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Sam
Nahem		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 19, 1915 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1942   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 22 SLC NL   6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 9 8
1939 23 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 8 9 8
1940 24 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 9 8
1941 25 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 8
1942 26 SLC NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 8
1943 27 TAM AL $ 1,528,571 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 8 9 8
1944 28 TAM AL $ 2,600,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8
1945 29 TAM AL $ 2,600,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 8 7
1946 30 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 8 7
1947 31 SEM AL $ 3,750,000 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1948 32 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,750,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 8
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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 22 SLC NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 23 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 24 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 25 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 26 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 27 TAM AL $ 1,528,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 28 TAM AL $ 2,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 29 TAM AL $ 2,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 30 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 31 SEM AL $ 3,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 32 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1938 22 AAA   11 14 .440 30 30 2 0 0 197.7 199 86 9 89 149 3.92 .262 .339 .357 .696  
1939 23 SLC NL 10 15 .400 37 37 1 0 0 246.7 260 107 11 92 104 3.90 .273 .336 .382 .717 12.8
    AAA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 38.7 51 22 3 17 29 5.12 .321 .386 .453 .839  
1940 24 SLC NL 12 19 .387 42 42 1 1 0 264.7 290 132 12 120 102 4.49 .278 .354 .378 .732 12.7
1941 25 SLC NL 12 15 .444 45 44 3 2 0 292.0 300 143 13 124 119 4.41 .269 .339 .376 .715 14.7
1942 26 SLC NL 11 24 .314 44 44 0 0 0 284.0 304 150 15 131 97 4.75 .276 .355 .385 .741 11.2
1943 27 STL NL 7 6 .538 21 9 0 0 0 134.7 134 67 7 65 57 4.48 .261 .346 .340 .686 8.0
  TAM AL 5 3 .625 29 12 0 0 2 32.7 27 9 1 11 11 2.48 .223 .291 .281 .572 5.9
  TOT   12 9 .571 50 21 0 0 2 167.3 161 76 8 76 68 4.09 .254 .336 .329 .665 13.9
1944 28 TAM AL 5 8 .385 42 8 0 0 2 90.0 82 46 1 49 33 4.60 .247 .340 .328 .669 5.1
1945 29 TAM AL 7 4 .636 69 0 0 0 12 80.7 67 32 4 49 39 3.57 .226 .337 .348 .685 9.3
1946 30 TAM AL 3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 7 39.7 42 38 5 34 16 8.62 .275 .402 .464 .866 0.0
1947 31 SEM AL 3 2 .600 26 0 0 0 1 30.7 33 21 3 20 13 6.16 .277 .373 .395 .768 1.2
    AAA   5 3 .625 13 13 1 0 0 89.3 83 34 6 42 55 3.43 .249 .333 .354 .688  
1948 32 AA   3 2 .600 67 0 0 0 14 74.7 56 20 3 30 86 2.41 .213 .294 .270 .563  
9 Years Sim 75 97 .436 395 196 5 3 24 1495.6 1539 745 72 695 591 4.48 .268 .347 .372 .719 80.9
3 Years AAA 17 20 .459 49 49 3 0 0 325.7 333 142 18 148 233 3.92 .266 .344 .368 .712  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 67 0 0 0 14 74.7 56 20 3 30 86 2.41 .213 .294 .270 .563  
4 Years Minors 20 22 .476 116 49 3 0 14 400.3 389 162 21 178 319 3.64 .257 .335 .351 .686  
Season Average 8 10 .444 43 21 0 0 2 166.2 171 82 8 77 65 4.48 .268 .347 .372 .719  
Career Highs 12 24 .750 69 44 3 2 12 292.0 304 150 15 131 119 8.62 .278 .402 .464 .866  
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   695 317 19 280 385   .239 .306 .321 .627
vs LH   844 428 53 415 206   .297 .387 .425 .812
Home 39 51 .433 199 98 1 0 9 762.6 805 389 38 355 299 4.59 .274 .352 .382 .734
Away 36 46 .439 196 98 4 3 15 733.0 734 356 34 340 292 4.37 .261 .341 .362 .703
Mar/Apr 12 9 .571 62 29 0 0 3 228.6 216 97 11 96 86 3.82 .250 .325 .356 .681
May 13 17 .433 67 46 0 0 2 319.3 315 153 12 159 131 4.31 .259 .345 .355 .700
June 19 18 .514 72 35 2 2 3 279.0 276 143 12 139 111 4.61 .262 .348 .364 .713
July 6 20 .231 49 28 0 0 3 201.3 240 117 9 95 86 5.23 .300 .374 .419 .793
August 16 11 .593 71 30 2 0 5 247.7 237 106 15 108 90 3.85 .253 .330 .364 .695
Sep/Oct 9 22 .290 74 28 1 1 8 219.6 255 129 13 98 87 5.29 .290 .361 .389 .750
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
1939 23 SLC NL 37 71 4 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 14 .085 .122 .085 .206 -1.4 0.0
1940 24 SLC NL 42 83 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 .133 .133 .133 .265 -0.7 0.0
