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Stu
Miller		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: December 26, 1927 in Usa, MA, NORTHAMPTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1956   
All-Star Selections 1956    1957    1958    1962    1963   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1953 25 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1954 26 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1955 27 TAM AL $ 3,464,286 6 5 6 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1956 28 TAM AL $ 4,921,429 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 9 10 9
1957 29 TAM AL $ 6,107,143 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 9
1958 30 TAM AL $ 6,100,000 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 9
1959 31 TAM AL $ 6,100,000 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1960 32 TAM AL $ 6,100,000 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 9 9
1961 33 TAM AL $ 6,100,000 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 8 8 8
1962 34 TAM AL $ 7,000,000 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7
1963 35 WAS NL $ 7,000,000 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
1964 36 WAS NL $ 7,000,000 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 10 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 25 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 26 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 27 TAM AL $ 3,464,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 28 TAM AL $ 4,921,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 29 TAM AL $ 6,107,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 30 TAM AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 31 TAM AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 32 TAM AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 33 TAM AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 34 TAM AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1963 35 WAS NL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 36 WAS NL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 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
1952 24 STL NL 14 13 .519 39 39 0 0 0 261.0 261 125 26 107 117 4.31 .265 .336 .408 .744 14.0
1953 25 STL NL 14 12 .538 44 44 2 2 0 298.7 284 115 20 120 165 3.47 .252 .324 .373 .697 19.6
1954 26 STL NL 13 10 .565 34 34 2 0 0 234.0 231 103 22 83 112 3.96 .260 .323 .398 .721 15.4
1955 27 TAM AL 15 7 .682 35 35 1 1 0 231.7 209 79 16 79 124 3.07 .244 .307 .352 .659 22.1
1956 28 TAM AL 22 7 .759 43 43 2 1 0 305.0 252 81 10 77 149 2.39 .227 .277 .313 .590 32.0
1957 29 TAM AL 22 12 .647 44 44 0 0 0 295.7 294 118 10 110 188 3.59 .261 .327 .339 .666 18.7
1958 30 TAM AL 17 12 .586 41 41 3 0 0 280.0 238 83 7 85 178 2.67 .229 .288 .307 .595 24.8
1959 31 TAM AL 13 8 .619 31 31 1 0 0 202.3 184 65 15 76 135 2.89 .241 .310 .349 .659 19.0
1960 32 TAM AL 14 15 .483 43 43 2 1 0 277.3 285 132 16 95 174 4.28 .268 .328 .363 .690 11.7
1961 33 TAM AL 16 13 .552 49 34 1 1 1 256.7 227 87 16 69 184 3.05 .236 .287 .332 .619 19.8
1962 34 TAM AL 8 7 .533 66 7 0 0 8 111.0 110 44 10 44 72 3.57 .258 .325 .403 .728 8.0
1963 35 WAS NL 5 11 .313 41 0 0 0 9 46.0 51 23 4 29 22 4.50 .290 .383 .398 .781 1.8
1964 36 A   3 6 .333 47 0 0 0 28 59.3 50 20 8 19 50 3.03 .226 .288 .353 .640  
12 Years Sim 173 127 .577 510 395 14 6 18 2799.3 2626 1055 172 974 1620 3.39 .249 .313 .355 .668 207.1
1 Years A 3 6 .333 47 0 0 0 28 59.3 50 20 8 19 50 3.03 .226 .288 .353 .640  
Season Average 14 10 .583 42 32 1 0 1 233.3 218 87 14 81 135 3.39 .249 .313 .355 .668  
Career Highs 22 15 .759 66 44 3 2 9 305.0 294 132 26 120 188 4.50 .290 .383 .408 .781  
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   1367 551 81 450 1032   .235 .290 .329 .619
vs LH   1259 504 91 524 588   .268 .341 .387 .729
Home 89 58 .605 254 197 6 2 6 1411.6 1285 503 77 507 814 3.21 .244 .311 .337 .647
Away 84 69 .549 256 198 8 4 12 1387.6 1341 552 95 467 806 3.58 .255 .315 .373 .689
