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Don August

Donald Glenn August

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 3, 1963 in Inglewood, CA
School: Chapman University (Orange, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed July 14, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1988
Team: Brewers 1988-1991

Final Game: October 1, 1991
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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
1988 24 MIL AL 13 7 .650 3.09 24 22 0 6 1 0 148.1 137 55 51 12 48 6 66 0 0 5 614 129 1.247 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.38 RoY-4
1989 25 MIL AL 12 12 .500 5.31 31 25 2 2 1 0 142.1 175 93 84 17 58 2 51 2 1 3 648 73 1.637 11.1 1.1 3.7 3.2 0.88
1990 26 MIL AL 0 3 .000 6.55 5 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 13 10 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 51 61 1.636 10.6 0.0 4.1 1.6 0.40
1991 27 MIL AL 9 8 .529 5.47 28 23 3 1 1 0 138.1 166 87 84 18 47 2 62 3 0 5 613 74 1.540 10.8 1.2 3.1 4.0 1.32
4 Yrs 34 30 .531 4.64 88 70 6 9 3 0 440.0 491 245 227 47 158 10 181 5 1 15 1926 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15
162 Game Avg. 15 13 .531 4.64 38 30 3 4 1 0 189 211 105 98 20 68 4 78 2 0 6 829 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15

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
1988 24 MIL AL 148.1 24 22 55 3.34 4.39 0.16 0.13 100.6 4.38 17 1.9 .9 -0.1 3.0 32 .579 .512 $62,500 RoY-4
1989 25 MIL AL 142.1 31 25 93 5.88 4.32 -0.27 0.10 99.5 4.67 -20 -2.0 .4 -0.0 -0.9 -5 .436 .488 $
1990 26 MIL AL 11.0 5 0 10 8.18 4.23 -0.20 -0.32 100.2 4.12 -5 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .404 .497 $170,000
1991 27 MIL AL 138.1 28 23 87 5.66 4.46 -0.20 0.12 97.1 4.64 -16 -1.6 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 0 .444 .490 $
4 Seasons 440.0 88 70 245 5.01 4.39 -0.10 0.10 99.2 4.55 -23 -2.1 .9 -0.4 1.2 24 .476 .497 $232,500

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
1988 24 MIL AL 24 614 559 55 137 24 1 12 10 5 48 66 .245 .303 .356 .659 .258 199 16 0 4 3 6 9
1989 25 MIL AL 31 648 579 93 175 16 4 17 12 7 58 51 .302 .364 .432 .796 .305 250 15 2 2 7 2 15
1990 26 MIL AL 5 51 44 10 13 3 1 0 2 0 5 2 .295 .367 .409 .776 .310 18 1 0 2 0 0 2
1991 27 MIL AL 28 613 551 87 166 22 3 18 18 4 47 62 .301 .358 .450 .808 .312 248 16 3 9 3 2 4
4 Yrs 88 1926 1733 245 491 65 9 47 42 16 158 181 .283 .343 .413 .755 .292 715 48 5 17 13 10 30
162 Game Avg. 38 829 746 105 211 28 4 20 18 7 68 78 .283 .343 .413 .755 .292 308 21 2 7 6 4 13
MLB Averages .255 .321 .381 .702 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1988 24 MIL AL 15.3 1.6 635 1.5 10.6 -9.1 .92 1.2 0.5 18.6 2.0 0.92 15.7 0 2 0
1989 25 MIL AL -22.8 -2.2 671 -1.9 10.0 -12.0 .93 -2.3 0.2 -24.8 -2.4 0.93 -25.2 0 1 5
1990 26 MIL AL -3.6 -0.4 56 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 .92 -0.3 -0.3 -1.9 -0.2 0.92 -2.5 2 2 1
1991 27 MIL AL -20.2 -1.9 642 -2.4 10.2 -12.6 1.02 -2.2 -0.2 -20.0 -1.9 1.02 -22.4 2 0 3
4 Yrs -31.3 -2.9 2004 -3.4 31.5 -34.9 .95 -3.6 0.0 -28.1 -2.6 0.95 -34.4 4 5 9

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1988 24 MIL AL 24 22 12 7 3 3 3 13 9 .591 0 1 6 1 13 59% 53.3 78 19 16 6 1 7 4.4 4.6 6.5 93 6 5 9 1 123
1989 25 MIL AL 31 25 10 12 3 2 1 11 14 .440 2 2 2 1 10 40% 41.7 75 14 28 10 1 8 3.9 4.8 5.1 83 8 12 4 1 135
1991 27 MIL AL 28 23 8 7 8 1 0 11 12 .478 3 3 1 1 9 39% 43.7 75 19 21 7 1 13 5.5 6.6 5.4 88 7 9 6 1 127
3 Yrs 83 70 30 26 14 6 4 35 35 .500 5 6 9 3 32 46% 46 78 14 65 23 3 28 4.6 5.3 5.7 88 21 26 19 3 135
MLB Averages .500 54% 51 103 -4 4.2 4.2 6.2 94

