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Mark Bomback

Mark Vincent Bomback

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 14, 1953 in Portsmouth, VA
High School: Durfee HS (Fall River, MA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1978
Teams (by GP): Mets/BlueJays/Brewers 1978-1982

Final Game: July 21, 1982
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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
1971	18	BOS-min	A-	3	3	.500	5.52	16	8					62.0	69	44	38	7	24								1.500	10.0	1.0	3.5			WPT · NYPL
1972	19	BOS-min	A,AA	19	6	.760	2.23	28	28		17	7	0	210.0	145	64	52	4	73	3	194	3	1	5			1.038	6.2	0.2	3.1	8.3	2.66	WHV,PAW · FLOR,EL
1973	20	BOS-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.36	23	23		9	2	0	150.0	123	65	56	9	73	3	105	2	1	3			1.307	7.4	0.5	4.4	6.3	1.44	PAW · IL
1974	21	BOS-min	AAA	10	15	.400	5.44	30	30		7	3	0	172.0	215	114	104	20	91	7	102	3	2	8			1.779	11.2	1.0	4.8	5.3	1.12	PAW · IL
1975	22	BOS-min	AA,AAA	12	10	.545	3.16	28	28		0	0	0	202.0	173	82	71	20	80	2	37	0	0	0			1.252	7.7	0.9	3.6	1.6	0.46	BRI,PAW · EL,IL
1976	23	BOS-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.05	18	18		3	1	0	120.0	130	60	54	10	60	5	63	1	0	1			1.583	9.8	0.8	4.5	4.7	1.05	PAW · IL
1977	24	MIL-min	AA	12	6	.667	4.53	23	22		5	0	0	145.0	152	82	73	12	54	3	76	3	0	5			1.421	9.4	0.7	3.4	4.7	1.41	HLY · EL
1978	25	MIL-min	AAA,AA	12	7	.632	3.16	28	27		10	4	0	188.0	171	75	66	11	65	3	161	1	2	7			1.255	8.2	0.5	3.1	7.7	2.48	SPO,HLY · PCL,EL
1978	25	MIL	AL	0	0		16.20	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	29	3.600	27.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00

1979	26	MIL-min	AAA	22	7	.759	2.56	33	33		16	5	0	246.0	225	87	70	3	67	0	151	7	0	8			1.187	8.2	0.1	2.5	5.5	2.25	VAN · PCL
1980	27	NYM	NL	10	8	.556	4.09	36	25	2	2	1	0	162.2	191	80	74	17	49	3	68	4	0	4	710	87	1.475	10.6	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.39
1981	28	TOR-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	5	3	1	2	0	8	0	0	0			0.778	5.0	1.0	2.0	8.0	4.00	SYR · IL
1981	28	TOR	AL	5	5	.500	3.89	20	11	3	0	0	0	90.1	84	42	39	6	35	2	33	1	1	6	377	101	1.317	8.4	0.6	3.5	3.3	0.94
1982	29	TOR-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.70	9	9	0	0	0	0	56.0	55	25	23	4	19	0	30	4	0	2			1.321	8.8	0.6	3.1	4.8	1.58	SYR · IL
1982	29	TOR	AL	1	5	.167	6.03	16	8	3	0	0	0	59.2	87	44	40	10	25	0	22	3	0	3	287	75	1.877	13.1	1.5	3.8	3.3	0.88
1983	30	TOR-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.84	27	26	0	2	1	0	168.2	160	83	72	13	76	3	123	4	2	8			1.399	8.5	0.7	4.1	6.6	1.62	SYR · IL
1984	31	TOR-min	AAA	3	6	.333	3.56	21	8	6	0	0	0	68.1	66	42	27	7	21	2	31	0	0	1			1.273	8.7	0.9	2.8	4.1	1.48	SYR · IL
4 Yrs				16	18	.471	4.47	74	45	8	2	1	0	314.1	367	169	156	34	110	5	124	8	1	13	1385	86	1.517	10.5	1.0	3.1	3.6	1.13
162 Game Avg.				9	10	.471	4.47	42	26	5	1	1	0	180	210	97	89	19	63	3	71	5	1	7	791	86	1.517	10.5	1.0	3.1	3.6	1.13

