#31 WILLIE "ACE" HUTCHINSON, Reliever, 38 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#31 WILLIE "ACE" HUTCHINSON, Reliever, 38 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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WILLIE HUTCHINSON
ACE
9/25/1918
38
USA
5"10
175

Reliever
R
R

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,290,000
1956
16 Year(s), 80 Days (2832 total Days)
172 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 0 Days (2924 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	3	5	95-99 Mph
Versus LHB	3	2	4
Versus RHB	4	3	5
Talent	4	3	5

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

6
69
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Curveball
Screwball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	4	1	2	2
Versus LHP	4	4	1	2	2
Versus RHP	4	4	1	2	2
Talent	4	4	1	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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5
4
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/11	@WSH	W 20-5		0.2	2	3	3	2	0
8/13	BAL	W 7-0		1	0	0	0	0	0
8/14	BAL	L 1-2		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
8/16	DET	L 1-4		0	1	1	1	0	0	L
8/17	DET	L 0-6		1	1	0	0	0	1
8/23	@PTL	L 6-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8/26	WSH	L 1-11		1.2	1	0	0	2	2
8/30	@NYY	L 4-5		0.1	1	1	1	0	0	L
8/31	@NYY	W 15-12		0.2	3	5	4	2	1
9/20	PTL	L 4-14		2	2	2	2	0	1

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	44	0	0	3	0	5.44	41.1	39	26	25	17	26	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	44	0	0	3	0	5.44	41.0	39	26	25	17	26

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	6	0	1.$	44	18	12.4	8.5	5.7	3.7	11	4	36.4	16	3	18.8	4.08

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	64	19	5	2	0	9	9	8	7	0	0	0	.297	.370	.438	.807
vs. RHB	97	20	1	0	6	16	17	9	19	0	0	1	.206	.280	.402	.682

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	24	0	0	1	0	5.01	23.1	21	13	13	9	16
Road	20	0	0	2	0	6.00	18.0	18	13	12	8	10
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	0	0	0	0	5.40	5.0	5	3	3	2	3
May	6	0	0	0	0	4.26	6.1	7	3	3	2	0
June	9	0	0	0	0	6.00	9.0	7	6	6	5	4
July	10	0	0	1	0	1.17	7.2	6	1	1	1	8
August	13	0	0	2	0	7.94	11.1	12	11	10	7	10
Sept./Oct.	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	2.0	2	2	2	0	1

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1939	3	0	0	0	0	10.13	2.2	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.50	.273	CHA
1940	13	1	1	3	5	1.93	23.1	21	7	5	0	10	11	1	0	1.33	.296	CHA
1941	22	9	3	9	4	6.86	78.2	99	67	60	9	43	46	5	0	1.81	.340	CHA
1942	32	0	6	10	1	2.89	46.2	33	20	15	2	44	26	0	0	1.65	.225	CHA,FL
1943	38	38	15	17	0	4.51	299.2	308	172	150	17	157	166	14	1	1.55	.299	CHA
1945	35	32	10	14	0	5.43	220.1	239	160	133	23	150	109	10	0	1.77	.300	CHA
1946	41	5	3	6	0	6.55	68.2	84	55	50	6	54	43	0	0	2.01	.353	CHA
1947	40	14	8	7	0	5.68	117.1	121	78	74	8	80	59	2	1	1.71	.304	CHA
1948	48	24	13	8	8	5.16	188.1	198	123	108	9	120	110	0	0	1.69	.310	CHA
1949	36	36	17	8	0	4.02	242.0	249	129	108	11	105	127	4	0	1.46	.303	CHA,FL
1950	37	37	15	13	0	4.48	257.0	262	148	128	24	118	154	5	3	1.48	.294	CHA
1951	31	9	3	10	0	6.54	84.0	90	73	61	8	53	31	2	0	1.70	.285	CHA
1952	34	34	12	11	0	5.04	219.2	226	132	123	21	112	113	4	0	1.54	.287	CHA,FL
1953	35	2	7	2	0	3.28	57.2	56	23	21	2	21	33	1	0	1.34	.293	CHA
1954	33	0	0	2	1	4.01	33.2	29	18	15	3	13	25	0	0	1.25	.255	CHA
1955	42	0	4	1	1	3.02	53.2	50	18	18	5	23	26	0	0	1.36	.268	CHA
1956	44	0	0	3	0	5.44	41.1	39	26	25	6	17	26	0	0	1.35	.256	CHA
Total	564	241	117	124	20	4.85	2034.2	2107	1252	1097	154	1121	1105	48	5	1.59	.298

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1939, AAA	30	0	0	3	11	4.21	25.2	20	17	12	3	13	22	0	0	1.29	.254

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1940	1	0	0	1	0	40.54	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0	1	0	40.50	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1939	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1940	13	8	4	0	0	0	1	6	0	3	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	CHA
1941	22	22	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	13	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	CHA
1942	32	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	CHA,FL
1943	38	96	23	3	0	0	7	4	3	27	0	0	.240	.263	.271	.533	CHA
1945	35	77	18	2	0	1	8	14	1	18	1	1	.234	.244	.299	.542	CHA
1946	41	15	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	CHA
1947	40	36	6	0	0	0	3	4	1	6	1	1	.167	.184	.167	.351	CHA
1948	48	60	12	0	0	1	4	8	2	19	0	1	.200	.238	.250	.488	CHA
1949	36	90	20	4	0	1	9	13	1	20	0	0	.222	.231	.300	.531	CHA,FL
1950	37	86	14	4	0	0	3	5	1	38	1	0	.163	.172	.209	.382	CHA
1951	31	22	3	0	0	0	1	3	1	4	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	CHA
1952	34	74	19	4	1	1	10	10	1	16	0	2	.257	.276	.378	.655	CHA,FL
1953	35	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1954	33	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	CHA
1955	42	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1956	63	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	CHA
Total	583	606	129	17	1	4	50	83	15	177	4	5	.213	.234	.264	.498

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Pitcher	44	0	2	8	1	10	0	1.000	41.1	2.18
Shortstop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1939...
Had first career hit on 4/7/1940, off Bob Cooney (DET)...
Earned first career win on 4/16/1940...Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/24/1944 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 5/19/1945, off Italo Chelini (NYY)...
Injured on 9/16/1945 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration...
7/11/1946: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
4/1/1949: Signed a minor league contract extension with Chicago (F)...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1949, going 5-1, 1.95...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1950, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA...
7/31/1950: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $2,490,000 per year, for 2 years.
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/15/1952 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
10/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $2,490,000 per year, for 2 years.
5/21/1954: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $3,290,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1949 - 4.02 - 6th	Wins 1949 - 17 - 7th	Losses 1943 - 17 - 8th	Saves 1940 - 5 - 8th	K's 1943 - 166 - 6th
BB 1943 - 157 - 2nd 1945 - 150 - 5th 1952 - 112 - 9th	SHO 1950 - 3 - 7th

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