Arthur
Wade
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 10, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 24 SBS YL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 25 SBS YL $ 3,657,143   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1949 26 SBS YL $ 4,107,143   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1950 27 SBS YL $ 4,107,143   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,657,143   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,107,143   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
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 24 SBS YL 157 596 122 167 25 7 16 64 29 12 124 106 .280 .411 .426 .837 110.2 18.8
1948 25 SBS YL 155 580 134 170 29 8 13 54 23 8 142 91 .293 .437 .438 .875 121.1 24.1
1949 26 SBS YL 155 548 96 131 22 3 6 55 19 11 138 70 .239 .400 .323 .723 88.6 12.6
1950 27 SBS YL 147 545 103 165 18 6 6 41 20 14 116 86 .303 .431 .391 .822 98.8 17.2
4 Years Sim 614 2269 455 633 94 24 41 214 91 45 520 353 .279 .420 .396 .816 418.6 72.7
162 Game Average 598 120 167 24 6 10 56 24 11 137 93 .279 .420 .396 .816 110.4  
Career Highs 157 596 134 170 29 8 16 64 29 14 142 106 .303 .437 .438 .875 121.1  
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   1746 349 479 78 17 29 140 68 33 401 275 .274 .416 .388 .805 309.5
vs LH   523 106 154 16 7 12 74 23 12 119 78 .294 .431 .421 .852 100.9
Home 303 1065 207 284 42 12 20 100 47 19 257 174 .267 .414 .385 .799 191.3
Away 311 1204 248 349 52 12 21 114 44 26 263 179 .290 .425 .405 .830 219.1
RISP   436 0 116 20 7 9 168 0 0 102 61 .266 .404 .406 .810 78.6
Pinch Hitting   23 4 9 0 0 1 8 0 0 8 4 .391 .548 .522 1.070 6.8
Close/Late   267 46 85 9 1 7 38 0 0 49 35 .318 .430 .438 .868 50.8
Mar/Apr 101 373 68 96 17 4 8 38 16 5 86 57 .257 .401 .389 .790 65.3
May 104 384 76 106 14 1 7 35 19 14 84 52 .276 .416 .372 .789 64.0
June 102 370 85 106 10 5 9 35 15 9 88 68 .286 .429 .414 .842 70.8
July 99 384 74 123 23 5 4 32 13 2 74 49 .320 .433 .438 .870 74.8
August 98 365 71 99 12 7 5 37 12 4 93 69 .271 .426 .384 .810 67.6
Sep/Oct 110 393 81 103 18 2 8 37 16 11 95 58 .262 .414 .379 .793 67.9
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   DWS
1947 24 SBS YL CF 157 145 1351.7 378 13 6 4 .985 2.60   4.1
1948 25 SBS YL CF 155 148 1337.3 431 10 11 7 .976 2.97   4.4
1949 26 SBS YL CF 150 147 1312.0 391 11 7 2 .983 2.76   2.8
    LF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1950 27 SBS YL CF 143 137 1226.0 380 9 5 1 .987 2.86   4.5
  CF 605 577 5227.0 1580 43 29 14 .982 2.79   15.8
  LF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   607 579 5245.0 1584 43 29 14 .982 2.79   15.8
Career Highs   157 149 1351.7 431 13 11 7 .987 2.97    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1947-8-.411
1948-2-.437
1950-2-.431
OPS
1948-9-.875
XR
1947-6-110.2
1948-4-121.1
CAR-16-418.6
Games
1947-8-157
CAR-31-614
At-Bats
CAR-33-2269
Runs
1947-1-122
1948-1-134
CAR-6-455
Hits
CAR-42-633
Singles
CAR-25-474
Triples
1947-7-7
1948-6-8
CAR-19-24
Stolen Bases
1947-6-29
1948-7-23
CAR-20-91
Caught Stealing
1947-8-12
1950-8-14
CAR-16-45
Walks
1947-2-124
1948-1-142
1949-1-138
1950-2-116
CAR-2-520
Strikeouts
1947-6-106
CAR-26-353
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 10
   Gray Ink Test: 21
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Satellite Beach in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/1947, off Richard Anton (WOO)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1947, off Karl Hudson (WOO)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Tulsa on 6/25/1947
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Colonial Beach on 6/27/1947
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Connecticut on 7/11/1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,657,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1948, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,107,143 through salary arbitration
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,107,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/22/1950 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
9/4/1950: Signed a contract extension with Satellite Beach, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years