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John Franco

John Anthony Franco

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)
School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1984 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Mets/Reds/Astros 1984-2005
Agents: Dennis Gilbert,Dan Horwits,??? Giordano [*]
Final Game: July 1, 2005 (Age 44)
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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
1984 23 CIN NL 6 2 .750 2.61 54 0 30 0 0 4 79.1 74 28 23 3 36 4 55 2 0 2 335 145 1.387 8.4 0.3 4.1 6.2 1.53
1985 24 CIN NL 12 3 .800 2.18 67 0 33 0 0 12 99.0 83 27 24 5 40 8 61 1 0 4 407 172 1.242 7.5 0.5 3.6 5.5 1.53
1986 25 CIN NL 6 6 .500 2.94 74 0 52 0 0 29 101.0 90 40 33 7 44 12 84 2 2 4 429 131 1.327 8.0 0.6 3.9 7.5 1.91 AS
1987 26 CIN NL 8 5 .615 2.52 68 0 60 0 0 32 82.0 76 26 23 6 27 6 61 0 0 1 344 167 1.256 8.3 0.7 3.0 6.7 2.26 AS
1988 27 CIN NL 6 6 .500 1.57 70 0 61 0 0 39 86.0 60 18 15 3 27 3 46 0 2 1 336 230 1.012 6.3 0.3 2.8 4.8 1.70 MVP-12
1989 28 CIN NL 4 8 .333 3.12 60 0 50 0 0 32 80.2 77 35 28 3 36 8 60 0 2 3 345 116 1.401 8.6 0.3 4.0 6.7 1.67 AS
1990 29 NYM NL 5 3 .625 2.53 55 0 48 0 0 33 67.2 66 22 19 4 21 2 56 0 2 7 287 150 1.286 8.8 0.5 2.8 7.4 2.67 AS
1991 30 NYM NL 5 9 .357 2.93 52 0 48 0 0 30 55.1 61 27 18 2 18 4 45 1 0 6 247 126 1.428 9.9 0.3 2.9 7.3 2.50
1992 31 NYM NL 6 2 .750 1.64 31 0 30 0 0 15 33.0 24 6 6 1 11 2 20 0 0 0 128 217 1.061 6.5 0.3 3.0 5.5 1.82
1993 32 NYM NL 4 3 .571 5.20 35 0 30 0 0 10 36.1 46 24 21 6 19 3 29 1 0 5 172 78 1.789 11.4 1.5 4.7 7.2 1.53
1994 33 NYM NL 1 4 .200 2.70 47 0 43 0 0 30 50.0 47 20 15 2 19 0 42 1 0 1 216 156 1.320 8.5 0.4 3.4 7.6 2.21 CYA-7,MVP-20
1995 34 NYM NL 5 3 .625 2.44 48 0 41 0 0 29 51.2 48 17 14 4 17 2 41 0 0 0 213 166 1.258 8.4 0.7 3.0 7.1 2.41
1996 35 NYM NL 4 3 .571 1.83 51 0 44 0 0 28 54.0 54 15 11 2 21 0 48 0 0 2 235 220 1.389 9.0 0.3 3.5 8.0 2.29
1997 36 NYM NL 5 3 .625 2.55 59 0 53 0 0 36 60.0 49 18 17 3 20 2 53 1 0 6 244 161 1.150 7.4 0.5 3.0 8.0 2.65
1998 37 NYM NL 0 8 .000 3.62 61 0 54 0 0 38 64.2 66 28 26 4 29 7 59 4 0 2 289 117 1.469 9.2 0.6 4.0 8.2 2.03
1999 38 NYM NL 0 2 .000 2.88 46 0 34 0 0 19 40.2 40 14 13 1 19 1 41 2 0 0 182 155 1.451 8.9 0.2 4.2 9.1 2.16
2000 39 NYM NL 5 4 .556 3.40 62 0 14 0 0 4 55.2 46 24 21 6 26 6 56 2 0 2 239 132 1.293 7.4 1.0 4.2 9.1 2.15
2001 40 NYM NL 6 2 .750 4.05 58 0 16 0 0 2 53.1 55 25 24 8 19 2 50 2 1 4 232 103 1.388 9.3 1.4 3.2 8.4 2.63
2002 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003 42 NYM NL 0 3 .000 2.62 38 0 13 0 0 2 34.1 35 11 10 5 13 2 16 1 0 2 148 162 1.398 9.2 1.3 3.4 4.2 1.23
2004 43 NYM NL 2 7 .222 5.28 52 0 16 0 0 0 46.0 46 28 27 6 24 2 36 1 0 2 207 81 1.522 9.0 1.2 4.7 7.0 1.50
2005 44 HOU NL 0 1 .000 7.20 31 0 4 0 0 0 15.0 23 13 12 0 9 2 16 1 0 0 77 60 2.133 13.8 0.0 5.4 9.6 1.78
21 Yrs 90 87 .508 2.89 1119 0 774 0 0 424 1245.2 1166 466 400 81 495 78 975 22 9 54 5312 138 1.333 8.4 0.6 3.6 7.0 1.97
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .508 2.89 68 0 47 0 0 26 76 71 28 24 5 30 5 59 1 1 3 323 138 1.333 8.4 0.6 3.6 7.0 1.97
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
NYM (14 yrs) 48 56 .462 3.10 695 0 484 0 0 276 702.2 683 279 242 54 276 35 592 16 3 39 3039 132 1.365 8.7 0.7 3.5 7.6 2.14
CIN (6 yrs) 42 30 .583 2.49 393 0 286 0 0 148 528.0 460 174 146 27 210 41 367 5 6 15 2196 153 1.269 7.8 0.5 3.6 6.3 1.75
HOU (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.20 31 0 4 0 0 0 15.0 23 13 12 0 9 2 16 1 0 0 77 60 2.133 13.8 0.0 5.4 9.6 1.78

