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Spud
Chandler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 181
 
Born: September 12, 1907 in Usa, GA, COMMERCE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1938 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1939 31 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1940 32 TAM AL $ 1,577,143 9 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1941 33 TAM AL $ 680,000 9 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 6 6
1942 34 TAM AL $ 680,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,577,143 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 31 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 32 TAM AL $ 1,577,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 33 TAM AL $ 680,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 34 TAM AL $ 680,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,577,143   4 4 4 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
1937 29 BSN NL 22 17 .564 42 42 23 2 0 324.0 350 155 18 83 107 4.31 .271 .315 .392 .708 23.2
1938 30 BSN NL 23 15 .605 43 43 19 2 0 334.7 362 164 19 103 94 4.41 .275 .326 .387 .714 19.2
1939 31 BSN NL 9 7 .563 21 8 3 0 0 166.0 205 95 11 48 63 5.15 .301 .346 .421 .766 3.3
  TAM AL 4 3 .571 33 13 4 1 3 54.0 51 10 3 16 21 1.67 .248 .301 .345 .646 8.0
  TOT   13 10 .565 54 21 7 1 3 220.0 256 105 14 64 84 4.30 .289 .335 .403 .738 11.4
1940 32 TAM AL 3 3 .500 47 1 0 0 6 54.7 61 35 7 25 11 5.76 .286 .363 .441 .804 1.9
1941 33 TAM AL 13 11 .542 110 4 0 0 8 152.0 142 65 13 66 56 3.85 .249 .325 .384 .709 13.9
1942 34 AAA   3 2 .600 57 0 0 0 1 67.3 78 35 4 26 45 4.68 .293 .356 .387 .743  
5 Years Sim 74 56 .569 296 111 49 5 17 1085.3 1171 524 71 341 352 4.35 .274 .327 .394 .721 69.6
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 57 0 0 0 1 67.3 78 35 4 26 45 4.68 .293 .356 .387 .743  
Season Average 14 11 .560 59 22 9 1 3 217.1 234 104 14 68 70 4.35 .274 .327 .394 .721  
Career Highs 23 17 .605 110 43 23 2 8 334.7 362 164 19 103 107 5.76 .289 .363 .441 .804  
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   532 234 31 160 230   .249 .301 .358 .660
vs LH   639 290 40 181 122   .299 .353 .430 .783
Home 35 28 .556 156 57 22 4 11 567.7 588 266 32 184 175 4.22 .266 .323 .379 .702
Away 39 28 .582 140 54 27 1 6 517.7 583 258 39 157 177 4.49 .282 .332 .410 .742
Mar/Apr 15 12 .556 48 25 11 1 2 206.7 245 117 16 59 75 5.10 .292 .338 .412 .750
May 17 7 .708 46 22 10 0 1 207.7 220 108 21 53 67 4.68 .266 .310 .400 .710
June 8 8 .500 44 21 8 0 2 180.0 189 82 10 53 57 4.10 .269 .321 .380 .701
July 10 13 .435 51 14 6 1 7 164.3 163 66 5 53 50 3.61 .259 .317 .348 .665
August 11 9 .550 53 15 8 1 0 159.3 176 82 13 61 56 4.63 .281 .345 .452 .797
Sep/Oct 13 7 .650 54 14 6 2 5 167.3 178 69 6 62 47 3.71 .273 .336 .368 .703
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
1937 29 BSN NL 42 104 10 26 3 0 0 13 0 0 1 19 .250 .262 .279 .541 8.0 0.0
1938 30 BSN NL 43 109 6 25 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 28 .229 .236 .248 .484 5.9 0.0
1939 31 BSN NL 21 58 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .155 .153 .155 .308 0.6 0.0
  TAM AL 33 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
  TOT   54 70 4 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 .157 .155 .157 .312 0.8 0.0
1940 32 TAM AL 47 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.2 0.0
1941 33 TAM AL 110 12 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 .308 .417 .724 1.8 0.4
1942 34 AAA   1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
5 Years Sim 296 300 23 67 6 0 0 23 0 0 2 74 .223 .229 .243 .472 16.3 0.4
1 Years AAA 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 164 12 36 3 0 0 12 0 0 1 40 .223 .229 .243 .472 8.9  
Career Highs 110 109 10 26 3 0 0 13 0 0 1 28 .333 .308 .417 .724 8.0  
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   223 15 50 6 0 0 21 0 0 2 56 .224 .231 .251 .483 10.4
vs LH   77 8 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .221 .221 .221 .442 2.7
Home 156 148 11 36 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 34 .243 .247 .257 .503 7.7
Away 140 152 12 31 4 0 0 11 0 0 2 40 .204 .212 .230 .442 5.4
RISP   83 0 17 2 0 0 23 0 0 0 25 .205 .198 .229 .427 2.6
Close/Late   32 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .219 .212 .281 .493 1.5
Mar/Apr 48 62 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .177 .175 .194 .368 0.8
May 46 55 5 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .236 .232 .236 .469 2.5
June 38 54 2 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .259 .259 .278 .537 3.4
July 43 45 5 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .289 .289 .333 .622 3.9
August 53 42 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 .119 .116 .143 .259 -0.8
Sep/Oct 36 42 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .262 .311 .286 .597 3.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 29 BSN NL P 42 42 324.0 23 66 2 4 .978 2.47    
1938 30 BSN NL P 43 43 334.7 16 55 0 2 1.000 1.91    
1939 31 BSN NL P 21 8 166.0 8 33 0 5 1.000 2.22    
  TAM AL P 33 13 54.0 3 11 0 1 1.000 2.33    
  TOT   P 54 21 220.0 11 44 0 6 1.000 2.25    
1940 32 TAM AL P 47 1 54.7 5 8 0 0 1.000 2.14    
1941 33 TAM AL P 110 4 152.0 6 34 1 5 .976 2.37    
Career Totals   296 111 1085.3 61 207 3 17 .989 2.22    
Career Highs   110 43 334.7 23 66 2 6 1.000 2.47    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1937-4-22
1938-1-23
 Losses
1937-10-17
 Winning Pct
1937-10-.564
1938-10-.605
1939-9-.563
 Saves
1941-8-8
 Games Pitched
1941-1-110
 Games Started
1937-7-42
1938-5-43
Complete Games
1937-3-23
1938-6-19
 Shutouts
1937-6-2
1938-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1937-9-324.0
1938-6-334.7
 Hits Allowed
1937-6-350
1938-5-362
 Walks Allowed
1938-9-103
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Lew Krausse (947)
  7. Charlie Lea (946)
  8. Vic Keen (946)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1937
Earned first career win on 4/2/1937
Had first career hit on 4/14/1937, off Ray Prim (CIN)
Injured on 6/11/1937 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1939 (Going to TAM: P Spud Chandler, P Lefty Mills, 2B Billy Herman. Going to BSN: 2B Johnny Hodapp, LF Ralph Hodgin)
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,577,143 through salary arbitration
10/12/1940: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $680,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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