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Milt
Pappas		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 11, 1939 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 18 CLE AL   8 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1958 19 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7
1959 20 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
1960 21 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1961 22 CLE AL $ 457,143 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
1962 23 CLE AL $ 2,907,143 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
1963 24 CLE AL $ 3,492,857 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1964 25 CLE AL $ 6,310,000 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9
1965 26 CLE AL $ 6,310,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9
1966 27 CLE AL $ 6,310,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9
1967 28 KCR AL $ 6,300,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 9 9
1968 29 DET AL $ 6,300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8
1969 30 DET AL $ 6,300,000 7 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 8
1970 31 DET AL $ 6,300,000 7 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 8
1971 32 NYG NL $ 400,000 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 8
1972 33 NYG NL $ 400,000 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,310,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
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
1957 18 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 19 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 20 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 21 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 22 CLE AL $ 457,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 23 CLE AL $ 2,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 24 CLE AL $ 3,492,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 25 CLE AL $ 6,310,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 26 CLE AL $ 6,310,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 27 CLE AL $ 6,310,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 28 KCR AL $ 6,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 29 DET AL $ 6,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 30 DET AL $ 6,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 31 DET AL $ 6,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 32 NYG NL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 33 NYG NL $ 400,000   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 $ 6,310,000   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
1957 18 AAA   19 4 .826 27 27 0 0 0 197.3 201 61 12 51 144 2.78 .264 .310 .371 .681  
1958 19 CLE AL 8 9 .471 31 17 6 0 0 142.3 148 76 15 50 65 4.81 .270 .329 .397 .727 4.0
1959 20 CLE AL 3 2 .600 20 6 1 0 1 66.0 64 33 6 22 36 4.50 .254 .320 .369 .689 2.2
1960 21 CLE AL 3 5 .375 31 2 0 0 3 44.3 42 21 4 31 37 4.26 .253 .369 .380 .748 2.2
1961 22 CLE AL 8 11 .421 38 22 6 1 8 180.7 169 87 13 78 123 4.33 .247 .329 .357 .686 6.2
1962 23 CLE AL 14 16 .467 42 42 6 0 0 319.7 275 127 22 121 232 3.58 .231 .304 .325 .629 17.5
1963 24 CLE AL 17 12 .586 44 44 12 2 0 332.7 279 105 19 118 218 2.84 .227 .295 .315 .609 23.9
1964 25 CLE AL 11 10 .524 29 29 9 3 0 209.7 197 95 12 83 136 4.08 .248 .319 .354 .673 7.0
1965 26 CLE AL 8 10 .444 32 17 2 0 3 148.3 141 61 10 69 93 3.70 .256 .340 .354 .694 7.9
1966 27 CLE AL 13 14 .481 39 39 6 1 0 291.7 289 109 17 123 167 3.36 .261 .336 .360 .696 21.3
1967 28 KCR AL 7 10 .412 58 9 2 0 11 116.0 136 66 10 65 63 5.12 .305 .398 .422 .820 2.1
1968 29 DET AL 12 27 .308 43 43 12 2 0 319.7 303 150 31 129 152 4.22 .255 .329 .397 .725 15.8
1969 30 DET AL 3 23 .115 34 34 4 0 0 224.3 268 145 29 117 111 5.82 .299 .382 .459 .842 0.0
1970 31 DET AL 1 10 .091 21 14 0 0 0 93.7 118 69 9 66 46 6.63 .314 .412 .452 .864 0.0
