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Jeff
Heath		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 1, 1915 in Can, ON, FORT WILLIAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1937    1941    1943   
All-Star Selections 1937    1942    1943    1945    1949    1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1936 21 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 25 OAK AL $ 3,850,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 26 OAK AL $ 4,178,571 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 27 OAK AL $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 28 OAK AL $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 29 OAK AL $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 30 OAK AL $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 31 CIN NL $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 32 CIN NL $ 4,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 33 CIN NL $ 4,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 34 TAM AL $ 4,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 35 MIN AL $ 4,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 36 SEM AL $ 5,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 37 SEM AL $ 5,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
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 21 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 7 6 8 9 9 6 7 6 7 8 7
1937 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 7 7 9 10 9 6 7 6 7 8 7
1938 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 7 7 9 10 9 6 7 6 8 8 8
1939 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 7 7 9 10 9 6 7 7 8 8 8
1940 25 OAK AL $ 3,850,000   9 9 8 6 7 7 9 10 9 6 7 7 8 8 8
1941 26 OAK AL $ 4,178,571   9 9 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 6 7 7 7 8 8
1942 27 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   9 9 8 6 7 6 9 10 10 6 7 6 7 8 8
1943 28 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   9 9 8 6 7 6 9 10 10 6 7 6 7 8 8
1944 29 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   8 8 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1945 30 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   8 8 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1946 31 CIN NL $ 6,500,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1947 32 CIN NL $ 4,900,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1948 33 CIN NL $ 4,900,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1949 34 TAM AL $ 4,900,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1950 35 MIN AL $ 4,900,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1951 36 SEM AL $ 5,000,000   8 8 7 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1952 37 SEM AL $ 5,000,000   7 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000   9 9 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 6 7 7 8 8 8
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
1946 31 CIN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 4.50 .250 .400 .375 .775 0.2
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 4.50 .250 .400 .375 .775 0.2
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   1 0 0 0 0   .200 .200 .200 .400
vs LH   1 1 0 2 0   .333 .600 .667 1.267
Home 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 4.50 .250 .400 .375 .775
May 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 4.50 .250 .400 .375 .775
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
1936 21 OAK AL 75 261 55 92 18 3 15 57 0 0 44 37 .352 .443 .617 1.060 64.6 17.2
    AAA   81 306 67 96 18 6 25 72 7 3 69 38 .314 .440 .657 1.097 82.3  
1937 22 OAK AL 155 579 91 184 42 7 21 90 0 0 62 79 .318 .383 .523 .906 104.7 23.4
1938 23 OAK AL 154 566 92 164 36 11 14 96 1 0 86 52 .290 .378 .466 .845 96.6 19.7
1939 24 OAK AL 156 586 90 162 23 11 22 70 0 0 68 60 .276 .352 .466 .818 90.8 18.5
1940 25 OAK AL 156 569 102 171 32 9 15 92 0 0 87 56 .301 .389 .467 .857 96.9 22.2
1941 26 OAK AL 152 587 102 182 41 7 23 100 0 0 70 49 .310 .381 .521 .902 102.7 19.6
1942 27 OAK AL 156 581 113 183 48 6 18 102 0 0 91 57 .315 .405 .511 .916 107.3 23.8
1943 28 OAK AL 157 609 96 158 33 7 21 85 0 0 73 83 .259 .334 .440 .774 88.2 12.9
1944 29 OAK AL 37 136 14 39 7 3 4 22 0 0 16 21 .287 .359 .471 .830 21.1 3.3
1945 30 OAK AL 143 529 85 158 38 3 16 100 0 0 57 76 .299 .362 .473 .835 85.9 17.9
1946 31 CIN NL 134 434 71 119 20 2 31 81 0 0 49 57 .274 .346 .544 .889 77.2 12.5
1947 32 CIN NL 118 346 71 112 26 4 14 77 0 0 52 35 .324 .410 .543 .954 68.6 14.0
1948 33 CIN NL 129 386 76 133 23 7 22 107 1 0 55 43 .345 .421 .611 1.032 89.5 20.2
1949 34 TAM AL 155 587 115 194 40 4 21 119 0 0 102 70 .330 .424 .520 .943 122.3 22.5
1950 35 TAM AL 100 390 78 131 25 4 14 71 1 2 49 40 .336 .407 .528 .935 76.5 15.9
  MIN AL 52 193 41 60 14 2 8 32 1 1 32 31 .311 .405 .528 .934 39.0 6.8
  TOT   152 583 119 191 39 6 22 103 2 3 81 71 .328 .407 .528 .935 115.5 22.7
1951 36 SEM AL 148 529 127 152 37 4 24 99 0 0 84 73 .287 .382 .509 .891 96.5 17.3
1952 37 SEM AL 71 118 21 31 6 1 7 21 0 0 12 18 .263 .331 .508 .839 19.3 3.3
17 Years Sim 2248 7986 1440 2425 509 95 310 1421 4 3 1089 937 .304 .384 .508 .892 1447.8 291.2
1 Years AAA 81 306 67 96 18 6 25 72 7 3 69 38 .314 .440 .657 1.097 82.3  
162 Game Average 575 103 174 36 6 22 102 0 0 78 67 .304 .384 .508 .892 104.3  
Career Highs 157 609 127 194 48 11 31 119 2 3 102 83 .352 .443 .617 1.060 122.3  
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   5745 1100 1813 350 74 242 1071 3 3 849 591 .316 .400 .529 .929 1161.7
vs LH   2241 340 612 159 21 68 350 1 0 240 346 .273 .341 .454 .795 341.6
Home 1117 3934 728 1218 248 46 143 699 3 0 533 470 .310 .389 .505 .894 743.8
Away 1131 4052 712 1207 261 49 167 722 1 3 556 467 .298 .379 .510 .889 759.5
RISP   2041 0 628 135 29 84 999 0 0 386 253 .308 .403 .526 .929 433.9
Pinch Hitting   231 56 76 17 2 21 72 0 0 30 29 .329 .402 .693 1.094 57.9
