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Don
Mossi		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 11, 1929 in Usa, CA, ST. HELENA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1956    1961   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 25 MON NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
1955 26 MON NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 8 7 7 6 5 6
1956 27 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1957 28 MON NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1958 29 MON NL $ 1,160,000 5 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1959 30 MON NL $ 1,250,000 4 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 6
1960 31 MON NL $ 1,250,000 4 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 6
1961 32 MON NL $ 1,250,000 4 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 5 6
1962 33 MON NL $ 1,250,000 4 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 5 6
1963 34 WAS NL $ 1,500,000 3 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 6
1964 35 WAS NL $ 1,500,000 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5
1965 36 WAS NL $ 1,500,000 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 25 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 26 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 27 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 28 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 29 MON NL $ 1,160,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 30 MON NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 31 MON NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 32 MON NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 33 MON NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 34 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 35 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 36 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   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
1954 25 MON NL 1 8 .111 15 15 1 0 0 98.0 95 42 9 28 44 3.86 .256 .307 .375 .681 5.4
    AAA   4 6 .400 11 11 3 1 0 81.0 92 33 5 19 56 3.67 .295 .335 .401 .736  
1955 26 MON NL 6 17 .261 44 28 1 0 1 207.7 246 132 34 53 95 5.72 .297 .336 .490 .827 4.7
1956 27 MON NL 10 8 .556 112 0 0 0 18 145.7 128 46 13 43 65 2.84 .239 .295 .351 .646 24.2
1957 28 MON NL 11 9 .550 96 5 0 0 17 132.7 152 68 23 40 73 4.61 .285 .336 .466 .802 8.6
1958 29 MON NL 8 4 .667 70 0 0 0 18 81.3 81 37 12 26 36 4.09 .258 .312 .411 .723 9.5
1959 30 MON NL 4 6 .400 74 0 0 0 13 82.3 88 34 9 21 52 3.72 .267 .310 .392 .702 8.0
1960 31 MON NL 6 8 .429 78 0 0 0 15 91.3 92 34 10 25 74 3.35 .258 .305 .390 .696 9.9
1961 32 MON NL 7 5 .583 67 0 0 0 11 72.0 80 22 4 17 47 2.75 .290 .329 .417 .745 9.2
1962 33 MON NL 5 5 .500 66 0 0 0 12 78.7 65 30 10 16 42 3.43 .225 .268 .363 .631 8.1
1963 34 WAS NL 10 4 .714 82 0 0 0 4 97.3 84 42 14 31 58 3.88 .230 .289 .383 .671 8.9
1964 35 WAS NL 4 5 .444 59 0 0 0 1 75.7 71 30 11 24 42 3.57 .246 .307 .415 .722 4.7
11 Years Sim 72 79 .477 763 48 2 0 110 1162.6 1182 517 149 324 628 4.00 .263 .312 .414 .726 101.2
1 Years AAA 4 6 .400 11 11 3 1 0 81.0 92 33 5 19 56 3.67 .295 .335 .401 .736  
Season Average 6 7 .462 69 4 0 0 10 105.7 107 47 13 29 57 4.00 .263 .312 .414 .726  
Career Highs 11 17 .714 112 28 1 0 18 207.7 246 132 34 53 95 5.72 .297 .336 .490 .827  
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   815 365 97 222 403   .270 .319 .421 .740
vs LH   367 152 52 102 225   .251 .299 .401 .700
Home 36 35 .507 392 25 0 0 48 605.6 601 259 65 177 342 3.85 .259 .311 .392 .703
Away 36 44 .450 371 23 2 0 63 557.0 581 258 84 147 286 4.17 .268 .315 .439 .754
Mar/Apr 15 15 .500 126 7 0 0 20 200.3 175 68 23 55 102 3.06 .235 .288 .376 .663
May 14 12 .538 117 7 1 0 21 184.6 181 79 25 38 99 3.85 .255 .293 .401 .694
June 10 10 .500 112 12 1 0 14 193.3 213 95 27 58 97 4.42 .280 .331 .451 .783
July 12 19 .387 130 14 0 0 12 223.3 261 138 37 87 127 5.56 .289 .352 .460 .811
August 8 10 .444 143 6 0 0 27 186.3 191 69 15 40 96 3.33 .266 .305 .386 .691
Sep/Oct 13 13 .500 135 2 0 0 17 174.6 161 68 22 46 107 3.50 .246 .296 .398 .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
1954 25 MON NL 15 31 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .097 .097 .129 .226 -0.7 0.0
