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John Curtis
John Duffield Curtis

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
School Clemson University

Debut August 13, 1970
  vs. KCR 2.3 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Final Game September 28, 1984
Born March 9, 1948 in Newton, MA

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1970 22 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    4    4    3   1    1    1   0   0    13   0   0 11.57  3.98   34 2.143
 1971 23 BOS AL   2   2   5   3   1   0   1  0   26.0   30    9    9   3    6   19   0   0   110   1   0  3.12  3.75  120 1.385
 1972 24 BOS AL  11   8  26  21   8   3   2  0  154.3  161   69   64   8   50  106   0   6   652   6   0  3.73  3.25   87 1.367
 1973 25 BOS AL  13  13  35  30  10   4   3  0  221.3  225  103   88  24   83  101   2   3   946  10   0  3.58  4.05  113 1.392
 1974 26 STL NL  10  14  33  29   5   2   2  1  195.0  199   91   82  15   83   89   2   3   847   6   0  3.78  3.63   96 1.446
 1975 27 STL NL   8   9  39  18   4   0   8  1  146.7  151   70   56  13   65   67   2   7   645   6   0  3.44  3.81  111 1.473
 1976 28 STL NL   6  11  37  15   3   1  10  1  134.0  139   68   67  11   65   52   0   7   579  10   0  4.50  3.54   79 1.522
 1977 29 SFG NL   3   3  43   9   1   1  13  1   77.0   95   48   47   5   48   47   1   4   360   9   0  5.49  3.91   71 1.857
 1978 30 SFG NL   4   3  46   0   0   0  22  1   63.0   60   31   26   1   29   38   0   6   270   8   0  3.71  3.44   93 1.413
 1979 31 SFG NL  10   9  27  18   3   2   5  0  120.7  121   62   56  15   42   85   0   8   520   7   0  4.18  3.52   84 1.351
 1980 32 SDP NL  10   8  30  27   6   0   0  0  187.0  184   84   73   9   67   71   2  10   787  13   2  3.51  3.43   98 1.342
 1981 33 SDP NL   2   6  28   8   0   0   8  0   66.7   70   41   38  11   30   31   1   3   293   2   0  5.13  3.28   64 1.500
 1982 34 TOT      8   7  34  18   1   1   6  1  128.3  137   70   61  15   49   64   1   6   556   2   0  4.28  3.52   82 1.449
         SDP NL   8   6  26  18   1   1   5  0  116.3  121   62   53  15   46   54   1   4   502   0   0  4.10  3.46   84 1.436
         CAL AL   0   1   8   0   0   0   1  1   12.0   16    8    8   0    3   10   0   2    54   2   0  6.00  4.04   67 1.583
 1983 35 CAL AL   1   2  37   3   0   0  14  5   90.0   89   44   38   5   40   36   2   8   394  11   0  3.80  4.03  106 1.433
 1984 36 CAL AL   1   2  17   0   0   0   6  0   28.7   30   16   14   4   11   18   0   3   127   1   0  4.40  4.00   91 1.430
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Yr WL% .478  89  97 438 199  42  14 100 11 1641.0 1695  810  722 140  669  825  13  74  7099  92   2  3.96  3.64   92 1.441
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  10  46  21   4   1  10  1  175.0  180   86   77  14   71   88   1   7   757   9   0  3.96  3.64   92 1.441
 Career High     13  14  46  30  10   4  22  5  221.3  225  103   88  24   83  106   2  10   946  13   2  3.44  4.05  113 1.342
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 23 BOS AL   5    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .111  .111  .111  -39    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 24 BOS AL  27   53    2    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  23  .094  .127  .094  -35    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1974 26 STL NL  34   63    7   10   1  0   0    2   0  0   4  30  .159  .209  .175    9   11   6   0   0   0   2
 1975 27 STL NL  39   38    6    8   0  0   0    1   0  0   5  16  .211  .302  .211   43    8   5   0   0   0   1
 1976 28 STL NL  38   35    3    7   1  1   0    0   0  0   2  13  .200  .243  .286   50   10   5   0   0   0   1
 1977 29 SFG NL  44   13    4    3   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   8  .231  .286  .385   79    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1978 30 SFG NL  46    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1979 31 SFG NL  29   34    3    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   2   9  .147  .216  .176   12    6   6   0   0   1   0
 1980 32 SDP NL  31   62    2   12   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  31  .194  .219  .210   24   13   5   0   0   0   0
 1981 33 SDP NL  28   13    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   6  .077  .067  .077  -58    1   1   2   0   0   1
 1982 34 TOT     34   37    1   11   0  1   0    5   0  0   0  15  .297  .297  .351   85   13   4   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL  26   37    1   11   0  1   0    5   0  0   0  15  .297  .297  .351   85   13   4   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     445  359   29   63   4  3   0   16   0  0  18 157  .175  .216  .203   19   73  39   2   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        131   11   23   1  1   0    6   0  0   7  57  .175  .216  .203   19   27  14   1   0   0   2
