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Jim Palmer

James Alvin Palmer (Cakes)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 15, 1945 in New York, NY
High School: Scottsdale HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1965
Team: Orioles 1965-1984
Agents: Ed Keating, previously: Ron Shapiro? [*]
Final Game: May 12, 1984
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1990 (411/444 ballots).
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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
1965 19 BAL AL 29 27 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 10 .192 .222 .308 .530 48 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 20 BAL AL 36 78 73 11 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 33 .096 .132 .151 .282 -18 11 0 0 2 0 0 1
1967 21 BAL AL 9 18 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .077 .200 .154 .354 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 /1
1969 23 BAL AL 27 70 64 5 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 30 .203 .235 .250 .485 36 16 1 0 2 1 0 1
1970 24 BAL AL 44 122 113 13 17 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 48 .150 .165 .177 .342 -6 20 0 0 7 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1971 25 BAL AL 38 116 102 7 20 1 0 0 9 1 0 3 41 .196 .219 .206 .425 22 21 0 0 11 0 0 1 AS,MVP-21
1972 26 BAL AL 36 106 98 12 22 3 1 0 8 0 0 2 36 .224 .240 .276 .516 52 27 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1973 27 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-2
1974 28 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 29 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1976 30 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-10,GG
1977 31 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-19,GG
1978 32 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,GG
1979 33 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1980 34 BAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1981 35 BAL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 36 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-2,MVP-26
1983 37 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 38 BAL AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
19 Yrs 576 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 151 138 15 24 3 0 1 12 0 0 5 58 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 30 0 0 9 0 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

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
1965 19 BAL AL 29 27 -2 -1 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
1966 20 BAL AL 36 78 -10 -0 1 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $ 1
1967 21 BAL AL 9 18 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /1
1969 23 BAL AL 27 70 -6 -1 -0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1970 24 BAL AL 44 122 -14 -0 1 0 15 1 0.1 4 5 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 5 $ 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1971 25 BAL AL 38 116 -10 -0 0 0 12 3 0.3 4 6 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1 AS,MVP-21
1972 26 BAL AL 36 106 -5 1 1 0 11 7 0.8 4 10 0.8 .524 .505 0.9 -0.0 10 $ 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1973 27 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 CYA-1,MVP-2
1974 28 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $125,000 1
1975 29 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1976 30 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $183,333 1 CYA-1,MVP-10,GG
1977 31 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-19,GG
1978 32 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 1 AS,CYA-3,GG
1979 33 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 1 GG
1980 34 BAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $250,000 1/D
1981 35 BAL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 1
1982 36 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 CYA-2,MVP-26
1983 37 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 38 BAL AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
19 Seasons 576 537 -49 -2 2 0 59 10 1.1 17 27 1.2 .502 .500 1.3 0.2 26 $1,558,333
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1965 19 BAL AL 27 21 2 2.6 93 .267 .192 .253 .222 .323 .308 .388 .530 .711 48 .304 -2.0 -0.2 .429 .154 .115 .0
1966 20 BAL AL 78 68 2 0.8 89 .154 .096 .247 .132 .314 .151 .381 .282 .695 -18 .051 -11.3 -1.2 .212 .096 .055 .0
1967 21 BAL AL 18 15 1 1.8 85 .250 .077 .243 .200 .313 .154 .365 .354 .677 6 .208 -1.5 -0.2 .333 .231 .077
1969 23 BAL AL 70 55 4 2.0 96 .371 .203 .256 .235 .332 .250 .386 .485 .718 36 .197 -5.6 -0.6 .365 .094 .047
1970 24 BAL AL 122 103 4 1.0 98 .250 .150 .259 .165 .333 .177 .395 .342 .729 -6 .069 -16.9 -1.8 .229 .044 .027 .0
1971 25 BAL AL 116 93 6 1.7 91 .328 .196 .254 .219 .326 .206 .377 .425 .702 22 .176 -10.8 -1.2 .305 .049 .010 .0
1972 26 BAL AL 106 82 7 2.3 85 .355 .224 .250 .240 .319 .276 .361 .516 .680 52 .303 -6.4 -0.7 .382 .071 .051
19 Yrs 537 437 26 1.6 92 .293 .174 .253 .200 .325 .215 .380 .414 .705 18 .157 -54.5 -5.8 .301 .076 .041 1.5
162 Game Avg. 151 123 7 1.6 92 .293 .174 .253 .200 .325 .215 .380 .414 .705 18 .157 -54.5 -5.8 .301 .076 .041

