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Charlie Puleo

Charles Michael Puleo

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 7, 1955 in Glen Ridge, NJ
High School: Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ)
School: Seton Hall University
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1981
Teams (by GP): Braves/Mets/Reds 1981-1989
Agents: Richie Bry [*]
Final Game: September 25, 1989
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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

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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
1978	23	TOR-min	A-	10	3	.769	2.68	16	15					104.0	81	46	31	8	48								1.240	7.0	0.7	4.2			UTI · NYPL
1979	24	TOR-min	A	10	10	.500	4.46	22	22					123.0	126	72	61	6	61								1.520	9.2	0.4	4.5			DUN · FLOR
1980	25	TOR-min	AA	8	7	.533	2.83	19	19		3	1	0	108.0	87	51	34	8	66	1	97	2	0	9			1.417	7.2	0.7	5.5	8.1	1.47	KNX · SOUL
1981	26	NYM-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.46	26	26	0	9	3	0	169.0	132	74	65	16	73	1	133	3	0	3			1.213	7.0	0.9	3.9	7.1	1.82	TID · IL
1981	26	NYM	NL	0	0		0.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	13.1	8	1	0	0	8	2	8	0	0	1	53		1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1982	27	NYM	NL	9	9	.500	4.47	36	24	8	1	1	1	171.0	179	99	85	13	90	7	98	2	2	3	759	82	1.573	9.4	0.7	4.7	5.2	1.09
1983	28	CIN	NL	6	12	.333	4.89	27	24	0	0	0	0	143.2	145	86	78	18	91	9	71	5	1	4	649	78	1.643	9.1	1.1	5.7	4.4	0.78
1984	29	CIN-min	AAA	8	9	.471	5.35	19	19	0	2	2	0	104.1	117	71	62	14	59	1	59	1	2	10			1.687	10.1	1.2	5.1	5.1	1.00	WCH · AA
1984	29	CIN	NL	1	2	.333	5.73	5	4	0	0	0	0	22.0	27	15	14	2	15	2	6	0	0	1	107	67	1.909	11.0	0.8	6.1	2.5	0.40

1986	31	ATL-min	AAA	14	7	.667	3.49	27	27	0	9	3	0	170.0	166	80	66	13	76	0	124	6	0	12			1.424	8.8	0.7	4.0	6.6	1.63	RMD · IL
1986	31	ATL	NL	1	2	.333	2.96	5	3	2	1	0	0	24.1	13	10	8	4	12	1	18	1	0	0	97	136	1.027	4.8	1.5	4.4	6.7	1.50
1987	32	ATL	NL	6	8	.429	4.23	35	16	2	1	0	0	123.1	122	63	58	11	40	0	99	3	1	0	524	103	1.314	8.9	0.8	2.9	7.2	2.48
1988	33	ATL	NL	5	5	.500	3.47	53	3	17	0	0	1	106.1	101	46	41	9	47	7	70	3	3	0	462	106	1.392	8.5	0.8	4.0	5.9	1.49
1989	34	ATL-min	AAA,AA	5	1	.833	3.44	13	13	0	2	0	0	68.0	65	29	26	4	18	1	62	1	3	5			1.221	8.6	0.5	2.4	8.2	3.44	RMD,GRV · IL,SOUL
1989	34	ATL	NL	1	1	.500	4.66	15	1	1	0	0	0	29.0	26	15	15	2	16	1	17	0	0	4	128	79	1.448	8.1	0.6	5.0	5.3	1.06
8 Seasons				29	39	.426	4.25	180	76	32	3	1	2	633.0	621	335	299	59	319	29	387	14	7	13	2779	90	1.485	8.8	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.21
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.426	4.25	48	20	9	1	0	1	168	165	89	79	16	85	8	103	4	2	3	738	90	1.485	8.8	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.21

ATL (4 yrs)				13	16	.448	3.88	108	23	22	2	0	1	283.0	262	134	122	26	115	9	204	7	4	4	1211	103	1.332	8.3	0.8	3.7	6.5	1.77
NYM (2 yrs)				9	9	.500	4.15	40	25	10	1	1	1	184.1	187	100	85	13	98	9	106	2	2	4	812	88	1.546	9.1	0.6	4.8	5.2	1.08
CIN (2 yrs)				7	14	.333	5.00	32	28	0	0	0	0	165.2	172	101	92	20	106	11	77	5	1	5	756	76	1.678	9.3	1.1	5.8	4.2	0.73

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
1981	26	NYM	NL	13.1	1	1	7	0	1.0	6	0.7	$
1982	27	NYM	NL	171.0	24	99	105	-8	1.1	6	0.5	$
1983	28	CIN	NL	143.2	24	86	78	3	1.0	-8	-0.9	$
1984	29	CIN	NL	22.0	4	15	14	-1	1.0	-1	-0.1	$

1986	31	ATL	NL	24.1	3	10	16	-1	1.1	6	0.6	$
1987	32	ATL	NL	123.1	16	63	80	-3	.9	17	1.5	$117,500
1988	33	ATL	NL	106.1	3	46	63	-5	1.0	17	1.2	$195,000
1989	34	ATL	NL	29.0	1	15	16	0	.5	1	0.0	$
8 Seasons				633.0	76	335	379	-15	1.0	44	3.5	$312,500

ATL (4 yrs)				283.0	23	134	175	-9	.9	41	3.3	$312,500
NYM (2 yrs)				184.1	25	100	112	-8	1.1	12	1.2	$
CIN (2 yrs)				165.2	28	101	92	2	1.0	-9	-1.0	$

