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Otto
Krueger		  
Nickname: Oom Paul
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 17, 1876 in Chicago, IL.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1903    1904    1906    1910   
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
1901 24 WS1 AL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 5 5 10 10 10
1902 25 WS1 AL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10
1903 26 WS1 AL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 5 5 10 10 10
1904 27 WS1 AL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 5 5 10 10 10
1905 28 CHA AL $ 5,000,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10
1906 29 CHA AL $ 5,000,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10
1907 30 CHA AL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
1908 31 CHA AL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 10 10
1909 32 CHA AL $ 6,300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 9 9
1910 33 CHA AL $ 6,300,000   6 6 7 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1911 34 CHA AL $ 6,300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1912 35 NY1 NL $ 1,030,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,030,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10
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
1900 23 SLN   12 35 8 14 3 2 1 3 0 0 10 0 .400 .533 .686 1.219 11.1  
1901 24 WS1 AL 133 478 66 131 20 7 5 72 21 17 56 17 .274 .361 .377 .737 60.7 12.5
1902 25 WS1 AL 132 503 76 134 16 14 4 54 27 11 42 14 .266 .331 .378 .709 61.8 9.9
1903 26 WS1 AL 133 502 80 140 24 7 2 91 3 4 49 15 .279 .396 .367 .762 78.4 12.3
1904 27 WS1 AL 143 535 81 160 28 7 3 71 0 5 43 21 .299 .359 .394 .753 71.5 12.2
1905 28 CHA AL 139 552 76 158 25 4 6 68 24 18 40 24 .286 .342 .379 .721 68.7 11.5
1906 29 CHA AL 132 489 66 158 19 6 1 57 15 17 55 16 .323 .398 .393 .790 70.1 20.2
1907 30 CHA AL 139 528 46 142 12 4 1 73 20 14 45 28 .269 .328 .313 .640 51.2 11.4
1908 31 CHA AL 145 542 71 163 20 9 1 67 16 19 55 39 .301 .374 .376 .750 74.9 23.3
1909 32 CHA AL 142 546 67 154 13 11 1 94 15 10 42 49 .282 .357 .352 .709 69.3 19.0
1910 33 CHA AL 138 542 53 150 12 6 0 73 13 8 19 58 .277 .323 .321 .644 53.1 12.2
1911 34 CHA AL 61 157 17 30 4 2 0 19 5 1 11 13 .191 .263 .242 .505 9.7 0.0
1912 35 NY1 NL 9 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.9 0.0
    AAA   39 134 24 32 4 2 2 19 8 4 28 15 .239 .370 .343 .714 19.7  
12 Years Sim 1446 5394 700 1522 193 77 24 740 160 124 458 296 .282 .353 .360 .713 668.5 144.3
13 Years Pro 1458 5429 708 1536 196 79 25 743 160 124 468 296 .283 .340 .362 .702 679.5  
1 Years AAA 39 134 24 32 4 2 2 19 8 4 28 15 .239 .383 .343 .727 19.7  
162 Game Average 604 78 170 21 8 2 82 17 13 51 33 .282 .353 .360 .713 74.9  
Career Highs 145 552 81 163 28 14 6 94 27 19 56 58 .323 .398 .394 .790 78.4  
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   3860 500 1088 139 56 12 541 117 87 327 219 .282 .352 .356 .709 454.4
vs LH   1534 200 434 54 21 12 199 43 37 131 77 .283 .356 .369 .725 186.3
Home 721 2609 325 738 90 35 13 347 74 63 226 133 .283 .355 .359 .714 310.3
Away 725 2785 375 784 103 42 11 393 86 61 232 163 .282 .352 .361 .712 330.4
RISP   1654 0 493 62 29 12 684 0 0 182 101 .298 .379 .392 .772 237.5
Pinch Hitting   49 7 12 1 1 1 8 2 2 3 4 .245 .283 .367 .650 4.9
Close/Late   689 93 204 21 14 10 91 0 1 91 38 .296 .396 .411 .807 107.6
Mar/Apr 140 534 60 151 18 8 3 66 22 15 46 33 .283 .348 .363 .711 64.6
May 273 999 112 270 30 13 2 135 26 21 84 52 .270 .342 .332 .674 107.0
June 232 869 111 234 29 9 5 120 28 18 75 50 .269 .348 .341 .689 96.8
July 255 950 116 280 34 17 7 170 35 20 75 52 .295 .361 .388 .750 124.3
August 251 931 125 252 34 12 3 102 22 25 87 51 .271 .347 .343 .690 103.1
Sep/Oct 295 1111 176 335 48 18 4 147 27 25 91 58 .302 .369 .388 .757 144.8
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   DWS
1901 24 WS1 AL 3B 130 128 1163.7 97 379 33 16 .935 3.68   5.4
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1902 25 WS1 AL 3B 128 126 1150.7 80 395 37 24 .928 3.72   4.9
1903 26 WS1 AL 3B 132 131 1197.0 73 395 26 21 .947 3.52   5.2
1904 27 WS1 AL 3B 143 141 1248.0 80 414 15 29 .971 3.56   6.3
1905 28 CHA AL 3B 138 137 1232.7 85 411 36 24 .932 3.62   4.8
1906 29 CHA AL 3B 130 128 1143.0 76 396 25 27 .950 3.72   3.7
1907 30 CHA AL 3B 136 135 1208.7 88 333 29 21 .936 3.13   3.0
1908 31 CHA AL 3B 145 145 1295.7 88 346 27 29 .941 3.01   4.3
1909 32 CHA AL 3B 142 142 1287.0 81 335 24 23 .945 2.91   5.3
1910 33 CHA AL 3B 138 134 1203.3 94 333 32 25 .930 3.19   4.3
1911 34 CHA AL 3B 36 35 315.7 21 88 14 6 .886 3.11   0.6
1912 35 NY1 NL 3B 4 4 39.3 2 16 1 1 .947 4.12   0.2
  3B 1402 1386 12484.6 865 3841 299 246 .940 3.39   47.9
  1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   1403 1386 12485.6 867 3841 299 247 .940 3.39   47.9
Career Highs   145 145 1295.7 99 414 37 29 .971 4.12    
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
1909 32 CHA AL 6 22 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 .136 .240 .227 .467
Career Post-Season Batting 6 22 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 .136 .240 .227 .467
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.
Batting Average
1906-3-.323
1908-7-.301
 On-Base Pct
1906-2-.398
1908-4-.374
 OPS
1906-4-.790
1908-8-.750
 XR
1908-10-74.9
 Games
1903-8-133
 Singles
1910-7-132
Triples
1902-4-14
1909-4-11
 RBIs
1903-8-91
1907-10-73
1909-2-94
 Caught Stealing
1905-9-18
1908-6-19
 Walks
1901-8-56
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. John McGraw (944)
  2. Bill Coughlin (932)
  3. Eddie Murphy (915)
  4. Jimmy Esmond (914)
  5. Jimmy Johnston (912)
  6. Frank Laporte (911)
  7. Ossie Vitt (906)
  8. Sammy Strang (904)
  9. Mike Mowrey (897)
  10. Tommy Leach (895)
History
Drafted in 9th round, 141st overall pick, by Washington in 1901
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,657,143 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 6/21/1903
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1903, hitting .545 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1903
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,657,143 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/18/1904
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1904
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 3/1/1905 to a 4-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1906
6/28/1908: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $6,300,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/30/1909, hitting .409 with 0 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 6/8/1910 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1910
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/19/1912 to a 2-year deal worth $1,030,000 per year
 
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