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Harry
Byrd		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 188
 
Born: February 3, 1925 in Usa, SC, DARLINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 25 MIN AL   8 4 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
1951 26 MIN AL   8 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1952 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
1953 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1954 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7
1955 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1956 31 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7
1957 32 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1958 33 OAK AL $ 1,994,286 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7
1959 34 OAK AL $ 520,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6
1960 35 OAK AL $ 520,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,994,286 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1950 25 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 26 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 31 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 32 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 33 OAK AL $ 1,994,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 34 OAK AL $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 35 OAK AL $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,994,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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 AAA   3 15 .167 22 22 0 0 0 144.7 131 73 21 82 88 4.54 .239 .338 .399 .736  
1951 26 AAA   7 15 .318 30 30 2 1 0 201.3 208 97 23 93 128 4.34 .267 .345 .411 .756  
1952 27 MIN AL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 6 2 9 0 9.52 .238 .467 .524 .990 0.0
  OAK AL 0 0 .000 8 1 0 0 0 12.7 15 8 4 4 13 5.69 .288 .345 .558 .903 0.2
  TOT   0 1 .000 12 1 0 0 0 18.3 20 14 6 13 13 6.87 .274 .386 .548 .934 0.2
    AAA   7 6 .538 18 18 1 1 0 127.3 119 53 12 52 89 3.75 .246 .319 .370 .689  
1953 28 OAK AL 3 5 .375 60 0 0 0 10 66.3 66 24 2 34 36 3.26 .261 .347 .336 .683 8.2
1954 29 OAK AL 3 6 .333 28 2 2 0 11 43.0 46 22 1 19 19 4.60 .280 .348 .409 .756 4.0
1955 30 OAK AL 2 6 .250 42 0 0 0 29 39.3 43 13 5 9 31 2.97 .274 .311 .401 .713 7.1
1956 31 OAK AL 19 11 .633 40 40 6 1 0 281.0 259 143 33 121 188 4.58 .245 .324 .397 .721 13.7
1957 32 OAK AL 12 14 .462 33 33 3 0 0 211.7 226 129 32 85 141 5.49 .271 .342 .450 .792 2.9
1958 33 OAK AL 1 6 .143 34 0 0 0 22 30.3 32 17 3 18 17 5.04 .269 .365 .420 .785 2.3
1959 34 OAK AL 2 1 .667 31 0 0 0 16 30.7 17 9 2 15 16 2.64 .156 .264 .248 .512 6.6
1960 35 OAK AL 4 5 .444 25 0 0 0 7 30.7 32 16 3 11 22 4.70 .274 .336 .385 .720 2.0
9 Years Sim 46 55 .455 305 76 11 1 95 751.3 741 387 87 325 483 4.64 .257 .333 .407 .740 46.9
3 Years AAA 17 36 .321 70 70 3 2 0 473.3 458 223 56 227 305 4.24 .253 .336 .396 .732  
Season Average 5 6 .455 33 8 1 0 10 83.5 82 43 9 36 53 4.64 .257 .333 .407 .740  
Career Highs 19 14 .667 60 40 6 1 29 281.0 259 143 33 121 188 6.87 .280 .386 .548 .934  
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   385 196 39 165 307   .242 .314 .371 .684
vs LH   356 191 48 160 176   .275 .355 .451 .805
Home 22 23 .489 145 38 6 0 39 361.6 361 190 42 154 231 4.73 .260 .334 .407 .741
Away 24 32 .429 160 38 5 1 57 389.6 380 197 45 171 252 4.55 .254 .331 .406 .737
Mar/Apr 8 5 .615 49 8 1 1 17 106.0 85 31 7 44 72 2.63 .223 .304 .328 .632
May 9 14 .391 62 13 1 0 14 130.3 136 80 15 62 87 5.52 .265 .344 .414 .758
June 8 9 .471 61 14 0 0 19 137.6 139 74 19 61 86 4.84 .264 .340 .433 .773
July 5 9 .357 37 13 4 0 15 111.0 133 77 21 50 56 6.25 .296 .366 .496 .862
August 8 13 .381 45 14 1 0 12 129.3 127 67 15 50 95 4.66 .251 .318 .395 .714
Sep/Oct 8 5 .615 51 14 4 0 19 137.0 121 58 10 58 87 3.81 .240 .318 .362 .680
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
1952 27 MIN AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  OAK AL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1953 28 OAK AL 60 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1954 29 OAK AL 28 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.0 0.0
1956 31 OAK AL 40 83 4 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 21 .108 .108 .145 .253 -0.9 0.0
1957 32 OAK AL 33 70 2 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 18 .143 .153 .157 .310 0.4 0.0
