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Jerry Koosman

Jerome Martin Koosman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 23, 1942 in Appleton, MN
High School: West Central School of Agriculture (Morris, MN)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1967
Teams (by GP): Mets/Twins/WhiteSox/Phillies 1967-1985

Final Game: August 21, 1985
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 24 NYM NL 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 25 NYM NL 35 97 91 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 62 .077 .106 .121 .227 -32 11 1 0 3 0 0 1 AS,MVP-13,RoY-2
1969 26 NYM NL 32 89 84 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 46 .048 .059 .048 .106 -70 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 AS,MVP-23
1970 27 NYM NL 30 86 70 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 46 .086 .179 .100 .279 -23 7 2 0 8 0 0 1
1971 28 NYM NL 26 60 50 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 .160 .222 .160 .382 11 8 1 1 6 0 0 1
1972 29 NYM NL 34 56 47 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .085 .085 .085 .170 -51 4 1 0 9 0 0 1
1973 30 NYM NL 35 95 78 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 37 .103 .125 .115 .240 -32 9 2 0 15 0 0 1
1974 31 NYM NL 35 103 86 5 16 2 1 0 5 0 0 7 29 .186 .247 .233 .480 36 20 2 0 10 0 0 1
1975 32 NYM NL 36 89 78 4 14 2 0 0 6 1 0 4 31 .179 .220 .205 .425 21 16 0 0 7 0 0 1
1976 33 NYM NL 34 94 79 5 17 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 34 .215 .235 .241 .475 40 19 1 0 13 0 0 1 CYA-2,MVP-14
1977 34 NYM NL 32 79 72 2 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 30 .111 .122 .153 .274 -25 11 2 1 5 1 0 1
1978 35 NYM NL 38 75 70 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 .086 .086 .129 .214 -40 9 0 0 5 0 0 1
1979 36 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-6
1980 37 MIN AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 38 TOT AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 38 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 38 CHW AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 39 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 40 CHW AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 41 PHI NL 36 89 74 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .108 .120 .108 .228 -36 8 3 0 14 0 0 1
1985 42 PHI NL 19 37 34 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .088 .111 .088 .199 -44 3 2 0 1 1 0 1
19 Yrs 612 1052 915 36 109 12 1 2 46 1 0 33 418 .119 .151 .141 .292 -17 129 19 2 100 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 278 242 10 29 3 0 1 12 0 0 9 111 .119 .151 .141 .292 -17 34 5 1 26 1 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYM (12 yrs) 376 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
MIN (3 yrs) 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 55 126 108 3 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 32 .102 .117 .102 .219 -38 11 5 0 15 1 0
NL (14 yrs) 431 1052 915 36 109 12 1 2 46 1 0 33 418 .119 .151 .141 .292 -17 129 19 2 100 2 0
AL (5 yrs) 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Salary Pos Awards
1967 24 NYM NL 9 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1968 25 NYM NL 35 97 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.3 3 1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.1 1 $12,000 1 AS,MVP-13,RoY-2
1969 26 NYM NL 32 89 -19 -0 -0 0 10 -9 -1.0 3 -6 -1.0 .469 .494 -1.0 0.0 -6 $30,000 1 AS,MVP-23
1970 27 NYM NL 30 86 -13 0 -0 0 10 -3 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $50,000 1
1971 28 NYM NL 26 60 -6 0 -0 0 6 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1972 29 NYM NL 34 56 -10 -0 -0 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .486 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $ 1
1973 30 NYM NL 35 95 -15 -0 -0 0 11 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.6 .484 .497 -0.6 0.0 -2 $ 1
1974 31 NYM NL 35 103 -7 -2 -0 0 10 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $ 1
