Steve Ontiveros

Steven Ontiveros

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

Born: March 5, 1961 in Tularosa, NM
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1985
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Mariners/Phillies/RedSox 1985-2000

Final Game: October 1, 2000
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1982	21	OAK-min	A-,AA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		MED,WHA · NORW,EL
1983	22	OAK-min	AA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ALB · EL
1984	23	OAK-min	AAA,A	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC,MAD · PCL,MIDW
1985	24	OAK-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1985	24	OAK	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986	25	OAK	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	26	OAK-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1987	26	OAK	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	27	OAK	AL	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1/D
1989	28	PHI-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
1989	28	PHI	NL	6	13	12	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	29	PHI-min	A+,AA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CLW,REA · FLOR,EL
1990	29	PHI	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1991	30	PHI-min	AAA	7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167		1		0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
1992		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1993	32	MIN-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
1993	32	SEA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	33	OAK	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	34	OAK	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS

1996	35	ANA-min	A+	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LEL · CALL
1997	36	ANA-min	A+	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LEL · CALL
1998	37	STL-BAL-min	AAA	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		MEM,ROC · PCL,IL
1999	38	MIL-min	AAA	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2000	39	COL-min	AAA	8	13	6	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167		3	0	1	4	0	0		CSP · PCL
2000	39	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	40	NYM-OAK-min	AAA	23	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0		NFK,SAC · IL,PCL
10 Yrs				211	13	12	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	10	9	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2	0	0	0	0	0

OAK (6 yrs)				183	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (2 yrs)				11	13	12	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				200	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				11	13	12	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2	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
1985	24	OAK	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1986	25	OAK	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$88,000	1
1987	26	OAK	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$131,500	1
1988	27	OAK	AL	13	0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$200,000	1/D
1989	28	PHI	NL	6	13	-2	-0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.494	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$180,000	/1
1990	29	PHI	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	/1

1993	32	SEA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$115,000	1
1994	33	OAK	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$175,000	1
1995	34	OAK	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$965,000	1	AS

2000	39	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
10 Seasons				211	13	-2	-0	0	0	1	-1	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$2,004,500

OAK (6 yrs)				183	0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$1,559,500
PHI (2 yrs)				11	13	-2	-0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.497	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$330,000
BOS (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
SEA (1 yr)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$115,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1989	28	PHI	NL	13	11	90	.100	.083	.253	.154	.320	.167	.376	.321	.696	-8	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.273	.167	.083
10 Yrs				13	11	90	.100	.083	.253	.154	.320	.167	.376	.321	.696	-8	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.273	.167	.083
162 Game Avg.				10	8	90	.100	.083	.253	.154	.320	.167	.376	.321	.696	-8	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.273	.167	.083

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1995	OAK	AL	34

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1989	28	PHI	NL	13	0.0%	15.4%	7.7%	7.7%	100%	2.00	6.0		4.0	8.00	8.00	77%	10%	0.0%	0%
10 Yrs				13	0.0%	15.4%	7.7%	7.7%	100%	2.00	6.0		4.0	8.00	8.00	77%	10%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.5%	15.6%	8.8%	7.3%	31%	1.77	5.7	36.2	7.9	0.80	1.08	71%	21%	7.4%	18%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1985	24	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
1986	25	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1987	26	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
1988	27	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0	1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4.62	0.0	-0.0	0.2	0.0	1.42	0.2
1989	28	PHI	NL	-1.7	-0.2	14	0.0	0.2	-0.2	.98	-0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	1.09	-1.2	0
1990	29	PHI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1993	32	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1994	33	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1995	34	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0

2000	39	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
10 Yrs				-1.7	-0.2	15	0.1	0.3	-0.2	1.22	-0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	1.12	-1.0	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1989	28	PHI	NL	0	0	100%	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
10 Yrs				0	0	150%	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1989	28	PHI	NL	13	38%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	8	3	38%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
10 Yrs				13	38%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	8	3	38%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					58%																			73%			11%			35%			15%			52%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1989	28	PHI	NL	12	36	3.00	24	67%	21%	8%	29%	42%	79%	0%	53%	89%	58%	17%	2	0	25%	3	0	8%	1	0	0%	1	0	0
1 Yr				12	36	3.00	24	67%	21%	8%	29%	42%	79%	0%	53%	89%	58%	17%	2	0	25%	3	0	8%	1	0	0%	1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.68		62%	25%	15%	27%	33%	74%	2%	46%	80%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
1989	28	140	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1990	29	145	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1991	30	145	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1992	31	145	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1993	32	159	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1994	33	186	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1995	34	208	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1996	35	208	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1997	36	208	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1998	37	208	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
1999	38	208	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2
2000	39	211	13	12	3	1	1	3	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321	-8	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1989	28	6	13	12	1	2	.000	.077	.000	.077	6
1 Yr		6	13	12	1	2	.000	.077	.000	.077	6
162 Game Avg.		162	351	324	27	54	.000	.077	.000	.077	6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 1995 *	Oldest s c a p y 2000 AL born 1961-03-05 (6th)

All-Star Games
1995 *

Oldest s c a p y
2000 AL born 1961-03-05 (6th)

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