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Bill
Trotter		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 10, 1908 in Usa, IL, CISNE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 7 7 7 3 4 4
1938 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 5 3 4 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
1939 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 5 3 4 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
1940 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 3 4 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1941 32 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 3 4 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 4 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 3 4 3 7 7 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
1937 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1937 28 CLE AL 5 2 .714 19 1 0 0 10 28.7 22 6 2 7 11 1.88 .216 .266 .304 .570 8.2
1938 29 CLE AL 6 10 .375 30 22 1 1 1 152.3 179 79 11 48 25 4.67 .300 .352 .430 .783 6.3
1939 30 CLE AL 3 1 .750 46 0 0 0 1 68.3 78 26 4 21 20 3.42 .293 .344 .387 .731 7.4
1940 31 AAA   0 4 .000 30 0 0 0 2 34.7 47 19 4 9 25 4.93 .320 .359 .463 .822  
1941 32 AAA   3 6 .333 42 0 0 0 0 59.0 64 33 8 22 25 5.03 .281 .344 .447 .791  
3 Years Sim 14 13 .519 95 23 1 1 12 249.3 279 111 17 76 56 4.01 .289 .341 .405 .746 21.8
2 Years AAA 3 10 .231 72 0 0 0 2 93.7 111 52 12 31 50 5.00 .296 .350 .453 .803  
Season Average 4 4 .500 31 7 0 0 4 83.1 93 37 5 25 18 4.01 .289 .341 .405 .746  
Career Highs 6 10 .750 46 22 1 1 10 152.3 179 79 11 48 25 4.67 .300 .352 .430 .783  
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   128 62 10 37 38   .270 .323 .405 .728
vs LH   151 49 7 39 18   .308 .358 .405 .764
Home 7 8 .467 48 12 1 1 2 132.3 153 54 10 37 26 3.67 .299 .346 .422 .768
Away 7 5 .583 47 11 0 0 10 117.0 126 57 7 39 30 4.38 .278 .335 .386 .722
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 16 5 1 1 2 52.0 58 20 6 12 10 3.46 .280 .320 .386 .706
May 2 2 .500 15 6 0 0 2 46.3 51 22 3 18 10 4.27 .293 .359 .443 .802
June 5 2 .714 22 6 0 0 0 69.0 79 28 3 13 14 3.65 .294 .326 .405 .731
July 0 6 .000 14 5 0 0 2 45.3 52 26 4 19 8 5.16 .297 .366 .429 .795
August 2 1 .667 14 0 0 0 2 14.7 15 8 1 5 6 4.91 .278 .339 .389 .728
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 14 1 0 0 4 22.0 24 7 0 9 8 2.86 .279 .347 .337 .685
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
1937 28 CLE AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1938 29 CLE AL 30 44 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .023 .023 .023 .045 -3.1 0.0
1939 30 CLE AL 46 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 95 50 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .020 .020 .020 .040 -3.6 0.0
162 Game Average 85 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 .020 .020 .020 .040 -6.2  
Career Highs 46 44 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .023 .023 .023 .045 -0.1  
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   44 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .023 .023 .023 .045 -3.6
vs LH   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Home 48 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .042 .042 .042 .083 -1.7
Away 34 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.5
RISP   15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
May 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
June 21 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
July 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
August 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -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    
1937 28 CLE AL P 19 1 28.7 4 8 0 0 1.000 3.77    
1938 29 CLE AL P 30 22 152.3 10 38 2 3 .960 2.84    
1939 30 CLE AL P 46 0 68.3 10 15 0 3 1.000 3.29    
Career Totals   95 23 249.3 24 61 2 6 .977 3.07    
Career Highs   46 22 152.3 10 38 2 3 1.000 3.77    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1937-7-10
 Games Pitched
1939-9-46
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Frank Mack (987)
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  3. Bobby Locke (979)
  4. Ralph Citarella (979)
  5. Frank Wills (978)
  6. Chief Yellowhorse (975)
  7. Jaime Navarro (975)
  8. Mark Dewey (975)
  9. Kevin Tapani (974)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 52nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1937
Earned first career win on 4/4/1937
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Injured on 5/4/1938 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/21/1938, off Roy Mahaffey (BSN)
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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