1975 32 NYM NL 36 89 -9 -0 1 0 10 2 0.2 3 4 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1976 33 NYM NL 34 94 -7 -0 -0 0 10 2 0.3 3 5 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $100,000 1 CYA-2,MVP-14
1977 34 NYM NL 32 79 -13 -0 -0 0 9 -5 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .485 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $150,000 1
1978 35 NYM NL 38 75 -12 -0 0 0 9 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $150,000 1
1979 36 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 CYA-6
1980 37 MIN AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 38 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 38 CHW AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1982 39 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 40 CHW AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 41 PHI NL 36 89 -15 -0 -0 0 10 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .485 .497 -0.6 0.0 -2 $591,000 1
1985 42 PHI NL 19 37 -6 0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $600,000 1
19 Seasons 612 1052 -144 -2 -2 0 116 -31 -3.4 32 1 -3.5 .494 .499 -3.6 0.4 1 $1,683,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
NYM (12 yrs) 376 926 -123 -2 -1 0 102 -24 -2.6 28 4 -2.8 .493 .499 -2.8 0.2 4 $492,000
MIN (3 yrs) 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
CHW (3 yrs) 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
PHI (2 yrs) 55 126 -21 0 -1 0 14 -7 -0.7 4 -3 -0.7 .486 .498 -0.8 0.0 -3 $1,191,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1967 24 NYM NL 3 2 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .256 .333 .318 .000 .376 .333 .694 5 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1968 25 NYM NL 97 88 1 0.3 81 .214 .077 .252 .106 .310 .121 .355 .227 .666 -32 .011 -14.8 -1.7 .165 .077 .044 .0
1969 26 NYM NL 89 86 0 0.0 96 .105 .048 .262 .059 .332 .048 .388 .106 .720 -70 .000 -19.4 -2.1 .061 .012 .000
1970 27 NYM NL 86 74 2 0.7 103 .250 .086 .267 .179 .340 .100 .408 .279 .748 -23 .033 -12.4 -1.2 .227 .129 .014
1971 28 NYM NL 60 49 2 1.1 91 .320 .160 .257 .222 .323 .160 .377 .382 .700 11 .083 -5.9 -0.6 .279 .060 .000
1972 29 NYM NL 56 53 0 0.0 89 .138 .085 .253 .085 .321 .085 .374 .170 .695 -51 .000 -9.2 -1.0 .091 .000 .000
1973 30 NYM NL 95 87 1 0.3 95 .195 .103 .260 .125 .329 .115 .387 .240 .716 -32 .008 -14.0 -1.5 .153 .038 .013
1974 31 NYM NL 103 82 6 2.0 94 .281 .186 .261 .247 .333 .233 .378 .480 .711 36 .198 -7.6 -0.8 .375 .128 .047
1975 32 NYM NL 89 71 4 1.5 92 .298 .179 .260 .220 .330 .205 .375 .425 .704 21 .129 -8.3 -0.9 .328 .090 .026 .0
1976 33 NYM NL 94 76 5 1.8 86 .378 .215 .254 .235 .320 .241 .363 .475 .682 40 .178 -6.2 -0.6 .333 .051 .025
1977 34 NYM NL 79 72 1 0.4 98 .167 .111 .262 .122 .329 .153 .399 .274 .728 -25 .010 -12.6 -1.3 .182 .042 .042 .0
1978 35 NYM NL 75 69 1 0.4 91 .140 .086 .257 .086 .324 .129 .378 .214 .703 -40 .013 -12.9 -1.4 .141 .043 .043
1984 41 PHI NL 89 83 1 0.3 95 .157 .108 .266 .120 .331 .108 .386 .228 .717 -36 .009 -13.7 -1.5 .130 .014 .000
1985 42 PHI NL 37 35 0 0.0 97 .115 .088 .263 .111 .332 .088 .393 .199 .724 -44 .000 -6.7 -0.7 .121 .029 .000
19 Yrs 1052 927 24 0.7 93 .215 .119 .260 .151 .327 .141 .381 .292 .708 -17 .036 -144.1 -15.2 .200 .059 .022 1.3
162 Game Avg. 278 245 6 0.7 93 .215 .119 .260 .151 .327 .141 .381 .292 .708 -17 .036 -144.1 -15.2 .200 .059 .022
NYM (12 yrs) 926 809 23 0.8 92 .229 .121 .259 .156 .327 .146 .380 .302 .706 -14 .042 -123.6 -13.1 .210 .064 .025 1.3
PHI (2 yrs) 126 118 1 0.2 96 .143 .102 .265 .117 .331 .102 .388 .219 .719 -38 .005 -20.4 -2.2 .127 .019 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 26 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 26 NYM NL WS BAL W 2 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 2 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 NYM NL WS OAK L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 40 CHW AL ALCS BAL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (5 Series) 7 18 17 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .176 .222 .235 .458 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .182 .273 2 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1967 24 NYM NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 33%