Mar/Apr 31 20 .608 91 69 2 0 3 490.6 462 199 40 180 257 3.65 .252 .319 .377 .696
May 27 17 .614 90 67 4 3 4 487.3 409 150 23 166 269 2.77 .230 .296 .321 .617
June 29 19 .604 88 66 1 0 5 460.3 475 198 30 156 292 3.87 .266 .324 .377 .701
July 19 25 .432 64 60 1 0 0 404.3 387 157 20 147 230 3.50 .253 .319 .350 .669
August 34 22 .607 85 66 3 2 4 472.3 437 161 30 159 289 3.07 .248 .310 .358 .668
Sep/Oct 33 24 .579 92 67 3 1 2 484.3 456 190 29 166 283 3.53 .248 .311 .347 .658
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
1952 24 STL NL 39 84 5 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 27 .083 .103 .095 .199 -1.9 0.0
1953 25 STL NL 44 102 7 15 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 22 .147 .170 .176 .346 0.5 0.0
1954 26 STL NL 34 83 6 10 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .120 .131 .193 .324 -0.2 0.0
1955 27 TAM AL 35 78 7 14 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 16 .179 .207 .205 .412 3.3 0.0
1956 28 TAM AL 43 106 9 14 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 19 .132 .148 .160 .309 0.2 0.0
1957 29 TAM AL 44 110 7 15 4 1 0 8 0 0 2 29 .136 .150 .191 .341 1.2 0.0
1958 30 TAM AL 41 108 6 11 5 0 1 5 0 0 4 32 .102 .133 .176 .309 0.6 0.0
1959 31 TAM AL 31 77 7 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .143 .165 .143 .307 0.0 0.0
1960 32 TAM AL 43 102 7 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 28 .098 .105 .098 .203 -2.0 0.0
1961 33 TAM AL 49 88 3 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 24 .057 .077 .102 .179 -3.7 0.0
1962 34 TAM AL 66 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
1963 35 WAS NL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
12 Years Sim 510 953 64 112 17 2 4 59 0 0 21 247 .118 .136 .152 .288 -3.3 0.0
162 Game Average 302 20 35 5 0 1 18 0 0 6 78 .118 .136 .152 .288 -1.0  
Career Highs 66 110 9 15 5 1 1 11 0 0 4 32 .179 .207 .205 .412 3.3  
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   656 50 87 14 2 4 44 0 0 11 169 .133 .146 .178 .324 0.5
vs LH   297 14 25 3 0 0 15 0 0 10 78 .084 .115 .094 .210 -9.6
Home 231 438 28 51 10 0 0 24 0 0 7 126 .116 .132 .139 .271 -7.1
Away 256 515 36 61 7 2 4 35 0 0 14 121 .118 .140 .163 .303 -1.9
RISP   239 0 25 4 1 1 51 0 0 5 63 .105 .119 .142 .261 -4.0
Close/Late   66 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .045 .060 .045 .105 -4.2
Mar/Apr 69 174 9 24 3 0 1 11 0 0 2 37 .138 .146 .172 .318 -0.1
May 67 157 7 19 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 36 .121 .137 .153 .290 -1.7
June 66 157 12 19 3 1 0 9 0 0 7 39 .121 .159 .153 .311 -0.2
July 60 141 11 14 3 0 1 13 0 0 4 34 .099 .122 .142 .263 -2.2
August 78 149 11 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 51 .094 .110 .107 .218 -4.5
Sep/Oct 92 175 14 22 4 1 1 14 0 0 3 50 .126 .140 .177 .318 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 24 STL NL P 39 39 261.0 22 54 1 8 .987 2.62    
1953 25 STL NL P 44 44 298.7 23 52 4 4 .949 2.26    
1954 26 STL NL P 34 34 234.0 13 32 0 1 1.000 1.73    
1955 27 TAM AL P 35 35 231.7 10 40 1 2 .980 1.94    
1956 28 TAM AL P 43 43 305.0 23 60 1 2 .988 2.45    
1957 29 TAM AL P 44 44 295.7 19 53 0 2 1.000 2.19    
1958 30 TAM AL P 41 41 280.0 19 45 2 0 .970 2.06    
1959 31 TAM AL P 31 31 202.3 19 31 1 3 .980 2.22    
1960 32 TAM AL P 43 43 277.3 10 44 1 3 .982 1.75    
1961 33 TAM AL P 49 34 256.7 13 54 0 3 1.000 2.35    
1962 34 TAM AL P 66 7 111.0 6 22 1 3 .966 2.27    
1963 35 WAS NL P 41 0 46.0 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.15    
Career Totals   510 395 2799.3 181 494 12 31 .983 2.17    
Career Highs   66 44 305.0 23 60 4 8 1.000 2.62    
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
1953 25 STL NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 12 10 1 5 7 6.59 .240 .309 .320 .629
1954 26 STL NL 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 27.0 23 5 1 9 19 1.67 .230 .294 .350 .644
