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John Candelaria

John Robert Candelaria (Candy Man)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 6, 1953 in New York, NY
High School: LaSalle Academy (Brooklyn, NY)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1975
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Dodgers/Angels/Yankees/Twins/... 1975-1993
Agents: Chuck Berry,Tom Reich [*]
Final Game: July 7, 1993
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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
1975 21 PIT NL 18 46 43 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .140 .196 .140 .335 -5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 22 PIT NL 32 88 76 5 14 2 1 0 5 0 0 7 17 .184 .253 .237 .490 40 18 4 0 5 0 0 1
1977 23 PIT NL 33 88 80 5 18 3 2 0 11 0 1 4 18 .225 .262 .313 .574 53 25 0 0 4 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-18
1978 24 PIT NL 31 70 52 6 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 19 .173 .317 .231 .548 53 12 2 2 7 0 0 1
1979 25 PIT NL 33 77 68 0 9 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 18 .132 .145 .191 .336 -11 13 4 0 8 0 0 1
1980 26 PIT NL 35 85 77 5 15 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 14 .195 .232 .234 .465 29 18 2 0 3 1 0 1
1981 27 PIT NL 6 16 13 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .231 .214 .231 .445 25 3 0 0 2 1 0 /1
1982 28 PIT NL 33 64 54 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 6 20 .222 .295 .259 .554 54 14 1 0 3 1 0 1
1983 29 PIT NL 33 75 65 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 17 .138 .200 .154 .354 -1 10 3 0 5 0 0 1
1984 30 PIT NL 33 70 62 6 8 2 0 1 2 0 1 4 25 .129 .182 .210 .391 10 13 3 0 4 0 0 1
1985 31 TOT MLB 50 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1985 31 PIT NL 37 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1985 31 CAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 32 CAL AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 TOT MLB 23 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 CAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 NYM NL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 34 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 35 TOT MLB 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 35 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 35 MON NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 36 TOT AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 36 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 36 TOR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 37 LAD NL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 38 LAD NL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 39 PIT NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Yrs 603 688 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 44 162 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 185 160 10 28 5 1 0 13 0 1 12 44 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 36 5 1 12 1 0
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
PIT (12 yrs) 348 682 591 39 103 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .232 .223 .455 26 132 19 2 43 3 0
CAL (3 yrs) 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 109 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 472 688 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 44 162 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
AL (6 yrs) 131 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
1975 21 PIT NL 18 46 -6 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1976 22 PIT NL 32 88 -6 0 -1 0 10 3 0.4 3 6 0.4 .512 .502 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1
1977 23 PIT NL 33 88 -5 -0 0 0 10 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $ 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-18
1978 24 PIT NL 31 70 -3 -0 -0 0 8 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .517 .503 0.5 0.0 7 $ 1
1979 25 PIT NL 33 77 -11 0 -1 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $ 1
1980 26 PIT NL 35 85 -6 -1 -0 0 10 3 0.3 3 6 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1
1981 27 PIT NL 6 16 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .521 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
1982 28 PIT NL 33 64 -3 -1 -0 0 7 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .511 .502 0.4 0.0 5 $ 1
1983 29 PIT NL 33 75 -9 -0 -0 0 9 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1984 30 PIT NL 33 70 -8 -0 0 0 8 -0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1985 31 PIT NL 37 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1985 31 CAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $612,500 1
1986 32 CAL AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000 1
1987 33 CAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000 1
1987 33 NYM NL 3 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1988 34 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $700,000 1
1989 35 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $800,000 1
1989 35 MON NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1990 36 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $500,000 1
1990 36 TOR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1991 37 LAD NL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $830,000 1
1992 38 LAD NL 50 1 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,250,000 1
1993 39 PIT NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $760,000 1
19 Seasons 603 688 -57 -2 -2 0 79 18 2.0 21 38 2.0 .503 .501 2.0 0.4 38 $7,052,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PIT (12 yrs) 348 682 -57 -2 -2 0 78 18 2.0 20 38 2.0 .506 .501 2.0 0.2 38 $760,000
CAL (3 yrs) 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,212,500
LAD (2 yrs) 109 1 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $2,080,000
NYY (2 yrs) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,500,000
MIN (1 yr) 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $500,000
NYM (1 yr) 3 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
MON (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
TOR (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1975 21 PIT NL 46 37 1 0.7 95 .194 .140 .263 .196 .334 .140 .380 .335 .714 -5 .037 -6.2 -0.6 .243 .070 .000
1976 22 PIT NL 88 71 4 1.5 92 .237 .184 .263 .253 .329 .237 .374 .490 .703 40 .140 -6.2 -0.6 .379 .145 .053
1977 23 PIT NL 88 67 7 2.8 105 .290 .225 .272 .262 .340 .313 .414 .574 .754 53 .288 -5.8 -0.6 .444 .125 .088
1978 24 PIT NL 70 52 5 2.6 99 .273 .173 .268 .317 .336 .231 .394 .548 .730 53 .291 -3.0 -0.3 .511 .231 .058
1979 25 PIT NL 77 71 1 0.4 104 .180 .132 .275 .145 .341 .191 .408 .336 .749 -11 .011 -10.8 -1.1 .222 .074 .059
1980 26 PIT NL 85 68 4 1.6 98 .234 .195 .270 .232 .333 .234 .392 .465 .725 29 .142 -7.5 -0.8 .344 .091 .039
1981 27 PIT NL 16 13 1 2.1 95 .231 .231 .267 .214 .333 .231 .383 .445 .716 25 .223 -1.3 -0.1 .300 .000 .000
1982 28 PIT NL 64 47 5 2.9 98 .343 .222 .270 .295 .334 .259 .393 .554 .727 54 .331 -3.2 -0.3 .465 .148 .037
1983 29 PIT NL 75 64 2 0.8 99 .188 .138 .267 .200 .336 .154 .395 .354 .731 -1 .049 -9.2 -1.0 .254 .092 .015
1984 30 PIT NL 70 62 2 0.9 94 .194 .129 .263 .182 .328 .210 .383 .391 .711 10 .054 -7.6 -0.8 .276 .129 .081 .0
1985 31 TOT MLB 3 3 0 0.0 94 .000 .259 .000 .327 .000 .386 .000 .713 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1985 31 PIT NL 3 3 0 0.0 94 .000 .259 .000 .327 .000 .386 .000 .713 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1987 33 TOT MLB 5 4 0 0.0 102 .200 .200 .263 .200 .332 .200 .410 .400 .742 9 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1987 33 NYM NL 5 4 0 0.0 102 .200 .200 .263 .200 .332 .200 .410 .400 .742 9 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1992 38 LAD NL 1 0 0 1.000 .323 .000 0.3 0.0
19 Yrs 688 559 32 1.5 98 .236 .174 .268 .233 .334 .223 .393 .456 .728 26 .134 -61.4 -6.4 .345 .119 .049 .0
162 Game Avg. 185 150 9 1.5 98 .236 .174 .268 .233 .334 .223 .393 .456 .728 26 .134 -61.4 -6.4 .345 .119 .049
PIT (12 yrs) 682 555 32 1.6 98 .237 .174 .268 .232 .334 .223 .393 .455 .728 26 .135 -61.0 -6.3 .344 .118 .049 .0
NYM (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 102 .200 .200 .263 .200 .332 .200 .410 .400 .742 9 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
LAD (2 yrs) 1 0 0 1.000 .323 0.3 0.0
NL (16 yrs) 688 559 32 1.5 98 .236 .174 .268 .233 .334 .223 .393 .456 .728 26 .134 -61.4 -6.4 .345 .119 .049 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 21 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 PIT NL WS BAL W 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 32 CAL AL ALCS BOS L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 6 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1977 PIT NL 23 DNP

