Ralph Citarella
Ralph Alexander Citarella
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 7, 1958 in East Orange, NJ
School: Florida Southern College
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
Final Game: July 10, 1987
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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
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 42 222 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 97 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 63 1.545 10.6 3.3 3.3 7.4 2.25
3 Seasons 0 1 .000 4.06 21 2 6 0 0 0 44.1 41 20 20 4 14 3 28 5 0 2 186 94 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 94 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 2 137 120 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 63 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 2 137 120 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 63 1.545 10.6 3.3 3.3 7.4 2.25

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
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
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
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
3 Seasons 21 186 166 20 41 8 0 4 6 1 14 28 .247 .324 .367 .692 .276 61 5 5 1 0 3
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
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
1984 26 STL NL 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
1 Season 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

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
1983 25 STL NL 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 0.676 1 1 3 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 0.741 2 1 5 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 0.244 0 2 3 2 0 3 3 2 3 1 3 0 6.6
3 Seasons 21 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 47% 0.595 3 4 11 4 1 14 9 10 9 5 10 3 5.2

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%
1983 25 STL NL 42 38% 0.0% 9.5% 7.1% 7.1% 38% 1.15 83% 6 1 17%
1984 26 STL NL 95 29% 0.0% 15.8% 7.4% 3.2% 15% 1.32 73% 25 2 8%
1987 29 CHW AL 49 49% 8.2% 18.4% 8.2% 12.2% 46% 1.30 61% 9 2 22%
3 Seasons 186 37% 2.2% 15.1% 7.5% 6.5% 29% 1.27 72% 40 5 13%
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
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 Seasons 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

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+
1983 25 0 0 1.64 6 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 8 2 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 42 222 1.000 6.5 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.33 222
1984 26 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 120 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 120
1985 27 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 120 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 120
1986 28 0 1 .000 2.97 16 2 4 0 0 0 33.1 28 11 11 0 10 3 19 3 0 2 137 120 1.140 7.6 0.0 2.7 5.1 1.90 120
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 94 1.241 8.3 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00 94

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
1983 25 1 0 1.000 1.64 11.0 7 2 2 0 3 4 0 0.909 5.7 2.5 3.3 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 Seasons 2 2 .500 4.50 42.0 41 23 21 4 14 26 5 1.310 8.8 5.6 1.86 0.9 21

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