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Steve Howe

Steven Roy Howe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 10, 1958 in Pontiac, MI
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1980
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Yankees/Rangers/Twins 1980-1996
Agents: Dick Moss, previously: Tony Attanasio [*]
Final Game: June 21, 1996
Died: April 28, 2006 in Coachella, CA
Cremated
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All-Star

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
1980 22 LAD NL 7 9 .438 2.66 59 0 36 0 0 17 84.2 83 33 25 1 22 10 39 2 0 1 359 134 1.240 8.8 0.1 2.3 4.1 1.77 RoY-1
1981 23 LAD NL 5 3 .625 2.50 41 0 25 0 0 8 54.0 51 17 15 2 18 7 32 0 0 0 227 135 1.278 8.5 0.3 3.0 5.3 1.78
1982 24 LAD NL 7 5 .583 2.08 66 0 41 0 0 13 99.1 87 27 23 3 17 11 49 0 0 1 393 169 1.047 7.9 0.3 1.5 4.4 2.88 AS
1983 25 LAD NL 4 7 .364 1.44 46 0 33 0 0 18 68.2 55 15 11 2 12 7 52 1 0 3 274 251 0.976 7.2 0.3 1.6 6.8 4.33
1985 27 TOT MLB 3 4 .429 5.49 32 0 19 0 0 3 41.0 58 33 25 3 12 4 21 1 0 3 198 72 1.707 12.7 0.7 2.6 4.6 1.75
1985 27 LAD NL 1 1 .500 4.91 19 0 14 0 0 3 22.0 30 17 12 2 5 2 11 1 0 2 104 72 1.591 12.3 0.8 2.0 4.5 2.20
1985 27 MIN AL 2 3 .400 6.16 13 0 5 0 0 0 19.0 28 16 13 1 7 2 10 0 0 1 94 72 1.842 13.3 0.5 3.3 4.7 1.43
1987 29 TEX AL 3 3 .500 4.31 24 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 33 15 15 2 8 1 19 3 1 2 131 105 1.309 9.5 0.6 2.3 5.5 2.38
1991 33 NYY AL 3 1 .750 1.68 37 0 10 0 0 3 48.1 39 12 9 1 7 2 34 3 0 2 189 249 0.952 7.3 0.2 1.3 6.3 4.86
1992 34 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 2.45 20 0 10 0 0 6 22.0 9 7 6 1 3 1 12 0 0 1 79 162 0.545 3.7 0.4 1.2 4.9 4.00
1993 35 NYY AL 3 5 .375 4.97 51 0 19 0 0 4 50.2 58 31 28 7 10 4 19 3 0 0 215 84 1.342 10.3 1.2 1.8 3.4 1.90
1994 36 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 1.80 40 0 25 0 0 15 40.0 28 8 8 2 7 1 18 0 0 1 152 256 0.875 6.3 0.5 1.6 4.1 2.57
1995 37 NYY AL 6 3 .667 4.96 56 0 20 0 0 2 49.0 66 29 27 7 17 3 28 4 0 1 230 94 1.694 12.1 1.3 3.1 5.1 1.65
1996 38 NYY AL 0 1 .000 6.35 25 0 4 0 0 1 17.0 19 12 12 1 6 3 5 1 1 2 76 80 1.471 10.1 0.5 3.2 2.6 0.83
12 Yrs 47 41 .534 3.03 497 0 257 0 0 91 606.0 586 239 204 32 139 54 328 18 2 17 2523 130 1.196 8.7 0.5 2.1 4.9 2.36
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .534 3.03 68 0 35 0 0 12 83 80 33 28 4 19 7 45 2 0 2 345 130 1.196 8.7 0.5 2.1 4.9 2.36
NYY (6 yrs) 18 10 .643 3.57 229 0 88 0 0 31 227.0 219 99 90 19 50 14 116 11 1 7 941 124 1.185 8.7 0.8 2.0 4.6 2.32
LAD (5 yrs) 24 25 .490 2.35 231 0 149 0 0 59 328.2 306 109 86 10 74 37 183 4 0 7 1357 150 1.156 8.4 0.3 2.0 5.0 2.47
MIN (1 yr) 2 3 .400 6.16 13 0 5 0 0 0 19.0 28 16 13 1 7 2 10 0 0 1 94 72 1.842 13.3 0.5 3.3 4.7 1.43
