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Joshua
Stephens		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 27, 1915 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1954   
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 36 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1953 37 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1954 38 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1955 39 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,820,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,820,000  
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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 36 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1953 37 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1954 38 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
1955 39 SA PL $ 5,820,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,820,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,820,000  
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 36 SA PL 20 15 .571 39 39 19 3 0 305.3 350 132 19 62 199 3.89 .287 .321 .415 .736 24.6
1953 37 SA PL 21 17 .553 39 39 19 1 0 320.0 351 152 18 76 199 4.28 .284 .327 .399 .726 26.8
1954 38 SA PL 16 20 .444 39 39 16 1 0 296.7 353 152 22 86 129 4.61 .301 .350 .441 .791 19.6
1955 39 SA PL 5 9 .357 27 17 1 0 0 121.7 190 100 16 51 41 7.40 .365 .421 .537 .959 0.0
4 Years Sim 62 61 .504 144 134 55 5 0 1043.7 1244 536 75 275 568 4.62 .300 .344 .433 .777 71.0
Season Average 15 15 .500 36 33 13 1 0 260.9 311 134 18 68 142 4.62 .300 .344 .433 .777  
Career Highs 21 20 .571 39 39 19 3 0 320.0 353 152 22 86 199 7.40 .365 .421 .537 .959  
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   621 271 38 145 329   .292 .337 .420 .757
vs LH   623 265 37 130 239   .308 .349 .447 .796
Home 36 26 .581 73 65 26 3 0 518.3 619 264 25 138 281 4.58 .299 .343 .412 .755
Away 26 35 .426 71 69 29 2 0 525.3 625 272 50 137 287 4.66 .300 .343 .454 .797
Mar/Apr 6 9 .400 16 16 6 0 0 122.0 155 70 12 30 58 5.16 .313 .352 .454 .805
May 15 9 .625 30 30 12 2 0 234.7 299 126 15 64 128 4.83 .315 .358 .446 .804
June 12 12 .500 27 26 10 1 0 197.3 240 96 12 45 103 4.38 .306 .344 .438 .781
July 11 10 .524 25 22 7 0 0 164.0 200 95 13 45 100 5.21 .298 .342 .441 .783
August 12 13 .480 31 25 16 1 0 209.7 214 87 14 54 111 3.73 .269 .315 .377 .692
Sep/Oct 6 8 .429 15 15 4 1 0 116.0 136 62 9 37 68 4.81 .298 .351 .463 .814
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 36 SA PL 39 106 5 9 4 0 0 4 2 2 3 33 .085 .117 .123 .240 -2.3 0.0
1953 37 SA PL 39 115 6 10 2 1 1 8 3 0 3 31 .087 .118 .148 .265 -0.8 0.0
1954 38 SA PL 39 103 5 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 4 37 .087 .152 .117 .268 0.3 0.0
1955 39 SA PL 27 43 2 5 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 18 .116 .116 .209 .326 0.6 0.0
4 Years Sim 144 367 18 33 10 1 2 21 9 2 10 119 .090 .127 .139 .266 -2.2 0.0
162 Game Average 412 20 37 11 1 2 23 10 2 11 133 .090 .127 .139 .266 -2.5  
Career Highs 39 115 6 10 4 1 1 8 3 2 4 37 .116 .152 .209 .326 0.6  
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   311 14 27 9 1 1 18 6 1 10 107 .087 .128 .132 .260 -6.1
vs LH   56 4 6 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 12 .107 .121 .179 .299 -0.4
Home 73 164 10 11 4 0 2 9 2 1 8 59 .067 .124 .128 .252 -3.7
Away 71 203 8 22 6 1 0 12 7 1 2 60 .108 .130 .148 .278 -2.9
RISP   101 0 7 3 1 0 17 0 0 2 25 .069 .094 .119 .213 -3.6
Close/Late   37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .027 .053 .027 .080 -2.6
Mar/Apr 16 44 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 .045 .067 .091 .158 -2.1
May 30 87 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 31 .069 .089 .080 .169 -3.7
June 27 78 6 11 3 0 1 8 3 0 0 26 .141 .152 .218 .370 1.2
July 25 56 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 19 .071 .148 .107 .255 -1.8
August 31 65 4 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 23 .077 .141 .138 .279 -0.9
Sep/Oct 15 37 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 8 .135 .179 .216 .396 0.6
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 36 SA PL P 39 39 305.3 20 40 0 2 1.000 1.77    
1953 37 SA PL P 39 39 320.0 21 50 0 3 1.000 2.00    
1954 38 SA PL P 39 39 296.7 20 56 1 6 .987 2.31    
1955 39 SA PL P 27 17 121.7 4 26 2 3 .938 2.22    
Career Totals   144 134 1043.7 65 172 3 14 .988 2.04    
Career Highs   39 39 320.0 21 56 2 6 1.000 2.31    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-3-3.89
1953-6-4.28
CAR-21-4.62
 Wins
1952-2-20
1953-3-21
1954-6-16
CAR-16-62
 Losses
1952-9-15
1953-2-17
1954-2-20
CAR-3-61
 Winning Pct
CAR-24-.504
 Games Pitched
CAR-42-144
 Games Started
1952-1-39
1953-2-39
1954-1-39
CAR-14-134
Complete Games
1952-1-19
1953-2-19
1954-3-16
CAR-9-55
 Shutouts
1952-2-3
CAR-17-5
 Innings Pitched
1952-4-305.3
1953-1-320.0
1954-1-296.7
CAR-13-1043.7
 Hits Allowed
1952-1-350
1953-2-351
1954-1-353
CAR-1-1244
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-30-75
 Strikeouts
1952-8-199
1953-8-199
CAR-29-568
Walks Allowed
CAR-36-275
 Walks per 9IP
1952-2-1.8
1953-2-2.1
1954-4-2.6
CAR-8-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
CAR-29-10.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-27-4.9
 WHiP
1952-7-1.35
1953-6-1.33
CAR-27-1.46
 OAVG
CAR-29-.300
OOBP
1952-5-.321
1953-8-.327
CAR-26-.344
 OSLG
1953-8-.399
CAR-26-.433
 OOPS
1952-9-.736
1953-5-.726
CAR-26-.777
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 10
   Gray Ink Test: 53
 
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  1. Gary Wadsworth (968)
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  6. Winfred Converse (949)
  7. Christopher Leatherwood (946)
  8. Eduardo Garza (946)
  9. Walter Meas (945)
  10. Tracy Dodson (945)
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  1. Harry Frink (993)
  2. Gerald Adkisson (991)
  3. Jason Williams (990)
  4. Billy Delucia (984)
  5. Alexander Lenihan (977)
  6. Carl Nicosia (976)
  7. Juan Daggett (976)
  8. Michael Jackson (964)
  9. Dante Ruiz (963)
  10. James Leggett (962)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 85th overall pick, by San Antonio in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/15/1952
Had first career hit on 5/2/1952, off Harry Robin (SLC)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1953, off Harry Pettitt (MIN)
Won Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher in 1954
Injured on 8/23/1955 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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