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
1975 21 PIT NL 46 0.0% 26.1% 6.5% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.6 21.5 2.57 67%
1976 22 PIT NL 88 0.0% 19.3% 8.0% 3.4% 21% 2.43 4.5 15.2 5.63 67%
1977 23 PIT NL 88 0.0% 20.5% 4.6% 5.7% 28% 4.50 4.4 7.3 2.75 70%
1978 24 PIT NL 70 0.0% 27.1% 12.9% 4.3% 33% 2.11 2.7 52.0 3.13 47%
1979 25 PIT NL 77 0.0% 23.4% 1.3% 5.2% 44% 18.00 3.8 11.3 2.53 65%
1980 26 PIT NL 85 0.0% 16.5% 4.7% 3.5% 20% 3.50 5.5 11.0 3.33 75%
1981 27 PIT NL 16 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 13.0 4.3 0.83 81%
1982 28 PIT NL 64 0.0% 31.3% 9.4% 3.1% 17% 3.33 2.7 6.0 4.40 55%
1983 29 PIT NL 75 0.0% 22.7% 6.7% 1.3% 11% 3.40 3.8 32.5 3.60 64%
1984 30 PIT NL 70 1.4% 35.7% 5.7% 4.3% 38% 6.25 2.5 62.0 31.0 3.50 51%
1985 31 TOT MLB 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1985 31 PIT NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1987 33 TOT MLB 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1987 33 NYM NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1992 38 LAD NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
19 Yrs 688 0.2% 23.6% 6.4% 3.5% 23% 3.68 3.7 596.0 12.4 3.25 63%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.9% 8.5% 6.6% 29% 1.63 6.4 43.1 8.5 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 6.3% 21%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 21 PIT NL -6.2 -0.6 47 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .79 -0.5 -0.1 -4.6 -0.5 0.95 -5.5 0
1976 22 PIT NL -6.2 -0.6 89 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 .78 -0.9 0.3 -9.6 -1.0 1.02 -9.2 0
1977 23 PIT NL -5.8 -0.6 90 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 .90 -0.6 -0.1 -6.3 -0.6 0.98 -6.0 0
1978 24 PIT NL -3.0 -0.3 71 -0.6 0.6 -1.3 .98 -0.3 -0.3 -4.6 -0.5 0.94 -3.5 0.05 1
1979 25 PIT NL -10.8 -1.1 78 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 .85 -1.0 -0.1 -11.1 -1.1 1.02 -10.8 0
1980 26 PIT NL -7.5 -0.8 85 -0.3 1.0 -1.3 .85 -0.6 0.2 -4.5 -0.5 0.94 -6.1 0
1981 27 PIT NL -1.3 -0.1 16 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 1.03 -0.0 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 1.22 -0.6 0
1982 28 PIT NL -3.2 -0.3 65 -0.0 1.0 -1.0 .90 -0.2 0.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.97 -2.0 2.27 1
1983 29 PIT NL -9.2 -1.0 77 -0.8 0.6 -1.5 .96 -1.0 0.1 -11.9 -1.2 1.00 -10.4 0
1984 30 PIT NL -7.7 -0.8 71 -1.1 0.4 -1.6 .95 -1.0 -0.2 -12.1 -1.3 0.95 -10.4 0
1985 31 TOT MLB -0.3 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .35 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.03 -0.6 0
1985 31 PIT NL -0.3 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .35 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.03 -0.6 0
1985 31 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1986 32 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1987 33 TOT MLB -0.7 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .85 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.75 -0.7 0
1987 33 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1987 33 NYM NL -0.7 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .85 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.75 -0.7 0
1988 34 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1989 35 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 35 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1989 35 MON NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 36 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 36 MIN AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 36 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1991 37 LAD NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 38 LAD NL 0.3 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.24 0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.17 0.0 0
1993 39 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
19 Yrs -61.5 -6.4 699 -5.5 6.7 -12.3 .89 -6.1 -0.1 -68.3 -7.1 0.98 -65.8 1.16 2
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1975 21 PIT NL 0 0 22% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
1976 22 PIT NL 1 0 24% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38% 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
1977 23 PIT NL 2 0 23% 32 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 40% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
1978 24 PIT NL 1 0 30% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 44% 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 3
1979 25 PIT NL 1 0 0% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 26 PIT NL 3 0 26% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 4 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1981 27 PIT NL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 PIT NL 1 0 33% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1983 29 PIT NL 1 0 29% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14% 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 0
1984 30 PIT NL 0 0 46% 15 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2
1985 31 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 31 PIT 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
1987 33 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 33 NYM NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 38 LAD NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Yrs 11 0 26% 200 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 14 35% 33 25 8 3 3 0 22 8 12

