Tony Brizzolara
Anthony John Brizzolara
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 14, 1957 in Santa Monica, CA
High School: Memorial (Beloit, WI)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1979
Final Game: September 28, 1984
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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
1979 22 ATL NL 6 9 .400 5.28 20 19 0 2 0 0 107.1 133 70 63 6 33 1 64 3 0 5 487 77 1.547 11.2 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.94
1983 26 ATL NL 1 0 1.000 3.54 14 0 2 0 0 1 20.1 22 8 8 2 6 0 17 0 0 0 88 110 1.377 9.7 0.9 2.7 7.5 2.83
1984 27 ATL NL 1 2 .333 5.28 10 4 2 0 0 0 29.0 33 22 17 4 13 1 17 0 1 3 132 73 1.586 10.2 1.2 4.0 5.3 1.31
3 Seasons 8 11 .421 5.06 44 23 4 2 0 1 156.2 188 100 88 12 52 2 98 3 1 8 707 79 1.532 10.8 0.7 3.0 5.6 1.88
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .421 5.06 45 23 4 2 0 1 159 191 101 89 12 53 2 99 3 1 8 718 79 1.532 10.8 0.7 3.0 5.6 1.88

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1979 22 ATL NL 20 487 439 70 133 26 5 6 10 2 33 64 .303 .352 .426 .778 .340 187 9 3 7 5 1
1983 26 ATL NL 14 88 79 8 22 1 0 2 2 2 6 17 .278 .329 .367 .697 .333 29 0 0 3 0 0
1984 27 ATL NL 10 132 116 22 33 7 1 4 3 2 13 17 .284 .351 .466 .817 .299 54 2 0 1 2 1
3 Seasons 44 707 634 100 188 34 6 12 15 6 52 98 .297 .349 .426 .775 .331 270 11 3 11 7 2
162 Game Avg. 45 718 643 101 191 35 6 12 15 6 53 99 .297 .349 .426 .775 .331 274 11 3 11 7 2
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1979 22 ATL NL 20 19 6 9 4 1 1 7 12 .368 0 3 2 0 8 42% 44 68 22 13 11 5 9 4.1 4.6 5.5
1984 27 ATL NL 10 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .750 0 1 0 0 2 50% 46 60 38 10 4 1 3 5.2 4.9 5.8
2 Seasons 30 23 7 10 6 1 1 10 13 .435 0 4 2 0 10 43% 44 68 22 23 15 6 12 4.3 4.6 5.5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1979 22 ATL NL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.907 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10.0
1983 26 ATL NL 14 14 2 1 0 1 1 0 100% 2 0 11 6 55% 6 0.848 2 2 10 2 0 12 5 9 8 3 9 2 4.4
1984 27 ATL NL 10 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 6 0.883 1 0 5 0 1 5 2 4 2 4 2 0 2.8
3 Seasons 44 21 4 1 1 1 1 0 100% 2 0 14 6 43% 0.895 3 2 16 2 1 18 7 14 11 7 12 2 4.2

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1979 22 ATL NL 487 49% 1.2% 13.1% 6.8% 7.6% 28% 1.32 77% 91 9 10%
1983 26 ATL NL 88 31% 2.3% 19.3% 6.8% 3.4% 14% 1.21 68% 16 0 0%
1984 27 ATL NL 132 48% 3.0% 12.9% 9.9% 9.1% 36% 0.94 73% 25 2 8%
3 Seasons 707 47% 1.7% 13.9% 7.4% 7.4% 28% 1.23 75% 132 11 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1979 22 ATL NL 486 133 6 0 7 5 1 2 4 20 15 0 75% 8 5 2 192 10 2 83% 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
1983 26 ATL NL 88 22 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 9 5 3 56% 1 0 1 37 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 27 ATL NL 132 33 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 12 4 3 33% 2 3 0 50 3 2 60% 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 0
3 Seasons 706 188 12 0 10 10 2 8 4 41 24 6 59% 11 8 3 279 15 6 71% 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 21 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1979 22 6 9 .400 5.28 20 19 0 2 0 0 107.1 133 70 63 6 33 1 64 3 0 5 487 77 1.547 11.2 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.94 77
1980 23 6 9 .400 5.28 20 19 0 2 0 0 107.1 133 70 63 6 33 1 64 3 0 5 487 77 1.547 11.2 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.94 77
1981 24 6 9 .400 5.28 20 19 0 2 0 0 107.1 133 70 63 6 33 1 64 3 0 5 487 77 1.547 11.2 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.94 77
1982 25 6 9 .400 5.28 20 19 0 2 0 0 107.1 133 70 63 6 33 1 64 3 0 5 487 77 1.547 11.2 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.94 77
1983 26 7 9 .438 5.01 34 19 2 2 0 1 127.2 155 78 71 8 39 1 81 3 0 5 575 81 1.520 10.9 0.6 2.7 5.7 2.08 81
1984 27 8 11 .421 5.06 44 23 4 2 0 1 156.2 188 100 88 12 52 2 98 3 1 8 707 79 1.532 10.8 0.7 3.0 5.6 1.88 79

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1979 22 4 7 .364 5.13 107.0 131 68 61 6 33 64 3 1.533 11.0 2.8 5.4 1.94 0.5 20
1983 26 1 1 .500 3.60 20.0 23 9 8 2 6 17 0 1.450 10.4 2.7 7.7 2.83 0.9 14
1984 27 1 2 .333 5.46 28.0 34 19 17 4 13 16 0 1.679 10.9 4.2 5.1 1.23 1.3 10
3 Seasons 6 10 .375 4.99 155.0 188 96 86 12 52 97 3 1.548 10.9 5.6 1.87 0.7 44

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