Rich Hinton

Richard Michael Hinton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 22, 1947 in Tucson, AZ
High School: Marana HS (Tucson, AZ)
School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Drafted
by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1971
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Mariners/Reds/Yankees/Rangers 1971-1979

Final Game: September 27, 1979
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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
1971 24 CHW AL 3 4 .429 4.44 18 2 6 0 0 0 24.1 27 12 12 1 6 1 15 1 0 1 101 83 1.356 10.0 0.4 2.2 5.5 2.50
1972 25 TOT AL 1 1 .500 3.86 12 3 2 0 0 0 28.0 27 21 12 3 18 3 17 0 0 4 131 80 1.607 8.7 1.0 5.8 5.5 0.94
1972 25 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.86 7 3 2 0 0 0 16.2 20 11 9 2 8 2 13 0 0 4 79 63 1.680 10.8 1.1 4.3 7.0 1.63
1972 25 TEX AL 0 1 .000 2.38 5 0 0 0 0 0 11.1 7 10 3 1 10 1 4 0 0 0 52 132 1.500 5.6 0.8 7.9 3.2 0.40
1975 28 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 4.82 15 0 4 0 0 0 37.1 41 22 20 2 15 1 30 0 0 0 170 82 1.500 9.9 0.5 3.6 7.2 2.00
1976 29 CIN NL 1 2 .333 7.64 12 1 2 0 0 0 17.2 30 15 15 4 11 3 8 0 0 1 92 47 2.321 15.3 2.0 5.6 4.1 0.73
1977 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1978 31 CHW AL 2 6 .250 4.02 29 4 12 2 0 1 80.2 78 38 36 5 28 2 48 2 0 1 336 95 1.314 8.7 0.6 3.1 5.4 1.71
1979 32 TOT AL 1 4 .200 5.84 30 3 14 0 0 2 61.2 80 44 40 8 13 2 34 4 0 1 278 75 1.508 11.7 1.2 1.9 5.0 2.62
1979 32 CHW AL 1 2 .333 6.05 16 2 8 0 0 2 41.2 57 30 28 4 8 1 27 2 0 0 188 71 1.560 12.3 0.9 1.7 5.8 3.38
1979 32 SEA AL 0 2 .000 5.40 14 1 6 0 0 0 20.0 23 14 12 4 5 1 7 2 0 1 90 83 1.400 10.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 1.40
6 Yrs 9 17 .346 4.87 116 13 40 2 0 3 249.2 283 152 135 23 91 12 152 7 0 8 1108 79 1.498 10.2 0.8 3.3 5.5 1.67
162 Game Avg. 5 9 .346 4.87 61 7 21 1 0 2 132 149 80 71 12 48 6 80 4 0 4 584 79 1.498 10.2 0.8 3.3 5.5 1.67
CHW (4 yrs) 7 12 .368 4.70 78 8 30 2 0 3 184.0 203 102 96 12 57 5 120 5 0 2 795 84 1.413 9.9 0.6 2.8 5.9 2.11
TEX (1 yr) 0 1 .000 2.38 5 0 0 0 0 0 11.1 7 10 3 1 10 1 4 0 0 0 52 132 1.500 5.6 0.8 7.9 3.2 0.40
CIN (1 yr) 1 2 .333 7.64 12 1 2 0 0 0 17.2 30 15 15 4 11 3 8 0 0 1 92 47 2.321 15.3 2.0 5.6 4.1 0.73
SEA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 14 1 6 0 0 0 20.0 23 14 12 4 5 1 7 2 0 1 90 83 1.400 10.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 1.40
NYY (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.86 7 3 2 0 0 0 16.2 20 11 9 2 8 2 13 0 0 4 79 63 1.680 10.8 1.1 4.3 7.0 1.63
AL (5 yrs) 8 15 .348 4.66 104 12 38 2 0 3 232.0 253 137 120 19 80 9 144 7 0 7 1016 83 1.435 9.8 0.7 3.1 5.6 1.80
NL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 7.64 12 1 2 0 0 0 17.2 30 15 15 4 11 3 8 0 0 1 92 47 2.321 15.3 2.0 5.6 4.1 0.73

