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Phil Huffman

Phillip Lee Huffman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 20, 1958 in Freeport, TX
High Schools: Brazoswood HS (Lake Jackson, TX), Brazoswood HS (Clute, TX)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1979 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Orioles 1979-1985

Final Game: October 3, 1985 (Age 27)
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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
1977	19	SFG-min	Rk	7	3	.700	5.24	10	10		5	0	0	67.0	79	47	39	7	29	2	59	2	0	3			1.612	10.6	0.9	3.9	7.9	2.03	GRF · PION
1978	20	OAK-TOR-min	AA,AAA	11	7	.611	3.61	24	24		6	1	0	167.0	186	80	67	13	54	0	63	5	2	10			1.437	10.0	0.7	2.9	3.4	1.17	VAN,JER,SYR · PCL,EL,IL
1979	21	TOR	AL	6	18	.250	5.77	31	31	0	2	1	0	173.0	220	130	111	25	68	0	56	0	3	5	802	75	1.665	11.4	1.3	3.5	2.9	0.82

1980	22	TOR-min	AAA	3	9	.250	3.97	16	15		4	0	0	93.0	98	45	41	10	35	1	47	1	1	3			1.430	9.5	1.0	3.4	4.5	1.34	SYR · IL
1981	23	TOR-min	AAA	5	9	.357	5.50	27	18	4	1	0	0	131.0	150	91	80	21	43	2	57	5	0	6			1.473	10.3	1.4	3.0	3.9	1.33	SYR · IL
1982	24	KCR-min	AA,AAA	6	7	.462	4.70	17	16	0	3	1	0	88.0	89	55	46	12	38	0	54	4	1	2			1.443	9.1	1.2	3.9	5.5	1.42	JCK,OMA · SOUL,AA
1983	25	NYM-min	AA	7	8	.467	3.88	17	17	0	5	1	0	113.2	105	56	49	13	44	2	88	5	1	6			1.311	8.3	1.0	3.5	7.0	2.00	JAC · TL
1984	26	BAL-NYM-min	AA,AAA	6	3	.667	4.60	28	11	6	1	0	0	109.2	115	62	56	14	33	0	79	3	0	2			1.350	9.4	1.1	2.7	6.5	2.39	CHR,TID · SOUL,IL
1985	27	BAL-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.49	23	23	0	6	2	0	152.0	140	73	59	15	48	2	78	3	0	4			1.237	8.3	0.9	2.8	4.6	1.63	ROC · IL
1985	27	BAL	AL	0	0		15.43	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	7	8	8	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	26	28	2.571	13.5	1.9	9.6	3.9	0.40
1986	28	BAL-min	AAA	10	9	.526	5.11	24	23	0	1	0	0	130.1	139	78	74	12	56	4	84	5	1	8			1.496	9.6	0.8	3.9	5.8	1.50	ROC · IL
1987	29	BAL-MIN-min	AAA	6	8	.429	5.50	23	16	4	4	0	0	103.0	113	72	63	19	50	1	67	7	1	2			1.583	9.9	1.7	4.4	5.9	1.34	ROC,POR · IL,PCL
2 Yrs				6	18	.250	6.03	33	32	0	2	1	0	177.2	227	138	119	26	73	1	58	0	3	5	828	72	1.689	11.5	1.3	3.7	2.9	0.79
162 Game Avg.				6	19	.250	6.03	35	33	0	2	1	0	186	237	144	124	27	76	1	61	0	3	5	866	72	1.689	11.5	1.3	3.7	2.9	0.79

BAL (1 yr)				0	0		15.43	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	7	8	8	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	26	28	2.571	13.5	1.9	9.6	3.9	0.40
TOR (1 yr)				6	18	.250	5.77	31	31	0	2	1	0	173.0	220	130	111	25	68	0	56	0	3	5	802	75	1.665	11.4	1.3	3.5	2.9	0.82

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%
1979	21	TOR	AL	173.0	31	31	130	6.76	4.67	0.08	0.15	101.9	4.83	-37	-3.4		-0.1	-1.8	-19	.390	.479

1985	27	BAL	AL	4.2	2	1	8	15.43	4.72	-0.13	0.13	94.0	4.67	-6	-0.4	.4	0.0	-0.4	-5	.276	.497
2 Seasons				177.2	33	32	138	6.99	4.67	0.08	0.15	101.7	4.82	-43	-3.8	.4	-0.1	-2.2	-24	.383	.488

BAL (1 yr)				4.2	2	1	8	15.43	4.72	-0.13	0.13	94.0	4.67	-6	-0.4	.4	0.0	-0.4	-5	.276	.497
TOR (1 yr)				173.0	31	31	130	6.76	4.67	0.08	0.15	101.9	4.83	-37	-3.4		-0.1	-1.8	-19	.390	.479

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1977	19	SFG-min	Rk	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			GRF · PION
1978	20	TOR-OAK-min	AAA,AA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			VAN,SYR,JER · PCL,IL,EL
1979	21	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1980	22	TOR-min	AAA	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			SYR · IL
1981	23	TOR-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
1982	24	KCR-min	AA,AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		JCK,OMA · SOUL,AA
1983	25	NYM-min	AA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		JAC · TL
1984	26	BAL-NYM-min	AA,AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		CHR,TID · SOUL,IL
1985	27	BAL-min	AAA	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1985	27	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1986	28	BAL-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1987	29	MIN-BAL-min	AAA	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		POR,ROC · PCL,IL
2 Yrs				33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

BAL (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1979	21	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1

1985	27	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
2 Seasons				33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

BAL (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
TOR (1 yr)				31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1979	TOR	AL	21	P	31	31	2	173.0	37	7	30	1.000	1.92	1.19	.949	1.92	1.89	12	6	33%	36%
1985	BAL	AL	27	P	2	1	0	4.2	2	2	0	1.000	3.86	1.00	.955	1.93	1.85	0	0
	2 Seasons			P	33	32	2	177.2	39	9	30	1.000	1.98	1.18	.949	1.92	1.89	12	6	33%	36%
	2 Seasons			TOT	33	32	2	177.2	39	9	30	1.000	1.98	1.18	.949	1.92	1.89	12	6	33%	36%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y 1979 AL 18 (1st)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1979 AL 111 (9th)	Fielding % as P s c a p y 1979 AL 1.000 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1979 AL 18 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1979 AL 111 (9th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1979 AL 1.000 (1st)

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Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
March 15, 1978: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later, Gary Alexander, Dave Heaverlo, John Henry Johnson, Gary Thomasson, Alan Wirth and $300,000 to the Oakland Athletics for Vida Blue. The San Francisco Giants sent Mario Guerrero (April 7, 1978) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
August 15, 1978: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Willie Horton to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.
March 25, 1982: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for Rance Mulliniks.
April 2, 1983: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
May 24, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
July 13, 1984: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Mets.

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