Dick
Redding
 
Nickname: Cannonball
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: July 1, 1891 in Atlanta, GA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1926   
Cy Young Award 1922   
Rookie of the Year Award 1919   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1919 27 BRO NL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7
1920 28 BRO NL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
1921 29 BRO NL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7
1922 30 BRO NL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
1923 31 BRO NL $ 4,150,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
1924 32 CHA AL $ 6,120,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7
1925 33 CHA AL $ 6,120,000 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
1926 34 PHI NL $ 6,120,000 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5
1927 35 PHI NL $ 8,000,000 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5
1928 36 PHI NL $ 8,000,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4
1929 37 PHI NL $ 8,000,000 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1919 27 BRO NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1920 28 BRO NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1921 29 BRO NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1922 30 BRO NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1923 31 BRO NL $ 4,150,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1924 32 CHA AL $ 6,120,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1925 33 CHA AL $ 6,120,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1926 34 PHI NL $ 6,120,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1927 35 PHI NL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1928 36 PHI NL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1929 37 PHI NL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
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
1919 27 BRO NL 23 14 .622 40 40 33 1 0 344.7 319 132 27 82 273 3.45 .247 .296 .369 .665 22.9
1920 28 BRO NL 9 3 .750 14 14 11 1 0 124.3 108 41 9 25 98 2.97 .231 .271 .361 .632 12.1
1921 29 BRO NL 17 16 .515 38 38 27 1 0 313.7 329 154 39 95 238 4.42 .265 .321 .452 .774 24.9
1922 30 BRO NL 24 15 .615 41 41 39 2 0 358.0 329 133 32 96 278 3.34 .241 .297 .388 .685 36.2
1923 31 BRO NL 20 16 .556 40 40 30 3 0 329.3 315 139 33 94 197 3.80 .251 .308 .416 .724 27.3
1924 32 BRO NL 7 6 .538 14 14 9 1 0 118.0 113 55 13 37 75 4.19 .250 .311 .418 .729 8.1
  CHA AL 8 6 .571 19 19 13 1 0 145.0 123 50 14 38 75 3.10 .228 .282 .378 .660 9.9
  TOT   15 12 .556 33 33 22 2 0 263.0 236 105 27 75 150 3.59 .238 .295 .396 .692 18.0
1925 33 CHA AL 14 17 .452 38 38 26 1 0 318.3 314 139 29 84 185 3.93 .255 .303 .415 .718 19.7
1926 34 CHA AL 10 8 .556 21 21 17 0 0 180.0 151 60 15 42 82 3.00 .223 .274 .361 .635 14.3
  PHI NL 11 3 .786 15 15 12 0 0 123.0 113 45 12 38 62 3.29 .239 .300 .392 .692 12.0
  TOT   21 11 .656 36 36 29 0 0 303.0 264 105 27 80 144 3.12 .230 .285 .374 .659 26.3
1927 35 PHI NL 7 14 .333 38 21 11 0 2 193.7 214 115 32 59 99 5.34 .278 .331 .475 .805 5.4
1928 36 PHI NL 1 2 .333 34 0 0 0 11 39.7 34 15 4 9 18 3.40 .238 .282 .399 .681 6.5
1929 37 PHI NL 6 11 .353 36 18 11 0 1 173.7 180 105 39 68 75 5.44 .265 .332 .495 .826 5.0
11 Years Sim 157 131 .545 388 319 239 11 14 2761.3 2642 1183 298 767 1755 3.86 .250 .304 .411 .715 204.3
Season Average 14 11 .560 35 29 21 1 1 251.0 240 107 27 69 159 3.86 .250 .304 .411 .715  
Career Highs 24 17 .750 41 41 39 3 11 358.0 329 154 39 96 278 5.44 .278 .332 .495 .826  
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   1130 497 125 330 949   .229 .277 .380 .656
vs LH   1512 686 173 437 806   .268 .321 .439 .759
