John
Durham
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 28, 1925 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SD CL $ 771,429  
1953 28 SD CL $ 771,429  
1954 29 OKC PL $ 977,143  
1955 30 SA PL $ 2,750,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 771,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,750,000  
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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 27 SD CL $ 771,429  
1953 28 SD CL $ 771,429  
1954 29 OKC PL $ 977,143  
1955 30 SA PL $ 2,750,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 771,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,750,000  
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 27 SD CL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0.00 .200 .429 .200 .629 0.3
    AAA   5 1 .833 43 0 0 0 4 46.7 39 15 1 21 34 2.89 .228 .313 .310 .622  
1953 28 SD CL 3 0 1.000 45 0 0 0 5 39.7 37 15 3 18 21 3.40 .255 .341 .379 .721 5.3
1954 29 SD CL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 1 13.3 12 5 0 4 9 3.38 .231 .286 .288 .574 1.9
  OKC PL 3 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 29.0 23 8 1 7 15 2.48 .211 .265 .303 .568 3.5
  TOT   4 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 1 42.3 35 13 1 11 24 2.76 .217 .272 .298 .570 5.4
1955 30 SA PL 3 7 .300 57 3 0 0 6 69.0 79 44 4 35 49 5.74 .295 .387 .414 .801 3.9
4 Years Sim 10 7 .588 134 3 0 0 12 153.0 152 72 8 66 95 4.24 .263 .346 .371 .717 14.9
1 Years AAA 5 1 .833 43 0 0 0 4 46.7 39 15 1 21 34 2.89 .228 .313 .310 .622  
Season Average 2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 3 38.2 38 18 2 16 23 4.24 .263 .346 .371 .717  
Career Highs 4 7 1.000 57 3 0 0 6 69.0 79 44 4 35 49 5.74 .295 .429 .414 .801  
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   91 45 6 40 52   .246 .320 .357 .676
vs LH   61 27 2 26 43   .292 .370 .397 .767
Home 5 3 .625 65 2 0 0 5 86.7 80 37 3 44 50 3.84 .256 .347 .348 .696
Away 5 4 .556 69 1 0 0 7 66.3 72 35 5 22 45 4.75 .271 .326 .398 .725
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 4 14.7 17 10 1 5 15 6.14 .293 .349 .448 .797
May 2 5 .286 25 3 0 0 3 32.3 27 15 0 16 25 4.18 .227 .319 .277 .596
June 2 1 .667 24 0 0 0 2 26.0 36 18 2 11 13 6.23 .350 .412 .495 .907
July 2 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 2 34.7 34 17 2 14 16 4.41 .262 .333 .385 .718
August 2 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 1 26.7 22 8 2 12 14 2.70 .224 .309 .347 .656
Sep/Oct 2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 0 18.7 16 4 1 8 12 1.93 .225 .304 .296 .600
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 29 SD CL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  OKC PL 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
  TOT   30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1955 30 SA PL 57 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 87 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.7  
Career Highs 57 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
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   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Away 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
May 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
August 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
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 27 SD CL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1953 28 SD CL P 45 0 39.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.59    
1954 29 SD CL P 12 0 13.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 4.05    
  OKC PL P 18 0 29.0 2 10 0 1 1.000 3.72    
  TOT   P 30 0 42.3 3 15 0 1 1.000 3.83    
1955 30 SA PL P 57 3 69.0 6 12 0 1 1.000 2.35    
Career Totals   134 3 153.0 11 32 0 2 1.000 2.53    
Career Highs   57 3 69.0 6 15 0 1 1.000 3.83    
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
1952 27 SD CL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 2 0 0 2 3 0.00 .167 .286 .167 .452
1953 28 SD CL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 1 0 0.00 .267 .313 .333 .646
1954 29 OKC PL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 3 1 0 2 4 2.08 .188 .278 .250 .528
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 12.0 9 1 0 5 7 0.75 .209 .292 .256 .547
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 29 OKC PL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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.
Games Pitched
1955-8-57
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 315th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Injured on 7/10/1952 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $771,429 through salary arbitration
Earned first career win on 6/11/1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $977,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Oklahoma on 6/30/1954 (Going to SD: 1B Kenneth Caulder. Going to OKC: P John Durham)
Signed as a free agent by San Antonio on 2/17/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year