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
1984 23 CIN NL 79.1 54 0 28 3.18 4.16 -0.31 -0.32 105.4 4.37 10 1.1 1.5 0.1 2.0 17 .520 .507
1985 24 CIN NL 99.0 67 0 27 2.45 4.10 0.08 -0.32 104.7 3.87 15 1.7 1.7 0.4 3.1 24 .525 .510 $75,000
1986 25 CIN NL 101.0 74 0 40 3.56 4.18 -0.14 -0.32 102.7 4.10 5 0.6 2.1 0.2 1.7 15 .508 .504 $195,000 AS
1987 26 CIN NL 82.0 68 0 26 2.85 4.45 -0.06 -0.34 101.9 4.25 12 1.3 1.9 0.4 2.5 21 .519 .508 $300,000 AS
1988 27 CIN NL 86.0 70 0 18 1.88 3.88 0.36 -0.31 103.9 3.34 14 1.6 1.8 0.5 3.0 21 .523 .510 $675,000 MVP-12
1989 28 CIN NL 80.2 60 0 35 3.90 3.96 -0.26 -0.31 104.2 4.08 1 0.2 2.0 -0.2 0.7 8 .503 .501 $1,067,500 AS
1990 29 NYM NL 67.2 55 0 22 2.93 4.15 -0.23 -0.32 98.4 4.00 7 0.8 1.8 0.2 1.5 14 .514 .505 $1,633,333 AS
1991 30 NYM NL 55.1 52 0 27 4.39 4.11 -0.42 -0.32 98.5 4.15 -2 -0.2 2.2 -0.2 0.1 3 .496 .499 $2,633,333
1992 31 NYM NL 33.0 31 0 6 1.64 3.97 -0.29 -0.31 97.2 3.84 8 0.9 2.0 0.4 1.6 10 .530 .506 $3,333,334
1993 32 NYM NL 36.1 35 0 24 5.94 4.49 -0.13 -0.34 101.5 4.33 -7 -0.7 1.7 -0.3 -0.8 -3 .479 .495 $4,000,000
1994 33 NYM NL 50.0 47 0 20 3.60 4.71 -0.16 -0.36 97.7 4.40 4 0.4 1.8 0.1 0.9 9 .509 .503 $4,000,000 CYA-7,MVP-20
1995 34 NYM NL 51.2 48 0 17 2.96 4.58 -0.14 -0.34 97.0 4.24 7 0.7 1.9 0.2 1.3 12 .514 .504 $2,550,000
1996 35 NYM NL 54.0 51 0 15 2.50 4.71 0.47 -0.36 92.7 3.61 7 0.7 1.9 0.2 1.4 11 .514 .504 $2,600,000
1997 36 NYM NL 60.0 59 0 18 2.70 4.62 0.24 -0.35 94.3 3.80 7 0.7 1.8 0.2 1.5 13 .513 .505 $3,000,000
1998 37 NYM NL 64.2 61 0 28 3.90 4.62 0.05 -0.35 98.6 4.15 2 0.2 2.1 -0.0 0.7 7 .503 .501 $2,900,000
1999 38 NYM NL 40.2 46 0 14 3.10 5.01 0.13 -0.38 99.7 4.49 6 0.6 1.3 0.0 1.0 10 .513 .504 $2,950,000
2000 39 NYM NL 55.2 62 0 24 3.88 5.09 0.06 -0.39 95.5 4.43 3 0.3 1.5 -0.0 0.8 9 .505 .502 $3,350,000
2001 40 NYM NL 53.1 58 0 25 4.22 4.76 -0.01 -0.36 96.0 4.23 -0 -0.0 1.7 -0.1 0.3 5 .500 .500 $3,583,333
2003 42 NYM NL 34.1 38 0 11 2.88 4.90 -0.28 -0.36 97.2 4.68 7 0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.9 10 .518 .504 $3,833,333
2004 43 NYM NL 46.0 52 0 28 5.48 4.78 -0.22 -0.35 98.6 4.59 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0 .491 .497 $1,000,000
2005 44 HOU NL 15.0 31 0 13 7.80 4.96 0.34 -0.38 101.1 4.30 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .481 .496 $700,000
21 Seasons 1245.2 1119 0 466 3.37 4.40 -0.05 -0.34 100.0 4.11 95 10.4 1.7 1.9 23.7 209 .509 .503 $44,379,166
Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
NYM (14 yrs) 702.2 695 0 279 3.57 4.60 -0.05 -0.35 97.2 4.19 44 4.6 1.7 0.4 11.2 108 .507 .502 $41,366,666
CIN (6 yrs) 528.0 393 0 174 2.97 4.12 -0.05 -0.32 103.8 4.00 57 6.4 1.9 1.5 13.0 105 .516 .507 $2,312,500
HOU (1 yr) 15.0 31 0 13 7.80 4.96 0.34 -0.38 101.1 4.30 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .481 .496 $700,000

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
1999 38 NYM NL NLDS W ARI 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.273 2.5 0.0 0.0 4.9
1999 38 NYM NL NLCS L ATL 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12 1.500 10.1 0.0 3.4 10.1 3.00
2000 39 NYM NL NLDS W SFG 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
2000 39 NYM NL NLCS W STL 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 13 1.875 10.1 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
2000 39 NYM NL WS L NYY 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0.900 8.1 0.0 0.0 2.7
2 Yrs (5 Series) 2 0 1.000 1.88 15 0 4 0 0 1 14.1 11 3 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 1 54 0.977 6.9 0.0 1.9 6.3 3.33
2 NLDS 1 0 1.000 0.00 5 0 3 0 0 1 5.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 0.353 3.2 0.0 0.0 6.4
2 NLCS 0 0 5.06 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 3 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 25 1.688 10.1 0.0 5.1 8.4 1.67
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0.900 8.1 0.0 0.0 2.7

