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Garland
Braxton		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 157
 
Born: June 10, 1900 in Usa, NC, SNOW CAMP
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1930    1934   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 30 BRK NL $ 5,253,000 61 86 76 78 58 52 53 57 52 53
1931 31 BRK NL $ 5,253,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
1932 32 BRK NL $ 5,253,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
1933 33 BRK NL $ 5,253,000 7 9 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1934 34 BRK NL $ 4,210,000 6 9 8 8 5 4 4 6 5 5
1935 35 BRK NL $ 4,210,000 6 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 5
1936 36 SDP NL $ 2,500,000 6 10 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 5
1937 37 DET AL $ 2,500,000 6 9 8 8 4 4 4 6 5 6
1938 38 TAM AL $ 2,500,000 6 9 8 8 4 3 3 5 4 4
1939 39 TAM AL $ 2,500,000 6 8 7 7 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,500,000 6 8 7 7 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,253,000 61 86 76 78 58 52 53 57 52 53
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 30 BRK NL $ 5,253,000   15 15 15 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 22 22 22
1931 31 BRK NL $ 5,253,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1932 32 BRK NL $ 5,253,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1933 33 BRK NL $ 5,253,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1934 34 BRK NL $ 4,210,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1935 35 BRK NL $ 4,210,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1936 36 SDP NL $ 2,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 37 DET AL $ 2,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 38 TAM AL $ 2,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 39 TAM AL $ 2,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,253,000   15 15 15 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 22 22 22
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
1930 30 BRK NL 23 12 .657 44 42 5 2 1 302.0 291 121 15 97 113 3.61 .248 .306 .375 .681 22.7
1931 31 BRK NL 17 11 .607 45 45 7 1 0 324.0 315 139 24 94 144 3.86 .253 .305 .385 .690 19.6
1932 32 BRK NL 10 15 .400 37 37 1 0 0 248.0 291 134 12 91 93 4.86 .292 .354 .401 .755 8.4
1933 33 BRK NL 8 8 .500 23 23 2 1 0 154.7 173 89 11 56 85 5.18 .280 .339 .435 .774 6.0
1934 34 BRK NL 18 10 .643 39 39 2 1 0 270.7 246 112 16 104 138 3.72 .240 .312 .367 .679 21.2
1935 35 BRK NL 7 15 .318 39 17 0 0 2 130.3 138 70 8 59 62 4.83 .271 .349 .420 .769 3.8
1936 36 SDP NL 15 15 .500 40 40 4 1 0 278.3 276 127 18 112 143 4.11 .259 .331 .379 .709 15.1
1937 37 DET AL 8 7 .533 23 18 0 0 2 114.7 125 66 7 52 68 5.18 .278 .352 .418 .770 3.8
1938 38 TAM AL 6 4 .600 57 0 0 0 16 67.7 67 19 3 27 33 2.53 .256 .324 .378 .702 11.3
1939 39 TAM AL 1 2 .333 19 0 0 0 4 23.0 35 18 2 17 15 7.04 .357 .441 .571 1.012 0.0
10 Years Sim 113 99 .533 366 261 21 6 25 1913.3 1957 895 116 709 894 4.21 .263 .328 .393 .721 111.9
Season Average 11 9 .550 36 26 2 0 2 191.3 195 89 11 70 89 4.21 .263 .328 .393 .721  
Career Highs 23 15 .657 57 45 7 2 16 324.0 315 139 24 112 144 7.04 .357 .441 .571 1.012  
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   1404 612 83 508 595   .272 .338 .401 .739
vs LH   553 283 33 201 299   .243 .304 .375 .678
Home 45 53 .459 183 126 8 2 13 923.3 985 457 52 330 440 4.45 .272 .333 .401 .734
Away 68 46 .596 183 135 13 4 13 990.0 972 438 64 379 454 3.98 .255 .322 .385 .707
Mar/Apr 21 17 .553 63 47 4 2 5 350.6 361 155 17 123 156 3.98 .268 .329 .396 .725
May 20 20 .500 69 49 4 2 6 364.3 386 186 19 131 165 4.60 .269 .330 .403 .734
June 23 11 .676 54 43 3 1 4 307.3 298 138 19 121 147 4.04 .253 .323 .387 .709
July 20 18 .526 61 42 5 0 3 294.3 287 143 24 103 144 4.37 .252 .314 .386 .699
August 19 18 .514 65 43 3 1 3 328.6 343 140 21 129 163 3.83 .268 .335 .386 .721
Sep/Oct 10 15 .400 54 37 3 0 5 268.0 282 133 16 102 119 4.47 .267 .331 .398 .730
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
1930 30 BRK NL 44 94 6 15 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 17 .160 .218 .160 .377 3.3 0.0
1931 31 BRK NL 45 109 9 23 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 32 .211 .230 .211 .441 5.2 0.0
1932 32 BRK NL 37 83 4 12 2 0 0 10 0 1 0 25 .145 .143 .169 .312 -0.4 0.0
1933 33 BRK NL 23 56 8 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .214 .254 .250 .504 3.7 0.0
1934 34 BRK NL 39 92 8 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 34 .141 .184 .163 .347 2.1 0.0
1935 35 BRK NL 39 38 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .158 .158 .158 .316 0.1 0.0
1936 36 SDP NL 40 92 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 28 .141 .186 .152 .338 1.5 0.0
1937 37 DET AL 23 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .081 .081 .081 .162 -1.9 0.0
1938 38 TAM AL 57 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1939 39 TAM AL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 366 608 43 97 7 0 0 35 1 1 14 175 .160 .189 .171 .360 12.9 0.0
