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Ed
Kinsella		  
Nickname: Rube
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: January 15, 1882 in Usa, IL, LEXINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 23 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 1 1 1 6 7 6 10 10 10
1906 24 PHA AL   10 1 1 1 7 8 8 10 10 10
1907 25 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 1 1 1 9 9 9 10 10 10
1908 26 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
1909 27 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
1910 28 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1911 29 PHA AL $ 4,614,286 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1912 30 PHA AL $ 4,628,571 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1913 31 PHA AL $ 4,628,571 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1914 32 PHA AL $ 6,530,000 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1915 33 PHA AL $ 6,530,000 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1916 34 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1917 35 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1918 36 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1919 37 NY1 NL $ 8,000,000 9 2 3 2 9 10 10 10 10 10
1920 38 NY1 NL $ 8,000,000 8 1 2 1 9 9 9 9 9 9
1921 39 BOS AL $ 860,000 8 1 1 1 8 8 8 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 1 1 1 6 7 6 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
1905 23 PHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 24 PHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 25 PHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 26 PHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 27 PHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 28 PHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 29 PHA AL $ 4,614,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 30 PHA AL $ 4,628,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 31 PHA AL $ 4,628,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 32 PHA AL $ 6,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 33 PHA AL $ 6,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 34 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 35 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1918 36 NY1 NL $ 6,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1919 37 NY1 NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1920 38 NY1 NL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1921 39 BOS AL $ 860,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1905 23 PHA AL 1 4 .200 6 6 3 0 0 52.0 65 30 5 11 21 5.19 .304 .336 .486 .822 0.0
    AAA   9 7 .563 18 18 11 2 0 143.0 119 37 3 56 163 2.33 .225 .300 .292 .591  
    AA   3 0 1.000 3 3 2 2 0 26.3 11 1 0 12 43 0.34 .124 .228 .146 .374  
1906 24 AAA   10 13 .435 23 23 15 2 0 186.3 163 51 0 53 227 2.46 .231 .284 .281 .566  
1907 25 PHA AL 0 2 .000 3 3 2 0 0 26.0 34 13 1 4 9 4.50 .327 .360 .452 .812 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 34 9 5 1 4 96.3 91 17 1 17 92 1.59 .249 .282 .314 .596  
1908 26 PHA AL 2 2 .500 14 0 0 0 0 25.3 30 8 0 8 11 2.84 .309 .368 .402 .770 1.7
1909 27 PHA AL 1 3 .250 13 0 0 0 6 14.3 14 3 0 3 3 1.88 .264 .310 .321 .631 2.1
1910 28 PHA AL 19 13 .594 39 37 27 3 0 321.3 301 88 0 40 131 2.46 .249 .282 .304 .586 22.9
1911 29 PHA AL 24 14 .632 42 42 35 1 0 364.3 336 112 1 59 138 2.77 .243 .278 .318 .596 31.1
1912 30 PHA AL 24 15 .615 42 42 35 4 0 360.0 349 122 3 50 150 3.05 .256 .284 .338 .622 31.2
1913 31 PHA AL 26 14 .650 43 43 34 3 0 373.7 360 115 3 55 139 2.77 .253 .288 .320 .608 33.6
