Rick Dempsey

John Rikard Dempsey

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN
High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1969
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Dodgers/Yankees/Brewers/Indians/... 1969-1992
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: September 27, 1992
Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1991	41	MIL	AL	4.50	2	2	2.0	3	1	1	1	10	106	2.000	13.5	4.5
1 Yr				4.50	2	2	2.0	3	1	1	1	10	106	2.000	13.5	4.5
162 Game Avg.				4.50	68	68	68	102	34	34	34	340	106	2.000	13.5	4.5

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
1991	41	MIL	AL	2.0	2	0	1	4.50	4.76	-0.24	-0.36	96.0	4.46	-0	-0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.500	.500	$150,000
1 Season				2.0	2	0	1	4.50	4.76	-0.24	-0.36	96.0	4.46	-0	-0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.500	.500	$150,000

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
1991	41	MIL	AL	2	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	.333	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				2	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	.333	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				68	340	306	34	102	34	0	0	0	0	34	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	.333	136	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																.257	.323	.382	.705	.283

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1991	41	MIL	AL	0.1	0.0	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	.00			-0.0	-0.0	0.00	-0.1	0	0	0
1 Yr				0.1	0.0	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	.00			-0.0	-0.0	0.00	-0.1	0	0	0

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1991	41	MIL	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		9	.000	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	17
1 Yr				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			.000	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	17

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%
1991	41	MIL	AL	10	60%	0.0%	0.0%	10.0%	10.0%	33%	1.25	2.00	90%	11%	0.0%	25%	2	0	0%
1 Yr				10	60%	0.0%	0.0%	10.0%	10.0%	33%	1.25	2.00	90%	11%	0.0%	25%	2	0	0%
MLB Averages					43%	2.0%	14.0%	8.6%	6.5%	28%	0.80	1.08	74%	20%	6.2%	22%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1991	41	MIL	AL	10	33	3.30	19	58%	16%	0%	37%	47%	84%	0%	48%	100%	70%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				10	33	3.30	19	58%	16%	0%	37%	47%	84%	0%	48%	100%	70%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.62		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	56%	6%			18%				26%

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
1991	41	MIL	AL	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		52%							66%

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+
1991	41	0	0		4.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	106	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00	106

Neutralized Pitching

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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	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
1991	41	0	0		4.50	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.000	13.5	4.5	0.0	0.00	0.0	2
1 Yr		0	0		4.50	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.000	13.5		0.0	0.00	0.0	2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1998 BBWAA ( 0.2%)	Awards (yr lg award) 1983 AL Babe Ruth Award 1983 ML WS MVP	Oldest s c a p y 1988 NL born 1949-09-13 (9th) 1989 NL born 1949-09-13 (5th) 1990 NL born 1949-09-13 (4th) 1991 AL born 1949-09-13 (4th) 1992 AL born 1949-09-13 (4th)	Youngest s c a p y 1969 AL born 1949-09-13 (4th) 1970 AL born 1949-09-13 (7th)

Hall of Fame
1998 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1983 AL Babe Ruth Award
1983 ML WS MVP

Oldest s c a p y
1988 NL  born 1949-09-13 (9th)
1989 NL  born 1949-09-13 (5th)
1990 NL  born 1949-09-13 (4th)
1991 AL  born 1949-09-13 (4th)
1992 AL  born 1949-09-13 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1969 AL born 1949-09-13 (4th)
1970 AL born 1949-09-13 (7th)

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