#78 Al Aber, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Aber
7/31/1927 30 USA,OH,CLEVELAND 6"2 200
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.0 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 $ 5,000,000 1958 9 Year(s), 36 Days (1584 total Days) 170 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 14 Days (1562 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 54 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 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 : 4 (Range), .941 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 33 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4.44 | 233.1 | 276 | 130 | 115 | 104 | 122 | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 17 | 51.5 |
Projected | 35 | 35 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4.44 | 245.0 | 290 | 137 | 121 | 109 | 128 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 27 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.73 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 235 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .332 | .379 | .711 |
vs. RHB | 691 | 212 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 94 | 98 | 80 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 | .371 | .394 | .765 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5.40 | 103.1 | 137 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 61 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.67 | 130.0 | 139 | 63 | 53 | 53 | 61 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | 35.1 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
May | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.71 | 41.0 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
June | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 33.2 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.25 | 36.0 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 28 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.03 | 53.2 | 74 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 26 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.88 | 33.2 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 13 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1950 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8.22 | 23.0 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | .341 | CLE |
1951 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.96 | 32.2 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | .287 | CLE |
1952 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 40.1 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | .301 | CLE |
1953 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 5.86 | 50.2 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | .319 | CLE |
1954 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.31 | 31.1 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | .302 | CLE |
1955 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3.42 | 189.2 | 180 | 78 | 72 | 3 | 60 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 1.27 | .284 | WS1 |
1956 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2.89 | 174.2 | 154 | 64 | 56 | 5 | 44 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 1.13 | .262 | WS1,AL |
1957 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4.44 | 233.1 | 276 | 130 | 115 | 8 | 104 | 122 | 3 | 1 | 1.63 | .337 | WS1 CHN |
Total | 269 | 79 | 42 | 48 | 33 | 4.03 | 775.2 | 822 | 388 | 347 | 33 | 312 | 364 | 13 | 4 | 1.46 | .301 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1950 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | CLE |
1951 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | CLE |
1952 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | CLE |
1953 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1954 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1955 | 26 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .143 | .134 | .277 | WS1 |
1956 | 39 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .240 | .250 | .490 | WS1,AL |
1957 | 34 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .071 | .071 | .142 | WS1 CHN |
Total | 270 | 214 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .140 | .154 | .294 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 33 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 58 | 3 | .948 | 233.1 | 2.24 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Milestones Had first career hit on 4/27/1950, off Billy Pierce (CHA)... Earned first career win on 5/2/1951... Hit first career homerun on 9/22/1952, off Joe Dobson (BOS)... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/6/1955 to a 4-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year... Injured on 6/12/1955 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Injured on 8/2/1955 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 5/10/1956 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Traded from Washington to Chicago (N) on 6/21/1957 (Going to WS1: LF Marv Throneberry. Going to CHN: P Al Aber)...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1955 - 3.42 - 4th 1956 - 2.89 - 1st
| WHIP 1955 - 1.27 - 4th 1956 - 1.13 - 1st
| Saves 1953 - 22 - 5th
| SHO 1956 - 2 - 10th
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