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Rob Murphy

Robert Albert Murphy

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

Born: May 26, 1960 in Miami, FL
High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)
Schools: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1985 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedSox/Cardinals/Astros/Mariners/... 1985-1995
Agents: Kim Stratos [*]
Final Game: July 22, 1995 (Age 35)
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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
1985 25 CIN NL 0 0 6.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 71 1.333 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1986 26 CIN NL 6 0 1.000 0.72 34 0 12 0 0 1 50.1 26 4 4 0 21 2 36 0 0 5 195 541 0.934 4.6 0.0 3.8 6.4 1.71
1987 27 CIN NL 8 5 .615 3.04 87 0 21 0 0 3 100.2 91 37 34 7 32 5 99 0 0 1 415 139 1.222 8.1 0.6 2.9 8.9 3.09
1988 28 CIN NL 0 6 .000 3.08 76 0 28 0 0 3 84.2 69 31 29 3 38 6 74 1 1 5 350 117 1.264 7.3 0.3 4.0 7.9 1.95
1989 29 BOS AL 5 7 .417 2.74 74 0 27 0 0 9 105.0 97 38 32 7 41 8 107 1 0 6 438 151 1.314 8.3 0.6 3.5 9.2 2.61
1990 30 BOS AL 0 6 .000 6.32 68 0 20 0 0 7 57.0 85 46 40 10 32 3 54 1 0 4 285 65 2.053 13.4 1.6 5.1 8.5 1.69
1991 31 SEA AL 0 1 .000 3.00 57 0 26 0 0 4 48.0 47 17 16 4 19 4 34 1 0 4 211 138 1.375 8.8 0.8 3.6 6.4 1.79
1992 32 HOU NL 3 1 .750 4.04 59 0 6 0 0 0 55.2 56 28 25 2 21 4 42 0 0 4 242 84 1.383 9.1 0.3 3.4 6.8 2.00
1993 33 STL NL 5 7 .417 4.87 73 0 23 0 0 1 64.2 73 37 35 8 20 6 41 1 0 5 279 81 1.438 10.2 1.1 2.8 5.7 2.05
1994 34 TOT MLB 4 3 .571 4.29 53 0 15 0 0 2 42.0 38 21 20 9 13 2 25 0 0 2 174 99 1.214 8.1 1.9 2.8 5.4 1.92
1994 34 STL NL 4 3 .571 3.79 50 0 15 0 0 2 40.1 35 18 17 7 13 2 25 0 0 2 166 110 1.190 7.8 1.6 2.9 5.6 1.92
1994 34 NYY AL 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 1.800 16.2 10.8 0.0 0.0
1995 35 TOT NL 1 2 .333 10.95 14 0 1 0 0 0 12.1 14 16 15 3 8 1 7 0 0 1 58 39 1.784 10.2 2.2 5.8 5.1 0.88
1995 35 LAD NL 0 1 .000 12.60 6 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 7 7 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 23 32 1.800 10.8 3.6 5.4 3.6 0.67
1995 35 FLA NL 1 1 .500 9.82 8 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 8 9 8 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 35 45 1.773 9.8 1.2 6.1 6.1 1.00
11 Yrs 32 38 .457 3.64 597 0 181 0 0 30 623.1 598 277 252 54 247 41 520 5 1 37 2659 109 1.356 8.6 0.8 3.6 7.5 2.11
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .457 3.64 68 0 21 0 0 3 71 68 32 29 6 28 5 59 1 0 4 303 109 1.356 8.6 0.8 3.6 7.5 2.11
CIN (4 yrs) 14 11 .560 2.60 199 0 63 0 0 7 238.2 188 74 69 11 93 13 210 1 1 11 972 151 1.177 7.1 0.4 3.5 7.9 2.26
STL (2 yrs) 9 10 .474 4.46 123 0 38 0 0 3 105.0 108 55 52 15 33 8 66 1 0 7 445 91 1.343 9.3 1.3 2.8 5.7 2.00
BOS (2 yrs) 5 13 .278 4.00 142 0 47 0 0 16 162.0 182 84 72 17 73 11 161 2 0 10 723 103 1.574 10.1 0.9 4.1 8.9 2.21
LAD (1 yr) 0 1 .000 12.60 6 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 7 7 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 23 32 1.800 10.8 3.6 5.4 3.6 0.67
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 1.800 16.2 10.8 0.0 0.0
SEA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.00 57 0 26 0 0 4 48.0 47 17 16 4 19 4 34 1 0 4 211 138 1.375 8.8 0.8 3.6 6.4 1.79
FLA (1 yr) 1 1 .500 9.82 8 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 8 9 8 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 35 45 1.773 9.8 1.2 6.1 6.1 1.00
HOU (1 yr) 3 1 .750 4.04 59 0 6 0 0 0 55.2 56 28 25 2 21 4 42 0 0 4 242 84 1.383 9.1 0.3 3.4 6.8 2.00
NL (8 yrs) 27 24 .529 3.52 395 0 108 0 0 10 411.2 366 173 161 31 155 26 325 2 1 23 1717 111 1.266 8.0 0.7 3.4 7.1 2.10
AL (4 yrs) 5 14 .263 3.87 202 0 73 0 0 20 211.2 232 104 91 23 92 15 195 3 0 14 942 107 1.531 9.9 1.0 3.9 8.3 2.12