Close/Late   947 197 299 57 11 41 175 0 0 193 117 .316 .428 .529 .957 209.9
Mar/Apr 362 1301 216 380 83 13 47 212 1 0 172 146 .292 .372 .484 .856 229.7
May 384 1383 240 409 85 15 47 245 0 0 179 151 .296 .372 .481 .853 242.8
June 356 1304 230 403 88 23 47 251 1 0 166 154 .309 .385 .520 .905 247.6
July 371 1288 255 400 67 14 56 224 0 1 188 152 .311 .394 .515 .909 253.3
August 408 1458 264 446 103 9 54 257 1 2 202 184 .306 .388 .500 .888 272.3
Sep/Oct 367 1252 235 387 83 21 59 232 1 0 182 150 .309 .393 .550 .944 257.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1936 21 OAK AL LF 68 66 597.0 129 9 1 1 .993 2.08 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    RF 4 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 3 0 5.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
1937 22 OAK AL LF 146 144 1278.7 280 13 6 6 .980 2.06 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    CF 5 0 12.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.42 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1938 23 OAK AL LF 139 137 1236.0 233 18 4 3 .984 1.83 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    CF 10 4 46.0 15 2 0 0 1.000 3.33 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 0 16.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.56 0 0 .000 0  
1939 24 OAK AL LF 138 138 1235.0 248 8 7 0 .973 1.87 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    CF 11 8 82.0 26 0 1 0 .963 2.85 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 0 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90 0 0 .000 0  
1940 25 OAK AL LF 147 145 1292.3 244 9 11 1 .958 1.76 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    CF 6 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1941 26 OAK AL LF 142 140 1269.7 264 21 10 2 .966 2.02 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    CF 3 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 5.14 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1942 27 OAK AL LF 145 144 1303.0 269 17 7 4 .976 1.98 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    CF 6 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 3 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0  
1943 28 OAK AL LF 149 148 1327.3 297 22 9 4 .973 2.16 0 0 .000 0 4.6
    RF 5 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 3 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
1944 29 OAK AL LF 34 34 291.7 65 3 0 0 1.000 2.10 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    CF 1 0 11.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 2 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0  
1945 30 OAK AL LF 138 132 1178.7 260 9 9 0 .968 2.05 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    CF 6 0 11.0 7 2 0 0 1.000 7.36 0 0 .000 0  
1946 31 CIN NL LF 107 104 937.3 254 10 1 2 .996 2.53 0 0 .000 0 5.2
    CF 10 0 19.7 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.20 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 0 12.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.55 0 0 .000 0  
    P 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1947 32 CIN NL LF 89 78 713.0 172 4 8 0 .957 2.22 0 0 .000 0 2.4
    RF 7 1 20.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.77 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 7 0 17.7 8 1 1 0 .900 4.59 0 0 .000 0  
1948 33 CIN NL LF 97 90 802.7 192 7 9 3 .957 2.23 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    RF 10 0 25.7 9 0 1 0 .900 3.16 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 10 0 20.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0  
1949 34 TAM AL LF 152 148 1342.3 303 11 10 1 .969 2.11 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1950 35 TAM AL LF 65 65 578.5 145 3 5 1 .967 2.30 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    RF 33 32 290.3 60 1 3 0 .953 1.89 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 4.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  MIN AL LF 34 34 297.1 75 1 3 1 .962 2.30 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    RF 17 17 149.1 31 1 2 0 .941 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   LF 99 99 875.6 220 4 8 2 .966 2.30   2.7
      RF 50 49 439.4 91 2 5 0 .949 1.90   0.0
      CF 2 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1951 36 SEM AL LF 90 89 800.0 159 3 3 1 .982 1.82 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    CF 48 46 401.7 116 10 3 2 .977 2.82 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
1952 37 SEM AL RF 12 9 89.7 21 1 0 0 1.000 2.21 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    CF 15 9 86.0 22 1 0 0 1.000 2.41 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1881 1836 16486.2 3590 168 103 30 .973 2.05 0 0 .000 0 43.4
  CF 146 67 750.0 223 17 5 2 .980 2.88 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 124 59 657.7 141 3 6 0 .960 1.97 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  P 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   2153 1962 17897.9 3957 188 114 32 .973 2.08 0 0 .000 0 44.0
Career Highs   157 148 1343.3 311 22 13 6 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0  
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
1940 25 OAK AL 4 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .176 .263 .176 .440
1942 27 OAK AL 14 59 17 21 2 2 3 11 0 0 5 8 .356 .400 .610 1.010
1946 31 CIN NL 9 24 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 .231 .208 .439
1947 32 CIN NL 9 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .167 .250 .167 .417
1948 33 CIN NL 7 17 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .353 .353 .412 .765
1949 34 TAM AL 11 45 3 12 2 1 1 7 0 0 3 5 .267 .306 .422 .728
1951 36 SEM AL 5 20 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .150 .190 .250 .440
1952 37 SEM AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 60 201 29 52 8 3 4 24 0 0 15 29 .259 .307 .388 .695
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.
