Rafael Novoa

Rafael Angel Novoa

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

Born: October 26, 1967 in New York, NY
School: Villanova University
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1990
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Giants 1990-1993

Final Game: October 3, 1993
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1989	21	SFG-min	A,A-	5	5	.500	2.97	16	13	0	0	0	0	78.2	78	31	26	3	26	1	81	5	7	4			1.322	8.9	0.3	3.0	9.3	3.12	CLI,EVR · MIDW,NORW
1990	22	SFG-min	A,AA	14	6	.700	2.50	26	24	1	5	2	0	169.1	133	53	47	9	55	0	178	7	2	6			1.110	7.1	0.5	2.9	9.5	3.24	CLI,SHV · MIDW,TL
1990	22	SFG	NL	0	1	.000	6.75	7	2	2	0	0	1	18.2	21	14	14	3	13	1	14	0	0	0	88	55	1.821	10.1	1.4	6.3	6.8	1.08

1993	25	MIL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.42	20	18	0	2	1	0	113.0	105	55	43	20	38	3	74	5	1	4	471		1.265	8.4	1.6	3.0	5.9	1.95	NOR · AA
1993	25	MIL	AL	0	3	.000	4.50	15	7	0	2	0	0	56.0	58	32	28	7	22	2	17	4	0	1	249	96	1.429	9.3	1.1	3.5	2.7	0.77
1994	26	CHC-min	AAA	6	10	.375	5.24	27	23	0	1	0	0	137.1	151	90	80	12	67	3	54	8	1	7	621		1.587	9.9	0.8	4.4	3.5	0.81	IWA · AA
1995	27	CHW-NYM-min	AAA,AA	0	2	.000	7.00	7	3	2	0	0	0	18.0	23	15	14	0	14	0	9	2	0	0	92		2.056	11.5	0.0	7.0	4.5	0.64	NVL,BNG · AA,EL
1996	28	ANA-min	A+,AA,AAA	3	4	.429	5.80	48	0	19	0	0	4	63.2	76	44	41	9	29	3	57	3	1	7	294		1.649	10.7	1.3	4.1	8.1	1.97	LEL,MDL,VAN · CALL,TL,PCL
2 Seasons				0	4	.000	5.06	22	9	2	2	0	1	74.2	79	46	42	10	35	3	31	4	0	1	337	82	1.527	9.5	1.2	4.2	3.7	0.89
162 Game Avg.				0	9	.000	5.06	48	20	4	4	0	2	164	173	101	92	22	77	7	68	9	0	2	739	82	1.527	9.5	1.2	4.2	3.7	0.89

SFG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.75	7	2	2	0	0	1	18.2	21	14	14	3	13	1	14	0	0	0	88	55	1.821	10.1	1.4	6.3	6.8	1.08
MIL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.50	15	7	0	2	0	0	56.0	58	32	28	7	22	2	17	4	0	1	249	96	1.429	9.3	1.1	3.5	2.7	0.77

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
1990	22	SFG	NL	18.2	2	14	10	0	.7	-4	-0.4	$

1993	25	MIL	AL	56.0	7	32	34	1	1.0	2	0.1	$
2 Seasons				74.2	9	46	44	1	.9	-2	-0.3	$

SFG (1 yr)				18.2	2	14	10	0	.7	-4	-0.4	$
MIL (1 yr)				56.0	7	32	34	1	1.0	2	0.1	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1989	21	SFG-min	A-,A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	EVR,CLI · NORW,MIDW
1990	22	SFG-min	AA,A	26	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	1	0	0	SHV,CLI · TL,MIDW
1990	22	SFG	NL	7	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	54	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1993	25	MIL-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	NOR · AA
1993	25	MIL	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	26	CHC-min	AAA	27	21	12	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.250	.286	.250	.536		3	0	0	7	1	0	IWA · AA
1995	27	NYM-CHW-min	AA,AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	BNG,NVL · EL,AA
1996	28	ANA-min	AA,AAA,A+	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	MDL,VAN,LEL · TL,PCL,CALL
2 Seasons				22	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	54	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	44	37	7	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	7	15	.200	.333	.200	.533	54	7	0	0	0	0	0

SFG (1 yr)				7	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	54	1	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	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
1990	22	SFG	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	/1
1 Season				6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1990	SFG	NL	22	P	7	2	0	18.2	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.78	1.79	3	2	40%
1993	MIL	AL	25	P	15	7	2	56.0	10	4	6	1.000	1.61	0.67	.953	1.78	1.78	3	1	25%
	2 Seasons			P	22	9	2	74.2	10	4	6	1.000	1.21	0.45	.953	1.78	1.78	6	3	33%
	2 Seasons			TOT	22	9	2	74.2	10	4	6	1.000	1.21	0.45	.953	1.78	1.78	6	3	33%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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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.
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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.
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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
March 31, 1992: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
April 17, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
December 19, 1993: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Mike Carter (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Scanlan.

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