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Bucky
Jacobs		  
Nickname: The Enigma
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: March 21, 1913 in Usa, VA, ALTAVISTA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937    1944   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
1938 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 5
1939 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 7
1940 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
1941 28 TAM AL $ 3,350,000 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
1942 29 TAM AL $ 3,350,000 7 6 6 6 8 9 8 7 8 7
1943 30 TAM AL $ 4,020,000 7 6 6 6 8 9 8 7 8 7
1944 31 TAM AL $ 4,020,000 7 5 6 5 7 8 7 5 6 6
1945 32 TAM AL $ 4,020,000 7 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 5
1946 33 SEM AL $ 3,000,000 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
1947 34 BSN NL $ 3,000,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1948 35 BSN NL $ 380,000 7 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
1949 36 BSN NL $ 380,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,020,000 7 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 28 TAM AL $ 3,350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 29 TAM AL $ 3,350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 30 TAM AL $ 4,020,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 31 TAM AL $ 4,020,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 32 TAM AL $ 4,020,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 33 SEM AL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 34 BSN NL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 35 BSN NL $ 380,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 36 BSN NL $ 380,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,020,000   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
1937 24 TAM AL 5 1 .833 42 0 0 0 1 45.3 38 12 2 20 9 2.38 .224 .304 .335 .639 6.3
1938 25 TAM AL 6 5 .545 70 0 0 0 2 76.3 88 35 4 31 25 4.13 .289 .357 .431 .788 5.0
1939 26 TAM AL 8 9 .471 87 5 2 0 11 120.7 149 82 16 48 42 6.12 .309 .373 .481 .855 0.0
1940 27 TAM AL 16 10 .615 41 41 8 2 0 298.7 309 136 19 76 124 4.10 .266 .319 .391 .710 18.2
1941 28 TAM AL 11 14 .440 42 37 5 0 0 263.3 310 127 21 60 124 4.34 .292 .334 .419 .753 10.5
1942 29 TAM AL 15 17 .469 44 44 4 0 0 315.3 344 160 15 89 129 4.57 .280 .330 .376 .706 12.8
1943 30 TAM AL 15 19 .441 43 43 12 0 0 323.7 368 152 17 73 109 4.23 .290 .332 .394 .726 18.5
1944 31 TAM AL 18 11 .621 44 44 12 3 0 341.0 352 135 20 90 141 3.56 .266 .317 .364 .682 26.3
1945 32 TAM AL 20 15 .571 43 43 10 1 0 310.0 337 169 33 110 118 4.91 .279 .343 .411 .754 10.5
1946 33 TAM AL 2 4 .333 22 4 0 0 3 46.7 65 28 6 16 23 5.40 .327 .379 .462 .841 0.7
    AAA   0 1 .000 26 0 0 0 1 21.0 12 5 3 13 15 2.14 .167 .294 .333 .627  
1947 34 BSN NL 1 4 .200 6 6 0 0 0 30.3 36 23 1 20 14 6.82 .290 .389 .387 .776 0.0
    AAA   3 5 .375 66 0 0 0 8 63.0 55 29 7 41 42 4.14 .241 .357 .364 .721  
1948 35 BSN NL 0 1 .000 5 1 0 0 0 10.3 10 9 2 9 4 7.84 .263 .417 .447 .864 0.0
1949 36 A   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 12 3 1 1 10 2.70 .308 .325 .436 .761  
12 Years Sim 117 110 .515 489 268 53 6 17 2181.6 2406 1068 156 642 862 4.41 .281 .335 .399 .733 108.7
2 Years AAA 3 6 .333 92 0 0 0 9 84.0 67 34 10 54 57 3.64 .223 .342 .357 .698  
1 Years A 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 12 3 1 1 10 2.70 .308 .325 .436 .761  
3 Years Minors 3 6 .333 98 0 0 0 9 94.0 79 37 11 55 67 3.54 .233 .340 .366 .706  
Season Average 9 9 .500 40 22 4 0 1 181.8 200 89 13 53 71 4.41 .281 .335 .399 .733  
Career Highs 20 19 .833 87 44 12 3 11 341.0 368 169 33 110 141 7.84 .327 .417 .481 .864  
