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Wally
Gerber		  
Nickname: Spooks
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 162
 
Born: August 18, 1891 in Usa, OH, COLUMBUS
 
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
1914 22 PHA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 3 4 9 9 9
1915 23 PHA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 6 3 4 9 9 9
1916 24 PHA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 3 4 9 9 9
1917 25 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 3 4 9 9 9
1918 26 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 3 3 9 9 9
1919 27 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 3 3 9 9 9
1920 28 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 3 3 9 9 9
1921 29 NY1 NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 3 3 9 9 9
1922 30 NY1 NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 6 5 3 3 8 8 8
1923 31 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 5 3 4 8 8 8
1924 32 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 3 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 6 6 3 4 9 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
1914 22 AAA   72 278 30 78 12 0 0 16 2 3 42 39 .281 .375 .324 .699 36.1  
    AA   31 117 15 27 4 2 0 7 3 3 21 18 .231 .348 .299 .647 13.5  
    A   27 98 9 21 2 0 0 7 2 1 24 11 .214 .369 .235 .604 11.7  
1915 23 AAA   104 366 40 96 18 1 6 47 3 6 64 30 .262 .372 .366 .738 52.6  
    AA   28 98 12 26 3 1 1 13 1 1 19 6 .265 .385 .347 .732 14.5  
1916 24 AAA   68 285 34 69 10 0 2 22 5 1 30 21 .242 .314 .298 .613 28.6  
1917 25 NY1 NL 52 154 7 36 3 1 0 8 1 2 11 12 .234 .304 .266 .570 11.9 1.0
    AAA   87 317 20 70 7 0 2 22 7 3 35 31 .221 .298 .262 .560 26.9  
1918 26 NY1 NL 142 489 45 138 11 2 3 46 10 5 31 43 .282 .326 .331 .657 53.7 10.0
1919 27 NY1 NL 128 450 35 110 15 3 5 57 3 3 30 36 .244 .292 .324 .617 37.5 1.8
1920 28 NY1 NL 24 49 3 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 .204 .278 .245 .523 2.9 0.0
1921 29 NY1 NL 17 16 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .438 .813 2.0 0.4
1922 30 AAA   131 506 63 125 19 3 2 40 4 4 43 35 .247 .306 .308 .614 47.7  
1923 31 AAA   128 544 86 127 24 3 8 54 3 12 58 32 .233 .307 .333 .640 54.3  
1924 32 AAA   123 467 75 124 19 1 7 59 5 3 50 37 .266 .337 .355 .692 57.3  
5 Years Sim 363 1158 93 300 32 6 8 117 14 10 77 92 .259 .308 .318 .626 108.1 13.2
7 Years AAA 713 2763 348 689 109 8 27 260 29 32 322 225 .249 .334 .324 .658 303.5  
2 Years AA 59 215 27 53 7 3 1 20 4 4 40 24 .247 .371 .321 .692 28.1  
1 Years A 27 98 9 21 2 0 0 7 2 1 24 11 .214 .366 .235 .601 11.7  
10 Years Minors 799 3076 384 763 118 11 28 287 35 37 386 260 .248 .338 .321 .659 343.4  
162 Game Average 516 41 133 14 2 3 52 6 4 34 41 .259 .308 .318 .626 48.2  
Career Highs 142 489 45 138 15 3 5 57 10 5 31 43 .375 .375 .438 .813 53.7  
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   944 73 230 22 6 7 90 11 9 57 74 .244 .291 .302 .593 79.6
vs LH   214 20 70 10 0 1 27 3 1 20 18 .327 .385 .388 .772 31.3
Home 184 572 44 149 15 4 5 57 7 4 43 51 .260 .316 .327 .643 58.7
Away 179 586 49 151 17 2 3 60 7 6 34 41 .258 .301 .309 .610 52.3
RISP   293 0 71 6 1 2 101 0 0 25 28 .242 .303 .290 .593 26.4
Pinch Hitting   23 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .348 .375 .435 .810 3.3
Close/Late   188 13 54 8 1 0 11 0 0 15 12 .287 .345 .340 .685 21.5
Mar/Apr 20 66 8 21 1 1 0 9 1 1 3 5 .318 .348 .364 .711 7.8
May 54 185 12 42 4 1 1 14 2 2 11 21 .227 .270 .276 .546 13.1
June 62 182 16 53 5 1 2 25 2 1 11 10 .291 .325 .363 .688 21.4
July 71 235 19 59 9 1 2 21 4 1 9 16 .251 .279 .323 .603 20.5
August 73 239 14 68 9 2 2 25 1 2 15 17 .285 .335 .364 .699 27.2
Sep/Oct 83 251 24 57 4 0 1 23 4 3 28 23 .227 .315 .255 .570 21.0
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   DWS
1917 25 NY1 NL SS 51 49 431.0 58 206 14 29 .950 5.51   1.6
1918 26 NY1 NL SS 142 140 1266.3 220 613 54 78 .939 5.92   4.4
1919 27 NY1 NL SS 127 127 1104.7 193 575 34 79 .958 6.26   4.9
1920 28 NY1 NL SS 13 12 99.0 15 55 5 8 .933 6.36   0.4
1921 29 NY1 NL SS 8 1 22.0 4 12 0 0 1.000 6.55   0.1
Career Totals   341 329 2923.0 490 1461 107 194 .948 6.01   11.4
Career Highs   142 140 1266.3 220 613 54 79 1.000 6.55    
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.
Homeruns
1919-9-5
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  4. Jim Viox (973)
  5. Bobby Lowe (969)
  6. Hal Leathers (969)
  7. Kid Gleason (964)
  8. Jack Burns (962)
  9. Guy Tutwiler (953)
  10. Ossie Bluege (946)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1914
Injured on 8/29/1915 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/25/1916 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (N) on 7/1/1917 (Going to NY1: SS Wally Gerber. Going to PHA: P Jack Scott)
Had first career hit on 7/16/1917, off Jim Bagby (CHN)
Injured on 9/27/1917 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/15/1918, off John Donaldson (CIN)
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/15/1924 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 6/28/1924 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/8/1924 with a Fractured Nose, out for 6 days
 
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