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Bret Saberhagen

Bret William Saberhagen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 11, 1964 in Chicago Heights, IL
High School: Grover Cleveland (Reseda, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed July 26, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 1984
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mets/RedSox/Rockies 1984-2001
Agents: Dennis Gilbert,??? Cohen?,??? Schneider [?]
Final Game: August 7, 2001
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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
1984 20 KCR AL 10 11 .476 3.48 38 18 9 2 1 1 157.2 138 71 61 13 36 4 73 2 1 7 634 116 1.104 7.9 0.7 2.1 4.2 2.03
1985 21 KCR AL 20 6 .769 2.87 32 32 0 10 1 0 235.1 211 79 75 19 38 1 158 1 3 1 931 145 1.058 8.1 0.7 1.5 6.0 4.16 CYA-1,MVP-10
1986 22 KCR AL 7 12 .368 4.15 30 25 4 4 2 0 156.0 165 77 72 15 29 1 112 2 1 1 652 102 1.244 9.5 0.9 1.7 6.5 3.86
1987 23 KCR AL 18 10 .643 3.36 33 33 0 15 4 0 257.0 246 99 96 27 53 2 163 6 1 6 1048 136 1.163 8.6 0.9 1.9 5.7 3.08 AS
1988 24 KCR AL 14 16 .467 3.80 35 35 0 9 0 0 260.2 271 122 110 18 59 5 171 4 0 9 1089 106 1.266 9.4 0.6 2.0 5.9 2.90
1989 25 KCR AL 23 6 .793 2.16 36 35 0 12 4 0 262.1 209 74 63 13 43 6 193 2 1 8 1021 180 0.961 7.2 0.4 1.5 6.6 4.49 CYA-1,MVP-8,GG
1990 26 KCR AL 5 9 .357 3.27 20 20 0 5 0 0 135.0 146 52 49 9 28 1 87 1 0 1 561 118 1.289 9.7 0.6 1.9 5.8 3.11 AS
1991 27 KCR AL 13 8 .619 3.07 28 28 0 7 2 0 196.1 165 76 67 12 45 5 136 9 1 8 789 135 1.070 7.6 0.6 2.1 6.2 3.02
1992 28 NYM NL 3 5 .375 3.50 17 15 0 1 1 0 97.2 84 39 38 6 27 1 81 4 2 1 397 100 1.137 7.7 0.6 2.5 7.5 3.00
1993 29 NYM NL 7 7 .500 3.29 19 19 0 4 1 0 139.1 131 55 51 11 17 4 93 3 2 2 556 123 1.062 8.5 0.7 1.1 6.0 5.47
1994 30 NYM NL 14 4 .778 2.74 24 24 0 4 0 0 177.1 169 58 54 13 13 0 143 4 0 0 696 153 1.026 8.6 0.7 0.7 7.3 11.00 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
1995 31 TOT NL 7 6 .538 4.18 25 25 0 3 0 0 153.0 165 78 71 21 33 3 100 10 0 3 658 107 1.294 9.7 1.2 1.9 5.9 3.03
1995 31 NYM NL 5 5 .500 3.35 16 16 0 3 0 0 110.0 105 45 41 13 20 2 71 5 0 2 452 121 1.136 8.6 1.1 1.6 5.8 3.55
1995 31 COL NL 2 1 .667 6.28 9 9 0 0 0 0 43.0 60 33 30 8 13 1 29 5 0 1 206 87 1.698 12.6 1.7 2.7 6.1 2.23
1997 33 BOS AL 0 1 .000 6.58 6 6 0 0 0 0 26.0 30 20 19 5 10 0 14 2 0 1 120 72 1.538 10.4 1.7 3.5 4.8 1.40
1998 34 BOS AL 15 8 .652 3.96 31 31 0 0 0 0 175.0 181 82 77 22 29 1 100 6 0 4 725 119 1.200 9.3 1.1 1.5 5.1 3.45
1999 35 BOS AL 10 6 .625 2.95 22 22 0 0 0 0 119.0 122 43 39 11 11 0 81 2 0 1 480 171 1.118 9.2 0.8 0.8 6.1 7.36
2001 37 BOS AL 1 2 .333 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 19 11 10 3 0 0 10 1 0 0 64 77 1.267 11.4 1.8 0.0 6.0
16 Seasons 167 117 .588 3.34 399 371 13 76 16 1 2562.2 2452 1036 952 218 471 34 1715 59 12 53 10421 126 1.141 8.6 0.8 1.7 6.0 3.64
162 Game Avg. 15 10 .588 3.34 35 33 1 7 1 0 226 217 91 84 19 42 3 151 5 1 5 920 126 1.141 8.6 0.8 1.7 6.0 3.64
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
KCR (8 yrs) 110 78 .585 3.21 252 226 13 64 14 1 1660.1 1551 650 593 126 331 25 1093 27 8 41 6725 128 1.134 8.4 0.7 1.8 5.9 3.30
NYM (4 yrs) 29 21 .580 3.16 76 74 0 12 2 0 524.1 489 197 184 43 77 7 388 16 4 5 2101 127 1.079 8.4 0.7 1.3 6.7 5.04
BOS (4 yrs) 26 17 .605 3.90 62 62 0 0 0 0 335.0 352 156 145 41 50 1 205 11 0 6 1389 124 1.200 9.5 1.1 1.3 5.5 4.10
COL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 6.28 9 9 0 0 0 0 43.0 60 33 30 8 13 1 29 5 0 1 206 87 1.698 12.6 1.7 2.7 6.1 2.23
AL (12 yrs) 136 95 .589 3.33 314 288 13 64 14 1 1995.1 1903 806 738 167 381 26 1298 38 8 47 8114 128 1.145 8.6 0.8 1.7 5.9 3.41
NL (4 yrs) 31 22 .585 3.39 85 83 0 12 2 0 567.1 549 230 214 51 90 8 417 21 4 6 2307 121 1.126 8.7 0.8 1.4 6.6 4.63

