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Jack Aker

Jackie Delane Aker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 13, 1940 in Tulare, CA
High School: Mt. Whitney HS (Visalia, CA)
School: College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1964
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees/Cubs/Mets/Braves/... 1964-1974

Final Game: September 27, 1974
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 23 KCA AL 0 1 .000 8.82 9 0 1 0 0 0 16.1 17 18 16 6 10 1 7 6 0 0 80 45 1.653 9.4 3.3 5.5 3.9 0.70
1965 24 KCA AL 4 3 .571 3.16 34 0 14 0 0 3 51.1 45 18 18 3 18 6 26 3 0 1 210 112 1.227 7.9 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.44
1966 25 KCA AL 8 4 .667 1.99 66 0 57 0 0 32 113.0 81 27 25 6 28 10 68 3 0 0 442 171 0.965 6.5 0.5 2.2 5.4 2.43 MVP-13
1967 26 KCA AL 3 8 .273 4.30 57 0 40 0 0 12 88.0 87 44 42 9 32 8 65 3 0 1 373 75 1.352 8.9 0.9 3.3 6.6 2.03
1968 27 OAK AL 4 4 .500 4.10 54 0 30 0 0 11 74.2 72 39 34 6 33 6 44 6 0 4 330 68 1.406 8.7 0.7 4.0 5.3 1.33
1969 28 TOT AL 8 6 .571 3.17 53 0 32 0 0 14 82.1 76 32 29 8 35 9 47 5 0 0 348 112 1.348 8.3 0.9 3.8 5.1 1.34
1969 28 SEP AL 0 2 .000 7.56 15 0 9 0 0 3 16.2 25 15 14 4 13 4 7 1 0 0 85 49 2.280 13.5 2.2 7.0 3.8 0.54
1969 28 NYY AL 8 4 .667 2.06 38 0 23 0 0 11 65.2 51 17 15 4 22 5 40 4 0 0 263 171 1.112 7.0 0.5 3.0 5.5 1.82
1970 29 NYY AL 4 2 .667 2.06 41 0 28 0 0 16 70.0 57 19 16 3 20 5 36 4 0 1 284 173 1.100 7.3 0.4 2.6 4.6 1.80
1971 30 NYY AL 4 4 .500 2.59 41 0 20 0 0 4 55.2 48 20 16 3 26 9 24 0 0 3 237 127 1.329 7.8 0.5 4.2 3.9 0.92
1972 31 TOT MLB 6 6 .500 2.96 52 0 43 0 0 17 73.0 70 33 24 4 26 5 37 6 0 2 315 126 1.315 8.6 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.42
1972 31 NYY AL 0 0 3.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 26 107 1.333 7.5 0.0 4.5 1.5 0.33
1972 31 CHC NL 6 6 .500 2.96 48 0 39 0 0 17 67.0 65 31 22 4 23 5 36 5 0 1 289 128 1.313 8.7 0.5 3.1 4.8 1.57
1973 32 CHC NL 4 5 .444 4.10 47 0 32 0 0 12 63.2 76 33 29 8 23 6 25 2 0 0 281 96 1.555 10.7 1.1 3.3 3.5 1.09
1974 33 TOT NL 2 2 .500 3.57 41 0 24 0 0 2 58.0 50 29 23 7 23 3 25 2 0 1 244 104 1.259 7.8 1.1 3.6 3.9 1.09
1974 33 ATL NL 0 1 .000 3.78 17 0 8 0 0 0 16.2 17 11 7 3 9 2 7 0 0 0 71 102 1.560 9.2 1.6 4.9 3.8 0.78
1974 33 NYM NL 2 1 .667 3.48 24 0 16 0 0 2 41.1 33 18 16 4 14 1 18 2 0 1 173 104 1.137 7.2 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.29
11 Yrs 47 45 .511 3.28 495 0 321 0 0 123 746.0 679 312 272 63 274 68 404 40 0 13 3144 106 1.277 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.47
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .511 3.28 68 0 44 0 0 17 102 93 43 37 9 38 9 55 5 0 2 432 106 1.277 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.47
