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Bill
Popp		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 7, 1877 in St. Louis, MO.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 25 DET AL   10 2 3 3 6 6 6 10 10 10
1903 26 DET AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 7 7 7 10 10 10
1904 27 DET AL   10 2 2 2 7 7 7 10 10 10
1905 28 DET AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1906 29 DET AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1907 30 DET AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 8 8
1908 31 DET AL $ 350,000 9 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 10 2 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
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
1902 25 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 26 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 27 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 28 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 29 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 30 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 31 DET AL $ 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
1902 25 AAA   17 4 .810 26 26 11 1 0 203.3 169 66 22 64 203 2.92 .221 .282 .362 .643  
1903 26 DET AL 11 15 .423 26 26 19 0 0 211.0 252 115 8 75 92 4.91 .292 .353 .459 .813 5.2
    AAA   6 5 .545 11 11 10 3 0 90.7 49 20 5 25 132 1.99 .156 .218 .223 .441  
1904 27 AAA   4 3 .571 18 0 0 0 7 23.0 19 5 1 4 34 1.96 .224 .258 .282 .541  
1905 28 DET AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 1 0 0 9.00 .125 .125 .500 .625 0.0
1906 29 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 2 0 3 3 6.77 .300 .500 .400 .900 0.0
1907 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 7 0 1 0 15.75 .429 .455 .524 .978 0.0
1908 31 DET AL 7 4 .636 22 0 0 0 1 19.7 35 14 2 6 7 6.41 .389 .427 .511 .938 0.2
1909 32 AAA   1 4 .200 14 0 0 0 4 17.7 19 4 0 5 15 2.04 .275 .324 .319 .643  
5 Years Sim 18 20 .474 57 26 19 0 1 239.3 300 140 11 85 102 5.26 .303 .362 .465 .827 5.4
4 Years AAA 28 16 .636 69 37 21 4 11 334.7 256 95 28 98 384 2.55 .208 .266 .318 .585  
Season Average 3 4 .429 11 5 3 0 0 47.9 60 28 2 17 20 5.26 .303 .362 .465 .827  
Career Highs 11 15 .636 26 26 19 0 1 211.0 252 115 8 75 92 15.75 .429 .500 .524 .978  
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   177 73 8 44 60   .291 .339 .449 .788
vs LH   123 67 3 41 42   .321 .387 .491 .878
Home 11 10 .524 30 15 12 0 1 138.3 163 82 5 52 63 5.34 .289 .349 .450 .799
Away 7 10 .412 27 11 7 0 0 101.0 137 58 6 33 39 5.17 .321 .370 .485 .854
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 2 0 0 2 7.73 .385 .385 .385 .769
May 2 1 .667 5 0 0 0 0 7.3 11 8 1 1 2 9.82 .355 .375 .548 .923
June 2 3 .400 6 4 2 0 0 34.3 37 19 1 12 12 4.98 .272 .331 .426 .758
July 6 3 .667 15 8 7 0 0 77.0 85 39 3 23 36 4.56 .273 .323 .421 .745
August 2 7 .222 13 7 4 0 0 54.3 88 35 3 14 24 5.80 .361 .395 .553 .949
Sep/Oct 5 6 .455 16 7 6 0 1 64.0 74 37 3 35 26 5.20 .289 .375 .449 .824
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
1903 26 DET AL 26 73 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 .082 .107 .096 .203 -2.5 0.0
1905 28 DET AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1906 29 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 32 74 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 .081 .105 .095 .200 -2.5 0.0
162 Game Average 374 25 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 172 .081 .105 .095 .200 -12.9  
Career Highs 26 73 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 .082 .107 .096 .203 0.0  
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   49 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .082 .100 .082 .182 -2.0
vs LH   25 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .080 .115 .120 .235 -0.6
Home 17 45 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 .089 .109 .111 .220 -1.4
Away 12 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .069 .100 .069 .169 -1.3
RISP   23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .043 .043 .043 .087 -1.6
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
July 8 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .080 .115 .080 .195 -0.9
August 8 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .059 .170 -0.7
Sep/Oct 8 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .091 .091 .136 .227 -0.7
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    
1903 26 DET AL P 26 26 211.0 16 44 4 4 .938 2.56    
1905 28 DET AL P 3 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1906 29 DET AL P 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1907 30 DET AL P 3 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1908 31 DET AL P 22 0 19.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.29    
Career Totals   57 26 239.3 19 49 4 4 .944 2.56    
Career Highs   26 26 211.0 16 44 4 4 1.000 9.00    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1907 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1903-7-15
 Walks Allowed
1903-5-75
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1903-8-3.9
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  6. Gene Wright (963)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Detroit in 1902
Injured on 6/2/1902 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/30/1902 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/20/1903
Had first career hit on 6/28/1903, off Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Released by Detroit on 6/26/1909
 
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