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Steve Ontiveros
Steven Ontiveros
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 5, 1961 in Tularosa, NM
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1985
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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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
1985 24 OAK AL 1 3 .250 1.93 39 0 18 0 0 8 74.2 45 17 16 4 19 2 36 2 0 1 284 198 0.857 5.4 0.5 2.3 4.3 1.89
1986 25 OAK AL 2 2 .500 4.71 46 0 27 0 0 10 72.2 72 40 38 10 25 3 54 1 0 4 305 82 1.335 8.9 1.2 3.1 6.7 2.16
1987 26 OAK AL 10 8 .556 4.00 35 22 6 2 1 1 150.2 141 78 67 19 50 3 97 4 1 4 645 104 1.268 8.4 1.1 3.0 5.8 1.94
1988 27 OAK AL 3 4 .429 4.61 10 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 57 32 28 4 21 1 30 0 5 5 241 83 1.427 9.4 0.7 3.5 4.9 1.43
1989 28 PHI NL 2 1 .667 3.82 6 5 0 0 0 0 30.2 34 15 13 2 15 1 12 0 0 2 134 93 1.598 10.0 0.6 4.4 3.5 0.80
1990 29 PHI NL 0 0 2.70 5 0 1 0 0 0 10.0 9 3 3 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 43 141 1.200 8.1 0.9 2.7 5.4 2.00
1993 32 SEA AL 0 2 .000 1.00 14 0 8 0 0 0 18.0 18 3 2 0 6 2 13 0 0 1 72 442 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 6.5 2.17
1994 33 OAK AL 6 4 .600 2.65 27 13 5 2 0 0 115.1 93 39 34 7 26 1 56 6 0 5 463 167 1.032 7.3 0.5 2.0 4.4 2.15
1995 34 OAK AL 9 6 .600 4.37 22 22 0 2 1 0 129.2 144 75 63 12 38 0 77 4 0 5 558 98 1.404 10.0 0.8 2.6 5.3 2.03 AS
2000 39 BOS AL 1 1 .500 10.12 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 6 6 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 28 50 2.438 15.2 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25
10 Seasons 34 31 .523 3.67 207 73 65 6 2 19 661.2 622 308 270 60 207 13 382 17 6 29 2773 112 1.253 8.5 0.8 2.8 5.2 1.85
162 Game Avg. 8 8 .523 3.67 50 18 16 1 0 5 161 151 75 66 15 50 3 93 4 1 7 673 112 1.253 8.5 0.8 2.8 5.2 1.85
OAK (6 yrs) 31 27 .534 3.70 179 67 56 6 2 19 597.2 552 281 246 56 179 10 350 17 6 24 2496 111 1.223 8.3 0.8 2.7 5.3 1.96
PHI (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 3.54 11 5 1 0 0 0 40.2 43 18 16 3 18 1 18 0 0 2 177 102 1.500 9.5 0.7 4.0 4.0 1.00
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 .500 10.12 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 6 6 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 28 50 2.438 15.2 1.7 6.8 1.7 0.25
SEA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 1.00 14 0 8 0 0 0 18.0 18 3 2 0 6 2 13 0 0 1 72 442 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 6.5 2.17
AL (8 yrs) 32 30 .516 3.68 196 68 64 6 2 19 621.0 579 290 254 57 189 12 364 17 6 27 2596 113 1.237 8.4 0.8 2.7 5.3 1.93
NL (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 3.54 11 5 1 0 0 0 40.2 43 18 16 3 18 1 18 0 0 2 177 102 1.500 9.5 0.7 4.0 4.0 1.00

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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
1986 25 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 27 OAK AL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
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 NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1994 33 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 17 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. 162 124 114 29 10 10 0 0 29 0 0 10 19 .083 .154 .167 .321 -8 19 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (6 yrs) 6 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
AL (8 yrs) 6 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 OAK AL 24 P 39 0 74.2 22 7 14 1 1 .955 2.53 0.54 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 OAK AL 25 P 46 0 72.2 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.49 0.26 .958 1.83 0.68
1987 OAK AL 26 P 35 22 150.2 44 14 29 1 0 .977 2.57 1.23 .955 1.84 0.67
1988 OAK AL 27 P 10 10 54.2 18 6 12 0 0 1.000 2.96 1.80 .961 1.78 0.67
1988 OAK AL 27 DH 1
1989 PHI NL 28 P 6 5 30.2 13 4 9 0 2 1.000 3.82 2.17 .946 1.88 0.63
1990 PHI NL 29 P 5 0 10.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 .960 1.80 0.58
1993 SEA AL 32 P 14 0 18.0 3 0 2 1 2 .667 1.00 0.14 .967 1.80 0.56
1994 OAK AL 33 P 27 13 115.1 37 15 22 0 2 1.000 2.89 1.37 .954 1.72 0.52
1995 OAK AL 34 P 22 22 129.2 43 17 26 0 4 1.000 2.98 1.95 .958 1.79 0.53 AS
2000 BOS AL 39 P 3 1 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.69 0.47
10 Seasons P 207 73 661.2 197 67 127 3 12 .985 2.64 0.94 .956 1.80 0.63
1 Season DH 1
10 Seasons TOT 207 73 661.2 197 67 127 3 12 .985 2.64 0.94 .941 1.80 0.63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1995 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1994 AL  2.653 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1994 AL  1.032 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1994 AL  7.257 (4th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1994 AL  2.029 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1995 AL  1 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1994 AL  .546 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1994 AL  6 (10th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1994 AL  167 (3rd)

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 9 (1502), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1982.

December 21, 1988: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

February 16, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 11, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

February 28, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 16, 1992: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 5, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

August 10, 1993: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Seattle Mariners for Greg Shockey (minors).

October 8, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 11, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 1, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 10, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 6, 1997: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

February 15, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 23, 1998: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 1, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 25, 1998: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

January 20, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

March 31, 1999: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

May 24, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 24, 1999: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

September 9, 2000: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

September 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Oakland Athletics$88,000
1987Oakland Athletics$131,500
1988Oakland Athletics$200,000
1989Philadelphia Phillies$180,000
1990Philadelphia Phillies$150,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$180,000
1993Seattle Mariners$115,000
1994Oakland Athletics$175,000
1995Oakland Athletics$965,000
1996California Angels$225,000
1997Anaheim Angels$154,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,563,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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