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Phil Niekro

Philip Henry Niekro (Knucksie)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH
High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1964 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Braves/Yankees/Indians/BlueJays 1964-1987
Agents: Bruce Church [*]
Final Game: September 27, 1987 (Age 48)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1997 (380/473 ballots).
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Relatives: Brother of Joe Niekro and Uncle of Lance Niekro
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 11, 2013 9:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #20. Sandy Koufax… #21. Tommy John… #22. Juan Marichal… #23. PHIL NIEKRO… #24. Robin Roberts… #25. Tom Seaver… #26. Addie Joss… 

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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
1963 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1964 25 MLN NL 0 0 4.80 10 0 2 0 0 0 15.0 15 10 8 1 7 0 8 1 0 1 66 76 1.467 9.0 0.6 4.2 4.8 1.14
1965 26 MLN NL 2 3 .400 2.89 41 1 21 0 0 6 74.2 73 32 24 5 26 3 49 3 0 9 324 122 1.326 8.8 0.6 3.1 5.9 1.88
1966 27 ATL NL 4 3 .571 4.11 28 0 10 0 0 2 50.1 48 32 23 4 23 5 17 2 0 3 224 90 1.411 8.6 0.7 4.1 3.0 0.74
1967 28 ATL NL 11 9 .550 1.87 46 20 20 10 1 9 207.0 164 64 43 9 55 3 129 7 1 19 827 179 1.058 7.1 0.4 2.4 5.6 2.35
1968 29 ATL NL 14 12 .538 2.59 37 34 3 15 5 2 256.2 228 83 74 16 45 3 140 5 3 16 1019 116 1.064 8.0 0.6 1.6 4.9 3.11
1969 30 ATL NL 23 13 .639 2.56 40 35 4 21 4 1 284.1 235 93 81 21 57 7 193 5 0 15 1143 142 1.027 7.4 0.7 1.8 6.1 3.39 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970 31 ATL NL 12 18 .400 4.27 34 32 1 10 3 0 229.2 222 124 109 40 68 2 168 6 2 6 980 100 1.263 8.7 1.6 2.7 6.6 2.47
1971 32 ATL NL 15 14 .517 2.98 42 36 4 18 4 2 268.2 248 112 89 27 70 6 173 3 1 8 1101 125 1.184 8.3 0.9 2.3 5.8 2.47
1972 33 ATL NL 16 12 .571 3.06 38 36 1 17 1 0 282.1 254 112 96 22 53 3 164 5 3 10 1150 123 1.087 8.1 0.7 1.7 5.2 3.09
1973 34 ATL NL 13 10 .565 3.31 42 30 7 9 1 4 245.0 214 103 90 21 89 4 131 5 0 11 1023 120 1.237 7.9 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.47
1974 35 ATL NL 20 13 .606 2.38 41 39 1 18 6 1 302.1 249 91 80 19 88 3 195 6 4 6 1219 159 1.115 7.4 0.6 2.6 5.8 2.22 CYA-3
1975 36 ATL NL 15 15 .500 3.20 39 37 2 13 1 0 275.2 285 115 98 29 72 3 144 11 2 15 1160 118 1.295 9.3 0.9 2.4 4.7 2.00 AS
1976 37 ATL NL 17 11 .607 3.29 38 37 1 10 2 0 270.2 249 116 99 18 101 7 173 8 4 14 1157 115 1.293 8.3 0.6 3.4 5.8 1.71
1977 38 ATL NL 16 20 .444 4.03 44 43 1 20 2 0 330.1 315 166 148 26 164 12 262 8 3 17 1428 111 1.450 8.6 0.7 4.5 7.1 1.60
1978 39 ATL NL 19 18 .514 2.88 44 42 1 22 4 1 334.1 295 129 107 16 102 5 248 13 3 11 1389 142 1.187 7.9 0.4 2.7 6.7 2.43 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979 40 ATL NL 21 20 .512 3.39 44 44 0 23 1 0 342.0 311 160 129 41 113 8 208 11 4 18 1436 119 1.240 8.2 1.1 3.0 5.5 1.84 CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980 41 ATL NL 15 18 .455 3.63 40 38 2 11 3 1 275.0 256 119 111 30 85 3 176 3 1 9 1137 102 1.240 8.4 1.0 2.8 5.8 2.07 GG
1981 42 ATL NL 7 7 .500 3.10 22 22 0 3 3 0 139.1 120 56 48 6 56 2 62 1 0 2 578 116 1.263 7.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 1.11
1982 43 ATL NL 17 4 .810 3.61 35 35 0 4 2 0 234.1 225 106 94 23 73 1 144 3 1 4 969 104 1.272 8.6 0.9 2.8 5.5 1.97 AS,CYA-5,GG
1983 44 ATL NL 11 10 .524 3.97 34 33 0 2 0 0 201.2 212 94 89 18 105 3 128 2 3 6 888 98 1.572 9.5 0.8 4.7 5.7 1.22 GG
1984 45 NYY AL 16 8 .667 3.09 32 31 1 5 1 0 215.2 219 85 74 15 76 0 136 3 0 2 916 123 1.368 9.1 0.6 3.2 5.7 1.79 AS
1985 46 NYY AL 16 12 .571 4.09 33 33 0 7 1 0 220.0 203 110 100 29 120 1 149 2 2 5 955 99 1.468 8.3 1.2 4.9 6.1 1.24
1986 47 CLE AL 11 11 .500 4.32 34 32 1 5 0 0 210.1 241 126 101 24 95 1 81 6 2 9 951 96 1.597 10.3 1.0 4.1 3.5 0.85
1987 48 TOT MLB 7 13 .350 6.30 26 26 0 2 0 0 138.2 163 99 97 22 66 1 64 4 3 10 637 72 1.651 10.6 1.4 4.3 4.2 0.97
