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Bithorn		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 18, 1916 in P.R., , SANTURCE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 26 SLC NL   10 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1943 27 TAM AL   9 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1944 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1945 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1946 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1947 31 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1948 32 CLE AL $ 350,000 10 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1949 33 CLE AL $ 350,000 10 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1950 34 CLE AL $ 350,000 9 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 10 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
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
1942 26 SLC NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 27 TAM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1945 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1946 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1947 31 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1948 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1949 33 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1950 34 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1942 26 AAA   16 4 .800 27 27 3 2 0 195.3 178 71 9 72 117 3.27 .243 .311 .334 .645  
1943 27 AAA   10 13 .435 28 28 2 0 0 185.7 199 84 11 67 121 4.07 .270 .330 .386 .717  
1944 28 TAM AL 14 5 .737 31 19 8 3 1 174.3 153 58 12 60 45 2.99 .240 .309 .359 .669 18.2
    AAA   1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 29.0 36 12 1 11 17 3.72 .293 .351 .358 .708  
1945 29 CLE AL 18 12 .600 38 38 18 1 0 301.3 292 145 32 124 101 4.33 .256 .328 .392 .720 16.1
1946 30 CLE AL 16 22 .421 44 44 17 1 0 329.7 359 189 31 144 120 5.16 .280 .352 .413 .764 9.0
1947 31 CLE AL 2 3 .400 7 7 2 1 0 49.0 57 27 3 22 13 4.96 .291 .362 .439 .801 1.4
1948 32 CLE AL 5 15 .250 33 31 4 0 0 208.7 255 139 23 109 61 6.00 .304 .382 .442 .823 4.3
1949 33 CLE AL 7 11 .389 24 20 6 1 0 154.7 159 86 14 86 58 5.00 .262 .353 .377 .731 7.9
1950 34 AAA   0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 0 26.3 38 24 4 15 14 8.20 .333 .411 .526 .937  
6 Years Sim 62 68 .477 177 159 55 7 1 1217.6 1275 644 115 545 398 4.76 .271 .346 .402 .749 56.9
4 Years AAA 27 20 .574 77 60 5 2 0 436.3 451 191 25 165 269 3.94 .264 .329 .371 .700  
Season Average 10 11 .476 29 26 9 1 0 202.9 212 107 19 90 66 4.76 .271 .346 .402 .749  
Career Highs 18 22 .737 44 44 18 3 1 329.7 359 189 32 144 120 6.00 .304 .382 .442 .823  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   582 300 53 219 211   .263 .329 .387 .716
vs LH   693 344 62 326 187   .278 .362 .416 .778
Home 33 37 .471 89 80 25 3 0 630.3 675 340 58 298 193 4.85 .277 .355 .408 .764
Away 29 31 .483 88 79 30 4 2 587.3 600 304 57 247 205 4.66 .265 .337 .396 .733
Mar/Apr 7 14 .333 26 26 8 1 0 199.7 219 100 13 83 62 4.51 .279 .348 .397 .745
May 10 12 .455 38 26 6 0 1 208.0 208 110 22 92 71 4.76 .260 .337 .377 .713
June 12 10 .545 33 33 9 1 0 245.7 263 131 17 118 80 4.80 .275 .355 .390 .745
July 13 13 .500 31 31 9 2 0 217.7 236 131 30 102 76 5.42 .280 .358 .452 .811
August 12 9 .571 22 21 11 2 0 175.3 172 78 13 65 46 4.00 .258 .324 .378 .703
Sep/Oct 8 10 .444 27 22 12 1 0 171.3 177 94 20 85 63 4.94 .268 .352 .418 .770
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 28 TAM AL 31 63 7 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 .190 .188 .222 .410 2.1 0.0
1945 29 CLE AL 38 95 3 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 13 .116 .125 .137 .262 -0.5 0.0
1946 30 CLE AL 44 110 7 19 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .173 .180 .182 .362 2.2 0.0
1947 31 CLE AL 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.5 0.0
1948 32 CLE AL 33 67 4 10 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 .149 .159 .164 .324 1.3 0.0
1949 33 CLE AL 24 43 4 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 .186 .222 .233 .455 2.6 0.0
