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Bud
Byerly		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 26, 1920 in Usa, MO, WEBSTER GROVE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 22 BOS AL   5 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1944 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1945 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
1946 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
1947 26 BOS AL $ 2,928,571 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
1948 27 BOS AL $ 3,057,143 6 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1949 28 BOS AL $ 3,057,143 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 8
1950 29 BOS AL $ 3,057,143 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1951 30 BOS AL $ 6,410,000 5 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1952 31 BOS AL $ 6,410,000 5 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 8 8
1953 32 BOS AL $ 6,410,000 5 3 4 3 6 7 6 8 8 8
1954 33 CIN NL $ 1,200,000 5 3 4 3 6 7 6 7 8 8
1955 34 MON NL   5 2 3 3 6 7 6 7 8 7
1956 35 MON NL $ 630,000 5 2 3 3 6 7 6 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 3 3 6 7 6 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,410,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 22 BOS AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 26 BOS AL $ 2,928,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 27 BOS AL $ 3,057,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 28 BOS AL $ 3,057,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 29 BOS AL $ 3,057,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 30 BOS AL $ 6,410,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 31 BOS AL $ 6,410,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 32 BOS AL $ 6,410,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 33 CIN NL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 34 MON NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 35 MON NL $ 630,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,410,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1943 22 AAA   22 5 .815 30 30 1 1 0 223.0 182 55 8 74 135 2.22 .221 .286 .288 .574  
1944 23 BOS AL 12 14 .462 39 39 1 0 0 239.0 263 112 12 85 83 4.22 .277 .335 .397 .732 17.7
1945 24 BOS AL 15 13 .536 42 41 0 0 0 278.0 258 101 12 89 86 3.27 .247 .306 .342 .648 26.2
1946 25 BOS AL 10 11 .476 34 34 5 1 0 239.0 235 110 16 73 80 4.14 .257 .311 .370 .681 14.2
1947 26 BOS AL 13 14 .481 35 35 2 0 0 233.7 246 107 15 68 77 4.12 .269 .319 .392 .711 14.5
1948 27 BOS AL 11 8 .579 32 32 3 1 0 211.3 200 90 21 61 65 3.83 .245 .298 .367 .665 14.4
1949 28 BOS AL 11 8 .579 38 24 0 0 3 170.3 192 87 10 63 48 4.60 .287 .348 .400 .748 10.3
1950 29 BOS AL 16 3 .842 67 15 0 0 12 158.7 151 52 9 65 58 2.95 .251 .323 .337 .661 21.3
1951 30 BOS AL 8 15 .348 57 29 2 1 2 215.7 237 133 20 148 47 5.55 .286 .392 .423 .815 4.5
1952 31 BOS AL 9 9 .500 72 10 0 0 9 133.7 143 70 14 64 52 4.71 .277 .354 .397 .750 9.2
1953 32 BOS AL 4 10 .286 44 7 0 0 8 79.0 105 44 7 44 24 5.01 .328 .406 .453 .859 3.4
1954 33 CIN NL 6 4 .600 47 0 0 0 23 49.7 53 24 5 18 16 4.35 .276 .340 .385 .725 8.2
1955 34 CIN NL 3 1 .750 12 0 0 0 0 16.3 9 4 1 6 10 2.20 .167 .246 .259 .505 2.5
  MON NL 3 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 1 40.3 60 30 7 16 11 6.69 .349 .403 .541 .944 0.5
  TOT   6 1 .857 41 0 0 0 1 56.7 69 34 8 22 21 5.40 .305 .365 .473 .839 3.0
    AAA   0 2 .000 16 0 0 0 1 12.7 26 9 0 7 9 6.40 .426 .485 .475 .961  
1956 35 AA   2 6 .250 74 0 0 0 7 60.0 59 25 3 24 39 3.75 .268 .340 .400 .740  
