LF Joe Rutherford #9
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
LF JOE RUTHERFORD #9 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1922
Born in:Middletown, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 59 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 7th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 Chicago - FABL 19 21 80 14 5 1 0 4 9 8 1 0 13 0 0 .175 .258 .263 .521 51 50 -0.5
1946 Brooklyn - FABL 23 60 180 42 10 2 3 28 31 30 3 3 9 6 1 .233 .347 .361 .708 105 109 1.1
1947 Brooklyn - FABL 24 93 228 48 11 3 6 29 39 50 4 2 26 4 5 .211 .359 .364 .723 105 106 0.5
1948 Chicago - FABL 25 142 463 126 23 6 10 62 70 88 7 2 33 6 9 .272 .395 .413 .807 118 122 3.0
1949 Chicago - FABL 26 152 583 163 17 10 23 98 105 98 13 8 42 12 4 .280 .390 .461 .852 129 131 4.1
1950 Chicago - FABL 27 135 432 105 21 12 9 60 58 74 7 1 45 6 4 .243 .362 .410 .772 108 105 0.3
1951 Chicago - FABL 28 140 502 140 17 10 22 73 94 100 7 3 38 15 13 .279 .404 .484 .888 139 140 2.1
1952 Chicago - FABL 29 86 85 17 4 2 3 11 12 17 0 0 14 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 115 115 0.2
1953 Chicago - FABL 30 73 63 14 0 0 2 12 10 11 0 2 2 0 1 .222 .329 .317 .646 78 78 -0.1
1954 Chicago - FABL 31 71 54 13 3 1 1 13 7 13 0 3 5 0 1 .241 .371 .389 .760 107 97 0.1
1955 Chicago - FABL 32 24 18 6 1 0 1 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .556 .956 150 150 0.2
Total FABL 997 2688 688 112 47 80 399 440 491 42 24 227 49 38 .256 .376 .422 .798 118 119 11.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Total - 14 22 85 43 10 6 4 32 34 14 8 2 3 21 6 .506 .596 .906 1.502 100 100 2.8
1938 Total - 15 26 104 53 16 7 2 33 39 17 8 2 4 13 3 .510 .595 .856 1.451 100 100 3.2
1939 Total - 16 25 101 52 17 7 2 32 44 16 8 2 6 29 8 .515 .598 .881 1.480 100 100 3.2
1940 Total - 17 27 109 52 18 5 2 34 44 18 8 1 2 23 5 .477 .574 .789 1.363 100 100 3.0
1940 Waterloo - C 17 59 220 46 11 7 5 26 37 24 6 2 32 8 2 .209 .302 .391 .692 85 85 0.5
1941 Waterloo - C 18 5 18 9 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .500 .550 .722 1.272 249 229 0.3
1941 Tacoma - B 18 131 482 136 36 28 11 90 88 73 6 9 77 13 9 .282 .377 .541 .919 142 135 3.0
1942 Cedar Rapids - A 19 24 97 27 6 5 0 10 15 16 1 0 18 3 2 .278 .386 .443 .829 132 136 0.8
1942 Memphis - AA 19 82 283 76 22 10 1 46 54 75 2 4 45 8 1 .269 .420 .428 .848 126 127 1.7
1942 Fort Wayne - AAA 19 19 70 26 3 5 1 13 16 12 1 0 15 1 3 .371 .470 .600 1.070 205 199 1.1
1945 Knoxville - AA 22 20 79 21 7 2 1 15 17 18 1 2 9 2 1 .266 .400 .443 .843 132 122 0.4
1946 Jersey City - AAA 23 58 206 74 10 6 18 51 57 47 3 1 13 8 4 .359 .482 .728 1.211 222 211 4.3
1947 Jersey City - AAA 24 19 64 20 1 2 2 16 15 19 0 1 8 1 0 .312 .464 .484 .949 165 169 0.9
Total DIX 102 362 97 29 12 2 61 71 93 3 6 54 10 2 .268 .416 .431 .847 127 126
Total CL 19 70 26 3 5 1 13 16 12 1 0 15 1 3 .371 .470 .600 1.070 205 199
Total HL 24 97 27 6 5 0 10 15 16 1 0 18 3 2 .278 .386 .443 .829 132 136
Total UL 77 270 94 11 8 20 67 72 66 3 2 21 9 4 .348 .478 .670 1.148 208 201
Total COW 131 482 136 36 28 11 90 88 73 6 9 77 13 9 .282 .377 .541 .919 142 135
Total UMVA 64 238 55 11 9 5 29 39 26 6 2 33 9 3 .231 .320 .416 .736 97 95
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Chicago - FABL 26 7 28 7 1 0 1 4 4 4 2 0 5 1 0 .250 .382 .393 .775 109 118 -0.8
Total FABL 7 28 7 1 0 1 4 4 4 2 0 5 1 0 .250 .382 .393 .775 109 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Waterloo - C CF 3 3 9 0 0 11 2 .818 24.0 3.38 -1.1 .900
1940 Waterloo - C RF 55 55 114 4 0 125 7 .944 479.2 2.21 +1.9 1.031
1941 Tacoma - B LF 119 118 271 5 3 287 11 .962 1008.0 2.46 -1.8 .990
1941 Waterloo - C LF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 40.0 1.35 -0.2 .915
1941 Tacoma - B CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 -0.4 .897
1941 Tacoma - B RF 11 9 21 0 0 22 1 .955 81.1 2.32 -0.5 .957
1941 Waterloo - C RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .997
1942 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 15 15 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 138.1 2.34 -0.5 .985
1942 Memphis - AA LF 80 80 147 5 4 158 6 .962 681.2 2.01 -7.2 .940
1942 Cedar Rapids - A LF 19 19 48 3 1 52 1 .981 168.1 2.73 +1.1 1.048
1942 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.040
1942 Cedar Rapids - A CF 5 5 20 1 0 25 4 .840 45.1 4.17 -1.4 .918
1942 Chicago - MLB RF 21 21 48 3 0 53 2 .962 181.0 2.54 -2.6 .957
1942 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.3 1.000
1942 Memphis - AA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.2 1.013
