Gerry
Staley
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 21, 1920 in Usa, WA, BRUSH PRAIRIE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 7 6
1948 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6
1949 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 7 8 8 6 7 6
1950 29 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 7 6 7 6
1951 30 MIN AL $ 2,080,000 7 3 4 4 7 8 7 6 7 6
1952 31 MIN AL $ 2,080,000 7 3 4 3 7 7 7 5 6 6
1953 32 BRK NL $ 800,000 7 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,080,000 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 29 MIN AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 30 MIN AL $ 2,080,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 31 MIN AL $ 2,080,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 32 BRK NL $ 800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,080,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1947 26 MIN AL 2 4 .333 52 0 0 0 12 58.7 65 23 7 15 13 3.53 .284 .329 .467 .797 7.4
1948 27 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 2 21.3 18 11 1 3 6 4.64 .220 .247 .280 .528 2.2
1949 28 MIN AL 1 3 .250 36 0 0 0 0 49.0 65 35 5 16 11 6.43 .323 .372 .463 .834 0.8
1950 29 MIN AL 7 0 1.000 68 0 0 0 6 82.3 76 27 4 31 23 2.95 .250 .320 .355 .675 10.6
1951 30 MIN AL 2 2 .500 60 0 0 0 6 74.3 82 34 10 31 24 4.12 .278 .342 .444 .786 6.6
1952 31 MIN AL 1 4 .200 34 0 0 0 3 34.0 44 26 6 12 10 6.88 .306 .359 .493 .852 0.0
1953 32 BRK NL 3 3 .500 42 2 0 0 6 48.0 59 32 10 25 13 6.00 .301 .378 .526 .904 0.0
1954 33 AAA   2 5 .286 78 0 0 0 6 88.3 159 93 10 51 37 9.48 .398 .466 .563 1.028  
7 Years Sim 17 16 .515 308 2 0 0 35 367.7 409 188 43 133 100 4.60 .282 .341 .438 .779 27.6
1 Years AAA 2 5 .286 78 0 0 0 6 88.3 159 93 10 51 37 9.48 .398 .466 .563 1.028  
Season Average 2 2 .500 44 0 0 0 5 52.5 58 26 6 19 14 4.60 .282 .341 .438 .779  
Career Highs 7 4 1.000 68 2 0 0 12 82.3 82 35 10 31 24 6.88 .323 .378 .526 .904  
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   199 74 17 59 59   .274 .328 .410 .738
vs LH   210 114 26 74 41   .290 .356 .467 .823
Home 10 8 .556 173 0 0 0 12 201.0 241 115 29 75 61 5.15 .299 .358 .475 .833
Away 7 8 .467 135 2 0 0 23 166.7 168 73 14 58 39 3.94 .261 .322 .393 .715
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 45 0 0 0 4 49.7 48 21 3 19 14 3.81 .253 .321 .384 .705
May 3 1 .750 53 0 0 0 8 58.6 65 20 6 25 12 3.07 .279 .349 .416 .765
June 1 4 .200 52 2 0 0 3 71.0 101 50 11 25 24 6.34 .333 .384 .502 .886
July 4 0 1.000 46 0 0 0 9 63.7 69 30 7 21 22 4.24 .278 .335 .460 .794
August 5 5 .500 61 0 0 0 5 72.0 78 42 8 25 17 5.25 .281 .340 .421 .761
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 51 0 0 0 6 52.7 48 25 8 18 11 4.27 .241 .304 .417 .721
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
1947 26 MIN AL 52 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.2
1948 27 MIN AL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1949 28 MIN AL 36 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1950 29 MIN AL 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1951 30 MIN AL 60 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1952 31 MIN AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1953 32 BRK NL 42 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8 0.2
7 Years Sim 308 19 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .211 .211 .263 .474 0.8 0.4
162 Game Average 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 .211 .263 .474 0.4  
Career Highs 68 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.8  
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   9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5
vs LH   10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2
Home 125 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Away 107 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .364 .364 .455 .818 1.5
RISP   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Close/Late   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
May 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 38 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5
July 23 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Sep/Oct 17 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 26 MIN AL P 52 0 58.7 3 19 0 4 1.000 3.38    
1948 27 MIN AL P 16 0 21.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1949 28 MIN AL P 36 0 49.0 7 10 0 0 1.000 3.12    
1950 29 MIN AL P 68 0 82.3 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1951 30 MIN AL P 60 0 74.3 2 18 1 2 .952 2.42    
1952 31 MIN AL P 34 0 34.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 2.91    
1953 32 BRK NL P 42 2 48.0 7 13 0 0 1.000 3.75    
Career Totals   308 2 367.7 27 88 1 7 .991 2.82    
Career Highs   68 2 82.3 7 19 1 4 1.000 3.75    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1947-6-12
1950-10-6
Games Pitched
1950-9-68
1951-10-60
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1947
Earned first career win on 5/14/1947
Had first career hit on 9/7/1947, off John Burrows (BSN)
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,080,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,080,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/2/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Released by Brooklyn on 10/3/1954