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Joseph
Dierks		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 8, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1948   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 23 SBP KL $ 2,207,143 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1948 24 CHI YL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1949 25 CHI YL $ 3,228,571 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1950 26 CHI YL $ 3,228,571 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,228,571 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 23 SBP KL $ 2,207,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1948 24 CHI YL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1949 25 CHI YL $ 3,228,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1950 26 CHI YL $ 3,228,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,228,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 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 23 SBP KL 8 15 .348 29 29 2 1 0 190.7 213 114 25 78 111 5.38 .278 .342 .443 .785 4.2
1948 24 SBP KL 12 2 .857 14 14 1 0 0 99.7 107 42 7 35 44 3.79 .274 .332 .394 .726 8.3
  CHI YL 6 8 .429 17 17 1 0 0 126.3 137 53 9 43 65 3.78 .276 .332 .398 .730 8.8
  TOT   18 10 .643 31 31 2 0 0 226.0 244 95 16 78 109 3.78 .275 .332 .396 .728 17.1
1949 25 CHI YL 11 13 .458 35 35 4 2 0 243.0 256 117 27 83 119 4.33 .274 .329 .418 .747 18.5
1950 26 CHI YL 14 16 .467 36 36 3 1 0 251.7 267 111 15 76 128 3.97 .271 .321 .376 .696 17.1
4 Years Sim 51 54 .486 131 131 11 4 0 911.3 980 437 83 315 467 4.32 .274 .330 .406 .737 57.0
Season Average 12 13 .480 32 32 2 1 0 227.8 245 109 20 78 116 4.32 .274 .330 .406 .737  
Career Highs 18 16 .643 36 36 4 2 0 251.7 267 117 27 83 128 5.38 .278 .342 .443 .785  
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   529 222 40 188 270   .271 .335 .397 .732
vs LH   451 215 43 127 197   .278 .331 .417 .748
Home 23 26 .469 60 60 3 1 0 414.0 446 203 43 143 231 4.41 .274 .333 .412 .745
Away 28 28 .500 71 71 8 3 0 497.3 534 234 40 172 236 4.23 .274 .333 .401 .735
Mar/Apr 10 6 .625 21 21 2 0 0 158.7 146 51 14 47 87 2.89 .245 .301 .345 .645
May 13 5 .722 23 23 2 1 0 154.0 160 68 10 57 79 3.97 .264 .327 .382 .709
June 9 12 .429 23 23 1 1 0 154.7 188 93 17 54 82 5.41 .301 .356 .437 .793
July 4 10 .286 21 21 1 0 0 143.3 159 80 17 52 68 5.02 .282 .343 .437 .780
August 8 11 .421 22 22 1 0 0 148.7 176 80 16 58 72 4.84 .293 .355 .461 .816
Sep/Oct 7 10 .412 21 21 4 2 0 152.0 151 65 9 47 79 3.85 .259 .314 .376 .690
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 SBP KL 29 56 5 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 .232 .283 .250 .533 4.2 0.0
1948 24 SBP KL 14 35 2 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .314 .351 .343 .694 4.0 0.8
  CHI YL 17 43 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .233 .250 .256 .506 2.4 0.0
  TOT   31 78 5 21 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 13 .269 .296 .295 .591 6.4 0.8
1949 25 CHI YL 35 81 7 17 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 26 .210 .229 .247 .476 3.5 0.0
1950 26 CHI YL 36 85 4 14 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 31 .165 .182 .200 .382 2.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 131 300 21 65 7 1 0 20 0 0 9 85 .217 .244 .247 .490 16.2 0.8
162 Game Average 370 25 80 8 1 0 24 0 0 11 105 .217 .244 .247 .490 20.1  
Career Highs 36 85 7 21 3 1 0 10 0 0 3 31 .269 .296 .295 .591 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   205 14 42 3 1 0 15 0 0 7 67 .205 .234 .229 .463 8.9
vs LH   95 7 23 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .242 .265 .284 .550 6.1
Home 60 131 7 26 3 1 0 10 0 0 5 37 .198 .234 .237 .470 5.8
Away 71 169 14 39 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 48 .231 .251 .254 .506 9.3
RISP   87 0 16 4 1 0 20 0 0 4 26 .184 .217 .253 .470 4.0
Close/Late   15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Mar/Apr 21 43 4 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 13 .186 .205 .256 .460 1.7
May 23 59 4 17 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 19 .288 .311 .305 .617 5.4
June 23 47 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .191 .240 .191 .431 1.5
July 21 50 4 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .240 .255 .260 .515 2.6
August 22 50 4 11 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 10 .220 .264 .300 .564 3.7
Sep/Oct 21 51 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .157 .170 .157 .327 0.2
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 SBP KL P 29 29 190.7 9 29 0 2 1.000 1.79    
1948 24 SBP KL P 14 14 99.7 5 13 1 1 .947 1.63    
  CHI YL P 17 17 126.3 6 17 2 1 .920 1.64    
  TOT   P 31 31 226.0 11 30 3 2 .932 1.63    
1949 25 CHI YL P 35 35 243.0 21 32 2 4 .964 1.96    
1950 26 CHI YL P 36 36 251.7 20 35 1 4 .982 1.97    
Career Totals   131 131 911.3 61 126 6 12 .969 1.85    
Career Highs   36 36 251.7 21 35 3 4 1.000 1.97    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1950-10-3.97
 Wins
CAR-22-51
 Losses
1947-10-15
1949-10-13
1950-7-16
CAR-7-54
 Winning Pct
CAR-17-.486
 Games Started
1949-7-35
1950-5-36
CAR-23-131
 Complete Games
CAR-42-11
Shutouts
1949-2-2
1950-6-1
CAR-17-4
 Innings Pitched
1950-8-251.7
CAR-22-911.3
 Hits Allowed
1949-8-256
1950-6-267
CAR-9-980
 Homeruns Allowed
1949-5-27
CAR-24-83
 Strikeouts
CAR-36-467
 Walks Allowed
CAR-29-315
Walks per 9IP
1950-8-2.7
 OOBP
1950-9-.321
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
 
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History
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
 
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