Ruben
Ibarra
 
Nickname: Barbwire
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 17, 1926 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 POR CL $ 6,520,000  
1953 27 POR CL $ 6,520,000  
1954 28 POR CL $ 7,800,000  
1955 29 POR CL $ 7,800,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,520,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,800,000  
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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 26 POR CL $ 6,520,000  
1953 27 POR CL $ 6,520,000  
1954 28 POR CL $ 7,800,000  
1955 29 POR CL $ 7,800,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,520,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,800,000  
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 26 POR CL 9 17 .346 28 28 15 0 0 215.7 219 105 27 41 185 4.38 .261 .297 .430 .727 12.0
1953 27 POR CL 11 12 .478 31 31 6 0 0 230.0 241 107 30 40 196 4.19 .267 .298 .451 .749 12.9
1954 28 POR CL 16 11 .593 31 31 9 2 0 244.0 227 93 20 53 216 3.43 .246 .290 .373 .663 20.6
1955 29 POR CL 15 12 .556 37 37 11 0 0 270.3 273 134 28 58 242 4.46 .260 .306 .414 .720 17.1
4 Years Sim 51 52 .495 127 127 41 2 0 960.0 960 439 105 192 839 4.12 .259 .298 .417 .715 62.6
Season Average 12 13 .480 31 31 10 0 0 240.0 240 109 26 48 209 4.12 .259 .298 .417 .715  
Career Highs 16 17 .593 37 37 15 2 0 270.3 273 134 30 58 242 4.46 .267 .306 .451 .749  
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   509 253 58 105 569   .233 .268 .379 .647
vs LH   451 186 47 87 270   .295 .333 .471 .803
Home 26 25 .510 63 63 22 1 0 492.3 476 218 58 87 452 3.99 .253 .286 .412 .698
Away 25 27 .481 64 64 19 1 0 467.7 484 221 47 105 387 4.25 .264 .304 .421 .725
Mar/Apr 4 3 .571 11 11 3 1 0 66.3 77 40 5 13 59 5.43 .291 .324 .475 .799
May 6 8 .429 18 18 4 0 0 132.3 129 63 15 32 113 4.28 .252 .296 .418 .714
June 14 9 .609 26 26 8 0 0 202.0 189 83 19 41 171 3.70 .244 .282 .378 .660
July 11 9 .550 24 24 8 1 0 187.3 209 86 16 29 160 4.13 .281 .308 .424 .732
August 10 15 .400 28 28 10 0 0 227.7 219 100 33 46 213 3.95 .254 .292 .426 .718
Sep/Oct 6 8 .429 20 20 9 1 0 144.3 137 67 17 31 123 4.18 .247 .287 .416 .703
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 POR CL 28 72 1 14 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 33 .194 .216 .222 .438 3.1 0.0
1953 27 POR CL 31 83 2 16 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 25 .193 .198 .193 .390 3.5 0.0
1954 28 POR CL 31 88 6 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 35 .136 .181 .170 .351 1.3 0.0
1955 29 POR CL 37 100 11 15 3 0 1 6 0 0 4 37 .150 .181 .210 .391 2.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 127 343 20 57 8 0 1 24 1 0 11 130 .166 .192 .198 .390 9.9 0.0
162 Game Average 437 25 72 10 0 1 30 1 0 14 165 .166 .192 .198 .390 12.6  
Career Highs 37 100 11 16 3 0 1 7 1 0 5 37 .194 .216 .222 .438 3.5  
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   264 15 46 6 0 1 20 1 0 8 104 .174 .199 .208 .407 7.2
vs LH   79 5 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 26 .139 .171 .165 .335 0.4
Home 63 157 10 23 3 0 1 13 1 0 7 62 .146 .185 .185 .369 2.8
Away 64 186 10 34 5 0 0 11 0 0 4 68 .183 .199 .210 .409 4.9
RISP   93 0 16 3 0 0 23 0 0 7 43 .172 .221 .204 .425 3.6
Close/Late   24 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .375 .407 .417 .824 4.0
Mar/Apr 10 24 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 .125 .192 .292 .484 1.3
May 18 54 3 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 .111 .109 .148 .257 -1.2
June 26 72 3 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 26 .236 .253 .250 .503 3.8
July 24 66 6 15 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 25 .227 .235 .258 .493 3.6
August 28 75 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 29 .133 .175 .147 .322 0.3
Sep/Oct 20 52 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .115 .164 .135 .298 -0.2
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 26 POR CL P 28 28 215.7 15 39 2 2 .964 2.25    
1953 27 POR CL P 31 31 230.0 14 44 2 1 .967 2.27    
1954 28 POR CL P 31 31 244.0 18 39 3 4 .950 2.10    
1955 29 POR CL P 37 37 270.3 17 57 4 5 .949 2.46    
Career Totals   127 127 960.0 64 179 11 12 .957 2.28    
Career Highs   37 37 270.3 18 57 4 5 .967 2.46    
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
1955 29 POR CL 1 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 25.0 25 3 1 5 18 1.08 .269 .306 .376 .682
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 25.0 25 3 1 5 18 1.08 .269 .306 .376 .682
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
1955 29 POR CL 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182
Career Post-Season Batting 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1954-4-3.43
CAR-13-4.12
Wins
1954-8-16
CAR-28-51
Losses
1952-4-17
CAR-11-52
Winning Pct
1954-10-.593
CAR-26-.495
Games Started
1955-3-37
CAR-24-127
Complete Games
1952-5-15
CAR-25-41
Shutouts
1954-4-2
Innings Pitched
1955-7-270.3
CAR-24-960.0
Hits Allowed
1955-10-273
CAR-28-960
Homeruns Allowed
1952-9-27
1953-5-30
1955-5-28
CAR-10-105
Strikeouts
1953-10-196
1954-7-216
1955-3-242
CAR-13-839
Walks per 9IP
1952-4-1.7
1953-3-1.6
1954-4-2.0
1955-4-1.9
CAR-2-1.8
Hits per 9IP
1954-4-8.4
CAR-14-9.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-10-7.7
1953-7-7.7
1954-3-8.0
1955-5-8.1
CAR-8-7.9
WHiP
1952-4-1.21
1953-5-1.22
1954-2-1.15
1955-6-1.22
CAR-2-1.20
OAVG
1952-10-.261
1954-4-.246
CAR-14-.259
OOBP
1952-3-.297
1953-4-.298
1954-1-.290
1955-6-.306
CAR-2-.298
OSLG
1954-6-.373
CAR-17-.417
OOPS
1954-3-.663
CAR-13-.715
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 48
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Injured on 4/22/1952 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/9/1952, off David Stilwell (HOL)
Earned first career win on 6/9/1952
Struck out 15 batters against San Francisco on 7/25/1952
Injured on 4/15/1953 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
8/18/1953: Signed a contract extension with Portland, $7,800,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1955, off Theodore Hershberger (HOL)
Won Series of the West with Portland in 1955