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Bob
Harris		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 1, 1917 in Usa, WY, GILLETTE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 21 SEM AL   8 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 4
1939 22 SEM AL   8 3 4 3 6 7 6 3 4 4
1940 23 SEM AL   8 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 4 4
1941 24 SEM AL   7 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4
1942 25 SEM AL   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1943 26 SEM AL   7 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 3 3
1944 27 SEM AL   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1945 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 3 3 3
1946 29 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 8 9 9 3 3 3
1947 30 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 8 9 8 3 3 3
1948 31 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 8 9 8 3 3 3
1949 32 CIN NL $ 905,000 8 5 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1950 33 CIN NL $ 2,135,714 8 6 7 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1951 34 DET AL $ 2,135,714 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1952 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1953 36 DET AL $ 1,250,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 3 3 3
1954 37 DET AL $ 1,250,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1955 38 DET AL $ 1,250,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714 8 6 7 6 8 9 9 3 4 4
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
1938 21 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1939 22 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 23 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 24 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 25 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 26 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 27 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 31 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 32 CIN NL $ 905,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 33 CIN NL $ 2,135,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 34 DET AL $ 2,135,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 36 DET AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 37 DET AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 38 DET AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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 21 AA   8 12 .400 25 25 4 2 0 177.0 166 74 18 46 124 3.76 .246 .294 .364 .658  
1939 22 AA   3 2 .600 5 5 0 0 0 32.0 32 15 2 11 28 4.22 .262 .323 .410 .733  
    A   12 8 .600 22 22 4 2 0 167.0 157 44 6 27 144 2.37 .245 .276 .333 .609  
1940 23 AA   4 4 .500 9 9 1 0 0 56.3 63 22 5 14 38 3.52 .281 .324 .388 .712  
    A   7 7 .500 17 17 4 2 0 132.3 111 21 2 24 117 1.43 .223 .259 .277 .536  
1941 24 AA   8 5 .615 45 10 0 0 16 117.3 126 47 5 33 66 3.61 .280 .329 .364 .694  
1942 25 AA   7 4 .636 20 20 4 0 0 140.7 139 49 16 26 121 3.14 .256 .290 .382 .672  
1943 26 AAA   7 6 .538 25 14 0 0 0 114.0 133 50 13 29 67 3.95 .282 .324 .423 .747  
1944 27 AAA   8 5 .615 20 20 1 0 0 137.3 145 64 22 45 91 4.19 .268 .324 .441 .765  
1945 28 SEM AL 4 1 .800 7 7 1 0 0 50.3 34 18 6 19 19 3.22 .191 .266 .326 .592 4.7
    AAA   10 3 .769 32 15 0 0 0 126.0 118 37 10 42 88 2.64 .241 .301 .356 .657  
1946 29 SEM AL 7 6 .538 15 8 2 0 0 96.7 117 45 9 18 35 4.19 .297 .327 .439 .766 6.2
  TAM AL 0 1 .000 13 6 2 0 0 14.7 22 8 2 3 6 4.91 .344 .373 .516 .889 0.2
  TOT   7 7 .500 28 14 4 0 0 111.3 139 53 11 21 41 4.28 .303 .333 .450 .783 6.5
1947 30 TAM AL 7 6 .538 54 14 2 0 5 145.0 152 64 16 50 59 3.97 .273 .334 .393 .728 9.0
1948 31 TAM AL 2 4 .333 22 2 0 0 0 47.7 61 27 9 17 17 5.10 .308 .361 .490 .851 1.4
  CIN NL 1 0 1.000 30 2 0 0 7 33.0 29 11 4 7 17 3.00 .234 .275 .371 .646 4.9
  TOT   3 4 .429 52 4 0 0 7 80.7 90 38 13 24 34 4.24 .280 .329 .444 .773 6.2
1949 32 CIN NL 12 21 .364 40 40 6 1 0 289.7 289 140 29 79 95 4.35 .259 .308 .383 .690 15.0