1945 Knoxville - AA LF 20 20 58 0 0 60 2 .967 178.0 2.93 -0.3 1.018
1946 Jersey City - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Brooklyn - MLB LF 21 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 58.2 2.30 +0.4 1.065
1946 Jersey City - AAA LF 56 56 125 2 0 128 1 .992 496.0 2.30 -1.0 1.006
1946 Brooklyn - MLB RF 42 42 106 2 0 112 4 .964 344.0 2.83 +0.3 1.007
1947 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 7 6 66 13 4 81 2 .975 66.0 10.77 +1.0 1.062
1947 Brooklyn - MLB LF 18 16 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 135.0 2.13 -1.2 .912
1947 Jersey City - AAA LF 16 16 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 140.0 2.19 -2.1 .895
1947 Brooklyn - MLB RF 32 29 83 1 1 87 3 .966 253.1 2.98 -1.2 .988
1947 Jersey City - AAA RF 3 3 6 0 0 7 1 .857 25.0 2.16 -0.3 .883
1948 Chicago - MLB LF 122 122 283 7 4 298 8 .973 1017.2 2.56 -5.1 .989
1948 Chicago - MLB RF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Chicago - MLB LF 151 151 354 9 3 369 6 .984 1286.0 2.54 -8.5 .966
1950 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 2.0 22.50 0.0 .000
1950 Chicago - MLB LF 124 122 271 8 2 288 9 .969 1016.0 2.47 -9.0 .939
1951 Chicago - MLB LF 138 137 230 6 0 244 8 .967 1181.2 1.80 -15.2 .932
1951 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1952 Chicago - MLB LF 9 4 10 0 0 11 1 .909 53.0 1.70 -1.6 .873
1953 Chicago - MLB LF 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 .941
1955 Chicago - MLB LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 .963
TOTAL 1B 8 6 71 13 4 86 2 .977 68.0 11.12 +1.0 1.062
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 923 886 1926 46 17 2025 53 .974 7628.1 2.33 -52.4 .967
TOTAL CF 12 12 39 1 0 46 6 .870 100.1 3.59 -2.8 .921
TOTAL RF 175 161 381 10 1 409 18 .956 1391.2 2.53 -2.5 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Chillicothe (Chillicothe; Chillicothe, OH).
07/09/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $16,000.
10/09/1940 Named the #24 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1941 Named the #17 prospect in the FABL
07/01/1941 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/1941 Named the #8 prospect in the FABL
07/14/1941 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1941 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
10/11/1941 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1942 Named the #10 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1942 Named the #24 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1942 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1943 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
06/28/1943 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Brooklyn Kings, along with SP Bob Crowley, SP Mel Haynes, and C Sam Clarke, in exchange for RF Al Wheeler and SP Bob Cummings.
10/16/1943 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1944 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1944 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1945 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1946 Named the #77 prospect in the FABL
06/01/1946 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/1946 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/02/1946 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/20/1947 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for SS Chuck Lewis.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/16/1948 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/18/1949 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/19/1949 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1949 Wins the 1949 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/17/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
06/18/1951 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1951 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
04/30/1956 Released by the Chicago Chiefs.
10/12/1956 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1949 702 5
Year 3B Rank
1949 10 8
1950 12 6
1951 10 6
Year HR Rank
1951 22 10
Year SB Rank
1949 12 10
1951 15 7
Year R Rank
1949 105 2
Year BB Rank
1948 88 7
1949 98 9
1951 100 8
Year IBB Rank
1950 9 6
Year HP Rank
1947 4 6
1948 7 1
1949 13 1
1950 7 3
1951 7 2
Year SF Rank
1949 8 5
Year OBP Rank
1948 .395 8
1951 .404 10
Year SLG Rank
1951 .484 8
Year RC Rank
1949 114.85 7
1951 103.92 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1949 7.05 8
1951 7.29 6
Year wOBA Rank
1949 .393 10
1951 .398 7
Year OPS Rank
1951 .888 8
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