TEX (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.31 24 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 33 15 15 2 8 1 19 3 1 2 131 105 1.309 9.5 0.6 2.3 5.5 2.38
AL (8 yrs) 23 16 .590 3.83 266 0 108 0 0 32 277.1 280 130 118 22 65 17 145 14 2 10 1166 115 1.244 9.1 0.7 2.1 4.7 2.23
NL (5 yrs) 24 25 .490 2.35 231 0 149 0 0 59 328.2 306 109 86 10 74 37 183 4 0 7 1357 150 1.156 8.4 0.3 2.0 5.0 2.47

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
1980 22 LAD NL 84.2 59 0 33 3.51 4.10 0.15 -0.32 95.4 3.46 -1 -0.1 2.3 -0.2 0.4 7 .499 .499 $ RoY-1
1981 23 LAD NL 54.0 41 0 17 2.83 3.98 -0.05 -0.30 96.3 3.59 4 0.4 1.8 0.1 1.0 8 .511 .503 $
1982 24 LAD NL 99.1 66 0 27 2.45 4.12 0.01 -0.32 97.3 3.68 12 1.4 1.9 0.4 2.7 23 .521 .509 $100,000 AS
1983 25 LAD NL 68.2 46 0 15 1.97 4.09 -0.13 -0.32 98.2 3.83 14 1.6 2.2 0.8 3.0 21 .535 .510 $325,000
1985 27 LAD NL 22.0 19 0 17 6.95 4.06 0.09 -0.32 98.3 3.59 -8 -0.9 1.2 -0.1 -0.8 -6 .453 .494 $
1985 27 MIN AL 19.0 13 0 16 7.58 4.88 0.30 -0.38 108.3 4.55 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.7 -4 .452 .496 $
1987 29 TEX AL 31.1 24 0 15 4.31 4.98 -0.19 -0.39 99.1 4.73 1 0.1 1.5 -0.0 0.4 5 .506 .501 $
1991 33 NYY AL 48.1 37 0 12 2.23 4.57 -0.22 -0.35 101.2 4.50 12 1.3 1.1 -0.0 1.7 18 .535 .508 $
1992 34 NYY AL 22.0 20 0 7 2.86 4.27 -0.09 -0.33 98.3 3.96 3 0.3 2.5 0.2 0.7 5 .515 .502 $700,000
1993 35 NYY AL 50.2 51 0 31 5.51 4.86 0.27 -0.38 96.7 4.07 -8 -0.8 1.9 -0.4 -0.7 -2 .485 .495 $2,500,000
1994 36 NYY AL 40.0 40 0 8 1.80 5.33 -0.02 -0.41 94.9 4.68 13 1.2 2.1 0.6 2.2 17 .530 .507 $2,100,000
1995 37 NYY AL 49.0 56 0 29 5.33 5.11 0.07 -0.38 98.9 4.61 -4 -0.4 1.4 -0.2 -0.1 2 .493 .498 $2,300,000
1996 38 NYY AL 17.0 25 0 12 6.35 5.64 -0.34 -0.42 100.4 5.59 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 1 .494 .499 $500,000
12 Seasons 606.0 497 0 239 3.55 4.47 0.00 -0.34 97.9 4.04 31 3.5 1.8 0.9 9.7 94 .507 .502 $8,525,000
NYY (6 yrs) 227.0 229 0 99 3.93 4.94 -0.01 -0.38 98.2 4.49 14 1.5 1.7 0.1 3.7 40 .507 .502 $8,100,000
LAD (5 yrs) 328.2 231 0 109 2.98 4.08 0.01 -0.32 96.9 3.63 21 2.5 2.0 1.1 6.3 53 .511 .503 $425,000
MIN (1 yr) 19.0 13 0 16 7.58 4.88 0.30 -0.38 108.3 4.55 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.7 -4 .452 .496 $
TEX (1 yr) 31.1 24 0 15 4.31 4.98 -0.19 -0.39 99.1 4.73 1 0.1 1.5 -0.0 0.4 5 .506 .501 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1981 23 LAD NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1981 23 LAD NL NLCS W MON 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1981 23 LAD NL WS W NYY 1 0 1.000 3.86 3 0 2 0 0 1 7.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 1.143 9.0 1.3 1.3 5.1 4.00
