Willis
Hudlin
 
Nickname: Ace
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 23, 1906 in Wagoner, OK
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1926 20 BRO NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 10 10 10
1927 21 BRO NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 10 10 10
1928 22 BRO NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
1929 23 BRO NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1926 20 BRO NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
1927 21 BRO NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
1928 22 BRO NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
1929 23 BRO NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 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
1926 20 BRO NL 13 12 .520 27 26 16 3 0 209.0 224 95 6 71 55 4.09 .272 .327 .365 .692 12.5
1927 21 BRO NL 17 14 .548 36 36 27 2 0 312.3 281 101 6 101 73 2.91 .240 .300 .307 .607 28.0
1928 22 BRO NL 19 13 .594 38 38 26 0 0 331.7 356 125 5 113 69 3.39 .273 .328 .367 .696 24.2
1929 23 BRO NL 12 12 .500 27 27 18 4 0 223.7 247 118 11 84 47 4.75 .283 .344 .412 .757 9.9
4 Years Sim 61 51 .545 128 127 87 9 0 1076.7 1108 439 28 369 244 3.67 .265 .324 .359 .683 74.6
Season Average 15 12 .556 32 31 21 2 0 269.2 277 109 7 92 61 3.67 .265 .324 .359 .683  
Career Highs 19 14 .594 38 38 27 4 0 331.7 356 125 11 113 73 4.75 .283 .344 .412 .757  
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   507 206 12 152 145   .259 .313 .351 .664
vs LH   601 233 16 217 99   .271 .336 .366 .702
Home 28 31 .475 65 65 48 4 0 559.3 582 243 15 197 131 3.91 .268 .329 .364 .693
Away 33 20 .623 63 62 39 5 0 517.3 526 196 13 172 113 3.41 .263 .321 .354 .675
Mar/Apr 6 7 .462 15 15 11 1 0 136.3 141 63 3 50 31 4.16 .267 .330 .364 .694
May 7 9 .438 22 22 11 1 0 175.3 202 79 7 65 47 4.06 .294 .355 .407 .762
June 8 5 .615 16 15 12 0 0 129.7 138 52 4 36 31 3.61 .270 .318 .354 .672
July 16 11 .593 29 29 19 3 0 242.0 231 87 5 67 47 3.24 .248 .299 .337 .636
August 11 10 .524 22 22 17 2 0 185.3 186 73 5 64 44 3.55 .261 .321 .352 .673
Sep/Oct 13 9 .591 24 24 19 2 0 208.0 210 85 4 87 44 3.68 .262 .334 .352 .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
1926 20 BRO NL 27 75 9 15 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 18 .200 .221 .253 .474 3.8 0.0
1927 21 BRO NL 36 108 10 26 3 0 1 11 0 1 2 30 .241 .255 .296 .551 7.1 0.0
1928 22 BRO NL 38 110 10 19 1 1 2 9 0 0 10 28 .173 .246 .255 .500 7.6 0.0
1929 23 BRO NL 27 75 7 23 5 1 0 8 0 0 2 11 .307 .325 .400 .725 9.2 1.5
4 Years Sim 128 368 36 83 11 3 3 30 0 1 16 87 .226 .259 .296 .555 27.6 1.5
162 Game Average 465 45 105 13 3 3 37 0 1 20 110 .226 .259 .296 .555 35.0  
Career Highs 38 110 10 26 5 1 2 11 0 1 10 30 .307 .325 .400 .725 9.2  
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   285 27 67 8 2 2 24 0 1 12 61 .235 .268 .298 .566 21.1
vs LH   83 9 16 3 1 1 6 0 0 4 26 .193 .230 .289 .519 5.1
Home 65 171 16 44 5 1 2 11 0 1 8 37 .257 .293 .333 .626 15.7
Away 63 197 20 39 6 2 1 19 0 0 8 50 .198 .229 .264 .493 10.4
RISP   90 0 17 0 1 1 26 0 0 6 27 .189 .245 .244 .489 5.0
Close/Late   34 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .235 .257 .235 .492 1.8
Mar/Apr 15 51 5 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .216 .245 .255 .500 2.8
May 22 59 7 14 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 12 .237 .262 .339 .601 5.1
June 16 42 3 11 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 12 .262 .295 .357 .653 3.7
July 29 85 3 12 0 0 1 5 0 0 6 27 .141 .198 .176 .374 2.0
August 22 63 4 17 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 12 .270 .270 .397 .667 5.9
Sep/Oct 24 68 14 18 1 1 0 8 0 0 5 14 .265 .311 .309 .620 6.7
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    
1926 20 BRO NL P 27 26 209.0 14 42 1 1 .982 2.41    
1927 21 BRO NL P 36 36 312.3 29 55 2 5 .977 2.42    
1928 22 BRO NL P 38 38 331.7 17 61 3 7 .963 2.12    
1929 23 BRO NL P 27 27 223.7 11 36 1 1 .979 1.89    
Career Totals   128 127 1076.7 71 194 7 14 .974 2.22    
Career Highs   38 38 331.7 29 61 3 7 .982 2.42    
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
1927 21 BRO NL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 20 9 1 7 5 4.76 .286 .351 .386 .736
1928 22 BRO NL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 19.0 25 10 0 3 7 4.74 .329 .354 .421 .775
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 4 4 2 0 0 36.0 45 19 1 10 12 4.75 .308 .353 .404 .757
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
1927 21 BRO NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1928 22 BRO NL 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 4 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .182 .273
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1927-1-2.91
1928-9-3.39
Wins
1928-6-19
Winning Pct
1928-10-.594
Complete Games
1927-8-27
1928-8-26
Shutouts
1926-1-3
1927-4-2
1929-1-4
Innings Pitched
1927-9-312.3
1928-7-331.7
Hits Allowed
1928-4-356
Walks Allowed
1927-8-101
1928-4-113
Hits per 9IP
1927-2-8.1
WHiP
1927-3-1.22
OAVG
1927-2-.240
OOBP
1927-2-.300
OSLG
1927-1-.307
OOPS
1926-9-.692
1927-1-.607
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1926
Traded from Chicago (A) to Brooklyn on 2/25/1926 (Going to BRO: P Willis Hudlin. Going to CHA: P Trade AG Bait)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1926
Had first career hit on 4/20/1926, off Ted Blankenship (CHN)
Injured on 6/10/1926 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/19/1926, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Injured on 7/30/1926 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 7/2/1927, off Walter Beall (CHN)