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Iott		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 3, 1919 in Usa, MO, MOUNTAIN GROV
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947    1951    1953   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 21 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 22 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 2 1 1 4 4 4
1943 23 STL NL $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 2 2 2 4 4 4
1944 24 STL NL $ 964,286 6 10 10 10 2 2 2 4 4 4
1945 25 STL NL $ 964,286 5 9 9 9 2 2 2 4 4 4
1946 26 STL NL $ 964,286 5 9 9 9 2 1 1 3 3 3
1947 27 STL NL $ 300,000 5 9 9 9 2 1 1 4 4 4
1948 28 SEM AL $ 3,000,000 5 9 9 9 2 2 2 4 4 4
1949 29 SEM AL $ 3,000,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1950 30 SEM AL $ 3,000,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1951 31 SEM AL $ 3,000,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1952 32 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1953 33 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1954 34 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 4 10 9 9 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 35 PIT NL $ 2,680,000 3 9 9 9 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 36 STL NL $ 2,680,000 3 8 8 8 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 8 8 8 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 6 10 10 10 2 2 2 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 21 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 22 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 23 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 24 STL NL $ 964,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 25 STL NL $ 964,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 26 STL NL $ 964,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 27 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 28 SEM AL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 29 SEM AL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 30 SEM AL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 31 SEM AL $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 32 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 33 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 34 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 35 PIT NL $ 2,680,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 36 STL NL $ 2,680,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1941 21 SLC NL 5 5 .500 40 0 0 0 11 49.7 47 22 6 35 30 3.99 .250 .368 .388 .756 6.0
1942 22 SLC NL 2 6 .250 34 0 0 0 14 34.3 24 13 1 25 16 3.41 .194 .338 .250 .588 5.5
1943 23 STL NL 6 8 .429 62 0 0 0 22 60.0 59 24 2 43 36 3.60 .263 .378 .362 .739 9.1
1944 24 STL NL 5 6 .455 33 0 0 0 8 38.7 34 21 4 26 29 4.89 .241 .355 .411 .766 4.0
1945 25 STL NL 0 0 .000 39 0 0 0 0 44.3 44 23 2 27 34 4.67 .257 .357 .316 .673 2.2
1946 26 STL NL 2 4 .333 27 0 0 0 16 27.3 26 13 2 16 16 4.28 .252 .353 .359 .712 4.5
1947 27 STL NL 1 2 .333 25 0 0 0 15 24.7 23 7 0 20 17 2.55 .264 .398 .310 .708 5.0
    AA   0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 7 11.7 4 1 1 2 19 0.77 .103 .146 .179 .326  
1948 28 SEM AL 3 10 .231 61 0 0 0 8 76.0 85 41 13 59 58 4.86 .279 .395 .462 .857 4.8
1949 29 SEM AL 2 6 .250 66 0 0 0 15 76.7 51 33 10 58 62 3.87 .187 .328 .344 .673 11.8
1950 30 SEM AL 6 3 .667 36 0 0 0 17 32.3 15 8 1 30 18 2.23 .143 .338 .200 .538 9.3
1951 31 SEM AL 8 4 .667 40 0 0 0 20 44.7 35 18 4 47 32 3.63 .226 .406 .348 .754 7.1
1952 32 CLE AL 5 5 .500 59 0 0 0 6 66.3 69 42 11 37 61 5.70 .273 .363 .482 .845 4.3
1953 33 CLE AL 8 5 .615 53 0 0 0 11 59.3 54 21 7 31 44 3.19 .247 .339 .370 .709 9.2
1954 34 CLE AL 4 3 .571 56 0 0 0 16 68.3 46 22 7 37 56 2.90 .190 .296 .314 .610 12.1
1955 35 PIT NL 2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 0 35.7 34 26 4 24 35 6.56 .248 .362 .409 .771 0.0
1956 36 AAA   0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 1 11.0 11 8 4 20 17 6.55 .239 .470 .500 .970  
    AA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 16.7 10 2 1 9 24 1.08 .175 .288 .263 .551  
15 Years Sim 59 68 .465 664 0 0 0 179 738.3 646 334 74 515 544 4.07 .237 .357 .369 .726 94.9
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 1 11.0 11 8 4 20 17 6.55 .239 .470 .500 .970  
2 Years AA 0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 7 28.3 14 3 2 11 43 0.95 .146 .234 .229 .463  
3 Years Minors 0 1 .000 35 0 0 0 8 39.3 25 11 6 31 60 2.52 .176 .324 .317 .641  
Season Average 3 4 .429 44 0 0 0 11 49.2 43 22 4 34 36 4.07 .237 .357 .369 .726  
Career Highs 8 10 .667 66 0 0 0 22 76.7 85 42 13 59 62 6.56 .279 .406 .482 .857  
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   389 196 41 291 321   .245 .362 .375 .737
vs LH   257 138 33 224 223   .225 .353 .361 .713
Home 36 27 .571 339 0 0 0 78 383.0 314 175 40 272 284 4.11 .225 .352 .369 .720
Away 23 41 .359 325 0 0 0 103 355.3 332 159 34 243 260 4.03 .249 .365 .369 .734
Mar/Apr 12 17 .414 107 0 0 0 19 119.3 107 67 15 87 101 5.05 .243 .368 .407 .775
May 14 13 .519 110 0 0 0 31 118.0 112 62 15 82 87 4.73 .251 .367 .405 .772
June 5 8 .385 117 0 0 0 31 126.3 113 64 13 81 74 4.56 .243 .355 .381 .736
July 6 9 .400 112 0 0 0 36 118.6 101 48 7 87 81 3.64 .232 .360 .349 .710
August 10 14 .417 116 0 0 0 37 133.6 107 51 10 98 103 3.43 .221 .352 .313 .665
Sep/Oct 12 7 .632 102 0 0 0 27 122.3 106 42 14 80 98 3.09 .233 .348 .363 .710