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
OAK (5 yrs) 19 20 .487 3.54 220 0 142 0 0 58 343.1 302 146 135 30 121 31 210 21 0 6 1435 92 1.232 7.9 0.8 3.2 5.5 1.74
NYY (4 yrs) 16 10 .615 2.23 124 0 75 0 0 31 197.1 161 58 49 10 71 19 101 9 0 5 810 154 1.176 7.3 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.42
CHC (2 yrs) 10 11 .476 3.51 95 0 71 0 0 29 130.2 141 64 51 12 46 11 61 7 0 1 570 110 1.431 9.7 0.8 3.2 4.2 1.33
NYM (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.48 24 0 16 0 0 2 41.1 33 18 16 4 14 1 18 2 0 1 173 104 1.137 7.2 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.29
ATL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.78 17 0 8 0 0 0 16.2 17 11 7 3 9 2 7 0 0 0 71 102 1.560 9.2 1.6 4.9 3.8 0.78
SEP (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.56 15 0 9 0 0 3 16.2 25 15 14 4 13 4 7 1 0 0 85 49 2.280 13.5 2.2 7.0 3.8 0.54
AL (9 yrs) 35 32 .522 3.20 359 0 226 0 0 92 557.1 488 219 198 44 205 54 318 31 0 11 2330 105 1.243 7.9 0.7 3.3 5.1 1.55
NL (3 yrs) 12 13 .480 3.53 136 0 95 0 0 31 188.2 191 93 74 19 69 14 86 9 0 2 814 108 1.378 9.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1964 23 KCA AL 16.1 9 0 18 9.92 4.29 -0.29 -0.17 104.8 4.62 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -8 .394 .494 $
1965 24 KCA AL 51.1 34 0 18 3.16 4.01 -0.22 -0.16 101.8 4.15 6 0.7 1.1 -0.1 1.0 10 .520 .504 $
1966 25 KCA AL 113.0 66 0 27 2.15 3.95 0.13 -0.16 98.8 3.61 20 2.4 2.2 1.2 4.5 28 .536 .515 $ MVP-13
1967 26 KCA AL 88.0 57 0 44 4.50 3.86 0.06 -0.16 101.1 3.69 -7 -0.8 1.3 -0.3 -0.4 -1 .486 .495 $18,000
1968 27 OAK AL 74.2 54 0 39 4.70 3.47 0.08 -0.15 94.1 3.05 -13 -1.6 1.5 -0.5 -1.5 -8 .470 .490 $
1969 28 SEP AL 16.2 15 0 15 8.10 4.45 -0.57 -0.18 96.4 4.66 -6 -0.7 1.4 -0.2 -0.7 -5 .455 .496 $16,500
1969 28 NYY AL 66.0 38 0 17 2.32 4.04 0.26 -0.17 97.4 3.52 9 1.1 2.1 0.5 2.0 15 .528 .507 $
1970 29 NYY AL 69.2 41 0 19 2.45 4.22 0.15 -0.17 96.3 3.75 11 1.2 2.2 0.6 2.4 17 .529 .507 $20,000
1971 30 NYY AL 56.0 41 0 20 3.21 4.07 -0.00 -0.17 95.5 3.72 3 0.4 1.6 -0.0 0.9 8 .509 .502 $
1972 31 NYY AL 6.0 4 0 2 3.00 3.39 -0.02 -0.15 103.6 3.39 0 0.0 .2 -0.0 0.1 1 .510 .500 $
1972 31 CHC NL 67.0 48 0 31 4.16 3.78 -0.17 -0.16 109.1 4.12 -1 -0.1 1.6 -0.2 0.2 5 .497 .499 $28,000
1973 32 CHC NL 63.2 47 0 33 4.66 4.27 -0.31 -0.35 107.1 4.53 -1 -0.1 1.6 -0.1 0.3 5 .498 .499 $
1974 33 ATL NL 16.2 17 0 11 5.94 4.16 0.39 -0.34 105.2 3.61 -4 -0.5 1.1 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .472 .497 $
1974 33 NYM NL 41.1 24 0 18 3.92 4.32 -0.42 -0.35 98.9 4.35 2 0.2 .5 -0.1 0.4 6 .508 .501 $
11 Seasons 746.1 495 0 312 3.76 3.99 -0.02 -0.19 100.1 3.82 9 1.2 1.6 0.6 7.9 69 .502 .501 $82,500
OAK (5 yrs) 343.1 220 0 146 3.83 3.85 0.03 -0.16 99.1 3.64 -3 -0.3 1.6 0.3 2.7 20 .499 .500 $18,000
