Rick Gorecki

Richard John Gorecki

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 167 lb.

Born: August 27, 1973 in Evergreen Park, IL
High School: Oak Forest HS (Oak Forest, IL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1997
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/DevilRays 1997-1998

Final Game: April 17, 1998
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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
1991	17	LAD-min	Rk	0	3	.000	4.41	13	10	0	0	0	0	51.0	44	34	25	3	27	0	56	1	5	4	219		1.392	7.8	0.5	4.8	9.9	2.07	GRF · PION
1992	18	LAD-min	A+	11	7	.611	4.05	25	24	1	0	0	0	129.0	122	68	58	11	90	2	115	7	0	17	580		1.643	8.5	0.8	6.3	8.0	1.28	BAK · CALL
1993	19	LAD-min	AA	6	9	.400	3.35	26	26	0	1	0	0	156.0	136	76	58	6	62	2	118	5	1	5	653		1.269	7.8	0.3	3.6	6.8	1.90	SAN · TL
1994	20	LAD-min	AAA	8	6	.571	5.07	22	21	0	0	0	0	103.0	119	65	58	11	60	1	73	7	0	11	481		1.738	10.4	1.0	5.2	6.4	1.22	ABQ · PCL
1995	21	LAD-min	A+	1	2	.333	0.67	6	5	0	0	0	0	27.0	19	6	2	0	9	0	24	4	0	1	110		1.037	6.3	0.0	3.0	8.0	2.67	VRO · FLOR
1996		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1997	23	LAD-min	A+,AA	6	5	.545	2.71	21	21	0	0	0	0	96.1	64	30	29	7	47	0	91	3	0	6	389		1.152	6.0	0.7	4.4	8.5	1.94	SBR,SAN · CALL,TL
1997	23	LAD	NL	1	0	1.000	15.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	6.0	9	10	10	3	6	1	6	0	0	0	32	28	2.500	13.5	4.5	9.0	9.0	1.00
1998	24	TBD-min	Rk,A+	0	0		0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.2	7	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	39		1.034	6.5	0.0	2.8	11.2	4.00	DVS,SPT · GULF,FLOR
1998	24	TBD	AL	1	2	.333	4.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	15	9	9	1	10	0	7	0	0	1	70	100	1.500	8.1	0.5	5.4	3.8	0.70
1999		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2 Yrs				2	2	.500	7.54	7	4	2	0	0	0	22.2	24	19	19	4	16	1	13	0	0	1	102	62	1.765	9.5	1.6	6.4	5.2	0.81
162 Game Avg.				12	12	.500	7.54	43	25	12	0	0	0	140	148	117	117	25	99	6	80	0	0	6	631	62	1.765	9.5	1.6	6.4	5.2	0.81

TBD (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	15	9	9	1	10	0	7	0	0	1	70	100	1.500	8.1	0.5	5.4	3.8	0.70
LAD (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	15.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	6.0	9	10	10	3	6	1	6	0	0	0	32	28	2.500	13.5	4.5	9.0	9.0	1.00

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
1997	23	LAD	NL	6.0	4	1	10	15.00	4.66	-0.25	-0.15	121.5	5.79	-6	-0.6	.3	0.1	-0.4	-6	.362	.497	$
1998	24	TBD	AL	16.2	3	3	9	4.86	5.36	0.58	0.20	101.1	5.04	0	0.0		-0.0	0.2	2	.511	.500	$200,000
2 Seasons				22.2	7	4	19	7.54	5.18	0.36	0.10	106.5	5.23	-6	-0.5	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.426	.498	$200,000

TBD (1 yr)				16.2	3	3	9	4.86	5.36	0.58	0.20	101.1	5.04	0	0.0		-0.0	0.2	2	.511	.500	$200,000
LAD (1 yr)				6.0	4	1	10	15.00	4.66	-0.25	-0.15	121.5	5.79	-6	-0.6	.3	0.1	-0.4	-6	.362	.497	$

