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Billy
Muffett		  
Nickname: Muffin Man
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 198
 
Born: September 21, 1930 in Usa, IN, HAMMOND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 26 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1958 27 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1959 28 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1960 29 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1961 30 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1962 31 DET AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1963 32 DET AL $ 1,291,429 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1964 33 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1965 34 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1966 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1967 36 MON NL $ 1,250,000 6 2 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,291,429 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
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
1957 26 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 27 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 28 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 29 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 30 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 31 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 32 DET AL $ 1,291,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 33 DET AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 34 DET AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 36 MON NL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,291,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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 26 DET AL 4 9 .308 82 6 0 0 10 130.7 149 74 16 49 58 5.10 .284 .347 .448 .796 6.6
1958 27 DET AL 0 2 .000 15 0 0 0 0 19.7 25 14 6 7 12 6.41 .313 .368 .613 .980 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 40 12 3 7 36 2.72 .252 .283 .377 .660  
1959 28 DET AL 3 1 .750 25 0 0 0 0 25.0 33 17 4 7 14 6.12 .306 .348 .481 .829 0.5
    AAA   3 7 .300 11 11 3 0 0 78.7 68 36 11 24 62 4.12 .231 .288 .393 .682  
1960 29 DET AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 3 0 2 1 11.59 .417 .500 .500 1.000 0.0
    AAA   9 9 .500 22 22 5 3 0 150.0 153 59 15 44 104 3.54 .266 .318 .400 .718  
1961 30 DET AL 2 2 .500 19 0 0 0 0 19.0 27 12 6 5 10 5.68 .342 .376 .620 .997 0.2
1962 31 DET AL 4 3 .571 41 2 0 0 6 60.0 58 20 3 21 23 3.00 .253 .316 .358 .674 5.8
1963 32 DET AL 13 7 .650 72 12 3 0 2 163.3 165 76 14 47 81 4.19 .266 .319 .400 .719 10.6
1964 33 DET AL 5 8 .385 77 2 0 0 21 102.0 118 58 8 36 53 5.12 .284 .345 .405 .750 5.3
1965 34 DET AL 15 12 .556 33 33 4 0 0 239.0 244 87 16 70 121 3.28 .271 .326 .371 .697 16.9
1966 35 DET AL 6 12 .333 96 3 0 0 9 108.7 161 88 19 59 37 7.29 .348 .421 .504 .925 0.0
1967 36 A   3 4 .429 75 0 0 0 5 68.3 52 18 2 14 49 2.37 .217 .260 .271 .531  
10 Years Sim 52 56 .481 464 58 7 0 48 869.6 985 449 92 303 410 4.65 .287 .346 .425 .771 45.9
3 Years AAA 14 17 .452 39 39 8 3 0 268.3 261 107 29 75 202 3.59 .254 .304 .395 .699  
1 Years A 3 4 .429 75 0 0 0 5 68.3 52 18 2 14 49 2.37 .217 .260 .271 .531  
4 Years Minors 17 21 .447 114 39 8 3 5 336.7 313 125 31 89 251 3.34 .247 .296 .371 .667  
Season Average 5 5 .500 46 5 0 0 4 87.0 98 44 9 30 41 4.65 .287 .346 .425 .771  
Career Highs 15 12 .750 96 33 4 0 21 239.0 244 88 19 70 121 11.59 .417 .500 .620 1.000  
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   491 230 50 124 237   .274 .321 .417 .739
vs LH   494 219 42 179 173   .301 .370 .433 .803
Home 29 31 .483 252 29 3 0 22 465.6 563 287 63 173 222 5.55 .301 .360 .466 .826
Away 23 25 .479 212 29 4 0 26 404.0 422 162 29 130 188 3.61 .271 .327 .375 .702
Mar/Apr 7 10 .412 62 10 1 0 3 126.6 151 72 15 49 51 5.12 .299 .361 .459 .820
May 11 11 .500 88 9 0 0 9 158.0 183 74 12 56 84 4.22 .293 .351 .405 .756
June 9 11 .450 86 6 1 0 11 137.0 149 64 16 42 75 4.20 .281 .333 .420 .753
July 6 6 .500 80 7 2 0 12 132.3 143 69 18 41 60 4.69 .277 .330 .413 .743
August 10 8 .556 73 13 3 0 5 165.3 176 82 14 50 73 4.46 .271 .323 .396 .719
Sep/Oct 9 10 .474 75 13 0 0 8 150.3 183 88 17 65 67 5.27 .303 .371 .461 .832
