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Bob
Feller		  
Nickname: Rapid Robert
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 3, 1918 in Usa, IA, VAN METER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1936 17 BRK NL   9 8 9 9 5 6 5 7 8 8
1937 18 BRK NL $ 300,000 10 8 9 9 5 5 5 6 7 7
1938 19 BRK NL $ 300,000 10 8 9 9 4 5 5 6 6 6
1939 20 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 9 10 9 3 4 4 4 5 5
1940 21 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 8 9 10 9 2 3 3 3 3 3
1941 22 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 8 10 10 10 2 3 3 3 3 3
1942 23 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 8 10 10 10 2 3 3 3 3 3
1943 24 CLE AL $ 400,000 8 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1944 25 CLE AL $ 400,000 9 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1945 26 CLE AL $ 400,000 9 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1946 27 CLE AL $ 400,000 9 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1947 28 NYA AL $ 310,000 8 9 10 10 1 2 1 3 3 3
1948 29 NYA AL $ 310,000 8 9 10 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1949 30 NYA AL $ 310,000 8 8 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1951 32 OAK AL $ 400,000 8 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1952 33 OAK AL $ 400,000 8 8 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1953 34 OAK AL $ 340,000 8 9 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 8 9 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,207,143 10 10 10 10 5 6 5 7 8 8
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
1936 17 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 18 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 19 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 20 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 21 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 22 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 23 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 24 CLE AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 25 CLE AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 26 CLE AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 27 CLE AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 28 NYA AL $ 310,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 29 NYA AL $ 310,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 30 NYA AL $ 310,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 32 OAK AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 33 OAK AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 34 OAK AL $ 340,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 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
1936 17 AAA   5 3 .625 13 13 2 1 0 95.7 67 32 1 31 92 3.01 .194 .261 .284 .545  
1937 18 BRK NL 18 19 .486 41 41 15 2 0 326.0 294 127 21 135 196 3.51 .242 .315 .353 .668 22.2
1938 19 BRK NL 11 17 .393 40 40 14 0 0 314.3 306 136 18 123 165 3.89 .254 .323 .365 .688 16.9
1939 20 BRK NL 14 15 .483 40 40 12 0 0 313.3 274 122 17 130 177 3.50 .241 .316 .352 .668 22.0
1940 21 CLE AL 13 23 .361 44 44 12 1 0 327.0 297 166 24 189 189 4.57 .246 .349 .379 .728 15.2
1941 22 CLE AL 4 5 .444 44 6 0 0 4 77.0 75 70 10 62 44 8.18 .253 .381 .453 .833 0.0
1942 23 CLE AL 5 3 .625 46 2 0 0 1 58.3 57 38 7 41 50 5.86 .254 .368 .415 .784 1.4
1943 24 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 6.3 7 1 1 4 4 1.42 .280 .379 .400 .779 0.9
1944 25 CLE AL 5 7 .417 45 2 0 0 13 102.7 84 43 10 75 71 3.77 .224 .355 .344 .699 9.8
    AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 7.7 2 1 0 6 7 1.17 .087 .276 .130 .406  
1945 26 CLE AL 3 2 .600 27 0 0 0 5 30.7 27 21 7 21 21 6.16 .241 .358 .464 .822 1.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00 .000 .111 .000 .111  
1946 27 CLE AL 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 22.7 28 20 6 18 20 7.94 .311 .426 .556 .981 0.0
1947 28 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.2
    AA   2 1 .667 72 0 0 0 8 55.0 32 11 6 31 80 1.80 .168 .285 .300 .585  
1948 29 NYA AL 7 23 .233 39 39 2 0 0 255.0 245 189 33 226 158 6.67 .253 .391 .428 .820 1.6