1987 48 TOT AL 7 13 .350 6.10 25 25 0 2 0 0 135.2 157 94 92 22 60 1 64 4 3 10 617 74 1.600 10.4 1.5 4.0 4.2 1.07
1987 48 CLE AL 7 11 .389 5.89 22 22 0 2 0 0 123.2 142 83 81 18 53 1 57 4 2 9 561 77 1.577 10.3 1.3 3.9 4.1 1.08
1987 48 TOR AL 0 2 .000 8.25 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 15 11 11 4 7 0 7 0 1 1 56 56 1.833 11.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 1.00
1987 48 ATL NL 0 0 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
24 Yrs 318 274 .537 3.35 864 716 83 245 45 29 5404.0 5044 2337 2012 482 1809 86 3342 123 42 226 22677 115 1.268 8.4 0.8 3.0 5.6 1.85
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .537 3.35 37 31 4 11 2 1 233 217 101 87 21 78 4 144 5 2 10 976 115 1.268 8.4 0.8 3.0 5.6 1.85
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
ATL (21 yrs) 268 230 .538 3.20 740 595 81 226 43 29 4622.1 4224 1922 1645 392 1458 83 2912 108 35 200 19238 119 1.229 8.2 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00
CLE (2 yrs) 18 22 .450 4.90 56 54 1 7 0 0 334.0 383 209 182 42 148 2 138 10 4 18 1512 88 1.590 10.3 1.1 4.0 3.7 0.93
NYY (2 yrs) 32 20 .615 3.59 65 64 1 12 2 0 435.2 422 195 174 44 196 1 285 5 2 7 1871 109 1.419 8.7 0.9 4.0 5.9 1.45
TOR (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.25 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 15 11 11 4 7 0 7 0 1 1 56 56 1.833 11.3 3.0 5.3 5.3 1.00
NL (21 yrs) 268 230 .538 3.20 740 595 81 226 43 29 4622.1 4224 1922 1645 392 1458 83 2912 108 35 200 19238 119 1.229 8.2 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.00
AL (4 yrs) 50 44 .532 4.23 124 121 2 19 2 0 781.2 820 415 367 90 351 3 430 15 7 26 3439 97 1.498 9.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.23

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
1964 25 MLN NL 15.0 10 0 10 6.00 4.04 -0.09 -0.17 99.9 3.96 -4 -0.4 .3 0.1 -0.1 -2 .461 .498
1965 26 MLN NL 74.2 41 1 32 3.86 3.99 0.22 -0.15 100.8 3.65 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.1 0.4 6 .495 .499
1966 27 ATL NL 50.1 28 0 32 5.72 4.07 -0.08 -0.17 101.6 4.04 -10 -1.1 1.1 -0.1 -0.7 -4 .461 .493
1967 28 ATL NL 207.0 46 20 64 2.78 3.83 -0.12 0.01 99.0 3.92 24 2.9 1.4 -0.1 4.7 46 .563 .518
1968 29 ATL NL 256.2 37 34 83 2.91 3.42 0.01 0.04 101.3 3.50 13 1.8 1.5 -0.1 3.9 39 .547 .511
1969 30 ATL NL 284.1 40 35 93 2.94 4.14 0.30 0.06 101.4 3.96 29 3.5 2.0 -0.1 5.9 62 .587 .521 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970 31 ATL NL 229.2 34 32 124 4.86 4.62 -0.08 0.07 105.4 5.03 1 0.1 2.7 -0.1 1.8 28 .504 .501
1971 32 ATL NL 268.2 42 36 112 3.75 3.94 -0.32 0.05 106.4 4.58 22 2.7 2.5 -0.1 4.6 48 .563 .516
1972 33 ATL NL 282.1 38 36 112 3.57 3.94 -0.24 0.06 106.2 4.50 26 3.1 1.6 -0.2 5.1 52 .583 .519
1973 34 ATL NL 245.0 42 30 103 3.78 4.17 -0.03 0.07 106.2 4.54 20 2.3 1.2 -0.1 4.1 43 .555 .514
1974 35 ATL NL 302.1 41 39 91 2.71 4.23 0.38 0.13 102.7 4.08 45 5.4 1.9 -0.1 7.5 74 .631 .533 CYA-3
1975 36 ATL NL 275.2 39 37 115 3.75 4.27 -0.51 0.13 102.8 5.05 37 4.4 2.8 -0.1 6.5 65 .614 .527 AS
1976 37 ATL NL 270.2 38 37 116 3.86 4.11 -0.59 0.13 106.1 5.12 36 4.4 4.3 -0.1 6.4 62 .616 .527
1977 38 ATL NL 330.1 44 43 166 4.52 4.49 -0.77 0.16 111.9 6.07 54 6.3 3.3 -0.2 8.6 89 .643 .539
1978 39 ATL NL 334.1 44 42 129 3.47 4.14 -0.33 0.12 111.4 5.11 57 7.2 2.2 -0.1 9.6 91 .663 .544 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979 40 ATL NL 342.0 44 44 160 4.21 4.26 -0.51 0.14 108.2 5.31 39 4.6 -0.1 7.0 74 .604 .528 CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980 41 ATL NL 275.0 40 38 119 3.89 4.07 0.09 0.13 102.3 4.20 9 1.0 2.2 -0.1 3.1 35 .525 .506 $1,042,667 GG
1981 42 ATL NL 139.1 22 22 56 3.62 3.84 -0.03 0.14 100.1 4.01 4 0.5 -0.1 1.6 15 .523 .503 $1,325,367
1982 43 ATL NL 234.1 35 35 106 4.07 4.08 -0.19 0.14 102.7 4.53 9 1.0 -0.1 2.8 34 .530 .506 $1,259,166 AS,CYA-5,GG
1983 44 ATL NL 201.2 34 33 94 4.20 4.06 -0.10 0.14 106.8 4.59 8 0.9 .8 -0.1 2.5 28 .527 .506 $800,000 GG
1984 45 NYY AL 215.2 32 31 85 3.55 4.36 -0.24 0.14 95.8 4.55 25 2.8 .3 -0.1 4.4 46 .586 .517 $550,000 AS
