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Tom Griffin

Thomas James Griffin

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1969
Teams (by GP): Astros/Giants/Padres/Angels/Pirates 1969-1982

Final Game: May 11, 1982
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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
1969 21 HOU NL 11 10 .524 3.54 31 31 0 6 3 0 188.1 156 80 74 19 93 4 200 7 4 6 810 100 1.322 7.5 0.9 4.4 9.6 2.15
1970 22 HOU NL 3 13 .188 5.74 23 20 1 2 1 0 111.1 118 72 71 9 72 1 72 3 0 13 511 68 1.707 9.5 0.7 5.8 5.8 1.00
1971 23 HOU NL 0 6 .000 4.78 10 6 0 0 0 0 37.2 44 22 20 4 20 1 29 2 0 4 177 71 1.699 10.5 1.0 4.8 6.9 1.45
1972 24 HOU NL 5 4 .556 3.24 39 5 10 1 1 3 94.1 92 39 34 7 38 5 83 3 0 5 409 104 1.378 8.8 0.7 3.6 7.9 2.18
1973 25 HOU NL 4 6 .400 4.15 25 12 5 4 0 0 99.2 83 51 46 10 46 6 69 2 0 5 418 87 1.294 7.5 0.9 4.2 6.2 1.50
1974 26 HOU NL 14 10 .583 3.54 34 34 0 8 3 0 211.0 202 97 83 14 89 7 110 5 3 11 918 98 1.379 8.6 0.6 3.8 4.7 1.24
1975 27 HOU NL 3 8 .273 5.33 17 13 1 3 1 0 79.1 89 52 47 11 46 5 56 2 2 8 363 64 1.702 10.1 1.2 5.2 6.4 1.22
1976 28 TOT NL 9 6 .600 4.10 31 13 2 2 0 0 112.0 100 56 51 4 79 3 69 2 0 9 505 80 1.598 8.0 0.3 6.3 5.5 0.87
1976 28 HOU NL 5 3 .625 6.05 20 2 2 0 0 0 41.2 44 29 28 4 37 2 33 1 0 3 201 53 1.944 9.5 0.9 8.0 7.1 0.89
1976 28 SDP NL 4 3 .571 2.94 11 11 0 2 0 0 70.1 56 27 23 0 42 1 36 1 0 6 304 112 1.393 7.2 0.0 5.4 4.6 0.86
1977 29 SDP NL 6 9 .400 4.46 38 20 4 0 0 0 151.1 144 88 75 17 88 8 79 5 6 4 672 80 1.533 8.6 1.0 5.2 4.7 0.90
1978 30 CAL AL 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 91 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13
1979 31 SFG NL 5 6 .455 3.91 59 3 13 0 0 2 94.1 83 46 41 9 46 8 82 4 0 5 407 90 1.367 7.9 0.9 4.4 7.8 1.78
1980 32 SFG NL 5 1 .833 2.76 42 4 8 0 0 0 107.2 80 35 33 8 49 6 79 8 3 4 447 129 1.198 6.7 0.7 4.1 6.6 1.61
1981 33 SFG NL 8 8 .500 3.76 22 22 0 3 1 0 129.1 121 62 54 8 57 8 83 7 2 5 557 91 1.376 8.4 0.6 4.0 5.8 1.46
1982 34 PIT NL 1 3 .250 8.87 6 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 32 23 22 5 15 2 8 1 0 0 113 43 2.104 12.9 2.0 6.0 3.2 0.53
14 Yrs 77 94 .450 4.07 401 191 53 29 10 5 1494.2 1407 762 676 133 769 66 1054 52 20 81 6576 86 1.456 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.37
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .450 4.07 46 22 6 3 1 1 172 162 88 78 15 88 8 121 6 2 9 755 86 1.456 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.37
HOU (8 yrs) 45 60 .429 4.20 199 123 19 24 9 3 863.1 828 442 403 78 441 31 652 25 9 55 3807 84 1.470 8.6 0.8 4.6 6.8 1.48
SFG (3 yrs) 18 15 .545 3.48 123 29 21 3 1 2 331.1 284 143 128 25 152 22 244 19 5 14 1411 101 1.316 7.7 0.7 4.1 6.6 1.61
SDP (2 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.98 49 31 4 2 0 0 221.2 200 115 98 17 130 9 115 6 6 10 976 87 1.489 8.1 0.7 5.3 4.7 0.88
