Billy
Hoeft
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 17, 1932 in Usa, WI, OSHKOSH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1964   
All-Star Selections 1960    1961    1962    1968    1969   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 6 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1953 21 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1954 22 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 6 5 5 7 6 7 6 5 6
1955 23 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6
1956 24 PIT NL $ 1,160,000 9 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6
1957 25 PIT NL $ 1,600,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7
1958 26 PIT NL $ 2,500,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
1959 27 MON NL $ 2,500,000 8 7 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 8
1960 28 MON NL $ 2,500,000 8 7 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 8
1961 29 MON NL $ 2,500,000 8 7 6 6 10 9 9 9 8 8
1962 30 STL NL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 10 9 10 9 8 8
1963 31 STL NL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 10 9 9 8 7 8
1964 32 STL NL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
1965 33 STL NL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 7 7
1966 34 STL NL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 9 8 9 7 6 6
1967 35 KCR AL $ 24,000,100 8 8 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 7
1968 36 KCR AL $ 24,000,100 8 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
1969 37 KCR AL $ 6,000,000 8 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
1970 38 SDP NL $ 6,000,000 7 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 3 3
1971 39 SDP NL $ 6,000,000 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,000,100 9 8 7 7 10 9 10 9 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 21 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 22 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 24 PIT NL $ 1,160,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 25 PIT NL $ 1,600,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 26 PIT NL $ 2,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 27 MON NL $ 2,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 28 MON NL $ 2,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 29 MON NL $ 2,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 30 STL NL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 31 STL NL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 32 STL NL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 33 STL NL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 34 STL NL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 35 KCR AL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 36 KCR AL $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 37 KCR AL $ 6,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 38 SDP NL $ 6,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 39 SDP NL $ 6,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,000,100   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1952 20 SDP NL 3 8 .273 18 18 2 0 0 130.3 139 67 11 56 56 4.63 .274 .343 .409 .753 4.4
    AAA   6 3 .667 14 14 1 0 0 95.7 78 30 7 26 77 2.82 .222 .276 .299 .575  
1953 21 SDP NL 14 22 .389 40 40 17 3 0 302.7 288 148 41 111 164 4.40 .251 .316 .404 .720 14.2
1954 22 SDP NL 11 20 .355 34 34 14 1 0 262.7 251 141 43 108 136 4.83 .249 .322 .423 .745 8.9
1955 23 TAM AL 8 7 .533 63 2 0 0 4 93.3 103 54 11 55 48 5.21 .289 .386 .447 .833 3.9
1956 24 PIT NL 8 6 .571 42 13 3 0 1 127.0 113 58 17 45 84 4.11 .240 .308 .406 .713 7.8