1971 32 AAA   2 3 .400 8 4 0 0 1 25.3 33 16 5 17 19 5.68 .317 .413 .548 .961  
1972 33 AAA   0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 6 3 0 3 11 2.19 .140 .196 .186 .382  
13 Years Sim 108 159 .404 462 318 66 9 26 2488.9 2429 1144 197 1072 1479 4.14 .258 .335 .372 .707 110.0
3 Years AAA 21 7 .750 37 33 0 0 1 235.0 240 80 17 71 174 3.06 .264 .317 .383 .700  
Season Average 8 12 .400 35 24 5 0 2 191.5 186 88 15 82 113 4.14 .258 .335 .372 .707  
Career Highs 17 27 .600 58 44 12 3 11 332.7 303 150 31 129 232 6.63 .314 .412 .459 .864  
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   1146 540 77 456 833   .247 .315 .347 .662
vs LH   1283 604 120 616 646   .268 .351 .396 .747
Home 49 84 .368 241 159 31 2 12 1272.6 1305 625 112 524 814 4.42 .267 .338 .391 .730
Away 59 75 .440 221 159 35 7 14 1216.3 1124 519 85 548 665 3.84 .247 .328 .351 .679
Mar/Apr 11 19 .367 78 45 7 0 9 368.3 359 162 27 146 203 3.96 .261 .332 .374 .706
May 21 28 .429 84 58 12 4 7 460.0 402 198 37 183 291 3.87 .236 .310 .346 .656
June 29 23 .558 68 61 14 2 0 457.3 451 199 37 192 249 3.92 .259 .333 .367 .700
July 13 29 .310 72 50 12 0 3 404.6 395 177 36 171 267 3.94 .255 .329 .379 .708
August 19 30 .388 87 52 13 2 3 407.3 394 186 24 206 253 4.11 .255 .343 .359 .702
Sep/Oct 15 30 .333 73 52 8 1 4 391.3 428 222 36 174 216 5.11 .281 .355 .411 .766
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
1958 19 CLE AL 31 45 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .067 .067 .067 .133 -2.2 0.0
1959 20 CLE AL 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.8 0.0
1960 21 CLE AL 31 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
1961 22 CLE AL 38 54 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 28 .056 .089 .056 .145 -2.3 0.0
1962 23 CLE AL 42 103 4 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 47 .097 .114 .126 .240 -2.7 0.0
1963 24 CLE AL 44 111 5 13 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 45 .117 .124 .153 .277 -0.8 0.0
1964 25 CLE AL 29 70 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 .143 .139 .157 .296 0.7 0.0
1965 26 CLE AL 32 48 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .167 .184 .167 .350 0.4 0.0
1966 27 CLE AL 39 91 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 42 .055 .095 .066 .161 -4.2 0.0
1967 28 KCR AL 58 24 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.7 0.0
1968 29 DET AL 43 102 5 12 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 44 .118 .135 .157 .291 -0.9 0.0
11 Years Sim 407 674 33 70 9 2 0 20 0 1 7 281 .104 .119 .123 .242 -13.6 0.0
162 Game Average 268 13 27 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 111 .104 .119 .123 .242 -5.4  
Career Highs 58 111 6 13 3 1 0 5 0 1 2 47 .167 .184 .167 .350 0.7  
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   420 21 49 4 1 0 12 0 0 3 172 .117 .133 .131 .264 -8.7
vs LH   254 12 21 5 1 0 8 0 1 4 109 .083 .097 .110 .207 -9.2
Home 214 317 16 29 5 1 0 10 0 0 1 149 .091 .102 .114 .216 -11.2
Away 193 357 17 41 4 1 0 10 0 1 6 132 .115 .134 .132 .265 -6.7
RISP   152 0 12 0 0 0 19 0 0 3 59 .079 .095 .079 .174 -6.4
Close/Late   59 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 26 .068 .083 .085 .168 -2.7
Mar/Apr 67 90 4 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 39 .067 .106 .100 .206 -3.6
May 51 121 10 14 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 47 .116 .129 .149 .278 -1.7
June 61 139 7 15 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 63 .108 .108 .108 .216 -4.7
July 57 119 5 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 47 .134 .134 .151 .286 -1.4
August 55 101 3 8 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 43 .079 .096 .109 .205 -3.5
Sep/Oct 50 104 4 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 42 .106 .138 .115 .253 -2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 19 CLE AL P 31 17 142.3 9 23 0 5 1.000 2.02    
