Steve
Hamilton
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 30, 1935 in Usa, KY, COLUMBIA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1961   
Gold Glove 1965   
All-Star Selections 1964    1965   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1962 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7
1963 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1964 28 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1965 29 NYA AL $ 4,657,143 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 9 8 8
1966 30 NYA AL $ 5,571,429 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 8 8
1967 31 NYA AL $ 5,571,429 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1968 32 NYA AL $ 7,500,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 8
1969 33 TAM AL $ 7,500,000 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1970 34 TAM AL $ 7,500,000 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7
1971 35 NYG NL $ 7,500,000 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6
1972 36 BSN NL $ 2,000,000 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1973 37 BSN NL $ 2,000,000 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 9 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
1961 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 29 NYA AL $ 4,657,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 30 NYA AL $ 5,571,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 31 NYA AL $ 5,571,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 32 NYA AL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 33 TAM AL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 34 TAM AL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 35 NYG NL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 36 BSN NL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 37 BSN NL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1961 25 BSN NL 6 9 .400 22 22 0 0 0 166.7 129 55 16 36 126 2.97 .211 .259 .340 .599 19.1
    AAA   6 8 .429 18 18 2 1 0 128.0 122 50 12 40 140 3.52 .249 .306 .373 .679  
1962 26 BSN NL 14 22 .389 45 45 4 0 0 312.0 273 128 37 87 181 3.69 .234 .287 .391 .678 15.0
1963 27 NYA AL 15 11 .577 32 32 4 0 0 223.3 200 102 17 76 144 4.11 .238 .300 .369 .670 9.2
1964 28 NYA AL 18 5 .783 35 34 3 2 0 245.0 196 67 11 58 161 2.46 .217 .264 .308 .573 23.1
1965 29 NYA AL 18 11 .621 40 40 3 0 0 282.0 222 80 7 78 218 2.55 .214 .270 .292 .562 25.0
1966 30 NYA AL 19 12 .613 38 38 2 2 0 261.0 234 78 13 63 204 2.69 .239 .284 .340 .624 25.4
1967 31 NYA AL 15 7 .682 38 38 2 2 0 253.0 206 90 21 86 175 3.20 .219 .285 .355 .640 16.9
1968 32 NYA AL 6 16 .273 40 40 0 0 0 261.0 252 101 14 90 185 3.48 .254 .316 .356 .672 13.7
1969 33 TAM AL 4 7 .364 43 12 0 0 9 80.7 71 36 10 31 60 4.02 .230 .300 .353 .653 4.6
1970 34 TAM AL 9 13 .409 51 0 0 0 5 65.3 86 38 6 32 42 5.23 .315 .386 .447 .833 2.0
1971 35 NYG NL 6 2 .750 44 0 0 0 5 77.3 70 31 10 45 43 3.61 .240 .340 .373 .714 8.1
1972 36 BSN NL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 8.0 7 3 2 4 2 3.38 .269 .367 .500 .867 0.6
    AAA   1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 24.3 24 10 2 9 20 3.70 .250 .314 .354 .668  
1973 37 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 2 2 0.00 .333 .412 .400 .812 0.9
    AAA   1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 4 16.7 18 9 1 9 14 4.86 .273 .360 .364 .724  
13 Years Sim 131 116 .530 437 301 18 6 19 2239.3 1951 809 164 688 1543 3.25 .232 .291 .350 .641 163.4
3 Years AAA 8 8 .500 54 18 2 1 4 169.0 164 69 15 58 174 3.67 .252 .313 .370 .682  
Season Average 10 8 .556 33 23 1 0 1 172.3 150 62 12 52 118 3.25 .232 .291 .350 .641  
Career Highs 19 22 1.000 51 45 4 2 9 312.0 273 128 37 90 218 5.23 .333 .412 .500 .867  
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   1358 527 112 441 1015   .237 .292 .355 .648
vs LH   593 282 52 247 528   .222 .287 .338 .626
Home 69 59 .539 227 159 10 2 6 1180.6 1017 431 95 354 819 3.29 .230 .287 .354 .641
Away 62 57 .521 210 142 8 4 13 1058.6 934 378 69 334 724 3.21 .235 .294 .346 .640
Mar/Apr 21 19 .525 69 47 3 1 5 337.0 279 121 36 102 221 3.23 .221 .280 .363 .642
May 20 17 .541 66 49 1 0 2 347.3 286 121 25 115 260 3.14 .221 .285 .327 .612
June 24 18 .571 75 50 5 1 1 377.3 346 142 24 118 257 3.39 .244 .302 .364 .666
July 25 25 .500 79 54 4 2 6 406.6 382 151 26 123 254 3.34 .248 .304 .368 .672
August 24 20 .545 83 58 4 2 3 429.0 384 164 26 128 317 3.44 .237 .293 .348 .642
Sep/Oct 17 17 .500 65 43 1 0 2 342.0 274 110 27 102 234 2.89 .217 .275 .325 .600
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
1961 25 BSN NL 22 48 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .083 .083 .083 .167 -2.1 0.0
1962 26 BSN NL 45 95 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 .116 .116 .116 .232 -2.1 0.0
1963 27 NYA AL 32 74 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .122 .145 .135 .280 -1.1 0.0
1964 28 NYA AL 35 85 9 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 11 .176 .186 .200 .386 1.4 0.0
1965 29 NYA AL 40 90 3 12 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 15 .133 .130 .189 .319 1.0 0.0
1966 30 NYA AL 38 90 4 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .133 .133 .167 .300 -0.9 0.0
1967 31 NYA AL 38 75 2 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 18 .120 .141 .147 .288 0.0 0.0
1968 32 NYA AL 40 80 2 6 0 1 0 7 0 0 2 23 .075 .095 .100 .195 -1.9 0.0
