P Steve Bittenbender #27
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/18/1967
P STEVE BITTENBENDER #27 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 0-0 1 3.00 3.0 4 0 1 1 1.67 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 35 40 40
Movement 50 45 55 50
Control 45 40 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 30 30
Splitter 40 40
Circle Change 25 25
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/15/1967 @ CHH Loss, 2-5 2.0 4 1 1 1 1
04/14/1967 @ CHH Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
04/06/1967 CHH Win, 12-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05/1967 SEA Loss, 3-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
03/31/1967 @ DAL Win, 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
03/28/1967 HOU Loss, 2-6 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
03/26/1967 NYE Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
03/24/1967 TCN Loss, 7-8 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
03/20/1967 @ BAL Loss, 1-3 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
03/15/1967 @ MON Win, 6-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
To call Bittenbender a perfectionist is an understatement.
High: Greed
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:08/05/1929
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, 6 Days
Service This Yr:6 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 41 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 7th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1967 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 2 2 15.00 12.00 3.00 3.00 2.85 1.67 90 0.0 .400        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667      
vs. RHB 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1967 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 2 1.93 9.1 9 3 2 0 2 8  
Last Year 45 0 2 0 19 1.49 48.1 39 9 8 4 12 23  
2 Years Ago 51 0 2 2 2 2.37 68.1 66 19 18 1 15 36  
Career 370 54 46 37 36 3.11 734.2 656 271 254 55 196 355  
Road 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1  
Grass 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1  
Night 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1  
SOUTHERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 2 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 1 3 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 8 5 11.17 8.38 3.72 2.79 4.10 1.24 97 0.1 .258        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
SOUTHERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 14 0 2 1 2 3.00 18.0 20 6 6 1 5 15  
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+
1951 Montreal - MLB 21 22 17 6 7 0 3.21 115.0 94 43 41 6 44 34 5 1 1.20 .230 3.60 2.0 123
1952 Montreal - MLB 22 4 4 2 0 0 3.24 25.0 20 9 9 1 10 9 1 1 1.20 .232 3.29 0.4 108
1953 Montreal - MLB 23 4 4 3 1 0 1.76 30.2 25 6 6 1 3 20 2 0 0.91 .258 1.92 1.4 231
1954 Montreal - MLB 24 14 14 1 5 0 5.00 54.0 47 31 30 5 13 10 0 0 1.11 .225 4.07 0.6 79
1955 Montreal - MLB 25 32 5 6 6 3 4.57 65.0 61 35 33 10 21 33 0 0 1.26 .250 4.49 0.1 88
1956 Montreal - MLB 26 33 9 7 4 1 2.88 75.0 67 26 24 6 17 36 0 0 1.12 .254 3.19 1.3 133
1957 Montreal - MLB 27 29 0 4 3 6 3.17 48.1 40 17 17 2 11 33 0 0 1.06 .266 2.70 1.3 129
1958 Montreal - MLB 28 35 1 5 3 1 3.47 59.2 58 23 23 6 15 41 0 0 1.22 .283 3.38 0.7 112
1959 Montreal - MLB 29 11 0 0 2 0 3.66 19.2 17 8 8 1 4 14 0 0 1.07 .271 2.59 0.4 106
1961 Montreal - MLB 31 16 0 0 0 0 2.66 23.2 25 13 7 2 5 9 0 0 1.27 .280 3.92 0.1 153
1962 Montreal - MLB 32 19 0 0 0 0 2.16 25.0 28 6 6 2 4 13 0 0 1.28 .295 3.25 0.3 188
1963 Montreal - MLB 33 32 0 2 4 2 3.52 46.0 43 18 18 5 10 27 0 0 1.15 .273 3.33 0.3 101
1964 Montreal - MLB 34 21 0 6 0 1 1.61 28.0 22 7 5 3 11 16 0 0 1.18 .229 4.04 -0.1 221
1965 Montreal - MLB 35 51 0 2 2 2 2.37 68.1 66 19 18 1 15 36 0 0 1.19 .284 2.41 1.3 146
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 36 45 0 2 0 19 1.49 48.1 39 9 8 4 12 23 0 0 1.06 .233 3.40 0.2 228
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 37 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.67 .400 2.85 0.0 106
Total MLB 370 54 46 37 36 3.11 734.2 656 271 254 55 196 355 8 2 1.16 .255 3.36 10.4 123
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 - 20 16 16 8 3 0 3.02 104.1 93 38 35 7 35 91 0 0 1.23 .287 3.42 2.2 100
1961 Oklahoma City - AAA 31 6 0 0 1 2 4.32 8.1 11 4 4 0 2 11 0 0 1.56 .550 0.74 0.6 91
1962 Oklahoma City - AAA 32 8 0 2 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 1.24 .258 4.10 0.1 227
Total SBL 14 0 2 1 2 3.00 18.0 20 6 6 1 5 15 0 0 1.39 .373 2.54 134.5
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1962 Montreal - MLB 32 4 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 3 2 1 0 2 6 0 0 1.07 .250 2.12 0.2 210
Total MLB 4 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 3 2 1 0 2 6 0 0 1.07 .250 2.12 210.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Montreal - MLB P 22 17 4 23 2 27 0 1.000 115.0 2.11 +0.8 1.081
1952 Montreal - MLB P 4 4 0 6 3 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.1 1.191
1953 Montreal - MLB P 4 4 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 30.2 2.35 -0.4 .951
1954 Montreal - MLB P 14 14 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 54.0 1.50 +0.2 1.155
1955 Montreal - MLB P 32 5 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 65.0 1.38 -0.3 .949
1956 Montreal - MLB P 33 9 9 11 1 21 1 .952 75.0 2.40 +0.0 .884
1957 Montreal - MLB P 29 0 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 48.1 1.86 +0.5 .945
1958 Montreal - MLB P 35 1 1 5 0 7 1 .857 59.2 0.91 -0.5 .929
1959 Montreal - MLB P 11 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 19.2 1.83 -0.1 .964
1961 Montreal - MLB P 16 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 23.2 2.28 +0.6 1.280
1962 Montreal - MLB P 19 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 +0.3 .987
1963 Montreal - MLB P 31 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 46.0 1.17 +0.6 1.333
1964 Montreal - MLB P 21 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.1 1.504
1965 Montreal - MLB P 48 0 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 68.1 1.05 -0.4 .832
