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James
Peden		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 29, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 POR CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 31 OKC PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 32 OKC PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 33 OKC PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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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 30 POR CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 31 OKC PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 32 OKC PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 33 OKC PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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 30 POR CL 4 5 .444 51 1 0 0 10 59.3 78 47 8 27 33 7.13 .321 .391 .481 .872 0.2
1953 31 OKC PL 1 3 .250 11 4 0 0 0 34.3 33 21 5 15 21 5.51 .262 .340 .429 .769 1.0
    AAA   13 3 .813 23 16 3 0 1 129.0 134 44 8 36 107 3.07 .272 .322 .378 .700  
1954 32 OKC PL 6 1 .857 36 0 0 0 3 57.3 38 10 3 17 36 1.57 .187 .249 .271 .520 10.5
1955 33 OKC PL 2 2 .500 37 0 0 0 2 48.0 49 21 6 17 35 3.94 .266 .327 .424 .751 3.5
4 Years Sim 13 11 .542 135 5 0 0 15 199.0 198 99 22 76 125 4.48 .262 .329 .402 .731 15.3
1 Years AAA 13 3 .813 23 16 3 0 1 129.0 134 44 8 36 107 3.07 .272 .322 .378 .700  
Season Average 3 2 .600 33 1 0 0 3 49.7 49 24 5 19 31 4.48 .262 .329 .402 .731  
Career Highs 6 5 .857 51 4 0 0 10 59.3 78 47 8 27 36 7.13 .321 .391 .481 .872  
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   105 40 11 36 69   .254 .313 .384 .697
vs LH   93 59 11 40 56   .272 .348 .424 .772
Home 7 3 .700 63 1 0 0 6 93.6 91 43 10 38 58 4.13 .257 .329 .421 .750
Away 6 8 .429 72 4 0 0 9 105.3 107 56 12 38 67 4.79 .266 .330 .386 .715
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 18 1 0 0 3 22.7 26 15 1 11 16 5.96 .299 .378 .414 .791
May 5 1 .833 34 2 0 0 4 51.3 46 22 2 14 29 3.86 .247 .300 .360 .660
June 5 1 .833 28 0 0 0 2 44.3 38 17 5 15 24 3.45 .230 .294 .352 .646
July 1 2 .333 25 0 0 0 4 28.3 34 20 6 11 15 6.36 .293 .354 .517 .872
August 1 2 .333 20 0 0 0 2 29.0 38 17 5 14 22 5.28 .314 .385 .471 .856
Sep/Oct 0 3 .000 10 2 0 0 0 23.3 16 8 3 11 19 3.09 .198 .293 .321 .614
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 30 POR CL 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1953 31 OKC PL 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
1954 32 OKC PL 36 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3 0.0
1955 33 OKC PL 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 135 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .036 .036 .036 .071 -2.0 0.0
162 Game Average 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .036 .036 .036 .071 -2.4  
Career Highs 51 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3  
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   25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .040 .040 .040 .080 -1.8
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 63 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Away 72 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
June 17 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
July 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Sep/Oct 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -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 30 POR CL P 51 1 59.3 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.58    
1953 31 OKC PL P 11 4 34.3 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.05    
1954 32 OKC PL P 36 0 57.3 5 6 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1955 33 OKC PL P 37 0 48.0 5 4 1 0 .900 1.69    
Career Totals   135 5 199.0 16 25 1 0 .976 1.85    
Career Highs   51 4 59.3 5 13 1 0 1.000 2.58    
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
1953 31 OKC PL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1952-10-10
CAR-49-15
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 3
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 170th overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/22/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Traded from Portland to Oklahoma on 2/13/1953 (Going to OKC: P James Peden. Going to POR: 1B Juan Sapienza, 2B Robert George)
4/14/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Oklahoma
Had first career hit on 6/24/1954, off Richard Bush (HOU)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
 
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