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Ken
Draeger		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: June 8, 1928 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 SLC PL    
1953 25 SLC PL    
1954 26 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1955 27 OAK CL $ 457,143  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 457,143  
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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 24 SLC PL    
1953 25 SLC PL    
1954 26 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1955 27 OAK CL $ 457,143  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 457,143  
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 24 AAA   8 10 .444 25 25 4 0 0 184.0 201 81 17 77 158 3.96 .278 .348 .411 .758  
1953 25 AAA   11 7 .611 24 24 5 0 0 174.0 187 90 16 64 157 4.66 .272 .334 .412 .746  
1954 26 SLC PL 3 2 .600 9 5 0 0 0 42.7 46 26 5 12 35 5.49 .275 .320 .473 .793 1.9
    AAA   5 5 .500 10 10 1 0 0 72.7 97 37 3 30 68 4.58 .319 .380 .428 .808  
1955 27 OAK CL 6 12 .333 21 21 9 0 0 164.0 171 84 14 69 124 4.61 .268 .338 .408 .746 6.8
2 Years Sim 9 14 .391 30 26 9 0 0 206.7 217 110 19 81 159 4.79 .270 .335 .421 .756 8.7
3 Years AAA 24 22 .522 59 59 10 0 0 430.7 485 208 36 171 383 4.35 .283 .348 .414 .762  
Season Average 4 7 .364 15 13 4 0 0 103.3 108 55 9 40 79 4.79 .270 .335 .421 .756  
Career Highs 6 12 .600 21 21 9 0 0 164.0 171 84 14 69 124 5.49 .275 .338 .473 .793  
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   170 79 16 62 116   .283 .350 .450 .800
vs LH   47 31 3 19 43   .229 .295 .337 .631
Home 5 10 .333 19 16 7 0 0 134.3 126 59 12 53 107 3.95 .249 .320 .399 .719
Away 4 4 .500 11 10 2 0 0 72.3 91 51 7 28 52 6.35 .304 .364 .458 .822
May 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 4 2 0 3 6 2.00 .138 .219 .207 .426
June 1 3 .250 6 5 2 0 0 43.7 43 22 1 12 37 4.54 .251 .301 .345 .646
July 2 3 .400 8 5 3 0 0 44.7 39 19 5 19 37 3.83 .232 .310 .369 .679
August 3 5 .375 9 9 2 0 0 69.3 83 39 4 28 49 5.06 .300 .364 .444 .808
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 40.0 48 28 9 19 30 6.30 .300 .374 .556 .931
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
1954 26 SLC PL 9 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 .313 .214 .527 1.2 0.0
1955 27 OAK CL 21 58 4 13 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 13 .224 .230 .276 .505 4.0 0.0
2 Years Sim 30 72 5 16 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 16 .222 .247 .264 .511 5.3 0.0
162 Game Average 388 27 86 16 0 0 43 0 0 16 86 .222 .247 .264 .511 28.5  
Career Highs 21 58 4 13 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 13 .224 .313 .276 .527 4.0  
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   62 4 15 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 12 .242 .258 .274 .532 4.1
vs LH   10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .200 .382 0.2
Home 19 42 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 9 .238 .244 .238 .483 2.3
Away 11 30 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .200 .250 .300 .550 2.0
RISP   19 0 6 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 .316 .286 .368 .654 2.0
Close/Late   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
May 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 6 14 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 .333 .357 .690 1.6
July 8 16 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 2.0
August 9 26 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .154 .179 .192 .371 0.4
Sep/Oct 6 14 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .143 .188 .214 .402 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    
1954 26 SLC PL P 9 5 42.7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.48    
1955 27 OAK CL P 21 21 164.0 11 19 1 0 .968 1.65    
Career Totals   30 26 206.7 14 23 1 0 .974 1.61    
Career Highs   21 21 164.0 11 19 1 0 1.000 1.65    
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History
Drafted in 37th round, 721st overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Injured on 6/17/1952 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/29/1953 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/30/1954, off Eduardo Garza (SA)
Earned first career win on 8/19/1954
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Salt Lake City to Oakland on 5/26/1955 (Going to SLC: P Juan Daggett, 3B Leo Kozlowski, SS Tuan Kluge, P Michael Parker. Going to OAK: P Ken Draeger, 1B Ralph McGough, C Daniel McCune, 3B Eldridge Lane, SS Alvin Carlucci)
 
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