1957 25 PIT NL 16 17 .485 39 39 12 1 0 293.7 293 147 44 105 166 4.51 .261 .323 .431 .754 12.4
1958 26 PIT NL 13 18 .419 40 40 11 0 0 295.0 297 136 34 94 176 4.15 .261 .319 .408 .727 18.4
1959 27 MON NL 20 12 .625 39 39 12 1 0 303.0 298 108 25 57 241 3.21 .253 .286 .382 .667 25.3
1960 28 MON NL 21 10 .677 35 35 11 3 0 280.3 248 86 21 61 200 2.76 .236 .279 .343 .622 24.9
1961 29 MON NL 19 5 .792 36 36 11 4 0 285.7 270 86 15 38 218 2.71 .250 .275 .352 .626 24.1
1962 30 STL NL 24 14 .632 43 42 20 4 0 351.7 297 109 20 46 251 2.79 .224 .251 .330 .581 30.1
1963 31 STL NL 17 14 .548 44 44 14 3 0 363.0 296 100 21 49 244 2.48 .220 .247 .324 .571 34.0
1964 32 STL NL 26 9 .743 42 42 20 6 0 345.0 282 94 27 51 273 2.45 .220 .251 .331 .582 32.8
1965 33 STL NL 22 16 .579 44 44 16 4 0 349.0 341 138 35 70 291 3.56 .254 .292 .386 .678 19.6
1966 34 STL NL 20 16 .556 44 44 19 4 0 354.3 282 107 22 80 280 2.72 .217 .263 .315 .578 26.4
1967 35 TOR AL 12 15 .444 29 28 12 1 0 231.7 191 82 28 46 175 3.19 .222 .262 .367 .628 16.6
  KCR AL 6 3 .667 14 13 5 1 1 94.0 79 32 12 19 70 3.06 .225 .266 .376 .642 8.3
  TOT   18 18 .500 43 41 17 2 1 325.7 270 114 40 65 245 3.15 .223 .263 .369 .632 24.9
1968 36 KCR AL 21 12 .636 48 38 10 4 0 290.3 262 88 24 65 206 2.73 .237 .282 .342 .624 26.0
1969 37 KCR AL 17 9 .654 31 31 10 1 0 230.3 217 85 25 37 174 3.32 .248 .278 .388 .666 16.2
1970 38 SDP NL 10 12 .455 47 22 5 0 5 206.3 212 102 23 80 129 4.45 .267 .333 .395 .728 8.9
1971 39 A   4 5 .444 56 0 0 0 38 59.7 48 18 3 27 52 2.72 .226 .314 .292 .606  
19 Years Sim 308 245 .557 772 644 224 41 11 5189.3 4759 1968 499 1273 3582 3.41 .242 .289 .371 .660 363.2
1 Years AAA 6 3 .667 14 14 1 0 0 95.7 78 30 7 26 77 2.82 .222 .276 .299 .575  
1 Years A 4 5 .444 56 0 0 0 38 59.7 48 18 3 27 52 2.72 .226 .314 .292 .606  
2 Years Minors 10 8 .556 70 14 1 0 38 155.3 126 48 10 53 129 2.78 .224 .291 .297 .587  
Season Average 16 12 .571 40 33 11 2 0 273.1 250 103 26 67 188 3.41 .242 .289 .371 .660  
Career Highs 26 22 .792 63 44 20 6 5 363.0 341 148 44 111 291 5.21 .289 .386 .447 .833  
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   3480 1424 374 929 2431   .251 .298 .384 .681
vs LH   1279 544 125 344 1151   .222 .266 .341 .608
Home 157 118 .571 394 329 109 17 7 2683.9 2445 1035 253 633 1838 3.47 .241 .286 .369 .655
Away 151 127 .543 378 315 115 24 4 2505.3 2314 933 246 640 1744 3.35 .244 .291 .373 .665
Mar/Apr 42 50 .457 131 107 34 4 3 836.0 822 361 106 181 561 3.89 .255 .295 .409 .704
May 65 30 .684 132 110 43 8 1 901.3 798 297 87 194 654 2.97 .236 .277 .362 .639
June 50 38 .568 123 104 35 7 0 849.9 768 323 71 222 627 3.42 .239 .289 .360 .648
July 52 42 .553 131 115 32 5 1 909.3 842 386 89 247 592 3.82 .243 .294 .375 .669
August 54 36 .600 134 113 45 9 1 919.3 802 279 79 198 641 2.73 .234 .276 .354 .630
Sep/Oct 45 49 .479 121 95 44 8 5 773.3 727 322 67 231 507 3.75 .247 .302 .368 .670
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 20 SDP NL 18 45 1 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .200 .213 .200 .413 2.1 0.0
1953 21 SDP NL 40 97 5 11 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 35 .113 .113 .165 .278 -1.6 0.0
1954 22 SDP NL 34 89 7 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 31 .180 .180 .191 .371 2.0 0.0
1955 23 TAM AL 63 17 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 .353 .353 .706 2.0 0.3
1956 24 PIT NL 42 38 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .105 .105 .105 .211 -1.0 0.0
1957 25 PIT NL 39 103 4 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 38 .146 .154 .155 .309 -0.3 0.0
