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Mike Proly

Michael James Proly

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 15, 1950 in Jamaica, NY
High School: Chaminade HS (Mineola, NY)
School: Saint John's University (Queens, NY)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1976
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cubs/Phillies/Cardinals 1976-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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Standard Pitching

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
1976 25 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.71 14 0 2 0 0 0 17.0 21 9 7 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 74 98 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 2.1 0.67
1978 27 CHW AL 5 2 .714 2.74 14 6 3 2 0 1 65.2 63 24 20 4 12 0 19 0 0 0 266 140 1.142 8.6 0.5 1.6 2.6 1.58
1979 28 CHW AL 3 8 .273 3.87 38 6 24 0 0 9 88.1 89 43 38 6 40 7 32 1 0 5 387 111 1.460 9.1 0.6 4.1 3.3 0.80
1980 29 CHW AL 5 10 .333 3.07 62 3 31 0 0 8 146.2 136 67 50 7 58 9 56 3 1 2 618 132 1.323 8.3 0.4 3.6 3.4 0.97
1981 30 PHI NL 2 1 .667 3.86 35 2 9 0 0 2 63.0 66 29 27 6 19 5 19 1 1 1 262 95 1.349 9.4 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00
1982 31 CHC NL 5 3 .625 2.30 44 1 6 0 0 1 82.0 77 22 21 5 22 5 24 2 1 0 331 162 1.207 8.5 0.5 2.4 2.6 1.09
1983 32 CHC NL 1 5 .167 3.58 60 0 8 0 0 1 83.0 79 35 33 5 38 13 31 1 1 2 351 106 1.410 8.6 0.5 4.1 3.4 0.82
7 Yrs 22 29 .431 3.23 267 18 83 2 0 22 545.2 531 229 196 33 195 40 185 8 4 10 2289 121 1.330 8.8 0.5 3.2 3.1 0.95
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .431 3.23 64 4 20 0 0 5 130 127 55 47 8 47 10 44 2 1 2 546 121 1.330 8.8 0.5 3.2 3.1 0.95
CHW (3 yrs) 13 20 .394 3.23 114 15 58 2 0 18 300.2 288 134 108 17 110 16 107 4 1 7 1271 126 1.324 8.6 0.5 3.3 3.2 0.97
CHC (2 yrs) 6 8 .429 2.95 104 1 14 0 0 2 165.0 156 57 54 10 60 18 55 3 2 2 682 128 1.309 8.5 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.92
PHI (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.86 35 2 9 0 0 2 63.0 66 29 27 6 19 5 19 1 1 1 262 95 1.349 9.4 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00
STL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.71 14 0 2 0 0 0 17.0 21 9 7 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 74 98 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 2.1 0.67
NL (4 yrs) 9 9 .500 3.23 153 3 25 0 0 4 245.0 243 95 88 16 85 24 78 4 3 3 1018 115 1.339 8.9 0.6 3.1 2.9 0.92
AL (3 yrs) 13 20 .394 3.23 114 15 58 2 0 18 300.2 288 134 108 17 110 16 107 4 1 7 1271 126 1.324 8.6 0.5 3.3 3.2 0.97

