Ralph Citarella

Ralph Alexander Citarella

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 7, 1958 in East Orange, NJ
School: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)
Drafted
by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1983
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/WhiteSox 1983-1987

Final Game: July 10, 1987
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Standard Pitching

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
1983 25 STL NL 0 0 1.64 6 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 8 2 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 42 231 1.000 6.5 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.33
1984 26 STL NL 0 1 .000 3.63 10 2 2 0 0 0 22.1 20 9 9 0 7 2 15 3 0 1 95 98 1.209 8.1 0.0 2.8 6.0 2.14
1987 29 CHW AL 0 0 7.36 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 9 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 49 64 1.545 10.6 3.3 3.3 7.4 2.25
3 Yrs 0 1 .000 4.06 21 2 6 0 0 0 44.1 41 20 20 4 14 3 28 5 0 2 186 96 1.241 8.3 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00
162 Game Avg. 0 3 .000 4.06 62 6 18 0 0 0 131 121 59 59 12 41 9 83 15 0 6 550 96 1.241 8.3 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00
STL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 122 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 7.36 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 9 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 49 64 1.545 10.6 3.3 3.3 7.4 2.25
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 122 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90
AL (1 yr) 0 0 7.36 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 9 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 49 64 1.545 10.6 3.3 3.3 7.4 2.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1983 25 STL NL 11.0 6 0 2 1.64 4.23 0.02 -0.33 99.6 3.87 3 0.3 .7 -0.1 0.3 4 .552 .502 $
1984 26 STL NL 22.1 10 2 9 3.63 4.20 0.09 -0.09 100.3 4.04 1 0.1 .7 -0.0 0.2 3 .509 .501 $
1987 29 CHW AL 11.0 5 0 9 7.36 4.93 0.55 -0.38 103.4 4.13 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .428 .498 $
3 Seasons 44.1 21 2 20 4.06 4.39 0.19 -0.22 100.9 4.02 -0 0.0 .7 -0.0 0.3 4 .502 .500 $
STL (2 yrs) 33.1 16 2 11 2.97 4.21 0.07 -0.17 100.1 3.98 3 0.4 .7 -0.1 0.5 7 .525 .501 $
CHW (1 yr) 11.0 5 0 9 7.36 4.93 0.55 -0.38 103.4 4.13 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .428 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1983 25 STL NL 6 42 39 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 3 4 .205 .262 .282 .544 .229 11 1 0 0 0 1 0
1984 26 STL NL 10 95 84 9 20 3 0 0 4 0 7 15 .238 .319 .274 .593 .290 23 2 3 1 0 2 1
1987 29 CHW AL 5 49 43 9 13 2 0 4 1 1 4 9 .302 .388 .628 1.016 .300 27 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 21 186 166 20 41 8 0 4 6 1 14 28 .247 .324 .367 .692 .276 61 5 5 1 0 3 1
162 Game Avg. 62 550 491 59 121 24 0 12 18 3 41 83 .247 .324 .367 .692 .276 180 15 15 3 0 9 3
MLB Averages .260 .326 .395 .721 .285

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1983 25 STL NL 2.7 0.3 44 0.3 0.4 -0.1 .65 0.4 0.1 4.3 0.5 0.65 4.1 1 0 4
1984 26 STL NL 0.4 0.0 100 0.1 1.1 -1.0 .70 0.3 -0.3 2.7 0.3 0.70 2.9 2 0 6
1987 29 CHW AL -2.7 -0.2 51 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .25 -0.3 -0.4 -4.0 -0.4 0.25 -3.4 0 2 3
3 Yrs 0.5 0.1 195 0.2 1.7 -1.5 .57 0.4 -0.1 3.0 0.4 0.57 3.6 3 2 13

Starting Pitching*

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
1984 26 STL NL 10 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 .000 1 0 0 0 1 50% 41.5 48 35 6 3 2 0 5.9 8.2 5.7
1 Yr 10 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 .000 1 0 0 0 1 50% 42 48 35 6 3 2 0 5.9 8.2 5.7
MLB Averages .500 50% 50 98 -5 4.4 4.4 6.2

Reliever Pitching*

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
1983 25 STL NL 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 .646 1 0 4 1 0 5 2 4 3 2 3 1 5.5
1984 26 STL NL 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 .703 2 0 6 1 1 6 4 4 3 2 4 2 4.1
1987 29 CHW AL 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 3 .246 0 2 3 2 0 3 3 2 3 1 3 0 6.6
3 Yrs 21 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 47% .570 3 2 13 4 1 14 9 10 9 5 10 3 5.2

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1983 25 STL NL 42 62% 0.0% 9.5% 7.1% 7.1% 38% 1.15 83% 6 1 17%
1984 26 STL NL 95 71% 0.0% 15.8% 7.4% 3.2% 15% 1.32 73% 25 2 8%
1987 29 CHW AL 49 51% 8.2% 18.4% 8.2% 12.2% 46% 1.30 61% 9 2 22%
3 Yrs 186 63% 2.2% 15.1% 7.5% 6.5% 29% 1.27 72% 40 5 13%
MLB Averages 40% 2.3% 14.5% 8.6% 6.9% 30% 1.07 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1983 25 STL NL 42 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 100% 0 1 0 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1984 26 STL NL 95 20 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 38% 1 1 0 39 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1987 29 CHW AL 49 13 4 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 33% 0 0 0 18 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 186 41 4 0 6 1 3 3 1 13 6 1 46% 1 2 0 71 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MLB Averages 53% 68%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1983 25 0 0 1.64 6 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 8 2 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 42 231 1.000 6.5 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.33 231
1984 26 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 122 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 122
1985 27 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 122 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 122
1986 28 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 122 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 122
1987 29 0 1 .000 4.06 21 2 6 0 0 0 44.1 41 20 20 4 14 3 28 5 0 2 186 96 1.241 8.3 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00 96

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1983 25 1 0 1.000 1.80 10.0 9 2 2 0 3 4 0 1.200 8.1 2.7 3.6 1.33 0.0 6
1984 26 1 1 .500 4.29 21.0 21 11 10 0 7 14 3 1.333 9.0 3.0 6.0 2.00 0.0 10
1987 29 0 1 .000 8.10 10.0 13 10 9 4 4 8 2 1.700 11.7 3.6 7.2 2.00 3.6 5
3 Yrs 2 2 .500 4.61 41.0 43 23 21 4 14 26 5 1.390 9.4 5.7 1.86 0.9 21

* 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.

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