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Don Mincher |
Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 3'' Weight: 223 Born: June 24, 1938 in Usa, AL, HUNTSVILLE |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Silver Slugger | 1970 |
Bronze Rookie | 1962 |
All-Star Selections | 1963 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 |
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 | |||
1960 | 22 | CIN | NL | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
1961 | 23 | CIN | NL | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
1962 | 24 | COL | NL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
1963 | 25 | COL | NL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
1964 | 26 | COL | NL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
1965 | 27 | COL | NL | $ 4,050,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1966 | 28 | COL | NL | $ 4,050,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1967 | 29 | COL | NL | $ 4,950,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
1968 | 30 | COL | NL | $ 5,960,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1969 | 31 | COL | NL | $ 5,960,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1970 | 32 | OAK | AL | $ 5,960,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1971 | 33 | OAK | AL | $ 5,960,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
1972 | 34 | OAK | AL | $ 11,080,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||
1973 | 35 | OAK | AL | $ 11,080,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||
1974 | 36 | OAK | AL | $ 11,080,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||
1975 | 37 | OAK | AL | $ 11,080,000 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
1976 | 38 | OAK | AL | $ 2,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 11,080,000 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 |
1960 | 22 | AAA | 56 | 190 | 41 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 42 | .300 | .393 | .642 | 1.035 | 44.3 | ||
AA | 81 | 289 | 64 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 53 | .284 | .398 | .720 | 1.118 | 78.5 | ||||
1961 | 23 | AAA | 135 | 490 | 105 | 142 | 19 | 0 | 57 | 106 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 90 | .290 | .400 | .678 | 1.078 | 125.3 | ||
1962 | 24 | COL | NL | 156 | 544 | 86 | 148 | 19 | 2 | 39 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 84 | .272 | .357 | .529 | .887 | 101.0 | 25.7 |
1963 | 25 | COL | NL | 158 | 557 | 95 | 167 | 31 | 4 | 34 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 73 | .300 | .379 | .553 | .932 | 108.4 | 26.8 |
1964 | 26 | COL | NL | 157 | 558 | 101 | 143 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 90 | .256 | .351 | .509 | .860 | 100.1 | 22.6 |
1965 | 27 | COL | NL | 158 | 559 | 87 | 134 | 29 | 1 | 38 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 83 | .240 | .331 | .499 | .830 | 93.7 | 20.3 |
1966 | 28 | COL | NL | 157 | 563 | 97 | 154 | 23 | 3 | 48 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 80 | .274 | .353 | .581 | .933 | 112.0 | 27.8 |
1967 | 29 | COL | NL | 156 | 562 | 106 | 149 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | .265 | .367 | .552 | .919 | 111.2 | 28.4 |
1968 | 30 | COL | NL | 156 | 565 | 85 | 162 | 25 | 1 | 36 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 78 | .287 | .381 | .526 | .906 | 108.0 | 27.7 |
1969 | 31 | COL | NL | 154 | 555 | 99 | 166 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 80 | .299 | .399 | .577 | .976 | 119.6 | 26.6 |
1970 | 32 | OAK | AL | 152 | 585 | 125 | 172 | 27 | 4 | 47 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 86 | .294 | .386 | .595 | .981 | 125.9 | 31.9 |
1971 | 33 | OAK | AL | 156 | 560 | 118 | 163 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 85 | .291 | .406 | .571 | .977 | 126.4 | 33.0 |
1972 | 34 | OAK | AL | 156 | 579 | 91 | 153 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 84 | .264 | .360 | .440 | .800 | 95.5 | 17.5 |
1973 | 35 | OAK | AL | 157 | 576 | 102 | 171 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 78 | .297 | .387 | .491 | .878 | 104.7 | 22.9 |
1974 | 36 | OAK | AL | 155 | 557 | 82 | 142 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 83 | .255 | .342 | .406 | .747 | 81.7 | 13.2 |
1975 | 37 | OAK | AL | 118 | 360 | 47 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 66 | .278 | .342 | .422 | .765 | 54.1 | 8.7 |
1976 | 38 | OAK | AL | 51 | 159 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 41 | .195 | .303 | .277 | .579 | 15.2 | 0.8 |
AAA | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .278 | .350 | .611 | .961 | 3.8 | ||||
15 Years Sim | 2197 | 7839 | 1336 | 2155 | 346 | 38 | 488 | 1500 | 3 | 5 | 1163 | 1181 | .275 | .367 | .515 | .882 | 1457.4 | 334.2 | |||
