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Bill
Zuber		  
Nickname: Goober
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 26, 1913 in Usa, IA, MIDDLE AMANA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1942    1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1936 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8
1937 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 4 9 9 9
1938 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1939 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1940 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 3 3 3 9 9 9
1941 28 OAK AL $ 1,211,429 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1942 29 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1943 30 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1944 31 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1945 32 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1946 33 PIT NL $ 6,500,000 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1947 34 PIT NL $ 6,500,000 6 6 7 6 2 3 3 8 8 8
1948 35 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000 7 7 8 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
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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 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 28 OAK AL $ 1,211,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 29 OAK AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 30 OAK AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 31 OAK AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 32 OAK AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 33 PIT NL $ 6,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 34 PIT NL $ 6,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 35 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 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
1936 23 OAK AL 3 4 .429 8 8 0 0 0 52.3 64 40 3 30 18 6.88 .308 .392 .457 .848 0.0
    AAA   10 7 .588 40 13 0 0 0 116.3 103 37 4 49 113 2.86 .235 .311 .328 .639  
1937 24 OAK AL 2 7 .222 11 11 2 1 0 79.7 80 36 4 45 30 4.07 .264 .357 .373 .730 3.6
    AAA   12 6 .667 27 27 3 2 0 182.0 167 68 6 83 157 3.36 .247 .329 .341 .670  
1938 25 OAK AL 17 16 .515 42 42 1 0 0 283.3 293 135 5 140 136 4.29 .272 .356 .365 .721 14.2
1939 26 OAK AL 16 11 .593 42 42 0 0 0 286.3 300 112 13 129 127 3.52 .273 .351 .377 .728 20.3
1940 27 OAK AL 11 10 .524 31 31 1 0 0 203.0 221 117 7 112 100 5.19 .283 .373 .385 .758 5.8
1941 28 OAK AL 6 8 .429 37 12 0 0 7 109.0 117 56 5 68 55 4.62 .279 .378 .369 .747 5.9
1942 29 OAK AL 15 7 .682 35 35 3 2 0 240.7 230 95 10 115 105 3.55 .254 .341 .343 .684 19.9
1943 30 OAK AL 12 12 .500 33 33 2 1 0 202.3 190 100 6 113 108 4.45 .248 .344 .344 .688 10.6
1944 31 OAK AL 11 9 .550 35 35 1 0 0 222.0 217 109 9 140 131 4.42 .262 .369 .353 .722 11.7
1945 32 OAK AL 7 12 .368 48 17 2 1 2 148.7 124 70 10 106 74 4.24 .228 .352 .316 .667 7.2
1946 33 PIT NL 3 4 .429 42 0 0 0 10 48.0 46 16 1 30 30 3.00 .257 .358 .335 .693 5.5
1947 34 PIT NL 3 5 .375 37 0 0 0 15 41.0 50 32 2 30 15 7.02 .299 .398 .371 .769 0.4
1948 35 AAA   2 8 .200 31 0 0 0 17 34.3 41 24 4 31 27 6.29 .295 .424 .439 .862  
12 Years Sim 106 105 .502 401 266 12 5 34 1916.3 1932 918 75 1058 929 4.31 .265 .358 .362 .720 105.0
3 Years AAA 24 21 .533 98 40 3 2 17 332.7 311 129 14 163 297 3.49 .248 .334 .347 .682  
Season Average 8 8 .500 33 22 1 0 2 159.7 161 76 6 88 77 4.31 .265 .358 .362 .720  
Career Highs 17 16 .682 48 42 3 2 15 286.3 300 135 13 140 136 7.02 .308 .398 .457 .848  
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   929 437 32 476 530   .251 .337 .339 .675
vs LH   1003 481 43 582 399   .280 .381 .385 .766
Home 52 48 .520 197 128 5 1 14 934.6 915 447 28 527 445 4.30 .260 .357 .344 .701
Away 54 57 .486 204 138 7 4 20 981.6 1017 471 47 531 484 4.32 .270 .360 .378 .739
Mar/Apr 16 12 .571 57 31 2 1 3 237.0 210 96 7 124 121 3.65 .241 .336 .325 .661
May 19 13 .594 72 39 2 2 8 292.3 286 133 8 145 140 4.10 .262 .348 .346 .694
June 20 10 .667 68 39 1 0 4 306.3 330 124 9 153 157 3.64 .280 .363 .368 .730
July 22 21 .512 66 49 3 1 7 343.3 348 171 17 188 176 4.48 .264 .356 .368 .724
August 15 27 .357 75 57 3 1 5 399.0 416 217 15 222 186 4.90 .272 .364 .367 .731
Sep/Oct 14 22 .389 63 51 1 0 7 338.3 342 177 19 226 149 4.71 .266 .376 .381 .756
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 23 OAK AL 8 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .235 .412 0.5 0.0
1937 24 OAK AL 11 26 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .154 .185 .192 .377 0.6 0.0
1938 25 OAK AL 42 96 9 19 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 21 .198 .196 .208 .404 3.6 0.0
1939 26 OAK AL 42 92 6 8 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 27 .087 .105 .109 .214 -1.7 0.0
1940 27 OAK AL 31 64 4 15 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .234 .246 .250 .496 4.1 0.0
1941 28 OAK AL 37 27 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .185 .185 .185 .370 1.0 0.0
1942 29 OAK AL 35 74 8 10 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .135 .141 .203 .344 2.1 0.0
