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Jack
Kramer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 5, 1918 in Usa, LA, NEW ORLEANS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1949   
All-Star Selections 1953    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 21 MON NL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7
1940 22 MON NL   8 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
1941 23 NYA AL   7 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1946 28 NYA AL $ 914,286 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1947 29 NYA AL $ 914,286 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1948 30 BSN NL $ 914,286 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1949 31 CLE AL $ 4,800,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
1950 32 CLE AL $ 4,800,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 7 6
1951 33 NYA AL   6 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1952 34 SDP NL $ 1,750,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 7 7
1953 35 SDP NL $ 1,750,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 7 7
1954 36 SDP NL $ 1,750,000 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6
1955 37 DET AL $ 1,007,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1956 38 DET AL $ 1,007,000 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,800,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
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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 21 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 22 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 23 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 NYA AL $ 914,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 NYA AL $ 914,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 BSN NL $ 914,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 CLE AL $ 4,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 CLE AL $ 4,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 33 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 34 SDP NL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 35 SDP NL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 36 SDP NL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 37 DET AL $ 1,007,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 38 DET AL $ 1,007,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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 21 AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 12.7 18 6 1 8 11 4.27 .321 .406 .446 .853  
    AA   2 2 .500 6 6 2 0 0 46.7 35 14 5 13 36 2.70 .205 .261 .339 .600  
1940 22 AAA   14 6 .700 28 28 2 1 0 190.0 225 84 10 51 123 3.98 .294 .338 .399 .737  
1941 23 AAA   8 9 .471 33 19 1 1 1 132.0 157 57 7 47 94 3.89 .300 .358 .423 .780  
1942 24 NYA AL 6 10 .375 26 26 4 0 0 194.0 207 92 17 58 56 4.27 .274 .323 .405 .728 11.5
    AAA   3 2 .600 7 7 1 0 0 48.3 62 25 3 13 31 4.66 .310 .352 .430 .782  
1943 25 NYA AL 14 7 .667 45 27 3 0 4 219.3 256 127 23 75 67 5.21 .294 .347 .438 .785 9.7
1944 26 NYA AL 14 17 .452 42 34 3 1 3 247.7 282 131 24 77 95 4.76 .284 .333 .428 .761 12.2
1945 27 NYA AL 10 10 .500 83 1 1 1 16 106.3 137 57 13 37 40 4.82 .311 .362 .470 .832 7.4
1946 28 NYA AL 9 2 .818 58 3 0 0 21 80.7 88 49 7 33 26 5.47 .275 .343 .406 .749 8.5
1947 29 NYA AL 4 2 .667 23 0 0 0 8 25.0 24 8 2 5 7 2.88 .264 .302 .396 .698 5.6
1948 30 BSN NL 10 10 .500 45 20 3 0 12 176.0 185 83 18 46 49 4.24 .269 .316 .390 .705 13.2
1949 31 CLE AL 10 25 .286 44 44 7 0 0 307.3 362 171 36 103 104 5.01 .291 .346 .437 .783 12.6
1950 32 CLE AL 10 20 .333 41 41 3 0 0 268.0 341 178 36 110 93 5.98 .312 .372 .461 .832 5.1
1951 33 NYA AL 6 11 .353 44 13 1 0 12 120.7 141 67 17 38 43 5.00 .290 .340 .432 .772 8.6
1952 34 SDP NL 3 5 .375 36 2 0 0 2 46.0 46 21 5 24 9 4.11 .258 .343 .404 .748 2.6
1953 35 SDP NL 1 2 .333 32 1 0 0 3 41.0 32 10 2 19 17 2.20 .215 .300 .295 .595 7.1
1954 36 SDP NL 0 2 .000 34 0 0 0 5 45.3 46 16 2 20 15 3.18 .263 .337 .320 .657 4.5
1955 37 DET AL 18 12 .600 44 38 3 1 1 278.3 261 114 21 88 126 3.69 .248 .306 .349 .656 21.3
1956 38 DET AL 3 15 .167 29 29 0 0 0 176.3 211 133 30 76 71 6.79 .291 .355 .472 .828 0.0
