Fred
Fussell
 
Nickname: Moonlight Ace
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 7, 1895 in Usa, MO, SHERIDAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1922 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1923 27 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1924 28 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
1925 29 BSN NL $ 1,982,857 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
1926 30 BSN NL $ 1,982,857 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
1927 31 BSN NL $ 1,982,857 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
1928 32 BSN NL $ 2,440,000 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10
1929 33 BSN NL $ 2,440,000 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,440,000 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
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  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
1922 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1923 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1924 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1925 29 BSN NL $ 1,982,857   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1926 30 BSN NL $ 1,982,857   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1927 31 BSN NL $ 1,982,857   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1928 32 BSN NL $ 2,440,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1929 33 BSN NL $ 2,440,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,440,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
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
1922 26 BSN NL 4 1 .800 35 1 1 0 0 51.7 58 27 5 17 13 4.70 .293 .353 .439 .793 3.9
1923 27 BSN NL 2 3 .400 30 0 0 0 8 33.0 34 16 3 15 6 4.36 .262 .336 .362 .697 4.1
1924 28 BSN NL 7 9 .438 26 26 0 0 0 156.3 181 73 6 43 51 4.20 .290 .332 .395 .728 9.5
1925 29 BSN NL 5 1 .833 48 0 0 0 1 50.7 41 20 1 24 18 3.55 .220 .308 .328 .636 5.6
1926 30 BSN NL 3 6 .333 57 0 0 0 3 71.0 72 26 1 20 20 3.30 .272 .324 .362 .686 6.3
1927 31 BSN NL 4 5 .444 30 0 0 0 10 27.7 27 10 2 5 14 3.25 .255 .283 .415 .698 5.2
1928 32 BSN NL 2 3 .400 45 0 0 0 22 40.0 38 15 0 6 14 3.38 .252 .285 .305 .589 7.5
1929 33 BSN NL 5 3 .625 49 0 0 0 11 60.0 61 27 1 22 22 4.05 .269 .328 .357 .685 7.0
8 Years Sim 32 31 .508 320 27 1 0 55 490.3 512 214 19 152 158 3.93 .271 .324 .376 .700 49.2
Season Average 4 3 .571 40 3 0 0 6 61.3 64 26 2 19 19 3.93 .271 .324 .376 .700  
Career Highs 7 9 .833 57 26 1 0 22 156.3 181 73 6 43 51 4.70 .293 .353 .439 .793  
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   332 131 9 102 95   .283 .341 .383 .724
vs LH   180 83 10 50 63   .251 .300 .363 .663
Home 18 15 .545 171 13 0 0 20 255.3 278 122 9 73 83 4.30 .283 .332 .381 .713
Away 14 16 .467 149 14 1 0 35 235.0 234 92 10 79 75 3.52 .259 .318 .369 .688
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 33 0 0 0 4 42.0 45 18 3 11 15 3.86 .283 .329 .403 .732
May 9 7 .563 63 4 1 0 11 89.3 91 34 3 27 28 3.43 .265 .319 .370 .689
June 3 3 .500 53 6 0 0 17 83.6 86 35 1 27 24 3.77 .265 .321 .338 .659
July 7 4 .636 61 7 0 0 10 100.3 96 35 2 34 35 3.14 .252 .313 .344 .657
August 7 7 .500 54 5 0 0 5 85.7 107 51 6 25 28 5.36 .315 .362 .441 .803
Sep/Oct 4 7 .364 56 5 0 0 8 89.3 87 41 4 28 28 4.13 .256 .313 .374 .686
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 26 BSN NL 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1923 27 BSN NL 30 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.2
1924 28 BSN NL 26 56 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 19 .232 .259 .268 .526 3.5 0.0
1925 29 BSN NL 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1926 30 BSN NL 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1927 31 BSN NL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1928 32 BSN NL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1929 33 BSN NL 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 320 74 3 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 21 .189 .221 .216 .437 2.8 0.2
162 Game Average 37 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .189 .221 .216 .437 1.4  
Career Highs 57 56 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 19 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.5  
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   62 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 16 .210 .246 .242 .488 3.3
vs LH   12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
Home 171 35 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4
Away 78 39 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 14 .231 .286 .282 .568 3.1
RISP   21 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .238 .273 .238 .511 1.3
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 39 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
June 12 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
July 15 19 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .211 .250 .263 .513 1.1
August 42 14 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .429 .467 .500 .967 2.8
Sep/Oct 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.7
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    
1922 26 BSN NL P 35 1 51.7 5 12 1 2 .944 2.96    
1923 27 BSN NL P 30 0 33.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 3.00    
1924 28 BSN NL P 26 26 156.3 8 33 4 2 .911 2.36    
1925 29 BSN NL P 48 0 50.7 5 5 2 1 .833 1.78    
1926 30 BSN NL P 57 0 71.0 7 16 1 2 .958 2.92    
1927 31 BSN NL P 30 0 27.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.93    
1928 32 BSN NL P 45 0 40.0 5 9 0 2 1.000 3.15    
1929 33 BSN NL P 49 0 60.0 4 12 1 4 .941 2.40    
Career Totals   320 27 490.3 40 101 9 14 .940 2.59    
Career Highs   57 26 156.3 8 33 4 4 1.000 3.15    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1925 29 BSN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
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
1925 29 BSN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1923-4-8
1926-8-3
1927-5-10
1928-1-22
1929-4-11
CAR-14-55
Games Pitched
1925-2-48
1926-1-57
1928-2-45
1929-1-49
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1922
Earned first career win on 4/13/1922
Had first career hit on 8/15/1923, off Walter Johnson (SLN)
Injured on 8/11/1924 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,982,857 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,982,857 through salary arbitration
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,982,857 through salary arbitration
9/1/1927: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $2,440,000 per year, for 3 years