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Sparky Lyle

Albert Walter Lyle

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: July 22, 1944 in Du Bois, PA
High School: Reynoldsville-Sykesville (Reynoldsville-Sykesville, PA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1967
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Rangers/Phillies/WhiteSox 1967-1982

Final Game: September 27, 1982
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 12:13AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #266. Dennis Leonard… #267. Sonny Siebert… #268. Vern Law… #269. SPARKY LYLE… #270. Ice Box Chamberlain… #271. Guy Hecker… #272. Firpo Marberry… 

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
1967 22 BOS AL 1 2 .333 2.28 27 0 11 0 0 5 43.1 33 13 11 3 14 1 42 2 2 5 173 156 1.085 6.9 0.6 2.9 8.7 3.00
1968 23 BOS AL 6 1 .857 2.74 49 0 29 0 0 11 65.2 67 25 20 6 14 2 52 0 1 5 274 117 1.234 9.2 0.8 1.9 7.1 3.71
1969 24 BOS AL 8 3 .727 2.54 71 0 44 0 0 17 102.2 91 33 29 8 48 4 93 1 1 8 439 152 1.354 8.0 0.7 4.2 8.2 1.94
1970 25 BOS AL 1 7 .125 3.88 63 0 40 0 0 20 67.1 62 37 29 5 34 5 51 1 1 1 297 103 1.426 8.3 0.7 4.5 6.8 1.50
1971 26 BOS AL 6 4 .600 2.75 50 0 36 0 0 16 52.1 41 16 16 5 23 2 37 0 0 4 209 137 1.223 7.1 0.9 4.0 6.4 1.61
1972 27 NYY AL 9 5 .643 1.92 59 0 56 0 0 35 107.2 84 25 23 3 29 7 75 0 0 5 427 154 1.050 7.0 0.3 2.4 6.3 2.59 CYA-7,MVP-3
1973 28 NYY AL 5 9 .357 2.51 51 0 45 0 0 27 82.1 66 30 23 4 18 2 63 0 0 3 330 147 1.020 7.2 0.4 2.0 6.9 3.50 AS
1974 29 NYY AL 9 3 .750 1.66 66 0 59 0 0 15 114.0 93 30 21 6 43 7 89 1 0 7 469 215 1.193 7.3 0.5 3.4 7.0 2.07 MVP-25
1975 30 NYY AL 5 7 .417 3.12 49 0 37 0 0 6 89.1 94 34 31 1 36 5 65 2 1 5 387 119 1.455 9.5 0.1 3.6 6.5 1.81
1976 31 NYY AL 7 8 .467 2.26 64 0 58 0 0 23 103.2 82 33 26 5 42 7 61 0 0 3 420 154 1.196 7.1 0.4 3.6 5.3 1.45 AS,MVP-22
1977 32 NYY AL 13 5 .722 2.17 72 0 60 0 0 26 137.0 131 41 33 7 33 6 68 2 0 10 554 183 1.197 8.6 0.5 2.2 4.5 2.06 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1978 33 NYY AL 9 3 .750 3.47 59 0 33 0 0 9 111.2 116 46 43 6 33 8 33 4 0 1 470 105 1.334 9.3 0.5 2.7 2.7 1.00
1979 34 TEX AL 5 8 .385 3.13 67 0 53 0 0 13 95.0 78 37 33 9 28 6 48 0 0 2 384 133 1.116 7.4 0.9 2.7 4.5 1.71
1980 35 TOT MLB 3 2 .600 4.28 59 0 37 0 0 10 94.2 108 52 45 9 34 7 49 0 2 2 412 91 1.500 10.3 0.9 3.2 4.7 1.44
1980 35 TEX AL 3 2 .600 4.69 49 0 32 0 0 8 80.2 97 47 42 9 28 6 43 0 2 1 353 83 1.550 10.8 1.0 3.1 4.8 1.54
1980 35 PHI NL 0 0 1.93 10 0 5 0 0 2 14.0 11 5 3 0 6 1 6 0 0 1 59 202 1.214 7.1 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
1981 36 PHI NL 9 6 .600 4.44 48 0 19 0 0 2 75.0 85 40 37 4 33 9 29 1 2 3 332 82 1.573 10.2 0.5 4.0 3.5 0.88
1982 37 TOT MLB 3 3 .500 4.62 45 0 17 0 0 3 48.2 61 27 25 3 19 3 18 0 0 2 217 83 1.644 11.3 0.6 3.5 3.3 0.95
1982 37 CHW AL 0 0 3.00 11 0 6 0 0 1 12.0 11 4 4 0 7 0 6 0 0 1 50 139 1.500 8.3 0.0 5.3 4.5 0.86
1982 37 PHI NL 3 3 .500 5.15 34 0 11 0 0 2 36.2 50 23 21 3 12 3 12 0 0 1 167 72 1.691 12.3 0.7 2.9 2.9 1.00
16 Seasons 99 76 .566 2.88 899 0 634 0 0 238 1390.1 1292 519 445 84 481 81 873 14 10 66 5794 128 1.275 8.4 0.5 3.1 5.7 1.82
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .566 2.88 68 0 48 0 0 18 105 98 39 34 6 36 6 66 1 1 5 438 128 1.275 8.4 0.5 3.1 5.7 1.82
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
NYY (7 yrs) 57 40 .588 2.41 420 0 348 0 0 141 745.2 666 239 200 32 234 42 454 9 1 34 3057 148 1.207 8.0 0.4 2.8 5.5 1.94
BOS (5 yrs) 22 17 .564 2.85 260 0 160 0 0 69 331.1 294 124 105 27 133 14 275 4 5 23 1392 130 1.289 8.0 0.7 3.6 7.5 2.07
PHI (3 yrs) 12 9 .571 4.37 92 0 35 0 0 6 125.2 146 68 61 7 51 13 47 1 2 5 558 85 1.568 10.5 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.92
TEX (2 yrs) 8 10 .444 3.84 116 0 85 0 0 21 175.2 175 84 75 18 56 12 91 0 2 3 737 105 1.315 9.0 0.9 2.9 4.7 1.63
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 11 0 6 0 0 1 12.0 11 4 4 0 7 0 6 0 0 1 50 139 1.500 8.3 0.0 5.3 4.5 0.86
AL (15 yrs) AL 87 67 .565 2.73 807 0 599 0 0 232 1264.2 1146 451 384 77 430 68 826 13 8 61 5236 135 1.246 8.2 0.5 3.1 5.9 1.92
NL (3 yrs) NL 12 9 .571 4.37 92 0 35 0 0 6 125.2 146 68 61 7 51 13 47 1 2 5 558 85 1.568 10.5 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.92

