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Ed Farmer

Edward Joseph Farmer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 18, 1949 in Evergreen Park, IL
High School: St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1971
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Phillies/Tigers/Rangers/... 1971-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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All-Star

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
1971 21 CLE AL 5 4 .556 4.35 43 4 16 0 0 4 78.2 77 42 38 9 41 3 48 3 0 6 346 88 1.500 8.8 1.0 4.7 5.5 1.17
1972 22 CLE AL 2 5 .286 4.40 46 1 28 0 0 7 61.1 51 32 30 10 27 6 33 1 0 2 257 74 1.272 7.5 1.5 4.0 4.8 1.22
1973 23 TOT AL 3 2 .600 4.91 40 0 22 0 0 3 62.1 77 38 34 7 32 0 38 2 0 1 293 83 1.749 11.1 1.0 4.6 5.5 1.19
1973 23 CLE AL 0 2 .000 4.67 16 0 10 0 0 1 17.1 25 12 9 4 5 0 10 0 0 1 84 86 1.731 13.0 2.1 2.6 5.2 2.00
1973 23 DET AL 3 0 1.000 5.00 24 0 12 0 0 2 45.0 52 26 25 3 27 0 28 2 0 0 209 82 1.756 10.4 0.6 5.4 5.6 1.04
1974 24 PHI NL 2 1 .667 8.42 14 3 5 0 0 0 31.0 41 32 29 5 27 0 20 0 0 5 159 45 2.194 11.9 1.5 7.8 5.8 0.74
1977 27 BAL AL 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0.00
1978 28 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 0.82 3 0 2 0 0 1 11.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 45 479 1.000 5.7 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.50
1979 29 TOT AL 5 7 .417 2.99 53 5 35 0 0 14 114.1 96 57 38 4 53 10 73 3 0 9 491 143 1.303 7.6 0.3 4.2 5.7 1.38
1979 29 TEX AL 2 0 1.000 4.36 11 2 5 0 0 0 33.0 30 21 16 2 19 2 25 2 0 3 144 96 1.485 8.2 0.5 5.2 6.8 1.32
1979 29 CHW AL 3 7 .300 2.43 42 3 30 0 0 14 81.1 66 36 22 2 34 8 48 1 0 6 347 176 1.230 7.3 0.2 3.8 5.3 1.41
1980 30 CHW AL 7 9 .438 3.34 64 0 55 0 0 30 99.2 92 37 37 6 56 11 54 1 0 7 438 121 1.485 8.3 0.5 5.1 4.9 0.96 AS
1981 31 CHW AL 3 3 .500 4.61 42 0 25 0 0 10 52.2 53 33 27 5 34 1 42 1 0 3 243 78 1.652 9.1 0.9 5.8 7.2 1.24
1982 32 PHI NL 2 6 .250 4.86 47 4 14 0 0 6 76.0 66 44 41 2 50 11 58 0 0 3 336 76 1.526 7.8 0.2 5.9 6.9 1.16
1983 33 TOT MLB 0 6 .000 5.35 17 4 4 0 0 0 37.0 50 26 22 3 20 8 23 1 0 3 179 70 1.892 12.2 0.7 4.9 5.6 1.15
1983 33 PHI NL 0 6 .000 6.08 12 3 3 0 0 0 26.2 35 22 18 2 20 8 16 1 0 3 137 60 2.063 11.8 0.7 6.8 5.4 0.80
1983 33 OAK AL 0 0 3.48 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.1 15 4 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 42 114 1.452 13.1 0.9 0.0 6.1
11 Yrs 30 43 .411 4.30 370 21 206 0 0 75 624.0 611 343 298 52 345 50 395 12 0 39 2789 90 1.532 8.8 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .411 4.30 64 4 36 0 0 13 109 106 60 52 9 60 9 69 2 0 7 485 90 1.532 8.8 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14
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
PHI (3 yrs) 4 13 .235 5.93 73 10 22 0 0 6 133.2 142 98 88 9 97 19 94 1 0 11 632 63 1.788 9.6 0.6 6.5 6.3 0.97
CLE (3 yrs) 7 11 .389 4.40 105 5 54 0 0 12 157.1 153 86 77 23 73 9 91 4 0 9 687 82 1.436 8.8 1.3 4.2 5.2 1.25
