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Hersh
Freeman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: July 1, 1928 in Usa, AL, GADSDEN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1958   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1953 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1954 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1955 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1956 27 BRK NL $ 1,892,857 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1957 28 BRK NL $ 3,514,286 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1958 29 BRK NL $ 4,071,429 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1959 30 NYA AL $ 6,500,000 5 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1960 31 NYA AL $ 6,500,000 5 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1961 32 NYA AL $ 6,500,000 5 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1962 33 CLN NL $ 6,500,000 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1963 34 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 6 6
1964 35 TOR AL $ 800,000 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 5 5 5
1965 36 TOR AL $ 800,000 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 8 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 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 27 BRK NL $ 1,892,857   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 28 BRK NL $ 3,514,286   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 29 BRK NL $ 4,071,429   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1959 30 NYA AL $ 6,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1960 31 NYA AL $ 6,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1961 32 NYA AL $ 6,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1962 33 CLN NL $ 6,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1963 34 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1964 35 TOR AL $ 800,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1965 36 TOR AL $ 800,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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 23 PIT NL 9 9 .500 23 23 1 1 0 149.3 191 85 14 48 49 5.12 .317 .365 .441 .806 4.6
1953 24 NYA AL 13 19 .406 40 40 4 1 0 280.0 316 138 17 76 88 4.44 .287 .332 .408 .741 16.9
1954 25 NYA AL 5 4 .556 14 14 1 1 0 92.0 114 53 7 27 37 5.18 .306 .357 .422 .779 2.6
    AAA   5 7 .417 18 18 1 0 0 124.3 152 58 11 33 66 4.20 .298 .341 .414 .754  
1955 26 NYA AL 2 10 .167 14 14 2 0 0 96.0 107 44 9 21 31 4.13 .280 .318 .398 .716 5.5
  BRK NL 13 4 .765 21 21 4 0 0 149.7 174 73 14 25 39 4.39 .290 .320 .407 .726 8.2
  TOT   15 14 .517 35 35 6 0 0 245.7 281 117 23 46 70 4.29 .286 .319 .403 .722 13.7
1956 27 BRK NL 19 13 .594 41 41 6 4 0 285.0 284 110 18 67 127 3.47 .256 .298 .346 .644 21.9
1957 28 BRK NL 18 8 .692 39 39 6 1 0 277.0 279 106 26 55 119 3.44 .262 .299 .377 .676 22.7
1958 29 BRK NL 17 16 .515 41 41 4 2 0 280.0 305 130 27 47 131 4.18 .279 .309 .403 .711 14.0
1959 30 BRK NL 6 5 .545 19 7 0 0 0 93.0 100 38 11 19 35 3.68 .272 .308 .410 .718 5.1
  NYA AL 1 3 .250 16 6 0 0 0 22.0 32 16 4 7 20 6.55 .333 .375 .521 .896 0.0
  TOT   7 8 .467 35 13 0 0 0 115.0 132 54 15 26 55 4.23 .284 .322 .433 .755 5.1
1960 31 NYA AL 2 6 .250 77 0 0 0 5 90.7 118 51 15 10 49 5.06 .308 .328 .504 .832 2.3
1961 32 NYA AL 1 5 .167 57 0 0 0 3 63.3 74 32 5 20 27 4.55 .289 .342 .402 .744 1.9
1962 33 CLN NL 3 11 .214 36 17 1 0 4 144.7 150 70 13 35 56 4.36 .266 .310 .397 .707 3.5
1963 34 NYG NL 8 7 .533 65 16 2 1 11 178.0 197 76 26 31 64 3.84 .278 .310 .431 .741 12.3
1964 35 TOR AL 4 10 .286 38 17 3 2 0 138.3 169 71 15 28 55 4.62 .306 .340 .448 .788 4.8
1965 36 A   14 7 .667 23 23 3 1 0 177.3 143 39 7 26 139 1.98 .219 .249 .274 .522  
13 Years Sim 121 130 .482 541 296 34 13 23 2339.0 2610 1093 221 516 927 4.21 .282 .320 .407 .728 126.2
1 Years AAA 5 7 .417 18 18 1 0 0 124.3 152 58 11 33 66 4.20 .298 .341 .414 .754  