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1984 20 KCR AL 157.2 18 71 88 7 .8 17 1.4
1985 21 KCR AL 235.1 32 79 144 -1 1.0 65 6.7 $150,000 CYA-1,MVP-10
1986 22 KCR AL 156.0 25 77 97 1 .9 20 1.8 $925,000
1987 23 KCR AL 257.0 33 99 174 -2 .9 75 7.0 $740,000 AS
1988 24 KCR AL 260.2 35 122 156 -3 1.0 34 3.5 $1,100,000
1989 25 KCR AL 262.1 35 74 155 -6 1.0 81 8.6 $1,350,000 CYA-1,MVP-8,GG
1990 26 KCR AL 135.0 20 52 82 -5 1.0 30 3.3 $1,400,000 AS
1991 27 KCR AL 196.1 28 76 123 -4 1.1 47 5.0 $2,950,000
1992 28 NYM NL 97.2 15 39 52 -3 1.1 13 1.5 $2,950,000
1993 29 NYM NL 139.1 19 55 82 -2 1.0 27 2.8 $3,000,000
1994 30 NYM NL 177.1 24 58 106 -3 1.1 48 5.2 $4,647,249 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
1995 31 NYM NL 110.0 16 45 65 -2 .9 20 2.0 $5,562,990
1995 31 COL NL 43.0 9 33 34 -1 1.1 1 0.1
1997 33 BOS AL 26.0 6 20 18 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $500,000
1998 34 BOS AL 175.0 31 82 110 8 1.0 28 2.6 $3,800,000
1999 35 BOS AL 119.0 22 43 81 4 1.0 38 3.4 $3,500,000
2001 37 BOS AL 15.0 3 11 11 -1 .8 0 0.0 $5,000,000
16 Seasons 2562.2 371 1036 1578 -13 1.0 542 54.7 $37,575,239
IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
KCR (8 yrs) 1660.1 226 650 1019 -13 1.0 369 37.3 $8,615,000
NYM (4 yrs) 524.1 74 197 305 -10 1.0 108 11.5 $16,160,239
BOS (4 yrs) 335.0 62 156 220 11 1.0 64 5.8 $12,800,000
COL (1 yr) 43.0 9 33 34 -1 1.1 1 0.1

