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Roric Harrison

Roric Edward Harrison

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 20, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1972
Teams (by GP): Braves/Orioles/Indians/Twins 1972-1978

Final Game: July 23, 1978
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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
1972 25 BAL AL 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 134 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82
1973 26 ATL NL 11 8 .579 4.16 38 22 12 3 0 5 177.1 161 90 82 15 98 6 130 3 1 9 778 95 1.461 8.2 0.8 5.0 6.6 1.33
1974 27 ATL NL 6 11 .353 4.71 20 20 0 3 0 0 126.0 148 70 66 12 49 1 46 3 2 2 562 80 1.563 10.6 0.9 3.5 3.3 0.94
1975 28 TOT MLB 10 11 .476 4.78 34 26 5 6 0 1 180.2 195 104 96 16 65 5 74 4 1 7 798 79 1.439 9.7 0.8 3.2 3.7 1.14
1975 28 ATL NL 3 4 .429 4.77 15 7 5 2 0 1 54.2 58 33 29 7 19 1 22 0 1 2 240 80 1.409 9.5 1.2 3.1 3.6 1.16
1975 28 CLE AL 7 7 .500 4.79 19 19 0 4 0 0 126.0 137 71 67 9 46 4 52 4 0 5 558 79 1.452 9.8 0.6 3.3 3.7 1.13
1978 31 MIN AL 0 1 .000 7.50 9 0 5 0 0 0 12.0 18 10 10 0 11 0 7 0 0 1 64 53 2.417 13.5 0.0 8.3 5.3 0.64
5 Yrs 30 35 .462 4.24 140 70 36 12 0 10 590.0 590 298 278 45 257 21 319 14 4 27 2574 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .462 4.24 45 23 12 4 0 3 191 191 96 90 15 83 7 103 5 1 9 833 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24
ATL (3 yrs) 20 23 .465 4.45 73 49 17 8 0 6 358.0 367 193 177 34 166 8 198 6 4 13 1580 87 1.489 9.2 0.9 4.2 5.0 1.19
MIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 9 0 5 0 0 0 12.0 18 10 10 0 11 0 7 0 0 1 64 53 2.417 13.5 0.0 8.3 5.3 0.64
CLE (1 yr) 7 7 .500 4.79 19 19 0 4 0 0 126.0 137 71 67 9 46 4 52 4 0 5 558 79 1.452 9.8 0.6 3.3 3.7 1.13
BAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 134 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82
NL (3 yrs) 20 23 .465 4.45 73 49 17 8 0 6 358.0 367 193 177 34 166 8 198 6 4 13 1580 87 1.489 9.2 0.9 4.2 5.0 1.19
AL (3 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.92 67 21 19 4 0 4 232.0 223 105 101 11 91 13 121 8 0 14 994 89 1.353 8.7 0.4 3.5 4.7 1.33

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
1972 25 BAL AL 94.0 39 2 24 2.30 3.54 0.48 -0.13 101.6 2.97 8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 1.7 15 .525 .506 $13,500
1973 26 ATL NL 177.1 38 22 90 4.57 4.14 -0.03 0.03 106.4 4.47 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 1.0 14 .494 .499 $
1974 27 ATL NL 126.0 20 20 70 5.00 4.20 0.45 0.13 101.6 3.94 -16 -1.6 -0.1 -0.7 -3 .420 .490 $
1975 28 ATL NL 54.2 15 7 33 5.43 4.03 -0.54 0.02 103.5 4.76 -5 -0.5 .5 -0.0 -0.1 1 .467 .497 $
1975 28 CLE AL 126.0 19 19 71 5.07 4.28 -0.05 0.13 99.1 4.42 -9 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 4 .451 .494 $
1978 31 MIN AL 12.0 9 0 10 7.50 4.50 0.07 -0.37 104.2 4.23 -4 -0.5 .3 0.1 -0.2 -3 .450 .497 $
5 Seasons 590.0 140 70 298 4.55 4.08 0.11 0.04 102.7 4.13 -28 -2.7 1.0 -0.2 1.8 28 .481 .497 $13,500
ATL (3 yrs) 358.0 73 49 193 4.85 4.14 0.06 0.07 104.3 4.33 -22 -2.3 1.1 -0.2 0.2 12 .468 .495 $
MIN (1 yr) 12.0 9 0 10 7.50 4.50 0.07 -0.37 104.2 4.23 -4 -0.5 .3 0.1 -0.2 -3 .450 .497 $
CLE (1 yr) 126.0 19 19 71 5.07 4.28 -0.05 0.13 99.1 4.42 -9 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 4 .451 .494 $
BAL (1 yr) 94.0 39 2 24 2.30 3.54 0.48 -0.13 101.6 2.97 8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 1.7 15 .525 .506 $13,500

