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Terry Forster

Terry Jay Forster

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 14, 1952 in Sioux Falls, SD
High School: Santana HS (Santee, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1971 (Age 19)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Dodgers/Braves/Angels/Pirates 1971-1986
Agents: Mark Polan [*]
Final Game: October 2, 1986 (Age 34)
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All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #569. Lefty Stewart… #570. Shane Reynolds… #571. Mark Portugal… #572. TERRY FORSTER… #573. Jim Tobin… #574. Bill Walker… #575. George McQuillan… 

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
1971 19 CHW AL 2 3 .400 3.99 45 3 15 0 0 1 49.2 46 23 22 5 23 3 48 1 1 1 219 91 1.389 8.3 0.9 4.2 8.7 2.09
1972 20 CHW AL 6 5 .545 2.25 62 0 45 0 0 29 100.0 75 31 25 0 44 3 104 3 0 5 419 141 1.190 6.8 0.0 4.0 9.4 2.36
1973 21 CHW AL 6 11 .353 3.23 51 12 29 4 0 16 172.2 174 69 62 7 78 6 120 0 1 6 744 124 1.459 9.1 0.4 4.1 6.3 1.54
1974 22 CHW AL 7 8 .467 3.62 59 1 49 0 0 24 134.1 120 57 54 6 48 3 105 8 0 9 561 105 1.251 8.0 0.4 3.2 7.0 2.19
1975 23 CHW AL 3 3 .500 2.19 17 1 12 0 0 4 37.0 30 12 9 0 24 4 32 0 0 2 155 180 1.459 7.3 0.0 5.8 7.8 1.33
1976 24 CHW AL 2 12 .143 4.37 29 16 8 1 0 1 111.1 126 61 54 7 41 4 70 1 0 7 486 83 1.500 10.2 0.6 3.3 5.7 1.71
1977 25 PIT NL 6 4 .600 4.43 33 6 7 0 0 1 87.1 90 47 43 7 32 3 58 2 1 3 378 90 1.397 9.3 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.81
1978 26 LAD NL 5 4 .556 1.93 47 0 40 0 0 22 65.1 56 19 14 2 23 4 46 0 1 2 266 183 1.209 7.7 0.3 3.2 6.3 2.00
1979 27 LAD NL 1 2 .333 5.51 17 0 8 0 0 2 16.1 18 11 10 0 11 4 8 0 0 1 73 68 1.776 9.9 0.0 6.1 4.4 0.73
1980 28 LAD NL 0 0 3.09 9 0 7 0 0 0 11.2 10 4 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 49 119 1.200 7.7 0.0 3.1 1.5 0.50
1981 29 LAD NL 0 1 .000 4.11 21 0 6 0 0 0 30.2 37 14 14 1 15 3 17 0 0 3 137 83 1.696 10.9 0.3 4.4 5.0 1.13
1982 30 LAD NL 5 6 .455 3.04 56 0 13 0 0 3 83.0 66 38 28 3 31 9 52 4 0 2 349 116 1.169 7.2 0.3 3.4 5.6 1.68
1983 31 ATL NL 3 2 .600 2.16 56 0 29 0 0 13 79.1 60 19 19 3 31 9 54 2 0 2 316 181 1.147 6.8 0.3 3.5 6.1 1.74
1984 32 ATL NL 2 0 1.000 2.70 25 0 14 0 0 5 26.2 30 9 8 1 7 3 10 0 0 2 113 145 1.388 10.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 1.43
1985 33 ATL NL 2 3 .400 2.28 46 0 19 0 0 1 59.1 49 22 15 7 28 4 37 0 0 1 253 169 1.298 7.4 1.1 4.2 5.6 1.32
1986 34 CAL AL 4 1 .800 3.51 41 0 17 0 0 5 41.0 47 18 16 2 17 1 28 3 0 0 182 118 1.561 10.3 0.4 3.7 6.1 1.65
16 Yrs 54 65 .454 3.23 614 39 318 5 0 127 1105.2 1034 454 397 51 457 63 791 24 4 46 4700 116 1.349 8.4 0.4 3.7 6.4 1.73
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .454 3.23 64 4 33 1 0 13 115 108 47 41 5 48 7 82 2 0 5 489 116 1.349 8.4 0.4 3.7 6.4 1.73
CHW (6 yrs) 26 42 .382 3.36 263 33 158 5 0 75 605.0 571 253 226 25 258 23 479 13 2 30 2584 111 1.370 8.5 0.4 3.8 7.1 1.86
LAD (5 yrs) 11 13 .458 3.04 150 0 74 0 0 27 207.0 187 86 70 6 84 20 125 4 1 8 874 116 1.309 8.1 0.3 3.7 5.4 1.49
ATL (3 yrs) 7 5 .583 2.29 127 0 62 0 0 19 165.1 139 50 42 11 66 16 101 2 0 5 682 170 1.240 7.6 0.6 3.6 5.5 1.53
PIT (1 yr) 6 4 .600 4.43 33 6 7 0 0 1 87.1 90 47 43 7 32 3 58 2 1 3 378 90 1.397 9.3 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.81
CAL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 3.51 41 0 17 0 0 5 41.0 47 18 16 2 17 1 28 3 0 0 182 118 1.561 10.3 0.4 3.7 6.1 1.65
NL (9 yrs) 24 22 .522 3.03 310 6 143 0 0 47 459.2 416 183 155 24 182 39 284 8 2 16 1934 123 1.301 8.1 0.5 3.6 5.6 1.56
AL (7 yrs) 30 43 .411 3.37 304 33 175 5 0 80 646.0 618 271 242 27 275 24 507 16 2 30 2766 111 1.382 8.6 0.4 3.8 7.1 1.84

