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Eric Hetzel

Eric Paul Hetzel

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 25, 1963 in Crowley, LA
Schools: East Oklahoma State College (Wilburton, OK), Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1989 (Age 25)
Team: RedSox 1989-1990

Final Game: September 13, 1990 (Age 26)
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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
1989 25 BOS AL 2 3 .400 6.26 12 11 0 0 0 0 50.1 61 39 35 7 28 1 33 2 1 2 239 66 1.768 10.9 1.3 5.0 5.9 1.18
1990 26 BOS AL 1 4 .200 5.91 9 8 1 0 0 0 35.0 39 28 23 3 21 0 20 1 0 2 163 70 1.714 10.0 0.8 5.4 5.1 0.95
2 Yrs 3 7 .300 6.12 21 19 1 0 0 0 85.1 100 67 58 10 49 1 53 3 1 4 402 68 1.746 10.5 1.1 5.2 5.6 1.08
162 Game Avg. 5 12 .300 6.12 36 32 2 0 0 0 145 170 114 99 17 83 2 90 5 2 7 683 68 1.746 10.5 1.1 5.2 5.6 1.08

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
1989 25 BOS AL 50.1 12 11 39 6.97 4.44 0.01 0.15 109.6 5.03 -11 -1.1 1.9 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .409 .493 $68,000
1990 26 BOS AL 35.0 9 8 28 7.20 4.24 -0.23 0.14 104.1 4.79 -9 -0.9 .0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .400 .494 $115,000
2 Seasons 85.1 21 19 67 7.07 4.36 -0.09 0.15 107.3 4.93 -20 -2.0 .9 -0.0 -1.2 -12 .405 .494 $183,000

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
1989 25 BOS AL 12 239 206 39 61 12 1 7 5 3 28 33 .296 .382 .466 .848 .321 96 0 2 1 2 1 3
1990 26 BOS AL 9 163 139 28 39 8 1 3 4 0 21 20 .281 .377 .417 .794 .308 58 5 1 1 1 0 2
2 Yrs 21 402 345 67 100 20 2 10 9 3 49 53 .290 .380 .446 .826 .316 154 5 3 2 3 1 5
162 Game Avg. 36 683 587 114 170 34 3 17 15 5 83 90 .290 .380 .446 .826 .316 262 9 5 3 5 2 9
MLB Averages .256 .322 .380 .702 .285

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1989 25 BOS AL -11.1 -1.1 252 -1.1 4.0 -5.1 1.04 -1.0 -0.0 -14.4 -1.3 1.04 -11.1 1 0 0
1990 26 BOS AL -7.8 -0.8 167 -1.0 2.6 -3.6 .99 -0.6 -0.4 -11.2 -1.0 0.99 -6.4 0 0 1
2 Yrs -18.9 -1.8 419 -2.1 6.6 -8.7 1.02 -1.6 -0.4 -25.6 -2.4 1.02 -17.5 1 0 1

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 25 BOS AL 12 11 2 2 7 2 1 6 5 .545 1 0 0 0 1 9% 42.4 73 23 20 6 1 7 6.4 8.4 4.5 83 3 7 1 0 110
1990 26 BOS AL 9 8 1 4 3 0 1 2 6 .250 0 1 0 0 3 38% 43.2 71 27 11 3 0 3 3.3 3.4 4.3 76 4 3 1 0 108
2 Yrs 21 19 3 6 10 2 2 8 11 .421 1 1 0 0 4 21% 43 73 23 31 9 1 10 5.0 6.4 4.4 80 7 10 2 0 110
MLB Averages .500 53% 51 103 -1 4.2 4.2 6.1 94

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
1989 25 BOS AL 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.042 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 18
1990 26 BOS AL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .985 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 24
2 Yrs 21 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.019 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2.0 21

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%
1989 25 BOS AL 239 52% 2.9% 13.8% 11.7% 8.4% 33% 0.54 0.44 70% 20% 7.4% 18% 52 0 0%
1990 26 BOS AL 163 51% 1.8% 12.3% 12.9% 7.4% 31% 0.55 0.73 72% 26% 4.8% 19% 39 5 13%
2 Yrs 402 51% 2.5% 13.2% 12.2% 8.0% 32% 0.54 0.55 71% 23% 6.4% 18% 91 5 5%
MLB Averages 39% 2.0% 14.8% 8.6% 6.5% 29% 0.80 1.04 73% 20% 6.0% 19% 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
1989 25 BOS AL 241 933 3.87 545 58% 24% 11% 33% 32% 76% 1% 44% 86% 57% 6% 15 6 15% 35 16 5 21% 0 8 -2 0 0
1990 26 BOS AL 163 633 3.88 365 58% 24% 12% 30% 33% 76% 0% 44% 83% 55% 8% 13 7 12% 19 9 2 20% 2 5 0 0 3
2 Yrs 404 1566 3.88 910 58% 24% 11% 32% 33% 76% 1% 44% 85% 56% 7% 28 13 13% 54 25 7 21% 2 13 -2 0 3
MLB Averages 3.61 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 57% 6% 18% 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
1989 25 BOS AL 239 61 2 0 7 0 7 4 3 6 1 12 8 1 67% 3 2 2 85 5 3 63% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1990 26 BOS AL 163 39 4 1 3 0 4 1 2 2 1 13 6 0 46% 2 2 0 65 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 Yrs 402 100 6 1 10 0 11 5 5 8 2 25 14 1 56% 5 4 2 150 9 3 75% 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
MLB Averages 53% 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+
1989 25 2 3 .400 6.26 12 11 0 0 0 0 50.1 61 39 35 7 28 1 33 2 1 2 239 66 1.768 10.9 1.3 5.0 5.9 1.18 66
1990 26 3 7 .300 6.12 21 19 1 0 0 0 85.1 100 67 58 10 49 1 53 3 1 4 402 68 1.746 10.5 1.1 5.2 5.6 1.08 68

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
1989 25 1 4 .200 6.80 49.0 62 41 37 7 28 32 2 1.837 11.4 5.1 5.9 1.14 1.3 12
1990 26 1 2 .333 6.82 33.0 40 28 25 3 22 19 1 1.879 10.9 6.0 5.2 0.86 0.8 9
2 Yrs 2 6 .250 6.80 82.0 102 69 62 10 50 51 3 1.854 11.2 5.6 1.02 1.1 21

* 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.

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