Richard
Degen
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 18, 1918 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 28 GLO KL $ 2,880,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1948 29 GLO KL $ 2,880,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1949 30 GLO KL $ 2,880,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1950 31 GLO KL $ 1,060,000 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,060,000 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,880,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 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 28 GLO KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1948 29 GLO KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1949 30 GLO KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1950 31 GLO KL $ 1,060,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,060,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
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 28 GLO KL 14 12 .538 31 31 0 0 0 208.0 206 105 21 86 105 4.54 .260 .340 .381 .721 10.0
1948 29 GLO KL 7 12 .368 29 29 1 0 0 172.7 188 100 12 75 94 5.21 .278 .360 .388 .748 5.1
1949 30 GLO KL 14 9 .609 33 33 3 0 0 218.3 237 105 15 82 96 4.33 .280 .350 .388 .738 13.1
1950 31 GLO KL 8 17 .320 31 31 3 0 0 191.3 243 120 26 78 84 5.64 .311 .384 .486 .870 4.9
4 Years Sim 43 50 .462 124 124 7 0 0 790.3 874 430 74 321 379 4.90 .282 .358 .411 .769 33.1
Season Average 10 12 .455 31 31 1 0 0 197.6 218 107 18 80 94 4.90 .282 .358 .411 .769  
Career Highs 14 17 .609 33 33 3 0 0 218.3 243 120 26 86 105 5.64 .311 .384 .486 .870  
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   433 221 34 163 181   .281 .350 .403 .753
vs LH   441 209 40 158 198   .283 .349 .419 .768
Home 19 23 .452 58 58 2 0 0 377.0 414 203 39 145 187 4.85 .280 .344 .411 .755
Away 24 27 .471 66 66 5 0 0 413.3 460 227 35 176 192 4.94 .285 .355 .411 .766
Mar/Apr 6 6 .500 22 22 1 0 0 135.3 153 73 18 69 62 4.86 .283 .365 .433 .798
May 9 8 .529 22 22 2 0 0 150.0 164 79 14 61 64 4.74 .280 .348 .402 .750
June 7 9 .438 21 21 1 0 0 120.3 131 78 12 43 59 5.83 .277 .337 .421 .758
July 8 8 .500 19 19 0 0 0 138.3 135 56 7 45 71 3.64 .259 .318 .357 .675
August 7 10 .412 21 21 3 0 0 132.7 153 68 15 55 66 4.61 .290 .357 .438 .794
Sep/Oct 6 9 .400 19 19 0 0 0 113.7 138 76 8 48 57 6.02 .307 .374 .416 .791
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 28 GLO KL 31 70 6 15 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 17 .214 .257 .257 .514 4.7 0.0
1948 29 GLO KL 29 61 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .197 .203 .230 .433 3.2 0.0
1949 30 GLO KL 33 71 7 12 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 13 .169 .200 .211 .411 3.2 0.0
1950 31 GLO KL 31 60 7 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 21 .167 .227 .200 .427 2.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 124 262 25 49 10 0 0 19 0 0 13 68 .187 .222 .225 .447 13.8 0.0
162 Game Average 342 32 64 13 0 0 24 0 0 16 88 .187 .222 .225 .447 18.1  
Career Highs 33 71 7 15 3 0 0 7 0 0 5 21 .214 .257 .257 .514 4.7  
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   175 18 36 8 0 0 15 0 0 12 45 .206 .253 .251 .504 10.5
vs LH   87 7 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .149 .157 .172 .330 0.2
Home 58 112 10 25 3 0 0 8 0 0 8 32 .223 .270 .250 .520 7.5
Away 66 150 15 24 7 0 0 11 0 0 5 36 .160 .185 .207 .391 3.1
RISP   67 0 12 3 0 0 19 0 0 2 21 .179 .192 .224 .416 2.1
Close/Late   14 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .214 .214 .357 .571 0.9
Mar/Apr 22 52 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 13 .115 .164 .135 .298 -0.2
May 22 51 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 15 .137 .228 .157 .385 1.5
June 21 36 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .111 .108 .139 .247 -0.9
July 19 39 2 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 12 .128 .182 .128 .310 0.3
August 21 47 7 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .340 .347 .383 .730 5.8
Sep/Oct 19 37 4 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .297 .297 .432 .730 4.1
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 28 GLO KL P 31 31 208.0 6 46 3 1 .945 2.25    
1948 29 GLO KL P 29 29 172.7 11 35 3 4 .939 2.40    
1949 30 GLO KL P 33 33 218.3 13 40 2 7 .964 2.18    
1950 31 GLO KL P 31 31 191.3 8 43 2 4 .962 2.40    
Career Totals   124 124 790.3 38 164 10 16 .953 2.30    
Career Highs   33 33 218.3 13 46 3 7 .964 2.40    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
CAR-36-43
Losses
1950-3-17
CAR-12-50
Games Started
CAR-30-124
Innings Pitched
CAR-36-790.3
Hits Allowed
CAR-25-874
Homeruns Allowed
1950-10-26
CAR-34-74
Walks Allowed
CAR-27-321
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 177th overall pick, by Gloucester in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/5/1947, off Andrew Strine (DC )
Earned first career win on 4/10/1947
10/12/1949: Signed a contract extension with Gloucester, $1,060,000 per year, for 2 years