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Randy Lerch

Randy Louis Lerch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 9, 1954 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Cordova (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1975
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Giants/Brewers/Expos 1975-1986

Final Game: June 22, 1986
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:40AM
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
1975 20 PHI NL 0 0 6.43 3 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 6 5 5 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 27 62 1.000 7.7 1.3 1.3 10.3 8.00
1976 21 PHI NL 0 0 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 136 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1977 22 PHI NL 10 6 .625 5.07 32 28 1 3 0 0 168.2 207 102 95 20 75 3 81 1 2 8 761 80 1.672 11.0 1.1 4.0 4.3 1.08
1978 23 PHI NL 11 8 .579 3.96 33 28 3 5 0 0 184.0 183 89 81 15 70 3 96 1 2 5 784 91 1.375 9.0 0.7 3.4 4.7 1.37
1979 24 PHI NL 10 13 .435 3.74 37 35 0 6 1 0 214.0 228 98 89 20 60 4 92 3 1 4 899 102 1.346 9.6 0.8 2.5 3.9 1.53
1980 25 PHI NL 4 14 .222 5.16 30 22 3 2 0 0 150.0 178 98 86 15 55 5 57 0 2 6 664 74 1.553 10.7 0.9 3.3 3.4 1.04
1981 26 MIL AL 7 9 .438 4.31 23 18 4 1 0 0 110.2 134 63 53 8 43 2 53 0 0 6 495 80 1.599 10.9 0.7 3.5 4.3 1.23
1982 27 TOT MLB 10 7 .588 4.69 27 24 1 1 1 0 132.1 149 79 69 12 59 2 37 3 0 2 595 81 1.572 10.1 0.8 4.0 2.5 0.63
1982 27 MIL AL 8 7 .533 4.97 21 20 0 1 1 0 108.2 123 68 60 12 51 1 33 3 0 2 493 77 1.601 10.2 1.0 4.2 2.7 0.65
1982 27 MON NL 2 0 1.000 3.42 6 4 1 0 0 0 23.2 26 11 9 0 8 1 4 0 0 0 102 108 1.437 9.9 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
1983 28 TOT NL 2 3 .400 6.02 26 5 2 0 0 0 49.1 54 33 33 7 26 3 30 1 0 1 224 61 1.622 9.9 1.3 4.7 5.5 1.15
1983 28 MON NL 1 3 .250 6.75 19 5 1 0 0 0 38.2 45 29 29 6 18 2 24 1 0 1 176 54 1.629 10.5 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.33
1983 28 SFG NL 1 0 1.000 3.38 7 0 1 0 0 0 10.2 9 4 4 1 8 1 6 0 0 0 48 110 1.594 7.6 0.8 6.8 5.1 0.75
1984 29 SFG NL 5 3 .625 4.23 37 4 13 0 0 2 72.1 80 36 34 3 36 3 48 1 0 6 326 84 1.604 10.0 0.4 4.5 6.0 1.33
1986 31 PHI NL 1 1 .500 7.88 4 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 10 8 7 0 7 1 5 0 0 1 42 52 2.125 11.3 0.0 7.9 5.6 0.71
11 Seasons 60 64 .484 4.53 253 164 31 18 2 3 1099.1 1232 612 553 101 432 26 507 10 7 39 4829 83 1.514 10.1 0.8 3.5 4.2 1.17
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .484 4.53 41 27 5 3 0 0 179 201 100 90 16 70 4 83 2 1 6 787 83 1.514 10.1 0.8 3.5 4.2 1.17
PHI (7 yrs) 36 42 .462 4.46 140 113 11 16 1 1 734.2 815 401 364 71 268 16 339 5 7 24 3189 86 1.474 10.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.26
SFG (2 yrs) 6 3 .667 4.12 44 4 14 0 0 2 83.0 89 40 38 4 44 4 54 1 0 6 374 86 1.602 9.7 0.4 4.8 5.9 1.23
MON (2 yrs) 3 3 .500 5.49 25 9 2 0 0 0 62.1 71 40 38 6 26 3 28 1 0 1 278 67 1.556 10.3 0.9 3.8 4.0 1.08
MIL (2 yrs) 15 16 .484 4.64 44 38 4 2 1 0 219.1 257 131 113 20 94 3 86 3 0 8 988 78 1.600 10.5 0.8 3.9 3.5 0.91
NL (10 yrs) NL 45 48 .484 4.50 209 126 27 16 1 3 880.0 975 481 440 81 338 23 421 7 7 31 3841 84 1.492 10.0 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.25
AL (2 yrs) AL 15 16 .484 4.64 44 38 4 2 1 0 219.1 257 131 113 20 94 3 86 3 0 8 988 78 1.600 10.5 0.8 3.9 3.5 0.91

