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Ambrose
Puttmann		  
Nickname: Putty
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 9, 1880 in Cincinnati, OH.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 22 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 4 3 4 6 5 6 9 9 9
1904 23 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 9 9 9
1905 24 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1906 25 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1907 26 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1908 27 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143 10 4 4 4 7 6 6 10 10 10
1909 28 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143 10 4 3 4 7 6 6 10 10 10
1910 29 NY1 NL $ 310,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1911 30 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1913 32 WAS AL $ 3,000,000 10 3 3 3 7 6 7 10 10 10
1914 33 WAS AL $ 3,000,000 9 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1915 34 WAS AL $ 1,050,000 9 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1916 35 WAS AL $ 1,050,000 9 3 3 3 6 5 5 9 9 9
1917 36 WAS AL $ 380,000 9 4 3 3 5 4 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 5 4 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 10 4 4 4 7 6 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
1903 22 NY1 NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 23 NY1 NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 24 NY1 NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 25 NY1 NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 26 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 27 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 28 NY1 NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 29 NY1 NL $ 310,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 30 NY1 NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 32 WAS AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 33 WAS AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 34 WAS AL $ 1,050,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 35 WAS AL $ 1,050,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 36 WAS AL $ 380,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   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
1903 22 NY1 NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 4.0 4 0 0 1 2 0.00 .286 .333 .429 .762 1.0
    AAA   15 9 .625 27 27 20 6 0 237.0 152 45 16 64 373 1.71 .179 .237 .274 .511  
1904 23 NY1 NL 15 15 .500 35 35 27 1 0 298.0 315 144 15 84 131 4.35 .272 .322 .438 .760 10.7
1905 24 NY1 NL 20 10 .667 32 32 26 1 0 275.3 239 94 11 69 122 3.07 .229 .278 .354 .632 17.0
1906 25 NY1 NL 15 15 .500 32 32 24 1 0 272.3 252 97 2 84 125 3.21 .242 .299 .334 .632 10.3
1907 26 NY1 NL 5 9 .357 18 16 10 1 0 134.0 147 59 2 31 71 3.96 .275 .314 .355 .669 0.5
1908 27 NY1 NL 6 4 .600 12 12 8 2 0 103.0 76 35 1 30 49 3.06 .207 .273 .272 .545 6.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 2 4.7 4 0 0 0 5 0.00 .235 .235 .235 .471  
1909 28 NY1 NL 8 11 .421 27 11 8 0 1 110.3 111 61 1 57 60 4.98 .260 .359 .340 .698 1.1
1910 29 NY1 NL 7 9 .438 27 11 10 1 2 115.3 108 32 0 43 52 2.50 .252 .327 .312 .639 8.2
1911 30 NY1 NL 16 19 .457 38 38 32 1 0 331.0 314 132 1 157 141 3.59 .258 .343 .315 .658 19.3
1913 32 WAS AL 16 14 .533 37 31 5 1 0 237.3 233 97 0 101 95 3.68 .256 .331 .312 .643 10.6
1914 33 WAS AL 8 4 .667 47 6 2 1 3 115.7 119 52 3 54 39 4.05 .268 .347 .356 .702 4.7
1915 34 WAS AL 0 1 .000 11 1 1 0 0 21.3 17 8 0 14 9 3.38 .218 .337 .269 .606 0.6
1916 35 WAS AL 0 12 .000 18 13 8 0 0 98.0 120 66 4 59 42 6.06 .301 .391 .416 .807 0.0