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1976 25 STL NL 17.0 14 0 9 4.76 4.09 -0.04 -0.33 100.9 3.83 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .485 .499 $
1978 27 CHW AL 65.2 14 6 24 3.29 4.53 -0.07 -0.08 103.5 4.67 10 1.2 1.1 -0.0 1.7 17 .585 .507 $
1979 28 CHW AL 88.1 38 6 43 4.38 4.76 0.08 -0.20 100.5 4.51 1 0.1 1.9 -0.1 0.8 11 .503 .501 $
1980 29 CHW AL 146.2 62 3 67 4.11 4.72 -0.07 -0.32 99.6 4.46 5 0.5 1.6 -0.1 1.6 21 .508 .503 $
1981 30 PHI NL 63.0 35 2 29 4.14 3.86 -0.31 -0.21 105.2 4.16 -1 -0.1 .9 -0.1 0.4 4 .498 .499 $
1982 31 CHC NL 82.0 44 1 22 2.41 4.04 -0.19 -0.28 104.3 4.12 15 1.7 1.1 -0.1 2.3 23 .538 .510 $
1983 32 CHC NL 83.0 60 0 35 3.80 4.13 -0.16 -0.32 103.6 4.12 3 0.3 1.2 -0.1 0.9 11 .505 .502 $
7 Seasons 545.2 267 18 229 3.78 4.39 -0.10 -0.25 102.2 4.33 31 3.5 1.3 -0.6 7.6 87 .513 .503 $
CHW (3 yrs) 300.2 114 15 134 4.01 4.69 -0.03 -0.23 100.7 4.52 16 1.8 1.7 -0.3 4.1 49 .516 .504 $
CHC (2 yrs) 165.0 104 1 57 3.11 4.09 -0.17 -0.30 103.9 4.12 17 2.0 1.2 -0.2 3.2 34 .519 .506 $
PHI (1 yr) 63.0 35 2 29 4.14 3.86 -0.31 -0.21 105.2 4.16 -1 -0.1 .9 -0.1 0.4 4 .498 .499 $
STL (1 yr) 17.0 14 0 9 4.76 4.09 -0.04 -0.33 100.9 3.83 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .485 .499 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1976 25 STL NL 14 74 64 9 21 3 2 0 0 0 6 4 .328 .370 .438 .807 .333 28 2 0 1 3 1 1
1978 27 CHW AL 14 266 252 24 63 5 0 4 3 1 12 19 .250 .282 .317 .599 .255 80 8 0 0 2 0 5
1979 28 CHW AL 38 387 342 43 89 19 2 6 7 2 40 32 .260 .337 .380 .717 .270 130 6 1 1 3 7 4
1980 29 CHW AL 62 618 537 67 136 21 6 7 19 8 58 56 .253 .323 .354 .677 .266 190 17 3 9 11 9 13
1981 30 PHI NL 35 262 234 29 66 8 3 6 7 1 19 19 .282 .335 .419 .753 .283 98 9 1 5 3 5 3
1982 31 CHC NL 44 331 300 22 77 8 4 5 3 6 22 24 .257 .310 .360 .670 .264 108 10 2 5 2 5 3
1983 32 CHC NL 60 351 305 35 79 15 1 5 8 3 38 31 .259 .339 .364 .703 .271 111 12 1 3 4 13 8
7 Yrs 267 2289 2034 229 531 79 18 33 47 21 195 185 .261 .324 .366 .690 .270 745 64 8 24 28 40 37
162 Game Avg. 64 546 485 55 127 19 4 8 11 5 47 44 .261 .324 .366 .690 .270 178 15 2 6 7 10 9
MLB Averages .261 .325 .385 .710 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1976 25 STL NL -0.6 -0.1 74 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 1.09 -0.2 -0.1 -5.4 -0.6 1.09 -2.4 5 2 7
1978 27 CHW AL 7.5 0.8 272 1.2 3.9 -2.7 .76 1.0 0.7 7.2 0.8 0.76 10.3 1 2 5
1979 28 CHW AL 3.8 0.4 402 0.8 8.4 -7.6 1.24 0.0 0.6 -0.8 -0.1 1.24 0.2 17 4 10
1980 29 CHW AL 11.1 1.1 651 -0.1 10.5 -10.6 .99 0.4 -0.5 4.7 0.5 0.99 6.3 28 11 20
1981 30 PHI NL -0.9 -0.1 273 -0.4 3.0 -3.5 .70 0.0 -0.6 -2.1 -0.2 0.70 0.5 8 5 19
1982 31 CHC NL 13.4 1.4 343 0.3 6.0 -5.7 1.01 1.0 -0.7 10.5 1.1 1.01 9.6 14 7 21
1983 32 CHC NL 3.0 0.3 368 -0.2 5.6 -5.8 .88 0.1 -0.3 5.3 0.5 0.88 2.1 21 14 24
7 Yrs 37.2 3.9 2383 1.2 38.6 -37.4 .96 2.3 -1.1 19.2 2.0 0.96 26.5 94 45 106