1914 32 PHA AL 18 18 .500 40 40 33 4 0 344.7 362 120 0 51 155 3.13 .271 .301 .343 .644 23.2
1915 33 PHA AL 16 23 .410 41 41 33 1 0 353.0 345 121 1 48 125 3.08 .254 .284 .328 .611 16.3
1916 34 PHA AL 4 5 .444 10 10 8 0 0 74.3 94 43 0 14 25 5.21 .311 .343 .424 .767 0.0
  NY1 NL 12 13 .480 26 26 22 0 0 228.3 211 74 0 39 81 2.92 .249 .285 .344 .628 16.9
  TOT   16 18 .471 36 36 30 0 0 302.7 305 117 0 53 106 3.48 .265 .300 .365 .665 16.9
1917 35 NY1 NL 22 15 .595 41 41 34 5 0 357.0 353 104 0 48 107 2.62 .261 .288 .315 .604 29.1
1918 36 NY1 NL 16 21 .432 40 40 31 1 0 346.0 365 120 3 64 110 3.12 .266 .300 .342 .642 17.0
1919 37 NY1 NL 8 11 .421 19 19 15 0 0 162.3 191 63 2 28 42 3.49 .289 .323 .356 .679 9.0
1920 38 NY1 NL 9 16 .360 30 30 22 2 0 257.0 300 106 5 53 65 3.71 .292 .331 .369 .700 12.9
1921 39 BOS AL 4 7 .364 22 12 6 0 2 95.7 139 65 3 24 14 6.12 .337 .375 .443 .818 1.0
16 Years Sim 206 196 .512 471 432 340 24 8 3755.3 3849 1307 27 599 1326 3.13 .265 .298 .341 .639 248.0
3 Years AAA 23 26 .469 75 50 31 5 4 425.7 373 105 4 126 482 2.22 .233 .289 .292 .581  
1 Years AA 3 0 1.000 3 3 2 2 0 26.3 11 1 0 12 43 0.34 .124 .228 .146 .374  
4 Years Minors 26 26 .500 78 53 33 7 4 452.0 384 106 4 138 525 2.11 .227 .286 .285 .570  
Season Average 12 12 .500 29 27 21 1 0 234.7 240 81 1 37 82 3.13 .265 .298 .341 .639  
Career Highs 26 23 .650 43 43 35 5 6 373.7 365 122 5 64 155 6.12 .337 .375 .486 .822  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1901 637 12 236 783   .253 .276 .325 .600
vs LH   1948 670 15 363 543   .278 .314 .358 .672
Home 113 97 .538 238 221 184 17 3 1963.0 1973 684 22 330 672 3.14 .261 .292 .340 .632
Away 93 99 .484 233 211 156 7 5 1792.3 1876 623 5 269 654 3.13 .269 .297 .342 .639
Mar/Apr 25 14 .641 51 43 32 4 2 376.3 359 101 2 52 134 2.42 .251 .277 .327 .604
May 35 29 .547 82 74 57 5 2 643.3 620 204 6 97 206 2.85 .250 .278 .319 .597
June 30 36 .455 79 71 57 2 0 617.3 652 228 3 120 232 3.32 .273 .308 .361 .669
July 37 42 .468 88 83 65 5 3 707.0 765 286 9 105 253 3.64 .276 .303 .361 .663
August 38 35 .521 81 76 63 3 1 675.7 698 231 3 104 221 3.08 .269 .297 .337 .634
Sep/Oct 41 40 .506 90 85 66 5 0 735.6 755 257 4 121 280 3.14 .265 .295 .334 .629
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
1905 23 PHA AL 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .053 .000 .053 -1.4 0.0
1907 25 PHA AL 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1908 26 PHA AL 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1909 27 PHA AL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1910 28 PHA AL 39 110 1 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 51 .100 .115 .118 .233 -2.0 0.0
1911 29 PHA AL 42 128 7 9 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 66 .070 .105 .086 .191 -4.1 0.0
1912 30 PHA AL 42 125 7 9 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 66 .072 .101 .096 .197 -4.5 0.0
1913 31 PHA AL 43 138 10 16 2 1 0 3 0 1 5 57 .116 .147 .145 .292 -1.7 0.0
1914 32 PHA AL 40 121 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 61 .041 .065 .041 .106 -7.9 0.0
1915 33 PHA AL 41 126 3 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 63 .071 .086 .071 .157 -5.6 0.0
1916 34 PHA AL 10 30 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.1 0.0
  NY1 NL 26 83 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 38 .145 .155 .157 .311 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   36 113 4 12 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 49 .106 .114 .115 .229 -3.2 0.0
1917 35 NY1 NL 41 125 5 15 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 54 .120 .145 .136 .281 -0.5 0.0