8 Years Sim 290 637 29 78 11 2 0 34 0 0 7 136 .122 .131 .146 .277 -5.7 0.0
162 Game Average 355 16 43 6 1 0 18 0 0 3 75 .122 .131 .146 .277 -3.2  
Career Highs 45 95 9 15 3 1 0 8 0 0 2 23 .176 .186 .200 .386 1.4  
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   388 18 53 6 1 0 19 0 0 6 58 .137 .149 .157 .306 -1.8
vs LH   249 11 25 5 1 0 15 0 0 1 78 .100 .103 .129 .232 -7.0
Home 154 301 12 33 4 1 0 16 0 0 1 65 .110 .111 .130 .241 -7.5
Away 136 336 17 45 7 1 0 18 0 0 6 71 .134 .148 .161 .309 -1.3
RISP   152 0 20 3 0 0 32 0 0 4 30 .132 .149 .151 .300 -0.7
Close/Late   34 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .059 .059 .059 .118 -2.1
Mar/Apr 41 90 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .078 .097 .100 .197 -3.3
May 43 98 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .102 .111 .112 .223 -2.9
June 50 107 4 13 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 19 .121 .121 .150 .271 -1.8
July 54 118 9 19 3 1 0 11 0 0 0 27 .161 .158 .203 .362 1.2
August 58 125 8 20 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 31 .160 .180 .184 .364 1.6
Sep/Oct 44 99 0 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 19 .091 .098 .101 .199 -3.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 25 BSN NL P 22 22 166.7 17 37 0 2 1.000 2.92    
1962 26 BSN NL P 45 45 312.0 18 65 4 5 .954 2.39    
1963 27 NYA AL P 32 32 223.3 10 39 2 4 .961 1.97    
1964 28 NYA AL P 35 34 245.0 22 42 2 2 .970 2.35    
1965 29 NYA AL P 40 40 282.0 27 62 3 5 .967 2.84    
1966 30 NYA AL P 38 38 261.0 11 45 1 4 .982 1.93    
1967 31 NYA AL P 38 38 253.0 17 42 0 4 1.000 2.10    
1968 32 NYA AL P 40 40 261.0 13 49 2 1 .969 2.14    
1969 33 TAM AL P 43 12 80.7 5 15 1 0 .952 2.23    
1970 34 TAM AL P 51 0 65.3 1 11 0 1 1.000 1.65    
1971 35 NYG NL P 44 0 77.3 2 15 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1972 36 BSN NL P 5 0 8.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.63    
1973 37 BSN NL P 4 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   437 301 2239.3 145 427 15 28 .974 2.30    
Career Highs   51 45 312.0 27 65 4 5 1.000 5.63    
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
1963 27 NYA AL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 27.0 21 8 1 14 18 2.67 .226 .327 .312 .639
1964 28 NYA AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 24 16 4 5 13 7.58 .304 .345 .544 .890
1967 31 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 10 6 2 4 14 3.52 .192 .250 .346 .596
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 9 9 0 0 0 61.3 55 30 7 23 45 4.40 .246 .316 .402 .718
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
1963 27 NYA AL 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143
1964 28 NYA AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 31 NYA AL 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 9 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .071 .205
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1961-8-2.97
1964-4-2.46
1965-6-2.55
1966-4-2.69
1967-9-3.20
CAR-25-3.25
Wins
1964-8-18
1965-10-18
Losses
1962-1-22
Winning Pct
1964-1-.783
1967-3-.682
Saves
1969-9-9
Games Pitched
1970-9-51
Games Started
1962-1-45
Shutouts
1964-7-2
1966-6-2
1967-4-2
Homeruns Allowed
1962-4-37
Walks per 9IP
1961-6-1.9
1964-8-2.1
1966-5-2.2
Hits per 9IP
1961-4-7.0
1964-8-7.2
1965-8-7.1
1967-8-7.3
WHiP
1961-3-0.99
1964-4-1.04
1965-5-1.06
1966-10-1.14
1967-10-1.15
CAR-32-1.18
OAVG
1961-4-.211
1964-8-.217
1965-7-.214
1967-6-.219
CAR-46-.232
OOBP
1961-3-.259
1964-3-.264
1965-5-.270
1966-10-.284
1967-10-.285
CAR-32-.291
OSLG
1961-7-.340
1964-6-.308
1965-3-.292
1966-8-.340
OOPS
1961-6-.599
1964-3-.573
1965-3-.562
1966-9-.624
CAR-32-.641
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 56    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  8. Jim Beattie (910)
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  1. Jim Brewer (996)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1961
Had first career hit on 7/4/1961, off Sam Mcdowell (STL)
Earned first career win on 7/25/1961
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (A) on 2/1/1963 (Going to NYA: P Steve Hamilton. Going to BSN: P Marcelino Solis)
Injured on 4/20/1964 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,657,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.63 ERA
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1965
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,571,429 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1966, going 7-1, 1.47
Injured on 9/4/1966 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,571,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/24/1967 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
6/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1967, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Traded from New York (A) to Tampa Bay on 2/3/1969 (Going to TAM: P Steve Hamilton. Going to NYA: C Johnny Romano, P Paul Foytack, P Billy Wynne, 2B Luis Alcaraz, 3B John Kennedy)
Injured on 8/16/1970 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 2/13/1971 (Going to NYG: C Milt May, P Wayne Schurr, P Steve Hamilton. Going to TAM: RF Hank Aaron, P Eddie Fisher)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/7/1972 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 5/4/1972 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks
9/22/1973: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)