1966 Los Angeles - MLB P 45 0 4 5 0 10 1 .900 48.1 1.68 -0.4 1.251
1967 Los Angeles - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
TOTAL P 366 54 51 90 8 144 3 .979 734.2 1.73 +1.2 1.040
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Montreal Habitants, out of college (Florida State).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 50 (60); Control: 35 (50).
03/22/1951 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 4 weeks.
04/10/1951 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
06/15/1951 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 4 days.
07/04/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/19/1951 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
08/14/1951 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/25/1951 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (50).
04/24/1952 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/30/1952 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/06/1952 Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 11 months.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (60).
04/21/1953 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/01/1953 Injured (Torn UCL), out for 13-14 months.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (60).
06/24/1954 Injured (Strained back muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/01/1954 Injured (Strained back muscle), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/11/1954 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
08/08/1955 Injured (Sore forearm), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/26/1955 Injured (Tendinitis (forearm)), out for one week.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
03/22/1956 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
03/29/1956 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week.
04/04/1956 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
04/23/1956 Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/22/1956 Injured (Strained back muscle), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/10/1956 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/14/1956 Injured (Sore heel), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/23/1956 Injured (Dead arm), out for 3 days.
09/11/1956 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1956 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 4-5 weeks.
10/12/1956 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
03/14/1957 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
04/07/1957 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 5 weeks.
08/16/1957 Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/05/1957 Injured (Ruptured tendon (arm)), out for 4 months.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
03/18/1958 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/24/1958 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/07/1958 Injured (strained back),out for 4 weeks.
06/17/1958 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/21/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/30/1958 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
04/05/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/09/1959 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/01/1959 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/13/1959 Injured (torn UCL),out for 13-14 months.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
04/07/1960 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6-7 months.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
05/14/1961 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 7 weeks.
07/15/1961 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
09/03/1961 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/04/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Oklahoma City Oilers!
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
03/30/1962 Injured (foream stiffness),out for one week.
04/06/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
05/08/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/10/1962 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 60 (60).
05/15/1963 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1963 Injured (torn shoulder cartilage),out for 4 months.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
04/04/1964 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/08/1964 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/09/1964 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/26/1964 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),out for 6 weeks.
09/26/1964 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
03/11/1965 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/16/1965 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/05/1965 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/07/1965 Became a free agent.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
01/11/1966 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $85,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
04/02/1966 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
04/21/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
04/29/1966 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/30/1966 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/11/1966 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/12/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
05/27/1966 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 5 days.
06/23/1966 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/25/1966 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
06/26/1966 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/04/1966 Injured (torn shoulder cartilage),out for 2-3 months.
11/08/1966 Became a free agent.
11/29/1966 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $39,700 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
04/17/1967 Released by the Los Angeles Pobladores.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
1966 19 6
Year HLD Rank
1955 3 8
1965 6 8
1966 7 2
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