CHW (3 yrs) 13 19 .406 3.31 148 3 110 0 0 54 233.2 211 106 86 13 124 20 144 3 0 16 1028 122 1.434 8.1 0.5 4.8 5.5 1.16
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 3.48 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.1 15 4 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 42 114 1.452 13.1 0.9 0.0 6.1
TEX (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.36 11 2 5 0 0 0 33.0 30 21 16 2 19 2 25 2 0 3 144 96 1.485 8.2 0.5 5.2 6.8 1.32
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0.00
DET (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 5.00 24 0 12 0 0 2 45.0 52 26 25 3 27 0 28 2 0 0 209 82 1.756 10.4 0.6 5.4 5.6 1.04
MIL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.82 3 0 2 0 0 1 11.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 45 479 1.000 5.7 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.50
AL (9 yrs) 26 30 .464 3.85 297 11 184 0 0 69 490.1 469 245 210 43 248 31 301 11 0 28 2157 102 1.462 8.6 0.8 4.6 5.5 1.21
NL (3 yrs) 4 13 .235 5.93 73 10 22 0 0 6 133.2 142 98 88 9 97 19 94 1 0 11 632 63 1.788 9.6 0.6 6.5 6.3 0.97

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
1971 21 CLE AL 78.2 43 4 42 4.81 4.07 -0.08 -0.13 112.4 4.53 -2 -0.3 1.1 -0.1 0.3 5 .494 .498 $
1972 22 CLE AL 61.1 46 1 32 4.70 3.52 0.30 -0.15 105.7 3.25 -9 -1.1 1.5 -0.3 -0.9 -5 .475 .493 $15,000
1973 23 CLE AL 17.1 16 0 12 6.23 4.56 -0.38 -0.38 105.9 4.84 -3 -0.3 1.9 -0.2 -0.3 -1 .481 .498 $
1973 23 DET AL 45.0 24 0 26 5.20 4.43 -0.13 -0.37 104.5 4.38 -4 -0.5 .4 0.0 0.0 1 .481 .497 $19,000
1974 24 PHI NL 31.0 14 3 32 9.29 4.29 0.11 -0.15 102.6 4.14 -18 -1.8 .2 0.4 -1.1 -15 .375 .489 $22,500
1977 27 BAL AL 0.0 1 0 1 110.0 1.0 0.0 $
1978 28 MIL AL 11.0 3 0 1 0.82 4.21 0.13 -0.35 98.4 3.67 4 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.6 5 .639 .503 $
1979 29 TEX AL 33.0 11 2 21 5.73 4.68 0.33 -0.19 99.6 4.14 -6 -0.6 .6 0.0 -0.2 -2 .449 .497 $35,000
1979 29 CHW AL 81.1 42 3 36 3.98 4.78 0.07 -0.29 101.3 4.47 4 0.4 1.9 0.0 1.2 14 .511 .503 $
1980 30 CHW AL 99.2 64 0 37 3.34 4.67 -0.07 -0.37 99.8 4.35 11 1.1 2.4 0.6 2.6 22 .518 .507 $ AS
1981 31 CHW AL 52.2 42 0 33 5.64 4.06 -0.03 -0.32 98.9 3.73 -11 -1.2 1.8 -0.6 -1.3 -8 .471 .493 $495,000
1982 32 PHI NL 76.0 47 4 44 5.21 4.17 -0.07 -0.20 102.5 4.14 -10 -1.1 1.2 -0.2 -0.7 -2 .477 .493 $433,333
1983 33 PHI NL 26.2 12 3 22 7.43 4.04 -0.44 -0.14 99.9 4.32 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .420 .494 $433,333
1983 33 OAK AL 10.1 5 1 4 3.48 4.74 0.04 -0.17 91.4 4.14 1 0.1 .8 -0.0 0.1 2 .516 .500 $
11 Seasons 624.0 370 21 343 4.95 4.31 -0.01 -0.25 102.9 4.18 -54 -5.7 1.5 -0.4 -0.5 9 .483 .497 $1,453,166
PHI (3 yrs) 133.2 73 10 98 6.60 4.17 -0.10 -0.18 102.0 4.18 -37 -3.8 1.0 0.1 -2.6 -23 .448 .492 $889,166
CLE (3 yrs) 157.1 105 5 86 4.92 3.91 0.03 -0.16 109.1 4.07 -14 -1.7 1.4 -0.7 -0.9 -1 .484 .496 $15,000
CHW (3 yrs) 233.2 148 3 106 4.08 4.57 -0.01 -0.33 100.1 4.26 4 0.4 2.1 0.0 2.5 28 .502 .501 $495,000
OAK (1 yr) 10.1 5 1 4 3.48 4.74 0.04 -0.17 91.4 4.14 1 0.1 .8 -0.0 0.1 2 .516 .500 $
