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Matt
Freeborn		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 12, 1921 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1953 32 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1954 33 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1955 34 SEA CL $ 1,624,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,624,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000  
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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 31 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1953 32 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1954 33 KC PL $ 2,600,000  
1955 34 SEA CL $ 1,624,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,624,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000  
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 31 KC PL 10 14 .417 29 29 15 1 0 219.7 248 110 15 80 112 4.51 .286 .344 .411 .755 12.9
1953 32 KC PL 17 11 .607 32 32 12 1 0 240.0 267 108 16 92 139 4.05 .286 .348 .397 .745 21.9
1954 33 KC PL 10 19 .345 33 33 11 2 0 231.3 246 123 25 89 113 4.79 .271 .334 .405 .739 12.6
1955 34 SEA CL 8 15 .348 26 26 8 1 0 186.0 217 92 18 78 105 4.45 .296 .360 .436 .796 9.2
4 Years Sim 45 59 .433 120 120 46 5 0 877.0 978 433 74 339 469 4.44 .284 .346 .411 .757 56.5
Season Average 11 14 .440 30 30 11 1 0 219.2 244 108 18 84 117 4.44 .284 .346 .411 .757  
Career Highs 17 19 .607 33 33 15 2 0 240.0 267 123 25 92 139 4.79 .296 .360 .436 .796  
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   474 208 31 150 263   .269 .326 .384 .710
vs LH   504 225 43 189 206   .300 .371 .439 .810
Home 24 24 .500 57 57 21 4 0 415.0 458 203 25 175 236 4.40 .281 .351 .389 .740
Away 21 35 .375 63 63 25 1 0 462.0 520 230 49 164 233 4.48 .286 .345 .430 .776
Mar/Apr 2 10 .167 14 14 6 0 0 96.7 110 56 13 42 53 5.21 .286 .356 .439 .795
May 14 12 .538 29 29 10 0 0 228.0 248 103 16 94 122 4.07 .278 .347 .385 .732
June 10 9 .526 24 24 9 1 0 182.0 178 68 11 56 104 3.36 .259 .315 .366 .681
July 6 6 .500 14 14 6 2 0 103.7 94 45 8 47 53 3.91 .242 .324 .374 .698
August 6 16 .273 26 26 9 1 0 174.0 242 114 16 61 94 5.90 .331 .383 .479 .861
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 13 13 6 1 0 92.7 106 47 10 39 43 4.57 .293 .362 .431 .793
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 31 KC PL 29 79 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .139 .148 .152 .300 0.4 0.0
1953 32 KC PL 32 94 6 17 5 0 0 8 0 0 3 29 .181 .206 .234 .440 2.9 0.0
1954 33 KC PL 33 90 4 18 2 0 1 7 0 1 1 32 .200 .207 .256 .462 4.1 0.0
1955 34 SEA CL 26 68 8 18 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .265 .275 .294 .569 5.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 120 331 22 64 10 0 1 20 0 1 6 98 .193 .206 .233 .439 12.3 0.0
162 Game Average 446 29 86 13 0 1 27 0 1 8 132 .193 .206 .233 .439 16.6  
Career Highs 33 94 8 18 5 0 1 8 0 1 3 32 .265 .275 .294 .569 5.0  
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   257 14 48 7 0 1 14 0 1 5 82 .187 .201 .226 .426 7.8
vs LH   74 8 16 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 16 .216 .227 .257 .483 3.4
Home 57 143 12 28 4 0 0 13 0 0 3 38 .196 .211 .224 .435 4.9
Away 63 188 10 36 6 0 1 7 0 1 3 60 .191 .203 .239 .442 6.4
RISP   91 0 12 2 0 0 18 0 0 3 29 .132 .156 .154 .310 -0.1
Close/Late   31 4 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 .194 .194 .290 .484 1.5
Mar/Apr 14 39 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.2
May 29 87 3 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 22 .126 .133 .149 .283 -1.0
June 24 70 7 22 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .314 .324 .371 .695 7.6
July 14 37 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 13 .189 .231 .297 .528 2.5
August 26 66 4 11 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 24 .167 .167 .182 .348 0.1
Sep/Oct 13 32 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .219 .265 .281 .546 2.2
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 31 KC PL P 29 29 219.7 15 39 2 1 .964 2.21    
1953 32 KC PL P 32 32 240.0 11 46 4 4 .934 2.14    
1954 33 KC PL P 33 33 231.3 13 41 7 2 .885 2.10    
1955 34 SEA CL P 26 26 186.0 9 31 0 0 1.000 1.94    
Career Totals   120 120 877.0 48 157 13 7 .940 2.10    
Career Highs   33 33 240.0 15 46 7 4 1.000 2.21    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-5-4.05
 Wins
1953-8-17
CAR-37-45
 Losses
1954-5-19
1955-7-15
CAR-4-59
 Winning Pct
1953-10-.607
CAR-29-.433
 Games Started
CAR-30-120
 Complete Games
1952-6-15
CAR-16-46
Shutouts
1952-9-1
1954-3-2
CAR-17-5
 Innings Pitched
CAR-31-877.0
 Hits Allowed
CAR-26-978
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-32-74
 Strikeouts
CAR-43-469
 Walks Allowed
CAR-18-339
OSLG
1953-7-.397
 OOPS
1953-9-.745
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 15
 
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  1. Steven Caesar (955)
  2. Eduardo Garza (945)
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  4. Osvaldo Valtierra (937)
  5. Tracy Dodson (936)
  6. Gary Wadsworth (927)
  7. Juan Daggett (927)
  8. Bill Pelfrey (926)
  9. Michael Donnelly (926)
  10. Michael Naron (925)
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  1. Jack Hitchcock (994)
  2. Kasey Cook (990)
  3. Walter Meas (986)
  4. Robert Stadler (984)
  5. Michael Knepper (983)
  6. Richard Bush (980)
  7. Antonio Padula (979)
  8. Harry Robin (978)
  9. Francis Wachter (968)
  10. Bill Pelfrey (968)
History
Drafted in 7th round, 133rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/25/1952, off Aaron Laurent (DAL)
Earned first career win on 5/7/1952
Injured on 6/29/1953 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 7/6/1954, off David Caviness (OKC)
Injured on 8/24/1954 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 4/14/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $1,624,000 per year
Injured on 6/24/1955 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
 
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