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George
Zuverink		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 20, 1924 in Usa, MI, HOLLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7
1952 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 6 5
1953 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1954 29 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1955 30 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 4
1956 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 3
1957 32 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 3
1958 33 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 30 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 33 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1951 26 CLE AL 4 9 .308 82 0 0 0 6 106.7 137 67 15 43 32 5.65 .312 .371 .481 .852 4.0
1952 27 CLE AL 8 9 .471 55 0 0 0 9 60.3 78 46 4 28 16 6.86 .312 .384 .432 .816 2.2
1953 28 CLE AL 6 7 .462 58 0 0 0 2 82.0 91 38 7 31 21 4.17 .285 .349 .392 .740 6.2
1954 29 AAA   4 7 .364 46 0 0 0 20 49.3 53 18 3 13 34 3.28 .276 .322 .391 .713  
1955 30 AAA   5 2 .714 30 0 0 0 8 44.0 41 15 3 18 20 3.07 .247 .321 .331 .652  
1956 31 AAA   4 5 .444 52 0 0 0 35 56.3 63 25 4 17 34 3.99 .289 .340 .390 .730  
1957 32 AAA   3 7 .300 41 0 0 0 24 43.3 48 12 4 14 23 2.49 .286 .341 .387 .728  
1958 33 AAA   7 7 .500 40 0 0 0 20 50.0 69 29 5 24 35 5.22 .337 .406 .463 .870  
3 Years Sim 18 25 .419 195 0 0 0 17 249.0 306 151 26 102 69 5.46 .304 .367 .440 .808 12.4
5 Years AAA 23 28 .451 209 0 0 0 107 243.0 274 99 19 86 146 3.67 .289 .348 .395 .743  
Season Average 6 8 .429 65 0 0 0 5 83.0 102 50 8 34 23 5.46 .304 .367 .440 .808  
Career Highs 8 9 .471 82 0 0 0 9 106.7 137 67 15 43 32 6.86 .312 .384 .481 .852  
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   155 85 16 51 35   .296 .358 .448 .807
vs LH   151 66 10 51 34   .312 .378 .432 .809
Home 10 12 .455 107 0 0 0 7 145.3 173 87 16 54 35 5.39 .297 .357 .436 .793
Away 8 13 .381 88 0 0 0 10 103.7 133 64 10 48 34 5.56 .312 .382 .446 .828
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 33 0 0 0 0 47.7 46 17 3 19 9 3.21 .254 .325 .343 .668
May 2 1 .667 27 0 0 0 2 40.3 33 15 3 18 11 3.35 .220 .304 .327 .630
June 3 5 .375 35 0 0 0 5 43.3 54 30 10 14 14 6.23 .303 .354 .522 .877
July 3 7 .300 29 0 0 0 2 33.0 51 25 3 15 11 6.82 .345 .405 .446 .851
August 3 3 .500 36 0 0 0 6 43.3 56 28 3 16 13 5.82 .327 .385 .497 .882
Sep/Oct 3 8 .273 35 0 0 0 2 41.3 66 36 4 20 11 7.84 .367 .430 .494 .924
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
1951 26 CLE AL 82 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 -0.2 0.0
1952 27 CLE AL 55 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.6 0.1
1953 28 CLE AL 58 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 195 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .211 .211 .263 .474 0.5 0.1
162 Game Average 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .211 .211 .263 .474 0.4  
Career Highs 82 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.6  
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   13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.2
vs LH   6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Home 107 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.1
Away 88 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 19 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
May 8 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
June 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
August 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 17 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    
1951 26 CLE AL P 82 0 106.7 7 22 1 2 .967 2.45    
1952 27 CLE AL P 55 0 60.3 5 12 0 0 1.000 2.54    
1953 28 CLE AL P 58 0 82.0 6 20 1 2 .963 2.85    
Career Totals   195 0 249.0 18 54 2 4 .973 2.60    
Career Highs   82 0 106.7 7 22 1 2 1.000 2.85    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1952-8-9
 Games Pitched
1951-3-82
1953-9-58
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1951
Earned first career win on 5/23/1951
Had first career hit (double) on 5/27/1951, off Jack Salveson (MIN)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/25/1955 with a Spasms Back, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/19/1957 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/12/1958 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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