12 Years Sim 121 110 .524 548 266 13 3 58 2064.6 2152 964 149 800 657 4.20 .269 .335 .386 .720 146.7
2 Years AAA 22 7 .759 46 30 1 1 1 235.7 208 64 8 81 144 2.44 .236 .300 .301 .601  
1 Years AA 2 6 .250 74 0 0 0 7 60.0 59 25 3 24 39 3.75 .268 .340 .400 .740  
3 Years Minors 24 13 .649 120 30 1 1 8 295.7 267 89 11 105 183 2.71 .242 .308 .321 .629  
Season Average 10 9 .526 45 22 1 0 4 172.1 179 80 12 66 54 4.20 .269 .335 .386 .720  
Career Highs 16 15 .857 72 41 5 1 23 278.0 263 133 21 148 86 5.55 .328 .406 .473 .859  
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   981 398 66 305 373   .255 .310 .357 .667
vs LH   1171 566 83 495 284   .282 .359 .412 .771
Home 58 59 .496 290 135 5 1 28 1071.6 1112 509 78 419 362 4.27 .268 .335 .391 .726
Away 63 51 .553 258 131 8 2 32 993.0 1040 455 71 381 295 4.12 .271 .337 .380 .716
Mar/Apr 15 23 .395 91 47 1 0 12 350.3 408 194 27 149 102 4.98 .291 .359 .416 .775
May 25 15 .625 94 44 4 1 14 361.6 341 128 29 118 127 3.19 .250 .309 .370 .679
June 23 20 .535 83 48 2 1 6 354.6 362 156 19 131 99 3.96 .266 .330 .373 .703
July 13 18 .419 91 40 1 0 11 323.3 347 178 35 136 100 4.96 .275 .345 .413 .758
August 26 15 .634 87 46 4 1 5 347.6 329 138 18 135 126 3.57 .251 .320 .346 .666
Sep/Oct 19 19 .500 102 41 1 0 12 327.0 365 170 21 131 103 4.68 .283 .350 .398 .747
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
1944 23 BOS AL 39 69 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .072 .086 .087 .173 -2.4 0.0
1945 24 BOS AL 41 81 2 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 29 .136 .163 .148 .311 1.3 0.0
1946 25 BOS AL 34 76 5 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .118 .130 .158 .288 -0.9 0.0
1947 26 BOS AL 35 75 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .120 .143 .133 .276 0.0 0.0
1948 27 BOS AL 32 73 4 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 19 .137 .149 .164 .313 -0.2 0.0
1949 28 BOS AL 38 51 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .059 .057 .059 .115 -1.5 0.0
1950 29 BOS AL 67 40 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .150 .150 .175 .325 0.2 0.0
1951 30 BOS AL 57 61 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 .098 .098 .115 .213 -1.4 0.0
1952 31 BOS AL 72 27 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .074 .074 .074 .148 -1.3 0.0
1953 32 BOS AL 44 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.2 0.0
1955 34 CIN NL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  MON NL 29 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
  TOT   41 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
11 Years Sim 500 575 27 63 11 0 0 32 0 0 8 161 .110 .121 .129 .250 -6.6 0.0
162 Game Average 186 8 20 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 52 .110 .121 .129 .250 -2.1  
Career Highs 72 81 5 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 29 .150 .163 .175 .325 1.3  
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   388 17 38 7 0 0 25 0 0 5 116 .098 .109 .116 .225 -11.4
vs LH   187 10 25 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 45 .134 .147 .155 .302 -1.2
Home 270 271 12 28 4 0 0 14 0 0 3 81 .103 .113 .118 .231 -7.4
Away 230 304 15 35 7 0 0 18 0 0 5 80 .115 .128 .138 .266 -5.1
RISP   155 0 23 4 0 0 30 0 0 3 36 .148 .160 .174 .335 0.7
Close/Late   25 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 .200 .185 .280 .465 1.0
Mar/Apr 68 98 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .092 .110 .102 .212 -3.1
May 77 99 3 12 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 28 .121 .136 .141 .277 -1.2