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 26 DET AL 82 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2 0.0
1958 27 DET AL 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1959 28 DET AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1961 30 DET AL 19 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1962 31 DET AL 41 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1963 32 DET AL 72 38 5 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 .237 .237 .342 .579 2.8 0.2
1964 33 DET AL 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1965 34 DET AL 33 89 5 24 2 0 0 10 0 1 1 27 .270 .275 .292 .567 5.9 0.1
1966 35 DET AL 96 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .375 .444 .375 .819 1.4 0.4
9 Years Sim 460 167 14 40 4 1 0 15 0 1 2 58 .240 .247 .275 .523 9.5 0.7
162 Game Average 58 4 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 .240 .247 .275 .523 3.4  
Career Highs 96 89 5 24 2 1 0 10 0 1 1 27 .375 .444 .375 .819 5.9  
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   117 8 27 4 0 0 10 0 1 0 41 .231 .231 .265 .496 5.4
vs LH   50 6 13 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 17 .260 .283 .300 .583 4.2
Home 237 81 8 21 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 28 .259 .259 .284 .543 5.3
Away 200 86 6 19 4 0 0 11 0 1 2 30 .221 .236 .267 .503 4.3
RISP   44 0 11 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 17 .250 .244 .273 .517 2.6
Close/Late   11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 0.7
Mar/Apr 50 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .074 .074 .074 .148 -1.4
May 24 24 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 .375 .400 .458 .858 3.8
June 35 20 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .250 .273 .250 .523 1.4
July 53 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 .208 .208 .208 .417 0.4
August 25 35 3 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 .314 .314 .400 .714 4.0
Sep/Oct 27 37 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .216 .216 .243 .459 1.4
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 26 DET AL P 82 6 130.7 4 34 0 4 1.000 2.62    
1958 27 DET AL P 15 0 19.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.46    
1959 28 DET AL P 25 0 25.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 3.24    
1960 29 DET AL P 4 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1961 30 DET AL P 19 0 19.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.84    
1962 31 DET AL P 41 2 60.0 5 13 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1963 32 DET AL P 72 12 163.3 12 44 2 3 .966 3.09    
1964 33 DET AL P 77 2 102.0 8 20 2 0 .933 2.47    
1965 34 DET AL P 33 33 239.0 10 36 0 2 1.000 1.73    
1966 35 DET AL P 96 3 108.7 7 22 0 3 1.000 2.40    
Career Totals   464 58 869.6 50 181 4 12 .983 2.39    
Career Highs   96 33 239.0 12 44 2 4 1.000 3.24    
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
1964 33 DET AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 7 5 2 1 3 6.76 .318 .348 .682 1.030
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 7 5 2 1 3 6.76 .318 .348 .682 1.030
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1963-10-.650
 Saves
1957-8-10
1964-1-21
1966-9-9
 Games Pitched
1957-5-82
1963-7-72
1964-6-77
1966-1-96
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Ed Rakow (958)
  5. Don Lee (957)
  6. Arnie Portocarrero (952)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Detroit in 1957
Had first career hit on 4/18/1957, off Bob Miller (MIN)
Earned first career win on 6/9/1957
Injured on 8/22/1957 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/21/1959 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/11/1960 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/17/1960 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,291,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/28/1963 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
10/23/1963: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/30/1966 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Detroit to Montreal on 2/1/1967 (Going to MON: P Bob Friend, P Billy Muffett, SS Harvey Kuenn. Going to DET: P Tommie Sisk, P Herman Starrette, 3B Ken Hamlin)
 
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