15 Years Sim 118 150 .440 626 279 28 3 87 2332.0 2619 1257 253 809 818 4.85 .283 .339 .420 .759 130.0
4 Years AAA 26 18 .591 71 57 4 2 1 383.0 462 172 21 119 259 4.04 .299 .349 .413 .762  
1 Years AA 2 2 .500 6 6 2 0 0 46.7 35 14 5 13 36 2.70 .205 .261 .339 .600  
5 Years Minors 28 20 .583 77 63 6 2 1 429.7 497 186 26 132 295 3.90 .290 .341 .405 .746  
Season Average 7 10 .412 41 18 1 0 5 155.5 174 83 16 53 54 4.85 .283 .339 .420 .759  
Career Highs 18 25 .818 83 44 7 1 21 307.3 362 178 36 110 126 6.79 .312 .372 .472 .832  
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   1208 580 112 324 464   .263 .312 .387 .699
vs LH   1411 677 141 485 354   .302 .368 .453 .821
Home 59 74 .444 324 141 11 2 35 1182.6 1327 659 139 439 437 5.02 .282 .343 .426 .769
Away 59 76 .437 302 138 17 1 53 1149.3 1292 598 114 370 381 4.68 .284 .338 .415 .753
Mar/Apr 9 26 .257 103 42 8 1 13 362.6 417 182 46 126 138 4.52 .289 .347 .435 .782
May 25 22 .532 99 58 7 1 14 457.6 496 231 47 143 146 4.54 .275 .328 .405 .733
June 23 27 .460 122 48 2 0 14 416.6 470 210 42 148 163 4.54 .285 .343 .417 .760
July 19 34 .358 101 54 6 0 20 412.3 454 253 52 142 138 5.52 .277 .334 .431 .766
August 20 22 .476 105 35 1 0 16 319.6 391 206 34 129 102 5.80 .301 .365 .446 .811
Sep/Oct 22 19 .537 96 42 4 1 11 363.0 391 175 32 121 131 4.34 .274 .331 .393 .724
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
1941 23 AAA   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1942 24 NYA AL 26 59 3 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 18 .102 .117 .153 .269 -0.4 0.0
1943 25 NYA AL 45 64 8 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 21 .172 .209 .188 .396 2.4 0.0
1944 26 NYA AL 42 74 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 21 .108 .120 .108 .228 -1.5 0.0
1945 27 NYA AL 83 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1946 28 NYA AL 58 10 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .400 .700 1.2 0.0
1947 29 NYA AL 24 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6 0.2
1948 30 BSN NL 45 48 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .167 .184 .188 .371 1.2 0.0
1949 31 CLE AL 44 90 4 8 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 34 .089 .117 .089 .206 -1.4 0.0
1950 32 CLE AL 41 84 3 10 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 25 .119 .116 .179 .295 0.3 0.0
1951 33 NYA AL 44 31 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .161 .161 .161 .323 0.3 0.0
1952 34 SDP NL 36 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1953 35 SDP NL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1954 36 SDP NL 34 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.2
1955 37 DET AL 44 102 5 20 3 0 0 7 0 1 1 36 .196 .204 .225 .429 2.7 0.0
1956 38 DET AL 29 56 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 27 .054 .054 .107 .161 -2.5 0.0
15 Years Sim 627 639 34 87 12 1 1 42 1 2 10 211 .136 .149 .163 .312 3.5 0.4
1 Years AAA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 165 8 22 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 54 .136 .149 .163 .312 0.9  
Career Highs 83 102 8 20 3 1 1 7 1 1 3 36 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2.7  
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   393 15 46 7 0 0 26 1 1 6 131 .117 .130 .135 .265 -6.9
vs LH   246 19 41 5 1 1 16 0 1 4 80 .167 .179 .207 .387 4.4
Home 308 282 19 41 7 1 0 23 0 1 3 100 .145 .153 .177 .331 0.1
Away 247 357 15 46 5 0 1 19 1 1 7 111 .129 .145 .151 .296 -2.6
RISP   164 0 25 4 1 0 36 0 0 4 47 .152 .170 .189 .359 1.9
Close/Late   36 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .028 .079 .056 .135 -2.0
Mar/Apr 70 91 4 13 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 36 .143 .170 .176 .346 1.0
May 63 133 5 12 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 52 .090 .104 .105 .209 -4.8
June 83 101 5 13 3 0 0 9 0 1 2 33 .129 .146 .158 .304 -0.9
July 70 126 5 15 2 1 0 5 1 0 2 39 .119 .133 .151 .284 -1.3
August 89 91 7 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 .121 .130 .132 .262 -1.6
Sep/Oct 70 97 8 23 4 0 0 14 0 0 0 27 .237 .230 .278 .508 5.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1942 24 NYA AL P 26 26 194.0 12 48 1 8 .984 2.78 0 0 .000 0  
1943 25 NYA AL P 45 27 219.3 16 30 2 1 .958 1.89 0 0 .000 0  
