Ken Forsch
Kenneth Roth Forsch
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 8, 1946 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Hiram Johnson (Sacramento, CA)
School: Oregon State University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1970
Final Game: May 23, 1986
Relatives: Brother of Bob Forsch
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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
1970 23 HOU NL 1 2 .333 5.62 4 4 0 1 0 0 24.0 28 15 15 1 5 0 13 0 0 1 99 69 1.375 10.5 0.4 1.9 4.9 2.60
1971 24 HOU NL 8 8 .500 2.53 33 23 4 7 2 0 188.1 162 60 53 8 53 5 131 4 0 8 771 133 1.142 7.7 0.4 2.5 6.3 2.47
1972 25 HOU NL 6 8 .429 3.91 30 24 3 1 0 0 156.1 163 75 68 19 62 1 113 0 0 9 671 86 1.439 9.4 1.1 3.6 6.5 1.82
1973 26 HOU NL 9 12 .429 4.20 46 26 9 5 0 4 201.1 197 101 94 18 74 7 149 4 1 5 861 86 1.346 8.8 0.8 3.3 6.7 2.01
1974 27 HOU NL 8 7 .533 2.79 70 0 40 0 0 10 103.1 98 38 32 3 37 13 48 4 1 4 435 125 1.306 8.5 0.3 3.2 4.2 1.30
1975 28 HOU NL 4 8 .333 3.22 34 9 12 2 0 2 109.0 114 42 39 9 30 3 54 2 0 1 451 105 1.321 9.4 0.7 2.5 4.5 1.80
1976 29 HOU NL 4 3 .571 2.15 52 0 46 0 0 19 92.0 76 23 22 5 26 7 49 2 1 2 372 148 1.109 7.4 0.5 2.5 4.8 1.88 AS
1977 30 HOU NL 5 8 .385 2.72 42 5 28 0 0 8 86.0 80 32 26 2 28 6 45 2 0 3 364 131 1.256 8.4 0.2 2.9 4.7 1.61
1978 31 HOU NL 10 6 .625 2.70 52 6 28 4 2 7 133.1 136 44 40 2 37 13 71 1 0 2 563 122 1.298 9.2 0.1 2.5 4.8 1.92
1979 32 HOU NL 11 6 .647 3.04 26 24 1 10 2 0 177.2 155 67 60 14 35 2 58 0 1 0 700 116 1.069 7.9 0.7 1.8 2.9 1.66
1980 33 HOU NL 12 13 .480 3.20 32 32 0 6 3 0 222.1 230 90 79 15 41 1 84 7 3 1 926 103 1.219 9.3 0.6 1.7 3.4 2.05
1981 34 CAL AL 11 7 .611 2.88 20 20 0 10 4 0 153.0 143 54 49 7 27 2 55 4 0 0 616 126 1.111 8.4 0.4 1.6 3.2 2.04 AS
1982 35 CAL AL 13 11 .542 3.87 37 35 2 12 4 0 228.0 225 108 98 25 57 2 73 11 0 1 955 104 1.237 8.9 1.0 2.3 2.9 1.28
1983 36 CAL AL 11 12 .478 4.06 31 31 0 11 1 0 219.1 226 107 99 21 61 6 81 4 0 6 921 99 1.309 9.3 0.9 2.5 3.3 1.33
1984 37 CAL AL 1 1 .500 2.20 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.1 14 4 4 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 62 181 1.041 7.7 1.1 1.7 5.5 3.33
1986 39 CAL AL 0 1 .000 9.53 10 0 4 0 0 1 17.0 24 21 18 4 10 0 13 2 0 0 85 43 2.000 12.7 2.1 5.3 6.9 1.30
16 Seasons 114 113 .502 3.37 521 241 177 70 18 51 2127.1 2071 881 796 155 586 68 1047 47 7 43 8852 106 1.249 8.8 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.79
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .502 3.37 46 22 16 6 2 5 190 185 79 71 14 52 6 93 4 1 4 790 106 1.249 8.8 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.79
HOU (11 yrs) 78 81 .491 3.18 421 153 171 36 9 50 1493.2 1439 587 528 96 428 58 815 26 7 36 6213 107 1.250 8.7 0.6 2.6 4.9 1.90
CAL (5 yrs) 36 32 .529 3.81 100 88 6 34 9 1 633.2 632 294 268 59 158 10 232 21 0 7 2639 104 1.247 9.0 0.8 2.2 3.3 1.47
