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Don
Cardwell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 7, 1935 in Usa, NC, WINSTON-SALEM
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 21 BOS AL   8 4 5 4 6 7 6 5 6 6
1958 22 BOS AL   8 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 7 6
1959 23 BOS AL   8 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 7 6
1960 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
1961 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 7 7
1962 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 6
1963 27 BOS AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 7 7
1964 28 BOS AL $ 457,143 8 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 5
1965 29 BOS AL $ 1,685,714 8 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5
1967 31 TOR AL $ 450,000 8 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 5
1969 33 TOR AL   8 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,685,714 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 21 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 22 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 23 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 27 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 28 BOS AL $ 457,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 29 BOS AL $ 1,685,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 31 TOR AL $ 450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 33 TOR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,685,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1957 21 AAA   10 4 .714 22 22 0 0 0 147.7 127 53 10 71 121 3.23 .230 .317 .336 .654  
1958 22 AAA   10 5 .667 21 21 0 0 0 146.0 117 43 12 56 111 2.65 .220 .294 .335 .629  
1959 23 AAA   10 10 .500 30 30 7 3 0 228.3 178 62 18 55 219 2.44 .213 .262 .323 .585  
1960 24 BOS AL 8 5 .615 36 17 4 0 0 150.7 153 76 16 56 101 4.54 .260 .326 .390 .717 4.2
1961 25 BOS AL 4 7 .364 61 3 0 0 10 88.3 83 31 9 26 46 3.16 .244 .302 .362 .664 7.0
1962 26 BOS AL 9 22 .290 38 38 15 1 0 281.0 313 155 31 90 139 4.96 .280 .336 .432 .767 0.4
1963 27 BOS AL 4 3 .571 36 1 1 0 1 54.0 52 25 6 12 22 4.17 .255 .308 .377 .685 2.5
1964 28 BOS AL 12 7 .632 23 23 10 1 0 182.7 184 61 14 45 103 3.01 .262 .306 .379 .686 11.0
1965 29 BOS AL 1 1 .500 10 0 0 0 0 12.3 9 2 1 5 7 1.46 .225 .311 .325 .636 1.5
1967 31 AA   5 5 .500 61 0 0 0 4 49.0 61 31 5 26 34 5.69 .323 .405 .471 .876  
1968 32 AA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 11.3 7 5 1 5 9 3.97 .194 .293 .333 .626  
    A   1 1 .500 37 0 0 0 4 38.3 27 11 2 10 34 2.58 .199 .253 .287 .540  
1969 33 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 4 3 1 1 0 81.82 .800 .833 1.600 2.433  
    AA   4 3 .571 43 0 0 0 2 32.0 44 23 1 21 19 6.47 .333 .425 .409 .834  
6 Years Sim 38 45 .458 204 82 30 2 11 769.0 794 350 77 234 418 4.10 .266 .321 .398 .719 26.6
4 Years AAA 30 19 .612 74 73 7 3 0 522.3 426 161 41 183 451 2.77 .221 .289 .334 .622  
3 Years AA 9 8 .529 111 0 0 0 6 92.3 112 59 7 52 62 5.75 .314 .401 .434 .835  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 37 0 0 0 4 38.3 27 11 2 10 34 2.58 .199 .253 .287 .540  
8 Years Minors 40 28 .588 222 73 7 3 10 653.0 565 231 50 245 547 3.18 .234 .304 .346 .650  
Season Average 6 7 .462 34 13 5 0 1 128.2 132 58 12 39 69 4.10 .266 .321 .398 .719  
Career Highs 12 22 .632 61 38 15 1 10 281.0 313 155 31 90 139 4.96 .280 .336 .432 .767  
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   401 152 33 98 257   .254 .297 .372 .670
vs LH   393 198 44 136 161   .279 .342 .428 .770
Home 21 22 .488 105 41 15 1 3 390.0 396 167 38 111 231 3.85 .262 .313 .394 .707
Away 17 23 .425 99 41 15 1 8 379.0 398 183 39 123 187 4.35 .269 .325 .403 .728
Mar/Apr 9 3 .750 40 11 5 1 2 129.7 113 51 11 38 59 3.54 .236 .292 .363 .655
May 7 14 .333 45 22 11 0 2 198.7 196 92 23 45 109 4.17 .257 .298 .400 .698
June 9 10 .474 35 19 7 0 2 167.0 168 56 9 49 89 3.02 .263 .315 .368 .683
July 5 6 .455 28 12 3 1 4 101.0 129 62 14 39 53 5.53 .312 .371 .457 .827
August 4 6 .400 33 9 4 0 1 93.0 88 38 11 34 61 3.68 .242 .307 .386 .693
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 23 9 0 0 0 79.6 100 51 9 29 47 5.76 .301 .357 .446 .803
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