TEX (1 yr) 33.0 11 2 21 5.73 4.68 0.33 -0.19 99.6 4.14 -6 -0.6 .6 0.0 -0.2 -2 .449 .497 $35,000
BAL (1 yr) 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 45.0 24 0 26 5.20 4.43 -0.13 -0.37 104.5 4.38 -4 -0.5 .4 0.0 0.0 1 .481 .497 $19,000
MIL (1 yr) 11.0 3 0 1 0.82 4.21 0.13 -0.35 98.4 3.67 4 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.6 5 .639 .503 $

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1980 CHW AL 30 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 346 294 42 77 12 1 9 3 3 41 48 .262 .355 .401 .756 .283 118 10 3 6 3 3 2
1972 22 CLE AL 46 255 221 32 51 5 0 10 2 1 27 33 .231 .316 .389 .705 .229 86 3 1 6 1 6 2
1973 23 CLE AL 16 85 78 12 25 5 0 4 4 0 5 10 .321 .357 .538 .896 .323 42 1 0 1 1 0 4
1973 23 DET AL 24 209 178 26 52 11 0 3 6 1 27 28 .292 .389 .404 .794 .331 72 4 2 1 1 0 1
1973 23 TOT AL 40 294 256 38 77 16 0 7 10 1 32 38 .301 .380 .445 .825 .329 114 5 2 2 2 0 5
1974 24 PHI NL 14 159 127 32 41 7 1 5 7 1 27 20 .323 .433 .512 .945 .343 65 1 0 2 3 0 1
1977 27 BAL AL 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 28 MIL AL 3 45 40 1 7 0 0 1 2 0 4 6 .175 .250 .250 .500 .182 10 1 0 1 0 0 2
1979 29 CHW AL 42 347 301 36 66 8 2 2 10 0 34 48 .219 .299 .279 .578 .253 84 6 1 9 2 8 10
1979 29 TEX AL 11 144 119 21 30 3 0 2 3 2 19 25 .252 .359 .328 .687 .298 39 3 2 2 2 2 3
1979 29 TOT AL 53 491 420 57 96 11 2 4 13 2 53 73 .229 .317 .293 .610 .265 123 9 3 11 4 10 13
1980 30 CHW AL 64 438 377 37 92 14 2 6 10 0 56 54 .244 .343 .340 .682 .270 128 15 1 3 1 11 6
1981 31 CHW AL 42 243 202 33 53 10 2 5 3 0 34 42 .262 .368 .406 .774 .306 82 3 1 4 2 1 5
1982 32 PHI NL 47 336 282 44 66 14 0 2 13 2 50 58 .234 .347 .305 .652 .286 86 3 0 2 2 11 4
1983 33 OAK AL 5 42 41 4 15 0 1 1 3 1 0 7 .366 .357 .488 .845 .412 20 2 0 0 1 0 0
1983 33 PHI NL 12 137 114 22 35 7 1 2 8 0 20 16 .307 .412 .439 .850 .340 50 0 1 1 1 8 3
1983 33 TOT MLB 17 179 155 26 50 7 2 3 11 1 20 23 .323 .399 .452 .850 .359 70 2 1 1 2 8 3
11 Yrs 370 2788 2375 343 611 96 10 52 74 11 345 395 .257 .352 .372 .724 .287 883 52 12 38 20 50 43
162 Game Avg. 64 485 413 60 106 17 2 9 13 2 60 69 .257 .352 .372 .724 .287 154 9 2 7 3 9 7
MLB Averages .258 .323 .379 .702 .282
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1971 21 CLE AL -3.8 -0.4 361 -0.1 5.4 -5.5 .91 -0.3 0.2 -3.8 -0.4 0.91 -2.9 11 7 20
1972 22 CLE AL -6.4 -0.7 267 0.5 5.3 -4.9 1.09 -0.4 0.8 -1.9 -0.2 1.10 -3.8 15 6 21
1973 23 TOT AL -5.1 -0.5 308 -1.5 2.0 -3.5 .46 -1.3 -2.0 -17.1 -1.7 0.46 -15.9 6 2 29
1973 23 CLE AL -1.9 -0.2 90 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 .59 -0.8 -1.6 -9.6 -0.9 0.59 -9.3 5 1 9
1973 23 DET AL -3.2 -0.3 218 -0.1 1.4 -1.6 .41 -0.5 0.2 -7.5 -0.7 0.41 -6.6 1 1 20
1974 24 PHI NL -14.7 -1.4 173 -0.3 1.4 -1.7 .54 -1.0 0.4 -19.6 -1.9 0.54 -17.0 0 1 8
1977 27 BAL AL -0.8 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.08 -0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.08 -0.8 0 1 0
1978 28 MIL AL 3.8 0.4 47 0.7 1.4 -0.7 1.70 0.2 0.2 3.3 0.4 1.70 2.7 1 1 1
