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Cal
Granger		  
Nickname: Cardiac Cal
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 235
 
Born: May 31, 1928 in East orange Nj
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1951    1958   
Comeback Player OTY 1961   
All-Star Selections 1952    1953   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Andrew Murphy Award or Rookie of the Year 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
1949 21 PHA AL 3 1 .750 25 0 0 0 1 32.3 34 17 4 13 7 4.73 .291 .353 .462 .815  
1950 22 PHA AL 3 9 .250 57 0 0 0 13 59.3 88 50 10 25 7 7.58 .355 .414 .528 .942  
1951 23 PHA AL 2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 21.3 18 5 2 8 9 2.11 .237 .318 .368 .686 2.6
1952 24 PHA AL 6 3 .667 82 0 0 0 23 83.3 60 15 6 27 22 1.62 .200 .264 .287 .551 16.0
1953 25 PHA AL 7 5 .583 59 0 0 0 18 78.7 81 29 4 31 14 3.32 .278 .345 .340 .685 9.2
1954 26 PHA AL 7 6 .538 38 0 0 0 14 36.0 54 24 1 15 14 6.00 .355 .414 .434 .848 1.7
1955 27 KCA AL 6 4 .600 66 0 0 0 16 64.0 64 18 1 16 27 2.53 .259 .309 .332 .641 11.1
1956 28 KCA AL 5 4 .556 59 0 0 0 28 66.3 56 14 1 25 27 1.90 .234 .302 .293 .595 14.8
1957 29 KCA AL 5 7 .417 77 0 0 0 38 83.0 76 28 1 29 40 3.04 .246 .311 .314 .625 15.7
1958 30 KCA AL 3 5 .375 52 0 0 0 24 64.0 62 21 1 9 34 2.95 .258 .283 .283 .567 12.2
1959 31 KCA AL 7 8 .467 71 0 0 0 26 86.7 122 51 1 23 45 5.30 .329 .367 .388 .755 4.9
1960 32 KCA AL 4 9 .308 76 0 0 0 19 93.0 134 53 7 31 41 5.13 .335 .382 .433 .814 1.6
1961 33 KCA AL 8 3 .727 91 0 0 0 33 94.0 83 20 2 23 48 1.91 .237 .281 .291 .573 21.4
1962 34 KCA AL 4 4 .500 76 0 0 0 29 92.3 96 35 4 22 56 3.41 .267 .308 .354 .662 15.3
1963 35 SFG NL 8 7 .533 81 0 0 0 25 102.7 119 40 5 29 53 3.51 .284 .333 .348 .681 9.1
1964 36 SFG NL 8 8 .500 70 0 0 0 23 80.0 93 29 4 16 46 3.26 .292 .323 .379 .703 10.4
1965 37 SFG NL 5 7 .417 68 0 0 0 19 77.3 89 30 6 17 46 3.49 .283 .322 .398 .720 7.1
1966 38 SFG NL 5 5 .500 70 0 0 0 18 86.7 89 27 9 20 38 2.80 .263 .301 .370 .671 9.7
1967 39 SFG NL 2 5 .286 48 0 0 0 17 55.7 57 20 4 14 14 3.23 .270 .314 .370 .684 6.4
1968 40 SFG NL 2 4 .333 55 0 0 0 5 69.7 71 33 6 28 21 4.26 .264 .340 .372 .712 2.7
20 Years Sim 100 104 .490 1238 0 0 0 390 1426.3 1546 559 79 421 609 3.53 .278 .328 .363 .691 172.1
Season Average 5 5 .500 61 0 0 0 19 71.3 77 27 3 21 30 3.53 .278 .328 .363 .691  
Career Highs 8 9 1.000 91 0 0 0 38 102.7 134 53 10 31 56 7.58 .355 .414 .528 .942  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1198 400 55 352 456   .280 .335 .360 .694
vs LH   348 159 24 69 153   .270 .307 .375 .682
Home 51 32 .614 651 0 0 0 219 770.3 788 284 46 237 331 3.32 .266 .321 .356 .676
Away 49 72 .405 587 0 0 0 175 656.0 758 275 33 184 278 3.77 .291 .337 .372 .709
Mar/Apr 15 19 .441 163 0 0 0 51 181.3 194 71 5 64 76 3.53 .276 .336 .338 .674
May 15 24 .385 217 0 0 0 77 251.3 292 127 21 77 117 4.55 .291 .342 .396 .738
June 17 15 .531 196 0 0 0 59 227.6 247 80 7 64 87 3.16 .275 .323 .341 .664
July 21 17 .553 217 0 0 0 65 246.9 269 91 15 67 120 3.32 .281 .328 .367 .695
August 19 18 .514 232 0 0 0 77 270.9 288 98 13 92 107 3.26 .273 .332 .356 .687
Sep/Oct 13 11 .542 213 0 0 0 65 247.9 256 92 18 57 102 3.34 .268 .310 .372 .682
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Batter of the Year Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 21 PHA AL 25 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5  
1950 22 PHA AL 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3  
1951 23 PHA AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1952 24 PHA AL 82 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1953 25 PHA AL 59 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 0.7 0.1
1955 27 KCA AL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1956 28 KCA AL 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1957 29 KCA AL 77 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1958 30 KCA AL 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1959 31 KCA AL 71 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1960 32 KCA AL 76 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1961 33 KCA AL 92 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1962 34 KCA AL 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1963 35 SFG NL 81 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2 0.0