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
1967 22 BOS AL 43.1 0 13 22 1 1.2 9 0.7 $
1968 23 BOS AL 65.2 0 25 30 1 1.3 5 0.2 $
1969 24 BOS AL 102.2 0 33 58 0 1.7 25 2.6 $
1970 25 BOS AL 67.1 0 37 40 1 1.5 3 -0.3 $
1971 26 BOS AL 52.1 0 16 28 0 1.7 12 1.3 $
1972 27 NYY AL 107.2 0 25 48 0 1.9 23 3.1 $ CYA-7,MVP-3
1973 28 NYY AL 82.1 0 30 46 1 1.7 16 1.5 $ AS
1974 29 NYY AL 114.0 0 30 60 2 1.6 30 3.3 $ MVP-25
1975 30 NYY AL 89.1 0 34 49 3 1.3 15 1.1 $
1976 31 NYY AL 103.2 0 33 48 6 1.7 15 1.4 $ AS,MVP-22
1977 32 NYY AL 137.0 0 41 76 4 1.7 35 3.6 $ AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1978 33 NYY AL 111.2 0 46 56 4 1.3 10 0.4 $
1979 34 TEX AL 95.0 0 37 55 4 1.3 18 1.3 $
1980 35 TEX AL 80.2 0 47 52 -5 1.0 5 -0.1 $
1980 35 PHI NL 14.0 0 5 8 0 1.8 3 0.3 $
1981 36 PHI NL 75.0 0 40 43 -3 1.1 3 -0.3 $
1982 37 PHI NL 36.2 0 23 20 0 1.4 -3 -0.7 $
1982 37 CHW AL 12.0 0 4 7 0 .6 3 0.2 $
16 Seasons 1390.1 0 519 746 19 1.5 227 19.6 $
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 745.2 0 239 383 20 1.6 144 14.4 $
BOS (5 yrs) 331.1 0 124 178 3 1.5 54 4.5 $
PHI (3 yrs) 125.2 0 68 71 -3 1.3 3 -0.7 $
TEX (2 yrs) 175.2 0 84 107 -1 1.2 23 1.2 $
CHW (1 yr) 12.0 0 4 7 0 .6 3 0.2 $