1943 30 OAK AL 33 67 5 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 18 .164 .176 .164 .341 1.2 0.0
1944 31 OAK AL 35 67 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 30 .134 .181 .134 .315 1.4 0.0
1945 32 OAK AL 48 37 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 .189 .189 .270 .459 1.4 0.0
1946 33 PIT NL 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1947 34 PIT NL 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
12 Years Sim 401 577 42 91 8 0 2 45 0 0 10 157 .158 .170 .182 .352 13.4 0.0
162 Game Average 233 16 36 3 0 0 18 0 0 4 63 .158 .170 .182 .352 5.4  
Career Highs 48 96 9 19 2 0 1 11 0 0 4 30 .234 .246 .270 .496 4.1  
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   376 32 65 7 0 2 31 0 0 7 102 .173 .186 .207 .393 8.4
vs LH   201 10 26 1 0 0 14 0 0 3 55 .129 .141 .134 .276 -2.6
Home 179 257 17 42 2 0 0 23 0 0 3 63 .163 .170 .171 .342 1.8
Away 204 320 25 49 6 0 2 22 0 0 7 94 .153 .170 .191 .361 4.1
RISP   180 0 28 2 0 0 43 0 0 1 57 .156 .155 .167 .322 0.2
Close/Late   26 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .154 .179 .154 .332 0.2
Mar/Apr 51 75 8 18 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 25 .240 .240 .267 .507 4.0
May 54 80 7 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 25 .150 .169 .163 .331 0.4
June 59 88 5 11 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 22 .125 .135 .159 .294 -0.6
July 57 104 9 14 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 28 .135 .142 .135 .276 -1.3
August 75 124 8 19 2 0 0 10 0 0 6 26 .153 .188 .169 .357 1.9
Sep/Oct 51 106 5 17 3 0 1 9 0 0 0 31 .160 .159 .217 .376 1.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1936 23 OAK AL P 8 8 52.3 3 3 1 0 .857 1.03    
1937 24 OAK AL P 11 11 79.7 6 12 0 2 1.000 2.03    
1938 25 OAK AL P 42 42 283.3 13 43 0 2 1.000 1.78    
1939 26 OAK AL P 42 42 286.3 17 52 0 5 1.000 2.17    
1940 27 OAK AL P 31 31 203.0 14 33 0 4 1.000 2.08    
1941 28 OAK AL P 37 12 109.0 3 18 0 1 1.000 1.73    
1942 29 OAK AL P 35 35 240.7 9 37 0 4 1.000 1.72    
1943 30 OAK AL P 33 33 202.3 15 32 0 3 1.000 2.09    
1944 31 OAK AL P 35 35 222.0 9 43 1 7 .981 2.11    
1945 32 OAK AL P 48 17 148.7 9 31 0 1 1.000 2.42    
1946 33 PIT NL P 42 0 48.0 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.88    
1947 34 PIT NL P 37 0 41.0 3 11 0 1 1.000 3.07    
Career Totals   401 266 1916.3 103 323 2 31 .995 2.00    
Career Highs   48 42 286.3 17 52 1 7 1.000 3.07    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1940 27 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0.00 .143 .333 .143 .476
1942 29 OAK AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 24.0 22 9 0 19 7 3.38 .253 .387 .379 .766
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 5 4 0 0 0 26.0 23 9 0 21 8 3.12 .245 .383 .362 .744
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
1942 29 OAK AL 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347
Career Post-Season Batting 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1939-5-3.52
1942-4-3.55
 Losses
1938-8-16
 Winning Pct
1939-10-.593
1942-1-.682
 Saves
1946-5-10
1947-4-15
 Games Started
1938-7-42
1939-6-42
 Shutouts
1942-4-2
1945-8-1
Walks Allowed
1938-3-140
1939-7-129
1942-6-115
1943-9-113
1944-7-140
 Hits per 9IP
1942-6-8.6
1943-4-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1940-9-4.4
1943-8-4.8
1944-5-5.3
 OAVG
1942-7-.254
1943-4-.248
 OSLG
1938-10-.365
1942-4-.343
1943-4-.344
1944-5-.353
 OOPS
1942-7-.684
1943-7-.688
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Newt Kimball (941)
  2. Stew Bolen (941)
  3. Fred Lasher (938)
  4. Paul Derringer (935)
  5. Jack Hallett (933)
  6. Whitey Wilshere (932)
  7. Rick Rhoden (927)
  8. Johnny Allen (925)
  9. John Butcher (923)
  10. Lynn McGlothen (921)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Johnny Allen (993)
  2. Bill Lohrman (991)
  3. Bill Lee (991)
  4. Garland Braxton (991)
  5. Walter Beall (991)
  6. Joe Coleman (989)
  7. Bill Sayles (988)
  8. Larry Sherry (986)
  9. Jakie May (986)
  10. George Pipgras (985)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1936
Traded from Boston (A) to Oakland on 7/1/1936 (Going to BOS: P Wes Ferrell. Going to OAK: P Bill Zuber)
Earned first career win on 8/18/1936
Had first career hit (double) on 8/22/1936, off Roy Sherid (NYG)
Injured on 6/9/1937 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1939, going 4-1, 1.93
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,211,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/7/1941 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1942, off Bob Klinger (BSN)
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
Injured on 9/14/1944 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/5/1946 to a 2-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/16/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 4/2/1948
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 5/1/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
7/1/1948: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $350,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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