NL (11 yrs) 78 81 .491 3.18 421 153 171 36 9 50 1493.2 1439 587 528 96 428 58 815 26 7 36 6213 107 1.250 8.7 0.6 2.6 4.9 1.90
AL (5 yrs) 36 32 .529 3.81 100 88 6 34 9 1 633.2 632 294 268 59 158 10 232 21 0 7 2639 104 1.247 9.0 0.8 2.2 3.3 1.47

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
1980 33 HOU NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 4.15 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 36 1.269 10.4 1.0 1.0 6.2 6.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 4.15 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 36 1.269 10.4 1.0 1.0 6.2 6.00

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1976 HOU NL 29 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1981 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 9.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
2 Seasons (2 Appearances) 0 0 0 4.50 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1970 23 HOU NL 4 99 94 15 28 4 0 1 0 0 5 13 .298 .333 .372 .706 .338 35 4 0 0 0 0
1971 24 HOU NL 33 771 704 60 162 20 2 8 14 5 53 131 .230 .287 .298 .585 .272 210 17 4 8 2 5
1972 25 HOU NL 30 671 598 75 163 21 5 19 13 4 62 113 .273 .339 .420 .759 .307 251 17 0 8 3 1
1973 26 HOU NL 46 861 767 101 197 26 4 18 11 4 74 149 .257 .323 .372 .695 .295 285 17 4 10 6 7
1974 27 HOU NL 70 435 385 38 98 13 4 3 3 1 37 48 .255 .322 .332 .654 .279 128 12 4 3 6 13
1975 28 HOU NL 34 451 411 42 114 17 0 9 9 5 30 54 .277 .325 .384 .710 .297 158 12 2 2 6 3
1976 29 HOU NL 52 370 334 23 76 8 2 5 2 4 26 49 .228 .286 .308 .594 .252 103 9 2 6 2 7
1977 30 HOU NL 42 364 325 32 80 15 0 2 4 7 28 45 .246 .308 .311 .619 .279 101 10 2 7 2 6
1978 31 HOU NL 52 563 508 44 136 10 4 2 8 3 37 71 .268 .315 .315 .630 .304 160 8 1 11 6 13
1979 32 HOU NL 26 700 657 67 155 24 5 14 8 4 35 58 .236 .273 .352 .625 .240 231 16 0 5 3 2
1980 33 HOU NL 32 926 865 90 230 29 2 15 21 5 41 84 .266 .303 .356 .659 .279 308 17 7 9 4 1
1981 34 CAL AL 20 616 572 54 143 23 2 7 11 5 27 55 .250 .286 .334 .620 .264 191 19 4 8 5 2
1982 35 CAL AL 37 955 873 108 225 35 5 25 9 11 57 73 .258 .309 .395 .705 .256 345 16 11 8 6 2
1983 36 CAL AL 31 921 849 107 226 40 5 21 17 10 61 81 .266 .317 .399 .717 .273 339 23 4 4 3 6
1984 37 CAL AL 2 62 59 4 14 1 0 2 1 1 3 10 .237 .274 .356 .630 .255 21 1 0 0 0 0
1986 39 CAL AL 10 85 70 21 24 6 1 4 2 1 10 13 .343 .429 .629 1.057 .364 44 2 2 1 2 0
16 Seasons 521 8850 8071 881 2071 292 41 155 133 70 586 1047 .257 .309 .361 .669 .277 2910 200 47 90 56 68
162 Game Avg. 46 790 720 79 185 26 4 14 12 6 52 93 .257 .309 .361 .669 .277 260 18 4 8 5 6
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1970 23 HOU NL 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0 0 1 0 0 0% 46 55 36 2 2 1 1 5.8 6.0 6.0
1971 24 HOU NL 33 23 8 8 7 0 3 12 11 .522 1 4 7 2 16 70% 60 98 30 10 2 3 8 3.3 3.4 7.3
