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Wayne Granger

Wayne Allan Granger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 15, 1944 in Springfield, MA
High School: Huntington HS (Huntington, MA)
School: Springfield College (Springfield, MA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1968 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Twins/Astros/Expos/... 1968-1976

Final Game: June 25, 1976 (Age 32)
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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
1968 24 STL NL 4 2 .667 2.25 34 0 19 0 0 4 44.0 40 14 11 2 12 3 27 2 0 2 184 130 1.182 8.2 0.4 2.5 5.5 2.25
1969 25 CIN NL 9 6 .600 2.80 90 0 55 0 0 27 144.2 143 64 45 10 40 14 68 7 2 5 611 134 1.265 8.9 0.6 2.5 4.2 1.70 MVP-15
1970 26 CIN NL 6 5 .545 2.66 67 0 59 0 0 35 84.2 79 33 25 5 27 8 38 1 0 3 352 158 1.252 8.4 0.5 2.9 4.0 1.41 CYA-8,MVP-30
1971 27 CIN NL 7 6 .538 3.33 70 0 41 0 0 11 100.0 94 39 37 8 28 7 51 1 0 1 412 98 1.220 8.5 0.7 2.5 4.6 1.82
1972 28 MIN AL 4 6 .400 3.01 63 0 40 0 0 19 89.2 83 42 30 7 28 6 45 2 0 0 378 108 1.238 8.3 0.7 2.8 4.5 1.61
1973 29 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 3.63 40 0 24 0 0 5 62.0 69 36 25 4 24 8 24 3 0 2 275 102 1.500 10.0 0.6 3.5 3.5 1.00
1973 29 STL NL 2 4 .333 4.24 33 0 18 0 0 5 46.2 50 29 22 3 21 7 14 2 0 1 203 87 1.521 9.6 0.6 4.1 2.7 0.67
1973 29 NYY AL 0 1 .000 1.76 7 0 6 0 0 0 15.1 19 7 3 1 3 1 10 1 0 1 72 214 1.435 11.2 0.6 1.8 5.9 3.33
1974 30 CHW AL 0 0 8.22 5 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 16 8 7 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 48 2.478 18.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 1.33
1975 31 HOU NL 2 5 .286 3.65 55 0 22 0 0 5 74.0 76 39 30 7 23 7 30 4 1 1 323 93 1.338 9.2 0.9 2.8 3.6 1.30
1976 32 MON NL 1 0 1.000 3.66 27 0 7 0 0 2 32.0 32 15 13 3 16 4 16 2 0 1 143 103 1.500 9.0 0.8 4.5 4.5 1.00
1977 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
9 Yrs 35 35 .500 3.14 451 0 270 0 0 108 638.2 632 290 223 47 201 57 303 22 3 15 2718 114 1.304 8.9 0.7 2.8 4.3 1.51
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .500 3.14 68 0 41 0 0 16 96 95 44 34 7 30 9 46 3 0 2 410 114 1.304 8.9 0.7 2.8 4.3 1.51
CIN (3 yrs) 22 17 .564 2.92 227 0 155 0 0 73 329.1 316 136 107 23 95 29 157 9 2 9 1375 127 1.248 8.6 0.6 2.6 4.3 1.65
STL (2 yrs) 6 6 .500 3.28 67 0 37 0 0 9 90.2 90 43 33 5 33 10 41 4 0 3 387 102 1.357 8.9 0.5 3.3 4.1 1.24
MIN (1 yr) 4 6 .400 3.01 63 0 40 0 0 19 89.2 83 42 30 7 28 6 45 2 0 0 378 108 1.238 8.3 0.7 2.8 4.5 1.61
MON (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.66 27 0 7 0 0 2 32.0 32 15 13 3 16 4 16 2 0 1 143 103 1.500 9.0 0.8 4.5 4.5 1.00
NYY (1 yr) 0 1 .000 1.76 7 0 6 0 0 0 15.1 19 7 3 1 3 1 10 1 0 1 72 214 1.435 11.2 0.6 1.8 5.9 3.33
HOU (1 yr) 2 5 .286 3.65 55 0 22 0 0 5 74.0 76 39 30 7 23 7 30 4 1 1 323 93 1.338 9.2 0.9 2.8 3.6 1.30
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 8.22 5 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 16 8 7 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 48 2.478 18.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 1.33
NL (7 yrs) 31 28 .525 3.13 376 0 221 0 0 89 526.0 514 233 183 38 167 50 244 19 3 14 2228 115 1.295 8.8 0.7 2.9 4.2 1.46
AL (3 yrs) 4 7 .364 3.20 75 0 49 0 0 19 112.2 118 57 40 9 34 7 59 3 0 1 490 105 1.349 9.4 0.7 2.7 4.7 1.74