1968 25 NYM NL 97 1.0% 63.9% 3.1% 2.1% 29% 20.67 1.5 91.0 22.8 2.25 29%
1969 26 NYM NL 89 0.0% 51.7% 1.1% 0.0% 0% 46.00 1.8 84.0 1.50 43%
1970 27 NYM NL 86 0.0% 53.5% 9.3% 1.2% 17% 5.75 1.5 17.5 2.44 28%
1971 28 NYM NL 60 0.0% 41.7% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 8.33 2.0 1.78 42%
1972 29 NYM NL 56 0.0% 32.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.6 47.0 1.75 52%
1973 30 NYM NL 95 0.0% 39.0% 2.1% 1.1% 13% 18.50 2.1 26.0 3.45 43%
1974 31 NYM NL 103 0.0% 28.2% 6.8% 2.9% 19% 4.14 3.0 17.2 1.72 55%
1975 32 NYM NL 89 0.0% 34.8% 4.5% 2.3% 14% 7.75 2.5 13.0 2.33 53%
1976 33 NYM NL 94 0.0% 36.2% 2.1% 2.1% 12% 17.00 2.3 13.2 2.14 48%
1977 34 NYM NL 79 1.3% 38.0% 0.0% 1.3% 13% 2.4 72.0 10.3 3.10 53%
1978 35 NYM NL 75 0.0% 36.0% 0.0% 4.0% 50% 2.6 35.0 1.28 57%
1984 41 PHI NL 89 0.0% 25.8% 1.1% 0.0% 0% 23.00 3.2 24.7 2.69 57%
1985 42 PHI NL 37 0.0% 24.3% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 9.00 3.8 8.5 1.78 70%
19 Yrs 1052 0.2% 39.7% 3.1% 1.4% 14% 12.67 2.2 457.5 19.9 2.11 47%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.7% 8.5% 6.3% 28% 1.62 6.5 45.3 8.8 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1967 24 NYM NL -0.2 -0.0 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.62 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.19 -0.0 0
1968 25 NYM NL -14.8 -1.7 98 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 .85 -1.3 0.2 -10.1 -1.2 0.97 -11.9 0
1969 26 NYM NL -19.4 -2.1 89 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 .99 -1.9 0.1 -19.9 -2.1 0.98 -19.7 0
1970 27 NYM NL -12.4 -1.2 87 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 .92 -1.2 0.0 -13.7 -1.4 1.02 -13.1 0
1971 28 NYM NL -5.9 -0.6 62 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 1.09 -0.8 0.2 -9.0 -1.0 1.05 -7.4 0
1972 29 NYM NL -9.2 -1.0 56 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 1.03 -0.9 -0.0 -10.8 -1.2 1.06 -9.8 0
1973 30 NYM NL -14.0 -1.5 97 -1.3 0.6 -2.0 1.11 -1.3 0.1 -13.5 -1.4 1.06 -14.3 0
1974 31 NYM NL -7.6 -0.8 103 -0.3 1.4 -1.7 .87 -0.7 0.3 -4.3 -0.4 0.94 -5.4 0
1975 32 NYM NL -8.4 -0.9 90 -0.8 0.8 -1.7 .99 -0.9 0.0 -9.0 -1.0 1.06 -9.0 0
1976 33 NYM NL -6.3 -0.7 95 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 .92 -1.1 -0.1 -9.4 -1.0 1.04 -9.2 0
1977 34 NYM NL -12.7 -1.3 80 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 .98 -1.2 -0.1 -11.6 -1.2 0.96 -13.6 0
1978 35 NYM NL -12.9 -1.4 76 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 .91 -1.1 0.1 -9.6 -1.0 0.84 -11.6 0
1979 36 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1980 37 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1981 38 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1981 38 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1981 38 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1982 39 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1983 40 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1984 41 PHI NL -13.7 -1.5 89 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 .83 -1.6 -0.1 -17.5 -1.8 1.06 -16.4 0
1985 42 PHI NL -6.7 -0.7 38 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 .83 -0.5 0.2 -5.8 -0.6 1.04 -5.9 0
19 Yrs -144.4 -15.3 1063 -12.9 7.5 -20.4 .95 -14.5 0.9 -144.4 -15.4 1.00 -147.2 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1967 24 NYM NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 NYM NL 2 0 22% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1969 26 NYM NL 1 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 NYM NL 1 0 36% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
1971 28 NYM NL 0 0 25% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 NYM NL 1 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1973 30 NYM NL 1 0 30% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
