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Randy Kramer

Randall John Kramer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 20, 1960 in Palo Alto, CA
High School: Oak Grove HS (San Jose, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1988
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Mariners 1988-1992

Final Game: June 23, 1992
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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
1988 27 PIT NL 1 2 .333 5.40 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 12 6 6 1 1 0 7 1 0 1 42 66 1.300 10.8 0.9 0.9 6.3 7.00
1989 28 PIT NL 5 9 .357 3.96 35 15 7 1 1 2 111.1 90 53 49 10 61 4 52 7 0 1 482 85 1.356 7.3 0.8 4.9 4.2 0.85
1990 29 TOT NL 0 3 .000 4.50 22 4 6 0 0 0 46.0 47 25 23 6 21 6 27 3 0 0 207 86 1.478 9.2 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.29
1990 29 PIT NL 0 1 .000 4.91 12 2 2 0 0 0 25.2 27 15 14 3 9 4 15 2 0 0 112 75 1.403 9.5 1.1 3.2 5.3 1.67
1990 29 CHC NL 0 2 .000 3.98 10 2 4 0 0 0 20.1 20 10 9 3 12 2 12 1 0 0 95 105 1.574 8.9 1.3 5.3 5.3 1.00
1992 31 SEA AL 0 1 .000 7.71 4 4 0 0 0 0 16.1 30 14 14 2 7 0 6 1 0 0 84 52 2.265 16.5 1.1 3.9 3.3 0.86
4 Yrs 6 15 .286 4.51 66 24 14 1 1 2 183.2 179 98 92 19 90 10 92 12 0 2 815 79 1.465 8.8 0.9 4.4 4.5 1.02
162 Game Avg. 5 11 .286 4.51 50 18 11 1 1 2 139 135 74 70 14 68 8 70 9 0 2 616 79 1.465 8.8 0.9 4.4 4.5 1.02
PIT (3 yrs) 6 12 .333 4.22 52 18 10 1 1 2 147.0 129 74 69 14 71 8 74 10 0 2 636 81 1.361 7.9 0.9 4.3 4.5 1.04
CHC (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.98 10 2 4 0 0 0 20.1 20 10 9 3 12 2 12 1 0 0 95 105 1.574 8.9 1.3 5.3 5.3 1.00
SEA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.71 4 4 0 0 0 0 16.1 30 14 14 2 7 0 6 1 0 0 84 52 2.265 16.5 1.1 3.9 3.3 0.86
NL (3 yrs) 6 14 .300 4.20 62 20 14 1 1 2 167.1 149 84 78 17 83 10 86 11 0 2 731 84 1.386 8.0 0.9 4.5 4.6 1.04
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.71 4 4 0 0 0 0 16.1 30 14 14 2 7 0 6 1 0 0 84 52 2.265 16.5 1.1 3.9 3.3 0.86

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
1988 27 PIT NL 10.0 5 1 6 5.40 3.78 0.18 -0.13 103.9 3.61 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .455 .499 $
1989 28 PIT NL 111.1 35 15 53 4.28 4.00 0.18 0.00 98.5 3.76 -7 -0.7 1.5 -0.2 0.0 4 .479 .495 $
1990 29 PIT NL 25.2 12 2 15 5.26 4.06 0.11 -0.15 98.5 3.74 -5 -0.5 .6 0.0 -0.3 -2 .458 .497 $150,000
1990 29 CHC NL 20.1 10 2 10 4.43 4.15 -0.48 -0.17 105.8 4.72 0 0.0 .7 -0.0 0.2 2 .503 .500 $
1992 31 SEA AL 16.1 4 4 14 7.71 4.36 -0.37 0.15 98.8 4.82 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .375 .497 $
4 Seasons 183.2 66 24 98 4.80 4.04 0.05 -0.03 99.6 3.95 -18 -1.9 1.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0 .471 .498 $150,000
PIT (3 yrs) 147.0 52 18 74 4.53 3.99 0.17 -0.03 98.8 3.75 -13 -1.5 1.2 -0.2 -0.5 1 .472 .497 $150,000
CHC (1 yr) 20.1 10 2 10 4.43 4.15 -0.48 -0.17 105.8 4.72 0 0.0 .7 -0.0 0.2 2 .503 .500 $
SEA (1 yr) 16.1 4 4 14 7.71 4.36 -0.37 0.15 98.8 4.82 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .375 .497 $