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
1968 24 STL NL 44.0 34 0 14 2.86 3.41 -0.02 -0.15 99.2 3.25 1 0.2 1.3 -0.0 0.6 5 .505 .501
1969 25 CIN NL 144.2 90 0 64 3.98 4.02 -0.09 -0.17 104.2 4.10 0 0.0 2.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .501 .500 MVP-15
1970 26 CIN NL 84.2 67 0 33 3.51 4.50 0.18 -0.19 104.1 4.29 6 0.7 2.1 0.2 1.7 15 .510 .504 CYA-8,MVP-30
1971 27 CIN NL 100.0 70 0 39 3.51 3.81 0.35 -0.16 95.5 3.15 -5 -0.6 1.2 -0.3 0.1 4 .492 .496 $40,000
1972 28 MIN AL 89.2 63 0 42 4.22 3.56 0.40 -0.15 104.7 3.14 -10 -1.3 1.7 -0.6 -0.9 -4 .480 .492 $42,500
1973 29 STL NL 46.2 33 0 29 5.59 4.07 0.15 -0.33 100.0 3.60 -10 -1.1 2.0 -0.6 -1.3 -7 .466 .493 $47,500
1973 29 NYY AL 15.1 7 0 7 4.11 4.50 0.10 -0.37 91.4 3.68 -1 -0.1 .6 -0.0 0.0 1 .487 .499
1974 30 CHW AL 7.2 5 0 8 9.39 4.33 -0.30 -0.36 100.3 4.29 -4 -0.4 .4 0.1 -0.2 -4 .411 .497
1975 31 HOU NL 74.0 55 0 39 4.74 4.16 -0.14 -0.34 93.7 3.71 -9 -1.0 1.7 -0.4 -0.8 -2 .482 .494
1976 32 MON NL 32.0 27 0 15 4.22 4.27 -0.14 -0.35 107.1 4.35 0 0.0 1.5 -0.0 0.3 3 .501 .500
9 Seasons 638.2 451 0 290 4.09 3.99 0.10 -0.22 100.8 3.71 -32 -3.6 1.7 -1.8 0.7 26 .492 .498 $130,000
CIN (3 yrs) 329.1 227 0 136 3.72 4.08 0.12 -0.17 101.5 3.86 2 0.1 1.8 -0.2 3.1 34 .501 .500 $40,000
STL (2 yrs) 90.2 67 0 43 4.27 3.75 0.07 -0.24 99.6 3.43 -9 -1.0 1.7 -0.7 -0.8 -2 .486 .497 $47,500
MIN (1 yr) 89.2 63 0 42 4.22 3.56 0.40 -0.15 104.7 3.14 -10 -1.3 1.7 -0.6 -0.9 -4 .480 .492 $42,500
MON (1 yr) 32.0 27 0 15 4.22 4.27 -0.14 -0.35 107.1 4.35 0 0.0 1.5 -0.0 0.3 3 .501 .500
NYY (1 yr) 15.1 7 0 7 4.11 4.50 0.10 -0.37 91.4 3.68 -1 -0.1 .6 -0.0 0.0 1 .487 .499
HOU (1 yr) 74.0 55 0 39 4.74 4.16 -0.14 -0.34 93.7 3.71 -9 -1.0 1.7 -0.4 -0.8 -2 .482 .494
CHW (1 yr) 7.2 5 0 8 9.39 4.33 -0.30 -0.36 100.3 4.29 -4 -0.4 .4 0.1 -0.2 -4 .411 .497

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
1968 24 STL NL WS L DET 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1970 26 CIN NL NLCS W PIT 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
1970 26 CIN NL WS L BAL 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 7 5 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.000 47.3 6.8 6.8 6.8 1.00
2 Yrs (3 Series) 0 0 11.25 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 22 2.500 18.0 2.3 4.5 4.5 1.00
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 WS 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 19 2.700 18.9 2.7 5.4 5.4 1.00

