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Oil Can Boyd
Dennis Ray Boyd
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: October 6, 1959 in Meridian, MS
Schools: Jackson State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1982
Final Game: October 1, 1991
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Standard Pitching

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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
1982 22 BOS AL 0 1 .000 5.40 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 11 5 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 37 80 1.560 11.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.00
1983 23 BOS AL 4 8 .333 3.28 15 13 2 5 0 0 98.2 103 46 36 9 23 0 43 1 1 3 413 133 1.277 9.4 0.8 2.1 3.9 1.87
1984 24 BOS AL 12 12 .500 4.37 29 26 2 10 3 0 197.2 207 109 96 18 53 5 134 1 1 5 835 96 1.315 9.4 0.8 2.4 6.1 2.53
1985 25 BOS AL 15 13 .536 3.70 35 35 0 13 3 0 272.1 273 117 112 26 67 3 154 4 1 1 1132 117 1.248 9.0 0.9 2.2 5.1 2.30
1986 26 BOS AL 16 10 .615 3.78 30 30 0 10 0 0 214.1 222 99 90 32 45 1 129 2 0 3 893 111 1.246 9.3 1.3 1.9 5.4 2.87
1987 27 BOS AL 1 3 .250 5.89 7 7 0 0 0 0 36.2 47 31 24 6 9 1 12 2 2 0 167 77 1.527 11.5 1.5 2.2 2.9 1.33
1988 28 BOS AL 9 7 .563 5.34 23 23 0 1 0 0 129.2 147 82 77 25 41 2 71 2 5 0 561 77 1.450 10.2 1.7 2.8 4.9 1.73
1989 29 BOS AL 3 2 .600 4.42 10 10 0 0 0 0 59.0 57 31 29 8 19 0 26 0 0 2 246 93 1.288 8.7 1.2 2.9 4.0 1.37
1990 30 MON NL 10 6 .625 2.93 31 31 0 3 3 0 190.2 164 64 62 19 52 10 113 3 3 3 774 125 1.133 7.7 0.9 2.5 5.3 2.17
1991 31 TOT MLB 8 15 .348 4.59 31 31 0 1 1 0 182.1 196 96 93 21 57 3 115 0 4 2 773 83 1.388 9.7 1.0 2.8 5.7 2.02
1991 31 MON NL 6 8 .429 3.52 19 19 0 1 1 0 120.1 115 49 47 9 40 2 82 0 3 2 496 104 1.288 8.6 0.7 3.0 6.1 2.05
1991 31 TEX AL 2 7 .222 6.68 12 12 0 0 0 0 62.0 81 47 46 12 17 1 33 0 1 0 277 61 1.581 11.8 1.7 2.5 4.8 1.94
10 Seasons 78 77 .503 4.04 214 207 4 43 10 0 1389.2 1427 680 624 166 368 25 799 15 17 20 5831 102 1.292 9.2 1.1 2.4 5.2 2.17
162 Game Avg. 13 12 .503 4.04 35 33 1 7 2 0 224 230 110 101 27 59 4 129 2 3 3 942 102 1.292 9.2 1.1 2.4 5.2 2.17
BOS (8 yrs) 60 56 .517 4.15 152 145 4 39 6 0 1016.2 1067 520 469 126 259 12 571 12 10 15 4284 102 1.304 9.4 1.1 2.3 5.1 2.20
MON (2 yrs) 16 14 .533 3.15 50 50 0 4 4 0 311.0 279 113 109 28 92 12 195 3 6 5 1270 116 1.193 8.1 0.8 2.7 5.6 2.12
TEX (1 yr) 2 7 .222 6.68 12 12 0 0 0 0 62.0 81 47 46 12 17 1 33 0 1 0 277 61 1.581 11.8 1.7 2.5 4.8 1.94
AL (9 yrs) 62 63 .496 4.30 164 157 4 39 6 0 1078.2 1148 567 515 138 276 13 604 12 11 15 4561 99 1.320 9.6 1.2 2.3 5.0 2.19
NL (2 yrs) 16 14 .533 3.15 50 50 0 4 4 0 311.0 279 113 109 28 92 12 195 3 6 5 1270 116 1.193 8.1 0.8 2.7 5.6 2.12

