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Rube
Degroff		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 5
 
Born: September 2, 1879 in Usa, NY, HYDE PARK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1907    1910   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 25 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 10 10 10
1906 26 DET AL     7 7 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 10 10
1907 27 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 10 10 10
1908 28 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 10 10
1909 29 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 10 10
1910 30 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 10 10 10
1911 31 DET AL $ 2,785,714   8 8 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
1912 32 DET AL $ 2,850,000   8 8 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 9 10 10
1913 33 DET AL $ 2,850,000   7 7 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 9 9
1914 34 DET AL $ 2,850,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 8
1915 35 SLN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,850,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1905 25 DET AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   26 83 12 23 2 0 1 2 0 0 15 7 .277 .388 .337 .725 12.2  
    AA   56 184 47 69 7 1 26 51 6 5 31 14 .375 .465 .848 1.313 60.0  
    A   37 128 14 38 4 1 10 20 1 8 12 14 .297 .357 .578 .935 22.9  
1906 26 AAA   119 405 33 140 19 2 7 46 11 12 40 18 .346 .404 .454 .859 68.1  
1907 27 DET AL 18 37 4 14 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 2 .378 .395 .486 .881 5.9 2.5
    AAA   91 332 41 101 11 4 7 34 6 8 40 21 .304 .379 .425 .804 51.6  
1908 28 DET AL 76 180 22 55 5 2 4 23 0 0 16 11 .306 .359 .422 .781 26.9 7.9
1909 29 DET AL 138 509 61 132 16 4 5 69 0 3 53 27 .259 .329 .336 .665 56.0 13.2
1910 30 DET AL 130 492 77 147 17 3 2 46 2 2 51 20 .299 .362 .358 .720 66.9 18.7
1911 31 DET AL 147 595 93 175 16 8 4 75 2 1 55 27 .294 .351 .368 .719 78.4 16.2
1912 32 DET AL 146 577 85 187 19 10 7 82 3 3 48 27 .324 .374 .428 .802 85.7 18.6
1913 33 DET AL 135 520 73 145 23 6 5 59 6 4 54 54 .279 .345 .375 .720 67.7 13.3
1914 34 DET AL 81 233 30 63 7 3 4 29 2 6 25 38 .270 .341 .378 .719 28.5 5.6
1915 35 AAA   130 476 76 129 26 5 15 65 13 11 83 82 .271 .379 .441 .820 80.7  
9 Years Sim 872 3144 445 918 105 37 31 393 15 19 303 207 .292 .352 .378 .731 415.8 96.0
4 Years AAA 366 1296 162 393 58 11 30 147 30 31 178 128 .303 .387 .434 .822 212.7  
1 Years AA 56 184 47 69 7 1 26 51 6 5 31 14 .375 .463 .848 1.311 60.0  
1 Years A 37 128 14 38 4 1 10 20 1 8 12 14 .297 .357 .578 .935 22.9  
6 Years Minors 459 1608 223 500 69 13 66 218 37 44 221 156 .311 .394 .493 .887 295.6  
162 Game Average 584 82 170 19 6 5 73 2 3 56 38 .292 .352 .378 .731 77.3  
Career Highs 147 595 93 187 23 10 7 82 6 6 55 54 .378 .395 .486 .881 85.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2344 360 722 81 29 25 304 14 17 243 117 .308 .372 .399 .771 342.0
vs LH   800 85 196 24 8 6 89 1 2 60 90 .245 .294 .318 .612 75.2
Home 438 1527 195 434 45 17 12 173 4 11 147 90 .284 .346 .360 .705 189.6
Away 434 1617 250 484 60 20 19 220 11 8 156 117 .299 .359 .396 .755 227.6
RISP   839 0 251 28 11 12 354 0 0 82 42 .299 .353 .402 .754 120.3
Pinch Hitting   90 14 31 8 1 2 16 0 2 3 10 .344 .366 .522 .888 14.4
Close/Late   416 54 122 15 5 4 53 0 0 40 33 .293 .354 .382 .737 56.1
Mar/Apr 99 363 55 102 10 6 1 42 1 2 42 22 .281 .357 .350 .707 46.1
May 151 544 77 150 14 4 6 71 4 4 67 37 .276 .355 .349 .704 70.3
June 141 537 83 165 16 5 8 64 3 3 45 38 .307 .357 .400 .758 75.4
July 154 535 74 155 21 5 4 63 4 3 60 36 .290 .358 .370 .728 72.3
August 154 565 82 167 20 8 6 73 2 3 54 30 .296 .355 .391 .746 77.4
Sep/Oct 173 600 74 179 24 9 6 80 1 4 35 44 .298 .335 .398 .734 75.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1907 27 DET AL CF 4 3 31.0 8 0 1 0 .889 2.32   0.1
    RF 2 2 16.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.56    
    LF 1 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1908 28 DET AL CF 33 32 284.0 80 0 5 0 .941 2.54   0.7
    RF 16 6 70.3 13 0 1 0 .929 1.66    
1909 29 DET AL CF 124 124 1134.3 288 5 30 1 .907 2.32   4.4
    RF 7 5 59.0 11 0 1 0 .917 1.68    
    LF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1910 30 DET AL RF 125 125 1109.3 207 1 14 1 .937 1.69   1.7
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1911 31 DET AL RF 147 147 1303.0 294 6 17 1 .946 2.07   3.4
1912 32 DET AL RF 145 144 1288.7 283 6 10 0 .967 2.02   2.6
1913 33 DET AL RF 130 128 1156.3 242 7 12 3 .954 1.94   3.4
1914 34 DET AL CF 57 49 450.3 113 4 9 0 .929 2.34   1.3
    RF 8 6 56.0 10 0 1 0 .909 1.61    
  RF 580 563 5058.7 1061 20 56 5 .951 1.92   11.1
  CF 219 208 1900.7 489 9 45 1 .917 2.36   6.5
  LF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   801 773 6977.3 1554 29 101 6 .940 2.04   17.6
Career Highs   147 147 1303.0 300 7 31 3 .967 2.36    
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
1910 30 DET AL 5 22 2 11 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .591 1.091
Career Post-Season Batting 5 22 2 11 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .591 1.091
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1910-5-.299
1912-5-.324
 On-Base Pct
1910-7-.362
 XR
1912-8-85.7
 Games
1912-10-146
 At-Bats
1911-4-595
1912-6-577
 Runs
1910-8-77
1911-10-93
Hits
1911-6-175
1912-4-187
 Total Bases
1912-9-247
 Singles
1910-10-125
1911-1-147
1912-2-151
 Homeruns
1908-10-4
1909-3-5
1912-5-7
1913-9-5
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  6. Jack McCarthy (947)
  7. Freddy Leach (947)
  8. Steve Evans (940)
  9. Fred Beck (939)
  10. Jack Tobin (936)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 79th overall pick, by Detroit in 1905
Had first career hit on 8/2/1907, off Mike Cunningham (BOS)
Won World Series with Detroit in 1907
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1908, off Vive Lindaman (BOS)
Won World Series with Detroit in 1910
2/13/1911: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration
7/11/1911: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,850,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 8/7/1912
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1912, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cleveland on 9/26/1912
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1912, hitting .382 with 2 HR, 15 RBI
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 3/14/1915 to a minor league contract
 
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