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
1975 20 PHI NL 7.0 0 5 4 0 .5 -1 -0.1 $
1976 21 PHI NL 3.0 0 1 1 0 .1 0 0.0 $
1977 22 PHI NL 168.2 28 102 91 8 1.1 -11 -1.2 $
1978 23 PHI NL 184.0 28 89 86 10 .9 -3 -0.3 $
1979 24 PHI NL 214.0 35 98 114 8 1.1 16 1.8 $
1980 25 PHI NL 150.0 22 98 85 1 1.0 -13 -1.5 $
1981 26 MIL AL 110.2 18 63 54 0 1.1 -9 -1.2 $
1982 27 MIL AL 108.2 20 68 59 1 .9 -9 -0.9 $
1982 27 MON NL 23.2 4 11 13 0 .8 2 0.1 $
1983 28 MON NL 38.2 5 29 19 1 .9 -10 -1.1 $
1983 28 SFG NL 10.2 0 4 6 0 .7 2 0.1 $
1984 29 SFG NL 72.1 4 36 44 -5 .8 8 0.5 $
1986 31 PHI NL 8.0 0 8 4 0 .7 -4 -0.4 $
11 Seasons 1099.1 164 612 580 24 1.0 -32 -4.2 $
PHI (7 yrs) 734.2 113 401 385 27 1.0 -16 -1.7 $
SFG (2 yrs) 83.0 4 40 50 -5 .8 10 0.6 $
MON (2 yrs) 62.1 9 40 32 1 .9 -8 -1.0 $
MIL (2 yrs) 219.1 38 131 113 1 1.0 -18 -2.1 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1978 23 PHI NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1.313 11.8 3.4 0.0 0.0
1981 26 MIL AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 23 1.167 4.5 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 3.18 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 10 4 4 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 45 1.235 7.9 1.6 3.2 2.4 0.75
1 ALDS 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 23 1.167 4.5 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
1 NLCS 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1.313 11.8 3.4 0.0 0.0