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
1972 25 BAL AL 39 372 325 24 68 11 1 2 1 5 34 62 .209 .291 .268 .559 .252 87 8 4 8 1 9 0
1973 26 ATL NL 38 752 665 90 161 19 4 15 20 4 98 130 .242 .339 .350 .689 .277 233 9 3 4 8 6 5
1974 27 ATL NL 20 562 504 70 148 23 5 12 9 4 49 46 .294 .358 .431 .789 .304 217 7 3 4 2 1 4
1975 28 ATL NL 15 239 218 33 58 14 2 7 7 1 19 22 .266 .324 .445 .768 .268 97 2 0 2 1 1 5
1975 28 CLE AL 19 558 499 71 137 29 5 9 14 4 46 52 .275 .338 .407 .745 .290 203 11 4 5 4 4 8
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 797 717 104 195 43 7 16 21 5 65 74 .272 .334 .418 .752 .283 300 13 4 7 5 5 13
1978 31 MIN AL 9 64 52 10 18 4 2 0 0 0 11 7 .346 .453 .500 .953 .391 26 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Yrs 140 2547 2263 298 590 100 19 45 51 18 257 319 .261 .338 .381 .719 .284 863 37 14 23 17 21 22
162 Game Avg. 45 825 733 96 191 32 6 15 17 6 83 103 .261 .338 .381 .719 .284 279 12 5 7 6 7 7
MLB Averages .256 .323 .374 .697 .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
1972 25 BAL AL 9.9 1.1 386 0.9 5.3 -4.3 .84 2.1 -1.0 9.8 1.1 0.84 16.7 10 3 24
1973 26 ATL NL -2.3 -0.2 791 0.5 13.7 -13.2 1.08 0.5 -0.0 -4.3 -0.4 1.08 1.6 7 4 5
1974 27 ATL NL -10.2 -1.0 582 -1.5 9.2 -10.6 .98 -1.0 -0.5 -10.0 -1.0 0.98 -10.1 0 0 0
1975 28 TOT MLB -17.8 -1.8 834 -1.5 12.7 -14.2 .94 -1.8 0.3 -18.7 -1.9 0.95 -19.1 1 0 6
1975 28 ATL NL -5.6 -0.6 253 -0.1 4.1 -4.2 .98 -0.7 0.6 -7.6 -0.8 0.98 -8.4 1 0 6
1975 28 CLE AL -12.1 -1.2 581 -1.3 8.6 -10.0 .93 -1.1 -0.3 -11.1 -1.1 0.93 -10.6 0 0 0
1978 31 MIN AL -4.1 -0.4 65 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 .54 -0.6 -0.2 -5.2 -0.5 0.54 -6.2 0 1 8
5 Yrs -24.5 -2.3 2658 -1.9 41.3 -43.3 .97 -0.8 -1.1 -28.4 -2.7 0.97 -17.1 18 8 43

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
1972 25 BAL AL 39 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 1 50% 41.5 59 24 13 3 0 2 3.5 4.5 4.0
1973 26 ATL NL 38 22 11 5 6 3 1 15 7 .682 1 4 3 0 11 50% 50.0 73 14 24 9 8 4 6.2 5.5 6.4
1974 27 ATL NL 20 20 6 11 3 1 3 9 11 .450 2 2 3 0 11 55% 45.2 73 24 16 8 9 6 3.9 4.0 6.3
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 26 10 11 5 3 2 12 14 .462 3 1 6 0 12 46% 0.0 73 18 27 10 3 14 4.3 4.6 6.5
1975 28 ATL NL 15 7 3 4 0 1 1 3 4 .429 0 0 2 0 3 43% 45.3 73 18 3 2 1 3 3.7 3.3 6.0
1975 28 CLE AL 19 19 7 7 5 2 1 9 10 .474 3 1 4 0 9 47% 46.2 73 24 24 8 2 11 4.6 5.0 6.6
4 Yrs 131 70 28 28 14 7 6 37 33 .529 6 7 12 0 35 50% 47 73 14 80 30 20 26 4.7 4.7 6.3
MLB Averages .500 55% 52 106 -13 4.1 4.1 6.5