1960 24 BOS AL 36 44 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .045 .067 .068 .135 -2.4 0.0
1961 25 BOS AL 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1962 26 BOS AL 38 90 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 .078 .117 .100 .217 -2.3 0.0
1963 27 BOS AL 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1964 28 BOS AL 23 59 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 19 .153 .177 .153 .330 0.5 0.0
1965 29 BOS AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
6 Years Sim 204 203 9 18 3 0 0 11 0 0 5 68 .089 .118 .103 .222 -5.0 0.0
162 Game Average 161 7 14 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 54 .089 .118 .103 .222 -4.0  
Career Highs 61 90 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 30 .153 .177 .153 .330 0.5  
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   131 5 11 1 0 0 9 0 0 3 41 .084 .110 .092 .202 -4.8
vs LH   72 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .097 .133 .125 .258 -1.6
Home 105 92 3 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 34 .065 .103 .076 .179 -4.0
Away 95 111 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 34 .108 .132 .126 .258 -2.4
RISP   50 0 7 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 14 .140 .154 .160 .314 -0.4
Close/Late   21 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .190 .190 .238 .429 0.6
Mar/Apr 26 36 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .167 .189 .167 .356 0.5
May 45 59 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 .102 .102 .119 .220 -1.9
June 19 43 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 12 .070 .130 .116 .247 -0.9
July 14 25 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .040 .074 .040 .114 -1.8
August 15 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.5
Sep/Oct 20 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056 .105 .056 .161 -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    
1960 24 BOS AL P 36 17 150.7 13 23 2 1 .947 2.15    
1961 25 BOS AL P 61 3 88.3 8 12 2 1 .909 2.04    
1962 26 BOS AL P 38 38 281.0 30 52 1 1 .988 2.63    
1963 27 BOS AL P 36 1 54.0 4 12 0 1 1.000 2.67    
1964 28 BOS AL P 23 23 182.7 9 36 4 2 .918 2.22    
1965 29 BOS AL P 10 0 12.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.73    
Career Totals   204 82 769.0 64 136 9 6 .957 2.34    
Career Highs   61 38 281.0 30 52 4 2 1.000 2.67    
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
1960 24 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 9.00 .400 .500 .800 1.300
1961 25 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1963 27 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 8 2 0 0 0 21.3 14 5 1 10 10 2.11 .189 .286 .257 .542
1965 29 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .400 .400 .400 .800
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 11 2 0 0 0 25.7 18 6 1 11 11 2.10 .200 .287 .278 .565
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
1963 27 BOS AL 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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
1964-9-3.01
 Losses
1962-4-22
 Saves
1961-9-10
 Complete Games
1962-5-15
1964-8-10
 Hits Allowed
1962-6-313
 Homeruns Allowed
1962-10-31
Walks per 9IP
1964-10-2.2
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Roger Wolff (968)
  6. Lindy McDaniel (968)
  7. Mark Huismann (967)
  8. Tom Sturdivant (966)
  9. Jose Guzman (965)
  10. George Uhle (964)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1957
Injured on 7/10/1957 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 5/1/1958 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1959 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 5/15/1960, off Jim O'toole (MON)
Earned first career win on 5/15/1960
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Injured on 7/30/1964 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/5/1965 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Released by Boston (A) on 10/28/1965
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/4/1967 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Released by Toronto on 10/22/1968
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 5/1/1969 to a minor league deal
 
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