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1978 27 CHW AL 14 6 4 2 0 0 0 4 2 .667 0 0 2 0 4 67% 53.7 71 19 9 3 1 2 5.3 5.4 6.3
1979 28 CHW AL 38 6 0 4 2 0 1 0 6 .000 1 1 0 0 2 33% 37.8 48 18 12 3 3 1 3.9 4.2 5.1
1980 29 CHW AL 62 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 1 33% 33.3 52 21 19 8 1 2 4.0 3.7 5.3
1981 30 PHI NL 35 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 2 0 0 2 100% 50.0 54 46 9 1 1 1 3.5 0.9 6.0
1982 31 CHC NL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 100% 59.0 59 59 13 2 1 0 4.0 2.6 6.3
5 Yrs 193 18 6 8 4 0 1 7 11 .389 1 3 2 0 10 56% 45 71 18 62 17 7 6 4.3 4.1 5.7
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 104 -13 4.3 4.2 6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1976 25 STL NL 14 14 2 1 0 1 0 1 0% 4 1 15 6 40% 9 1.093 5 2 7 4 2 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 3.6
1978 27 CHW AL 14 8 3 1 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 9 3 33% 6 .759 1 2 5 2 1 5 6 2 8 0 8 1 10.5
1979 28 CHW AL 38 32 24 3 4 11 9 2 82% 12 1 48 16 33% 8 1.244 17 4 10 15 6 11 26 6 21 6 24 8 5.4
1980 29 CHW AL 62 59 31 4 8 14 8 6 57% 19 4 77 29 38% 7 .994 28 11 20 23 8 28 45 14 45 10 46 11 6.6
1981 30 PHI NL 35 33 9 2 1 2 2 0 100% 5 3 18 7 39% 7 .701 8 5 19 7 2 24 8 25 17 9 17 5 4.6
1982 31 CHC NL 44 43 6 4 3 6 1 5 17% 6 0 48 16 33% 6 1.012 14 7 21 8 5 30 31 12 28 10 31 15 5.3
1983 32 CHC NL 60 60 8 1 5 3 1 2 33% 11 7 70 26 37% 6 .878 21 14 24 21 4 35 39 21 29 20 33 20 4.2
7 Yrs 267 249 83 16 21 38 22 16 58% 58 16 285 103 36% .963 94 45 106 80 28 141 163 86 154 61 165 65 5.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1976 25 STL NL 74 64% 0.0% 5.4% 8.1% 6.8% 24% 2.14 85% 15 2 13%
1978 27 CHW AL 266 61% 1.5% 7.1% 4.5% 3.4% 14% 1.61 87% 50 8 16%
1979 28 CHW AL 387 55% 1.6% 8.3% 10.3% 7.0% 30% 1.70 79% 77 6 8%
1980 29 CHW AL 618 60% 1.1% 9.1% 9.4% 5.5% 25% 1.42 78% 113 17 15%
1981 30 PHI NL 262 54% 2.3% 7.3% 7.3% 6.5% 26% 1.84 81% 55 9 16%
1982 31 CHC NL 331 59% 1.5% 7.3% 6.7% 5.1% 22% 1.69 82% 65 10 15%
1983 32 CHC NL 351 62% 1.4% 8.8% 10.8% 6.0% 27% 1.97 78% 74 12 16%
7 Yrs 2289 59% 1.4% 8.1% 8.5% 5.7% 25% 1.67 81% 449 64 14%
MLB Averages 44% 2.0% 12.9% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.10 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1976 25 STL NL 74 21 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 100% 1 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1978 27 CHW AL 266 63 4 0 9 3 1 3 1 11 8 1 73% 5 0 0 91 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1979 28 CHW AL 387 89 6 0 25 3 3 2 4 36 20 0 56% 4 5 0 153 7 2 78% 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1980 29 CHW AL 618 136 7 0 23 4 3 3 4 49 33 3 67% 13 2 2 250 19 8 70% 16 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 19 0
