Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Sammie
Pope		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 9, 1912 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 20 PIT ML   9 8 8 8 14 15 14 16 15 15
1934 21 PIT ML $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 14 15 14 15 15 15
1935 22 PIT ML $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 14 15 14 14 13 13
1936 23 PIT ML   8 7 7 7 14 15 15 13 12 13
1937 24 PIT ML $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 14 15 15 16 15 15
1938 25 PIT ML $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 14 15 15 14 14 14
1939 26 PIT ML $ 350,000 8 7 8 7 15 16 15 14 14 14
1940 27 PIT ML $ 350,000 8 7 8 7 15 16 15 15 15 15
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 7 7 7 14 15 14 13 12 13
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 8 8 8 15 16 15 16 15 15
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 20 PIT ML     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1934 21 PIT ML $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1935 22 PIT ML $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1936 23 PIT ML     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1937 24 PIT ML $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1938 25 PIT ML $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1939 26 PIT ML $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1940 27 PIT ML $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Golden Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1933 20 AAA   6 11 .353 19 19 10 2 0 147.3 141 70 16 41 107 4.28 .250 .301 .405 .706  
1934 21 PIT ML 2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 1 20.0 40 22 6 11 16 9.90 .412 .468 .680 1.148 0.0
1935 22 PIT ML 2 5 .286 7 6 2 0 0 44.7 71 39 9 20 27 7.86 .364 .423 .610 1.034 0.0
1936 23 AAA   13 11 .542 26 26 14 1 0 214.7 213 72 10 61 157 3.02 .258 .309 .343 .652  
1937 24 PIT ML 11 8 .579 24 24 14 1 0 192.7 213 102 14 66 112 4.76 .285 .338 .417 .755 4.0
    AA   2 3 .400 5 5 3 0 0 42.3 44 15 1 11 32 3.19 .260 .306 .355 .661  
1938 25 PIT ML 5 6 .455 13 12 7 0 0 93.3 139 63 10 23 48 6.08 .353 .384 .515 .899 0.0
    AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 3 1 0 34.0 36 9 0 12 28 2.38 .275 .336 .351 .687  
1939 26 PIT ML 2 2 .500 4 4 3 0 0 35.3 36 18 2 14 18 4.59 .267 .331 .378 .709 1.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 22.7 18 3 0 4 17 1.19 .209 .244 .302 .547  
1940 27 PIT ML 2 1 .667 23 0 0 0 2 25.0 27 8 4 3 17 2.88 .278 .297 .412 .709 3.4
6 Years Sim 24 22 .522 86 46 26 1 3 411.0 526 252 45 137 238 5.52 .316 .363 .475 .838 8.7
4 Years AAA 20 25 .444 63 49 27 4 1 418.7 408 154 26 118 309 3.31 .254 .305 .363 .668  
1 Years AA 2 3 .400 5 5 3 0 0 42.3 44 15 1 11 32 3.19 .260 .306 .355 .661  
5 Years Minors 22 28 .440 68 54 30 4 1 461.0 452 169 27 129 341 3.30 .255 .305 .363 .668  
Season Average 4 3 .571 14 7 4 0 0 68.5 87 42 7 22 39 5.52 .316 .363 .475 .838  
Career Highs 11 8 1.000 24 24 14 1 2 192.7 213 102 14 66 112 9.90 .412 .468 .680 1.148  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   304 149 28 92 130   .319 .379 .479 .858
vs LH   222 103 17 45 108   .311 .352 .469 .821
Home 16 9 .640 50 23 13 1 1 217.0 278 126 22 71 126 5.23 .314 .365 .468 .833
Away 8 13 .381 36 23 13 0 2 194.0 248 126 23 66 112 5.85 .318 .371 .482 .853
Mar/Apr 5 6 .455 14 10 4 0 0 79.3 126 67 14 28 43 7.60 .370 .417 .584 1.001
May 6 6 .500 20 12 6 0 1 98.0 123 47 8 37 58 4.32 .310 .369 .453 .822
June 3 3 .500 13 7 4 0 2 62.7 88 43 7 22 38 6.18 .336 .387 .508 .895
July 4 2 .667 22 6 4 0 0 67.7 78 41 6 19 34 5.45 .293 .340 .421 .761
August 5 4 .556 14 10 7 1 0 92.0 97 47 9 25 60 4.60 .273 .321 .420 .741
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 3 1 1 0 0 11.3 14 7 1 6 5 5.57 .311 .392 .400 .792
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Bat or Golden Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1934 21 PIT ML 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1935 22 PIT ML 7 16 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.3 0.0
1937 24 PIT ML 24 70 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 27 .186 .227 .214 .441 3.0 0.0
1938 25 PIT ML 13 42 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 .190 .244 .190 .435 1.8 0.0
1939 26 PIT ML 4 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .231 .231 .308 .538 0.8 0.0
1940 27 PIT ML 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 86 145 14 27 3 1 0 10 0 0 7 59 .186 .222 .221 .443 6.1 0.0
162 Game Average 273 26 50 5 1 0 18 0 0 13 111 .186 .222 .221 .443 11.6  
Career Highs 24 70 7 13 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 27 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   95 8 17 2 1 0 6 0 0 3 38 .179 .202 .221 .423 3.0
vs LH   50 6 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 21 .200 .259 .220 .479 2.7
Home 50 66 7 14 2 1 0 8 0 0 4 24 .212 .257 .273 .530 4.3
Away 33 79 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 35 .165 .193 .177 .370 1.4
RISP   35 0 6 1 1 0 10 0 0 1 18 .171 .189 .257 .446 1.3
Close/Late   17 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 0.8
Mar/Apr 11 31 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 .129 .156 .194 .350 0.3
May 18 34 5 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 13 .176 .222 .206 .428 1.2
June 7 22 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .318 .348 .364 .711 2.6
July 22 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .143 .182 .143 .325 0.1
August 13 34 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .176 .222 .206 .428 1.2
Sep/Oct 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .250 .333 .583 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 21 PIT ML P 15 0 20.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1935 22 PIT ML P 7 6 44.7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.41    
1937 24 PIT ML P 24 24 192.7 12 25 1 3 .974 1.73    
1938 25 PIT ML P 13 12 93.3 7 12 1 1 .950 1.83    
1939 26 PIT ML P 4 4 35.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25    
1940 27 PIT ML P 23 0 25.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.44    
Career Totals   86 46 411.0 22 49 2 4 .973 1.55    
Career Highs   24 24 192.7 12 25 1 3 1.000 1.83    
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
1934 21 PIT ML 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 .300 .300 .300 .600
1939 26 PIT ML 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 13.0 24 14 1 1 7 9.69 .414 .424 .586 1.010
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 3 2 1 0 0 15.3 27 14 1 1 9 8.22 .397 .406 .544 .950
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
1934 21 PIT ML 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1939 26 PIT ML 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Career Post-Season Batting 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1940-8-2
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 190)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. John Hahne (965)
  2. Tim Ellingsworth (942)
  3. Justin Renzi (936)
  4. Louis Green (935)
  5. Samuel McDonnell (933)
  6. Christopher Wayt (931)
  7. Bruce Durrah (929)
  8. Gary Hurst (926)
  9. Eric Harrison (926)
  10. Thomas Grant (926)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1933
Injured on 4/13/1933 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 3/29/1934 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/1/1934
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/13/1935, off Thomas Messina (PHI)
Injured on 4/29/1935 with a Broken Finger, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/24/1938 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.