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Bob
Joyce		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 14, 1915 in Usa, CA, STOCKTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1945   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 24 OAK AL   7 4 4 4 8 9 8 3 4 4
1940 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 4 3
1941 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 4 4
1942 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 9 10 9 3 4 4
1943 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 9 10 10 3 4 4
1944 29 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 7 4 5 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1945 30 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 7 4 5 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1946 31 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 6 4 5 4 9 10 10 3 3 3
1947 32 OAK AL $ 2,500,000 6 4 4 4 9 10 10 3 3 3
1948 33 OAK AL $ 2,500,000 6 4 4 4 9 10 9 3 3 3
1949 34 NYA AL $ 1,000,000 6 3 4 3 9 10 9 3 3 3
1950 35 NYA AL   6 2 3 2 9 9 9 3 3 3
1951 36 BSN NL $ 450,000 6 2 2 2 8 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 8 9 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000 7 5 5 5 10 10 10 3 4 4
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
1939 24 OAK AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 29 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 30 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 31 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 32 OAK AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 33 OAK AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 34 NYA AL $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 35 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 36 BSN NL $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1939 24 AAA   1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 0 8.3 14 8 2 3 6 8.64 .368 .415 .605 1.020  
    AA   4 1 .800 52 0 0 0 5 42.3 42 15 3 10 27 3.19 .259 .302 .358 .660  
1940 25 OAK AL 4 2 .667 42 0 0 0 0 47.3 56 19 4 6 14 3.61 .298 .320 .441 .761 3.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 31 0 0 0 4 42.3 45 9 3 6 32 1.91 .268 .293 .393 .686  
1941 26 OAK AL 2 3 .400 74 0 0 0 2 74.7 88 35 3 11 25 4.22 .298 .322 .407 .729 5.5
1942 27 OAK AL 8 3 .727 78 0 0 0 6 86.3 97 47 4 17 29 4.90 .285 .316 .362 .678 7.2
1943 28 OAK AL 9 0 1.000 76 0 0 0 2 107.3 113 36 5 10 33 3.02 .272 .285 .369 .653 13.3
1944 29 OAK AL 10 8 .556 86 2 0 0 4 111.0 135 53 10 22 31 4.30 .301 .331 .446 .777 8.5
1945 30 OAK AL 6 2 .750 55 1 0 0 10 75.7 75 26 6 22 18 3.09 .259 .307 .366 .672 9.9
1946 31 OAK AL 7 6 .538 51 1 0 0 7 64.0 76 23 2 22 20 3.23 .303 .356 .386 .743 8.4
1947 32 OAK AL 9 4 .692 61 0 0 0 8 71.7 82 32 10 11 26 4.02 .293 .317 .443 .760 8.3
1948 33 OAK AL 6 3 .667 59 0 0 0 4 64.7 77 33 8 13 24 4.59 .300 .331 .498 .829 6.0
1949 34 NYA AL 10 12 .455 66 12 1 0 6 168.7 189 74 24 35 39 3.95 .291 .324 .448 .772 16.0
1950 35 NYA AL 3 3 .500 59 2 0 0 1 76.0 87 45 9 23 27 5.33 .286 .332 .438 .770 5.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 8 0 0 0 0 8.7 9 5 0 6 3 5.20 .265 .375 .265 .640  
1951 36 AA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 18.0 18 7 1 5 7 3.50 .257 .307 .343 .650  
11 Years Sim 74 46 .617 707 18 1 0 50 947.3 1075 423 85 192 286 4.02 .289 .321 .419 .740 91.9
3 Years AAA 2 3 .400 49 0 0 0 4 59.3 68 22 5 15 41 3.34 .283 .325 .408 .734  
2 Years AA 4 1 .800 61 0 0 0 5 60.3 60 22 4 15 34 3.28 .259 .304 .353 .657  
5 Years Minors 6 4 .600 110 0 0 0 9 119.7 128 44 9 30 75 3.31 .271 .315 .381 .696  
Season Average 6 4 .600 64 1 0 0 4 86.1 97 38 7 17 26 4.02 .289 .321 .419 .740  
Career Highs 10 12 1.000 86 12 1 0 10 168.7 189 74 24 35 39 5.33 .303 .356 .498 .829  
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   531 218 37 70 183   .290 .316 .411 .727
vs LH   544 205 48 122 103   .288 .332 .427 .759
Home 41 18 .695 368 8 0 0 21 502.6 572 199 43 88 138 3.56 .292 .323 .420 .742
Away 33 28 .541 339 10 1 0 29 444.6 503 224 42 104 148 4.53 .286 .325 .419 .744
Mar/Apr 9 5 .643 111 1 0 0 7 134.0 148 46 11 23 40 3.09 .284 .314 .385 .699
May 11 6 .647 102 2 0 0 9 136.6 140 57 10 29 31 3.75 .269 .307 .392 .699
June 17 10 .630 135 0 0 0 10 167.3 200 76 14 35 54 4.09 .302 .337 .436 .773
July 12 8 .600 123 3 0 0 10 147.0 178 85 16 42 55 5.21 .301 .348 .442 .789