NYY (4 yrs) 197.2 124 0 58 2.64 4.09 0.14 -0.17 96.7 3.65 23 2.7 1.9 1.0 5.4 41 .521 .504 $20,000
CHC (2 yrs) 130.2 95 0 64 4.41 4.01 -0.24 -0.25 108.2 4.32 -2 -0.2 1.6 -0.3 0.5 10 .497 .499 $28,000
NYM (1 yr) 41.1 24 0 18 3.92 4.32 -0.42 -0.35 98.9 4.35 2 0.2 .5 -0.1 0.4 6 .508 .501 $
ATL (1 yr) 16.2 17 0 11 5.94 4.16 0.39 -0.34 105.2 3.61 -4 -0.5 1.1 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .472 .497 $
SEP (1 yr) 16.2 15 0 15 8.10 4.45 -0.57 -0.18 96.4 4.66 -6 -0.7 1.4 -0.2 -0.7 -5 .455 .496 $16,500

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1964 23 KCA AL 9 80 64 18 17 2 1 6 0 0 10 7 .266 .413 .609 1.022 .216 39 3 6 0 0 1 1
1965 24 KCA AL 34 210 186 18 45 7 1 3 1 2 18 26 .242 .317 .339 .656 .266 63 7 3 2 1 6 1
1966 25 KCA AL 66 444 405 27 81 12 3 6 3 3 28 68 .200 .255 .289 .544 .225 117 11 3 5 3 10 8
1967 26 KCA AL 57 372 329 44 87 18 3 9 3 5 32 65 .264 .335 .419 .755 .306 138 7 3 8 0 8 4
1968 27 OAK AL 54 330 279 39 72 8 5 6 3 2 33 44 .258 .344 .387 .731 .282 108 7 6 7 5 6 5
1969 28 NYY AL 38 263 235 17 51 4 1 4 7 3 22 40 .217 .294 .294 .588 .245 69 10 4 1 1 5 4
1969 28 SEP AL 15 85 70 15 25 6 1 4 0 0 13 7 .357 .464 .643 1.107 .356 45 4 1 1 0 4 0
1969 28 TOT AL 53 348 305 32 76 10 2 8 7 3 35 47 .249 .335 .374 .709 .271 114 14 5 2 1 9 4
1970 29 NYY AL 41 284 252 19 57 3 0 3 2 0 20 36 .226 .291 .274 .565 .251 69 9 4 6 2 5 5
1971 30 NYY AL 41 237 202 20 48 9 0 3 4 3 26 24 .238 .320 .327 .647 .253 66 4 0 6 3 9 8
1972 31 CHC NL 48 289 251 31 65 5 1 4 2 1 23 36 .259 .330 .335 .664 .285 84 6 5 7 3 5 10
1972 31 NYY AL 4 26 21 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238 .360 .381 .741 .250 8 0 1 1 0 0 0
1972 31 TOT MLB 52 315 272 33 70 8 1 4 2 1 26 37 .257 .332 .338 .670 .282 92 6 6 8 3 5 10
1973 32 CHC NL 47 281 247 33 76 9 1 8 2 2 23 25 .308 .370 .449 .819 .316 111 10 2 8 1 6 5
1974 33 ATL NL 17 71 57 11 17 4 0 3 1 2 9 7 .298 .382 .526 .909 .286 30 5 0 3 2 2 3
1974 33 NYM NL 24 173 155 18 33 4 0 4 2 2 14 18 .213 .285 .316 .601 .216 49 4 2 1 1 1 5
1974 33 TOT NL 41 244 212 29 50 8 0 7 3 4 23 25 .236 .313 .373 .685 .235 79 9 2 4 3 3 8
11 Yrs 495 3145 2753 312 679 94 17 63 30 25 274 404 .247 .321 .362 .683 .267 996 87 40 56 22 68 59
162 Game Avg. 68 432 378 43 93 13 2 9 4 3 38 55 .247 .321 .362 .683 .267 137 12 5 8 3 9 8
MLB Averages .249 .315 .368 .683 .277
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1964 23 KCA AL -8.4 -0.8 82 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 1.25 -1.1 0.2 -9.0 -0.9 1.25 -10.3 2 4 3
1965 24 KCA AL 3.2 0.3 215 0.4 3.6 -3.2 .97 0.6 -0.2 3.4 0.4 0.97 6.2 11 8 15
1966 25 KCA AL 18.7 2.0 448 2.9 13.7 -10.8 1.72 2.1 -0.4 23.9 2.6 1.72 21.3 41 11 13
1967 26 KCA AL -8.9 -1.0 384 -2.0 7.7 -9.7 1.35 -0.3 -1.2 -15.2 -1.7 1.35 -8.7 27 7 23