1958 26 PIT NL 40 93 6 15 5 0 1 9 0 0 3 37 .161 .188 .247 .435 3.1 0.0
1959 27 MON NL 39 106 7 21 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 49 .198 .194 .236 .430 4.8 0.0
1960 28 MON NL 35 98 7 14 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 41 .143 .158 .173 .332 1.1 0.0
1961 29 MON NL 36 100 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 .140 .149 .150 .299 -0.8 0.0
1962 30 STL NL 43 114 4 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 48 .140 .162 .158 .320 0.6 0.0
1963 31 STL NL 44 118 4 17 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 50 .144 .171 .144 .315 0.5 0.0
1964 32 STL NL 42 120 10 20 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 46 .167 .187 .225 .412 3.6 0.0
1965 33 STL NL 44 124 8 20 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 48 .161 .173 .169 .343 0.7 0.0
1966 34 STL NL 44 125 7 26 1 0 0 10 1 1 0 40 .208 .214 .216 .430 2.7 0.0
1967 35 TOR AL 29 81 6 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 27 .148 .148 .160 .309 -0.5 0.0
  KCR AL 14 39 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .231 .231 .282 .513 1.8 0.0
  TOT   43 120 9 21 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 37 .175 .175 .200 .375 1.4 0.0
1968 36 KCR AL 48 90 8 18 2 0 0 5 0 1 6 30 .200 .250 .222 .472 4.8 0.0
1971 39 A   4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
17 Years Sim 694 1597 93 263 24 3 3 79 1 2 23 596 .165 .178 .189 .367 25.6 0.3
1 Years A 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
162 Game Average 372 21 61 5 0 0 18 0 0 5 139 .165 .178 .189 .367 6.0  
Career Highs 63 125 10 26 5 1 1 10 1 1 6 50 .353 .353 .353 .706 4.8  
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   977 61 178 14 3 2 57 1 1 15 341 .182 .197 .209 .406 23.8
vs LH   620 32 85 10 0 1 22 0 1 8 255 .137 .148 .158 .306 -3.3
Home 355 776 41 128 9 2 1 34 1 0 12 302 .165 .179 .186 .364 10.1
Away 339 821 52 135 15 1 2 45 0 2 11 294 .164 .177 .192 .369 10.5
RISP   358 0 51 6 0 0 73 0 0 5 153 .142 .154 .159 .313 -1.0
Close/Late   152 10 27 2 1 0 4 0 0 3 59 .178 .197 .204 .401 3.5
Mar/Apr 121 240 12 36 0 0 1 11 1 1 5 98 .150 .171 .163 .333 0.9
May 98 274 22 54 3 0 0 17 0 0 6 101 .197 .214 .208 .422 8.6
June 105 258 15 43 5 0 1 7 0 0 3 89 .167 .179 .198 .376 3.9
July 120 292 17 47 6 0 0 21 0 0 4 102 .161 .171 .182 .352 2.7
August 115 286 16 41 5 2 0 10 0 1 3 118 .143 .158 .175 .332 -0.1
Sep/Oct 105 247 11 42 5 1 1 13 0 0 2 88 .170 .176 .211 .387 4.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 20 SDP NL P 18 18 130.3 9 34 3 3 .935 2.97    
1953 21 SDP NL P 40 40 302.7 21 63 3 5 .966 2.50    
1954 22 SDP NL P 34 34 262.7 15 39 4 3 .931 1.85    
1955 23 TAM AL P 63 2 93.3 5 17 0 2 1.000 2.12    
1956 24 PIT NL P 42 13 127.0 10 29 3 4 .929 2.76    
1957 25 PIT NL P 39 39 293.7 17 56 3 7 .961 2.24    
1958 26 PIT NL P 40 40 295.0 14 81 1 8 .990 2.90    
1959 27 MON NL P 39 39 303.0 12 53 3 5 .956 1.93    
1960 28 MON NL P 35 35 280.3 22 49 2 1 .973 2.28    
1961 29 MON NL P 36 36 285.7 19 42 3 5 .953 1.92    
1962 30 STL NL P 43 42 351.7 22 66 3 1 .967 2.25    
1963 31 STL NL P 44 44 363.0 36 58 6 4 .940 2.33    
1964 32 STL NL P 42 42 345.0 20 62 0 4 1.000 2.14    
1965 33 STL NL P 44 44 349.0 21 60 5 7 .942 2.09    
1966 34 STL NL P 44 44 354.3 20 73 5 4 .949 2.36    
1967 35 TOR AL P 29 28 231.7 17 38 4 2 .932 2.14    
  KCR AL P 14 13 94.0 7 15 1 1 .957 2.11    
  TOT   P 43 41 325.7 24 53 5 3 .939 2.13    
1968 36 KCR AL P 48 38 290.3 20 52 1 3 .986 2.23    
1969 37 KCR AL P 31 31 230.3 10 42 1 1 .981 2.03    
1970 38 SDP NL P 47 22 206.3 9 33 2 6 .955 1.83    
Career Totals   772 644 5189.3 326 962 53 76 .960 2.23    