1979 29 TOT AL 9.5 0.9 514 2.4 10.5 -8.1 1.24 1.0 0.9 11.7 1.2 1.24 15.1 23 7 14
1979 29 TEX AL -2.1 -0.2 151 -0.5 1.5 -2.0 .73 -0.2 -0.5 -2.0 -0.2 0.73 0.2 2 1 4
1979 29 CHW AL 11.6 1.1 363 2.9 9.0 -6.1 1.45 1.2 0.8 13.6 1.3 1.45 14.9 21 6 10
1980 30 CHW AL 9.9 1.0 458 1.0 14.9 -13.8 2.00 0.6 -0.1 10.7 1.1 2.00 8.1 41 11 9
1981 31 CHW AL -7.3 -0.8 250 -0.8 6.1 -6.9 1.49 -0.8 0.3 -11.9 -1.2 1.49 -8.1 22 5 15
1982 32 PHI NL -8.6 -0.9 354 -0.3 5.7 -6.1 1.13 0.3 -0.6 -5.6 -0.6 1.13 1.2 15 4 22
1983 33 TOT MLB -7.1 -0.7 192 -1.4 2.6 -4.0 1.01 -0.9 -0.5 -8.8 -0.9 1.01 -8.6 4 3 5
1983 33 PHI NL -8.0 -0.8 147 -1.4 2.1 -3.5 1.14 -0.8 -0.4 -8.5 -0.9 1.14 -8.6 3 3 3
1983 33 OAK AL 0.8 0.1 45 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 .60 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.60 0.1 1 0 2
11 Yrs -30.6 -3.2 2926 0.2 55.4 -55.2 1.18 -2.5 2.6 -44.8 -4.4 1.18 -30.0 138 48 144
PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo

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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 1 25% 37.0 57 25 22 7 2 0 2.8 3.7 4.1
1972 22 CLE AL 46 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 22.0 22 22 9 3 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.3
1974 24 PHI NL 14 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 0 0 0 1 33% 39.3 58 25 8 3 0 3 5.9 7.7 4.2
1979 29 TOT AL 53 5 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0% 33.2 50 25 17 10 2 2 4.7 5.5 5.1
1979 29 TEX AL 11 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 38.0 50 26 7 3 1 0 7.9 10.5 5.8
1979 29 CHW AL 42 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30.0 38 25 10 7 1 2 2.7 1.3 4.7
1982 32 PHI NL 47 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 1 25% 54.0 59 50 24 13 3 1 4.6 6.0 4.9
1983 33 TOT MLB 17 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 1 0 0 0 0% 0.0 53 39 13 6 1 2 3.8 1.9 3.5
1983 33 PHI NL 12 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 45.3 53 39 10 5 0 2 2.4 1.6 3.3
1983 33 OAK AL 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 45.0 45 45 3 1 1 0 9.0 3.0 4.0
6 Yrs 220 21 3 10 8 2 1 7 14 .333 0 1 0 0 3 14% 41 59 22 93 42 9 8 4.3 5.0 4.3
MLB Averages .500 54% 51 109 -13 4.2 4.1 6.4

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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 39 16 5 2 5 4 1 80% 8 2 27 6 22% 8 .912 11 7 20 10 6 23 15 24 21 10 23 11 4.8
1972 22 CLE AL 46 45 28 2 4 9 7 2 78% 10 1 41 7 17% 8 1.094 15 6 21 11 6 28 19 26 19 13 21 10 4.0
1973 23 TOT AL 40 40 22 3 2 4 3 1 75% 4 0 29 15 52% .462 6 2 29 4 4 32 16 24 24 12 25 10 4.7
1973 23 CLE AL 16 16 10 0 2 2 1 1 50% 2 0 18 12 67% 8 .592 5 1 9 2 3 11 8 8 6 8 7 4 3.3
1973 23 DET AL 24 24 12 3 0 2 2 0 100% 2 0 11 3 27% 8 .409 1 1 20 2 1 21 8 16 18 4 18 6 5.6
1974 24 PHI NL 14 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 .543 0 1 8 0 1 10 1 10 6 0 6 1 5.0
1977 27 BAL AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1.080 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