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
1986 CIN NL 25
1987 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 CIN NL 28
1990 NYM NL 29 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Yrs (2 GP) 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.000 0.0 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
1984 23 CIN NL 54 335 289 28 74 10 1 3 7 9 36 55 .256 .338 .329 .667 .302 95 8 2 4 4 4 5
1985 24 CIN NL 67 406 354 27 83 10 3 5 4 5 40 61 .234 .313 .322 .635 .270 114 8 1 11 1 8 3
1986 25 CIN NL 74 429 371 40 90 10 1 7 4 5 44 84 .243 .324 .332 .655 .293 123 8 2 8 3 12 3
1987 26 CIN NL 68 344 310 26 76 13 0 6 4 3 27 61 .245 .304 .345 .649 .286 107 8 0 5 2 6 7
1988 27 CIN NL 70 336 303 18 60 4 0 3 1 4 27 46 .198 .263 .241 .504 .224 73 8 0 5 1 3 6
1989 28 CIN NL 60 345 299 35 77 7 0 3 2 3 36 60 .258 .334 .311 .645 .310 93 8 0 7 3 8 3
1990 29 NYM NL 55 287 262 22 66 11 1 4 6 1 21 56 .252 .306 .347 .654 .305 91 5 0 3 1 2 4
1991 30 NYM NL 52 247 225 27 61 8 3 2 4 2 18 45 .271 .328 .360 .688 .331 81 6 1 3 0 4 10
1992 31 NYM NL 31 128 115 6 24 6 1 1 2 3 11 20 .209 .273 .304 .578 .240 35 6 0 0 2 2 3
1993 32 NYM NL 35 172 147 24 46 4 0 6 4 0 19 29 .313 .393 .463 .855 .354 68 2 1 4 1 3 2
1994 33 NYM NL 47 216 193 20 47 7 1 2 1 1 19 42 .244 .313 .321 .634 .300 62 6 1 2 1 0 6
1995 34 NYM NL 48 213 191 17 48 11 0 4 1 1 17 41 .251 .311 .372 .683 .299 71 6 0 4 1 2 1
1996 35 NYM NL 51 235 208 15 54 4 0 2 1 1 21 48 .260 .328 .308 .635 .329 64 4 0 6 0 0 4
1997 36 NYM NL 59 244 217 18 49 11 0 3 2 0 20 53 .226 .293 .318 .611 .284 69 9 1 5 1 2 3
1998 37 NYM NL 61 289 247 28 66 8 2 4 2 1 29 59 .267 .347 .364 .712 .328 90 6 4 4 5 7 6
1999 38 NYM NL 46 182 157 14 40 9 1 1 10 0 19 41 .255 .341 .344 .685 .336 54 2 2 3 1 1 1
2000 39 NYM NL 62 239 208 24 46 4 0 6 7 1 26 56 .221 .314 .327 .640 .274 68 3 2 3 0 6 2
2001 40 NYM NL 58 232 208 25 55 7 1 8 2 1 19 50 .264 .330 .423 .754 .311 88 4 2 2 1 2 3
2003 42 NYM NL 38 148 132 11 35 6 0 5 2 1 13 16 .265 .333 .424 .758 .268 56 5 1 1 1 2 3
2004 43 NYM NL 52 207 178 28 46 7 2 6 1 0 24 36 .258 .346 .421 .768 .290 75 4 1 2 2 2 2
2005 44 HOU NL 31 77 67 13 23 4 0 0 0 1 9 16 .343 .429 .403 .832 .451 27 0 1 0 0 2 0
21 Yrs 1119 5311 4681 466 1166 161 17 81 67 43 495 975 .249 .322 .343 .665 .297 1604 116 22 82 31 78 77
162 Game Avg. 68 323 284 28 71 10 1 5 4 3 30 59 .249 .322 .343 .665 .297 97 7 1 5 2 5 5
MLB Averages .263 .331 .409 .740 .293
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
1984 23 CIN NL 9.1 1.0 354 0.6 7.2 -6.5 1.24 0.3 0.2 4.3 0.4 1.24 2.9 23 7 23
1985 24 CIN NL 16.7 1.8 421 3.8 11.3 -7.5 1.47 1.4 1.1 13.9 1.5 1.47 15.3 37 11 17
1986 25 CIN NL 8.6 0.9 445 3.0 15.3 -12.3 2.02 1.0 0.5 5.3 0.5 2.02 7.6 43 14 17
1987 26 CIN NL 14.9 1.5 353 1.7 13.0 -11.3 2.19 1.0 -0.2 15.4 1.5 2.19 13.7 40 12 16
1988 27 CIN NL 18.2 2.0 345 3.6 12.1 -8.4 1.97 2.0 -0.1 18.5 2.0 1.97 18.3 41 14 14
1989 28 CIN NL 2.9 0.3 354 1.3 11.7 -10.4 2.14 0.7 -0.1 2.6 0.3 2.14 6.9 38 13 7
1990 29 NYM NL 9.2 1.0 305 1.6 10.2 -8.6 2.02 0.6 0.2 6.1 0.6 2.02 4.1 29 17 7
1991 30 NYM NL 1.5 0.2 259 -0.2 10.5 -10.7 2.57 -0.2 0.1 -5.0 -0.5 2.57 -2.4 37 6 9
1992 31 NYM NL 7.3 0.8 133 0.7 4.5 -3.8 2.07 0.6 -0.2 5.7 0.6 2.07 3.9 17 8 6
1993 32 NYM NL -5.0 -0.5 181 -2.1 5.3 -7.4 2.22 -0.8 -0.2 -10.5 -1.0 2.22 -11.3 17 5 13
1994 33 NYM NL 6.9 0.7 219 0.2 7.3 -7.1 2.05 0.6 -0.5 3.7 0.4 2.05 4.8 26 12 9
1995 34 NYM NL 8.9 0.9 215 0.7 8.1 -7.4 2.10 0.1 0.2 8.4 0.8 2.10 3.1 27 13 8
1996 35 NYM NL 12.6 1.2 240 0.4 8.3 -7.9 2.16 0.6 -0.5 3.4 0.3 2.16 7.4 27 14 10
1997 36 NYM NL 11.0 1.1 256 1.5 9.2 -7.7 2.11 0.9 -0.2 9.9 1.0 2.11 11.9 34 15 10
1998 37 NYM NL 4.5 0.4 296 1.6 12.4 -10.8 2.54 0.2 0.5 6.6 0.7 2.54 2.3 42 10 8
1999 38 NYM NL 7.5 0.7 192 -0.2 4.5 -4.7 1.53 0.5 -0.6 4.1 0.4 1.53 5.8 17 14 13
2000 39 NYM NL 6.5 0.6 252 2.2 7.3 -5.1 1.79 0.9 0.4 9.6 0.9 1.79 11.9 31 12 16
2001 40 NYM NL 1.3 0.1 242 -0.1 6.4 -6.5 1.58 0.4 -0.5 0.8 0.1 1.58 0.5 36 9 12
2003 42 NYM NL 6.2 0.6 154 -0.6 2.5 -3.1 1.01 -0.1 -0.5 4.5 0.4 1.01 1.0 11 7 17
2004 43 NYM NL -4.4 -0.4 210 -0.5 2.9 -3.4 .89 -0.2 -0.4 -0.9 -0.1 0.89 -1.8 14 15 22
2005 44 HOU NL -4.8 -0.5 78 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 .88 -0.2 -0.0 -4.9 -0.5 0.88 -3.2 7 5 19
21 Yrs 139.9 14.4 5504 19.1 171.1 -152.0 1.89 10.4 -0.2 101.4 10.4 1.89 102.9 594 233 273
PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo