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
1976 31 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1976 31 NYY AL WS L CIN 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 0.375 3.4 0.0 0.0 10.1
1977 32 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 2 0 1.000 0.96 4 0 4 0 0 0 9.1 7 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 2.9
1977 32 NYY AL WS W LAD 1 0 1.000 1.93 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0.429 3.9 1.9 0.0 3.9
1978 33 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.250 20.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 36 PHI NL NLDS L MON 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.571 15.4 0.0 7.7 3.9 0.50
4 Seasons (6 Series) 3 0 1.000 1.69 13 0 10 0 0 1 21.1 17 4 4 1 3 0 9 0 0 1 80 0.938 7.2 0.4 1.3 3.8 3.00
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.571 15.4 0.0 7.7 3.9 0.50
3 ALCS 2 0 1.000 2.31 6 0 6 0 0 1 11.2 10 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 43 0.943 7.7 0.0 0.8 2.3 3.00
2 WS 1 0 1.000 1.23 4 0 4 0 0 0 7.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 26 0.409 3.7 1.2 0.0 6.1

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
1967 22 BOS AL 27 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .375 .625 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 23 BOS AL 49 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -26 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 24 BOS AL 71 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .118 .167 .118 .284 -21 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 25 BOS AL 63 14 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 26 BOS AL 50 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 27 NYY AL 59 24 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .190 .227 .238 .465 41 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-3
1973 28 NYY AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1974 29 NYY AL 66 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-25
1975 30 NYY AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 31 NYY AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-22
1977 32 NYY AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1978 33 NYY AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 34 TEX AL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 35 TOT MLB 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 35 TEX AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
1980 35 PHI NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
1981 36 PHI NL 48 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .900 155 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 37 TOT MLB 45 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 228 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 37 CHW AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
1982 37 PHI NL 34 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 228 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
16 Seasons 899 88 78 8 15 2 0 0 4 1 0 5 26 .192 .241 .218 .459 31 17 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 16 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .192 .241 .218 .459 31 3 0 0 1 0 0
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
NYY (7 yrs) 420 25 22 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .182 .217 .227 .445 34 5 0 0 2 0 0
BOS (5 yrs) 260 53 49 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .163 .196 .184 .380 6 9 0 0 2 0 0
PHI (3 yrs) 92 10 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .429 .556 .429 .984 178 3 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (2 yrs) 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 807 78 71 6 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 24 .169 .203 .197 .400 14 14 0 0 4 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 92 10 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .429 .556 .429 .984 178 3 0 0 1 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
1967 22 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1968 23 BOS AL 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1969 24 BOS AL 19 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1970 25 BOS AL 14 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1971 26 BOS AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1972 27 NYY AL 24 -2 -1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $45,000 1 CYA-7,MVP-3
1974 29 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $87,500 1 MVP-25
1981 36 PHI NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1982 37 PHI NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 11
9 Seasons 89 -7 -1 1 0 0 8 2 3 0.1 3 0.3 -0.2 $132,500
BOS (5 yrs) 54 -6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $
PHI (2 yrs) 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
NYY (2 yrs) 25 -2 -1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $132,500

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
1977 32 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 PHI NL NLDS MON L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1967 BOS AL 22 P 27 43.1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.26 .957 1.95 1.96
1968 BOS AL 23 P 49 65.2 14 5 6 3 0 .786 1.51 0.22 .957 1.89 1.88
1969 BOS AL 24 P 71 102.2 25 3 19 3 3 .880 1.93 0.31 .951 1.88 1.88
1970 BOS AL 25 P 63 67.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.07 0.13 .951 1.86 1.85
1971 BOS AL 26 P 50 52.1 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 2.06 0.24 .958 1.98 1.97
1972 NYY AL 27 P 59 107.2 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.25 .950 1.86 1.85 CYA-7,MVP-3
1973 NYY AL 28 P 51 82.1 17 2 13 2 0 .882 1.64 0.29 .951 1.86 1.85 AS
1974 NYY AL 29 P 66 114.0 15 3 11 1 2 .933 1.11 0.21 .947 1.81 1.80 MVP-25
1975 NYY AL 30 P 49 89.1 22 2 16 4 1 .818 1.81 0.37 .940 1.87 1.86
1976 NYY AL 31 P 64 103.2 16 3 11 2 1 .875 1.22 0.22 .950 1.87 1.88 AS,MVP-22
1977 NYY AL 32 P 72 137.0 26 2 22 2 0 .923 1.58 0.33 .948 1.95 1.93 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1978 NYY AL 33 P 59 111.2 28 9 18 1 3 .964 2.18 0.46 .954 1.90 1.88
1979 TEX AL 34 P 67 95.0 15 2 11 2 0 .867 1.23 0.19 .949 1.92 1.89
1980 TOT MLB 35 P 59 94.2 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.33 0.24 .957 1.86 1.86
1980 TEX AL 35 P 49 80.2 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.56 0.29 .957 1.85 1.85
1980 PHI NL 35 P 10 14.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 1.91
1981 PHI NL 36 P 48 75.0 23 6 17 0 0 1.000 2.76 0.48 .959 1.97 1.98
1982 TOT MLB 37 P 45 48.2 16 4 11 1 1 .938 2.77 0.33 .953 1.92 1.93
1982 PHI NL 37 P 34 36.2 14 3 10 1 1 .929 3.19 0.38 .952 1.96 1.97
1982 CHW AL 37 P 11 12.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.18 .960 1.80 1.80
16 Seasons P 899 1390.1 273 54 198 21 12 .923 1.63 0.28 .952 1.89 1.89
16 Seasons TOT 899 1390.1 273 54 198 21 12 .923 1.63 0.28 .952 1.89 1.89
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • 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.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1988 BBWAA (13.1%)
1989 BBWAA ( 5.6%)
1990 BBWAA ( 5.6%)
1991 BBWAA ( 3.4%)

