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Dave LaPoint
David Jeffrey LaPoint
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: July 29, 1959 in Glens Falls, NY
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1980
Final Game: April 20, 1991
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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
1980 20 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 6.00 5 3 1 0 0 1 15.0 17 14 10 2 13 1 5 0 1 0 75 65 2.000 10.2 1.2 7.8 3.0 0.38
1981 21 STL NL 1 0 1.000 4.22 3 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 12 5 5 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 45 84 1.313 10.1 0.8 1.7 3.4 2.00
1982 22 STL NL 9 3 .750 3.42 42 21 6 0 0 0 152.2 170 63 58 8 52 8 81 3 2 4 656 107 1.454 10.0 0.5 3.1 4.8 1.56 RoY-8
1983 23 STL NL 12 9 .571 3.95 37 29 1 1 0 0 191.1 191 92 84 12 84 7 113 4 4 11 832 92 1.437 9.0 0.6 4.0 5.3 1.35
1984 24 STL NL 12 10 .545 3.96 33 33 0 2 1 0 193.0 205 94 85 9 77 8 130 1 3 15 827 89 1.461 9.6 0.4 3.6 6.1 1.69
1985 25 SFG NL 7 17 .292 3.57 31 31 0 2 1 0 206.2 215 99 82 18 74 6 122 0 0 10 886 97 1.398 9.4 0.8 3.2 5.3 1.65
1986 26 TOT MLB 4 10 .286 5.02 40 12 6 0 0 0 129.0 152 86 72 19 56 7 77 1 5 3 588 78 1.612 10.6 1.3 3.9 5.4 1.38
1986 26 DET AL 3 6 .333 5.72 16 8 2 0 0 0 67.2 85 49 43 11 32 3 36 0 1 2 314 72 1.729 11.3 1.5 4.3 4.8 1.13
1986 26 SDP NL 1 4 .200 4.26 24 4 4 0 0 0 61.1 67 37 29 8 24 4 41 1 4 1 274 86 1.484 9.8 1.2 3.5 6.0 1.71
1987 27 TOT MLB 7 4 .636 3.56 20 14 3 2 1 0 98.2 95 41 39 11 36 0 51 1 1 4 420 127 1.328 8.7 1.0 3.3 4.7 1.42
1987 27 STL NL 1 1 .500 6.75 6 2 3 0 0 0 16.0 26 12 12 4 5 0 8 0 1 1 79 62 1.938 14.6 2.3 2.8 4.5 1.60
1987 27 CHW AL 6 3 .667 2.94 14 12 0 2 1 0 82.2 69 29 27 7 31 0 43 1 0 3 341 157 1.210 7.5 0.8 3.4 4.7 1.39
1988 28 TOT MLB 14 13 .519 3.25 33 33 0 2 1 0 213.1 205 87 77 14 57 3 98 2 7 1 892 118 1.228 8.6 0.6 2.4 4.1 1.72
1988 28 CHW AL 10 11 .476 3.40 25 25 0 1 1 0 161.1 151 69 61 10 47 1 79 2 5 1 677 117 1.227 8.4 0.6 2.6 4.4 1.68
1988 28 PIT NL 4 2 .667 2.77 8 8 0 1 0 0 52.0 54 18 16 4 10 2 19 0 2 0 215 122 1.231 9.3 0.7 1.7 3.3 1.90
1989 29 NYY AL 6 9 .400 5.62 20 20 0 0 0 0 113.2 146 73 71 12 45 4 51 2 2 1 524 69 1.680 11.6 1.0 3.6 4.0 1.13
