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Bruce
Carlson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: February 9, 1926 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
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 26 VAN CL $ 4,190,000  
1953 27 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
1954 28 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
1955 29 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,190,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,666,667  
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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 26 VAN CL $ 4,190,000  
1953 27 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
1954 28 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
1955 29 SEA CL $ 6,666,667  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,190,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,666,667  
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 26 VAN CL 16 11 .593 37 37 14 0 0 295.3 329 150 14 79 177 4.57 .287 .345 .393 .738 16.7
1953 27 SEA CL 18 12 .600 36 36 15 3 0 288.0 266 102 9 74 213 3.19 .242 .306 .338 .645 25.5
1954 28 SEA CL 16 14 .533 38 38 13 3 0 297.0 322 130 16 70 197 3.94 .280 .338 .398 .736 21.5
1955 29 SEA CL 14 13 .519 32 32 15 0 0 253.0 270 112 19 63 152 3.98 .274 .328 .390 .718 18.5
4 Years Sim 64 50 .561 143 143 57 6 0 1133.3 1187 494 58 286 739 3.92 .271 .330 .380 .709 82.3
Season Average 16 12 .571 35 35 14 1 0 283.3 296 123 14 71 184 3.92 .271 .330 .380 .709  
Career Highs 18 14 .600 38 38 15 3 0 297.0 329 150 19 79 213 4.57 .287 .345 .398 .738  
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   934 389 44 219 538   .282 .326 .393 .719
vs LH   253 105 14 67 201   .238 .283 .338 .621
Home 28 24 .538 66 66 28 2 0 536.0 562 226 21 126 372 3.79 .270 .311 .376 .687
Away 36 26 .581 77 77 29 4 0 597.3 625 268 37 160 367 4.04 .272 .320 .383 .703
Mar/Apr 4 6 .400 15 15 1 0 0 105.0 133 55 7 28 78 4.71 .310 .352 .455 .807
May 11 4 .733 22 22 8 3 0 179.3 163 65 9 38 115 3.26 .240 .280 .344 .624
June 16 7 .696 27 27 12 0 0 215.7 247 102 14 58 154 4.26 .288 .333 .401 .734
July 14 13 .519 29 29 14 0 0 222.0 231 104 12 64 146 4.22 .269 .320 .383 .703
August 11 11 .500 30 30 12 2 0 247.7 252 99 15 53 161 3.60 .269 .308 .388 .696
Sep/Oct 8 9 .471 20 20 11 2 0 163.7 161 69 1 45 85 3.79 .261 .312 .320 .631
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 26 VAN CL 37 109 7 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 43 .128 .174 .138 .312 0.8 0.0
1953 27 SEA CL 36 107 6 11 1 0 0 5 1 1 3 41 .103 .125 .112 .237 -1.5 0.0
1954 28 SEA CL 38 112 11 18 3 0 0 8 1 0 4 44 .161 .190 .188 .377 2.5 0.0
1955 29 SEA CL 32 96 7 20 2 2 1 9 0 0 4 39 .208 .240 .302 .542 6.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 143 424 31 63 7 2 1 28 2 1 17 167 .149 .181 .182 .362 8.6 0.0
162 Game Average 480 35 71 7 2 1 31 2 1 19 189 .149 .181 .182 .362 9.7  
Career Highs 38 112 11 20 3 2 1 9 1 1 6 44 .208 .240 .302 .542 6.7  
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   316 24 49 5 2 0 22 1 0 16 124 .155 .195 .184 .378 6.7
vs LH   108 7 14 2 0 1 6 1 1 1 43 .130 .138 .176 .314 -0.4
Home 66 184 15 28 2 0 1 10 2 1 8 68 .152 .186 .179 .365 3.2
Away 77 240 16 35 5 2 0 18 0 0 9 99 .146 .177 .183 .360 3.1
RISP   124 0 14 1 1 0 24 0 0 3 50 .113 .132 .137 .269 -1.8
Close/Late   35 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 .257 .297 .371 .669 3.7
