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Howard
Freigau		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 1, 1902 in Usa, OH, DAYTON
 
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
1930 27 CAL AL $ 1,357,143   46 46 48 22 22 22 59 55 56 29 26 27 77 75 76
1931 28 CAL AL $ 1,492,857   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1932 29 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1933 30 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1934 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1935 32 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1936 33 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,492,857   46 46 48 22 22 22 59 55 56 29 26 27 77 75 76
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 27 CAL AL 153 616 78 161 25 8 7 57 11 3 38 39 .261 .303 .362 .666 64.2 6.4
1931 28 CAL AL 142 497 42 114 22 3 6 52 9 3 21 31 .229 .258 .322 .580 36.9 0.2
1932 29 NYG NL 25 33 5 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 .182 .206 .273 .479 1.9 0.0
    AAA   34 151 25 53 9 1 4 32 6 5 8 13 .351 .384 .503 .887 25.6  
1933 30 NYG NL 37 18 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 .111 .158 .167 .325 0.8 0.0
    AAA   38 148 21 43 4 2 2 23 5 2 13 15 .291 .348 .385 .733 19.9  
1934 31 NYG NL 38 93 13 26 6 0 0 11 1 2 3 12 .280 .299 .344 .643 8.1 0.3
    AAA   34 143 21 52 7 2 4 24 4 4 11 10 .364 .409 .524 .934 26.8  
1935 32 AAA   97 205 27 59 9 3 4 39 3 3 21 15 .288 .354 .420 .773 29.6  
1936 33 AAA   136 572 69 171 27 6 5 48 20 11 49 59 .299 .354 .393 .748 77.6  
5 Years Sim 395 1257 143 309 54 11 14 125 25 8 64 84 .246 .281 .340 .620 111.8 6.9
5 Years AAA 339 1219 163 378 56 14 19 166 38 25 102 112 .310 .360 .426 .786 179.5  
162 Game Average 515 58 126 22 4 5 51 10 3 26 34 .246 .281 .340 .620 45.8  
Career Highs 153 616 78 161 25 8 7 57 11 3 38 39 .280 .303 .362 .666 64.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   873 98 204 37 7 11 93 19 5 45 54 .234 .270 .330 .600 77.2
vs LH   384 45 105 17 4 3 32 6 3 19 30 .273 .305 .362 .667 41.0
Home 211 649 76 165 32 7 5 66 14 3 32 47 .254 .287 .348 .635 64.0
Away 184 608 67 144 22 4 9 59 11 5 32 37 .237 .274 .331 .604 54.2
RISP   296 0 81 13 1 5 108 0 0 13 17 .274 .294 .375 .669 32.4
Pinch Hitting   22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .136 .208 .136 .345 0.4
Close/Late   119 27 31 3 2 1 9 0 0 7 9 .261 .302 .345 .646 12.1
Mar/Apr 81 259 34 68 12 4 2 27 4 3 17 27 .263 .307 .363 .670 27.9
May 77 234 23 52 4 2 3 18 4 1 12 15 .222 .259 .295 .554 17.8
June 55 141 15 25 4 1 1 14 3 0 6 10 .177 .208 .241 .449 6.3
July 57 201 19 53 9 0 3 18 6 1 10 15 .264 .299 .353 .652 21.3
August 67 225 24 50 12 1 3 24 5 0 5 11 .222 .238 .324 .563 16.8
Sep/Oct 57 197 27 61 13 3 2 24 3 3 14 6 .310 .349 .437 .785 28.1
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
1930 27 CAL AL SS 136 135 1148.3 185 446 33 79 .950 4.95   1.8
    3B 15 13 119.0 4 20 1 3 .960 1.82   0.2
1931 28 CAL AL SS 135 129 1139.7 184 570 31 113 .961 5.95   8.2
    3B 4 0 8.0 1 1 1 0 .667 2.25   0.0
1932 29 NYG NL 3B 18 4 63.0 6 18 0 2 1.000 3.43   0.3
    SS 3 1 13.0 0 8 0 2 1.000 5.54   0.1
    2B 2 1 10.0 3 8 1 2 .917 9.90   0.1
1933 30 NYG NL 3B 6 0 16.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 4.41   0.1
    SS 5 0 7.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 7.71   0.0
1934 31 NYG NL SS 33 25 220.7 33 110 5 11 .966 5.83   1.5
    3B 2 0 5.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
  SS 312 290 2528.7 403 1139 69 206 .957 5.49   11.6
  3B 45 17 211.3 13 47 2 5 .968 2.56   0.7
  2B 2 1 10.0 3 8 1 2 .917 9.90   0.1
Career Totals   359 308 2750.0 419 1194 72 213 .957 5.28   12.4
Career Highs   151 148 1267.3 189 571 34 113 1.000 5.93    
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
1931 28 CAL AL 6 23 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
Career Post-Season Batting 6 23 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
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.
At-Bats
1930-4-616
 Stolen Bases
1930-8-11
1931-7-9
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Len Randle (983)
  2. Joe Hoover (980)
  3. Carey Selph (975)
  4. Jimmy Brown (972)
  5. Tony Bernazard (968)
  6. Jose Baez (968)
  7. Shooty Babitt (966)
  8. Brad Mills (962)
  9. Dave Chalk (960)
  10. John Kerr (959)
History
Had first career hit on 4/2/1930, off Lum Davenport (NYM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1930, off Ossie Orwoll (CLE)
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,492,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 3/1/1932 to a minor league contract
4/6/1932: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (G)
4/6/1933: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (G)
4/6/1934: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (G)
Injured on 4/21/1934 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/26/1936 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
 
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