PIT (1 yr) 1 3 .250 8.87 6 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 32 23 22 5 15 2 8 1 0 0 113 43 2.104 12.9 2.0 6.0 3.2 0.53
CAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 91 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13
NL (13 yrs) 74 90 .451 4.07 377 187 44 29 10 5 1438.2 1344 723 651 125 738 64 1019 51 20 79 6307 86 1.447 8.4 0.8 4.6 6.4 1.38
AL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 91 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13

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 Awards
1969 21 HOU NL 188.1 31 31 80 3.82 4.05 -0.41 0.06 99.6 4.50 12 1.4 -0.1 3.0 34 .546 .509 $
1970 22 HOU NL 111.1 23 20 72 5.82 4.54 -0.39 0.06 97.9 4.88 -13 -1.3 .7 -0.0 -0.5 -0 .443 .492 $
1971 23 HOU NL 37.2 10 6 22 5.26 3.82 -0.02 0.01 99.8 3.84 -6 -0.7 .7 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .432 .496 $
1972 24 HOU NL 94.1 39 5 39 3.72 3.85 -0.41 -0.10 97.7 4.07 2 0.3 1.1 -0.2 0.9 11 .507 .502 $
1973 25 HOU NL 100.0 25 12 51 4.59 4.22 0.00 0.03 95.7 4.07 -6 -0.6 .8 -0.1 0.1 3 .475 .496 $
1974 26 HOU NL 211.0 34 34 97 4.14 4.11 0.04 0.13 95.3 4.01 -4 -0.5 -0.1 1.1 16 .486 .497 $
1975 27 HOU NL 79.1 17 13 52 5.90 4.22 -0.13 0.10 93.1 4.14 -16 -1.6 1.7 -0.1 -1.1 -8 .403 .490 $
1976 28 HOU NL 41.2 20 2 29 6.26 4.04 -0.03 -0.31 91.6 3.45 -13 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.1 -9 .429 .491 $
1976 28 SDP NL 70.1 11 11 27 3.45 3.92 0.12 0.12 92.2 3.62 1 0.1 -0.0 0.6 8 .508 .501 $
1977 29 SDP NL 151.1 38 20 88 5.23 4.31 -0.18 0.02 89.6 4.03 -21 -2.2 .8 -0.1 -1.1 -5 .443 .487 $
1978 30 CAL AL 56.0 24 4 39 6.27 4.26 -0.19 -0.20 96.3 4.09 -13 -1.4 .9 -0.0 -0.9 -8 .442 .491 $81,000
1979 31 SFG NL 94.1 59 3 46 4.39 4.22 -0.39 -0.26 94.7 4.12 -4 -0.4 1.4 -0.2 0.2 6 .493 .498 $
1980 32 SFG NL 107.2 42 4 35 2.93 4.05 -0.20 -0.20 98.0 3.96 12 1.4 .9 -0.2 2.1 23 .533 .509 $
1981 33 SFG NL 129.1 22 22 62 4.31 3.80 -0.19 0.14 99.2 4.09 -5 -0.6 -0.1 0.4 5 .475 .497 $
1982 34 PIT NL 22.1 6 4 23 9.27 4.15 -0.02 0.12 101.7 4.36 -12 -1.1 1.9 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .310 .493 $
14 Seasons 1495.0 401 191 762 4.59 4.12 -0.18 0.01 96.0 4.13 -87 -8.6 1.1 -1.3 2.3 62 .479 .496 $81,000
HOU (8 yrs) 863.2 199 123 442 4.61 4.13 -0.19 0.04 96.7 4.22 -44 -4.4 1.0 -0.6 2.0 44 .478 .497 $
SFG (3 yrs) 331.1 123 29 143 3.88 4.00 -0.25 -0.09 97.5 4.06 4 0.4 1.2 -0.4 2.7 33 .504 .501 $
SDP (2 yrs) 221.2 49 31 115 4.67 4.19 -0.08 0.05 90.4 3.90 -21 -2.1 .8 -0.1 -0.5 2 .458 .494 $
PIT (1 yr) 22.1 6 4 23 9.27 4.15 -0.02 0.12 101.7 4.36 -12 -1.1 1.9 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .310 .493 $
CAL (1 yr) 56.0 24 4 39 6.27 4.26 -0.19 -0.20 96.3 4.09 -13 -1.4 .9 -0.0 -0.9 -8 .442 .491 $81,000

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
1969 21 HOU NL 31 778 708 80 156 26 2 19 8 8 93 200 .220 .317 .343 .660 .280 243 9 7 2 0 4 11
1970 22 HOU NL 23 504 429 72 118 21 5 9 14 4 72 72 .275 .381 .410 .791 .311 176 9 3 4 3 1 3
