0 51.0 44 22 3 17 19 3.88 .239 .303 .370 .673
July 1 6 .143 7 7 1 0 0 45.7 64 25 1 13 30 4.93 .335 .377 .461 .838
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
1930 35 BOS AL 28 78 11 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .192 .210 .256 .466 3.7 0.0
1931 36 MON NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    A   18 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.6  
1932 37 A   17 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.4  
2 Years Sim 31 79 11 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .190 .207 .253 .460 3.6 0.0
2 Years A 35 2 16 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1.0  
162 Game Average 412 57 78 26 0 0 31 0 0 5 47 .190 .207 .253 .460 18.9  
Career Highs 28 78 11 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .192 .210 .256 .466 3.7  
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   41 8 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .195 .227 .244 .471 1.6
vs LH   38 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .184 .184 .263 .447 1.2
Home 15 37 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .189 .211 .216 .427 0.8
Away 15 42 5 8 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .190 .205 .286 .490 2.0
RISP   20 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 .150 .143 .200 .343 0.1
Close/Late   4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 0.8
Mar/Apr 10 25 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .280 .480 1.0
May 7 19 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 .238 .211 .449 0.5
June 7 19 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .105 .100 .105 .205 -0.6
July 7 16 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .313 .313 .438 .750 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 35 BOS AL P 27 27 206.0 16 48 3 5 .955 2.80    
    CF 1 0 1.3 1 0 1 0 .500 6.77   0.0
1931 36 MON NL P 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  P 30 27 208.7 16 48 3 5 .955 2.76    
  CF 1 0 1.3 1 0 1 0 .500 6.77   0.0
Career Totals   31 27 210.0 17 48 4 5 .942 2.79    
Career Highs   28 27 207.3 17 48 4 5 .942 2.82    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts per 9IP
1930-5-4.1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/2/1930 to a 1-year deal worth $5,015,000 per year
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Gomez (PIT)
Earned first career win on 4/1/1930
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/16/1931 to a 7-year deal worth $400,000 per year
 
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