#82 Tex Shirley, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tex Shirley
4/25/1918 30 USA,TX,BIRTHRIGHT 6"1 175
Starting Pitcher S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,100,000 1948 $ 8,950,000 (7 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 46 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/31 | SLA | W 8-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/4 | @CLE | L 6-8 | * | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/8 | @DET | W 5-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/14 | NYY | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | W | PoG | | | |
9/18 | CLE | L 1-6 | * | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | L | | | | |
9/23 | @DET | L 2-5 | * | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/28 | @CLE | L 5-6 | * | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
10/2 | NYY | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | W | PoG | | | |
10/8 | @DET | L 5-8 | * | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/12 | DET | W 5-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3.03 | 353.1 | 312 | 128 | 119 | 110 | 237 | 35 | 85.4 | 4 | 27 | 65.9 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3.03 | 353.0 | 312 | 128 | 119 | 110 | 237 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.69 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 531 | 139 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .327 | .371 | .698 |
vs. RHB | 798 | 173 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 72 | 57 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .265 | .322 | .587 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2.85 | 177.0 | 150 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 120 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.22 | 176.1 | 162 | 71 | 63 | 57 | 117 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.30 | 60.0 | 55 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 44 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 52.0 | 46 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 32 |
June | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 63.0 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 43 |
July | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 60.0 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 35 |
August | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.28 | 59.1 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 34 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.81 | 59.0 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 49 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1943 | 79 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3.45 | 112.1 | 93 | 50 | 43 | 4 | 73 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | .272 | PHA,AL |
1944 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3.87 | 356.0 | 316 | 160 | 153 | 17 | 201 | 211 | 31 | 2 | 1.45 | .271 | PHA |
1945 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3.58 | 329.2 | 309 | 165 | 131 | 18 | 154 | 188 | 26 | 0 | 1.40 | .277 | PHA,AL |
1946 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 3.64 | 368.0 | 329 | 164 | 149 | 20 | 135 | 229 | 29 | 3 | 1.26 | .275 | PHA |
1947 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2.71 | 278.2 | 225 | 90 | 84 | 13 | 99 | 180 | 26 | 6 | 1.16 | .256 | PHA |
1948 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3.03 | 353.1 | 312 | 128 | 119 | 16 | 110 | 237 | 35 | 4 | 1.19 | .275 | PHA,AL |
Total | 292 | 198 | 114 | 78 | 7 | 3.40 | 1798.0 | 1584 | 757 | 679 | 88 | 772 | 1114 | 148 | 15 | 1.31 | .272 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1941, A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.53 | 14.1 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 | .400 |
1941, AAA | 29 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4.78 | 209.0 | 212 | 116 | 111 | 15 | 143 | 130 | 11 | 1 | 1.70 | .300 |
1942, AAA | 70 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3.17 | 82.1 | 85 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .289 |
1943, AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1948 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | PHA,AL |
1944 | 56 | 124 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .246 | .274 | .520 | PHA |
1945 | 40 | 120 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .216 | .242 | .458 | PHA,AL |
1946 | 44 | 128 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .263 | .328 | .591 | PHA |
1947 | 32 | 104 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .234 | .221 | .455 | PHA |
1948 | 41 | 136 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .234 | .228 | .462 | PHA,AL |
Total | 292 | 619 | 134 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 55 | 19 | 230 | 2 | 1 | .216 | .241 | .260 | .501 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 72 | 4 | .944 | 353.1 | 1.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 6th round, 90th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1941... Injured on 8/12/1941 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 4/16/1942 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days... Injured on 4/24/1942 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Earned first career win on 4/13/1943... Had first career hit on 6/25/1943, off Bob Feller (CLE)... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1944, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA... Hit first career homerun on 10/1/1944, off Tommy Bridges (DET)... Injured on 6/10/1945 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Injured on 8/28/1945 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,035,714 through salary arbitration... Pitched NO-HITTER against Chicago (A) on 4/14/1946, striking out 5... Injured on 5/30/1946 with a Concussion, out for one week... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,335,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/1/1947 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1947, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1947, going 7-0, 0.57... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1947, going 24-6, 2.71 ERA... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,100,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1948, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1948, going 6-0, 2.57... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1948, going 5-2, 3.00... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1948, going 6-1, 2.28... 9/25/1948: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $8,950,000 per year, for 7 years. Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1948, going 27-12, 3.03 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1944 - 3.87 - 10th 1945 - 3.58 - 4th 1946 - 3.64 - 7th 1947 - 2.71 - 2nd
| WHIP 1946 - 1.26 - 8th 1947 - 1.16 - 1st
| Wins 1945 - 19 - 7th 1946 - 22 - 5th 1947 - 24 - 2nd
| Losses 1944 - 21 - 3rd 1946 - 17 - 10th
| Saves 1943 - 4 - 8th 1944 - 3 - 9th
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IP 1944 - 356.0 - 3rd 1945 - 329.2 - 6th 1946 - 368.0 - 2nd
| K's 1944 - 211 - 3rd 1945 - 188 - 4th 1946 - 229 - 2nd 1947 - 180 - 8th
| BB 1944 - 201 - 2nd 1945 - 154 - 3rd 1946 - 135 - 8th
| CG 1944 - 31 - 5th 1945 - 26 - 6th 1946 - 29 - 6th 1947 - 26 - 9th
| SHO 1944 - 2 - 3rd 1946 - 3 - 6th 1947 - 6 - 1st
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