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Vinegar Bend Mizell
Wilmer David Mizell

Bats Right, Throws Left
Weight 205 lb.

Debut April 22, 1952
Final Game July 25, 1962
Born August 13, 1930 in Vinegar Bend, Washington County, AL
Died February 21, 1999 in Kerrville, TX

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1952 21 STL NL  10   8  30  30   7   2   0  0  190.0  171   89   77  12  103  146   1   1   834       0  3.65  3.69  101 1.442
 1953 22 STL NL  13  11  33  33  10   1   0  0  224.3  193   93   87  12  114  173   4   4   980       2  3.49  4.24  121 1.368
 1956 25 STL NL  14  14  33  33  11   3   0  0  208.7  172   93   84  20   92  153   7   4   881   5   0  3.62  3.77  104 1.265
 1957 26 STL NL   8  10  33  21   7   2   2  0  149.3  136   69   62  18   51   87   1   1   627   4   0  3.74  3.99  107 1.252
 1958 27 STL NL  10  14  30  29   8   2   0  0  189.7  178   81   72  17   91   80   2   1   820   9   0  3.42  4.15  121 1.418
 1959 28 STL NL  13  10  31  30   8   1   1  0  201.3  196  104   94  21   89  108   8   2   890   7   1  4.20  4.22  101 1.416 AS
 1960 29 TOT NL  14   8  32  32   8   3   0  0  211.0  205   90   82  14   74  113   3   3   883  10   0  3.50  3.85  110 1.322
         STL NL   1   3   9   9   0   0   0  0   55.3   64   31   28   7   28   42   0   2   252   4   0  4.55  4.10   90 1.663
         PIT NL  13   5  23  23   8   3   0  0  155.7  141   59   54   7   46   71   3   1   631   6   0  3.12  3.76  121 1.201
 1961 30 PIT NL   7  10  25  17   2   1   1  0  100.0  120   61   56  16   31   37   0   0   437   8   1  5.04  3.99   79 1.510
 1962 31 TOT NL   1   3  21   5   0   0  10  0   54.3   63   45   40  13   35   21   2   3   254   0   0  6.63  4.08   62 1.804
         PIT NL   1   1   4   3   0   0   1  0   16.3   15   10    9   3   10    6   1   0    72   0   0  4.96  3.94   79 1.531
         NYM NL   0   2  17   2   0   0   9  0   38.0   48   35   31  10   25   15   1   3   182   0   0  7.34  4.14   56 1.921
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .506  90  88 268 230  61  15  14  0 1528.7 1434  725  654 143  680  918  28  19  6606  43   4  3.85  3.99  104 1.383
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  36  31   8   2   1  0  208.7  195   98   89  19   92  125   3   2   902   5   0  3.85  3.99  104 1.383
 Career High     14  14  33  33  11   3  10  0  224.3  205  104   94  21  114  173   8   4   980  10   2  3.42  4.24  121 1.252

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 21 STL NL  30   68    2    3   1  1   0    1   0  0   0  31  .044  .044  .088  -64    6   4           0   2
 1953 22 STL NL  33   83    4    7   1  1   1    8   0  0   3  42  .084  .116  .157  -30   13   3           0   0
 1956 25 STL NL  33   75    5    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   4  16  .107  .163  .120  -22    9   5   0   0   1   4
 1957 26 STL NL  33   45    1    4   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  17  .089  .146  .133  -25    6   1   0   0   0   1
 1958 27 STL NL  30   61    3    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  25  .115  .129  .131  -32    8   5   0   0   0   1
 1959 28 STL NL  31   75    7   14   1  1   0    7   0  1   3  29  .187  .218  .227   16   17   5   0   0   0   0 AS
 1960 29 TOT NL  32   69    3    9   1  0   0    5   0  0   3  24  .130  .189  .145   -8   10   5   0   0   2   2
         STL NL   9   18    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  10  .111  .158  .167  -14    3   1   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  23   51    2    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   2  14  .137  .200  .137   -6    7   4   0   0   2   2
 1961 30 PIT NL  25   23    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   9  .130  .192  .130  -12    3   5   1   0   0   0
 1962 31 TOT NL  21   14    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .143  .200  .143   -6    2   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL   4    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .143  .000  -58    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  17    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   35    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      268  513   28   57   8  3   1   30   0  1  20 196  .111  .149  .144  -21   74  33   1   0   3  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        310   17   34   5  2   1   18   0  1  12 118  .111  .149  .144  -21   45  20   1   0   2   6
 Career High     33   83    7   14   2  1   1    8   0  1   4  42                          17   5   1   0   2   4

