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Jim
Winford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 9, 1909 in Usa, TN, SHELBYVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 22 CIN NL   9 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 7 7
1933 23 CIN NL   9 5 6 5 3 4 4 6 7 7
1934 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 3 4 3 6 7 7
1935 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 7
1936 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 2 4 3 6 7 7
1937 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 2 4 3 6 7 6
1938 28 CIN NL $ 642,857 9 6 7 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1939 29 OAK AL $ 642,857 8 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 6
1940 30 OAK AL $ 1,428,571 8 6 7 7 3 4 3 5 6 6
1942 32 BSN NL $ 570,000 7 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 6 6
1943 33 BSN NL $ 570,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 5
1944 34 MON NL $ 466,000 7 5 6 6 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,428,571 9 6 7 7 4 5 4 7 7 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
1932 22 CIN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1933 23 CIN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1934 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1936 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 28 CIN NL $ 642,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 29 OAK AL $ 642,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 30 OAK AL $ 1,428,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 32 BSN NL $ 570,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 33 BSN NL $ 570,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 34 MON NL $ 466,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,428,571   1 1 1 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
1932 22 AAA   9 8 .529 22 22 0 0 0 132.3 147 81 7 78 76 5.51 .283 .376 .410 .786  
    AA   3 3 .500 8 8 0 0 0 53.7 64 26 3 19 48 4.36 .291 .347 .386 .734  
1933 23 AAA   7 4 .636 16 16 0 0 0 89.0 98 45 4 41 40 4.55 .285 .361 .398 .759  
1934 24 CIN NL 1 3 .250 5 5 1 0 0 33.0 50 27 3 20 18 7.36 .352 .442 .472 .914 0.0
    AAA   8 15 .348 29 29 0 0 0 183.3 187 87 12 92 132 4.27 .263 .347 .381 .728  
1935 25 CIN NL 3 14 .176 76 0 0 0 8 88.7 118 64 8 53 26 6.50 .326 .411 .448 .859 0.0
1936 26 CIN NL 5 5 .500 55 0 0 0 5 65.3 71 37 4 48 19 5.10 .283 .396 .394 .790 3.1
1937 27 CIN NL 3 3 .500 35 0 0 0 3 37.3 45 16 2 21 13 3.86 .298 .379 .377 .757 2.6
1938 28 CIN NL 2 5 .286 38 0 0 0 1 44.7 48 28 3 27 21 5.64 .268 .364 .397 .761 0.8
1939 29 CIN NL 0 2 .000 32 0 0 0 2 39.7 34 20 4 24 15 4.54 .239 .349 .380 .730 1.7
  OAK AL 6 3 .667 34 0 0 0 1 39.7 24 8 3 21 19 1.82 .179 .290 .276 .566 6.6
  TOT   6 5 .545 66 0 0 0 3 79.3 58 28 7 45 34 3.18 .210 .321 .330 .651 8.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 15 0 0 0 0 10.7 9 3 0 3 9 2.53 .237 .293 .289 .582  
1940 30 OAK AL 2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 2 27.0 42 25 4 16 15 8.33 .356 .430 .559 .989 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 49 1 0 0 2 62.7 69 33 7 42 50 4.74 .280 .385 .427 .812  
1941 31 AAA   2 2 .500 27 0 0 0 5 32.7 33 8 2 14 35 2.20 .260 .333 .331 .664  
1942 32 BSN NL 7 6 .538 62 1 0 0 2 88.0 107 66 12 52 37 6.75 .306 .395 .471 .866 0.2
1943 33 BSN NL 5 4 .556 81 0 0 0 9 103.0 124 56 8 58 43 4.89 .297 .381 .411 .793 6.1
1944 34 AA   2 1 .667 20 0 0 0 1 16.0 23 10 2 7 14 5.63 .343 .405 .537 .943  
9 Years Sim 34 46 .425 446 6 1 0 33 566.3 663 347 51 340 226 5.51 .295 .387 .423 .810 21.1
6 Years AAA 27 32 .458 158 68 0 0 7 510.6 543 257 32 270 342 4.53 .273 .360 .392 .752  
2 Years AA 5 4 .556 28 8 0 0 1 69.7 87 36 5 26 62 4.65 .303 .361 .422 .783  
8 Years Minors 32 36 .471 186 76 0 0 8 580.3 630 293 37 296 404 4.54 .277 .360 .396 .756  
Season Average 3 5 .375 49 0 0 0 3 62.9 73 38 5 37 25 5.51 .295 .387 .423 .810  
Career Highs 7 14 .667 81 5 1 0 9 103.0 124 66 12 58 43 8.33 .356 .442 .559 .989  
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   313 157 28 139 138   .267 .345 .386 .730
vs LH   350 190 23 201 88   .326 .432 .464 .896
Home 22 20 .524 229 1 0 0 15 284.0 327 164 26 175 117 5.20 .290 .386 .413 .799
Away 12 26 .316 217 5 1 0 18 282.3 336 183 25 165 109 5.83 .300 .390 .433 .823
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 80 0 0 0 5 92.3 103 56 12 56 40 5.46 .286 .382 .464 .846
May 7 6 .538 88 1 0 0 4 108.6 132 78 8 72 42 6.46 .303 .402 .421 .823
June 3 6 .333 56 0 0 0 6 73.7 94 47 6 32 23 5.74 .314 .381 .421 .802
July 6 8 .429 65 0 0 0 7 74.6 84 44 6 39 35 5.31 .281 .364 .388 .752
