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Joe
Nuxhall		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 229
 
Born: July 30, 1928 in Usa, OH, HAMILTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 15 BSN NL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1945 16 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1946 17 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1947 18 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 8
1948 19 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1949 20 STL NL $ 2,114,286 9 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 9 9
1950 21 STL NL $ 3,592,857 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1951 22 STL NL $ 3,592,857 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1952 23 STL NL $ 500,000 9 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8
1953 24 BOS AL $ 500,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1954 25 BOS AL $ 500,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1955 26 BOS AL $ 500,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1956 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1957 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1958 29 BOS AL $ 800,000 10 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1959 30 BOS AL $ 800,000 10 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1960 31 BOS AL $ 800,000 10 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1962 33 CLN NL $ 597,834 10 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,592,857 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
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
1944 15 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 16 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 17 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 18 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 19 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 20 STL NL $ 2,114,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 21 STL NL $ 3,592,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 22 STL NL $ 3,592,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 23 STL NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 24 BOS AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 25 BOS AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 26 BOS AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 29 BOS AL $ 800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 30 BOS AL $ 800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 31 BOS AL $ 800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 33 CLN NL $ 597,834   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,592,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1944 15 AAA   7 6 .538 20 20 0 0 0 146.3 138 59 11 48 84 3.63 .247 .307 .362 .669  
1945 16 BSN NL 10 22 .313 36 36 15 1 0 270.0 297 162 27 121 93 5.40 .281 .352 .428 .779 8.6
    AAA   5 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 37.0 25 8 0 15 24 1.95 .189 .272 .250 .522  
1946 17 BSN NL 20 15 .571 39 39 21 2 0 295.3 280 136 23 115 101 4.14 .248 .318 .381 .699 19.3
1947 18 BSN NL 13 16 .448 36 36 13 1 0 283.0 282 122 13 142 107 3.88 .261 .346 .369 .715 19.0
1948 19 BSN NL 11 14 .440 49 26 6 2 5 208.0 251 122 10 113 93 5.28 .301 .383 .407 .790 6.1
1949 20 BSN NL 5 5 .500 13 13 4 1 0 94.0 105 55 8 48 41 5.27 .284 .366 .414 .780 2.9
  STL NL 19 10 .655 30 30 10 1 0 239.3 223 101 16 116 100 3.80 .249 .336 .360 .695 18.1
  TOT   24 15 .615 43 43 14 2 0 333.3 328 156 24 164 141 4.21 .259 .345 .375 .720 21.0
1950 21 STL NL 14 17 .452 44 44 11 3 0 322.7 324 164 23 188 127 4.57 .264 .363 .388 .752 16.0
1951 22 STL NL 16 20 .444 44 44 9 1 0 316.0 322 180 29 189 139 5.13 .265 .363 .394 .757 12.0
1952 23 AAA   9 15 .375 29 29 2 1 0 182.0 171 90 19 117 145 4.45 .244 .352 .372 .723  
1953 24 STL NL 0 0 .000 5 3 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 2 1 0.00 .063 .167 .063 .229 0.8
  BOS AL 2 3 .400 7 4 1 0 0 52.0 53 30 9 30 26 5.19 .261 .359 .433 .792 1.9
  TOT   2 3 .400 12 7 1 0 0 57.0 54 30 9 32 27 4.74 .247 .345 .406 .751 2.7
    AAA   8 6 .571 24 24 1 0 0 165.7 136 63 8 92 139 3.42 .224 .326 .331 .656  
1954 25 BOS AL 12 16 .429 33 33 12 0 0 240.0 206 118 24 145 115 4.43 .233 .344 .368 .712 15.0
1955 26 BOS AL 4 20 .167 34 26 3 1 0 197.0 194 126 21 131 113 5.76 .263 .373 .405 .778 4.3
1956 27 BOS AL 5 6 .455 13 13 5 0 0 99.7 114 61 12 66 49 5.51 .296 .398 .442 .840 2.6