June 76 94 9 12 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 19 .128 .144 .170 .315 -0.3
July 71 90 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 .100 .100 .111 .211 -3.1
August 80 107 5 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 29 .093 .101 .112 .213 -3.5
Sep/Oct 79 87 4 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 30 .126 .136 .138 .274 -1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 23 BOS AL P 39 39 239.0 8 32 1 3 .976 1.51    
1945 24 BOS AL P 41 41 278.0 23 63 2 7 .977 2.78    
1946 25 BOS AL P 34 34 239.0 14 36 1 2 .980 1.88    
1947 26 BOS AL P 35 35 233.7 15 38 1 5 .981 2.04    
1948 27 BOS AL P 32 32 211.3 19 26 1 0 .978 1.92    
1949 28 BOS AL P 38 24 170.3 10 29 2 3 .951 2.06    
1950 29 BOS AL P 67 15 158.7 10 21 0 2 1.000 1.76    
1951 30 BOS AL P 57 29 215.7 17 48 0 7 1.000 2.71    
1952 31 BOS AL P 72 10 133.7 15 27 1 5 .977 2.83    
1953 32 BOS AL P 44 7 79.0 3 16 0 3 1.000 2.16    
1954 33 CIN NL P 47 0 49.7 6 10 0 2 1.000 2.90    
1955 34 CIN NL P 12 0 16.3 2 3 0 1 1.000 2.76    
  MON NL P 29 0 40.3 5 8 0 1 1.000 2.90    
Career Totals   547 266 2064.6 147 357 9 41 .982 2.20    
Career Highs   72 41 278.0 23 63 2 7 1.000 2.90    
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
1948 27 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 2 4.7 8 3 0 1 1 5.79 .364 .391 .455 .846
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 2 4.7 8 3 0 1 1 5.79 .364 .391 .455 .846
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1945-4-3.27
1948-6-3.83
 Losses
1951-9-15
 Winning Pct
1950-1-.842
 Saves
1950-4-12
1952-8-9
1953-8-8
1954-2-23
 Games Pitched
1950-10-67
1952-7-72
 Games Started
1945-7-41
Shutouts
1946-9-1
1948-8-1
1951-8-1
 Walks Allowed
1951-3-148
 Walks per 9IP
1945-8-2.9
1946-5-2.7
1947-3-2.6
1948-2-2.6
1949-8-3.3
 Hits per 9IP
1945-10-8.4
1948-9-8.5
 WHiP
1945-5-1.25
1946-5-1.29
1948-3-1.24
 OAVG
1945-10-.247
1948-5-.245
OOBP
1945-6-.306
1946-4-.311
1948-3-.298
 OSLG
1945-4-.342
1946-9-.370
1948-8-.367
 OOPS
1945-4-.648
1946-6-.681
1948-4-.665
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Dave Pagan (946)
  3. Jack Hallett (940)
  4. Early Wynn (936)
  5. Newt Kimball (936)
  6. Bucky Jacobs (936)
  7. Pete Appleton (936)
  8. Dennis Leonard (933)
  9. Johnny Allen (931)
  10. Dennis Lamp (927)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Eddie Fisher (995)
  2. Tex Hughson (989)
  3. Ralph Branca (989)
  4. Milt Pappas (987)
  5. Danny McDevitt (987)
  6. Charlie Beamon (987)
  7. Johnny Murphy (986)
  8. Bob Veale (985)
  9. Joe Horlen (985)
  10. Bill Henry (984)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1943
Earned first career win on 4/16/1944
Had first career hit (double) on 4/21/1944, off Ernie White (BRK)
Injured on 5/13/1944 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/9/1947 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1948
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/15/1949 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
10/21/1950: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $6,410,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/19/1953 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/11/1954 to a 4-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year
Traded from Cincinnati to Montreal on 6/1/1955 (Going to CIN: RF Tom Wright. Going to MON: P Bud Byerly)
Released by Montreal on 10/20/1955
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/3/1956 to a 4-year deal worth $630,000 per year
 
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