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Bob
Shaw		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 29, 1933 in Usa, NY, BRONX
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 24 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1958 25 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 7 8 8 8
1959 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6
1960 27 DET AL   8 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
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
1957 24 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 25 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 26 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 27 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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 24 DET AL 9 22 .290 35 35 10 0 0 263.0 302 134 21 80 125 4.59 .290 .337 .430 .767 12.6
    AAA   1 2 .333 6 6 0 0 0 45.0 37 9 2 10 35 1.80 .220 .264 .304 .568  
1958 25 DET AL 14 15 .483 42 39 8 3 0 297.0 333 151 25 92 132 4.58 .284 .336 .412 .748 11.2
1959 26 DET AL 2 11 .154 26 13 3 0 1 104.7 121 64 12 31 51 5.50 .289 .344 .446 .790 0.0
    AAA   4 0 1.000 5 5 1 1 0 41.3 25 9 3 7 29 1.96 .172 .211 .276 .486  
1960 27 AAA   8 13 .381 28 28 3 0 0 205.0 210 79 29 77 144 3.47 .266 .331 .416 .747  
1961 28 AAA   3 4 .429 9 9 2 0 0 64.3 52 25 7 15 50 3.50 .216 .262 .378 .639  
3 Years Sim 25 48 .342 103 87 21 3 1 664.7 756 349 58 203 308 4.73 .287 .338 .424 .762 23.9
4 Years AAA 16 19 .457 48 48 6 1 0 355.7 324 122 41 109 258 3.09 .241 .298 .380 .678  
Season Average 8 16 .333 34 29 7 1 0 221.6 252 116 19 67 102 4.73 .287 .338 .424 .762  
Career Highs 14 22 .483 42 39 10 3 1 297.0 333 151 25 92 132 5.50 .290 .344 .446 .790  
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   408 205 35 94 216   .276 .319 .414 .732
vs LH   348 144 23 109 92   .301 .362 .438 .800
Home 10 26 .278 50 44 11 1 0 328.7 379 190 37 114 139 5.20 .290 .347 .446 .793
Away 15 22 .405 53 43 10 2 1 336.0 377 159 21 89 169 4.26 .284 .329 .403 .732
Mar/Apr 1 9 .100 13 13 1 0 0 97.7 104 59 8 36 47 5.44 .277 .341 .413 .754
May 4 8 .333 23 14 3 2 1 111.0 119 47 11 30 49 3.81 .270 .316 .415 .731
June 4 8 .333 14 14 6 0 0 111.0 130 55 3 33 40 4.46 .297 .347 .405 .752
July 6 10 .375 18 18 6 0 0 135.0 154 64 10 42 74 4.27 .289 .341 .426 .767
August 3 8 .273 14 14 2 1 0 106.0 128 54 8 28 45 4.59 .297 .340 .418 .758
Sep/Oct 7 5 .583 21 14 3 0 0 104.0 121 70 18 34 53 6.06 .289 .343 .469 .812
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
1957 24 DET AL 35 86 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 26 .105 .125 .151 .276 -0.5 0.0
1958 25 DET AL 42 97 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 29 .093 .111 .113 .225 -2.7 0.0
1959 26 DET AL 26 31 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .065 .065 .097 .161 -1.7 0.0
3 Years Sim 103 214 6 20 5 1 0 9 0 0 3 66 .093 .110 .126 .236 -4.9 0.0
162 Game Average 336 9 31 7 1 0 14 0 0 4 103 .093 .110 .126 .236 -7.6  
Career Highs 42 97 4 9 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 29 .105 .125 .151 .276 -0.5  
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   137 5 14 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 41 .102 .115 .139 .254 -2.9
vs LH   77 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 25 .078 .101 .104 .205 -3.0
Home 50 94 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 .053 .053 .053 .106 -6.0
Away 53 120 5 15 5 1 0 6 0 0 3 36 .125 .153 .183 .337 0.1
RISP   54 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 .074 .074 .074 .148 -2.8
Close/Late   13 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 .214 .385 .599 1.0
Mar/Apr 13 35 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .029 .029 .057 .086 -2.5
May 14 28 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .107 .167 .143 .310 0.0
June 14 36 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .111 .111 .167 .278 -0.6
July 18 47 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .128 .128 .149 .277 -0.7
August 14 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .029 .029 .029 .057 -2.8
Sep/Oct 21 33 1 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 12 .152 .200 .212 .412 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1957 24 DET AL P 35 35 263.0 15 37 4 2 .929 1.78    
1958 25 DET AL P 42 39 297.0 16 51 3 6 .957 2.03    
1959 26 DET AL P 26 13 104.7 15 13 0 0 1.000 2.41    
Career Totals   103 87 664.7 46 101 7 8 .955 1.99    
Career Highs   42 39 297.0 16 51 4 6 1.000 2.41    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1957-2-22
1958-9-15
 Complete Games
1957-8-10
1958-9-8
 Shutouts
1958-1-3
 Innings Pitched
1958-6-297.0
 Hits Allowed
1957-6-302
1958-3-333
 Walks per 9IP
1957-8-2.7
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. John Candelaria (982)
  2. Chuck Taylor (975)
  3. Tommy De La Cruz (973)
  4. Bill Parsons (969)
  5. Monty Montgomery (969)
  6. Bill Kunkel (969)
  7. Ken Holtzman (966)
  8. Bob Johnson (965)
  9. Dallas Green (965)
  10. Don Durham (962)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Detroit in 1957
Earned first career win on 5/2/1957
Had first career hit on 5/20/1957, off Ralph Beard (SEM)
Injured on 7/23/1959 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1961 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for entire career
Released by Detroit on 7/1/1961
 
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