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Bob
Dresser		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: October 4, 1878 in Newton, MA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 7 6 6 10 10 10
1903 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10
1904 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
1905 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
1906 27 PIT NL $ 2,964,286 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
1907 28 PIT NL $ 4,500,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1908 29 PIT NL $ 4,500,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1909 30 PIT NL $ 4,500,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1910 31 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1911 32 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1912 33 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1913 34 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 10 4 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
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
1902 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 27 PIT NL $ 2,964,286   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 28 PIT NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 29 PIT NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 30 PIT NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 31 PIT NL $ 6,000,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 32 PIT NL $ 6,000,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 33 PIT NL $ 6,000,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 34 PIT NL $ 6,000,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1902 23 PIT NL 0 1 .000 4 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 0 1 4 3.86 .276 .313 .310 .623 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 1 8.3 10 5 0 6 12 5.40 .303 .410 .333 .744  
1903 24 PIT NL 11 6 .647 26 18 13 0 0 164.3 166 61 7 30 97 3.34 .257 .300 .411 .711 11.7
1904 25 PIT NL 22 15 .595 40 40 33 1 0 339.0 317 114 7 78 202 3.03 .245 .288 .362 .651 31.0
1905 26 PIT NL 22 16 .579 44 44 26 2 0 363.7 332 135 9 57 195 3.34 .240 .269 .388 .657 29.8
1906 27 PIT NL 15 18 .455 44 44 4 0 0 325.0 280 110 5 55 195 3.05 .228 .260 .309 .569 21.1
1907 28 PIT NL 9 13 .409 34 34 7 2 0 241.7 215 82 4 46 152 3.05 .237 .274 .329 .603 18.8
1908 29 PIT NL 14 17 .452 42 42 8 3 0 316.0 246 88 4 54 198 2.51 .211 .246 .295 .542 29.0
1909 30 PIT NL 18 18 .500 42 42 3 2 0 306.7 265 94 4 60 183 2.76 .231 .276 .323 .599 25.0
1910 31 PIT NL 13 23 .361 43 43 7 2 0 308.3 274 107 4 69 188 3.12 .234 .285 .318 .604 22.2
1911 32 PIT NL 15 22 .405 42 42 32 1 0 362.7 397 153 13 91 174 3.80 .282 .327 .396 .723 27.8
1912 33 PIT NL 14 19 .424 37 37 30 1 0 310.7 311 130 16 78 141 3.77 .262 .308 .370 .678 18.6
1913 34 PIT NL 13 18 .419 33 33 27 1 0 285.7 297 127 16 84 133 4.00 .270 .324 .394 .718 15.3
12 Years Sim 166 186 .472 431 420 190 15 0 3330.6 3108 1204 89 703 1862 3.25 .245 .287 .354 .641 250.0
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 1 8.3 10 5 0 6 12 5.40 .303 .410 .333 .744  
Season Average 13 15 .464 35 35 15 1 0 277.6 259 100 7 58 155 3.25 .245 .287 .354 .641  
Career Highs 22 23 .647 44 44 33 3 0 363.7 397 153 16 91 202 4.00 .282 .327 .411 .723  
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   2071 747 60 449 1224   .249 .288 .359 .647
vs LH   1037 457 29 254 638   .237 .279 .343 .622