3 Years AAA | 203 | 698 | 151 | 204 | 27 | 0 | 78 | 149 | 7 | 9 | 121 | 137 | .292 | .402 | .666 | 1.068 | 173.4 | ||||
1 Years AA | 81 | 289 | 64 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 53 | .284 | .394 | .720 | 1.113 | 78.5 | ||||
4 Years Minors | 284 | 987 | 215 | 286 | 34 | 1 | 117 | 216 | 10 | 11 | 176 | 190 | .290 | .399 | .682 | 1.081 | 251.8 | ||||
162 Game Average | 578 | 98 | 158 | 25 | 2 | 35 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 87 | .275 | .367 | .515 | .882 | 107.5 | |||||
Career Highs | 158 | 585 | 125 | 172 | 31 | 9 | 48 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 90 | .300 | .406 | .595 | .981 | 126.4 |
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 | 5159 | 912 | 1508 | 238 | 26 | 340 | 1041 | 1 | 4 | 819 | 666 | .292 | .386 | .546 | .933 | 1066.9 | |
vs LH | 2680 | 424 | 647 | 108 | 12 | 148 | 459 | 2 | 1 | 344 | 515 | .241 | .328 | .456 | .784 | 414.7 | |
Home | 1096 | 3819 | 632 | 1042 | 151 | 21 | 223 | 721 | 1 | 3 | 574 | 597 | .273 | .367 | .499 | .866 | 703.0 |
Away | 1101 | 4020 | 704 | 1113 | 195 | 17 | 265 | 779 | 2 | 2 | 589 | 584 | .277 | .367 | .532 | .898 | 778.6 |
RISP | 1980 | 0 | 560 | 81 | 10 | 129 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 285 | .283 | .385 | .529 | .914 | 415.7 | |
Pinch Hitting | 113 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .319 | .415 | .690 | 1.105 | 30.0 | |
Close/Late | 915 | 150 | 253 | 36 | 7 | 62 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 127 | .277 | .382 | .534 | .916 | 186.3 | |
Mar/Apr | 375 | 1385 | 235 | 398 | 53 | 7 | 95 | 278 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 199 | .287 | .367 | .542 | .908 | 269.7 |
May | 397 | 1394 | 251 | 391 | 65 | 3 | 90 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 214 | .280 | .378 | .525 | .903 | 275.6 |
June | 361 | 1265 | 191 | 341 | 57 | 5 | 67 | 224 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 185 | .270 | .370 | .481 | .851 | 230.6 |
July | 350 | 1273 | 251 | 364 | 54 | 7 | 86 | 259 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 190 | .286 | .379 | .542 | .921 | 257.2 |
August | 364 | 1330 | 192 | 337 | 66 | 5 | 68 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 201 | .253 | .338 | .464 | .801 | 211.4 |
Sep/Oct | 350 | 1192 | 216 | 324 | 51 | 11 | 82 | 259 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 192 | .272 | .369 | .539 | .909 | 237.1 |
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 | ||||
1962 | 24 | COL | NL | 1B | 152 | 147 | 1280.7 | 1466 | 105 | 9 | 132 | .994 | 11.04 | 3.2 | ||||
1963 | 25 | COL | NL | 1B | 154 | 144 | 1290.3 | 1393 | 138 | 11 | 128 | .993 | 10.68 | 3.2 | ||||
1964 | 26 | COL | NL | 1B | 153 | 149 | 1336.7 | 1484 | 112 | 8 | 133 | .995 | 10.75 | 2.6 | ||||
1965 | 27 | COL | NL | 1B | 156 | 150 | 1331.0 | 1479 | 108 | 17 | 121 | .989 | 10.73 | 2.8 | ||||
1966 | 28 | COL | NL | 1B | 155 | 149 | 1344.3 | 1519 | 109 | 13 | 120 | .992 | 10.90 | 3.0 | ||||
1967 | 29 | COL | NL | 1B | 153 | 150 | 1333.0 | 1495 | 110 | 13 | 119 | .992 | 10.84 | 2.7 | ||||
1968 | 30 | COL | NL | 1B | 152 | 149 | 1359.0 | 1538 | 107 | 15 | 136 | .991 | 10.89 | 2.5 | ||||
1969 | 31 | COL | NL | 1B | 151 | 141 | 1295.7 | 1467 | 94 | 14 | 125 | .991 | 10.84 | 2.4 | ||||
1970 | 32 | OAK | AL | RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||
1971 | 33 | OAK | AL | 1B | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.25 | 0.0 | ||||
1972 | 34 | OAK | AL | 1B | 7 | 0 | 16.0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.38 | 0.0 | ||||
1973 | 35 | OAK | AL | 1B | 24 | 14 | 150.7 | 198 | 9 | 3 | 14 | .986 | 12.37 | 0.3 | ||||
1974 | 36 | OAK | AL | 1B | 87 | 81 | 714.0 | 872 | 76 | 7 | 97 | .993 | 11.95 | 2.0 | ||||
1975 | 37 | OAK | AL | 1B | 9 | 0 | 16.0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 14.63 | 0.0 | ||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1976 | 38 | OAK | AL | 1B | 5 | 2 | 27.3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.53 | 0.1 | ||||
1B | 1361 | 1276 | 11498.6 | 12990 | 977 | 111 | 1132 | .992 | 10.93 | 24.7 | ||||||||
RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 1364 | 1277 | 11510.6 | 12990 | 977 | 111 | 1132 | .992 | 10.92 | 24.7 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 156 | 150 | 1359.0 | 1538 | 138 | 17 | 136 | 1.000 | 12.38 |
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 |
1964 | 26 | COL | NL | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .217 | .364 | .581 |
1967 | 29 | COL | NL | 7 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .194 | .194 | .419 | .613 |
1968 | 30 | COL | NL | 5 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 |
1969 | 31 | COL | NL | 20 | 75 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .160 | .259 | .400 | .659 |
1970 | 32 | OAK | AL | 16 | 56 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .214 | .353 | .518 | .871 |
