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Ricky Bottalico
Ricky Paul Bottalico
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 26, 1969 in New Britain, CT
High School: South Catholic (Hartford, CT)
School: Central Connecticut State University
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1994
Final Game: July 22, 2005
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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
1994 24 PHI NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
1995 25 PHI NL 5 3 .625 2.46 62 0 20 0 0 1 87.2 50 25 24 7 42 3 87 4 0 1 350 172 1.049 5.1 0.7 4.3 8.9 2.07
1996 26 PHI NL 4 5 .444 3.19 61 0 56 0 0 34 67.2 47 24 24 6 23 2 74 2 0 3 269 134 1.034 6.3 0.8 3.1 9.8 3.22 AS
1997 27 PHI NL 2 5 .286 3.65 69 0 61 0 0 34 74.0 68 31 30 7 42 4 89 2 0 3 324 116 1.486 8.3 0.9 5.1 10.8 2.12
1998 28 PHI NL 1 5 .167 6.44 39 0 28 0 0 6 43.1 54 31 31 7 25 5 27 1 0 2 206 68 1.823 11.2 1.5 5.2 5.6 1.08
1999 29 STL NL 3 7 .300 4.91 68 0 40 0 0 20 73.1 83 45 40 8 49 1 66 3 0 6 347 94 1.800 10.2 1.0 6.0 8.1 1.35
2000 30 KCR AL 9 6 .600 4.83 62 0 50 0 0 16 72.2 65 40 39 12 41 3 56 2 1 5 319 105 1.459 8.1 1.5 5.1 6.9 1.37
2001 31 PHI NL 3 4 .429 3.90 66 0 18 0 0 3 67.0 58 31 29 11 25 2 57 4 0 5 281 110 1.239 7.8 1.5 3.4 7.7 2.28
2002 32 PHI NL 0 3 .000 4.61 30 0 6 0 0 0 27.1 33 16 14 3 13 2 24 2 0 2 128 84 1.683 10.9 1.0 4.3 7.9 1.85
2003 33 ARI NL 1 0 1.000 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 86 3.000 16.2 0.0 10.8 10.8 1.00
2004 34 NYM NL 3 2 .600 3.38 60 0 8 0 0 0 69.1 54 30 26 3 34 7 61 4 0 3 296 127 1.269 7.0 0.4 4.4 7.9 1.79
2005 35 MIL NL 2 2 .500 4.54 40 0 11 0 0 2 41.2 43 24 21 7 19 0 29 3 0 7 187 94 1.488 9.3 1.5 4.1 6.3 1.53
12 Seasons 33 42 .440 3.99 562 0 301 0 0 116 628.2 561 298 279 71 316 30 575 27 1 37 2730 110 1.395 8.0 1.0 4.5 8.2 1.82
162 Game Avg. 4 5 .440 3.99 68 0 36 0 0 14 76 68 36 34 9 38 4 70 3 0 4 330 110 1.395 8.0 1.0 4.5 8.2 1.82
PHI (7 yrs) 15 25 .375 3.70 330 0 192 0 0 78 370.0 313 158 152 41 171 18 361 15 0 16 1571 115 1.308 7.6 1.0 4.2 8.8 2.11
ARI (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 86 3.000 16.2 0.0 10.8 10.8 1.00
KCR (1 yr) 9 6 .600 4.83 62 0 50 0 0 16 72.2 65 40 39 12 41 3 56 2 1 5 319 105 1.459 8.1 1.5 5.1 6.9 1.37
NYM (1 yr) 3 2 .600 3.38 60 0 8 0 0 0 69.1 54 30 26 3 34 7 61 4 0 3 296 127 1.269 7.0 0.4 4.4 7.9 1.79
STL (1 yr) 3 7 .300 4.91 68 0 40 0 0 20 73.1 83 45 40 8 49 1 66 3 0 6 347 94 1.800 10.2 1.0 6.0 8.1 1.35
MIL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 4.54 40 0 11 0 0 2 41.2 43 24 21 7 19 0 29 3 0 7 187 94 1.488 9.3 1.5 4.1 6.3 1.53
NL (11 yrs) 24 36 .400 3.88 500 0 251 0 0 100 556.0 496 258 240 59 275 27 519 25 0 32 2411 111 1.387 8.0 1.0 4.5 8.4 1.89
AL (1 yr) 9 6 .600 4.83 62 0 50 0 0 16 72.2 65 40 39 12 41 3 56 2 1 5 319 105 1.459 8.1 1.5 5.1 6.9 1.37

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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 1.000 156 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1997 27 PHI NL 66 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 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 29 STL NL 65 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 31 PHI NL 64 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 152 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 32 PHI NL 26 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 57 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 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 485 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 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 .118 .235 .353 -11 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (7 yrs) 320 13 12 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .333 .500 27 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) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 57 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) 65 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) 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (11 yrs) 482 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) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1994 PHI NL 24 P 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.53
1995 PHI NL 25 P 62 0 87.2 13 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.33 0.21 .954 1.84 0.51
1996 PHI NL 26 P 61 0 67.2 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.80 0.10 .950 1.84 0.52 AS
1997 PHI NL 27 P 69 0 74.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 1.09 0.13 .956 1.85 0.52
1998 PHI NL 28 P 39 0 43.1 11 5 6 0 1 1.000 2.28 0.28 .964 1.85 0.54
1999 STL NL 29 P 68 0 73.1 13 4 9 0 2 1.000 1.60 0.19 .946 1.72 0.48
2000 KCR AL 30 P 62 0 72.2 14 6 7 1 1 .929 1.61 0.21 .957 1.62 0.46
2001 PHI NL 31 P 66 0 67.0 14 3 10 1 0 .929 1.75 0.20 .957 1.75 0.46
2002 PHI NL 32 P 30 0 27.1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.65 0.17 .960 1.84 0.48
2003 ARI NL 33 P 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 0.50
2004 NYM NL 34 P 60 0 69.1 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.22 .962 1.84 0.47
2005 MIL NL 35 P 40 0 41.2 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.73 0.20 .967 1.75 0.46
12 Seasons P 562 0 628.2 107 38 66 3 8 .972 1.49 0.19 .957 1.79 0.49
12 Seasons TOT 562 0 628.2 107 38 66 3 8 .972 1.49 0.19 .929 1.79 0.49

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1996 *

Games Played s c a p y
Career--562--228th

Saves s c a p y
1996 NL--34--8th
1997 NL--34--8th
Career--116--99th

Games Finished s c a p y
1996 NL--56--8th
1997 NL--61--4th
2000 AL--50--10th
Career--301--95th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (800), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Antonio Alfonseca (964)
  8. Joe Boever (955)
  9. Stan Belinda (953)
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  7. Heathcliff Slocumb (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Heathcliff Slocumb (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

July 21, 1991: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

November 19, 1998: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Garrett Stephenson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant and Cliff Politte.

December 21, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 4, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

September 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

April 7, 2004: Released by the New York Mets.

April 16, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 27, 2005: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 9, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

August 25, 2005: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

February 4, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 22, 2006: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1996Philadelphia Phillies$185,000
1997Philadelphia Phillies$425,000
1998Philadelphia Phillies$2,200,000
1999St. Louis Cardinals$2,300,000
2000Kansas City Royals$1,500,000
2001Philadelphia Phillies$1,500,000
2002Philadelphia Phillies$1,500,000
2005Milwaukee Brewers$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,519,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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