#16 Joseph Dierks, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Chicago Fire
Tuesday, 1/31/1951 |
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| Joseph Dierks
7/8/1923
27
USA
6"2
205
Starting Pitcher
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R
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,228,571
1951 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 41 Days (901 total Days)
0 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 41 Days (901 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 7 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Talent | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
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6
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Talent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .919 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1947 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5.38 | 190.2 | 213 | 124 | 114 | 25 | 78 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1.53 | .299 | SBP |
| 1948 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3.78 | 226.0 | 244 | 109 | 95 | 16 | 78 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | .299 | SBP,KL CHI |
| 1949 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 243.0 | 256 | 122 | 117 | 27 | 83 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 1.40 | .290 | CHI |
| 1950 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3.97 | 251.2 | 267 | 127 | 111 | 15 | 76 | 128 | 3 | 1 | 1.36 | .299 | CHI |
| Total | 131 | 131 | 51 | 54 | 0 | 4.32 | 911.1 | 980 | 482 | 437 | 83 | 315 | 467 | 11 | 4 | 1.42 | .297 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1947 | 29 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .283 | .250 | .533 | SBP |
| 1948 | 31 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .296 | .295 | .591 | SBP,KL CHI |
| 1949 | 35 | 81 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .229 | .247 | .476 | CHI |
| 1950 | 36 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .182 | .200 | .382 | CHI |
| Total | 131 | 300 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .244 | .247 | .490 | |
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Drafted in 9th round, 151st overall pick, by South Beach in 1947...
Earned first career win on 4/3/1947...
Had first career hit on 4/18/1947, off Eric Brown (TRO)...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Traded from South Beach to Chicago on 7/1/1948 (Going to SBP: P Stephen McMaster, P Glenn Dwyer. Going to CHI: 3B Ronald Gildersleeve, 2B Michael Foos, P Bradley Munson, P Joseph Dierks)...
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/16/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA...
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1950 - 3.97 - 10th
| Wins
1948 - 18 - 6th
| Losses
1949 - 13 - 10th
1950 - 16 - 7th
| IP
1950 - 251.2 - 8th
| SHO
1949 - 2 - 9th
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