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Kirt Ojala

Kirt Stanley Ojala

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 24, 1968 in Kalamazoo, MI
High School: Central (Portage, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1997
Team: Marlins 1997-1999

Final Game: May 4, 1999
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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
1990	21	NYY-min	A-	7	2	.778	2.16	14	14	0	1	0	0	79.0	75	28	19	2	43	0	87	3	2	1			1.494	8.5	0.2	4.9	9.9	2.02	ONE · NYPL
1991	22	NYY-min	A+	8	7	.533	2.53	25	23	0	1	0	0	156.2	120	52	44	5	61	1	112	4	1	3	635		1.155	6.9	0.3	3.5	6.4	1.84	PRW · CARL
1992	23	NYY-min	AA	12	8	.600	3.62	24	23	0	2	1	0	151.2	130	71	61	10	80	0	116	0	0	10	642		1.385	7.7	0.6	4.7	6.9	1.45	ALC · EL
1993	24	NYY-min	AAA,AA	9	9	.500	5.24	32	21	3	0	0	0	132.1	150	85	77	13	73	2	89	3	1	15	601		1.685	10.2	0.9	5.0	6.1	1.22	CLB,ALC · IL,EL
1994	25	NYY-min	AAA	11	7	.611	3.83	25	23	0	1	1	0	148.0	157	78	63	12	46	1	81	4	1	10	638		1.372	9.5	0.7	2.8	4.9	1.76	CLB · IL
1995	26	NYY-min	AAA	8	7	.533	3.95	32	20	5	0	0	1	145.2	138	74	64	15	54	3	107	3	1	7	619		1.318	8.5	0.9	3.3	6.6	1.98	CLB · IL
1996	27	CIN-min	AAA	7	7	.500	3.77	22	21	0	3	0	0	133.2	143	67	56	15	31	0	92	6	0	3	569		1.302	9.6	1.0	2.1	6.2	2.97	INA · AA
1997	28	FLA-min	AAA	8	7	.533	3.50	25	24	1	0	0	0	149.0	148	74	58	13	55	2	119	3	0	4	627		1.362	8.9	0.8	3.3	7.2	2.16	CHR · IL
1997	28	FLA	NL	1	2	.333	3.14	7	5	1	0	0	0	28.2	28	10	10	4	18	0	19	0	0	0	130	130	1.605	8.8	1.3	5.7	6.0	1.06
1998	29	FLA	NL	2	7	.222	4.25	41	13	4	1	0	0	125.0	128	71	59	14	59	4	75	4	0	6	554	95	1.496	9.2	1.0	4.2	5.4	1.27
1999	30	FLA-min	AAA	3	8	.273	7.21	16	14	0	1	0	0	78.2	110	70	63	12	44	0	54	2	0	6	381		1.958	12.6	1.4	5.0	6.2	1.23	CGY · PCL
1999	30	FLA	NL	0	1	.000	14.34	8	1	2	0	0	0	10.2	21	17	17	1	6	0	5	0	0	0	56	31	2.531	17.7	0.8	5.1	4.2	0.83
2000	31	BOS-min	AA	0	0		2.45	7	0	4	0	0	1	11.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	6	0	0	0	43		0.909	5.7	1.6	2.5	4.9	2.00	TRE · EL
3 Seasons				3	10	.231	4.71	56	19	7	1	0	0	164.1	177	98	86	19	83	4	99	4	0	6	740	87	1.582	9.7	1.0	4.5	5.4	1.19
162 Game Avg.				3	9	.231	4.71	51	17	6	1	0	0	149	160	89	78	17	75	4	90	4	0	5	671	87	1.582	9.7	1.0	4.5	5.4	1.19

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
1997	28	FLA	NL	28.2	5	10	17	0	1.1	7	0.7	$
1998	29	FLA	NL	125.0	13	71	73	-1	.8	2	0.0	$225,000
1999	30	FLA	NL	10.2	1	17	7	0	.3	-10	-0.7	$240,000
3 Seasons				164.1	19	98	97	-1	.8	-1	0.0	$465,000

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	Pos
1990	21	NYY-min	A-	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	ONE · NYPL
1991	22	NYY-min	A+	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	PRW · CARL
1992	23	NYY-min	AA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	ALC · EL
1993	24	NYY-min	AAA,AA	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	CLB,ALC · IL,EL
1994	25	NYY-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	CLB · IL
1995	26	NYY-min	AAA	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	CLB · IL
1996	27	CIN-min	AAA	22	13	11	0	3	1	3	0	4	.273	.273	.364	.636		4	0	2	INA · AA
1997	28	FLA-min	AAA	27	23	18	0	1	1	2	2	10	.056	.150	.111	.261		2	0	3	CHR · IL
1997	28	FLA	NL	7	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	1	/1
1998	29	FLA	NL	41	31	26	2	4	1	3	3	10	.154	.241	.192	.434	19	5	1	2	1
1999	30	FLA-min	AAA	16	10	8	1	1	1	0	1	3	.125	.222	.250	.472		2	1	1	CGY · PCL
1999	30	FLA	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	/1
2000	31	BOS-min	AA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	TRE · EL
3 Seasons				56	39	33	2	4	1	3	3	12	.121	.194	.152	.346	-5	5	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	113	95	6	12	3	9	9	35	.121	.194	.152	.346	-5	14	3	9

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rdp	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	Salary	Pos
1997	28	FLA	NL	8	-2	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	$	/1
1998	29	FLA	NL	31	-3	1	3	1	2	0.2	2	0.2	$225,000	1
2 Seasons				39	-5	1	4	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	$225,000

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%	PO
1997	FLA	NL	28	P	7	5	0	28.2	8	4	4	0	1	1.000	2.51	1.14	.952	1.85	1.84	1	2	67%	0
1998	FLA	NL	29	P	41	13	1	125.0	36	9	24	3	4	.917	2.38	0.80	.961	1.85	1.84	10	6	38%	1
1999	FLA	NL	30	P	8	1	0	10.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.69	1.71	0	1	100%	0
	3 Seasons			P	56	19	1	164.1	44	13	28	3	5	.932	2.25	0.73	.960	1.84	1.82	11	9	45%	1
	3 Seasons			TOT	56	19	1	164.1	44	13	28	3	5	.932	2.25	0.73	.960	1.84	1.82	11	9	45%	1

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.
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.
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Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990.
December 7, 1992: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1992 rule 5 draft.
March 27, 1993: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees.
April 5, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
April 11, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
March 27, 1997: Selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Cincinnati Reds.
October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
November 26, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
February 20, 1998: Selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
October 4, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

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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
1998	29	Florida Marlins	$225,000	4/3/98 USA Today
1999	30	Florida Marlins	$240,000	4/6/99 USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$465,000

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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