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Dick
Padden		  
Nickname: Brains
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 17, 1870 in Martins Ferry, OH.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1903   
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 30 MLA AL $ 2,392,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1902 31 SLA AL $ 2,564,286   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1903 32 CHA AL $ 2,952,600   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 10 10
1904 33 CHA AL $ 2,952,600   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 10 10
1905 34 CHA AL $ 2,952,600   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 10 10
1906 35 PHA AL $ 2,100,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 10 10
1907 36 PHA AL $ 1,400,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1908 37 PHA AL $ 1,400,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 8 8
1909 38 SLN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,952,600   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 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
1897 26 PIT   134 517 84 146 16 10 2 58 18 0 38 0 .282 .332 .364 .695 64.3  
1898 27 PIT   128 463 61 119 7 6 2 43 11 0 35 0 .257 .309 .311 .620 47.0  
1899 28 WSN   134 451 66 125 20 7 2 61 27 0 24 0 .277 .314 .366 .680 54.3  
1901 30 MLA AL 132 482 57 130 17 10 5 68 35 21 41 39 .270 .333 .378 .710 60.8 13.2
1902 31 SLA AL 125 464 54 119 22 7 4 54 27 20 31 22 .256 .307 .360 .667 49.8 6.7
1903 32 CHA AL 132 467 70 129 29 8 4 85 24 15 48 37 .276 .373 .398 .771 67.9 12.9
1904 33 CHA AL 143 544 62 140 24 14 1 73 26 10 33 21 .257 .312 .358 .671 64.3 8.5
1905 34 CHA AL 141 501 48 135 30 9 1 47 26 17 30 21 .269 .314 .371 .685 55.4 7.7
1906 35 PHA AL 121 475 55 126 19 3 2 31 8 14 20 29 .265 .306 .331 .637 43.1 6.7
1907 36 PHA AL 86 291 25 70 8 4 0 23 0 6 22 25 .241 .308 .296 .604 22.9 2.3
1908 37 PHA AL 22 72 5 16 1 0 1 11 0 0 3 13 .222 .247 .278 .525 5.4 0.2
1909 38 AA   130 450 32 79 21 1 5 46 11 14 45 119 .176 .251 .260 .511 26.5  
8 Years Sim 902 3296 376 865 150 55 18 392 146 103 228 207 .262 .321 .358 .679 369.6 58.1
11 Years Pro 1298 4727 587 1255 193 78 24 554 202 103 325 207 .265 .313 .355 .667 535.2  
1 Years AA 130 450 32 79 21 1 5 46 11 14 45 119 .176 .260 .260 .520 26.5  
162 Game Average 591 67 155 26 9 3 70 26 18 40 37 .262 .321 .358 .679 66.4  
Career Highs 143 544 70 140 30 14 5 85 35 21 48 39 .276 .373 .398 .771 67.9  
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   2228 243 557 98 29 12 265 106 70 154 142 .250 .310 .336 .647 215.6
vs LH   1068 133 308 52 26 6 127 40 33 74 65 .288 .344 .403 .746 134.0
Home 441 1585 185 422 63 27 8 181 70 48 96 97 .266 .319 .355 .674 165.2
Away 461 1711 191 443 87 28 10 211 76 55 132 110 .259 .323 .360 .683 184.4
RISP   903 0 234 41 14 5 353 0 0 79 54 .259 .322 .352 .674 100.9
Pinch Hitting   10 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 .300 .417 .500 .917 1.4
Close/Late   448 50 123 26 5 4 51 0 0 39 24 .275 .341 .382 .722 55.7
Mar/Apr 77 300 38 80 16 3 3 43 14 8 17 20 .267 .306 .370 .676 32.6
May 174 613 71 160 25 10 4 83 20 19 40 45 .261 .318 .354 .672 62.3
June 158 581 62 141 26 10 2 72 23 22 36 37 .243 .301 .332 .633 50.6
July 153 568 83 160 28 11 2 63 30 23 55 35 .282 .357 .380 .738 71.6
August 156 586 62 144 29 10 0 46 32 16 35 31 .246 .295 .329 .624 53.9
Sep/Oct 184 648 60 180 26 11 7 85 27 15 45 39 .278 .340 .384 .725 78.7
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 30 MLA AL 2B 132 132 1189.7 305 483 28 74 .966 5.96   4.9
1902 31 SLA AL 2B 125 125 1144.3 283 414 24 70 .967 5.48   2.8
1903 32 CHA AL 2B 126 125 1116.0 293 507 30 91 .964 6.45   5.7
1904 33 CHA AL 2B 142 141 1255.7 304 583 41 97 .956 6.36   3.7
1905 34 CHA AL 2B 124 122 1113.0 281 491 24 84 .970 6.24   4.1
    SS 16 15 139.7 22 63 7 12 .924 5.48   0.8
1906 35 PHA AL 2B 108 108 940.0 233 428 29 65 .958 6.33   2.4
    SS 13 12 108.7 19 38 4 6 .934 4.72   0.3
1907 36 PHA AL 2B 81 81 703.0 199 329 21 70 .962 6.76   2.8
    SS 1 1 9.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 7.00   0.1
1908 37 PHA AL SS 17 17 145.0 28 81 6 11 .948 6.77   1.2
    2B 4 2 22.0 6 10 1 1 .941 6.55   0.1
  2B 842 836 7483.7 1904 3245 198 552 .963 6.19   26.4
  SS 47 45 402.3 72 186 17 29 .938 5.77   2.3
Career Totals   889 881 7886.0 1976 3431 215 581 .962 6.17   28.7
Career Highs   142 141 1255.7 305 583 41 97 .967 6.76    
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
1903 32 CHA AL 7 23 1 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 .217 .345 .217 .562
Career Post-Season Batting 7 23 1 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 .217 .345 .217 .562
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.
Triples
1904-6-14
 Caught Stealing
1902-4-20
 Strikeouts
1901-6-39
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. George Perring (964)
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  3. Shad Barry (941)
  4. Bill Dahlen (940)
  5. Art Phelan (936)
  6. Billy Gilbert (931)
  7. Everett Scott (930)
  8. Heinie Wagner (925)
  9. Aaron Ward (919)
  10. Kid Elberfeld (918)
History
Drafted in 8th round, 125th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1901
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 1/9/1903 to a 3-year deal worth $2,952,600 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1903
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/16/1906 to a 1-year deal worth $2,100,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/25/1907 to a 2-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Washington on 7/25/1907
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 3/14/1909 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/3/1909 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 5/29/1909 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
 
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