1972 25 HOU NL 30 24 6 8 10 2 0 9 15 .375 2 6 1 0 11 46% 51 85 27 21 7 4 11 3.0 2.9 6.1
1973 26 HOU NL 46 26 8 9 9 0 4 14 12 .538 2 7 5 0 15 58% 52 80 20 30 13 19 2 4.8 4.6 6.5
1975 28 HOU NL 34 9 2 5 2 0 2 3 6 .333 0 1 2 0 6 67% 50 61 26 8 1 4 1 3.2 3.5 6.8
1977 30 HOU NL 42 5 0 3 2 0 2 0 5 .000 1 0 0 0 3 60% 60 85 45 8 3 0 1 1.5 1.2 6.3
1978 31 HOU NL 52 6 4 2 0 0 1 4 2 .667 0 0 4 2 5 83% 65 87 37 3 0 1 2 3.2 3.0 8.1
1979 32 HOU NL 26 24 10 6 8 2 3 13 11 .542 4 3 10 2 16 67% 56 88 20 9 7 7 8 4.6 4.9 7.3
1980 33 HOU NL 32 32 12 13 7 2 8 14 18 .438 2 5 6 3 23 72% 53 81 15 17 5 0 11 3.5 3.3 6.9
1981 34 CAL AL 20 20 11 7 2 0 4 12 8 .600 0 2 10 4 15 75% 57 84 19 13 5 0 3 5.0 5.0 7.7
1982 35 CAL AL 37 35 12 11 12 2 3 17 18 .486 1 6 12 4 19 54% 51 81 14 24 3 4 11 4.8 4.7 6.4
1983 36 CAL AL 31 31 11 12 8 4 3 18 13 .581 2 0 11 1 15 48% 50 79 25 33 15 3 10 5.0 4.3 7.1
1984 37 CAL AL 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500 0 1 1 0 2 100% 64 79 49 0 0 0 1 1.5 0.6 8.2
13 Seasons 389 241 86 87 68 13 34 119 122 .494 15 35 70 18 146 61% 54 98 14 178 63 46 70 4.1 4.0 6.9
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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 24 HOU NL 33 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 1.016 0 1 9 0 0 10 3 7 6 1 6 0 6.1
1972 25 HOU NL 30 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.135 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 3 0 2 1 5.5
1973 26 HOU NL 46 20 9 1 3 7 4 3 57% 9 2 29 12 41% 8 1.092 12 5 3 9 3 8 15 5 13 6 14 6 5.0
1974 27 HOU NL 70 70 40 8 7 20 10 10 50% 23 3 70 20 29% 7 1.831 38 12 20 27 13 30 36 34 38 17 39 19 4.4
1975 28 HOU NL 34 25 12 2 3 4 2 2 50% 6 2 25 11 44% 9 1.186 10 1 14 6 4 15 12 13 14 7 14 3 5.8
1976 29 HOU NL 52 52 46 4 3 26 19 7 73% 27 1 31 12 39% 8 1.733 29 6 17 31 6 15 19 33 28 4 28 14 5.3
1977 30 HOU NL 42 37 28 5 5 10 8 2 80% 11 0 25 8 32% 8 1.576 20 7 10 11 12 14 13 24 20 7 21 11 4.4
1978 31 HOU NL 52 46 28 6 4 11 7 4 64% 11 0 37 15 41% 7 1.253 20 7 19 11 12 23 19 27 29 6 29 11 5.5
1979 32 HOU NL 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 7 0.950 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.5
1982 35 CAL AL 37 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 8 1.012 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 4.5
1986 39 CAL AL 10 10 4 0 1 2 1 1 50% 3 0 11 5 45% 6 1.023 5 2 3 4 1 5 6 4 5 5 5 0 5.1
11 Seasons 432 280 177 28 26 80 51 29 64% 90 8 238 84 35% 1.200 135 43 101 100 52 127 126 153 159 53 161 65 5.0

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1970 23 HOU NL 99 44% 1.0% 13.1% 5.1% 5.1% 18% 1.07 81% 19 4 21%
1971 24 HOU NL 771 43% 1.0% 17.0% 6.9% 3.9% 19% 1.05 74% 118 17 14%
1972 25 HOU NL 671 46% 2.8% 16.8% 9.2% 6.7% 28% 1.44 70% 129 17 13%
1973 26 HOU NL 861 48% 2.1% 17.3% 8.6% 5.6% 24% 0.89 70% 168 17 10%
