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Bob
Groom		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: September 12, 1884 in Usa, IL, BELLEVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1909 24 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 5 6 6 10 10 10
1910 25 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 5 7 6 10 10 10
1911 26 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 5 6 6 10 10 10
1912 27 CHA AL $ 2,148,571 9 6 7 6 6 8 7 9 10 10
1913 28 CHA AL $ 2,148,571 9 6 7 7 6 8 7 9 10 10
1914 29 CHA AL $ 6,100,000 9 6 7 7 6 8 7 9 10 10
1915 30 CHA AL $ 6,100,000 8 6 7 7 6 8 7 9 9 9
1916 31 BRO NL $ 6,100,000 8 6 7 7 5 7 6 9 9 9
1917 32 BRO NL $ 6,100,000 8 6 7 6 4 6 5 8 9 8
1918 33 BRO NL $ 6,100,000 7 5 6 5 3 5 4 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 3 5 4 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,100,000 9 6 7 7 6 8 7 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
1909 24 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1910 25 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 26 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1912 27 CHA AL $ 2,148,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1913 28 CHA AL $ 2,148,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1914 29 CHA AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1915 30 CHA AL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1916 31 BRO NL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1917 32 BRO NL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1918 33 BRO NL $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1909 24 CHA AL 11 8 .579 30 30 1 1 0 211.0 156 57 2 84 138 2.43 .206 .288 .264 .553 10.5
1910 25 CHA AL 10 12 .455 34 34 3 0 0 236.7 187 74 1 96 137 2.81 .218 .300 .278 .578 9.9
1911 26 CHA AL 10 11 .476 50 15 1 0 8 146.7 126 56 2 77 100 3.44 .234 .326 .301 .627 12.5
1912 27 CHA AL 1 6 .143 26 0 0 0 14 29.7 33 9 0 7 21 2.73 .280 .320 .322 .642 5.0
1913 28 CHA AL 16 10 .615 31 24 19 2 1 219.7 187 74 5 88 138 3.03 .231 .307 .320 .627 16.4
1914 29 CHA AL 21 12 .636 37 37 30 5 0 326.3 244 89 1 123 215 2.45 .209 .286 .285 .571 26.5
1915 30 CHA AL 19 18 .514 39 39 32 7 0 345.3 227 81 7 155 228 2.11 .185 .277 .253 .530 30.4
1916 31 CHA AL 5 13 .278 18 18 13 1 0 149.7 136 76 5 83 111 4.57 .243 .342 .331 .673 1.1
  BRO NL 9 10 .474 20 20 15 1 0 163.0 134 68 5 88 105 3.75 .226 .327 .303 .630 8.0
  TOT   14 23 .378 38 38 28 2 0 312.7 270 144 10 171 216 4.15 .234 .334 .317 .650 9.1
1917 32 BRO NL 12 21 .364 36 36 24 0 0 305.3 257 126 12 175 192 3.71 .232 .336 .329 .665 13.7
1918 33 BRO NL 10 16 .385 30 29 18 0 0 241.3 228 112 15 141 119 4.18 .251 .350 .358 .708 7.8
10 Years Sim 124 137 .475 351 282 156 17 23 2374.6 1915 822 55 1117 1504 3.12 .222 .311 .300 .611 141.9
Season Average 12 13 .480 35 28 15 1 2 237.5 191 82 5 111 150 3.12 .222 .311 .300 .611  
Career Highs 21 23 .636 50 39 32 7 14 345.3 270 144 15 175 228 4.18 .280 .350 .358 .708  
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   973 404 22 478 975   .200 .272 .265 .536
vs LH   942 418 33 639 529   .249 .358 .346 .704
Home 66 65 .504 177 140 74 14 12 1206.0 947 388 20 576 734 2.90 .218 .309 .285 .594
Away 58 72 .446 174 142 82 3 11 1168.6 968 434 35 541 770 3.34 .226 .312 .316 .628