1949 30 NYA AL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 16 5 0 8 13 2.81 .258 .342 .355 .697 1.5
    AAA   0 4 .000 8 8 0 0 0 47.7 38 32 11 36 54 6.04 .216 .349 .449 .798  
    AA   1 6 .143 14 14 0 0 0 94.0 68 42 17 68 125 4.02 .202 .337 .369 .706  
1950 31 AAA   11 18 .379 30 30 2 2 0 163.0 156 110 21 138 179 6.07 .248 .383 .395 .778  
1951 32 AAA   1 7 .125 14 6 0 0 4 37.0 46 41 14 44 41 9.97 .303 .459 .625 1.084  
    AA   5 5 .500 18 18 0 0 0 124.3 73 43 17 63 178 3.11 .166 .270 .317 .587  
1952 33 OAK AL 5 6 .455 50 0 0 0 10 58.3 50 36 7 63 47 5.55 .239 .414 .402 .816 3.4
1953 34 AAA   2 8 .200 32 0 0 0 17 35.3 35 22 11 23 44 5.60 .263 .372 .549 .921  
14 Years Sim 86 122 .413 439 216 56 3 33 1908.6 1761 974 161 1095 1155 4.59 .247 .346 .381 .727 96.4
7 Years AAA 19 40 .322 100 57 4 3 21 389.3 344 238 58 279 420 5.50 .234 .357 .407 .764  
3 Years AA 8 12 .400 104 32 0 0 8 273.3 173 96 40 162 383 3.16 .179 .297 .332 .629  
10 Years Minors 27 52 .342 204 89 4 3 29 662.6 517 334 98 441 803 4.54 .212 .333 .377 .710  
Season Average 6 8 .429 31 15 4 0 2 136.3 125 69 11 78 82 4.59 .247 .346 .381 .727  
Career Highs 18 23 1.000 50 44 15 2 13 327.0 306 189 33 226 196 8.18 .333 .426 .556 .981  
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   795 409 75 469 679   .228 .319 .351 .670
vs LH   966 565 86 626 476   .266 .374 .410 .784
Home 48 63 .432 222 107 23 1 11 965.6 841 471 76 548 578 4.39 .237 .339 .370 .709
Away 38 59 .392 217 109 33 2 22 943.0 920 503 85 547 577 4.80 .257 .356 .393 .748
Mar/Apr 16 18 .471 68 36 7 1 5 293.6 282 171 29 178 186 5.24 .252 .354 .402 .756
May 16 16 .500 85 36 9 1 8 326.3 293 129 26 155 192 3.56 .242 .328 .373 .701
June 17 19 .472 76 35 11 0 3 329.0 309 165 35 170 194 4.51 .252 .343 .400 .743
July 9 24 .273 65 34 10 1 8 290.0 259 146 18 152 173 4.53 .242 .336 .368 .704
August 16 22 .421 79 38 7 0 6 335.0 302 197 30 236 192 5.29 .242 .362 .369 .731
Sep/Oct 12 23 .343 66 37 12 0 3 334.6 316 166 23 204 218 4.46 .253 .358 .374 .732
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
1937 18 BRK NL 41 108 8 17 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 38 .157 .171 .185 .356 2.2 0.0
1938 19 BRK NL 40 107 6 20 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 43 .187 .216 .215 .431 4.2 0.0
1939 20 BRK NL 40 111 10 19 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 37 .171 .177 .189 .366 1.7 0.0
1940 21 CLE AL 44 108 8 23 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 29 .213 .220 .231 .452 4.5 0.0
1941 22 CLE AL 44 15 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1.2 0.0
1942 23 CLE AL 46 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 0.8 0.1
1943 24 CLE AL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1944 25 CLE AL 45 34 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .147 .171 .176 .348 0.4 0.0
1945 26 CLE AL 27 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8 0.3
1946 27 CLE AL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1948 29 NYA AL 39 87 4 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 30 .161 .170 .161 .331 0.9 0.0
1949 30 NYA AL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
    AA   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1952 33 OAK AL 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
13 Years Sim 437 596 40 107 6 1 1 37 1 0 10 194 .180 .194 .198 .392 15.7 0.3
1 Years AA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
162 Game Average 220 14 39 2 0 0 13 0 0 3 71 .180 .194 .198 .392 5.8  
Career Highs 50 111 10 23 2 1 1 8 1 0 3 43 .500 .500 .500 1.000 4.5  
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   425 29 80 3 1 1 25 1 0 8 134 .188 .204 .207 .411 11.9
vs LH   171 11 27 3 0 0 12 0 0 2 60 .158 .168 .175 .343 1.0
Home 221 280 21 51 3 1 0 18 1 0 5 100 .182 .195 .200 .395 6.6
Away 215 316 19 56 3 0 1 19 0 0 5 94 .177 .193 .196 .389 6.3
RISP   129 0 24 2 0 0 35 0 0 4 42 .186 .207 .202 .409 3.7
Close/Late   54 3 12 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 15 .222 .250 .315 .565 4.0
