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Craig Lefferts
Craig Lindsay Lefferts
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 29, 1957 in Munich, W.Germany
Schools: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1983
Final Game: July 3, 1994
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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
1983 25 CHC NL 3 4 .429 3.13 56 5 10 0 0 1 89.0 80 35 31 13 29 3 60 2 0 2 367 121 1.225 8.1 1.3 2.9 6.1 2.07
1984 26 SDP NL 3 4 .429 2.13 62 0 29 0 0 10 105.2 88 29 25 4 24 1 56 1 2 2 420 169 1.060 7.5 0.3 2.0 4.8 2.33
1985 27 SDP NL 7 6 .538 3.35 60 0 24 0 0 2 83.1 75 34 31 7 30 4 48 0 0 2 345 106 1.260 8.1 0.8 3.2 5.2 1.60
1986 28 SDP NL 9 8 .529 3.09 83 0 36 0 0 4 107.2 98 41 37 7 44 11 72 1 1 1 446 118 1.319 8.2 0.6 3.7 6.0 1.64
1987 29 TOT NL 5 5 .500 3.83 77 0 22 0 0 6 98.2 92 47 42 13 33 11 57 2 3 6 416 102 1.267 8.4 1.2 3.0 5.2 1.73
1987 29 SDP NL 2 2 .500 4.38 33 0 8 0 0 2 51.1 56 29 25 9 15 5 39 2 2 5 225 90 1.383 9.8 1.6 2.6 6.8 2.60
1987 29 SFG NL 3 3 .500 3.23 44 0 14 0 0 4 47.1 36 18 17 4 18 6 18 0 1 1 191 120 1.141 6.8 0.8 3.4 3.4 1.00
1988 30 SFG NL 3 8 .273 2.92 64 0 30 0 0 11 92.1 74 33 30 7 23 5 58 1 0 4 362 112 1.051 7.2 0.7 2.2 5.7 2.52
1989 31 SFG NL 2 4 .333 2.69 70 0 32 0 0 20 107.0 93 38 32 11 22 5 71 1 1 4 430 125 1.075 7.8 0.9 1.9 6.0 3.23
1990 32 SDP NL 7 5 .583 2.52 56 0 44 0 0 23 78.2 68 26 22 10 22 4 60 1 0 1 327 152 1.144 7.8 1.1 2.5 6.9 2.73
1991 33 SDP NL 1 6 .143 3.91 54 0 40 0 0 23 69.0 74 35 30 5 14 3 48 1 1 3 290 97 1.275 9.7 0.7 1.8 6.3 3.43
1992 34 TOT MLB 14 12 .538 3.76 32 32 0 1 0 0 196.1 214 95 82 19 41 2 104 0 1 5 820 97 1.299 9.8 0.9 1.9 4.8 2.54
1992 34 SDP NL 13 9 .591 3.69 27 27 0 0 0 0 163.1 180 76 67 16 35 2 81 0 1 4 684 97 1.316 9.9 0.9 1.9 4.5 2.31
1992 34 BAL AL 1 3 .250 4.09 5 5 0 1 0 0 33.0 34 19 15 3 6 0 23 0 0 1 136 98 1.212 9.3 0.8 1.6 6.3 3.83
1993 35 TEX AL 3 9 .250 6.05 52 8 9 0 0 0 83.1 102 57 56 17 28 3 58 1 1 0 373 69 1.560 11.0 1.8 3.0 6.3 2.07
1994 36 CAL AL 1 1 .500 4.67 30 0 10 0 0 1 34.2 50 20 18 7 12 3 27 0 0 1 158 104 1.788 13.0 1.8 3.1 7.0 2.25
12 Seasons 58 72 .446 3.43 696 45 286 1 0 101 1145.2 1108 490 436 120 322 55 719 11 10 31 4754 108 1.248 8.7 0.9 2.5 5.6 2.23
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .446 3.43 64 4 26 0 0 9 105 102 45 40 11 30 5 66 1 1 3 436 108 1.248 8.7 0.9 2.5 5.6 2.23
SDP (7 yrs) 42 40 .512 3.24 375 27 181 0 0 64 659.0 639 270 237 58 184 30 404 6 7 18 2737 114 1.249 8.7 0.8 2.5 5.5 2.20
SFG (3 yrs) 8 15 .348 2.88 178 0 76 0 0 35 246.2 203 89 79 22 63 16 147 2 2 9 983 119 1.078 7.4 0.8 2.3 5.4 2.33
TEX (1 yr) 3 9 .250 6.05 52 8 9 0 0 0 83.1 102 57 56 17 28 3 58 1 1 0 373 69 1.560 11.0 1.8 3.0 6.3 2.07
CAL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.67 30 0 10 0 0 1 34.2 50 20 18 7 12 3 27 0 0 1 158 104 1.788 13.0 1.8 3.1 7.0 2.25
CHC (1 yr) 3 4 .429 3.13 56 5 10 0 0 1 89.0 80 35 31 13 29 3 60 2 0 2 367 121 1.225 8.1 1.3 2.9 6.1 2.07
BAL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.09 5 5 0 1 0 0 33.0 34 19 15 3 6 0 23 0 0 1 136 98 1.212 9.3 0.8 1.6 6.3 3.83
NL (10 yrs) 53 59 .473 3.14 609 32 267 0 0 100 994.2 922 394 347 93 276 49 611 10 9 29 4087 115 1.204 8.3 0.8 2.5 5.5 2.21
AL (3 yrs) 5 13 .278 5.30 87 13 19 1 0 1 151.0 186 96 89 27 46 6 108 1 1 2 667 81 1.536 11.1 1.6 2.7 6.4 2.35

