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Stew
Bolen		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 12, 1902 in Usa, AL, JACKSON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 27 NYA AL $ 1,805,714 78 84 84 84 24 24 24 49 49 49
1931 28 NYA AL $ 4,350,000 8 9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5
1932 29 NYA AL $ 4,400,000 8 9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5
1933 30 NYA AL $ 4,400,000 9 9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5
1934 31 NYA AL $ 4,400,000 9 9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5
1935 32 MON NL $ 4,400,000 9 9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5
1936 33 MON NL $ 2,740,000 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 5 5 5
1937 34 MON NL $ 2,740,000 8 9 9 9 2 2 2 5 5 5
1938 35 TAM AL $ 2,999,999 7 9 9 9 2 2 2 3 3 3
1939 36 DET AL $ 846,000 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 846,000 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,400,000 78 84 84 84 24 24 24 49 49 49
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
1930 27 NYA AL $ 1,805,714   27 27 26 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 81 81 81
1931 28 NYA AL $ 4,350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1932 29 NYA AL $ 4,400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1933 30 NYA AL $ 4,400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1934 31 NYA AL $ 4,400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1935 32 MON NL $ 4,400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1936 33 MON NL $ 2,740,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1937 34 MON NL $ 2,740,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1938 35 TAM AL $ 2,999,999   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
1939 36 DET AL $ 846,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 846,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,400,000   27 27 26 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 81 81 81
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
1930 27 NYA AL 17 13 .567 38 38 9 1 0 296.0 261 110 18 132 133 3.34 .236 .319 .343 .662 20.5
1931 28 NYA AL 18 18 .500 44 44 7 0 0 314.3 323 169 20 182 144 4.84 .267 .362 .398 .760 13.3
1932 29 NYA AL 15 18 .455 40 40 12 2 0 296.3 276 134 15 146 122 4.07 .246 .334 .344 .678 20.9
1933 30 NYA AL 19 13 .594 40 40 15 2 0 307.0 293 152 16 141 136 4.46 .252 .334 .365 .699 19.0
1934 31 NYA AL 12 15 .444 34 34 5 1 0 235.3 264 144 17 140 131 5.51 .285 .378 .431 .809 7.0
1935 32 NYA AL 3 6 .333 14 5 1 0 0 106.0 114 58 12 47 56 4.92 .274 .348 .428 .776 5.1
  MON NL 2 4 .333 31 10 2 0 14 38.3 32 18 3 22 21 4.23 .227 .333 .348 .681 5.4
  TOT   5 10 .333 45 15 3 0 14 144.3 146 76 15 69 77 4.74 .262 .344 .408 .751 10.5
1936 33 MON NL 3 6 .333 56 0 0 0 12 61.7 66 38 5 43 31 5.55 .273 .383 .384 .767 2.8
1937 34 MON NL 4 7 .364 55 1 1 0 5 82.3 68 31 9 38 45 3.39 .227 .313 .388 .701 7.0
1938 35 TAM AL 5 5 .500 55 1 0 0 2 65.0 69 43 8 32 32 5.95 .278 .359 .444 .803 1.5
1939 36 AA   12 6 .667 28 28 1 1 0 199.0 139 47 17 86 272 2.13 .193 .280 .293 .573  
9 Years Sim 98 105 .483 407 213 52 6 33 1802.3 1766 897 123 923 851 4.48 .257 .345 .381 .726 102.6
1 Years AA 12 6 .667 28 28 1 1 0 199.0 139 47 17 86 272 2.13 .193 .280 .293 .573  
Season Average 10 11 .476 45 23 5 0 3 200.3 196 99 13 102 94 4.48 .257 .345 .381 .726  
Career Highs 19 18 .594 56 44 15 2 14 314.3 323 169 20 182 144 5.95 .285 .383 .444 .809  
