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Rusty
Pence		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 11, 1900 in Usa, IL, MARINE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1921 21 PHA AL   3 3 4 3 6 7 6 6 7 6
1922 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 9 8
1923 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 7 8 7 8 8 8
1924 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 7 8 7 8 9 8
1925 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 7 8 7 8 9 9
1926 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 2 4 4 4 7 8 7 8 8 8
1927 27 PIT NL $ 350,000 2 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 7
1928 28 PIT NL $ 350,000 2 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1929 29 PIT NL $ 350,000 1 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 3 4 3 6 7 6 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 3 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 9 9
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
1921 21 PHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1922 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1923 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1924 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1925 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1926 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1927 27 PIT NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1928 28 PIT NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1929 29 PIT NL $ 350,000   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 $ 350,000   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
1921 21 AAA   4 3 .571 33 0 0 0 13 32.0 28 8 0 24 19 2.25 .246 .377 .333 .710  
1922 22 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 0 0 3 2 0.00 .150 .292 .300 .592 1.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 9 1 0 0 1 8.7 6 5 0 6 7 5.20 .194 .324 .258 .582  
    AA   3 4 .429 45 0 0 0 13 49.0 43 16 3 24 29 2.94 .236 .325 .352 .677  
1923 23 PIT NL 0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 1 22.3 22 7 0 10 9 2.82 .253 .323 .379 .703 2.3
1924 24 PIT NL 0 0 .000 27 0 0 0 0 37.3 46 23 3 11 7 5.55 .322 .375 .469 .844 1.3
1925 25 PIT NL 0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 0 22.3 31 17 2 12 6 6.85 .316 .387 .408 .796 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 19 0 0 0 4 23.7 20 9 2 15 7 3.42 .233 .347 .337 .684  
1926 26 PIT NL 2 2 .500 13 0 0 0 0 17.3 16 7 0 11 4 3.64 .242 .363 .333 .696 1.5
1927 27 PIT NL 2 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 1 30.7 35 12 1 11 6 3.52 .287 .350 .402 .752 2.6
1928 28 PIT NL 1 2 .333 21 1 0 0 0 26.0 32 20 3 12 4 6.92 .317 .390 .535 .924 0.0
1929 29 PIT NL 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 8.3 7 2 1 1 1 2.16 .226 .273 .323 .595 1.4
8 Years Sim 8 4 .667 130 1 0 0 2 170.3 192 88 10 71 39 4.65 .287 .359 .421 .780 10.3
3 Years AAA 6 4 .600 61 1 0 0 18 64.3 54 22 2 45 33 3.08 .234 .359 .325 .683  
1 Years AA 3 4 .429 45 0 0 0 13 49.0 43 16 3 24 29 2.94 .236 .325 .352 .677  
4 Years Minors 9 8 .529 106 1 0 0 31 113.3 97 38 5 69 62 3.02 .235 .344 .337 .681  
Season Average 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 21.3 24 11 1 8 4 4.65 .287 .359 .421 .780  
Career Highs 2 2 1.000 27 1 0 0 1 37.3 46 23 3 12 9 6.92 .322 .390 .535 .924  
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   110 63 6 32 26   .299 .355 .438 .793
vs LH   82 25 4 39 13   .273 .357 .400 .757
Home 4 0 1.000 74 1 0 0 0 100.6 118 51 5 41 22 4.56 .296 .361 .416 .777
Away 4 4 .500 56 0 0 0 2 69.6 74 37 5 30 17 4.78 .275 .348 .428 .775
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 16.7 13 6 2 5 4 3.24 .224 .286 .448 .734
May 1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 23.3 28 10 1 8 4 3.86 .304 .360 .478 .838
June 1 2 .333 20 0 0 0 1 23.3 28 17 1 17 4 6.56 .292 .398 .469 .867
July 2 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 1 38.3 34 12 1 10 12 2.82 .231 .280 .306 .586
August 1 1 .500 21 0 0 0 0 23.3 35 23 3 13 3 8.88 .354 .429 .495 .924
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 29 1 0 0 0 45.3 54 20 2 18 12 3.97 .307 .371 .409 .780
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 22 PIT NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1923 23 PIT NL 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1924 24 PIT NL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1925 25 PIT NL 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1926 26 PIT NL 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1927 27 PIT NL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1928 28 PIT NL 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
7 Years Sim 121 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .053 .000 .053 -1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .053 .000 .053 -1.8  
Career Highs 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2  
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   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .059 .000 .059 -1.2
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 69 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 -1.0
Away 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
RISP   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Sep/Oct 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
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 22 PIT NL P 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1923 23 PIT NL P 16 0 22.3 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.82    
1924 24 PIT NL P 27 0 37.3 3 5 1 0 .889 1.93    
1925 25 PIT NL P 18 0 22.3 0 7 2 0 .778 2.82    
1926 26 PIT NL P 13 0 17.3 0 7 0 2 1.000 3.64    
1927 27 PIT NL P 23 0 30.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.94    
1928 28 PIT NL P 21 1 26.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.04    
1929 29 PIT NL P 9 0 8.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   130 1 170.3 9 33 3 3 .933 2.22    
Career Highs   27 1 37.3 3 7 2 2 1.000 3.64    
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  1. Paul Zahniser (990)
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  3. Bert Gallia (983)
  4. Herm Malloy (982)
  5. Norman Plitt (980)
  6. Al Mamaux (979)
  7. Whitey Guese (977)
  8. Bert Cunningham (977)
  9. Bill Phillips (976)
  10. Les Howe (976)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1921
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Philadelphia (A) on 3/12/1921 (Going to PHI: P Trade E Bait. Going to PHA: P Rusty Pence)
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Pittsburgh on 7/16/1922 (Going to PIT: P Dick McCabe, P Rusty Pence. Going to PHA: P Eddie Rommel)
Earned first career win on 9/1/1922
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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