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
1968 24 STL NL 34 184 168 14 40 2 1 2 2 1 12 27 .238 .297 .298 .594 .273 50 3 2 2 0 3 3
1969 25 CIN NL 90 611 546 64 143 26 4 10 0 3 40 68 .262 .316 .379 .695 .279 207 23 7 10 8 14 14
1970 26 CIN NL 67 351 314 33 79 9 1 5 1 2 27 38 .252 .311 .334 .645 .271 105 17 1 8 2 8 12
1971 27 CIN NL 70 409 375 39 94 11 3 8 1 2 28 51 .251 .303 .360 .663 .270 135 9 1 6 2 7 5
1972 28 MIN AL 63 378 342 42 83 10 3 7 3 3 28 45 .243 .303 .351 .654 .261 120 6 2 5 1 6 8
1973 29 NYY AL 7 72 68 7 19 2 0 1 2 0 3 10 .279 .319 .353 .672 .316 24 2 1 0 0 1 4
1973 29 STL NL 33 203 176 29 50 9 0 3 0 5 21 14 .284 .363 .386 .750 .292 68 9 2 2 2 7 5
1973 29 TOT MLB 40 275 244 36 69 11 0 4 2 5 24 24 .283 .352 .377 .729 .298 92 11 3 2 2 8 9
1974 30 CHW AL 5 40 37 8 16 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .432 .475 .541 1.016 .469 20 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 31 HOU NL 55 321 285 39 76 11 3 7 5 3 23 30 .267 .327 .400 .727 .275 114 8 4 6 3 7 12
1976 32 MON NL 27 143 121 15 32 6 0 3 3 0 16 16 .264 .355 .388 .743 .279 47 3 2 2 2 4 1
9 Yrs 451 2712 2432 290 632 87 15 47 17 19 201 303 .260 .320 .366 .686 .278 890 81 22 41 20 57 64
162 Game Avg. 68 409 367 44 95 13 2 7 3 3 30 46 .260 .320 .366 .686 .278 134 12 3 6 3 9 10
MLB Averages .251 .319 .367 .686 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1968 24 STL NL 2.8 0.3 190 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 1.03 -0.1 -0.7 -6.3 -0.7 1.03 -0.1 11 7 13
1969 25 CIN NL 9.3 1.0 625 2.4 17.9 -15.5 1.61 0.6 0.9 9.8 1.0 1.61 4.1 43 21 25
1970 26 CIN NL 11.8 1.2 360 1.8 11.8 -10.0 1.90 0.8 0.2 7.9 0.8 1.90 5.2 40 10 13
1971 27 CIN NL 0.7 0.1 417 0.1 7.6 -7.5 1.08 0.8 -0.7 -2.9 -0.3 1.08 5.9 27 7 35
1972 28 MIN AL -1.2 -0.1 385 -0.0 10.1 -10.1 1.61 0.3 -0.3 -6.5 -0.7 1.61 1.1 31 9 22
1973 29 TOT MLB -2.7 -0.3 290 -0.1 5.1 -5.2 1.05 -0.3 0.2 -4.6 -0.5 1.05 -4.6 19 2 19
1973 29 STL NL -4.6 -0.5 215 0.3 4.8 -4.5 1.33 -0.2 0.4 -4.1 -0.4 1.33 -2.8 18 2 13
1973 29 NYY AL 1.9 0.2 75 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 .25 -0.1 -1.6 -0.5 -0.1 0.25 -1.7 1 0 6
1974 30 CHW AL -3.5 -0.4 40 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .13 -0.1 -0.5 -6.6 -0.6 0.13 -5.0 0 1 3
1975 31 HOU NL -4.5 -0.5 334 -0.6 7.2 -7.8 1.40 -0.7 0.3 -4.3 -0.5 1.41 -9.5 27 8 19
1976 32 MON NL 0.3 0.0 147 0.0 3.1 -3.1 1.37 -0.4 0.4 -5.6 -0.6 1.37 -4.3 10 2 14
9 Yrs 12.9 1.4 2788 2.8 65.9 -63.2 1.41 1.0 1.0 -19.2 -2.1 1.41 -7.3 208 67 163

