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Al
Yeargin		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 16, 1901 in Usa, SC, MAULDIN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 MIN AL $ 1,537,143 99 56 62 59 46 57 52 30 41 36
1931 29 MIN AL $ 1,100,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 6 3 4 4
1932 30 MIN AL $ 1,100,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 4
1933 31 MIN AL $ 1,100,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 6 3 4 4
1934 32 BRK NL $ 1,101,427 10 6 7 7 5 6 5 3 4 3
1935 33 BRK NL $ 1,101,427 10 6 7 7 5 6 5 3 4 3
1936 34 TAM AL $ 300,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 5 3 3 3
1937 35 SLC NL $ 890,000 10 6 6 6 5 6 5 3 3 3
1938 36 SLC NL $ 890,000 10 5 6 6 4 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 4 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,537,143 99 56 62 59 46 57 52 30 41 36
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 MIN AL $ 1,537,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
1931 29 MIN AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1932 30 MIN AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1933 31 MIN AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1934 32 BRK NL $ 1,101,427   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 33 BRK NL $ 1,101,427   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1936 34 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 35 SLC NL $ 890,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 36 SLC NL $ 890,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,537,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
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
1930 28 MIN AL 12 17 .414 33 33 18 2 0 256.7 289 135 13 91 72 4.73 .289 .349 .397 .745 11.0
1931 29 MIN AL 16 23 .410 44 44 21 4 0 350.0 369 157 18 124 124 4.04 .268 .329 .374 .703 21.2
1932 30 MIN AL 6 9 .400 38 14 7 0 2 140.7 181 94 13 62 41 6.01 .312 .379 .442 .822 2.0
1933 31 MIN AL 3 3 .500 23 5 2 0 0 60.0 75 32 5 19 22 4.80 .296 .346 .443 .788 2.7
1934 32 BRK NL 4 7 .364 39 8 6 0 2 100.7 125 59 9 36 41 5.28 .303 .358 .453 .811 2.5
1935 33 BRK NL 7 10 .412 37 14 4 1 1 135.7 162 74 15 59 61 4.91 .297 .362 .439 .801 3.1
1936 34 BRK NL 6 11 .353 26 17 8 2 1 162.3 190 93 13 66 65 5.16 .294 .359 .425 .784 5.5
  TAM AL 1 0 1.000 5 3 2 0 0 4.7 2 0 0 4 3 0.00 .133 .316 .133 .449 1.1
  TOT   7 11 .389 31 20 10 2 1 167.0 192 93 13 70 68 5.01 .290 .358 .418 .777 6.6
    AA   1 3 .250 6 6 1 0 0 42.0 43 14 4 11 43 3.00 .261 .307 .382 .689  
1937 35 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
    AAA   4 4 .500 12 12 1 0 0 82.3 81 28 8 32 67 3.06 .256 .325 .377 .701  
1938 36 SLC NL 6 15 .286 26 26 13 1 0 200.0 234 115 16 85 78 5.18 .290 .356 .423 .779 3.8
1939 37 AA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 48.0 39 12 2 8 35 2.25 .220 .254 .311 .565  
9 Years Sim 61 95 .391 274 164 81 10 6 1412.3 1628 759 102 546 508 4.84 .289 .351 .412 .763 53.2
1 Years AAA 4 4 .500 12 12 1 0 0 82.3 81 28 8 32 67 3.06 .256 .325 .377 .701  
2 Years AA 4 4 .500 12 12 1 0 0 90.0 82 26 6 19 78 2.60 .240 .280 .345 .625  
3 Years Minors 8 8 .500 24 24 2 0 0 172.3 163 54 14 51 145 2.82 .248 .302 .360 .662  
Season Average 6 10 .375 30 18 9 1 0 156.9 180 84 11 60 56 4.84 .289 .351 .412 .763  
Career Highs 16 23 .500 44 44 21 4 2 350.0 369 157 18 124 124 6.01 .312 .379 .453 .822  
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   774 319 39 225 282   .267 .320 .373 .693
vs LH   854 440 63 321 226   .311 .383 .453 .836
Home 35 49 .417 140 89 41 6 2 774.3 850 413 57 307 283 4.80 .277 .343 .402 .745
Away 26 46 .361 134 75 40 4 4 638.0 778 346 45 239 225 4.88 .302 .361 .424 .785
Mar/Apr 7 18 .280 40 26 14 1 0 227.7 263 123 15 96 69 4.86 .290 .358 .417 .775
May 12 18 .400 51 29 14 2 2 241.6 287 145 19 100 87 5.40 .290 .355 .421 .776
June 11 14 .440 48 26 12 1 2 226.6 268 123 14 86 79 4.88 .295 .355 .405 .761
July 13 10 .565 42 25 15 4 0 222.0 231 100 15 65 83 4.05 .270 .322 .398 .720
August 6 24 .200 48 34 16 1 1 279.7 351 163 24 105 107 5.25 .306 .364 .438 .802
Sep/Oct 12 11 .522 45 24 10 1 1 214.6 228 105 15 94 83 4.40 .274 .348 .381 .729
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
1930 28 MIN AL 33 83 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 21 .108 .119 .120 .240 -1.2 0.0
1931 29 MIN AL 44 111 6 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 30 .117 .125 .126 .251 -1.2 0.0
1932 30 MIN AL 38 37 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .081 .079 .081 .160 -1.0 0.0
1933 31 MIN AL 23 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.1 0.0
1934 32 BRK NL 39 27 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .037 .036 .037 .073 -1.4 0.0
1935 33 BRK NL 37 39 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 16 .051 .075 .128 .203 -1.6 0.0