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1985 25 CIN NL 3.0 2 0 2 6.00 4.36 0.07 -0.34 101.0 3.98 -1 -0.1 .2 0.0 -0.0 -0 .462 .500
1986 26 CIN NL 50.1 34 0 4 0.72 4.17 -0.13 -0.32 104.6 4.16 19 2.2 .9 -0.2 2.5 24 .564 .513 $60,000
1987 27 CIN NL 100.2 87 0 37 3.31 4.67 -0.05 -0.35 102.8 4.49 12 1.3 1.3 -0.0 2.3 23 .515 .508 $95,000
1988 28 CIN NL 84.2 76 0 31 3.30 3.95 0.33 -0.31 103.5 3.43 1 0.1 1.3 -0.1 0.8 8 .501 .501 $175,000
1989 29 BOS AL 105.0 74 0 38 3.26 4.37 0.01 -0.34 104.5 4.21 11 1.1 1.4 0.0 2.2 21 .516 .507 $295,000
1990 30 BOS AL 57.0 68 0 46 7.26 4.53 -0.23 -0.35 105.0 4.63 -16 -1.7 1.5 -0.6 -1.7 -11 .475 .489 $750,000
1991 31 SEA AL 48.0 57 0 17 3.19 4.68 -0.18 -0.35 100.9 4.55 7 0.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 12 .513 .505 $950,000
1992 32 HOU NL 55.2 59 0 28 4.53 3.97 0.05 -0.31 94.1 3.40 -7 -0.8 1.1 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .486 .495 $810,000
1993 33 STL NL 64.2 73 0 37 5.15 4.58 -0.10 -0.35 99.0 4.29 -7 -0.8 1.4 -0.3 -0.5 -1 .489 .495 $600,000
1994 34 STL NL 40.1 50 0 18 4.02 4.64 0.29 -0.35 100.6 4.02 -0 -0.0 1.5 -0.1 0.2 3 .499 .500 $600,000
1994 34 NYY AL 1.2 3 0 3 16.20 6.12 -0.03 -0.47 102.5 5.82 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .443 .499
1995 35 LAD NL 5.0 6 0 7 12.60 4.63 -0.20 -0.35 97.0 4.35 -5 -0.4 .6 0.1 -0.3 -4 .426 .497
1995 35 FLA NL 7.1 8 0 9 11.05 4.48 0.05 -0.34 103.4 4.24 -6 -0.5 .8 0.0 -0.4 -5 .432 .497 $250,000
11 Seasons 623.1 597 0 277 4.00 4.40 0.00 -0.34 102.0 4.14 6 0.9 1.3 -1.2 5.6 65 .502 .501 $4,585,000
CIN (4 yrs) 238.2 199 0 74 2.79 4.31 0.07 -0.33 103.4 4.04 31 3.5 1.2 -0.3 5.5 54 .518 .506 $330,000
STL (2 yrs) 105.0 123 0 55 4.71 4.60 0.05 -0.35 99.6 4.18 -8 -0.8 1.5 -0.4 -0.2 3 .494 .497 $1,200,000
BOS (2 yrs) 162.0 142 0 84 4.67 4.43 -0.07 -0.34 104.7 4.36 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.6 0.5 10 .496 .499 $1,045,000
LAD (1 yr) 5.0 6 0 7 12.60 4.63 -0.20 -0.35 97.0 4.35 -5 -0.4 .6 0.1 -0.3 -4 .426 .497
NYY (1 yr) 1.2 3 0 3 16.20 6.12 -0.03 -0.47 102.5 5.82 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .443 .499
SEA (1 yr) 48.0 57 0 17 3.19 4.68 -0.18 -0.35 100.9 4.55 7 0.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 12 .513 .505 $950,000
FLA (1 yr) 7.1 8 0 9 11.05 4.48 0.05 -0.34 103.4 4.24 -6 -0.5 .8 0.0 -0.4 -5 .432 .497 $250,000
HOU (1 yr) 55.2 59 0 28 4.53 3.97 0.05 -0.31 94.1 3.40 -7 -0.8 1.1 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .486 .495 $810,000

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
1990 30 BOS AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1 ALCS 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00