1974 31 NYM NL 2 0 22% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 3 0 2 2 0 4 4 0
1975 32 NYM NL 0 0 22% 19 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17% 10 8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
1976 33 NYM NL 0 0 26% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10% 6 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
1977 34 NYM NL 0 0 13% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 35 NYM NL 2 0 17% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1984 41 PHI NL 1 0 22% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1985 42 PHI NL 1 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
19 Yrs 12 0 24% 221 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 13% 38 34 3 3 3 0 21 15 5

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1967 24 NYM NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 NYM NL 97 26% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 7 3 43% 16 1 6% 20 1 5% 61 4 7% 6 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1969 26 NYM NL 89 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50% 14 2 14% 16 0 0% 64 1 2% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1970 27 NYM NL 86 27% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 57% 19 2 11% 22 5 23% 67 5 7% 7 3 43% 6 1 17% 0
1971 28 NYM NL 60 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 15 1 7% 19 5 26% 44 0 0% 5 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1972 29 NYM NL 56 27% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 100% 14 1 7% 18 1 6% 44 1 2% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 0
1973 30 NYM NL 95 32% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 83% 27 2 7% 27 9 33% 67 3 4% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 0
1974 31 NYM NL 103 24% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 19 2 11% 20 5 25% 64 8 13% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 0
1975 32 NYM NL 89 34% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 19 0 0% 17 5 29% 72 6 8% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 0
1976 33 NYM NL 94 33% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 93% 25 1 4% 23 7 30% 68 6 9% 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 0
1977 34 NYM NL 79 28% 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 83% 14 2 14% 14 4 29% 50 7 14% 6 5 83% 4 2 50% 0
1978 35 NYM NL 75 40% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 9 0 0% 12 4 33% 35 3 9% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
1984 41 PHI NL 89 31% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 93% 22 3 14% 28 11 39% 71 4 6% 7 1 14% 6 2 33% 0
1985 42 PHI NL 37 19% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 2 40% 10 3 30% 29 4 14% 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 0
19 Yrs 1052 29% 109 0 0 0 0 2 0 42 2 0 2 0 0 127 100 79% 219 19 9% 247 60 24% 738 52 7% 64 19 30% 43 15 35% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 33% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 24 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 44 100 93 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 63 .075 .113 .118 .232 -30 11 1 0 3 0 0
1969 26 76 189 177 4 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 109 .062 .088 .085 .173 -50 15 3 0 7 0 0
1970 27 106 275 247 9 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 13 155 .069 .115 .089 .204 -41 22 5 0 15 0 0
1971 28 132 335 297 12 25 2 0 1 9 0 0 16 180 .084 .134 .101 .235 -32 30 6 1 21 0 0
1972 29 166 391 344 13 29 2 0 1 10 0 0 16 198 .084 .127 .099 .226 -35 34 7 1 30 0 0
1973 30 201 486 422 16 37 3 0 1 13 0 0 18 235 .088 .127 .102 .229 -34 43 9 1 45 0 0
1974 31 236 589 508 21 53 5 1 1 18 0 0 25 264 .104 .148 .124 .272 -22 63 11 1 55 0 0
1975 32 272 678 586 25 67 7 1 1 24 1 0 29 295 .114 .157 .135 .292 -16 79 11 1 62 0 0
1976 33 306 772 665 30 84 9 1 1 30 1 0 31 329 .126 .166 .147 .314 -10 98 12 1 75 0 0
