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John Candelaria
John Robert Candelaria (Candy Man)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 232 lb.

Born: November 6, 1953 in New York, NY
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1975
Final Game: July 7, 1993
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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
1975 21 PIT NL 8 6 .571 2.76 18 18 0 4 1 0 120.2 95 47 37 8 36 9 95 2 0 1 497 128 1.086 7.1 0.6 2.7 7.1 2.64
1976 22 PIT NL 16 7 .696 3.15 32 31 1 11 4 1 220.0 173 87 77 22 60 5 138 2 0 0 881 110 1.059 7.1 0.9 2.5 5.6 2.30
1977 23 PIT NL 20 5 .800 2.34 33 33 0 6 1 0 230.2 197 64 60 29 50 2 133 2 2 1 917 169 1.071 7.7 1.1 2.0 5.2 2.66 AS,CYA-5,MVP-18
1978 24 PIT NL 12 11 .522 3.24 30 29 1 3 1 1 189.0 191 73 68 15 49 6 94 5 3 3 796 115 1.270 9.1 0.7 2.3 4.5 1.92
1979 25 PIT NL 14 9 .609 3.22 33 30 2 8 0 0 207.0 201 83 74 25 41 6 101 3 0 2 850 122 1.169 8.7 1.1 1.8 4.4 2.46
1980 26 PIT NL 11 14 .440 4.01 35 34 1 7 0 1 233.1 246 114 104 14 50 4 97 3 2 0 969 92 1.269 9.5 0.5 1.9 3.7 1.94
1981 27 PIT NL 2 2 .500 3.54 6 6 0 0 0 0 40.2 42 17 16 3 11 1 14 0 0 0 168 103 1.303 9.3 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.27
1982 28 PIT NL 12 7 .632 2.94 31 30 1 1 1 1 174.2 166 62 57 13 37 3 133 4 0 1 704 128 1.162 8.6 0.7 1.9 6.9 3.59
1983 29 PIT NL 15 8 .652 3.23 33 32 0 2 0 0 197.2 191 73 71 15 45 3 157 2 2 3 797 115 1.194 8.7 0.7 2.0 7.1 3.49
1984 30 PIT NL 12 11 .522 2.72 33 28 4 3 1 2 185.1 179 69 56 19 34 3 133 1 1 1 751 133 1.149 8.7 0.9 1.7 6.5 3.91
1985 31 TOT 9 7 .563 3.73 50 13 26 1 1 9 125.1 127 56 52 14 38 3 100 4 0 2 530 105 1.316 9.1 1.0 2.7 7.2 2.63
1985 31 PIT NL 2 4 .333 3.64 37 0 26 0 0 9 54.1 57 23 22 7 14 2 47 1 0 0 229 99 1.307 9.4 1.2 2.3 7.8 3.36
1985 31 CAL AL 7 3 .700 3.80 13 13 0 1 1 0 71.0 70 33 30 7 24 1 53 3 0 2 301 109 1.324 8.9 0.9 3.0 6.7 2.21
1986 32 CAL AL 10 2 .833 2.55 16 16 0 1 1 0 91.2 68 30 26 4 26 2 81 3 1 2 365 162 1.025 6.7 0.4 2.6 8.0 3.12
1987 33 TOT 10 6 .625 4.81 23 23 0 0 0 0 129.0 144 78 69 18 23 0 84 1 1 0 544 89 1.295 10.0 1.3 1.6 5.9 3.65
1987 33 CAL AL 8 6 .571 4.71 20 20 0 0 0 0 116.2 127 70 61 17 20 0 74 1 0 0 487 92 1.260 9.8 1.3 1.5 5.7 3.70
1987 33 NYM NL 2 0 1.000 5.84 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 17 8 8 1 3 0 10 0 1 0 57 65 1.622 12.4 0.7 2.2 7.3 3.33
1988 34 NYY AL 13 7 .650 3.38 25 24 1 6 2 1 157.0 150 69 59 18 23 2 121 2 12 2 640 118 1.102 8.6 1.0 1.3 6.9 5.26
