#32 Bobby Shantz, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bobby Shantz
9/26/1925 30 USA,PA,POTTSTOWN 5"6 142
Starting Pitcher R L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,500,000 1958 7 Year(s), 18 Days (1222 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 168 Days (1544 total Days) 9 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Talent | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 65 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/17 | BOS | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
8/21 | @BAL | W 4-2 | * | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
8/25 | NYY | L 3-8 | * | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | L | | | | |
8/29 | @CLE | W 8-4 | * | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | W | | | | |
9/2 | @DET | L 1-7 | * | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | L | | | | |
9/6 | CLE | W 4-1 | * | 8.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | | | | |
9/10 | @DET | L 4-5 | * | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
9/14 | @CHA | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
9/18 | BAL | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 10-6 | * | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4.74 | 303.2 | 331 | 178 | 160 | 129 | 154 | 8 | 19.5 | 0 | 20 | 48.8 |
Projected | 43 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4.74 | 319.0 | 348 | 187 | 168 | 136 | 162 | | | | | |
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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 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 33 | 9 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.55 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 359 | 96 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .344 | .384 | .728 |
vs. RHB | 830 | 235 | 37 | 1 | 21 | 110 | 116 | 83 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .346 | .406 | .752 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 138.2 | 151 | 87 | 77 | 67 | 76 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4.53 | 165.0 | 180 | 91 | 83 | 62 | 78 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 52.0 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | 50.0 | 72 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 32 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.61 | 52.2 | 63 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 24 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.77 | 43.2 | 54 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 20 |
August | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.58 | 57.0 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 27 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | 48.1 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1949 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 276 | 120 | 120 | 26 | 81 | 167 | 10 | 2 | 1.43 | .000 | PHA |
1950 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4.38 | 76.0 | 79 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1.37 | .293 | PHA |
1951 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3.60 | 35.0 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .281 | PHA |
1952 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 3.43 | 327.2 | 327 | 138 | 125 | 28 | 94 | 192 | 13 | 4 | 1.28 | .289 | PHA |
1953 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3.24 | 219.1 | 205 | 91 | 79 | 13 | 91 | 98 | 7 | 1 | 1.35 | .275 | PHA |
1954 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4.29 | 325.1 | 314 | 172 | 155 | 27 | 123 | 140 | 14 | 0 | 1.34 | .269 | PHA |
1955 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4.74 | 303.2 | 331 | 178 | 160 | 27 | 129 | 154 | 8 | 0 | 1.51 | .302 | PHA |
Total | 279 | 183 | 74 | 75 | 26 | 4.04 | 1537.0 | 1569 | 753 | 690 | 132 | 553 | 804 | 55 | 8 | 1.38 | .361 | |
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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 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 33 | 250 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .269 | .244 | .513 | PHA |
1950 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .333 | .697 | PHA |
1951 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
1952 | 41 | 111 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .254 | .261 | .516 | PHA |
1953 | 29 | 82 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .314 | .305 | .619 | PHA |
1954 | 42 | 110 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .248 | .209 | .457 | PHA |
1955 | 41 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .196 | .178 | .374 | PHA |
Total | 244 | 683 | 149 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 61 | 35 | 122 | 2 | 2 | .218 | .260 | .240 | .500 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 24 | 77 | 9 | 106 | 5 | .953 | 303.2 | 3.14 | | | | |
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Injured on 7/30/1953 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks... Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1954...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1952 - 3.43 - 4th 1953 - 3.24 - 1st
| WHIP 1952 - 1.28 - 2nd 1953 - 1.35 - 5th 1954 - 1.34 - 5th
| Losses 1952 - 20 - 3rd 1954 - 16 - 7th
| Saves 1951 - 14 - 7th
| IP 1952 - 327.2 - 4th 1954 - 325.1 - 3rd
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K's 1952 - 192 - 2nd
| SHO 1952 - 4 - 2nd
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