 Career High     46   63    7   12   1  1   0    5   0  0   5  31                          13   6   2   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 23 BOS AL    9    8    0   0.0    99| .111  .264| .111  .337| .111  .392| .222  .729| -39  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1972 24 BOS AL   58   51    1   0.5    88| .094  .253| .127  .323| .094  .365| .221  .688| -35  .029  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1974 26 STL NL   73   61    2   0.9    95| .159  .262| .209  .334| .175  .379| .384  .714|   9  .053  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1975 27 STL NL   48   36    3   2.2    99| .211  .270| .302  .342| .211  .390| .513  .732|  43  .233  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1976 28 STL NL   42   34    2   1.6    93| .200  .264| .243  .330| .286  .376| .529  .706|  50  .149  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1977 29 SFG NL   17   13    2   4.2   102| .231  .268| .286  .336| .385  .408| .671  .744|  79  .451  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1978 30 SFG NL    3    3    0   0.0    91| .000  .258| .000  .324| .000  .378| .000  .703|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1979 31 SFG NL   43   35    2   1.5    94| .147  .260| .216  .325| .176  .386| .392  .711|  12  .127  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1980 32 SDP NL   69   55    3   1.5    90| .194  .260| .219  .321| .210  .377| .429  .698|  24  .126  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1981 33 SDP NL   16   16    0   0.0    86| .077  .254| .067  .318| .077  .364| .144  .683| -58  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1982 34 TOT      41   30    4   3.6    91| .297  .261| .297  .323| .351  .379| .648  .702|  85  .428  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         SDP NL   41   30    4   3.6    91| .297  .261| .297  .323| .351  .379| .648  .702|  85  .428  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons      419  342   19   1.5    93| .175  .261| .216  .328| .203  .379| .419  .707|  19  .133 -39.3  -4.3   0%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1970 22 BOS AL P 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 0.70 7.83 1.96 0 2.3 1971 23 BOS AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.76 0.35 1.97 3 26.0 1972 24 BOS AL P 26 4 23 2 4 .931 .951 1.04 0.75 1.57 1.86 21 154.3 1973 25 BOS AL P 35 9 33 2 1 .955 .950 1.20 0.86 1.71 1.86 30 221.3 1974 26 STL NL P 33 10 31 0 2 1.000 .945 1.24 0.71 1.89 1.88 29 195.0 1975 27 STL NL P 39 7 31 1 3 .974 .945 0.97 0.72 2.33 1.86 18 146.7 1976 28 STL NL P 37 7 22 0 1 1.000 .951 0.78 0.72 1.95 1.88 15 134.0 1977 29 SFG NL P 43 9 14 0 3 1.000 .950 0.53 0.67 2.69 1.85 9 77.0 1978 30 SFG NL P 46 6 9 2 1 .882 .949 0.33 0.72 2.14 1.91 0 63.0 1979 31 SFG NL P 27 4 13 0 1 1.000 .950 0.63 0.66 1.27 1.80 18 120.7 1980 32 SDP NL P 30 5 37 1 2 .977 .952 1.40 0.69 2.02 1.91 27 187.0 1981 33 SDP NL P 28 0 12 1 1 .923 .960 0.43 0.68 1.62 1.97 8 66.7 1982 34 TOT P 34 2 18 2 1 .909 .952 0.59 0.71 1.40 1.94 18 128.3 SDP NL P 26 2 17 2 1 .905 .950 0.73 0.70 1.47 1.96 18 116.3 CAL AL P 8 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.12 0.72 0.75 1.80 0 12.0 1983 35 CAL AL P 37 1 10 1 1 .917 .957 0.30 0.73 1.10 1.80 3 90.0 1984 36 CAL AL P 17 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.35 0.70 1.88 1.79 0 28.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 22 BOS AL P 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 0.70 7.83 1.96 0 2.3 1971 23 BOS AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.76 0.35 1.97 3 26.0 1972 24 BOS AL P 26 4 23 2 4 .931 .951 1.04 0.75 1.57 1.86 21 154.3 1973 25 BOS AL P 35 9 33 2 1 .955 .950 1.20 0.86 1.71 1.86 30 221.3 1974 26 STL NL P 33 10 31 0 2 1.000 .945 1.24 0.71 1.89 1.88 29 195.0 1975 27 STL NL P 39 7 31 1 3 .974 .945 0.97 0.72 2.33 1.86 18 146.7 1976 28 STL NL P 37 7 22 0 1 1.000 .951 0.78 0.72 1.95 1.88 15 134.0 1977 29 SFG NL P 43 9 14 0 3 1.000 .950 0.53 0.67 2.69 1.85 9 77.0 1978 30 SFG NL P 46 6 9 2 1 .882 .949 0.33 0.72 2.14 1.91 0 63.0 1979 31 SFG NL P 27 4 13 0 1 1.000 .950 0.63 0.66 1.27 1.80 18 120.7 1980 32 SDP NL P 30 5 37 1 2 .977 .952 1.40 0.69 2.02 1.91 27 187.0 1981 33 SDP NL P 28 0 12 1 1 .923 .960 0.43 0.68 1.62 1.97 8 66.7 1982 34 TOT P 34 2 18 2 1 .909 .952 0.59 0.71 1.40 1.94 18 128.3 SDP NL P 26 2 17 2 1 .905 .950 0.73 0.70 1.47 1.96 18 116.3 CAL AL P 8 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.12 0.72 0.75 1.80 0 12.0 1983 35 CAL AL P 37 1 10 1 1 .917 .957 0.30 0.73 1.10 1.80 3 90.0 1984 36 CAL AL P 17 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.35 0.70 1.88 1.79 0 28.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 438 66 260 12 21 .964 .950 0.74 0.72 1.79 1.87 199 1641.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 438 66 260 12 21 .964 .950 0.74 0.72 1.79 1.87 199 1641
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Shutouts
1973 AL-4-4

Home Runs Allow.
1981 NL-11-3

Losses
1974 NL-14-9

Wild Pitches
1979 NL-8-10
1980 NL-10-3
1983 AL-8-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1626) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 7, 1973: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Garman and Lynn McGlothen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Cleveland, Diego Segui, and Terry Hughes.

October 20, 1976: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Willie Crawford and Vic Harris to the San Francisco Giants for John D'Acquisto, Mike Caldwell, and Dave Rader.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

August 31, 1982: Purchased by the California Angels from the San Diego Padres.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.


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