P Jim Drake #35
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/21/1963
P JIM DRAKE #35 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 8-14 0 3.64 185.1 157 10 90 113 1.33 2.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Sinker 2 -
Cutter 4 -
Screwball 3 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 2
Defense 2
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/16/1963 @ TOL Loss, 1-3 X 6.0 6 3 2 2 3 Loss
09/11/1963 MIL Win, 6-2 X 6.0 5 2 2 4 4 Win
09/05/1963 FTW Win, 3-2 X 7.0 3 2 2 5 2 Win
08/31/1963 TOL Loss, 2-18 X 4.2 5 7 7 6 3 Loss
08/26/1963 @ MIL Loss, 1-3 X 8.0 7 3 3 2 4 Loss
08/21/1963 @ FTW Loss, 1-10 X 3.1 8 6 6 3 2 Loss
08/16/1963 IND Win, 7-0 X 8.0 3 0 0 0 9 Win
08/11/1963 MIL Loss, 2-5 X 5.0 8 4 4 4 4 Loss
08/06/1963 @ COL Win, 5-4 X 5.0 3 3 3 4 4 Win
08/01/1963 @ IND Loss, 2-7 X 6.0 2 1 1 4 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/06/1934
Born in:Washington, DC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$43,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:None, 137 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 4th Pick in Round 6
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 8 14 0 3.64 185.1 157 82 75 10 90 113 2 6.7 1 19 63.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.82 7.62 5.49 4.37 3.64 1.33 101 2.4 .260        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 224 56 8 2 4 26 32 35 0 3 10 .250 .368 .357 .726      
vs. RHB 462 101 16 3 6 56 58 78 3 10 7 .219 .313 .305 .618      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 0 0 0 1.37 19.2 12 3 3 0 8 10  
May 6 6 2 3 0 3.38 37.1 32 17 14 2 20 25  
June 5 5 1 4 0 4.22 32.0 32 16 15 0 7 19  
July 6 6 1 2 0 3.13 37.1 31 15 13 2 21 22  
August 7 7 2 4 0 5.40 40.0 36 24 24 4 23 28  
September 3 3 2 1 0 2.84 19.0 14 7 6 2 11 9  
Last Year 19 19 6 5 0 3.24 114.0 86 47 41 3 68 65  
Career 49 49 14 19 0 3.49 299.1 243 129 116 13 158 178  
Home 17 17 6 8 0 3.46 109.1 91 44 42 4 50 64  
Road 13 13 2 6 0 3.91 76.0 66 38 33 6 40 49  
Grass 30 30 8 14 0 3.64 185.1 157 82 75 10 90 113  
Day 9 9 0 7 0 4.64 52.1 55 28 27 6 22 32  
Night 21 21 8 7 0 3.25 133.0 102 54 48 4 68 81  
As Starter 30 30 8 14 0 3.64 185.1 157 82 75 10 90 113  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1959 Los Angeles - FABL 24 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 1.80 .250 5.94 -0.1 158
1961 Los Angeles - FABL 26 15 2 1 4 1 6.43 28.0 30 26 20 2 23 16 0 0 1.89 .295 5.21 -0.1 70
1962 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 3 3 2 0 0 4.50 18.0 22 9 9 1 12 7 0 0 1.89 .328 5.31 0.1 104
Total FABL 19 5 3 4 1 5.47 49.1 55 37 30 3 38 24 0 0 1.89 .304 5.30 0.0 83
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Total - 15 11 6 3 1 0 2.40 48.2 45 14 13 2 11 50 0 0 1.15 .283 2.42 1.6 100
1951 Total - 16 14 7 3 1 1 1.52 59.1 39 11 10 2 20 99 0 0 0.99 .266 1.41 2.9 100
1952 Total - 17 13 13 7 2 0 1.64 87.2 60 17 16 2 30 148 0 0 1.03 .290 1.25 4.9 100
1952 Mobile - C 17 18 9 3 5 2 8.05 57.0 71 59 51 9 67 71 0 0 2.42 .397 6.10 0.3 69
1953 Beaumont - C 18 14 4 2 3 1 5.05 35.2 38 24 20 2 23 32 0 0 1.71 .336 3.54 0.6 82
1953 Bakersfield - B 18 2 2 1 1 0 4.15 13.0 19 7 6 2 1 12 0 0 1.54 .395 3.47 0.1 76
1954 Beaumont - C 19 14 0 2 2 2 2.70 16.2 16 7 5 1 11 10 0 0 1.62 .283 4.28 0.0 155
1956 Burlington - C 21 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 8.0 10 3 3 0 3 8 0 0 1.62 .435 1.91 0.4 130
1956 Camden - A 21 3 3 0 3 0 3.81 26.0 30 12 11 1 13 10 3 0 1.65 .330 4.18 0.3 105
1956 Seattle - AAA 21 3 0 1 0 0 7.04 7.2 9 8 6 2 4 3 0 0 1.70 .250 6.88 -0.2 64
1957 Burlington - C 22 2 0 0 0 1 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 2.70 .385 4.58 0.0 45
1957 Charleston - B 22 8 8 6 2 0 2.99 75.1 57 26 25 8 36 46 6 0 1.23 .219 4.30 0.7 135
1957 Camden - A 22 14 14 8 5 0 2.90 111.2 90 42 36 9 71 54 10 0 1.44 .233 4.69 0.3 133
1958 Springfield - A 23 10 10 3 5 0 3.01 83.2 64 31 28 6 41 58 4 0 1.25 .248 3.48 1.2 118
1958 Worcester - AA 23 21 21 6 9 0 3.36 115.1 101 54 43 6 51 82 0 0 1.32 .269 3.19 1.8 101
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 25 25 10 10 0 3.66 174.2 137 83 71 11 78 86 5 1 1.23 .236 3.66 2.6 104
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 29 29 6 11 0 4.37 162.2 153 91 79 15 92 78 0 0 1.51 .265 4.43 0.8 87
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 20 20 5 9 0 3.47 116.2 97 50 45 11 58 60 1 1 1.33 .240 4.11 1.4 116