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   1206 580 83 625 597   .257 .344 .377 .721
vs LH   560 317 40 298 254   .258 .347 .388 .735
Home 47 54 .465 211 111 26 5 13 946.6 924 453 68 461 445 4.31 .257 .341 .389 .731
Away 51 51 .500 196 102 26 1 20 855.7 842 444 55 462 406 4.67 .257 .349 .371 .720
Mar/Apr 17 19 .472 62 38 10 1 2 305.6 301 141 22 142 133 4.15 .259 .340 .384 .724
May 17 18 .486 72 42 7 1 4 331.3 333 150 27 172 160 4.07 .260 .347 .382 .730
June 12 20 .375 64 33 8 1 8 280.0 307 161 18 145 138 5.18 .280 .364 .407 .771
July 15 19 .441 64 32 9 0 6 281.3 262 143 10 143 147 4.58 .247 .336 .354 .690
August 19 17 .528 78 37 12 2 5 328.7 296 154 26 175 142 4.22 .241 .336 .375 .711
Sep/Oct 18 12 .600 67 31 6 1 8 275.3 267 148 20 146 131 4.84 .256 .347 .381 .728
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
1930 27 NYA AL 38 113 10 17 4 0 1 10 0 0 2 11 .150 .164 .212 .376 2.0 0.0
1931 28 NYA AL 44 117 10 24 1 0 1 10 0 0 1 8 .205 .210 .239 .449 4.3 0.0
1932 29 NYA AL 40 101 7 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 13 .168 .189 .178 .367 2.8 0.0
1933 30 NYA AL 40 109 7 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 .128 .144 .138 .282 -0.7 0.0
1934 31 NYA AL 34 85 13 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .153 .191 .200 .391 2.5 0.0
1935 32 NYA AL 14 43 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .233 .233 .279 .512 2.5 0.0
  MON NL 31 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6 0.2
  TOT   45 49 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .245 .245 .286 .531 3.2 0.2
1936 33 MON NL 56 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 0.9 0.1
1937 34 MON NL 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
1938 35 TAM AL 55 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 407 588 53 101 13 0 2 40 0 0 12 64 .172 .188 .204 .393 15.3 0.3
162 Game Average 234 21 40 5 0 0 15 0 0 4 25 .172 .188 .204 .393 6.1  
Career Highs 56 117 13 24 4 0 1 10 0 0 3 15 .429 .429 .429 .857 4.3  
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   412 36 68 9 0 2 27 0 0 10 47 .165 .186 .201 .387 8.2
vs LH   176 17 33 4 0 0 13 0 0 2 17 .188 .194 .210 .405 4.3
Home 211 281 27 50 7 0 2 14 0 0 5 32 .178 .194 .224 .419 7.9
Away 172 307 26 51 6 0 0 26 0 0 7 32 .166 .183 .186 .369 4.6
RISP   175 0 26 5 0 0 36 0 0 5 22 .149 .168 .177 .346 1.5
Close/Late   40 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.5
Mar/Apr 51 106 12 17 2 0 1 7 0 0 2 8 .160 .183 .208 .391 2.0
May 65 101 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .139 .144 .149 .293 -0.8
June 55 90 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .100 .100 .111 .211 -3.1
July 56 93 6 18 2 0 0 10 0 0 1 6 .194 .202 .215 .417 2.6
August 52 109 13 23 3 0 1 6 0 0 3 11 .211 .228 .266 .494 5.9
Sep/Oct 43 89 15 20 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 .225 .266 .270 .536 6.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 27 NYA AL P 38 38 296.0 20 52 1 2 .986 2.19    
1931 28 NYA AL P 44 44 314.3 14 53 4 4 .944 1.92    
1932 29 NYA AL P 40 40 296.3 8 57 2 2 .970 1.97    
1933 30 NYA AL P 40 40 307.0 20 61 4 6 .953 2.37    
1934 31 NYA AL P 34 34 235.3 11 45 4 0 .933 2.14    
1935 32 NYA AL P 14 5 106.0 5 23 1 2 .966 2.38    
  MON NL P 31 10 38.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.35    
  TOT   P 45 15 144.3 7 31 1 3 .974 2.37    
1936 33 MON NL P 56 0 61.7 7 8 2 1 .882 2.19    
1937 34 MON NL P 55 1 82.3 2 14 0 1 1.000 1.75    
1938 35 TAM AL P 55 1 65.0 2 19 0 3 1.000 2.91    