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
1971 24 CHW AL 24.1 18 2 12 4.44 3.84 -0.31 -0.13 103.8 4.17 -1 -0.1 1.7 -0.1 0.1 2 .495 .499 $7,500
1972 25 NYY AL 16.2 7 3 11 5.94 3.23 -0.02 0.00 93.6 3.05 -5 -0.6 1.2 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .414 .496 $12,000
1972 25 TEX AL 11.1 5 0 10 7.94 3.85 -0.18 -0.17 96.6 3.73 -5 -0.6 .8 0.0 -0.4 -4 .383 .496 $
1975 28 CHW AL 37.1 15 0 22 5.30 4.53 -0.25 -0.38 100.1 4.40 -4 -0.4 .8 -0.0 -0.1 0 .474 .498 $
1976 29 CIN NL 17.2 12 1 15 7.64 4.06 0.05 -0.26 96.7 3.62 -8 -0.9 .9 0.0 -0.7 -6 .429 .495 $
1978 31 CHW AL 80.2 29 4 38 4.24 4.20 -0.06 -0.22 101.8 4.12 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 0.5 7 .497 .499 $
1979 32 CHW AL 41.2 16 2 30 6.48 5.00 0.08 -0.27 101.6 4.73 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .451 .495 $
1979 32 SEA AL 20.0 14 1 14 6.30 4.61 -0.04 -0.28 101.5 4.44 -4 -0.4 .7 0.0 -0.2 -2 .471 .497 $
6 Seasons 249.2 116 13 152 5.48 4.29 -0.08 -0.23 100.5 4.17 -36 -3.8 1.1 -0.3 -1.8 -11 .467 .497 $19,500
CHW (4 yrs) 184.0 78 8 102 4.99 4.40 -0.10 -0.25 101.7 4.32 -13 -1.3 1.2 -0.3 0.0 6 .483 .498 $7,500
TEX (1 yr) 11.1 5 0 10 7.94 3.85 -0.18 -0.17 96.6 3.73 -5 -0.6 .8 0.0 -0.4 -4 .383 .496 $
CIN (1 yr) 17.2 12 1 15 7.64 4.06 0.05 -0.26 96.7 3.62 -8 -0.9 .9 0.0 -0.7 -6 .429 .495 $
SEA (1 yr) 20.0 14 1 14 6.30 4.61 -0.04 -0.28 101.5 4.44 -4 -0.4 .7 0.0 -0.2 -2 .471 .497 $
NYY (1 yr) 16.2 7 3 11 5.94 3.23 -0.02 0.00 93.6 3.05 -5 -0.6 1.2 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .414 .496 $12,000

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
1971 24 CHW AL 18 101 87 12 27 6 1 1 0 2 6 15 .310 .358 .437 .795 .361 38 3 1 6 1 1 0
1972 25 TOT AL 12 130 107 21 27 4 0 3 5 1 18 17 .252 .352 .374 .725 .267 40 2 0 2 3 3 5
1972 25 NYY AL 7 79 67 11 20 2 0 2 3 0 8 13 .299 .364 .418 .782 .333 28 2 0 2 2 2 3
1972 25 TEX AL 5 51 40 10 7 2 0 1 2 1 10 4 .175 .333 .300 .633 .167 12 0 0 0 1 1 2
1975 28 CHW AL 15 170 152 22 41 3 2 2 2 0 15 30 .270 .331 .355 .687 .320 54 1 0 1 2 1 3
1976 29 CIN NL 12 92 79 15 30 3 1 4 1 0 11 8 .380 .451 .595 1.045 .382 47 2 0 1 1 3 1
1978 31 CHW AL 29 336 299 38 78 12 0 5 4 6 28 48 .261 .326 .351 .677 .294 105 3 2 5 2 2 2
1979 32 TOT AL 30 278 253 44 80 14 1 8 6 3 13 34 .316 .354 .474 .828 .335 120 2 4 4 4 2 5
1979 32 CHW AL 16 188 172 30 57 12 1 4 6 1 8 27 .331 .362 .483 .845 .368 83 1 2 3 3 1 2
1979 32 SEA AL 14 90 81 14 23 2 0 4 0 2 5 7 .284 .337 .457 .794 .268 37 1 2 1 1 1 3
6 Yrs 116 1107 977 152 283 42 5 23 18 12 91 152 .290 .350 .414 .764 .319 404 13 7 19 13 12 16
162 Game Avg. 61 584 515 80 149 22 3 12 9 6 48 80 .290 .350 .414 .764 .319 213 7 4 10 7 6 8
MLB Averages .257 .323 .376 .699 .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
1971 24 CHW AL -1.4 -0.2 103 -1.0 2.1 -3.0 1.33 -0.2 -0.6 0.7 0.1 1.33 -0.7 9 2 5
1972 25 TOT AL -5.9 -0.6 141 -0.7 1.8 -2.5 .92 -0.5 -0.3 -10.3 -1.1 0.91 -7.9 2 2 5
1972 25 NYY AL -3.9 -0.4 85 -0.8 1.2 -2.0 1.09 -0.5 -0.3 -6.2 -0.7 1.09 -6.4 1 0 3
1972 25 TEX AL -2.0 -0.2 56 0.1 0.6 -0.5 .65 -0.0 0.1 -4.1 -0.4 0.65 -1.4 1 2 2
1975 28 CHW AL -3.2 -0.3 172 0.0 2.0 -2.0 .70 -0.3 0.3 -6.4 -0.6 0.70 -2.4 1 5 9
1976 29 CIN NL -7.0 -0.7 95 -1.2 0.8 -2.1 .73 -1.1 -0.6 -6.7 -0.7 0.73 -10.9 4 0 7
1978 31 CHW AL -0.2 -0.0 347 -1.3 4.4 -5.7 .86 0.8 -2.3 2.5 0.3 0.86 9.6 8 5 11
1979 32 TOT AL -9.6 -0.9 288 -1.4 2.8 -4.2 .65 -1.4 -0.8 -17.4 -1.6 0.65 -11.3 4 8 14
1979 32 CHW AL -7.4 -0.7 195 -0.4 2.0 -2.4 .65 -0.8 0.2 -11.3 -1.1 0.65 -7.5 3 2 9
1979 32 SEA AL -2.2 -0.2 93 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 .64 -0.6 -1.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.64 -3.8 1 6 5
6 Yrs -27.3 -2.8 1146 -5.6 13.9 -19.5 .82 -2.6 -4.3 -37.6 -3.7 0.82 -23.5 28 22 51

