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Tiny
Osborne		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 9, 1893 in , ,
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1922 29 SLA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1923 30 SLA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1924 31 SLA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1925 32 SLA AL $ 350,000 7 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1926 33 SLA AL $ 387,857 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
1927 34 SLA AL $ 387,857 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 387,857 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 9 9 9
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
1922 29 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
1923 30 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
1924 31 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
1925 32 SLA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
1926 33 SLA AL $ 387,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
1927 34 SLA AL $ 387,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 387,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 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
1922 29 SLA AL 14 9 .609 31 31 13 1 0 245.3 245 98 15 114 107 3.60 .261 .341 .379 .720 19.2
1923 30 SLA AL 16 13 .552 31 31 19 2 0 251.3 226 125 10 146 99 4.48 .239 .341 .335 .675 13.2
1924 31 SLA AL 8 15 .348 28 24 15 0 0 207.0 240 133 22 87 65 5.78 .292 .359 .445 .803 2.9
1925 32 SLA AL 2 2 .500 16 0 0 0 0 22.7 20 5 0 12 9 1.99 .244 .340 .293 .633 3.2
1926 33 SLA AL 1 4 .200 15 3 3 0 0 40.3 35 20 1 22 12 4.46 .235 .333 .336 .669 1.4
1927 34 AAA   8 10 .444 24 24 6 1 0 177.0 197 94 14 94 73 4.78 .283 .369 .409 .777  
5 Years Sim 41 43 .488 121 89 50 3 0 766.7 766 381 48 381 292 4.47 .261 .345 .378 .724 39.8
1 Years AAA 8 10 .444 24 24 6 1 0 177.0 197 94 14 94 73 4.78 .283 .369 .409 .777  
Season Average 8 8 .500 24 17 10 0 0 153.3 153 76 9 76 58 4.47 .261 .345 .378 .724  
Career Highs 16 15 .609 31 31 19 2 0 251.3 245 133 22 146 107 5.78 .292 .359 .445 .803  
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   311 147 16 126 149   .250 .319 .368 .687
vs LH   455 234 32 255 143   .268 .364 .386 .750
Home 20 20 .500 63 45 26 1 0 393.0 380 184 24 200 151 4.21 .254 .342 .371 .713
Away 21 23 .477 58 44 24 2 0 373.7 386 197 24 181 141 4.75 .267 .349 .386 .735
Mar/Apr 4 2 .667 9 7 3 0 0 58.7 51 21 2 34 23 3.22 .234 .337 .303 .640
May 10 7 .588 22 18 12 2 0 164.3 160 65 10 66 62 3.56 .256 .328 .370 .698
June 10 8 .556 21 16 7 0 0 132.3 136 82 10 78 50 5.58 .263 .359 .375 .734
July 4 12 .250 25 17 10 0 0 151.3 167 87 10 64 57 5.17 .280 .350 .426 .776
August 7 8 .467 22 19 12 0 0 152.3 158 82 12 74 58 4.85 .273 .356 .415 .771
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 22 12 6 1 0 107.7 94 44 4 65 42 3.68 .232 .338 .314 .652
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
1922 29 SLA AL 31 92 10 27 3 0 0 11 0 0 3 24 .293 .323 .326 .649 8.9 0.9
1923 30 SLA AL 31 91 10 20 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 29 .220 .226 .286 .512 5.4 0.0
1924 31 SLA AL 28 68 6 14 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 .206 .217 .265 .482 3.6 0.0
1925 32 SLA AL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2 0.0
1926 33 SLA AL 15 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
5 Years Sim 121 263 26 62 7 3 0 19 1 1 4 78 .236 .255 .285 .540 17.7 0.9
162 Game Average 352 34 83 9 4 0 25 1 1 5 104 .236 .255 .285 .540 23.8  
Career Highs 31 92 10 27 3 2 0 11 1 1 3 29 .293 .500 .326 .649 8.9  
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   171 15 41 5 1 0 13 0 1 4 48 .240 .264 .281 .545 10.7
vs LH   92 11 21 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 30 .228 .237 .293 .530 5.4
Home 57 127 12 41 6 1 0 10 0 1 1 36 .323 .328 .386 .714 14.1
Away 58 136 14 21 1 2 0 9 1 0 3 42 .154 .189 .191 .380 2.0
RISP   58 0 15 1 1 0 18 0 0 1 23 .259 .267 .310 .577 4.5
Close/Late   24 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .292 .346 .333 .679 2.8
Mar/Apr 7 18 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .333 .333 .389 .722 2.2
May 20 54 6 17 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 15 .315 .327 .407 .735 6.6
June 16 43 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 .186 .186 .233 .419 1.2
July 17 54 5 13 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .241 .241 .296 .537 3.2
August 20 57 6 10 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 18 .175 .213 .193 .406 0.4
Sep/Oct 20 37 6 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 14 .216 .275 .243 .518 2.5
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    
1922 29 SLA AL P 31 31 245.3 17 52 3 3 .958 2.53    
1923 30 SLA AL P 31 31 251.3 19 46 3 1 .956 2.33    
1924 31 SLA AL P 28 24 207.0 23 45 0 3 1.000 2.96    
1925 32 SLA AL P 16 0 22.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.59    
1926 33 SLA AL P 15 3 40.3 2 13 1 2 .938 3.35    
Career Totals   121 89 766.7 63 158 7 9 .969 2.59    
Career Highs   31 31 251.3 23 52 3 3 1.000 3.35    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1922-10-3.60
 Losses
1924-9-15
 Winning Pct
1922-8-.609
1923-10-.552
 Shutouts
1922-10-1
1923-5-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1922-4-15
1923-9-10
1924-1-22
 Strikeouts
1922-6-107
1923-4-99
Walks Allowed
1922-4-114
1923-1-146
1924-9-87
 Hits per 9IP
1922-5-9.0
1923-1-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1922-4-3.9
1923-5-3.5
1924-8-2.8
 OAVG
1922-4-.261
1923-1-.239
 OSLG
1923-1-.335
 OOPS
1923-5-.675
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 53rd overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1922
Had first career hit on 4/28/1922, off Dave Brown (WAS)
Earned first career win on 4/28/1922
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1922, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1923, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $387,857 through salary arbitration
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $387,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/26/1927 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
 
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