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Paul
Foytack		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 16, 1930 in Usa, PA, SCRANTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1958   
All-Star Selections 1957    1962   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 22 NYG NL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1954 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1955 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1956 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1957 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1958 27 MIN AL $ 5,057,143 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1959 28 MIN AL $ 5,057,143 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1960 29 MIN AL $ 5,057,143 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1961 30 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1962 31 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1963 32 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1964 33 MIN AL $ 3,750,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1965 34 MIN AL $ 3,750,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1966 35 MIN AL $ 3,750,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1967 36 TAM AL $ 1,000,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1968 37 TAM AL $ 1,700,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1969 38 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1970 39 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 22 NYG NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 23 NYG NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 27 MIN AL $ 5,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 28 MIN AL $ 5,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 29 MIN AL $ 5,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 30 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 31 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1963 32 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 33 MIN AL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 34 MIN AL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 35 MIN AL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 36 TAM AL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 37 TAM AL $ 1,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 38 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 39 KCR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   3 3 3 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
1953 22 AAA   8 6 .571 14 14 3 1 0 97.7 85 33 6 38 71 3.04 .226 .297 .319 .616  
    AA   0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 35.7 45 24 5 12 39 6.06 .302 .354 .497 .851  
1954 23 NYG NL 12 14 .462 35 35 10 0 0 269.0 287 133 36 97 125 4.45 .274 .336 .431 .767 17.3
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 36 19 2 23 20 4.07 .235 .335 .333 .669  
1955 24 MIN AL 17 10 .630 32 32 7 2 0 236.3 226 103 16 91 128 3.92 .252 .321 .364 .685 13.8
1956 25 MIN AL 18 19 .486 44 44 13 2 0 338.0 311 145 20 120 206 3.86 .244 .307 .355 .662 20.4
1957 26 MIN AL 23 18 .561 44 44 14 3 0 348.3 314 117 24 99 184 3.02 .241 .294 .356 .649 28.3
1958 27 MIN AL 11 17 .393 36 36 8 0 0 269.3 295 128 21 104 127 4.28 .280 .341 .400 .741 12.0
1959 28 MIN AL 12 20 .375 42 42 15 1 0 302.3 282 124 24 100 207 3.69 .247 .308 .361 .669 18.0
1960 29 MIN AL 13 23 .361 43 43 13 3 0 321.0 324 141 32 111 187 3.95 .263 .323 .403 .726 17.7
1961 30 MIN AL 18 18 .500 44 44 14 2 0 332.0 326 133 25 94 211 3.61 .254 .304 .362 .667 21.5
1962 31 MIN AL 19 11 .633 39 39 11 3 0 304.3 274 101 17 91 183 2.99 .242 .297 .342 .640 23.2
1963 32 MIN AL 19 10 .655 37 37 10 5 0 293.7 263 102 20 86 170 3.13 .242 .297 .357 .654 22.6
1964 33 MIN AL 16 17 .485 44 44 9 2 0 336.3 298 131 30 127 217 3.51 .241 .310 .374 .684 19.0
1965 34 MIN AL 19 11 .633 43 43 10 1 0 332.7 276 111 30 115 202 3.00 .226 .292 .334 .626 26.4
1966 35 MIN AL 17 16 .515 39 39 16 2 0 307.0 264 122 28 120 196 3.58 .232 .305 .361 .665 21.2
1967 36 TAM AL 6 24 .200 37 37 11 2 0 268.7 256 120 29 84 165 4.02 .253 .311 .392 .703 14.0
1968 37 TAM AL 8 24 .250 39 39 7 1 0 265.7 316 163 34 106 164 5.52 .298 .360 .446 .807 0.0
1969 38 NYA AL 8 3 .727 44 0 0 0 4 100.3 96 39 7 43 61 3.50 .251 .326 .346 .672 10.1
1970 39 A   6 2 .750 52 0 0 0 1 56.3 47 23 5 29 45 3.67 .233 .329 .366 .695  
16 Years Sim 236 255 .481 642 598 168 29 4 4625.0 4408 1913 393 1588 2733 3.72 .252 .313 .374 .687 285.5
2 Years AAA 10 8 .556 20 20 3 1 0 139.7 121 52 8 61 91 3.35 .229 .308 .323 .632  
