#97 George Zuverink, Closer, 33 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Zuverink
8/20/1924 33 USA,MI,HOLLAND 6"4 215
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 166 Days (682 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 166 Days (510 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 6 | 5 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 71 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .999 (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 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.10 | 41.2 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 37 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.10 | 43.0 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 12 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 7 | 2 | 66.7 | 35 | 18 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 4.84 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 64 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .408 | .484 | .892 |
vs. RHB | 98 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .294 | .357 | .651 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.88 | 24.0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Road | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.13 | 17.2 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
May | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.75 | 19.2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
June | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
July | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.42 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1951 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.40 | 43.0 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 | .257 | CHN |
1956 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 61.1 | 73 | 48 | 45 | 10 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | .289 | CHN,NL |
1957 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.10 | 41.2 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | .255 | CHN,NL |
Total | 95 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5.24 | 146.0 | 160 | 94 | 85 | 21 | 61 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | .270 | |
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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 |
1951, AAA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 |
1953, AAA | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 3.95 | 27.1 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .313 |
1954, AAA | 40 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 4.63 | 46.2 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | .274 |
1955, AAA | 34 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3.83 | 44.2 | 54 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | .357 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | CHN |
1956 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN,NL |
1957 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN,NL |
Total | 95 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 41.2 | 2.59 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/23/1951, off Hank Borowy (PHI)... Injured on 4/2/1953 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Earned first career win on 7/27/1956... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game...
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