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Jeff Musselman

Jeffrey Joseph Musselman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 21, 1963 in Doylestown, PA
School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1986
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Mets 1986-1990
Agents: Scott Boras [*]
Final Game: September 7, 1990
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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
1986 23 TOR AL 0 0 10.13 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 7 6 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 29 45 2.438 13.5 1.7 8.4 6.8 0.80
1987 24 TOR AL 12 5 .706 4.15 68 1 14 0 0 3 89.0 75 43 41 7 54 12 54 3 3 5 381 109 1.449 7.6 0.7 5.5 5.5 1.00
1988 25 TOR AL 8 5 .615 3.18 15 15 0 0 0 0 85.0 80 34 30 4 30 2 39 3 2 1 354 123 1.294 8.5 0.4 3.2 4.1 1.30
1989 26 TOT MLB 3 3 .500 5.30 25 3 6 0 0 0 37.1 46 26 22 3 23 3 14 0 0 4 177 65 1.848 11.1 0.7 5.5 3.4 0.61
1989 26 TOR AL 0 1 .000 10.64 5 3 2 0 0 0 11.0 19 15 13 2 9 0 3 0 0 3 58 36 2.545 15.5 1.6 7.4 2.5 0.33
1989 26 NYM NL 3 2 .600 3.08 20 0 4 0 0 0 26.1 27 11 9 1 14 3 11 0 0 1 119 108 1.557 9.2 0.3 4.8 3.8 0.79
1990 27 NYM NL 0 2 .000 5.63 28 0 5 0 0 0 32.0 40 22 20 3 11 1 14 1 0 3 144 68 1.594 11.3 0.8 3.1 3.9 1.27
5 Yrs 23 15 .605 4.31 142 19 25 0 0 3 248.2 249 132 119 18 123 19 125 7 5 13 1085 94 1.496 9.0 0.7 4.5 4.5 1.02
162 Game Avg. 10 6 .605 4.31 60 8 11 0 0 1 105 105 56 50 8 52 8 53 3 2 5 458 94 1.496 9.0 0.7 4.5 4.5 1.02
TOR (4 yrs) 20 11 .645 4.26 94 19 16 0 0 3 190.1 182 99 90 14 98 15 100 6 5 9 822 99 1.471 8.6 0.7 4.6 4.7 1.02
NYM (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 4.47 48 0 9 0 0 0 58.1 67 33 29 4 25 4 25 1 0 4 263 80 1.577 10.3 0.6 3.9 3.9 1.00
AL (4 yrs) 20 11 .645 4.26 94 19 16 0 0 3 190.1 182 99 90 14 98 15 100 6 5 9 822 99 1.471 8.6 0.7 4.6 4.7 1.02
NL (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 4.47 48 0 9 0 0 0 58.1 67 33 29 4 25 4 25 1 0 4 263 80 1.577 10.3 0.6 3.9 3.9 1.00

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
1986 23 TOR AL 5.1 6 0 7 11.81 4.98 0.08 -0.39 101.4 4.57 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.3 -4 .431 .497 $60,000
1987 24 TOR AL 89.0 68 1 43 4.35 4.97 0.31 -0.36 100.7 4.33 -0 -0.0 1.7 -0.1 0.6 10 .500 .500 $62,500
1988 25 TOR AL 85.0 15 15 34 3.60 4.31 0.17 0.14 98.6 4.22 6 0.6 -0.1 1.3 15 .542 .504 $127,000
1989 26 TOR AL 11.0 5 3 15 12.27 4.52 0.06 -0.03 100.7 4.47 -10 -0.9 .1 0.1 -0.6 -8 .328 .495 $200,000
1989 26 NYM NL 26.1 20 0 11 3.76 4.02 0.21 -0.31 94.1 3.30 -1 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.0 1 .492 .499 $
1990 27 NYM NL 32.0 28 0 22 6.19 4.40 -0.27 -0.34 99.1 4.30 -7 -0.8 .8 0.0 -0.5 -4 .472 .495 $315,000
5 Seasons 248.2 142 19 132 4.78 4.55 0.16 -0.16 99.1 4.19 -17 -1.6 1.3 -0.0 0.5 10 .489 .498 $764,500
TOR (4 yrs) 190.1 94 19 99 4.68 4.65 0.23 -0.12 99.8 4.29 -8 -0.7 1.6 0.0 1.0 13 .493 .499 $449,500
NYM (2 yrs) 58.1 48 0 33 5.09 4.23 -0.06 -0.32 96.8 3.85 -9 -0.9 .9 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .481 .497 $315,000