1995 37 NYY AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.000 36.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs (4 Series) 1 0 1.000 3.75 9 0 5 0 0 1 12.0 13 5 5 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 49 1.167 9.8 1.5 0.8 6.0 8.00
1 ALDS 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.000 36.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1 WS 1 0 1.000 3.86 3 0 2 0 0 1 7.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 1.143 9.0 1.3 1.3 5.1 4.00

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1982 LAD NL 24 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1980 22 LAD NL 59 359 324 33 83 8 0 1 5 0 22 39 .256 .305 .290 .595 .286 94 4 2 8 3 10 6
1981 23 LAD NL 41 227 201 17 51 4 0 2 1 1 18 32 .254 .309 .303 .613 .287 61 9 0 4 4 7 3
1982 24 LAD NL 66 392 363 27 87 12 1 3 0 1 17 49 .240 .272 .303 .575 .268 110 13 0 10 3 11 9
1983 25 LAD NL 46 274 252 15 55 5 0 2 0 0 12 52 .218 .254 .262 .516 .264 66 4 1 5 3 7 6
1985 27 TOT MLB 32 198 178 33 58 8 0 3 2 1 12 21 .326 .362 .421 .784 .346 75 1 1 2 5 4 6
1985 27 LAD NL 19 104 94 17 30 2 0 2 2 1 5 11 .319 .353 .404 .757 .337 38 1 1 2 2 2 4
1985 27 MIN AL 13 94 84 16 28 6 0 1 0 0 7 10 .333 .372 .440 .813 .355 37 0 0 0 3 2 2
1987 29 TEX AL 24 131 118 15 33 6 1 2 1 2 8 19 .280 .341 .398 .739 .320 47 2 3 2 0 1 0
1991 33 NYY AL 37 189 176 12 39 8 0 1 1 0 7 34 .222 .262 .284 .546 .268 50 7 3 2 1 2 2
1992 34 NYY AL 20 79 74 7 9 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .122 .154 .162 .316 .129 12 1 0 1 1 1 2
1993 35 NYY AL 51 215 195 31 58 11 0 7 1 1 10 19 .297 .338 .462 .800 .298 90 8 3 5 2 4 2
1994 36 NYY AL 40 152 144 8 28 6 0 2 3 0 7 18 .194 .232 .278 .510 .210 40 5 0 1 0 1 2
1995 37 NYY AL 56 230 204 29 66 13 0 7 1 0 17 28 .324 .383 .490 .873 .345 100 5 4 3 2 3 3
1996 38 NYY AL 25 76 67 12 19 4 0 1 2 1 6 5 .284 .351 .388 .739 .295 26 1 1 2 0 3 0
12 Yrs 497 2522 2296 239 586 85 2 32 17 7 139 328 .255 .300 .336 .636 .283 771 60 18 45 24 54 41
162 Game Avg. 68 345 314 33 80 12 0 4 2 1 19 45 .255 .300 .336 .636 .283 105 8 2 6 3 7 6
MLB Averages .261 .327 .394 .721 .288

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1980 22 LAD NL 6.3 0.7 367 0.6 11.9 -11.3 2.15 1.2 -0.9 5.7 0.6 2.15 10.8 39 13 7
1981 23 LAD NL 5.4 0.6 230 1.1 5.6 -4.6 1.44 0.1 0.6 5.8 0.6 1.44 3.4 23 3 14
1982 24 LAD NL 15.8 1.7 397 0.9 11.3 -10.4 1.75 1.6 -1.1 10.6 1.1 1.75 13.9 36 10 19
1983 25 LAD NL 15.7 1.7 280 0.8 8.7 -7.9 1.89 1.5 -1.1 11.6 1.2 1.89 14.9 37 6 2
1985 27 TOT MLB -9.3 -0.9 203 -0.4 2.8 -3.2 .97 -0.7 0.3 -20.0 -2.0 0.97 -10.7 12 3 14
1985 27 LAD NL -5.1 -0.5 109 0.4 1.4 -1.0 .89 -0.3 0.8 -9.3 -1.0 0.89 -5.1 5 2 9
1985 27 MIN AL -4.2 -0.4 94 -0.9 1.3 -2.2 1.06 -0.4 -0.4 -10.7 -1.0 1.06 -5.6 7 1 5
1987 29 TEX AL 1.6 0.2 136 -0.2 2.5 -2.7 1.08 -0.1 -0.1 3.5 0.3 1.08 3.4 9 2 11
1991 33 NYY AL 12.3 1.3 192 0.7 3.3 -2.5 .99 1.3 -0.5 13.1 1.3 0.99 13.8 16 3 17
