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Milt
Shoffner		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 194
 
Born: November 13, 1905 in Usa, TX, SHERMAN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1936   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 24 MON NL $ 300,000 82 39 32 33 56 45 47 50 40 42
1931 25 MON NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 5 6 6 4 5
1932 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 5 6 6 4 5
1933 27 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5
1934 28 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1935 29 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1936 30 BRK NL $ 380,001 7 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1937 31 BRK NL $ 380,001 7 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1939 33 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3
1940 34 DET AL $ 300,000 7 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 380,001 82 39 32 33 56 45 47 50 40 42
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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
1930 24 MON NL $ 300,000   16 16 17 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
1931 25 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1932 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1933 27 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1934 28 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1936 30 BRK NL $ 380,001   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 31 BRK NL $ 380,001   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 33 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 34 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 380,001   16 16 17 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
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
1930 24 MON NL 1 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 1 30.7 29 10 2 9 6 2.94 .252 .312 .365 .677 3.3
1931 25 MON NL 1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 1 15.7 13 8 0 8 3 4.60 .232 .323 .304 .627 1.1
    AAA   1 4 .200 6 6 0 0 0 35.0 49 17 4 12 17 4.37 .325 .374 .483 .858  
1932 26 CLE AL 8 4 .667 49 0 0 0 2 61.7 75 26 2 18 14 3.80 .306 .352 .388 .740 6.4
    AAA   1 1 .500 13 0 0 0 3 13.0 9 4 0 5 7 2.77 .191 .269 .277 .546  
1933 27 CLE AL 6 1 .857 49 0 0 0 2 56.3 73 31 5 21 14 4.95 .316 .380 .446 .826 4.5
1934 28 CLE AL 3 9 .250 68 0 0 0 6 75.3 85 37 7 33 18 4.42 .290 .361 .403 .764 5.9
1935 29 CLE AL 1 2 .333 33 1 1 0 0 47.7 65 21 4 26 10 3.97 .327 .407 .427 .834 2.8
1936 30 BRK NL 5 8 .385 66 0 0 0 11 77.7 92 38 2 28 18 4.40 .296 .352 .395 .747 6.7
1937 31 BRK NL 1 3 .250 25 0 0 0 1 29.7 44 17 2 5 6 5.16 .349 .371 .484 .855 0.4
    AAA   0 2 .000 10 0 0 0 0 9.3 14 8 0 10 4 7.72 .341 .471 .415 .885  
1940 34 AA   7 4 .636 54 0 0 0 3 70.3 77 29 7 52 42 3.71 .283 .398 .408 .806  
8 Years Sim 26 28 .481 330 1 1 0 24 394.6 476 188 24 148 89 4.29 .302 .362 .409 .771 31.2
3 Years AAA 2 7 .222 29 6 0 0 3 57.3 72 29 4 27 28 4.55 .301 .372 .431 .803  
1 Years AA 7 4 .636 54 0 0 0 3 70.3 77 29 7 52 42 3.71 .283 .398 .408 .806  
4 Years Minors 9 11 .450 83 6 0 0 6 127.7 149 58 11 79 70 4.09 .292 .386 .419 .805  
Season Average 3 3 .500 41 0 0 0 3 49.3 59 23 3 18 11 4.29 .302 .362 .409 .771  
Career Highs 8 9 1.000 68 1 1 0 11 77.7 92 38 7 33 18 5.16 .349 .407 .484 .855  
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   279 113 16 90 41   .305 .368 .416 .783
vs LH   197 75 8 58 48   .298 .354 .399 .753
Home 15 9 .625 179 1 1 0 10 217.0 246 98 13 81 46 4.06 .292 .354 .388 .743
Away 11 19 .367 151 0 0 0 14 177.6 230 90 11 67 43 4.56 .313 .371 .432 .803
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 3 53.3 61 23 6 20 18 3.88 .290 .352 .414 .766
May 3 5 .375 48 1 1 0 2 61.7 86 40 2 17 14 5.84 .332 .373 .413 .786
June 3 2 .600 67 0 0 0 5 73.3 86 33 3 29 17 4.05 .292 .355 .393 .748
July 8 4 .667 50 0 0 0 7 60.6 60 20 3 22 10 2.97 .261 .325 .335 .660
August 6 10 .375 74 0 0 0 5 89.0 122 53 8 32 22 5.36 .338 .392 .468 .860
Sep/Oct 4 5 .444 49 0 0 0 2 56.7 61 19 2 28 8 3.02 .276 .357 .398 .756
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
1930 24 MON NL 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1932 26 CLE AL 49 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1933 27 CLE AL 49 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.9 0.2
1934 28 CLE AL 68 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1935 29 CLE AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1936 30 BRK NL 66 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1937 31 BRK NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 316 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .167 .200 .167 .367 0.5 0.2
162 Game Average 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .200 .167 .367 0.3  
Career Highs 68 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.9  
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
vs LH   11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .364 .727 1.3
Home 170 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.2
Away 126 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6
RISP   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Close/Late   7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 1.1
Mar/Apr 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 31 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0
June 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
August 29 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9
Sep/Oct 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 24 MON NL P 26 0 30.7 4 8 0 1 1.000 3.52    
1931 25 MON NL P 14 0 15.7 0 4 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1932 26 CLE AL P 49 0 61.7 5 16 0 2 1.000 3.07    
1933 27 CLE AL P 49 0 56.3 6 16 1 0 .957 3.52    
1934 28 CLE AL P 68 0 75.3 4 13 1 1 .944 2.03    
1935 29 CLE AL P 33 1 47.7 6 8 1 0 .933 2.64    
1936 30 BRK NL P 66 0 77.7 2 18 1 2 .952 2.32    
1937 31 BRK NL P 25 0 29.7 2 4 1 1 .857 1.82    
Career Totals   330 1 394.6 29 87 5 8 .959 2.65    
Career Highs   68 1 77.7 6 18 1 2 1.000 3.52    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1936-4-11
 Games Pitched
1932-8-49
1934-2-68
1936-3-66
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. John Cooney (967)
  5. Kevin Saucier (965)
  6. Joe Klink (964)
  7. Larry Bradford (964)
  8. Jim Archer (964)
  9. Lou Marone (961)
  10. Arnold Earley (961)
History
Earned first career win on 6/11/1930
Injured on 4/29/1931 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland on 5/16/1932 (Going to CLE: SS Red Kress, P Milt Shoffner. Going to MON: P Harry Hulihan)
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 8/29/1933, off Roy Henshaw (SDP)
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/7/1936 to a 2-year deal worth $380,001 per year
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/7/1939 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 3/31/1939 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
 
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