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 19 CHW AL 49.2 45 3 23 4.17 3.96 -0.28 -0.11 103.9 4.28 1 0.1 1.5 -0.1 0.5 5 .502 .500
1972 20 CHW AL 100.0 62 0 31 2.79 3.47 -0.37 -0.15 101.6 3.74 11 1.4 2.3 0.8 3.2 18 .523 .509
1973 21 CHW AL 172.2 51 12 69 3.60 4.37 -0.41 -0.13 103.1 4.79 21 2.4 2.2 0.4 4.5 39 .546 .515
1974 22 CHW AL 134.1 59 1 57 3.82 4.19 -0.22 -0.34 101.9 4.16 5 0.6 2.4 0.1 2.0 17 .510 .503
1975 23 CHW AL 37.0 17 1 12 2.92 4.38 -0.20 -0.35 100.3 4.25 5 0.6 2.1 0.3 1.2 9 .535 .504
1976 24 CHW AL 111.1 29 16 61 4.93 4.19 -0.29 0.00 102.3 4.58 -4 -0.5 1.8 -0.2 0.5 5 .484 .497
1977 25 PIT NL 87.1 33 6 47 4.84 4.39 0.29 -0.13 102.2 4.06 -8 -0.8 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0 .474 .495 $50,000
1978 26 LAD NL 65.1 47 0 19 2.62 3.88 0.03 -0.32 99.2 3.51 6 0.7 2.4 0.4 1.6 12 .514 .504 $170,000
1979 27 LAD NL 16.1 17 0 11 6.06 4.34 -0.22 -0.34 99.6 4.20 -4 -0.4 1.9 -0.2 -0.4 -2 .478 .498 $170,000
1980 28 LAD NL 11.2 9 0 4 3.09 4.13 0.16 -0.32 98.2 3.59 1 0.1 .1 -0.0 0.1 2 .508 .500 $170,000
1981 29 LAD NL 30.2 21 0 14 4.11 4.05 -0.05 -0.31 96.0 3.64 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.0 0.0 1 .489 .499 $170,000
1982 30 LAD NL 83.0 56 0 38 4.12 4.09 0.01 -0.32 96.9 3.65 -5 -0.6 1.7 -0.4 -0.2 3 .489 .496 $170,000
1983 31 ATL NL 79.1 56 0 19 2.16 4.14 -0.09 -0.32 104.8 4.10 17 1.9 1.8 0.7 3.3 24 .534 .512 $483,333
1984 32 ATL NL 26.2 25 0 9 3.04 4.21 0.02 -0.33 108.4 4.20 3 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.7 6 .514 .502 $483,333
1985 33 ATL NL 59.1 46 0 22 3.34 4.31 -0.16 -0.34 106.6 4.41 7 0.7 1.3 -0.0 1.3 12 .516 .505 $483,333
1986 34 CAL AL 41.0 41 0 18 3.95 4.64 0.45 -0.36 101.1 3.87 -0 -0.0 1.4 -0.1 0.3 4 .499 .500 $170,000
16 Seasons 1105.2 614 39 454 3.70 4.16 -0.15 -0.22 102.0 4.17 53 6.2 1.8 1.4 18.5 153 .510 .502 $2,519,999
CHW (6 yrs) 605.0 263 33 253 3.76 4.11 -0.31 -0.17 102.3 4.36 40 4.6 2.1 1.3 12.0 93 .517 .505
LAD (5 yrs) 207.0 150 0 86 3.74 4.04 -0.00 -0.32 97.8 3.64 -4 -0.5 1.7 -0.3 1.2 15 .497 .499 $850,000
ATL (3 yrs) 165.1 127 0 50 2.72 4.22 -0.10 -0.33 106.0 4.22 27 3.0 1.6 0.7 5.3 42 .524 .506 $1,449,999
PIT (1 yr) 87.1 33 6 47 4.84 4.39 0.29 -0.13 102.2 4.06 -8 -0.8 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0 .474 .495 $50,000
CAL (1 yr) 41.0 41 0 18 3.95 4.64 0.45 -0.36 101.1 3.87 -0 -0.0 1.4 -0.1 0.3 4 .499 .500 $170,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1978 26 LAD NL NLCS W PHI 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1978 26 LAD NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 18 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 13.5 6.00
1981 29 LAD NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 29 LAD NL NLCS W MON 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
1981 29 LAD NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 2.000 4.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
2 Yrs (5 Series) 1 0 1.000 0.00 8 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 7 0 0 0 4 1 9 1 0 0 33 1.435 8.2 0.0 4.7 10.6 2.25
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 20.3
2 WS 0 0 0.00 5 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 0 0 27 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 1.50