1956 28 TAM AL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 34.0 31 11 1 12 23 2.91 .242 .307 .328 .635
1957 29 TAM AL 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 30.0 28 9 2 9 20 2.70 .255 .311 .336 .647
1958 30 TAM AL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 16.7 29 16 1 8 12 8.64 .382 .440 .553 .993
1959 31 TAM AL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 25 12 1 12 16 4.05 .243 .322 .320 .642
1962 34 TAM AL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 3 0 1 1 6.24 .278 .316 .389 .705
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 11 .353 27 22 0 0 0 152.3 153 66 7 56 98 3.90 .262 .326 .362 .688
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
1953 25 STL NL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1954 26 STL NL 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600
1956 28 TAM AL 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
1957 29 TAM AL 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167
1958 30 TAM AL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 31 TAM AL 4 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
1962 34 TAM AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 27 48 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .167 .184 .188 .371
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-7-3.47
1954-10-3.96
1955-3-3.07
1956-1-2.39
1958-2-2.67
1959-3-2.89
1961-9-3.05
CAR-40-3.39
 Wins
1956-3-22
1957-3-22
1958-5-17
 Winning Pct
1955-4-.682
1956-1-.759
1957-10-.647
1958-8-.586
 Games Started
1953-1-44
1956-7-43
1957-1-44
1958-4-41
1960-5-43
 Shutouts
1953-6-2
1956-6-1
 Hits Allowed
1957-8-294
1960-6-285
Walks per 9IP
1954-10-3.2
1956-5-2.3
1958-9-2.7
 Hits per 9IP
1955-6-8.1
1956-5-7.4
1958-7-7.7
 WHiP
1954-10-1.34
1955-5-1.24
1956-4-1.08
1958-4-1.15
1961-10-1.15
 OAVG
1955-7-.244
1956-5-.227
1958-7-.229
 OOBP
1955-7-.307
1956-4-.277
1958-5-.288
1961-10-.287
 OSLG
1955-5-.352
1956-3-.313
1957-4-.339
1958-2-.307
1959-7-.349
1961-10-.332
OOPS
1955-4-.659
1956-3-.590
1957-9-.666
1958-3-.595
1959-9-.659
1961-9-.619
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 71    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Tom Seaver (962)
  2. Ed Baecht (950)
  3. Bill Slayback (944)
  4. Mike Marshall (934)
  5. Bob Veale (932)
  6. Don Nottebart (924)
  7. Ramon Monzant (918)
  8. Willie Hernandez (918)
  9. Jack Salveson (913)
  10. Mike Torrez (912)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tommy Hughes (991)
  2. Ken Heintzelman (991)
  3. Al Javery (989)
  4. Hersh Freeman (988)
  5. Bob Chipman (986)
  6. Dave Koslo (984)
  7. Dick Donovan (984)
  8. Preacher Roe (981)
  9. Frank Sullivan (979)
  10. Danny Macfayden (979)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/4/1952, off Tom Morgan (BRK)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1952
Hit first career homerun on 9/26/1953, off Red Embree (CIN)
Injured on 5/2/1954 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1955 (Going to STL: CF Dick Wakefield. Going to TAM: P Stu Miller)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,921,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1956, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1956, going 3-1, 0.84
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1956, going 5-1, 1.86
Won Platinum Arm in 1956, going 22-7, 2.39 ERA
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,107,143 through salary arbitration
6/1/1957: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Injured on 7/29/1958 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/15/1959 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
9/1/1961: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Injured on 7/6/1962 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Washington on 3/3/1963 (Going to WAS: 1B Ken Harrelson, 3B Andy Carey, P Stu Miller. Going to TAM: CF Bob Hazle, P Frank Baumann, 2B Luis Aparicio)
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
 
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