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 21 STL NL   72   71    0   0.0    97| .044  .262| .044  .334| .088  .389| .132  .724| -64  .000 -15.4  -1.6   0%
 1953 22 STL NL   89   79    2   0.7   110| .084  .274| .116  .345| .157  .427| .273  .773| -30  .026 -16.3  -1.6   0%
 1956 25 STL NL   85   76    1   0.4   103| .107  .264| .163  .331| .120  .417| .283  .748| -22  .009 -13.1  -1.3   0%
 1957 26 STL NL   49   43    1   0.6   105| .089  .271| .146  .334| .133  .419| .279  .754| -25  .025  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1958 27 STL NL   67   60    1   0.4   109| .115  .274| .129  .343| .131  .428| .260  .771| -32  .014 -11.9  -1.2   0%
 1959 28 STL NL   83   67    4   1.6   110| .187  .277| .218  .344| .227  .429| .445  .773|  16  .126  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1960 29 TOT NL   79   67    3   1.2   101| .130  .266| .189  .333| .145  .409| .334  .741|  -8  .087 -10.5  -1.1   0%
         STL NL   20   17    1   1.6   106| .111  .272| .158  .339| .167  .418| .325  .757| -14  .135  -2.9  -0.3   0%
         PIT NL   59   50    2   1.1   100| .137  .264| .200  .330| .137  .406| .337  .736|  -6  .072  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1961 30 PIT NL   31   26    1   1.0   106| .130  .271| .192  .338| .130  .422| .322  .760| -12  .059  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1962 31 TOT NL   15   12    1   2.2   103| .143  .270| .200  .338| .143  .410| .343  .748|  -6  .213  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         PIT NL    7    6    0   0.0   104| .000  .271| .143  .339| .000  .412| .143  .750| -58  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    8    6    1   4.5   103| .250  .270| .250  .337| .250  .410| .500  .747|  35  .490  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       570  501   14   0.8   105| .111  .270| .149  .338| .144  .417| .293  .755| -21  .036 -90.8  -9.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1952 21 STL NL   P   30      7   25    4    1  .889  .952  1.07  0.98  1.52  2.18   30  190.0
 1953 22 STL NL   P   33     13   35    7    2  .873  .956  1.45  0.87  1.93  2.06   33  224.3
 1956 25 STL NL   P   33     19   30    2    2  .961  .966  1.48  0.83  2.11  2.05   33  208.7
 1957 26 STL NL   P   33      8   29    0    3 1.000  .961  1.12  0.82  2.23  2.06   21  149.3
 1958 27 STL NL   P   30      6   31    3    3  .925  .956  1.23  0.77  1.76  1.97   29  189.7
 1959 28 STL NL   P   31      9   23    3    1  .914  .955  1.03  0.82  1.43  1.99   30  201.3 AS
 1960 29 TOT NL   P   32      9   28    0    1 1.000  .964  1.16  0.87  1.58  2.09   32  211.0
         STL NL   P    9      2   11    0    0 1.000  .963  1.44  0.87  2.12  2.08    9   55.3
         PIT NL   P   23      7   17    0    1 1.000  .964  1.04  0.87  1.39  2.09   23  155.7
 1961 30 PIT NL   P   25      6    7    2    1  .867  .956  0.52  0.88  1.17  2.18   17  100.0
 1962 31 TOT NL   P   21      2    9    0    0 1.000  .948  0.52  0.82  1.82  2.06    5   54.3
         PIT NL   P    4      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  1.50  0.82  3.31  2.04    3   16.3
         NYM NL   P   17      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.29  0.82  1.18  2.06    2   38.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1952 21 STL NL   P   30      7   25    4    1  .889  .952  1.07  0.98  1.52  2.18   30  190.0
 1953 22 STL NL   P   33     13   35    7    2  .873  .956  1.45  0.87  1.93  2.06   33  224.3
 1956 25 STL NL   P   33     19   30    2    2  .961  .966  1.48  0.83  2.11  2.05   33  208.7
 1957 26 STL NL   P   33      8   29    0    3 1.000  .961  1.12  0.82  2.23  2.06   21  149.3
 1958 27 STL NL   P   30      6   31    3    3  .925  .956  1.23  0.77  1.76  1.97   29  189.7
 1959 28 STL NL   P   31      9   23    3    1  .914  .955  1.03  0.82  1.43  1.99   30  201.3
 1960 29 TOT NL   P   32      9   28    0    1 1.000  .964  1.16  0.87  1.58  2.09   32  211.0
         STL NL   P    9      2   11    0    0 1.000  .963  1.44  0.87  2.12  2.08    9   55.3
         PIT NL   P   23      7   17    0    1 1.000  .964  1.04  0.87  1.39  2.09   23  155.7
 1961 30 PIT NL   P   25      6    7    2    1  .867  .956  0.52  0.88  1.17  2.18   17  100.0
 1962 31 TOT NL   P   21      2    9    0    0 1.000  .948  0.52  0.82  1.82  2.06    5   54.3
         PIT NL   P    4      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  1.50  0.82  3.31  2.04    3   16.3
         NYM NL   P   17      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.29  0.82  1.18  2.06    2   38.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 268     79  217   21   14  .934  .959  1.10  0.85  1.74  2.06  230 1528.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       268     79  217   21   14  .934  .959  1.10  0.85  1.74  2.06  230   1529

