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Jimmie
Deshong		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 30, 1909 in Usa, PA, HARRISBURG
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 22 SEM AL   9 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1933 23 SEM AL   9 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1934 24 SEM AL   9 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1935 25 SEM AL   9 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1936 26 SEM AL   8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
1937 27 SEM AL   8 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8
1938 28 SEM AL   7 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8
1939 29 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1940 30 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1941 31 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1942 32 SEM AL   6 2 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1943 33 BSN NL $ 540,000 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
1944 34 BSN NL $ 540,000 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 540,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 22 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 23 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 24 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 25 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 26 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 27 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 28 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 29 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1940 30 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1941 31 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 32 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 33 BSN NL $ 540,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1944 34 BSN NL $ 540,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 540,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
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
1932 22 AAA   3 2 .600 12 3 0 0 5 28.3 30 12 1 8 16 3.81 .268 .317 .375 .692  
    AA   12 5 .706 24 20 0 0 3 131.0 159 55 4 40 91 3.78 .298 .347 .371 .719  
1933 23 AAA   4 2 .667 28 1 0 0 5 29.0 31 16 4 18 20 4.97 .279 .380 .414 .794  
    AA   3 2 .600 15 8 1 1 5 56.0 62 20 1 23 47 3.21 .274 .341 .345 .686  
1934 24 AA   13 10 .565 40 20 1 1 10 168.0 176 61 3 44 122 3.27 .271 .317 .340 .657  
1935 25 AAA   3 3 .500 7 7 2 1 0 51.0 54 19 3 11 31 3.35 .278 .317 .381 .699  
    AA   9 5 .643 20 20 2 0 0 148.0 131 47 9 41 109 2.86 .236 .289 .319 .609  
1936 26 AAA   11 5 .688 19 19 2 1 0 136.3 144 46 5 46 73 3.04 .269 .327 .353 .680  
1937 27 AAA   10 7 .588 19 19 1 1 0 135.0 149 48 2 51 51 3.20 .283 .346 .357 .703  
1938 28 AAA   5 4 .556 54 4 2 1 4 81.0 95 37 7 25 38 4.11 .290 .340 .402 .742  
1939 29 SEM AL 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 3 27.0 32 13 3 7 5 4.33 .291 .333 .400 .733 1.2
1940 30 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 16.7 14 6 1 6 1 3.24 .233 .303 .333 .636 1.7
1941 31 SEM AL 4 3 .571 22 0 0 0 1 30.7 40 14 2 12 4 4.11 .305 .361 .427 .789 1.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 1 0 0 0 6.77 .400 .400 .600 1.000  
1942 32 SEM AL 1 2 .333 19 0 0 0 1 21.0 32 12 0 5 2 5.14 .352 .381 .462 .843 0.7
1943 33 BSN NL 9 14 .391 37 37 0 0 0 231.3 302 144 20 113 42 5.60 .317 .388 .430 .818 4.2
1944 34 AAA   2 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 1 46.0 61 23 3 19 20 4.50 .321 .383 .453 .835  
5 Years Sim 16 20 .444 114 37 0 0 5 326.7 420 189 26 143 54 5.21 .312 .377 .425 .802 9.4
8 Years AAA 38 23 .623 168 53 7 4 15 508.0 566 202 25 178 249 3.58 .283 .341 .380 .721  
4 Years AA 37 22 .627 99 68 4 2 18 503.0 528 183 17 148 369 3.27 .269 .320 .343 .664  
12 Years Minors 75 45 .625 267 121 11 6 33 1011.0 1094 385 42 326 618 3.43 .276 .331 .362 .693  
Season Average 3 4 .429 22 7 0 0 1 65.3 84 37 5 28 10 5.21 .312 .377 .425 .802  
Career Highs 9 14 1.000 37 37 0 0 3 231.3 302 144 20 113 42 5.60 .352 .388 .462 .843  
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   192 87 12 62 33   .290 .351 .396 .748
vs LH   228 102 14 81 21   .333 .403 .453 .856
Home 9 11 .450 65 19 0 0 0 172.3 226 111 16 79 23 5.80 .314 .382 .439 .821
Away 7 9 .438 49 18 0 0 5 154.3 194 78 10 64 31 4.55 .310 .374 .409 .783
Mar/Apr 1 3 .250 19 4 0 0 3 45.0 47 18 0 16 8 3.60 .266 .326 .311 .637
May 1 6 .143 23 8 0 0 0 62.7 95 44 4 30 7 6.32 .356 .421 .461 .882
June 3 4 .429 24 5 0 0 2 56.3 77 34 6 23 9 5.43 .326 .386 .475 .861
July 3 1 .750 15 5 0 0 0 45.0 48 18 3 15 7 3.60 .271 .328 .395 .724
August 5 3 .625 20 8 0 0 0 64.7 72 41 7 33 11 5.71 .277 .358 .400 .758
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 13 7 0 0 0 53.0 81 34 6 26 12 5.77 .354 .420 .472 .891
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
1933 23 AA   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1934 24 AA   5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1937 27 AAA   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1939 29 SEM AL 20 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
1940 30 SEM AL 16 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.8 0.2
1941 31 SEM AL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1942 32 SEM AL 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1943 33 BSN NL 37 75 6 13 0 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 .173 .184 .240 .424 2.7 0.0
5 Years Sim 114 89 6 16 0 2 1 12 0 0 1 11 .180 .189 .258 .447 3.8 0.5
1 Years AAA 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2 Years AA 12 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.4  
3 Years Minors 15 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.3  
162 Game Average 126 8 22 0 2 1 17 0 0 1 15 .180 .189 .258 .447 5.4  
Career Highs 37 75 6 13 0 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.7  
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   65 5 10 0 1 1 9 0 0 1 7 .154 .167 .231 .397 1.5
vs LH   24 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .333 .583 1.8
Home 65 45 4 11 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 4 .244 .244 .356 .600 3.7
Away 40 44 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .114 .133 .159 .292 -0.4
RISP   24 0 7 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 5 .292 .292 .458 .750 2.9
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .500 .667 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
May 12 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
June 10 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .455 .636 1.1
July 9 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 .143 .077 .220 -0.3
August 20 25 3 6 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 .240 .240 .400 .640 2.3
Sep/Oct 9 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 29 SEM AL P 20 0 27.0 1 3 1 0 .800 1.33    
1940 30 SEM AL P 16 0 16.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.24    
1941 31 SEM AL P 22 0 30.7 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.35    
1942 32 SEM AL P 19 0 21.0 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.43    
1943 33 BSN NL P 37 37 231.3 15 47 1 7 .984 2.41    
Career Totals   114 37 326.7 23 65 2 10 .978 2.42    
Career Highs   37 37 231.3 15 47 1 7 1.000 3.43    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Hits Allowed
1943-9-302
 Walks Allowed
1943-6-113
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Vern Kennedy (993)
  2. Vic Sorrell (988)
  3. Carl Erskine (981)
  4. Bucky Walters (980)
  5. Ed Walsh (980)
  6. Barry Latman (980)
  7. Erv Brame (980)
  8. Rick Langford (978)
  9. Ruben Gomez (976)
  10. Hugh East (976)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Seattle (M) in 1932
Injured on 6/27/1932 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/16/1933 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/11/1935 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/27/1936 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/5/1938 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/20/1939, off Al Milnar (MIN)
Earned first career win on 6/26/1940
Injured on 5/7/1942 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Seattle on 7/1/1942
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/3/1943 to a 2-year deal worth $540,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1943, off Jack Salveson (CLE)
 
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