1959 34 OAK AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1960 35 OAK AL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 229 161 7 21 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 39 .130 .140 .161 .302 0.1 0.3
162 Game Average 113 4 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 27 .130 .140 .161 .302 0.1  
Career Highs 60 83 4 10 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 21 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 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   107 5 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 24 .150 .164 .196 .360 1.3
vs LH   54 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .093 .093 .093 .185 -2.2
Home 73 69 2 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 15 .101 .100 .145 .245 -1.5
Away 93 92 5 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 24 .152 .170 .174 .344 0.6
RISP   39 0 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 13 .103 .100 .179 .279 -0.4
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
Mar/Apr 14 20 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .150 .190 .150 .340 0.2
May 18 30 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 .033 .033 .133 .167 -1.3
June 27 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .172 .172 .172 .345 0.2
July 15 26 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .192 .346 0.1
August 14 26 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .192 .185 .192 .377 0.5
Sep/Oct 25 30 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .100 .129 .133 .262 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 MIN AL P 4 0 5.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.17    
  OAK AL P 8 1 12.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.84    
  TOT   P 12 1 18.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.95    
1953 28 OAK AL P 60 0 66.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1954 29 OAK AL P 28 2 43.0 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.51    
1955 30 OAK AL P 42 0 39.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1956 31 OAK AL P 40 40 281.0 16 41 2 7 .966 1.83    
1957 32 OAK AL P 33 33 211.7 10 29 2 4 .951 1.66    
1958 33 OAK AL P 34 0 30.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.19    
1959 34 OAK AL P 31 0 30.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.94    
1960 35 OAK AL P 25 0 30.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.17    
Career Totals   305 76 751.3 44 111 4 14 .975 1.86    
Career Highs   60 40 281.0 16 41 2 7 1.000 2.95    
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 30 OAK AL 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 5 0 0 0 22.50 .583 .583 .750 1.333
1959 34 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 1 2.7 7 5 0 0 0 16.92 .500 .500 .643 1.143
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1956-5-19
 Winning Pct
1956-6-.633
 Saves
1953-6-10
1954-7-11
1955-1-29
1958-1-22
1959-5-16
1960-10-7
CAR-50-95
 Games Pitched
1953-8-60
 Shutouts
1956-6-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1956-10-33
Strikeouts
1956-9-188
 Walks Allowed
1956-9-121
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1956-9-6.0
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mace Brown (967)
  2. Ed Rakow (961)
  3. Hal Kelleher (956)
  4. Rawly Eastwick (952)
  5. Bob Miller (950)
  6. Hank Johnson (949)
  7. Billy Muffett (948)
  8. Leon Chagnon (943)
  9. Dwayne Henry (942)
  10. Arnie Portocarrero (940)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1950
Injured on 4/30/1950 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1950 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/14/1951 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Minnesota to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to OAK: P Harry Byrd, LF Paul O'dea. Going to MIN: SS Lou Klein)
Earned first career win on 4/30/1953
Had first career hit on 6/28/1953, off Stu Miller (STL)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 5/11/1956, off Ike Delock (CLE)
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
7/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $520,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/4/1958 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
 
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