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Gerald
Foutz		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 10, 1911 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Class A Championships Won 1947   
Chet Covington Award 1938    1939    1940    1942    1947   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1940    1942    1947   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Chet Covington Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1938 26 WMP EL 27 6 .818 33 33 33 8 0 293.0 167 56 20 70 364 1.72 .165 .226 .273 .499  
1939 27 WMP EL 25 8 .758 36 36 31 5 0 318.7 171 74 29 88 436 2.09 .155 .221 .284 .506  
1940 28 WMP EL 22 7 .759 36 36 28 9 0 314.0 187 72 26 92 385 2.06 .171 .241 .291 .533  
1942 30 NO SA 27 8 .771 36 36 34 10 0 317.7 195 67 23 89 384 1.90 .175 .243 .293 .536  
1943 31 NO SA 3 0 1.000 4 4 1 1 0 29.3 11 1 1 12 35 0.31 .112 .230 .163 .393  
1944 32 NO SA 13 9 .591 29 29 15 3 0 223.0 156 78 22 66 251 3.15 .194 .262 .349 .612  
1945 33 NO SA 18 10 .643 33 33 22 4 0 272.0 175 79 21 68 250 2.61 .180 .242 .299 .541  
1946 34 NO SA 3 2 .600 6 6 3 0 0 46.0 52 18 7 12 47 3.52 .281 .328 .486 .815  
  SCR EL 16 11 .593 28 28 16 2 0 238.3 161 73 21 61 254 2.76 .190 .248 .323 .571  
  TOT   19 13 .594 34 34 19 2 0 284.3 213 91 28 73 301 2.88 .206 .263 .352 .615  
1947 35 SCR EL 23 7 .767 32 32 21 4 0 272.3 183 74 22 70 281 2.45 .186 .244 .319 .563  
1948 36 SCR EL 8 8 .500 22 22 4 0 0 164.3 177 93 18 60 112 5.09 .275 .340 .427 .767  
  MEM SA 6 5 .545 12 12 2 0 0 84.0 74 41 7 54 64 4.39 .236 .349 .363 .713  
  TOT   14 13 .519 34 34 6 0 0 248.3 251 134 25 114 176 4.86 .262 .343 .406 .749  
1949 37 MEM SA 18 13 .581 35 35 3 1 0 233.3 253 125 24 115 179 4.82 .278 .362 .424 .786  
11 Years Sim 209 94 .690 342 342 213 47 0 2806.0 1962 851 241 857 3042 2.73 .194 .263 .325 .588  
Season Average 19 8 .704 31 31 19 4 0 255.1 178 77 21 77 276 2.73 .194 .263 .325 .588  
Career Highs 27 13 1.000 36 36 34 10 0 318.7 253 134 29 115 436 4.86 .278 .362 .424 .786  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 26 WMP EL 33 104 15 36 2 1 3 12 0 0 4 29 .346 .367 .471 .838 17.6  
1939 27 WMP EL 36 107 3 17 4 0 0 5 0 0 8 27 .159 .214 .196 .410 3.5  
1940 28 WMP EL 36 108 10 32 3 0 0 7 0 0 6 30 .296 .333 .324 .657 12.1  
1942 30 NO SA 36 114 12 42 2 0 0 13 0 1 7 24 .368 .398 .386 .784 17.1  
1943 31 NO SA 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 .400 .250 .650 1.1  
1944 32 NO SA 29 78 10 35 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 15 .449 .463 .474 .937 14.9  
1945 33 NO SA 33 91 6 21 1 0 1 11 0 1 3 27 .231 .253 .275 .527 6.4  
1946 34 NO SA 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .133 .235 .133 .369 0.5  
  SCR EL 28 80 4 17 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .213 .241 .263 .503 4.8  
  TOT   34 95 5 19 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 38 .200 .240 .242 .482 5.3  
1947 35 SCR EL 32 103 13 31 6 1 0 12 0 0 2 39 .301 .311 .379 .690 11.5  
1948 36 SCR EL 22 60 3 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .233 .270 .267 .537 3.9  
  MEM SA 12 31 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .323 .364 .355 .718 4.0  
  TOT   34 91 7 24 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 35 .264 .302 .297 .599 8.0  
1949 37 MEM SA 35 89 10 29 3 0 0 9 0 0 3 34 .326 .348 .360 .707 10.7  
11 Years Sim 342 988 91 288 30 2 4 86 0 2 47 302 .291 .321 .338 .660 108.3  
162 Game Average 468 43 136 14 0 1 40 0 0 22 143 .291 .321 .338 .660 51.3  
Career Highs 36 114 15 42 6 1 3 13 0 1 8 39 .449 .463 .474 .937 17.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 26 WMP EL P 33 33 293.0 15 35 4 3 .926 1.54    
1939 27 WMP EL P 36 36 318.7 17 38 2 3 .965 1.55    
1940 28 WMP EL P 36 36 314.0 13 36 3 1 .942 1.40    
1942 30 NO SA P 36 36 317.7 11 37 4 5 .923 1.36    
1943 31 NO SA P 4 4 29.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.84    
1944 32 NO SA P 29 29 223.0 17 24 0 2 1.000 1.65    
1945 33 NO SA P 33 33 272.0 19 41 5 2 .923 1.99    
1946 34 NO SA P 6 6 46.0 3 6 1 1 .900 1.76    