1950 33 CIN NL 5 3 .625 73 2 0 0 5 91.0 108 51 9 29 42 5.04 .296 .346 .419 .765 6.7
1951 34 DET AL 12 9 .571 78 13 4 1 7 180.0 160 66 20 69 74 3.30 .235 .306 .358 .664 19.1
1952 35 DET AL 3 5 .375 62 0 0 0 9 69.0 69 35 6 22 35 4.57 .264 .319 .402 .722 6.1
1953 36 DET AL 4 9 .308 42 4 1 0 4 71.3 87 38 12 24 37 4.79 .288 .342 .460 .803 1.9
1954 37 DET AL 2 3 .400 37 4 1 0 3 80.7 93 47 11 24 35 5.24 .283 .329 .426 .754 2.3
1955 38 DET AL 0 4 .000 21 0 0 0 2 35.0 52 28 6 18 13 7.20 .347 .414 .527 .941 0.0
11 Years Sim 59 72 .450 494 102 19 2 42 1204.0 1273 578 139 379 484 4.32 .270 .324 .405 .729 77.4
3 Years AAA 25 14 .641 77 49 1 0 0 377.3 396 151 45 116 246 3.60 .264 .316 .407 .724  
5 Years AA 30 27 .526 104 69 9 2 16 523.3 526 207 46 130 377 3.56 .261 .306 .374 .680  
2 Years A 19 15 .559 39 39 8 4 0 299.3 268 65 8 51 261 1.95 .236 .268 .308 .577  
10 Years Minors 74 56 .569 220 157 18 6 16 1200.0 1190 423 99 297 884 3.17 .256 .300 .369 .669  
Season Average 5 6 .455 44 9 1 0 3 109.5 115 52 12 34 44 4.32 .270 .324 .405 .729  
Career Highs 12 21 .800 78 40 6 1 9 289.7 289 140 29 79 95 7.20 .347 .414 .527 .941  
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   633 251 56 150 283   .265 .308 .381 .689
vs LH   640 327 83 229 201   .275 .340 .431 .771
Home 36 31 .537 258 53 10 1 23 650.6 657 297 73 197 263 4.11 .260 .314 .398 .712
Away 23 41 .359 236 49 9 1 21 553.3 616 281 66 182 221 4.57 .281 .336 .413 .749
Mar/Apr 11 15 .423 99 16 4 0 10 212.6 238 97 20 53 83 4.11 .283 .326 .408 .733
May 13 18 .419 102 15 2 1 6 207.3 249 115 23 68 70 4.99 .295 .347 .436 .783
June 4 9 .308 80 11 3 0 4 181.3 170 61 21 51 80 3.03 .247 .299 .372 .670
July 8 9 .471 74 16 4 1 8 180.6 175 93 24 66 70 4.63 .256 .322 .397 .719
August 6 10 .375 66 16 1 0 9 171.3 196 96 24 58 74 5.04 .283 .339 .442 .781
Sep/Oct 17 11 .607 73 28 5 0 7 250.7 245 116 27 83 107 4.17 .253 .312 .381 .693
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
1938 21 AA   5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
1939 22 A   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1945 28 SEM AL 7 16 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 .313 .313 .625 1.6 0.2
1946 29 SEM AL 15 31 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .129 .129 .129 .258 -0.6 0.0
  TAM AL 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.4 0.0
  TOT   28 34 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .147 .147 .147 .294 -0.3 0.0
1947 30 TAM AL 54 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .156 .152 .188 .339 0.9 0.0
1948 31 TAM AL 22 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
  CIN NL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   52 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1949 32 CIN NL 40 102 6 12 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 21 .118 .124 .118 .241 -1.2 0.0
1950 33 CIN NL 73 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5 0.1
1951 34 DET AL 78 41 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .268 .268 .293 .561 3.1 0.1
1952 35 DET AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1953 36 DET AL 42 12 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .333 .357 .333 .690 2.1 0.3
1954 37 DET AL 37 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .174 .208 .304 .513 1.6 0.0
1955 38 DET AL 21 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.7 0.1
11 Years Sim 494 285 18 50 3 0 1 23 0 0 5 54 .175 .190 .196 .386 9.3 0.8
1 Years AA 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
1 Years A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Minors 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
162 Game Average 93 5 16 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 17 .175 .190 .196 .386 3.1  
Career Highs 78 102 6 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 21 .333 1.000 .333 1.000 3.1  
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   173 10 28 2 0 1 16 0 0 4 27 .162 .182 .191 .373 2.8
vs LH   112 8 22 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 27 .196 .202 .205 .407 2.9
Home 258 145 11 28 2 0 1 15 0 0 4 32 .193 .217 .228 .445 5.5
