Jack Lazorko
Jack Thomas Lazorko
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 30, 1956 in Hoboken, NJ
School: Mississippi State University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1984
Final Game: September 27, 1988
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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
1984 28 MIL AL 0 1 .000 4.31 15 1 3 0 0 1 39.2 37 19 19 7 22 2 24 1 0 0 175 90 1.487 8.4 1.6 5.0 5.4 1.09
1985 29 SEA AL 0 0 3.54 15 0 4 0 0 1 20.1 23 10 8 1 8 1 7 3 0 0 92 118 1.525 10.2 0.4 3.5 3.1 0.88
1986 30 DET AL 0 0 4.05 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 8 3 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 31 102 1.800 10.8 0.0 5.4 4.1 0.75
1987 31 CAL AL 5 6 .455 4.59 26 11 5 2 0 0 117.2 108 68 60 20 44 5 55 2 1 3 487 95 1.292 8.3 1.5 3.4 4.2 1.25
1988 32 CAL AL 0 1 .000 3.35 10 3 1 0 0 0 37.2 37 15 14 5 16 0 19 1 1 0 165 115 1.407 8.8 1.2 3.8 4.5 1.19
5 Seasons 5 8 .385 4.22 69 15 15 2 0 2 222.0 213 115 104 33 94 9 108 7 2 3 950 99 1.383 8.6 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15
162 Game Avg. 4 6 .385 4.22 56 12 12 2 0 2 180 172 93 84 27 76 7 87 6 2 2 769 99 1.383 8.6 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15
CAL (2 yrs) 5 7 .417 4.29 36 14 6 2 0 0 155.1 145 83 74 25 60 5 74 3 2 3 652 98 1.320 8.4 1.4 3.5 4.3 1.23
SEA (1 yr) 0 0 3.54 15 0 4 0 0 1 20.1 23 10 8 1 8 1 7 3 0 0 92 118 1.525 10.2 0.4 3.5 3.1 0.88
DET (1 yr) 0 0 4.05 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 8 3 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 31 102 1.800 10.8 0.0 5.4 4.1 0.75
MIL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.31 15 1 3 0 0 1 39.2 37 19 19 7 22 2 24 1 0 0 175 90 1.487 8.4 1.6 5.0 5.4 1.09

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1984 28 MIL AL 15 175 151 19 37 9 1 7 4 1 22 24 .245 .343 .457 .800 .248 69 3 1 0 1 2
1985 29 SEA AL 15 92 79 10 23 3 1 1 1 1 8 7 .291 .378 .392 .770 .310 31 6 3 2 0 1
1986 30 DET AL 3 31 27 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 .296 .387 .370 .757 .333 10 2 0 0 0 1
1987 31 CAL AL 26 486 435 68 108 17 3 20 6 10 44 55 .248 .318 .439 .757 .242 191 10 2 2 3 5
1988 32 CAL AL 10 165 145 15 37 3 0 5 1 1 16 19 .255 .331 .379 .711 .262 55 1 1 2 1 0
5 Seasons 69 949 837 115 213 34 5 33 12 13 94 108 .254 .333 .425 .758 .257 356 22 7 6 5 9
162 Game Avg. 56 768 678 93 172 28 4 27 10 11 76 87 .254 .333 .425 .758 .257 288 18 6 5 4 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1984 28 MIL AL 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 46 46 46 10 3 0 1 3.0 5.4 5.3
1987 31 CAL AL 26 11 3 5 3 1 1 5 6 .455 2 0 2 0 5 45% 49 68 22 16 4 1 3 4.7 5.2 6.5
1988 32 CAL AL 10 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 1 33% 40 59 28 11 2 0 3 4.7 5.1 5.0 81 1 2 0 0 97
3 Seasons 51 15 3 6 6 1 1 6 9 .400 2 0 2 0 6 40% 47 68 22 37 9 1 7 4.6 5.2 6.1 81 1 2 0 0 97
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1984 28 MIL AL 15 14 3 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 18 10 56% 5 0.581 4 4 6 2 1 11 9 5 11 3 12 1 7.4
1985 29 SEA AL 15 15 4 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 16 9 56% 7 0.644 3 3 9 2 1 12 7 8 6 4 7 3 4.1
1986 30 DET AL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 6 0.211 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 3 1 6.7
1987 31 CAL AL 26 15 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 36% 6 0.760 0 6 9 1 0 14 7 8 14 0 14 1 9.3
1988 32 CAL AL 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 9% 3 0.806 2 1 4 0 1 6 7 0 7 0 7 0 9.7 43
5 Seasons 69 54 15 2 2 2 2 0 100% 2 0 58 26 45% 0.706 9 14 31 5 3 46 32 22 41 7 43 6 7.2 43

