#4 Bob Lemon, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Bob Lemon
9/22/1920
29
USA,CA,SAN BERNARDIN
6"0
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Starting Pitcher
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$ 8,000,000
1951
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 166 Days (1542 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 7 | 5 | 9 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
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Knuckleball
Fastball
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Screwball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Talent | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 8 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 40 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5.03 | 331.0 | 295 | 201 | 185 | 167 | 307 | 25 | 62.5 | 0 | 18 | 45.0 |
| Projected | 40 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5.03 | 331.0 | 295 | 201 | 185 | 167 | 307 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.13 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 547 | 142 | 49 | 14 | 21 | 85 | 88 | 61 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .328 | .516 | .844 |
| vs. RHB | 699 | 153 | 59 | 11 | 31 | 109 | 113 | 106 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .317 | .468 | .785 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.52 | 161.1 | 135 | 90 | 81 | 77 | 141 |
| Road | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5.52 | 169.2 | 160 | 111 | 104 | 90 | 166 |
| Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.55 | 47.0 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 46 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.95 | 54.2 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 60 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.57 | 61.0 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 54 |
| July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.70 | 49.2 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 50 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.46 | 57.2 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 49 |
| Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.28 | 61.0 | 50 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 48 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1942 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 6.00 | 277.1 | 291 | 197 | 185 | 40 | 135 | 216 | 16 | 0 | 1.54 | .304 | PHI |
| 1943 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 6.02 | 269.0 | 259 | 198 | 180 | 41 | 166 | 226 | 13 | 0 | 1.58 | .285 | PHI |
| 1944 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 5.71 | 315.1 | 309 | 216 | 200 | 54 | 163 | 282 | 19 | 1 | 1.50 | .289 | PHI |
| 1945 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4.66 | 287.2 | 252 | 159 | 149 | 25 | 144 | 261 | 20 | 2 | 1.38 | .287 | PHI |
| 1946 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5.02 | 272.1 | 255 | 175 | 152 | 44 | 130 | 235 | 18 | 0 | 1.41 | .273 | PHI |
| 1947 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5.09 | 235.0 | 215 | 145 | 133 | 28 | 128 | 187 | 19 | 0 | 1.46 | .279 | PHI |
| 1948 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5.06 | 315.0 | 287 | 189 | 177 | 48 | 160 | 306 | 22 | 0 | 1.42 | .288 | PHA |
| 1949 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5.03 | 331.0 | 295 | 201 | 185 | 52 | 167 | 307 | 25 | 0 | 1.40 | .274 | PHA |
| Total | 291 | 291 | 121 | 129 | 0 | 5.32 | 2302.2 | 2163 | 1480 | 1361 | 332 | 1193 | 2020 | 152 | 3 | 1.46 | .285 | |
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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, AA | 23 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.76 | 189.0 | 127 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 67 | 243 | 12 | 4 | 1.03 | .263 |
| 1943, AAA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 26.0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1.19 | .282 |
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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 |
| 1947 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.94 | 10.1 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 17.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8.92 | 35.1 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1942 | 35 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .223 | .264 | .487 | PHI |
| 1943 | 35 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .112 | .132 | .157 | .289 | PHI |
| 1944 | 40 | 103 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .259 | .311 | .570 | PHI |
| 1945 | 36 | 99 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .196 | .263 | .459 | PHI |
| 1946 | 34 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .257 | .277 | .534 | PHI |
| 1947 | 31 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .200 | .263 | .463 | PHI |
| 1948 | 40 | 110 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .464 | .811 | PHA |
| 1949 | 40 | 112 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .288 | .348 | .636 | PHA |
| Total | 291 | 774 | 159 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 83 | 40 | 189 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .244 | .300 | .544 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 18 | 51 | 6 | 72 | 3 | .958 | 331.0 | 1.96 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1941...
Injured on 4/12/1941 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 7/28/1941 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 4/30/1942, off Wayne Osborne (PIT)...
Earned first career win on 5/5/1942...
Hit first career homerun on 6/2/1942, off Jack Wilson (NYN)...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,150,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,478,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,478,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/7/1947 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/1/1948 to a 4-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year...
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WHIP
1945 - 1.38 - 8th
1947 - 1.46 - 10th
1948 - 1.42 - 8th
| Wins
1948 - 21 - 6th
| Losses
1942 - 22 - 2nd
1943 - 18 - 8th
1944 - 23 - 2nd
| IP
1944 - 315.1 - 10th
| K's
1942 - 216 - 8th
1943 - 226 - 5th
1944 - 282 - 2nd
1945 - 261 - 2nd
1946 - 235 - 4th
1947 - 187 - 6th
1948 - 306 - 1st
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BB
1942 - 135 - 7th
1943 - 166 - 6th
1944 - 163 - 9th
1948 - 160 - 6th
| SHO
1945 - 2 - 3rd
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