1918 36 NY1 NL 40 122 7 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 56 .066 .088 .090 .178 -4.8 0.0
1919 37 NY1 NL 19 58 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 .103 .103 .138 .241 -1.4 0.0
1920 38 NY1 NL 30 96 7 14 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 45 .146 .146 .188 .333 0.1 0.0
1921 39 BOS AL 22 31 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .097 .097 .097 .194 -1.8 0.0
16 Years Sim 471 1322 58 118 14 3 1 54 2 1 27 623 .089 .109 .107 .216 -38.9 0.0
162 Game Average 454 19 40 4 1 0 18 0 0 9 214 .089 .109 .107 .216 -13.4  
Career Highs 43 138 10 16 2 1 1 8 1 1 5 66 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
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   956 46 92 11 2 1 35 2 0 17 444 .096 .115 .115 .230 -26.4
vs LH   366 12 26 3 1 0 19 0 1 10 179 .071 .095 .085 .180 -15.4
Home 234 652 18 52 6 2 1 22 1 1 12 318 .080 .098 .100 .197 -24.3
Away 233 670 40 66 8 1 0 32 1 0 15 305 .099 .120 .113 .234 -17.4
RISP   360 0 34 2 2 1 54 0 0 5 177 .094 .106 .119 .225 -10.1
Close/Late   150 1 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 75 .053 .065 .060 .125 -8.7
Mar/Apr 43 134 4 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 64 .090 .116 .097 .213 -4.1
May 79 223 4 11 0 1 0 12 0 0 4 114 .049 .066 .058 .124 -13.0
June 71 214 10 20 1 1 0 6 2 0 8 102 .093 .126 .107 .234 -4.8
July 83 255 11 17 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 113 .067 .088 .078 .167 -12.3
August 81 235 12 23 3 0 0 12 0 1 2 114 .098 .105 .111 .215 -7.8
Sep/Oct 90 261 17 35 6 1 1 17 0 0 5 116 .134 .154 .176 .330 0.3
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    
1905 23 PHA AL P 6 6 52.0 5 13 0 0 1.000 3.12    
1907 25 PHA AL P 3 3 26.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1908 26 PHA AL P 14 0 25.3 1 4 1 0 .833 1.78    
1909 27 PHA AL P 13 0 14.3 3 0 1 0 .750 1.88    
1910 28 PHA AL P 39 37 321.3 29 54 3 5 .965 2.32    
1911 29 PHA AL P 42 42 364.3 29 60 5 3 .947 2.20    
1912 30 PHA AL P 42 42 360.0 32 62 2 5 .979 2.35    
1913 31 PHA AL P 43 43 373.7 27 75 6 3 .944 2.46    
1914 32 PHA AL P 40 40 344.7 15 86 6 8 .944 2.64    
1915 33 PHA AL P 41 41 353.0 21 89 5 4 .957 2.80    
1916 34 PHA AL P 10 10 74.3 7 16 2 1 .920 2.78    
  NY1 NL P 26 26 228.3 21 49 6 3 .921 2.76    
  TOT   P 36 36 302.7 28 65 8 4 .921 2.77    
1917 35 NY1 NL P 41 41 357.0 18 77 7 2 .931 2.39    
1918 36 NY1 NL P 40 40 346.0 22 56 2 1 .975 2.03    
1919 37 NY1 NL P 19 19 162.3 8 20 3 0 .903 1.55    
1920 38 NY1 NL P 30 30 257.0 16 62 6 3 .929 2.73    
1921 39 BOS AL P 22 12 95.7 11 17 2 1 .933 2.63    
Career Totals   471 432 3755.3 266 746 57 39 .947 2.43    
Career Highs   43 43 373.7 32 89 8 8 1.000 3.12    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1910-8-2.46
1911-2-2.77
1912-6-3.05
1913-5-2.77
1916-9-2.92
1917-7-2.62
CAR-23-3.13
 Wins
1910-7-19
1911-1-24
1912-1-24
1913-2-26
1917-5-22
CAR-27-206
 Losses
1912-10-15
1914-2-18
1915-1-23
1918-2-21
1920-10-16
CAR-15-196
 Winning Pct
1911-3-.632
1912-6-.615
1913-4-.650
1917-8-.595
 Saves
1909-7-6
 Games Pitched
1910-10-39
1911-7-42
1912-3-42
1913-4-43
1915-8-41
1917-6-41
1918-7-40
CAR-23-471
Games Started
1911-2-42
1912-2-42
1913-1-43
1914-6-40
1915-4-41
1917-5-41
1918-4-40
CAR-24-432
 Complete Games
1910-8-27
1911-2-35
1912-1-35
1913-1-34
1914-5-33
1915-1-33
1917-4-34
1918-7-31
CAR-12-340
 Shutouts
1910-8-3
1912-2-4
1913-5-3
1914-4-4
1917-2-5
1920-6-2
CAR-32-24
 Innings Pitched
1910-7-321.3
1911-1-364.3
1912-3-360.0
1913-1-373.7
1914-5-344.7
1915-3-353.0
1917-7-357.0
1918-6-346.0
CAR-20-3755.3