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
1971 24 CHW AL 18 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 31.0 35 27 8 2 1 1 2.5 3.0 1.7
1972 25 TOT AL 12 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 1 33% 66 22 9 3 2 1 5.0 4.9 4.1
1972 25 NYY AL 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 1 33% 43.0 66 22 4 1 2 1 5.0 4.9 4.1
1976 29 CIN NL 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 27.0 27 27 6 1 0 0 8.0 9.0 2.7
1978 31 CHW AL 29 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 .250 0 0 2 0 2 50% 46.2 67 23 17 7 1 3 5.4 6.8 5.4
1979 32 TOT AL 30 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 31.3 35 26 16 3 1 1 2.3 1.5 4.4
1979 32 CHW AL 16 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30.5 35 26 8 2 0 1 2.5 2.0 5.0
1979 32 SEA AL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 33.0 33 33 8 1 1 0 2.0 0.0 3.3
5 Yrs 96 13 2 8 3 0 1 3 10 .231 0 2 2 0 3 23% 38 67 22 51 14 5 6 4.3 5.0 4.1
MLB Averages .500 55% 52 109 -13 4.2 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
1971 24 CHW AL 18 16 6 3 2 2 0 2 0% 2 0 17 5 29% 8 1.326 9 2 5 4 5 7 8 8 7 3 8 4 3.9
1972 25 TOT AL 12 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% .917 2 2 5 1 1 7 4 5 5 2 5 0 5.2
1972 25 NYY AL 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 8 1.086 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 3.3
1972 25 TEX AL 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 5 .654 1 2 2 0 1 4 3 2 4 1 4 0 6.8
1975 28 CHW AL 15 15 4 1 0 1 0 1 0% 2 1 22 10 45% 3 .699 1 5 9 2 0 13 13 2 9 3 12 2 7.5
1976 29 CIN NL 12 11 2 1 2 1 0 1 0% 2 1 3 0 0% 7 .730 4 0 7 2 2 7 2 9 5 4 5 3 4.1
1978 31 CHW AL 29 25 12 1 3 3 1 2 33% 8 2 29 7 24% 8 .863 8 5 11 9 0 16 16 9 15 7 15 2 7.1
1979 32 TOT AL 30 27 14 1 1 3 2 1 67% 3 0 37 17 46% .651 4 8 14 4 2 21 20 7 16 10 16 4 5.4
1979 32 CHW AL 16 14 8 1 0 2 2 0 100% 2 0 21 10 48% 4 .654 3 2 9 3 2 9 11 3 10 4 10 3 6.8
1979 32 SEA AL 14 13 6 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 16 7 44% 7 .644 1 6 5 1 0 12 9 4 6 6 6 1 3.8
6 Yrs 116 103 40 7 9 10 3 7 30% 17 4 116 42 36% .822 28 22 51 22 10 71 63 40 57 29 61 15 5.7

