Jose
Rao
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 28, 1928 in Dominican Republic
 
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
1949 21 BOS KL   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1950 22 BOS KL $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 21 BOS KL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
1950 22 BOS KL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 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
1949 21 AAA   6 5 .545 17 17 0 0 0 107.0 131 47 12 30 74 3.95 .303 .348 .454 .802  
    AA   4 3 .571 8 8 1 1 0 57.0 52 17 2 14 46 2.68 .242 .288 .312 .600  
1950 22 BOS KL 16 4 .800 27 27 2 2 0 192.7 175 63 16 30 163 2.94 .238 .271 .349 .620 17.5
1 Years Sim 16 4 .800 27 27 2 2 0 192.7 175 63 16 30 163 2.94 .238 .271 .349 .620 17.5
1 Years AAA 6 5 .545 17 17 0 0 0 107.0 131 47 12 30 74 3.95 .303 .348 .454 .802  
1 Years AA 4 3 .571 8 8 1 1 0 57.0 52 17 2 14 46 2.68 .242 .288 .312 .600  
2 Years Minors 10 8 .556 25 25 1 1 0 164.0 183 64 14 44 120 3.51 .283 .329 .406 .735  
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   75 30 7 14 89   .198 .227 .294 .521
vs LH   100 33 9 16 74   .279 .310 .408 .718
Home 8 1 .889 14 14 1 1 0 100.0 83 24 4 17 90 2.16 .221 .255 .296 .551
Away 8 3 .727 13 13 1 1 0 92.7 92 39 12 13 73 3.79 .255 .281 .404 .685
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 6 6 1 1 0 42.7 42 13 3 4 27 2.74 .250 .267 .351 .619
May 5 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 45.0 42 12 6 6 37 2.40 .244 .270 .378 .648
June 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 39 18 3 12 34 3.86 .238 .290 .354 .643
July 3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 36.7 35 12 1 4 40 2.95 .252 .273 .338 .611
August 1 1 .500 4 4 1 1 0 26.3 17 8 3 4 25 2.73 .183 .216 .301 .518
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
1950 22 BOS KL 29 72 9 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 21 .083 .132 .139 .270 -0.7 0.0
1 Years Sim 29 72 9 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 21 .083 .132 .139 .270 -0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 402 50 33 22 0 0 16 0 0 22 117 .083 .132 .139 .270 -4.0  
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   46 6 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .087 .125 .152 .277 -0.7
vs LH   26 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .077 .143 .115 .258 -0.4
Home 14 37 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .081 .128 .162 .290 -0.4
Away 15 35 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .086 .135 .114 .249 -0.7
RISP   18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.1
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 6 16 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .125 .222 .188 .410 0.6
May 7 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
June 6 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .063 .167 .063 .229 -0.3
July 6 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
August 4 10 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 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    
1950 22 BOS KL P 27 27 192.7 16 21 5 3 .881 1.73    
Career Totals   27 27 192.7 16 21 5 3 .881 1.73    
Career Highs   27 27 192.7 16 21 5 3 .881 1.73    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1950-2-2.94
Wins
1950-9-16
Winning Pct
1950-2-.800
Shutouts
1950-4-2
CAR-48-2
Walks per 9IP
1950-1-1.4
Hits per 9IP
1950-9-8.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1950-7-7.6
WHiP
1950-1-1.06
OAVG
1950-9-.238
OOBP
1950-1-.271
OSLG
1950-8-.349
OOPS
1950-3-.620
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 18
 
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  1. Raymond Godwin (953)
  2. Samuel Swaney (945)
  3. Russell Beauchemin (941)
  4. Bill Woll (936)
  5. Adrian Salazar (934)
  6. Thomas Ransdell (933)
  7. Joseph Kiger (930)
  8. Jay Gwinn (929)
  9. Zachary Kelly (922)
  10. Neville Johnston (922)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Boston in 1949
Injured on 8/11/1949 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/2/1950
Had first career hit (double) on 4/13/1950, off James Riordan (SBP)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1950, going 5-0, 2.40
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Injured on 8/17/1950 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks