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Dick
Niehaus		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 24, 1892 in Usa, KY, COVINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 20 NYA AL   7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
1914 21 NYA AL   7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
1915 22 NYA AL   7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
1916 23 NYA AL   7 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 8 8
1917 24 NYA AL   7 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 8 8
1918 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 8 8
1919 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1920 27 NYA AL   7 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1921 28 NYA AL   7 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1922 29 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1923 30 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1924 31 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1925 32 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1926 33 NYA AL   7 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
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
1913 20 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 21 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 22 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 23 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 24 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1918 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1919 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1920 27 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1921 28 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1922 29 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1923 30 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1924 31 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1925 32 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1926 33 NYA AL     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 $ 300,000   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
1913 20 AAA   2 4 .333 10 6 2 0 0 51.7 61 28 6 20 34 4.88 .296 .358 .442 .800  
1914 21 AAA   0 4 .000 15 0 0 0 4 11.0 20 15 1 10 8 12.27 .400 .500 .580 1.080  
    AA   3 2 .600 5 5 4 1 0 43.3 32 12 3 14 48 2.49 .200 .264 .300 .564  
1915 22 AAA   2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 4 12.3 9 2 0 3 2 1.46 .214 .267 .262 .529  
1916 23 AAA   2 0 1.000 48 1 0 0 18 47.7 37 10 2 16 25 1.89 .223 .291 .307 .598  
1917 24 AAA   3 3 .500 17 0 0 0 5 16.7 22 6 0 13 12 3.24 .344 .455 .359 .814  
1918 25 NYA AL 5 13 .278 26 17 11 1 2 152.7 167 80 3 60 42 4.72 .282 .346 .434 .780 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 22 1 0 0 5 26.3 31 10 0 10 18 3.42 .290 .350 .327 .678  
1919 26 NYA AL 5 12 .294 20 20 13 1 0 168.7 202 88 9 48 43 4.70 .299 .346 .396 .742 1.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 14.0 23 7 1 1 8 4.50 .377 .387 .459 .846  
1920 27 AAA   2 2 .500 17 0 0 0 0 24.7 29 19 3 15 14 6.93 .296 .389 .469 .859  
1921 28 AAA   3 1 .750 27 1 1 0 0 49.0 56 17 5 20 15 3.12 .287 .353 .446 .800  
1922 29 AAA   1 1 .500 25 0 0 0 0 44.3 57 29 2 19 12 5.89 .313 .378 .451 .829  
1923 30 AAA   5 1 .833 28 1 1 0 0 66.0 73 33 0 32 23 4.50 .283 .362 .337 .699  
1924 31 AA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 10 2 1 4 1 2.84 .357 .438 .500 .938  
1925 32 AA   11 11 .500 26 26 11 0 0 208.0 230 82 16 66 88 3.55 .282 .336 .400 .735  
1926 33 AA   11 10 .524 25 25 14 2 0 209.3 194 69 9 81 79 2.97 .251 .322 .323 .645  
2 Years Sim 10 25 .286 46 37 24 2 2 321.3 369 168 12 108 85 4.71 .291 .346 .414 .760 1.7
11 Years AAA 22 18 .550 231 10 4 0 36 363.6 418 176 20 159 171 4.36 .293 .363 .399 .762  
4 Years AA 25 24 .510 57 57 29 3 0 467.0 466 165 29 165 216 3.18 .262 .325 .359 .684  
15 Years Minors 47 42 .528 288 67 33 3 36 830.6 884 341 49 324 387 3.69 .276 .342 .377 .719  
Season Average 5 12 .294 23 18 12 1 1 160.7 184 84 6 54 42 4.71 .291 .346 .414 .760  
Career Highs 5 13 .294 26 20 13 1 2 168.7 202 88 9 60 43 4.72 .299 .346 .434 .780  
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   280 123 8 84 58   .305 .363 .431 .794
vs LH   89 45 4 24 27   .256 .304 .368 .672
Home 4 12 .250 20 18 11 0 1 159.3 169 67 7 49 44 3.78 .275 .329 .391 .720
Away 6 13 .316 26 19 13 2 1 162.0 200 101 5 59 41 5.61 .306 .364 .435 .799
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 16.0 20 9 0 5 4 5.06 .313 .362 .391 .753
May 1 4 .200 7 7 4 0 0 56.0 76 35 3 19 18 5.63 .322 .373 .415 .788
June 2 4 .333 11 7 5 0 1 70.7 82 31 2 13 19 3.95 .293 .324 .382 .706
July 4 4 .500 11 6 3 1 1 54.0 57 32 5 32 10 5.33 .279 .377 .422 .799
August 2 6 .250 8 8 7 0 0 69.3 65 27 1 27 15 3.50 .255 .326 .376 .703
Sep/Oct 1 5 .167 7 7 3 1 0 55.3 69 34 1 12 19 5.53 .303 .338 .491 .829
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
1917 24 AAA   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
1918 25 NYA AL 26 46 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21 .043 .083 .043 .127 -3.3 0.0
1919 26 NYA AL 20 59 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 .068 .083 .068 .151 -2.6 0.0
1923 30 AAA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
2 Years Sim 46 105 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 42 .057 .083 .057 .140 -5.9 0.0
2 Years AAA 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
162 Game Average 369 14 21 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 147 .057 .083 .057 .140 -20.7  
Career Highs 26 59 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 21 .068 .083 .068 .151 -2.6  
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   73 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 29 .055 .080 .055 .135 -4.9
vs LH   32 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .063 .091 .063 .153 -1.5
Home 20 46 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 .065 .085 .065 .150 -2.9
Away 26 59 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 23 .051 .082 .051 .133 -3.5
RISP   25 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .080 .148 .080 .228 -0.9
Close/Late   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
May 7 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .048 .048 .048 .095 -1.4
June 11 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .043 .083 .043 .127 -1.6
July 11 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .105 .105 .105 .211 -0.6
August 8 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.8
Sep/Oct 7 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .063 .118 .063 .180 -0.6
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    
1918 25 NYA AL P 26 17 152.7 9 34 3 3 .935 2.54    
1919 26 NYA AL P 20 20 168.7 11 34 2 4 .957 2.40    
Career Totals   46 37 321.3 20 68 5 7 .946 2.46    
Career Highs   26 20 168.7 11 34 3 4 .957 2.54    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1919-4-9
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 73rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1913
Earned first career win on 7/3/1918
Had first career hit on 8/27/1918, off Lew Richie (CLE)
Injured on 4/15/1924 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Injured on 8/15/1926 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
 
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