Antonio
Padula
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: September 19, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SD CL $ 1,135,714  
1953 27 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
1955 29 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000  
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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 SD CL $ 1,135,714  
1953 27 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
1955 29 SF CL $ 3,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000  
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 SD CL 18 13 .581 36 36 14 2 0 284.0 299 153 31 104 180 4.85 .269 .334 .429 .763 13.0
1953 27 SF CL 15 12 .556 30 30 15 1 0 243.3 225 113 23 97 150 4.18 .248 .331 .387 .718 17.8
1954 28 SF CL 13 18 .419 37 37 12 0 0 262.0 282 155 30 105 182 5.32 .276 .345 .429 .775 12.0
1955 29 SF CL 9 12 .429 26 26 7 2 0 178.0 192 110 29 66 137 5.56 .272 .342 .461 .803 5.9
4 Years Sim 55 55 .500 129 129 48 5 0 967.3 998 531 113 372 649 4.94 .267 .338 .425 .763 48.7
Season Average 13 13 .500 32 32 12 1 0 241.8 249 132 28 93 162 4.94 .267 .338 .425 .763  
Career Highs 18 18 .581 37 37 15 2 0 284.0 299 155 31 105 182 5.56 .276 .345 .461 .803  
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   502 252 57 197 387   .246 .312 .393 .705
vs LH   496 279 56 175 262   .292 .358 .463 .820
Home 29 26 .527 64 64 26 4 0 491.0 474 240 55 186 341 4.40 .254 .321 .414 .735
Away 26 29 .473 65 65 22 1 0 476.3 524 291 58 186 308 5.50 .280 .345 .435 .780
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 9 9 6 0 0 72.0 76 37 9 18 56 4.63 .271 .315 .432 .748
May 11 11 .500 25 25 9 1 0 199.7 183 89 20 76 144 4.01 .243 .313 .378 .690
June 9 9 .500 24 24 9 1 0 179.3 183 102 30 62 117 5.12 .264 .325 .454 .779
July 11 13 .458 26 26 6 1 0 190.0 210 123 22 82 132 5.83 .282 .354 .461 .815
August 8 15 .348 26 26 8 1 0 176.0 208 114 22 78 112 5.83 .291 .361 .455 .815
Sep/Oct 12 3 .800 19 19 14 1 0 150.3 138 66 10 56 88 3.95 .246 .315 .363 .677
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
1952 26 SD CL 36 106 12 28 7 0 0 11 3 1 1 28 .264 .269 .330 .599 9.3 0.4
1953 27 SF CL 30 88 11 15 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 32 .170 .198 .182 .380 1.0 0.0
1954 28 SF CL 37 95 9 22 3 0 1 9 3 2 2 29 .232 .247 .295 .542 6.7 0.0
1955 29 SF CL 26 62 2 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 26 .113 .111 .145 .256 -0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 129 351 34 72 13 0 1 27 8 4 6 115 .205 .217 .251 .468 16.7 0.4
162 Game Average 440 42 90 16 0 1 33 10 5 7 144 .205 .217 .251 .468 20.9  
Career Highs 37 106 12 28 7 0 1 11 3 2 3 32 .264 .269 .330 .599 9.3  
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   279 25 56 12 0 1 21 5 3 3 95 .201 .208 .254 .463 11.1
vs LH   72 9 16 1 0 0 6 3 1 3 20 .222 .250 .236 .486 4.1
Home 64 165 18 44 6 0 1 15 4 3 3 51 .267 .280 .321 .601 13.4
Away 65 186 16 28 7 0 0 12 4 1 3 64 .151 .162 .188 .350 1.8
RISP   94 0 22 3 0 1 26 0 0 1 29 .234 .237 .298 .535 6.0
Close/Late   37 4 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 .270 .270 .351 .622 3.3
Mar/Apr 9 28 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .179 .179 .214 .393 0.5
May 25 72 5 12 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 22 .167 .178 .194 .373 1.1
June 24 64 5 17 1 0 1 10 1 0 1 18 .266 .273 .328 .601 5.7
July 26 68 12 19 5 0 0 4 1 0 1 22 .279 .290 .353 .643 6.4
August 26 65 6 11 3 0 0 6 2 2 3 20 .169 .206 .215 .421 1.7
Sep/Oct 19 54 4 8 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 21 .148 .145 .167 .312 -0.2
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    
1952 26 SD CL P 36 36 284.0 10 34 0 5 1.000 1.39    
1953 27 SF CL P 30 30 243.3 13 26 2 3 .951 1.44    
1954 28 SF CL P 37 37 262.0 7 34 1 4 .976 1.41    
1955 29 SF CL P 26 26 178.0 7 17 0 3 1.000 1.21    
Career Totals   129 129 967.3 37 111 3 15 .980 1.38    
Career Highs   37 37 284.0 13 34 2 5 1.000 1.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1952 26 SD CL 1 2 .333 4 4 3 0 0 30.3 25 17 5 14 15 5.04 .217 .302 .409 .711
1953 27 SF CL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 6 3 1 3 4 3.38 .214 .290 .357 .647
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 5 5 4 0 0 38.3 31 20 6 17 19 4.70 .217 .300 .399 .699
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 26 SD CL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182
1953 27 SF CL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-27-4.94
Wins
1952-3-18
CAR-24-55
Losses
1954-3-18
CAR-8-55
Winning Pct
1952-10-.581
CAR-25-.500
Games Started
1952-9-36
1954-9-37
CAR-21-129
Complete Games
1952-7-14
1953-8-15
CAR-15-48
Shutouts
1952-3-2
1955-5-2
CAR-17-5
Innings Pitched
1952-8-284.0
CAR-22-967.3
Hits Allowed
1952-9-299
CAR-21-998
Homeruns Allowed
1952-2-31
1954-8-30
1955-4-29
CAR-6-113
Strikeouts
CAR-25-649
Walks Allowed
1952-6-104
1953-8-97
1954-5-105
CAR-14-372
Walks per 9IP
CAR-20-3.5
Hits per 9IP
1953-10-8.3
CAR-17-9.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-9-6.9
CAR-21-6.0
WHiP
CAR-23-1.42
OAVG
1953-10-.248
CAR-18-.267
OOBP
CAR-23-.338
OSLG
CAR-23-.425
OOPS
CAR-22-.763
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
 
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 275th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/25/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/29/1952, off Steven Caesar (SF)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/10/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1953, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 6/28/1954, off Rodney Bond (LB)