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Bubba
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 12, 1924 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 25 BRK NL   9 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5
1951 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
1952 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1953 28 BRK NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1956 31 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5
1957 32 DET AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
1958 33 DET AL   5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 25 BRK NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 28 BRK NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 31 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 32 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 33 DET AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1950 25 AA   14 5 .737 30 30 5 2 0 210.7 200 72 17 76 170 3.08 .245 .309 .351 .660  
1951 26 BRK NL 12 20 .375 38 34 9 1 0 253.3 273 146 33 136 103 5.19 .275 .362 .438 .800 11.0
1952 27 BRK NL 22 14 .611 41 41 7 0 0 308.7 298 134 34 130 128 3.91 .252 .327 .389 .716 21.7
1953 28 BRK NL 9 14 .391 45 28 3 1 2 215.0 225 125 33 102 83 5.23 .272 .350 .445 .795 6.3
1954 29 AAA   7 15 .318 29 29 4 1 0 194.0 216 94 23 73 120 4.36 .281 .343 .430 .774  
1956 31 DET AL 3 5 .375 63 0 0 0 2 94.3 109 57 14 42 46 5.44 .291 .358 .472 .830 2.8
1957 32 DET AL 1 3 .250 36 0 0 0 0 44.7 59 26 10 24 23 5.24 .307 .382 .542 .924 0.0
1958 33 AAA   3 7 .300 42 0 0 0 1 59.0 67 30 13 20 42 4.58 .285 .341 .477 .818  
5 Years Sim 47 56 .456 223 103 19 2 4 916.0 964 488 124 434 383 4.79 .270 .349 .433 .781 41.8
2 Years AAA 10 22 .313 71 29 4 1 1 253.0 283 124 36 93 162 4.41 .282 .343 .441 .784  
1 Years AA 14 5 .737 30 30 5 2 0 210.7 200 72 17 76 170 3.08 .245 .309 .351 .660  
3 Years Minors 24 27 .471 101 59 9 3 1 463.7 483 196 53 169 332 3.80 .265 .328 .401 .729  
Season Average 9 11 .450 44 20 3 0 0 183.2 192 97 24 86 76 4.79 .270 .349 .433 .781  
Career Highs 22 20 .611 63 41 9 1 2 308.7 298 146 34 136 128 5.44 .307 .382 .542 .924  
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   472 261 66 217 206   .252 .330 .412 .742
vs LH   492 227 58 217 177   .290 .370 .456 .826
Home 25 25 .500 116 51 9 1 1 471.7 501 261 69 206 200 4.98 .273 .346 .443 .789
Away 22 31 .415 107 52 10 1 3 444.3 463 227 55 228 183 4.60 .267 .353 .421 .774
Mar/Apr 7 11 .389 39 21 3 0 1 168.3 187 103 24 71 70 5.51 .277 .346 .441 .787
May 13 8 .619 36 21 6 1 0 185.3 171 78 21 73 76 3.79 .245 .316 .400 .716
June 6 11 .353 30 19 1 0 0 156.0 177 88 26 81 69 5.08 .285 .368 .482 .850
July 8 13 .381 28 20 5 1 0 158.3 157 79 16 87 66 4.49 .262 .355 .375 .730
August 10 7 .588 47 15 3 0 1 159.3 176 89 26 71 67 5.03 .282 .355 .474 .828
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 43 7 1 0 2 88.6 96 51 11 51 35 5.18 .274 .366 .419 .784
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
1951 26 BRK NL 38 78 4 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 .141 .160 .141 .302 0.6 0.0
1952 27 BRK NL 41 111 5 23 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 24 .207 .233 .243 .476 6.1 0.0
1953 28 BRK NL 45 71 1 9 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 18 .127 .162 .169 .331 0.7 0.0
1956 31 DET AL 63 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3 0.0
1957 32 DET AL 36 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 223 282 10 45 4 0 1 18 0 0 9 61 .160 .184 .184 .369 6.6 0.0
162 Game Average 204 7 32 2 0 0 13 0 0 6 44 .160 .184 .184 .369 4.8  
Career Highs 63 111 5 23 4 0 1 9 0 0 4 24 .207 .233 .243 .476 6.1  
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   149 6 30 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 32 .201 .221 .221 .442 5.6
vs LH   133 4 15 1 0 1 10 0 0 5 29 .113 .144 .143 .287 -1.0
Home 116 125 2 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 35 .128 .160 .128 .288 -0.8
Away 107 157 8 29 4 0 1 13 0 0 4 26 .185 .204 .229 .433 5.4
RISP   75 0 11 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 19 .147 .154 .160 .314 -0.1
Close/Late   20 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .150 .150 .150 .300 -0.1
Mar/Apr 39 54 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 13 .204 .254 .222 .476 3.0
May 36 59 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .169 .197 .169 .366 1.0
June 30 48 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .188 .220 .208 .428 1.7
July 22 51 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 16 .059 .077 .118 .195 -1.8
August 47 45 1 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .244 .239 .289 .528 2.7
Sep/Oct 27 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .040 .040 .040 .080 -1.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 26 BRK NL P 38 34 253.3 22 55 5 10 .939 2.74    
1952 27 BRK NL P 41 41 308.7 29 59 6 4 .936 2.57    
1953 28 BRK NL P 45 28 215.0 16 42 3 2 .951 2.43    
1956 31 DET AL P 63 0 94.3 8 23 1 1 .969 2.96    
1957 32 DET AL P 36 0 44.7 3 6 2 0 .818 1.81    
Career Totals   223 103 916.0 78 185 17 17 .939 2.58    
Career Highs   63 41 308.7 29 59 6 10 .969 2.96    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1952-6-22
 Losses
1951-3-20
 Winning Pct
1952-10-.611
 Games Started
1952-8-41
 Shutouts
1951-8-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1951-7-33
1952-9-34
Walks Allowed
1951-7-136
1952-8-130
 Hits per 9IP
1952-10-8.7
 OAVG
1952-9-.252
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 49th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1950
Earned first career win on 4/2/1951
Had first career hit on 4/6/1951, off Bob Rush (MIN)
Injured on 6/26/1952 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1953, off Warren Spahn (DET)
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/28/1954 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Brooklyn on 10/3/1954
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/2/1956 to a minor league contract
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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