1968 27 OAK AL -11.2 -1.3 340 -0.6 6.3 -6.9 1.20 -1.0 0.5 -10.1 -1.2 1.20 -9.4 21 11 22
1969 28 TOT AL 4.2 0.5 360 1.0 10.8 -9.7 1.74 0.3 0.3 2.7 0.4 1.75 0.1 25 11 14
1969 28 SEP AL -6.8 -0.7 86 -1.3 1.2 -2.4 1.10 -0.8 -0.3 -9.9 -1.0 1.10 -9.1 4 4 5
1969 28 NYY AL 11.0 1.2 274 2.3 9.6 -7.3 1.95 1.1 0.1 12.6 1.4 1.95 9.3 21 7 9
1970 29 NYY AL 11.8 1.2 289 1.8 7.6 -5.7 1.50 1.1 0.1 7.9 0.9 1.50 10.8 28 4 9
1971 30 NYY AL 3.6 0.4 247 -2.3 4.8 -7.0 1.40 0.0 -1.7 -2.7 -0.3 1.40 0.8 17 6 18
1972 31 TOT MLB 3.6 0.4 319 1.1 8.4 -7.3 1.59 0.1 0.6 -2.3 -0.2 1.59 -1.1 25 3 24
1972 31 NYY AL 0.3 0.0 26 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .29 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.29 -0.3 0 0 4
1972 31 CHC NL 3.4 0.4 293 1.1 8.3 -7.2 1.71 0.1 0.6 -2.7 -0.3 1.71 -0.9 25 3 20
1973 32 CHC NL -1.1 -0.1 287 -0.1 7.8 -7.9 1.62 -1.1 1.0 -8.1 -0.8 1.62 -12.8 22 7 15
1974 33 TOT NL -0.3 -0.0 251 0.3 3.4 -3.1 .74 0.1 0.2 -2.0 -0.2 0.74 -0.6 8 4 28
1974 33 ATL NL -1.1 -0.1 74 -0.0 1.4 -1.4 .96 -0.2 0.2 -3.3 -0.3 0.96 -2.4 5 2 10
1974 33 NYM NL 0.8 0.1 177 0.3 2.0 -1.7 .65 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.65 1.8 3 2 18
11 Yrs 15.3 1.7 3222 1.5 75.4 -73.9 1.42 0.9 0.2 -11.5 -1.0 1.42 -3.6 227 76 184
PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1964 23 KCA AL 9 9 1 0 1 1 0 1 0% 2 1 8 3 38% 5 1.251 2 4 3 4 0 5 4 5 5 2 7 2 5.4
1965 24 KCA AL 34 34 14 4 3 3 3 0 100% 4 1 31 10 32% 8 .973 11 8 15 8 5 21 18 16 18 10 20 10 4.5
1966 25 KCA AL 66 66 57 8 4 40 32 8 80% 42 1 65 17 26% 9 1.722 41 11 13 43 11 12 34 32 39 11 39 20 5.1
1967 26 KCA AL 57 57 40 3 8 19 12 7 63% 21 1 33 15 45% 8 1.353 27 7 23 21 10 26 22 35 26 14 27 14 4.6
1968 27 OAK AL 54 54 30 4 4 14 11 2 79% 17 3 51 15 29% 8 1.195 21 11 22 17 12 25 29 25 31 17 34 18 4.1
1969 28 TOT AL 53 53 32 8 6 19 14 5 74% 20 0 48 20 42% 1.740 25 11 14 23 10 20 24 29 27 8 29 9 4.7
1969 28 SEP AL 15 15 9 0 2 4 3 1 75% 4 0 15 8 53% 8 1.095 4 4 5 5 2 8 7 8 4 3 5 3 3.3
1969 28 NYY AL 38 38 23 8 4 15 11 4 73% 16 0 33 12 36% 8 1.949 21 7 9 18 8 12 17 21 23 5 24 6 5.2
1970 29 NYY AL 41 41 28 4 2 20 16 4 80% 22 2 36 14 39% 8 1.498 28 4 9 23 11 7 20 21 26 9 27 5 5.1
1971 30 NYY AL 41 41 20 4 4 12 4 8 33% 14 0 35 17 49% 8 1.398 17 6 18 14 6 21 17 24 19 9 21 2 4.1
1972 31 TOT MLB 52 52 43 6 6 20 17 3 85% 20 0 33 10 30% 1.591 25 3 24 20 9 23 19 33 28 9 29 12 4.2
1972 31 NYY AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .289 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 0 4.5
1972 31 CHC NL 48 48 39 6 6 20 17 3 85% 20 0 33 10 30% 8 1.708 25 3 20 20 9 19 19 29 26 9 27 12 4.2
1973 32 CHC NL 47 47 32 4 5 15 12 3 80% 16 0 33 12 36% 9 1.623 22 7 15 16 8 23 19 28 17 13 18 8 4.1
1974 33 TOT NL 41 41 24 2 2 3 2 1 67% 3 0 21 8 38% .739 8 4 28 8 5 28 10 31 19 8 19 11 4.2
