#94 Bob Kuzava, Starting Pitcher, 37 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Kuzava
5/28/1923 37 USA,MI,WYANDOTTE 6"2 214
Starting Pitcher S L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 760,000 1960 12 Year(s), 136 Days (2200 total Days) 57 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 57 Days (2293 total Days) 15 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 64 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 52.1 | 69 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 |
Projected | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 55.0 | 73 | 46 | 37 | 25 | 36 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 1 | 0 | 1.$ | 5 | 2 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 6.26 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 77 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .368 | .442 | .809 |
vs. RHB | 141 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .388 | .468 | .856 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 | 25.0 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Road | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.24 | 27.1 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 24.0 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 28.1 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 21 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1946 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 | 250.0 | 306 | 150 | 150 | 24 | 115 | 195 | 10 | 2 | 1.68 | .000 | CLE |
1947 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.68 | 250.0 | 266 | 130 | 130 | 21 | 100 | 229 | 10 | 2 | 1.46 | .000 | CLE |
1949 | 62 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4.68 | 250.0 | 266 | 130 | 130 | 21 | 100 | 229 | 10 | 2 | 1.46 | .000 | CHA |
1950 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4.90 | 202.0 | 220 | 129 | 110 | 22 | 101 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1.59 | .295 | CHA |
1951 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4.94 | 227.2 | 255 | 135 | 125 | 20 | 115 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 1.63 | .309 | CHA |
1952 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6.31 | 144.0 | 180 | 105 | 101 | 16 | 62 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 1.68 | .336 | CHA |
1953 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.72 | 67.0 | 87 | 57 | 50 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | .333 | CHA |
1954 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8.42 | 25.2 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | .430 | CHA |
1955 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.55 | 105.1 | 116 | 69 | 65 | 15 | 53 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .304 | CHA |
1956 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 13.0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .333 | CHA |
1957 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.91 | 42.2 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .291 | CHA |
1958 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.71 | 85.0 | 82 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .284 | CHA |
1959 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.61 | 25.2 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .244 | CHA CIN |
1960 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 52.1 | 69 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1.78 | .354 | NYY CHN |
Total | 522 | 189 | 60 | 71 | 28 | 5.23 | 1740.1 | 1979 | 1072 | 1012 | 180 | 815 | 1170 | 53 | 7 | 1.61 | .703 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1953, AAA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 29.1 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1.36 | .329 |
1954, AAA | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | 57.0 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | .342 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 2 | 250 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .186 | .104 | .290 | CLE |
1947 | 4 | 250 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .186 | .104 | .290 | CLE |
1949 | 29 | 250 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .186 | .104 | .290 | CHA |
1950 | 43 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .129 | .069 | .198 | CHA |
1951 | 30 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .049 | .082 | .049 | .131 | CHA |
1952 | 27 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .064 | .120 | .085 | .205 | CHA |
1953 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
1954 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
1955 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .176 | .129 | .306 | CHA |
1956 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | CHA |
1957 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
1958 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | CHA |
1959 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA CIN |
1960 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .095 | .000 | .095 | NYY CHN |
Total | 371 | 1010 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 74 | 99 | 375 | 0 | 0 | .082 | .168 | .095 | .263 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 52.1 | 2.58 | | | | |
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Transactions 8/24/1951: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,110,000 per year, for 2 years. 8/22/1953: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1954... Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1956... 5/13/1957: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $360,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 8/27/1958 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Released by Chicago (A) on 4/4/1959... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 6/29/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $1,004,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 6/30/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $760,000 per year... Was claimed off waivers by Chicago (N) on 7/30/1960.
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