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Ellis
Clary		  
Nickname: Cat
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 11, 1916 in Usa, GA, VALDOSTA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1949   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 25 SEM AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 10 9 9 8 7 8
1943 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 10 9 10 8 8 8
1944 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
1945 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 6 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
1946 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 6 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
1947 30 NYA AL $ 1,305,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 8
1948 31 SDP NL $ 1,305,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 6 7 10 10 10 8 7 7
1949 32 DET AL $ 1,305,000   6 6 7 1 1 1 8 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 8
1950 33 TAM AL $ 2,000,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1951 34 NYG NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1952 35 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 6 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1953 36 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 10 9 10 6 5 5
1954 37 BRK NL     5 5 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 10 8 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 10 8 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 8 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
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
1942 25 AAA   56 238 31 60 13 0 1 11 0 0 34 34 .252 .346 .319 .665 28.3  
    AA   80 300 45 79 15 0 3 27 3 0 69 37 .263 .401 .343 .744 48.4  
1943 26 SEM AL 79 239 30 55 16 1 1 20 0 0 41 34 .230 .343 .318 .661 27.5 2.2
    AAA   54 184 26 36 5 0 0 5 0 0 39 28 .196 .336 .223 .559 18.2  
1944 27 SDP NL 149 487 61 139 27 1 3 58 0 0 96 65 .285 .404 .363 .768 77.4 17.7
1945 28 SDP NL 118 330 43 86 17 3 0 29 0 0 70 31 .261 .389 .330 .719 46.0 7.2
1946 29 SDP NL 44 129 17 28 5 0 1 13 0 0 33 15 .217 .374 .279 .653 16.3 1.7
  NYA AL 72 148 21 39 10 0 0 15 0 0 38 17 .264 .412 .331 .743 22.6 3.2
  TOT   116 277 38 67 15 0 1 28 0 0 71 32 .242 .394 .307 .701 38.9 4.9
1947 30 NYA AL 87 200 37 44 13 1 2 30 0 0 57 21 .220 .394 .325 .719 29.0 3.7
1948 31 SDP NL 119 339 46 88 25 3 1 34 0 0 76 35 .260 .396 .360 .756 51.0 9.6
1949 32 DET AL 153 547 119 174 41 9 5 76 0 0 96 74 .318 .420 .453 .873 102.6 19.3
1950 33 DET AL 99 345 62 102 23 0 1 45 1 0 85 41 .296 .432 .371 .803 61.1 10.3
  TAM AL 53 174 27 44 8 2 0 16 0 0 31 23 .253 .364 .322 .686 22.1 2.5
  TOT   152 519 89 146 31 2 1 61 1 0 116 64 .281 .410 .355 .765 83.3 12.8
1951 34 TAM AL 15 40 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 9 .200 .347 .200 .547 3.4 0.0
  NYG NL 129 421 58 122 32 0 2 65 1 0 90 69 .290 .415 .380 .795 67.5 9.4
  TOT   144 461 62 130 32 0 2 69 1 0 99 78 .282 .409 .364 .773 70.9 9.4
1952 35 SDP NL 154 511 78 153 19 1 4 51 0 0 109 86 .299 .423 .364 .787 84.5 14.6
1953 36 SDP NL 149 509 52 134 10 3 6 52 0 2 84 116 .263 .367 .330 .697 67.6 8.2
1954 37 BRK NL 118 307 38 80 6 0 0 20 0 0 40 74 .261 .345 .280 .625 31.8 3.0
12 Years Sim 1538 4726 693 1296 252 24 26 528 2 2 955 710 .274 .396 .354 .750 710.4 112.7
2 Years AAA 110 422 57 96 18 0 1 16 0 0 73 62 .227 .345 .277 .623 46.4  
1 Years AA 80 300 45 79 15 0 3 27 3 0 69 37 .263 .402 .343 .745 48.4  
3 Years Minors 190 722 102 175 33 0 4 43 3 0 142 99 .242 .370 .305 .674 94.8  
162 Game Average 497 72 136 26 2 2 55 0 0 100 74 .274 .396 .354 .750 74.8  
Career Highs 154 547 119 174 41 9 6 76 1 2 116 116 .318 .423 .453 .873 102.6  
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   2661 395 710 141 16 17 318 1 0 456 404 .267 .374 .351 .725 378.6
vs LH   2065 298 586 111 8 9 210 1 2 499 306 .284 .423 .358 .781 357.4
Home 758 2324 349 679 131 10 11 269 1 0 465 354 .292 .410 .371 .781 384.4
Away 780 2402 344 617 121 14 15 259 1 2 490 356 .257 .382 .338 .720 351.6
RISP   1096 0 317 61 2 2 454 0 0 251 156 .289 .416 .354 .770 185.4
Pinch Hitting   117 19 37 6 0 1 30 0 0 21 13 .316 .418 .393 .812 20.2
Close/Late   461 47 115 19 0 1 52 0 0 105 81 .249 .388 .297 .685 65.1
Mar/Apr 240 783 102 224 38 3 3 80 1 0 173 114 .286 .415 .354 .769 130.1
May 268 862 122 230 51 6 5 83 0 0 166 121 .267 .385 .357 .742 129.9
June 249 764 130 229 43 6 6 93 0 1 164 105 .300 .426 .395 .821 136.9
July 258 792 127 210 44 3 2 89 1 0 141 129 .265 .374 .336 .710 110.4
August 263 821 101 207 44 0 5 97 0 0 162 134 .252 .374 .324 .698 114.0
Sep/Oct 260 704 111 196 32 6 5 86 0 1 149 107 .278 .404 .362 .766 114.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1943 26 SEM AL SS 79 78 644.3 111 304 10 62 .976 5.80   3.4
1944 27 SDP NL 3B 92 92 774.3 72 218 14 17 .954 3.37   2.5
    2B 51 51 410.0 125 191 11 39 .966 6.94   1.6
    SS 4 0 9.0 4 4 0 2 1.000 8.00   0.0
1945 28 SDP NL 3B 93 89 745.0 59 226 12 16 .960 3.44   3.4
    2B 9 3 31.7 8 10 1 4 .947 5.12   0.1
    SS 9 1 26.0 6 10 1 1 .941 5.54   0.1
1946 29 SDP NL 3B 16 15 149.7 11 37 2 2 .960 2.89   0.3
    2B 11 11 110.8 35 56 3 13 .968 7.39   0.5
    SS 9 7 76.4 12 33 0 6 1.000 5.30   0.3
  NYA AL 3B 26 24 172.3 12 43 2 3 .965 2.87   0.5
    2B 19 18 127.6 40 64 3 16 .972 7.34   0.8
    SS 16 12 88.0 14 37 1 7 .981 5.22   0.4
  TOT   3B 42 39 322.0 23 80 4 5 .963 2.88   0.9
      2B 30 29 238.4 75 120 6 29 .970 7.36   1.3
      SS 25 19 164.4 26 70 1 13 .990 5.26   0.7
1947 30 NYA AL 3B 46 45 368.0 41 87 7 10 .948 3.13   0.2
    SS 11 7 68.0 10 30 2 5 .952 5.29   0.4
    2B 10 5 51.3 12 16 0 2 1.000 4.91   0.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1948 31 SDP NL 3B 94 87 724.0 62 202 12 20 .957 3.28   3.0
    SS 18 2 47.0 7 19 0 3 1.000 4.98   0.2
    2B 8 0 13.3 2 2 0 1 1.000 2.70   0.0
    CF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1949 32 DET AL 3B 151 150 1302.3 96 329 27 23 .940 2.94   4.3
1950 33 DET AL 3B 63 63 580.4 35 150 10 7 .949 2.87   0.3
    SS 34 34 313.0 48 150 5 27 .975 5.69   2.2
    2B 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TAM AL 3B 34 34 276.9 16 71 5 4 .946 2.83   1.5
    SS 18 18 149.3 23 71 2 13 .979 5.67   0.9
    2B 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   3B 97 97 857.3 51 221 15 11 .948 2.86   1.8
      SS 52 52 462.3 71 221 7 40 .977 5.68   3.1
      2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1951 34 TAM AL 3B 13 13 90.5 6 25 1 2 .969 3.08   0.4
    SS 2 1 7.8 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.92   0.1
    2B 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  NYG NL 3B 112 112 955.1 64 260 16 25 .953 3.05   3.1
    SS 13 9 81.9 18 45 3 10 .955 6.92   0.6
    2B 1 0 3.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 7.30   0.0
  TOT   3B 125 125 1045.6 70 285 17 27 .954 3.06   3.5
      SS 15 10 89.7 20 49 3 11 .958 6.92   0.6
      2B 1 0 4.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
1952 35 SDP NL 3B 144 142 1245.0 87 355 19 29 .959 3.20   4.4
    CF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
    SS 6 0 9.7 0 5 0 1 1.000 4.66   0.1