 Hits Allowed
1910-4-301
1911-4-336
1912-4-349
1913-1-360
1914-1-362
1915-1-345
1917-3-353
1918-1-365
CAR-17-3849
 Strikeouts
1911-10-138
1912-7-150
CAR-45-1326
Walks per 9IP
1910-5-1.1
1911-3-1.5
1912-3-1.3
1913-3-1.3
1914-3-1.3
1915-1-1.2
1916-5-1.5
1917-1-1.2
1918-7-1.7
1919-4-1.6
1920-8-1.9
CAR-12-1.4
 Hits per 9IP
1911-3-8.3
 WHiP
1910-5-1.06
1911-2-1.08
1912-3-1.11
1913-2-1.11
1915-9-1.11
1916-8-1.09
1917-8-1.12
CAR-18-1.18
 OAVG
1911-2-.243
 OOBP
1910-7-.282
1911-2-.278
1912-3-.284
1913-7-.288
1915-9-.284
1916-8-.285
1917-8-.288
CAR-20-.298
 OSLG
1911-5-.318
1912-10-.338
1913-10-.320
OOPS
1910-10-.586
1911-2-.596
1912-6-.622
1913-5-.608
1917-9-.604
CAR-40-.639
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 151    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 86    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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.
Strikeouts
1912-9-66
CAR-33-623
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1905
Earned first career win on 7/11/1905
Injured on 8/29/1905 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/3/1906 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/16/1906 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/29/1908, off Fred Burchell (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/22/1910, winning 2 games with a 3.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1913, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1913, going 5-1, 1.04
Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/1912, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,628,571 through salary arbitration
6/8/1913: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $6,530,000 per year, for 5 years
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (A) on 6/21/1913, striking out 4
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1913, going 6-1, 2.25
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1913, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1913, going 5-1, 1.04
Won Player of the Week award on 8/31/1914, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/28/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.47 ERA
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (N) on 6/16/1916 (Going to NY1: P Ed Kinsella. Going to PHA: LF Ray Powell)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1917, going 3-0, 0.78
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1917, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/20/1917, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1918, winning 2 games with a 0.45 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 9/24/1918, off Ed Klepfer (CHN)
Injured on 10/2/1918 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4-5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/15/1919 to a 1-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Released by Washington on 2/19/1919
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 3/2/1919 to a 2-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year
Released by New York (N) on 4/19/1919
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 5/1/1919 to a 1-year deal worth $1,540,000 per year
Traded from Brooklyn to New York (N) on 5/1/1919 (Going to NY1: P Ed Kinsella. Going to BRO: P Trade Z Bait)
Injured on 5/22/1919 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/1/1920 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 6/8/1920 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/13/1921 to a 1-year deal worth $860,000 per year
 
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