1974 33 ATL NL 17 17 8 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 14 5 36% 9 .960 5 2 10 4 3 10 7 10 3 6 3 4 2.9
1974 33 NYM NL 24 24 16 2 1 2 2 0 100% 2 0 7 3 43% 8 .648 3 2 18 4 2 18 3 21 16 2 16 7 5.2
11 Yrs 495 495 321 47 45 166 123 42 74% 181 9 394 141 36% 1.420 227 76 184 197 87 211 216 279 255 110 270 111 4.5
G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1964 23 KCA AL 80 63% 7.5% 8.8% 12.5% 11.3% 53% 3.67 64% 25 3 12%
1965 24 KCA AL 210 58% 1.4% 12.4% 8.6% 5.2% 24% 1.66 75% 47 7 15%
1966 25 KCA AL 444 57% 1.4% 15.3% 6.3% 4.7% 26% 1.84 75% 82 11 13%
1967 26 KCA AL 372 65% 2.4% 17.5% 8.6% 8.1% 35% 2.18 69% 66 7 11%
1968 27 OAK AL 330 58% 1.8% 13.3% 10.0% 5.8% 26% 1.39 71% 70 7 10%
1969 28 TOT AL 348 61% 2.3% 13.5% 10.1% 5.8% 26% 2.32 72% 64 14 22%
1969 28 SEP AL 85 61% 4.7% 8.2% 15.3% 12.9% 44% 2.91 69% 18 4 22%
1969 28 NYY AL 263 60% 1.5% 15.2% 8.4% 3.4% 18% 2.18 73% 46 10 22%
1970 29 NYY AL 284 60% 1.1% 12.7% 7.0% 2.1% 11% 1.41 76% 80 9 11%
1971 30 NYY AL 237 62% 1.3% 10.1% 11.0% 5.1% 25% 1.83 75% 42 4 10%
1972 31 TOT MLB 315 62% 1.3% 11.8% 8.3% 4.1% 19% 1.54 74% 81 6 7%
1972 31 NYY AL 26 65% 0.0% 3.9% 11.5% 11.5% 60% 1.43 77% 4 0 0%
1972 31 CHC NL 289 62% 1.4% 12.5% 8.0% 3.5% 15% 1.55 74% 77 6 8%
1973 32 CHC NL 281 59% 2.9% 8.9% 8.2% 6.4% 24% 1.96 77% 69 10 14%
1974 33 TOT NL 244 62% 2.9% 10.3% 9.4% 6.2% 30% 1.82 75% 53 9 17%
1974 33 ATL NL 71 61% 4.2% 9.9% 12.7% 9.9% 41% 2.08 69% 22 5 23%
1974 33 NYM NL 173 63% 2.3% 10.4% 8.1% 4.6% 24% 1.74 77% 31 4 13%
11 Yrs 3145 60% 2.0% 12.9% 8.7% 5.5% 26% 1.80 73% 679 87 13%
MLB Averages 46% 2.0% 15.0% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.10 73% 11%
PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1964 23 KCA AL 80 17 6 0 4 1 5 4 2 7 4 0 57% 1 0 2 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1965 24 KCA AL 210 45 3 1 12 2 1 0 3 17 6 1 35% 1 1 0 76 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1966 25 KCA AL 444 81 6 1 26 2 4 2 4 35 16 3 46% 8 0 1 155 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1967 26 KCA AL 372 87 9 0 8 6 3 1 8 21 12 0 57% 4 1 3 146 3 5 38% 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
1968 27 OAK AL 330 72 6 1 16 1 5 1 5 27 15 3 56% 5 4 2 144 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1969 28 TOT AL 348 76 8 0 18 3 5 3 5 21 9 4 43% 4 0 3 134 7 3 70% 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
1969 28 SEP AL 85 25 4 0 8 2 2 2 2 7 3 0 43% 0 0 1 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1969 28 NYY AL 263 51 4 0 10 1 3 1 3 14 6 4 43% 4 0 2 96 7 3 70% 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