1971 23 HOU NL 10 177 153 22 44 6 3 4 2 1 20 29 .288 .375 .444 .819 .331 68 2 2 1 1 1 2
1972 24 HOU NL 39 408 357 39 92 15 3 7 6 2 38 83 .258 .333 .375 .708 .316 134 8 3 9 2 5 5
1973 25 HOU NL 25 418 362 51 83 14 2 10 6 9 46 69 .229 .316 .362 .678 .254 131 7 2 4 4 6 4
1974 26 HOU NL 34 918 808 97 202 36 4 14 23 5 89 110 .250 .326 .356 .682 .272 288 16 5 10 6 7 12
1975 27 HOU NL 17 363 308 52 89 11 2 11 14 2 46 56 .289 .385 .445 .830 .324 137 11 2 6 0 5 7
1976 28 TOT NL 31 505 410 56 100 25 3 4 14 6 79 69 .244 .365 .349 .714 .281 143 8 2 9 5 3 7
1976 28 HOU NL 20 201 158 29 44 8 2 4 5 1 37 33 .278 .412 .430 .842 .323 68 3 1 2 3 2 1
1976 28 SDP NL 11 304 252 27 56 17 1 0 9 5 42 36 .222 .333 .298 .631 .257 75 5 1 7 2 1 6
1977 29 SDP NL 38 672 567 88 144 36 1 17 12 10 88 79 .254 .356 .411 .767 .267 233 10 5 7 5 8 12
1978 30 CAL AL 24 269 226 39 63 11 2 8 4 2 31 35 .279 .364 .451 .815 .296 102 2 1 8 3 2 8
1979 31 SFG NL 59 407 350 46 83 14 1 9 13 8 46 82 .237 .331 .360 .691 .284 126 2 4 5 2 8 6
1980 32 SFG NL 42 447 378 35 80 13 3 8 10 7 49 79 .212 .312 .325 .637 .244 123 7 8 8 4 6 4
1981 33 SFG NL 22 557 486 62 121 23 3 8 25 6 57 83 .249 .335 .358 .693 .285 174 9 7 5 2 8 7
1982 34 PIT NL 6 113 97 23 32 8 1 5 7 1 15 8 .330 .425 .588 1.012 .321 57 3 1 0 0 2 3
14 Yrs 401 6536 5639 762 1407 259 35 133 158 71 769 1054 .250 .343 .379 .722 .284 2135 103 52 78 37 66 91
162 Game Avg. 46 751 648 88 162 30 4 15 18 8 88 121 .250 .343 .379 .722 .284 245 12 6 9 4 8 10
MLB Averages .257 .323 .378 .701 .281

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1969 21 HOU NL 1.8 0.2 836 0.1 13.8 -13.7 .99 0.1 -0.0 3.0 0.3 0.98 2.2 0 0 0
1970 22 HOU NL -20.2 -1.9 544 -2.1 8.5 -10.6 1.03 -1.1 -0.9 -14.6 -1.4 1.02 -11.1 0 2 0
1971 23 HOU NL -5.7 -0.6 185 -1.2 2.6 -3.8 .98 -0.8 -0.4 -7.7 -0.8 0.98 -7.7 0 2 2
1972 24 HOU NL 1.0 0.1 424 -1.2 7.0 -8.2 1.06 -0.5 -0.6 -8.9 -1.0 1.06 -5.5 7 11 16
1973 25 HOU NL -5.2 -0.5 440 0.4 7.9 -7.5 1.07 0.5 -0.1 -3.5 -0.4 1.07 0.4 2 2 8
1974 26 HOU NL -2.1 -0.2 966 -1.0 14.9 -15.8 .98 -0.8 -0.2 -6.3 -0.7 0.99 -7.8 0 0 0
1975 27 HOU NL -17.6 -1.7 390 -1.8 6.3 -8.1 1.08 -2.1 0.5 -12.9 -1.3 1.08 -20.4 2 1 1
1976 28 TOT NL -10.2 -1.0 535 -1.5 8.6 -10.1 1.10 -0.8 -0.5 -11.0 -1.2 1.10 -8.5 4 4 10
1976 28 HOU NL -13.0 -1.3 211 -1.3 3.0 -4.2 .98 -1.3 -0.0 -13.3 -1.4 0.98 -12.7 4 4 10
1976 28 SDP NL 2.7 0.3 324 -0.2 5.7 -5.9 1.17 0.5 -0.6 2.3 0.3 1.17 4.2 0 0 0
1977 29 SDP NL -18.2 -1.8 711 -1.4 10.5 -12.0 .95 -1.6 0.1 -15.4 -1.6 0.95 -16.5 4 1 13
1978 30 CAL AL -7.4 -0.8 279 -0.7 3.3 -3.9 .81 -1.2 0.4 -16.2 -1.6 0.81 -14.4 5 2 13
1979 31 SFG NL -4.1 -0.4 440 -1.2 6.4 -7.6 1.03 0.2 -1.4 4.0 0.4 1.02 0.9 19 11 25
1980 32 SFG NL 10.5 1.1 474 0.9 6.9 -6.0 .87 0.9 0.1 10.0 1.1 0.87 9.4 9 11 18
1981 33 SFG NL -5.6 -0.6 597 -1.4 9.7 -11.0 1.01 -0.5 -0.9 -7.3 -0.8 1.01 -6.2 0 0 0
1982 34 PIT NL -11.2 -1.1 121 -0.9 1.3 -2.2 .76 -1.4 0.2 -11.7 -1.1 0.76 -12.4 1 1 0