1981 30 PHI NL 262 66 6 0 4 4 2 5 1 21 9 2 43% 3 1 0 104 7 1 88% 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
1982 31 CHC NL 331 77 5 1 15 3 2 3 2 22 6 3 27% 3 0 1 129 3 6 33% 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0
1983 32 CHC NL 351 79 5 1 20 3 2 4 1 33 16 4 48% 8 2 0 132 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
7 Yrs 2289 531 33 2 101 20 13 20 13 176 96 13 55% 37 10 3 887 47 21 69% 42 18 5 1 0 2 5 0 55 0
MLB Averages 53% 66%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1976 25 1 0 1.000 3.71 14 0 2 0 0 0 17.0 21 9 7 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 74 98 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 2.1 0.67 98
1977 26 1 0 1.000 3.71 14 0 2 0 0 0 17.0 21 9 7 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 74 98 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 2.1 0.67 98
1978 27 6 2 .750 2.94 28 6 5 2 0 1 82.2 84 33 27 4 18 1 23 0 0 0 340 129 1.234 9.1 0.4 2.0 2.5 1.28 129
1979 28 9 10 .474 3.42 66 12 29 2 0 10 171.0 173 76 65 10 58 8 55 1 0 5 727 118 1.351 9.1 0.5 3.1 2.9 0.95 118
1980 29 14 20 .412 3.26 128 15 60 2 0 18 317.2 309 143 115 17 116 17 111 4 1 7 1345 124 1.338 8.8 0.5 3.3 3.1 0.96 124
1981 30 16 21 .432 3.36 163 17 69 2 0 20 380.2 375 172 142 23 135 22 130 5 2 8 1607 119 1.340 8.9 0.5 3.2 3.1 0.96 119
1982 31 21 24 .467 3.17 207 18 75 2 0 21 462.2 452 194 163 28 157 27 154 7 3 8 1938 124 1.316 8.8 0.5 3.1 3.0 0.98 124
1983 32 22 29 .431 3.23 267 18 83 2 0 22 545.2 531 229 196 33 195 40 185 8 4 10 2289 121 1.330 8.8 0.5 3.2 3.1 0.95 121

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1976 25 0 1 .000 4.80 15.0 22 9 8 0 6 4 0 1.867 13.2 3.6 2.4 0.67 0.0 14
1978 27 4 2 .667 3.19 62.0 66 24 22 4 13 18 0 1.274 9.6 1.9 2.6 1.38 0.6 14
1979 28 5 4 .556 3.98 86.0 90 42 38 6 40 31 1 1.512 9.4 4.2 3.2 0.78 0.6 38
1980 29 9 6 .600 3.37 139.0 139 58 52 7 59 53 3 1.424 9.0 3.8 3.4 0.90 0.5 62
1981 30 4 5 .444 4.55 87.0 104 49 44 9 30 26 2 1.540 10.8 3.1 2.7 0.87 0.9 35
1982 31 6 2 .750 2.61 76.0 79 24 22 5 23 22 2 1.342 9.4 2.7 2.6 0.96 0.6 44
1983 32 4 4 .500 3.97 77.0 80 38 34 5 38 29 1 1.532 9.4 4.4 3.4 0.76 0.6 60
7 Yrs 32 24 .571 3.65 542.0 580 244 220 36 209 183 9 1.456 9.6 3.0 0.88 0.6 267

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1980 AL  62 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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