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Jack Bolling |
Nickname: JB Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 5' 11'' Weight: 168 Born: February 20, 1917 in Usa, AL, MOBILE |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Gold Glove | 1948 1949 |
All-Star Selections | 1943 1944 1946 1948 |
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 | |||
1939 | 22 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1940 | 23 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1941 | 24 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1942 | 25 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1943 | 26 | DET | AL | $ 3,492,857 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1944 | 27 | DET | AL | $ 3,492,857 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1945 | 28 | DET | AL | $ 3,492,857 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
1946 | 29 | DET | AL | $ 5,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1947 | 30 | DET | AL | $ 5,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1948 | 31 | MIN | AL | $ 5,000,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
1949 | 32 | MIN | AL | $ 5,000,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1950 | 33 | MIN | AL | $ 4,500,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1951 | 34 | PIT | NL | $ 4,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
1952 | 35 | BSN | NL | $ 350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 5,000,000 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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 |
1939 | 22 | DET | AL | 48 | 163 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | .233 | .304 | .325 | .629 | 15.9 | 1.4 |
AAA | 68 | 275 | 32 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 | .364 | .430 | .505 | .935 | 54.3 | ||||
1940 | 23 | DET | AL | 134 | 551 | 80 | 188 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 27 | .341 | .384 | .432 | .816 | 80.9 | 15.4 |
1941 | 24 | DET | AL | 145 | 503 | 83 | 163 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .324 | .357 | .473 | .830 | 72.0 | 12.1 |
1942 | 25 | DET | AL | 144 | 566 | 92 | 203 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | .359 | .392 | .523 | .915 | 97.9 | 18.3 |
1943 | 26 | DET | AL | 156 | 606 | 76 | 204 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 29 | .337 | .368 | .449 | .816 | 88.4 | 13.5 |
1944 | 27 | DET | AL | 143 | 563 | 66 | 193 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 28 | .343 | .386 | .490 | .876 | 92.2 | 17.6 |
1945 | 28 | DET | AL | 153 | 625 | 93 | 205 | 59 | 1 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 27 | .328 | .373 | .474 | .847 | 99.5 | 20.6 |
1946 | 29 | DET | AL | 135 | 535 | 91 | 172 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 31 | .321 | .369 | .452 | .821 | 75.5 | 13.9 |
1948 | 31 | MIN | AL | 150 | 540 | 84 | 170 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 32 | .315 | .369 | .428 | .796 | 76.9 | 10.8 |
1949 | 32 | MIN | AL | 155 | 571 | 71 | 171 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | .299 | .341 | .433 | .774 | 76.9 | 9.5 |
1950 | 33 | MIN | AL | 140 | 515 | 67 | 167 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 38 | .324 | .371 | .454 | .825 | 76.8 | 11.7 |
1951 | 34 | NYG | NL | 20 | 76 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .303 | .361 | .382 | .743 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
PIT | NL | 52 | 71 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .352 | .425 | .437 | .862 | 11.7 | 2.3 | ||
TOT | 72 | 147 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .327 | .393 | .408 | .801 | 20.8 | 3.2 | |||
1952 | 35 | AAA | 111 | 381 | 38 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 79 | .257 | .303 | .362 | .665 | 41.4 | ||
12 Years Sim | 1575 | 5885 | 848 | 1922 | 445 | 23 | 90 | 858 | 5 | 6 | 421 | 312 | .327 | .370 | .456 | .826 | 873.6 | 148.1 | |||
2 Years AAA | 179 | 656 | 70 | 198 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 84 | .302 | .355 | .422 | .777 | 95.7 | ||||
162 Game Average | 605 | 87 | 197 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32 | .327 | .370 | .456 | .826 | 89.9 | |||||
Career Highs | 156 | 625 | 93 | 205 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 38 | .359 | .393 | .523 | .915 | 99.5 |
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 | 4564 | 687 | 1533 | 343 | 18 | 74 | 699 | 3 | 3 | 349 | 224 | .336 | .381 | .468 | .849 | 748.5 | |
vs LH | 1321 | 161 | 389 | 102 | 5 | 16 | 159 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 88 | .294 | .328 | .416 | .744 | 169.1 | |
Home | 795 | 2908 | 418 | 941 | 244 | 8 | 39 | 421 | 5 | 2 | 200 | 167 | .324 | .365 | .453 | .819 | 444.6 |
Away | 780 | 2977 | 430 | 981 | 201 | 15 | 51 | 437 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 145 | .330 | .374 | .459 | .832 | 473.0 |
RISP | 1559 | 0 | 524 | 123 | 9 | 26 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 88 | .336 | .383 | .477 | .859 | 266.9 | |
Pinch Hitting | 173 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .301 | .358 | .353 | .710 | 22.1 | |
Close/Late | 711 | 62 | 223 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 35 | .314 | .371 | .423 | .794 | 106.3 | |
Mar/Apr | 265 | 1007 | 149 | 346 | 81 | 5 | 17 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 59 | .344 | .382 | .485 | .866 | 168.5 |
May | 266 | 966 | 133 | 335 | 63 | 3 | 14 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 47 | .347 | .390 | .462 | .851 | 158.4 |
June | 249 | 981 | 141 | 327 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 54 | .333 | .371 | .469 | .840 | 155.5 |
July | 269 | 971 | 136 | 308 | 69 | 1 | 10 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 50 | .317 | .357 | .421 | .778 | 137.8 |