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
1986 23 TOR AL 6 29 24 7 8 0 1 1 2 0 5 4 .333 .448 .542 .990 .368 13 1 0 0 0 1 1
1987 24 TOR AL 68 381 316 43 75 18 2 7 7 2 54 54 .237 .353 .373 .726 .266 118 18 3 7 1 12 4
1988 25 TOR AL 15 354 318 34 80 16 3 4 10 0 30 39 .252 .320 .358 .679 .274 114 12 3 1 2 2 4
1989 26 TOR AL 5 58 47 15 19 1 0 2 4 0 9 3 .404 .491 .553 1.044 .395 26 1 0 1 1 0 1
1989 26 NYM NL 20 119 101 11 27 5 1 1 2 2 14 11 .267 .357 .366 .723 .292 37 2 0 4 0 3 1
1989 26 TOT MLB 25 177 148 26 46 6 1 3 6 2 23 14 .311 .401 .426 .827 .326 63 3 0 5 1 3 2
1990 27 NYM NL 28 144 129 22 40 4 0 3 2 1 11 14 .310 .364 .411 .774 .325 53 2 1 1 2 1 2
5 Yrs 142 1085 935 132 249 44 7 18 27 5 123 125 .266 .354 .386 .740 .289 361 36 7 14 6 19 13
162 Game Avg. 60 458 395 56 105 19 3 8 11 2 52 53 .266 .354 .386 .740 .289 152 15 3 6 3 8 5
MLB Averages .257 .324 .390 .714 .285

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1986 23 TOR AL -3.4 -0.3 31 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .23 -0.4 -0.8 -7.5 -0.7 0.23 -5.1 1 0 5
1987 24 TOR AL 4.9 0.5 401 0.5 9.2 -8.6 1.35 0.5 -0.1 9.8 0.9 1.35 5.4 32 21 14
1988 25 TOR AL 7.0 0.7 366 0.7 5.8 -5.1 .89 0.6 0.2 8.9 0.9 0.89 6.6 0 0 0
1989 26 TOT MLB -8.8 -0.8 190 -0.3 2.6 -2.9 .89 -0.7 0.3 -10.0 -0.9 0.89 -9.9 5 4 12
1989 26 TOR AL -9.1 -0.8 65 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 .84 -0.6 -0.2 -10.0 -0.9 0.84 -8.3 0 0 2
1989 26 NYM NL 0.3 0.0 125 0.3 2.0 -1.7 .92 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.92 -1.6 5 4 10
1990 27 NYM NL -6.4 -0.6 151 -0.5 1.5 -2.0 .69 -0.4 -0.3 -3.6 -0.4 0.69 -4.7 5 7 15
5 Yrs -6.7 -0.6 1139 0.1 19.1 -19.0 1.01 -0.3 0.5 -2.3 -0.1 1.01 -7.6 43 32 46

Starting Pitching*

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
1987 24 TOR AL 68 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 54.0 54 54 50 17 1 0 5.0 1.8 4.7
1988 25 TOR AL 15 15 8 5 2 0 0 9 6 .600 1 1 0 0 9 60% 52.3 77 25 11 6 0 7 5.6 6.5 5.7 86 2 8 5 0 107
1989 26 TOT MLB 25 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0% 52 26 19 4 0 2 4.3 11.3 2.3 55 2 1 0 0 86
1989 26 TOR AL 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37.7 52 26 4 1 0 2 4.3 11.3 2.3 55 2 1 0 0 86
3 Yrs 88 19 8 6 5 0 0 10 9 .526 1 1 0 0 9 47% 50 77 25 65 24 1 9 5.4 6.7 5.1 81 4 9 5 0 107
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 103 -3 4.4 4.3 6.2 94

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
1986 23 TOR AL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 7 .228 1 0 5 1 0 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 2.7
1987 24 TOR AL 68 67 14 12 5 8 3 5 38% 23 14 60 15 25% 7 1.349 32 21 14 34 14 19 40 27 27 24 37 16 3.8
1989 26 TOT MLB 25 22 6 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 8 2 25% .894 5 4 12 4 3 15 5 17 11 6 13 6 4.1 22
1989 26 TOR AL 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .837 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 6.0 37
1989 26 NYM NL 20 20 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 8 2 25% 6 .922 5 4 10 4 3 13 5 15 9 6 11 6 4.0 20
1990 27 NYM NL 28 28 5 0 2 1 0 1 0% 2 1 16 1 6% 7 .690 5 7 15 7 4 17 9 19 12 10 13 4 3.4 16
4 Yrs 127 123 25 15 9 9 3 6 33% 28 18 91 24 26% 1.065 43 32 46 46 21 56 57 66 52 43 65 27 3.7 19

