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Vandenberg		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 17, 1906 in Usa, KS, ABILENE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 29 SLC NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1936 30 SLC NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1937 31 SLC NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 5
1938 32 SLC NL $ 400,000 7 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 5
1939 33 SLC NL $ 400,000 7 5 6 6 4 5 5 3 4 3
1940 34 SLC NL $ 400,000 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3
1941 35 SLC NL $ 400,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000 7 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
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  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
1935 29 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1936 30 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1937 31 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 32 SLC NL $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 33 SLC NL $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 34 SLC NL $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 35 SLC NL $ 400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   3 3 3 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 29 SLC NL 3 0 1.000 40 0 0 0 0 43.3 51 22 4 18 9 4.57 .300 .363 .435 .798 3.0
1936 30 SLC NL 5 13 .278 71 0 0 0 4 69.3 106 68 10 42 24 8.83 .350 .428 .531 .959 0.0
1937 31 SLC NL 5 6 .455 39 16 3 0 1 131.0 131 57 11 60 60 3.92 .263 .341 .394 .735 8.2
1938 32 SLC NL 11 20 .355 42 42 4 0 0 289.0 335 171 26 138 125 5.33 .295 .371 .427 .798 6.6
1939 33 SLC NL 2 2 .500 21 0 0 0 0 28.7 34 15 2 12 12 4.71 .291 .354 .385 .738 1.2
    AAA   4 4 .500 11 10 0 0 1 76.3 68 33 9 23 59 3.89 .238 .294 .364 .658  
1940 34 SLC NL 2 4 .333 60 0 0 0 2 80.0 98 51 9 36 33 5.74 .301 .367 .460 .827 1.8
1941 35 SLC NL 4 1 .800 44 0 0 0 0 55.7 78 34 3 25 24 5.50 .333 .397 .444 .841 1.9
7 Years Sim 32 46 .410 317 58 7 0 7 697.0 833 418 65 331 287 5.40 .299 .372 .437 .809 22.6
1 Years AAA 4 4 .500 11 10 0 0 1 76.3 68 33 9 23 59 3.89 .238 .294 .364 .658  
Season Average 4 6 .400 45 8 1 0 1 99.6 119 59 9 47 41 5.40 .299 .372 .437 .809  
Career Highs 11 20 1.000 71 42 4 0 4 289.0 335 171 26 138 125 8.83 .350 .428 .531 .959  
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   414 224 37 135 169   .282 .343 .422 .765
vs LH   419 194 28 196 118   .318 .406 .453 .859
Home 19 22 .463 160 27 4 0 2 337.0 413 219 42 164 141 5.85 .303 .378 .460 .838
Away 13 24 .351 157 31 3 0 5 360.0 420 199 23 167 146 4.98 .296 .370 .414 .784
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 45 7 2 0 3 94.6 108 63 7 51 40 5.99 .290 .375 .426 .801
May 6 6 .500 48 7 0 0 1 89.0 110 44 5 33 38 4.45 .306 .364 .406 .769
June 2 6 .250 53 7 0 0 0 99.0 115 54 6 50 42 4.91 .293 .372 .420 .792
July 6 11 .353 53 12 2 0 0 136.0 149 73 20 57 51 4.83 .278 .347 .446 .793
August 7 7 .500 59 13 1 0 1 134.3 176 92 9 78 55 6.17 .327 .412 .447 .859
Sep/Oct 7 9 .438 59 12 2 0 2 144.0 175 92 18 62 61 5.75 .301 .368 .455 .823
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
1935 29 SLC NL 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1936 30 SLC NL 71 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1937 31 SLC NL 39 31 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .161 .156 .161 .318 0.4 0.0
1938 32 SLC NL 42 89 7 11 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 10 .124 .133 .191 .324 1.0 0.0
1939 33 SLC NL 21 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1940 34 SLC NL 60 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.2 0.0
1941 35 SLC NL 44 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
7 Years Sim 317 139 9 21 2 1 1 10 0 1 1 14 .151 .156 .201 .357 2.8 0.5
162 Game Average 71 4 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .151 .156 .201 .357 1.4  
Career Highs 71 89 7 11 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 10 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0  
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   115 8 16 2 1 1 7 0 1 1 13 .139 .145 .200 .345 0.4
vs LH   24 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .208 .208 .208 .417 0.7
Home 154 64 5 9 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 7 .141 .141 .203 .344 0.4
Away 105 75 4 12 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 7 .160 .169 .200 .369 0.7
RISP   35 0 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 6 .143 .139 .143 .282 -0.4
Close/Late   11 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .455 .727 1.3
Mar/Apr 18 17 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .059 .111 .235 .346 0.2
May 14 19 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .105 .105 .211 .316 -0.1
June 21 15 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .400 .733 1.4
July 34 31 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .129 .125 .161 .286 -0.4
August 37 32 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.7
Sep/Oct 26 25 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 29 SLC NL P 40 0 43.3 2 19 0 2 1.000 4.36    
1936 30 SLC NL P 71 0 69.3 7 21 0 1 1.000 3.63    
1937 31 SLC NL P 39 16 131.0 6 39 0 2 1.000 3.09    
1938 32 SLC NL P 42 42 289.0 18 68 2 5 .977 2.68    
1939 33 SLC NL P 21 0 28.7 2 5 0 1 1.000 2.20    
1940 34 SLC NL P 60 0 80.0 6 22 1 0 .966 3.15    
1941 35 SLC NL P 44 0 55.7 5 10 0 0 1.000 2.43    
Career Totals   317 58 697.0 46 184 3 11 .987 2.97    
Career Highs   71 42 289.0 18 68 2 5 1.000 4.36    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1938-2-20
 Games Pitched
1936-2-71
1940-9-60
 Games Started
1938-7-42
 Hits Allowed
1938-7-335
 Homeruns Allowed
1938-2-26
 Walks Allowed
1938-1-138
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Darrell Osteen (962)
  6. Jim Coates (961)
  7. Ron Tompkins (960)
  8. Max Butcher (960)
  9. Joe Hatten (958)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by St. Louis (C) in 1935
Injured on 3/18/1935 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/7/1935
Had first career hit on 6/26/1936, off Nub Kleinke (TAM)
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1938, off Ted Lyons (SDP)
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration
 
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