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%
1971 24 CHW AL 101 35% 1.0% 14.9% 5.9% 7.9% 30% 1.39 71% 27 3 11%
1972 25 TOT AL 130 32% 2.3% 13.1% 13.9% 5.4% 26% 0.97 69% 28 2 7%
1972 25 NYY AL 79 25% 2.5% 16.5% 10.1% 5.1% 20% 1.06 68% 21 2 10%
1972 25 TEX AL 51 41% 2.0% 7.8% 19.6% 5.9% 43% 0.87 71% 7 0 0%
1975 28 CHW AL 170 36% 1.2% 17.7% 8.8% 4.1% 17% 1.13 72% 40 1 3%
1976 29 CIN NL 92 30% 4.4% 8.7% 12.0% 8.7% 27% 1.00 74% 27 2 7%
1978 31 CHW AL 336 29% 1.5% 14.3% 8.3% 5.1% 22% 0.88 74% 64 3 5%
1979 32 TOT AL 278 35% 2.9% 12.2% 4.7% 8.3% 29% 0.75 77% 66 2 3%
1979 32 CHW AL 188 32% 2.1% 14.4% 4.3% 9.0% 30% 0.75 77% 42 1 2%
1979 32 SEA AL 90 40% 4.4% 7.8% 5.6% 6.7% 26% 0.76 79% 24 1 4%
6 Yrs 1107 33% 2.1% 13.7% 8.2% 6.3% 25% 0.93 74% 252 13 5%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 13.3% 8.6% 6.2% 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
1971 24 CHW AL 101 27 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 7 1 2 14% 0 1 0 49 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
1972 25 TOT AL 130 27 3 0 8 2 1 0 3 11 6 1 55% 5 4 1 47 5 1 83% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1972 25 NYY AL 79 20 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 8 5 1 63% 3 4 0 30 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1972 25 TEX AL 51 7 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 33% 2 0 1 17 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1975 28 CHW AL 170 41 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 10 7 2 70% 3 0 0 77 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1976 29 CIN NL 92 30 4 0 5 4 0 1 3 10 4 0 40% 1 1 0 42 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1978 31 CHW AL 336 78 5 0 11 3 2 3 2 15 8 4 53% 2 1 0 128 4 6 40% 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0
1979 32 TOT AL 278 80 8 0 11 7 1 6 2 25 21 0 84% 5 1 0 125 6 3 67% 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1979 32 CHW AL 188 57 4 0 8 4 0 3 1 17 15 0 88% 2 0 0 84 6 1 86% 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1979 32 SEA AL 90 23 4 0 3 3 1 3 1 8 6 0 75% 3 1 0 41 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Yrs 1107 283 23 0 39 18 5 11 12 78 47 9 60% 16 8 1 468 18 12 60% 15 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 32 0
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+
1971 24 3 4 .429 4.44 18 2 6 0 0 0 24.1 27 12 12 1 6 1 15 1 0 1 101 83 1.356 10.0 0.4 2.2 5.5 2.50 83
1972 25 4 5 .444 4.13 30 5 8 0 0 0 52.1 54 33 24 4 24 4 32 1 0 5 232 81 1.490 9.3 0.7 4.1 5.5 1.33 81
1973 26 4 5 .444 4.13 30 5 8 0 0 0 52.1 54 33 24 4 24 4 32 1 0 5 232 81 1.490 9.3 0.7 4.1 5.5 1.33 81
1974 27 4 5 .444 4.13 30 5 8 0 0 0 52.1 54 33 24 4 24 4 32 1 0 5 232 81 1.490 9.3 0.7 4.1 5.5 1.33 81
1975 28 5 5 .500 4.42 45 5 12 0 0 0 89.2 95 55 44 6 39 5 62 1 0 5 402 82 1.494 9.5 0.6 3.9 6.2 1.59 82
1976 29 6 7 .462 4.95 57 6 14 0 0 0 107.1 125 70 59 10 50 8 70 1 0 6 494 73 1.630 10.5 0.8 4.2 5.9 1.40 73
1977 30 6 7 .462 4.95 57 6 14 0 0 0 107.1 125 70 59 10 50 8 70 1 0 6 494 73 1.630 10.5 0.8 4.2 5.9 1.40 73
1978 31 8 13 .381 4.55 86 10 26 2 0 1 188.0 203 108 95 15 78 10 118 3 0 7 830 81 1.495 9.7 0.7 3.7 5.6 1.51 81
1979 32 9 17 .346 4.87 116 13 40 2 0 3 249.2 283 152 135 23 91 12 152 7 0 8 1108 79 1.498 10.2 0.8 3.3 5.5 1.67 79

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
1971 24 1 1 .500 5.73 22.0 29 16 14 1 6 14 1 1.591 11.9 2.5 5.7 2.33 0.4 18
1972 25 1 2 .333 5.14 28.0 32 18 16 4 21 17 0 1.893 10.3 6.8 5.5 0.81 1.3 12
1975 28 1 3 .250 5.35 37.0 43 24 22 2 16 30 0 1.595 10.5 3.9 7.3 1.88 0.5 15
1976 29 0 1 .000 9.56 16.0 32 19 17 4 12 7 0 2.750 18.0 6.8 3.9 0.58 2.3 12
1978 31 3 5 .375 4.86 74.0 82 44 40 5 29 44 2 1.500 10.0 3.5 5.4 1.52 0.6 29
1979 32 2 4 .333 5.90 61.0 80 44 40 8 13 34 4 1.525 11.8 1.9 5.0 2.62 1.2 30
6 Yrs 8 16 .333 5.63 238.0 298 165 149 24 97 146 7 1.660 11.3 5.5 1.51 0.9 116

* 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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