Batting Average
1945-10-.299
1949-5-.330
1950-6-.328
 On-Base Pct
1940-7-.389
1942-6-.405
1949-5-.424
1950-10-.407
 Slugging Pct
1937-6-.523
1941-5-.521
1942-8-.511
1946-5-.528*
1948-7-.535*
1949-10-.520
1950-7-.528
CAR-35-.508
 OPS
1937-8-.906
1940-9-.857
1941-7-.902
1942-7-.916
1948-8-.910*
1949-8-.943
1950-8-.935
CAR-28-.892
 XR
1937-7-104.7
1940-10-96.9
1941-7-102.7
1942-7-107.3
1949-5-122.3
1950-9-115.5
CAR-30-1447.8
 Games
1937-10-155
1939-6-156
1940-8-156
1942-7-156
1943-3-157
1949-10-155
At-Bats
1939-9-586
1941-9-587
1943-5-609
1949-8-587
 Runs
1940-8-102
1941-8-102
1942-4-113
1949-9-115
1950-6-119
1951-3-127
CAR-25-1440
 Hits
1941-10-182
1949-3-194
1950-6-191
CAR-38-2425
 Total Bases
1937-4-303
1939-10-273
1941-6-306
1942-6-297
1949-10-305
1950-8-308
CAR-35-4054
 Singles
1949-5-129
1950-6-124
 Doubles
1937-7-42
1941-9-41
1942-2-48
1949-7-40
1950-9-39
1951-10-37
CAR-26-509
Triples
1938-3-11
1939-2-11
1940-4-9
1941-10-7
1948-4-7
1950-7-6
CAR-16-95
 Homeruns
1937-8-21
1939-10-22
1941-8-23
1943-8-21
1946-5-31
 RBIs
1941-8-100
1942-9-102
1945-7-100
1949-9-119
CAR-35-1421
 Walks
1938-7-86
1940-6-87
1942-6-91
1949-5-102
 Strikeouts
1937-9-79
1943-8-83
1945-9-76
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 132    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 59    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Hank Edwards (854)
  7. Pete Reiser (853)
  8. Dick Wakefield (852)
  9. Hal McRae (844)
  10. Jeff Burroughs (841)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Oakland in 1936
Had first career hit on 7/4/1936, off Ed Durham (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1936, off Tex Carleton (MIN)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1936, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1937
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 4/10/1938
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Minnesota on 8/9/1940
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $6,500,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1941, hitting .591 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 7/21/1941 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1941, hitting .484 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1941
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1943
Injured on 5/12/1944 with a Torn Hamstring Muscle, out for full season
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 9/5/1945 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Cincinnati on 2/21/1946 (Going to CIN: LF Jeff Heath. Going to OAK: P Dave Koslo)
7/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $4,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (A) on 9/11/1946
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1946
Injured on 3/19/1947 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1947
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1948, hitting .625 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Brooklyn on 9/17/1948
Injured on 9/19/1948 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1948, hitting .563 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Traded from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1949 (Going to TAM: C Steve Souchock, C Clyde Mccullough, LF Jeff Heath. Going to CIN: P Jack Hallett, LF Babe Young, CF Guy Curtright)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 4/10/1949
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Had 2000th career hit on 8/13/1949, off Bill Donovan (CLE)
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 7/31/1950 (Going to MIN: LF Jeff Heath. Going to TAM: P Alex Kellner, 2B Creepy Crespi, RF George Case)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis on 8/9/1950
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/6/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
 
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