1970 29 NYY AL 284 57 3 0 14 3 0 0 3 23 12 0 52% 5 1 0 114 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1971 30 NYY AL 237 48 3 0 9 1 2 1 2 15 10 1 67% 8 3 0 102 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1972 31 TOT MLB 315 70 4 0 11 4 0 1 3 29 16 1 55% 10 2 0 139 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1972 31 NYY AL 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 31 CHC NL 289 65 4 0 11 4 0 1 3 27 15 1 56% 10 1 0 129 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1973 32 CHC NL 281 76 8 0 11 4 4 6 2 19 5 2 26% 5 0 0 128 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1974 33 TOT NL 244 50 7 1 13 6 1 5 2 19 12 0 63% 8 1 0 86 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1974 33 ATL NL 71 17 3 1 5 2 1 3 0 10 6 0 60% 3 0 0 29 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1974 33 NYM NL 173 33 4 0 8 4 0 2 2 9 6 0 67% 5 1 0 57 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 Yrs 3145 679 63 4 142 33 30 24 39 233 117 15 50% 59 13 11 1255 30 25 55% 28 24 2 0 0 1 2 0 58 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%
PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1964 23 0 1 .000 8.82 9 0 1 0 0 0 16.1 17 18 16 6 10 1 7 6 0 0 80 45 1.653 9.4 3.3 5.5 3.9 0.70 45
1965 24 4 4 .500 4.52 43 0 15 0 0 3 67.2 62 36 34 9 28 7 33 9 0 1 290 80 1.330 8.2 1.2 3.7 4.4 1.18 80
1966 25 12 8 .600 2.94 109 0 72 0 0 35 180.2 143 63 59 15 56 17 101 12 0 1 732 119 1.101 7.1 0.7 2.8 5.0 1.80 119
1967 26 15 16 .484 3.38 166 0 112 0 0 47 268.2 230 107 101 24 88 25 166 15 0 2 1105 101 1.184 7.7 0.8 2.9 5.6 1.89 101
1968 27 19 20 .487 3.54 220 0 142 0 0 58 343.1 302 146 135 30 121 31 210 21 0 6 1435 92 1.232 7.9 0.8 3.2 5.5 1.74 92
1969 28 27 26 .509 3.47 273 0 174 0 0 72 425.2 378 178 164 38 156 40 257 26 0 6 1783 96 1.255 8.0 0.8 3.3 5.4 1.65 96
1970 29 31 28 .525 3.27 314 0 202 0 0 88 495.2 435 197 180 41 176 45 293 30 0 7 2067 103 1.233 7.9 0.7 3.2 5.3 1.66 103
1971 30 35 32 .522 3.20 355 0 222 0 0 92 551.1 483 217 196 44 202 54 317 30 0 10 2304 105 1.242 7.9 0.7 3.3 5.2 1.57 105
1972 31 41 38 .519 3.17 407 0 265 0 0 109 624.1 553 250 220 48 228 59 354 36 0 12 2619 107 1.251 8.0 0.7 3.3 5.1 1.55 107
1973 32 45 43 .511 3.26 454 0 297 0 0 121 688.0 629 283 249 56 251 65 379 38 0 12 2900 106 1.279 8.2 0.7 3.3 5.0 1.51 106
1974 33 47 45 .511 3.28 495 0 321 0 0 123 746.0 679 312 272 63 274 68 404 40 0 13 3144 106 1.277 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.47 106

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1964 23 0 1 .000 9.00 16.0 17 18 16 6 10 7 6 1.688 9.6 5.6 3.9 0.70 3.4 9
1965 24 3 2 .600 3.83 47.0 48 22 20 3 19 24 3 1.426 9.2 3.6 4.6 1.26 0.6 34
1966 25 9 3 .750 2.42 108.0 87 32 29 6 30 65 3 1.083 7.3 2.5 5.4 2.17 0.5 66
1967 26 3 5 .375 5.74 80.0 96 57 51 10 35 59 3 1.638 10.8 3.9 6.6 1.69 1.1 57
1968 27 2 5 .286 6.41 66.0 85 52 47 7 39 39 7 1.879 11.6 5.3 5.3 1.00 1.0 54
