Gary Eave

Gary Louis Eave

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 22, 1963 in Monroe, LA
School: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1988
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Braves 1988-1990

Final Game: May 15, 1990
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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
1985	21	ATL-min	Rk	2	1	.667	1.76	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.2	28	7	6	0	8	0	21	0	0	3			1.174	8.2	0.0	2.3	6.2	2.63	BVS · GULF
1986	22	ATL-min	A	4	1	.800	2.87	25	0	20	0	0	11	47.0	34	18	15	5	21	0	61	1	0	6			1.170	6.5	1.0	4.0	11.7	2.90	SUM · SALL
1987	23	ATL-min	A,AA	7	9	.438	4.07	41	15	19	0	0	7	141.2	129	70	64	22	58	4	52	1	1	1			1.320	8.2	1.4	3.7	3.3	0.90	DHM,GRV · CARL,SOUL
1988	24	ATL-min	AAA	5	9	.357	3.56	34	9	16	2	0	0	101.0	100	49	40	8	31	6	81	3	1	9			1.297	8.9	0.7	2.8	7.2	2.61	RMD · IL
1988	24	ATL	NL	0	0		9.00	5	0	4	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	44	2.000	12.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00
1989	25	ATL-min	AAA	13	3	.813	2.80	23	23	0	1	0	0	141.1	111	48	44	6	57	1	93	6	4	4			1.189	7.1	0.4	3.6	5.9	1.63	RMD · IL
1989	25	ATL	NL	2	0	1.000	1.31	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.2	15	3	3	0	12	0	9	1	1	1	88	282	1.306	6.5	0.0	5.2	3.9	0.75
1990	26	SEA-SFG-min	AAA	3	3	.500	7.82	11	11	0	0	0	0	50.2	63	47	44	7	40	0	27	3	1	2			2.033	11.2	1.2	7.1	4.8	0.68	CGY,PHX · PCL
1990	26	SEA	AL	0	3	.000	4.20	8	5	1	0	0	0	30.0	27	16	14	5	20	1	16	2	0	0	134	94	1.567	8.1	1.5	6.0	4.8	0.80
1991	27	SEA-min	AAA,AA	5	7	.417	4.66	26	22	1	1	0	0	119.2	135	77	62	9	60	2	57	10	1	8	536		1.630	10.2	0.7	4.5	4.3	0.95	CGY,JCK · PCL,SOUL
3 Yrs				2	3	.400	3.56	16	8	5	0	0	0	55.2	49	24	22	5	35	1	25	3	1	1	246	109	1.509	7.9	0.8	5.7	4.0	0.71
162 Game Avg.				6	9	.400	3.56	45	23	14	0	0	0	158	139	68	62	14	99	3	71	9	3	3	697	109	1.509	7.9	0.8	5.7	4.0	0.71

ATL (2 yrs)				2	0	1.000	2.81	8	3	4	0	0	0	25.2	22	8	8	0	15	0	9	1	1	1	112	133	1.442	7.7	0.0	5.3	3.2	0.60
SEA (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.20	8	5	1	0	0	0	30.0	27	16	14	5	20	1	16	2	0	0	134	94	1.567	8.1	1.5	6.0	4.8	0.80

NL (2 yrs)				2	0	1.000	2.81	8	3	4	0	0	0	25.2	22	8	8	0	15	0	9	1	1	1	112	133	1.442	7.7	0.0	5.3	3.2	0.60
AL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.20	8	5	1	0	0	0	30.0	27	16	14	5	20	1	16	2	0	0	134	94	1.567	8.1	1.5	6.0	4.8	0.80

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
1988	24	ATL	NL	5.0	5	0	5	9.00	4.17	-0.47	-0.33	104.5	4.51	-3	-0.3	.2	0.1	-0.1	-2	.444	.498	$62,500
1989	25	ATL	NL	20.2	3	3	3	1.31	3.75	0.11	0.13	106.0	4.00	6	0.8		-0.0	1.0	8	.773	.505	$
1990	26	SEA	AL	30.0	8	5	16	4.80	4.35	0.33	0.05	99.1	4.04	-2	-0.2	.7	-0.0	0.0	1	.470	.499	$
3 Seasons				55.2	16	8	24	3.88	4.11	0.18	0.05	102.2	4.06	1	0.3	.4	0.1	0.9	7	.519	.501	$62,500

ATL (2 yrs)				25.2	8	3	8	2.81	3.83	-0.00	0.04	105.7	4.10	4	0.5	.2	0.1	0.9	6	.568	.502	$62,500
SEA (1 yr)				30.0	8	5	16	4.80	4.35	0.33	0.05	99.1	4.04	-2	-0.2	.7	-0.0	0.0	1	.470	.499	$

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
1988	24	ATL	NL	5	24	21	5	7	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	.333	.417	.381	.798	.333	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	25	ATL	NL	3	88	75	3	15	5	0	0	1	2	12	9	.200	.318	.267	.585	.227	20	0	1	0	0	0	0
1990	26	SEA	AL	8	134	112	16	27	4	1	5	2	2	20	16	.241	.366	.429	.794	.242	48	4	2	0	0	1	1
3 Yrs				16	246	208	24	49	10	1	5	4	5	35	25	.236	.354	.365	.719	.247	76	4	3	0	0	1	1
162 Game Avg.				45	697	589	68	139	28	3	14	11	14	99	71	.236	.354	.365	.719	.247	215	11	9	0	0	3	3
MLB Averages																.255	.321	.379	.700	.284

