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John Littlefield

John Andrew Littlefield

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 5, 1954 in Covina, CA
High School: Azusa HS (Azusa, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 30th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1980
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Padres 1980-1981

Final Game: October 4, 1981
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Standard Pitching

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 26 STL NL 5 5 .500 3.14 52 0 31 0 0 9 66.0 71 31 23 2 20 9 22 1 1 1 280 119 1.379 9.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.10
1981 27 SDP NL 2 3 .400 3.66 42 0 13 0 0 2 64.0 53 28 26 5 28 5 21 1 0 1 259 90 1.266 7.5 0.7 3.9 3.0 0.75
2 Yrs 7 8 .467 3.39 94 0 44 0 0 11 130.0 124 59 49 7 48 14 43 2 1 2 539 104 1.323 8.6 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.90
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .467 3.39 68 0 32 0 0 8 94 90 43 35 5 35 10 31 1 1 1 390 104 1.323 8.6 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.90
STL (1 yr) 5 5 .500 3.14 52 0 31 0 0 9 66.0 71 31 23 2 20 9 22 1 1 1 280 119 1.379 9.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.10
SDP (1 yr) 2 3 .400 3.66 42 0 13 0 0 2 64.0 53 28 26 5 28 5 21 1 0 1 259 90 1.266 7.5 0.7 3.9 3.0 0.75

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1980 26 STL NL 66.0 52 0 31 4.23 4.03 0.16 -0.32 104.2 3.70 -4 -0.5 1.5 -0.2 -0.1 2 .491 .497 $
1981 27 SDP NL 64.0 42 0 28 3.94 3.97 -0.19 -0.30 95.1 3.67 -3 -0.3 1.3 -0.2 0.1 2 .492 .498 $
2 Seasons 130.0 94 0 59 4.08 4.00 -0.01 -0.31 99.7 3.69 -7 -0.8 1.4 -0.4 0.0 4 .492 .498 $
STL (1 yr) 66.0 52 0 31 4.23 4.03 0.16 -0.32 104.2 3.70 -4 -0.5 1.5 -0.2 -0.1 2 .491 .497 $
SDP (1 yr) 64.0 42 0 28 3.94 3.97 -0.19 -0.30 95.1 3.67 -3 -0.3 1.3 -0.2 0.1 2 .492 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1980 26 STL NL 52 280 252 31 71 11 1 2 10 2 20 22 .282 .330 .357 .687 .295 90 7 1 1 6 9 4
1981 27 SDP NL 42 262 228 28 53 3 2 5 5 3 28 21 .232 .319 .329 .648 .238 75 11 1 4 0 5 4
2 Yrs 94 542 480 59 124 14 3 7 15 5 48 43 .258 .325 .344 .668 .268 165 18 2 5 6 14 8
162 Game Avg. 68 392 347 43 90 10 2 5 11 4 35 31 .258 .325 .344 .668 .268 119 13 1 4 4 10 6
MLB Averages .261 .324 .380 .704 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1980 26 STL NL 2.0 0.2 291 -0.2 6.8 -7.0 1.43 0.0 -0.2 -5.6 -0.6 1.43 -1.9 25 7 19
1981 27 SDP NL -2.2 -0.2 273 0.8 4.2 -3.4 .88 0.4 0.5 -1.6 -0.2 0.88 1.4 14 8 19
2 Yrs -0.2 -0.0 564 0.6 11.0 -10.4 1.17 0.4 0.1 -7.2 -0.8 1.17 -0.6 39 15 38

Reliever Pitching*

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
1980 26 STL NL 52 52 31 5 5 14 9 5 64% 16 2 48 22 46% 8 1.433 25 7 19 18 10 24 26 26 21 18 23 21 3.8
1981 27 SDP NL 42 42 13 2 3 5 2 3 40% 9 4 29 9 31% 8 .885 14 8 19 9 8 25 14 28 26 8 27 13 4.6
2 Yrs 94 94 44 7 8 19 11 8 58% 25 6 77 31 40% 1.168 39 15 38 27 18 49 40 54 47 26 50 34 4.1

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1980 26 STL NL 280 65% 0.7% 7.9% 7.1% 5.0% 20% 1.18 84% 71 7 10%
1981 27 SDP NL 262 65% 1.9% 8.0% 10.7% 3.8% 19% 1.68 77% 61 11 18%
2 Yrs 542 65% 1.3% 7.9% 8.9% 4.4% 19% 1.40 80% 132 18 14%
MLB Averages 44% 1.8% 12.5% 8.3% 6.4% 27% 1.11 76% 12%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1980 26 STL NL 280 71 2 0 18 2 0 1 1 25 17 0 68% 4 1 0 127 10 2 83% 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 0
1981 27 SDP NL 262 53 5 1 17 4 1 2 3 23 14 1 61% 4 1 0 91 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 Yrs 542 124 7 1 35 6 1 3 4 48 31 1 65% 8 2 0 218 15 5 75% 13 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 0
MLB Averages 54% 66%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1980 26 5 5 .500 3.14 52 0 31 0 0 9 66.0 71 31 23 2 20 9 22 1 1 1 280 119 1.379 9.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.10 119
1981 27 7 8 .467 3.39 94 0 44 0 0 11 130.0 124 59 49 7 48 14 43 2 1 2 539 104 1.323 8.6 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.90 104

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1980 26 3 3 .500 3.48 62.0 73 27 24 2 21 21 1 1.516 10.6 3.0 3.0 1.00 0.3 52
1981 27 3 6 .333 5.08 85.0 89 53 48 8 47 28 2 1.600 9.4 5.0 3.0 0.60 0.8 42
2 Yrs 6 9 .400 4.41 147.0 162 80 72 10 68 49 3 1.565 9.9 3.0 0.72 0.6 94

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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