1992 34 NYY AL 3.6 0.4 81 1.5 3.0 -1.6 2.00 0.9 -0.2 6.6 0.7 2.00 9.8 15 2 2
1993 35 NYY AL -4.7 -0.5 217 0.2 3.9 -3.7 1.02 0.2 0.0 3.1 0.3 1.02 2.9 23 11 16
1994 36 NYY AL 13.6 1.3 155 2.3 5.4 -3.1 1.72 1.2 0.2 16.0 1.6 1.72 15.6 23 8 6
1995 37 NYY AL -1.6 -0.2 234 -0.3 5.0 -5.3 1.32 -0.7 0.4 -4.5 -0.4 1.32 -7.6 26 6 23
1996 38 NYY AL -1.9 -0.2 82 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 1.01 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 1.01 1.0 12 3 10
12 Yrs 56.8 5.9 2574 6.9 64.7 -57.9 1.52 6.4 -1.9 51.6 5.5 1.52 71.4 271 70 141

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
1980 22 LAD NL 59 59 36 7 9 26 17 9 65% 32 5 45 12 27% 8 2.153 39 13 7 34 14 11 25 34 30 17 34 13 4.3
1981 23 LAD NL 41 41 25 5 3 10 8 2 80% 12 2 29 10 34% 8 1.439 23 3 14 16 16 9 17 24 20 9 22 8 4.0
1982 24 LAD NL 66 66 41 7 5 22 13 9 59% 29 4 50 21 42% 8 1.750 36 10 19 38 15 13 26 40 37 11 39 21 4.5
1983 25 LAD NL 46 46 33 4 7 23 18 5 78% 24 1 41 17 41% 8 1.888 37 6 2 25 16 5 25 21 27 10 28 17 4.5
1985 27 TOT MLB 32 32 19 3 4 6 3 3 50% 8 2 28 17 61% .970 12 3 14 8 3 21 18 14 12 14 13 2 3.8
1985 27 LAD NL 19 19 14 1 1 3 3 0 100% 5 2 10 5 50% 9 .886 5 2 9 5 1 13 7 12 6 7 6 1 3.5
1985 27 MIN AL 13 13 5 2 3 3 0 3 0% 3 0 18 12 67% 6 1.063 7 1 5 3 2 8 11 2 6 7 7 1 4.4
1987 29 TEX AL 24 24 15 3 3 3 1 2 33% 5 1 17 6 35% 7 1.082 9 2 11 6 5 13 14 10 10 7 13 5 3.9
1991 33 NYY AL 37 37 10 3 1 3 3 0 100% 11 7 26 5 19% 7 .991 16 3 17 15 6 16 18 19 17 9 20 6 3.9 18
1992 34 NYY AL 20 20 10 3 0 7 6 1 86% 13 5 24 5 21% 8 2.000 15 2 2 13 4 3 14 6 9 7 10 5 3.3 13
1993 35 NYY AL 51 51 19 3 5 7 4 3 57% 19 10 59 13 22% 7 1.025 23 11 16 24 9 18 29 22 18 21 23 9 3.0 14
1994 36 NYY AL 40 40 25 3 0 19 15 4 79% 22 3 33 10 30% 9 1.722 23 8 6 26 7 7 20 20 7 19 7 10 3.0 12
1995 37 NYY AL 56 56 20 6 3 3 2 1 67% 15 10 36 14 39% 8 1.320 26 6 23 26 13 17 26 30 12 28 14 13 2.6 14
1996 38 NYY AL 25 25 4 0 1 2 1 1 50% 11 7 28 6 21% 8 1.006 12 3 10 12 3 10 17 8 4 16 5 3 2.0 12
12 Yrs 497 497 257 47 41 131 91 40 69% 201 57 416 136 33% 1.524 271 70 141 243 111 143 249 248 203 168 228 112 3.7 14

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%
1980 22 LAD NL 359 31% 0.3% 10.9% 6.1% 2.5% 11% 1.42 80% 73 4 5%
1981 23 LAD NL 227 29% 0.9% 14.1% 7.9% 2.6% 12% 0.88 75% 59 9 15%
1982 24 LAD NL 393 26% 0.8% 12.5% 4.3% 4.1% 18% 1.71 80% 93 13 14%
1983 25 LAD NL 274 26% 0.7% 19.0% 4.4% 2.6% 13% 1.20 73% 59 4 7%
1985 27 TOT MLB 198 35% 1.5% 10.6% 6.1% 5.6% 19% 1.81 80% 47 1 2%
1985 27 LAD NL 104 28% 1.9% 10.6% 4.8% 3.9% 13% 2.60 80% 28 1 4%
1985 27 MIN AL 94 43% 1.1% 10.6% 7.5% 7.5% 25% 1.24 81% 19 0 0%
1987 29 TEX AL 131 30% 1.5% 14.5% 6.1% 6.9% 27% 1.54 74% 21 2 10%
1991 33 NYY AL 189 27% 0.5% 18.0% 3.7% 4.8% 23% 0.93 1.22 75% 19% 1.6% 14% 35 7 20%