Home 73 72 .503 188 158 123 4 5 1398.7 1334 632 169 389 914 4.07 .248 .299 .420 .718
Away 84 59 .587 200 161 116 7 9 1362.6 1308 551 129 378 841 3.64 .251 .302 .402 .704
Mar/Apr 22 14 .611 46 38 31 3 1 337.0 310 130 29 82 235 3.47 .244 .290 .392 .682
May 32 24 .571 75 64 48 1 3 559.7 517 237 59 153 365 3.81 .242 .293 .415 .708
June 22 28 .440 69 57 45 4 4 490.0 461 206 42 140 309 3.78 .245 .298 .394 .692
July 27 25 .519 66 54 43 0 3 470.3 472 204 60 146 282 3.90 .256 .310 .426 .736
August 30 17 .638 69 53 33 1 1 455.3 448 200 57 106 295 3.95 .256 .299 .412 .711
Sep/Oct 24 23 .511 63 53 42 2 2 449.0 434 206 51 140 269 4.13 .254 .310 .422 .732
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
1919 27 BRO NL 40 121 12 26 1 1 1 13 0 0 4 37 .215 .234 .264 .499 8.4 0.0
1920 28 BRO NL 14 48 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .146 .146 .167 .313 -1.1 0.0
1921 29 BRO NL 38 105 10 26 6 0 1 11 0 0 4 27 .248 .275 .333 .609 9.4 0.3
1922 30 BRO NL 41 127 9 33 4 1 0 12 0 0 4 26 .260 .282 .307 .590 10.2 0.3
1923 31 BRO NL 40 114 13 25 0 1 2 7 0 0 7 16 .219 .270 .289 .560 8.3 0.0
1924 32 BRO NL 14 43 3 10 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 5 .233 .250 .326 .576 2.7 0.0
  CHA AL 19 54 4 16 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 .296 .321 .296 .618 4.9 0.4
  TOT   33 97 7 26 2 1 0 9 1 2 3 7 .268 .290 .309 .599 7.6 0.4
1925 33 CHA AL 38 108 12 24 5 0 0 11 1 1 4 19 .222 .246 .269 .514 7.4 0.0
1926 34 CHA AL 22 61 6 11 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 8 .180 .200 .295 .495 4.0 0.0
  PHI NL 15 45 9 12 1 1 1 8 0 0 4 7 .267 .320 .400 .720 6.2 1.1
  TOT   37 106 15 23 2 1 3 12 0 1 6 15 .217 .252 .340 .592 10.1 1.1
1927 35 PHI NL 38 59 10 21 6 0 0 7 1 0 2 8 .356 .377 .458 .835 9.3 2.0
1928 36 PHI NL 34 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
1929 37 PHI NL 36 52 5 17 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 7 .327 .352 .385 .736 7.0 1.0
11 Years Sim 389 938 94 229 28 5 8 91 4 5 36 175 .244 .271 .310 .581 77.3 5.4
162 Game Average 390 39 95 11 2 3 37 1 2 14 72 .244 .271 .310 .581 32.2  
Career Highs 41 127 15 33 6 1 3 13 1 2 7 37 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 10.2  
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   662 65 164 24 3 5 66 2 5 22 120 .248 .270 .316 .586 52.0
vs LH   276 29 65 4 2 3 25 2 0 14 55 .236 .271 .297 .569 22.1
Home 188 433 38 108 17 2 3 44 2 3 19 83 .249 .280 .319 .599 36.3
Away 182 505 56 121 11 3 5 47 2 2 17 92 .240 .262 .303 .565 37.9
RISP   235 0 60 5 0 2 80 0 0 12 38 .255 .285 .302 .587 20.3
Close/Late   86 7 22 5 0 1 6 0 0 6 13 .256 .309 .349 .657 8.9
Mar/Apr 44 109 8 24 4 1 1 8 0 0 5 25 .220 .254 .303 .557 7.9
May 64 191 18 47 6 0 1 24 1 0 7 42 .246 .274 .293 .567 14.5
June 63 165 16 45 6 0 3 15 1 2 6 27 .273 .293 .364 .657 16.7
July 59 167 18 35 7 0 1 17 0 0 5 35 .210 .230 .269 .499 9.0
August 63 155 17 36 3 1 1 11 2 2 4 24 .232 .252 .284 .535 9.8
Sep/Oct 54 151 17 42 2 3 1 16 0 1 9 22 .278 .317 .351 .668 16.3
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    
1919 27 BRO NL P 40 40 344.7 20 74 6 4 .940 2.45    
1920 28 BRO NL P 14 14 124.3 10 20 2 0 .938 2.17    
1921 29 BRO NL P 38 38 313.7 23 56 11 3 .878 2.27    
1922 30 BRO NL P 41 41 358.0 26 55 7 2 .920 2.04    
1923 31 BRO NL P 40 40 329.3 30 65 7 0 .931 2.60    
1924 32 BRO NL P 14 14 118.0 7 26 0 2 1.000 2.52    
  CHA AL P 19 19 145.0 9 32 1 3 .976 2.54    
  TOT   P 33 33 263.0 16 58 1 5 .987 2.53    
1925 33 CHA AL P 38 38 318.3 27 55 6 3 .932 2.32    
1926 34 CHA AL P 21 21 180.0 11 37 3 0 .941 2.40    
  PHI NL P 15 15 123.0 7 26 2 0 .943 2.41    
  TOT   P 36 36 303.0 18 63 5 0 .942 2.41    
1927 35 PHI NL P 38 21 193.7 13 36 2 2 .961 2.28    
