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Ceja		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 28, 1923 in Dominican Republic
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 23 ISS KL $ 1,314,286 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1948 24 ISS KL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1949 25 ISS KL $ 2,692,857 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1950 26 ISS KL $ 2,692,857 8 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,692,857 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 23 ISS KL $ 1,314,286   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
1948 24 ISS KL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
1949 25 ISS KL $ 2,692,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
1950 26 ISS KL $ 2,692,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,692,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 23 ISS KL 19 12 .613 35 35 9 2 0 255.0 245 103 24 64 148 3.64 .255 .322 .386 .708 19.1
1948 24 ISS KL 14 19 .424 38 38 12 3 0 273.3 273 122 19 77 157 4.02 .260 .332 .382 .714 15.6
1949 25 ISS KL 10 10 .500 30 28 4 0 0 174.7 198 105 17 46 91 5.41 .285 .345 .424 .770 6.0
1950 26 ISS KL 0 0 .000 21 0 0 0 1 21.7 22 11 2 9 10 4.57 .256 .340 .360 .701 1.3
4 Years Sim 43 41 .512 124 101 25 5 1 724.7 738 341 62 196 406 4.24 .264 .332 .393 .725 41.9
Season Average 10 10 .500 31 25 6 1 0 181.2 184 85 15 49 101 4.24 .264 .332 .393 .725  
Career Highs 19 19 .613 38 38 12 3 1 273.3 273 122 24 77 157 5.41 .285 .345 .424 .770  
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   359 170 24 82 221   .247 .288 .354 .642
vs LH   379 171 38 114 185   .282 .339 .435 .774
Home 25 16 .610 62 49 11 3 1 368.3 350 163 38 96 184 3.98 .250 .298 .389 .687
Away 18 25 .419 62 52 14 2 0 356.3 388 178 24 100 222 4.50 .279 .327 .397 .724
Mar/Apr 8 8 .500 22 18 7 2 0 128.7 119 59 14 36 75 4.13 .249 .302 .388 .690
May 5 7 .417 22 17 2 0 0 112.7 138 72 9 34 62 5.75 .303 .351 .447 .798
June 8 6 .571 17 17 4 1 0 123.7 119 47 10 36 68 3.42 .255 .308 .381 .689
July 9 8 .529 22 18 5 1 0 126.7 132 64 9 31 65 4.55 .270 .314 .389 .703
August 6 6 .500 22 18 3 1 1 128.0 127 61 11 38 75 4.29 .257 .310 .370 .681
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 19 13 4 0 0 105.0 103 38 9 21 61 3.26 .251 .287 .384 .671
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 23 ISS KL 35 88 11 20 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 36 .227 .277 .261 .538 5.4 0.0
1948 24 ISS KL 38 89 4 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 33 .146 .189 .157 .347 1.7 0.0
1949 25 ISS KL 30 55 7 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 23 .273 .310 .327 .638 5.6 0.5
1950 26 ISS KL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 124 232 22 48 7 0 0 16 0 0 11 92 .207 .250 .237 .487 13.1 0.5
162 Game Average 303 28 62 9 0 0 20 0 0 14 120 .207 .250 .237 .487 17.1  
Career Highs 38 89 11 20 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 36 .273 .310 .327 .638 5.6  
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   152 15 29 5 0 0 11 0 0 6 64 .191 .225 .224 .449 5.8
vs LH   80 7 19 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 28 .238 .295 .263 .558 5.8
Home 62 117 7 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 2 42 .205 .217 .248 .465 4.9
Away 53 115 15 24 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 50 .209 .281 .226 .507 6.8
RISP   55 0 12 2 0 0 16 0 0 1 28 .218 .250 .255 .505 2.7
Close/Late   11 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .364 .385 .636 1.021 2.3
Mar/Apr 18 43 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .256 .273 .279 .552 3.0
May 17 34 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .294 .385 .324 .708 3.9
June 17 42 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .119 .140 .167 .306 -0.3
July 18 41 5 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 13 .220 .273 .244 .517 2.3
August 22 39 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 .205 .233 .256 .489 2.1
Sep/Oct 15 33 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .152 .200 .152 .352 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 23 ISS KL P 35 35 255.0 15 46 2 6 .968 2.15    
1948 24 ISS KL P 38 38 273.3 18 55 6 1 .924 2.40    
1949 25 ISS KL P 30 28 174.7 11 30 3 2 .932 2.11    
1950 26 ISS KL P 21 0 21.7 2 6 1 0 .889 3.32    
Career Totals   124 101 724.7 46 137 12 9 .938 2.27    
Career Highs   38 38 273.3 18 55 6 6 .968 3.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1947-9-3.64
 Wins
1947-2-19
CAR-36-43
 Losses
1948-3-19
CAR-37-41
 Winning Pct
1947-7-.613
 Games Started
1948-1-38
CAR-48-101
 Complete Games
1947-3-9
1948-2-12
CAR-10-25
Shutouts
1947-6-2
1948-2-3
CAR-11-5
 Innings Pitched
1948-2-273.3
CAR-43-724.7
 Hits Allowed
1947-10-245
1948-2-273
CAR-50-738
 Walks per 9IP
1947-4-2.3
1948-6-2.5
1949-4-2.4
 WHiP
1947-6-1.21
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 27
 
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  1. William Noriega (967)
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  4. Edwin Dummer (960)
  5. Mark Carrasquillo (956)
  6. Daniel Adams (956)
  7. Virgil Rice (955)
  8. Edward Plaisance (953)
  9. Albert Vogel (952)
  10. Trenton Sheats (952)
History
Drafted in 10th round, 175th overall pick, by Issaquah in 1947
Earned first career win on 4/3/1947
Had first career hit on 4/8/1947, off Gary Smith (GLO)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1947, going 4-1, 2.12
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,692,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1949, going 4-1, 1.82
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,692,857 through salary arbitration
 
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