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   1094 469 64 241 485   .265 .305 .370 .675
vs LH   1312 599 92 401 377   .296 .355 .426 .780
Home 68 49 .581 259 134 25 2 12 1124.6 1197 528 73 324 443 4.23 .273 .323 .380 .703
Away 49 61 .445 230 134 28 4 5 1057.0 1209 540 83 318 419 4.60 .289 .339 .419 .758
Mar/Apr 19 25 .432 88 47 10 0 1 373.6 434 195 28 108 166 4.70 .289 .337 .418 .755
May 22 18 .550 96 45 10 1 5 381.0 421 181 22 92 152 4.28 .278 .319 .393 .712
June 21 15 .583 89 43 13 2 7 384.6 385 184 32 123 140 4.31 .263 .320 .387 .707
July 21 11 .656 77 43 5 1 0 351.6 397 156 18 86 142 3.99 .288 .330 .388 .718
August 13 24 .351 68 46 7 0 3 344.3 402 194 32 116 106 5.07 .295 .350 .421 .770
Sep/Oct 21 17 .553 71 44 9 2 1 346.3 367 158 24 117 156 4.11 .273 .332 .385 .716
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
1938 25 TAM AL 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1939 26 TAM AL 87 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.0 0.0
1940 27 TAM AL 41 103 5 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 38 .155 .154 .184 .338 1.6 0.0
1941 28 TAM AL 42 87 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 .092 .092 .115 .207 -2.5 0.0
1942 29 TAM AL 44 111 7 15 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 30 .135 .164 .171 .335 2.0 0.0
1943 30 TAM AL 43 116 6 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 42 .103 .119 .112 .231 -4.4 0.0
1944 31 TAM AL 44 116 6 18 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 38 .155 .161 .190 .351 1.2 0.0
1945 32 TAM AL 43 103 10 15 1 1 0 5 0 0 4 36 .146 .178 .175 .352 1.8 0.0
1946 33 TAM AL 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0
1947 34 BSN NL 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.1 0.0
1948 35 BSN NL 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
11 Years Sim 447 674 40 90 9 1 2 26 0 0 12 220 .134 .148 .159 .307 -0.5 0.3
162 Game Average 244 14 32 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 79 .134 .148 .159 .307 -0.2  
Career Highs 87 116 10 18 3 1 1 7 0 0 4 42 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.0  
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   478 32 69 8 1 2 19 0 0 10 159 .144 .161 .178 .339 2.8
vs LH   196 8 21 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 61 .107 .116 .112 .228 -5.4
Home 187 324 21 41 3 1 0 12 0 0 4 118 .127 .136 .142 .278 -4.1
Away 214 350 19 49 6 0 2 14 0 0 8 102 .140 .159 .174 .333 1.5
RISP   177 0 14 0 0 0 21 0 0 2 65 .079 .088 .079 .167 -8.0
Close/Late   52 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .077 .111 .077 .188 -1.9
Mar/Apr 67 110 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 .109 .117 .118 .235 -2.8
May 45 110 10 18 2 1 1 9 0 0 4 34 .164 .193 .227 .420 3.4
June 68 126 3 16 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 45 .127 .134 .151 .285 -1.6
July 58 104 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 34 .096 .111 .106 .217 -3.1
August 53 113 9 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 43 .186 .193 .195 .388 2.2
Sep/Oct 71 111 6 13 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 25 .117 .139 .153 .292 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 24 TAM AL P 42 0 45.3 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1938 25 TAM AL P 70 0 76.3 6 13 0 0 1.000 2.24    
1939 26 TAM AL P 87 5 120.7 12 20 0 3 1.000 2.39    
1940 27 TAM AL P 41 41 298.7 19 57 0 2 1.000 2.29    
1941 28 TAM AL P 42 37 263.3 13 56 2 3 .972 2.36    
1942 29 TAM AL P 44 44 315.3 15 54 0 5 1.000 1.97    
1943 30 TAM AL P 43 43 323.7 18 64 1 1 .988 2.28    
1944 31 TAM AL P 44 44 341.0 18 58 0 5 1.000 2.01    
1945 32 TAM AL P 43 43 310.0 19 63 5 4 .943 2.38    
1946 33 TAM AL P 22 4 46.7 1 9 1 0 .909 1.93    