14 Yrs -94.3 -9.2 6942 -12.9 107.7 -120.6 1.00 -9.1 -3.9 -98.6 -10.0 0.99 -97.7 53 48 106

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
1969 21 HOU NL 31 31 11 10 10 1 3 19 12 .613 3 5 6 3 16 52% 56.6 88 20 30 9 9 12 4.7 4.0 6.1
1970 22 HOU NL 23 20 3 12 5 1 1 7 13 .350 1 2 2 1 5 25% 44.1 87 18 27 11 4 10 3.8 3.9 5.3
1971 23 HOU NL 10 6 0 4 2 0 2 0 6 .000 0 1 0 0 3 50% 44.8 75 19 8 1 1 4 1.5 1.6 5.1
1972 24 HOU NL 39 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 .200 1 0 1 1 2 40% 50.8 82 30 27 4 2 1 4.1 4.0 5.5
1973 25 HOU NL 25 12 4 5 3 1 3 4 8 .333 2 1 4 0 7 58% 55.0 79 30 15 9 6 4 3.6 3.7 6.7
1974 26 HOU NL 34 34 14 10 10 1 4 22 12 .647 1 5 8 3 19 56% 51.3 89 14 21 3 7 14 5.2 5.0 6.2
1975 27 HOU NL 17 13 3 8 2 2 3 4 9 .308 1 1 3 1 5 38% 44.5 81 14 15 8 7 4 3.5 3.5 5.7
1976 28 TOT NL 31 13 4 5 4 0 0 4 9 .308 2 1 2 0 6 46% 49.2 74 16 31 10 2 7 3.4 3.6 5.5
1976 28 HOU NL 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 20.0 24 16 14 4 0 1 3.5 0.0 0.8
1976 28 SDP NL 11 11 4 3 4 0 0 4 7 .364 2 1 2 0 6 55% 54.5 74 39 17 6 2 6 3.4 3.7 6.4
1977 29 SDP NL 38 20 4 8 8 1 1 7 13 .350 1 3 0 0 8 40% 44.9 74 14 16 7 8 4 4.4 4.4 5.5
1978 30 CAL AL 24 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 1 25% 40.5 62 28 23 4 1 2 3.8 1.5 4.4
1979 31 SFG NL 59 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37.7 56 17 32 15 3 0 1.7 2.1 4.7
1980 32 SFG NL 42 4 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 .500 1 0 0 0 3 75% 60.0 65 54 4 2 2 1 3.6 4.5 7.0
1981 33 SFG NL 22 22 8 8 6 1 3 12 10 .545 1 3 3 1 13 59% 51.6 82 20 16 3 4 7 3.7 4.1 5.9
1982 34 PIT NL 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37.2 55 24 3 2 0 3 4.5 5.7 5.3
14 Yrs 401 191 55 82 54 10 21 83 108 .435 14 23 29 10 88 46% 50 89 14 268 88 56 73 4.1 4.1 5.8
MLB Averages .500 54% 52 109 -13 4.2 4.1 6.4

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
1970 22 HOU NL 23 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 1.029 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 5.7
1971 23 HOU NL 10 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 0 0 4 .977 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 3 1 3 0 5.5
1972 24 HOU NL 39 34 10 4 1 6 3 3 50% 7 1 30 14 47% 6 1.064 7 11 16 8 1 25 16 18 20 8 21 3 5.9
1973 25 HOU NL 25 13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 38% 8 1.072 2 2 8 1 1 11 8 5 6 3 6 2 4.6
1975 27 HOU NL 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 8 1.082 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 4.0
1976 28 TOT NL 31 18 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 36% 1.097 4 4 10 6 1 11 6 12 14 1 16 1 6.7
1976 28 HOU NL 20 18 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 36% 4 .982 4 4 10 6 1 11 6 12 14 1 16 1 6.7
1977 29 SDP NL 38 18 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 3 25% 3 .954 4 1 13 2 3 13 6 12 15 0 15 4 7.0
