Clyde
Shoun
 
Nickname: Hardrock
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 203
 
Born: March 20, 1912 in Usa, TN, MOUNTAIN CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1943    1944   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 23 MIN AL   6 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
1936 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1937 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1938 26 DET AL $ 300,000 5 5 4 4 8 7 7 7 6 6
1939 27 DET AL $ 300,000 5 5 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 6
1940 28 DET AL $ 833,000 5 5 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 6
1941 29 DET AL $ 833,000 4 5 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 6
1942 30 DET AL $ 833,000 3 5 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 6
1943 31 DET AL $ 1,750,000 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5
1944 32 DET AL $ 1,750,000 2 5 4 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1945 33 OAK AL $ 1,750,000 2 5 4 4 7 7 7 4 3 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 5 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000 6 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 23 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1936 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1937 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 26 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 27 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 28 DET AL $ 833,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 29 DET AL $ 833,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1942 30 DET AL $ 833,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 31 DET AL $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 32 DET AL $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1945 33 OAK AL $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1935 23 AAA   1 3 .250 71 0 0 0 7 52.3 51 19 5 12 26 3.27 .267 .310 .414 .724  
1936 24 MIN AL 1 3 .250 24 0 0 0 1 24.7 41 20 1 10 3 7.30 .376 .429 .523 .952 0.0
    AAA   0 3 .000 54 0 0 0 5 41.7 40 17 4 16 25 3.67 .255 .324 .433 .757  
1937 25 MIN AL 1 5 .167 25 0 0 0 15 21.3 32 10 0 5 12 4.22 .344 .378 .376 .754 2.6
    AAA   1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 1 18.0 18 2 0 5 11 1.00 .269 .319 .313 .633  
1938 26 DET AL 6 9 .400 38 17 1 0 6 143.0 152 61 10 41 53 3.84 .275 .324 .409 .733 11.0
1939 27 DET AL 0 5 .000 32 7 0 0 2 69.0 67 29 4 13 19 3.78 .258 .291 .369 .661 4.3
    AAA   2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 7 24.0 28 14 0 6 20 5.25 .289 .330 .371 .701  
1940 28 DET AL 7 7 .500 56 0 0 0 1 61.3 79 37 5 20 21 5.43 .306 .354 .434 .788 1.8
1941 29 DET AL 5 4 .556 60 0 0 0 9 54.7 52 24 3 18 14 3.95 .254 .311 .346 .657 7.2
1942 30 DET AL 3 7 .300 67 0 0 0 17 70.3 84 33 5 20 20 4.22 .301 .343 .427 .770 7.8
1943 31 DET AL 9 5 .643 88 0 0 0 10 99.0 98 33 5 32 36 3.00 .263 .319 .366 .685 13.0
1944 32 DET AL 5 2 .714 58 0 0 0 6 73.3 67 28 2 26 21 3.44 .247 .308 .354 .662 9.0
1945 33 AAA   2 3 .400 37 0 0 0 2 42.0 65 25 5 18 19 5.36 .369 .428 .500 .928  
9 Years Sim 37 47 .440 448 24 1 0 67 616.6 672 275 35 185 199 4.01 .280 .329 .395 .724 56.8
5 Years AAA 6 10 .375 204 0 0 0 22 178.0 202 77 14 57 101 3.89 .294 .348 .424 .772  
Season Average 4 5 .444 49 2 0 0 7 68.5 74 30 3 20 22 4.01 .280 .329 .395 .724  
Career Highs 9 9 .714 88 17 1 0 17 143.0 152 61 10 41 53 7.30 .376 .429 .523 .952  
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   447 181 20 124 130   .293 .346 .408 .754
vs LH   225 94 15 61 69   .257 .306 .373 .678
Home 23 23 .500 244 11 1 0 34 343.7 381 160 17 100 116 4.19 .285 .334 .403 .737
Away 14 24 .368 204 13 0 0 34 273.0 291 115 18 85 83 3.79 .274 .328 .385 .713
Mar/Apr 9 8 .529 62 8 0 0 3 104.3 131 56 9 25 32 4.83 .314 .353 .446 .799
May 5 5 .500 58 1 0 0 10 74.7 68 18 6 18 26 2.17 .239 .285 .345 .630
June 6 3 .667 67 0 0 0 12 69.6 63 18 2 18 20 2.33 .240 .288 .312 .600
July 3 12 .200 84 1 0 0 15 94.0 102 43 8 33 32 4.12 .276 .335 .405 .740
August 11 9 .550 86 6 1 0 10 131.6 155 69 4 44 44 4.72 .303 .359 .429 .787
Sep/Oct 3 10 .231 91 8 0 0 18 142.3 153 71 6 47 45 4.49 .276 .332 .384 .716
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
1938 26 DET AL 38 40 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.0 0.0
1939 27 DET AL 32 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1940 28 DET AL 56 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1941 29 DET AL 60 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1943 31 DET AL 88 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1944 32 DET AL 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1945 33 AAA   9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7  
6 Years Sim 332 60 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .117 .117 .117 .233 -1.0 0.6
1 Years AAA 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7  
162 Game Average 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .117 .117 .117 .233 -0.5  
Career Highs 88 40 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
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   45 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .089 .089 .089 .178 -1.9
vs LH   15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Home 174 31 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .194 .194 .194 .387 0.6
Away 100 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .034 .034 .034 .069 -2.2
RISP   14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 32 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
May 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
July 30 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
August 21 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
Sep/Oct 37 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1936 24 MIN AL P 24 0 24.7 4 6 1 0 .909 3.65    
1937 25 MIN AL P 25 0 21.3 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.11    
1938 26 DET AL P 38 17 143.0 5 25 0 1 1.000 1.89    
1939 27 DET AL P 32 7 69.0 8 15 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1940 28 DET AL P 56 0 61.3 4 14 1 0 .947 2.64    
1941 29 DET AL P 60 0 54.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.81    
1942 30 DET AL P 67 0 70.3 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1943 31 DET AL P 88 0 99.0 6 18 0 2 1.000 2.18    
1944 32 DET AL P 58 0 73.3 5 10 0 1 1.000 1.84    
Career Totals   448 24 616.6 41 111 2 5 .987 2.22    
Career Highs   88 17 143.0 8 25 1 2 1.000 3.65    
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
1941 29 DET AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.0 8 5 0 2 2 11.25 .381 .435 .524 .959
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.0 8 5 0 2 2 11.25 .381 .435 .524 .959
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1941 29 DET AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1937-5-15
1938-9-6
1941-7-9
1942-3-17
1943-7-10
1944-10-6
Games Pitched
1941-8-60
1942-7-67
1943-1-88
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1935
Earned first career win on 8/27/1936
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 2/1/1938 (Going to MIN: 1B Lou Gehrig, P Johnny Allen, C Spud Davis. Going to DET: 2B John Mihalic, P Clyde Shoun)
Had first career hit on 7/31/1938, off Schoolboy Rowe (BOS)
7/31/1939: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $833,000 per year, for 3 years
9/22/1942: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,750,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Injured on 9/27/1944 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 7/31/1945 (Going to DET: P Johnny Vander meer. Going to OAK: CF Jose Zardon, P Charley Schanz, P Tiny Bonham, P Russ Meers, P Clyde Shoun)