    AAA   4 2 .667 11 11 0 0 0 66.3 51 23 4 42 62 3.12 .202 .316 .294 .610  
1957 28 BOS AL 1 2 .333 22 2 0 0 1 35.0 36 27 6 35 19 6.94 .269 .418 .463 .880 0.0
1958 29 BOS AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 21 12 3 7 11 7.20 .333 .408 .556 .964 0.0
    AAA   14 4 .778 23 23 3 0 0 160.0 130 49 9 82 123 2.76 .223 .318 .313 .632  
1959 30 AAA   7 8 .467 22 22 1 1 0 138.3 132 69 21 82 131 4.49 .248 .349 .402 .751  
1960 31 AAA   7 12 .368 28 28 1 0 0 181.7 180 78 18 88 162 3.86 .257 .340 .381 .722  
1962 33 AA   2 5 .286 11 11 0 0 0 73.3 67 32 4 33 77 3.93 .242 .323 .321 .644  
    A   4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 46.7 23 9 3 16 48 1.74 .143 .220 .224 .444  
13 Years Sim 133 167 .443 407 351 111 13 6 2672.0 2709 1416 224 1448 1135 4.77 .265 .356 .394 .750 126.6
8 Years AAA 61 53 .535 162 162 8 2 0 1077.3 963 439 90 566 870 3.67 .237 .330 .353 .683  
1 Years AA 2 5 .286 11 11 0 0 0 73.3 67 32 4 33 77 3.93 .242 .323 .321 .644  
1 Years A 4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 46.7 23 9 3 16 48 1.74 .143 .220 .224 .444  
10 Years Minors 67 58 .536 179 179 8 2 0 1197.3 1053 480 97 615 995 3.61 .234 .326 .346 .672  
Season Average 10 12 .455 31 27 8 1 0 205.5 208 108 17 111 87 4.77 .265 .356 .394 .750  
Career Highs 24 22 .615 49 44 21 3 5 333.3 328 180 29 189 141 7.20 .333 .418 .556 .964  
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   1901 1004 154 1001 799   .269 .359 .397 .757
vs LH   808 412 70 447 336   .256 .348 .386 .735
Home 66 80 .452 199 172 51 7 2 1328.3 1331 715 136 683 554 4.84 .263 .350 .400 .750
Away 67 87 .435 208 179 60 6 4 1343.6 1378 701 88 765 581 4.70 .267 .362 .388 .749
Mar/Apr 20 22 .476 58 50 12 1 1 370.0 362 195 31 194 136 4.74 .257 .347 .385 .732
May 20 30 .400 64 62 23 5 0 486.6 458 231 35 263 208 4.27 .250 .344 .375 .719
June 20 22 .476 68 57 12 0 0 444.6 453 242 33 249 183 4.90 .264 .358 .380 .738
July 23 30 .434 62 56 20 2 0 406.3 455 231 41 232 177 5.12 .289 .380 .438 .818
August 23 28 .451 76 55 21 2 3 441.0 451 222 29 232 187 4.53 .266 .355 .382 .737
Sep/Oct 27 35 .435 79 71 23 3 2 523.3 530 295 55 278 244 5.07 .264 .354 .405 .758
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
1944 15 AAA   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1945 16 BSN NL 36 83 6 18 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 22 .217 .235 .217 .452 4.7 0.0
1946 17 BSN NL 39 98 10 19 1 0 0 5 1 0 4 22 .194 .223 .204 .427 4.1 0.0
1947 18 BSN NL 36 93 9 21 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 14 .226 .232 .258 .490 6.1 0.0
1948 19 BSN NL 49 59 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .186 .213 .220 .433 2.2 0.0
1949 20 BSN NL 13 30 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .100 .156 .133 .290 0.1 0.0
  STL NL 30 87 8 20 3 0 0 10 0 0 3 24 .230 .256 .264 .520 5.6 0.0
  TOT   43 117 11 23 4 0 0 12 0 0 5 32 .197 .230 .231 .460 5.6 0.0
1950 21 STL NL 44 114 9 18 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 34 .158 .172 .175 .348 1.6 0.0
1951 22 STL NL 44 114 10 24 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 19 .211 .211 .254 .465 5.8 0.0
1952 23 AAA   2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.2  
1953 24 STL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  BOS AL 7 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .176 .222 .235 .458 0.9 0.0
  TOT   12 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .176 .222 .235 .458 0.9 0.0
1954 25 BOS AL 33 76 4 16 1 1 0 6 0 0 4 19 .211 .247 .250 .497 5.3 0.0
1955 26 BOS AL 34 54 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .185 .214 .204 .418 1.8 0.0
1956 27 BOS AL 13 36 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .222 .222 .222 .444 1.6 0.0
1957 28 BOS AL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1958 29 BOS AL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
13 Years Sim 407 872 69 171 17 1 1 51 5 0 21 211 .196 .216 .221 .437 38.8 0.0
2 Years AAA 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.1  
162 Game Average 347 27 68 6 0 0 20 1 0 8 83 .196 .216 .221 .437 15.5  
Career Highs 49 117 11 24 4 1 1 12 2 0 5 34 .226 .247 .258 .497 6.1  
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   517 38 108 9 1 1 30 3 0 11 120 .209 .226 .236 .462 22.5
vs LH   355 31 63 8 0 0 21 2 0 10 91 .177 .202 .200 .402 9.0
Home 199 414 24 71 6 1 1 25 2 0 11 99 .171 .194 .198 .392 9.5
Away 197 458 45 100 11 0 0 26 3 0 10 112 .218 .236 .242 .478 22.0
RISP   230 0 37 0 0 0 49 0 0 6 58 .161 .183 .161 .344 2.0
