Rick Rodriguez

Ricardo Rodriguez

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

Born: September 21, 1960 in Oakland, CA
High School: Castro Valley HS (Castro Valley, CA)
School: University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1986
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Giants 1986-1990

Final Game: August 26, 1990
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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
1981	20	OAK-min	A	2	5	.286	5.29	11	10	0	2	0	0	63.0	68	51	37	4	28	2	28	1	1	8			1.524	9.7	0.6	4.0	4.0	1.00	MOD · CALL
1982	21	OAK-min	A	8	2	.800	2.73	15	15	0	5	1	0	105.2	100	38	32	2	41	0	70	1	0	12			1.334	8.5	0.2	3.5	6.0	1.71	MOD · CALL
1983	22	OAK-min	AAA	1	4	.200	3.88	10	9	0	0	0	0	58.0	61	32	25	7	28	1	25	2	0	5			1.534	9.5	1.1	4.3	3.9	0.89	TAC · PCL
1984	23	OAK-min	AA,AAA,A	5	2	.714	5.47	18	14	1	0	0	0	72.1	91	53	44	5	31	2	44	7	0	4			1.687	11.3	0.6	3.9	5.5	1.42	ALC,TAC,MOD · EL,PCL,CALL
1985	24	OAK-min	A,AA,AAA	10	3	.769	3.07	31	23	5	4	2	1	167.0	161	69	57	13	61	3	80	6	1	4			1.329	8.7	0.7	3.3	4.3	1.31	MOD,HVL,TAC · CALL,SOUL,PCL
1986	25	OAK-min	AAA,AA	7	8	.467	4.06	35	19	10	3	1	4	155.0	161	93	70	14	66	5	90	4	4	5			1.465	9.3	0.8	3.8	5.2	1.36	TAC,HVL · PCL,SOUL
1986	25	OAK	AL	1	2	.333	6.61	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	17	12	12	4	7	0	2	0	1	2	72	60	1.469	9.4	2.2	3.9	1.1	0.29
1987	26	OAK-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.31	21	9	4	2	1	0	92.1	90	39	34	5	36	4	52	5	1	1			1.365	8.8	0.5	3.5	5.1	1.44	TAC · PCL
1987	26	OAK	AL	1	0	1.000	2.96	15	0	11	0	0	0	24.1	32	8	8	1	15	1	9	1	0	0	112	143	1.932	11.8	0.4	5.5	3.3	0.60
1988	27	CLE-min	AAA	8	6	.571	3.06	19	19	0	5	2	0	126.2	112	49	43	5	43	2	55	3	1	7			1.224	8.0	0.4	3.1	3.9	1.28	CSP · PCL
1988	27	CLE	AL	1	2	.333	7.09	10	5	4	0	0	0	33.0	43	28	26	4	17	1	9	1	0	2	156	58	1.818	11.7	1.1	4.6	2.5	0.53

1989	28	CHW-min	AAA	2	5	.286	6.31	13	12	1	0	0	0	61.1	90	47	43	4	22	0	26	5	0	2			1.826	13.2	0.6	3.2	3.8	1.18	VAN · PCL
1990	29	SFG-min	AAA	4	2	.667	4.75	14	4	4	1	0	0	41.2	36	24	22	3	22	0	21	0	0	2			1.392	7.8	0.6	4.8	4.5	0.95	PHX · PCL
1990	29	SFG	NL	0	0		8.10	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	16	51	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1991	30	SFG-min	AAA	0	0		4.91	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	2	4	2	0	4	0	4	0	0	1			1.636	4.9	0.0	9.8	9.8	1.00	PHX · PCL
4 Yrs				3	4	.429	5.73	31	8	15	0	0	0	77.0	97	51	49	9	41	2	22	2	1	4	356	72	1.792	11.3	1.1	4.8	2.6	0.54
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.429	5.73	54	14	26	0	0	0	134	169	89	85	16	71	3	38	3	2	7	621	72	1.792	11.3	1.1	4.8	2.6	0.54

OAK (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.43	18	3	11	0	0	0	40.2	49	20	20	5	22	1	11	1	1	2	184	93	1.746	10.8	1.1	4.9	2.4	0.50
SFG (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	16	51	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
CLE (1 yr)				1	2	.333	7.09	10	5	4	0	0	0	33.0	43	28	26	4	17	1	9	1	0	2	156	58	1.818	11.7	1.1	4.6	2.5	0.53