1985 46 NYY AL 220.0 33 33 110 4.50 4.51 0.16 0.16 98.0 4.42 -2 -0.2 -0.1 1.5 22 .495 .499 $600,000
1986 47 CLE AL 210.1 34 32 126 5.39 4.62 -0.29 0.15 99.3 5.02 -9 -0.9 2.1 -0.1 0.7 14 .473 .494 $300,000
1987 48 CLE AL 123.2 22 22 83 6.04 4.95 -0.32 0.17 102.0 5.55 -7 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 8 .471 .496
1987 48 TOR AL 12.0 3 3 11 8.25 4.75 0.33 0.17 98.7 4.53 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .359 .497 $93,400
1987 48 ATL NL 3.0 1 1 5 15.00 5.02 -0.37 0.19 112.0 6.25 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .266 .499
24 Seasons 5404.0 864 716 2337 3.89 4.18 -0.18 0.10 104.1 4.65 418 50.8 1.3 -2.6 91.7 969 .559 .512 $5,970,600
Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
ATL (21 yrs) 4622.1 740 595 1922 3.74 4.11 -0.19 0.10 105.0 4.63 416 50.2 1.3 -2.2 85.1 883 .568 .515 $4,427,200
CLE (2 yrs) 334.0 56 54 209 5.63 4.74 -0.30 0.16 100.3 5.22 -16 -1.6 2.1 -0.2 1.0 22 .472 .495 $300,000
NYY (2 yrs) 435.2 65 64 195 4.03 4.44 -0.04 0.15 96.9 4.48 23 2.6 .3 -0.2 5.9 68 .540 .508 $1,150,000
TOR (1 yr) 12.0 3 3 11 8.25 4.75 0.33 0.17 98.7 4.53 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .359 .497 $93,400

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
1969 30 ATL NL NLCS L NYM 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 9 4 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 36 1.625 10.1 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1982 43 ATL NL NLCS L STL 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 1 27 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 7.5 1.25
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 1 .000 3.86 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 15 11 6 0 8 1 9 0 0 1 63 1.643 9.6 0.0 5.1 5.8 1.13
2 NLCS 0 1 .000 3.86 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 15 11 6 0 8 1 9 0 0 1 63 1.643 9.6 0.0 5.1 5.8 1.13

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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
1963 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1964 25 MLN NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 26 MLN NL 42 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 27 ATL NL 28 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1967 28 ATL NL 46 66 57 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .123 .167 .158 .325 -6 9 2 2 6 0 0 1
1968 29 ATL NL 37 95 77 3 8 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 22 .104 .104 .195 .299 -12 15 0 0 18 0 0 1
1969 30 ATL NL 40 106 95 11 20 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 21 .211 .227 .253 .479 34 24 1 0 9 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970 31 ATL NL 34 88 79 5 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 17 .152 .171 .190 .361 -5 15 1 0 6 1 0 1
1971 32 ATL NL 42 101 92 3 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 .152 .160 .163 .323 -10 15 0 1 7 1 0 1
1972 33 ATL NL 38 108 93 7 18 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 22 .194 .216 .237 .453 24 22 2 2 11 1 0 1
1973 34 ATL NL 42 91 82 3 10 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 26 .122 .143 .207 .350 -7 17 4 1 7 0 0 1
1974 35 ATL NL 41 118 104 5 20 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 18 .192 .220 .212 .432 20 22 1 1 9 1 0 1 CYA-3
1975 36 ATL NL 39 106 99 5 17 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 18 .172 .176 .212 .389 6 21 1 0 4 2 0 1 AS
1976 37 ATL NL 38 105 94 5 18 3 0 1 12 0 1 0 8 .191 .198 .255 .453 25 24 3 1 9 1 0 1
1977 38 ATL NL 44 123 109 2 19 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .174 .180 .183 .364 -6 20 3 1 12 1 0 1
1978 39 ATL NL 45 129 120 5 27 4 0 0 10 0 0 3 25 .225 .248 .258 .506 36 31 3 1 4 1 0 1 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979 40 ATL NL 44 134 123 10 24 6 0 0 12 0 0 1 19 .195 .213 .244 .457 21 30 1 2 7 1 0 1 CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980 41 ATL NL 40 96 90 2 12 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 19 .133 .143 .189 .332 -9 17 2 0 5 0 0 1 GG
