Raymond
Curry
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 14, 1924 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 HOU PL $ 1,960,000  
1953 29 OAK CL $ 1,960,000  
1954 30 OAK CL $ 1,960,000  
1955 31 MIN PL $ 5,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,960,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000  
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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 $ 1,960,000  
1953 29 OAK CL $ 1,960,000  
1954 30 OAK CL $ 1,960,000  
1955 31 MIN PL $ 5,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,960,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000  
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 DEN PL 2 1 .667 35 1 0 0 14 40.0 52 21 4 9 21 4.73 .306 .339 .482 .821 5.0
  HOU PL 0 2 .000 16 0 0 0 1 17.3 20 9 1 4 17 4.67 .286 .329 .443 .772 0.8
  TOT   2 3 .400 51 1 0 0 15 57.3 72 30 5 13 38 4.71 .300 .336 .471 .807 5.7
1953 29 HOU PL 6 7 .462 15 12 3 1 0 106.7 110 46 10 19 71 3.88 .264 .297 .417 .714 7.5
  OAK CL 6 7 .462 26 20 5 1 0 133.7 135 55 12 35 99 3.70 .259 .306 .407 .713 8.9
  TOT   12 14 .462 41 32 8 2 0 240.3 245 101 22 54 170 3.78 .261 .302 .412 .714 16.4
1955 31 MIN PL 10 10 .500 28 28 1 0 0 189.3 215 99 16 57 125 4.71 .289 .344 .421 .766 10.7
3 Years Sim 24 27 .471 120 61 9 2 15 487.0 532 230 43 124 333 4.25 .277 .323 .423 .746 32.8
Season Average 8 9 .471 40 20 3 0 5 162.3 177 76 14 41 111 4.25 .277 .323 .423 .746  
Career Highs 12 14 .500 51 32 8 2 15 240.3 245 101 22 57 170 4.71 .300 .344 .471 .807  
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   284 132 19 54 196   .266 .302 .396 .697
vs LH   248 98 24 70 137   .290 .344 .457 .801
Home 9 15 .375 62 30 4 2 9 242.7 274 127 25 64 163 4.71 .283 .328 .455 .782
Away 15 12 .556 58 31 5 0 6 244.3 258 103 18 60 170 3.79 .271 .314 .390 .704
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 13 5 2 0 2 44.7 43 22 1 11 26 4.43 .250 .295 .331 .626
May 3 8 .273 26 12 2 0 5 98.3 110 57 8 23 64 5.22 .282 .322 .441 .763
June 7 3 .700 21 14 2 0 4 102.0 106 36 9 27 65 3.18 .268 .314 .394 .708
July 6 3 .667 18 13 2 1 3 99.0 98 41 12 23 70 3.73 .255 .297 .417 .714
August 5 8 .385 23 13 1 1 1 104.0 131 58 8 31 80 5.02 .311 .358 .458 .817
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 19 4 0 0 0 39.0 44 16 5 9 28 3.69 .278 .317 .468 .786
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 DEN PL 35 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
  HOU PL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   51 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
1953 29 HOU PL 15 40 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .100 .122 .100 .222 -1.0 0.0
  OAK CL 26 45 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 14 .156 .208 .178 .386 1.1 0.0
  TOT   41 85 7 11 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 26 .129 .169 .141 .310 0.2 0.0
1955 31 MIN PL 28 62 6 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 20 .097 .164 .129 .293 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 120 150 13 18 4 0 0 6 1 1 9 47 .120 .170 .147 .316 0.6 0.2
162 Game Average 202 17 24 5 0 0 8 1 1 12 63 .120 .170 .147 .316 0.8  
Career Highs 51 85 7 11 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 26 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5  
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   119 8 10 3 0 0 5 1 1 8 40 .084 .142 .109 .251 -2.2
vs LH   31 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .258 .281 .290 .572 2.4
Home 62 68 4 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 3 19 .059 .099 .074 .172 -2.7
Away 38 82 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 28 .171 .227 .207 .435 2.9
RISP   49 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 17 .061 .098 .061 .159 -2.2
Close/Late   10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
Mar/Apr 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.2
May 12 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .034 .067 .034 .101 -1.8
June 14 34 4 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 12 .118 .189 .147 .336 0.5
July 18 32 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .125 .125 .156 .281 -0.5
August 14 30 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 9 .167 .265 .200 .465 1.4
Sep/Oct 12 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4
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 DEN PL P 35 1 40.0 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.35    
  HOU PL P 16 0 17.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  TOT   P 51 1 57.3 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.41    
1953 29 HOU PL P 15 12 106.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 0.93    
  OAK CL P 26 20 133.7 4 11 0 1 1.000 1.01    
  TOT   P 41 32 240.3 7 19 0 1 1.000 .97    
1955 31 MIN PL P 28 28 189.3 8 17 0 2 1.000 1.19    
Career Totals   120 61 487.0 19 41 0 3 1.000 1.11    
Career Highs   51 32 240.3 8 19 0 2 1.000 1.41    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1952-5-15
CAR-49-15
Games Pitched
1952-9-51
Walks per 9IP
1955-10-2.7
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 6
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 207th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Earned first career win on 6/17/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 7/8/1952, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Traded from Denver to Houston on 7/31/1952 (Going to HOU: P Raymond Curry, LF Mark Fleck, P Stephen Hogg. Going to DEN: P Gary Drum, RF Arlie Pedraza, P Robert Patti)
Traded from Houston to Oakland on 6/16/1953 (Going to HOU: 3B Alex Plasencia, LF Michael Schroeter. Going to OAK: P Raymond Curry)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1953, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 4/7/1954 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Minneapolis on 2/19/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $5,250,000 per year
Injured on 9/16/1955 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks