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Warneke		  
Nickname: Hummingbird
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 28, 1909 in Usa, AR, MOUNT IDA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 21 BOS AL $ 300,000 91 44 52 48 60 67 64 51 57 54
1931 22 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 7 7 7 5 6 6
1932 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 5
1933 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 5
1934 25 BOS AL $ 517,143 10 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 5
1935 26 BOS AL $ 1,662,857 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 5 5
1936 27 BOS AL $ 3,000,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 4 5 4
1937 28 BOS AL $ 7,750,000 10 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 4
1938 29 BOS AL $ 7,750,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5
1939 30 BOS AL $ 7,750,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1940 31 BOS AL $ 7,750,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 5 5
1941 32 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 4 5 5
1942 33 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 3
1943 34 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000 91 44 52 48 60 67 64 51 57 54
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
1930 21 BOS AL $ 300,000   37 37 36 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 63 63 63
1931 22 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1932 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 25 BOS AL $ 517,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 26 BOS AL $ 1,662,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 27 BOS AL $ 3,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 28 BOS AL $ 7,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 29 BOS AL $ 7,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 30 BOS AL $ 7,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1940 31 BOS AL $ 7,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1941 32 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 33 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 34 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000   37 37 36 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 63 63 63
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
1930 21 BOS AL 1 1 .500 18 3 1 0 0 38.0 53 30 4 17 9 7.11 .327 .387 .481 .868 0.0
    AAA   8 4 .667 19 19 3 3 0 137.3 141 42 14 28 88 2.75 .267 .303 .395 .698  
1931 22 BOS AL 10 24 .294 40 40 18 1 0 305.0 400 178 18 90 77 5.25 .313 .358 .431 .789 7.5
1932 23 BOS AL 5 11 .313 37 14 5 0 0 133.3 179 85 10 48 29 5.74 .315 .368 .433 .801 2.1
1933 24 BOS AL 4 3 .571 23 5 5 1 0 64.3 65 35 5 20 17 4.90 .263 .319 .381 .699 4.3
1934 25 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 0 39.7 41 15 0 15 9 3.40 .266 .335 .312 .647 3.7
1935 26 BOS AL 5 4 .556 43 0 0 0 18 48.3 41 10 1 22 23 1.86 .232 .318 .271 .590 11.1
1936 27 BOS AL 11 10 .524 48 22 11 2 7 196.7 203 87 12 83 61 3.98 .269 .340 .374 .714 13.2
1937 28 BOS AL 20 13 .606 38 38 13 1 0 298.7 322 157 24 121 109 4.73 .273 .340 .395 .735 12.1
1938 29 BOS AL 16 19 .457 41 41 22 2 0 327.7 370 170 31 96 141 4.67 .283 .332 .433 .765 14.1
1939 30 BOS AL 15 22 .405 40 40 17 1 0 296.7 390 174 28 96 120 5.28 .323 .370 .471 .841 5.4
1940 31 BOS AL 4 5 .444 34 1 1 0 11 38.7 51 25 4 10 8 5.82 .321 .355 .440 .795 1.7
1941 32 NYA AL 8 13 .381 40 22 9 0 0 193.3 219 113 22 62 71 5.26 .286 .338 .430 .768 6.7
1942 33 NYA AL 3 6 .333 37 5 2 0 0 87.3 116 59 6 57 35 6.08 .318 .408 .449 .857 0.9
    AAA   4 4 .500 12 12 0 0 0 85.3 96 37 3 25 54 3.90 .285 .334 .365 .699  
1943 34 AAA   6 3 .667 46 0 0 0 1 89.3 113 54 8 43 64 5.44 .310 .383 .418 .801  
13 Years Sim 105 131 .445 470 231 104 8 36 2067.6 2450 1138 165 737 709 4.95 .294 .351 .422 .772 83.0
3 Years AAA 18 11 .621 77 31 3 3 1 312.0 350 133 25 96 206 3.84 .285 .336 .393 .730  
Season Average 8 10 .444 36 17 8 0 2 159.0 188 87 12 56 54 4.95 .294 .351 .422 .772  
Career Highs 20 24 1.000 48 41 22 2 18 327.7 400 178 31 121 141 7.11 .327 .408 .481 .868  
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   1216 590 87 322 437   .283 .333 .408 .740
vs LH   1234 548 78 415 272   .307 .371 .437 .808
Home 54 58 .482 247 114 43 6 12 1030.3 1219 586 86 390 329 5.12 .294 .354 .426 .781
Away 51 73 .411 223 117 61 2 27 1037.3 1231 552 79 347 380 4.79 .295 .349 .417 .766
Mar/Apr 14 16 .467 66 28 12 1 8 267.6 326 150 18 101 98 5.04 .304 .363 .419 .782
May 25 16 .610 70 38 22 0 4 351.3 345 134 17 109 121 3.43 .257 .313 .347 .660
June 14 29 .326 80 46 21 1 4 376.0 444 200 28 122 133 4.79 .292 .344 .424 .768
July 22 23 .489 80 44 18 3 5 371.0 474 240 37 117 109 5.82 .310 .359 .459 .818
August 13 23 .361 84 37 15 2 7 330.6 424 203 29 135 106 5.53 .311 .373 .443 .816
Sep/Oct 17 24 .415 90 38 18 1 11 371.0 437 211 36 153 142 5.12 .293 .358 .430 .789
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
1930 21 BOS AL 18 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2  
1931 22 BOS AL 40 98 6 23 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .235 .235 .235 .469 5.3 0.0
1932 23 BOS AL 37 31 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .129 .129 .129 .258 -0.2 0.0
1933 24 BOS AL 23 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.9 0.0
1934 25 BOS AL 31 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
1935 26 BOS AL 43 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0 0.2
1936 27 BOS AL 48 59 7 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 .186 .186 .237 .424 1.6 0.0
1937 28 BOS AL 38 110 8 22 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 20 .200 .202 .200 .402 3.6 0.0
1938 29 BOS AL 41 104 6 19 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 13 .183 .202 .202 .404 3.6 0.0
1939 30 BOS AL 40 106 7 23 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 26 .217 .224 .236 .460 4.6 0.0
1940 31 BOS AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1941 32 NYA AL 41 51 4 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .176 .176 .176 .353 1.1 0.0
1942 33 NYA AL 37 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .118 .211 .118 .328 0.0 0.0
13 Years Sim 471 607 45 120 5 1 0 41 0 1 6 97 .198 .208 .209 .417 21.9 0.2
1 Years AAA 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2  
162 Game Average 208 15 41 1 0 0 14 0 0 2 33 .198 .208 .209 .417 7.5  
Career Highs 48 110 8 23 2 1 0 12 0 1 2 26 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 5.3  
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   425 29 81 1 0 0 30 0 1 4 61 .191 .201 .193 .394 8.7
vs LH   182 16 39 4 1 0 11 0 0 2 36 .214 .223 .247 .470 7.9
Home 215 287 18 59 2 0 0 21 0 1 4 51 .206 .220 .213 .432 9.1
Away 224 320 27 61 3 1 0 20 0 0 2 46 .191 .197 .206 .403 7.5
RISP   162 0 28 0 0 0 41 0 0 2 27 .173 .182 .173 .355 1.8
Close/Late   53 5 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 14 .170 .200 .208 .408 1.2
Mar/Apr 54 88 6 24 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 15 .273 .281 .273 .554 6.2
May 67 102 9 12 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 .118 .125 .147 .272 -1.9
June 66 112 4 22 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 22 .196 .196 .205 .402 2.6
July 71 109 10 24 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 15 .220 .241 .239 .480 4.6
August 65 89 5 14 0 0 0 8 0 1 3 13 .157 .179 .157 .336 0.5
Sep/Oct 60 107 11 24 1 0 0 11 0 0 1 19 .224 .229 .234 .463 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    
1930 21 BOS AL P 18 3 38.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.13    
1931 22 BOS AL P 40 40 305.0 22 73 3 4 .969 2.80    
1932 23 BOS AL P 37 14 133.3 15 31 2 1 .958 3.11    