1 Years A 14 7 .667 23 23 3 1 0 177.3 143 39 7 26 139 1.98 .219 .249 .274 .522  
2 Years Minors 19 14 .576 41 41 4 1 0 301.7 295 97 18 59 205 2.89 .253 .289 .335 .625  
Season Average 9 10 .474 41 22 2 1 1 179.9 200 84 17 39 71 4.21 .282 .320 .407 .728  
Career Highs 19 19 .692 77 41 6 4 11 285.0 316 138 27 76 131 5.18 .317 .365 .504 .832  
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   1357 568 115 256 546   .271 .307 .392 .698
vs LH   1253 525 106 260 381   .295 .336 .426 .761
Home 66 57 .537 285 151 12 5 9 1220.0 1328 525 108 266 511 3.87 .277 .315 .395 .710
Away 55 73 .430 256 145 22 8 14 1119.0 1282 568 113 250 416 4.57 .287 .325 .420 .745
Mar/Apr 24 28 .462 107 59 4 2 7 462.3 515 224 51 108 175 4.36 .281 .321 .416 .737
May 24 25 .490 108 60 7 2 8 452.6 526 222 39 100 167 4.41 .289 .326 .412 .738
June 17 18 .486 85 38 6 1 5 314.0 378 150 25 72 114 4.30 .301 .339 .412 .751
July 16 19 .457 70 49 7 2 1 371.3 413 185 45 78 157 4.48 .282 .318 .426 .744
August 20 23 .465 84 49 6 2 1 391.3 419 181 32 88 161 4.16 .275 .315 .387 .702
Sep/Oct 20 17 .541 87 41 4 4 1 347.3 359 131 29 70 153 3.39 .265 .301 .387 .688
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 23 PIT NL 23 52 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .096 .094 .115 .210 -1.0 0.0
1953 24 NYA AL 40 95 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 28 .105 .115 .137 .251 -3.0 0.0
1954 25 NYA AL 14 27 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .111 .111 .148 .259 -0.6 0.0
1955 26 NYA AL 14 30 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .133 .161 .200 .361 0.6 0.0
  BRK NL 21 54 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 11 .056 .073 .074 .147 -2.6 0.0
  TOT   35 84 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 15 .083 .105 .119 .224 -2.0 0.0
1956 27 BRK NL 41 100 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 .090 .108 .110 .218 -2.5 0.0
1957 28 BRK NL 39 91 7 15 2 1 0 7 0 0 3 23 .165 .191 .209 .400 2.9 0.0
1958 29 BRK NL 41 96 4 16 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 20 .167 .184 .198 .382 1.9 0.0
1959 30 BRK NL 19 30 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .100 .156 .133 .290 0.1 0.0
  NYA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   35 30 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .100 .156 .133 .290 0.1 0.0
1960 31 NYA AL 77 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1961 32 NYA AL 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1962 33 CLN NL 36 40 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .025 .025 .050 .075 -3.1 0.0
1963 34 NYG NL 65 42 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .190 .227 .214 .442 1.6 0.0
1964 35 TOR AL 38 41 3 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 .171 .171 .268 .439 1.5 0.0
13 Years Sim 541 704 39 84 18 3 0 34 0 1 13 160 .119 .136 .153 .290 -4.9 0.0
162 Game Average 210 11 25 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 47 .119 .136 .153 .290 -1.5  
Career Highs 77 100 7 16 3 1 0 7 0 1 3 28 .190 .227 .268 .442 2.9  
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   409 25 49 8 3 0 16 0 1 7 80 .120 .136 .154 .290 -4.6
vs LH   295 14 35 10 0 0 18 0 0 6 80 .119 .136 .153 .289 -3.2
Home 285 336 25 55 13 2 0 21 0 1 5 59 .164 .178 .214 .393 5.8
Away 256 368 14 29 5 1 0 13 0 0 8 101 .079 .098 .098 .196 -13.7
RISP   173 0 18 6 0 0 31 0 0 4 46 .104 .124 .139 .262 -3.2
Close/Late   37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .000 .051 .000 .051 -2.9
Mar/Apr 59 134 10 14 8 0 0 8 0 0 5 35 .104 .137 .164 .301 -1.1
May 65 135 5 15 2 1 0 7 0 0 2 32 .111 .123 .141 .264 -2.4
June 56 89 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 24 .056 .067 .079 .145 -4.8
July 68 119 8 13 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 19 .109 .138 .118 .256 -2.8
August 75 119 6 16 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 22 .134 .142 .160 .301 -0.8