1974 27 HOU NL 435 40% 0.7% 11.0% 8.5% 4.6% 20% 1.61 78% 100 12 12%
1975 28 HOU NL 451 48% 2.0% 12.0% 6.7% 5.8% 23% 1.45 78% 88 12 14%
1976 29 HOU NL 371 44% 1.4% 13.2% 7.0% 4.1% 20% 1.08 76% 66 9 14%
1977 30 HOU NL 364 48% 0.6% 12.4% 7.7% 4.7% 21% 1.41 77% 72 10 14%
1978 31 HOU NL 563 38% 0.4% 12.6% 6.6% 2.8% 12% 1.22 78% 123 8 7%
1979 32 HOU NL 700 48% 2.0% 8.3% 5.0% 6.1% 28% 1.36 84% 106 16 15%
1980 33 HOU NL 926 43% 1.6% 9.1% 4.4% 5.0% 20% 1.22 83% 156 17 11%
1981 34 CAL AL 616 57% 1.1% 8.9% 4.4% 5.2% 22% 0.96 84% 124 19 15%
1982 35 CAL AL 955 49% 2.6% 7.6% 6.0% 6.8% 29% 0.97 82% 165 16 10%
1983 36 CAL AL 921 53% 2.3% 8.8% 6.6% 7.2% 29% 1.20 81% 161 23 14%
1984 37 CAL AL 62 58% 3.2% 16.1% 4.8% 4.8% 21% 1.47 76% 7 1 14%
1986 39 CAL AL 85 47% 4.7% 15.3% 11.8% 12.9% 46% 0.80 65% 28 2 7%
16 Seasons 8851 47% 1.8% 11.8% 6.6% 5.5% 24% 1.17 78% 1630 200 12%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1970 23 HOU NL 99 28 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 100% 0 1 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1971 24 HOU NL 702 162 8 0 4 7 1 2 6 22 9 4 41% 11 8 2 273 14 5 74% 13 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 11 69
1972 25 HOU NL 659 163 19 0 9 11 8 11 8 32 13 10 41% 6 9 3 240 13 4 76% 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 17 12
1973 26 HOU NL 860 197 18 0 28 7 11 4 14 48 20 8 42% 8 5 1 323 11 4 73% 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
1974 27 HOU NL 435 98 3 0 28 2 1 1 2 48 17 6 35% 3 4 1 170 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
1975 28 HOU NL 451 114 9 1 17 6 3 4 5 25 13 2 52% 4 1 1 165 9 5 64% 8 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 0
1976 29 HOU NL 371 76 5 0 9 3 2 2 3 23 11 2 48% 6 2 2 149 2 4 33% 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0
1977 30 HOU NL 364 80 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 21 12 2 57% 14 3 2 145 4 7 36% 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
1978 31 HOU NL 563 136 2 0 26 1 1 1 1 47 19 8 40% 5 2 0 230 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
1979 32 HOU NL 700 155 14 0 10 9 5 6 8 26 14 4 54% 4 0 1 215 8 4 67% 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0
1980 33 HOU NL 926 230 15 0 11 8 7 3 12 26 18 1 69% 16 1 2 353 21 5 81% 21 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 0
1981 34 CAL AL 616 143 7 0 6 2 5 7 0 30 18 2 60% 11 0 2 233 11 5 69% 9 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 11 0
1982 35 CAL AL 955 225 25 0 8 14 11 17 8 39 26 3 67% 10 1 2 318 9 11 45% 8 11 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
1983 36 CAL AL 921 226 21 1 10 9 12 10 11 46 27 3 59% 7 6 1 314 17 10 63% 16 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