Away 202 140 7 22 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 22 .157 .161 .164 .325 0.2
RISP   74 0 12 1 0 0 21 0 0 2 15 .162 .175 .176 .351 0.9
Close/Late   17 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 .278 .294 .572 1.3
Mar/Apr 36 46 1 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .196 .191 .196 .387 0.9
May 77 38 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .105 .150 .105 .255 -0.6
June 59 40 4 7 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 .175 .209 .250 .459 1.6
July 30 43 3 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 9 .140 .156 .163 .318 0.0
August 50 41 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .171 .190 .195 .386 0.8
Sep/Oct 43 77 6 17 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 .221 .218 .234 .452 3.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 28 SEM AL P 7 7 50.3 2 13 0 3 1.000 2.68    
1946 29 SEM AL P 15 8 96.7 10 21 0 1 1.000 2.89    
  TAM AL P 13 6 14.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.46    
  TOT   P 28 14 111.3 11 24 0 1 1.000 2.83    
1947 30 TAM AL P 54 14 145.0 12 37 0 2 1.000 3.04    
1948 31 TAM AL P 22 2 47.7 2 14 1 2 .941 3.02    
  CIN NL P 30 2 33.0 1 9 0 2 1.000 2.73    
  TOT   P 52 4 80.7 3 23 1 4 .963 2.90    
1949 32 CIN NL P 40 40 289.7 16 56 1 5 .986 2.24    
1950 33 CIN NL P 73 2 91.0 5 19 0 2 1.000 2.37    
1951 34 DET AL P 78 13 180.0 20 39 1 5 .983 2.95    
1952 35 DET AL P 62 0 69.0 7 12 0 0 1.000 2.48    
1953 36 DET AL P 42 4 71.3 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.51    
1954 37 DET AL P 37 4 80.7 8 23 1 0 .969 3.46    
1955 38 DET AL P 21 0 35.0 5 11 1 1 .941 4.11    
Career Totals   494 102 1204.0 92 266 5 23 .986 2.68    
Career Highs   78 40 289.7 20 56 1 5 1.000 4.11    
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
1946 29 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 4 2 2 0 21.69 .375 .500 1.125 1.625
1951 34 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 2 1 2 0 9.00 .538 .600 .923 1.523
1952 35 DET AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 7.0 5 1 0 4 3 1.29 .185 .290 .222 .513
1954 37 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 2 11.7 15 7 3 8 4 5.40 .294 .390 .529 .919
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
1946 29 TAM AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1952 35 DET AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 8 2 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.
ERA
1951-2-3.30
 Losses
1949-4-21
 Saves
1948-10-7
1952-8-9
 Games Pitched
1950-7-73
1951-5-78
 Games Started
1949-10-40
 Shutouts
1951-8-1
Homeruns Allowed
1949-10-29
 Walks per 9IP
1949-7-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1951-5-8.0
 WHiP
1949-6-1.27
1951-5-1.27
 OAVG
1951-5-.235
 OOBP
1949-6-.308
1951-4-.306
OSLG
1951-3-.358
 OOPS
1949-8-.690
1951-2-.664
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by Seattle (M) in 1938
Injured on 7/23/1938 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/15/1942 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/7/1945 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/4/1945, off Howie Pollet (MON)
Earned first career win on 9/4/1945
Traded from Seattle to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1946 (Going to SEM: C Fats Dantonio, 3B Joe Gantenbein. Going to TAM: P Bob Harris, P Ted Wilks, C Phil Masi)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/1/1948 (Going to TAM: C Hal Spindel. Going to CIN: P Bob Harris)
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/27/1950 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Detroit on 3/3/1951 (Going to CIN: P Everett Fagan. Going to DET: P Jim Hearn, P Bob Harris)
6/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/24/1951 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1951, going 4-0, 2.63
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1954, off Ken Trinkle (MON)
Injured on 5/16/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
 
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