Dick LeMay
Richard Paul LeMay
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 28, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Withrow (Cincinnati, OH)
School: University of Michigan
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 13, 1961
Final Game: July 28, 1963
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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
1961 22 SFG NL 3 6 .333 3.56 27 5 11 1 0 3 83.1 65 35 33 11 36 7 54 4 1 3 348 107 1.212 7.0 1.2 3.9 5.8 1.50
1962 23 SFG NL 0 1 .000 7.71 9 0 2 0 0 1 9.1 9 8 8 2 9 1 5 0 1 2 45 49 1.929 8.7 1.9 8.7 4.8 0.56
1963 24 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.28 9 1 2 0 0 0 15.1 26 9 9 1 4 2 10 0 0 0 74 67 1.957 15.3 0.6 2.3 5.9 2.50
3 Seasons 3 8 .273 4.17 45 6 15 1 0 4 108.0 100 52 50 14 49 10 69 4 2 5 467 91 1.380 8.3 1.2 4.1 5.8 1.41
162 Game Avg. 4 11 .273 4.17 60 8 20 1 0 5 144 133 69 67 19 65 13 92 5 3 7 623 91 1.380 8.3 1.2 4.1 5.8 1.41
SFG (2 yrs) 3 7 .300 3.98 36 5 13 1 0 4 92.2 74 43 41 13 45 8 59 4 2 5 393 96 1.284 7.2 1.3 4.4 5.7 1.31
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.28 9 1 2 0 0 0 15.1 26 9 9 1 4 2 10 0 0 0 74 67 1.957 15.3 0.6 2.3 5.9 2.50

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
1961 22 SFG NL 27 348 300 35 65 7 3 11 1 0 36 54 .217 .307 .370 .677 .228 111 5 4 6 2 7
1962 23 SFG NL 9 45 34 8 9 3 0 2 0 0 9 5 .265 .419 .529 .948 .259 18 0 0 2 0 1
1963 24 CHC NL 9 74 66 9 26 3 1 1 4 2 4 10 .394 .429 .515 .944 .455 34 1 0 4 0 2
3 Seasons 45 467 400 52 100 13 4 14 5 2 49 69 .250 .336 .408 .744 .270 163 6 4 12 2 10
162 Game Avg. 60 623 533 69 133 17 5 19 7 3 65 92 .250 .336 .408 .744 .270 217 8 5 16 3 13
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
1961 22 SFG NL 27 5 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 .500 0 2 1 0 3 60% 53 74 32 11 2 4 1 4.8 4.5 7.0
1963 24 CHC NL 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 41 41 41 6 1 0 0 3.2 0.0 2.0
2 Seasons 36 6 1 0 5 0 0 2 3 .400 0 3 1 0 3 50% 51 74 32 17 3 4 1 4.5 4.2 6.2
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
1961 22 SFG NL 27 22 11 2 6 5 3 2 60% 6 1 31 12 39% 5 1.133 9 8 5 6 3 13 15 7 12 7 12 1 6.6
1962 23 SFG NL 9 9 2 0 1 2 1 1 50% 2 0 8 1 13% 8 0.809 3 0 6 2 1 6 5 4 3 5 4 2 3.1
1963 24 CHC NL 9 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 50% 5 0.847 2 3 3 1 1 6 3 5 5 3 6 1 5.0
3 Seasons 45 39 15 2 8 7 4 3 57% 9 2 43 15 35% 1.056 14 11 14 9 5 25 23 16 20 15 22 4 5.5

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%
1961 22 SFG NL 348 70% 3.2% 15.5% 10.3% 6.0% 32% 0.98 68% 54 5 9%
1962 23 SFG NL 45 62% 4.4% 11.1% 20.0% 11.1% 56% 0.92 60% 10 0 0%
1963 24 CHC NL 74 65% 1.4% 13.5% 5.4% 6.8% 19% 1.83 74% 17 1 6%
3 Seasons 467 69% 3.0% 14.8% 10.5% 6.6% 31% 1.06 68% 81 6 7%
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
1961 22 SFG NL 348 65 11 1 20 7 4 5 6 22 8 5 36% 7 3 1 108 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1962 23 SFG NL 45 9 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 150% 0 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1963 24 CHC NL 74 26 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 33% 1 0 1 37 4 2 67% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
3 Seasons 467 100 14 1 23 8 6 6 8 27 12 6 44% 8 5 2 166 5 2 71% 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 16 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+
1961 22 3 6 .333 3.56 27 5 11 1 0 3 83.1 65 35 33 11 36 7 54 4 1 3 348 107 1.212 7.0 1.2 3.9 5.8 1.50 107
1962 23 3 7 .300 3.98 36 5 13 1 0 4 92.2 74 43 41 13 45 8 59 4 2 5 393 96 1.284 7.2 1.3 4.4 5.7 1.31 96
1963 24 3 8 .273 4.17 45 6 15 1 0 4 108.0 100 52 50 14 49 10 69 4 2 5 467 91 1.380 8.3 1.2 4.1 5.8 1.41 91

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1961 22 5 4 .556 3.86 84.0 70 40 36 12 39 54 4 1.298 7.5 4.2 5.8 1.38 1.3 27
1962 23 0 1 .000 8.00 9.0 9 9 8 2 9 5 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 5.0 0.56 2.0 9
1963 24 0 1 .000 6.43 14.0 27 11 10 1 4 9 0 2.214 17.4 2.6 5.8 2.25 0.6 9
3 Seasons 5 6 .455 4.54 107.0 106 60 54 15 52 68 4 1.477 8.9 5.7 1.31 1.3 45

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