1 Years AA 0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 35.7 45 24 5 12 39 6.06 .302 .354 .497 .851  
1 Years A 6 2 .750 52 0 0 0 1 56.3 47 23 5 29 45 3.67 .233 .329 .366 .695  
4 Years Minors 16 15 .516 78 26 3 1 1 231.7 213 99 18 102 175 3.85 .242 .321 .363 .683  
Season Average 14 15 .483 40 37 10 1 0 289.1 275 119 24 99 170 3.72 .252 .313 .374 .687  
Career Highs 23 24 .727 44 44 16 5 4 348.3 326 163 36 127 217 5.52 .298 .360 .446 .807  
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   2199 960 202 721 1610   .238 .293 .358 .651
vs LH   2209 953 191 867 1123   .268 .337 .392 .729
Home 119 118 .502 317 292 70 14 2 2289.6 2212 965 197 769 1338 3.79 .255 .315 .380 .695
Away 117 137 .461 325 306 98 15 2 2335.3 2196 948 196 819 1395 3.65 .249 .313 .368 .681
Mar/Apr 48 39 .552 110 103 29 6 0 811.6 770 308 63 262 499 3.42 .250 .309 .363 .672
May 34 45 .430 103 99 25 2 0 733.6 692 295 56 256 473 3.62 .249 .312 .365 .677
June 34 46 .425 104 99 24 8 1 767.0 767 359 81 259 443 4.21 .262 .322 .399 .721
July 34 38 .472 108 99 35 5 1 758.9 730 315 69 250 408 3.74 .255 .314 .378 .693
August 49 45 .521 114 104 37 6 1 826.6 752 325 58 294 466 3.54 .244 .310 .357 .667
Sep/Oct 37 42 .468 103 94 21 3 1 727.0 697 311 66 267 444 3.85 .252 .318 .383 .702
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
1954 23 NYG NL 35 92 8 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .185 .202 .196 .398 3.1 0.0
1955 24 MIN AL 32 79 3 10 1 0 1 11 0 0 1 25 .127 .138 .177 .315 -0.3 0.0
1956 25 MIN AL 44 102 6 16 5 1 2 5 0 0 4 35 .157 .189 .284 .473 5.4 0.0
1957 26 MIN AL 44 122 5 17 4 0 1 11 0 0 2 35 .139 .151 .197 .348 2.4 0.0
1958 27 MIN AL 36 88 4 14 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 31 .159 .178 .205 .382 2.0 0.0
1959 28 MIN AL 42 93 4 12 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 38 .129 .129 .183 .312 0.1 0.0
1960 29 MIN AL 43 104 6 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 37 .125 .142 .154 .295 -1.1 0.0
1961 30 MIN AL 44 107 4 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 37 .112 .136 .131 .267 -1.0 0.0
1962 31 MIN AL 39 104 4 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 30 .163 .171 .173 .345 0.3 0.0
1963 32 MIN AL 37 99 7 14 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 40 .141 .149 .152 .300 0.6 0.0
1964 33 MIN AL 44 114 4 18 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 37 .158 .157 .167 .323 -0.1 0.0
1965 34 MIN AL 43 113 5 18 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 37 .159 .174 .168 .342 1.2 0.0
1966 35 MIN AL 39 104 9 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 33 .144 .152 .183 .335 0.6 0.0
1967 36 TAM AL 37 83 8 13 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 24 .157 .193 .205 .398 1.9 0.0
1968 37 TAM AL 39 87 7 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 24 .138 .157 .172 .330 0.3 0.0
15 Years Sim 598 1491 84 218 31 1 7 88 1 0 23 489 .146 .161 .182 .343 15.4 0.0
162 Game Average 403 22 59 8 0 1 23 0 0 6 132 .146 .161 .182 .343 4.2  
Career Highs 44 122 9 18 5 1 2 11 1 0 4 40 .185 .202 .284 .473 5.4  
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   1002 62 163 26 1 5 67 1 0 11 315 .163 .174 .206 .379 15.8
vs LH   489 22 55 5 0 2 21 0 0 12 174 .112 .135 .135 .270 -7.1
Home 292 684 38 97 15 0 3 36 0 0 9 232 .142 .155 .177 .332 1.3
Away 306 807 46 121 16 1 4 52 1 0 14 257 .150 .166 .187 .353 7.4
RISP   363 0 52 6 0 4 82 0 0 4 114 .143 .151 .193 .343 2.6
Close/Late   103 8 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 43 .126 .159 .136 .295 -0.6
Mar/Apr 103 265 15 45 9 0 2 22 0 0 1 83 .170 .174 .226 .400 5.6
May 99 229 11 28 3 0 1 8 0 0 6 69 .122 .148 .148 .296 -1.7
June 99 238 14 29 3 0 0 16 0 0 5 82 .122 .143 .134 .277 -3.2
July 99 255 9 33 4 1 0 13 0 0 3 105 .129 .140 .153 .292 -2.4
August 104 263 17 42 5 0 1 12 1 0 4 80 .160 .175 .190 .365 3.4
Sep/Oct 94 241 18 41 7 0 3 17 0 0 4 70 .170 .184 .237 .420 7.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 23 NYG NL P 35 35 269.0 21 59 1 8 .988 2.68    
1955 24 MIN AL P 32 32 236.3 8 47 0 4 1.000 2.09    
1956 25 MIN AL P 44 44 338.0 24 68 3 1 .968 2.45    
1957 26 MIN AL P 44 44 348.3 22 80 0 5 1.000 2.64    
1958 27 MIN AL P 36 36 269.3 20 55 1 3 .987 2.51    
1959 28 MIN AL P 42 42 302.3 17 51 2 4 .971 2.02    
1960 29 MIN AL P 43 43 321.0 17 56 1 5 .986 2.05    
1961 30 MIN AL P 44 44 332.0 23 50 0 2 1.000 1.98    
1962 31 MIN AL P 39 39 304.3 18 62 0 6 1.000 2.37    
1963 32 MIN AL P 37 37 293.7 28 53 2 4 .976 2.48    
1964 33 MIN AL P 44 44 336.3 24 55 2 3 .975 2.11    
1965 34 MIN AL P 43 43 332.7 20 52 0 1 1.000 1.95    
1966 35 MIN AL P 39 39 307.0 23 55 4 4 .951 2.29    
