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Bob
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 1, 1931 in Usa, NH, WOODSVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 24 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1956 25 DET AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1957 26 DET AL $ 300,000 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1958 27 DET AL   5 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 6
1959 28 STL NL   5 5 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 5
1960 29 STL NL   5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
1961 30 STL NL   5 5 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
1962 31 STL NL   5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3
1963 32 STL NL   5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3
1964 33 STL NL   5 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 3 3
1965 34 STL NL   5 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 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
1955 24 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 25 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 26 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 27 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 28 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 29 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 30 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 31 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 32 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 33 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 34 STL NL     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
1955 24 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 1 0 1 0 27.27 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 0.0
    AAA   8 16 .333 30 30 2 1 0 197.3 185 83 21 97 159 3.79 .247 .334 .388 .721  
1956 25 DET AL 2 11 .154 22 14 0 0 0 87.0 99 60 9 58 54 6.21 .284 .387 .427 .814 0.4
    AAA   3 8 .273 18 18 1 1 0 112.0 97 56 16 58 93 4.50 .230 .324 .406 .730  
1957 26 DET AL 2 4 .333 19 0 0 0 0 20.7 19 17 5 16 5 7.41 .260 .389 .521 .909 0.0
    AAA   6 11 .353 22 22 2 1 0 143.3 158 81 20 63 103 5.09 .280 .352 .445 .798  
1958 27 AAA   5 6 .455 40 11 0 0 2 90.3 95 58 10 63 70 5.78 .275 .386 .405 .791  
1959 28 AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 7 5 2 3 7 5.20 .219 .286 .438 .723  
    AA   3 1 .750 34 0 0 0 2 38.0 36 13 4 13 41 3.08 .250 .312 .382 .694  
1960 29 AA   4 4 .500 45 0 0 0 3 28.7 32 10 1 9 22 3.14 .291 .345 .400 .745  
1961 30 AA   2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 4 22.3 20 12 1 9 22 4.84 .233 .305 .314 .619  
1962 31 A   4 3 .571 24 0 0 0 0 40.3 41 23 6 13 35 5.13 .258 .314 .447 .760  
1963 32 A   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.3 3 2 0 5 6 1.74 .088 .205 .088 .293  
1964 33 A   1 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 0 65.7 49 18 2 26 52 2.47 .205 .283 .259 .542  
1965 34 AAA   1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 2 7.7 12 8 2 8 8 9.40 .353 .476 .559 1.035  
    A   3 1 .750 31 0 0 0 0 46.7 40 15 3 24 41 2.89 .235 .330 .329 .659  
3 Years Sim 4 15 .211 42 14 0 0 0 108.0 120 78 14 75 59 6.50 .283 .391 .448 .839 0.4
6 Years AAA 23 42 .354 128 81 5 3 4 559.3 554 291 71 292 440 4.68 .258 .347 .413 .760  
3 Years AA 9 6 .600 112 0 0 0 9 89.0 88 35 6 31 85 3.54 .259 .321 .371 .691  
4 Years A 8 4 .667 94 0 0 0 0 163.0 133 58 11 68 134 3.20 .221 .300 .319 .619  
13 Years Minors 40 52 .435 334 81 5 3 13 811.3 775 384 88 391 659 4.26 .251 .335 .390 .725  
Season Average 1 5 .167 14 4 0 0 0 36.0 40 26 4 25 19 6.50 .283 .391 .448 .839  
Career Highs 2 11 .333 22 14 0 0 0 87.0 99 60 9 58 54 27.27 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500  
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   91 52 10 56 42   .298 .407 .449 .856
vs LH   29 26 4 19 17   .244 .348 .445 .793
Home 3 7 .300 20 6 0 0 0 45.0 55 33 3 32 24 6.60 .297 .401 .438 .839
Away 1 8 .111 22 8 0 0 0 63.0 65 45 11 43 35 6.43 .272 .383 .456 .839
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 19 0 0 0 0 20.7 19 17 5 16 5 7.41 .260 .393 .521 .914
June 0 5 .000 7 7 0 0 0 35.3 44 28 4 27 25 7.13 .297 .406 .459 .865
August 1 4 .200 7 7 0 0 0 46.0 44 27 4 27 24 5.28 .253 .353 .379 .733
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 9 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 6 1 5 5 9.02 .448 .529 .621 1.150
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
1955 24 AAA   3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1956 25 DET AL 22 27 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .185 .185 .222 .407 0.8 0.0
1 Years Sim 22 27 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .185 .185 .222 .407 0.8 0.0
1 Years AAA 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 198 7 36 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 58 .185 .185 .222 .407 5.9  
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   16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .313 .563 1.1
vs LH   11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Home 10 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Away 12 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .150 .150 .200 .350 0.1
RISP   8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 7 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5
August 7 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 24 DET AL P 1 0 0.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 27.27    
1956 25 DET AL P 22 14 87.0 7 11 0 1 1.000 1.86    
1957 26 DET AL P 19 0 20.7 0 6 0 1 1.000 2.61    
Career Totals   42 14 108.0 7 18 0 2 1.000 2.08    
Career Highs   22 14 87.0 7 11 0 1 1.000 27.27    
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 79th overall pick, by Detroit in 1955
Injured on 5/25/1955 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 6/20/1956, off Johnny Kucks (BRK)
Earned first career win on 8/25/1956
3/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/12/1958 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Detroit to St. Louis on 5/1/1959 (Going to STL: P Don Carlsen, P Bob Smith, P Dick Rozek. Going to DET: CF Richie Ashburn)
 
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