1981 42 ATL NL 22 55 52 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1982 43 ATL NL 35 91 87 6 17 4 0 1 7 0 0 0 16 .195 .193 .276 .469 28 24 4 0 3 1 0 1 AS,CYA-5,GG
1983 44 ATL NL 34 73 65 3 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .185 .194 .215 .409 10 14 7 0 6 1 0 1 GG
1984 45 NYY AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1985 46 NYY AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 47 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 48 TOT MLB 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 48 TOT AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 48 CLE AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 48 TOR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1987 48 ATL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
24 Yrs 866 1707 1537 80 260 42 1 7 109 0 1 17 314 .169 .183 .211 .395 8 325 35 12 129 12 0
162 Game Avg. 162 319 288 15 49 8 0 1 20 0 0 3 59 .169 .183 .211 .395 8 61 7 2 24 2 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
ATL (21 yrs) 742 1707 1537 80 260 42 1 7 109 0 1 17 314 .169 .183 .211 .395 8 325 35 12 129 12 0
CLE (2 yrs) 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (21 yrs) 742 1707 1537 80 260 42 1 7 109 0 1 17 314 .169 .183 .211 .395 8 325 35 12 129 12 0
AL (4 yrs) 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1964 25 MLN NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1965 26 MLN NL 42 10 -2 -1 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1966 27 ATL NL 28 11 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 1
1967 28 ATL NL 46 66 -7 0 -0 0 7 0 0.1 2 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 3 1
1968 29 ATL NL 37 95 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .492 .498 -0.3 0.1 1 1
1969 30 ATL NL 40 106 -9 -1 -0 0 12 3 0.3 4 6 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 6 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970 31 ATL NL 34 88 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 1
1971 32 ATL NL 42 101 -10 -0 0 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 4 1
1972 33 ATL NL 38 108 -10 -0 0 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 1
1973 34 ATL NL 42 91 -12 -1 -1 0 10 -3 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 1
1974 35 ATL NL 41 118 -11 0 0 0 12 1 0.2 3 5 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 5 1 CYA-3
1975 36 ATL NL 39 106 -14 0 0 0 12 -2 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 1 AS
1976 37 ATL NL 38 105 -9 -0 0 0 11 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 1
1977 38 ATL NL 44 123 -19 -0 0 0 15 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.5 .489 .497 -0.5 0.0 -1 1
1978 39 ATL NL 45 129 -11 0 -0 0 15 4 0.4 4 7 0.4 .509 .503 0.4 0.0 7 1 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979 40 ATL NL 44 134 -14 -0 1 0 16 3 0.4 4 7 0.4 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 7 1 CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980 41 ATL NL 40 96 -14 -1 -0 0 11 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .489 .497 -0.4 0.0 -1 $1,042,667 1 GG
1981 42 ATL NL 22 55 -11 -0 0 0 6 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .475 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $1,325,367 1
1982 43 ATL NL 35 91 -9 -0 -1 0 10 0 0.1 3 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $1,259,166 1 AS,CYA-5,GG
1983 44 ATL NL 34 73 -9 -0 -1 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $800,000 1 GG
1984 45 NYY AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $550,000 1 AS
1985 46 NYY AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $600,000 1
1986 47 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $300,000 1
1987 48 CLE AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1987 48 TOR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $93,400 /1
1987 48 ATL NL 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
24 Seasons 866 1707 -196 -5 -0 0 190 -11 -1.0 52 41 -1.0 .499 .500 -1.2 0.6 41 $5,970,600
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