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1984 20 KCR AL ALCS L DET 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 32 0.875 6.8 1.1 1.1 5.6 5.00
1985 21 KCR AL ALCS W TOR 0 0 6.14 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 5 5 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 35 1.909 14.7 2.5 2.5 7.4 3.00
1985 21 KCR AL WS W STL 2 0 1.000 0.50 2 2 0 2 1 0 18.0 11 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 65 0.667 5.5 0.0 0.5 5.0 10.00
1995 31 COL NL NLDS L ATL 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 20 2.000 15.8 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00
1998 34 BOS AL ALDS L CLE 0 1 .000 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 26 0.714 5.1 3.9 1.3 9.0 7.00
1999 35 BOS AL ALDS W CLE 0 1 .000 27.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 9 11 11 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 23 3.545 22.1 7.4 9.8 4.9 0.50
1999 35 BOS AL ALCS L NYY 0 1 .000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 25 1.000 7.5 1.5 1.5 7.5 5.00
5 Seasons (7 Series) 2 4 .333 4.67 10 10 0 2 1 0 54.0 54 32 28 11 11 1 38 1 0 0 226 1.204 9.0 1.8 1.8 6.3 3.45
1 NLDS 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 20 2.000 15.8 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00
2 ALDS 0 2 .000 11.81 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.2 13 14 14 6 5 0 9 0 0 0 49 1.688 11.0 5.1 4.2 7.6 1.80
3 ALCS 0 1 .000 3.38 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.1 23 11 8 4 4 1 16 1 0 0 92 1.266 9.7 1.7 1.7 6.8 4.00
1 WS 2 0 1.000 0.50 2 2 0 2 1 0 18.0 11 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 65 0.667 5.5 0.0 0.5 5.0 10.00

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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
1984 20 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 25 KCR AL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-8,GG
1992 28 NYM NL 17 32 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .107 .138 .107 .245 -29 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1993 29 NYM NL 19 58 45 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 .111 .200 .133 .333 -8 6 1 0 8 0 0 1
1994 30 NYM NL 24 70 58 7 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 .172 .226 .207 .433 15 12 0 0 8 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
1995 31 TOT NL 25 56 49 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .102 .137 .122 .260 -32 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1995 31 NYM NL 16 41 35 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .114 .139 .143 .282 -24 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1995 31 COL NL 9 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .071 .205 -49 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 33 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1998 34 BOS AL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 35 BOS AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 94 227 190 13 23 4 0 0 1 0 0 13 49 .121 .177 .142 .319 -14 27 1 0 24 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 391 327 22 40 7 0 0 2 0 0 22 84 .121 .177 .142 .319 -14 47 2 0 41 0 0
NYM (4 yrs) 76 201 166 11 22 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 41 .133 .186 .157 .343 -6 26 1 0 24 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 5 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -74 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (8 yrs) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 9 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .071 .205 -49 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 85 216 180 12 23 4 0 0 1 0 0 12 45 .128 .182 .150 .332 -10 27 1 0 24 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 9 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -74 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1992 28 NYM NL 32 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 $2,950,000 1
1993 29 NYM NL 58 -7 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0.0 $3,000,000 1
1994 30 NYM NL 70 -7 1 -1 0 0 7 2 2 0.2 $4,647,249 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
1995 31 NYM NL 41 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 $5,562,990 1
1995 31 COL NL 15 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 /1
1997 33 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $500,000 /1
1998 34 BOS AL 5 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 $3,800,000 1
1999 35 BOS AL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 $3,500,000 1
7 Seasons 227 -31 1 -1 0 0 24 5 -2 -0.3 $23,960,239
NYM (4 yrs) 201 -25 1 -1 0 0 20 5 0 -0.1 $16,160,239
BOS (3 yrs) 11 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 $7,800,000
COL (1 yr) 15 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1