1992 34 NYY AL 79 25% 1.3% 15.2% 3.8% 1.3% 11% 1.33 1.45 78% 9% 4.5% 19% 14 1 7%
1993 35 NYY AL 215 32% 3.3% 8.8% 4.7% 8.4% 31% 1.07 1.59 80% 20% 9.0% 9% 47 8 17%
1994 36 NYY AL 152 30% 1.3% 11.8% 4.6% 5.3% 29% 1.57 1.76 82% 10% 4.5% 10% 35 5 14%
1995 37 NYY AL 230 37% 3.0% 12.2% 7.4% 8.7% 30% 1.28 1.90 74% 24% 9.9% 9% 45 5 11%
1996 38 NYY AL 76 39% 1.3% 6.6% 7.9% 6.6% 26% 1.30 1.65 80% 20% 4.5% 19% 18 1 6%
12 Yrs 2523 30% 1.3% 13.0% 5.5% 4.7% 20% 1.20 1.46 78% 18% 6.3% 12% 546 60 11%
MLB Averages 41% 2.2% 14.7% 8.6% 6.9% 30% 0.81 1.08 73% 21% 6.9% 19% 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
1991 33 NYY AL 189 655 3.47 440 67% 23% 16% 28% 33% 77% 3% 52% 79% 61% 2% 3 1 20% 38 16 2 24% 6 0 0 0 0
1992 34 NYY AL 79 258 3.27 177 69% 22% 13% 29% 36% 78% 5% 53% 83% 68% 4% 3 2 28% 22 15 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0
1993 35 NYY AL 210 694 3.30 440 63% 23% 9% 28% 41% 77% 6% 49% 89% 60% 5% 11 6 17% 35 22 4 39% 1 1 5 0 0
1994 36 NYY AL 144 487 3.38 332 68% 24% 9% 31% 36% 76% 3% 52% 88% 68% 2% 3 2 18% 26 14 2 41% 3 0 8 0 0
1995 37 NYY AL 227 778 3.43 500 64% 21% 11% 32% 36% 79% 4% 51% 86% 61% 4% 10 4 23% 53 28 4 52% 8 3 3 0 0
1996 38 NYY AL 65 223 3.43 134 60% 23% 10% 25% 41% 77% 9% 46% 86% 52% 9% 6 3 12% 8 2 0 25% 0 1 11 0 0
6 Yrs 914 3095 3.39 2023 65% 23% 11% 29% 37% 77% 5% 51% 85% 62% 4% 36 18 20% 182 97 12 36% 24 5 27 0 0
MLB Averages 3.65 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 56% 6% 19% 27%

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
1980 22 LAD NL 359 83 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 18 12 1 67% 6 1 2 148 5 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
1981 23 LAD NL 227 51 2 0 12 2 0 1 1 18 10 1 56% 3 0 3 96 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1982 24 LAD NL 392 87 3 0 10 1 2 1 2 21 13 3 62% 9 1 1 171 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
1983 25 LAD NL 274 55 2 0 8 1 1 0 2 10 7 1 70% 6 3 2 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
1985 27 TOT MLB 198 58 3 0 9 2 1 1 2 23 16 3 70% 6 3 1 94 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1985 27 LAD NL 104 30 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 11 9 2 82% 4 2 1 55 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1985 27 MIN AL 94 28 1 0 7 0 1 0 1 12 7 1 58% 2 1 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1987 29 TEX AL 131 33 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 7 3 1 43% 0 2 0 54 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1991 33 NYY AL 189 39 16 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 9 4 2 44% 2 2 0 72 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1992 34 NYY AL 79 9 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 6 4 0 67% 2 1 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1993 35 NYY AL 215 58 11 0 7 0 8 6 1 3 4 18 9 1 50% 2 0 0 88 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