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 21 SLC NL 44 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5 0.2
1942 22 SLC NL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1943 23 STL NL 62 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4 0.0
1944 24 STL NL 39 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1945 25 STL NL 44 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1946 26 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1948 28 SEM AL 62 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1949 29 SEM AL 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1950 30 SEM AL 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1951 31 SEM AL 44 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9 0.2
1952 32 CLE AL 61 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1953 33 CLE AL 67 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1954 34 CLE AL 64 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1955 35 PIT NL 40 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1956 36 AAA   9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2  
    AA   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
14 Years Sim 696 46 19 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .109 .128 .130 .258 -1.0 0.3
1 Years AAA 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2  
1 Years AA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Minors 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
162 Game Average 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .109 .128 .130 .258 -0.2  
Career Highs 69 7 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9  
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   29 11 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .172 .200 .207 .407 0.8
vs LH   17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
Home 320 25 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .080 .115 .080 .195 -0.9
Away 248 21 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .190 .333 0.0
RISP   7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Close/Late   6 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 50 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
May 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 49 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 1.1
July 55 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
August 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Sep/Oct 87 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 21 SLC NL P 40 0 49.7 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.36    
1942 22 SLC NL P 34 0 34.3 5 3 0 1 1.000 2.10    
1943 23 STL NL P 62 0 60.0 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1944 24 STL NL P 33 0 38.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.33    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1945 25 STL NL P 39 0 44.3 1 7 1 0 .889 1.62    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1946 26 STL NL P 27 0 27.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1947 27 STL NL P 25 0 24.7 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.55    
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1948 28 SEM AL P 61 0 76.0 2 13 0 0 1.000 1.78    
1949 29 SEM AL P 66 0 76.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1950 30 SEM AL P 36 0 32.3 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.39    
1951 31 SEM AL P 40 0 44.7 3 11 0 1 1.000 2.82    
1952 32 CLE AL P 59 0 66.3 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.04    
1953 33 CLE AL P 53 0 59.3 2 13 0 2 1.000 2.28    
1954 34 CLE AL P 56 0 68.3 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.71    
1955 35 PIT NL P 33 0 35.7 3 3 1 0 .857 1.51    
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  P 664 0 738.3 40 117 2 8 .987 1.91    
  SS 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   669 0 744.3 42 118 2 8 .988 1.93    
Career Highs   66 0 76.7 5 13 1 2 1.000 2.82    
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
1950 30 SEM AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 2 9.7 7 1 0 6 9 0.93 .212 .333 .273 .606
1955 35 PIT NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 3 1 9.00 .250 .571 .250 .821
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 2 10.7 8 2 0 9 10 1.69 .216 .370 .270 .640
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 30 SEM AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1941-7-11
1942-3-14
1943-2-22
1944-9-8
1946-2-16
1947-4-15
1948-7-8
1949-3-15
1950-2-17
1951-3-20
1953-4-11
1954-4-16
CAR-11-179
 Games Pitched
1948-9-61
1949-6-66
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1941
Earned first career win on 4/16/1941
Had first career hit on 7/5/1941, off Harry Matuzak (SEM)
Injured on 9/14/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $964,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $964,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $964,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 4/2/1947 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/14/1948 to a 4-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Injured on 9/6/1949 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/3/1952 to a 3-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/9/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $2,680,000 per year
Traded from Pittsburgh to St. Louis on 7/31/1956 (Going to STL: P Hooks Iott, 3B Johnny Pesky, C Hal Smith, P Evelio Hernandez. Going to PIT: SS Jack Littrell)
 
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