Postseason Batting

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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
1985 21 KCR AL WS STL W 2 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1995 31 COL NL NLDS ATL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 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
1984 KCR AL 20 P 38 18 157.2 38 15 22 1 1 .974 2.11 0.97 .958 1.79 1.78
1985 KCR AL 21 P 32 32 235.1 62 22 38 2 4 .968 2.29 1.88 .952 1.86 1.84 CYA-1,MVP-10
1986 KCR AL 22 P 30 25 156.0 42 14 26 2 0 .952 2.31 1.33 .957 1.83 1.81
1987 KCR AL 23 P 33 33 257.0 57 21 34 2 5 .965 1.93 1.67 .954 1.84 1.82 AS
1988 KCR AL 24 P 35 35 260.2 52 15 34 3 3 .942 1.69 1.40 .962 1.78 1.77
1989 KCR AL 25 P 36 35 262.1 61 21 36 4 1 .934 1.96 1.58 .961 1.87 1.85 CYA-1,MVP-8,GG
1990 KCR AL 26 P 20 20 135.0 45 16 28 1 2 .978 2.93 2.20 .951 1.78 1.76 AS
1991 KCR AL 27 P 28 28 196.1 49 17 30 2 2 .959 2.15 1.68 .955 1.80 1.80
1992 NYM NL 28 P 17 15 97.2 33 7 26 0 2 1.000 3.04 1.94 .952 1.94 1.94
1993 NYM NL 29 P 19 19 139.1 46 14 30 2 0 .957 2.84 2.32 .952 1.84 1.83
1994 NYM NL 30 P 24 24 177.1 49 13 34 2 1 .959 2.39 1.96 .957 1.86 1.85 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
1995 TOT NL 31 P 25 25 153.0 43 8 34 1 3 .977 2.47 1.68 .953 1.84 1.83
1995 NYM NL 31 P 16 16 110.0 32 6 26 0 3 1.000 2.62 2.00 .953 1.84 1.83
1995 COL NL 31 P 9 9 43.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 2.09 1.11 .955 1.84 1.83
1997 BOS AL 33 P 6 6 26.0 4 1 2 1 1 .750 1.04 0.50 .975 1.70 1.68
1998 BOS AL 34 P 31 31 175.0 34 13 20 1 1 .971 1.70 1.06 .959 1.78 1.76
1999 BOS AL 35 P 22 22 119.0 23 5 18 0 0 1.000 1.74 1.05 .948 1.69 1.66
2001 BOS AL 37 P 3 3 15.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.40 1.33 .950 1.74 1.73
16 Seasons P 399 371 2562.2 642 203 415 24 26 .963 2.17 1.55 .955 1.82 1.80
16 Seasons TOT 399 371 2562.2 642 203 415 24 26 .963 2.17 1.55 .955 1.82 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2007 BBWAA ( 1.3%)

All-Star Games
1987 (P)
1990 *
1994

Awards (yr lg award)
1985 AL Babe Ruth Award
1985 AL Cy Young
1985 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1985 ML WS MVP
1989 AL Cy Young
1989 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1985 AL (10, 11%)
1989 AL (8, 21%)
1994 NL (22, 0%)
0.32 Career Shares (571st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1985 AL (1, 91%)
1989 AL (1, 99%)
1994 NL (3, 30%)
2 Cy Youngs
2.20 Career Shares (11th)

Gold Gloves
1989 AL (P)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1985 AL  6.7 (4th)
1987 AL  7.0 (5th)
1989 AL  8.6 (1st)
1994 NL  5.4 (4th)
Career  54.4 (201st)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1985 AL  6.7 (1st)
1987 AL  7.0 (3rd)
1989 AL  8.6 (1st)
1991 AL  5.0 (6th)
1994 NL  5.2 (2nd)
Career  54.7 (60th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1985 AL  2.87 (3rd)
1987 AL  3.36 (4th)
1989 AL  2.16 (1st)
1991 AL  3.07 (10th)
1994 NL  2.74 (2nd)

