Don
Rose
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 19, 1947 in Usa, CA, COVINA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 24 NYA AL   6 7 8 7 5 6 6 3 3 3
1972 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 3 3 3
1973 26 NYA AL   6 7 8 8 5 6 6 3 3 3
1974 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 5 6 5 3 3 3
1975 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3
1976 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3
1977 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1978 31 OAK AL $ 350,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 3 3 3
1979 32 OAK AL $ 350,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 3 3 3
1980 33 OAK AL $ 350,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1981 34 OAK AL $ 350,000 5 7 8 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 3 3 3
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
1971 24 AA   6 4 .600 48 0 0 0 0 66.7 68 25 10 24 91 3.38 .265 .327 .447 .775  
1972 25 NYA AL 1 1 .500 26 0 0 0 1 55.7 46 21 4 27 35 3.40 .222 .314 .329 .642 4.6
    AA   3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 4 34.7 30 3 1 7 37 0.78 .240 .280 .272 .552  
1973 26 AAA   8 18 .308 30 30 0 0 0 193.0 201 96 35 87 187 4.48 .266 .341 .449 .790  
1974 27 NYA AL 4 8 .333 43 2 0 0 5 76.3 63 37 9 46 55 4.36 .227 .338 .374 .713 5.7
1975 28 NYA AL 4 1 .800 15 0 0 0 0 22.3 29 13 1 11 21 5.24 .319 .381 .429 .810 1.0
    AA   3 1 .750 33 0 0 0 0 42.3 26 11 2 15 48 2.34 .178 .255 .267 .522  
1976 29 OAK AL 1 0 1.000 46 0 0 0 1 13.7 6 5 1 5 13 3.29 .136 .224 .205 .429 2.6
1977 30 OAK AL 0 0 .000 38 1 0 0 0 9.7 14 7 4 2 3 6.52 .333 .378 .667 1.044 0.0
1978 31 OAK AL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 6.7 9 3 1 3 5 4.05 .310 .375 .483 .858 0.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 14.7 9 5 2 8 9 3.07 .184 .298 .327 .625  
1979 32 AAA   5 2 .714 48 3 0 0 3 91.3 94 47 11 59 77 4.63 .270 .376 .399 .775  
1980 33 AAA   5 7 .417 75 2 0 0 8 73.3 58 35 12 39 56 4.30 .218 .318 .387 .705  
1981 34 AAA   5 5 .500 65 6 0 0 4 104.7 88 58 13 63 89 4.99 .230 .339 .381 .720  
6 Years Sim 10 10 .500 178 3 0 0 7 184.3 167 86 20 94 132 4.20 .242 .333 .379 .712 14.2
5 Years AAA 23 32 .418 226 41 0 0 15 477.0 450 241 73 256 418 4.55 .250 .343 .413 .756  
3 Years AA 12 6 .667 121 0 0 0 4 143.7 124 39 13 46 176 2.44 .235 .296 .356 .652  
8 Years Minors 35 38 .479 347 41 0 0 19 620.6 574 280 86 302 594 4.06 .246 .333 .400 .733  
Season Average 1 1 .500 29 0 0 0 1 30.7 27 14 3 15 22 4.20 .242 .333 .379 .712  
Career Highs 4 8 1.000 46 2 0 0 5 76.3 63 37 9 46 55 6.52 .333 .381 .667 1.044  
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   65 33 6 36 78   .187 .263 .273 .536
vs LH   102 53 14 58 54   .297 .399 .487 .886
Home 7 6 .538 98 2 0 0 2 118.0 108 56 7 63 82 4.27 .244 .339 .348 .687
Away 3 4 .429 80 1 0 0 5 66.3 59 30 13 31 50 4.07 .237 .321 .434 .755
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 38 0 0 0 1 26.3 33 21 4 13 20 7.18 .306 .380 .500 .880
May 3 1 .750 29 0 0 0 0 25.0 25 11 3 13 17 3.96 .269 .358 .441 .799
June 0 1 .000 19 1 0 0 2 11.0 11 4 0 4 8 3.28 .262 .326 .333 .659
July 2 3 .400 39 0 0 0 2 37.3 31 11 4 15 33 2.65 .226 .303 .343 .646
August 0 0 .000 27 0 0 0 1 31.6 29 14 5 12 11 3.98 .240 .308 .405 .713
Sep/Oct 1 4 .200 26 2 0 0 1 53.0 38 25 4 37 43 4.25 .200 .330 .300 .630
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 25 NYA AL P 26 0 55.7 3 11 1 1 .933 2.26    
1974 27 NYA AL P 43 2 76.3 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1975 28 NYA AL P 15 0 22.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.02    
1976 29 OAK AL P 46 0 13.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1977 30 OAK AL P 38 1 9.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1978 31 OAK AL P 10 0 6.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.05    
Career Totals   178 3 184.3 10 29 1 1 .975 1.90    
Career Highs   46 2 76.3 4 11 1 1 1.000 4.05    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1971
Injured on 8/31/1971 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/23/1972
Traded from New York (A) to Oakland on 7/31/1975 (Going to NYA: P Rob Gardner. Going to OAK: 1B John Doherty, P Don Rose, P Ray Newman)
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/8/1979 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration