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Adrian
Zabala		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: August 26, 1916 in Cuba, , SAN ANTONIO DE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 28 NYA AL   6 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 3 3
1946 29 NYA AL   6 4 4 4 7 6 7 3 3 3
1947 30 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 3 3
1948 31 BRK NL   6 4 4 4 7 6 7 3 3 3
1949 32 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 6 6 3 3 3
1950 33 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1951 34 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 28 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 29 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 31 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 32 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 33 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 34 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1945 28 AA   1 1 .500 59 0 0 0 9 47.7 33 4 1 17 37 0.76 .198 .272 .246 .517  
1946 29 AA   3 5 .375 82 0 0 0 6 71.7 71 48 14 37 46 6.03 .265 .354 .470 .824  
1947 30 AA   2 2 .500 33 0 0 0 3 27.3 21 11 4 6 18 3.62 .214 .260 .347 .607  
1948 31 AAA   0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 0 27.7 26 15 6 13 6 4.88 .263 .348 .485 .833  
    A   1 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 2 26.0 17 2 0 7 13 0.69 .193 .253 .239 .491  
1949 32 BRK NL 3 7 .300 49 1 0 0 4 61.3 75 34 3 44 15 4.99 .314 .418 .410 .828 2.7
1950 33 BRK NL 5 12 .294 85 6 0 0 4 128.3 141 80 12 76 34 5.61 .281 .373 .413 .787 4.4
1951 34 BRK NL 3 2 .600 42 2 0 0 6 61.0 56 26 5 38 21 3.84 .243 .347 .326 .673 6.6
1952 35 AA   11 1 .917 92 0 0 0 2 108.7 114 45 13 42 67 3.73 .269 .335 .401 .736  
3 Years Sim 11 21 .344 176 9 0 0 14 250.7 272 140 20 158 70 5.03 .280 .378 .392 .770 13.7
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 0 27.7 26 15 6 13 6 4.88 .263 .348 .485 .833  
4 Years AA 17 9 .654 266 0 0 0 20 255.3 239 108 32 102 168 3.81 .250 .322 .388 .710  
1 Years A 1 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 2 26.0 17 2 0 7 13 0.69 .193 .253 .239 .491  
6 Years Minors 18 10 .643 315 0 0 0 22 309.0 282 125 38 122 187 3.64 .247 .319 .385 .704  
Season Average 3 7 .300 58 3 0 0 4 83.6 90 46 6 52 23 5.03 .280 .378 .392 .770  
Career Highs 5 12 .600 85 6 0 0 6 128.3 141 80 12 76 34 5.61 .314 .418 .413 .828  
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   171 79 12 101 45   .281 .383 .376 .759
vs LH   101 61 8 57 25   .280 .378 .418 .796
Home 6 10 .375 100 4 0 0 4 145.3 162 77 13 96 37 4.77 .289 .393 .398 .792
Away 5 11 .313 76 5 0 0 10 105.3 110 63 7 62 33 5.38 .268 .364 .383 .747
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 25 0 0 0 4 27.3 23 11 1 9 4 3.62 .235 .299 .306 .605
May 2 3 .400 28 1 0 0 0 38.0 37 16 2 24 10 3.79 .252 .357 .347 .704
June 5 4 .556 25 2 0 0 0 43.3 42 17 5 23 12 3.53 .266 .359 .392 .752
July 1 4 .200 29 1 0 0 5 38.0 50 26 3 23 17 6.16 .318 .406 .452 .858
August 1 5 .167 35 3 0 0 4 58.7 60 39 5 39 12 5.98 .274 .384 .397 .781
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 34 2 0 0 1 45.3 60 31 4 40 15 6.16 .314 .433 .414 .847
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 30 AA   8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 -0.1  
1949 32 BRK NL 49 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1950 33 BRK NL 85 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.8 0.0
1951 34 BRK NL 42 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.4 0.0
3 Years Sim 176 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .111 .143 .111 .254 -0.3 0.0
1 Years AA 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .143 .111 .254 -0.2  
Career Highs 85 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.4  
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   19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255 -0.3
vs LH   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 100 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.5
Away 76 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .000 .067 .000 .067 -1.0
RISP   10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
Close/Late   4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
July 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 35 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.9
Sep/Oct 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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    
1949 32 BRK NL P 49 1 61.3 4 11 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1950 33 BRK NL P 85 6 128.3 9 30 0 0 1.000 2.74    
1951 34 BRK NL P 42 2 61.0 2 12 1 1 .933 2.07    
Career Totals   176 9 250.7 15 53 1 1 .986 2.44    
Career Highs   85 6 128.3 9 30 1 1 1.000 2.74    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1950-5-85
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Rooker (977)
  2. Bob Weiland (974)
  3. Art Quirk (972)
  4. Bob Patterson (972)
  5. Don Gullett (971)
  6. Keith Comstock (971)
  7. Don Carman (971)
  8. Danny Boone (971)
  9. Roy Henshaw (970)
  10. Paul Lapalme (968)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1945
Traded from New York (A) to Brooklyn on 7/1/1948 (Going to NYA: 2B Lee Handley, P Fred Sanford. Going to BRK: P Adrian Zabala, P Al Papai)
Earned first career win on 5/13/1949
Had first career hit on 8/8/1949, off Curt Simmons (STL)
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Brooklyn on 9/22/1952
 
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