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
1966 20 BAL AL WS LAD W 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 BAL AL WS NYM L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 24 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1970 24 BAL AL WS CIN W 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 BAL AL ALCS OAK W 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 1 0 0 0 0
1971 25 BAL AL WS PIT L 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0
1973 27 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 28 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 33 BAL AL ALCS CAL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 33 BAL AL WS PIT L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 37 BAL AL ALCS CHW W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 37 BAL AL WS PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs (13 Series) 20 38 35 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .086 .135 .114 .249 4 1 0 1 0 0
7 ALCS 11 14 14 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .214 .357 3 1 0 0 0 0
6 WS 9 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .048 .130 .048 .178 1 0 0 1 0 0

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
1970 BAL AL 24 as P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 BAL AL 26 as P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1975 BAL AL 29 DNP
1977 BAL AL 31 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BAL AL 32 as P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs (5 GP) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1965 19 BAL AL 27 3.7% 37.0% 3.7% 3.7% 20% 10.00 2.6 26.0 8.7 1.20 56%
1966 20 BAL AL 78 1.3% 42.3% 3.9% 2.6% 29% 11.00 2.2 73.0 14.6 1.33 50%
1967 21 BAL AL 18 0.0% 50.0% 11.1% 5.6% 100% 4.50 1.4 13.0 4.00 22%
1969 23 BAL AL 70 0.0% 42.9% 4.3% 4.3% 23% 10.00 2.1 10.7 0.80 50%
1970 24 BAL AL 122 0.8% 39.3% 1.6% 0.8% 6% 24.00 2.4 113.0 12.6 0.81 52%
1971 25 BAL AL 116 0.0% 35.3% 2.6% 0.9% 5% 13.67 2.5 11.3 0.84 53%
1972 26 BAL AL 106 0.0% 34.0% 1.9% 3.8% 18% 18.00 2.7 12.3 1.93 58%
19 Yrs 537 0.6% 38.6% 3.0% 2.4% 15% 12.94 2.4 163.0 11.9 1.08 52%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.9% 8.5% 6.2% 27% 1.64 6.4 45.1 8.8 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 19 BAL AL -2.0 -0.2 27 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .79 -0.2 0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.88 -1.7 0.12 1
1966 20 BAL AL -11.3 -1.2 78 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 .80 -1.1 0.1 -8.9 -1.0 0.91 -10.1 0
1967 21 BAL AL -1.5 -0.2 18 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .94 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.3 1.30 -1.8 0
1969 23 BAL AL -5.6 -0.6 72 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 .75 -0.4 0.2 -4.5 -0.5 1.04 -5.0 0
1970 24 BAL AL -16.9 -1.8 123 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 .85 -1.3 0.4 -10.8 -1.1 0.96 -13.2 0
1971 25 BAL AL -10.8 -1.2 117 -0.5 1.3 -1.8 .87 -0.9 0.4 -7.7 -0.8 1.06 -10.1 0
1972 26 BAL AL -6.4 -0.7 108 0.0 1.6 -1.6 .97 -0.4 0.4 -1.1 -0.1 1.02 -4.4 0
1973 27 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1974 28 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1975 29 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1976 30 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1977 31 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1978 32 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1979 33 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1980 34 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 35 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1982 36 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1983 37 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1984 38 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
19 Yrs -54.5 -5.8 543 -2.4 5.8 -8.2 .86 -4.5 1.6 -35.9 -3.8 1.00 -46.3 0.12 1
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1965 19 BAL AL 0 0 20% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 20 BAL AL 1 0 111% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 42% 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 1 5
1967 21 BAL AL 0 0 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 23 BAL AL 0 0 31% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 50% 3 1 2 2 2 0 3 0 2
1970 24 BAL AL 4 0 67% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 36% 5 4 1 2 1 1 4 1 2
1971 25 BAL AL 2 0 30% 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 40% 5 4 1 4 2 2 1 0 1
1972 26 BAL AL 2 0 50% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 50% 7 4 3 0 0 0 3 1 2
19 Yrs 9 0 50% 150 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 41% 30 22 7 8 5 3 18 3 13