1962 St. Paul - AAA 27 19 19 6 5 0 3.24 114.0 86 47 41 3 68 65 0 0 1.35 .239 3.64 1.7 116
1963 St. Paul - AAA 28 30 30 8 14 0 3.64 185.1 157 82 75 10 90 113 2 1 1.33 .260 3.64 2.4 99
Total CL 49 49 14 19 0 3.49 299.1 243 129 116 13 158 178 2 1 1.34 .252 3.64 104.9
Total EA 21 21 6 9 0 3.36 115.1 101 54 43 6 51 82 0 0 1.32 .269 3.19 100.6
Total GWL 77 74 22 30 0 3.92 461.2 396 232 201 39 232 227 6 2 1.36 .248 4.10 98.6
Total MAL 27 27 11 13 0 3.05 221.1 184 85 75 16 125 122 17 0 1.40 .251 4.17 123.2
Total SEL 8 8 6 2 0 2.99 75.1 57 26 25 8 36 46 6 0 1.23 .219 4.30 134.5
Total COW 2 2 1 1 0 4.15 13.0 19 7 6 2 1 12 0 0 1.54 .395 3.47 76.1
Total GSL 46 13 7 10 5 6.26 109.1 125 90 76 12 101 113 0 0 2.07 .358 4.99 79.9
Total UMVA 3 1 1 0 1 5.56 11.1 15 7 7 0 7 10 0 0 1.94 .417 2.69 83.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Mobile - C P 18 9 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 57.0 1.26 -0.6 .969
1953 Bakersfield - B P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.1 .998
1953 Beaumont - C P 14 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 -0.5 1.829
1954 Beaumont - C P 14 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.2 1.08 0.0 .000
1956 Seattle - AAA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 +0.0 1.020
1956 Camden - A P 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 26.0 0.35 -0.3 .000
1956 Burlington - C P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.2 .949
1957 Camden - A P 14 14 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 111.2 1.13 -1.6 .977
1957 Charleston - B P 8 8 6 8 0 15 1 .933 75.1 1.67 -0.1 .849
1957 Burlington - C P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Worcester - AA P 21 21 8 11 0 19 0 1.000 115.1 1.48 +0.0 1.094
1958 Springfield - A P 10 10 9 13 1 22 0 1.000 83.2 2.37 +0.5 1.141
1959 Los Angeles - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA P 25 25 8 21 2 29 0 1.000 174.2 1.49 +1.2 1.121
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA P 29 29 12 20 1 33 1 .970 162.2 1.77 -2.3 .946
1961 Los Angeles - MLB P 15 2 2 6 0 9 1 .889 28.0 2.57 -1.2 .841
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA P 20 20 4 14 1 20 2 .900 116.2 1.39 -1.0 .953
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB P 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.4 .000
1962 St. Paul - AAA P 19 19 3 10 0 14 1 .929 114.0 1.03 -0.9 .903
1963 St. Paul - AAA P 30 30 13 16 2 31 2 .935 185.1 1.41 -2.2 1.063
TOTAL P 252 200 79 140 9 227 8 .965 1356.0 1.45 -9.3 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 84th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school Newville (Newville; Newville, PA).
10/22/1952 Was traded by the New York Stars to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with C Bill Bishop, in exchange for RP Don Fluharty.
03/09/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
06/19/1955 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
06/20/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/04/1955 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
07/04/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/18/1955 Released by the Chicago Cougars.
07/18/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
03/08/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex.
08/16/1956 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
08/20/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
01/06/1958 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
01/06/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
10/24/1958 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for SP Chris Sargent and $35,000.
05/15/1959 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Grays with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/04/1959 Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/21/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/25/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
04/27/1961 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sacramneto Hawks with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/24/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 24, Pick 4, 96th overall pick).
04/30/1962 Released by the Dallas Wranglers.
05/04/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
08/02/1962 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
07/01/1963 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
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