  SCR EL P 28 28 238.3 13 28 6 3 .872 1.55    
  TOT   P 34 34 284.3 16 34 7 4 .877 1.58    
1947 35 SCR EL P 32 32 272.3 17 42 2 4 .967 1.95    
1948 36 SCR EL P 22 22 164.3 13 26 3 1 .929 2.14    
  MEM SA P 12 12 84.0 7 13 2 1 .909 2.14    
  TOT   P 34 34 248.3 20 39 5 2 .922 2.14    
1949 37 MEM SA P 35 35 233.3 13 41 6 5 .900 2.08    
Career Totals   342 342 2806.0 161 370 38 31 .933 1.70    
Career Highs   36 36 318.7 20 42 7 5 1.000 2.14    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1938 26 WMP EL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 18.0 12 6 3 6 20 3.00 .188 .257 .359 .617
1939 27 WMP EL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 6 1 0 1 10 1.13 .222 .250 .222 .472
1940 28 WMP EL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 10 9 1 8 13 4.76 .169 .269 .356 .625
1942 30 NO SA 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 8 2 0 5 7 2.25 .258 .361 .355 .716
1947 35 SCR EL 3 0 1.000 4 4 3 1 0 36.0 20 9 2 9 34 2.25 .159 .215 .302 .516
1949 37 MEM SA 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 1 0 6 10 1.13 .226 .351 .290 .642
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 4 .600 11 11 8 1 0 95.0 63 28 6 35 94 2.65 .186 .263 .320 .582
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 26 WMP EL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 .400 .250 .650
1939 27 WMP EL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1940 28 WMP EL 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
1942 30 NO SA 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
1947 35 SCR EL 4 14 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .357 .357 .357 .714
1949 37 MEM SA 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 11 33 4 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 10 .364 .382 .364 .746
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1938-1-1.72
1939-1-2.09
1940-1-2.06
1942-1-1.90
1945-4-2.61
1946-3-2.76
1947-1-2.45
CAR-4-2.73
 Wins
1938-1-27
1939-1-25
1940-2-22
1942-1-27
1945-3-18
1946-7-16
1947-1-23
1949-4-18
CAR-7-209
 Winning Pct
1938-2-.818
1939-2-.758
1940-3-.759
1942-1-.771
1944-9-.591
1945-5-.643
1946-10-.593
1947-2-.767
CAR-3-.690
 Games Pitched
1938-9-33
1939-1-36
1940-2-36
1942-1-36
 Games Started
1938-9-33
1939-1-36
1940-1-36
1942-1-36
1947-8-32
1949-5-35
CAR-24-342
 Complete Games
1938-1-33
1939-1-31
1940-3-28
1942-1-34
1945-7-22
1947-5-21
CAR-6-213
Shutouts
1938-1-8
1939-1-5
1940-1-9
1942-1-10
1944-5-3
1945-3-4
1946-4-2
1947-2-4
CAR-2-47
 Innings Pitched
1938-6-293.0
1939-1-318.7
1940-1-314.0
1942-1-317.7
1945-9-272.0
1947-5-272.3
CAR-19-2806.0
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-37-241
 Strikeouts
1938-1-364
1939-1-436
1940-1-385
1942-1-384
1944-9-251
1945-8-250
1946-10-254
1947-5-281
CAR-9-3042
 Walks Allowed
1942-10-89
1947-9-70
1948-9-60
1949-2-115
CAR-14-857
 Walks per 9IP
1938-8-2.2
1942-10-2.5
CAR-34-2.7
Hits per 9IP
1938-1-5.1
1939-1-4.8
1940-1-5.4
1942-1-5.5
1944-1-6.3
1945-1-5.8
1946-1-6.1
1947-1-6.0
CAR-1-6.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1938-1-11.2
1939-1-12.3
1940-3-11.0
1942-1-10.9
1944-2-10.1
1946-8-9.6
1947-10-9.3
CAR-2-9.8
 WHiP
1938-1-0.81
1939-1-0.81
1940-1-0.89
1942-1-0.89
1944-2-1.00
1945-2-0.89
1946-1-0.93
1947-1-0.93
CAR-1-1.00
 OAVG
1938-1-.165
1939-1-.155
1940-1-.171
1942-1-.175
1944-1-.194
1945-1-.180
1946-1-.190
1947-1-.186
CAR-1-.194
 OOBP
1938-1-.226
1939-1-.221
1940-1-.241
1942-1-.243
1944-4-.262
1945-2-.242
1946-1-.248
1947-1-.244
CAR-3-.263
 OSLG
1938-1-.273
1939-1-.284
1940-2-.291
1942-1-.293
1944-6-.349
1945-2-.299
1946-2-.323
1947-2-.319
CAR-2-.325
OOPS
1938-1-.499
1939-1-.506
1940-1-.533
1942-1-.536
1944-4-.612
1945-2-.541
1946-1-.571
1947-1-.563
CAR-3-.588
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 101    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 31)
   Gray Ink Test: 198    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 171)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 90    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 59)
 
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  1. Robert Speer (904)
