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Gerald
Adkisson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 220
 
Born: August 10, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1953 29 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1954 30 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1955 31 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,440,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,440,000  
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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 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1953 29 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1954 30 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
1955 31 HOU PL $ 3,440,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,440,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,440,000  
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 HOU PL 18 15 .545 39 39 14 2 0 296.3 343 142 16 76 139 4.31 .293 .338 .427 .764 17.9
1953 29 HOU PL 10 10 .500 29 29 7 1 0 201.7 242 102 12 51 98 4.55 .293 .336 .410 .746 10.0
1954 30 HOU PL 20 8 .714 37 37 7 1 0 268.0 312 141 16 82 175 4.74 .297 .349 .411 .760 16.7
1955 31 HOU PL 19 12 .613 37 37 14 4 0 285.0 307 146 14 74 144 4.61 .278 .326 .394 .720 15.6
4 Years Sim 67 45 .598 142 142 42 8 0 1051.0 1204 531 58 283 556 4.55 .290 .337 .411 .748 60.2
Season Average 16 11 .593 35 35 10 2 0 262.7 301 132 14 70 139 4.55 .290 .337 .411 .748  
Career Highs 20 15 .714 39 39 14 4 0 296.3 343 146 16 82 175 4.74 .297 .349 .427 .764  
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   617 273 29 134 347   .276 .317 .390 .707
vs LH   587 258 29 149 209   .306 .356 .435 .791
Home 30 21 .588 71 71 17 3 0 522.0 599 269 26 144 286 4.64 .289 .336 .408 .744
Away 37 24 .607 71 71 25 5 0 529.0 605 262 32 139 270 4.46 .291 .335 .413 .749
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 16 16 4 0 0 104.7 138 67 10 35 58 5.76 .321 .372 .463 .835
May 14 10 .583 30 30 12 3 0 218.3 228 90 10 46 123 3.71 .268 .305 .374 .679
June 11 9 .550 23 23 7 2 0 178.3 197 80 4 53 88 4.04 .286 .337 .370 .707
July 15 9 .625 28 28 6 1 0 210.0 247 115 14 59 111 4.93 .294 .340 .431 .771
August 15 7 .682 28 28 7 2 0 219.0 246 106 11 58 115 4.36 .284 .329 .407 .736
Sep/Oct 8 5 .615 17 17 6 0 0 120.7 148 73 9 32 61 5.45 .312 .356 .460 .816
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 HOU PL 39 109 6 9 1 1 1 11 0 0 2 31 .083 .097 .138 .235 -1.3 0.0
1953 29 HOU PL 29 70 7 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 24 .086 .158 .100 .258 -1.2 0.0
1954 30 HOU PL 35 93 4 7 2 0 0 9 1 1 5 30 .075 .120 .097 .217 -1.3 0.0
1955 31 HOU PL 37 110 8 11 4 0 1 8 0 0 6 38 .100 .145 .164 .309 0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 140 382 25 33 8 1 2 31 1 1 17 123 .086 .128 .128 .256 -3.6 0.0
162 Game Average 442 28 38 9 1 2 35 1 1 19 142 .086 .128 .128 .256 -4.1  
Career Highs 39 110 8 11 4 1 1 11 1 1 6 38 .100 .158 .164 .309 0.3  
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   314 23 27 6 1 2 25 0 0 13 104 .086 .123 .131 .254 -5.9
vs LH   68 2 6 2 0 0 6 1 1 4 19 .088 .149 .118 .266 -1.3
Home 70 177 11 14 2 0 0 10 0 0 6 60 .079 .114 .090 .204 -6.2
Away 70 205 14 19 6 1 2 21 1 1 11 63 .093 .140 .161 .301 -1.0
RISP   110 0 15 5 1 1 29 0 0 5 34 .136 .167 .227 .394 2.7
Close/Late   24 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.8
Mar/Apr 16 38 2 6 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 11 .158 .154 .289 .443 1.1
May 29 78 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 31 .077 .111 .090 .201 -3.0
June 22 64 5 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 22 .094 .157 .094 .251 -1.0
July 28 78 9 7 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 21 .090 .122 .128 .250 -1.6
August 28 77 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 24 .039 .084 .078 .162 -3.6
Sep/Oct 17 47 4 5 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 14 .106 .176 .191 .368 1.0
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 HOU PL P 39 39 296.3 19 36 0 1 1.000 1.67    
1953 29 HOU PL P 29 29 201.7 15 37 2 2 .963 2.32    
1954 30 HOU PL P 37 37 268.0 14 44 3 3 .951 1.95    
1955 31 HOU PL P 37 37 285.0 19 47 0 2 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   142 142 1051.0 67 164 5 8 .979 1.98    
Career Highs   39 39 296.3 19 47 3 3 1.000 2.32    
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
1955 31 HOU PL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 23 11 1 2 6 6.32 .338 .357 .471 .828
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 23 11 1 2 6 6.32 .338 .357 .471 .828
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
1955 31 HOU PL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-19-4.55
 Wins
1952-7-18
1954-4-20
1955-5-19
CAR-8-67
 Losses
1952-9-15
1955-9-12
CAR-24-45
 Winning Pct
1954-3-.714
1955-10-.613
CAR-9-.598
 Games Pitched
CAR-45-142
 Games Started
1952-1-39
1954-8-37
1955-6-37
CAR-5-142
Complete Games
1952-9-14
1955-4-14
CAR-23-42
 Shutouts
1952-5-2
1955-1-4
CAR-6-8
 Innings Pitched
1952-5-296.3
1955-5-285.0
CAR-12-1051.0
 Hits Allowed
1952-3-343
1954-3-312
1955-2-307
CAR-2-1204
 Strikeouts
CAR-31-556
 Walks Allowed
CAR-34-283
Walks per 9IP
1952-6-2.3
1953-4-2.3
1954-8-2.8
1955-5-2.3
CAR-9-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
CAR-28-10.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-29-4.8
 WHiP
CAR-22-1.41
 OAVG
CAR-28-.290
 OOBP
1953-10-.336
CAR-22-.337
OSLG
1953-9-.410
CAR-16-.411
 OOPS
1953-10-.746
CAR-18-.748
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 41
 
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  1. Jack Hitchcock (978)
  2. Carl Nicosia (952)
  3. Harry Frink (952)
  4. Francis Wachter (951)
  5. Walter Meas (943)
  6. Michael Jackson (939)
  7. Joshua Stephens (937)
  8. Alexis Aguiar (936)
  9. Isaias Jimenez (935)
  10. Richard Bush (934)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joshua Stephens (991)
  2. Carl Nicosia (984)
  3. Alexander Lenihan (984)
  4. Harry Frink (983)
  5. Billy Delucia (983)
  6. Jason Williams (981)
  7. Juan Daggett (977)
  8. Dante Ruiz (972)
  9. James Leggett (969)
  10. Eduardo Garza (967)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 109th overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Thomas Crystal (NO)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/1952, off Alexander Lenihan (OKC)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 2-1, 1.08
Injured on 9/6/1953 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1954, winning 2 games with a 1.10 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1954, going 7-0, 3.21
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1955, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
6/9/1955: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
 
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