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Francis
Wachter		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 25, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SD CL $ 6,590,000  
1953 28 SD CL $ 6,590,000  
1954 29 SD CL $ 6,590,000  
1955 30 OKC PL $ 6,590,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,590,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,590,000  
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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 $ 6,590,000  
1953 28 SD CL $ 6,590,000  
1954 29 SD CL $ 6,590,000  
1955 30 OKC PL $ 6,590,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,590,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,590,000  
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 14 9 .609 30 30 10 0 0 237.3 243 105 23 53 208 3.98 .268 .318 .420 .738 15.9
1953 28 SD CL 19 11 .633 34 34 16 6 0 281.0 237 102 15 72 231 3.27 .229 .290 .340 .630 25.6
1954 29 SD CL 15 17 .469 39 39 16 1 0 284.7 283 165 34 100 225 5.22 .260 .333 .420 .753 10.2
1955 30 SD CL 4 5 .444 11 11 4 1 0 80.0 77 40 6 26 81 4.50 .254 .324 .370 .693 4.6
  OKC PL 16 6 .727 26 26 9 2 0 204.7 188 80 15 56 205 3.52 .245 .309 .357 .666 16.1
  TOT   20 11 .645 37 37 13 3 0 284.7 265 120 21 82 286 3.79 .248 .313 .361 .674 20.7
4 Years Sim 68 48 .586 140 140 55 10 0 1087.6 1028 492 93 307 950 4.07 .250 .314 .384 .698 72.4
Season Average 17 12 .586 35 35 13 2 0 271.9 257 123 23 76 237 4.07 .250 .314 .384 .698  
Career Highs 20 17 .645 39 39 16 6 0 284.7 283 165 34 100 286 5.22 .268 .333 .420 .753  
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   495 216 36 148 554   .228 .277 .339 .616
vs LH   533 276 57 159 396   .276 .331 .435 .766
Home 30 25 .545 68 68 24 5 0 531.0 512 257 57 161 462 4.36 .254 .309 .414 .723
Away 38 23 .623 72 72 31 5 0 556.7 516 235 36 146 488 3.80 .247 .296 .356 .652
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 17 17 9 1 0 131.7 129 57 15 35 108 3.90 .261 .310 .407 .717
May 13 10 .565 30 30 9 1 0 231.3 224 115 17 66 211 4.47 .255 .307 .386 .693
June 20 5 .800 28 28 7 1 0 216.7 201 97 18 59 191 4.03 .245 .296 .377 .673
July 8 11 .421 22 22 9 1 0 164.3 154 74 10 58 139 4.05 .245 .309 .363 .672
August 15 8 .652 27 27 12 5 0 214.3 197 88 15 53 187 3.70 .247 .294 .369 .664
Sep/Oct 7 7 .500 16 16 11 1 0 129.3 123 61 18 36 114 4.25 .252 .303 .421 .724
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 27 SD CL 30 83 8 18 6 0 0 10 0 0 5 35 .217 .278 .289 .567 6.4 0.1
1953 28 SD CL 34 118 11 21 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 44 .178 .210 .203 .413 3.0 0.0
1954 29 SD CL 39 100 6 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 39 .120 .120 .140 .260 -1.3 0.0
1955 30 SD CL 11 30 5 7 2 0 2 7 0 0 1 6 .233 .258 .500 .758 4.1 0.5
  OKC PL 26 80 5 12 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 30 .150 .169 .188 .356 1.1 0.0
  TOT   37 110 10 19 5 0 2 15 0 0 2 36 .173 .193 .273 .466 5.2 0.5
4 Years Sim 140 411 35 70 16 0 2 33 0 0 12 154 .170 .199 .224 .422 13.3 0.6
162 Game Average 475 40 81 18 0 2 38 0 0 13 178 .170 .199 .224 .422 15.4  
Career Highs 39 118 11 21 6 0 2 15 0 0 5 44 .217 .278 .289 .567 6.4  
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   336 29 52 11 0 2 26 0 0 10 133 .155 .183 .205 .388 6.4
vs LH   75 6 18 5 0 0 7 0 0 2 21 .240 .269 .307 .576 5.3
Home 68 187 14 33 5 0 0 12 0 0 6 71 .176 .210 .203 .413 4.9
Away 72 224 21 37 11 0 2 21 0 0 6 83 .165 .189 .241 .430 6.9
RISP   117 0 18 5 0 0 30 0 0 5 44 .154 .192 .197 .389 2.3
Close/Late   32 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.7
Mar/Apr 17 49 5 10 4 0 2 6 0 0 3 14 .204 .250 .408 .658 5.0
May 30 89 10 16 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 36 .180 .213 .202 .415 2.8
June 28 88 10 18 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 32 .205 .231 .227 .458 3.4