1978 28 MIL AL 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 100% 2 1 4 2 50% 5 1.697 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 11.0
1979 29 TOT AL 53 48 35 4 4 18 14 4 78% 21 3 46 9 20% 1.237 23 7 14 22 6 20 34 14 29 10 30 11 5.5
1979 29 TEX AL 11 9 5 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 7 1 14% 5 .732 2 1 4 1 1 7 6 3 5 1 6 0 7.1
1979 29 CHW AL 42 39 30 3 4 17 14 3 82% 20 3 39 8 21% 8 1.446 21 6 10 21 5 13 28 11 24 9 24 11 5.2
1980 30 CHW AL 64 64 55 7 9 41 30 11 73% 41 0 63 22 35% 8 1.999 41 11 9 43 10 11 37 27 38 14 39 16 4.7
1981 31 CHW AL 42 42 25 3 3 15 10 5 67% 18 3 51 15 29% 8 1.485 22 5 15 19 5 18 32 10 15 17 19 3 3.8
1982 32 PHI NL 47 43 14 1 5 9 6 3 67% 13 3 31 10 32% 7 1.131 15 4 22 14 5 24 19 24 19 12 19 13 3.9
1983 33 TOT MLB 17 13 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 1.012 4 3 5 1 7 5 5 8 7 3 7 3 5.3
1983 33 PHI NL 12 9 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 4 1.138 3 3 3 1 6 2 2 7 5 1 5 2 5.6
1983 33 OAK AL 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 5 .603 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 4.8
11 Yrs 370 349 206 27 33 102 75 27 74% 117 13 306 96 31% 1.184 138 48 144 127 50 172 181 168 181 92 192 78 4.6
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

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%
1971 21 CLE AL 347 60% 2.6% 13.9% 11.9% 6.4% 29% 2.02 69% 72 10 14%
1972 22 CLE AL 256 65% 3.9% 12.9% 10.6% 5.9% 29% 1.58 70% 42 3 7%
1973 23 TOT AL 294 67% 2.4% 12.9% 10.9% 7.8% 30% 1.18 72% 60 5 8%
1973 23 CLE AL 85 74% 4.7% 11.8% 5.9% 10.6% 36% 1.21 76% 20 1 5%
1973 23 DET AL 209 64% 1.4% 13.4% 12.9% 6.7% 27% 1.17 71% 40 4 10%
1974 24 PHI NL 159 56% 3.1% 12.6% 17.0% 8.2% 32% 0.89 66% 30 1 3%
1977 27 BAL AL 2 50% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0% 50% 2 0 0%
1978 28 MIL AL 45 51% 2.2% 13.3% 8.9% 2.2% 14% 0.80 73% 10 1 10%
1979 29 TOT AL 491 51% 0.8% 14.9% 10.8% 3.5% 18% 1.50 71% 121 9 7%
1979 29 TEX AL 144 58% 1.4% 17.4% 13.2% 3.5% 17% 1.38 65% 33 3 9%
1979 29 CHW AL 347 48% 0.6% 13.8% 9.8% 3.5% 18% 1.55 73% 88 6 7%
1980 30 CHW AL 438 50% 1.4% 12.3% 12.8% 5.0% 24% 1.83 73% 100 15 15%
1981 31 CHW AL 243 63% 2.1% 17.3% 14.0% 7.0% 32% 1.43 65% 66 3 5%
1982 32 PHI NL 336 58% 0.6% 17.3% 14.9% 4.8% 24% 1.61 67% 65 3 5%
1983 33 TOT MLB 179 54% 1.7% 12.9% 11.2% 6.7% 24% 1.33 73% 30 2 7%
1983 33 PHI NL 137 53% 1.5% 11.7% 14.6% 7.3% 29% 1.14 71% 22 0 0%
1983 33 OAK AL 42 60% 2.4% 16.7% 0.0% 4.8% 13% 2.14 81% 8 2 25%
11 Yrs 2790 57% 1.9% 14.2% 12.4% 5.7% 26% 1.51 70% 598 52 9%
MLB Averages 44% 1.9% 13.2% 8.5% 6.3% 27% 1.10 75% 11%
PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%

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
1971 21 CLE AL 346 77 9 0 14 4 5 5 4 26 12 3 46% 2 6 3 134 3 3 50% 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
1972 22 CLE AL 255 51 10 1 13 6 4 7 3 19 7 3 37% 2 2 4 88 2 1 67% 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