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
1972 25 BAL AL 39 37 14 2 3 5 4 1 80% 6 0 21 8 38% 7 .841 10 3 24 6 4 27 12 25 26 6 27 2 7.0
1973 26 ATL NL 38 16 12 0 3 7 5 2 71% 8 1 6 4 67% 7 1.080 7 4 5 9 2 5 4 12 12 0 14 1 6.9
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 8 5 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 3 2 67% .945 1 0 6 1 0 7 2 6 5 1 5 2 4.8
1975 28 ATL NL 15 8 5 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 3 2 67% 8 .976 1 0 6 1 0 7 2 6 5 1 5 2 4.8
1978 31 MIN AL 9 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 8 .537 0 1 8 0 0 9 1 8 2 2 3 2 4.0
4 Yrs 101 70 36 2 7 13 10 3 77% 15 1 32 14 44% .976 18 8 43 16 6 48 19 51 45 9 49 7 6.3

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%
1972 25 BAL AL 372 60% 0.5% 16.7% 9.1% 3.8% 21% 0.81 70% 65 8 12%
1973 26 ATL NL 778 53% 2.0% 17.3% 13.0% 5.1% 24% 0.94 70% 139 9 6%
1974 27 ATL NL 562 55% 2.1% 8.2% 8.7% 7.1% 27% 0.69 80% 93 7 8%
1975 28 TOT MLB 798 55% 2.0% 9.3% 8.2% 8.3% 34% 0.81 79% 131 13 10%
1975 28 ATL NL 240 64% 2.9% 9.2% 8.0% 9.6% 40% 0.66 80% 33 2 6%
1975 28 CLE AL 558 52% 1.6% 9.3% 8.2% 7.7% 31% 0.88 79% 98 11 11%
1978 31 MIN AL 64 75% 0.0% 10.9% 17.2% 9.4% 33% 0.61 72% 22 0 0%
5 Yrs 2574 56% 1.8% 12.5% 10.1% 6.4% 28% 0.81 75% 450 37 8%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 13.3% 8.6% 6.1% 27% 1.09 75% 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
1972 25 BAL AL 372 68 2 0 10 1 1 0 2 18 8 2 44% 0 8 0 125 1 5 17% 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 11 0
1973 26 ATL NL 752 161 15 1 25 8 7 8 7 47 25 10 53% 5 9 2 273 20 4 83% 17 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 23 26
1974 27 ATL NL 562 148 12 0 10 7 5 2 10 20 9 2 45% 4 2 0 220 9 4 69% 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
1975 28 TOT MLB 797 195 16 0 7 12 4 8 8 43 24 4 56% 13 7 0 292 21 5 81% 17 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 16 1
1975 28 ATL NL 239 58 7 0 2 7 0 3 4 13 7 2 54% 5 2 0 85 7 1 88% 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
1975 28 CLE AL 558 137 9 0 5 5 4 5 4 30 17 2 57% 8 5 0 207 14 4 78% 12 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 12 0
1978 31 MIN AL 64 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 4 2 44% 0 1 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Yrs 2547 590 45 1 55 28 17 18 27 137 70 20 51% 22 27 2 941 51 18 74% 44 17 5 1 2 0 8 2 58 27
MLB Averages 51% 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+
1972 25 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 134 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82 134
1973 26 14 12 .538 3.52 77 24 26 3 0 9 271.1 229 114 106 17 132 15 192 7 1 17 1150 104 1.330 7.6 0.6 4.4 6.4 1.45 104
1974 27 20 23 .465 3.90 97 44 26 6 0 9 397.1 377 184 172 29 181 16 238 10 3 19 1712 95 1.404 8.5 0.7 4.1 5.4 1.31 95
1975 28 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2510 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1976 29 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2510 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1977 30 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2510 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1978 31 30 35 .462 4.24 140 70 36 12 0 10 590.0 590 298 278 45 257 21 319 14 4 27 2574 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24 88

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
1972 25 5 4 .556 3.27 88.0 80 36 32 2 40 58 5 1.364 8.2 4.1 5.9 1.45 0.2 39
1973 26 9 10 .474 4.21 173.0 160 90 81 15 97 127 3 1.486 8.3 5.0 6.6 1.31 0.8 38
1974 27 5 8 .385 5.10 120.0 150 76 68 12 50 44 3 1.667 11.3 3.8 3.3 0.88 0.9 20
1975 28 7 12 .368 5.35 175.0 204 116 104 17 68 72 4 1.554 10.5 3.5 3.7 1.06 0.9 34
1978 31 0 1 .000 9.00 11.0 19 12 11 0 12 6 0 2.818 15.5 9.8 4.9 0.50 0.0 9
5 Yrs 26 35 .426 4.70 567.0 613 330 296 46 267 307 15 1.552 9.7 4.9 1.15 0.7 140

* 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
1973 NL  6.598 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1973 NL  98 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 AL  8 (7th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1972 AL  2.1 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, 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

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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