July 21 61 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 .131 .145 .180 .325 -0.1
August 27 81 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 33 .148 .167 .173 .340 0.2
Sep/Oct 16 43 3 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .140 .178 .209 .387 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 27 SD CL P 30 30 237.3 16 32 2 3 .960 1.82    
1953 28 SD CL P 34 34 281.0 15 39 3 3 .947 1.73    
1954 29 SD CL P 39 39 284.7 11 58 2 4 .972 2.18    
1955 30 SD CL P 11 11 80.0 4 12 2 1 .889 1.80    
  OKC PL P 26 26 204.7 9 30 4 1 .907 1.72    
Career Totals   140 140 1087.6 55 171 13 12 .946 1.87    
Career Highs   39 39 284.7 16 58 6 4 .972 2.18    
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 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 27.0 23 21 5 15 26 7.00 .230 .330 .420 .750
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 27.0 23 21 5 15 26 7.00 .230 .330 .420 .750
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
1952 27 SD CL 4 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .300 .664
Career Post-Season Batting 4 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .300 .664
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-8-3.98
1953-2-3.27
1955-3-3.52
CAR-11-4.07
 Wins
1953-5-19
1955-7-16
CAR-7-68
 Losses
1954-6-17
CAR-20-48
 Winning Pct
1952-6-.609
1953-8-.633
1955-2-.727
CAR-13-.586
 Games Pitched
CAR-49-140
 Games Started
1954-2-39
CAR-7-140
Complete Games
1953-7-16
1954-3-16
CAR-9-55
 Shutouts
1953-1-6
1955-8-2
CAR-3-10
 Innings Pitched
1953-7-281.0
1954-7-284.7
CAR-6-1087.7
 Hits Allowed
CAR-17-1028
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-4-34
CAR-18-93
 Strikeouts
1952-9-208
1953-5-231
1954-6-225
1955-7-205
CAR-7-950
Walks Allowed
1954-6-100
CAR-25-307
 Walks per 9IP
1952-7-2.0
1953-8-2.3
1955-7-2.5
CAR-13-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1953-2-7.6
1954-6-8.9
1955-5-8.3
CAR-9-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-8-7.9
1953-8-7.4
1954-9-7.1
1955-4-9.0
CAR-9-7.9
 WHiP
1952-7-1.25
1953-1-1.10
1955-3-1.19
CAR-5-1.23
 OAVG
1953-2-.229
1954-7-.260
1955-6-.245
CAR-9-.250
OOBP
1953-3-.290
1955-3-.309
CAR-7-.314
 OSLG
1953-2-.340
1955-3-.357
CAR-11-.384
 OOPS
1953-1-.630
1955-4-.666
CAR-9-.698
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 78
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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  1. Harry Frink (977)
  2. Jack Hitchcock (967)
  3. Robert Stadler (965)
  4. Michael Jackson (963)
  5. Bruce Carlson (954)
  6. Gerald Adkisson (951)
  7. John Alton (944)
  8. Jason Williams (940)
  9. Michael Sturges (939)
  10. Carl Nicosia (937)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Clyde Pearson (986)
  2. Ruben Ibarra (982)
  3. Michael Knepper (980)
  4. Kasey Cook (980)
  5. Richard Bush (979)
  6. Walter Meas (970)
  7. Matt Freeborn (968)
  8. Jack Hitchcock (965)
  9. Winfred Converse (965)
  10. Gary Wadsworth (964)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 46th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/23/1952, off Michael Jackson (POR)
Earned first career win on 4/23/1952
Injured on 7/2/1952 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1953, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 7-0, 2.66
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Injured on 8/29/1953 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1953, going 5-1, 2.29
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1955, off Christian Schwandt (HOL)
Traded from San Diego to Oklahoma on 6/2/1955 (Going to SD: P Tony Delossantos, 2B Robert Lococo. Going to OKC: P Francis Wachter)
6/23/1955: Signed a contract extension with Oklahoma, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
 
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