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
1975 21 PIT NL 46 80% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 6 0 0% 24 2 8% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1976 22 PIT NL 88 60% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 19 4 21% 16 4 25% 66 6 9% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0
1977 23 PIT NL 88 75% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 9 0 0% 11 2 18% 63 11 17% 12 6 50% 2 2 100% 0
1978 24 PIT NL 70 73% 9 1 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 14 2 14% 16 2 13% 42 2 5% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1979 25 PIT NL 77 66% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 14 4 29% 23 5 22% 67 8 12% 5 0 0% 7 3 43% 0
1980 26 PIT NL 85 58% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 11 2 18% 15 3 20% 52 8 15% 5 1 20% 2 2 100% 0
1981 27 PIT NL 16 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 0 0% 8 2 25% 16 3 19% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1982 28 PIT NL 64 77% 12 1 0 0 0 2.27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 1 20% 10 4 40% 38 9 24% 6 5 83% 0 0 0
1983 29 PIT NL 75 71% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 15 3 20% 14 3 21% 57 2 4% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1984 30 PIT NL 70 100% 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 67% 14 3 21% 16 2 13% 43 1 2% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 0
1985 31 TOT MLB 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 31 PIT NL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 33 TOT MLB 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 33 NYM NL 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 38 LAD NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Yrs 688 71% 104 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.16 1 0 27 0 1 1 0 0 55 43 78% 114 19 17% 137 27 20% 471 52 11% 50 19 38% 17 10 59% 0
MLB Averages 58% 77% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