August 3 7 .300 72 0 0 0 9 93.0 96 44 5 52 43 4.26 .273 .366 .372 .738
Sep/Oct 10 12 .455 85 5 1 0 2 124.0 154 78 14 89 43 5.66 .307 .412 .453 .865
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
1934 24 CIN NL 5 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.6 0.0
1935 25 CIN NL 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1936 26 CIN NL 55 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1937 27 CIN NL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1938 28 CIN NL 38 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 1.2 0.2
1939 29 CIN NL 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
  OAK AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   66 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1942 32 BSN NL 62 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
1943 33 BSN NL 81 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.3
8 Years Sim 418 44 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .205 .222 .227 .449 1.5 0.5
162 Game Average 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 .222 .227 .449 0.6  
Career Highs 81 13 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .500 .600 .667 1.100 1.2  
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   30 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .267 .290 .300 .590 2.4
vs LH   14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Home 198 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .294 .529 1.0
Away 200 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .185 .214 .185 .399 0.7
RISP   7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Close/Late   2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 1.0
Mar/Apr 40 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
May 27 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
June 36 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .400 .500 .900 0.8
July 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 40 18 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 .278 .278 .556 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 24 CIN NL P 5 5 33.0 1 11 0 1 1.000 3.27    
1935 25 CIN NL P 76 0 88.7 6 17 1 4 .958 2.33    
1936 26 CIN NL P 55 0 65.3 1 16 0 3 1.000 2.34    
1937 27 CIN NL P 35 0 37.3 1 7 1 0 .889 1.93    
1938 28 CIN NL P 38 0 44.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.02    
1939 29 CIN NL P 32 0 39.7 4 6 1 1 .909 2.27    
  OAK AL P 34 0 39.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.82    
  TOT   P 66 0 79.3 7 11 1 1 .947 2.04    
1940 30 OAK AL P 28 0 27.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 3.67    
1942 32 BSN NL P 62 1 88.0 9 18 1 4 .964 2.76    
1943 33 BSN NL P 81 0 103.0 7 21 1 2 .966 2.45    
Career Totals   446 6 566.3 38 116 5 16 .969 2.45    
Career Highs   81 5 103.0 9 21 1 4 1.000 3.67    
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 28 CIN NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 0 1 0 5.42 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 0 1 0 5.42 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1935-9-8
1943-8-9
 Games Pitched
1935-1-76
1936-10-55
1942-4-62
1943-3-81
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Coates (970)
  2. Jim Hearn (967)
  3. Jim Brosnan (967)
  4. Hy Vandenberg (962)
  5. Ron Tompkins (960)
  6. Kirby Higbe (960)
  7. Steve Roser (959)
  8. Milo Candini (958)
  9. Bob Brown (958)
  10. Lou Lucier (957)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1932
Injured on 5/26/1932 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/21/1933 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1933 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/16/1933 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/15/1934 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 9/11/1934, off Tony Kaufmann (OAK)
Earned first career win on 9/20/1934
Injured on 9/22/1935 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $642,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $642,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Oakland on 6/1/1939 (Going to CIN: C Joe Glenn. Going to OAK: P Jim Winford)
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,428,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,428,571 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 6/1/1941
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/8/1942 to a 2-year deal worth $570,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/3/1944 to a 2-year deal worth $466,000 per year
Injured on 5/3/1944 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
 
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