Joe
Wood
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 3, 1919 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1944 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9
1945 25 PIT NL     6 6 6 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 9 8 9
1946 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1947 27 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 8 9
1948 28 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1949 29 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1950 30 PIT NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1951 31 PIT NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1952 32 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1953 33 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   6 6 7 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
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
1943 23 PIT NL 65 163 23 46 7 1 0 15 3 2 8 11 .282 .314 .337 .651 15.6 1.9
1944 24 PIT NL 35 51 7 15 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 2 .294 .288 .412 .700 5.6 0.7
1945 25 AAA   123 516 70 160 20 7 1 44 12 8 23 33 .310 .340 .382 .721 62.4  
1946 26 PIT NL 99 303 34 77 8 1 1 15 1 3 17 19 .254 .295 .297 .592 25.3 1.7
1947 27 PIT NL 32 37 5 13 0 0 0 6 3 0 2 1 .351 .385 .351 .736 5.1 1.1
1948 28 PIT NL 113 297 19 78 11 0 0 28 2 3 9 29 .263 .283 .300 .583 21.1 0.0
1949 29 PIT NL 75 171 16 40 5 0 0 10 1 0 6 11 .234 .258 .263 .522 10.4 0.0
1950 30 PIT NL 41 39 6 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 .282 .275 .308 .583 3.5 0.3
1951 31 AAA   102 283 37 72 12 3 1 32 10 3 9 16 .254 .277 .329 .606 24.8  
1952 32 AAA   137 623 74 153 29 7 5 69 13 7 22 52 .246 .271 .339 .610 53.8  
1953 33 AAA   137 557 51 141 29 6 2 62 11 9 16 55 .253 .274 .338 .612 46.6  
7 Years Sim 460 1061 110 280 33 3 2 85 12 9 42 77 .264 .291 .306 .597 86.8 5.7
4 Years AAA 499 1979 232 526 90 23 9 207 46 27 70 156 .266 .290 .348 .638 187.6  
162 Game Average 373 38 98 11 1 0 29 4 3 14 27 .264 .291 .306 .597 30.6  
Career Highs 113 303 34 78 11 1 1 28 3 3 17 29 .351 .385 .412 .736 25.3  
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   438 56 108 11 1 0 28 8 3 14 38 .247 .270 .276 .547 30.5
vs LH   623 54 172 22 2 2 57 4 6 28 39 .276 .305 .327 .633 58.8
Home 221 543 45 141 16 0 0 41 8 4 22 37 .260 .285 .289 .575 43.1
Away 239 518 65 139 17 3 2 44 4 5 20 40 .268 .297 .324 .621 46.3
RISP   215 0 62 6 0 0 79 0 0 4 13 .288 .293 .316 .610 19.0
Pinch Hitting   26 4 13 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .692 1.192 6.4
Close/Late   94 19 25 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 8 .266 .289 .287 .576 7.3
Mar/Apr 90 243 22 65 6 0 0 24 1 3 6 21 .267 .283 .292 .575 18.0
May 80 213 20 53 4 1 1 16 2 0 9 16 .249 .279 .291 .570 16.9
June 73 150 11 42 4 0 0 10 1 2 4 6 .280 .299 .307 .605 12.4
July 60 137 14 35 1 1 0 8 2 0 9 12 .255 .301 .277 .579 11.9
August 76 145 17 34 7 0 0 12 3 2 9 13 .234 .280 .283 .563 10.8
Sep/Oct 76 173 25 51 11 1 1 15 3 2 5 9 .295 .311 .387 .698 19.3
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
1943 23 PIT NL 2B 54 38 346.3 89 154 9 44 .964 6.31   1.4
    3B 5 2 22.0 1 9 1 0 .909 4.09   0.2
1944 24 PIT NL 3B 17 10 91.7 4 32 3 3 .923 3.53   0.6
    2B 12 2 34.3 6 12 0 1 1.000 4.72   0.1
1946 26 PIT NL SS 80 78 616.0 98 272 4 48 .989 5.41   3.1
    2B 9 7 61.0 22 31 1 11 .981 7.82   0.5
    RF 1 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
    3B 2 0 1.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 10.84   0.0
1947 27 PIT NL SS 9 4 45.0 10 25 0 7 1.000 7.00   0.3
    2B 8 2 31.3 12 18 1 8 .968 8.62   0.2
    3B 2 1 10.0 1 1 1 0 .667 1.80   0.0
1948 28 PIT NL 2B 71 67 564.3 137 238 13 49 .966 5.98   1.3
    SS 22 11 104.0 21 46 1 8 .985 5.80   0.4
    3B 14 8 80.7 6 20 0 0 1.000 2.90   0.3
1949 29 PIT NL 2B 30 17 186.0 39 99 3 21 .979 6.68   1.1
    SS 25 12 129.0 30 57 1 14 .989 6.07   0.8
    3B 11 11 87.0 6 22 1 1 .966 2.90   0.2
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1950 30 PIT NL 3B 27 9 107.0 6 26 2 2 .941 2.69   0.2
    SS 3 0 3.3 1 2 1 1 .750 8.11   0.0
  2B 184 133 1223.3 305 552 27 134 .969 6.30   4.5
  SS 139 105 897.3 160 402 7 78 .988 5.64   4.6
  3B 78 41 400.0 24 112 8 6 .944 3.06   1.6
  RF 2 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
Career Totals   403 279 2524.0 490 1066 42 218 .974 5.55   10.7
Career Highs   107 86 749.0 164 305 14 59 .988 6.98    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 37th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1943
Had first career hit on 4/11/1943, off Red Embree (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1944, off Joe Krakauskas (DET)
Injured on 6/15/1945 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/22/1945 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
10/13/1949: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $400,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 3/8/1951 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 3/18/1951 with a Sore Back, out for one week
4/2/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
Injured on 8/12/1952 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks