Rodney
Bond
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: November 19, 1919 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 SLC PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 33 SLC PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 34 LB CL $ 2,320,000  
1955 35 LB CL $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
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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 32 SLC PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 33 SLC PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 34 LB CL $ 2,320,000  
1955 35 LB CL $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
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 32 SLC PL 15 14 .517 35 35 18 1 0 256.3 251 120 32 92 161 4.21 .259 .328 .413 .742 17.3
1953 33 SLC PL 10 9 .526 21 21 10 1 0 163.0 164 80 19 43 87 4.42 .260 .318 .411 .729 10.1
1954 34 SLC PL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.3
  LB CL 6 7 .462 15 14 6 0 0 117.0 129 67 14 49 67 5.15 .281 .366 .438 .804 5.7
  TOT   6 7 .462 16 15 6 0 0 118.7 130 67 14 49 68 5.08 .280 .364 .434 .799 6.0
1955 35 AAA   3 11 .214 17 17 2 0 0 110.3 151 82 22 42 68 6.69 .330 .387 .549 .936  
3 Years Sim 31 30 .508 72 71 34 2 0 538.0 545 267 65 184 316 4.47 .264 .333 .417 .751 33.4
1 Years AAA 3 11 .214 17 17 2 0 0 110.3 151 82 22 42 68 6.69 .330 .387 .549 .936  
Season Average 10 10 .500 24 23 11 0 0 179.3 181 89 21 61 105 4.47 .264 .333 .417 .751  
Career Highs 15 14 .526 35 35 18 1 0 256.3 251 120 32 92 161 5.08 .280 .364 .434 .799  
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   253 129 29 75 157   .255 .307 .390 .698
vs LH   292 138 36 109 159   .272 .339 .443 .782
Home 18 10 .643 36 36 17 1 0 281.7 266 116 30 94 170 3.71 .250 .310 .389 .700
Away 13 20 .394 36 35 17 1 0 256.3 279 151 35 90 146 5.30 .279 .339 .447 .786
Mar/Apr 4 0 1.000 4 4 2 0 0 34.0 32 6 2 8 17 1.59 .252 .296 .315 .611
May 6 5 .545 17 16 7 0 0 123.3 113 55 15 43 89 4.01 .244 .308 .410 .719
June 8 8 .500 18 18 10 2 0 144.7 147 73 19 42 76 4.54 .263 .314 .424 .738
July 7 8 .467 16 16 9 0 0 124.0 129 61 14 51 70 4.43 .273 .344 .422 .766
August 3 4 .429 9 9 4 0 0 62.3 60 34 9 24 41 4.91 .252 .321 .412 .732
Sep/Oct 3 5 .375 8 8 2 0 0 49.7 64 38 6 16 23 6.89 .311 .360 .476 .836
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 32 SLC PL 35 90 6 22 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 28 .244 .237 .267 .503 6.1 0.0
1953 33 SLC PL 21 57 2 10 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 18 .175 .186 .193 .379 1.2 0.0
1954 34 SLC PL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  LB CL 15 44 4 11 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 17 .250 .283 .318 .601 3.5 0.1
  TOT   16 44 4 11 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 17 .250 .283 .318 .601 3.5 0.1
3 Years Sim 72 191 12 43 6 0 0 24 0 2 3 63 .225 .232 .257 .489 10.8 0.1
162 Game Average 429 27 96 13 0 0 54 0 4 6 141 .225 .232 .257 .489 24.3  
Career Highs 35 90 6 22 3 0 0 13 0 1 2 28 .250 .283 .318 .601 6.1  
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   144 9 30 3 0 0 20 0 2 3 47 .208 .219 .229 .448 5.1
vs LH   47 3 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 .277 .277 .340 .617 3.9
Home 36 90 5 18 4 0 0 14 0 2 1 30 .200 .202 .244 .447 2.7
Away 36 101 7 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 33 .248 .260 .267 .527 6.3
RISP   57 0 16 2 0 0 23 0 0 1 17 .281 .274 .316 .590 4.8
Close/Late   13 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.1
Mar/Apr 4 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .214 .200 .214 .414 0.4
May 17 47 5 12 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 .255 .255 .319 .574 3.3
June 18 52 5 13 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 14 .250 .273 .288 .561 3.6
July 16 45 1 10 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 18 .222 .239 .244 .484 1.9
August 9 17 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .176 .158 .176 .334 0.2
Sep/Oct 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3
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 32 SLC PL P 35 35 256.3 22 34 3 3 .949 1.97    
1953 33 SLC PL P 21 21 163.0 12 25 3 0 .925 2.04    
1954 34 SLC PL P 1 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LB CL P 15 14 117.0 5 20 0 1 1.000 1.92    
Career Totals   72 71 538.0 39 79 6 4 .952 1.97    
Career Highs   35 35 256.3 22 34 3 3 1.000 2.04    
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
1953 33 SLC PL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 2 0 3 3 3.86 .188 .316 .313 .628
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 2 0 3 3 3.86 .188 .316 .313 .628
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-8-4.21
1953-9-4.42
Complete Games
1952-2-18
CAR-38-34
Shutouts
1952-9-1
Homeruns Allowed
1952-3-32
CAR-39-65
Walks per 9IP
1953-6-2.4
Hits per 9IP
1952-9-8.8
1953-8-9.1
WHiP
1952-6-1.34
1953-4-1.27
OAVG
1952-10-.259
1953-8-.260
OOBP
1952-7-.328
1953-4-.318
OSLG
1953-10-.411
OOPS
1953-6-.729
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 17
 
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History
Drafted in 28th round, 560th overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/21/1952, off Tony Delossantos (DEN)
Earned first career win on 4/21/1952
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Traded from Salt Lake City to Long Beach on 5/19/1954 (Going to SLC: 2B Jason Herrera. Going to LB: P Rodney Bond)
Injured on 7/17/1954 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 9/5/1954 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 5/13/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks