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Bob
Fothergill		  
Nickname: Fats
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 16, 1897 in Usa, OH, MASSILLON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1922 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 2 3 10 9 9 4 3 3 9 8 8
1923 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 2 3 10 9 10 4 3 3 9 8 8
1924 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 2 3 10 10 10 4 3 3 9 8 8
1925 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 2 3 10 10 10 4 3 3 9 8 9
1926 28 BOS AL $ 1,080,000   8 8 9 4 3 3 10 10 10 4 3 3 10 9 9
1927 29 BOS AL $ 2,539,286   9 9 9 4 3 3 10 10 10 4 3 3 10 9 9
1928 30 BOS AL $ 2,578,571   9 9 9 4 3 4 10 10 10 4 3 3 10 9 9
1929 31 BOS AL $ 3,360,000   9 9 9 4 3 4 10 10 10 4 3 3 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 2 3 10 9 9 4 3 3 9 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,360,000   9 9 9 4 3 4 10 10 10 4 3 3 10 9 9
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
1922 24 BOS AL 33 112 19 36 11 1 1 7 0 0 7 7 .321 .364 .464 .828 16.7 3.1
    AAA   44 171 28 56 15 1 3 27 2 1 26 15 .327 .416 .480 .896 32.5  
1923 25 BOS AL 133 481 76 152 42 9 2 65 0 2 34 29 .316 .362 .453 .815 69.0 12.7
1924 26 BOS AL 108 230 37 83 23 5 1 46 0 2 22 9 .361 .417 .517 .935 40.5 10.5
1925 27 BOS AL 116 232 27 63 16 1 2 41 2 0 22 12 .272 .340 .375 .715 29.0 4.1
1926 28 BOS AL 115 325 49 109 29 7 3 55 1 1 28 10 .335 .388 .495 .883 55.1 13.0
1927 29 BOS AL 145 542 60 165 43 10 5 85 0 1 14 22 .304 .325 .448 .773 67.6 11.6
1928 30 BOS AL 147 606 67 169 35 6 0 45 0 2 33 22 .279 .315 .356 .672 62.3 6.7
1929 31 BOS AL 113 348 47 110 24 4 6 48 0 1 24 13 .316 .363 .460 .823 51.4 8.9
8 Years Sim 910 2876 382 887 223 43 20 392 3 9 184 124 .308 .351 .437 .788 391.7 70.6
1 Years AAA 44 171 28 56 15 1 3 27 2 1 26 15 .327 .419 .480 .899 32.5  
162 Game Average 511 68 157 39 7 3 69 0 1 32 22 .308 .351 .437 .788 69.7  
Career Highs 147 606 76 169 43 10 6 85 2 2 34 29 .361 .417 .517 .935 69.0  
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   1574 187 479 118 21 8 189 2 4 79 84 .304 .339 .421 .760 205.1
vs LH   1302 195 408 105 22 12 203 1 5 105 40 .313 .366 .455 .822 198.7
Home 437 1396 204 437 128 28 9 203 3 3 89 58 .313 .357 .464 .821 208.0
Away 473 1480 178 450 95 15 11 189 0 6 95 66 .304 .346 .411 .757 195.8
RISP   788 0 258 55 16 7 342 0 0 63 36 .327 .374 .464 .838 126.9
Pinch Hitting   198 25 68 13 1 3 43 1 1 20 8 .343 .402 .465 .866 34.4
Close/Late   332 37 132 25 7 6 56 0 0 24 16 .398 .437 .569 1.006 69.9
Mar/Apr 92 282 40 82 15 5 1 29 0 2 10 10 .291 .323 .390 .713 31.5
May 182 563 61 180 46 6 5 71 0 2 39 30 .320 .367 .449 .816 83.9
June 161 503 71 161 49 8 5 69 0 0 34 28 .320 .362 .479 .841 79.0
July 165 548 74 163 43 7 4 81 0 1 33 17 .297 .338 .423 .762 72.4
August 162 507 67 162 33 11 4 89 1 4 32 20 .320 .360 .452 .812 74.6
Sep/Oct 148 473 69 139 37 6 1 53 2 0 36 19 .294 .344 .404 .748 62.4
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
1922 24 BOS AL LF 27 26 231.0 38 2 2 1 .952 1.56   0.5
    RF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1923 25 BOS AL LF 87 87 677.0 157 5 10 2 .942 2.15   2.7
    RF 34 33 272.3 56 2 4 1 .935 1.92    
    CF 12 0 18.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1924 26 BOS AL LF 52 49 411.0 101 2 6 0 .945 2.26   0.8
    CF 7 0 16.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81    
    RF 6 0 9.3 2 0 2 0 .500 1.93    
1925 27 BOS AL LF 57 27 288.0 67 0 0 0 1.000 2.09   1.2
    CF 15 13 117.0 29 0 2 0 .935 2.23    
    RF 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 .500 3.00    
1926 28 BOS AL LF 62 55 494.0 108 1 1 1 .991 1.99   1.9
    CF 13 12 107.7 23 1 0 0 1.000 2.01    
    RF 18 0 32.3 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.78    
1927 29 BOS AL RF 128 124 1087.0 248 0 17 0 .936 2.05   2.4
    LF 9 6 60.0 15 1 1 0 .941 2.40    
    CF 4 3 32.0 6 0 1 0 .857 1.69    
1928 30 BOS AL CF 145 141 1224.7 394 2 14 1 .966 2.91   3.5
    LF 3 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1929 31 BOS AL LF 39 38 326.7 66 1 3 0 .957 1.85   1.6
    CF 50 38 297.0 80 1 4 0 .953 2.45    
    RF 10 9 80.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.36    
  LF 336 288 2491.0 553 12 23 4 .961 2.04   8.7
  CF 248 207 1816.0 545 4 21 1 .963 2.72   3.5
  RF 200 166 1490.0 338 2 24 1 .934 2.05   2.4
Career Totals   784 661 5797.0 1436 18 68 6 .955 2.26   14.6
Career Highs   148 141 1228.0 395 7 19 3 .993 2.91    
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
1927-6-.304
CAR-31-.308
 Slugging Pct
1923-6-.453
1927-6-.448
CAR-46-.437
 Games
1928-8-147
 At-Bats
1928-1-606
 Hits
1927-4-165
1928-4-169
 Total Bases
1927-5-243
Singles
1928-3-128
 Doubles
1923-2-42
1927-1-43
1928-5-35
 RBIs
1927-5-85
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1922
Traded from Chicago (N) to Boston (A) on 3/14/1922 (Going to CHN: RF Ike Boone. Going to BOS: LF Bob Fothergill)
Had first career hit on 4/16/1922, off Lefty Tyler (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1922, off Frank Allen (CLE)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1924, hitting .579 with 0 HR, 4 RBI
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/1926, hitting .565 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/17/1927, hitting .448 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (A) on 7/21/1927
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/1927, hitting .652 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1927, hitting .343 with 1 HR, 28 RBI
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,578,571 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 7/1/1928
9/24/1928: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $3,360,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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