1989 35 TOT 3 5 .375 4.68 22 6 3 1 0 0 65.1 66 36 34 11 16 3 51 0 1 2 274 81 1.255 9.1 1.5 2.2 7.0 3.19
1989 35 NYY AL 3 3 .500 5.14 10 6 1 1 0 0 49.0 49 28 28 8 12 1 37 0 1 2 206 75 1.245 9.0 1.5 2.2 6.8 3.08
1989 35 MON NL 0 2 .000 3.31 12 0 2 0 0 0 16.1 17 8 6 3 4 2 14 0 0 0 68 107 1.286 9.4 1.7 2.2 7.7 3.50
1990 36 TOT AL 7 6 .538 3.95 47 3 15 0 0 5 79.2 87 36 35 11 20 5 63 2 0 5 345 105 1.343 9.8 1.2 2.3 7.1 3.15
1990 36 MIN AL 7 3 .700 3.39 34 1 10 0 0 4 58.1 55 23 22 9 9 2 44 0 0 3 239 123 1.097 8.5 1.4 1.4 6.8 4.89
1990 36 TOR AL 0 3 .000 5.48 13 2 5 0 0 1 21.1 32 13 13 2 11 3 19 2 0 2 106 75 2.016 13.5 0.8 4.6 8.0 1.73
1991 37 LAD NL 1 1 .500 3.74 59 0 10 0 0 2 33.2 31 16 14 3 11 2 38 0 1 1 138 96 1.248 8.3 0.8 2.9 10.2 3.45
1992 38 LAD NL 2 5 .286 2.84 50 0 11 0 0 5 25.1 20 9 8 1 13 3 23 0 0 1 108 122 1.303 7.1 0.4 4.6 8.2 1.77
1993 39 PIT NL 0 3 .000 8.24 24 0 6 0 0 1 19.2 25 19 18 2 9 1 17 1 0 1 92 49 1.729 11.4 0.9 4.1 7.8 1.89
19 Seasons 177 122 .592 3.33 600 356 82 54 13 29 2525.2 2399 1038 935 245 592 63 1673 37 26 28 10366 114 1.184 8.5 0.9 2.1 6.0 2.83
162 Game Avg. 13 9 .592 3.33 43 25 6 4 1 2 180 171 74 67 17 42 4 119 3 2 2 737 114 1.184 8.5 0.9 2.1 6.0 2.83
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
PIT (12 yrs) 124 87 .588 3.17 345 271 42 45 9 16 1873.0 1763 731 660 172 436 45 1159 26 10 13 7651 117 1.174 8.5 0.8 2.1 5.6 2.66
CAL (3 yrs) 25 11 .694 3.77 49 49 0 2 2 0 279.1 265 133 117 28 70 3 208 7 1 4 1153 112 1.199 8.5 0.9 2.3 6.7 2.97
LAD (2 yrs) 3 6 .333 3.36 109 0 21 0 0 7 59.0 51 25 22 4 24 5 61 0 1 2 246 105 1.271 7.8 0.6 3.7 9.3 2.54
NYY (2 yrs) 16 10 .615 3.80 35 30 2 7 2 1 206.0 199 97 87 26 35 3 158 2 13 4 846 104 1.136 8.7 1.1 1.5 6.9 4.51
MIN (1 yr) 7 3 .700 3.39 34 1 10 0 0 4 58.1 55 23 22 9 9 2 44 0 0 3 239 123 1.097 8.5 1.4 1.4 6.8 4.89
NYM (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 5.84 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 17 8 8 1 3 0 10 0 1 0 57 65 1.622 12.4 0.7 2.2 7.3 3.33
MON (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.31 12 0 2 0 0 0 16.1 17 8 6 3 4 2 14 0 0 0 68 107 1.286 9.4 1.7 2.2 7.7 3.50
TOR (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.48 13 2 5 0 0 1 21.1 32 13 13 2 11 3 19 2 0 2 106 75 2.016 13.5 0.8 4.6 8.0 1.73
NL (16 yrs) 129 95 .576 3.19 469 274 65 45 9 23 1960.2 1848 772 696 180 467 52 1244 26 12 15 8022 116 1.181 8.5 0.8 2.1 5.7 2.66
AL (6 yrs) 48 27 .640 3.81 131 82 17 9 4 6 565.0 551 266 239 65 125 11 429 11 14 13 2344 108 1.196 8.8 1.0 2.0 6.8 3.43