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
1984 23 CIN NL 54 54 30 6 2 9 4 5 44% 10 1 29 11 38% 8 1.244 23 7 23 11 15 28 17 37 29 9 31 11 4.4
1985 24 CIN NL 67 67 33 12 3 15 12 3 80% 26 11 34 10 29% 7 1.472 37 11 17 29 16 22 20 47 36 15 41 18 4.4
1986 25 CIN NL 74 74 52 6 6 38 29 9 76% 39 1 52 20 38% 9 2.018 43 14 17 46 14 14 34 40 33 11 35 20 4.1
1987 26 CIN NL 68 68 60 8 5 41 32 9 78% 41 0 23 7 30% 9 2.190 40 12 16 50 10 8 15 53 18 7 19 22 3.6
1988 27 CIN NL 70 70 61 6 6 42 39 3 93% 43 0 29 6 21% 9 1.973 41 14 14 47 15 8 17 53 27 9 27 18 3.7 17
1989 28 CIN NL 60 60 50 4 8 39 32 7 82% 40 0 17 4 24% 9 2.142 38 13 7 44 12 4 12 48 23 5 23 9 4.0 23
1990 29 NYM NL 55 55 48 5 3 39 33 6 85% 39 0 29 10 34% 9 2.020 29 17 7 44 7 4 19 36 23 9 23 6 3.7 19
1991 30 NYM NL 52 52 48 5 9 35 30 5 86% 35 0 25 8 32% 9 2.566 37 6 9 37 12 3 15 37 11 9 11 12 3.2 18
1992 31 NYM NL 31 31 30 6 2 17 15 2 88% 18 0 12 5 42% 9 2.067 17 8 6 20 9 2 8 23 7 3 7 8 3.2 16
1993 32 NYM NL 35 35 30 4 3 17 10 7 59% 17 0 12 6 50% 9 2.225 17 5 13 23 4 8 8 27 7 7 8 2 3.1 18
1994 33 NYM NL 47 47 43 1 4 36 30 6 83% 36 0 11 3 27% 9 2.050 26 12 9 40 2 5 7 40 7 3 7 11 3.2 17
1995 34 NYM NL 48 48 41 5 3 36 29 7 81% 36 0 21 5 24% 9 2.099 27 13 8 38 6 4 11 37 9 7 10 14 3.2 16
1996 35 NYM NL 51 51 44 4 3 36 28 8 78% 36 0 20 12 60% 9 2.164 27 14 10 40 5 6 11 40 10 9 10 10 3.2 18
1997 36 NYM NL 59 59 53 5 3 42 36 6 86% 42 0 18 3 17% 9 2.112 34 15 10 47 8 4 10 49 8 9 9 16 3.1 16
1998 37 NYM NL 61 61 54 0 8 46 38 8 83% 46 0 20 3 15% 9 2.543 42 10 8 52 6 3 11 50 8 5 8 14 3.2 18
1999 38 NYM NL 46 46 34 0 2 21 19 2 90% 23 1 8 5 63% 9 1.527 17 14 13 34 4 8 5 41 0 9 1 15 2.7 15
2000 39 NYM NL 62 62 14 5 4 4 4 0 100% 26 20 23 5 22% 8 1.787 31 12 16 36 14 12 14 48 6 16 10 17 2.7 16
2001 40 NYM NL 58 58 16 6 2 7 2 5 29% 25 17 18 8 44% 8 1.581 36 9 12 28 16 14 10 48 2 11 2 7 2.8 15
2003 42 NYM NL 38 38 13 0 3 3 2 1 67% 8 4 13 4 31% 7 1.014 11 7 17 11 6 21 9 29 3 10 5 6 2.7 14
2004 43 NYM NL 52 52 16 2 7 1 0 1 0% 12 11 17 4 24% 8 .888 14 15 22 17 12 23 11 41 7 18 7 13 2.7 17
2005 44 HOU NL 31 31 4 0 1 1 0 1 0% 7 6 26 8 31% 8 .877 7 5 19 13 2 16 16 15 0 27 0 6 1.5 9
21 Yrs 1119 1119 774 90 87 525 424 101 81% 605 72 457 147 32% 1.886 594 233 273 707 195 217 280 839 274 208 294 255 3.3 17
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%
1984 23 CIN NL 335 27% 0.9% 16.4% 10.8% 4.2% 19% 1.22 70% 67 8 12%
1985 24 CIN NL 407 24% 1.2% 15.0% 9.9% 4.4% 22% 1.87 71% 71 8 11%
1986 25 CIN NL 429 19% 1.6% 19.6% 10.3% 4.2% 20% 1.83 66% 96 8 8%
1987 26 CIN NL 344 15% 1.7% 17.7% 7.9% 5.5% 25% 1.36 71% 69 8 12%
1988 27 CIN NL 336 16% 0.9% 13.7% 8.0% 2.1% 12% 1.49 2.09 76% 18% 5.5% 46% 69 8 12%
1989 28 CIN NL 345 16% 0.9% 17.4% 10.4% 2.9% 13% 1.25 1.77 69% 20% 3.2% 12% 78 8 10%
1990 29 NYM NL 287 23% 1.4% 19.5% 7.3% 5.6% 24% 1.33 1.58 71% 17% 6.2% 25% 55 5 9%
1991 30 NYM NL 247 24% 0.8% 18.2% 7.3% 5.3% 21% 1.51 2.16 72% 21% 3.1% 10% 59 6 10%
1992 31 NYM NL 128 28% 0.8% 15.6% 8.6% 6.3% 33% 1.38 2.04 75% 18% 2.9% 15% 20 6 30%
1993 32 NYM NL 172 27% 3.5% 16.9% 11.1% 5.8% 22% 1.25 2.29 66% 23% 14.0% 17% 37 2 5%
1994 33 NYM NL 216 25% 0.9% 19.4% 8.8% 4.6% 21% 1.00 1.14 69% 16% 3.0% 12% 37 6 16%
1995 34 NYM NL 213 16% 1.9% 19.3% 8.0% 7.0% 31% 1.10 1.31 69% 15% 6.3% 11% 41 6 15%
1996 35 NYM NL 235 23% 0.9% 20.4% 8.9% 2.6% 11% 1.17 1.67 67% 20% 3.1% 11% 38 4 11%
1997 36 NYM NL 244 22% 1.2% 21.7% 8.2% 5.7% 29% 1.38 2.43 66% 15% 5.9% 19% 54 9 17%
1998 37 NYM NL 289 20% 1.4% 20.4% 10.0% 4.8% 21% 1.17 1.44 65% 17% 5.6% 18% 70 6 9%
1999 38 NYM NL 182 20% 0.6% 22.5% 10.4% 6.0% 28% 1.21 1.89 64% 21% 2.0% 4% 23 2 9%
2000 39 NYM NL 239 31% 2.5% 23.4% 10.9% 4.2% 22% 1.27 1.92 61% 21% 10.5% 15% 40 3 8%
2001 40 NYM NL 232 25% 3.5% 21.6% 8.2% 6.9% 29% 0.99 1.63 65% 22% 10.7% 6% 39 4 10%
2003 42 NYM NL 148 32% 3.4% 10.8% 8.8% 7.4% 31% 1.78 2.78 76% 9% 14.3% 15% 30 5 17%
2004 43 NYM NL 207 40% 2.9% 17.4% 11.6% 7.3% 33% 1.19 1.49 67% 16% 10.7% 13% 36 4 11%
2005 44 HOU NL 77 58% 0.0% 20.8% 11.7% 5.2% 17% 0.96 1.33 66% 22% 0.0% 19% 20 0 0%
21 Yrs 5312 23% 1.5% 18.4% 9.3% 4.9% 22% 1.26 1.71 69% 18% 6.2% 17% 1049 116 11%
MLB Averages 43% 2.5% 15.9% 8.7% 7.4% 32% 0.79 1.07 71% 21% 7.5% 16% 11%
PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%

