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Chuck
Workman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 6, 1915 in Usa, MO, LEETON
 
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
1938 23 PIT NL     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 8
1939 24 PIT NL     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 7 8 7
1940 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 8
1941 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
1942 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
1943 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1944 29 PIT NL $ 1,528,571   7 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
1945 30 PIT NL $ 1,528,571   7 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 8
1946 31 SDP NL $ 1,528,571   7 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1947 32 SDP NL $ 2,635,714   7 7 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 8
1948 33 BOS AL $ 1,250,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 8
1949 34 CLE AL $ 4,200,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 3 4 3 7 7 7
1950 35 CLE AL $ 4,200,000   7 7 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 6 6
1951 36 CLE AL $ 2,390,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 6 6
1952 37 CLE AL $ 2,390,000   5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5
1953 38 CLE AL $ 650,000   3 3 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,200,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
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
1938 23 AA   137 526 70 144 19 0 24 64 3 0 56 49 .274 .344 .447 .790 81.6  
1939 24 AAA   3 11 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .364 .462 .636 1.098 2.9  
    AA   134 516 93 153 16 2 25 61 4 7 71 48 .297 .382 .481 .862 92.4  
1940 25 PIT NL 51 170 20 42 8 0 5 22 0 0 11 23 .247 .291 .382 .674 19.1 2.6
    AAA   26 109 22 35 6 2 5 20 1 2 9 8 .321 .373 .550 .923 20.1  
    AA   80 282 42 89 17 0 12 45 8 0 52 29 .316 .422 .504 .926 60.1  
1941 26 PIT NL 81 243 31 51 9 0 5 25 1 0 13 46 .210 .248 .309 .557 16.2 0.0
    AAA   54 207 38 70 7 0 20 58 5 2 25 19 .338 .409 .662 1.071 50.9  
1942 27 PIT NL 113 375 46 108 17 2 15 54 0 0 22 36 .288 .328 .464 .792 53.5 8.2
1943 28 PIT NL 127 413 59 107 14 1 22 81 2 1 34 56 .259 .313 .458 .770 58.6 10.1
1944 29 PIT NL 154 558 85 147 21 1 24 98 2 2 41 67 .263 .311 .434 .745 76.2 11.5
1945 30 PIT NL 135 442 56 108 19 2 16 64 3 0 31 52 .244 .294 .405 .698 51.5 6.0
1946 31 SDP NL 102 359 51 103 18 3 17 56 1 1 35 39 .287 .352 .496 .847 59.8 10.8
    AAA   54 206 25 63 12 1 10 41 4 0 18 20 .306 .362 .519 .881 37.2  
1947 32 SDP NL 153 527 84 134 23 5 21 93 3 0 54 68 .254 .319 .436 .756 71.4 12.6
1948 33 BOS AL 118 226 33 67 6 0 8 42 1 0 24 22 .296 .363 .429 .792 35.1 5.2
1949 34 CLE AL 89 151 21 45 5 1 9 28 1 0 13 28 .298 .357 .523 .880 27.5 4.3
    AAA   18 23 7 8 0 0 2 6 0 1 5 2 .348 .464 .609 1.073 5.8  
1950 35 CLE AL 154 572 77 125 10 2 31 98 0 0 36 81 .219 .269 .406 .674 62.5 3.7
1951 36 CLE AL 130 391 53 112 15 0 19 73 1 1 22 62 .286 .324 .471 .794 57.8 8.1
1952 37 CLE AL 124 412 45 102 11 1 15 61 0 1 27 60 .248 .298 .388 .686 44.8 3.4
1953 38 CLE AL 41 64 11 15 3 0 1 10 0 0 3 12 .234 .279 .328 .608 5.7 0.3
    AAA   25 29 5 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 5 .103 .188 .241 .429 1.2  
14 Years Sim 1572 4903 672 1266 179 18 208 805 15 6 366 652 .258 .310 .429 .739 639.7 86.8
6 Years AAA 180 585 100 183 26 3 39 129 10 5 62 56 .313 .379 .568 .947 118.2  
3 Years AA 351 1324 205 386 52 2 61 170 15 7 179 126 .292 .379 .472 .851 234.1  
9 Years Minors 531 1909 305 569 78 5 100 299 25 12 241 182 .298 .379 .501 .880 352.3  
162 Game Average 505 69 130 18 1 21 82 1 0 37 67 .258 .310 .429 .739 65.9  
Career Highs 154 572 85 147 23 5 31 98 3 2 54 81 .298 .363 .523 .880 76.2  
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   3623 510 965 134 14 151 613 13 4 309 435 .266 .324 .436 .760 512.4
vs LH   1280 162 301 45 4 57 192 2 2 57 217 .235 .269 .410 .679 141.3
Home 789 2443 347 646 91 9 98 403 7 3 170 315 .264 .312 .429 .741 325.6
Away 783 2460 325 620 88 9 110 402 8 3 196 337 .252 .308 .429 .737 328.1
RISP   1280 0 343 35 6 59 571 0 0 119 176 .268 .322 .443 .765 188.4
Pinch Hitting   260 26 72 8 3 3 54 1 0 20 38 .277 .325 .365 .691 31.1
Close/Late   563 47 148 16 0 22 93 0 0 47 71 .263 .321 .409 .729 74.3
Mar/Apr 245 769 97 193 31 0 30 102 2 0 76 92 .251 .317 .408 .726 102.4
May 261 842 130 228 33 6 42 165 2 1 56 132 .271 .316 .474 .790 124.1
June 279 837 104 189 22 2 27 132 5 1 59 110 .226 .280 .354 .633 84.2
July 230 720 100 189 28 5 32 117 4 0 46 97 .263 .307 .449 .755 98.8
August 280 883 120 223 28 1 41 133 1 4 67 120 .253 .305 .426 .731 115.1
Sep/Oct 277 852 121 244 37 4 36 156 1 0 62 101 .286 .333 .466 .799 129.0