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
1975 20 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 21 PHI NL 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 724 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 22 PHI NL 33 58 54 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 11 .167 .196 .204 .400 6 11 2 0 2 0 0 1
1978 23 PHI NL 36 68 60 11 15 3 0 3 9 0 0 5 11 .250 .303 .450 .753 108 27 1 0 2 1 0 1
1979 24 PHI NL 38 79 72 6 11 2 1 1 5 0 1 3 8 .153 .184 .250 .434 16 18 2 0 3 1 0 1
1980 25 PHI NL 34 54 45 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 6 .267 .340 .311 .651 80 14 2 0 4 0 0 1
1981 26 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 TOT MLB 27 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 MIL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 MON NL 6 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 28 TOT NL 26 11 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633 77 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
1983 28 MON NL 19 11 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633 77 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
1983 28 SFG NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 29 SFG NL 37 18 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .133 .278 .133 .411 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 31 PHI NL 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 165 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 262 300 267 27 55 12 1 4 23 0 1 19 44 .206 .257 .303 .560 52 81 8 0 12 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 185 165 17 34 7 1 2 14 0 1 12 27 .206 .257 .303 .560 52 50 5 0 7 1 0
PHI (7 yrs) 149 263 235 25 49 11 1 4 22 0 1 15 37 .209 .254 .315 .569 54 74 7 0 11 2 0
SFG (2 yrs) 44 18 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .133 .278 .133 .411 21 2 0 0 0 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 25 19 17 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 .278 .294 .572 60 5 1 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 218 300 267 27 55 12 1 4 23 0 1 19 44 .206 .257 .303 .560 52 81 8 0 12 2 0
AL (2 yrs) 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1976 21 PHI NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
1977 22 PHI NL 58 -7 0 -1 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1978 23 PHI NL 68 1 -1 -1 0 0 6 2 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ 1
1979 24 PHI NL 79 -9 -1 0 0 0 7 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1980 25 PHI NL 54 -1 -1 -1 0 0 4 2 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1982 27 MON NL 8 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1983 28 MON NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1984 29 SFG NL 18 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1986 31 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
9 Seasons 300 -18 -3 -3 0 0 26 9 11 0.7 11 1.1 -0.4 $
PHI (6 yrs) 263 -15 -3 -3 0 0 22 8 9 0.6 9 0.9 -0.3 $
MON (2 yrs) 19 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
SFG (1 yr) 18 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1978 23 PHI NL NLCS LAD L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

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
1975 PHI NL 20 P 3 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.87 0 0 0
1976 PHI NL 21 P 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90 0 0 0
1977 PHI NL 22 P 32 28 3 168.2 51 16 33 2 4 .961 2.61 1.53 .950 1.85 1.85 23 6 21% 0
1978 PHI NL 23 P 33 28 5 184.0 43 9 32 2 3 .953 2.01 1.24 .951 1.91 1.89 16 8 33% 4
1979 PHI NL 24 P 37 35 6 214.0 52 13 38 1 5 .981 2.14 1.38 .951 1.80 1.80 20 12 38% 7
1980 PHI NL 25 P 30 22 2 150.0 38 8 29 1 1 .974 2.22 1.23 .952 1.91 1.91 22 10 31% 4
1981 MIL AL 26 P 23 18 1 110.2 26 4 21 1 1 .962 2.03 1.09 .963 1.98 1.98 8 4 33% 0
1982 TOT MLB 27 P 27 24 1 132.4 24 5 17 2 0 .917 1.50 0.81 .957 1.83 1.84 16 1 6% 0
1982 MIL AL 27 P 21 20 1 108.2 19 4 13 2 0 .895 1.41 0.81 .958 1.80 1.80 13 1 7% 0
1982 MON NL 27 P 6 4 0 23.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.90 0.83 .952 1.98 1.97 3 0 0% 0
1983 TOT NL 28 P 26 5 0 49.4 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 1.64 0.35 .952 1.93 1.91 5 2 29% 0
1983 MON NL 28 P 19 5 0 38.2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.32 .952 1.93 1.91 3 2 40% 0
1983 SFG NL 28 P 7 0 0 10.2 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.53 0.43 .953 1.94 1.91 2 0 0% 0
1984 SFG NL 29 P 37 4 0 72.1 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 2.12 0.46 .954 1.88 1.87 6 1 14% 0
1986 PHI NL 31 P 4 0 0 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.25 .960 1.91 1.95 2 0 0% 0
11 Seasons P 253 164 18 1099.1 261 63 189 9 16 .966 2.06 1.00 .953 1.87 1.88 118 44 27% 15
11 Seasons TOT 253 164 18 1099.1 261 63 189 9 16 .966 2.06 1.00 .953 1.87 1.88 118 44 27% 15
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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Started s c a p y
1979 NL  35 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1979 NL  13 (10th)
1980 NL  14 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1977 NL  95 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 NL  8 (10th)
1981 AL  6 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1975 NL  born 1954-10-09 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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