1944 26 NYA AL P 42 34 247.7 18 47 5 2 .929 2.36 0 0 .000 0  
1945 27 NYA AL P 83 1 106.3 8 20 1 3 .966 2.37 0 0 .000 0  
1946 28 NYA AL P 58 3 80.7 10 18 1 0 .966 3.12 0 0 .000 0  
1947 29 NYA AL P 23 0 25.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.16 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 7.7 5 1 0 0 1.000 7.05 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1948 30 BSN NL P 45 20 176.0 12 50 0 4 1.000 3.17 0 0 .000 0  
1949 31 CLE AL P 44 44 307.3 39 71 3 3 .973 3.22 0 0 .000 0  
1950 32 CLE AL P 41 41 268.0 21 48 3 4 .958 2.32 0 0 .000 0  
1951 33 NYA AL P 44 13 120.7 11 24 0 2 1.000 2.61 0 0 .000 0  
1952 34 SDP NL P 36 2 46.0 1 11 0 1 1.000 2.35 0 0 .000 0  
1953 35 SDP NL P 32 1 41.0 4 10 0 2 1.000 3.07 0 0 .000 0  
1954 36 SDP NL P 34 0 45.3 5 4 0 0 1.000 1.79 0 0 .000 0  
1955 37 DET AL P 44 38 278.3 23 55 1 3 .987 2.52 0 0 .000 0  
1956 38 DET AL P 29 29 176.3 17 32 4 3 .925 2.50 0 0 .000 0  
  P 626 279 2332.0 198 473 21 37 .970 2.59 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 7.7 5 1 0 0 1.000 7.05 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   627 279 2339.6 203 474 21 37 .970 2.60 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   83 44 307.3 39 71 5 8 1.000 3.31 0 0 .000 0  
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
1943 25 NYA AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 6.3 14 8 1 2 2 11.37 .452 .485 .774 1.259
1945 27 NYA AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.3 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .200 .273 .200 .473
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 9.7 16 8 1 3 3 7.45 .390 .432 .634 1.066
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-9-3.69
 Wins
1955-8-18
 Losses
1944-9-17
1949-1-25
1950-4-20
1956-8-15
 Winning Pct
1943-3-.667
1955-10-.600
 Saves
1945-3-16
1946-1-21
1947-7-8
1948-3-12
1951-5-12
 Games Pitched
1945-3-83
1946-7-58
Games Started
1949-1-44
1950-7-41
 Shutouts
1944-9-1
1945-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1949-8-307.3
 Hits Allowed
1949-2-362
1950-2-341
 Homeruns Allowed
1943-9-23
1949-5-36
1950-3-36
 Walks per 9IP
1944-8-2.8
1948-6-2.4
1949-5-3.0
1955-8-2.8
Hits per 9IP
1955-10-8.4
 WHiP
1948-8-1.31
1955-6-1.25
 OOBP
1948-10-.316
1955-6-.306
 OSLG
1955-4-.349
 OOPS
1955-3-.656
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 48    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Tommy Bridges (933)
  2. Early Wynn (921)
  3. Lon Warneke (916)
  4. Rick Wise (904)
  5. Camilo Pascual (900)
  6. Bob Reynolds (899)
  7. Red Munger (895)
  8. Jack Hallett (892)
  9. Bud Byerly (890)
  10. Butch Wensloff (888)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tom Qualters (991)
  2. Bobby Shantz (988)
  3. Bill Voiselle (987)
  4. Ramon Monzant (986)
  5. Bucky Jacobs (986)
  6. Dan Dugan (985)
  7. Roy Sherid (984)
  8. Al Jackson (982)
  9. Frank Barrett (982)
  10. Ken Lehman (981)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Montreal in 1939
Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 5/1/1941 (Going to MON: RF George Selkirk. Going to NYA: P Jack Kramer)
Had first career hit on 4/5/1942, off Whitey Wilshere (MON)
Earned first career win on 5/2/1942
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/13/1947 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 2/3/1948 (Going to NYA: 1B Nick Etten. Going to BSN: SS Sam Dente, P Jack Kramer)
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/16/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $4,800,000 per year
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1949
Injured on 8/8/1950 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/4/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Released by New York (A) on 10/20/1951
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/3/1952 to a 3-year deal worth $1,750,000 per year
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/8/1955 to a 4-year deal worth $1,007,000 per year
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1956, off Billy Pierce (NYG)
Injured on 7/31/1956 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
 
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