Mar/Apr 8 21 .276 35 30 18 1 2 243.3 208 104 6 121 160 3.85 .229 .319 .318 .637
May 29 17 .630 60 50 29 3 4 417.0 321 118 4 179 268 2.55 .213 .296 .267 .563
June 17 25 .405 52 47 28 3 1 397.0 350 163 10 178 245 3.70 .238 .321 .315 .636
July 21 27 .438 59 55 27 2 2 442.3 358 163 15 227 290 3.32 .223 .319 .330 .648
August 26 23 .531 71 53 27 5 3 458.0 349 141 13 232 278 2.77 .214 .312 .285 .597
Sep/Oct 23 24 .489 74 47 27 3 11 417.0 329 133 7 180 263 2.87 .217 .300 .294 .594
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
1909 24 CHA AL 30 73 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .068 .115 .096 .211 -1.3 0.0
1910 25 CHA AL 34 84 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19 .060 .071 .060 .130 -4.8 0.0
1911 26 CHA AL 50 39 1 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 .103 .103 .154 .256 -0.8 0.0
1913 28 CHA AL 31 79 10 10 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 12 .127 .148 .177 .325 0.4 0.0
1914 29 CHA AL 37 119 10 15 3 1 0 8 0 0 6 15 .126 .168 .168 .336 -0.1 0.0
1915 30 CHA AL 39 118 6 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 16 .093 .123 .119 .242 -2.5 0.0
1916 31 CHA AL 18 53 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 10 .094 .111 .132 .243 -0.9 0.0
  BRO NL 20 61 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .082 .109 .082 .191 -1.5 0.0
  TOT   38 114 3 10 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 21 .088 .110 .105 .215 -2.4 0.0
1917 32 BRO NL 36 105 4 8 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 17 .076 .085 .076 .161 -4.1 0.0
1918 33 BRO NL 30 74 5 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 .108 .128 .108 .236 -0.2 0.0
9 Years Sim 325 805 48 76 12 3 0 41 1 1 21 131 .094 .119 .117 .236 -15.8 0.0
162 Game Average 401 23 37 5 1 0 20 0 0 10 65 .094 .119 .117 .236 -7.9  
Career Highs 50 119 10 15 3 1 0 8 1 1 6 21 .127 .168 .177 .336 0.4  
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   578 32 53 11 2 0 33 1 1 12 95 .092 .111 .118 .229 -16.5
vs LH   227 16 23 1 1 0 8 0 0 9 36 .101 .139 .115 .253 -4.3
Home 162 372 20 39 6 2 0 18 1 0 13 60 .105 .140 .132 .271 -5.5
Away 163 433 28 37 6 1 0 23 0 1 8 71 .085 .101 .104 .205 -15.3
RISP   220 0 24 4 1 0 40 0 0 6 41 .109 .130 .136 .267 -3.4
Close/Late   92 5 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .065 .084 .087 .171 -4.1
Mar/Apr 30 85 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .059 .069 .082 .151 -4.4
May 50 139 9 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 22 .094 .113 .108 .221 -4.1
June 47 139 11 11 2 2 0 7 0 0 2 23 .079 .092 .122 .215 -4.6
July 56 154 10 16 2 0 0 12 0 1 5 20 .104 .137 .117 .254 -3.4
August 69 145 7 14 0 0 0 7 1 0 6 23 .097 .136 .097 .233 -3.4
Sep/Oct 66 143 9 17 4 1 0 5 0 0 4 19 .119 .143 .161 .304 -0.8
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    
1909 24 CHA AL P 30 30 211.0 11 44 4 2 .932 2.35    
1910 25 CHA AL P 34 34 236.7 14 58 2 1 .973 2.74    
1911 26 CHA AL P 50 15 146.7 11 28 3 0 .929 2.39    
1912 27 CHA AL P 26 0 29.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.73    
1913 28 CHA AL P 31 24 219.7 11 54 5 2 .929 2.66    
1914 29 CHA AL P 37 37 326.3 13 90 3 6 .972 2.84    
1915 30 CHA AL P 39 39 345.3 16 77 6 2 .939 2.42    
1916 31 CHA AL P 18 18 149.7 9 26 0 2 1.000 2.10    
  BRO NL P 20 20 163.0 10 28 1 2 .974 2.10    
  TOT   P 38 38 312.7 19 54 1 4 .986 2.10    