1947 34 BSN NL P 6 6 30.3 4 5 0 0 1.000 2.67    
1948 35 BSN NL P 5 1 10.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.74    
Career Totals   489 268 2181.6 129 408 9 23 .984 2.22    
Career Highs   87 44 341.0 19 64 5 5 1.000 2.67    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1938 25 TAM AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 3 0 1 1 20.30 .429 .500 .714 1.214
1942 29 TAM AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 16 12 0 4 2 10.13 .340 .392 .383 .775
1944 31 TAM AL 2 2 .500 5 5 1 0 0 36.7 43 25 8 17 20 6.14 .293 .366 .490 .856
1945 32 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .375 .625
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 11 7 1 0 0 50.7 64 40 8 22 24 7.11 .306 .372 .469 .841
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 29 TAM AL 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
1944 31 TAM AL 5 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Batting 7 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .250 .438
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1944-5-3.56
 Wins
1944-8-18
1945-6-20
 Losses
1942-6-17
1943-6-19
 Winning Pct
1940-4-.615
1944-5-.621
 Saves
1939-4-11
 Games Pitched
1938-3-70
1939-1-87
Games Started
1940-9-41
1942-1-44
1943-7-43
1944-1-44
1945-1-43
 Complete Games
1943-8-12
1944-5-12
1945-10-10
 Shutouts
1940-4-2
1944-1-3
1945-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1942-8-315.3
1943-4-323.7
1944-1-341.0
1945-6-310.0
 Hits Allowed
1942-5-344
1943-3-368
1944-3-352
1945-2-337
 Homeruns Allowed
1945-2-33
Walks per 9IP
1940-9-2.3
1941-8-2.1
1942-8-2.5
1943-3-2.0
1944-4-2.4
 WHiP
1940-7-1.29
1943-10-1.36
1944-7-1.30
 OOBP
1944-9-.317
 OSLG
1944-8-.364
 OOPS
1944-6-.682
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 59    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Frank Sullivan (946)
  2. Dennis Leonard (946)
  3. Joe Heving (943)
  4. Scott Sanderson (942)
  5. Newt Kimball (941)
  6. Tommy John (941)
  7. Jumbo Elliott (941)
  8. Harry Eisenstat (939)
  9. Jack Hallett (938)
  10. John Butcher (938)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Al Jackson (995)
  2. Ken Lehman (994)
  3. Virgil Trucks (989)
  4. Bill Voiselle (987)
  5. Red Swanson (987)
  6. Ralph Lumenti (987)
  7. Denny Galehouse (987)
  8. Jim Constable (987)
  9. Ramon Monzant (986)
  10. Jack Kramer (986)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1937
Earned first career win on 4/7/1937
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Injured on 7/17/1937 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Had first career hit on 6/5/1939, off Schoolboy Rowe (BOS)
Injured on 4/4/1940 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,350,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1942: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $4,020,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 9/29/1942, off Monte Pearson (SEM)
Injured on 7/13/1943 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1944, going 6-0, 2.49
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1944
Injured on 5/17/1945 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
6/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle on 7/1/1946 (Going to SEM: P Bucky Jacobs, P Pretzel Pezzullo. Going to TAM: P Early Wynn, P Howie Krist, P Hal Manders)
Traded from Seattle to Boston (N) on 2/1/1947 (Going to BSN: P Joe Haynes, P Pretzel Pezzullo, P Johnny Broaca, P Bucky Jacobs. Going to SEM: P Vito Tamulis, C Frankie Hayes)
7/1/1947: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $380,000 per year, for 2 years
7/31/1949: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
 
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