Joseph
Eley
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 230
 
Born: May 20, 1916 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 CB YL $ 300,000 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1948 32 CHI YL $ 995,000 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 5 5
1949 33 CHI YL $ 995,000 7 5 4 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1950 34 FAI KL $ 3,080,000 7 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,080,000 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
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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 31 CB YL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
1948 32 CHI YL $ 995,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
1949 33 CHI YL $ 995,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
1950 34 FAI KL $ 3,080,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,080,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
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 31 CB YL 11 10 .524 31 31 7 1 0 215.7 217 111 18 58 125 4.63 .255 .312 .381 .694 8.2
1948 32 CB YL 4 2 .667 16 11 0 0 0 54.0 57 42 7 25 29 7.00 .281 .369 .448 .817 0.0
  CHI YL 2 5 .286 10 7 0 0 0 65.7 78 40 9 38 45 5.48 .304 .402 .482 .884 0.7
  TOT   6 7 .462 26 18 0 0 0 119.7 135 82 16 63 74 6.17 .293 .387 .467 .855 0.7
1949 33 CHI YL 11 10 .524 29 29 2 0 0 206.7 189 78 16 77 107 3.40 .244 .321 .357 .678 18.9
1950 34 FAI KL 17 13 .567 35 35 3 1 0 237.7 245 105 19 80 123 3.98 .263 .335 .384 .719 14.2
4 Years Sim 45 40 .529 121 113 12 2 0 779.6 786 376 69 278 429 4.34 .261 .334 .389 .723 42.0
Season Average 11 10 .524 30 28 3 0 0 194.9 196 94 17 69 107 4.34 .261 .334 .389 .723  
Career Highs 17 13 .567 35 35 7 1 0 237.7 245 111 19 80 125 6.17 .293 .387 .467 .855  
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   607 279 54 214 312   .272 .336 .406 .742
vs LH   179 97 15 64 117   .229 .287 .340 .627
Home 21 22 .488 59 56 10 2 0 411.7 391 177 32 137 232 3.87 .248 .309 .363 .672
Away 24 18 .571 62 57 2 0 0 368.0 395 199 37 141 197 4.87 .274 .339 .417 .756
Mar/Apr 6 9 .400 18 18 0 0 0 116.3 137 74 10 38 67 5.73 .290 .343 .417 .761
May 12 4 .750 21 19 5 1 0 142.7 126 47 14 46 71 2.97 .237 .298 .367 .665
June 6 5 .545 19 16 1 0 0 119.7 107 55 14 45 69 4.14 .235 .304 .389 .693
July 7 5 .583 23 20 3 0 0 146.3 147 58 12 51 74 3.57 .261 .322 .371 .694
August 8 8 .500 21 21 3 1 0 136.6 137 73 9 52 79 4.81 .266 .333 .397 .730
Sep/Oct 6 9 .400 19 19 0 0 0 118.0 132 69 10 46 69 5.26 .276 .340 .397 .737
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 31 CB YL 31 78 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 30 .064 .110 .077 .187 -3.9 0.0
1948 32 CB YL 16 10 3 3 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 2 .300 .462 .800 1.262 3.4 0.9
  CHI YL 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .045 .000 .045 -1.4 0.0
  TOT   26 31 3 3 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 11 .097 .200 .258 .458 2.0 0.9
1949 33 CHI YL 29 63 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 24 .048 .090 .063 .153 -2.1 0.0
1950 34 FAI KL 35 87 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 29 .080 .120 .092 .212 -1.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 121 259 12 18 5 0 1 12 0 0 14 94 .069 .120 .100 .220 -5.7 0.9
162 Game Average 346 16 24 6 0 1 16 0 0 18 125 .069 .120 .100 .220 -7.7  
Career Highs 35 87 5 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 30 .097 .200 .258 .458 2.0  
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   184 9 14 4 0 0 8 0 0 11 60 .076 .131 .098 .229 -4.7
vs LH   75 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 34 .053 .090 .107 .196 -2.6
Home 59 134 7 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 54 .075 .127 .090 .216 -4.1
Away 62 125 5 8 3 0 1 7 0 0 7 40 .064 .112 .112 .224 -3.3
RISP   81 0 4 2 0 0 10 0 0 6 29 .049 .112 .074 .186 -2.9
Close/Late   17 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .059 .111 .235 .346 -0.1
Mar/Apr 18 42 4 6 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 13 .143 .200 .262 .462 1.9
May 21 41 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 13 .024 .109 .049 .157 -1.8
June 19 40 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .075 .098 .100 .198 -1.8
July 23 48 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .042 .061 .042 .103 -3.1
August 21 50 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .040 .058 .040 .098 -3.3
Sep/Oct 19 38 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 16 .105 .209 .132 .341 0.7
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 31 CB YL P 31 31 215.7 18 35 3 0 .946 2.21    
1948 32 CB YL P 16 11 54.0 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.33    
  CHI YL P 10 7 65.7 4 13 0 1 1.000 2.33    
  TOT   P 26 18 119.7 7 24 0 1 1.000 2.33    
1949 33 CHI YL P 29 29 206.7 20 39 3 5 .952 2.57    
1950 34 FAI KL P 35 35 237.7 21 55 1 4 .987 2.88    
Career Totals   121 113 779.6 66 153 7 10 .969 2.53    
Career Highs   35 35 237.7 21 55 3 5 1.000 2.88    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1949-2-3.40
Wins
1950-5-17
CAR-33-45
Losses
CAR-42-40
Games Started
CAR-38-113
Complete Games
1947-8-7
CAR-37-12
Shutouts
1947-9-1
CAR-48-2
Innings Pitched
CAR-37-779.6
Hits Allowed
CAR-41-786
Homeruns Allowed
CAR-42-69
Strikeouts
CAR-45-429
Walks Allowed
CAR-42-278
Walks per 9IP
1947-5-2.4
1950-9-3.0
Hits per 9IP
1949-6-8.2
WHiP
1947-6-1.28
1949-7-1.29
OAVG
1947-8-.255
1949-6-.244
OOBP
1947-7-.312
1949-8-.321
OSLG
1949-8-.357
OOPS
1947-8-.694
1949-6-.678
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 17
 
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History
Drafted in 33rd round, 584th overall pick, by Colonial Beach in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/10/1947, off Patrick Red (SBS)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1947
5/29/1947: Signed a contract extension with Colonial Beach, $995,000 per year, for 2 years
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1948, off Peter Morgan (LEE)
Traded from Colonial Beach to Chicago on 7/17/1948 (Going to CB: P Edwin Dummer. Going to CHI: P Joseph Eley, 2B Peter Hardiman, P Mike Martin)
Signed as a free agent by Fairfax on 3/2/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $3,080,000 per year
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
9/18/1950: Signed a contract extension with Fairfax, $4,710,000 per year, for 2 years