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
1988 27 PIT NL 5 42 38 6 12 1 2 1 0 2 1 7 .316 .341 .526 .868 .355 20 0 1 1 1 0 0
1989 28 PIT NL 35 482 401 53 90 15 3 10 15 5 61 52 .224 .334 .352 .686 .233 141 10 7 9 4 4 7
1990 29 TOT NL 22 207 178 25 47 5 2 6 14 2 21 27 .264 .351 .416 .767 .283 74 1 3 5 0 6 2
1990 29 CHC NL 10 95 79 10 20 1 2 3 3 0 12 12 .253 .359 .430 .789 .266 34 0 1 3 0 2 1
1990 29 PIT NL 12 112 99 15 27 4 0 3 11 2 9 15 .273 .345 .404 .749 .296 40 1 2 2 0 4 1
1992 31 SEA AL 4 84 75 14 30 6 0 2 3 0 7 6 .400 .458 .560 1.018 .418 42 2 1 1 0 0 0
4 Yrs 66 815 692 98 179 27 7 19 32 9 90 92 .259 .352 .400 .752 .273 277 13 12 16 5 10 9
162 Game Avg. 50 616 523 74 135 20 5 14 24 7 68 70 .259 .352 .400 .752 .273 209 10 9 12 4 8 7
MLB Averages .256 .322 .380 .702 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1988 27 PIT NL -1.8 -0.2 45 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 .99 -0.1 -0.5 -1.8 -0.2 0.99 -0.8 1 1 2
1989 28 PIT NL -6.6 -0.7 507 -1.1 9.8 -11.0 1.32 -1.0 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.32 -6.7 9 5 5
1990 29 TOT NL -3.0 -0.3 222 -0.9 2.1 -3.1 .71 -0.6 -0.7 -5.4 -0.5 0.70 -6.3 3 3 12
1990 29 PIT NL -3.4 -0.4 124 -0.1 1.2 -1.4 .66 -0.4 0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.66 -3.8 1 2 7
1990 29 CHC NL 0.4 0.0 98 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 .76 -0.3 -0.8 -2.5 -0.2 0.76 -2.5 2 1 5
1992 31 SEA AL -6.0 -0.6 87 -0.7 1.5 -2.2 1.22 -0.7 0.2 -6.0 -0.6 1.22 -7.3 0 0 0
4 Yrs -17.4 -1.8 861 -3.4 14.1 -17.5 1.13 -2.4 -0.6 -15.8 -1.6 1.13 -21.2 13 9 19

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
1988 27 PIT NL 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39.0 39 39 1 0 0 1 7.0 2.3 4.0 70 1 0 0 0 70
1989 28 PIT NL 35 15 4 8 3 1 1 6 9 .400 2 2 1 1 4 27% 46.9 87 29 14 6 3 8 3.8 4.1 5.1 79 7 3 4 0 115
1990 29 TOT NL 22 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0% 45.2 56 30 5 2 0 2 3.8 2.1 3.8 60 3 1 0 0 81
1990 29 PIT NL 12 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 48.0 56 40 2 2 0 2 3.5 1.3 4.5 63 2 0 0 0 63
1990 29 CHC NL 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 42.5 55 30 3 0 0 0 4.0 3.0 3.2 56 1 1 0 0 81
1992 31 SEA AL 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .250 1 0 0 0 1 25% 34.0 53 21 4 1 0 2 5.3 6.2 4.1 79 2 2 0 0 84
4 Yrs 66 24 4 12 8 1 1 8 16 .333 3 2 1 1 5 21% 44 87 21 24 9 3 13 4.2 4.1 4.7 75 13 6 4 0 115
MLB Averages .500 54% 51 103 -14 4.2 4.2 6.2 95

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
1988 27 PIT NL 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .988 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 2 0 4.5 21
1989 28 PIT NL 35 20 7 1 1 6 2 4 33% 9 3 7 2 29% 8 1.316 9 5 5 10 5 5 5 15 12 3 12 1 5.2 26
1990 29 TOT NL 22 18 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% .706 3 3 12 0 1 17 5 13 11 5 12 0 5.1 27
1990 29 PIT NL 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 43% 2 .663 1 2 7 0 0 10 4 6 6 3 7 0 5.0 24
1990 29 CHC NL 10 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 6 .757 2 1 5 0 1 7 1 7 5 2 5 0 5.3 31
3 Yrs 62 42 14 2 3 6 2 4 33% 9 3 16 7 44% 1.124 13 9 19 11 7 24 10 32 25 9 26 1 5.1 26