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
1975 21 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 3.52 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 14 0 0 0 29 0.652 3.5 2.3 2.3 16.4 7.00
1979 25 PIT NL NLCS W CIN 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 26 0.857 6.4 1.3 1.3 5.1 4.00
1979 25 PIT NL WS W BAL 1 1 .500 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 14 6 5 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 41 1.778 14.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 2.00
1986 32 CAL AL ALCS L BOS 1 1 .500 0.84 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 11 8 1 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 50 1.594 9.3 0.8 5.1 5.9 1.17
3 Seasons (4 Series) 2 2 .500 2.88 6 6 0 0 0 0 34.1 33 19 11 5 11 1 29 0 0 0 146 1.282 8.7 1.3 2.9 7.6 2.64
1 ALCS 1 1 .500 0.84 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 11 8 1 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 50 1.594 9.3 0.8 5.1 5.9 1.17
2 NLCS 0 0 3.07 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.2 8 5 5 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 55 0.750 4.9 1.8 1.8 11.0 6.00
1 WS 1 1 .500 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 14 6 5 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 41 1.778 14.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 2.00
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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
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 37 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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
1987 33 TOT 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 1 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
1989 35 TOT 12 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 36 MIN AL 1 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 Seasons 473 688 596 39 104 20 3 1 48 0 2 44 161 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 133 19 2 43 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 236 204 13 36 7 1 0 16 0 1 15 55 .174 .233 .223 .456 26 46 7 1 15 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
LAD (2 yrs) 109 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 1 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
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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
3 Seasons (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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 PIT NL 21 P 18 18 120.2 20 3 13 4 0 .800 0.0 0.0 1.19 0.89 .955 1.86 0.72
1976 PIT NL 22 P 32 31 220.0 34 3 31 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.39 1.06 .947 1.88 0.72
1977 PIT NL 23 P 33 33 230.2 37 6 30 1 3 .973 0.0 0.0 1.40 1.09 .949 1.85 0.67 AS,CYA-5,MVP-18
1978 PIT NL 24 P 30 29 189.0 29 4 25 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.38 0.97 .948 1.91 0.72
1979 PIT NL 25 P 33 30 207.0 38 2 36 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.65 1.15 .947 1.80 0.66
1980 PIT NL 26 P 35 34 233.1 48 8 38 2 3 .958 0.0 0.0 1.77 1.31 .952 1.91 0.69
1981 PIT NL 27 P 6 6 40.2 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.77 1.33 .962 1.97 0.68
1982 PIT NL 28 P 31 30 174.2 25 1 23 1 1 .960 0.0 0.0 1.24 0.77 .952 1.96 0.70
1983 PIT NL 29 P 33 32 197.2 25 5 20 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.14 0.76 .948 1.92 0.68
1984 PIT NL 30 P 33 28 185.1 24 3 21 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.17 0.73 .950 1.88 0.67
1985 TOT 31 P 50 13 125.1 21 3 16 2 0 .905 0.0 0.0 1.36 0.38 .957 1.89 0.69
1985 PIT NL 31 P 37 0 54.1 10 1 8 1 0 .900 0.0 0.0 1.49 0.24 .960 1.92 0.68
1985 CAL AL 31 P 13 13 71.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.77 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 CAL AL 32 P 16 16 91.2 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.28 0.81 .954 1.83 0.68
1987 TOT 33 P 23 23 129.0 30 6 24 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.09 1.30 .953 1.85 0.67
1987 CAL AL 33 P 20 20 116.2 27 4 23 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.08 1.35 .952 1.84 0.67
1987 NYM NL 33 P 3 3 12.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.19 1.00 .967 1.90 0.63
1988 NYY AL 34 P 25 24 157.0 26 4 22 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.49 1.04 .958 1.78 0.67
1989 TOT 35 P 22 6 65.1 10 2 7 1 0 .900 0.0 0.0 1.24 0.41 .960 1.87 0.65
1989 NYY AL 35 P 10 6 49.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.70 .957 1.87 0.66
1989 MON NL 35 P 12 0 16.1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.0 0.0 1.10 0.17 .967 1.87 0.63
1990 TOT AL 36 P 47 3 79.2 13 4 9 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.47 0.28 .954 1.77 0.59
1990 MIN AL 36 P 34 1 58.1 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.93 0.18 .950 1.77 0.59
1990 TOR AL 36 P 13 2 21.1 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.95 0.54 .957 1.77 0.59
1991 LAD NL 37 P 59 0 33.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.53 0.03 .950 1.87 0.59
1992 LAD NL 38 P 50 0 25.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.78 0.10 .960 1.95 0.60
1993 PIT NL 39 P 24 0 19.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.83 0.54
19 Seasons P 600 356 2525.2 408 58 339 11 16 .973 0.0 0.0 1.41 0.66 .952 1.87 0.66
19 Seasons TOT 600 356 2525.2 408 58 339 11 16 .973 0.0 0.0 1.41 0.66 .925 1.87 0.66
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-NL-18-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-NL--5--14%
0.14 Career Shares (158th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1977 NL--2.341--1st
1982 NL--2.937--6th
1984 NL--2.719--5th