    2B 1 0 0.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 27.27   0.0
1953 36 SDP NL 2B 92 89 771.3 171 305 22 76 .956 5.55   4.1
    3B 56 50 444.0 28 110 7 10 .952 2.80   2.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1954 37 BRK NL 3B 58 57 468.3 34 144 8 13 .957 3.42   1.4
    SS 31 16 163.3 33 75 1 15 .991 5.95   0.9
    2B 17 0 35.3 8 8 1 3 .941 4.08   0.1
  3B 998 973 8295.9 623 2257 142 181 .953 3.12   27.5
  SS 251 185 1685.7 289 788 25 154 .977 5.75   9.6
  2B 220 177 1556.7 402 655 41 154 .963 6.11   7.3
  CF 5 2 23.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.57   0.0
Career Totals   1474 1337 11561.3 1318 3700 208 489 .960 3.91   44.4
Career Highs   153 150 1320.6 201 442 29 87 .976 5.80    
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
1949 32 DET AL 7 27 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .222 .290 .259 .550
Career Post-Season Batting 7 27 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .222 .290 .259 .550
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1944-4-.404
1949-6-.420
1950-9-.410
1951-10-.415
1952-3-.423
CAR-24-.396
 Runs
1949-6-119
 Singles
1949-8-119
1952-5-129
1953-10-115
 Doubles
1949-6-41
1951-8-32
 Triples
1949-3-9
 Walks
1944-5-96
1949-9-96
1950-6-116
1952-7-109
Strikeouts
1949-8-74
1953-4-116
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Gary Holman (932)
  2. Dick Groat (916)
  3. Juan Bernhardt (912)
  4. Tony Gonzalez (909)
  5. Bob Dillinger (908)
  6. Dom Dallessandro (908)
  7. Joe Foy (893)
  8. Eddie Stanky (889)
  9. Albie Pearson (886)
  10. Dee Moore (886)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Seattle in 1942
Injured on 6/4/1942 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/19/1943 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/26/1943 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/4/1943, off Marius Russo (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 9/20/1943, off Al Gerheauser (PIT)
Traded from Seattle to San Diego on 3/3/1944 (Going to SEM: 3B Mel Ott. Going to SDP: SS Ellis Clary, P Cy Blanton, P Al Benton, P Rene Monteagudo, CF Eddie Wilson)
Injured on 5/7/1944 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/23/1946 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/26/1947 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to San Diego on 2/1/1948 (Going to SDP: 3B Ellis Clary, CF Tommy Holmes, P Ray Scarborough. Going to NYA: C Stan Andrews)
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 3/3/1949 (Going to SDP: P Allie Reynolds, P Preacher Roe, 3B Hank Majeski, 1B Mickey Vernon. Going to DET: 3B Ellis Clary, P Walt Masterson, SS Merl Combs)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (A) on 5/17/1949
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
10/18/1949: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1950 (Going to DET: SS Snuffy Stirnweiss. Going to TAM: P Bob Porterfield, P Scott Cary, 3B Ellis Clary, RF Johnny Hopp)
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: SS Joe Demaestri, CF Johnny Hopp, 3B Ellis Clary, 2B Lou Stringer. Going to TAM: 3B Sid Gordon, LF Hank Edwards, CF Willard Marshall, C Andy Seminick)
Traded from New York (N) to San Diego on 3/3/1952 (Going to SDP: 3B Ellis Clary, 2B Lou Stringer, C Del Wilber. Going to NYG: P Julio Gonzalez)
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/6/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $1,300,000 per year
Released by Brooklyn on 10/3/1954
 
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