Branch
Rickey
 
Nickname: The Mahatma
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 20, 1881 in Usa, OH, FLAT
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 23 CIN NL     4 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
1906 24 CIN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 8 9 9
1907 25 CIN NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1908 26 CIN NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 3 3 9 9 9
1909 27 CIN NL     5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1910 28 CIN NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 9 9
1911 29 SLN NL $ 510,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1912 30 SLN NL $ 510,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 8 8
1913 31 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 8 7
1914 32 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
1915 33 SLA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 7 6
1916 34 SLA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 510,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 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
1905 23 A   54 187 24 49 7 0 14 30 5 3 14 58 .262 .313 .524 .837 30.7  
1906 24 A   101 271 29 70 14 2 9 25 1 4 23 61 .258 .316 .424 .741 35.0  
1907 25 AA   110 418 49 117 18 8 13 54 13 11 49 53 .280 .355 .455 .810 65.6  
1908 26 AA   122 453 59 102 18 2 19 46 9 10 59 60 .225 .314 .400 .714 58.7  
1909 27 AA   131 451 69 118 19 3 13 55 10 11 52 64 .262 .338 .404 .742 61.0  
1910 28 AA   133 510 60 155 20 7 16 56 15 20 64 85 .304 .382 .465 .846 84.7  
1911 29 SLN NL 18 64 8 25 4 0 2 15 0 1 2 3 .391 .418 .547 .965 11.9 2.8
1912 30 SLN NL 30 73 14 30 1 1 0 13 0 1 7 6 .411 .463 .452 .915 14.0 3.6
1913 31 SLN NL 6 15 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .267 .353 .267 .620 1.7 0.3
  SLA AL 19 59 7 24 2 0 1 9 1 0 6 11 .407 .455 .492 .946 12.4 3.4
  TOT   25 74 9 28 2 0 1 11 1 0 8 12 .378 .434 .446 .880 14.2 3.8
1914 32 SLA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1915 33 SLA AL 25 96 9 18 2 2 0 7 3 0 4 21 .188 .218 .250 .468 5.4 0.0
    AAA   22 56 5 14 1 0 1 7 1 1 5 8 .250 .311 .321 .633 5.7  
1916 34 AAA   129 507 46 116 16 3 2 42 7 12 53 123 .229 .302 .284 .586 42.9  
5 Years Sim 100 308 40 101 9 3 3 46 4 2 21 43 .328 .370 .406 .776 45.3 10.2
2 Years AAA 151 563 51 130 17 3 3 49 8 13 58 131 .231 .300 .288 .588 48.6  
4 Years AA 496 1832 237 492 75 20 61 211 47 52 224 262 .269 .348 .431 .779 270.0  
2 Years A 155 458 53 119 21 2 23 55 6 7 37 119 .260 .313 .465 .778 65.7  
8 Years Minors 802 2853 341 741 113 25 87 315 61 72 319 512 .260 .333 .408 .742 384.3  
162 Game Average 498 64 163 14 4 4 74 6 3 34 69 .328 .370 .406 .776 73.4  
Career Highs 30 96 14 30 4 2 2 15 3 1 8 21 .411 .463 .547 .965 14.2  
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   234 33 83 7 3 3 37 4 1 19 22 .355 .404 .449 .853 39.8
vs LH   74 7 18 2 0 0 9 0 1 2 21 .243 .260 .270 .530 4.4
Home 53 163 19 54 4 1 2 23 3 0 10 25 .331 .371 .405 .776 23.8
Away 46 145 21 47 5 2 1 23 1 2 11 18 .324 .369 .407 .776 20.5
RISP   84 0 28 2 1 0 40 0 0 10 12 .333 .396 .381 .777 13.0
Pinch Hitting   12 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 .417 .563 .417 .979 3.2
Close/Late   39 4 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 7 .256 .310 .256 .566 3.2
Mar/Apr 13 36 8 17 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 .472 .500 .472 .972 7.7
May 16 52 7 17 2 1 0 9 0 0 3 4 .327 .357 .404 .761 7.1
June 20 54 9 19 2 1 2 9 2 1 3 7 .352 .386 .537 .923 10.1
July 26 85 11 26 4 1 1 14 1 1 8 14 .306 .372 .412 .784 12.3
August 15 57 3 18 1 0 0 6 1 0 2 9 .316 .339 .333 .672 6.3
Sep/Oct 9 24 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .167 .231 .167 .397 0.8
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
1911 29 SLN NL C 17 16 148.0 95 11 0 1 1.000 6.45 28 6 .214 2 0.7
1912 30 SLN NL C 18 16 149.3 115 8 2 0 .984 7.41 32 4 .125 1 0.6
1913 31 SLN NL C 5 5 39.2 19 5 0 0 1.000 5.51 9 5 .556 0 0.1
  SLA AL C 17 16 148.0 73 20 2 0 .979 5.66 34 17 .500 2 1.1
  TOT   C 22 21 187.2 92 25 2 0 .983 5.63 43 22 .512 2 1.2
1914 32 SLA AL C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1915 33 SLA AL C 25 24 214.7 104 19 4 0 .969 5.16 51 14 .275 1 0.7
Career Totals   83 77 700.2 407 63 8 1 .983 6.04 154 46 .299 6 3.3
Career Highs   25 24 214.7 115 25 4 1 1.000 9.00 51 22 .512 2  
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  1. Larry Woodall (965)
  2. Rollie Hemsley (945)
  3. Rick Ferrell (934)
  4. Jack Cummings (934)
  5. Eddie Kenna (924)
  6. Gus Mancuso (923)
  7. Spud Davis (913)
  8. Hank Deberry (910)
  9. Al Bool (907)
  10. Walt Lerian (893)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 48th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1905
Injured on 6/14/1905 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Injured on 5/25/1907 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week
Injured on 5/18/1908 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
9/15/1910: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cincinnati
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/14/1911 to a 2-year deal worth $535,000 per year
Released by St. Louis (N) on 2/18/1911
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/26/1911 to a 2-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Had first career hit on 4/21/1911, off Sam Leever (CHN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1911, off Jesse Whiting (CIN)
Injured on 8/15/1913 with a Torn Cartilage (MENISCUS) in Knee, out for 7 weeks
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
5/1/1915: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis (A)
Injured on 6/20/1916 with a Broken Ribs, out for 7 weeks