Craig Eaton

Craig Eaton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 7, 1954 in Cincinnati, OH
School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1979
Team: Royals 1979

Final Game: September 28, 1979
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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
1976	21	KCR-min	A,Rk	6	5	.545	3.57	12	11					68.0	56	32	27	5	24								1.176	7.4	0.7	3.2			WLO,ROY · MIDW,GULF
1977	22	KCR-min	AA,A	10	8	.556	2.82	25	20		12	2	1	163.0	151	58	51	8	48	4	78	1	1	4			1.221	8.3	0.4	2.7	4.3	1.63	JCK,DYB · SOUL,FLOR
1978	23	KCR-min	AAA,AA	12	7	.632	3.95	25	25		9	1	0	173.0	170	80	76	18	51	0	73	2	1	7			1.277	8.8	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.43	OMA,JCK · AA,SOUL
1979	24	KCR-min	AAA	12	8	.600	3.33	26	26		8	1		189.0	185	85	70	12	48	1	61	2	0	2			1.233	8.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.27	OMA · AA
1979	24	KCR	AL	0	0		2.70	5	0	4	0	0	0	10.0	8	3	3	0	3	2	4	0	0	0	41	164	1.100	7.2	0.0	2.7	3.6	1.33
1980	25	ANA-min	AAA	4	12	.250	4.85	32	13		1	0	5	130.0	150	77	70	10	43	6	41	3	0	3			1.485	10.4	0.7	3.0	2.8	0.95	SLC · PCL
1981	26	ANA-min	AAA	3	2	.600	6.07	46	1	28	0	0	5	83.0	115	63	56	5	32	1	48	0	0	0			1.771	12.5	0.5	3.5	5.2	1.50	SLC · PCL
1982	27	ANA-min	AAA	9	3	.750	3.53	35	12	12	1	0	3	135.0	131	61	53	10	39	5	60	2	0	5			1.259	8.7	0.7	2.6	4.0	1.54	SPO · PCL
1983	28	DET-min	AAA	7	6	.538	2.64	53	3	43	0	0	10	109.0	110	39	32	7	30	9	64	1	0	1			1.284	9.1	0.6	2.5	5.3	2.13	EVN · AA
1984	29	WSN-min	AAA	3	3	.500	6.53	19	1	11	0	0	2	30.1	46	32	22	4	11	0	16	0	0	0			1.879	13.6	1.2	3.3	4.7	1.45	INA · AA
1 Yr				0	0		2.70	5	0	4	0	0	0	10.0	8	3	3	0	3	2	4	0	0	0	41	164	1.100	7.2	0.0	2.7	3.6	1.33
162 Game Avg.				0	0		2.70	68	0	54	0	0	0	136	109	41	41	0	41	27	54	0	0	0	558	164	1.100	7.2	0.0	2.7	3.6	1.33

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
1979	24	KCR	AL	10.0	5	0	3	2.70	4.27	0.22	-0.34	101.0	3.74	1	0.1	.4	-0.1	0.2	2	.524	.501	$
1 Season				10.0	5	0	3	2.70	4.27	0.22	-0.34	101.0	3.74	1	0.1	.4	-0.1	0.2	2	.524	.501	$

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
1979	24	KCR	AL	5	41	36	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	.222	.282	.306	.588	.250	11	1	0	2	0	2	1
1 Yr				5	41	36	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	.222	.282	.306	.588	.250	11	1	0	2	0	2	1
162 Game Avg.				68	558	490	41	109	41	0	0	0	0	41	54	.222	.282	.306	.588	.250	150	14	0	27	0	27	14
MLB Averages																.265	.330	.397	.727	.286

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1979	24	KCR	AL	2.1	0.2	41	0.1	0.3	-0.2	.48	0.2	-0.0	2.7	0.3	0.48	2.4	0	2	1
1 Yr				2.1	0.2	41	0.1	0.3	-0.2	.48	0.2	-0.0	2.7	0.3	0.48	2.4	0	2	1

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
1979	24	KCR	AL	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0%	8	.482	0	2	1	2	0	3	1	4	3	0	3	0	6.0
1 Yr				5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0%		.482	0	2	1	2	0	3	1	4	3	0	3	0	6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1979	24	KCR	AL	41	56%	0.0%	9.8%	7.3%	7.3%	38%	1.00	78%	9	1	11%
1 Yr				41	56%	0.0%	9.8%	7.3%	7.3%	38%	1.00	78%	9	1	11%
MLB Averages					45%	2.1%	12.5%	8.5%	6.8%	29%	1.09	75%			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
1979	24	KCR	AL	41	8			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	0	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				41	8			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	0	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		53%							65%

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+
1979	24	0	0		2.70	5	0	4	0	0	0	10.0	8	3	3	0	3	2	4	0	0	0	41	164	1.100	7.2	0.0	2.7	3.6	1.33	164

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
1979	24	1	0	1.000	2.70	10.0	9	3	3	0	3	4	0	1.200	8.1	2.7	3.6	1.33	0.0	5
1 Yr		1	0	1.000	2.70	10.0	9	3	3	0	3	4	0	1.200	8.1		3.6	1.33	0.0	5

* 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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