1917 36 WAS AL 3 9 .250 15 13 8 0 0 102.7 119 64 2 64 40 5.61 .302 .399 .378 .777 0.4
14 Years Sim 119 132 .474 350 251 169 10 7 2218.3 2174 941 42 848 978 3.82 .257 .326 .350 .676 90.4
2 Years AAA 15 9 .625 36 27 20 6 2 241.7 156 45 16 64 378 1.68 .181 .237 .273 .510  
Season Average 8 9 .471 25 17 12 0 0 158.5 155 67 3 60 69 3.82 .257 .326 .350 .676  
Career Highs 20 19 .667 47 38 32 2 3 331.0 315 144 15 157 141 6.06 .302 .399 .438 .807  
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   1472 621 29 600 573   .265 .337 .361 .698
vs LH   702 320 13 248 405   .242 .302 .329 .631
Home 60 62 .492 176 121 88 7 2 1128.0 1046 445 21 434 507 3.55 .245 .315 .335 .650
Away 59 70 .457 174 130 81 3 5 1090.3 1128 496 21 414 471 4.09 .269 .335 .365 .700
Mar/Apr 10 23 .303 39 33 19 1 1 271.6 287 139 7 142 103 4.61 .273 .360 .362 .722
May 21 25 .457 65 47 29 0 1 406.0 419 187 6 156 189 4.15 .267 .333 .370 .703
June 17 18 .486 53 36 26 4 1 320.6 297 132 2 130 148 3.71 .246 .319 .335 .654
July 24 28 .462 67 53 37 1 2 463.3 466 194 8 164 198 3.77 .264 .327 .354 .681
August 16 20 .444 56 40 29 3 1 349.3 353 154 9 125 163 3.97 .262 .325 .364 .689
Sep/Oct 31 18 .633 70 42 29 1 1 407.3 352 135 10 131 177 2.98 .231 .292 .318 .610
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 22 NY1 NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1904 23 NY1 NL 35 115 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 60 .043 .067 .052 .119 -6.2 0.0
1905 24 NY1 NL 32 103 4 11 1 1 0 8 0 1 3 47 .107 .131 .136 .267 -1.1 0.0
1906 25 NY1 NL 32 93 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 67 .043 .062 .043 .105 -5.4 0.0
1907 26 NY1 NL 18 53 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 .038 .056 .038 .093 -3.9 0.0
1908 27 NY1 NL 12 42 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 26 .071 .093 .143 .236 -1.9 0.0
    AAA   5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6  
1909 28 NY1 NL 27 35 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 .114 .114 .200 .314 -0.3 0.0
1910 29 NY1 NL 27 35 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .057 .108 .086 .194 -1.2 0.0
1911 30 NY1 NL 38 124 6 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 72 .073 .073 .081 .153 -6.2 0.0
1913 32 WAS AL 37 93 6 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 38 .075 .104 .097 .201 -4.1 0.0
1914 33 WAS AL 47 33 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .061 .088 .091 .179 -2.0 0.0
1915 34 WAS AL 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3 0.0
1916 35 WAS AL 15 24 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .160 .208 .368 0.8 0.0
1917 36 WAS AL 15 38 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.6 0.0
14 Years Sim 347 796 34 59 10 4 0 31 0 1 16 426 .074 .093 .097 .190 -31.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6  
162 Game Average 371 15 27 4 1 0 14 0 0 7 198 .074 .093 .097 .190 -14.5  
Career Highs 47 124 6 11 3 1 0 8 0 1 3 72 .167 .160 .211 .368 0.8  
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   519 23 37 6 3 0 21 0 1 11 288 .071 .092 .094 .186 -21.4
vs LH   277 11 22 4 1 0 10 0 0 5 138 .079 .095 .101 .196 -10.4
Home 174 377 16 28 3 4 0 13 0 0 9 207 .074 .095 .103 .199 -13.6
Away 173 419 18 31 7 0 0 18 0 1 7 219 .074 .091 .091 .181 -18.1
RISP   205 0 12 2 0 0 27 0 0 3 109 .059 .070 .068 .138 -11.1
Close/Late   82 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 38 .061 .072 .085 .158 -4.1
Mar/Apr 33 96 7 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 50 .083 .102 .125 .227 -2.9
May 65 148 6 13 3 0 0 11 0 0 2 81 .088 .099 .108 .207 -5.1