1959 20 CLE AL P 20 6 66.0 4 12 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1960 21 CLE AL P 31 2 44.3 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.42    
1961 22 CLE AL P 38 22 180.7 20 29 1 5 .980 2.44    
1962 23 CLE AL P 42 42 319.7 19 61 6 3 .930 2.25    
1963 24 CLE AL P 44 44 332.7 19 59 4 4 .951 2.11    
1964 25 CLE AL P 29 29 209.7 17 39 1 1 .982 2.40    
1965 26 CLE AL P 32 17 148.3 6 27 0 1 1.000 2.00    
1966 27 CLE AL P 39 39 291.7 19 52 5 7 .934 2.19    
1967 28 KCR AL P 58 9 116.0 7 24 2 3 .939 2.41    
1968 29 DET AL P 43 43 319.7 20 74 5 6 .949 2.65    
1969 30 DET AL P 34 34 224.3 14 49 3 3 .955 2.53    
1970 31 DET AL P 21 14 93.7 7 13 1 3 .952 1.92    
Career Totals   462 318 2488.9 162 468 28 41 .957 2.28    
Career Highs   58 44 332.7 20 74 6 7 1.000 2.65    
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
1960 21 CLE AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 .429 .429 .429 .857
1964 25 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 1 0 2 0 3.38 .333 .455 .444 .899
1965 26 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 5.3 8 2 0 2 0 3.38 .400 .455 .450 .905
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1963-7-2.84
 Wins
1963-9-17
 Losses
1968-1-27
1969-1-23
 Saves
1967-9-11
 Games Started
1962-6-42
1963-1-44
1968-4-43
1969-8-34
 Complete Games
1963-5-12
Shutouts
1963-5-2
1964-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1962-8-319.7
1963-3-332.7
 Hits Allowed
1963-8-279
1968-8-303
1969-6-268
 Homeruns Allowed
1968-8-31
1969-5-29
 Strikeouts
1962-8-232
 Walks Allowed
1962-3-121
1963-5-118
1966-6-123
1968-5-129
1969-4-117
OAVG
1963-10-.227
 OSLG
1962-8-.325
1963-5-.315
 OOPS
1963-7-.609
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tony Cloninger (938)
  2. Ken Reynolds (927)
  3. Don Larsen (924)
  4. Butch Wensloff (923)
  5. Britt Burns (914)
  6. Rick Wise (911)
  7. Red Munger (909)
  8. Roy Moore (904)
  9. Tommy Bridges (902)
  10. Fergie Jenkins (901)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Branca (990)
  2. Charlie Beamon (990)
  3. Hal Reniff (989)
  4. Eddie Fisher (988)
  5. Danny McDevitt (987)
  6. Tex Hughson (987)
  7. Bud Byerly (987)
  8. Bob Veale (986)
  9. Johnny Murphy (983)
  10. Russ Meyer (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1957
Injured on 7/9/1957 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/26/1957 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1957 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/3/1958, off Hersh Freeman (BRK)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1958
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,907,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/17/1962 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration
9/1/1963: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $6,310,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 4/7/1964 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/6/1964 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
9/22/1966: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $6,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 3/3/1967 (Going to KCR: P Gus Keriazakos, P Milt Pappas. Going to CLE: 1B Bill Skowron)
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/1/1968 (Going to SDP: P Bob Locker, P Frank Carpin, P Milt Pappas, RF Floyd Robinson. Going to KCR: SS Jack Kubiszyn)
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 3/3/1968 (Going to SDP: CF Bobby Del greco. Going to DET: P Milt Pappas, RF George Alusik, CF Jack Reed)
Injured on 9/28/1969 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/6/1970 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/26/1971 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Injured on 4/11/1972 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
 
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