1994 36 NYY AL 152 28 6 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 10 5 1 50% 2 1 0 63 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1995 37 NYY AL 230 66 10 0 7 0 7 6 1 4 3 12 7 1 58% 3 1 1 109 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1996 38 NYY AL 76 19 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 8 2 2 25% 0 2 1 35 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12 Yrs 2522 586 45 2 32 0 84 24 8 14 18 160 92 17 58% 41 17 12 1071 17 7 71% 15 7 2 0 0 0 4 1 71 1
MLB Averages 54% 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+
1980 22 7 9 .438 2.66 59 0 36 0 0 17 84.2 83 33 25 1 22 10 39 2 0 1 359 134 1.240 8.8 0.1 2.3 4.1 1.77 134
1981 23 12 12 .500 2.60 100 0 61 0 0 25 138.2 134 50 40 3 40 17 71 2 0 1 586 134 1.255 8.7 0.2 2.6 4.6 1.78 134
1982 24 19 17 .528 2.38 166 0 102 0 0 38 238.0 221 77 63 6 57 28 120 2 0 2 979 147 1.168 8.4 0.2 2.2 4.5 2.11 147
1983 25 23 24 .489 2.17 212 0 135 0 0 56 306.2 276 92 74 8 69 35 172 3 0 5 1253 162 1.125 8.1 0.2 2.0 5.0 2.49 162
1984 26 23 24 .489 2.17 212 0 135 0 0 56 306.2 276 92 74 8 69 35 172 3 0 5 1253 162 1.125 8.1 0.2 2.0 5.0 2.49 162
1985 27 26 28 .481 2.56 244 0 154 0 0 59 347.2 334 125 99 11 81 39 193 4 0 8 1451 140 1.194 8.6 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 140
1986 28 26 28 .481 2.56 244 0 154 0 0 59 347.2 334 125 99 11 81 39 193 4 0 8 1451 140 1.194 8.6 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 140
1987 29 29 31 .483 2.71 268 0 169 0 0 60 379.0 367 140 114 13 89 40 212 7 1 10 1582 135 1.203 8.7 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 135
1988 30 29 31 .483 2.71 268 0 169 0 0 60 379.0 367 140 114 13 89 40 212 7 1 10 1582 135 1.203 8.7 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 135
1989 31 29 31 .483 2.71 268 0 169 0 0 60 379.0 367 140 114 13 89 40 212 7 1 10 1582 135 1.203 8.7 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 135
1990 32 29 31 .483 2.71 268 0 169 0 0 60 379.0 367 140 114 13 89 40 212 7 1 10 1582 135 1.203 8.7 0.3 2.1 5.0 2.38 135
1991 33 32 32 .500 2.59 305 0 179 0 0 63 427.1 406 152 123 14 96 42 246 10 1 12 1771 143 1.175 8.6 0.3 2.0 5.2 2.56 143
1992 34 35 32 .522 2.58 325 0 189 0 0 69 449.1 415 159 129 15 99 43 258 10 1 13 1850 144 1.144 8.3 0.3 2.0 5.2 2.61 144
1993 35 38 37 .507 2.83 376 0 208 0 0 73 500.0 473 190 157 22 109 47 277 13 1 13 2065 134 1.164 8.5 0.4 2.0 5.0 2.54 134
1994 36 41 37 .526 2.75 416 0 233 0 0 88 540.0 501 198 165 24 116 48 295 13 1 14 2217 139 1.143 8.4 0.4 1.9 4.9 2.54 139
1995 37 47 40 .540 2.93 472 0 253 0 0 90 589.0 567 227 192 31 133 51 323 17 1 15 2447 133 1.188 8.7 0.5 2.0 4.9 2.43 133