Mar/Apr 15 39 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .179 .200 .205 .405 1.0
May 22 67 6 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .179 .200 .194 .394 1.6
June 27 86 6 17 3 1 0 8 0 1 1 28 .198 .205 .256 .460 3.1
July 29 80 6 15 2 0 1 7 1 0 7 31 .188 .253 .250 .503 5.2
August 30 93 5 7 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 46 .075 .095 .097 .192 -3.4
Sep/Oct 20 59 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 18 .085 .143 .085 .228 -1.3
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 26 VAN CL P 37 37 295.3 18 43 3 2 .953 1.86    
1953 27 SEA CL P 36 36 288.0 17 45 8 5 .886 1.94    
1954 28 SEA CL P 38 38 297.0 14 53 3 4 .957 2.03    
1955 29 SEA CL P 32 32 253.0 10 44 2 3 .964 1.92    
Career Totals   143 143 1133.3 59 185 16 14 .938 1.94    
Career Highs   38 38 297.0 18 53 8 5 .964 2.03    
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
1954 28 SEA CL 1 1 .500 3 3 1 1 0 17.3 21 8 0 5 3 4.15 .304 .351 .406 .757
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 3 3 1 1 0 17.3 21 8 0 5 3 4.15 .304 .351 .406 .757
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
1954 28 SEA CL 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .200 .250 .450
Career Post-Season Batting 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .200 .250 .450
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-1-3.19
1954-9-3.94
CAR-10-3.92
 Wins
1953-7-18
1954-8-16
CAR-13-64
 Losses
1954-10-14
CAR-15-50
 Winning Pct
1952-7-.593
CAR-15-.561
 Games Pitched
CAR-43-143
 Games Started
1952-5-37
1953-6-36
1954-5-38
CAR-4-143
Complete Games
1952-7-14
1953-8-15
1954-7-13
1955-8-15
CAR-6-57
 Shutouts
1953-3-3
1954-3-3
CAR-11-6
 Innings Pitched
1952-5-295.3
1953-6-288.0
1954-5-297.0
CAR-4-1133.3
 Hits Allowed
1952-1-329
1954-5-322
CAR-3-1187
 Strikeouts
1953-8-213
1954-9-197
CAR-17-739
 Walks Allowed
CAR-33-286
Walks per 9IP
1953-9-2.3
1954-6-2.1
1955-5-2.2
CAR-7-2.3
 Hits per 9IP
1953-9-8.3
CAR-19-9.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-24-5.9
 WHiP
1953-4-1.18
1954-9-1.32
CAR-10-1.30
 OAVG
1953-8-.242
CAR-19-.271
 OOBP
1953-5-.306
CAR-15-.330
OSLG
1952-9-.393
1953-1-.338
CAR-9-.380
 OOPS
1953-3-.645
CAR-12-.709
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 57
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Robert Stadler (980)
  2. Harry Frink (966)
  3. Francis Wachter (954)
  4. Michael Jackson (942)
  5. Jack Hitchcock (942)
  6. Michael Sturges (932)
  7. Gerald Adkisson (929)
  8. Walter Meas (924)
  9. Cameron Hagans (921)
  10. Fabian Cordova (920)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Michael Sturges (990)
  2. William Holley (989)
  3. Gary Wadsworth (983)
  4. Winfred Converse (977)
  5. Ruben Ibarra (973)
  6. Clyde Pearson (971)
  7. Cameron Hagans (971)
  8. Donald Phillips (970)
  9. Francis Wachter (957)
  10. Justin Paige (957)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 89th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Pat Ogren (OAK)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/19/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $6,666,667 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1953, going 4-1, 2.36
Injured on 4/26/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 7/5/1955, off Keith Amezcua (SF)
7/28/1955: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $7,670,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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