Standard Batting

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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
1978	23	TOR-min	A-	16																								UTI · NYPL
1979	24	TOR-min	A	22																								DUN · FLOR
1980	25	TOR-min	AA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		KNX · SOUL
1981	26	NYM-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	TID · IL
1981	26	NYM	NL	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	27	NYM	NL	36	56	48	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.125	.160	.125	.285	-19	6	0	0	6	0	0	1
1983	28	CIN	NL	27	56	50	4	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	18	.100	.167	.100	.267	-25	5	1	0	2	0	0	1
1984	29	CIN-min	AAA	19	14	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.231	.231	.231	.462		3		0	1	0	0	WCH · AA
1984	29	CIN	NL	5	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	63	2	0	0	2	0	0	/1

1986	31	ATL-min	AAA	27	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0	RMD · IL
1986	31	ATL	NL	5	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	81	2	0	0	1	0	0	/1
1987	32	ATL	NL	36	35	28	3	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	13	.179	.207	.286	.493	27	8	1	0	6	0	0	1
1988	33	ATL	NL	53	17	13	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	.231	.231	.231	.462	31	3	0	0	4	0	0	1
1989	34	ATL-min	AAA,AA	13	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286		1		0	2	0	0	RMD,GRV · IL,SOUL
1989	34	ATL	NL	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
8 Seasons				181	182	153	12	22	1	0	1	10	0	1	7	62	.144	.181	.170	.351	-3	26	2	0	22	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	163	137	11	20	1	0	1	9	0	1	6	55	.144	.181	.170	.351	-3	23	2	0	20	0	0

ATL (4 yrs)				109	61	48	4	10	0	0	1	5	0	1	1	22	.208	.224	.271	.495	32	13	1	0	12	0	0
NYM (2 yrs)				40	58	50	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	.120	.154	.120	.274	-22	6	0	0	6	0	0
CIN (2 yrs)				32	63	55	5	6	1	0	0	5	0	0	4	20	.109	.169	.127	.297	-17	7	1	0	4	0	0

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1981	26	NYM	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1982	27	NYM	NL	56	-7	0	-1	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.3	-2	-0.2	-0.1	$	1
1983	28	CIN	NL	56	-8	0	-1	0	0	5	2	-2	-0.3	-2	-0.2	-0.1	$85,000	1
1984	29	CIN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1

1986	31	ATL	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	/1
1987	32	ATL	NL	35	-3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$117,500	1
1988	33	ATL	NL	17	-1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$195,000	1
1989	34	ATL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
8 Seasons				182	-19	0	-1	0	0	14	5	-1	-0.3	-1	-0.1	-0.2	$397,500

ATL (4 yrs)				61	-4	0	1	0	0	5	1	3	0.3	3	0.3	0.0	$312,500
NYM (2 yrs)				58	-7	0	-1	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.3	-2	-0.2	-0.1	$
CIN (2 yrs)				63	-8	0	-1	0	0	5	2	-2	-0.3	-2	-0.2	-0.1	$85,000

Standard Fielding

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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
1981	NYM	NL	26	P	4	1	0	13.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	2.02	0.75	.960	1.96	1.98	2	1	33%	0
1982	NYM	NL	27	P	36	24	1	171.0	57	9	43	5	5	.912	2.74	1.44	.952	1.96	1.97	30	9	23%	6
1983	CIN	NL	28	P	27	24	0	143.2	27	11	14	2	1	.926	1.57	0.93	.952	1.92	1.91	31	12	28%	0
1984	CIN	NL	29	P	5	4	0	22.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.41	0.20	.950	1.88	1.88	2	1	33%	0
1986	ATL	NL	31	P	5	3	1	24.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.11	0.60	.953	1.92	1.94	0	1	100%	0
1987	ATL	NL	32	P	35	16	1	123.1	16	6	10	0	0	1.000	1.17	0.46	.955	1.91	1.90	24	4	14%	0
1988	ATL	NL	33	P	53	3	0	106.1	22	5	16	1	0	.955	1.78	0.40	.955	1.96	1.96	12	2	14%	0
1989	ATL	NL	34	P	15	1	0	29.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	0.93	0.20	.947	1.86	1.87	5	2	29%	0
	8 Seasons			P	180	76	3	633.0	132	34	90	8	6	.939	1.76	0.69	.953	1.93	1.93	106	32	23%	6
	8 Seasons			TOT	180	76	3	633.0	132	34	90	8	6	.939	1.76	0.69	.953	1.93	1.93	106	32	23%	6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Bases on Balls s c a p y 1982 NL 90 (4th) 1983 NL 91 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1983 NL 5 (4th)	Assists as P s c a p y 1982 NL 43 (5th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1982 NL 5 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 NL 90 (4th)
1983 NL 91 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 NL 5 (4th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1982 NL 43 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1982 NL 5 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Pitching - 3 (1705), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.
March 14, 1978: Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.
April 14, 1981: the Toronto Blue Jays sent Charlie Puleo to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on April 6, 1981. April 6, 1981: The Toronto Blue Jays sent a player to be named later and cash to the New York Mets for Mark Bomback.
December 16, 1982: Traded by the New York Mets with Jason Felice (minors) and Lloyd McClendon to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.
June 5, 1985: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.
November 15, 1989: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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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
1983	28	Cincinnati Reds	$85,000	1/16/84 TSN

1987	32	Atlanta Braves	$117,500	1987 USA Today survey
1988	33	Atlanta Braves	$195,000*

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$397,500

Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $222,500 - 12/13/88 NYT -

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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