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Luis
Arroyo		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 18, 1927 in P.R., , PENUELAS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1960   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 28 DET AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1956 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1957 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 31 MIN AL $ 1,478,571 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1959 32 MIN AL $ 1,478,571 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1960 33 MIN AL $ 1,685,714 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,685,714 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 28 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 31 MIN AL $ 1,478,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 32 MIN AL $ 1,478,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 33 MIN AL $ 1,685,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,685,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1955 28 CLE AL 2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 46.3 48 19 5 17 23 3.69 .267 .332 .411 .743 4.0
  DET AL 13 7 .650 34 34 2 0 0 211.3 219 116 24 96 114 4.94 .268 .344 .411 .755 9.7
  TOT   15 10 .600 41 41 2 0 0 257.7 267 135 29 113 137 4.72 .268 .342 .411 .752 13.7
1956 29 MIN AL 10 9 .526 33 33 0 0 0 204.7 186 94 18 95 122 4.13 .240 .323 .380 .703 10.3
1957 30 MIN AL 10 10 .500 35 35 2 1 0 229.3 206 115 42 103 180 4.51 .240 .325 .455 .780 8.0
1958 31 MIN AL 8 11 .421 35 35 2 0 0 227.0 208 107 38 95 173 4.24 .243 .318 .429 .748 12.3
1959 32 MIN AL 10 21 .323 41 41 1 0 0 258.7 208 108 34 100 233 3.76 .216 .289 .380 .669 15.8
1960 33 MIN AL 3 9 .250 71 2 0 0 17 88.3 86 48 14 35 75 4.89 .252 .322 .446 .768 6.7
6 Years Sim 56 70 .444 256 187 7 1 17 1265.6 1161 607 175 541 920 4.32 .242 .320 .413 .733 66.7
Season Average 9 11 .450 42 31 1 0 2 210.9 193 101 29 90 153 4.32 .242 .320 .413 .733  
Career Highs 15 21 .600 71 41 2 1 17 258.7 267 135 42 113 233 4.89 .268 .342 .455 .780  
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   861 452 132 399 646   .251 .329 .430 .759
vs LH   300 155 43 142 274   .219 .293 .372 .664
Home 28 32 .467 126 89 0 0 5 617.3 545 290 79 263 468 4.23 .235 .313 .400 .713
Away 28 38 .424 130 98 7 1 12 648.3 616 317 96 278 452 4.40 .249 .325 .426 .751
Mar/Apr 6 10 .375 34 29 1 0 4 197.3 163 73 28 74 129 3.33 .222 .294 .382 .676
May 5 15 .250 41 27 2 0 2 187.0 184 107 23 83 129 5.15 .256 .333 .440 .773
June 10 10 .500 44 29 1 0 5 201.6 192 102 30 81 152 4.55 .252 .324 .432 .756
July 11 8 .579 43 30 2 0 2 203.3 167 84 28 82 162 3.72 .219 .295 .389 .684
August 13 11 .542 48 35 0 0 3 249.3 217 115 25 114 172 4.15 .236 .320 .378 .698
Sep/Oct 11 16 .407 46 37 1 1 1 227.0 238 126 41 107 176 5.00 .264 .343 .459 .801
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
1955 28 CLE AL 7 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .231 .308 .538 0.9 0.0
  DET AL 34 74 9 14 1 1 1 4 1 0 3 21 .189 .221 .270 .491 4.4 0.0
  TOT   41 87 11 17 2 1 1 4 1 0 3 24 .195 .222 .276 .498 5.3 0.0
1956 29 MIN AL 33 64 5 19 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 13 .297 .303 .313 .616 6.3 0.7
1957 30 MIN AL 35 73 4 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .151 .173 .164 .338 1.2 0.0
1958 31 MIN AL 35 75 8 24 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 17 .320 .320 .347 .667 8.0 1.0
1959 32 MIN AL 41 75 6 18 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 16 .240 .260 .267 .526 5.3 0.0
1960 33 MIN AL 71 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .900 1.1 0.2
6 Years Sim 256 379 35 91 8 1 1 29 1 0 9 84 .240 .257 .274 .531 27.3 1.9
162 Game Average 239 22 57 5 0 0 18 0 0 5 53 .240 .257 .274 .531 17.3  
