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Satchel
Paige		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, AL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1926   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1926 19 DET AL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7
1927 20 DET AL $ 300,000 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
1928 21 DET AL $ 300,000 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 4 4
1929 22 DET AL $ 1,600,000 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7
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  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
1926 19 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1927 20 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1928 21 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1929 22 DET AL $ 1,600,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
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
1926 19 DET AL 20 20 .500 41 41 36 1 0 344.7 314 134 25 114 189 3.50 .243 .302 .384 .686 25.1
1927 20 DET AL 7 5 .583 14 14 10 1 0 112.0 100 43 11 33 45 3.46 .240 .295 .377 .672 6.2
1928 21 DET AL 13 14 .481 29 29 19 0 0 232.3 250 116 28 78 87 4.49 .274 .332 .453 .785 10.0
1929 22 DET AL 13 14 .481 30 30 19 0 0 245.0 273 143 30 61 79 5.25 .277 .317 .456 .774 6.8
    AAA   5 0 1.000 10 10 2 0 0 78.3 82 38 12 25 30 4.37 .272 .327 .440 .768  
4 Years Sim 53 53 .500 114 114 84 2 0 934.0 937 436 94 286 400 4.20 .260 .313 .421 .734 48.1
1 Years AAA 5 0 1.000 10 10 2 0 0 78.3 82 38 12 25 30 4.37 .272 .327 .440 .768  
Season Average 13 13 .500 28 28 21 0 0 233.5 234 109 23 71 100 4.20 .260 .313 .421 .734  
Career Highs 20 20 .583 41 41 36 1 0 344.7 314 143 30 114 189 5.25 .277 .332 .456 .785  
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   408 179 37 99 184   .261 .305 .409 .714
vs LH   529 257 57 187 216   .259 .321 .429 .751
Home 28 29 .491 62 62 47 2 0 518.0 531 239 61 176 223 4.15 .265 .324 .435 .759
Away 25 24 .510 52 52 37 0 0 416.0 406 197 33 110 177 4.26 .254 .302 .402 .704
Mar/Apr 8 11 .421 19 19 15 1 0 162.7 158 82 14 63 74 4.54 .254 .322 .427 .749
May 7 10 .412 18 18 15 0 0 151.0 146 68 17 51 64 4.05 .255 .316 .416 .732
June 7 8 .467 18 18 12 1 0 141.0 127 45 11 40 64 2.87 .239 .292 .361 .653
July 12 7 .632 20 20 14 0 0 164.0 166 77 18 39 65 4.23 .262 .305 .422 .727
August 12 7 .632 20 20 14 0 0 167.0 180 84 19 50 66 4.53 .272 .323 .457 .780
Sep/Oct 7 10 .412 19 19 14 0 0 148.3 160 80 15 43 67 4.85 .274 .324 .430 .754
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
1926 19 DET AL 41 119 12 19 4 1 0 7 2 1 10 25 .160 .225 .210 .435 4.7 0.0
1927 20 DET AL 14 35 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 .114 .205 .143 .348 0.1 0.0
1928 21 DET AL 29 79 6 23 1 2 0 8 2 1 8 10 .291 .356 .354 .711 10.7 1.8
1929 22 DET AL 30 83 13 25 2 2 0 9 2 1 4 18 .301 .333 .373 .707 10.0 1.4
4 Years Sim 114 316 34 71 8 5 0 24 6 5 26 64 .225 .284 .282 .565 25.4 3.2
162 Game Average 449 48 100 11 7 0 34 8 7 36 90 .225 .284 .282 .565 36.0  
Career Highs 41 119 13 25 4 2 0 9 2 2 10 25 .301 .356 .373 .711 10.7  
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   195 21 39 6 1 0 12 4 3 18 33 .200 .268 .241 .509 12.3
vs LH   121 13 32 2 4 0 12 2 2 8 31 .264 .310 .347 .657 12.5
Home 62 156 17 32 4 2 0 10 3 4 18 30 .205 .287 .256 .544 11.4
Away 52 160 17 39 4 3 0 14 3 1 8 34 .244 .280 .306 .586 13.3
RISP   80 0 18 2 2 0 22 0 0 8 16 .225 .295 .300 .595 7.3
Close/Late   34 3 8 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 7 .235 .257 .353 .610 2.9
Mar/Apr 19 53 7 15 3 1 0 3 2 1 7 15 .283 .367 .377 .744 7.5
May 18 50 3 10 1 1 0 3 0 2 4 5 .200 .259 .260 .519 2.6
June 18 41 4 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 10 .171 .261 .171 .432 2.1
July 20 59 9 16 1 1 0 8 2 2 4 6 .271 .317 .322 .639 5.7
August 20 58 6 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 15 .172 .238 .190 .428 2.5
Sep/Oct 19 55 5 13 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 13 .236 .250 .345 .595 4.3
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    
1926 19 DET AL P 41 41 344.7 26 65 4 5 .958 2.38    
1927 20 DET AL P 14 14 112.0 7 26 2 4 .943 2.65    
1928 21 DET AL P 29 29 232.3 20 52 5 4 .935 2.79    
1929 22 DET AL P 30 30 245.0 25 57 6 1 .932 3.01    
Career Totals   114 114 934.0 78 200 17 14 .942 2.68    
Career Highs   41 41 344.7 26 65 6 5 .958 3.01    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1926-10-3.50
 Wins
1926-6-20
 Losses
1926-2-20
 Games Pitched
1926-7-41
 Games Started
1926-1-41
 Complete Games
1926-1-36
Shutouts
1926-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1926-3-344.7
 Homeruns Allowed
1926-1-25
1928-3-28
1929-2-30
CAR-35-94
 Strikeouts
1926-2-189
 Walks Allowed
1926-5-114
 Walks per 9IP
1929-8-2.2
Hits per 9IP
1926-3-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1926-2-4.9
1928-6-3.4
 WHiP
1926-8-1.24
 OAVG
1926-3-.243
 OOBP
1926-7-.302
1929-8-.317
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Harry Heitmann (968)
  2. Pink Hawley (962)
  3. Waite Hoyt (960)
  4. Alvin Crowder (958)
  5. Bill Sherdel (955)
  6. Joe Genewich (954)
  7. Freddie Fitzsimmons (954)
  8. Ben Demott (951)
  9. George Payne (949)
  10. Dolly Gray (949)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Willis Hudlin (992)
  2. Johnny Morrison (977)
  3. Joe Genewich (976)
  4. Hunter Hill (974)
  5. Milt Gaston (974)
  6. Clark Griffith (973)
  7. Snake Wiltse (969)
  8. Emil Frisk (969)
  9. Lefty Leifield (966)
  10. Whitey Alperman (963)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Detroit in 1926
Had first career hit on 4/17/1926, off Dave Brown (WAS)
Earned first career win on 4/17/1926
Won Player of the Week award on 4/26/1926, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1926, going 20-20, 3.50 ERA
Injured on 9/24/1928 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
 
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