1941 25 SLC NL 44 97 7 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 23 .093 .162 .093 .255 -1.0 0.0
1942 26 SLC NL 44 83 2 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 18 .181 .218 .205 .423 3.6 0.0
1943 27 STL NL 21 43 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 .140 .178 .186 .364 1.1 0.0
  TAM AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   50 43 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 .140 .178 .186 .364 1.1 0.0
1944 28 TAM AL 42 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .063 .059 .063 .121 -0.5 0.0
1946 30 TAM AL 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 299 394 23 48 4 0 0 22 0 0 17 86 .122 .158 .132 .290 1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 213 12 26 2 0 0 11 0 0 9 46 .122 .158 .132 .290 0.5  
Career Highs 50 97 7 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 23 .181 .218 .205 .423 3.6  
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   286 19 35 1 0 0 15 0 0 14 61 .122 .163 .126 .289 -1.6
vs LH   108 4 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 25 .120 .144 .148 .292 -0.9
Home 151 184 10 25 3 0 0 11 0 0 6 40 .136 .162 .152 .314 -0.1
Away 127 210 13 23 1 0 0 11 0 0 11 46 .110 .154 .114 .268 -2.5
RISP   95 0 16 2 0 0 22 0 0 4 17 .168 .200 .189 .389 2.2
Close/Late   22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .043 .000 .043 -1.8
Mar/Apr 29 66 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .106 .132 .106 .238 -1.5
May 46 89 8 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 21 .124 .168 .146 .314 0.2
June 47 74 5 17 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 16 .230 .260 .257 .516 4.5
July 28 52 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .058 .093 .058 .150 -2.5
August 30 59 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .102 .159 .102 .260 -0.7
Sep/Oct 28 54 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .074 .091 .074 .165 -2.5
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 23 SLC NL P 37 37 246.7 18 46 2 3 .970 2.34    
1940 24 SLC NL P 42 42 264.7 23 50 3 5 .961 2.48    
1941 25 SLC NL P 44 44 292.0 19 60 5 9 .940 2.43    
1942 26 SLC NL P 44 44 284.0 8 66 2 5 .974 2.35    
1943 27 STL NL P 21 9 134.7 5 27 1 2 .970 2.14    
  TAM AL P 29 12 32.7 1 7 0 1 1.000 2.20    
  TOT   P 50 21 167.3 6 34 1 3 .976 2.15    
1944 28 TAM AL P 42 8 90.0 5 23 0 1 1.000 2.80    
1945 29 TAM AL P 69 0 80.7 9 18 1 0 .964 3.01    
1946 30 TAM AL P 40 0 39.7 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.36    
1947 31 SEM AL P 26 0 30.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.35    
Career Totals   394 196 1495.6 94 305 14 26 .966 2.40    
Career Highs   69 44 292.0 23 66 5 9 1.000 3.01    
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
1945 29 TAM AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 6 3 0 2 1 5.79 .333 .400 .333 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 6 3 0 2 1 5.79 .333 .400 .333 .733
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
1945 29 TAM AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1940-4-19
1942-2-24
 Saves
1945-7-12
1946-8-7
 Games Pitched
1945-6-69
 Games Started
1940-5-42
1941-1-44
1942-1-44
 Shutouts
1941-4-2
 Hits Allowed
1942-10-304
Walks Allowed
1939-10-92
1940-4-120
1941-5-124
1942-4-131
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Hank Wyse (963)
  2. Mike Scott (959)
  3. Willard Nixon (954)
  4. Bill Lee (954)
  5. Gene Schott (953)
  6. Lou Brissie (950)
  7. Bump Hadley (943)
  8. Virgil Trucks (942)
  9. Denny Galehouse (942)
  10. Karl Drews (942)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Beard (993)
  2. Cecil Butler (990)
  3. Dick Lemay (989)
  4. Fergie Jenkins (986)
  5. Steve Hamilton (986)
  6. Humberto Robinson (985)
  7. Rube Melton (985)
  8. Ed Durham (985)
  9. Bob Anderson (985)
  10. Bill Henry (984)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by St. Louis (C) in 1938
Had first career hit on 5/2/1939, off Mace Brown (DET)
Earned first career win on 5/10/1939
Injured on 9/13/1940 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1943 (Going to STL: 3B Connie Ryan, 2B Babe Barna, P Junior Thompson, P Ed Klieman. Going to TAM: 1B Les Fleming, P Ken Heintzelman, P Sam Nahem, RF Enos Slaughter)
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,600,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1944
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,600,000 through salary arbitration
10/18/1945: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle on 7/31/1947 (Going to SEM: P Nick Strincevich, P Sam Nahem. Going to TAM: RF Mike Sandlock)
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
 
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