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1984 28 MIL AL 175 45% 4.0% 13.7% 12.6% 9.7% 46% 1.41 69% 26 3 12%
1985 29 SEA AL 92 43% 1.1% 7.6% 8.7% 5.4% 22% 2.40 77% 31 6 19%
1986 30 DET AL 31 35% 0.0% 9.7% 12.9% 6.5% 25% 2.40 77% 9 2 22%
1987 31 CAL AL 487 45% 4.1% 11.3% 9.1% 8.2% 37% 0.89 75% 84 10 12%
1988 32 CAL AL 165 55% 3.0% 11.5% 9.7% 4.9% 22% 0.98 1.58 74% 22% 11.1% 29% 27 1 4%
5 Seasons 950 46% 3.5% 11.4% 9.9% 7.6% 34% 0.98 1.20 74% 22% 11.1% 29% 177 22 12%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 32 CAL AL 165 546 3.31 336 62% 25% 13% 24% 38% 75% 0% 46% 83% 55% 5% 8 2 11% 18 11 1 21% 2 6 0 1 0
1 Season 165 546 3.31 336 62% 25% 13% 24% 38% 75% 0% 46% 83% 55% 5% 8 2 11% 18 11 1 21% 2 6 0 1 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1984 28 MIL AL 175 37 7 1 5 3 4 3 4 6 3 0 50% 1 0 0 63 4 1 80% 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1985 29 SEA AL 92 23 1 0 10 1 0 1 0 11 7 1 64% 5 0 0 37 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 DET AL 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 CAL AL 487 108 20 0 11 8 12 18 2 20 12 1 60% 3 3 0 157 6 10 38% 6 6 0 3 0 1 2 1 11 0
1988 32 CAL AL 165 37 4 0 5 0 4 1 4 3 2 6 4 0 67% 1 0 0 59 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 Seasons 950 213 4 0 33 1 30 13 20 25 8 45 27 2 60% 11 3 0 333 12 13 48% 9 9 3 3 0 1 2 1 15 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1984 28 0 1 .000 4.31 15 1 3 0 0 1 39.2 37 19 19 7 22 2 24 1 0 0 175 90 1.487 8.4 1.6 5.0 5.4 1.09 90
1985 29 0 1 .000 4.05 30 1 7 0 0 2 60.0 60 29 27 8 30 3 31 4 0 0 267 98 1.500 9.0 1.2 4.5 4.7 1.03 98
1986 30 0 1 .000 4.05 33 1 9 0 0 2 66.2 68 32 30 8 34 4 34 4 0 0 298 99 1.530 9.2 1.1 4.6 4.6 1.00 99
1987 31 5 7 .417 4.39 59 12 14 2 0 2 184.1 176 100 90 28 78 9 89 6 1 3 785 96 1.378 8.6 1.4 3.8 4.3 1.14 96
1988 32 5 8 .385 4.22 69 15 15 2 0 2 222.0 213 115 104 33 94 9 108 7 2 3 950 99 1.383 8.6 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15 99

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1984 28 2 2 .500 5.11 37.0 40 23 21 8 24 22 1 1.730 9.7 5.8 5.4 0.92 1.9 15
1985 29 1 1 .500 3.79 19.0 23 9 8 1 8 7 3 1.632 10.9 3.8 3.3 0.88 0.5 15
1986 30 0 0 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 0 4 3 0 1.571 9.0 5.1 3.9 0.75 0.0 3
1987 31 5 7 .417 4.86 111.0 108 67 60 20 44 52 2 1.369 8.8 3.6 4.2 1.18 1.6 26
1988 32 1 2 .333 4.00 36.0 40 18 16 5 17 18 1 1.583 10.0 4.3 4.5 1.06 1.3 10
5 Seasons 9 12 .429 4.63 210.0 218 120 108 34 97 102 7 1.500 9.3 4.4 1.05 1.5 69

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