1978 30 CAL AL 24 20 9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 16 4 25% 8 .808 5 2 13 5 3 12 9 11 13 4 14 2 5.8
1979 31 SFG NL 59 56 13 5 3 4 2 2 50% 12 7 56 16 29% 6 1.027 19 11 25 14 8 34 30 26 26 16 32 11 4.3
1980 32 SFG NL 42 38 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 14 42% 6 .868 9 11 18 3 6 29 19 19 29 2 29 6 6.3
1982 34 PIT NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0% 7 .760 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2.0
11 Yrs 303 210 53 22 12 11 5 6 45% 24 11 180 62 34% .984 53 48 106 41 27 142 99 111 129 38 139 30 5.5

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%
1969 21 HOU NL 810 62% 2.4% 25.7% 12.0% 6.0% 30% 0.95 63% 155 9 6%
1970 22 HOU NL 511 58% 1.8% 14.3% 14.3% 6.9% 30% 0.82 70% 97 9 9%
1971 23 HOU NL 177 66% 2.3% 16.4% 11.3% 7.3% 30% 1.41 68% 27 2 7%
1972 24 HOU NL 409 53% 1.7% 20.3% 9.3% 6.1% 27% 0.97 66% 82 8 10%
1973 25 HOU NL 418 56% 2.4% 16.5% 11.0% 6.2% 31% 0.80 69% 80 7 9%
1974 26 HOU NL 918 56% 1.5% 12.0% 9.7% 5.9% 27% 1.43 75% 173 16 9%
1975 27 HOU NL 363 62% 3.0% 15.4% 12.7% 6.6% 27% 1.03 66% 75 11 15%
1976 28 TOT NL 505 59% 0.8% 13.7% 15.6% 6.3% 32% 0.92 68% 105 8 8%
1976 28 HOU NL 201 58% 2.0% 16.4% 18.4% 7.0% 32% 1.23 62% 47 3 6%
1976 28 SDP NL 304 60% 0.0% 11.8% 13.8% 5.9% 32% 0.80 72% 58 5 9%
1977 29 SDP NL 672 61% 2.5% 11.8% 13.1% 8.0% 38% 0.69 71% 119 10 8%
1978 30 CAL AL 269 60% 3.0% 13.0% 11.5% 7.8% 33% 1.02 69% 47 2 4%
1979 31 SFG NL 407 66% 2.2% 20.2% 11.3% 5.9% 29% 0.95 64% 75 2 3%
1980 32 SFG NL 447 55% 1.8% 17.7% 11.0% 5.4% 30% 1.10 66% 63 7 11%
1981 33 SFG NL 557 56% 1.4% 14.9% 10.2% 6.1% 28% 0.92 71% 80 9 11%
1982 34 PIT NL 113 44% 4.4% 7.1% 13.3% 12.4% 44% 2.17 74% 20 3 15%
14 Yrs 6576 59% 2.0% 16.1% 11.8% 6.5% 30% 0.99 69% 1198 103 9%
MLB Averages 45% 2.0% 13.5% 8.6% 6.2% 27% 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
1969 21 HOU NL 778 156 19 1 19 16 3 5 14 39 16 5 41% 11 6 0 284 8 8 50% 8 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 11 32
1970 22 HOU NL 504 118 9 1 10 4 5 5 4 38 16 5 42% 3 13 0 196 14 4 78% 13 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 18 7
1971 23 HOU NL 177 44 4 0 2 3 1 2 2 12 6 3 50% 2 4 1 67 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1972 24 HOU NL 408 92 7 0 9 2 5 3 4 32 15 5 47% 5 5 1 161 6 2 75% 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 1
1973 25 HOU NL 418 83 10 0 16 5 5 7 3 26 15 5 58% 4 5 2 139 6 9 40% 5 8 1 0 0 1 2 2 14 0
1974 26 HOU NL 918 202 14 0 19 10 4 5 9 42 29 7 69% 12 11 2 356 23 5 82% 21 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 0
1975 27 HOU NL 363 89 11 1 8 8 3 6 5 11 5 3 45% 7 8 0 159 14 2 88% 14 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 0