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 27 CIN NL 323 1158 3.59 707 61% 19% 21% 24% 36% 81% 3% 50% 74% 50% 5% 17 10 11% 35 20 4 7% 5 4 13 1 0
1989 28 CIN NL 347 1368 3.94 802 59% 22% 19% 27% 31% 77% 6% 45% 75% 51% 8% 28 13 17% 59 28 2 23% 8 7 -2 0 6
1990 29 NYM NL 271 991 3.66 616 62% 20% 22% 26% 32% 80% 2% 50% 73% 55% 6% 16 9 22% 60 33 4 21% 10 5 16 0 1
1991 30 NYM NL 248 936 3.77 585 63% 24% 19% 25% 31% 76% 4% 48% 74% 56% 7% 17 11 20% 50 22 5 27% 5 2 -1 0 0
1992 31 NYM NL 128 490 3.83 295 60% 22% 19% 26% 33% 78% 3% 47% 76% 59% 5% 6 1 16% 20 9 1 15% 4 3 0 0 0
1993 32 NYM NL 159 588 3.70 337 57% 21% 24% 22% 33% 79% 3% 45% 70% 53% 8% 12 6 18% 28 11 1 17% 4 4 13 0 0
1994 33 NYM NL 216 784 3.63 490 63% 23% 21% 24% 31% 77% 0% 48% 73% 55% 5% 10 6 19% 41 18 3 24% 7 4 0 0 0
1995 34 NYM NL 207 773 3.73 472 61% 29% 18% 21% 32% 71% 3% 43% 75% 52% 6% 12 9 17% 35 17 2 44% 6 1 6 0 0
1996 35 NYM NL 227 866 3.81 534 62% 28% 16% 26% 29% 72% 0% 44% 77% 59% 4% 8 5 17% 38 21 1 46% 10 3 8 0 0
1997 36 NYM NL 205 784 3.82 475 61% 27% 19% 25% 30% 73% 2% 44% 75% 53% 6% 13 10 22% 46 25 2 44% 11 1 39 0 0
1998 37 NYM NL 290 1120 3.86 648 58% 31% 18% 20% 30% 69% 5% 40% 74% 49% 9% 27 15 15% 44 23 1 42% 9 5 -1 0 0
1999 38 NYM NL 182 706 3.88 420 59% 35% 15% 22% 29% 65% 1% 39% 77% 53% 10% 18 13 20% 36 13 0 61% 9 4 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL 239 974 4.08 575 59% 32% 18% 23% 27% 68% 6% 40% 73% 53% 6% 14 7 17% 41 19 2 43% 11 2 0 0 0
2001 40 NYM NL 232 842 3.63 512 61% 28% 17% 24% 31% 72% 2% 44% 77% 56% 6% 14 8 17% 40 19 3 38% 10 4 0 0 0
2003 42 NYM NL 148 542 3.66 320 59% 31% 11% 22% 37% 69% 2% 41% 84% 56% 7% 10 4 11% 16 8 2 44% 1 4 0 0 0
2004 43 NYM NL 207 865 4.18 488 56% 32% 17% 22% 30% 68% 2% 38% 75% 50% 9% 19 11 13% 27 6 1 42% 4 6 0 0 0
2005 44 HOU NL 77 292 3.79 166 57% 33% 19% 17% 31% 67% 4% 38% 71% 47% 13% 10 6 19% 15 9 1 38% 6 2 0 0 0
17 Yrs 3706 14079 3.80 8442 60% 26% 19% 24% 31% 74% 3% 44% 75% 53% 7% 251 144 17% 631 301 35 34% 120 61 91 1 7
MLB Averages 3.69 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 57% 5% 20% 27%
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