Home 85 100 .459 219 215 98 6 0 1739.0 1629 665 48 367 951 3.44 .245 .284 .360 .644
Away 81 86 .485 212 205 92 9 0 1591.6 1479 539 41 336 911 3.05 .246 .286 .346 .632
Mar/Apr 17 21 .447 45 44 20 0 0 342.3 351 144 11 80 194 3.79 .263 .305 .361 .666
May 30 30 .500 74 72 29 4 0 573.6 512 187 13 124 332 2.93 .236 .278 .333 .611
June 25 43 .368 74 74 40 2 0 598.3 574 228 15 133 340 3.43 .251 .293 .362 .655
July 33 25 .569 78 72 32 3 0 562.3 556 217 15 112 314 3.47 .256 .292 .373 .665
August 21 38 .356 70 69 30 1 0 545.0 488 190 13 112 333 3.14 .236 .276 .350 .626
Sep/Oct 40 29 .580 90 89 39 5 0 709.0 627 238 22 142 349 3.02 .236 .275 .346 .621
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
1902 23 PIT NL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1903 24 PIT NL 26 64 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 33 .219 .219 .266 .484 2.9 0.0
1904 25 PIT NL 40 119 12 21 2 1 0 14 0 0 2 63 .176 .192 .210 .402 3.9 0.0
1905 26 PIT NL 44 127 12 21 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 65 .165 .191 .189 .380 2.5 0.0
1906 27 PIT NL 44 121 4 22 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 67 .182 .182 .198 .380 1.8 0.0
1907 28 PIT NL 34 87 3 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 49 .172 .207 .184 .390 2.8 0.0
1908 29 PIT NL 42 108 7 12 0 1 0 4 0 0 4 57 .111 .143 .130 .272 -0.9 0.0
1909 30 PIT NL 42 115 9 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 63 .130 .144 .139 .283 -0.4 0.0
1910 31 PIT NL 43 113 5 14 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 53 .124 .124 .150 .274 -2.0 0.0
1911 32 PIT NL 42 125 5 25 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 56 .200 .231 .216 .447 4.5 0.0
1912 33 PIT NL 37 114 8 19 1 0 0 9 0 1 2 54 .167 .181 .175 .356 1.4 0.0
1913 34 PIT NL 33 102 8 21 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 51 .206 .214 .216 .429 3.3 0.0
12 Years Sim 431 1197 78 199 15 4 0 78 0 3 23 611 .166 .183 .185 .368 19.6 0.0
162 Game Average 449 29 74 5 1 0 29 0 1 8 229 .166 .183 .185 .368 7.4  
Career Highs 44 127 12 25 3 1 0 14 0 1 5 67 .219 .231 .266 .484 4.5  
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   847 55 141 10 2 0 56 0 1 15 437 .166 .182 .183 .365 10.8
vs LH   350 23 58 5 2 0 22 0 2 8 174 .166 .184 .191 .375 5.2
Home 218 587 51 109 7 4 0 50 0 1 15 293 .186 .208 .211 .419 17.1
Away 212 610 27 90 8 0 0 28 0 2 8 318 .148 .158 .161 .319 -1.1
RISP   295 0 55 4 1 0 76 0 0 6 150 .186 .205 .207 .411 7.9
Close/Late   118 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 70 .119 .139 .127 .266 -1.7
Mar/Apr 44 129 13 25 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 62 .194 .206 .202 .408 3.4
May 73 205 18 34 4 1 0 14 0 1 5 107 .166 .186 .195 .381 3.4
June 74 218 11 36 3 0 0 18 0 1 2 118 .165 .173 .179 .352 1.5
July 78 199 16 34 2 2 0 14 0 0 7 97 .171 .197 .201 .398 5.1
August 70 191 8 27 2 0 0 15 0 0 4 104 .141 .162 .152 .314 -0.4
Sep/Oct 89 255 12 43 3 1 0 12 0 1 3 123 .169 .180 .188 .368 3.0
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    
1902 23 PIT NL P 4 1 7.0 3 3 0 0 1.000 7.71    
1903 24 PIT NL P 26 18 164.3 11 37 4 0 .923 2.63    
1904 25 PIT NL P 40 40 339.0 13 68 5 4 .942 2.15    
1905 26 PIT NL P 44 44 363.7 27 58 5 2 .944 2.10    
1906 27 PIT NL P 44 44 325.0 28 68 2 3 .980 2.66    
1907 28 PIT NL P 34 34 241.7 18 55 1 4 .986 2.72    
1908 29 PIT NL P 42 42 316.0 22 47 5 0 .932 1.97    
1909 30 PIT NL P 42 42 306.7 27 69 4 4 .960 2.82    
1910 31 PIT NL P 43 43 308.3 15 60 4 1 .949 2.19    