1976 28 TOT NL 505 100 4 0 15 3 1 1 3 37 16 6 43% 7 9 1 196 14 6 70% 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1976 28 HOU NL 201 44 4 0 8 3 1 1 3 23 8 6 35% 1 3 1 79 5 1 83% 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1976 28 SDP NL 304 56 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 57% 6 6 0 117 9 5 64% 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1977 29 SDP NL 672 144 17 0 21 11 6 9 8 32 17 1 53% 12 4 2 259 12 10 55% 12 9 0 1 0 0 3 0 20 0
1978 30 CAL AL 269 63 8 0 6 5 3 3 5 24 13 5 54% 8 2 2 103 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
1979 31 SFG NL 407 83 9 0 24 8 1 3 6 38 16 11 42% 6 5 1 138 13 8 62% 12 5 1 3 0 0 3 1 10 0
1980 32 SFG NL 447 80 8 0 10 7 1 1 7 29 15 8 52% 4 4 1 156 10 7 59% 10 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 0
1981 33 SFG NL 557 121 8 1 12 3 5 4 4 20 9 4 45% 7 5 0 199 25 6 81% 25 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 9 0
1982 34 PIT NL 113 32 5 0 1 4 1 1 4 6 3 1 50% 3 0 0 50 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Yrs 6536 1407 133 4 172 89 44 55 78 386 191 69 49% 91 81 13 2463 158 71 69% 150 58 7 9 1 2 19 6 177 40
MLB Averages 51% 65%

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+
1969 21 11 10 .524 3.54 31 31 0 6 3 0 188.1 156 80 74 19 93 4 200 7 4 6 810 100 1.322 7.5 0.9 4.4 9.6 2.15 100
1970 22 14 23 .378 4.35 54 51 1 8 4 0 299.2 274 152 145 28 165 5 272 10 4 19 1321 84 1.465 8.2 0.8 5.0 8.2 1.65 84
1971 23 14 29 .326 4.40 64 57 1 8 4 0 337.1 318 174 165 32 185 6 301 12 4 23 1498 83 1.491 8.5 0.9 4.9 8.0 1.63 83
1972 24 19 33 .365 4.15 103 62 11 9 5 3 431.2 410 213 199 39 223 11 384 15 4 28 1907 86 1.466 8.5 0.8 4.6 8.0 1.72 86
1973 25 23 39 .371 4.15 128 74 16 13 5 3 531.1 493 264 245 49 269 17 453 17 4 33 2325 86 1.434 8.4 0.8 4.6 7.7 1.68 86
1974 26 37 49 .430 3.98 162 108 16 21 8 3 742.1 695 361 328 63 358 24 563 22 7 44 3243 89 1.419 8.4 0.8 4.3 6.8 1.57 89
1975 27 40 57 .412 4.11 179 121 17 24 9 3 821.2 784 413 375 74 404 29 619 24 9 52 3606 86 1.446 8.6 0.8 4.4 6.8 1.53 86
1976 28 49 63 .438 4.11 210 134 19 26 9 3 933.2 884 469 426 78 483 32 688 26 9 61 4111 85 1.464 8.5 0.8 4.7 6.6 1.42 85
1977 29 55 72 .433 4.16 248 154 23 26 9 3 1085.0 1028 557 501 95 571 40 767 31 15 65 4783 85 1.474 8.5 0.8 4.7 6.4 1.34 85
1978 30 58 76 .433 4.15 272 158 32 26 9 3 1141.0 1091 596 526 103 602 42 802 32 15 67 5052 85 1.484 8.6 0.8 4.7 6.3 1.33 85
1979 31 63 82 .434 4.13 331 161 45 26 9 5 1235.1 1174 642 567 112 648 50 884 36 15 72 5459 85 1.475 8.6 0.8 4.7 6.4 1.36 85
1980 32 68 83 .450 4.02 373 165 53 26 9 5 1343.0 1254 677 600 120 697 56 963 44 18 76 5906 88 1.453 8.4 0.8 4.7 6.5 1.38 88
1981 33 76 91 .455 4.00 395 187 53 29 10 5 1472.1 1375 739 654 128 754 64 1046 51 20 81 6463 88 1.446 8.4 0.8 4.6 6.4 1.39 88
1982 34 77 94 .450 4.07 401 191 53 29 10 5 1494.2 1407 762 676 133 769 66 1054 52 20 81 6576 86 1.456 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.37 86

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
1969 21 10 10 .500 4.10 180.0 165 91 82 20 98 191 7 1.461 8.3 4.9 9.6 1.95 1.0 31