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
1984 23 CIN NL 335 74 3 0 17 2 1 3 0 28 13 5 46% 5 2 1 126 7 9 44% 7 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0
1985 24 CIN NL 406 83 5 0 8 4 1 1 4 23 10 2 43% 3 4 0 149 4 5 44% 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
1986 25 CIN NL 429 90 7 1 17 7 0 5 2 27 14 8 52% 3 4 2 185 4 5 44% 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1987 26 CIN NL 344 76 6 0 14 6 0 4 2 23 6 3 26% 7 1 1 134 4 3 57% 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
1988 27 CIN NL 336 60 13 0 3 0 11 2 1 0 3 12 6 1 50% 6 1 0 130 1 4 20% 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0
1989 28 CIN NL 345 77 12 0 3 0 13 3 0 1 2 23 12 5 52% 3 3 2 145 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0
1990 29 NYM NL 287 66 17 0 4 0 6 4 0 0 4 19 11 1 58% 4 7 3 128 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 0
1991 30 NYM NL 247 61 28 0 2 0 11 2 0 2 0 30 13 5 43% 10 6 0 111 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1992 31 NYM NL 128 24 10 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 8 5 1 63% 3 0 0 45 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1993 32 NYM NL 172 46 8 0 6 0 7 4 2 3 3 11 9 0 82% 2 5 0 74 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1994 33 NYM NL 216 47 8 1 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 10 6 1 60% 6 1 0 90 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
1995 34 NYM NL 213 48 10 1 4 0 7 4 0 2 2 9 5 0 56% 1 0 0 87 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
1996 35 NYM NL 235 54 14 2 2 0 13 2 0 2 0 12 6 3 50% 4 2 0 95 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1997 36 NYM NL 244 49 8 2 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 13 7 1 54% 3 6 3 108 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
1998 37 NYM NL 289 66 18 2 4 0 17 4 0 1 3 16 9 4 56% 6 2 1 125 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0
1999 38 NYM NL 182 40 3 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 12 4 2 33% 1 0 1 55 10 0 100% 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2000 39 NYM NL 239 46 9 0 6 0 6 6 0 3 3 6 2 2 33% 2 2 1 84 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
2001 40 NYM NL 232 55 8 0 8 1 4 7 1 2 6 10 5 3 50% 3 4 0 89 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
2003 42 NYM NL 148 35 8 1 5 0 3 3 2 2 3 7 3 1 43% 3 2 0 59 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
2004 43 NYM NL 207 46 10 1 6 0 5 3 3 3 3 8 7 0 88% 2 2 0 82 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 44 HOU NL 77 23 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 9 2 3 22% 0 0 0 33 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Yrs 5311 1166 186 10 81 2 187 70 11 36 45 316 155 51 49% 77 54 15 2134 67 43 61% 62 39 5 2 0 2 16 11 128 1
MLB Averages 54% 69%
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+
1984 23 6 2 .750 2.61 54 0 30 0 0 4 79.1 74 28 23 3 36 4 55 2 0 2 335 145 1.387 8.4 0.3 4.1 6.2 1.53 145
1985 24 18 5 .783 2.37 121 0 63 0 0 16 178.1 157 55 47 8 76 12 116 3 0 6 742 159 1.307 7.9 0.4 3.8 5.9 1.53 159
1986 25 24 11 .686 2.58 195 0 115 0 0 45 279.1 247 95 80 15 120 24 200 5 2 10 1171 147 1.314 8.0 0.5 3.9 6.4 1.67 147
1987 26 32 16 .667 2.57 263 0 175 0 0 77 361.1 323 121 103 21 147 30 261 5 2 11 1515 152 1.301 8.0 0.5 3.7 6.5 1.78 152
1988 27 38 22 .633 2.37 333 0 236 0 0 116 447.1 383 139 118 24 174 33 307 5 4 12 1851 162 1.245 7.7 0.5 3.5 6.2 1.76 162
1989 28 42 30 .583 2.49 393 0 286 0 0 148 528.0 460 174 146 27 210 41 367 5 6 15 2196 153 1.269 7.8 0.5 3.6 6.3 1.75 153
1990 29 47 33 .588 2.49 448 0 334 0 0 181 595.2 526 196 165 31 231 43 423 5 8 22 2483 153 1.271 7.9 0.5 3.5 6.4 1.83 153
1991 30 52 42 .553 2.53 500 0 382 0 0 211 651.0 587 223 183 33 249 47 468 6 8 28 2730 150 1.284 8.1 0.5 3.4 6.5 1.88 150
1992 31 58 44 .569 2.49 531 0 412 0 0 226 684.0 611 229 189 34 260 49 488 6 8 28 2858 152 1.273 8.0 0.4 3.4 6.4 1.88 152
1993 32 62 47 .569 2.62 566 0 442 0 0 236 720.1 657 253 210 40 279 52 517 7 8 33 3030 145 1.299 8.2 0.5 3.5 6.5 1.85 145
1994 33 63 51 .553 2.63 613 0 485 0 0 266 770.1 704 273 225 42 298 52 559 8 8 34 3246 145 1.301 8.2 0.5 3.5 6.5 1.88 145
1995 34 68 54 .557 2.62 661 0 526 0 0 295 822.0 752 290 239 46 315 54 600 8 8 34 3459 147 1.298 8.2 0.5 3.4 6.6 1.90 147
1996 35 72 57 .558 2.57 712 0 570 0 0 323 876.0 806 305 250 48 336 54 648 8 8 36 3694 150 1.304 8.3 0.5 3.5 6.7 1.93 150
1997 36 77 60 .562 2.57 771 0 623 0 0 359 936.0 855 323 267 51 356 56 701 9 8 42 3938 151 1.294 8.2 0.5 3.4 6.7 1.97 151
1998 37 77 68 .531 2.64 832 0 677 0 0 397 1000.2 921 351 293 55 385 63 760 13 8 44 4227 148 1.305 8.3 0.5 3.5 6.8 1.97 148
1999 38 77 70 .524 2.64 878 0 711 0 0 416 1041.1 961 365 306 56 404 64 801 15 8 44 4409 148 1.311 8.3 0.5 3.5 6.9 1.98 148
2000 39 82 74 .526 2.68 940 0 725 0 0 420 1097.0 1007 389 327 62 430 70 857 17 8 46 4648 147 1.310 8.3 0.5 3.5 7.0 1.99 147
2001 40 88 76 .537 2.75 998 0 741 0 0 422 1150.1 1062 414 351 70 449 72 907 19 9 50 4880 144 1.314 8.3 0.5 3.5 7.1 2.02 144
2002 41 88 76 .537 2.75 998 0 741 0 0 422 1150.1 1062 414 351 70 449 72 907 19 9 50 4880 144 1.314 8.3 0.5 3.5 7.1 2.02 144
2003 42 88 79 .527 2.74 1036 0 754 0 0 424 1184.2 1097 425 361 75 462 74 923 20 9 52 5028 144 1.316 8.3 0.6 3.5 7.0 2.00 144
2004 43 90 86 .511 2.84 1088 0 770 0 0 424 1230.2 1143 453 388 81 486 76 959 21 9 54 5235 140 1.324 8.4 0.6 3.6 7.0 1.97 140
2005 44 90 87 .508 2.89 1119 0 774 0 0 424 1245.2 1166 466 400 81 495 78 975 22 9 54 5312 138 1.333 8.4 0.6 3.6 7.0 1.97 138