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   2   1  15.43  0  1  0  0   2.1   4   4   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1959-1 STL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-2 STL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1959-1
1959-2

ERA
1953 NL-3.49-9
1958 NL-3.42-8

Wins
1956 NL-14-10

Won-Loss %
1960 NL-.636-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1952 NL-8.10-8
1953 NL-7.74-3
1956 NL-7.42-4
1958 NL-8.45-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1952 NL-6.92-1
1953 NL-6.94-1
1956 NL-6.60-3

Innings
1953 NL-224.3-7

Strikeouts
1952 NL-146-4
1953 NL-173-3
1956 NL-153-5

Games Started
1953 NL-33-2
1956 NL-33-8

Comp. Games
1953 NL-10-10

Shutouts
1956 NL-3-5
1957 NL-2-10
1958 NL-2-6
1960 NL-3-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1952 NL-103-1
1953 NL-114-2
1956 NL-92-3
1958 NL-91-6
1959 NL-89-5
1960 NL-74-10

Losses
1956 NL-14-6
1958 NL-14-3

Wild Pitches
1953 NL-4-10

Hit Batsmen
1956 NL-7-4
1959 NL-8-4

Batters Faced
1953 NL-980-6

Adjusted ERA+
1953 NL-121-9
1958 NL-121-5

Gray Ink: Pitching - 46 (544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (959) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1949 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
May 28, 1960: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Gray to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Julian Javier and Ed Bauta.
May 7, 1962: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets for Jim Marshall.
August 4, 1962: Released by the New York Mets.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1959-1 1959-2	ERA 1953 NL-3.49-9 1958 NL-3.42-8	Wins 1956 NL-14-10	Won-Loss % 1960 NL-.636-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1952 NL-8.10-8 1953 NL-7.74-3 1956 NL-7.42-4 1958 NL-8.45-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1952 NL-6.92-1 1953 NL-6.94-1 1956 NL-6.60-3
Innings 1953 NL-224.3-7	Strikeouts 1952 NL-146-4 1953 NL-173-3 1956 NL-153-5	Games Started 1953 NL-33-2 1956 NL-33-8	Comp. Games 1953 NL-10-10	Shutouts 1956 NL-3-5 1957 NL-2-10 1958 NL-2-6 1960 NL-3-8	Bases On Balls Allow. 1952 NL-103-1 1953 NL-114-2 1956 NL-92-3 1958 NL-91-6 1959 NL-89-5 1960 NL-74-10
Losses 1956 NL-14-6 1958 NL-14-3	Wild Pitches 1953 NL-4-10	Hit Batsmen 1956 NL-7-4 1959 NL-8-4	Batters Faced 1953 NL-980-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1953 NL-121-9 1958 NL-121-5