1969 28 4 4 .500 3.96 75.0 81 37 33 9 37 43 5 1.573 9.7 4.4 5.2 1.16 1.1 53
1970 29 5 2 .714 2.45 66.0 60 20 18 3 21 34 4 1.227 8.2 2.9 4.6 1.62 0.4 41
1971 30 3 2 .600 3.46 52.0 53 22 20 3 29 22 0 1.577 9.2 5.0 3.8 0.76 0.5 41
1972 31 5 3 .625 3.33 73.0 75 30 27 4 28 37 6 1.411 9.2 3.5 4.6 1.32 0.5 52
1973 32 3 3 .500 4.35 60.0 76 32 29 8 23 24 2 1.650 11.4 3.5 3.6 1.04 1.2 47
1974 33 3 3 .500 4.09 55.0 52 28 25 7 24 24 2 1.382 8.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 1.1 41
11 Yrs 40 33 .548 4.06 698.0 730 350 315 66 295 378 41 1.468 9.4 4.9 1.28 0.9 495

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1980 BBWAA ()

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1966 AL (13, 8%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1966 AL  4.5 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1966 AL  66 (2nd)
1967 AL  57 (10th)
1968 AL  54 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1966 AL  32 (1st)
1967 AL  12 (7th)
1968 AL  11 (7th)
1969 AL  14 (7th)
1970 AL  16 (9th)
1972 NL  17 (5th)
Career  123 (100th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1966 AL  57 (1st)
1967 AL  40 (6th)
1968 AL  30 (9th)
1972 NL  39 (6th)
Career  321 (88th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1966 AL  19 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1966 AL  2.0 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1966 AL  23.95 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1966 AL  2.9 (5th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1966 AL  2.1 (6th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1966 AL  2.6 (5th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 21 (1050), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (961), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Steve Farr (973)
  2. Fred Gladding (962)
  3. Tom Niedenfuer (959)
  4. John Wyatt (953)
  5. Dick Radatz (952)
  6. Randy Moffitt (950)
  7. Duane Ward (950)
  8. Wayne Granger (950)
  9. Scot Shields (947)
  10. Ed Roebuck (946)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Hal Reniff (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob James (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bob James (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rawly Eastwick (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rawly Eastwick (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Wayne Granger (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Wayne Granger (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Wayne Granger (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Greg Minton (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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