August | 274 | 1011 | 148 | 330 | 81 | 4 | 16 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 53 | .326 | .372 | .462 | .834 | 160.5 |
Sep/Oct | 252 | 949 | 141 | 276 | 73 | 5 | 18 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 49 | .291 | .346 | .435 | .781 | 137.0 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1939 | 22 | DET | AL | 1B | 44 | 42 | 361.0 | 499 | 31 | 5 | 48 | .991 | 13.21 | 0.5 | ||||
1940 | 23 | DET | AL | 1B | 134 | 126 | 1152.3 | 1528 | 108 | 13 | 127 | .992 | 12.78 | 2.1 | ||||
1941 | 24 | DET | AL | 1B | 122 | 110 | 981.0 | 1421 | 97 | 13 | 141 | .992 | 13.93 | 2.9 | ||||
1942 | 25 | DET | AL | 1B | 135 | 122 | 1131.3 | 1563 | 113 | 11 | 144 | .993 | 13.33 | 3.4 | ||||
1943 | 26 | DET | AL | 1B | 152 | 144 | 1295.3 | 1601 | 97 | 15 | 143 | .991 | 11.80 | 2.6 | ||||
1944 | 27 | DET | AL | 1B | 137 | 132 | 1192.0 | 1482 | 104 | 11 | 116 | .993 | 11.97 | 3.5 | ||||
1945 | 28 | DET | AL | 1B | 153 | 148 | 1314.3 | 1624 | 98 | 19 | 167 | .989 | 11.79 | 2.6 | ||||
1946 | 29 | DET | AL | 1B | 123 | 118 | 1096.3 | 1336 | 102 | 9 | 149 | .994 | 11.80 | 2.2 | ||||
1948 | 31 | MIN | AL | 1B | 142 | 125 | 1119.0 | 1544 | 92 | 13 | 154 | .992 | 13.16 | 2.3 | ||||
1949 | 32 | MIN | AL | 1B | 143 | 140 | 1225.0 | 1568 | 141 | 24 | 176 | .986 | 12.56 | 1.7 | ||||
3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1950 | 33 | MIN | AL | 1B | 131 | 125 | 1080.0 | 1395 | 110 | 13 | 130 | .991 | 12.54 | 2.5 | ||||
3B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1951 | 34 | NYG | NL | 1B | 13 | 8 | 136.2 | 174 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .989 | 11.96 | 0.4 | ||||
PIT | NL | 1B | 34 | 20 | 131.4 | 168 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .994 | 11.92 | 0.2 | ||||||
1B | 1463 | 1360 | 12215.3 | 15903 | 1106 | 149 | 1522 | .991 | 12.53 | 27.0 | ||||||||
3B | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.25 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 1466 | 1360 | 12219.3 | 15903 | 1107 | 150 | 1522 | .991 | 12.53 | 27.0 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 153 | 148 | 1314.3 | 1624 | 142 | 24 | 176 | .994 | 13.93 |
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 |
1941 | 24 | DET | AL | 10 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .227 | .244 | .250 | .494 |
1946 | 29 | DET | AL | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .250 | .238 | .488 |
1948 | 31 | MIN | AL | 4 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .368 | .400 | .579 | .979 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 22 | 84 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .281 | .321 | .602 |
Batting Leaderboards Help | ||||||||||||
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. (*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||||||||
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Black Ink Test: 10 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 92 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 35 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Detroit in 1939 |
Injured on 5/23/1939 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks |
Had first career hit on 7/4/1939, off George Blaeholder (SDP) |
Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1939, off Schoolboy Rowe (BOS) |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Montreal on 6/2/1940 |
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/26/1940 |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (C) on 8/18/1940 |
Injured on 9/5/1940 with a Fractured Knee, out for 6 weeks |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1942, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 9 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1942, hitting .415 with 5 HR, 22 RBI |
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration |
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game |
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Minnesota on 4/4/1944 |
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Tampa Bay on 4/24/1944 |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against San Diego on 5/1/1944 |
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game |
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 9/1/1944 |
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1945, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 5 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1945, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 19 RBI |
7/31/1945: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years |
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game |
Injured on 3/14/1947 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season |
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 2/1/1948 (Going to MIN: 1B Jack Bolling. Going to DET: C Dixie Parsons) |
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1948 |
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 6/15/1949 |
7/31/1949: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years |
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1949 |
Injured on 6/15/1950 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks |
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/4/1950 |
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 3/3/1951 (Going to NYG: P Frank Barrett, 1B Jack Bolling. Going to MIN: CF Joe Dimaggio) |
Traded from New York (N) to Pittsburgh on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: 2B Garvin Hamner. Going to PIT: 1B Jack Bolling) |
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/2/1952 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year |
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