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
1984 23 5 3 .625 2.92 74.0 75 27 24 3 36 51 2 1.500 9.1 4.4 6.2 1.42 0.4 54
1985 24 7 3 .700 2.39 94.0 84 28 25 5 40 58 1 1.319 8.0 3.8 5.6 1.45 0.5 67
1986 25 6 4 .600 3.15 97.0 91 38 34 7 44 81 2 1.392 8.4 4.1 7.5 1.84 0.6 74
1987 26 7 2 .778 2.44 81.0 74 24 22 6 26 61 0 1.235 8.2 2.9 6.8 2.35 0.7 68
1988 27 7 2 .778 1.87 82.0 63 19 17 3 28 44 0 1.110 6.9 3.1 4.8 1.57 0.3 70
1989 28 4 4 .500 3.55 76.0 80 33 30 3 37 57 0 1.539 9.5 4.4 6.8 1.54 0.4 60
1990 29 5 2 .714 2.73 66.0 68 22 20 4 22 54 0 1.364 9.3 3.0 7.4 2.45 0.5 55
1991 30 4 2 .667 3.33 54.0 64 22 20 2 19 44 1 1.537 10.7 3.2 7.3 2.32 0.3 52
1992 31 2 1 .667 2.03 31.0 25 8 7 1 11 19 0 1.161 7.3 3.2 5.5 1.73 0.3 31
1993 32 1 2 .333 5.40 35.0 46 23 21 6 19 28 1 1.857 11.8 4.9 7.2 1.47 1.5 35
1994 33 5 2 .714 2.54 71.0 65 22 20 3 26 59 1 1.282 8.2 3.3 7.5 2.27 0.4 47
1995 34 4 2 .667 2.57 56.0 54 18 16 4 19 44 0 1.304 8.7 3.1 7.1 2.32 0.6 48
1996 35 4 1 .800 1.87 53.0 54 12 11 2 21 47 0 1.415 9.2 3.6 8.0 2.24 0.3 51
1997 36 4 2 .667 2.64 58.0 49 19 17 3 20 51 1 1.190 7.6 3.1 7.9 2.55 0.5 59
1998 37 4 3 .571 3.52 64.0 65 28 25 4 29 58 4 1.469 9.1 4.1 8.2 2.00 0.6 61
1999 38 3 1 .750 2.63 41.0 38 13 12 1 18 42 2 1.366 8.3 4.0 9.2 2.33 0.2 46
2000 39 4 2 .667 3.05 56.0 44 21 19 6 25 56 2 1.232 7.1 4.0 9.0 2.24 1.0 62
2001 40 2 3 .400 3.98 52.0 54 26 23 8 19 49 2 1.404 9.3 3.3 8.5 2.58 1.4 58
2003 42 2 1 .667 2.73 33.0 35 11 10 5 13 15 1 1.455 9.5 3.5 4.1 1.15 1.4 38
2004 43 2 3 .400 5.09 46.0 45 29 26 6 23 36 1 1.478 8.8 4.5 7.0 1.57 1.2 52
2005 44 0 1 .000 7.20 15.0 23 13 12 0 9 16 1 2.133 13.8 5.4 9.6 1.78 0.0 31
21 Yrs 82 46 .641 3.00 1235.0 1196 456 411 82 504 970 22 1.377 8.7 7.1 1.92 0.6 1119
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