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
1988 24 MIL AL 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 .919 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 7.5 33
1989 25 MIL AL 31 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 .927 0 1 5 1 0 5 3 3 5 0 5 0 7.3 31
1990 26 MIL AL 5 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 0% 1 0 5 1 20% 5 .918 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 4 0 6.6 31
1991 27 MIL AL 28 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 1.023 2 0 3 0 2 3 1 4 4 0 4 0 8.0 40
4 Yrs 88 18 6 4 4 1 0 1 0% 1 0 12 2 17% .955 4 5 9 3 3 12 8 10 15 1 15 0 7.3 34

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%
1988 24 MIL AL 614 49% 2.0% 10.8% 7.8% 6.0% 27% 0.87 1.21 79% 20% 7.9% 42% 112 16 14%
1989 25 MIL AL 648 49% 2.6% 7.9% 9.0% 5.7% 21% 0.84 1.12 80% 22% 6.7% 12% 131 15 11%
1990 26 MIL AL 51 59% 0.0% 3.9% 9.8% 7.8% 31% 1.21 1.58 82% 18% 0.0% 16% 12 1 8%
1991 27 MIL AL 613 45% 2.9% 10.1% 7.7% 7.0% 26% 0.87 1.34 77% 18% 7.9% 12% 127 16 13%
4 Yrs 1926 48% 2.4% 9.4% 8.2% 6.3% 25% 0.87 1.23 79% 20% 7.2% 21% 382 48 13%
MLB Averages 40% 2.0% 14.9% 8.5% 6.6% 29% 0.80 1.05 73% 20% 6.5% 24% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 24 MIL AL 593 2081 3.51 1254 60% 26% 11% 24% 38% 74% 2% 44% 84% 55% 5% 32 13 15% 90 45 5 24% 9 14 21 2 0
1989 25 MIL AL 643 2226 3.46 1322 59% 29% 8% 23% 40% 70% 1% 42% 88% 54% 6% 38 26 14% 89 34 6 30% 2 10 5 0 8
1990 26 MIL AL 51 154 3.02 90 58% 20% 7% 23% 49% 79% 0% 46% 90% 67% 6% 3 3 6% 3 2 1 50% 1 0 0 0 1
1991 27 MIL AL 614 2237 3.64 1333 60% 24% 10% 28% 38% 76% 1% 45% 87% 55% 5% 30 18 15% 92 41 3 31% 11 10 -1 0 0
4 Yrs 1901 6698 3.52 3999 60% 26% 10% 25% 39% 73% 1% 44% 87% 55% 5% 103 60 14% 274 122 15 28% 23 34 25 2 9
MLB Averages 3.62 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 56% 6% 18% 26%

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
1988 24 MIL AL 614 137 18 1 12 0 10 6 6 6 6 36 17 5 47% 9 5 0 207 10 5 67% 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
1989 25 MIL AL 648 175 20 2 17 0 9 11 6 6 11 34 20 3 59% 15 3 1 253 12 7 63% 11 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
1990 26 MIL AL 51 13 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33% 2 2 0 22 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1991 27 MIL AL 613 166 62 2 18 0 6 8 10 8 10 29 19 2 66% 4 5 2 239 18 4 82% 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
4 Yrs 1926 491 103 5 47 0 27 25 22 20 27 102 57 10 56% 30 15 3 721 42 16 72% 37 16 5 0 0 0 5 0 40 0
MLB Averages 54% 68%

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+
1988 24 13 7 .650 3.09 24 22 0 6 1 0 148.1 137 55 51 12 48 6 66 0 0 5 614 129 1.247 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.38 129
1989 25 25 19 .568 4.18 55 47 2 8 2 0 290.2 312 148 135 29 106 8 117 2 1 8 1262 94 1.438 9.7 0.9 3.3 3.6 1.10 94
1990 26 25 22 .532 4.27 60 47 3 8 2 0 301.2 325 158 143 29 111 8 119 2 1 10 1313 92 1.445 9.7 0.9 3.3 3.6 1.07 92
1991 27 34 30 .531 4.64 88 70 6 9 3 0 440.0 491 245 227 47 158 10 181 5 1 15 1926 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15 85

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
1988 24 8 7 .533 3.54 140.0 143 61 55 13 50 62 0 1.379 9.2 3.2 4.0 1.24 0.8 24
1989 25 4 10 .286 6.25 134.0 184 103 93 18 61 48 2 1.828 12.4 4.1 3.2 0.79 1.2 31
1990 26 0 1 .000 6.55 11.0 13 9 8 0 5 2 0 1.636 10.6 4.1 1.6 0.40 0.0 5
1991 27 4 10 .286 6.23 130.0 172 100 90 19 49 58 3 1.700 11.9 3.4 4.0 1.18 1.3 28
4 Yrs 16 28 .364 5.33 415.0 512 273 246 50 165 170 5 1.631 11.1 3.7 1.03 1.1 88

* 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

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1988 AL  .650 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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