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Bob
Usher		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 1, 1925 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 21 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1947 22 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1948 23 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1949 24 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 4 7 6 6
1950 25 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 3 4 7 6 6
1951 26 MIN AL     3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1952 27 MIN AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 6
1953 28 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
1954 29 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4
1955 30 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 4
1956 31 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
1957 32 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 5
1958 33 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4
1959 34 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1960 35 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1961 36 MIN AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
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
1946 21 AA   109 428 58 96 17 3 7 48 9 5 54 47 .224 .311 .327 .638 46.4  
    A   26 89 9 21 5 0 1 12 1 0 10 8 .236 .313 .326 .639 9.6  
1947 22 AA   137 514 80 136 30 3 21 80 3 4 74 65 .265 .357 .457 .814 84.1  
1948 23 AA   127 464 52 100 21 2 12 75 6 10 50 53 .216 .292 .347 .639 46.9  
1949 24 AA   137 495 65 130 18 4 17 77 1 4 59 49 .263 .341 .418 .759 71.0  
1950 25 AA   137 545 82 135 22 3 24 70 6 1 65 71 .248 .328 .431 .759 80.0  
1951 26 AA   137 560 84 141 22 1 24 72 6 1 56 67 .252 .320 .423 .743 78.0  
1952 27 AA   137 550 63 132 23 1 11 45 6 2 50 75 .240 .303 .345 .649 59.3  
1953 28 AA   137 582 65 139 25 2 12 56 5 6 53 83 .239 .302 .351 .653 61.8  
1954 29 AA   122 459 51 120 16 2 19 66 4 2 37 68 .261 .317 .429 .746 62.6  
1955 30 AA   137 518 55 123 16 2 25 67 1 2 54 113 .237 .309 .421 .730 69.6  
1956 31 AA   137 531 69 146 21 0 27 89 7 3 51 97 .275 .338 .467 .806 83.7  
1957 32 AA   137 544 52 132 12 2 24 66 2 3 45 104 .243 .301 .404 .705 67.4  
1958 33 MIN AL 56 133 14 31 5 1 4 14 0 0 10 34 .233 .287 .376 .663 12.7 0.9
1959 34 MIN AL 27 55 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 17 .182 .224 .273 .497 2.1 0.0
1960 35 MIN AL 40 111 8 20 6 1 3 10 0 0 3 35 .180 .200 .333 .533 6.9 0.0
1961 36 A   137 568 37 84 19 2 8 44 1 1 33 136 .148 .195 .231 .425 19.4  
3 Years Sim 123 299 27 61 13 2 8 26 0 0 16 86 .204 .244 .341 .585 21.6 0.9
12 Years AA 1591 6190 776 1530 243 25 223 811 56 43 648 892 .247 .320 .403 .722 810.9  
2 Years A 163 657 46 105 24 2 9 56 2 1 43 144 .160 .217 .244 .461 29.0  
14 Years Minors 1754 6847 822 1635 267 27 232 867 58 44 691 1036 .239 .310 .387 .697 839.8  
162 Game Average 393 35 80 17 2 10 34 0 0 21 113 .204 .244 .341 .585 28.5  
Career Highs 56 133 14 31 6 1 4 14 0 0 10 35 .233 .287 .376 .663 12.7  
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   211 16 42 6 2 4 17 0 0 8 57 .199 .227 .303 .531 13.7
vs LH   88 11 19 7 0 4 9 0 0 8 29 .216 .281 .432 .713 10.9
Home 66 157 14 33 6 0 4 17 0 0 12 43 .210 .265 .325 .590 13.8
Away 57 142 13 28 7 2 4 9 0 0 4 43 .197 .219 .359 .578 10.8
RISP   62 0 10 1 1 1 17 0 0 5 17 .161 .221 .258 .479 3.4
Pinch Hitting   27 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .148 .148 .148 .296 -0.2
Close/Late   45 3 10 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 13 .222 .255 .378 .633 4.4
Mar/Apr 13 30 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 .267 .333 .433 .767 4.1
May 23 53 4 7 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 14 .132 .148 .245 .393 1.3
June 16 46 3 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 3 12 .217 .265 .348 .613 4.4
July 21 40 3 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .125 .143 .200 .343 0.1
August 28 72 6 16 1 1 2 5 0 0 6 25 .222 .282 .347 .629 7.3
Sep/Oct 22 58 9 15 6 0 2 7 0 0 2 17 .259 .283 .466 .749 7.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1958 33 MIN AL LF 16 12 108.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.42   0.5
    RF 13 11 94.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.72    
    CF 15 10 86.0 20 0 1 0 .952 2.09    
1959 34 MIN AL CF 7 6 52.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.60   0.5
    LF 6 5 42.0 11 1 0 1 1.000 2.57    
    RF 5 3 28.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.96    
1960 35 MIN AL CF 14 12 104.0 33 0 0 0 1.000 2.86   0.9
    RF 12 9 84.3 24 0 0 0 1.000 2.56    
    LF 9 7 60.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  CF 36 28 242.0 68 0 1 0 .986 2.53   1.5
  LF 31 24 210.0 40 1 0 1 1.000 1.76   0.5
  RF 30 23 206.3 45 0 0 0 1.000 1.96    
Career Totals   97 75 658.3 153 1 1 1 .994 2.11   2.0
Career Highs   44 33 288.0 69 1 1 1 1.000 2.50    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1946
Injured on 5/9/1948 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/4/1952 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/11/1952 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Injured on 8/16/1954 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 3/14/1955 with a Concussion, out for one week
Injured on 8/28/1956 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 5 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/23/1958, off Bob Shaw (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1958, off Billy Pierce (DET)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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