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Herschel
Matlock		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 230
 
Born: September 12, 1925 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SF CL    
1953 27 SF CL $ 300,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 350,000  
1955 29 KC PL $ 3,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SF CL    
1953 27 SF CL $ 300,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 350,000  
1955 29 KC PL $ 3,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 26 AAA   4 3 .571 46 3 0 0 0 92.0 98 47 7 54 60 4.60 .280 .376 .423 .799  
1953 27 SF CL 1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 1 20.3 8 1 1 9 10 0.44 .127 .236 .254 .490 4.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 11.3 8 3 0 3 4 2.38 .200 .256 .250 .506  
1954 28 SF CL 2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 17.7 10 1 0 5 20 0.51 .161 .224 .194 .417 3.4
1955 29 KC PL 1 9 .100 22 15 0 0 0 102.7 118 66 7 64 61 5.79 .292 .391 .433 .824 1.1
3 Years Sim 4 9 .308 51 15 0 0 1 140.7 136 68 8 78 91 4.35 .257 .355 .384 .738 8.9
2 Years AAA 4 3 .571 51 3 0 0 0 103.3 106 50 7 57 64 4.35 .272 .365 .405 .770  
Season Average 1 3 .250 17 5 0 0 0 46.9 45 22 2 26 30 4.35 .257 .355 .384 .738  
Career Highs 2 9 1.000 22 15 0 0 1 102.7 118 66 7 64 61 5.79 .292 .391 .433 .824  
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   110 52 6 56 52   .287 .378 .431 .809
vs LH   26 16 2 22 39   .178 .286 .260 .546
Home 3 5 .375 27 7 0 0 1 72.3 65 33 3 42 45 4.11 .243 .345 .332 .677
Away 1 4 .200 24 8 0 0 0 68.3 71 35 5 36 46 4.61 .272 .360 .437 .797
Mar/Apr 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 21.3 24 17 0 15 10 7.17 .286 .394 .405 .799
May 1 1 .500 7 2 0 0 0 19.0 19 7 2 11 11 3.32 .260 .357 .397 .754
June 1 1 .500 6 2 0 0 0 20.0 17 5 1 8 16 2.25 .224 .298 .355 .653
July 0 0 .000 12 1 0 0 1 22.0 19 8 1 13 22 3.27 .235 .340 .321 .661
August 0 2 .000 14 3 0 0 0 32.7 28 17 2 16 25 4.68 .233 .324 .375 .699
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 8 3 0 0 0 25.7 29 14 2 15 7 4.91 .305 .400 .442 .842
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 27 SF CL 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1954 28 SF CL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 29 KC PL 22 28 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .143 .200 .179 .379 0.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 51 32 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .125 .176 .156 .333 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 101 6 12 3 0 0 3 0 3 6 19 .125 .176 .156 .333 -0.8  
Career Highs 22 28 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .143 .200 .179 .379 0.0  
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   27 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 .148 .179 .185 .364 0.0
vs LH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Home 27 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067 .125 .133 .258 -0.3
Away 24 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.2
RISP   9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Mar/Apr 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
August 7 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.5
Sep/Oct 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 27 SF CL P 13 0 20.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.33    
1954 28 SF CL P 16 0 17.7 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.53    
1955 29 KC PL P 22 15 102.7 7 19 0 1 1.000 2.28    
Career Totals   51 15 140.7 7 25 0 2 1.000 2.05    
Career Highs   22 15 102.7 7 19 0 1 1.000 2.28    
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History
Drafted in 51st round, 1020th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/6/1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/2/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Had first career hit on 7/9/1955, off Chester Belue (SLC)
 
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