Close/Late   49 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .143 .176 .163 .340 0.4
Mar/Apr 50 117 10 24 1 0 1 6 1 0 6 23 .205 .244 .239 .483 6.5
May 64 160 8 30 3 1 0 9 1 0 4 40 .188 .207 .219 .426 5.3
June 63 159 13 23 1 0 0 7 1 0 3 36 .145 .160 .151 .311 -0.1
July 56 120 11 31 4 0 0 11 0 0 3 29 .258 .270 .292 .562 8.9
August 57 141 14 29 3 0 0 7 1 0 3 35 .206 .222 .227 .449 5.6
Sep/Oct 73 175 13 34 5 0 0 11 1 0 2 48 .194 .212 .223 .435 5.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 16 BSN NL P 36 36 270.0 21 49 2 1 .972 2.33    
1946 17 BSN NL P 39 39 295.3 20 44 2 4 .970 1.95    
1947 18 BSN NL P 36 36 283.0 12 41 2 3 .964 1.69    
1948 19 BSN NL P 49 26 208.0 10 43 3 4 .946 2.29    
1949 20 BSN NL P 13 13 94.0 6 13 0 1 1.000 1.82    
  STL NL P 30 30 239.3 16 34 1 1 .980 1.88    
  TOT   P 43 43 333.3 22 47 1 2 .986 1.86    
1950 21 STL NL P 44 44 322.7 15 55 3 6 .959 1.95    
1951 22 STL NL P 44 44 316.0 17 49 2 3 .971 1.88    
1953 24 STL NL P 5 3 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  BOS AL P 7 4 52.0 5 4 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  TOT   P 12 7 57.0 6 4 0 0 1.000 1.58    
1954 25 BOS AL P 33 33 240.0 13 41 2 1 .964 2.03    
1955 26 BOS AL P 34 26 197.0 9 37 1 6 .979 2.10    
1956 27 BOS AL P 13 13 99.7 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.72    
1957 28 BOS AL P 22 2 35.0 4 7 1 1 .917 2.83    
1958 29 BOS AL P 2 2 15.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   407 351 2672.0 155 433 19 31 .969 1.98    
Career Highs   49 44 333.3 22 55 3 6 1.000 2.83    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1946-7-20
1949-3-24
 Losses
1945-1-22
1947-9-16
1948-9-14
1949-10-15
1950-9-17
1951-3-20
1954-7-16
1955-3-20
 Games Started
1946-6-39
1949-3-43
1950-1-44
1951-1-44
 Complete Games
1945-8-15
1946-2-21
1949-5-14
1950-10-11
1954-7-12
 Shutouts
1945-9-1
1946-9-2
1948-5-2
1949-8-2
1950-5-3
1951-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1946-9-295.3
1949-3-333.3
1950-6-322.7
Hits Allowed
1946-8-280
1949-4-328
1950-3-324
 Homeruns Allowed
1945-10-27
 Strikeouts
1949-6-141
1950-10-127
1951-10-139
 Walks Allowed
1945-6-121
1946-7-115
1947-4-142
1949-4-164
1950-3-188
1951-1-189
1954-3-145
1955-5-131
CAR-32-1448
 Hits per 9IP
1954-5-7.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-10-5.2
OAVG
1954-6-.233
 OSLG
1947-9-.369
1954-9-.368
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  7. Ray Scarborough (889)
  8. Al Javery (888)
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  1. Frank Baumann (993)
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  4. Lon Warneke (979)
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  6. Carl Scheib (978)
  7. Gary Peters (978)
  8. Bump Hadley (978)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1944
Injured on 4/2/1944 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 4/2/1945 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/6/1945, off Roy Bruner (BRK)
Earned first career win on 5/11/1945
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,114,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to St. Louis on 6/1/1949 (Going to BSN: SS Glenn Crawford, 3B Billy Goodman, 2B Cecil Travis. Going to STL: P Joe Nuxhall, P Joe Haynes, 2B George Kell)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.53 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1949, going 7-1, 2.44
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1950, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1951, off Virgil Trucks (NYA)
7/31/1951: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $500,000 per year, for 4 years
6/1/1952: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis
Traded from St. Louis to Boston (A) on 7/31/1953 (Going to STL: P Ben Cardoni. Going to BOS: P Joe Nuxhall)
Injured on 8/8/1954 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/7/1956 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
7/1/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (A)
9/22/1957: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $800,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/28/1958 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/10/1959 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/5/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $597,834 per year
Injured on 5/23/1962 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
 
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