Theo
Pettry
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 170
 
Born: December 28, 1920 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 MIN PL $ 2,050,000  
1953 32 MIN PL $ 2,050,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,050,000  
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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 31 MIN PL $ 2,050,000  
1953 32 MIN PL $ 2,050,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,050,000  
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 31 MIN PL 13 13 .500 34 34 17 0 0 276.0 284 122 26 79 123 3.98 .269 .320 .408 .728 19.5
1953 32 MIN PL 14 14 .500 33 33 9 0 0 247.7 306 144 30 74 114 5.23 .307 .353 .466 .820 10.1
1954 33 HOU PL 2 4 .333 13 10 2 0 0 69.0 87 36 3 26 41 4.70 .311 .367 .457 .824 3.2
1955 34 AAA   1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 9.3 22 8 4 2 5 7.72 .440 .462 .740 1.202  
    AA   1 4 .200 5 5 0 0 0 28.0 42 27 3 13 20 8.68 .350 .414 .517 .930  
3 Years Sim 29 31 .483 80 77 28 0 0 592.7 677 302 59 179 278 4.59 .290 .340 .439 .779 32.9
1 Years AAA 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 9.3 22 8 4 2 5 7.72 .440 .462 .740 1.202  
1 Years AA 1 4 .200 5 5 0 0 0 28.0 42 27 3 13 20 8.68 .350 .414 .517 .930  
2 Years Minors 2 6 .250 8 8 0 0 0 37.3 64 35 7 15 25 8.44 .376 .427 .582 1.009  
Season Average 9 10 .474 26 25 9 0 0 197.6 225 100 19 59 92 4.59 .290 .340 .439 .779  
Career Highs 14 14 .500 34 34 17 0 0 276.0 306 144 30 79 123 5.23 .311 .367 .466 .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   323 142 24 93 158   .267 .319 .390 .709
vs LH   354 160 35 86 120   .316 .365 .492 .857
Home 17 15 .531 41 39 16 0 0 319.3 351 141 26 92 151 3.97 .282 .331 .403 .734
Away 12 16 .429 39 38 12 0 0 273.3 326 161 33 87 127 5.30 .300 .352 .480 .833
Mar/Apr 5 0 1.000 7 7 3 0 0 57.0 71 26 5 14 25 4.11 .311 .351 .452 .803
May 7 7 .500 17 17 5 0 0 124.7 132 69 11 48 59 4.98 .274 .340 .414 .754
June 6 4 .600 14 13 5 0 0 110.3 110 49 14 33 53 4.00 .262 .316 .424 .739
July 2 6 .250 14 12 3 0 0 86.0 114 52 10 28 32 5.44 .331 .382 .523 .905
August 5 11 .313 18 18 7 0 0 138.0 172 72 11 40 79 4.70 .304 .350 .444 .795
Sep/Oct 4 3 .571 10 10 5 0 0 76.7 78 34 8 16 30 3.99 .266 .304 .382 .686
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 31 MIN PL 34 98 10 20 4 0 0 8 4 2 5 37 .204 .257 .245 .502 6.0 0.0
1953 32 MIN PL 33 92 10 11 0 0 0 2 6 1 3 30 .120 .156 .120 .276 0.4 0.0
1954 33 HOU PL 13 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 13 .043 .185 .043 .229 -0.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 80 213 20 32 4 0 0 11 11 4 11 80 .150 .206 .169 .375 6.1 0.0
162 Game Average 431 40 64 8 0 0 22 22 8 22 162 .150 .206 .169 .375 12.3  
Career Highs 34 98 10 20 4 0 0 8 6 2 5 37 .204 .257 .245 .502 6.0  
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   183 19 27 4 0 0 9 9 4 10 71 .148 .208 .169 .378 3.1
vs LH   30 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 9 .167 .194 .167 .360 0.8
Home 41 104 12 17 0 0 0 6 6 2 6 33 .163 .223 .163 .387 2.6
Away 39 109 8 15 4 0 0 5 5 2 5 47 .138 .190 .174 .364 1.3
RISP   59 0 7 0 0 0 11 0 0 3 22 .119 .188 .119 .306 -0.5
Close/Late   15 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .200 .250 .200 .450 0.3
Mar/Apr 7 24 5 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 .208 .208 .250 .458 1.1
May 17 46 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 .109 .146 .152 .298 -0.5
June 14 42 5 12 1 0 0 3 3 1 2 12 .286 .318 .310 .628 4.2
July 14 29 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .138 .194 .138 .331 0.3
August 18 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 20 .063 .135 .063 .197 -1.9
Sep/Oct 9 24 5 3 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 10 .125 .276 .125 .401 0.8
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 31 MIN PL P 34 34 276.0 19 47 4 6 .943 2.15    
1953 32 MIN PL P 33 33 247.7 21 45 3 0 .957 2.40    
1954 33 HOU PL P 13 10 69.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.83    
Career Totals   80 77 592.7 42 104 7 6 .954 2.22    
Career Highs   34 34 276.0 21 47 4 6 1.000 2.40    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-4-3.98
Complete Games
1952-3-17
CAR-48-28
Hits Allowed
1953-7-306
Homeruns Allowed
1952-10-26
1953-4-30
CAR-49-59
Walks per 9IP
1952-10-2.6
1953-8-2.7
WHiP
1952-4-1.32
OOBP
1952-4-.320
OOPS
1952-5-.728
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 10
 
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History
Drafted in 20th round, 385th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Thomas Brownlow (KC)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Injured on 5/30/1953 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Minneapolis to Houston on 3/15/1954 (Going to HOU: P Theo Pettry. Going to MIN: 2B William Pettitt)
Injured on 9/3/1954 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Houston to Los Angeles on 2/18/1955 (Going to HOU: RF Joseph Sommers, 2B Toby Paschke, 1B William Milligan, 1B Shawn Petree. Going to LA: 1B Kevin Pazos, SS Bill Mangels, 1B Amadeo Vazquez, P Theo Pettry)
Injured on 4/14/1955 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
5/19/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Los Angeles
Released by Los Angeles on 7/14/1955