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevMd	LevLo
1988	24	ATL	NL	-2.4	-0.2	26	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.18	-0.1	-0.3	-1.8	-0.2	0.18	-1.0	0	4
1989	25	ATL	NL	5.5	0.7	94	0.7	2.1	-1.4	1.26	0.3	0.3	5.3	0.6	1.26	3.3	0	0
1990	26	SEA	AL	-0.8	-0.1	137	-0.4	2.3	-2.7	1.06	-0.4	0.0	-3.0	-0.3	1.06	-3.8	1	2
3 Yrs				2.3	0.3	257	0.2	4.5	-4.3	1.04	-0.2	0.4	0.5	0.1	1.04	-1.5	1	6

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
1989	25	ATL	NL	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	.667	0	0	0	0	3	100%	61.0	73	54	4	0	0	2	3.2	3.8	6.9	104	0	0	3	0	106
1990	26	SEA	AL	8	5	0	2	3	0	1	1	4	.200	1	0	0	0	2	40%	46.2	58	31	10	2	0	1	3.7	2.5	4.7	83	1	4	0	0	94
2 Yrs				11	8	2	2	4	0	1	3	5	.375	1	0	0	0	5	63%	52	73	31	14	2	0	3	3.5	3.1	5.5	91	1	4	3	0	106
MLB Averages													.500						54%	51	103	-2					4.2	4.2	6.2	94

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1988	24	ATL	NL	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.178	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	5	1	1	1	2	3.0	17

1990	26	SEA	AL	8	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.056	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	3	3	0	3	0	6.3	38
2 Yrs				13	8	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.923	0	1	6	0	1	7	0	8	4	1	4	2	4.3	25

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%
1988	24	ATL	NL	24	54%	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	4.2%	14%	0.17	0.08	88%	33%	0.0%	22%	5	0	0%
1989	25	ATL	NL	88	40%	0.0%	10.2%	13.6%	5.7%	33%	0.43	0.42	75%	15%	0.0%	26%	18	0	0%
1990	26	SEA	AL	134	62%	3.7%	11.9%	14.9%	7.5%	37%	1.04	1.40	68%	10%	13.9%	23%	29	4	14%
3 Yrs				246	53%	2.0%	10.2%	14.2%	6.5%	33%	0.65	0.73	72%	15%	6.0%	24%	52	4	8%
MLB Averages					40%	2.0%	14.8%	8.4%	6.5%	29%	0.80	1.04	73%	20%	6.6%	26%			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
1988	24	ATL	NL	24	83	3.46	47	57%	23%	11%	21%	45%	77%	0%	43%	86%	42%	4%	1	1	21%	5	2	0		0	0	0	0	0
1989	25	ATL	NL	88	313	3.56	181	58%	21%	13%	29%	36%	79%	0%	46%	83%	49%	11%	10	5	20%	18	12	2	22%	2	5	0	0	0
1990	26	SEA	AL	134	530	3.96	300	57%	28%	13%	26%	32%	71%	2%	40%	81%	49%	7%	10	7	13%	18	6	1	31%	0	2	0	0	2
3 Yrs				246	926	3.76	528	57%	25%	13%	27%	35%	74%	1%	42%	82%	48%	9%	21	13	17%	41	20	3	28%	2	7	0	0	2
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	57%	6%			19%				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
1988	24	ATL	NL	24	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	11	1	1	50%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	25	ATL	NL	88	15	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	40	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1990	26	SEA	AL	134	27	2	0	5	0	2	4	1	5	0	6	3	0	50%	1	0	0	53	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				246	49	9	1	5	0	2	4	1	5	0	6	3	0	50%	1	1	0	104	4	5	44%	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	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+
1988	24	0	0		9.00	5	0	4	5.0	7	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	44	2.000	12.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00	44
1989	25	2	0	1.000	2.81	8	3	4	25.2	22	8	8	0	15	0	9	1	1	1	112	133	1.442	7.7	0.0	5.3	3.2	0.60	133
1990	26	2	3	.400	3.56	16	8	5	55.2	49	24	22	5	35	1	25	3	1	1	246	109	1.509	7.9	0.8	5.7	4.0	0.71	109

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1988	24	0	0		9.00	5.0	7	6	5	0	3	0	0	2.000	12.6	5.4	0.0	0.00	0.0	5
1989	25	2	0	1.000	1.89	19.0	16	4	4	0	13	8	1	1.526	7.6	6.2	3.8	0.62	0.0	3
1990	26	1	2	.333	4.82	28.0	28	17	15	5	21	15	2	1.750	9.0	6.8	4.8	0.71	1.6	8
3 Yrs		3	2	.600	4.15	52.0	51	27	24	5	37	23	3	1.692	8.8		4.0	0.62	0.9	16

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