TOR (2 yrs)				6	10	.375	4.74	36	19	6	0	0	0	150.0	171	86	79	16	60	2	55	4	1	9	664	88	1.540	10.3	1.0	3.6	3.3	0.92
NYM (1 yr)				10	8	.556	4.09	36	25	2	2	1	0	162.2	191	80	74	17	49	3	68	4	0	4	710	87	1.475	10.6	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.39
MIL (1 yr)				0	0		16.20	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	29	3.600	27.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00

AL (3 yrs)				6	10	.375	4.87	38	20	6	0	0	0	151.2	176	89	82	17	61	2	56	4	1	9	675	86	1.563	10.4	1.0	3.6	3.3	0.92
NL (1 yr)				10	8	.556	4.09	36	25	2	2	1	0	162.2	191	80	74	17	49	3	68	4	0	4	710	87	1.475	10.6	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.39

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
1978	25	MIL	AL	1.2	2	1	3	16.20	3.95	0.21	-0.15	101.3	3.64	-2	-0.2	.0	0.1	-0.1	-2	.386	.499	$

1980	27	NYM	NL	162.2	36	25	80	4.43	4.12	-0.20	0.09	99.7	4.40	-1	-0.1	.7	-0.1	1.1	15	.497	.499	$
1981	28	TOR	AL	90.1	20	11	42	4.18	4.25	0.04	0.03	104.7	4.43	3	0.3	.8	-0.1	1.0	8	.515	.502	$
1982	29	TOR	AL	59.2	16	8	44	6.64	4.80	0.17	-0.02	114.3	5.28	-9	-0.9	.5	0.0	-0.4	-3	.446	.495	$
4 Seasons				314.1	74	45	169	4.84	4.29	-0.06	0.05	103.9	4.57	-9	-0.9	.6	-0.1	1.6	18	.488	.499	$

TOR (2 yrs)				150.0	36	19	86	5.16	4.47	0.09	0.01	108.5	4.77	-6	-0.6	.6	-0.1	0.6	5	.484	.498	$
NYM (1 yr)				162.2	36	25	80	4.43	4.12	-0.20	0.09	99.7	4.40	-1	-0.1	.7	-0.1	1.1	15	.497	.499	$
MIL (1 yr)				1.2	2	1	3	16.20	3.95	0.21	-0.15	101.3	3.64	-2	-0.2	.0	0.1	-0.1	-2	.386	.499	$

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
1978	25	MIL	AL	2	11	10	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.545	.900	1.445	.500	9	0	0	0	0	0	0

1980	27	NYM	NL	36	710	644	80	191	26	7	17	7	10	49	68	.297	.347	.438	.785	.308	282	14	4	7	6	3	10
1981	28	TOR	AL	20	377	335	42	84	14	3	6	6	8	35	33	.251	.321	.364	.685	.261	122	5	1	3	3	2	3
1982	29	TOR	AL	16	287	254	44	87	14	3	10	3	0	25	22	.343	.405	.539	.944	.344	137	9	3	3	2	0	5
4 Yrs				74	1385	1243	169	367	55	13	34	16	18	110	124	.295	.353	.442	.796	.304	550	28	8	13	11	5	18
162 Game Avg.				42	791	710	97	210	31	7	19	9	10	63	71	.295	.353	.442	.796	.304	314	16	5	7	6	3	10
MLB Averages																.261	.325	.385	.710	.283

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1978	25	MIL	AL	-2.0	-0.2	11	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	.47	-0.2	-0.4	-2.5	-0.2	0.47	-2.5	0	0	1

1980	27	NYM	NL	-8.9	-0.9	733	0.2	12.6	-12.4	1.03	-1.4	1.6	-5.3	-0.6	1.03	-16.5	1	3	6
1981	28	TOR	AL	1.4	0.2	400	-0.8	6.0	-6.8	.98	0.0	-0.8	-4.4	-0.4	0.98	-0.5	2	2	5
1982	29	TOR	AL	-9.1	-0.9	294	-1.5	3.7	-5.1	.82	-1.7	-0.1	-15.2	-1.4	0.82	-18.5	1	1	6
4 Yrs				-18.6	-1.8	1438	-2.3	22.3	-24.6	.97	-3.3	0.9	-27.4	-2.6	0.97	-38.0	4	6	18

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
1978	25	MIL	AL	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	32.0	32	32	2	0	0	1	5.0	0.0	0.7