1996 38 47 41 .534 3.03 497 0 257 0 0 91 606.0 586 239 204 32 139 54 328 18 2 17 2523 130 1.196 8.7 0.5 2.1 4.9 2.36 130

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
1980 22 6 3 .667 3.07 82.0 88 31 28 1 23 38 2 1.354 9.7 2.5 4.2 1.65 0.1 59
1981 23 5 3 .625 3.16 77.0 84 30 27 3 30 45 0 1.481 9.8 3.5 5.3 1.50 0.4 41
1982 24 7 3 .700 2.49 94.0 92 29 26 3 18 47 0 1.170 8.8 1.7 4.5 2.61 0.3 66
1983 25 6 1 .857 1.59 68.0 57 13 12 2 12 51 1 1.015 7.5 1.6 6.8 4.25 0.3 46
1985 27 1 3 .250 5.79 42.0 60 30 27 3 12 21 1 1.714 12.9 2.6 4.5 1.75 0.6 32
1987 29 1 2 .333 4.34 29.0 32 16 14 2 8 18 3 1.379 9.9 2.5 5.6 2.25 0.6 24
1991 33 4 1 .800 1.76 46.0 40 10 9 1 7 33 3 1.022 7.8 1.4 6.5 4.71 0.2 37
1992 34 1 1 .500 2.45 22.0 9 7 6 1 3 12 0 0.545 3.7 1.2 4.9 4.00 0.4 20
1993 35 2 3 .400 5.74 47.0 60 33 30 7 10 18 3 1.489 11.5 1.9 3.4 1.80 1.3 51
1994 36 5 1 .833 1.77 56.0 39 12 11 3 10 25 0 0.875 6.3 1.6 4.0 2.50 0.5 40
1995 37 2 4 .333 4.83 54.0 73 32 29 8 19 31 4 1.704 12.2 3.2 5.2 1.63 1.3 56
1996 38 0 1 .000 5.82 17.0 18 12 11 1 6 5 1 1.412 9.5 3.2 2.6 0.83 0.5 25
12 Yrs 40 26 .606 3.26 634.0 652 255 230 35 158 344 18 1.278 9.3 4.9 2.18 0.5 497

* 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

All-Star Games
1982 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1980 NL Rookie of the Year

Games Played s c a p y
1982 NL  66 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1980 NL  17 (9th)
1983 NL  18 (9th)
1994 AL  15 (9th)
Career  91 (148th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1982 NL  41 (7th)
Career  257 (160th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (915), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (445), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Joe Hoerner (974)
  2. Joe Sambito (961)
  3. Al Holland (945)
  4. Fred Gladding (941)
  5. Steve Hamilton (938)
  6. Bill Henry (936)
  7. Gary Lucas (933)
  8. Tim Burke (931)
  9. Jack Aker (927)
  10. Al Hrabosky (927)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Sparky Lyle (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. John Franco (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Al Hrabosky (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jesse Orosco (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Gary Lavelle (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Joe Sambito (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Joe Hoerner (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Joe Sambito (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Joe Hoerner (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Joe Hoerner (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Joe Hoerner (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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