1917 32 BRO NL P 36 36 305.3 14 67 3 1 .964 2.39    
1918 33 BRO NL P 30 29 241.3 16 53 5 3 .932 2.57    
Career Totals   351 282 2374.6 127 532 32 21 .954 2.50    
Career Highs   50 39 345.3 19 90 6 6 1.000 2.84    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1909-7-2.43
1914-2-2.45
1915-3-2.11
CAR-22-3.12
 Wins
1914-6-21
1915-8-19
 Losses
1915-7-18
1917-1-21
1918-8-16
 Winning Pct
1913-9-.615
1914-6-.636
 Saves
1911-6-8
1912-1-14
 Games Pitched
1911-3-50
Complete Games
1914-7-30
1915-4-32
 Shutouts
1913-10-2
1914-3-5
1915-1-7
 Innings Pitched
1914-10-326.3
1915-9-345.3
 Homeruns Allowed
1913-10-5
1915-6-7
1917-1-12
1918-1-15
 Strikeouts
1914-2-215
1915-2-228
1917-4-192
CAR-37-1504
 Walks Allowed
1909-9-84
1910-5-96
1913-7-88
1914-2-123
1915-3-155
1917-2-175
1918-3-141
CAR-19-1117
Hits per 9IP
1909-2-6.7
1910-2-7.1
1913-2-7.7
1914-2-6.7
1915-2-5.9
1916-2-7.4
1917-4-7.6
CAR-1-7.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1909-3-5.9
1910-8-5.2
1913-1-5.7
1914-4-5.9
1915-3-5.9
1916-3-5.8
1917-4-5.7
CAR-9-5.7
 WHiP
1914-4-1.12
1915-8-1.11
 OAVG
1909-2-.206
1910-2-.218
1913-2-.231
1914-2-.209
1915-2-.185
1916-2-.226
1917-6-.232
CAR-1-.222
 OOBP
1914-4-.286
1915-6-.277
 OSLG
1909-4-.264
1910-6-.278
1913-9-.320
1914-1-.285
1915-2-.253
1916-6-.303
CAR-4-.300
OOPS
1909-4-.553
1910-8-.578
1913-10-.627
1914-2-.571
1915-3-.530
CAR-5-.611
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 86    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  1. Big Jeff Pfeffer (937)
  2. Ralph Glaze (910)
  3. Otto Hess (894)
  4. Ambrose Puttmann (890)
  5. Frank Owen (890)
  6. Irv Higginbotham (883)
  7. Ray Fisher (874)
  8. Charley Hall (873)
  9. Rube Waddell (867)
  10. Gus Dorner (862)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jim St.Vrain (993)
  2. Charley Hall (993)
  3. Dummy Deegan (993)
  4. Rube Kisinger (987)
  5. Guy Morton (984)
  6. Cowboy Jones (984)
  7. Ed Killian (983)
  8. Bill Hoffer (983)
  9. Ed Reulbach (982)
  10. George Daly (982)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1903
Had first career hit on 4/22/1903, off Al Orth (CHA)
Injured on 6/20/1903 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 2/19/1908 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/3/1908 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1909
Traded from St. Louis (N) to Chicago (A) on 3/9/1909 (Going to SLN: C SLN Trade Bait. Going to CHA: C PIT Trade Bait, P Bob Groom)
Earned first career win on 5/12/1909
Had first career hit on 5/18/1909, off Doc White (DET)
2/11/1912: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,148,571 through salary arbitration
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,148,571 through salary arbitration
7/8/1913: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $6,100,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1913, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/10/1915, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1915, going 6-1, 1.01
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1916, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Traded from Chicago (A) to Brooklyn on 7/1/1916 (Going to BRO: P Bob Groom, RF Ty Cobb. Going to CHA: P Ray Caldwell, RF Al Bridwell, CF Lee Magee)
 
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