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Bob Lacey

Robert Joseph Lacey

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 25, 1953 in Fredericksburg, VA
High School: Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1977
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Giants/Indians/Angels/Rangers 1977-1984

Final Game: September 26, 1984
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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 23 OAK AL 6 8 .429 3.03 64 0 29 0 0 7 121.2 100 46 41 13 43 11 69 0 1 4 492 132 1.175 7.4 1.0 3.2 5.1 1.60
1978 24 OAK AL 8 9 .471 3.01 74 0 25 0 0 5 119.2 126 52 40 10 35 13 60 1 0 3 515 121 1.345 9.5 0.8 2.6 4.5 1.71
1979 25 OAK AL 1 5 .167 5.85 42 0 20 0 0 4 47.2 66 34 31 7 24 8 33 1 0 4 230 70 1.888 12.5 1.3 4.5 6.2 1.38
1980 26 OAK AL 3 2 .600 2.94 47 1 31 1 1 6 79.2 68 29 26 7 21 5 45 1 0 5 322 129 1.117 7.7 0.8 2.4 5.1 2.14
1981 27 TOT AL 0 0 7.66 15 0 8 0 0 0 22.1 37 21 19 6 3 0 11 0 0 1 107 50 1.791 14.9 2.4 1.2 4.4 3.67
1981 27 CLE AL 0 0 7.59 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.1 36 20 18 5 3 0 11 0 0 1 103 49 1.828 15.2 2.1 1.3 4.6 3.67
1981 27 TEX AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
1983 29 CAL AL 1 2 .333 5.19 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.2 12 5 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 35 81 1.385 12.5 1.0 0.0 7.3
1984 30 SFG NL 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00
7 Seasons 20 29 .408 3.67 284 2 131 1 1 22 450.2 464 213 184 49 139 41 251 3 4 20 1917 104 1.338 9.3 1.0 2.8 5.0 1.81
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .408 3.67 68 0 31 0 0 5 107 110 51 44 12 33 10 60 1 1 5 456 104 1.338 9.3 1.0 2.8 5.0 1.81
OAK (4 yrs) 18 24 .429 3.37 227 1 105 1 1 22 368.2 360 161 138 37 123 37 207 3 1 16 1559 114 1.310 8.8 0.9 3.0 5.1 1.68
SFG (1 yr) 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
CAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.19 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.2 12 5 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 35 81 1.385 12.5 1.0 0.0 7.3
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 7.59 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.1 36 20 18 5 3 0 11 0 0 1 103 49 1.828 15.2 2.1 1.3 4.6 3.67
AL (6 yrs) AL 19 26 .422 3.65 250 1 117 1 1 22 399.2 409 187 162 44 126 37 225 3 1 17 1701 106 1.339 9.2 1.0 2.8 5.1 1.79
NL (1 yr) NL 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1977 23 OAK AL 121.2 0 46 74 -2 1.3 28 2.3 $
1978 24 OAK AL 119.2 0 52 69 -4 1.3 17 1.1 $
1979 25 OAK AL 47.2 0 34 33 -4 1.3 -1 -0.5 $
1980 26 OAK AL 79.2 1 29 41 5 1.3 12 0.9 $
1981 27 CLE AL 21.1 0 20 13 -2 .3 -7 -0.6 $
1981 27 TEX AL 1.0 0 1 0 0 .0 -1 0.0 $
1983 29 CAL AL 8.2 0 5 5 0 2.1 0 0.0 $
1984 30 SFG NL 51.0 1 26 31 -4 .7 5 0.2 $
7 Seasons 450.2 2 213 266 -11 1.2 53 3.4 $
OAK (4 yrs) 368.2 1 161 217 -5 1.3 56 3.8 $
SFG (1 yr) 51.0 1 26 31 -4 .7 5 0.2 $
TEX (1 yr) 1.0 0 1 0 0 .0 -1 0.0 $
CAL (1 yr) 8.2 0 5 5 0 2.1 0 0.0 $
CLE (1 yr) 21.1 0 20 13 -2 .3 -7 -0.6 $

Standard Batting

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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
1977 23 OAK AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 24 OAK AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 25 OAK AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 26 OAK AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 27 TOT AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 27 CLE AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 27 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 29 CAL AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 30 SFG NL 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 284 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 1 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (4 yrs) 227 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1984 30 SFG NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1 Season 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1977 OAK AL 23 P 64 0 0 121.2 44 3 38 3 1 .932 3.03 0.64 .948 1.95 1.93 7 7 50% 5
1978 OAK AL 24 P 74 0 0 119.2 38 8 27 3 1 .921 2.63 0.47 .954 1.90 1.88 5 2 29% 2
1979 OAK AL 25 P 42 0 0 47.2 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.89 0.24 .949 1.93 1.89 6 1 14% 0
1980 OAK AL 26 P 47 1 1 79.2 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.32 .957 1.85 1.85 1 1 50% 0
1981 TOT AL 27 P 15 0 0 22.1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.01 0.33 .962 1.97 1.98 0 1 100% 0
1981 CLE AL 27 P 14 0 0 21.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.29 .962 1.98 1.98 0 1 100% 0
1981 TEX AL 27 P 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 .960 1.80 2.00 0 0 0
1983 CAL AL 29 P 8 0 0 8.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.04 0.13 .960 1.77 1.78 1 0 0% 0
1984 SFG NL 30 P 34 1 0 51.0 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.94 0.32 .954 1.89 1.87 6 3 33% 0
7 Seasons P 284 2 1 450.2 124 20 98 6 2 .952 2.36 0.42 .952 1.91 1.89 26 15 37% 7
7 Seasons TOT 284 2 1 450.2 124 20 98 6 2 .952 2.36 0.42 .952 1.91 1.89 26 15 37% 7
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL  64 (6th)
1978 AL  74 (1st)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1978 AL  74 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1977 AL  3.03 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (829), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 2 (2433), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198026Oakland Athletics$75,0001981 TSN GuidePlayer win; team offered $55K
Career to date (may be incomplete)$75,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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