1911 32 PIT NL P 42 42 362.7 24 73 5 6 .951 2.41    
1912 33 PIT NL P 37 37 310.7 31 74 7 3 .938 3.04    
1913 34 PIT NL P 33 33 285.7 19 64 6 6 .933 2.61    
Career Totals   431 420 3330.6 238 676 48 33 .950 2.47    
Career Highs   44 44 363.7 31 74 7 6 1.000 7.71    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1903-2-3.34
1904-6-3.03
1905-9-3.34
1908-6-2.51
CAR-41-3.25
 Wins
1904-2-22
1905-4-22
CAR-45-166
 Losses
1905-10-16
1906-6-18
1908-7-17
1909-8-18
1910-2-23
1911-2-22
1912-6-19
1913-7-18
CAR-20-186
 Winning Pct
1903-6-.647
1904-7-.595
 Games Pitched
1905-3-44
1906-2-44
1908-2-42
1909-4-42
1910-4-43
1911-5-42
CAR-40-431
 Games Started
1904-10-40
1905-1-44
1906-1-44
1908-2-42
1909-3-42
1910-2-43
1911-5-42
CAR-30-420
Complete Games
1904-5-33
1911-7-32
1912-7-30
1913-9-27
 Shutouts
1904-9-1
1905-6-2
1908-9-3
 Innings Pitched
1904-10-339.0
1905-3-363.7
1908-8-316.0
1911-6-362.7
CAR-36-3330.6
 Hits Allowed
1905-7-332
1911-1-397
CAR-43-3108
 Homeruns Allowed
1906-7-5
1911-4-13
1912-5-16
1913-2-16
CAR-41-89
 Strikeouts
1904-2-202
1905-1-195
1906-1-195
1907-9-152
1908-5-198
1909-5-183
1910-7-188
CAR-17-1862
Walks per 9IP
1903-7-1.6
1904-10-2.1
1905-5-1.4
1906-6-1.5
1907-8-1.7
1908-7-1.5
1909-7-1.8
1911-10-2.3
CAR-47-1.9
 Hits per 9IP
1903-8-9.1
1904-4-8.4
1905-4-8.2
1906-5-7.8
1908-1-7.0
CAR-20-8.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1903-1-5.3
1904-1-5.4
1905-4-4.8
1906-1-5.4
1907-2-5.7
1908-2-5.6
1909-2-5.4
1910-6-5.5
CAR-15-5.0
 WHiP
1903-6-1.19
1904-5-1.17
1905-2-1.07
1906-2-1.03
1907-5-1.08
1908-1-0.95
1909-5-1.06
CAR-9-1.14
 OAVG
1903-4-.257
1904-4-.245
1905-4-.240
1906-2-.228
1907-10-.237
1908-1-.211
1909-9-.231
CAR-15-.245
 OOBP
1903-2-.300
1904-4-.288
1905-2-.269
1906-1-.260
1907-5-.274
1908-1-.246
1909-3-.276
1910-10-.285
CAR-8-.287
OSLG
1908-10-.295
 OOPS
1904-7-.651
1905-9-.657
1906-4-.569
1908-3-.542
1909-10-.599
CAR-43-.641
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 136    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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.
Strikeouts
CAR-37-611
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  2. King Brady (925)
  3. Harry Coveleski (914)
  4. Ernie Groth (905)
  5. Christy Mathewson (900)
  6. Lew Richie (887)
  7. Addie Joss (880)
  8. Dick Rudolph (879)
  9. Ed Walsh (874)
  10. Ed Killian (872)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Chief Yellowhorse (987)
  2. Sam Jones (986)
  3. Bob Shawkey (985)
  4. Sam Leever (984)
  5. Tom Walker (976)
  6. Mordecai Brown (976)
  7. Joe Rogan (975)
  8. Rube Vickers (972)
  9. Bill Holland (972)
  10. Hooks Dauss (969)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1902
Earned first career win on 5/13/1903
Had first career hit on 6/2/1903, off John Burke (NY1)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/1904, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 10/11/1904, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
2/13/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,964,286 through salary arbitration
6/11/1906: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 9/28/1906 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/6/1907 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
9/14/1909: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1911, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Released by Pittsburgh on 4/14/1914
 
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