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Don
Hurst		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: August 12, 1905 in Maysville, KY
 
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
1928 22 PHI NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
1929 23 PHI NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1928 22 PHI NL 146 500 96 134 29 6 17 72 5 2 60 43 .268 .352 .452 .804 76.5 13.5
1929 23 PHI NL 103 305 37 66 13 3 8 40 1 1 36 21 .216 .296 .357 .653 34.7 3.1
2 Years Sim 249 805 133 200 42 9 25 112 6 3 96 64 .248 .331 .416 .747 111.2 16.7
162 Game Average 523 86 130 27 5 16 72 3 1 62 41 .248 .331 .416 .747 72.3  
Career Highs 146 500 96 134 29 6 17 72 5 2 60 43 .268 .352 .452 .804 76.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   644 96 150 32 7 20 88 6 3 77 54 .233 .318 .398 .715 83.5
vs LH   161 37 50 10 2 5 24 0 0 19 10 .311 .383 .491 .873 28.8
Home 121 364 60 87 23 3 7 47 2 0 49 28 .239 .330 .376 .707 47.2
Away 128 441 73 113 19 6 18 65 4 3 47 36 .256 .331 .449 .780 65.1
RISP   204 0 46 8 2 5 74 0 0 36 12 .225 .333 .358 .691 27.6
Pinch Hitting   37 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .135 .195 .135 .330 0.4
Close/Late   88 14 23 5 0 6 15 0 0 8 3 .261 .330 .523 .853 14.7
Mar/Apr 30 95 17 27 5 2 2 13 0 0 10 4 .284 .349 .442 .791 14.4
May 55 174 23 38 7 1 4 17 0 1 21 14 .218 .305 .339 .644 18.6
June 49 163 33 39 9 4 5 28 1 1 20 20 .239 .328 .436 .764 23.1
July 44 150 24 31 7 0 9 23 0 1 20 9 .207 .297 .433 .730 20.6
August 32 94 20 28 9 0 1 11 2 0 15 5 .298 .407 .426 .833 16.0
Sep/Oct 39 129 16 37 5 2 4 20 3 0 10 12 .287 .338 .450 .788 19.5
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
1928 22 PHI NL 1B 143 129 1161.3 1520 107 8 131 .995 12.61   3.6
1929 23 PHI NL 1B 87 76 676.7 918 55 9 70 .991 12.94   2.1
Career Totals   230 205 1838.0 2438 162 17 201 .994 12.73   5.7
Career Highs   143 129 1161.3 1520 107 9 131 .995 12.94    
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.
Runs
1928-6-96
 Doubles
1928-8-29
 Homeruns
1928-6-17
 Walks
1928-10-60
 Strikeouts
1928-6-43
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  1. Ed Morgan (951)
  2. Jim Poole (944)
  3. Joe Hauser (938)
  4. Bill Cunningham (935)
  5. Chick Tolson (934)
  6. Dutch Wetzel (931)
  7. Buck Leonard (930)
  8. John Ganzel (928)
  9. Jack Doyle (928)
  10. Pop Dillon (928)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1928
Had first career hit on 4/12/1928, off Heinie Meine (NY1)
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1928, off Jim Lyle (PIT)
 
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