Mar/Apr 65 91 8 17 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 31 .187 .196 .231 .426 2.9
May 53 97 7 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 32 .144 .143 .144 .287 -1.0
June 62 101 10 22 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 30 .218 .240 .257 .498 5.4
July 44 87 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 29 .138 .176 .149 .325 0.4
August 74 108 4 26 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 38 .241 .241 .250 .491 5.3
Sep/Oct 48 112 6 16 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 34 .143 .164 .152 .316 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 18 BRK NL P 41 41 326.0 21 50 3 5 .959 1.96    
1938 19 BRK NL P 40 40 314.3 26 46 3 4 .960 2.06    
1939 20 BRK NL P 40 40 313.3 16 54 1 8 .986 2.01    
1940 21 CLE AL P 44 44 327.0 25 47 1 3 .986 1.98    
1941 22 CLE AL P 44 6 77.0 11 10 0 2 1.000 2.45    
1942 23 CLE AL P 46 2 58.3 3 13 0 1 1.000 2.47    
1943 24 CLE AL P 3 0 6.3 0 4 0 1 1.000 5.69    
1944 25 CLE AL P 45 2 102.7 7 15 0 2 1.000 1.93    
1945 26 CLE AL P 27 0 30.7 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1946 27 CLE AL P 16 0 22.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.40    
1947 28 NYA AL P 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1948 29 NYA AL P 39 39 255.0 13 52 0 4 1.000 2.29    
1949 30 NYA AL P 2 2 16.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1952 33 OAK AL P 50 0 58.3 5 12 0 2 1.000 2.62    
Career Totals   439 216 1908.6 129 311 8 33 .982 2.07    
Career Highs   50 44 327.0 26 54 3 8 1.000 5.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1937-8-3.51
1939-9-3.50
 Wins
1937-8-18
 Losses
1937-5-19
1938-8-17
1940-1-23
1948-5-23
 Saves
1944-5-13
1952-5-10
 Games Started
1939-8-40
1940-1-44
 Shutouts
1937-6-2
Innings Pitched
1937-7-326.0
1938-9-314.3
1939-10-313.3
1940-8-327.0
 Homeruns Allowed
1937-8-21
1940-8-24
1948-7-33
 Strikeouts
1937-2-196
1938-5-165
1939-6-177
1940-4-189
1948-4-158
 Walks Allowed
1937-2-135
1938-4-123
1939-1-130
1940-1-189
1948-1-226
 Hits per 9IP
1937-6-8.1
1938-9-8.8
1939-3-7.9
1940-2-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1937-3-5.4
1938-8-4.7
1939-5-5.1
1940-5-5.2
1948-1-5.6
WHiP
1937-8-1.32
 OAVG
1937-6-.242
1938-9-.254
1939-4-.241
1940-4-.246
 OOBP
1937-10-.315
 OSLG
1937-5-.353
1938-8-.365
1939-5-.352
 OOPS
1937-7-.668
1939-10-.668
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 71    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  3. Fred Lasher (937)
  4. Ken Sanders (925)
  5. Phil Niekro (919)
  6. Al Milnar (913)
  7. Tex Carleton (911)
  8. Virgil Trucks (910)
  9. John Miller (906)
  10. Glen Hobbie (903)
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  1. Paul Derringer (997)
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  4. Hank Thormahlen (990)
  5. Lum Davenport (990)
  6. Harry Eisenstat (989)
  7. Hank Wyse (988)
  8. Stew Bolen (987)
  9. Hal Newhouser (984)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1936
Had first career hit on 4/6/1937, off Spud Chandler (BSN)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1937
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1938, off Cy Moore (MON)
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Brooklyn to Cleveland on 2/1/1940 (Going to BRK: 1B Nick Etten, 3B Lew Riggs. Going to CLE: P Bob Feller)
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
10/13/1942: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $400,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/11/1943 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/2/1947 to a 4-year deal worth $310,000 per year
Injured on 5/10/1949 with a Spasms Back, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1950 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1950
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/3/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Injured on 8/22/1952 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
9/1/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $340,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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