June 51 108 4 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 71 .083 .124 .120 .244 -2.3
July 65 161 8 11 0 1 0 8 0 0 2 85 .068 .084 .081 .165 -7.7
August 55 131 6 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 64 .069 .089 .084 .173 -5.7
Sep/Oct 70 152 3 9 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 75 .059 .071 .079 .150 -8.1
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 22 NY1 NL P 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1904 23 NY1 NL P 35 35 298.0 15 62 0 2 1.000 2.33    
1905 24 NY1 NL P 32 32 275.3 19 53 4 3 .947 2.35    
1906 25 NY1 NL P 32 32 272.3 13 38 1 1 .981 1.69    
1907 26 NY1 NL P 18 16 134.0 4 21 0 0 1.000 1.68    
1908 27 NY1 NL P 12 12 103.0 5 26 4 1 .886 2.71    
1909 28 NY1 NL P 27 11 110.3 8 21 3 0 .906 2.37    
1910 29 NY1 NL P 27 11 115.3 8 21 2 1 .935 2.26    
1911 30 NY1 NL P 38 38 331.0 17 71 3 5 .967 2.39    
1913 32 WAS AL P 37 31 237.3 16 41 5 0 .919 2.16    
1914 33 WAS AL P 47 6 115.7 9 19 3 2 .903 2.18    
1915 34 WAS AL P 11 1 21.3 5 5 0 0 1.000 4.22    
1916 35 WAS AL P 18 13 98.0 6 26 1 2 .970 2.94    
1917 36 WAS AL P 15 13 102.7 7 24 0 0 1.000 2.72    
Career Totals   350 251 2218.3 132 428 26 17 .956 2.27    
Career Highs   47 38 331.0 19 71 5 5 1.000 4.22    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1905-4-3.07
 Wins
1905-5-20
 Losses
1911-5-19
 Winning Pct
1905-6-.667
 Saves
1910-10-2
1914-10-3
 Games Pitched
1914-4-47
Complete Games
1911-7-32
 Shutouts
1904-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1911-10-331.0
 Homeruns Allowed
1904-6-15
1905-9-11
 Strikeouts
1904-10-131
 Walks Allowed
1904-8-84
1906-10-84
1911-3-157
1913-5-101
CAR-34-848
Hits per 9IP
1905-3-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1904-6-4.0
1905-10-4.0
 WHiP
1905-5-1.12
 OAVG
1905-3-.229
1906-10-.242
 OOBP
1905-3-.278
 OSLG
1905-8-.354
1911-3-.315
1913-6-.312
OOPS
1905-7-.632
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Otto Hess (947)
  2. Gus Dorner (944)
  3. Ray Fisher (941)
  4. Ralph Glaze (937)
  5. Bill Doak (933)
  6. George McQuillan (929)
  7. Rube Waddell (922)
  8. Big Jeff Pfeffer (921)
  9. Jake Boultes (918)
  10. Carl Mays (917)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Fred Toney (987)
  2. Ray Fisher (987)
  3. Ernie Groth (985)
  4. Rip Hagerman (984)
  5. Red Ames (984)
  6. Elmer Bliss (983)
  7. Jakie May (982)
  8. Cowboy Jones (982)
  9. Lew Moren (981)
  10. Hi West (980)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1903
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1903
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1903
Had first career hit on 5/3/1904, off Sam Mcmackin (BRO)
Earned first career win on 5/14/1904
10/18/1909: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $310,000 per year, for 1 years
5/29/1910: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $300,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 5/15/1911 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1911, going 4-2, 1.68
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/26/1913 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1913, winning 2 games with a 0.59 ERA
9/29/1914: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $1,050,000 per year, for 2 years
6/1/1916: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $380,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 7/6/1916 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/22/1916 with a Broken Finger, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/18/1917 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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