1970 22 3 8 .273 6.17 105.0 119 80 72 9 73 68 3 1.829 10.2 6.3 5.8 0.93 0.8 23
1971 23 1 2 .333 6.17 35.0 48 27 24 4 22 27 2 2.000 12.3 5.7 6.9 1.23 1.0 10
1972 24 5 5 .500 4.01 92.0 104 46 41 8 43 81 3 1.598 10.2 4.2 7.9 1.88 0.8 39
1973 25 4 6 .400 4.79 94.0 87 56 50 10 48 65 2 1.436 8.3 4.6 6.2 1.35 1.0 25
1974 26 11 11 .500 4.14 202.0 214 103 93 15 94 105 5 1.525 9.5 4.2 4.7 1.12 0.7 34
1975 27 2 5 .286 6.88 72.0 96 61 55 12 50 51 2 2.028 12.0 6.3 6.4 1.02 1.5 17
1976 28 4 7 .364 5.47 102.0 110 69 62 4 87 63 2 1.931 9.7 7.7 5.6 0.72 0.4 31
1977 29 6 9 .400 5.23 141.0 151 91 82 18 92 74 5 1.723 9.6 5.9 4.7 0.80 1.1 38
1978 30 3 3 .500 4.66 56.0 68 32 29 9 33 35 1 1.804 10.9 5.3 5.6 1.06 1.4 24
1979 31 4 5 .444 4.65 89.0 88 51 46 10 49 77 4 1.539 8.9 5.0 7.8 1.57 1.0 59
1980 32 7 4 .636 3.30 101.0 85 41 37 8 52 74 8 1.356 7.6 4.6 6.6 1.42 0.7 42
1981 33 8 12 .400 4.67 181.0 196 104 94 13 92 116 11 1.591 9.7 4.6 5.8 1.26 0.6 22
1982 34 0 2 .000 9.86 21.0 33 26 23 5 15 8 1 2.286 14.1 6.4 3.4 0.53 2.1 6
14 Yrs 68 89 .433 4.83 1471.0 1564 878 790 145 848 1035 56 1.640 9.6 6.3 1.22 0.9 401

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL  9.558 (1st)
1981 NL  5.776 (10th)
Career  6.347 (185th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1974 NL  3 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  93 (7th)
1976 NL  79 (10th)
1977 NL  88 (6th)
1981 NL  57 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1970 NL  13 (6th)
1974 NL  11 (5th)
Career  81 (179th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL  8 (1st)
1981 NL  7 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Don Larsen (954)
  2. Dan Spillner (924)
  3. Jakie May (915)
  4. John Curtis (915)
  5. George Caster (914)
  6. Moe Drabowsky (911)
  7. Ike Delock (907)
  8. Greg Harris (904)
  9. Kelvim Escobar (904)
  10. Bob Shirley (900)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Sadie McMahon (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jim Clancy (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Pete Broberg (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Happy Townsend (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Alan Foster (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bill Bonham (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Morehead (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Moe Drabowsky (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bill Stoneman (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Bill Stoneman (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Moe Drabowsky (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Moe Drabowsky (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Don Larsen (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Don Larsen (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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