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1986 26 BOS AL ALCS W CAL 1 1 .500 4.61 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 17 7 7 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 59 1.463 11.2 2.0 2.0 5.3 2.67
1986 26 BOS AL WS L NYM 0 1 .000 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 31 1.429 11.6 1.3 1.3 3.9 3.00
1 Season (2 Series) 1 2 .333 5.66 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.2 26 13 13 4 4 0 11 1 0 0 90 1.452 11.3 1.7 1.7 4.8 2.75
1 ALCS 1 1 .500 4.61 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 17 7 7 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 59 1.463 11.2 2.0 2.0 5.3 2.67
1 WS 0 1 .000 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 31 1.429 11.6 1.3 1.3 3.9 3.00

Standard Batting

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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
1990 30 MON NL 31 71 59 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .051 .051 .051 .102 -71 3 1 0 12 0 0 1
1991 31 TOT MLB 19 42 36 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .083 .154 .083 .237 -31 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1991 31 MON NL 19 42 36 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 19 .083 .154 .083 .237 -31 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
10 Seasons 50 113 95 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 20 .063 .092 .063 .155 -55 6 1 0 15 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 366 308 6 19 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 65 .063 .092 .063 .155 -55 19 3 0 49 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 50 113 95 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 39 .063 .092 .063 .155 -55 6 1 0 15 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1982 BOS AL 22 P 3 1 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.33 1.000 1.84 0.73
1983 BOS AL 23 P 15 13 98.2 16 5 10 1 1 .938 1.37 1.00 .956 1.80 0.73
1984 BOS AL 24 P 29 26 197.2 53 20 31 2 3 .962 2.32 1.76 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 BOS AL 25 P 35 35 272.1 84 42 41 1 2 .988 2.74 2.37 .951 1.86 0.70
1986 BOS AL 26 P 30 30 214.1 53 24 27 2 4 .962 2.14 1.70 .957 1.83 0.68
1987 BOS AL 27 P 7 7 36.2 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 3.68 2.14 .953 1.84 0.67
1988 BOS AL 28 P 23 23 129.2 25 8 15 2 0 .920 1.60 1.00 .964 1.78 0.67
1989 BOS AL 29 P 10 10 59.0 17 7 10 0 1 1.000 2.59 1.70 .959 1.88 0.66
1990 MON NL 30 P 31 31 190.2 34 7 24 3 1 .912 1.46 1.00 .959 1.80 0.58
1991 TOT MLB 31 P 31 31 182.1 28 11 17 0 1 1.000 1.38 0.90 .954 1.84 0.59
1991 MON NL 31 P 19 19 120.1 18 7 11 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.95 .956 1.86 0.59
1991 TEX AL 31 P 12 12 62.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.45 0.83 .950 1.80 0.58
10 Seasons P 214 207 1389.2 326 128 187 11 13 .966 2.04 1.47 .956 1.82 0.66
10 Seasons TOT 214 207 1389.2 326 128 187 11 13 .966 2.04 1.47 .922 1.82 0.66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1990 NL--2.927--8th

Wins s c a p y
1986 AL--16--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1990 NL--1.133--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 NL--7.741--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 AL--2.214--5th
1986 AL--1.890--2nd
1990 NL--2.455--10th
Career--2.383--227th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL--6.101--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1985 AL--272.3--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1985 AL--35--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1984 AL--10--9th
1985 AL--13--4th
1986 AL--10--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1984 AL--3--7th
1985 AL--3--4th
1990 NL--3--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1986 AL--32--7th
1988 AL--25--7th

Hits s c a p y
1985 AL--273--1st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1984 AL--2.528--5th
1985 AL--2.299--6th
1986 AL--2.867--5th
Career--2.171--184th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1985 AL--112--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1985 AL--1132--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1990 NL--125--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1990 NL--12--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 29 (831), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1036), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1092), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Bill Wegman (956)
  6. Luke Hamlin (953)
  7. Bob Muncrief (951)
  8. Mark Clark (950)
  9. Joey Hamilton (950)
  10. Mike Smithson (949)
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  5. Luis Leal (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Mark Clark (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mark Clark (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

July 21, 1991: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Texas Rangers for Joey Eischen and Jonathan Hurst. The Texas Rangers sent Travis Buckley (minors) (September 1, 1991) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Boston Red Sox$177,500
1986Boston Red Sox$375,000
1987Boston Red Sox$550,000
1988Boston Red Sox$550,000
1989Boston Red Sox$550,000
1990Montreal Expos$400,000
1991Montreal Expos$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,102,500
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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