6 Years Sim 177 392 25 61 8 0 0 26 1 0 4 39 .156 .165 .176 .341 7.1 0.0
162 Game Average 358 22 55 7 0 0 23 0 0 3 35 .156 .165 .176 .341 6.5  
Career Highs 44 110 7 19 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 13 .190 .222 .233 .455 2.6  
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   273 19 44 6 0 0 23 0 0 1 26 .161 .167 .183 .350 1.7
vs LH   119 6 17 2 0 0 3 1 0 3 13 .143 .163 .160 .322 0.3
Home 89 195 9 29 2 0 0 11 1 0 2 14 .149 .161 .159 .320 -0.1
Away 88 197 16 32 6 0 0 15 0 0 2 25 .162 .170 .193 .363 2.2
RISP   102 0 14 3 0 0 25 0 0 1 11 .137 .143 .167 .310 -0.4
Close/Late   27 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .148 .148 .185 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 26 57 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .175 .175 .211 .386 0.9
May 26 60 4 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .200 .238 .233 .471 2.9
June 33 87 10 16 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 .184 .182 .218 .400 1.8
July 31 67 4 10 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 9 .149 .159 .164 .324 0.1
August 21 60 3 11 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 .183 .183 .183 .367 1.0
Sep/Oct 27 61 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .033 .048 .033 .081 -4.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 28 TAM AL P 31 19 174.3 8 36 1 1 .978 2.27    
1945 29 CLE AL P 38 38 301.3 26 60 1 7 .989 2.57    
1946 30 CLE AL P 44 44 329.7 24 74 1 5 .990 2.68    
1947 31 CLE AL P 7 7 49.0 4 10 1 2 .933 2.57    
1948 32 CLE AL P 33 31 208.7 10 36 3 0 .939 1.98    
1949 33 CLE AL P 24 20 154.7 5 33 0 3 1.000 2.21    
Career Totals   177 159 1217.6 77 249 7 18 .979 2.41    
Career Highs   44 44 329.7 26 74 3 7 1.000 2.68    
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
1944 28 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 6 4 0 2 0 18.00 .545 .615 .545 1.161
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 6 4 0 2 0 18.00 .545 .615 .545 1.161
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1944-1-2.99
 Wins
1945-9-18
1946-8-16
 Losses
1946-2-22
 Winning Pct
1944-1-.737
1945-10-.600
 Games Started
1946-1-44
 Complete Games
1945-2-18
1946-1-17
Shutouts
1944-1-3
1945-8-1
1946-9-1
1949-5-1
 Innings Pitched
1945-9-301.3
1946-2-329.7
 Hits Allowed
1945-5-292
1946-1-359
 Homeruns Allowed
1945-4-32
1946-5-31
 Strikeouts
1946-10-120
 Walks Allowed
1946-3-144
Hits per 9IP
1944-2-7.9
 WHiP
1944-2-1.22
 OAVG
1944-4-.240
 OOBP
1944-3-.309
 OSLG
1944-6-.359
 OOPS
1944-3-.669
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Andy McGaffigan (956)
  2. Orel Hershiser (954)
  3. Mike Parrott (952)
  4. Tommy Thomas (946)
  5. Ray Burris (946)
  6. Charlie Hough (944)
  7. Harry Gumbert (944)
  8. Sarge Connally (944)
  9. Bob Welch (936)
  10. Dave Stewart (936)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Red Shea (998)
  2. Jakie May (996)
  3. Guy Bush (995)
  4. Jim Bunning (995)
  5. Virgil Jester (994)
  6. Bill Lee (993)
  7. Steve Carlton (991)
  8. George Pipgras (989)
  9. Walter Beall (988)
  10. Joe Bonikowski (986)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1942
Injured on 8/21/1942 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from St. Louis to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1943 (Going to STL: SS Ed Busch, P Randy Gumpert, P Danny Macfayden. Going to TAM: P Hi Bithorn, 3B Dario Lodigiani, 1B Mickey Rocco)
Earned first career win on 5/14/1944
Had first career hit on 6/2/1944, off Bill Voiselle (MON)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1944, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Injured on 8/19/1944 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1944
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cleveland on 3/3/1945 (Going to CLE: 1B Hal Trosky, 3B Frankie Crosetti, P Hi Bithorn. Going to TAM: 1B Johnny Mize)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1945, winning 2 games with a 0.55 ERA
Injured on 4/27/1947 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/22/1948 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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