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
1997	23	LAD	NL	4	32	26	10	9	1	0	3	1	0	6	6	.346	.469	.731	1.200	.353	19	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998	24	TBD	AL	3	70	58	9	15	2	2	1	2	1	10	7	.259	.357	.414	.771	.269	24	3	0	0	2	0	0
2 Yrs				7	102	84	19	24	3	2	4	3	1	16	13	.286	.392	.512	.904	.290	43	4	0	0	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				43	631	519	117	148	19	12	25	19	6	99	80	.286	.392	.512	.904	.290	266	25	0	0	12	6	0
MLB Averages																.266	.336	.420	.756	.300

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevLo
1997	23	LAD	NL	-7.4	-0.7	33	-0.6	0.2	-0.8	.64	-0.3	-0.6	-5.5	-0.5	0.64	-4.2	2
1998	24	TBD	AL	0.3	0.0	74	0.0	1.2	-1.2	.94	0.0	-0.0	0.2	0.0	0.94	0.6	0
2 Yrs				-7.1	-0.6	107	-0.6	1.4	-2.0	.84	-0.3	-0.4	-5.3	-0.5	0.84	-3.6	2

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
1997	23	LAD	NL	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	7.0	7	7	2	2	0	1	9.0	12.0	2.3	63	1	0	0	0	63
1998	24	TBD	AL	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	.333	0	0	0	0	1	33%	46.3	69	22	1	0	0	3	3.0	3.4	5.6	95	0	2	1	0	108
2 Yrs				7	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	.250	0	1	0	0	1	25%	36	69	7	3	2	0	4	4.5	4.7	4.8	87	1	2	1	0	108
MLB Averages													.500						49%	49	105	-21					4.8	4.8	6.0	96

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1997	23	LAD	NL	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%	9	.636	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	3.7	18
1 Yr				4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%		.636	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	3.7	18

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%
1997	23	LAD	NL	32	44%	9.4%	18.8%	18.8%	12.5%	44%	0.67	1.00	53%	25%	25.0%	0%	8	1	13%
1998	24	TBD	AL	70	49%	1.4%	10.0%	14.3%	7.1%	33%	0.66	1.10	74%	19%	3.7%	16%	20	3	15%
2 Yrs				102	47%	3.9%	12.8%	15.7%	8.8%	38%	0.66	1.08	68%	21%	10.3%	11%	28	4	14%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	17.0%	8.8%	7.8%	33%	0.82	1.10	70%	21%	8.1%	15%			10%

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
1997	23	LAD	NL	32	117	3.66	70	60%	33%	13%	26%	29%	67%	4%	40%	81%	59%	9%	3	1	19%	6	3	1	0%	2	1	0	0	0
1998	24	TBD	AL	71	285	4.01	161	56%	32%	8%	27%	33%	68%	0%	39%	88%	46%	6%	4	2	13%	9	4	0	43%	0	2	-1	0	0
2 Yrs				103	402	3.90	231	57%	32%	10%	27%	32%	68%	1%	39%	86%	50%	7%	7	3	15%	15	7	1	23%	2	3	-1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.71		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	1%	45%	79%	57%	5%			19%				29%

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
1997	23	LAD	NL	32	9	2	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	50%	0	0	0	12	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	24	TBD	AL	70	15	4	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	6	3	1	50%	0	1	0	28	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2 Yrs				102	24	6	0	4	0	3	2	2	1	3	8	4	2	50%	0	1	0	40	3	1	75%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MLB Averages																		54%							68%

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+
1997	23	1	0	1.000	15.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	6.0	9	10	10	3	6	1	6	0	0	0	32	28	2.500	13.5	4.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	28
1998	24	2	2	.500	7.54	7	4	2	0	0	0	22.2	24	19	19	4	16	1	13	0	0	1	102	62	1.765	9.5	1.6	6.4	5.2	0.81	62

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1997	23	0		16.50	6.0	9	12	11	3	6	6	2.500	13.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	4.5	4
1998	24	1	.000	4.50	16.0	14	9	8	1	9	7	1.438	7.9	5.1	3.9	0.78	0.6	3
2 Yrs		1	.000	7.77	22.0	23	21	19	4	15	13	1.727	9.4		5.3	0.87	1.6	7

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