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
1940 25 PIT NL RF 49 49 392.7 96 7 3 1 .972 2.36   1.6
    3B 5 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
1941 26 PIT NL LF 59 59 453.0 106 1 5 0 .955 2.13   0.9
    3B 15 12 101.0 7 27 4 1 .895 3.03   0.2
    RF 12 3 43.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.09    
1942 27 PIT NL 3B 105 97 853.7 62 223 12 27 .960 3.00   3.8
1943 28 PIT NL 3B 95 92 812.0 58 216 14 15 .951 3.04   4.3
    RF 8 6 51.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.2
    LF 7 5 45.3 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1944 29 PIT NL 3B 147 145 1258.3 80 330 28 31 .936 2.93   5.8
    RF 5 1 17.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1945 30 PIT NL 3B 127 123 1036.3 88 263 17 12 .954 3.05   4.6
    RF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1946 31 SDP NL 3B 78 78 682.7 45 188 17 19 .932 3.07   1.5
    LF 16 13 119.7 20 1 0 1 1.000 1.58   0.2
    RF 5 3 32.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.41    
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1947 32 SDP NL 3B 117 112 987.0 77 271 15 29 .959 3.17   4.6
    LF 24 15 150.0 22 0 1 0 .957 1.32   0.3
    RF 6 4 36.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1948 33 BOS AL 3B 51 38 349.3 25 95 6 10 .952 3.09   0.5
    LF 13 6 63.7 10 1 1 1 .917 1.56   0.2
    RF 5 1 16.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1949 34 CLE AL LF 34 2 95.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.3
    3B 19 8 92.0 11 13 1 1 .960 2.35   0.2
    RF 9 9 75.7 18 0 1 0 .947 2.14    
1950 35 CLE AL 3B 128 128 1107.3 104 272 14 31 .964 3.06   3.5
    SS 15 15 117.0 23 28 2 10 .962 3.92   0.1
    RF 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.0
    LF 4 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1951 36 CLE AL 3B 102 93 804.0 67 209 15 8 .948 3.09   2.9
    RF 2 2 16.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 8 0 14.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.88    
1952 37 CLE AL 3B 101 101 857.7 61 212 14 19 .951 2.86   2.3
    RF 3 3 26.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.1
    LF 5 2 21.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.86    
1953 38 CLE AL 3B 12 11 101.0 7 20 0 5 1.000 2.41   0.3
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  3B 1102 1038 9051.3 693 2340 157 208 .951 3.02   34.5
  LF 174 102 975.0 193 4 7 3 .966 1.82   2.0
  RF 112 81 718.7 169 7 4 1 .978 2.20   2.0
  SS 17 15 122.0 24 29 2 11 .964 3.91   0.2
  2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   1406 1236 10868.9 1080 2380 170 223 .953 2.87   38.7
Career Highs   153 146 1277.7 129 330 28 41 1.000 3.12    
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
1948 33 BOS AL 5 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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.
Triples
1947-7-5
 Homeruns
1943-8-22
1944-8-24
1950-8-31
 RBIs
1944-9-98
 Strikeouts
1947-8-68
1950-8-81
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Jim Tabor (927)
  2. Eric Soderholm (918)
  3. Frank Thomas (915)
  4. Dusty Rhodes (915)
  5. Rick Reichardt (909)
  6. Wally Westlake (907)
  7. Ray Jablonski (901)
  8. Andy Pafko (896)
  9. Adolfo Phillips (894)
  10. Bill Nicholson (889)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1938
Had first career hit on 7/31/1940, off Vito Tamulis (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 8/23/1940, off Ken Heintzelman (SLC)
Injured on 8/18/1941 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/16/1942
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 6/8/1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/8/1944
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/23/1945 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to San Diego on 3/3/1946 (Going to PIT: P Steve Peek. Going to SDP: 3B Chuck Workman)
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Oakland on 6/28/1946
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1946, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,635,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1947, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/11/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1948
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/16/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $4,200,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Seattle on 7/10/1950
7/31/1950: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $2,390,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1951, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 15 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/18/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $650,000 per year
 
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