162 Game Average 269 19 42 3 0 0 15 0 0 6 77 .160 .189 .171 .360 5.7  
Career Highs 57 109 9 23 2 0 0 10 1 1 5 34 .214 .254 .250 .504 5.2  
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   392 30 62 5 0 0 25 1 0 11 109 .158 .189 .171 .360 4.3
vs LH   216 13 35 2 0 0 10 0 1 3 66 .162 .190 .171 .362 1.3
Home 183 269 23 43 6 0 0 18 0 1 10 71 .160 .197 .182 .379 4.2
Away 183 339 20 54 1 0 0 17 1 0 4 104 .159 .183 .162 .345 1.4
RISP   186 0 27 4 0 0 35 0 0 5 60 .145 .178 .167 .344 0.8
Close/Late   26 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .231 .300 .231 .531 1.4
Mar/Apr 57 114 5 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 33 .132 .174 .140 .314 -0.4
May 68 111 4 17 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 34 .153 .179 .162 .342 -0.1
June 54 108 9 22 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 31 .204 .218 .213 .431 3.3
July 52 84 7 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 23 .095 .116 .095 .212 -2.6
August 65 102 8 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 32 .157 .204 .186 .390 2.1
Sep/Oct 41 89 10 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 22 .213 .239 .225 .464 3.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 30 BRK NL P 44 42 302.0 30 81 12 4 .902 3.31    
1931 31 BRK NL P 45 45 324.0 16 79 5 4 .950 2.64    
1932 32 BRK NL P 37 37 248.0 17 54 1 5 .986 2.58    
1933 33 BRK NL P 23 23 154.7 18 32 2 1 .962 2.91    
1934 34 BRK NL P 39 39 270.7 28 56 2 8 .977 2.79    
1935 35 BRK NL P 39 17 130.3 4 28 3 0 .914 2.21    
1936 36 SDP NL P 40 40 278.3 34 52 4 5 .956 2.78    
1937 37 DET AL P 23 18 114.7 8 21 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1938 38 TAM AL P 57 0 67.7 5 13 1 1 .947 2.39    
1939 39 TAM AL P 19 0 23.0 2 7 1 0 .900 3.52    
Career Totals   366 261 1913.3 162 423 31 28 .950 2.75    
Career Highs   57 45 324.0 34 81 12 8 1.000 3.52    
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
1930 30 BRK NL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 14.0 19 10 2 3 2 6.43 .317 .349 .550 .899
1933 33 BRK NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 14 10 0 5 5 7.50 .286 .352 .429 .780
1938 38 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 4.0 4 0 0 3 5 0.00 .267 .389 .267 .656
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 6 4 1 0 1 30.0 37 20 2 11 12 6.00 .298 .356 .468 .823
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
1930 30 BRK NL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
1933 33 BRK NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1938 38 TAM AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1934-5-3.72
 Wins
1930-3-23
1934-7-18
 Winning Pct
1930-7-.657
1934-6-.643
 Saves
1938-2-16
 Games Pitched
1938-8-57
 Games Started
1931-1-45
1934-8-39
Shutouts
1930-10-2
1933-9-1
1934-9-1
1936-9-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1931-4-24
 Strikeouts
1931-7-144
1934-7-138
1936-7-143
 Walks Allowed
1934-7-104
1936-9-112
 Hits per 9IP
1930-7-8.7
1931-10-8.8
1934-3-8.2
1936-7-8.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1930-10-3.4
1931-6-4.0
1934-5-4.6
1936-4-4.6
WHiP
1931-10-1.26
1934-3-1.29
 OAVG
1930-5-.248
1931-9-.253
1934-3-.240
1936-10-.259
 OOBP
1930-10-.306
1931-10-.305
1934-3-.312
 OSLG
1934-5-.367
 OOPS
1934-3-.679
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 56    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Tom Johnson (949)
  2. Dennis Lamp (945)
  3. Thornton Lee (944)
  4. Johnny Allen (944)
  5. Bob Ojeda (942)
  6. Jumbo Elliott (942)
  7. John Butcher (937)
  8. Luke Walker (935)
  9. David Palmer (935)
  10. Steve Rogers (933)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Lohrman (994)
  2. Johnny Allen (994)
  3. Bill Zuber (991)
  4. Walter Beall (991)
  5. Bill Lee (987)
  6. George Pipgras (986)
  7. Virgil Jester (985)
  8. Joe Bonikowski (985)
  9. Joe Coleman (984)
  10. Jakie May (982)
History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Grove (SEM)
Earned first career win on 4/1/1930
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Injured on 7/19/1932 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
5/16/1933: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $4,210,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 6/12/1933 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/14/1936 to a 4-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 2/13/1937 (Going to SDP: P Ted Lyons. Going to DET: 1B Babe Herman, P Garland Braxton, P Dutch Henry, SS Greg Mulleavy)
Injured on 5/2/1937 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1938 (Going to DET: P Frank Gabler. Going to TAM: P Jim Turner, P Garland Braxton, C Rollie Hemsley, SS Bill Cissell, 2B Greg Mulleavy)
3/3/1938: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 5/26/1939 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
 
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