1973 23 TOT AL 294 77 7 1 6 5 2 4 3 25 12 3 48% 5 1 1 134 10 1 91% 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1973 23 CLE AL 85 25 4 0 2 3 1 2 2 12 5 2 42% 4 1 0 40 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1973 23 DET AL 209 52 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 13 7 1 54% 1 0 1 94 6 1 86% 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1974 24 PHI NL 159 41 5 0 6 4 1 2 3 16 7 3 44% 1 5 1 63 7 1 88% 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1977 27 BAL AL 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 28 MIL AL 45 7 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 50% 2 0 0 15 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 29 TOT AL 491 96 4 1 19 2 2 3 1 45 22 7 49% 13 9 1 226 13 2 87% 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1979 29 TEX AL 144 30 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 11 10 1 91% 3 3 0 65 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1979 29 CHW AL 347 66 2 1 16 1 1 2 0 34 12 6 35% 10 6 1 161 10 0 100% 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1980 30 CHW AL 438 92 6 1 22 2 4 2 4 30 12 5 40% 6 7 2 207 10 0 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1981 31 CHW AL 243 53 5 1 15 2 3 0 5 25 12 3 48% 5 3 0 117 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
1982 32 PHI NL 336 66 2 1 17 2 0 1 1 20 10 3 50% 4 3 0 138 13 2 87% 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1983 33 TOT MLB 179 50 3 0 10 2 1 2 1 15 7 2 47% 3 3 0 72 11 1 92% 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1983 33 PHI NL 137 35 2 0 9 1 1 1 1 11 3 2 27% 3 3 0 55 8 0 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1983 33 OAK AL 42 15 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 100% 0 0 0 17 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Yrs 2788 611 52 6 127 29 23 27 25 226 104 33 46% 43 39 12 1195 74 11 87% 69 10 4 1 1 0 1 0 92 2
MLB Averages 52% 65%
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

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+
1971 21 5 4 .556 4.35 43 4 16 0 0 4 78.2 77 42 38 9 41 3 48 3 0 6 346 88 1.500 8.8 1.0 4.7 5.5 1.17 88
1972 22 7 9 .438 4.37 89 5 44 0 0 11 140.0 128 74 68 19 68 9 81 4 0 8 603 82 1.400 8.2 1.2 4.4 5.2 1.19 82
1973 23 10 11 .476 4.54 129 5 66 0 0 14 202.1 205 112 102 26 100 9 119 6 0 9 896 82 1.507 9.1 1.2 4.4 5.3 1.19 82
1974 24 12 12 .500 5.05 143 8 71 0 0 14 233.1 246 144 131 31 127 9 139 6 0 14 1055 74 1.599 9.5 1.2 4.9 5.4 1.09 74
1975 25 12 12 .500 5.05 143 8 71 0 0 14 233.1 246 144 131 31 127 9 139 6 0 14 1055 74 1.599 9.5 1.2 4.9 5.4 1.09 74
1976 26 12 12 .500 5.05 143 8 71 0 0 14 233.1 246 144 131 31 127 9 139 6 0 14 1055 74 1.599 9.5 1.2 4.9 5.4 1.09 74
1977 27 12 12 .500 5.09 144 8 71 0 0 14 233.1 247 145 132 31 128 9 139 6 0 14 1057 74 1.607 9.5 1.2 4.9 5.4 1.09 74
1978 28 13 12 .520 4.90 147 8 73 0 0 15 244.1 254 146 133 32 132 9 145 6 0 14 1102 77 1.580 9.4 1.2 4.9 5.3 1.10 77
1979 29 18 19 .486 4.29 200 13 108 0 0 29 358.2 350 203 171 36 185 19 218 9 0 23 1593 91 1.492 8.8 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.18 91