1967 36 TAM AL P 37 37 268.7 15 47 0 1 1.000 2.08    
1968 37 TAM AL P 39 39 265.7 17 54 1 3 .986 2.41    
1969 38 NYA AL P 44 0 100.3 4 14 0 1 1.000 1.61    
Career Totals   642 598 4625.0 301 858 17 55 .986 2.26    
Career Highs   44 44 348.3 28 80 4 8 1.000 2.68    
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
1955 24 MIN AL 1 1 .500 4 4 1 0 0 32.7 26 9 3 10 15 2.48 .218 .279 .345 .624
1956 25 MIN AL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 14.7 15 7 0 6 11 4.30 .250 .318 .383 .702
1965 34 MIN AL 3 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 24.7 13 4 1 10 18 1.46 .167 .261 .218 .479
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 9 9 3 1 0 72.0 54 20 4 26 44 2.50 .210 .283 .315 .598
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
1955 24 MIN AL 4 11 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .455 .788
1956 25 MIN AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 34 MIN AL 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 9 21 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .190 .227 .286 .513
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1956-9-3.86
1957-5-3.02
1962-8-2.99
1963-10-3.13
1965-9-3.00
 Wins
1955-9-17
1956-7-18
1957-2-23
1961-9-18
1962-7-19
1963-6-19
1965-9-19
CAR-36-236
 Losses
1956-3-19
1958-6-17
1959-4-20
1960-1-23
1961-6-18
1964-8-17
1967-3-24
1968-2-24
CAR-2-255
 Winning Pct
1955-5-.630
1962-8-.633
1963-8-.655
1965-10-.633
 Games Started
1956-1-44
1957-1-44
1959-6-42
1960-5-43
1961-1-44
1964-1-44
1965-4-43
CAR-18-598
 Complete Games
1956-6-13
1957-5-14
1958-9-8
1959-3-15
1960-6-13
1961-5-14
1963-7-10
1966-4-16
CAR-34-168
Shutouts
1955-3-2
1956-2-2
1957-2-3
1959-7-1
1960-5-3
1961-5-2
1962-3-3
1963-3-5
1964-7-2
1966-6-2
1967-4-2
CAR-23-29
 Innings Pitched
1956-3-338.0
1957-1-348.3
1959-5-302.3
1960-6-321.0
1961-2-332.0
1964-3-336.3
1965-4-332.7
CAR-13-4625.0
 Hits Allowed
1954-6-287
1956-4-311
1957-2-314
1958-8-295
1959-5-282
1960-3-324
1961-3-326
1964-4-298
1968-5-316
CAR-17-4408
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-5-36
1960-10-32
1964-9-30
1965-7-30
1968-4-34
CAR-26-393
 Strikeouts
1956-6-206
CAR-28-2733
 Walks Allowed
1956-10-120
1959-8-100
1960-6-111
1964-3-127
1965-5-115
1966-7-120
CAR-20-1588
Walks per 9IP
1957-6-2.6
 WHiP
1956-8-1.28
1957-6-1.19
 OAVG
1965-10-.226
 OOBP
1956-6-.307
1957-6-.294
 OSLG
1955-6-.364
1956-9-.355
1957-8-.356
1959-9-.361
 OOPS
1955-9-.685
1956-9-.662
1957-7-.649
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 121    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1953
Injured on 6/2/1953 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/23/1953 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/2/1954, off Ernie White (MIN)
Earned first career win on 5/31/1954
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 2/1/1955 (Going to NYG: LF Del Ennis, P Erv Palica. Going to MIN: LF Steve Bilko, LF Jerry Lynch, P Paul Foytack, P Jack Banta, P Don Johnson)
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1955, off Tom Poholsky (CIN)
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
Injured on 3/18/1956 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1957, going 6-1, 1.94
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1958
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/8/1959 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1960 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
7/1/1960: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1961, going 5-2, 2.41
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1962, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Injured on 4/26/1963 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
7/1/1963: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1965, going 4-1, 1.28
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1966, going 5-1, 1.25
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/5/1967 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/8/1967 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
9/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,700,000 per year, for 1 years
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (A) on 2/3/1969 (Going to TAM: P Steve Hamilton. Going to NYA: C Johnny Romano, P Paul Foytack, P Billy Wynne, 2B Luis Alcaraz, 3B John Kennedy)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/22/1970 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/15/1970 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
10/20/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
 
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