1971 | 33 | OAK | AL | 7 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .174 | .367 | .174 | .541 |
1973 | 35 | OAK | AL | 17 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .206 | .273 | .338 | .611 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 78 | 293 | 45 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 45 | .191 | .282 | .389 | .671 |
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Black Ink Test: 58 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 220 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 45 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1960 |
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1960 (Going to CIN: 1B Don Mincher, P Juan Marichal, P Jim Brewer, P Earl Francis. Going to PIT: P Chuck Stobbs) |
Had first career hit on 4/2/1962, off Bob Miller (WAS) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1962, off Cholly Naranjo (OAK) |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland (N) on 6/26/1962 |
Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 5 runs on 7/19/1962 |
Won Bronze Rookie in 1962, hitting .272 with 39 HR, 86 RBI |
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1963, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1963, hitting .450 with 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1963, hitting .396 with 5 HR, 19 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1964, hitting .619 with 5 HR, 8 RBI |
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game |
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration |
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 4/20/1965 |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1965, hitting .417 with 5 HR, 11 RBI |
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 7/29/1965 |
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1966, hitting .421 with 5 HR, 9 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1966, hitting .379 with 6 HR, 13 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1966, hitting .358 with 14 HR, 31 RBI |
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game |
Won Silver Slugger in 1966, hitting .274 with 48 HR, 129 RBI |
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,950,000 through salary arbitration |
7/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $5,960,000 per year, for 4 years |
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1967, hitting .448 with 4 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1967, hitting .265 with 44 HR, 121 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1968, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 6 RBI |
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game |
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 7/15/1968 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1968, hitting .344 with 11 HR, 27 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1968, hitting .287 with 36 HR, 117 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1969, hitting .389 with 11 HR, 31 RBI |
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1969, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 9 RBI |
Traded from Colorado to Oakland on 3/3/1970 (Going to COL: RF Willie Kirkland. Going to OAK: 1B Don Mincher) |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1970, hitting .309 with 7 HR, 21 RBI |
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game |
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/18/1970 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1970, hitting .337 with 11 HR, 24 RBI |
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/30/1970 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1970, hitting .356 with 8 HR, 22 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1970, hitting .294 with 47 HR, 138 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1971, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 5 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1971, hitting .519 with 4 HR, 9 RBI |
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/30/1971 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1971, hitting .490 with 7 HR, 24 RBI |
6/1/1971: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $11,080,000 per year, for 4 years |
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game |
Drove in 7 runs against Tampa Bay on 7/29/1971 |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1973, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 8 RBI |
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/9/1973 |
Had 2000th career hit on 8/25/1974, off Rollie Fingers (TAM) |
6/1/1975: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years |
Injured on 7/28/1975 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks |
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