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
1985 25 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 26 CIN NL 34 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 27 CIN NL 87 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1988 28 CIN NL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 29 BOS AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 30 BOS AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 31 SEA AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 32 HOU NL 59 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1993 33 STL NL 73 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1994 34 TOT MLB 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 34 STL NL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 34 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1995 35 TOT NL 14 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 35 LAD NL 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1995 35 FLA NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 597 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 199 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 123 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 1 0 0 1 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 59 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 395 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 25 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1986 26 CIN NL 34 3 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $60,000 1
1987 27 CIN NL 87 6 -1 -1 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $95,000 1
1988 28 CIN NL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $175,000 1
1989 29 BOS AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 0 $295,000 1
1990 30 BOS AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $750,000 1
1991 31 SEA AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $950,000 1
1992 32 HOU NL 59 2 -0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $810,000 1
1993 33 STL NL 73 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $600,000 1
1994 34 STL NL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $600,000 1
1994 34 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1995 35 LAD NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1995 35 FLA NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 /1
11 Seasons 597 15 -1 -1 0 0 5 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 0.4 4 $4,585,000
CIN (4 yrs) 199 9 -2 -1 0 0 2 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $330,000
STL (2 yrs) 123 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,200,000
BOS (2 yrs) 142 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,045,000
LAD (1 yr) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 0.0 1
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
SEA (1 yr) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $950,000
FLA (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000
HOU (1 yr) 59 2 -0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $810,000

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
1990 30 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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% lgCS% PO Awards
1985 CIN NL 25 P 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90 0 1 100% 30% 0
1986 CIN NL 26 P 34 0 0 50.1 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.79 0.29 .955 1.93 1.94 2 1 33% 32% 0
1987 CIN NL 27 P 87 0 0 100.2 21 7 14 0 0 1.000 1.88 0.24 .955 1.91 1.90 10 4 29% 29% 2
1988 CIN NL 28 P 76 0 0 84.2 18 4 14 0 2 1.000 1.91 0.24 .955 1.96 1.96 7 6 46% 29% 0
1989 BOS AL 29 P 74 0 0 105.0 22 7 15 0 1 1.000 1.89 0.30 .960 1.87 1.85 9 2 18% 31% 0
1990 BOS AL 30 P 68 0 0 57.0 12 4 7 1 2 .917 1.74 0.16 .953 1.78 1.76 5 3 38% 34% 0
1991 SEA AL 31 P 57 0 0 48.0 12 2 8 2 0 .833 1.88 0.18 .956 1.80 1.80 5 0 0% 34% 0
1992 HOU NL 32 P 59 0 0 55.2 14 2 12 0 0 1.000 2.26 0.24 .954 1.94 1.94 4 1 20% 32% 0
1993 STL NL 33 P 73 0 0 64.2 12 3 8 1 1 .917 1.53 0.15 .953 1.84 1.83 3 1 25% 32% 0
1994 TOT MLB 34 P 53 0 0 42.0 7 0 7 0 1 1.000 1.50 0.13 .959 1.84 1.84 0 2 100% 32% 0
1994 STL NL 34 P 50 0 0 40.1 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.34 0.12 .958 1.85 1.85 0 2 100% 32% 0
1994 NYY AL 34 P 3 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0.33 .960 1.62 1.70 0 0 0
1995 TOT NL 35 P 14 0 0 12.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.19 0.21 .957 1.82 1.83 1 0 0% 30% 0
1995 LAD NL 35 P 6 0 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.17 .960 1.80 1.83 0 0 0
1995 FLA NL 35 P 8 0 0 7.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.45 0.25 .955 1.84 1.82 1 0 0% 30% 0
11 Seasons P 597 0 0 623.1 131 30 97 4 7 .969 1.83 0.21 .956 1.88 1.87 46 21 31% 31% 2
11 Seasons TOT 597 0 0 623.1 131 30 97 4 7 .969 1.83 0.21 .956 1.88 1.87 46 21 31% 31% 2
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

Games Played s c a p y
1987 NL  87 (2nd)
1988 NL  76 (1st)
1989 AL  74 (2nd)
1990 AL  68 (6th)
1993 NL  73 (5th)
1994 ML  53 (9th)
Career  597 (200th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1986 NL  17 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1986 NL  1.9 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1986 NL  19.86 (10th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1987 NL  87 (2nd)
1988 NL  76 (1st)
1989 AL  74 (2nd)
1993 NL  73 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
Career  1.83 (90th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
Career  .969 (88th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, 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 - 1 (857), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 5 (1905), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1574), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1267), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (352nd), 6.0 career WAR/9.2 7yr-peak WAR/7.6 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/28.2 7yr-peak WAR/34.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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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/Other Sources
198626Cincinnati Reds$60,0001986 USA Today survey
198727Cincinnati Reds$95,0001987 USA Today survey
198828Cincinnati Reds$175,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198929Boston Red Sox$295,0001989 USA Today survey
199030Boston Red Sox$750,000*
199131Seattle Mariners$950,000USA Today survey
199232Houston Astros$810,00011/4/92 Toronto SunIncludes $210,000 earned bonus
199333St. Louis Cardinals$600,000USA Today
199434St. Louis Cardinals$600,0004/5/94 USA Today
199535Florida Marlins$250,0007/7/95 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$4,585,000
Disputed Salaries
*1990 - $825,000 - 11/21/90 NYT -
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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