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Ricky Bottalico

Ricky Paul Bottalico

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 26, 1969 in New Britain, CT
High School: South Catholic HS (Hartford, CT)
School: Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1994
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Cardinals/Royals/Mets/Brewers/... 1994-2005
Agents: Gregg Clifton [*]
Final Game: July 22, 2005
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1994 24 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1995 25 PHI NL 62 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 26 PHI NL 61 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 157 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1997 27 PHI NL 69 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 28 PHI NL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 29 STL NL 68 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
2000 30 KCR AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 31 PHI NL 66 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 153 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 32 PHI NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 33 ARI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 34 NYM NL 60 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 35 MIL NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Yrs 562 18 17 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 4 1 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (7 yrs) 330 13 12 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .333 .500 28 4 0 0 1 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 60 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 68 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (11 yrs) 500 18 17 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 4 1 0 1 0 0
AL (1 yr) 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 24 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1995 25 PHI NL 62 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $109,000 1
1996 26 PHI NL 61 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $185,000 1 AS
1997 27 PHI NL 69 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $425,000 1
1998 28 PHI NL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $2,200,000 1
1999 29 STL NL 68 3 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $2,300,000 1
2000 30 KCR AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,500,000 1
2001 31 PHI NL 66 3 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $1,500,000 1
2002 32 PHI NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,500,000 1
2003 33 ARI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2004 34 NYM NL 60 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
2005 35 MIL NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000 1
12 Seasons 562 18 -3 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $10,519,000
PHI (7 yrs) 330 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 -0.0 0 0 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 0 $5,919,000
ARI (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
KCR (1 yr) 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,500,000
NYM (1 yr) 60 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
STL (1 yr) 68 3 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $2,300,000
MIL (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1995 25 PHI NL 6 6 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .270 .000 .339 .000 .419 .000 .758 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1996 26 PHI NL 3 2 1 13.4 106 1.000 .333 .269 .333 .338 .667 .420 1.000 .758 157 .866 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
1997 27 PHI NL 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .270 .000 .342 .000 .424 .000 .766 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1999 29 STL NL 3 4 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .277 .000 .352 .000 .446 .000 .798 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2001 31 PHI NL 3 2 1 13.4 109 .333 .333 .265 .333 .336 .667 .434 1.000 .770 153 .857 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
2004 34 NYM NL 2 2 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .267 .000 .338 .000 .433 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
12 Yrs 18 17 2 3.2 109 .222 .118 .270 .118 .341 .235 .429 .353 .769 -11 .304 -2.7 -0.3 .250 .118 .118
162 Game Avg. 5 5 1 3.2 109 .222 .118 .270 .118 .341 .235 .429 .353 .769 -11 .304 -2.7 -0.3 .250 .118 .118
PHI (7 yrs) 13 11 2 4.9 107 .400 .167 .268 .167 .338 .333 .424 .500 .762 28 .499 -1.2 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
NYM (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .267 .000 .338 .000 .433 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 3 4 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .277 .000 .352 .000 .446 .000 .798 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1995 25 PHI NL 6 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 17% 0%
1996 26 PHI NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 1.5 0.00 33% 100% 0.0% 0%
1997 27 PHI NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1999 29 STL NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67% 0%
2001 31 PHI NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 3.0 0.50 1.00 100% 33% 0.0% 0%
2004 34 NYM NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
12 Yrs 18 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 11.1% 100% 2.1 17.0 2.00 8.00 50% 20% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.6% 8.8% 7.9% 34% 1.88 5.3 31.9 7.5 0.80 1.09 70% 21% 8.2% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 24 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 25 PHI NL -1.5 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .32 -0.2 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 1.07 -1.7 0
1996 26 PHI NL 0.3 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 -0.1 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.90 -0.0 0
1997 27 PHI NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .92 -0.1 -0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.39 -0.6 0
1998 28 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 29 STL NL -0.9 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .36 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 1.10 -1.2 0
2000 30 KCR AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 31 PHI NL 0.3 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .03 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.99 0.3 0
2002 32 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 33 ARI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 34 NYM NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.03 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 1.40 -0.6 0
2005 35 MIL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Yrs -2.8 -0.3 18 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .35 -0.4 -0.2 -4.9 -0.5 1.09 -3.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1995 25 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 26 PHI NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 27 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 29 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 31 PHI NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2004 34 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1995 25 PHI NL 6 83% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1996 26 PHI NL 3 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1997 27 PHI NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 29 STL NL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2001 31 PHI NL 3 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2004 34 NYM NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 18 78% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 18 1 6% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 71% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 25 PHI NL 6 21 3.50 16 76% 13% 56% 19% 13% 88% 0% 67% 36% 50% 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1996 26 PHI NL 3 9 3.00 9 100% 22% 33% 33% 11% 78% 78% 57% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 29 STL NL 3 9 3.00 6 67% 0% 33% 33% 33% 100% 0% 67% 67% 67% 0% 0 0 33% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2001 31 PHI NL 3 8 2.67 6 75% 17% 33% 0% 50% 83% 0% 63% 60% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2004 34 NYM NL 2 5 2.50 4 80% 25% 25% 0% 50% 75% 0% 60% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 17 52 3.06 41 79% 15% 41% 20% 24% 85% 0% 67% 51% 41% 6% 1 0 12% 2 1 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 25 65 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1996 26 126 9 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .250 .375 -3 2 0 0 1 0 0
1997 27 195 10 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .222 .333 -14 2 0 0 1 0 0
1998 28 234 10 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .222 .333 -14 2 0 0 1 0 0
1999 29 302 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .167 .250 -37 2 1 0 1 0 0
2000 30 364 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .167 .250 -37 2 1 0 1 0 0
2001 31 430 16 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .133 .133 .267 .400 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
2002 32 460 16 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .133 .133 .267 .400 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
2003 33 462 16 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .133 .133 .267 .400 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
2004 34 522 18 17 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 4 1 0 1 0 0
2005 35 562 18 17 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 4 1 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1995 25 70 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 62
1996 26 61 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1 61
1997 27 69 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 69
1999 29 68 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 68
2001 31 66 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1 66
2004 34 60 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
6 Yrs 394 19 18 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 .111 .111 .222 .333 2 386
162 Game Avg. 162 8 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333 1 386

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All-Star Games
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