Wins s c a p y
1976 NL--16--9th
1977 NL--20--3rd
1983 NL--15--6th
Career--177--158th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1976 NL--.696--2nd
1977 NL--.800--1st
1982 NL--.632--6th
1983 NL--.652--2nd
1988 AL--.650--9th
Career--.592--134th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1976 NL--1.059--2nd
1977 NL--1.071--2nd
1979 NL--1.169--6th
1982 NL--1.162--10th
1983 NL--1.194--7th
1984 NL--1.149--5th
Career--1.184--99th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1976 NL--7.077--3rd
1977 NL--7.686--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1977 NL--1.951--1st
1979 NL--1.783--2nd
1980 NL--1.929--4th
1982 NL--1.906--5th
1983 NL--2.049--5th
1984 NL--1.651--2nd
Career--2.110--119th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1982 NL--6.853--4th
1983 NL--7.148--6th
1984 NL--6.459--9th
Career--5.962--229th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--600--174th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1980 NL--233.3--8th
Career--2525.7--226th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1983 NL--157--6th
Career--1673--113th

Games Started s c a p y
1980 NL--34--9th
Career--356--176th

Complete Games s c a p y
1976 NL--11--9th
1980 NL--7--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1976 NL--4--5th
1988 AL--2--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1976 NL--22--2nd
1977 NL--29--1st
1979 NL--25--4th
1984 NL--19--9th
Career--245--103rd

Hits s c a p y
1980 NL--246--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1977 NL--2.660--3rd
1979 NL--2.463--5th
1982 NL--3.595--3rd
1983 NL--3.489--2nd
1984 NL--3.912--1st
Career--2.826--45th

Losses s c a p y
1980 NL--14--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1980 NL--104--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1980 NL--969--9th
Career--10366--208th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1977 NL--169--1st
1979 NL--122--6th
1982 NL--128--5th
1984 NL--133--4th
Career--114--220th

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

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (253), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 69 (361), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 40 (330), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 33 (115), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  3. Bob Rush (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rick Reuschel (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rick Reuschel (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rick Reuschel (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hank Borowy (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Lefty Leifield (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rick Mahler (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Johnny Allen (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Harry Gumbert (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

August 2, 1985: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with George Hendrick and Al Holland to the California Angels for Mike Brown and Pat Clements. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

September 15, 1987: Traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Shane Young (minors) and Jeff Richardson.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 29, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Mike Blowers.

January 24, 1990: Released by the Montreal Expos.

February 28, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

July 27, 1990: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Nelson Liriano and Pedro Munoz.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

March 25, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 3, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 9, 1993: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985California Angels$612,500
1986California Angels$800,000
1987California Angels$800,000
1988New York Yankees$700,000
1989New York Yankees$800,000
1990Minnesota Twins$500,000
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$830,000
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$1,250,000
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$760,000
Career (may be incomplete)$7,052,500
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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