Sep/Oct 47 108 7 21 4 1 0 6 0 0 1 28 .194 .202 .250 .452 3.9
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 23 PIT NL P 23 23 149.3 6 26 0 2 1.000 1.93    
1953 24 NYA AL P 40 40 280.0 22 49 1 2 .986 2.28    
1954 25 NYA AL P 14 14 92.0 7 20 0 1 1.000 2.64    
1955 26 NYA AL P 14 14 96.0 7 21 0 2 1.000 2.63    
  BRK NL P 21 21 149.7 11 33 0 2 1.000 2.65    
  TOT   P 35 35 245.7 18 54 0 4 1.000 2.64    
1956 27 BRK NL P 41 41 285.0 25 56 1 5 .988 2.56    
1957 28 BRK NL P 39 39 277.0 17 50 0 3 1.000 2.18    
1958 29 BRK NL P 41 41 280.0 12 48 1 3 .984 1.93    
1959 30 BRK NL P 19 7 93.0 9 16 0 2 1.000 2.42    
  NYA AL P 16 6 22.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.45    
  TOT   P 35 13 115.0 11 20 0 3 1.000 2.43    
1960 31 NYA AL P 77 0 90.7 4 14 0 1 1.000 1.79    
1961 32 NYA AL P 57 0 63.3 5 12 0 1 1.000 2.42    
1962 33 CLN NL P 36 17 144.7 14 17 0 1 1.000 1.93    
1963 34 NYG NL P 65 16 178.0 8 38 0 3 1.000 2.33    
1964 35 TOR AL P 38 17 138.3 18 18 1 3 .973 2.34    
Career Totals   541 296 2339.0 167 422 4 32 .993 2.27    
Career Highs   77 41 285.0 25 56 1 5 1.000 2.64    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1956-6-3.47
1957-7-3.44
 Wins
1956-9-19
1957-9-18
1958-7-17
 Losses
1953-3-19
 Winning Pct
1955-3-.765
1957-4-.692
 Saves
1963-10-11
 Games Pitched
1960-6-77
Shutouts
1953-9-1
1956-2-4
1958-6-2
1964-7-2
 Hits Allowed
1953-4-316
1956-9-284
1958-8-305
 Walks per 9IP
1956-4-2.1
1957-2-1.8
1958-2-1.5
1963-6-1.6
 WHiP
1956-8-1.23
1957-7-1.21
 OOBP
1956-5-.298
1957-10-.299
 OSLG
1956-6-.346
OOPS
1956-5-.644
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Frank Maccormack (948)
  2. Harry Eisenstat (948)
  3. Eddie Fisher (947)
  4. Russ Kemmerer (934)
  5. Bucky Jacobs (930)
  6. Joe Heving (930)
  7. Murry Dickson (929)
  8. Tommy John (928)
  9. Dan Dugan (924)
  10. Roy Mahaffey (921)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dave Koslo (990)
  2. Ken Heintzelman (990)
  3. Stu Miller (988)
  4. Frank Sullivan (987)
  5. Glen Hobbie (986)
  6. Jim Brewer (984)
  7. Russ Kemmerer (983)
  8. Al Javery (983)
  9. Bob Chipman (983)
  10. Tommy Hughes (981)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1952, off Harvey Haddix (BSN)
Earned first career win on 4/21/1952
Injured on 7/27/1952 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 9 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (A) on 7/31/1952 (Going to PIT: 1B Joe Adcock, P Saul Rogovin, P Dave Koslo. Going to NYA: P Hersh Freeman, 1B Norm Zauchin, CF Elmer Valo)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1954, winning 2 games with a 1.80 ERA
Traded from New York (A) to Brooklyn on 6/1/1955 (Going to BRK: P Hersh Freeman. Going to NYA: P Dave Jolly)
Injured on 6/28/1955 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 9/10/1955 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/16/1957 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1957, going 6-1, 1.80
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
10/3/1958: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/26/1959 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Brooklyn to Seattle on 7/31/1959 (Going to BRK: P Bob Purkey. Going to SEM: P Hersh Freeman, C Del Rice)
Traded from Seattle to New York (A) on 7/31/1959 (Going to NYA: P Hersh Freeman. Going to SEM: RF Vic Wertz)
Traded from New York (A) to Cleveland (N) on 2/3/1962 (Going to CLN: P Hersh Freeman, 1B Preston Ward. Going to NYA: 2B George Strickland)
3/23/1962: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (N)
Traded from Cleveland (N) to New York (N) on 2/1/1963 (Going to NYG: RF Ron Jackson, P Hersh Freeman, P John Boozer. Going to CLN: RF Joe Durham)
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/2/1964 to a 2-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Injured on 6/14/1965 with a Broken Hand, out for 6 weeks
 
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