1933 24 BOS AL P 23 5 64.3 5 15 0 0 1.000 2.80    
1934 25 BOS AL P 31 0 39.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.50    
1935 26 BOS AL P 43 0 48.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.42    
1936 27 BOS AL P 48 22 196.7 16 48 3 3 .955 2.93    
1937 28 BOS AL P 38 38 298.7 18 56 2 3 .974 2.23    
1938 29 BOS AL P 41 41 327.7 28 62 2 4 .978 2.47    
1939 30 BOS AL P 40 40 296.7 24 65 3 9 .967 2.70    
1940 31 BOS AL P 34 1 38.7 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.63    
1941 32 NYA AL P 40 22 193.3 12 45 2 4 .966 2.65    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1942 33 NYA AL P 37 5 87.3 5 22 0 2 1.000 2.78    
  P 470 231 2067.6 158 444 17 31 .973 2.62    
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   471 231 2068.6 158 444 17 31 .973 2.62    
Career Highs   48 41 327.7 28 73 3 9 1.000 3.11    
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
1933 24 BOS AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.7 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 .211 .211 .368 .579
1934 25 BOS AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.7 3 1 1 1 1 3.38 .300 .364 .600 .964
1935 26 BOS AL 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 2 3.0 6 3 1 2 2 9.00 .400 .471 .800 1.271
1936 27 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 15.3 20 8 2 4 9 4.70 .308 .348 .477 .825
1937 28 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 17 7 1 6 1 3.71 .262 .324 .400 .724
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 13 4 2 0 3 42.7 50 19 5 13 13 4.01 .287 .337 .471 .808
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
1933 24 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1936 27 BOS AL 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
1937 28 BOS AL 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571
Career Post-Season Batting 6 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .214 .214 .214 .429
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1936-6-3.98
 Wins
1937-5-20
 Losses
1931-2-24
1938-4-19
1939-2-22
 Winning Pct
1937-9-.606
 Saves
1935-2-18
1936-8-7
1940-7-11
 Games Started
1938-10-41
Complete Games
1938-2-22
1939-6-17
 Shutouts
1933-8-1
1936-4-2
1938-5-2
 Innings Pitched
1938-8-327.7
 Hits Allowed
1931-8-400
1938-3-370
1939-1-390
 Homeruns Allowed
1937-4-24
1938-1-31
1939-1-28
1941-10-22
 Walks Allowed
1937-5-121
Walks per 9IP
1938-9-2.6
 Hits per 9IP
1936-7-9.3
 OAVG
1936-8-.269
 OSLG
1936-8-.374
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Tex Carleton (923)
  3. Virgil Trucks (920)
  4. Bill Lohrman (918)
  5. Joe Bowman (917)
  6. Jack Kramer (916)
  7. Bob Reynolds (913)
  8. Willis Hudlin (913)
  9. Murry Dickson (912)
  10. Joe Heving (911)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jack Hallett (994)
  2. Frank Lary (989)
  3. Mel Parnell (984)
  4. Joe Bowman (983)
  5. Dick Hall (982)
  6. Jackie Collum (982)
  7. Jack Harshman (981)
  8. Joe Nuxhall (979)
  9. Al Gerheauser (979)
  10. Gary Bell (978)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1930
Injured on 3/21/1930 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/4/1930
Injured on 6/13/1930 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/9/1930, off Sheriff Blake (MID)
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/19/1934 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,662,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,000,000 through salary arbitration
10/2/1936: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $7,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/24/1937 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1937
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/4/1941 to a 3-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
 
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