Career Highs   63 44 363.0 36 81 6 8 1.000 2.97    
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
1956 24 PIT NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 21 14 6 7 9 9.22 .362 .431 .759 1.189
1959 27 MON NL 1 1 .500 4 4 1 0 0 26.0 31 18 3 8 18 6.23 .298 .348 .481 .829
1960 28 MON NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.7 12 6 2 3 6 3.06 .197 .234 .344 .579
1961 29 MON NL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 29.7 36 13 1 7 26 3.94 .298 .336 .364 .700
1962 30 STL NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 20 12 2 3 11 9.00 .351 .383 .544 .927
1963 31 STL NL 3 1 .750 5 5 2 0 0 43.0 35 8 4 4 27 1.67 .222 .241 .335 .576
1964 32 STL NL 4 2 .667 6 6 2 0 0 47.7 44 11 1 8 45 2.08 .247 .280 .320 .600
1966 34 STL NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 18 8 2 3 14 4.60 .300 .333 .467 .800
1967 35 KCR AL 3 2 .600 7 7 3 0 0 56.3 46 14 1 4 46 2.24 .223 .238 .296 .534
1968 36 KCR AL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 29.0 33 15 2 13 29 4.66 .292 .365 .389 .754
1969 37 KCR AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 8.7 6 5 2 3 4 5.20 .207 .281 .483 .764
Career Post-Season Pitching 16 16 .500 41 38 9 0 0 299.3 302 124 26 63 235 3.73 .264 .302 .390 .693
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
1956 24 PIT NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 27 MON NL 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452
1960 28 MON NL 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500
1961 29 MON NL 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600
1962 30 STL NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
1963 31 STL NL 5 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .214 .429
1964 32 STL NL 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .118 .235
1966 34 STL NL 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .333 .619
1967 35 KCR AL 7 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 .211 .167 .377
1968 36 KCR AL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 38 97 8 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 36 .155 .188 .165 .353
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1959-5-3.21
1960-3-2.76
1961-6-2.71
1962-4-2.79
1963-2-2.48
1964-3-2.45
1966-8-2.72
1967-8-3.15
1968-6-2.73
CAR-44-3.41
Wins
1959-6-20
1960-6-21
1961-8-19
1962-4-24
1964-1-26
1965-4-22
1966-8-20
1967-10-18
1968-7-21
1969-7-17
CAR-7-308
Losses
1953-2-22
1954-3-20
1957-8-17
1958-5-18
1967-7-18
CAR-5-245
Winning Pct
1959-6-.625
1960-6-.677
1961-1-.792
1962-9-.632
1964-4-.743
1968-7-.636
1969-8-.654
Games Pitched
CAR-13-772
Games Started
1962-9-42
1963-1-44
1964-4-42
1965-1-44
1966-1-44
1967-9-41
CAR-9-644
Complete Games
1953-4-17
1954-7-14
1957-9-12
1958-9-11
1959-6-12
1960-8-11
1961-8-11
1962-4-20
1963-7-14
1964-4-20
1965-8-16
1966-4-19
1967-4-17
CAR-17-224
Shutouts
1953-3-3
1960-3-3
1961-2-4
1962-6-4
1963-4-3
1964-2-6
1965-2-4
1966-2-4
1967-4-2
1968-3-4
CAR-7-41
Innings Pitched
1953-9-302.7
1959-7-303.0
1962-2-351.7
1963-2-363.0
1964-2-345.0
1965-6-349.0
1966-4-354.3
1967-5-325.7
CAR-7-5189.3
Hits Allowed
1953-10-288
1958-10-297
1959-4-298
1962-10-297
1963-7-296
1965-3-341
CAR-7-4759
Homeruns Allowed
1953-5-41
1954-3-43
1957-5-44
1958-8-34
1965-6-35
1967-2-40
CAR-5-499
Strikeouts
1959-9-241
1962-9-251
1963-9-244
1964-5-273
1965-2-291
1966-4-280
1967-10-245
CAR-14-3582
Walks per 9IP
1959-3-1.7
1960-4-2.0
1961-2-1.2
1962-3-1.2
1963-5-1.2
1964-6-1.3
1965-7-1.8
1966-7-2.0
1967-3-1.8
1968-4-2.0
1969-3-1.4
Hits per 9IP
1960-10-8.0
1962-10-7.6
1963-8-7.3
1964-8-7.4
