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James
Riordan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 18, 1918 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 29 SBP KL $ 2,880,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1948 30 SBP KL $ 2,880,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1949 31 SBP KL $ 4,950,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1950 32 SBP KL $ 4,950,000 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,880,000 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,950,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 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 29 SBP KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1948 30 SBP KL $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1949 31 SBP KL $ 4,950,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1950 32 SBP KL $ 4,950,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,880,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,950,000   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 29 SBP KL 12 10 .545 33 33 0 0 0 212.3 195 95 19 96 157 4.03 .241 .326 .370 .696 11.4
1948 30 SBP KL 18 7 .720 35 35 1 0 0 239.7 222 98 24 85 139 3.68 .253 .322 .383 .705 17.2
1949 31 SBP KL 16 9 .640 35 35 1 1 0 228.7 201 91 13 96 143 3.58 .235 .317 .324 .641 16.9
1950 32 SBP KL 16 10 .615 35 35 3 0 0 226.3 224 125 17 117 139 4.97 .265 .356 .379 .735 10.7
4 Years Sim 62 36 .633 138 138 5 1 0 907.0 842 409 73 394 578 4.06 .248 .331 .364 .694 56.3
Season Average 15 9 .625 34 34 1 0 0 226.7 210 102 18 98 144 4.06 .248 .331 .364 .694  
Career Highs 18 10 .720 35 35 3 1 0 239.7 224 125 24 117 157 4.97 .265 .356 .383 .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   441 217 42 171 318   .247 .313 .368 .681
vs LH   401 192 31 223 260   .250 .341 .359 .700
Home 29 21 .580 71 71 4 0 0 459.0 406 220 32 196 300 4.31 .237 .315 .344 .659
Away 33 15 .688 67 67 1 1 0 448.0 436 189 41 198 278 3.80 .260 .338 .384 .723
Mar/Apr 14 7 .667 23 23 0 0 0 149.0 134 63 15 73 88 3.81 .244 .333 .366 .699
May 6 9 .400 22 22 1 0 0 136.7 129 74 8 70 85 4.87 .254 .345 .371 .716
June 12 4 .750 23 23 0 0 0 146.7 144 63 12 59 93 3.87 .260 .331 .388 .719
July 6 8 .429 22 22 1 0 0 143.7 141 67 15 56 81 4.20 .258 .327 .390 .717
August 11 4 .733 24 24 3 1 0 170.7 145 60 8 71 120 3.16 .232 .310 .312 .621
Sep/Oct 13 4 .765 24 24 0 0 0 160.3 149 82 15 65 111 4.60 .245 .318 .364 .683
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 29 SBP KL 33 66 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .061 .088 .091 .179 -3.2 0.0
1948 30 SBP KL 35 86 6 9 2 0 1 10 2 0 1 32 .105 .124 .163 .286 0.3 0.0
1949 31 SBP KL 35 78 9 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 22 .154 .193 .192 .385 2.5 0.0
1950 32 SBP KL 35 78 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 18 .064 .099 .090 .189 -3.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 138 308 17 30 9 0 1 18 2 1 10 95 .097 .128 .136 .264 -3.5 0.0
162 Game Average 361 19 35 10 0 1 21 2 1 11 111 .097 .128 .136 .264 -4.2  
Career Highs 35 86 9 12 3 0 1 10 2 1 4 32 .154 .193 .192 .385 2.5  
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   203 15 19 6 0 0 10 1 0 8 63 .094 .127 .123 .250 -3.9
vs LH   105 2 11 3 0 1 8 1 1 2 32 .105 .130 .162 .292 -1.4
Home 71 139 10 16 3 0 1 9 1 1 5 47 .115 .151 .158 .309 -0.6
Away 67 169 7 14 6 0 0 9 1 0 5 48 .083 .109 .118 .227 -4.7
RISP   81 0 8 3 0 1 15 0 0 3 30 .099 .138 .173 .311 -0.4
Close/Late   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
Mar/Apr 23 52 3 7 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 21 .135 .164 .173 .337 0.0
May 22 44 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 13 .091 .111 .114 .225 -1.1
June 23 50 3 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 17 .080 .113 .140 .253 -0.8
July 22 46 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 .109 .146 .152 .298 -0.3
August 24 58 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 .103 .133 .138 .271 -1.0
Sep/Oct 24 58 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .069 .100 .103 .203 -2.1
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 29 SBP KL P 33 33 212.3 13 23 1 1 .973 1.53    
1948 30 SBP KL P 35 35 239.7 12 32 0 3 1.000 1.65    
1949 31 SBP KL P 35 35 228.7 16 31 1 2 .979 1.85    
1950 32 SBP KL P 35 35 226.3 9 23 0 2 1.000 1.27    
Career Totals   138 138 907.0 50 109 2 8 .988 1.58    
Career Highs   35 35 239.7 16 32 1 3 1.000 1.85    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 30 SBP KL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 5 5 0 2 0 33.83 .556 .636 .778 1.414
1949 31 SBP KL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 11 5 2 3 14 3.07 .204 .246 .389 .635
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 16 10 2 5 14 5.63 .254 .309 .444 .753
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1949 31 SBP KL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1949-6-3.58
 Wins
1948-5-18
1949-10-16
1950-9-16
CAR-13-62
 Winning Pct
1948-4-.720
1949-10-.640
 Games Started
CAR-15-138
 Innings Pitched
CAR-23-907.0
 Hits Allowed
CAR-31-842
Homeruns Allowed
CAR-37-73
 Strikeouts
CAR-23-578
 Walks Allowed
1949-10-96
1950-3-117
CAR-11-394
 Hits per 9IP
1949-6-7.9
 WHiP
1949-10-1.30
 OAVG
1949-6-.235
OSLG
1947-9-.370
1949-3-.324
 OOPS
1949-6-.641
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 24
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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  1. Marvin Shope (963)
  2. Donald Walker (956)
  3. Earle Olivier (943)
  4. Roger Kirwan (939)
  5. Joshua Cook (938)
  6. James Nickerson (935)
  7. Lucien Pillar (934)
  8. Dwight Roesch (933)
  9. Stephen McMaster (928)
  10. Gerald Sarno (927)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Celso Ocejo (991)
  2. Lavern Bessler (987)
  3. Carlos Pacheco (985)
  4. Stephen McMaster (976)
  5. Tommie Guernsey (976)
  6. Robert Lerman (975)
  7. Marvin Shope (971)
  8. Lucien Pillar (971)
  9. Kendry Lizarraga (959)
  10. Domingo Contreras (936)
History
Drafted in 15th round, 259th overall pick, by South Beach in 1947
Earned first career win on 4/4/1947
Had first career hit (double) on 5/11/1947, off Craig Riemer (OMA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1948, off Mark Carrasquillo (ISS)
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
10/10/1948: Signed a contract extension with South Beach, $4,950,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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