ATL (21 yrs) 742 1707 -196 -5 -0 0 190 -11 -1.0 52 41 -1.0 .498 .500 -1.2 0.5 41 $4,427,200
CLE (2 yrs) 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $300,000
NYY (2 yrs) 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,150,000
TOR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $93,400

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
1969 30 ATL NL NLCS NYM L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 43 ATL NL NLCS STL L 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0
2 NLCS 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 1 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% lgCS% PO Awards
1964 MLN NL 25 P 10 0 0 15.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.20 0.20 .955 2.16 2.13 0 0 0
1965 MLN NL 26 P 41 1 0 74.2 24 6 17 1 2 .958 2.77 0.56 .956 2.09 2.08 3 0 0% 36% 1
1966 ATL NL 27 P 28 0 0 50.1 20 2 18 0 1 1.000 3.58 0.71 .947 1.97 1.96 6 1 14% 40% 2
1967 ATL NL 28 P 46 20 10 207.0 54 10 40 4 4 .926 2.17 1.09 .960 2.00 2.00 21 6 22% 41% 3
1968 ATL NL 29 P 37 34 15 256.2 81 18 59 4 4 .951 2.70 2.08 .958 2.01 2.02 8 5 38% 40% 7
1969 ATL NL 30 P 40 35 21 284.1 78 24 51 3 4 .962 2.37 1.88 .958 1.95 1.94 17 5 23% 40% 4 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1970 ATL NL 31 P 34 32 10 229.2 53 14 38 1 4 .981 2.04 1.53 .951 1.85 1.84 25 6 19% 33% 0
1971 ATL NL 32 P 42 36 18 268.2 65 19 44 2 6 .969 2.11 1.50 .954 1.90 1.90 11 7 39% 35% 3
1972 ATL NL 33 P 38 36 17 282.1 70 26 40 4 4 .943 2.10 1.74 .950 1.78 1.78 10 5 33% 37% 2
1973 ATL NL 34 P 42 30 9 245.0 75 30 41 4 4 .947 2.61 1.69 .950 1.88 1.88 26 12 32% 36% 3
1974 ATL NL 35 P 41 39 18 302.1 64 22 42 0 3 1.000 1.91 1.56 .944 1.88 1.88 18 13 42% 33% 1 CYA-3
1975 ATL NL 36 P 39 37 13 275.2 62 21 41 0 2 1.000 2.02 1.59 .946 1.86 1.86 20 14 41% 32% 4 AS
1976 ATL NL 37 P 38 37 10 270.2 62 19 41 2 2 .968 2.00 1.58 .950 1.88 1.87 27 7 21% 33% 1
1977 ATL NL 38 P 44 43 20 330.1 71 20 51 0 5 1.000 1.93 1.61 .950 1.85 1.85 47 32 41% 35% 4
1978 ATL NL 39 P 44 42 22 334.1 84 17 65 2 4 .976 2.21 1.86 .951 1.91 1.89 34 12 26% 32% 4 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17,GG
1979 ATL NL 40 P 44 44 23 342.0 88 31 56 1 3 .989 2.29 1.98 .951 1.80 1.80 40 11 22% 34% 2 CYA-6,MVP-20,GG
1980 ATL NL 41 P 40 38 11 275.0 59 18 40 1 6 .983 1.90 1.45 .952 1.91 1.91 17 13 43% 31% 2 GG
1981 ATL NL 42 P 22 22 3 139.1 32 10 22 0 2 1.000 2.07 1.45 .959 1.97 1.98 16 9 36% 33% 1
1982 ATL NL 43 P 35 35 4 234.1 57 18 38 1 4 .982 2.15 1.60 .952 1.96 1.97 17 16 48% 32% 3 AS,CYA-5,GG
1983 ATL NL 44 P 34 33 2 201.2 44 15 27 2 6 .955 1.87 1.24 .952 1.92 1.91 27 11 29% 33% 2 GG
1984 NYY AL 45 P 32 31 5 215.2 50 13 36 1 4 .980 2.04 1.53 .958 1.79 1.78 9 12 57% 36% 0 AS
1985 NYY AL 46 P 33 33 7 220.0 31 11 20 0 5 1.000 1.27 0.94 .953 1.86 1.84 22 5 19% 33% 1
1986 CLE AL 47 P 34 32 5 210.1 45 9 32 4 2 .911 1.75 1.21 .957 1.83 1.81 13 6 32% 34% 1
1987 TOT MLB 48 P 26 26 2 138.2 30 13 17 0 1 1.000 1.95 1.15 .955 1.84 1.82 12 8 40% 31% 0
1987 TOT AL 48 P 25 25 2 135.2 30 13 17 0 1 1.000 1.99 1.20 .955 1.84 1.82 12 8 40% 31% 0
1987 CLE AL 48 P 22 22 2 123.2 29 12 17 0 1 1.000 2.11 1.32 .955 1.84 1.82 10 7 41% 31% 0
1987 TOR AL 48 P 3 3 0 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.33 .960 1.88 1.83 2 1 33% 31% 0
1987 ATL NL 48 P 1 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90 0 0 0
24 Seasons P 864 716 245 5404.0 1301 386 878 37 83 .972 2.11 1.46 .953 1.89 1.90 446 216 33% 34% 51
24 Seasons TOT 864 716 245 5404.0 1301 386 878 37 83 .972 2.11 1.46 .953 1.89 1.90 446 216 33% 34% 51
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% 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-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

Hall of Fame
1993 BBWAA (65.7%)
1994 BBWAA (59.9%)
1995 BBWAA (62.2%)
1996 BBWAA (68.3%)
1997 BBWAA (80.3%)
Selected to HOF in 1997 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1969 *
1975
1978 *
1982
1984

Awards (yr lg award)
1967 NL pitching_title