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1971 19 CHW AL 45 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 177 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 20 CHW AL 63 22 19 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 .526 .550 .526 1.076 218 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 21 CHW AL 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 22 CHW AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 23 CHW AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 24 CHW AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 25 PIT NL 36 27 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .346 .346 .462 .808 113 12 0 0 1 0 0 1/9
1978 26 LAD NL 47 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125 215 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 27 LAD NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 28 LAD NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 29 LAD NL 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 30 LAD NL 56 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 31 ATL NL 56 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .625 1.125 201 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 32 ATL NL 25 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 267 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 33 ATL NL 46 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 34 CAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Yrs 620 86 78 7 31 4 1 0 7 1 0 2 9 .397 .413 .474 .887 146 37 0 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 22 20 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .397 .413 .474 .887 146 10 0 0 2 0 0
CHW (6 yrs) 266 28 25 2 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 .480 .500 .520 1.020 197 13 0 0 2 0 0
LAD (5 yrs) 150 14 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .417 .801 127 5 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (3 yrs) 127 17 15 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .467 .867 135 7 0 0 2 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 36 27 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .346 .346 .462 .808 113 12 0 0 1 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 313 58 53 5 19 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 6 .358 .370 .453 .823 122 24 0 0 4 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 307 28 25 2 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 .480 .500 .520 1.020 197 13 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1971 19 CHW AL 45 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 1
1972 20 CHW AL 63 22 3 0 0 0 2 6 0.7 1 7 0.7 .511 .504 0.7 -0.0 7 1
1973 21 CHW AL 53 1 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 1
1974 22 CHW AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 0 1
1975 23 CHW AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1976 24 CHW AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1977 25 PIT NL 36 27 0 -0 0 -0 3 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $50,000 1/9
1978 26 LAD NL 47 9 1 -0 0 0 1 2 0.3 0 3 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $170,000 1
1979 27 LAD NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $170,000 1
1980 28 LAD NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $170,000 /1
1981 29 LAD NL 21 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $170,000 1
1982 30 LAD NL 56 2 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $170,000 1
1983 31 ATL NL 56 9 1 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .505 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $483,333 1
1984 32 ATL NL 25 3 1 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $483,333 1
1985 33 ATL NL 46 5 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $483,333 1
1986 34 CAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $170,000 1
16 Seasons 620 86 6 0 0 -0 13 19 2.2 3 22 2.2 .504 .501 2.2 0.3 22 $2,519,999
CHW (6 yrs) 266 28 4 0 0 0 4 8 1.0 1 9 1.0 .504 .501 1.0 0.1 9
LAD (5 yrs) 150 14 0 -0 0 0 3 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .502 .500 0.3 0.1 3 $850,000
ATL (3 yrs) 127 17 1 0 0 0 3 4 0.5 1 5 0.5 .504 .501 0.5 0.1 5 $1,449,999
PIT (1 yr) 36 27 0 -0 0 -0 3 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $50,000
CAL (1 yr) 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $170,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 26 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 LAD NL WS NYY L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL NLDS HOU W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL NLCS MON W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL WS NYY W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (5 Series) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1971 CHW AL 19 P 45 3 0 49.2 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.81 0.22 .958 1.98 1.97 2 1 33% 39% 0
1972 CHW AL 20 P 62 0 0 100.0 24 1 21 2 0 .917 1.98 0.35 .950 1.86 1.85 3 3 50% 39% 0
1973 CHW AL 21 P 51 12 4 172.2 55 8 45 2 8 .964 2.76 1.04 .951 1.86 1.85 14 5 26% 38% 0
1974 CHW AL 22 P 59 1 0 134.1 40 6 33 1 4 .975 2.61 0.66 .947 1.81 1.80 9 2 18% 38% 1
1975 CHW AL 23 P 17 1 0 37.0 17 2 14 1 1 .941 3.89 0.94 .940 1.87 1.86 9 2 18% 38% 0
1976 CHW AL 24 P 29 16 1 111.1 33 5 26 2 0 .939 2.51 1.07 .950 1.87 1.88 21 6 22% 34% 1
1977 PIT NL 25 P 33 6 0 87.1 18 4 13 1 1 .944 1.75 0.52 .950 1.84 1.85 9 5 36% 35% 1
1977 PIT NL 25 OF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1977 PIT NL 25 RF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1978 LAD NL 26 P 47 0 0 65.1 14 2 10 2 0 .857 1.65 0.26 .951 1.91 1.89 1 2 67% 32% 0
1979 LAD NL 27 P 17 0 0 16.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.31 0.35 .952 1.82 1.80 0 1 100% 34% 0
1980 LAD NL 28 P 9 0 0 11.2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 4.63 0.67 .951 1.93 1.91 0 0 0
1981 LAD NL 29 P 21 0 0 30.2 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 3.23 0.52 .959 1.97 1.98 1 0 0% 33% 0
1982 LAD NL 30 P 56 0 0 83.0 23 4 18 1 0 .957 2.39 0.39 .952 1.96 1.97 11 5 31% 32% 0
1983 ATL NL 31 P 56 0 0 79.1 19 3 15 1 1 .947 2.04 0.32 .952 1.92 1.91 4 5 56% 33% 1
1984 ATL NL 32 P 25 0 0 26.2 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.24 .953 1.89 1.87 1 2 67% 31% 0
1985 ATL NL 33 P 46 0 0 59.1 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.37 0.20 .953 1.93 1.92 10 0 0% 30% 0
1986 CAL AL 34 P 41 0 0 41.0 13 2 11 0 2 1.000 2.85 0.32 .957 1.82 1.81 1 1 50% 34% 0
16 Seasons P 614 39 5 1105.2 306 48 243 15 18 .951 2.37 0.47 .951 1.88 1.88 96 40 29% 35% 4
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1 Season RF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
16 Seasons TOT 615 39 5 1106.0 306 48 243 15 18 .951 -0 -0 2.37 0.47 .951 1.88 1.88 96 40 29% 35% 4
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  6.439 (175th)

