P Kim Berger #12
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/22/1968
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P KIM BERGER #12 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 25 25 25 25
Movement 35 35 35 35
Control 30 30 30 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 30 30
Slider 25 25
Changeup 25 25
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Berger is recognized as a natural leader and is an extremely hard worker. His teammates respect him.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/02/1925
Born in:Sacramento, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 4 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 9th Pick in Round 3
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+
1947 Chicago - MLB 21 28 28 7 14 0 4.23 185.0 192 94 87 17 84 58 12 3 1.49 .272 4.38 0.9 88
1948 Chicago - MLB 22 7 7 2 4 0 4.67 54.0 49 32 28 5 20 27 3 0 1.28 .253 3.84 0.8 86
1949 Chicago - MLB 23 25 25 7 10 0 4.18 144.1 167 79 67 17 47 53 4 0 1.48 .290 4.22 2.0 103
1950 Chicago - MLB 24 6 6 1 2 0 6.75 33.1 44 29 25 5 9 12 0 0 1.59 .298 4.44 0.4 63
1951 Chicago - MLB 25 8 8 1 4 0 4.99 39.2 49 27 22 4 11 9 0 0 1.51 .294 4.13 0.4 79
1952 Chicago - MLB 26 20 20 7 7 0 3.67 125.0 120 58 51 6 37 48 7 1 1.26 .268 2.94 2.7 95
1953 Chicago - MLB 27 13 13 3 5 0 3.94 77.2 83 40 34 7 22 23 3 2 1.35 .280 3.87 1.2 103
1954 Chicago - MLB 28 22 0 2 1 1 3.75 50.1 42 22 21 7 14 13 0 0 1.11 .212 4.53 -0.2 105
1956 Chicago - MLB 30 2 0 1 0 0 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 2.62 .200 6.14 -0.1 113
1957 Chicago - MLB 31 12 0 0 0 0 7.36 22.0 40 22 18 3 12 7 0 0 2.36 .411 5.56 -0.3 55
1958 Chicago - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1.25 .333 2.40 0.1 86
1959 Chicago - MLB 33 2 0 0 1 0 2.45 3.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.64 .333 3.41 0.1 158
1959 Detroit - MLB 33 12 0 1 3 1 4.74 19.0 24 10 10 0 7 12 0 0 1.63 .353 2.27 0.6 82
1959 Total - MLB 33 14 0 1 4 1 4.37 22.2 29 11 11 0 8 12 0 0 1.63 .349 2.46 0.7 89
1960 Detroit - MLB 34 12 0 3 1 0 3.71 17.0 16 12 7 2 10 9 0 0 1.53 .246 4.28 -0.1 100
Total MLB 170 107 35 52 2 4.33 777.2 836 429 374 73 281 277 29 6 1.44 .280 4.00 8.6 90
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+
1947 Total - 21 20 20 9 5 0 3.27 132.0 131 52 48 10 36 105 0 0 1.27 .302 3.41 2.9 100
1960 Toledo - AAA 34 9 8 1 6 0 3.75 48.0 47 22 20 2 28 12 1 1 1.56 .260 3.69 0.4 90
1961 Toledo - AAA 35 2 2 0 1 0 10.38 4.1 11 7 5 0 2 3 0 0 3.00 .550 2.66 0.1 34
Total EBL 11 10 1 7 0 4.30 52.1 58 29 25 2 30 15 1 1 1.68 .290 3.60 79.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Chicago - MLB P 28 28 3 23 1 27 1 .963 185.0 1.26 +0.3 .954
1948 Chicago - MLB P 7 7 0 11 0 12 1 .917 54.0 1.83 -0.6 .822
1949 Chicago - MLB P 25 25 5 23 5 28 0 1.000 144.1 1.75 +0.2 1.088
1950 Chicago - MLB P 6 6 0 8 0 9 1 .889 33.1 2.16 -0.9 .878
1950 Chicago - MLB LF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.6 .500
1951 Chicago - MLB P 8 8 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 39.2 1.59 +0.1 .995
1952 Chicago - MLB P 20 20 9 16 0 25 0 1.000 125.0 1.80 +1.8 1.125
1953 Chicago - MLB P 13 13 3 8 2 11 0 1.000 77.2 1.27 +0.1 .951
1954 Chicago - MLB P 22 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 50.1 0.89 +0.7 .962
1954 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Chicago - MLB P 12 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 +0.4 .945
1958 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.5 .000
1959 Detroit - MLB P 12 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.2 .964
1960 Detroit - MLB P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.0 .960
TOTAL P 169 107 26 105 10 134 3 .978 777.2 1.52 +2.2 .988
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.6 .500
PLAYER HISTORY
03/03/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 49th overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college (Texas Tech).
04/15/1947 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
04/16/1947 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/19/1947 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1947 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
07/05/1947 Injured on 07/02/1947, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 2 weeks.
07/28/1947 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/02/1947 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/07/1947 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
08/11/1947 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
09/09/1947 Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days.
09/19/1947 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (55).
05/17/1948 Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 10-11 months.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
04/17/1949 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
04/23/1949 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
05/05/1949 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/22/1949 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/28/1949 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 4-5 weeks.
06/30/1949 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/1949 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/25/1949 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/16/1949 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/22/1949 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
03/11/1950 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
03/22/1950 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 2 months.
05/30/1950 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/23/1950 Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 9 months.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
04/12/1951 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
04/25/1951 Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 5 weeks.
06/15/1951 Injured (Dead arm), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/04/1951 Injured (Dead arm), out for 2 weeks.
07/19/1951 Injured (Partially torn UCL), out for 5 months.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/21/1952 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/13/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/1952 Injured (Dead arm), out for 3 days.
06/20/1952 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
08/05/1952 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/1952 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
05/02/1953 Injured (Dead arm), out for 1-2 weeks.
05/16/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/02/1953 Injured (Sore elbow), out for 2 months.
08/30/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/13/1954 Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days.
05/25/1954 Injured (Sprained elbow), out for 5-6 weeks.
07/23/1954 Injured (Dead arm), out for 3 days.
08/15/1954 Injured (Sore wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/21/1954 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
09/21/1954 Injured (Torn elbow tendon), out for 12-13 months.
10/22/1954 Wins the 1954 World Series with the Chicago Hawks.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
07/19/1956 Injured (Sore elbow), out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/25/1957 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
04/26/1957 Injured (Dead arm), out for 2-3 weeks.
06/30/1957 Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days.
07/08/1957 Injured (Tender shoulder), out for 5 days.
07/13/1957 Injured (Ruptured ligament (elbow)), out for 10-11 months.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
09/07/1958 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/17/1959 Released by the Chicago Hawks.
05/11/1959 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,400 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
05/22/1959 Released by the Chicago Hawks.
06/03/1959 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
04/19/1960 Injured (sore elbow),out for 4 weeks.
05/29/1960 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
08/13/1960 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Rochester Red Wings with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/31/1960 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/03/1960 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
04/18/1961 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
04/24/1961 Released by the Detroit organization.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 35 (35).
10/20/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1947 14 6
Year HRA Rank
1947 17 10
Year WP Rank
1947 5 8
Year SHO Rank
1947 3 7
1953 2 10
Year GB% Rank
1947 0.50 6
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