Gale
Topping
 
Nickname: Dr. Destiny
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 240
 
Born: March 15, 1970 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 34 RR KL $ 13,140,000 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
2005 35 RR KL $ 13,140,000 9 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
2006 36 RR KL $ 13,140,000 8 6 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 6
2007 37 DKH KL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
2008 38 NAZ KL   8 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,140,000 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
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
2004 34 RR KL $ 13,140,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 35 RR KL $ 13,140,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 36 RR KL $ 13,140,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 37 DKH KL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 38 NAZ KL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,140,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 34 RR KL 12 16 .429 37 37 2 1 0 251.3 219 77 16 66 220 2.76 .234 .284 .355 .639 17.2
2005 35 RR KL 10 16 .385 35 35 0 0 0 225.0 225 112 24 71 224 4.48 .258 .312 .419 .731 7.1
2006 36 RR KL 1 11 .083 25 13 0 0 0 93.3 106 64 23 29 92 6.17 .286 .337 .535 .872 0.0
2007 37 DKH KL 2 0 1.000 5 4 0 0 0 23.3 23 16 6 11 29 6.17 .264 .347 .529 .876 0.0
    AAA   8 10 .444 23 23 1 1 0 151.0 127 61 20 63 164 3.64 .226 .304 .383 .688  
2008 38 AAA   9 12 .429 27 27 1 0 0 169.0 183 81 22 70 166 4.31 .274 .342 .433 .776  
4 Years Sim 25 43 .368 102 89 2 1 0 593.0 573 269 69 177 565 4.08 .253 .306 .416 .722 24.3
2 Years AAA 17 22 .436 50 50 2 1 0 320.0 310 142 42 133 330 3.99 .252 .325 .411 .736  
Season Average 6 10 .375 25 22 0 0 0 148.2 143 67 17 44 141 4.08 .253 .306 .416 .722  
Career Highs 12 16 1.000 37 37 2 1 0 251.3 225 112 24 71 224 6.17 .286 .347 .535 .876  
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   322 152 39 93 352   .242 .292 .402 .694
vs LH   251 117 30 84 213   .268 .328 .436 .764
Home 11 19 .367 47 42 1 0 0 291.0 290 133 37 80 270 4.11 .261 .310 .437 .747
Away 14 24 .368 55 47 1 1 0 302.0 283 136 32 97 295 4.05 .246 .304 .396 .700
Mar/Apr 5 9 .357 17 17 0 0 0 110.3 115 48 16 36 114 3.92 .266 .323 .465 .788
May 3 10 .231 19 19 2 1 0 123.7 120 61 17 31 127 4.44 .251 .297 .423 .719
June 5 7 .417 20 13 0 0 0 95.0 101 42 5 23 86 3.98 .273 .316 .397 .713
July 4 5 .444 10 10 0 0 0 66.0 64 24 7 24 61 3.27 .253 .318 .379 .697
August 2 7 .222 14 12 0 0 0 78.0 68 35 9 26 73 4.04 .235 .298 .401 .700
Sep/Oct 6 5 .545 22 18 0 0 0 120.0 105 59 15 37 104 4.43 .238 .296 .407 .704
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 34 RR KL 37 79 5 14 3 0 0 3 3 1 3 34 .177 .207 .215 .423 2.9 0.0
2005 35 RR KL 35 71 5 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 39 .169 .203 .169 .372 1.4 0.0
2006 36 RR KL 25 23 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 .217 .217 .261 .478 1.2 0.0
2007 37 DKH KL 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 102 181 10 32 4 0 0 4 5 2 6 87 .177 .203 .199 .402 5.3 0.0
162 Game Average 287 15 50 6 0 0 6 7 3 9 138 .177 .203 .199 .402 8.4  
Career Highs 37 79 5 14 3 0 0 3 3 1 3 39 .217 .217 .261 .478 2.9  
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   125 8 24 3 0 0 4 3 1 5 64 .192 .223 .216 .439 4.9
vs LH   56 2 8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 23 .143 .158 .161 .319 0.0
Home 47 84 6 14 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 36 .167 .176 .179 .355 1.2
Away 55 97 4 18 3 0 0 3 3 2 5 51 .186 .225 .216 .442 3.7
RISP   29 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .138 .167 .138 .305 -0.1
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Mar/Apr 17 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 14 .088 .139 .088 .227 -0.6
May 19 43 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 .140 .140 .163 .302 -0.2
June 20 27 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 .296 .321 .333 .655 2.1
July 10 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .278 .316 .278 .594 1.8
August 12 24 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 .250 .280 .333 .613 2.2
Sep/Oct 22 35 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .114 .139 .114 .253 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 34 RR KL P 37 37 251.3 15 34 2 0 .961 1.75    
2005 35 RR KL P 35 35 225.0 18 19 3 0 .925 1.48    
2006 36 RR KL P 25 13 93.3 6 10 0 1 1.000 1.54    
2007 37 DKH KL P 5 4 23.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.39    
Career Totals   102 89 593.0 39 64 5 1 .954 1.56    
Career Highs   37 37 251.3 18 34 3 1 1.000 1.75    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2004-10-2.76
Losses
2004-1-16
2005-6-16
Games Started
2004-4-37
2005-6-35
Complete Games
2004-7-2
Shutouts
2004-4-1
Innings Pitched
2004-5-251.3
Hits Allowed
2004-6-219
2005-5-225
Homeruns Allowed
2005-10-24
Walks Allowed
2004-9-66
2005-8-71
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 12
 
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History
Drafted in 23rd round, 449th overall pick, by Raleigh in 2004
Had first career hit on 4/5/2004, off Larry Vargas (TIT)
Earned first career win on 4/5/2004
Signed as a free agent by DeKalb on 4/5/2007 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/1/2007 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Nazareth on 3/5/2008 to a minor league contract
Injured on 7/5/2008 with a Stiff Elbow, out for 2-3 weeks