Games Played s c a p y
1972 AL  62 (4th)
1973 AL  51 (5th)
1974 AL  59 (6th)
Career  614 (179th)

Saves s c a p y
1972 AL  29 (2nd)
1973 AL  16 (6th)
1974 AL  24 (1st)
1978 NL  22 (6th)
Career  127 (97th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  0.365 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1974 AL  9 (9th)
1976 AL  7 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1974 AL  8 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1972 AL  45 (3rd)
1974 AL  49 (7th)
1978 NL  40 (9th)
Career  318 (93rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1973 AL  124 (5th)
Career  116 (188th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1983 NL  23.04 (5th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1978 NL  2.6 (10th)
Career  8.8 (229th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1983 NL  2.4 (5th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1972 AL  62 (4th)
1973 AL  51 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1973 AL  2.76 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1971 AL  born 1952-01-14 (2nd)
1972 AL  born 1952-01-14 (3rd)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (572), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (1258), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (882), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1038), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (49th), 20.7 career WAR/18.7 7yr-peak WAR/19.7 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197725Pittsburgh Pirates$50,0001978 TSN Guide
197826Los Angeles Dodgers$170,0001978 TSN Guide$150K/year salary plus $100K bonus
197927Los Angeles Dodgers$170,0001978 TSN Guide$150K/year salary plus $100K bonus
198028Los Angeles Dodgers$170,0001978 TSN Guide$150K/year salary plus $100K bonus
198129Los Angeles Dodgers$170,0001978 TSN Guide$150K/year salary plus $100K bonus
198230Los Angeles Dodgers$170,0001978 TSN Guide$150K/year salary plus $100K bonus
198331Atlanta Braves$483,3332/7/83 TSN3/$1.45, incl. $100K bonus, $450K per
198432Atlanta Braves$483,3332/7/83 TSN3/$1.45, incl. $100K bonus, $450K per
198533Atlanta Braves$483,3332/7/83 TSN3/$1.45, incl. $100K bonus, $450K per
198634California Angels$170,0001986 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,519,999
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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