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Val
Picinich		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 8, 1896 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1919    1923   
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
1916 19 BRO NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 5 4 5 4 3 3 8 7 7
1917 20 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 3 4 8 7 7
1918 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 3 4 8 7 8
1919 22 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 4 9 8 8
1920 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 4 9 8 8
1921 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 4 4 9 8 9
1922 25 CIN NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 5 6 5 5 9 8 9
1923 26 CIN NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 5 6 5 5 9 8 8
1924 27 CIN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 6 6 5 5 9 8 8
1925 28 CIN NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 6 7 6 6 9 8 8
1926 29 CIN NL $ 400,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 7 6 6 9 8 8
1927 30 CIN NL $ 400,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 7 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 3 3 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 400,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 9 8 9
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
1916 19 AA   115 411 30 104 17 1 2 25 6 8 62 76 .253 .351 .314 .665 48.3  
1917 20 BRO NL 5 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 .385 .273 .657 1.1 0.1
    AAA   117 442 32 119 17 0 1 47 5 5 46 67 .269 .338 .314 .653 48.1  
1918 21 CIN NL 10 38 3 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 .289 .282 .316 .598 3.3 0.3
    AAA   98 356 44 109 15 3 2 49 3 3 65 45 .306 .413 .382 .795 59.3  
1919 22 CIN NL 78 259 22 76 9 0 2 35 1 3 17 30 .293 .341 .351 .692 28.5 5.3
1920 23 CIN NL 73 236 23 56 13 2 0 24 0 1 18 26 .237 .293 .309 .602 19.8 1.5
1921 24 CIN NL 34 122 20 42 8 0 1 17 1 0 5 4 .344 .375 .434 .809 16.5 2.4
1922 25 CIN NL 61 183 26 57 12 1 0 31 2 5 21 7 .311 .382 .388 .770 26.1 3.7
1923 26 CIN NL 56 174 26 37 9 1 0 26 0 1 21 8 .213 .299 .276 .575 14.3 0.0
1924 27 CIN NL 68 209 22 48 7 0 0 18 2 0 26 8 .230 .316 .263 .580 18.0 0.6
1925 28 CIN NL 16 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 .051 .119 .051 .170 -2.2 0.0
    AAA   28 89 7 30 3 0 1 15 2 3 12 7 .337 .416 .404 .820 14.4  
1926 29 AAA   131 452 54 129 18 2 3 56 2 6 67 25 .285 .378 .354 .732 62.6  
1927 30 AAA   131 464 67 140 21 3 4 62 1 0 68 39 .302 .391 .386 .777 72.2  
9 Years Sim 401 1271 145 332 59 4 3 158 7 10 113 98 .261 .323 .321 .644 125.4 14.0
5 Years AAA 505 1803 204 527 74 8 11 229 13 17 258 183 .292 .379 .361 .740 256.6  
1 Years AA 115 411 30 104 17 1 2 25 6 8 62 76 .253 .352 .314 .665 48.3  
6 Years Minors 620 2214 234 631 91 9 13 254 19 25 320 259 .285 .374 .352 .726 304.9  
162 Game Average 513 58 134 23 1 1 63 2 4 45 39 .261 .323 .321 .644 50.6  
Career Highs 78 259 26 76 13 2 2 35 2 5 26 30 .344 .385 .434 .809 28.5  
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   819 93 201 37 4 2 95 2 8 65 76 .245 .303 .308 .610 73.3
vs LH   452 52 131 22 0 1 63 5 2 48 22 .290 .360 .345 .705 57.0
Home 186 598 66 161 27 1 1 72 3 4 49 41 .269 .327 .323 .650 61.9
Away 215 673 79 171 32 3 2 86 4 6 64 57 .254 .320 .319 .639 68.4
RISP   392 0 108 16 1 1 143 0 0 36 40 .276 .337 .329 .666 44.0
Pinch Hitting   20 4 9 1 0 0 5 1 1 6 2 .450 .577 .500 1.077 5.6
Close/Late   160 15 36 3 0 1 20 0 0 15 15 .225 .291 .263 .554 12.8
Mar/Apr 36 111 14 37 6 1 0 21 0 1 10 10 .333 .385 .405 .791 16.3
May 92 301 33 68 11 0 3 44 2 3 24 28 .226 .291 .292 .583 24.4
June 56 170 21 45 8 1 0 17 0 1 24 16 .265 .356 .324 .679 20.6
July 61 181 23 41 11 0 0 21 2 2 15 13 .227 .293 .287 .580 14.3
August 68 209 21 56 10 0 0 24 2 0 18 17 .268 .323 .316 .639 22.0
Sep/Oct 88 299 33 85 13 2 0 31 1 3 22 14 .284 .332 .341 .673 32.6
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1917 20 BRO NL C 3 3 27.0 7 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 7 2 .286 0 0.2
1918 21 CIN NL C 9 9 86.0 35 8 2 0 .956 4.50 13 5 .385 0 0.5
1919 22 CIN NL C 78 74 660.7 329 55 3 0 .992 5.23 113 39 .345 0 4.9
1920 23 CIN NL C 72 68 609.7 239 57 7 2 .977 4.37 108 43 .398 2 5.4
1921 24 CIN NL C 33 31 270.7 123 26 7 0 .955 4.95 53 22 .415 0 2.0
1922 25 CIN NL C 48 46 399.0 156 44 7 0 .966 4.51 75 32 .427 1 3.0
1923 26 CIN NL C 54 49 435.0 156 32 6 0 .969 3.89 63 22 .349 1 3.1
1924 27 CIN NL C 66 59 524.7 154 52 7 1 .967 3.53 86 34 .395 3 3.8
1925 28 CIN NL C 14 10 90.3 32 9 3 0 .932 4.09 16 7 .438 0 0.6
Career Totals   377 349 3103.0 1231 285 42 4 .973 4.40 534 206 .386 7 23.5
Career Highs   78 74 660.7 329 57 7 2 1.000 5.23 113 43 .438 3  
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
1919 22 CIN NL 6 20 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 .300 .364 .350 .714
1921 24 CIN NL 5 19 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .316 .316 .368 .684
1924 27 CIN NL 12 39 3 12 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 2 .308 .326 .385 .710
Career Post-Season Batting 23 78 11 24 3 1 0 12 0 1 4 4 .308 .333 .372 .705
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  1. Luke Sewell (988)
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  3. Johnny Gooch (982)
  4. Al Devormer (982)
  5. Ed Burns (977)
  6. John Warner (967)
  7. Bob Wood (962)
  8. Al Lopez (957)
  9. Jimmie Wilson (955)
  10. Ed Sweeney (952)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1916
Injured on 8/22/1916 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/1/1917, off Carl Mays (PHI)
Traded from Brooklyn to Cincinnati on 5/16/1917 (Going to BRO: P Howard Ehmke, CF Jack Burnett, SS Jimmy Esmond. Going to CIN: P Rip Vowinkel, C Val Picinich)
Hit first career homerun on 5/28/1919, off Smokey Joe Williams (PHI)
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1919
Injured on 6/8/1921 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1923
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1924: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $400,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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