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Steve Farr
Steven Michael Farr
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 12, 1956 in LaPlata, MD
Schools: American University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 1984
Final Game: August 8, 1994
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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
1984 27 CLE AL 3 11 .214 4.58 31 16 4 0 0 1 116.0 106 61 59 14 46 3 83 5 2 2 488 90 1.310 8.2 1.1 3.6 6.4 1.80
1985 28 KCR AL 2 1 .667 3.11 16 3 5 0 0 1 37.2 34 15 13 2 20 4 36 2 0 3 164 134 1.434 8.1 0.5 4.8 8.6 1.80
1986 29 KCR AL 8 4 .667 3.13 56 0 33 0 0 8 109.1 90 39 38 10 39 8 83 4 1 4 443 135 1.180 7.4 0.8 3.2 6.8 2.13
1987 30 KCR AL 4 3 .571 4.15 47 0 19 0 0 1 91.0 97 47 42 9 44 4 88 2 0 2 408 110 1.549 9.6 0.9 4.4 8.7 2.00
1988 31 KCR AL 5 4 .556 2.50 62 1 49 0 0 20 82.2 74 25 23 5 30 6 72 2 2 4 344 160 1.258 8.1 0.5 3.3 7.8 2.40
1989 32 KCR AL 2 5 .286 4.12 51 2 40 0 0 18 63.1 75 35 29 5 22 5 56 1 0 2 279 94 1.532 10.7 0.7 3.1 8.0 2.55
1990 33 KCR AL 13 7 .650 1.98 57 6 20 1 1 1 127.0 99 32 28 6 48 9 94 5 0 2 515 193 1.157 7.0 0.4 3.4 6.7 1.96
1991 34 NYY AL 5 5 .500 2.19 60 0 48 0 0 23 70.0 57 19 17 4 20 3 60 5 0 2 285 190 1.100 7.3 0.5 2.6 7.7 3.00
1992 35 NYY AL 2 2 .500 1.56 50 0 42 0 0 30 52.0 34 10 9 2 19 0 37 2 0 0 207 254 1.019 5.9 0.3 3.3 6.4 1.95
1993 36 NYY AL 2 2 .500 4.21 49 0 37 0 0 25 47.0 44 22 22 8 28 4 39 2 0 2 211 99 1.532 8.4 1.5 5.4 7.5 1.39
1994 37 TOT AL 2 1 .667 5.72 30 0 16 0 0 4 28.1 41 21 18 5 18 1 20 2 0 2 143 85 2.082 13.0 1.6 5.7 6.4 1.11
1994 37 CLE AL 1 1 .500 5.28 19 0 12 0 0 4 15.1 17 12 9 3 15 1 12 2 0 2 79 88 2.087 10.0 1.8 8.8 7.0 0.80
1994 37 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 6.23 11 0 4 0 0 0 13.0 24 9 9 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 64 81 2.077 16.6 1.4 2.1 5.5 2.67
11 Seasons 48 45 .516 3.25 509 28 313 1 1 132 824.1 751 326 298 70 334 47 668 32 5 25 3487 127 1.316 8.2 0.8 3.6 7.3 2.00
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .516 3.25 64 4 40 0 0 17 104 95 41 38 9 42 6 85 4 1 3 442 127 1.316 8.2 0.8 3.6 7.3 2.00
KCR (6 yrs) 34 24 .586 3.05 289 12 166 1 1 49 511.0 469 193 173 37 203 36 429 16 3 17 2153 135 1.315 8.3 0.7 3.6 7.6 2.11
NYY (3 yrs) 9 9 .500 2.56 159 0 127 0 0 78 169.0 135 51 48 14 67 7 136 9 0 4 703 160 1.195 7.2 0.7 3.6 7.2 2.03
CLE (2 yrs) 4 12 .250 4.66 50 16 16 0 0 5 131.1 123 73 68 17 61 4 95 7 2 4 567 90 1.401 8.4 1.2 4.2 6.5 1.56
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.23 11 0 4 0 0 0 13.0 24 9 9 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 64 81 2.077 16.6 1.4 2.1 5.5 2.67

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS 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
1985 28 KCR AL ALCS W TOR 1 0 1.000 1.42 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 22 0.789 5.7 0.0 1.4 4.3 3.00
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 1.42 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 22 0.789 5.7 0.0 1.4 4.3 3.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1992 35 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 36 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 CLE AL 27 P 31 16 116.0 27 7 18 2 1 .926 0.0 0.0 1.94 0.81 .959 1.79 0.70
1985 KCR AL 28 P 16 3 37.2 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.15 0.56 .956 1.86 0.70
1986 KCR AL 29 P 56 0 109.1 24 8 16 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.98 0.43 .954 1.83 0.68
1987 KCR AL 30 P 47 0 91.0 11 3 6 2 0 .818 0.0 0.0 0.89 0.19 .964 1.84 0.67
1988 KCR AL 31 P 62 1 82.2 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.09 0.16 .960 1.79 0.67
1989 KCR AL 32 P 51 2 63.1 11 7 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.56 0.22 .955 1.88 0.66
1990 KCR AL 33 P 57 6 127.0 27 7 18 2 1 .926 0.0 0.0 1.77 0.44 .956 1.78 0.59
1991 NYY AL 34 P 60 0 70.0 18 7 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.31 0.30 .956 1.80 0.58
1992 NYY AL 35 P 50 0 52.0 8 2 4 2 0 .750 0.0 0.0 1.04 0.12 .962 1.71 0.56
1993 NYY AL 36 P 49 0 47.0 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.06 0.33 .950 1.78 0.56
1994 TOT AL 37 P 30 0 28.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.13 .980 1.72 0.52
1994 CLE AL 37 P 19 0 15.1 4 2 1 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 1.76 0.16 .975 1.70 0.52
1994 BOS AL 37 P 11 0 13.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.69 0.09 1.000 1.73 0.52
11 Seasons P 509 28 824.1 166 55 102 9 4 .946 0.0 0.0 1.71 0.31 .957 1.80 0.62
11 Seasons TOT 509 28 824.1 166 55 102 9 4 .946 0.0 0.0 1.71 0.31 .903 1.80 0.62

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1990 AL--.650--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1988 AL--62--10th

Saves s c a p y
1988 AL--20--10th
1991 AL--23--10th
1992 AL--30--6th
1993 AL--25--9th
Career--132--77th

Games Finished s c a p y
1988 AL--49--7th
1991 AL--48--10th
1992 AL--42--10th
Career--313--87th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 13 (1325), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (639), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Vicente Romo (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don McMahon (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Don McMahon (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

December 13, 1976: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1983: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for John Malkin (minors).

March 31, 1985: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

May 9, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 10, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 1, 1994: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Chris Nabholz to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff Russell.

October 25, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Kansas City Royals$85,000
1988Kansas City Royals$225,000
1989Kansas City Royals$605,000
1990Kansas City Royals$775,000
1991New York Yankees$2,400,000
1992New York Yankees$2,400,000
1993New York Yankees$1,500,000
1994Cleveland Indians$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,890,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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