Career Totals   407 213 1802.3 91 340 18 22 .960 2.15    
Career Highs   56 44 314.3 20 61 4 6 1.000 2.91    
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
1930 27 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 14 11 0 9 14 6.46 .259 .365 .481 .847
1932 29 NYA AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.3 11 7 0 4 4 9.95 .379 .455 .414 .868
1935 32 MON NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 .316 .316 .368 .684
1937 34 MON NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 1 2 1 4 8 2.16 .038 .167 .154 .321
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 10 3 0 0 0 34.3 32 20 1 17 30 5.24 .250 .338 .383 .721
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
1930 27 NYA AL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
1937 34 MON NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1930-7-3.34
1932-8-4.07
 Wins
1933-4-19
 Losses
1932-3-18
 Winning Pct
1933-10-.594
 Saves
1935-5-14
1936-3-12
1937-8-5
 Games Pitched
1936-7-56
1937-5-55
1938-10-55
Games Started
1931-9-44
1932-10-40
1933-10-40
 Complete Games
1933-6-15
 Shutouts
1932-5-2
1933-6-2
 Innings Pitched
1933-9-307.0
 Homeruns Allowed
1931-10-20
 Strikeouts
1930-5-133
1931-6-144
1932-8-122
1933-6-136
1934-8-131
Walks Allowed
1930-5-132
1931-1-182
1932-4-146
1933-2-141
1934-2-140
 Hits per 9IP
1930-2-7.9
1932-3-8.4
1933-4-8.6
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1930-6-4.0
1931-5-4.1
1932-9-3.7
1933-10-4.0
1934-3-5.0
 OAVG
1930-1-.236
1932-3-.246
1933-4-.252
 OSLG
1930-5-.343
1932-2-.344
1933-6-.365
 OOPS
1930-9-.662
1932-3-.678
1933-7-.699
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 73    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Lynn McGlothen (946)
  2. Rick Rhoden (945)
  3. Bill Zuber (941)
  4. Fred Lasher (940)
  5. Whitey Wilshere (939)
  6. Al Milnar (937)
  7. Paul Derringer (932)
  8. Newt Kimball (929)
  9. John Butcher (924)
  10. Dizzy Trout (921)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Hub Pruett (993)
  2. Paul Derringer (990)
  3. Bob Feller (987)
  4. Mort Cooper (987)
  5. Red Munger (986)
  6. George Winn (985)
  7. Jim Maloney (985)
  8. Carl Hubbell (984)
  9. Lum Davenport (984)
  10. Butch Wensloff (982)
History
Earned first career win on 4/1/1930
Had first career hit on 4/9/1930, off Johnny Werts (CHA)
Injured on 6/12/1930 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1930, off Tommy Bridges (CIN)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/24/1930, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,350,000 through salary arbitration
10/26/1931: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $4,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1933, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Traded from New York (A) to Montreal on 6/16/1935 (Going to MON: P Stew Bolen. Going to NYA: CF Buzz Boyle, 1B Johnny Neun)
7/16/1935: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $2,740,000 per year, for 2 years
Won World Series with Montreal in 1936
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/4/1938 to a 1-year deal worth $2,999,999 per year
9/1/1938: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $846,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Detroit on 2/1/1939 (Going to DET: P Stew Bolen, 3B Irv Jeffries. Going to TAM: P Vallie Eaves)
Injured on 5/21/1939 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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