1936 34 BRK NL 26 51 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .039 .075 .039 .115 -2.7 0.0
  TAM AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   31 51 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .039 .075 .039 .115 -2.7 0.0
1938 36 SLC NL 26 60 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 28 .100 .129 .150 .279 0.0 0.0
8 Years Sim 271 421 16 38 3 1 1 20 0 0 6 132 .090 .105 .109 .214 -8.8 0.0
162 Game Average 251 9 22 1 0 0 11 0 0 3 78 .090 .105 .109 .214 -5.3  
Career Highs 44 111 6 13 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 30 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.1  
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   310 14 30 2 0 1 14 0 0 6 98 .097 .116 .113 .229 -8.5
vs LH   111 2 8 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 34 .072 .071 .099 .171 -5.1
Home 138 218 11 16 3 0 0 6 0 0 5 67 .073 .098 .087 .185 -9.0
Away 133 203 5 22 0 1 1 14 0 0 1 65 .108 .112 .133 .245 -4.6
RISP   112 0 8 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 40 .071 .070 .071 .142 -6.0
Close/Late   35 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .057 .081 .057 .138 -1.8
Mar/Apr 29 68 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 .059 .058 .059 .117 -4.1
May 43 68 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 .088 .088 .103 .191 -2.7
June 29 69 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .072 .099 .072 .171 -3.0
July 35 64 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 16 .109 .134 .109 .244 -1.3
August 44 91 6 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 29 .099 .118 .154 .272 -1.7
Sep/Oct 28 61 3 7 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 18 .115 .129 .148 .277 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 28 MIN AL P 33 33 256.7 16 69 1 7 .988 2.98    
1931 29 MIN AL P 44 44 350.0 22 86 2 6 .982 2.78    
1932 30 MIN AL P 38 14 140.7 12 28 1 0 .976 2.56    
1933 31 MIN AL P 23 5 60.0 5 18 0 2 1.000 3.45    
1934 32 BRK NL P 39 8 100.7 5 25 0 1 1.000 2.68    
1935 33 BRK NL P 37 14 135.7 11 30 1 0 .976 2.72    
1936 34 BRK NL P 26 17 162.3 13 41 2 4 .964 2.99    
  TAM AL P 5 3 4.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.93    
  TOT   P 31 20 167.0 13 42 2 4 .965 2.96    
1937 35 TAM AL P 3 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1938 36 SLC NL P 26 26 200.0 16 46 1 3 .984 2.79    
Career Totals   274 164 1412.3 100 344 8 23 .982 2.83    
Career Highs   44 44 350.0 22 86 2 7 1.000 3.45    
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
1932 30 MIN AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 10.3 12 7 0 2 3 6.10 .300 .333 .350 .683
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 10.3 12 7 0 2 3 6.10 .300 .333 .350 .683
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
1932 30 MIN AL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 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.
Losses
1931-7-23
 Games Started
1931-9-44
 Complete Games
1931-6-21
 Shutouts
1930-4-2
1931-1-4
1936-6-2
 Innings Pitched
1931-7-350.0
 Walks Allowed
1931-7-124
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Steve McCatty (956)
  2. Jim Nash (952)
  3. Charley Root (950)
  4. Don Rudolph (947)
  5. Harry Gumbert (946)
  6. Doug Rau (941)
  7. Ron Guidry (941)
  8. Curt Davis (940)
  9. Mike Parrott (939)
  10. Bump Hadley (939)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Kent Greenfield (996)
  2. Mike Cuellar (992)
  3. Jack Fisher (987)
  4. Dick Ellsworth (987)
  5. Ken Johnson (978)
  6. Hal Reniff (977)
  7. Bob Kuzava (976)
  8. Masanori Murakami (973)
  9. Bill Walker (972)
  10. Bill Wight (971)
History
Had first career hit (double) on 5/1/1930, off Tim Mcnamara (OAK)
Earned first career win on 5/9/1930
6/1/1930: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $1,100,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/18/1934 to a 2-year deal worth $1,101,427 per year
4/2/1935: Signed a minor league contract extension with Brooklyn
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1936, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Traded from Brooklyn to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1936 (Going to BRK: LF John Stone. Going to TAM: CF Heinie Manush, P Al Yeargin)
10/13/1936: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $890,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to St. Louis (C) on 7/1/1937 (Going to SLC: P Lefty Grove, P Vic Keen, P Boom-boom Beck, P Al Yeargin. Going to TAM: RF Frank Demaree, P Van Mungo)
Hit first career homerun on 8/13/1938, off Curt Davis (CLE)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 6/1/1939 to a minor league deal
Traded from Boston (N) to Cincinnati on 7/1/1939 (Going to CIN: P Al Yeargin. Going to BSN: 1B Harlin Pool)
Released by Cincinnati on 7/1/1939
 
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