1979 ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1980 ML Roberto Clemente Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 NL (9, 14%)
1978 NL (17, 2%)
1979 NL (20, 3%)
0.19 Career Shares (765th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 NL (2, 4%)
1974 NL (3, 13%)
1978 NL (6, 8%)
1979 NL (6, 3%)
1982 NL (5, 15%)
0.43 Career Shares (112th)

Gold Gloves
1978 NL (P)
1979 NL (P)
1980 NL (P)
1982 NL (P)
1983 NL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1974 NL  7.7 (4th)
1975 NL  6.3 (9th)
1976 NL  6.6 (4th)
1977 NL  8.1 (4th)
1978 NL  10.0 (1st)
1979 NL  7.4 (3rd)
Career  90.7 (36th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1967 NL  4.7 (8th)
1969 NL  5.9 (10th)
1971 NL  4.6 (6th)
1972 NL  5.1 (6th)
1973 NL  4.1 (8th)
1974 NL  7.5 (2nd)
1975 NL  6.5 (4th)
1976 NL  6.4 (2nd)
1977 NL  8.6 (2nd)
1978 NL  9.6 (1st)
1979 NL  7.0 (1st)
1984 AL  4.4 (7th)
Career  91.7 (10th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1967 NL  1.87 (1st)
1969 NL  2.56 (10th)
1974 NL  2.38 (2nd)
1984 AL  3.09 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1969 NL  23 (2nd)
1972 NL  16 (9th)
1974 NL  20 (1st)
1975 NL  15 (9th)
1976 NL  17 (7th)
1977 NL  16 (10th)
1978 NL  19 (3rd)
1979 NL  21 (1st)
1980 NL  15 (8th)
1982 NL  17 (5th)
1984 AL  16 (10th)
1985 AL  16 (9th)
Career  318 (16th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1969 NL  .639 (10th)
1982 NL  .810 (1st)
1984 AL  .667 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1967 NL  1.058 (4th)
1968 NL  1.064 (10th)
1969 NL  1.027 (4th)
1972 NL  1.087 (5th)
1974 NL  1.115 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  7.130 (5th)
1974 NL  7.412 (3rd)
1978 NL  7.941 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 NL  1.578 (5th)
1969 NL  1.804 (2nd)
1972 NL  1.690 (3rd)
1974 NL  2.620 (10th)
1975 NL  2.351 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL  6.584 (10th)
1977 NL  7.138 (3rd)
1978 NL  6.676 (5th)
1980 NL  5.760 (8th)
1985 AL  6.096 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
Career  864 (33rd)

Saves s c a p y
1967 NL  9 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1968 NL  256.7 (9th)
1969 NL  284.3 (10th)
1971 NL  268.7 (10th)
1972 NL  282.3 (3rd)
1974 NL  302.3 (1st)
1975 NL  275.7 (5th)
1976 NL  270.7 (4th)
1977 NL  330.3 (1st)
1978 NL  334.3 (1st)
1979 NL  342.0 (1st)
1980 NL  275.0 (3rd)
Career  5,404.0 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1971 NL  173 (8th)
1974 NL  195 (4th)
1976 NL  173 (5th)
1977 NL  262 (1st)
1978 NL  248 (2nd)
1979 NL  208 (3rd)
1980 NL  176 (4th)
Career  3,342 (11th)

Games Started s c a p y
1968 NL  34 (10th)
1971 NL  36 (9th)
1972 NL  36 (3rd)
1974 NL  39 (2nd)
1975 NL  37 (4th)
1976 NL  37 (3rd)
1977 NL  43 (1st)
1978 NL  42 (1st)
1979 NL  44 (1st)
1980 NL  38 (1st)
1982 NL  35 (6th)
Career  716 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1968 NL  15 (6th)
1969 NL  21 (5th)
1971 NL  18 (5th)
1972 NL  17 (6th)
1974 NL  18 (1st)
1975 NL  13 (7th)
1977 NL  20 (1st)
1978 NL  22 (1st)
1979 NL  23 (1st)
1980 NL  11 (3rd)
Career  245 (85th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1968 NL  5 (7th)
1969 NL  4 (8th)
1970 NL  3 (6th)
1971 NL  4 (5th)
1974 NL  6 (2nd)
1977 NL  2 (9th)
1978 NL  4 (2nd)
1980 NL  3 (4th)
1981 NL  3 (4th)
1982 NL  2 (9th)
Career  45 (29th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1970 NL  40 (1st)
1971 NL  27 (3rd)
1972 NL  22 (3rd)
1974 NL  19 (9th)
1975 NL  29 (1st)
1976 NL  18 (8th)
1977 NL  26 (6th)
1979 NL  41 (1st)
1980 NL  30 (1st)
1982 NL  23 (6th)
1985 AL  29 (5th)
Career  482 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 NL  101 (3rd)
1977 NL  164 (1st)
1978 NL  102 (2nd)
1979 NL  113 (1st)
1980 NL  85 (5th)
1981 NL  56 (9th)
1983 NL  105 (2nd)
1985 AL  120 (1st)
1986 AL  95 (8th)
Career  1,809 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1968 NL  228 (10th)
1971 NL  248 (9th)
1972 NL  254 (2nd)
1974 NL  249 (7th)
1975 NL  285 (2nd)
1976 NL  249 (6th)
1977 NL  315 (1st)
1978 NL  295 (1st)
1979 NL  311 (1st)
1980 NL  256 (4th)
1982 NL  225 (10th)
