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Harry
Perkowski		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 206
 
Born: September 6, 1922 in Usa, VA, DANTE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 STL NL   9 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1948 25 STL NL   9 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1949 26 STL NL   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1950 27 STL NL   9 6 6 6 5 4 5 7 6 6
1951 28 STL NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 4 5 7 6 7
1952 29 STL NL $ 300,000 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1953 30 STL NL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1954 31 STL NL $ 350,000 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1955 32 STL NL   8 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1956 33 MON NL   8 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 5 5
1957 34 OAK AL   8 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 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
1947 24 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 25 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 26 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 27 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 28 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 29 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 30 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 31 STL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 32 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 33 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 34 OAK AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 3 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
1947 24 AAA   4 8 .333 18 18 2 0 0 110.0 137 61 7 51 58 4.99 .304 .375 .424 .798  
    AA   4 5 .444 12 12 1 1 0 87.7 78 26 2 40 71 2.67 .241 .324 .318 .642  
1948 25 AAA   14 10 .583 30 30 2 0 0 204.3 215 75 12 92 130 3.30 .265 .340 .352 .692  
1949 26 AAA   14 8 .636 27 27 1 1 0 184.3 164 73 16 94 135 3.56 .237 .329 .357 .686  
1950 27 AAA   11 12 .478 29 29 2 0 0 183.7 200 90 15 105 141 4.41 .279 .371 .404 .775  
1951 28 STL NL 14 10 .583 32 32 10 1 0 237.7 258 130 23 128 117 4.92 .276 .360 .409 .769 11.0
1952 29 STL NL 5 4 .556 47 0 0 0 5 52.3 51 37 9 32 26 6.36 .258 .361 .439 .800 1.6
1953 30 STL NL 7 6 .538 64 0 0 0 3 76.3 79 51 10 44 34 6.01 .267 .361 .419 .780 1.2
1954 31 STL NL 5 2 .714 41 0 0 0 0 49.7 47 27 8 29 29 4.89 .247 .350 .463 .813 2.8
1955 32 STL NL 3 6 .333 63 0 0 0 9 68.0 66 30 10 35 38 3.97 .257 .346 .428 .774 4.9
1956 33 MON NL 2 0 1.000 14 1 0 0 0 20.7 19 9 2 15 9 3.92 .244 .362 .397 .759 1.9
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 0 2 6 6.00 .280 .333 .320 .653  
1957 34 AAA   3 10 .231 23 23 1 1 0 157.0 127 58 16 69 157 3.32 .218 .301 .340 .641  
6 Years Sim 36 28 .563 261 33 10 1 17 504.6 520 284 62 283 253 5.06 .266 .358 .421 .778 23.4
6 Years AAA 46 49 .484 128 128 8 2 0 845.3 850 361 66 413 627 3.84 .260 .342 .372 .714  
1 Years AA 4 5 .444 12 12 1 1 0 87.7 78 26 2 40 71 2.67 .241 .324 .318 .642  
7 Years Minors 50 54 .481 140 140 9 3 0 933.0 928 387 68 453 698 3.73 .258 .341 .367 .708  
Season Average 6 4 .600 43 5 1 0 2 84.1 86 47 10 47 42 5.06 .266 .358 .421 .778  
Career Highs 14 10 1.000 64 32 10 1 9 237.7 258 130 23 128 117 6.36 .276 .362 .463 .813  
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   359 204 50 196 158   .275 .370 .448 .818
vs LH   161 80 12 87 95   .248 .337 .365 .702
Home 20 8 .714 122 15 5 0 9 233.6 243 134 30 140 115 5.16 .267 .365 .422 .788
Away 16 20 .444 139 18 5 1 8 271.0 277 150 32 143 138 4.98 .265 .354 .419 .773
Mar/Apr 8 3 .727 39 4 2 0 1 76.0 72 37 8 37 27 4.38 .248 .333 .386 .720
May 8 4 .667 42 6 1 0 1 85.0 87 48 10 42 39 5.08 .269 .352 .404 .757
June 2 4 .333 49 7 1 0 3 95.3 95 52 12 60 49 4.91 .262 .366 .413 .780
July 6 7 .462 44 5 1 0 5 76.0 91 54 6 53 45 6.40 .298 .402 .459 .861
August 6 4 .600 46 6 4 0 5 96.0 90 36 9 43 50 3.38 .252 .333 .392 .725
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 41 5 1 1 2 76.3 85 57 17 48 43 6.72 .270 .366 .473 .839
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
1951 28 STL NL 32 88 7 13 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 23 .148 .183 .170 .353 1.7 0.0
1952 29 STL NL 47 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1953 30 STL NL 64 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1954 31 STL NL 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1956 33 MON NL 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 198 100 7 14 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 29 .140 .179 .160 .339 1.5 0.3
162 Game Average 81 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 23 .140 .179 .160 .339 1.2  
Career Highs 64 88 7 13 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 23 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.7  
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   76 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 26 .118 .152 .118 .270 -1.3
vs LH   24 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 3 .208 .259 .292 .551 1.8
Home 58 42 3 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 .190 .209 .238 .447 1.2
Away 78 58 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 19 .103 .159 .103 .262 -0.6
RISP   26 0 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 .115 .111 .192 .303 -0.3
Close/Late   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 19 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.3
May 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
June 23 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .158 .200 .211 .411 0.5
July 5 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.2
August 17 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .100 .136 .100 .236 -0.4
Sep/Oct 21 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .133 .235 .133 .369 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 28 STL NL P 32 32 237.7 11 38 2 1 .961 1.86    
1952 29 STL NL P 47 0 52.3 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.24    
1953 30 STL NL P 64 0 76.3 4 16 2 0 .909 2.36    
1954 31 STL NL P 41 0 49.7 1 15 0 1 1.000 2.90    
1955 32 STL NL P 63 0 68.0 6 11 0 3 1.000 2.25    
1956 33 MON NL P 14 1 20.7 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.48    
Career Totals   261 33 504.6 30 93 4 6 .969 2.19    
Career Highs   64 32 237.7 11 38 2 3 1.000 3.48    
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
1953 30 STL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 1 0 1 0 5.42 .375 .444 .625 1.069
1954 31 STL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 0 3 4 0.00 .091 .286 .182 .468
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 0 4 4 1.80 .211 .348 .368 .716
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1955-5-9
 Games Pitched
1953-8-64
 Shutouts
1951-8-1
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  3. Tom Hall (956)
  4. Bill Donovan (955)
  5. Al Hollingsworth (954)
  6. Mickey Harris (954)
  7. Jim Deshaies (954)
  8. Ed Brandt (954)
  9. Monte Kennedy (949)
  10. Tom Timmermann (948)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1947
Injured on 7/4/1947 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/3/1949 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/4/1950 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/5/1951
Had first career hit on 4/21/1951, off Bob Gillespie (BRK)
Injured on 3/17/1952 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 3/4/1953 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration
Released by St. Louis on 9/22/1955
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/17/1956 to a 4-year deal worth $2,600,000 per year
Injured on 7/4/1956 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 9-10 weeks
Released by Montreal on 10/13/1956
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 5/1/1957 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/26/1957 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
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