1980 30 25 28 .472 4.08 264 13 163 0 0 59 458.1 442 240 208 42 241 30 272 10 0 30 2031 97 1.490 8.7 0.8 4.7 5.3 1.13 97
1981 31 28 31 .475 4.14 306 13 188 0 0 69 511.0 495 273 235 47 275 31 314 11 0 33 2274 94 1.507 8.7 0.8 4.8 5.5 1.14 94
1982 32 30 37 .448 4.23 353 17 202 0 0 75 587.0 561 317 276 49 325 42 372 11 0 36 2610 92 1.509 8.6 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14 92
1983 33 30 43 .411 4.30 370 21 206 0 0 75 624.0 611 343 298 52 345 50 395 12 0 39 2789 90 1.532 8.8 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14 90

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
1971 21 3 5 .375 4.80 75.0 79 44 40 9 42 46 3 1.613 9.5 5.0 5.5 1.10 1.1 43
1972 22 2 4 .333 5.80 59.0 59 42 38 12 31 32 1 1.525 9.0 4.7 4.9 1.03 1.8 46
1973 23 2 4 .333 5.40 60.0 79 40 36 7 33 36 2 1.867 11.9 5.0 5.4 1.09 1.1 40
1974 24 1 2 .333 8.70 30.0 41 32 29 5 27 20 0 2.267 12.3 8.1 6.0 0.74 1.5 14
1978 28 1 0 1.000 0.82 11.0 7 1 1 1 4 6 0 1.000 5.7 3.3 4.9 1.50 0.8 3
1979 29 8 4 .667 3.11 113.0 97 43 39 4 54 72 3 1.336 7.7 4.3 5.7 1.33 0.3 53
1980 30 5 5 .500 3.69 95.0 94 43 39 6 57 52 1 1.589 8.9 5.4 4.9 0.91 0.6 64
1981 31 2 6 .250 5.96 74.0 88 54 49 8 56 59 2 1.946 10.7 6.8 7.2 1.05 1.0 42
1982 32 3 5 .375 5.38 72.0 68 48 43 2 52 55 0 1.667 8.5 6.5 6.9 1.06 0.3 47
1983 33 1 2 .333 6.17 35.0 53 27 24 3 21 22 1 2.114 13.6 5.4 5.7 1.05 0.8 17
10 Yrs 28 37 .431 4.88 624.0 665 374 338 57 377 400 13 1.670 9.6 5.8 1.06 0.8 369

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1980 *

Games Played s c a p y
1979 AL  53 (10th)
1980 AL  64 (5th)
1981 AL  42 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1979 AL  14 (7th)
1980 AL  30 (3rd)
1981 AL  10 (8th)
Career  75 (184th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1980 AL  55 (5th)
1981 AL  25 (9th)
Career  206 (222nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1076), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Juan Acevedo (971)
  2. Ed Nunez (961)
  3. George Frazier (958)
  4. Brandon Lyon (957)
  5. Mike DeJean (956)
  6. Doug Henry (956)
  7. Fernando Rodney (952)
  8. Heathcliff Slocumb (948)
  9. Dave Sisler (948)
  10. Steve Karsay (948)
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  1. Brandon McCarthy (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ambiorix Burgos (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ray Herbert (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dick Marlowe (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Curt Leskanic (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rich Bordi (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jay Howell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jay Howell (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Mike Williams (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Juan Acevedo (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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