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%
1986 23 TOR AL 29 45% 3.5% 13.8% 17.2% 6.9% 25% 66% 9 1 11%
1987 24 TOR AL 381 33% 1.8% 14.2% 14.2% 7.1% 36% 1.94 67% 95 18 19%
1988 25 TOR AL 354 17% 1.1% 11.0% 8.5% 6.5% 29% 0.76 1.03 78% 21% 5.4% 53% 78 12 15%
1989 26 TOT MLB 177 28% 1.7% 7.9% 13.0% 5.7% 22% 0.76 0.96 75% 19% 5.2% 19% 40 3 8%
1989 26 TOR AL 58 19% 3.5% 5.2% 15.5% 5.2% 16% 0.36 0.43 74% 30% 7.7% 21% 19 1 5%
1989 26 NYM NL 119 33% 0.8% 9.2% 11.8% 5.9% 26% 1.10 1.36 75% 14% 3.1% 18% 21 2 10%
1990 27 NYM NL 144 36% 2.1% 9.7% 7.6% 4.9% 18% 1.27 1.61 79% 18% 7.0% 16% 33 2 6%
5 Yrs 1085 28% 1.7% 11.5% 11.3% 6.4% 28% 0.85 1.39 74% 20% 5.7% 38% 255 36 14%
MLB Averages 40% 2.2% 15.0% 8.6% 6.8% 30% 0.80 1.06 73% 20% 6.6% 26% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 25 TOR AL 355 1295 3.65 781 60% 27% 10% 27% 36% 73% 2% 44% 86% 51% 8% 28 16 19% 67 35 3 26% 5 10 -1 1 1
1989 26 TOT MLB 177 642 3.63 374 58% 25% 9% 29% 37% 75% 4% 44% 89% 53% 8% 14 6 10% 17 8 1 43% 2 5 0 0 0
1989 26 TOR AL 58 237 4.09 134 57% 26% 7% 33% 34% 74% 0% 42% 91% 50% 7% 4 1 5% 3 0 0 67% 0 3 0 0 0
1989 26 NYM NL 119 405 3.40 240 59% 24% 10% 28% 39% 76% 7% 45% 87% 55% 8% 10 5 12% 14 8 1 36% 2 2 0 0 0
1990 27 NYM NL 137 443 3.23 274 62% 26% 10% 22% 41% 73% 2% 45% 86% 51% 5% 7 3 15% 20 16 2 23% 6 3 7 0 2
3 Yrs 669 2380 3.56 1429 60% 26% 10% 27% 37% 74% 3% 44% 87% 52% 7% 49 25 16% 104 59 6 29% 13 18 6 1 3
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 57% 6% 19% 26%

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
1986 23 TOR AL 29 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 4 0 57% 1 0 0 15 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 24 TOR AL 381 75 7 0 11 5 2 3 4 26 11 5 42% 4 5 3 165 7 2 78% 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1988 25 TOR AL 354 80 12 1 4 0 3 3 1 2 2 18 11 1 61% 4 1 1 142 10 0 100% 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1989 26 TOT MLB 177 46 7 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 14 6 0 43% 2 4 1 82 6 2 75% 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
1989 26 TOR AL 58 19 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 4 0 50% 1 3 0 32 4 0 100% 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1989 26 NYM NL 119 27 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 2 0 33% 1 1 1 50 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
1990 27 NYM NL 144 40 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 11 6 0 55% 2 3 1 66 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
5 Yrs 1085 249 25 2 18 0 16 13 5 6 12 76 38 6 50% 13 13 6 470 27 5 84% 16 5 11 0 0 0 3 3 36 0
MLB Averages 53% 69%

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+
1986 23 0 0 10.13 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 7 6 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 29 45 2.438 13.5 1.7 8.4 6.8 0.80 45
1987 24 12 5 .706 4.48 74 1 14 0 0 3 94.1 83 50 47 8 59 13 58 3 3 5 410 101 1.505 7.9 0.8 5.6 5.5 0.98 101
1988 25 20 10 .667 3.86 89 16 14 0 0 3 179.1 163 84 77 12 89 15 97 6 5 6 764 110 1.405 8.2 0.6 4.5 4.9 1.09 110
1989 26 23 13 .639 4.11 114 19 20 0 0 3 216.2 209 110 99 15 112 18 111 6 5 10 941 100 1.482 8.7 0.6 4.7 4.6 0.99 100
1990 27 23 15 .605 4.31 142 19 25 0 0 3 248.2 249 132 119 18 123 19 125 7 5 13 1085 94 1.496 9.0 0.7 4.5 4.5 1.02 94

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1986 23 0 0 10.80 5.0 8 7 6 1 5 4 0 2.600 14.4 9.0 7.2 0.80 1.8 6
1987 24 4 5 .444 4.18 84.0 73 43 39 7 53 51 3 1.500 7.8 5.7 5.5 0.96 0.8 68
1988 25 4 4 .500 3.81 78.0 84 37 33 4 32 36 3 1.487 9.7 3.7 4.2 1.13 0.5 15
1989 26 1 2 .333 7.36 33.0 51 30 27 3 26 12 0 2.333 13.9 7.1 3.3 0.46 0.8 25
1990 27 1 2 .333 6.30 30.0 41 23 21 3 11 13 1 1.733 12.3 3.3 3.9 1.18 0.9 28
5 Yrs 10 13 .435 4.93 230.0 257 140 126 18 127 116 7 1.670 10.1 4.5 0.91 0.7 142

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1987 AL  .706 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1987 AL  68 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1555), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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