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Ben
Wade		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 26, 1922 in Usa, NC, MOREHEAD CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 25 NYA AL   7 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1949 26 NYA AL   7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1950 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1951 28 NYA AL   7 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4
1952 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4
1953 30 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4
1954 31 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 5 5 3 3 3
1955 32 CIN NL $ 350,000 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 3
1956 33 CIN NL $ 350,000 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 25 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 26 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 28 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 32 CIN NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 33 CIN NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 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
1948 25 AAA   8 8 .500 18 18 1 0 0 115.3 88 50 16 77 99 3.90 .208 .330 .362 .692  
1949 26 AAA   11 7 .611 24 24 0 0 0 160.0 144 75 29 101 146 4.22 .243 .353 .425 .778  
    AA   3 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 45.0 29 13 5 19 39 2.60 .179 .265 .302 .568  
1950 27 NYA AL 4 8 .333 14 14 2 0 0 87.7 96 60 10 60 30 6.16 .282 .388 .460 .848 0.7
    AA   7 9 .438 23 23 1 1 0 154.7 133 68 22 67 161 3.96 .231 .312 .391 .703  
1951 28 AA   4 2 .667 81 0 0 0 7 64.0 56 27 7 35 85 3.80 .233 .331 .367 .698  
1952 29 NYA AL 8 14 .364 52 20 1 1 2 183.7 175 112 35 115 118 5.49 .250 .354 .461 .815 6.9
1953 30 NYA AL 6 3 .667 78 0 0 0 8 100.0 106 46 12 45 68 4.14 .272 .345 .418 .763 10.2
1954 31 NYG NL 4 13 .235 53 0 0 0 13 51.7 70 43 7 30 34 7.49 .323 .400 .512 .912 0.0
1955 32 AAA   3 3 .500 37 0 0 0 3 42.7 32 17 8 24 40 3.59 .216 .326 .399 .724  
    AA   1 1 .500 10 0 0 0 0 10.0 4 2 0 5 20 1.80 .118 .231 .235 .466  
1956 33 AA   4 2 .667 76 0 0 0 12 68.0 36 6 2 25 85 0.79 .158 .241 .224 .465  
4 Years Sim 22 38 .367 197 34 3 1 23 423.0 447 261 64 250 250 5.55 .271 .365 .457 .822 17.8
3 Years AAA 22 18 .550 79 42 1 0 3 318.0 264 142 53 202 285 4.02 .227 .341 .399 .740  
5 Years AA 19 14 .576 196 29 1 1 19 341.7 258 116 36 151 390 3.06 .208 .294 .340 .634  
8 Years Minors 41 32 .562 275 71 2 1 22 659.7 522 258 89 353 675 3.52 .217 .317 .368 .686  
Season Average 5 9 .357 49 8 0 0 5 105.7 111 65 16 62 62 5.55 .271 .365 .457 .822  
Career Highs 8 14 .667 78 20 2 1 13 183.7 175 112 35 115 118 7.49 .323 .400 .512 .912  
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   224 140 32 106 143   .257 .338 .430 .768
vs LH   223 121 32 144 107   .286 .398 .488 .885
Home 13 20 .394 111 18 0 0 16 236.7 239 151 39 141 146 5.74 .262 .361 .459 .820
Away 9 18 .333 86 16 3 1 7 186.3 208 110 25 109 104 5.31 .282 .374 .455 .830
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 32 0 0 0 5 40.3 45 23 7 15 23 5.13 .278 .339 .488 .827
May 4 9 .308 27 0 0 0 4 27.3 37 25 5 17 17 8.24 .327 .415 .549 .964
June 3 5 .375 28 7 0 0 1 72.7 81 50 14 40 56 6.19 .282 .370 .491 .861
July 2 6 .250 24 7 0 0 4 59.3 61 36 10 49 33 5.46 .271 .401 .467 .868
August 2 9 .182 41 14 1 1 4 119.7 112 68 16 55 72 5.11 .242 .323 .418 .741
Sep/Oct 8 7 .533 45 6 2 0 5 103.7 111 59 12 74 49 5.12 .278 .390 .435 .825
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
1950 27 NYA AL 14 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.0 0.0
1952 29 NYA AL 52 51 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .157 .189 .176 .365 1.2 0.0
1953 30 NYA AL 78 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5 0.0
1954 31 NYG NL 53 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 197 94 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 36 .096 .115 .106 .221 -2.5 0.0
162 Game Average 77 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .096 .115 .106 .221 -2.1  
Career Highs 78 51 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .157 .189 .176 .365 1.2  
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   61 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 .082 .097 .082 .179 -2.5
vs LH   33 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .121 .147 .152 .299 -0.2
Home 111 50 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .100 .100 .120 .220 -1.6
Away 86 44 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 .091 .130 .091 .221 -1.2
RISP   25 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .040 .077 .040 .117 -1.5
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
June 28 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .143 .182 .143 .325 0.1
July 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .273 .200 .473 0.6
August 41 32 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .094 .094 .094 .188 -1.3
Sep/Oct 45 31 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .032 .032 .065 .097 -2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1950 27 NYA AL P 14 14 87.7 3 18 1 1 .955 2.16    
1952 29 NYA AL P 52 20 183.7 15 35 1 0 .980 2.45    
1953 30 NYA AL P 78 0 100.0 6 19 1 1 .962 2.25    
1954 31 NYG NL P 53 0 51.7 5 7 0 0 1.000 2.09    
Career Totals   197 34 423.0 29 79 3 2 .973 2.30    
Career Highs   78 20 183.7 15 35 1 1 1.000 2.45    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1953-8-8
1954-3-13
 Games Pitched
1953-3-78
 Shutouts
1952-10-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-5-35
 Walks Allowed
1952-10-115
 Hits per 9IP
1952-10-8.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-8-5.8
 OAVG
1952-10-.250
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1948
Earned first career win on 8/31/1950
Had first career hit on 6/11/1952, off Gene Conley (DET)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Traded from New York (A) to New York (N) on 2/1/1954 (Going to NYG: P Ben Wade, P Howie Judson. Going to NYA: SS Johnny Bero)
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (N) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1955 (Going to NYG: 2B Pee wee Reese. Going to CIN: P Erv Palica, P Ben Wade, P Bob Lemon)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/18/1956 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
 
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