1984 37 CAL AL 62 14 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 39 CAL AL 85 24 4 1 6 2 2 1 3 12 6 1 50% 3 0 0 42 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 Seasons 8769 2071 155 4 187 81 74 71 84 450 228 56 51% 108 43 20 3217 133 70 66% 125 62 8 7 0 1 17 0 158 82
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1970 23 1 2 .333 5.62 4 4 0 1 0 0 24.0 28 15 15 1 5 0 13 0 0 1 99 69 1.375 10.5 0.4 1.9 4.9 2.60 69
1971 24 9 10 .474 2.88 37 27 4 8 2 0 212.1 190 75 68 9 58 5 144 4 0 9 870 119 1.168 8.1 0.4 2.5 6.1 2.48 119
1972 25 15 18 .455 3.32 67 51 7 9 2 0 368.2 353 150 136 28 120 6 257 4 0 18 1541 102 1.283 8.6 0.7 2.9 6.3 2.14 102
1973 26 24 30 .444 3.63 113 77 16 14 2 4 570.0 550 251 230 46 194 13 406 8 1 23 2402 96 1.305 8.7 0.7 3.1 6.4 2.09 96
1974 27 32 37 .464 3.50 183 77 56 14 2 14 673.1 648 289 262 49 231 26 454 12 2 27 2837 99 1.305 8.7 0.7 3.1 6.1 1.97 99
1975 28 36 45 .444 3.46 217 86 68 16 2 16 782.1 762 331 301 58 261 29 508 14 2 28 3288 100 1.308 8.8 0.7 3.0 5.8 1.95 100
1976 29 40 48 .455 3.32 269 86 114 16 2 35 874.1 838 354 323 63 287 36 557 16 3 30 3660 103 1.287 8.6 0.6 3.0 5.7 1.94 103
1977 30 45 56 .446 3.27 311 91 142 16 2 43 960.1 918 386 349 65 315 42 602 18 3 33 4024 105 1.284 8.6 0.6 3.0 5.6 1.91 105
1978 31 55 62 .470 3.20 363 97 170 20 4 50 1093.2 1054 430 389 67 352 55 673 19 3 35 4587 107 1.286 8.7 0.6 2.9 5.5 1.91 107
1979 32 66 68 .493 3.18 389 121 171 30 6 50 1271.1 1209 497 449 81 387 57 731 19 4 35 5287 108 1.255 8.6 0.6 2.7 5.2 1.89 108
1980 33 78 81 .491 3.18 421 153 171 36 9 50 1493.2 1439 587 528 96 428 58 815 26 7 36 6213 107 1.250 8.7 0.6 2.6 4.9 1.90 107
1981 34 89 88 .503 3.15 441 173 171 46 13 50 1646.2 1582 641 577 103 455 60 870 30 7 36 6829 109 1.237 8.6 0.6 2.5 4.8 1.91 109
1982 35 102 99 .507 3.24 478 208 173 58 17 50 1874.2 1807 749 675 128 512 62 943 41 7 37 7784 108 1.237 8.7 0.6 2.5 4.5 1.84 108
1983 36 113 111 .504 3.33 509 239 173 69 18 50 2094.0 2033 856 774 149 573 68 1024 45 7 43 8705 107 1.245 8.7 0.6 2.5 4.4 1.79 107
1984 37 114 112 .504 3.32 511 241 173 70 18 50 2110.1 2047 860 778 151 576 68 1034 45 7 43 8767 108 1.243 8.7 0.6 2.5 4.4 1.80 108
1985 38 114 112 .504 3.32 511 241 173 70 18 50 2110.1 2047 860 778 151 576 68 1034 45 7 43 8767 108 1.243 8.7 0.6 2.5 4.4 1.80 108
1986 39 114 113 .502 3.37 521 241 177 70 18 51 2127.1 2071 881 796 155 586 68 1047 47 7 43 8852 106 1.249 8.8 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.79 106

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1970 23 1 1 .500 6.14 22.0 28 17 15 1 5 12 0 1.500 11.5 2.0 4.9 2.40 0.4 4
1971 24 12 7 .632 3.07 179.0 174 68 61 9 57 125 4 1.291 8.7 2.9 6.3 2.19 0.5 33
1972 25 6 10 .375 5.01 149.0 185 92 83 22 70 108 0 1.711 11.2 4.2 6.5 1.54 1.3 30
1973 26 9 12 .429 4.81 191.0 206 113 102 19 77 141 4 1.482 9.7 3.6 6.6 1.83 0.9 46
1974 27 6 4 .600 3.38 96.0 103 40 36 3 39 45 4 1.479 9.7 3.7 4.2 1.15 0.3 70
1975 28 5 6 .455 4.09 99.0 120 50 45 9 32 49 2 1.535 10.9 2.9 4.5 1.53 0.8 34
