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John
Alton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: August 1, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1953 29 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1954 30 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1955 31 HOL CL $ 13,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,540,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1953 29 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1954 30 HOL CL $ 8,540,000  
1955 31 HOL CL $ 13,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,540,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 28 HOL CL 16 15 .516 37 37 14 1 0 273.7 232 130 26 147 298 4.28 .229 .329 .369 .698 19.1
1953 29 HOL CL 20 15 .571 39 39 17 2 0 302.7 275 164 31 149 319 4.88 .241 .327 .402 .729 19.0
1954 30 HOL CL 23 10 .697 38 38 13 4 0 303.7 241 114 28 141 350 3.38 .215 .304 .351 .655 24.9
1955 31 HOL CL 14 4 .778 21 21 12 1 0 160.0 105 65 11 90 158 3.66 .185 .299 .303 .602 11.6
4 Years Sim 73 44 .624 135 135 56 8 0 1040.0 853 473 96 527 1125 4.09 .222 .317 .364 .680 74.6
Season Average 18 11 .621 33 33 14 2 0 260.0 213 118 24 131 281 4.09 .222 .317 .364 .680  
Career Highs 23 15 .778 39 39 17 4 0 303.7 275 164 31 149 350 4.88 .241 .329 .402 .729  
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   500 278 56 311 688   .221 .315 .363 .678
vs LH   353 195 40 216 437   .224 .317 .365 .682
Home 44 22 .667 71 71 34 3 0 583.7 427 235 57 285 626 3.62 .204 .299 .344 .642
Away 29 22 .569 64 64 22 5 0 456.3 426 238 39 242 499 4.69 .244 .336 .388 .724
Mar/Apr 9 6 .600 17 17 6 1 0 126.3 114 75 15 66 136 5.34 .236 .327 .405 .732
May 17 9 .654 30 30 17 4 0 244.3 191 94 20 110 270 3.46 .214 .300 .335 .635
June 16 6 .727 28 28 10 2 0 222.3 156 79 13 126 230 3.20 .195 .305 .315 .620
July 10 12 .455 24 24 8 1 0 162.3 160 113 17 97 183 6.27 .257 .357 .422 .779
August 13 9 .591 23 23 14 0 0 190.0 147 72 19 81 207 3.41 .212 .295 .353 .648
Sep/Oct 8 2 .800 13 13 1 0 0 94.7 85 40 12 47 99 3.80 .240 .329 .410 .739
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 HOL CL 37 88 8 18 6 0 0 5 0 1 6 31 .205 .255 .273 .528 5.6 0.0
1953 29 HOL CL 39 112 9 26 4 0 1 11 0 0 3 38 .232 .252 .295 .547 8.2 0.0
1954 30 HOL CL 38 115 6 24 6 2 0 13 1 0 3 40 .209 .227 .296 .523 7.4 0.0
1955 31 HOL CL 21 61 4 10 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 23 .164 .203 .180 .383 1.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 135 376 27 78 17 2 1 33 1 2 15 132 .207 .237 .271 .509 22.6 0.0
162 Game Average 451 32 93 20 2 1 39 1 2 18 158 .207 .237 .271 .509 27.1  
Career Highs 39 115 9 26 6 2 1 13 1 1 6 40 .232 .255 .296 .547 8.2  
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   283 18 60 10 2 1 26 1 1 10 99 .212 .238 .272 .510 16.1
vs LH   93 9 18 7 0 0 7 0 1 5 33 .194 .235 .269 .504 4.7
Home 71 207 20 43 9 1 0 19 1 2 10 72 .208 .243 .261 .504 11.2
Away 64 169 7 35 8 1 1 14 0 0 5 60 .207 .230 .284 .514 9.6
RISP   108 0 23 5 2 0 31 0 0 5 38 .213 .246 .296 .542 7.2
Close/Late   29 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 .138 .138 .241 .379 0.4
Mar/Apr 17 43 4 11 1 1 0 5 0 1 3 14 .256 .304 .326 .630 3.9
May 30 88 9 18 7 0 0 11 1 1 5 35 .205 .247 .284 .531 5.4
June 28 85 4 18 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 27 .212 .221 .282 .503 4.5
July 24 56 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 20 .143 .197 .143 .340 0.8
August 23 68 5 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 20 .206 .217 .265 .482 3.0
Sep/Oct 13 36 3 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 16 .250 .270 .361 .631 3.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 28 HOL CL P 37 37 273.7 11 32 3 4 .935 1.41    
1953 29 HOL CL P 39 39 302.7 16 53 4 2 .945 2.05    
1954 30 HOL CL P 38 38 303.7 12 33 1 2 .978 1.33    
1955 31 HOL CL P 21 21 160.0 7 19 1 0 .963 1.46    
Career Totals   135 135 1040.0 46 137 9 8 .953 1.58    
Career Highs   39 39 303.7 16 53 4 4 .978 2.05    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1954-1-3.38
1955-7-3.66
CAR-12-4.09
 Wins
1953-2-20
1954-2-23
CAR-4-73
 Losses
1953-5-15
CAR-27-44
 Winning Pct
1954-1-.697
1955-2-.778
CAR-7-.624
 Games Started
1952-5-37
1953-1-39
1954-5-38
CAR-13-135
 Complete Games
1952-7-14
1953-3-17
1954-7-13
CAR-8-56
Shutouts
1953-4-2
1954-1-4
CAR-6-8
 Innings Pitched
1952-9-273.7
1953-2-302.7
1954-3-303.7
CAR-14-1040.0
 Hits Allowed
1953-9-275
CAR-38-853
 Homeruns Allowed
1953-3-31
CAR-16-96
 Strikeouts
1952-3-298
1953-1-319
1954-1-350
CAR-4-1125
 Walks Allowed
1952-1-147
1953-1-149
1954-2-141
CAR-4-527
Walks per 9IP
CAR-29-4.6
 Hits per 9IP
1952-3-7.6
1953-7-8.2
1954-1-7.1
1955-1-5.9
CAR-2-7.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-3-9.8
1953-2-9.5
1954-1-10.4
1955-2-8.9
CAR-2-9.7
 WHiP
1954-5-1.26
1955-3-1.22
CAR-13-1.33
 OAVG
1952-3-.229
1953-6-.241
1954-1-.215
1955-1-.185
CAR-2-.222
 OOBP
1954-5-.304
1955-4-.299
CAR-10-.317
OSLG
1952-5-.369
1954-2-.351
1955-1-.303
CAR-2-.364
 OOPS
1952-8-.698
1954-2-.655
1955-1-.602
CAR-5-.680
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 23
   Gray Ink Test: 70
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25
 
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  1. Harry Robin (964)
  2. Carl Nicosia (961)
  3. Jason Williams (949)
  4. Donald Phillips (948)
  5. Francis Wachter (944)
  6. Michael Knepper (934)
  7. Dante Ruiz (931)
  8. Harry Frink (929)
  9. Fabian Cordova (923)
  10. Michael Jackson (920)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Antonio Padula (988)
  2. Robert Stadler (980)
  3. Bill Pelfrey (980)
  4. Harry Robin (978)
  5. Jack Hitchcock (973)
  6. Walter Meas (968)
  7. Matt Freeborn (965)
  8. Kasey Cook (956)
  9. Richard Bush (956)
  10. Michael Knepper (955)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Francis Wachter (SD)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1952
Struck out 17 batters against San Francisco on 8/29/1952
Injured on 9/10/1952 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 6/13/1953, off Kasey Cook (SAC)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1954, going 4-2, 1.80
Struck out 16 batters against San Diego on 7/3/1954
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
9/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with Hollywood, $13,000,000 per year, for 6 years
Set a new season CL-Record for Strikeouts with 350 on 9/21/1954
Struck out 15 batters against San Francisco on 6/7/1955
Injured on 7/5/1955 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks
 
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