August 18 7 .720 125 7 1 0 4 208.6 238 80 15 30 54 3.45 .292 .318 .409 .727
Sep/Oct 7 10 .412 111 5 0 0 10 153.6 171 79 19 33 52 4.63 .282 .319 .445 .764
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
1940 25 OAK AL 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1941 26 OAK AL 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1942 27 OAK AL 78 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1943 28 OAK AL 76 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1944 29 OAK AL 86 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.3 0.0
1945 30 OAK AL 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1 0.0
1946 31 OAK AL 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1947 32 OAK AL 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1948 33 OAK AL 59 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.2
1949 34 NYA AL 66 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .103 .125 .128 .253 -0.3 0.0
1950 35 NYA AL 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 707 78 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .077 .099 .103 .201 -1.5 0.2
162 Game Average 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 .099 .103 .201 -0.3  
Career Highs 86 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7  
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   51 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .059 .075 .098 .174 -2.3
vs LH   27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .111 .143 .111 .254 -0.5
Home 336 39 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .051 .095 .077 .172 -1.7
Away 278 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .103 .103 .128 .231 -1.1
RISP   19 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .105 .100 .211 .311 -0.2
Close/Late   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 80 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
May 64 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
June 71 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
July 89 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.3
August 65 22 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .000 .080 .000 .080 -1.4
Sep/Oct 35 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 25 OAK AL P 42 0 47.3 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.66    
1941 26 OAK AL P 74 0 74.7 3 6 0 1 1.000 1.08    
1942 27 OAK AL P 78 0 86.3 8 21 0 0 1.000 3.02    
1943 28 OAK AL P 76 0 107.3 7 23 1 3 .968 2.52    
1944 29 OAK AL P 86 2 111.0 8 28 0 4 1.000 2.92    
1945 30 OAK AL P 55 1 75.7 5 15 0 0 1.000 2.38    
1946 31 OAK AL P 51 1 64.0 5 15 0 1 1.000 2.81    
1947 32 OAK AL P 61 0 71.7 7 13 1 0 .952 2.51    
1948 33 OAK AL P 59 0 64.7 5 13 0 2 1.000 2.51    
1949 34 NYA AL P 66 12 168.7 11 27 0 2 1.000 2.03    
1950 35 NYA AL P 59 2 76.0 8 14 1 1 .957 2.61    
Career Totals   707 18 947.3 71 185 3 15 .988 2.43    
Career Highs   86 12 168.7 11 28 1 4 1.000 3.02    
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
1940 25 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 6 1 0 2 27.00 .538 .538 .846 1.385
1942 27 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 6 1 0 3 18.00 .438 .438 .688 1.125
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1949-8-3.95
 Winning Pct
CAR-32-.617
 Saves
1945-9-10
1946-8-7
1947-7-8
1949-10-6
 Games Pitched
1941-4-74
1942-1-78
1943-5-76
1944-3-86
1947-6-61
1948-10-59
1949-6-66
CAR-31-707
 Walks per 9IP
1949-1-1.9
 WHiP
1949-4-1.33
OOBP
1949-6-.324
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Bobby Tiefenauer (917)
  7. Dave Ford (916)
  8. Luis Aponte (915)
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 75th overall pick, by Oakland in 1939
Injured on 5/15/1940 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/29/1940
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
Had first career hit on 5/18/1943, off Eddie Smith (SEM)
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
9/22/1946: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 4/18/1948 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/4/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/4/1950 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1950
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/5/1951 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
 
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