1966-7-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1959-9-7.2
1964-10-7.1
1965-5-7.5
WHiP
1953-10-1.32
1959-7-1.17
1960-6-1.10
1961-8-1.08
1962-1-0.98
1963-1-0.95
1964-2-0.97
1966-4-1.02
1967-3-1.03
1969-10-1.10
CAR-23-1.16
OAVG
1960-10-.236
1962-10-.224
1963-8-.220
1964-6-.220
1966-7-.217
1967-10-.223
OOBP
1953-9-.316
1959-5-.286
1960-6-.279
1961-8-.275
1962-1-.251
1963-1-.247
1964-1-.251
1966-4-.263
1967-2-.263
1968-10-.282
1969-10-.278
CAR-24-.289
OSLG
1959-9-.382
1960-7-.343
1961-8-.352
1962-7-.330
1963-6-.324
1964-10-.331
1966-4-.315
OOPS
1959-6-.667
1960-6-.622
1961-8-.626
1962-3-.581
1963-3-.571
1964-4-.582
1966-4-.578
1967-8-.632
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 229    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 86    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Injured on 6/4/1952 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/10/1952
Had first career hit on 7/14/1952, off Ed Hanyzewski (BRK)
Injured on 8/10/1952 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 9/18/1953, off Ted Gray (MON)
Injured on 6/9/1954 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Tampa Bay on 4/2/1955 (Going to TAM: P Billy Hoeft. Going to SDP: 3B Snuffy Stirnweiss, P Bobby Shantz, P Alex Kellner)
Injured on 9/7/1955 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 2/1/1956 (Going to PIT: P Billy Hoeft, 3B Billy Johnson. Going to TAM: LF Roy Sievers, 3B Eddie Yost, P Karl Drews)
Injured on 8/1/1956 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/22/1957 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
7/1/1957: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 7/22/1957 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/29/1958 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Pittsburgh to Montreal on 2/1/1959 (Going to MON: P Billy Hoeft. Going to PIT: CF Don Demeter)
Injured on 5/14/1959 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Series with Montreal in 1959
Injured on 4/25/1960 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Won World Series with Montreal in 1960
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1961, winning 2 games with a 3.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1961, going 3-0, 1.08
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/11/1962 to a 7-year deal worth $24,000,103 per year
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1962, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 4/6/1964 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1964, going 6-1, 1.03
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1964
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1966, going 6-1, 0.93
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.59 ERA
Traded from St. Louis to Toronto on 2/3/1967 (Going to TOR: P Billy Hoeft. Going to STL: P Don Gross)
Traded from Toronto to Kansas City on 7/31/1967 (Going to KCR: P Billy Hoeft, 3B George Banks. Going to TOR: P Jim Waugh)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1968, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1968, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1968, going 5-0, 1.09
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Injured on 8/29/1968 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1968, going 5-0, 1.43
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/7/1970 (Going to KCR: 1B Tom Brown. Going to SDP: P Billy Hoeft)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1970, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1970, going 6-0, 2.09
9/1/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with San Diego