AL (3 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.62	28	8	15	0	0	0	73.2	92	48	46	9	39	2	20	2	1	4	340	73	1.778	11.2	1.1	4.8	2.4	0.51
NL (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	16	51	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00

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
1986	25	OAK	AL	16.1	3	3	12	6.61	4.39	0.27	0.15	88.3	3.77	-5	-0.5		-0.0	-0.3	-3	.348	.497	$
1987	26	OAK	AL	24.1	15	0	8	2.96	4.73	-0.13	-0.37	97.1	4.36	4	0.4	.9	-0.1	0.5	7	.525	.502	$
1988	27	CLE	AL	33.0	10	5	28	7.64	4.62	-0.32	-0.02	101.6	4.99	-10	-0.9	.4	0.1	-0.6	-6	.405	.494	$

1990	29	SFG	NL	3.1	3	0	3	8.10	4.38	-0.20	-0.33	92.0	3.90	-2	-0.2	.1	0.1	-0.1	-1	.444	.499	$
4 Seasons				77.0	31	8	51	5.96	4.59	-0.13	-0.11	96.9	4.49	-13	-1.2	.6	0.1	-0.5	-4	.461	.498	$

OAK (2 yrs)				40.2	18	3	20	4.43	4.59	0.03	-0.16	93.6	4.12	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.1	0.2	3	.495	.500	$
SFG (1 yr)				3.1	3	0	3	8.10	4.38	-0.20	-0.33	92.0	3.90	-2	-0.2	.1	0.1	-0.1	-1	.444	.499	$
CLE (1 yr)				33.0	10	5	28	7.64	4.62	-0.32	-0.02	101.6	4.99	-10	-0.9	.4	0.1	-0.6	-6	.405	.494	$

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
1986	25	OAK	AL	3	72	65	12	17	2	1	4	1	0	7	2	.262	.333	.508	.841	.220	33	1	0	0	0	0	1
1987	26	OAK	AL	15	112	95	8	32	1	3	1	0	4	15	9	.337	.432	.442	.875	.365	42	6	1	1	0	1	2
1988	27	CLE	AL	10	156	133	28	43	9	2	4	4	1	17	9	.323	.401	.511	.913	.322	68	6	1	4	1	1	3

1990	29	SFG	NL	3	16	14	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.357	.438	.429	.866	.417	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				31	356	307	51	97	13	6	9	5	5	41	22	.316	.399	.485	.884	.318	149	13	2	5	1	2	6
162 Game Avg.				54	621	535	89	169	23	10	16	9	9	71	38	.316	.399	.485	.884	.318	260	23	3	9	2	3	10
MLB Averages																.257	.324	.390	.714	.285

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1986	25	OAK	AL	-4.6	-0.4	78	-0.6	1.1	-1.7	1.01	-0.2	-0.3	-4.3	-0.4	1.01	-3.6	0	0	0
1987	26	OAK	AL	4.1	0.4	116	0.1	0.8	-0.8	.42	-0.2	0.4	4.8	0.5	0.42	-1.2	2	2	11
1988	27	CLE	AL	-10.2	-1.0	162	-1.4	1.9	-3.3	.87	-1.2	-0.4	-11.6	-1.1	0.87	-13.1	0	1	3

1990	29	SFG	NL	-1.4	-0.1	16	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.11	-0.1	-0.1	-1.9	-0.2	0.11	-1.4	0	0	2
4 Yrs				-12.1	-1.1	372	-2.0	3.9	-5.8	.73	-1.8	-0.9	-13.1	-1.2	0.73	-19.3	2	3	16

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
1986	25	OAK	AL	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	.333	0	0	0	0	1	33%	40.7	47	30	1	0	0	3	3.1	3.4	5.4

1988	27	CLE	AL	10	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	4	.200	0	1	0	0	1	20%	31.8	54	17	6	1	3	1	4.5	7.0	4.4	77	3	2	0	0	81
2 Yrs				13	8	2	4	2	0	0	2	6	.250	0	1	0	0	2	25%	35	54	17	7	1	3	4	4.0	5.4	4.8	77	3	2	0	0	81
MLB Averages													.500						52%	51	103	-3					4.4	4.3	6.2	94

