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Thomas
Zito		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 12, 1928 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 23 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1953 24 SLC PL    
1954 25 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1955 26 SLC PL $ 1,971,429  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429  
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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 23 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1953 24 SLC PL    
1954 25 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1955 26 SLC PL $ 1,971,429  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429  
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 23 SLC PL 9 4 .692 14 14 6 1 0 109.7 124 58 14 39 64 4.76 .295 .355 .470 .825 6.1
    AAA   5 3 .625 12 11 3 1 0 84.0 75 27 3 29 67 2.89 .231 .295 .318 .613  
1953 24 AAA   13 7 .650 27 27 8 0 0 210.3 235 97 15 65 139 4.15 .285 .337 .407 .744  
1954 25 SLC PL 11 7 .611 21 21 8 2 0 164.0 181 84 19 50 74 4.61 .283 .335 .433 .768 9.3
    AAA   4 0 1.000 4 4 2 0 0 33.7 27 9 4 5 20 2.41 .211 .241 .359 .600  
1955 26 SLC PL 23 9 .719 37 37 15 0 0 281.7 284 135 27 84 149 4.31 .265 .322 .413 .735 21.6
3 Years Sim 43 20 .683 72 72 29 3 0 555.3 589 277 60 173 287 4.49 .276 .332 .430 .763 37.0
3 Years AAA 22 10 .688 43 42 13 1 0 328.0 337 133 22 99 226 3.65 .264 .317 .379 .696  
Season Average 14 6 .700 24 24 9 1 0 185.1 196 92 20 57 95 4.49 .276 .332 .430 .763  
Career Highs 23 9 .719 37 37 15 2 0 281.7 284 135 27 84 149 4.76 .295 .355 .470 .825  
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   281 129 27 74 156   .263 .311 .410 .720
vs LH   308 148 33 99 131   .289 .350 .451 .800
Home 21 13 .618 39 39 17 2 0 297.3 313 158 37 85 155 4.78 .272 .322 .436 .758
Away 22 7 .759 33 33 12 1 0 258.0 276 119 23 88 132 4.15 .281 .340 .423 .763
Mar/Apr 3 1 .750 4 4 3 0 0 34.0 21 9 0 11 17 2.38 .181 .252 .233 .485
May 6 4 .600 13 13 4 0 0 97.3 118 53 13 30 57 4.90 .306 .357 .483 .840
June 8 4 .667 13 13 5 0 0 102.0 100 43 11 21 51 3.79 .255 .293 .403 .696
July 8 5 .615 17 17 3 0 0 122.7 152 85 19 46 57 6.24 .313 .372 .519 .891
August 10 3 .769 14 14 5 2 0 108.7 120 51 10 29 63 4.22 .285 .331 .428 .759
Sep/Oct 8 3 .727 11 11 9 1 0 90.7 78 36 7 36 42 3.57 .234 .308 .344 .652
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 23 SLC PL 14 39 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 14 .051 .116 .077 .193 -0.6 0.0
1954 25 SLC PL 21 60 6 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 13 .133 .172 .150 .322 0.7 0.0
1955 26 SLC PL 37 107 11 18 5 0 2 5 0 0 1 33 .168 .183 .271 .455 4.9 0.0
3 Years Sim 72 206 18 28 7 0 2 12 0 0 7 60 .136 .167 .199 .366 5.0 0.0
162 Game Average 463 40 63 15 0 4 27 0 0 15 135 .136 .167 .199 .366 11.3  
Career Highs 37 107 11 18 5 0 2 5 0 0 3 33 .168 .183 .271 .455 4.9  
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   173 15 22 4 0 2 6 0 0 6 55 .127 .161 .185 .346 1.3
vs LH   33 3 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 5 .182 .194 .273 .467 1.4
Home 39 103 9 12 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 28 .117 .132 .155 .287 -1.2
Away 33 103 9 16 3 0 2 5 0 0 5 32 .155 .200 .243 .443 3.9
RISP   60 0 7 2 0 0 9 0 0 4 18 .117 .167 .150 .317 0.2
Close/Late   12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 4 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .417 .583 1.0
May 13 37 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .054 .103 .081 .184 -1.8
June 13 42 7 8 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 13 .190 .186 .310 .496 2.1
July 17 44 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .182 .213 .182 .395 1.2
August 14 40 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .075 .140 .100 .240 -0.8
Sep/Oct 11 31 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .161 .188 .258 .446 1.0
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 23 SLC PL P 14 14 109.7 10 13 1 1 .958 1.89    
1954 25 SLC PL P 21 21 164.0 17 11 2 0 .933 1.54    
1955 26 SLC PL P 37 37 281.7 13 40 1 0 .981 1.69    
Career Totals   72 72 555.3 40 64 4 1 .963 1.69    
Career Highs   37 37 281.7 17 40 2 1 .981 1.89    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1955-2-23
CAR-40-43
 Winning Pct
1954-7-.611
1955-3-.719
 Games Started
1955-6-37
 Complete Games
1955-3-15
CAR-43-29
 Shutouts
1952-9-1
1954-3-2
CAR-39-3
 Innings Pitched
1955-7-281.7
Hits Allowed
1955-4-284
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-6-27
CAR-46-60
 Walks per 9IP
1954-7-2.7
1955-9-2.7
 WHiP
1955-10-1.31
 OOBP
1955-9-.322
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25
 
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History
Drafted in 25th round, 481st overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Had first career hit on 7/4/1952, off Roland Greenman (DAL)
Earned first career win on 7/4/1952
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/26/1955, off Richard Bush (HOU)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1955, going 3-1, 2.38
Injured on 5/28/1955 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
 
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