1986 AL  241 (5th)
Career  5,044 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1968 NL  3.111 (8th)
1969 NL  3.386 (3rd)
1972 NL  3.094 (4th)
1974 NL  2.216 (7th)
1978 NL  2.431 (9th)
1980 NL  2.071 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  0.391 (5th)
1978 NL  0.431 (8th)
1981 NL  0.388 (10th)
1984 AL  0.626 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1970 NL  18 (2nd)
1971 NL  14 (10th)
1975 NL  15 (4th)
1977 NL  20 (1st)
1978 NL  18 (1st)
1979 NL  20 (1st)
1980 NL  18 (1st)
1987 AL  13 (10th)
Career  274 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1970 NL  109 (8th)
1972 NL  96 (4th)
1975 NL  98 (9th)
1976 NL  99 (3rd)
1977 NL  148 (1st)
1978 NL  107 (1st)
1979 NL  129 (2nd)
1980 NL  111 (2nd)
1982 NL  94 (6th)
Career  2,012 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 NL  9 (10th)
1967 NL  19 (1st)
1968 NL  16 (2nd)
1969 NL  15 (3rd)
1972 NL  10 (6th)
1973 NL  11 (4th)
1975 NL  15 (2nd)
1976 NL  14 (1st)
1977 NL  17 (1st)
1978 NL  11 (4th)
1979 NL  18 (3rd)
1980 NL  9 (6th)
Career  226 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 NL  7 (5th)
1974 NL  6 (9th)
1975 NL  11 (1st)
1976 NL  8 (2nd)
1977 NL  8 (3rd)
1978 NL  13 (1st)
1979 NL  11 (1st)
Career  123 (45th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1969 NL  1,143 (10th)
1971 NL  1,101 (10th)
1972 NL  1,150 (3rd)
1974 NL  1,219 (2nd)
1975 NL  1,160 (3rd)
1976 NL  1,157 (3rd)
1977 NL  1,428 (1st)
1978 NL  1,389 (1st)
1979 NL  1,436 (1st)
1980 NL  1,137 (3rd)
Career  22,677 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1967 NL  179 (1st)
1969 NL  142 (8th)
1971 NL  125 (7th)
1974 NL  159 (2nd)
1978 NL  142 (3rd)
1979 NL  119 (10th)
1984 AL  123 (10th)
Career  115 (202nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1967 NL  28 (2nd)
1969 NL  33 (9th)
1971 NL  16 (10th)
1972 NL  19 (10th)
1974 NL  45 (1st)
1978 NL  36 (1st)
1979 NL  17 (8th)
Career  260 (45th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1967 NL  3.1 (3rd)
1969 NL  3.7 (9th)
1971 NL  1.7 (10th)
1972 NL  2.1 (10th)
1974 NL  5.1 (1st)
1978 NL  4.0 (1st)
1979 NL  1.8 (8th)
Career  29.1 (36th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1967 NL  25.63 (6th)
1969 NL  33.97 (10th)
1974 NL  46.35 (1st)
1978 NL  29.37 (3rd)
Career  186.14 (51st)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1974 NL  2.8 (7th)
Career  14.0 (121st)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1967 NL  2.4 (7th)
1969 NL  4.4 (5th)
1972 NL  2.5 (4th)
1974 NL  4.1 (3rd)
1978 NL  3.6 (2nd)
Career  17.4 (54th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1967 NL  2.9 (6th)
1969 NL  3.7 (10th)
1974 NL  5.1 (1st)
1978 NL  3.0 (5th)
Career  20.6 (47th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1968 NL  18 (1st)
1972 NL  11 (9th)
1977 NL  12 (6th)
Career  129 (246th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
Career  864 (33rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1969 NL  24 (1st)
1972 NL  26 (2nd)
1973 NL  30 (1st)
1974 NL  22 (4th)
1977 NL  20 (4th)
1979 NL  31 (1st)
Career  386 (4th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1968 NL  59 (3rd)
1969 NL  51 (5th)
1971 NL  44 (5th)
1977 NL  51 (4th)
1978 NL  65 (2nd)
1979 NL  56 (2nd)
Career  878 (38th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1967 NL  4 (5th)
1968 NL  4 (5th)
1972 NL  4 (4th)
1986 AL  4 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1966 NL  3.58 (3rd)
Career  1.97 (55th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1968 NL  2.08 (4th)
1969 NL  1.88 (4th)
1978 NL  1.86 (4th)
1979 NL  1.98 (2nd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1974 NL  1.000 (1st)
1975 NL  1.000 (1st)
1977 NL  1.000 (1st)
1981 NL  1.000 (1st)
1985 AL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .972 (64th)

Oldest s c a p y
1976 NL  born 1939-04-01 (6th)
1977 NL  born 1939-04-01 (6th)
1978 NL  born 1939-04-01 (7th)
1979 NL  born 1939-04-01 (6th)
1980 NL  born 1939-04-01 (5th)
1981 NL  born 1939-04-01 (3rd)
1982 NL  born 1939-04-01 (3rd)