1955 26 MON NL 44 58 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .224 .237 .241 .479 3.1 0.0
1956 27 MON NL 112 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1957 28 MON NL 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1959 30 MON NL 74 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1960 31 MON NL 78 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1961 32 MON NL 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1962 33 MON NL 66 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1963 34 WAS NL 82 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1964 35 WAS NL 59 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 693 116 5 19 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 50 .164 .171 .181 .352 1.7 0.0
162 Game Average 27 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .164 .171 .181 .352 0.4  
Career Highs 112 58 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .500 .500 .500 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   69 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 32 .159 .171 .159 .331 0.3
vs LH   47 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 .170 .170 .213 .383 0.7
Home 329 52 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .173 .189 .173 .362 0.7
Away 296 64 3 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 28 .156 .156 .188 .344 0.3
RISP   30 0 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .167 .167 .200 .367 0.3
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 32 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
May 62 22 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .227 .227 .227 .455 0.9
June 26 27 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .037 .037 .074 .111 -1.8
July 63 30 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .233 .258 .233 .491 1.6
August 48 15 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .267 .267 .333 .600 1.2
Sep/Oct 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 25 MON NL P 15 15 98.0 10 21 1 1 .969 2.85    
1955 26 MON NL P 44 28 207.7 14 40 1 3 .982 2.34    
1956 27 MON NL P 112 0 145.7 4 32 1 2 .973 2.22    
1957 28 MON NL P 96 5 132.7 13 25 2 4 .950 2.58    
1958 29 MON NL P 70 0 81.3 7 18 1 3 .962 2.77    
1959 30 MON NL P 74 0 82.3 4 19 0 2 1.000 2.51    
1960 31 MON NL P 78 0 91.3 8 20 1 2 .966 2.76    
1961 32 MON NL P 67 0 72.0 4 15 0 3 1.000 2.38    
1962 33 MON NL P 66 0 78.7 6 12 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1963 34 WAS NL P 82 0 97.3 10 16 0 1 1.000 2.40    
1964 35 WAS NL P 59 0 75.7 6 13 1 1 .950 2.26    
Career Totals   763 48 1162.6 86 231 8 22 .975 2.45    
Career Highs   112 28 207.7 14 40 2 4 1.000 2.85    
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
1958 29 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 1 1 0 2 6.77 .200 .200 .800 1.000
1960 31 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 32 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 1 1 2 9.00 .400 .438 .800 1.238
1962 33 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 7.0 9 4 2 1 5 5.15 .300 .323 .600 .923
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1955-5-17
 Saves
1956-3-18
1957-1-17
1958-1-18
1959-8-13
1960-6-15
1961-7-11
1962-10-12
CAR-36-110
 Games Pitched
1956-1-112
1957-2-96
1958-7-70
1959-5-74
1960-3-78
1961-7-67
1962-8-66
1963-6-82
CAR-15-763
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-9-34
 Walks per 9IP
1955-5-2.3
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Randy Jones (929)
  2. Bill Kennedy (927)
  3. Bill Zepp (926)
  4. Bobby Tiefenauer (920)
  5. Sparky Lyle (918)
  6. Diego Segui (912)
  7. Dennis Bennett (911)
  8. Bill Dailey (908)
  9. Ed Glynn (904)
  10. Hooks Iott (903)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Montreal in 1954
Injured on 4/18/1954 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 6/3/1954, off Jack Harshman (DET)
Earned first career win on 7/31/1954
Injured on 8/4/1954 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with Montreal in 1960
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/11/1963 to a 4-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 4/11/1963 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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