1990 30 NYY AL 7 10 .412 4.11 28 27 0 2 0 0 157.2 180 84 72 11 57 3 67 1 0 4 694 97 1.503 10.3 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.18
1991 31 PHI NL 0 1 .000 16.20 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 10 9 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 32 23 3.200 18.0 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
12 Seasons 80 86 .482 4.02 294 227 17 11 4 1 1486.2 1598 748 664 117 559 47 802 17 25 53 6471 94 1.451 9.7 0.7 3.4 4.9 1.43
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .482 4.02 38 30 2 1 1 0 194 209 98 87 15 73 6 105 2 3 7 845 94 1.451 9.7 0.7 3.4 4.9 1.43
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
STL (5 yrs) 35 23 .603 3.90 121 87 10 3 1 0 563.2 604 266 244 34 220 23 336 9 10 31 2439 93 1.462 9.6 0.5 3.5 5.4 1.53
NYY (2 yrs) 13 19 .406 4.74 48 47 0 2 0 0 271.1 326 157 143 23 102 7 118 3 2 5 1218 83 1.577 10.8 0.8 3.4 3.9 1.16
CHW (2 yrs) 16 14 .533 3.25 39 37 0 3 2 0 244.0 220 98 88 17 78 1 122 3 5 4 1018 129 1.221 8.1 0.6 2.9 4.5 1.56
PIT (1 yr) 4 2 .667 2.77 8 8 0 1 0 0 52.0 54 18 16 4 10 2 19 0 2 0 215 122 1.231 9.3 0.7 1.7 3.3 1.90
SFG (1 yr) 7 17 .292 3.57 31 31 0 2 1 0 206.2 215 99 82 18 74 6 122 0 0 10 886 97 1.398 9.4 0.8 3.2 5.3 1.65
PHI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 16.20 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 10 9 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 32 23 3.200 18.0 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
SDP (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.26 24 4 4 0 0 0 61.1 67 37 29 8 24 4 41 1 4 1 274 86 1.484 9.8 1.2 3.5 6.0 1.71
DET (1 yr) 3 6 .333 5.72 16 8 2 0 0 0 67.2 85 49 43 11 32 3 36 0 1 2 314 72 1.729 11.3 1.5 4.3 4.8 1.13
MIL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.00 5 3 1 0 0 1 15.0 17 14 10 2 13 1 5 0 1 0 75 65 2.000 10.2 1.2 7.8 3.0 0.38
NL (9 yrs) 47 47 .500 3.85 186 132 14 6 2 0 888.2 950 430 380 64 334 35 521 11 16 42 3846 93 1.445 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.3 1.56
AL (6 yrs) 33 39 .458 4.27 108 95 3 5 2 1 598.0 648 318 284 53 225 12 281 6 9 11 2625 95 1.460 9.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.25