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1987	26	OAK	AL	15	15	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2	13%	8	.418	2	2	11	3	1	11	7	8	8	2	8	3	4.9
1988	27	CLE	AL	10	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	40%	7	.872	0	1	3	0	0	5	3	2	5	0	5	0	6.6	27

1990	29	SFG	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	.112	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	3.3	22
3 Yrs				28	23	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	4	19%		.650	2	3	16	4	1	18	10	13	14	2	14	3	5.0	25

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%
1986	25	OAK	AL	72	43%	5.6%	2.8%	9.7%	9.7%	41%		0.77	82%				7	1	14%
1987	26	OAK	AL	112	46%	0.9%	8.0%	13.4%	4.5%	16%		2.16	76%				31	6	19%
1988	27	CLE	AL	156	52%	2.6%	5.8%	10.9%	9.6%	35%	1.07	1.67	78%	18%	10.0%	31%	37	6	16%

1990	29	SFG	NL	16	31%	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	6.3%	20%	1.00	0.33	75%	25%	0.0%	17%	4	0	0%
4 Yrs				356	47%	2.5%	6.2%	11.5%	7.9%	29%	1.06	1.40	78%	18%	8.9%	30%	79	13	16%
MLB Averages					40%	2.2%	15.0%	8.6%	6.8%	30%	0.80	1.06	73%	20%	6.6%	26%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1988	27	CLE	AL	156	517	3.31	295	57%	25%	8%	22%	44%	75%	1%	43%	89%	45%	9%	14	8	11%	17	11	0	11%	1	5	0	0	0

1990	29	SFG	NL	16	66	4.13	36	55%	11%	17%	36%	33%	86%	0%	47%	78%	75%	6%	1	0	6%	1	0	0	0%	0	1	0	0	1
2 Yrs				172	583	3.39	331	57%	24%	9%	24%	43%	76%	1%	43%	87%	48%	9%	15	8	10%	18	11	0	9%	1	6	0	0	1
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	57%	6%			19%				26%

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
1986	25	OAK	AL	72	17			4	0	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	0	100%	1	2	1	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
1987	26	OAK	AL	112	32			1	0	7	1	0	1	0	6	4	0	67%	2	0	0	53	0	4	0%	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	27	CLE	AL	156	43	4	2	4	0	6	0	4	1	3	16	10	1	63%	3	2	0	64	4	1	80%	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

1990	29	SFG	NL	16	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				356	97	5	2	9	0	14	4	5	5	4	23	15	1	65%	6	4	1	144	5	5	50%	4	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
MLB Averages																		53%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	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+
1986	25	1	2	.333	6.61	3	3	0	16.1	17	12	12	4	7	0	2	0	1	2	72	60	1.469	9.4	2.2	3.9	1.1	0.29	60
1987	26	2	2	.500	4.43	18	3	11	40.2	49	20	20	5	22	1	11	1	1	2	184	93	1.746	10.8	1.1	4.9	2.4	0.50	93
1988	27	3	4	.429	5.62	28	8	15	73.2	92	48	46	9	39	2	20	2	1	4	340	73	1.778	11.2	1.1	4.8	2.4	0.51	73
1989	28	3	4	.429	5.62	28	8	15	73.2	92	48	46	9	39	2	20	2	1	4	340	73	1.778	11.2	1.1	4.8	2.4	0.51	73
1990	29	3	4	.429	5.73	31	8	15	77.0	97	51	49	9	41	2	22	2	1	4	356	72	1.792	11.3	1.1	4.8	2.6	0.54	72

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1986	25	0	1	.000	7.31	16.0	18	14	13	4	7	2	0	1.563	10.1	3.9	1.1	0.29	2.3	3
1987	26	1	1	.500	3.43	21.0	33	9	8	1	15	8	1	2.286	14.1	6.4	3.4	0.53	0.4	15
1988	27	1	2	.333	8.13	31.0	44	31	28	4	17	9	1	1.968	12.8	4.9	2.6	0.53	1.2	10

1990	29	0	0		9.00	3.0	5	3	3	0	2	2	0	2.333	15.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	0.0	3
4 Yrs		2	4	.333	6.59	71.0	100	57	52	9	41	21	2	1.986	12.7		2.7	0.51	1.1	31

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