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%
1988 27 PIT NL 42 62% 2.4% 16.7% 2.4% 9.5% 33% 0.68 1.10 74% 21% 11.1% 53% 5 0 0%
1989 28 PIT NL 482 45% 2.1% 10.8% 12.7% 5.8% 31% 0.83 1.05 71% 17% 6.5% 19% 95 10 11%
1990 29 TOT NL 207 51% 2.9% 13.0% 10.1% 6.3% 28% 1.00 1.45 70% 21% 10.5% 24% 35 1 3%
1990 29 PIT NL 112 54% 2.7% 13.4% 8.0% 6.3% 26% 0.98 1.81 72% 26% 9.4% 24% 23 1 4%
1990 29 CHC NL 95 47% 3.2% 12.6% 12.6% 6.3% 30% 1.03 1.13 67% 16% 12.0% 24% 12 0 0%
1992 31 SEA AL 84 42% 2.4% 7.1% 8.3% 9.5% 27% 1.03 1.26 80% 21% 6.5% 9% 23 2 9%
4 Yrs 815 47% 2.3% 11.3% 11.0% 6.5% 30% 0.88 1.16 72% 19% 7.6% 21% 158 13 8%
MLB Averages 40% 2.0% 14.8% 8.5% 6.6% 29% 0.80 1.05 73% 20% 6.2% 22% 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
1988 27 PIT NL 43 155 3.60 98 63% 26% 17% 23% 34% 74% 0% 47% 77% 47% 0% 0 0 23% 10 8 0 57% 3 0 -1 0 0
1989 28 PIT NL 479 1712 3.57 976 57% 22% 13% 28% 37% 78% 1% 44% 84% 46% 9% 45 26 14% 66 39 3 19% 7 16 3 2 0
1990 29 TOT NL 187 669 3.58 404 60% 22% 14% 28% 35% 77% 7% 47% 82% 58% 6% 12 3 27% 50 25 5 30% 6 4 20 0 1
1990 29 PIT NL 96 342 3.56 211 62% 24% 16% 26% 35% 76% 8% 47% 80% 58% 5% 5 2 28% 27 14 3 31% 4 0 16 0 0
1990 29 CHC NL 91 327 3.59 193 59% 21% 12% 31% 36% 79% 6% 46% 84% 58% 8% 7 1 25% 23 11 2 30% 2 4 4 0 1
1992 31 SEA AL 84 314 3.74 181 58% 29% 9% 23% 39% 71% 0% 41% 87% 45% 14% 12 8 15% 13 7 2 33% 0 4 0 0 0
4 Yrs 793 2850 3.59 1659 58% 23% 13% 27% 36% 77% 3% 45% 83% 49% 9% 69 37 18% 139 79 10 26% 16 24 22 2 1
MLB Averages 3.62 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 56% 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
1988 27 PIT NL 42 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 0 80% 0 1 0 11 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1989 28 PIT NL 482 90 12 3 10 0 11 4 6 8 2 30 18 2 60% 7 1 3 185 15 5 75% 12 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0
1990 29 TOT NL 207 47 3 0 6 0 3 3 3 3 3 11 6 2 55% 2 0 0 90 14 2 88% 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 PIT NL 112 27 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 7 4 1 57% 1 0 0 52 11 2 85% 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 CHC NL 95 20 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 2 1 50% 1 0 0 38 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 SEA AL 84 30 16 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 67% 0 0 0 41 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 815 179 31 3 19 0 14 9 10 12 7 49 30 4 61% 9 2 3 327 32 9 78% 29 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 0
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+
1988 27 1 2 .333 5.40 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 12 6 6 1 1 0 7 1 0 1 42 66 1.300 10.8 0.9 0.9 6.3 7.00 66
1989 28 6 11 .353 4.08 40 16 8 1 1 2 121.1 102 59 55 11 62 4 59 8 0 2 524 83 1.352 7.6 0.8 4.6 4.4 0.95 83
1990 29 6 14 .300 4.20 62 20 14 1 1 2 167.1 149 84 78 17 83 10 86 11 0 2 731 84 1.386 8.0 0.9 4.5 4.6 1.04 84
1991 30 6 14 .300 4.20 62 20 14 1 1 2 167.1 149 84 78 17 83 10 86 11 0 2 731 84 1.386 8.0 0.9 4.5 4.6 1.04 84
1992 31 6 15 .286 4.51 66 24 14 1 1 2 183.2 179 98 92 19 90 10 92 12 0 2 815 79 1.465 8.8 0.9 4.4 4.5 1.02 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
1988 27 0 1 .000 7.00 9.0 13 8 7 1 1 6 1 1.556 13.0 1.0 6.0 6.00 1.0 5
1989 28 4 7 .364 5.07 103.0 98 64 58 11 66 48 8 1.592 8.6 5.8 4.2 0.73 1.0 35
1990 29 2 3 .400 4.80 45.0 48 27 24 6 21 26 3 1.533 9.6 4.2 5.2 1.24 1.2 22
1992 31 0 1 .000 9.00 15.0 31 17 15 2 7 6 1 2.533 18.6 4.2 3.6 0.86 1.2 4
4 Yrs 6 12 .333 5.44 172.0 190 116 104 20 95 86 13 1.657 9.9 4.5 0.91 1.0 66

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1989 NL  7 (3rd)

                                         

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