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
1992 38 LAD NL 1 8 8.00 4 50% 0% 25% 75% 0% 100% 0% 50% 75% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 1 8 8.00 4 50% 0% 25% 75% 0% 100% 0% 50% 75% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.63 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

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
1975 21 18 46 43 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .140 .196 .140 .335 -5 6 0 0 0 0 0
1976 22 50 134 119 7 20 2 1 0 7 0 0 10 29 .168 .233 .202 .434 24 24 4 0 5 0 0
1977 23 83 222 199 12 38 5 3 0 18 0 1 14 47 .191 .244 .246 .490 36 49 4 0 9 0 0
1978 24 114 292 251 18 47 8 3 0 19 0 1 23 66 .187 .261 .243 .504 40 61 6 2 16 0 0
1979 25 147 369 319 18 56 12 3 0 25 0 1 24 84 .176 .238 .232 .470 29 74 10 2 24 0 0
1980 26 182 454 396 23 71 15 3 0 32 0 1 28 98 .179 .237 .232 .469 29 92 12 2 27 1 0
1981 27 188 470 409 23 74 15 3 0 35 0 1 28 99 .181 .236 .232 .468 29 95 12 2 29 2 0
1982 28 221 534 463 29 86 17 3 0 44 0 1 34 119 .186 .243 .235 .478 32 109 13 2 32 3 0
1983 29 254 609 528 33 95 18 3 0 46 0 1 39 136 .180 .238 .225 .463 28 119 16 2 37 3 0
1984 30 287 679 590 39 103 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 161 .175 .232 .224 .456 26 132 19 2 41 3 0
1985 31 337 682 591 39 103 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .232 .223 .455 26 132 19 2 43 3 0
1986 32 353 682 591 39 103 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .232 .223 .455 26 132 19 2 43 3 0
1987 33 376 687 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .231 .223 .455 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1988 34 401 687 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .231 .223 .455 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1989 35 423 687 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .231 .223 .455 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1990 36 470 687 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .231 .223 .455 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1991 37 529 687 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 43 162 .174 .231 .223 .455 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1992 38 579 688 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 44 162 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
1993 39 603 688 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 44 162 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 133 19 2 43 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1975 21 18 44 42 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 .119 .159 .119 .278 1 18
1976 22 32 90 77 5 15 2 1 0 5 0 8 17 .195 .271 .247 .517 5 32
1977 23 33 87 79 5 17 3 2 0 10 0 4 18 .215 .253 .304 .557 6 33
1978 24 31 72 53 7 10 3 0 0 1 0 10 19 .189 .338 .245 .584 4 31
1979 25 33 77 68 0 9 4 0 0 6 0 1 18 .132 .145 .191 .336 2 33
1980 26 35 85 77 5 15 3 0 0 7 0 4 14 .195 .232 .234 .465 4 35
1981 27 9 26 21 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 .286 .261 .286 .547 2 6
1982 28 33 64 54 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 6 20 .222 .295 .259 .554 4 33
1983 29 33 75 65 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 5 17 .138 .200 .154 .354 2 33
1984 30 33 71 63 8 9 2 0 1 3 0 4 25 .143 .194 .222 .416 3 33
1985 31 50 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
1987 33 23 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23
1992 38 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 50
13 Yrs 413 700 605 42 107 20 3 1 52 0 45 163 .177 .235 .225 .460 33 410
162 Game Avg. 162 275 237 16 42 8 1 0 20 0 18 64 .177 .235 .225 .460 13 410

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1999 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

All-Star Games
1977

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 NL (18, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 NL (5, 14%)
0.14 Career Shares (171st)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1977 NL  7.7 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1991 NL  born 1953-11-06 (6th)
1992 NL  born 1953-11-06 (4th)
1993 NL  born 1953-11-06 (5th)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Jack Russell (982)
  2. Gary Bell (979)
  3. Bob Rush (979)
  4. Luis Tiant (979)
  5. Lefty Leifield (976)
  6. Rick Mahler (976)
  7. Hank Borowy (976)
  8. Chuck Stobbs (975)
  9. Syl Johnson (974)
  10. Mike Garcia (974)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Eppa Rixey (988) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Andy Messersmith (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bob Rush (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rick Reuschel (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rick Reuschel (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rick Reuschel (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hank Borowy (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Lefty Leifield (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. John Smoltz (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. John Smoltz (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Syl Johnson (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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