All-Star Games
1973 *
1976
1977 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1977 AL Cy Young

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1972 AL (3, 47%)
1974 AL (25, 2%)
1976 AL (22, 2%)
1977 AL (6, 20%)
0.71 Career Shares (339th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1972 AL (7, 2%)
1977 AL (1, 40%)
1 Cy Young
0.42 Career Shares (113th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  2.88 (131st)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1977 AL  .722 (3rd)
Career  .566 (246th)

Games Played s c a p y
1969 AL  71 (3rd)
1970 AL  63 (8th)
1972 AL  59 (9th)
1973 AL  51 (5th)
1974 AL  66 (4th)
1976 AL  64 (4th)
1977 AL  72 (1st)
1978 AL  59 (5th)
1979 AL  67 (4th)
1981 NL  48 (6th)
Career  899 (24th)

Saves s c a p y
1968 AL  11 (7th)
1969 AL  17 (3rd)
1970 AL  20 (7th)
1971 AL  16 (6th)
1972 AL  35 (1st)
1973 AL  27 (2nd)
1974 AL  15 (6th)
1976 AL  23 (1st)
1977 AL  26 (2nd)
1979 AL  13 (10th)
Career  238 (33rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 AL  10 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1969 AL  44 (3rd)
1970 AL  40 (7th)
1971 AL  36 (5th)
1972 AL  56 (1st)
1973 AL  45 (3rd)
1974 AL  59 (3rd)
1975 AL  37 (6th)
1976 AL  58 (3rd)
1977 AL  60 (1st)
1979 AL  53 (3rd)
Career  634 (13th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career  128 (46th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  22 (8th)
1977 AL  26 (7th)
Career  117 (191st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1974 AL  2.3 (8th)
1977 AL  2.7 (8th)
Career  12.5 (184th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1972 AL  22.44 (9th)
Career  117.80 (132nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1972 AL  4.4 (3rd)
1974 AL  2.8 (10th)
1977 AL  4.0 (6th)
Career  14.5 (106th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1972 AL  1.9 (10th)
Career  9.0 (167th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1972 AL  2.7 (8th)
Career  12.7 (126th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1969 AL  71 (3rd)
1973 AL  51 (5th)
1974 AL  66 (4th)
1976 AL  64 (4th)
1977 AL  72 (1st)
1978 AL  59 (5th)
1979 AL  67 (4th)
Career  899 (24th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1982 NL  3.19 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1970 AL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (333), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 43 (587), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 78 (148), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 18 (364), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. John Franco (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. John Franco (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. John Franco (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ron Perranoski (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Ron Perranoski (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ron Perranoski (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ron Perranoski (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Tug McGraw (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196520Boston Red Sox$3,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197227New York Yankees$45,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197328New York Yankees$70,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database1975 TSN Guide: $80,000, 4/7/73 TSN: $75,000
197429New York Yankees$87,5001975 TSN GuideSigned on last day of '74 season
197530New York Yankees$92,5001975 TSN GuideSigned on last day of '74 season
197732New York Yankees$140,00011/19/77 TSN; Steinbrenner's Yankees 99
Career to date (may be incomplete)$438,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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