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Corky
Valentine		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 213
 
Born: January 4, 1929 in Usa, OH, TROY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 25 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
1955 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
1956 27 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1957 28 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 7 8 7 3 3 3
1958 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1959 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
1960 31 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
1961 32 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 6 3 3 3
1962 33 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 7 3 4 4
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
1954 25 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 27 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 28 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 32 MIN AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 33 MIN AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     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
1954 25 AAA   10 13 .435 30 30 2 0 0 194.0 209 91 31 77 114 4.22 .272 .338 .448 .786  
1955 26 AAA   3 19 .136 29 29 2 0 0 190.0 195 85 25 67 130 4.03 .266 .327 .426 .754  
1956 27 AAA   4 5 .444 51 0 0 0 5 38.0 38 17 3 17 35 4.03 .266 .344 .385 .728  
1957 28 AAA   4 4 .500 61 0 0 0 6 47.7 47 18 9 17 25 3.40 .270 .335 .483 .818  
1958 29 MIN AL 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 1 24.7 23 11 3 10 8 4.01 .247 .320 .409 .729 1.6
1959 30 MIN AL 0 2 .000 31 0 0 0 0 37.7 50 26 8 10 13 6.21 .309 .349 .519 .867 0.0
1960 31 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 1 22.3 35 19 4 6 12 7.66 .361 .398 .567 .965 0.0
1961 32 AAA   1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 25.0 20 4 1 10 15 1.44 .215 .291 .290 .582  
1962 33 A   7 1 .875 84 0 0 0 18 73.7 50 11 4 15 65 1.34 .198 .243 .273 .515  
3 Years Sim 1 3 .250 70 0 0 0 2 84.7 108 56 15 26 33 5.95 .307 .354 .503 .857 1.6
5 Years AAA 22 41 .349 184 59 4 0 11 494.7 509 215 69 188 319 3.91 .266 .332 .430 .762  
1 Years A 7 1 .875 84 0 0 0 18 73.7 50 11 4 15 65 1.34 .198 .243 .273 .515  
6 Years Minors 29 42 .408 268 59 4 0 29 568.3 559 226 73 203 384 3.58 .258 .322 .412 .734  
Season Average 0 1 .000 23 0 0 0 0 28.2 36 18 5 8 11 5.95 .307 .354 .503 .857  
Career Highs 1 2 1.000 31 0 0 0 1 37.7 50 26 8 10 13 7.66 .361 .398 .567 .965  
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   64 35 9 17 25   .300 .352 .507 .859
vs LH   44 21 6 9 8   .317 .358 .496 .855
Home 0 1 .000 36 0 0 0 0 42.7 60 30 7 14 18 6.33 .331 .379 .541 .921
Away 1 2 .333 34 0 0 0 2 42.0 48 26 8 12 15 5.57 .281 .328 .462 .790
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 8.0 7 1 0 5 4 1.13 .241 .353 .241 .594
May 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 15.7 9 5 3 7 8 2.87 .164 .258 .364 .622
June 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 11.3 13 7 1 2 6 5.57 .265 .294 .347 .641
July 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 6 3 1 3 3.38 .286 .297 .492 .789
August 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 1 11.0 31 21 4 3 3 17.21 .517 .540 .867 1.406
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 1 22.7 30 16 4 8 9 6.36 .313 .365 .521 .886
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
1959 30 MIN AL 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1960 31 MIN AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2 Years Sim 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2  
Career Highs 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -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   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 29 MIN AL P 20 0 24.7 7 5 0 1 1.000 4.38    
1959 30 MIN AL P 31 0 37.7 5 8 0 1 1.000 3.11    
1960 31 MIN AL P 19 0 22.3 4 5 0 0 1.000 3.63    
Career Totals   70 0 84.7 16 18 0 2 1.000 3.61    
Career Highs   31 0 37.7 7 8 0 1 1.000 4.38    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 60th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1954
Injured on 7/14/1955 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
Earned first career win on 9/20/1960
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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