1983 NL  born 1939-04-01 (2nd)
1984 AL  born 1939-04-01 (1st)
1985 AL  born 1939-04-01 (1st)
1986 AL  born 1939-04-01 (1st)
1987 AL  born 1939-04-01 (1st)
1987 NL  born 1939-04-01 (1st)


† 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 - 43 (35), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 194 (47), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 157 (43), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 52 (31), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (14th), 90.7 career WAR/52.3 7yr-peak WAR/71.5 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Gaylord Perry (903) *
  2. Don Sutton (881) *
  3. Steve Carlton (874) *
  4. Early Wynn (851) *
  5. Bert Blyleven (844) *
  6. Tommy John (794)
  7. Warren Spahn (792) *
  8. Jim Kaat (782)
  9. Tom Seaver (778) *
  10. Robin Roberts (774) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. John Frascatore (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dooley Womack (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Scot Shields (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Sonny Siebert (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Hank Wyse (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jack Quinn (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dolf Luque (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dolf Luque (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Orel Hershiser (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Orel Hershiser (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Orel Hershiser (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Joe Niekro (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jerry Koosman (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jerry Koosman (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jerry Koosman (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Jerry Koosman (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Red Faber (896) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Tommy John (881)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Tommy John (883)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Tommy John (858)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C
  21. Jamie Moyer (683)  2 3 4 C
  22. Jamie Moyer (651)  2 C
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  6. Rick Reuschel (962)
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  4. Steve Trachsel (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Allie Reynolds (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Bunning (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jim Bunning (982) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Rick Reuschel (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rick Reuschel (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Greg Maddux (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Bobo Newsom (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bobo Newsom (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Bobo Newsom (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jack Quinn (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  16. Jack Quinn (954)  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/Other Sources
198041Atlanta Braves$1,042,667Bill James Historical AbstractIncl. pro-rated $500K deferred, plus new car (10K)
198142Atlanta Braves$1,325,367Bill James Historical AbstractIncl. pro-rated $500K deferred, plus new car (10K)
198243Atlanta Braves$1,259,166Bill James Historical AbstractIncl. pro-rated $500K deferred, plus new car (10K)
198344Atlanta Braves$800,0001983 TSN Guide; 2/14/83 TSN
198445New York Yankees$550,0001/4/85 TSN; 1985 TSN Guide
198546New York Yankees$600,0001985 USA Today survey
198647Cleveland Indians$300,0001986 USA Today survey
198748Toronto Blue Jays$93,400Proofing correctionsReleased in midseason
Career to date (may be incomplete)$5,970,600
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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