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2011 BBWAA ( 4.6%)

All-Star Games
1986
1987 *
1989
1990 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1988 NL Rolaids Relief
1990 NL Rolaids Relief
2001 ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1988 NL (12, 7%)
1994 NL (20, 1%)
0.08 Career Shares (982nd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1994 NL (7, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (292nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  2.89 (133rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  7.044 (105th)

Games Played s c a p y
1985 NL  67 (6th)
1986 NL  74 (3rd)
1987 NL  68 (10th)
1988 NL  70 (4th)
Career  1,119 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1986 NL  29 (5th)
1987 NL  32 (4th)
1988 NL  39 (1st)
1989 NL  32 (3rd)
1990 NL  33 (1st)
1991 NL  30 (3rd)
1992 NL  15 (10th)
1994 NL  30 (1st)
1995 NL  29 (8th)
1996 NL  28 (10th)
1997 NL  36 (4th)
1998 NL  38 (5th)
Career  424 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1986 NL  52 (4th)
1987 NL  60 (1st)
1988 NL  61 (1st)
1989 NL  50 (7th)
1990 NL  48 (4th)
1991 NL  48 (5th)
1994 NL  43 (2nd)
1997 NL  53 (9th)
1998 NL  54 (7th)
Career  774 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career  138 (17th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1985 NL  17 (9th)
1988 NL  18 (8th)
Career  140 (141st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1985 NL  1.8 (9th)
1988 NL  2.0 (8th)
Career  14.4 (147th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1988 NL  18.49 (9th)
Career  101.42 (148th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1985 NL  3.8 (5th)
1986 NL  3.0 (10th)
1988 NL  3.6 (4th)
Career  19.1 (68th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
Career  10.4 (143rd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1988 NL  2.0 (9th)
Career  10.4 (151st)

Oldest s c a p y
1999 NL  born 1960-09-17 (7th)
2000 NL  born 1960-09-17 (7th)
2001 NL  born 1960-09-17 (7th)
2003 NL  born 1960-09-17 (4th)
2004 NL  born 1960-09-17 (2nd)
2005 NL  born 1960-09-17 (2nd)

                           

† 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 - 9 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 40 (633), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 124 (65), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (752), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (44th), 24.2 career WAR/15.7 7yr-peak WAR/19.9 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  1. Lee Smith (891)
  2. Sparky Lyle (881)
  3. Jeff Reardon (868)
  4. Kent Tekulve (866)
  5. Rollie Fingers (856) *
  6. Roberto Hernandez (855)
  7. Jesse Orosco (851)
  8. Tug McGraw (843)
  9. Ron Perranoski (840)
  10. Dave Righetti (836)
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  3. Al Hrabosky (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Sparky Lyle (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Sparky Lyle (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Sparky Lyle (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sparky Lyle (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Sparky Lyle (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Sparky Lyle (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Bruce Sutter (926) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Bruce Sutter (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bruce Sutter (916) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  14. Jeff Reardon (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jeff Reardon (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Lee Smith (872)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Kent Tekulve (868)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Roberto Hernandez (863)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Jesse Orosco (865)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Jesse Orosco (867)  2 3 4 5 6 C
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