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
1968 24 STL NL 34 34 19 4 2 6 4 2 67% 10 3 29 15 52% 8 1.026 11 7 13 11 4 19 16 18 14 8 16 6 3.9
1969 25 CIN NL 90 90 55 9 6 37 27 10 73% 39 1 112 33 29% 8 1.612 43 21 25 40 9 41 62 28 50 22 52 44 4.8
1970 26 CIN NL 67 67 59 6 5 39 35 4 90% 43 4 51 17 33% 9 1.901 40 10 13 43 7 17 29 38 26 16 26 25 3.8
1971 27 CIN NL 70 70 41 7 6 13 11 2 85% 18 4 45 17 38% 8 1.080 27 7 35 19 14 36 25 44 32 14 36 23 4.3
1972 28 MIN AL 63 63 40 4 6 25 19 6 76% 29 4 50 18 36% 7 1.613 31 9 22 30 11 22 27 36 26 15 28 20 4.3
1973 29 TOT MLB 40 40 24 2 5 9 5 4 56% 11 2 36 11 31% 1.046 19 2 19 11 7 22 17 23 17 8 20 3 4.7
1973 29 STL NL 33 33 18 2 4 9 5 4 56% 11 2 32 10 31% 8 1.329 18 2 13 11 6 16 15 18 13 7 16 3 4.2
1973 29 NYY AL 7 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 6 .250 1 0 6 0 1 6 2 5 4 1 4 0 6.6
1974 30 CHW AL 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 .132 0 1 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 3 0 4.6
1975 31 HOU NL 55 55 22 2 5 8 5 3 63% 12 4 63 18 29% 8 1.401 27 8 19 16 12 27 33 22 26 21 29 16 4.0
1976 32 MON NL 27 27 7 1 0 4 2 2 50% 4 0 35 18 51% 7 1.366 10 2 14 5 4 18 18 9 10 14 10 9 3.6
9 Yrs 451 451 270 35 35 141 108 33 77% 166 22 425 150 35% 1.412 208 67 163 175 68 207 229 221 203 118 220 146 4.2

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%
1968 24 STL NL 184 68% 1.1% 14.7% 6.5% 2.7% 13% 3.12 76% 35 3 9%
1969 25 CIN NL 611 63% 1.6% 11.1% 6.6% 6.6% 28% 2.22 78% 147 23 16%
1970 26 CIN NL 352 61% 1.4% 10.8% 7.7% 4.3% 19% 2.09 78% 100 17 17%
1971 27 CIN NL 412 63% 2.0% 12.5% 6.9% 5.4% 23% 2.26 78% 71 9 13%
1972 28 MIN AL 378 62% 1.9% 11.9% 7.4% 5.3% 24% 2.38 77% 81 6 7%
1973 29 TOT MLB 275 64% 1.5% 8.7% 8.7% 5.5% 22% 3.00 79% 63 11 17%
1973 29 STL NL 203 63% 1.5% 6.9% 10.3% 5.9% 24% 2.75 79% 47 9 19%
1973 29 NYY AL 72 68% 1.4% 13.9% 4.2% 4.2% 16% 4.14 79% 16 2 13%
1974 30 CHW AL 40 63% 2.5% 10.0% 7.5% 5.0% 13% 0.90 80% 10 1 10%
1975 31 HOU NL 321 65% 2.2% 9.4% 7.2% 6.5% 28% 1.95 78% 68 8 12%
1976 32 MON NL 143 73% 2.1% 11.2% 11.2% 6.3% 28% 1.55 73% 33 3 9%
9 Yrs 2716 64% 1.7% 11.2% 7.4% 5.5% 24% 2.23 78% 608 81 13%
MLB Averages 46% 1.9% 14.2% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.10 74% 11%

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
1968 24 STL NL 184 40 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 8 7 0 88% 3 2 1 77 2 1 67% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1969 25 CIN NL 611 143 10 0 44 5 5 6 4 57 28 5 49% 14 5 3 264 0 3 0% 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 0
1970 26 CIN NL 351 79 5 0 21 2 3 4 1 31 16 5 52% 12 3 2 157 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
1971 27 CIN NL 409 94 8 1 14 5 3 6 2 25 16 1 64% 5 1 0 148 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 3
1972 28 MIN AL 378 83 7 0 18 4 3 7 0 30 15 1 50% 8 0 1 135 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1973 29 TOT MLB 275 69 4 0 14 3 1 1 3 26 14 0 54% 9 2 2 112 2 5 29% 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0
1973 29 STL NL 203 50 3 0 13 2 1 1 2 23 13 0 57% 5 1 2 75 0 5 0% 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0
1973 29 NYY AL 72 19 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 33% 4 1 0 37 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1974 30 CHW AL 40 16 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 31 HOU NL 321 76 7 0 18 3 4 3 4 27 15 1 56% 12 1 0 135 5 3 63% 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 6 0
1976 32 MON NL 143 32 3 0 16 3 0 1 2 14 5 0 36% 1 1 0 59 3 0 100% 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
9 Yrs 2712 632 47 1 146 27 20 29 18 220 117 13 53% 64 15 9 1109 17 19 47% 15 11 1 2 1 6 5 1 58 4
MLB Averages 50% 64%

