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Don Heinkel

Donald Elliott Heinkel

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 20, 1959 in Racine, WI
High School: Horlick HS (Racine, WI)
School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 30th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1988
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals 1988-1989

Final Game: May 18, 1989
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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
1988 28 DET AL 0 0 3.96 21 0 9 0 0 1 36.1 30 17 16 4 12 1 30 1 5 3 151 97 1.156 7.4 1.0 3.0 7.4 2.50
1989 29 STL NL 1 1 .500 5.81 7 5 1 0 0 0 26.1 40 19 17 2 7 0 16 0 2 1 125 63 1.785 13.7 0.7 2.4 5.5 2.29
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 4.74 28 5 10 0 0 1 62.2 70 36 33 6 19 1 46 1 7 4 276 80 1.420 10.1 0.9 2.7 6.6 2.42
162 Game Avg. 2 2 .500 4.74 58 10 21 0 0 2 129 144 74 68 12 39 2 95 2 14 8 569 80 1.420 10.1 0.9 2.7 6.6 2.42
STL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.81 7 5 1 0 0 0 26.1 40 19 17 2 7 0 16 0 2 1 125 63 1.785 13.7 0.7 2.4 5.5 2.29
DET (1 yr) 0 0 3.96 21 0 9 0 0 1 36.1 30 17 16 4 12 1 30 1 5 3 151 97 1.156 7.4 1.0 3.0 7.4 2.50

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
1988 28 DET AL 36.1 21 0 17 4.21 4.49 0.20 -0.36 96.6 3.80 -2 -0.2 .7 -0.0 0.1 2 .491 .499 $62,500
1989 29 STL NL 26.1 7 5 19 6.49 3.85 0.58 0.07 102.2 3.42 -9 -0.9 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -7 .370 .494 $85,000
2 Seasons 62.2 28 5 36 5.17 4.22 0.36 -0.18 98.9 3.64 -11 -1.1 .8 -0.1 -0.6 -4 .461 .497 $147,500
STL (1 yr) 26.1 7 5 19 6.49 3.85 0.58 0.07 102.2 3.42 -9 -0.9 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -7 .370 .494 $85,000
DET (1 yr) 36.1 21 0 17 4.21 4.49 0.20 -0.36 96.6 3.80 -2 -0.2 .7 -0.0 0.1 2 .491 .499 $62,500

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
1988 28 DET AL 21 151 137 17 30 8 0 4 1 1 12 30 .219 .285 .365 .650 .250 50 1 1 0 1 1 1
1989 29 STL NL 7 125 115 19 40 9 2 2 8 0 7 16 .348 .379 .513 .892 .384 59 1 0 1 2 0 1
2 Yrs 28 276 252 36 70 17 2 6 9 1 19 46 .278 .327 .433 .760 .315 109 2 1 1 3 1 2
162 Game Avg. 58 569 519 74 144 35 4 12 19 2 39 95 .278 .327 .433 .760 .315 225 4 2 2 6 2 4
MLB Averages .254 .319 .376 .695 .282

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1988 28 DET AL 0.0 0.0 160 -0.1 1.0 -1.1 .41 0.2 -0.3 1.0 0.1 0.41 4.5 3 3 13
1989 29 STL NL -6.0 -0.6 136 -1.4 1.7 -3.0 .99 -1.0 -0.4 -9.7 -0.9 0.99 -8.9 1 0 0
2 Yrs -6.0 -0.6 296 -1.4 2.7 -4.1 .67 -0.8 -1.3 -8.7 -0.8 0.67 -4.4 4 3 13

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
1989 29 STL NL 7 5 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 .600 0 3 0 0 0 0% 40.4 46 32 10 1 1 2 4.2 3.9 4.5 77 3 2 0 0 91
1 Yr 7 5 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 .600 0 3 0 0 0 0% 40 46 32 10 1 1 2 4.2 3.9 4.5 77 3 2 0 0 91
MLB Averages .500 55% 51 103 -2 4.2 4.2 6.3 95

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
1988 28 DET AL 21 21 9 0 0 1 1 0 100% 3 2 16 7 44% 7 .405 3 3 13 5 2 14 11 10 13 4 16 4 5.2 27
1989 29 STL NL 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 5 .992 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 5.5 33
2 Yrs 28 23 10 0 0 1 1 0 100% 3 2 19 7 37% .671 4 3 13 6 2 15 12 11 15 4 18 4 5.2 28

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%
1988 28 DET AL 151 61% 2.7% 19.9% 8.0% 8.0% 40% 0.70 0.90 69% 19% 8.2% 22% 16 1 6%
1989 29 STL NL 125 44% 1.6% 12.8% 5.6% 10.4% 33% 0.79 0.77 79% 25% 4.0% 11% 23 1 4%
2 Yrs 276 53% 2.2% 16.7% 6.9% 9.1% 36% 0.74 0.84 74% 22% 6.1% 17% 39 2 5%
MLB Averages 40% 2.0% 14.7% 8.3% 6.5% 29% 0.80 1.04 73% 20% 6.8% 29% 11%

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 28 DET AL 151 574 3.80 353 61% 30% 16% 23% 31% 70% 2% 43% 77% 55% 4% 6 4 17% 25 10 0 13% 7 1 0 0 0
1989 29 STL NL 126 448 3.56 293 65% 28% 15% 22% 35% 72% 0% 47% 80% 56% 4% 5 2 17% 22 13 2 19% 2 3 -1 0 0
2 Yrs 277 1022 3.69 646 63% 29% 15% 23% 33% 71% 1% 45% 78% 55% 4% 11 6 17% 47 23 2 15% 9 4 -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 57% 6% 19% 26%

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
1988 28 DET AL 151 30 1 0 4 0 4 3 1 2 2 8 6 2 75% 1 3 0 50 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1989 29 STL NL 125 40 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 8 9 1 113% 1 1 0 48 8 0 100% 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2 Yrs 276 70 3 1 6 0 6 4 2 4 2 16 15 3 94% 2 4 0 98 9 1 90% 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

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+
1988 28 0 0 3.96 21 0 9 0 0 1 36.1 30 17 16 4 12 1 30 1 5 3 151 97 1.156 7.4 1.0 3.0 7.4 2.50 97
1989 29 1 1 .500 4.74 28 5 10 0 0 1 62.2 70 36 33 6 19 1 46 1 7 4 276 80 1.420 10.1 0.9 2.7 6.6 2.42 80

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
1988 28 1 2 .333 4.89 35.0 32 21 19 4 13 29 1 1.286 8.2 3.3 7.5 2.23 1.0 21
1989 29 1 1 .500 6.84 25.0 42 21 19 2 7 15 0 1.960 15.1 2.5 5.4 2.14 0.7 7
2 Yrs 2 3 .400 5.70 60.0 74 42 38 6 20 44 1 1.567 11.1 6.6 2.20 0.9 28

* 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.

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