Postseason Pitching

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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
1982 22 STL NL WS W MIL 0 0 3.24 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 36 1.440 10.8 0.0 2.2 3.2 1.50
1 WS 0 0 3.24 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 36 1.440 10.8 0.0 2.2 3.2 1.50

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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
1981 21 STL NL 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 22 STL NL 42 47 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .053 .077 .053 .130 -63 2 1 0 8 0 0 1 RoY-8
1983 23 STL NL 37 71 59 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 20 .153 .242 .153 .395 12 9 2 0 5 0 0 1
1984 24 STL NL 33 71 59 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .068 .097 .068 .165 -52 4 2 0 9 1 0 1
1985 25 SFG NL 31 71 60 4 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 11 .167 .242 .183 .426 24 11 0 0 5 0 0 1
1986 26 TOT MLB 24 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
1986 26 SDP NL 24 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
1987 27 TOT MLB 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 27 STL NL 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 28 TOT MLB 8 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063 .125 -64 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
1988 28 PIT NL 8 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -64 1 2 0 1 0 0 /1
1991 31 PHI NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 186 300 251 13 26 1 0 0 15 0 0 16 72 .104 .157 .108 .264 -24 27 7 0 32 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 261 219 11 23 1 0 0 13 0 0 14 63 .104 .157 .108 .264 -24 24 6 0 28 1 0
STL (5 yrs) 121 198 165 9 15 0 0 0 9 0 0 10 63 .091 .142 .091 .233 -33 15 5 0 22 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 8 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -64 1 2 0 1 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 31 71 60 4 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 11 .167 .242 .183 .426 24 11 0 0 5 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 24 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 186 300 251 13 26 1 0 0 15 0 0 16 82 .104 .157 .108 .264 -24 27 7 0 32 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 MIL AL 20 P 5 3 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.86 0.76
1981 STL NL 21 P 3 2 10.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.53 1.00 .967 1.94 0.67
1982 STL NL 22 P 42 21 152.2 16 2 13 1 0 .938 0.88 0.36 .950 1.96 0.70 RoY-8
1983 STL NL 23 P 37 29 191.1 35 11 24 0 1 1.000 1.65 0.95 .949 1.92 0.68
1984 STL NL 24 P 33 33 193.0 26 2 23 1 4 .962 1.17 0.76 .954 1.88 0.67
1985 SFG NL 25 P 31 31 206.2 32 8 23 1 1 .969 1.35 1.00 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 TOT MLB 26 P 40 12 129.0 22 5 16 1 2 .955 1.47 0.53 .959 1.88 0.67
1986 DET AL 26 P 16 8 67.2 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.33 0.63 .960 1.84 0.68
1986 SDP NL 26 P 24 4 61.1 12 3 8 1 1 .917 1.61 0.46 .958 1.94 0.66
1987 TOT MLB 27 P 20 14 98.2 29 2 26 1 0 .966 2.55 1.40 .955 1.85 0.66
1987 STL NL 27 P 6 2 16.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.50 .967 1.91 0.62
1987 CHW AL 27 P 14 12 82.2 26 2 23 1 0 .962 2.72 1.79 .954 1.84 0.67
1988 TOT MLB 28 P 33 33 213.1 32 7 24 1 1 .969 1.31 0.94 .959 1.82 0.68
1988 CHW AL 28 P 25 25 161.1 19 2 16 1 1 .947 1.00 0.72 .963 1.78 0.67
1988 PIT NL 28 P 8 8 52.0 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.63 .954 1.96 0.69
1989 NYY AL 29 P 20 20 113.2 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 0.95 0.60 .958 1.87 0.66
1990 NYY AL 30 P 28 27 157.2 31 6 23 2 3 .935 1.66 1.04 .955 1.78 0.59
1991 PHI NL 31 P 2 2 5.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 3.60 1.00 .967 1.80 0.60
12 Seasons P 294 227 1486.2 241 46 186 9 13 .963 1.40 0.79 .955 1.88 0.67
12 Seasons TOT 294 227 1486.2 241 46 186 9 13 .963 1.40 0.79 .917 1.88 0.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Started s c a p y
1984 NL--33--7th

Hits s c a p y
1985 NL--215--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL--.420--6th

Losses s c a p y
1985 NL--17--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1983 NL--11--4th
1984 NL--15--1st
1985 NL--10--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1980 AL--born 1959-07-29--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2900), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with David Green, Sixto Lezcano and Lary Sorensen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich.

February 1, 1985: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with David Green, Gary Rajsich and Jose Uribe to the San Francisco Giants for Jack Clark.

October 7, 1985: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Eric King and Matt Nokes to the Detroit Tigers for Juan Berenguer and Bob Melvin. The Detroit Tigers sent Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

July 9, 1986: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Mark Thurmond.

December 18, 1986: Released by the San Diego Padres.

January 19, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 30, 1987: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Bryce Hulstrom (minors).

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

August 13, 1988: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Barry Jones.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

February 17, 1991: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 7, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 23, 1991: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 9, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 23, 1991: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 28, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Detroit Tigers$380,000
1986Detroit Tigers$550,000
1987Chicago White Sox$65,000
1988Chicago White Sox$425,000
1989New York Yankees$825,000
1990New York Yankees$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,095,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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