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+
1968 24 4 2 .667 2.25 34 0 19 0 0 4 44.0 40 14 11 2 12 3 27 2 0 2 184 130 1.182 8.2 0.4 2.5 5.5 2.25 130
1969 25 13 8 .619 2.67 124 0 74 0 0 31 188.2 183 78 56 12 52 17 95 9 2 7 795 133 1.246 8.7 0.6 2.5 4.5 1.83 133
1970 26 19 13 .594 2.67 191 0 133 0 0 66 273.1 262 111 81 17 79 25 133 10 2 10 1147 141 1.248 8.6 0.6 2.6 4.4 1.68 141
1971 27 26 19 .578 2.84 261 0 174 0 0 77 373.1 356 150 118 25 107 32 184 11 2 11 1559 128 1.240 8.6 0.6 2.6 4.4 1.72 128
1972 28 30 25 .545 2.88 324 0 214 0 0 96 463.0 439 192 148 32 135 38 229 13 2 11 1937 124 1.240 8.5 0.6 2.6 4.5 1.70 124
1973 29 32 30 .516 2.97 364 0 238 0 0 101 525.0 508 228 173 36 159 46 253 16 2 13 2212 120 1.270 8.7 0.6 2.7 4.3 1.59 120
1974 30 32 30 .516 3.04 369 0 241 0 0 101 532.2 524 236 180 37 162 46 257 16 2 13 2252 118 1.288 8.9 0.6 2.7 4.3 1.59 118
1975 31 34 35 .493 3.12 424 0 263 0 0 106 606.2 600 275 210 44 185 53 287 20 3 14 2575 114 1.294 8.9 0.7 2.7 4.3 1.55 114
1976 32 35 35 .500 3.14 451 0 270 0 0 108 638.2 632 290 223 47 201 57 303 22 3 15 2718 114 1.304 8.9 0.7 2.8 4.3 1.51 114

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
1968 24 2 2 .500 3.38 40.0 46 17 15 2 14 25 2 1.500 10.4 3.2 5.6 1.79 0.5 34
1969 25 9 6 .600 3.04 139.0 146 52 47 10 41 65 7 1.345 9.5 2.7 4.2 1.59 0.6 90
1970 26 6 3 .667 2.63 82.0 78 27 24 5 27 37 1 1.280 8.6 3.0 4.1 1.37 0.5 67
1971 27 5 5 .500 4.30 92.0 103 49 44 9 31 47 1 1.457 10.1 3.0 4.6 1.52 0.9 70
1972 28 5 4 .556 3.89 88.0 96 42 38 8 32 44 2 1.455 9.8 3.3 4.5 1.38 0.8 63
1973 29 3 3 .500 4.19 58.0 72 30 27 4 25 23 3 1.672 11.2 3.9 3.6 0.92 0.6 40
1974 30 0 0 10.29 7.0 17 9 8 1 3 3 0 2.857 21.9 3.9 3.9 1.00 1.3 5
1975 31 3 4 .429 4.44 71.0 82 39 35 8 25 29 4 1.507 10.4 3.2 3.7 1.16 1.0 55
1976 32 1 2 .333 4.06 31.0 33 16 14 3 16 15 2 1.581 9.6 4.6 4.4 0.94 0.9 27
9 Yrs 34 29 .540 3.73 608.0 673 281 252 50 214 288 22 1.459 10.0 4.3 1.35 0.7 451

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 NL (15, 2%)
1970 NL (30, 0%)
0.02 Career Shares (1402nd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (8, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (246th)

Games Played s c a p y
1969 NL  90 (1st)
1970 NL  67 (3rd)
1971 NL  70 (1st)
1972 AL  63 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1969 NL  27 (2nd)
1970 NL  35 (1st)
1971 NL  11 (9th)
1972 AL  19 (4th)
Career  108 (118th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1969 NL  55 (1st)
1970 NL  59 (1st)
1971 NL  41 (5th)
1972 AL  40 (6th)
Career  270 (143rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (436), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 16 (1225), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (851), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (943rd), 0.8 career WAR/3.8 7yr-peak WAR/2.3 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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