1976 29 6 3 .667 2.83 86.0 84 30 27 6 29 46 2 1.314 8.8 3.0 4.8 1.59 0.6 52
1977 30 6 3 .667 3.04 83.0 83 31 28 2 29 43 2 1.349 9.0 3.1 4.7 1.48 0.2 42
1978 31 7 6 .538 3.56 124.0 149 54 49 2 41 66 1 1.532 10.8 3.0 4.8 1.61 0.1 52
1979 32 10 8 .556 3.63 166.0 164 74 67 15 37 54 0 1.211 8.9 2.0 2.9 1.46 0.8 26
1980 33 11 12 .478 4.13 207.0 252 106 95 16 45 78 8 1.435 11.0 2.0 3.4 1.73 0.7 32
1981 34 13 11 .542 3.62 216.0 233 97 87 11 44 78 7 1.282 9.7 1.8 3.3 1.77 0.5 20
1982 35 11 13 .458 4.31 217.0 233 116 104 26 59 69 11 1.346 9.7 2.4 2.9 1.17 1.1 37
1983 36 10 13 .435 4.57 207.0 233 117 105 22 63 76 4 1.430 10.1 2.7 3.3 1.21 1.0 31
1984 37 1 0 1.000 2.40 15.0 14 4 4 2 3 9 0 1.133 8.4 1.8 5.4 3.00 1.2 2
1986 39 0 1 .000 10.12 16.0 24 20 18 4 10 12 2 2.125 13.5 5.6 6.8 1.20 2.3 10
16 Seasons 114 110 .509 4.02 2073.0 2285 1029 926 169 640 1011 51 1.411 9.9 4.4 1.58 0.7 521

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1976 *
1981 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1971 NL--2.533--4th
1979 NL--3.039--7th
1980 NL--3.198--10th
1981 AL--2.882--10th

Wins s c a p y
1981 AL--11--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1979 NL--.647--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1971 NL--1.142--10th
1979 NL--1.069--1st
1981 AL--1.111--6th
1982 AL--1.237--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 NL--7.742--10th
1979 NL--7.852--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL--1.773--1st
1980 NL--1.660--3rd
1981 AL--1.588--2nd
1982 AL--2.250--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 NL--6.661--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1974 NL--70--4th

Saves s c a p y
1974 NL--10--7th
1976 NL--19--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1982 AL--35--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1979 NL--10--7th
1981 AL--10--7th
1982 AL--12--5th
1983 AL--11--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1980 NL--3--4th
1981 AL--4--1st
1982 AL--4--2nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1972 NL--19--8th

Hits s c a p y
1980 NL--230--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1971 NL--2.472--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 NL--.382--5th
1981 AL--.412--4th

Losses s c a p y
1980 NL--13--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 NL--9--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL--7--4th
1982 AL--11--1st

Games Finished s c a p y
1974 NL--40--5th
1976 NL--46--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1971 NL--133--5th
1981 AL--126--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1986 AL--born 1946-09-08--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 54 (460), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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