  2. Clarence Dewar (866)
  3. Josue Heide (835)
  4. Kurt Wright (830)
  5. Robert Slye (828)
  6. Anthony Perkins (813)
  7. William Thomas (802)
  8. Steven Varnum (799)
  9. Fred Eager (782)
  10. Johnny Vizcarra (776)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Peter Burbach (949)
  2. Marcus Senior (943)
  3. Gregory Bushong (934)
  4. Frank Boughton (928)
  5. William Stiver (925)
  6. Jon Grubb (924)
  7. Burl Bales (924)
  8. Gilbert Wojciechowski (922)
  9. Doug Gearhart (922)
  10. Renato Acuņa (922)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Williamsport in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Robert Speer (BNG)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1938
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1938, going 4-0, 1.25
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1938, off Bernard Rex (ELM)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1938, going 7-0, 2.00
Struck out 16 batters against Elmira on 6/20/1938
Struck out 16 batters against Binghamton on 6/25/1938
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1938, going 6-0, 1.50
Struck out 15 batters against Elmira on 7/30/1938
Struck out 16 batters against Albany on 8/29/1938
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1938, going 5-2, 1.74
Won Chet Covington Award in 1938, going 27-6, 1.72 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Scranton on 4/29/1939
Pitched NO-HITTER against Hartford on 5/8/1939, striking out 17
Struck out 17 batters against Hartford on 5/8/1939
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Scranton on 5/31/1939
Struck out 15 batters against Hartford on 6/9/1939
Struck out 15 batters against Springfield on 6/17/1939
Struck out 16 batters against Albany on 6/25/1939
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1939, going 6-1, 2.23
Struck out 15 batters against Albany on 7/19/1939
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1939, going 5-1, 0.71
Struck out 15 batters against Hartford on 8/10/1939
Won Chet Covington Award in 1939, going 25-8, 2.09 ERA
Struck out 16 batters against Scranton on 5/15/1940
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Struck out 16 batters against Hartford on 7/16/1940
Won Chet Covington Award in 1940, going 22-7, 2.06 ERA
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/16/1942 to a 8-year deal worth $3,286,000 per year
Struck out 17 batters against Knoxville on 5/29/1942
Struck out 17 batters against Birmingham on 6/13/1942
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1942, going 5-2, 1.92
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Little Rock on 7/24/1942
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1942, going 7-1, 1.65
Struck out 15 batters against Little Rock on 8/19/1942
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1942, going 5-2, 1.74
Set a new season SA-Record for Strikeouts with 358 on 9/6/1942
Struck out 18 batters against Little Rock on 9/6/1942
Won Chet Covington Award in 1942, going 27-8, 1.90 ERA
Injured on 4/29/1943 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1943, going 3-0, 0.31
Injured on 5/7/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Struck out 16 batters against Birmingham on 5/31/1944
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1944, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Traded from New Orleans to Scranton on 5/7/1946 (Going to NO: P F. Eager, CF R. Pier, 3B B. Willett. Going to SCR: P G. Foutz, CF E. Peterson)
Struck out 15 batters against Elmira on 5/18/1946
Struck out 18 batters against Elmira on 8/23/1946
Injured on 5/21/1947 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Elmira on 7/9/1947
Struck out 15 batters against Williamsport on 9/16/1947
Won Class A Championship with Scranton in 1947
Won Chet Covington Award in 1947, going 23-7, 2.45 ERA
Traded from Scranton to Memphis on 7/18/1948 (Going to SCR: 1B T. Foster, P K. Wright. Going to MEM: P G. Foutz, 1B D. Shaner)
 
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