Career Highs 71 87 11 24 2 1 1 10 1 0 3 24 .400 .500 .400 .900 8.0  
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   259 26 68 5 1 1 25 1 0 5 55 .263 .275 .301 .577 20.1
vs LH   120 9 23 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 29 .192 .218 .217 .434 4.2
Home 126 165 13 42 6 1 0 9 0 0 3 35 .255 .268 .303 .571 12.1
Away 130 214 22 49 2 0 1 20 1 0 6 49 .229 .249 .252 .501 12.3
RISP   94 0 21 3 0 0 26 0 0 1 20 .223 .229 .255 .484 4.5
Close/Late   12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6
Mar/Apr 29 53 6 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .226 .255 .245 .500 3.0
May 27 46 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .130 .146 .152 .298 -0.3
June 44 63 6 18 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 15 .286 .308 .365 .673 6.6
July 30 63 6 16 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 .254 .266 .254 .520 3.8
August 35 77 7 21 2 0 1 11 0 0 1 14 .273 .282 .338 .620 6.8
Sep/Oct 46 77 8 18 1 0 0 8 1 0 2 9 .234 .253 .247 .500 4.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 28 CLE AL P 7 7 46.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.52    
  DET AL P 34 34 211.3 18 42 0 3 1.000 2.56    
  TOT   P 41 41 257.7 22 51 0 4 1.000 2.55    
1956 29 MIN AL P 33 33 204.7 21 33 1 6 .982 2.37    
1957 30 MIN AL P 35 35 229.3 10 42 2 4 .963 2.04    
1958 31 MIN AL P 35 35 227.0 14 37 1 2 .981 2.02    
1959 32 MIN AL P 41 41 258.7 19 31 0 2 1.000 1.74    
1960 33 MIN AL P 71 2 88.3 6 19 0 0 1.000 2.55    
Career Totals   256 187 1265.6 92 213 4 18 .987 2.17    
Career Highs   71 41 258.7 22 51 2 6 1.000 2.55    
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
1956 29 MIN AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 6 3 0 8 11 2.45 .162 .311 .243 .554
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 6 3 0 8 11 2.45 .162 .311 .243 .554
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
1956 29 MIN AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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.
Losses
1959-3-21
 Winning Pct
1955-10-.600
 Saves
1960-2-17
 Games Pitched
1960-10-71
 Games Started
1955-6-41
1959-10-41
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-10-29
1957-5-42
1958-8-38
1959-8-34
Strikeouts
1959-10-233
 Walks Allowed
1955-10-113
1959-8-100
 Hits per 9IP
1957-10-8.1
1958-10-8.2
1959-5-7.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1959-7-8.1
 OAVG
1956-10-.240
1959-5-.216
 OOBP
1959-9-.289
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mike Cuellar (972)
  2. Bob McClure (958)
  3. Rod Scurry (956)
  4. Mark Langston (956)
  5. Terry Forster (951)
  6. Storm Davis (948)
  7. Joe Hesketh (947)
  8. Mike Parrott (945)
  9. Aurelio Lopez (935)
  10. Woodie Fryman (935)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Willard Nixon (992)
  2. Sarge Connally (989)
  3. Ossie Orwoll (977)
  4. Murry Dickson (970)
  5. Ray Schmandt (965)
  6. Schoolboy Rowe (962)
  7. Sheriff Blake (961)
  8. Red Ruffing (959)
  9. Dave Keefe (957)
  10. Joe Page (956)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1955
Had first career hit on 4/8/1955, off Tommy Hughes (BSN)
Earned first career win on 4/8/1955
Traded from Cleveland to Detroit on 5/1/1955 (Going to DET: SS Solly Hemus, P Luis Arroyo. Going to CLE: C Butch Nieman)
Hit first career homerun on 8/10/1955, off Camilo Pascual (CLE)
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 3/3/1956 (Going to MIN: P Luis Arroyo, SS Gene Mauch, P Bob Porterfield, P Ken Johnson. Going to DET: 2B Alvin Dark, P Ken Holcombe)
Injured on 4/8/1956 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/4/1956 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/19/1958 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
 
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