1928 36 PHI NL P 34 0 39.7 2 17 0 0 1.000 4.31    
1929 37 PHI NL P 36 18 173.7 14 39 6 1 .898 2.75    
Career Totals   388 319 2761.3 199 538 53 20 .933 2.40    
Career Highs   41 41 358.0 30 74 11 5 1.000 4.31    
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
1924 32 CHA AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 5 3 0 3 0 4.77 .217 .308 .391 .699
1925 33 CHA AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 0 2 5 1.00 .161 .212 .226 .438
1926 34 PHI NL 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 30.0 27 18 4 11 14 5.40 .233 .299 .379 .679
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 1 .750 6 6 3 0 0 44.7 37 22 4 16 19 4.43 .218 .285 .353 .638
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
1924 32 CHA AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1925 33 CHA AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1926 34 PHI NL 4 11 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727
Career Post-Season Batting 6 16 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1922-1-3.34
1923-5-3.80
1926-4-3.00
Wins
1919-2-23
1921-9-17
1922-1-24
1923-7-20
Losses
1919-9-14
1921-6-16
1923-6-16
1925-8-17
Winning Pct
1919-5-.622
1922-6-.615
Saves
1928-4-11
Games Pitched
1919-3-40
1922-4-41
Games Started
1919-1-40
1921-5-38
1922-1-41
1923-6-40
1925-10-38
Complete Games
1919-1-33
1921-5-27
1922-1-39
1923-5-30
1925-6-26
CAR-48-239
Shutouts
1921-7-1
1922-3-2
1923-3-3
1924-7-1
1925-9-1
Innings Pitched
1919-1-344.7
1921-7-313.7
1922-1-358.0
1923-7-329.3
1925-7-318.3
Hits Allowed
1919-7-319
1922-7-329
Homeruns Allowed
1919-1-27
1920-10-9
1921-3-39
1922-3-32
1923-2-33
1924-5-14
1925-2-29
1926-6-15
1927-2-32
1929-1-39
CAR-1-298
Strikeouts
1919-1-273
1921-1-238
1922-1-278
1923-1-197
1924-10-75
1925-1-185
1927-10-99
1929-9-75
CAR-23-1755
Walks Allowed
1921-9-95
CAR-47-767
Walks per 9IP
1922-9-2.4
1923-8-2.6
Hits per 9IP
1919-6-8.3
1921-7-9.4
1922-1-8.3
1923-2-8.6
1925-3-8.9
1926-1-7.6
1929-9-9.3
CAR-36-8.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1919-3-7.1
1921-1-6.8
1922-1-7.0
1923-2-5.4
1925-1-5.2
1926-4-4.1
1927-2-4.6
1929-3-3.9
CAR-8-5.7
WHiP
1919-5-1.16
1921-7-1.35
1922-1-1.19
1923-2-1.24
1925-3-1.25
1926-1-1.07
CAR-49-1.23
OAVG
1919-6-.247
1921-6-.265
1922-1-.241
1923-2-.251
1925-2-.255
1926-1-.223
1929-8-.265
CAR-28-.250
OOBP
1919-6-.296
1921-6-.321
1922-1-.297
1923-2-.308
1925-3-.303
1926-1-.274
CAR-37-.304
OSLG
1926-7-.361
OOPS
1922-3-.685
1926-3-.635
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 140    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 62    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1919
Earned first career win on 4/19/1919
Had first career hit on 4/23/1919, off Harry Coveleski (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1919, off John Donaldson (CIN)
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1919, going 23-14, 3.45 ERA
Injured on 5/31/1920 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1921, going 4-1, 3.14
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1922, going 5-0, 3.00
Won Cy Young Award in 1922, going 24-15, 3.34 ERA
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1923: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $6,120,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Brooklyn to Chicago (A) on 6/16/1924 (Going to CHA: P Dick Redding, LF George Burns. Going to BRO: CF Clint Thomas, P Ed Wells)
7/16/1926: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 7/16/1926 (Going to PHI: P Dick Redding. Going to CHA: LF Moose Clabaugh, P Dolly Gray, LF Mark Koenig)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1926, going 6-1, 1.77
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1926