1977 34 338 851 737 32 92 9 1 2 37 1 0 31 359 .125 .162 .148 .310 -11 109 14 2 80 1 0
1978 35 376 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1979 36 413 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1980 37 451 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1981 38 478 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1982 39 520 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1983 40 557 926 807 33 98 12 1 2 39 1 0 31 386 .121 .156 .146 .302 -14 118 14 2 85 1 0
1984 41 593 1015 881 35 106 12 1 2 42 1 0 32 409 .120 .153 .143 .296 -16 126 17 2 99 1 0
1985 42 612 1052 915 36 109 12 1 2 46 1 0 33 418 .119 .151 .141 .292 -17 129 19 2 100 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1967 24 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 9
1968 25 35 99 92 5 9 1 0 1 7 0 4 62 .098 .135 .141 .277 2 35
1969 26 32 89 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 .000 .012 .000 .012 0 32
1970 27 30 84 69 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 7 46 .072 .158 .087 .245 1 30
1971 28 26 61 51 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 .176 .236 .176 .413 2 26
1972 29 36 58 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
1973 30 35 95 78 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 37 .103 .125 .115 .240 1 35
1974 31 35 103 86 5 16 2 1 0 5 0 7 29 .186 .247 .233 .480 5 35
1975 32 36 90 79 5 15 2 0 0 7 1 4 31 .190 .229 .215 .444 4 36
1976 33 34 95 80 6 18 2 0 0 7 0 2 34 .225 .244 .250 .494 5 34
1977 34 32 78 71 2 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 30 .099 .110 .141 .250 1 32
1978 35 38 76 71 1 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 27 .099 .099 .155 .254 1 38
1984 41 36 89 74 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 23 .108 .120 .108 .228 1 36
1985 42 19 37 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .028 .000 .028 0 19
14 Yrs 433 1057 920 37 102 13 1 2 44 1 33 419 .111 .143 .134 .277 23 431
162 Game Avg. 162 395 344 14 38 5 0 1 16 0 12 157 .111 .143 .134 .277 9 431

* 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

Hall of Fame
1991 BBWAA ( 0.9%)

All-Star Games
1968 *
1969 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1968 NL (13, 5%)
1969 NL (23, 2%)
1976 NL (14, 6%)
0.13 Career Shares (851st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1976 NL (2, 56%)
1979 AL (6, 4%)
0.61 Career Shares (88th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1968 NL  5.9 (10th)
1979 AL  6.9 (4th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1973 NL  15 (4th)
1976 NL  13 (7th)
1984 NL  14 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1980 AL  born 1942-12-23 (10th)
1981 AL  born 1942-12-23 (6th)
1982 AL  born 1942-12-23 (6th)
1983 AL  born 1942-12-23 (4th)
1984 NL  born 1942-12-23 (3rd)
1985 NL  born 1942-12-23 (3rd)

             

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Bob Friend (985)
  2. Randy Johnson (977)
  3. Gerry Staley (975)
  4. Chris Short (974)
  5. Terry Mulholland (974)
  6. Si Johnson (973)
  7. Nolan Ryan (973) *
  8. Billy O'Dell (971)
  9. Ed Whitson (970)
  10. Bill Doak (970)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Bill Monbouquette (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Red Faber (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Casey Patten (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Casey Patten (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Scott (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike Scott (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Nolan Ryan (984) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Nolan Ryan (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Nolan Ryan (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Nolan Ryan (983) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Nolan Ryan (977) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Nolan Ryan (978) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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