1980	27	NYM	NL	36	25	8	8	9	1	2	10	15	.400	1	5	2	1	10	40%	48.2	79	28	23	9	2	12	3.3	3.7	5.8
1981	28	TOR	AL	20	11	3	5	3	0	1	4	7	.364	0	3	0	0	5	45%	49.4	66	32	14	3	2	3	3.5	2.7	6.3
1982	29	TOR	AL	16	8	1	5	2	0	0	2	6	.250	1	0	0	0	1	13%	36.1	56	15	12	5	4	2	3.7	3.6	4.9
4 Yrs				74	45	12	18	15	1	3	16	29	.356	2	9	2	1	16	36%	46	79	15	51	17	8	18	3.5	3.4	5.6
MLB Averages													.500						52%	51	99	-12					4.3	4.2	6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1978	25	MIL	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		8	.471	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0

1980	27	NYM	NL	36	11	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	11	4	36%	5	1.028	1	3	6	2	1	8	5	6	6	3	6	0	5.1
1981	28	TOR	AL	20	9	3	2	0	1	0	1	0%	2	1	5	5	100%	7	.977	2	2	5	2	0	7	2	7	6	2	6	0	6.9
1982	29	TOR	AL	16	8	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	12	8	67%	2	.820	1	1	6	0	1	7	7	1	7	0	7	0	7.6
4 Yrs				74	29	8	4	0	1	0	1	0%	2	1	28	17	61%		.967	4	6	18	4	2	23	14	15	19	5	19	0	6.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1978	25	MIL	AL	11	55%	9.1%	9.1%	9.1%	18.2%	40%	0.33	73%	2	0	0%

1980	27	NYM	NL	710	49%	2.4%	9.6%	6.9%	7.0%	26%	1.57	80%	139	14	10%
1981	28	TOR	AL	377	46%	1.6%	8.8%	9.3%	6.1%	27%	1.58	79%	61	5	8%
1982	29	TOR	AL	287	59%	3.5%	7.7%	8.7%	9.4%	31%	1.77	78%	70	9	13%
4 Yrs				1385	50%	2.5%	9.0%	7.9%	7.4%	28%	1.60	79%	272	28	10%
MLB Averages					44%	2.0%	12.7%	8.4%	6.5%	28%	1.10	75%			11%

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
1978	25	MIL	AL	11	5			1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1980	27	NYM	NL	710	191			17	1	20	7	10	5	12	41	19	5	46%	10	4	1	271	7	10	41%	6	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
1981	28	TOR	AL	377	84			6	0	7	2	4	3	3	22	14	2	64%	3	6	1	125	6	8	43%	6	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	0
1982	29	TOR	AL	287	87			10	1	4	4	6	6	4	17	9	2	53%	5	3	0	137	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
4 Yrs				1385	367			34	2	31	13	21	14	20	80	42	9	53%	18	13	2	538	16	18	47%	15	18	0	0	1	0	1	0	37	0
MLB Averages																		53%							66%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	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+
1978	25	0	0		16.20	2	1	0	0	0	1.2	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	29	3.600	27.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00	29
1979	26	0	0		16.20	2	1	0	0	0	1.2	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	29	3.600	27.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00	29
1980	27	10	8	.556	4.22	38	26	2	2	1	164.1	196	83	77	18	50	3	69	4	0	4	721	84	1.497	10.7	1.0	2.7	3.8	1.38	84
1981	28	15	13	.536	4.10	58	37	5	2	1	254.2	280	125	116	24	85	5	102	5	1	10	1098	90	1.433	9.9	0.8	3.0	3.6	1.20	90
1982	29	16	18	.471	4.47	74	45	8	2	1	314.1	367	169	156	34	110	5	124	8	1	13	1385	86	1.517	10.5	1.0	3.1	3.6	1.13	86

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1978	25	0	0		36.00	1.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	0	7.000	54.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	9.0	2

1980	27	6	10	.375	4.95	151.0	202	92	83	18	52	63	4	1.682	12.0	3.1	3.8	1.21	1.1	36
1981	28	6	8	.429	4.54	127.0	132	71	64	9	55	47	2	1.472	9.4	3.9	3.3	0.85	0.6	20
1982	29	2	4	.333	5.90	58.0	85	42	38	10	24	22	3	1.879	13.2	3.7	3.4	0.92	1.6	16
4 Yrs		14	22	.389	5.05	337.0	425	209	189	38	132	133	9	1.653	11.4		3.6	1.01	1.0	74

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Similarity Scores

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