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
1965 19 BAL AL 27 30% 5 1 0 0 0 0.12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 13 2 15% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 20 BAL AL 78 36% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 40% 12 0 0% 18 2 11% 41 4 10% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1967 21 BAL AL 18 22% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 0 0% 4 2 50% 19 1 5% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1969 23 BAL AL 70 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 13 1 8% 15 2 13% 54 7 13% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
1970 24 BAL AL 122 33% 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15 7 47% 23 0 0% 23 4 17% 81 10 12% 7 5 71% 7 1 14% 0
1971 25 BAL AL 116 32% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 50% 31 0 0% 30 8 27% 92 9 10% 6 3 50% 4 3 75% 0
1972 26 BAL AL 106 29% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 24 0 0% 20 6 30% 74 8 11% 6 3 50% 5 1 20% 0
19 Yrs 537 32% 85 1 0 0 0 0.12 3 0 15 3 0 2 1 0 64 31 48% 110 1 1% 113 24 21% 374 41 11% 28 15 54% 21 7 33% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 33% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 19 29 27 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 10 .192 .222 .308 .530 48 8 0 0 0 0 0
1966 20 65 105 99 13 12 1 0 2 8 0 0 4 43 .121 .155 .192 .347 -1 19 0 0 2 0 0
1967 21 74 123 112 15 13 2 0 2 9 0 0 6 52 .116 .161 .188 .349 0 21 0 0 5 0 0
1968 22 74 123 112 15 13 2 0 2 9 0 0 6 52 .116 .161 .188 .349 0 21 0 0 5 0 0
1969 23 101 193 176 20 26 5 0 2 15 0 0 9 82 .148 .188 .210 .398 13 37 1 0 7 1 0
1970 24 145 315 289 33 43 5 0 3 24 0 0 11 130 .149 .179 .197 .377 6 57 1 0 14 1 0
1971 25 183 431 391 40 63 6 0 3 33 1 0 14 171 .161 .190 .199 .389 10 78 1 0 25 1 0
1972 26 219 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1973 27 257 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1974 28 283 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1975 29 322 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1976 30 362 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1977 31 401 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1978 32 439 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1979 33 462 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1980 34 499 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1981 35 521 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1982 36 557 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1983 37 571 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0
1984 38 576 537 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 1 0 16 207 .174 .200 .215 .414 18 105 1 0 31 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1965 19 29 27 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 1 10 .192 .222 .308 .530 2 29
1966 20 36 79 74 15 8 1 0 1 7 0 3 33 .108 .143 .162 .305 2 36
1967 21 9 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .133 .000 .133 0 9
1969 23 27 70 64 5 13 3 0 0 6 0 3 30 .203 .235 .250 .485 4 27
1970 24 44 121 112 12 16 0 0 1 8 0 2 48 .143 .158 .170 .328 3 44
1971 25 38 118 104 8 21 1 0 0 10 1 3 41 .202 .224 .212 .436 5 38
1972 26 38 113 105 15 26 4 1 0 10 0 2 38 .248 .262 .305 .566 8 36
7 Yrs 221 546 498 57 89 9 1 3 44 1 16 209 .179 .204 .219 .423 24 219
162 Game Avg. 162 400 365 42 65 7 1 2 32 1 12 153 .179 .204 .219 .423 18 219

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1990 BBWAA (92.6%)
Selected to HOF in 1990 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1970 (P)
1971 *
1972 (P)
1975
1977 (P)
1978 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1973 AL Cy Young
1973 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1975 AL Cy Young
1975 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1976 AL Cy Young
1976 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 AL (25, 1%)
1971 AL (21, 1%)
1972 AL (13, 6%)
1973 AL (2, 51%)
1975 AL (6, 24%)
1976 AL (10, 14%)
1977 AL (19, 2%)
1982 AL (26, 1%)
1.00 Career Shares (242nd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 AL (5, 9%)
1972 AL (5, 17%)
1973 AL (1, 73%)
1975 AL (1, 82%)
1976 AL (1, 90%)
1977 AL (2, 34%)
1978 AL (3, 10%)
1982 AL (2, 42%)
3 Cy Youngs
3.57 Career Shares (7th)

Gold Gloves
1976 AL (P)
1977 AL (P)
1978 AL (P)
1979 AL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1970 AL  6.3 (8th)
1972 AL  5.7 (10th)
1975 AL  8.1 (1st)
1976 AL  6.2 (7th)
1977 AL  7.0 (5th)
1978 AL  6.0 (8th)
Career  64.4 (108th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1971 AL  11 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1966 AL  born 1945-10-15 (10th)

                                         

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