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
1984 26 SDP NL NLCS W CHC 2 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 0.500 2.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.00
1984 26 SDP NL WS L DET 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 1 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 20 0.500 3.0 0.0 1.5 10.5 7.00
1987 29 SFG NL NLCS L STL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1989 31 SFG NL NLCS W CHC 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 3.000 9.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
1989 31 SFG NL WS L OAK 0 0 3.38 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
3 Seasons (5 Series) 2 0 1.000 1.15 14 0 4 0 0 1 15.2 9 2 2 0 7 3 10 1 0 0 63 1.021 5.2 0.0 4.0 5.7 1.43
3 NLCS 2 0 1.000 1.29 8 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 30 1.286 6.4 0.0 5.1 2.6 0.50
2 WS 0 0 1.04 6 0 2 0 0 1 8.2 4 1 1 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 33 0.808 4.2 0.0 3.1 8.3 2.67

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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
1983 25 CHC NL 56 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .111 .158 .111 .269 -25 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 26 SDP NL 62 18 17 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .294 .294 .353 .647 82 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1985 27 SDP NL 60 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 28 SDP NL 84 9 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .500 .625 66 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1987 29 TOT NL 77 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .429 .714 90 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 29 SDP NL 33 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 29 SFG NL 44 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 30 SFG NL 64 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 31 SFG NL 70 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 32 SDP NL 56 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1991 33 SDP NL 54 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 34 TOT MLB 27 61 52 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -56 4 0 0 9 0 0 1
1992 34 SDP NL 27 61 52 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .077 .077 .077 .154 -56 4 0 0 9 0 0 1
12 Seasons 610 147 132 4 16 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 43 .121 .128 .159 .287 -20 21 0 0 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 39 35 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .121 .128 .159 .287 -20 6 0 0 4 0 0
SDP (7 yrs) 376 107 94 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 41 .138 .138 .181 .319 -11 17 0 0 13 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 178 20 20 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .050 .050 .100 .150 -58 2 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 56 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .111 .158 .111 .269 -25 2 0 0 1 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 610 147 132 4 16 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 64 .121 .128 .159 .287 -20 21 0 0 14 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1984 26 SDP NL NLCS CHC W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 29 SFG NL NLCS STL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 31 SFG NL NLCS CHC W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 31 SFG NL WS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1983 CHC NL 25 P 56 5 89.0 22 8 13 1 0 .955 2.12 0.38 .950 1.92 0.68
1984 SDP NL 26 P 62 0 105.2 16 5 10 1 2 .938 1.28 0.24 .956 1.88 0.67
1985 SDP NL 27 P 60 0 83.1 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 1.62 0.25 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 SDP NL 28 P 83 0 107.2 27 3 24 0 3 1.000 2.26 0.33 .952 1.94 0.66
1987 TOT NL 29 P 77 0 98.2 18 5 11 2 1 .889 1.46 0.21 .961 1.91 0.62
1987 SDP NL 29 P 33 0 51.1 8 2 5 1 1 .875 1.23 0.21 .962 1.91 0.62
1987 SFG NL 29 P 44 0 47.1 10 3 6 1 0 .900 1.71 0.20 .960 1.90 0.62
1988 SFG NL 30 P 64 0 92.1 13 2 11 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.20 .954 1.96 0.69
1989 SFG NL 31 P 70 0 107.0 14 5 9 0 2 1.000 1.18 0.20 .943 1.87 0.63
1990 SDP NL 32 P 56 0 78.2 16 6 10 0 2 1.000 1.83 0.29 .956 1.80 0.58
1991 SDP NL 33 P 54 0 69.0 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.96 0.28 .953 1.87 0.59
1992 TOT MLB 34 P 32 32 196.1 38 8 28 2 0 .947 1.65 1.13 .955 1.90 0.59
1992 SDP NL 34 P 27 27 163.1 34 7 26 1 0 .971 1.82 1.22 .953 1.94 0.60
1992 BAL AL 34 P 5 5 33.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.82 0.60 .975 1.72 0.56
1993 TEX AL 35 P 52 8 83.1 19 6 12 1 0 .947 1.94 0.35 .953 1.79 0.56
1994 CAL AL 36 P 30 0 34.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 1.04 0.13 .960 1.71 0.52
12 Seasons P 696 45 1145.2 218 56 154 8 12 .963 1.65 0.30 .954 1.89 0.63
12 Seasons TOT 696 45 1145.2 218 56 154 8 12 .963 1.65 0.30 .917 1.89 0.63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1992 NL--1.929--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1986 NL--83--1st
1987 NL--77--6th
1988 NL--64--10th
1989 NL--70--6th
Career--696--93rd

Saves s c a p y
1990 NL--23--4th
1991 NL--23--6th
Career--101--117th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career--2.233--160th

Games Finished s c a p y
1990 NL--44--6th
1991 NL--40--8th
Career--286--116th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1379), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (711), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

December 7, 1983: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Chicago Cubs with Fritzie Connally and Carmelo Martinez to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs.

July 5, 1987: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Dave Dravecky and Kevin Mitchell to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

August 31, 1992: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Erik Schullstrom. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ricky Gutierrez (September 4, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

November 2, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

July 8, 1994: Released by the California Angels.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985San Diego Padres$270,000
1986San Diego Padres$390,000
1987San Diego Padres$500,000
1988San Francisco Giants$575,000
1989San Francisco Giants$600,000
1990San Diego Padres$1,266,667
1991San Diego Padres$2,641,667
1992San Diego Padres$2,041,667
1993Texas Rangers$1,100,000
1994California Angels$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,785,001
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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