1964 36 SFG NL 70 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1965 37 SFG NL 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 38 SFG NL 70 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1967 39 SFG NL 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1968 40 SFG NL 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
19 Years Sim 1203 57 8 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .088 .117 .123 .239 -0.7 0.1
162 Game Average 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .088 .117 .123 .239 -0.1  
Career Highs 92 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .500 .750 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   35 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .086 .108 .143 .251 -0.8
vs LH   22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 .091 .221 -0.6
Home 630 41 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .098 .140 .122 .261 -0.7
Away 332 16 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .063 .059 .125 .184 -0.7
RISP   16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .063 .059 .063 .121 -0.9
Close/Late   11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Mar/Apr 63 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 118 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .077 .083 .160 -0.6
June 79 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
July 69 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
August 159 17 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .235 .235 .353 .588 1.2
Sep/Oct 68 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 21 PHA AL P 25 0 32.3 2 4 0 2 1.000 1.67    
1950 22 PHA AL P 57 0 59.3 2 7 1 1 .900 1.37    
1951 23 PHA AL P 17 0 21.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1952 24 PHA AL P 82 0 83.3 3 16 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1953 25 PHA AL P 59 0 78.7 4 13 0 2 1.000 1.95    
1954 26 PHA AL P 38 0 36.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1955 27 KCA AL P 66 0 64.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1956 28 KCA AL P 59 0 66.3 9 7 0 0 1.000 2.17    
1957 29 KCA AL P 77 0 83.0 3 14 0 4 1.000 1.84    
1958 30 KCA AL P 52 0 64.0 2 8 0 2 1.000 1.41    
1959 31 KCA AL P 71 0 86.7 5 10 2 2 .882 1.56    
1960 32 KCA AL P 76 0 93.0 6 10 1 0 .941 1.55    
1961 33 KCA AL P 91 0 94.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.72    
1962 34 KCA AL P 76 0 92.3 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.36    
1963 35 SFG NL P 81 0 102.7 5 15 0 3 1.000 1.75    
1964 36 SFG NL P 70 0 80.0 7 10 0 1 1.000 1.91    
1965 37 SFG NL P 68 0 77.3 3 10 1 0 .929 1.51    
1966 38 SFG NL P 70 0 86.7 5 14 0 1 1.000 1.97    
1967 39 SFG NL P 48 0 55.7 5 5 0 2 1.000 1.62    
1968 40 SFG NL P 55 0 69.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.29    
Career Totals   1238 0 1426.3 76 188 5 23 .981 1.67    
Career Highs   91 0 102.7 9 16 2 4 1.000 2.17    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1951 23 PHA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 1 0 0 0 13.64 .667 .667 .667 1.333
1958 30 KCA AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 3 3.7 3 1 0 3 1 2.46 .231 .375 .231 .606
1963 35 SFG NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 3 2 0 2 4 3.00 .158 .238 .211 .449
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 4 10.3 10 4 0 5 5 3.49 .263 .349 .289 .638
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1950-6-13
1952-3-23
1953-5-18
1954-6-14
1955-4-16
1956-1-28
1957-1-38
1958-1-24
1959-1-26
1960-3-19
1961-2-33
1962-1-29
1963-3-25
1964-1-23
1965-5-19
1966-4-18
1967-6-17
CAR-1-390
 Games Pitched
1950-8-57
1952-1-82
1953-9-59
1955-6-66
1956-8-59
1957-3-77
1959-7-71
1960-5-76
1961-2-91
1962-3-76
1963-2-81
1964-2-70
1965-5-68
1966-5-70
CAR-1-1238
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 48)
   Gray Ink Test: 65    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 244)
 
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  8. Earl Hayne (723)
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  10. Brian Northington (704)
 
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