Wins s c a p y
1985 AL  20 (2nd)
1987 AL  18 (4th)
1989 AL  23 (1st)
1994 NL  14 (3rd)
Career  167 (186th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1985 AL  .769 (2nd)
1987 AL  .643 (6th)
1989 AL  .793 (1st)
1994 NL  .778 (2nd)
1998 AL  .652 (10th)
1999 AL  .625 (9th)
Career  .588 (153rd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1985 AL  1.058 (1st)
1987 AL  1.163 (3rd)
1989 AL  .961 (1st)
1991 AL  1.070 (3rd)
1994 NL  1.026 (2nd)
1998 AL  1.200 (8th)
Career  1.141 (48th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 AL  8.069 (8th)
1989 AL  7.170 (4th)
1991 AL  7.564 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 AL  1.453 (1st)
1987 AL  1.856 (2nd)
1988 AL  2.037 (6th)
1989 AL  1.475 (2nd)
1991 AL  2.063 (7th)
1994 NL  .660 (1st)
1995 NL  1.941 (4th)
1998 AL  1.491 (2nd)
Career  1.654 (35th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 AL  6.043 (9th)
1989 AL  6.621 (9th)
Career  6.023 (227th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1987 AL  257.0 (9th)
1988 AL  260.7 (5th)
1989 AL  262.3 (1st)
1994 NL  177.3 (3rd)
Career  2562.7 (218th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1985 AL  158 (9th)
1988 AL  171 (10th)
1989 AL  193 (3rd)
1994 NL  143 (4th)
Career  1715 (104th)

Games Started s c a p y
1988 AL  35 (3rd)
1989 AL  35 (4th)
1994 NL  24 (7th)
Career  371 (155th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1985 AL  10 (8th)
1987 AL  15 (2nd)
1988 AL  9 (10th)
1989 AL  12 (1st)
1991 AL  7 (6th)
1993 NL  4 (9th)
1994 NL  4 (4th)
1995 NL  3 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1986 AL  2 (9th)
1987 AL  4 (2nd)
1989 AL  4 (2nd)
1991 AL  2 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1995 NL  21 (9th)
Career  218 (159th)

Hits s c a p y
1987 AL  246 (6th)
1988 AL  271 (1st)
1994 NL  169 (7th)
Career  2452 (245th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1985 AL  4.158 (1st)
1987 AL  3.076 (2nd)
1988 AL  2.898 (5th)
1989 AL  4.488 (1st)
1991 AL  3.022 (5th)
1994 NL  11.000 (1st)
1995 NL  3.030 (6th)
1998 AL  3.448 (6th)
Career  3.641 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 AL  .727 (9th)
1988 AL  .622 (8th)
1989 AL  .446 (3rd)
1991 AL  .550 (7th)
1994 NL  .660 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1988 AL  16 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1988 AL  110 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1991 AL  9 (8th)
1995 NL  10 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1987 AL  1048 (10th)
1988 AL  1089 (3rd)
1989 AL  1021 (5th)
1994 NL  696 (7th)
Career  10421 (247th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1985 AL  145 (3rd)
1987 AL  136 (4th)
1989 AL  180 (1st)
1991 AL  135 (9th)
1994 NL  153 (3rd)
Career  126 (59th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1985 AL  36 (2nd)
1987 AL  37 (4th)
1989 AL  49 (1st)
1991 AL  22 (10th)
1994 NL  29 (2nd)
1999 AL  27 (8th)
Career  255 (45th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1985 AL  3.8 (2nd)
1987 AL  3.7 (4th)
1989 AL  5.4 (1st)
1991 AL  2.3 (9th)
1994 NL  3.1 (2nd)
1999 AL  2.6 (7th)
Career  26.7 (46th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1985 AL  41.38 (2nd)
1987 AL  44.59 (4th)
1989 AL  53.66 (1st)
1994 NL  31.16 (2nd)
Career  283.87 (25th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1985 AL  5.1 (1st)
1987 AL  3.1 (7th)
1989 AL  5.7 (1st)
1991 AL  3.9 (3rd)
1994 NL  3.1 (3rd)
Career  28.9 (30th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1985 AL  3.8 (2nd)
1987 AL  3.5 (4th)
1989 AL  5.9 (1st)
1991 AL  3.2 (6th)
1994 NL  3.5 (2nd)
1999 AL  2.3 (9th)
Career  30.2 (23rd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1985 AL  4.4 (2nd)
1987 AL  4.5 (4th)
1989 AL  6.0 (1st)
1994 NL  3.3 (2nd)
Career  29.9 (28th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
Career  203 (97th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1994 NL  34 (3rd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1989 AL  4 (4th)

Salary s c a p y
1994 NL  $4,647,249 (7th)
1995 NL  $5,562,990 (9th)
1996 NL  $5,612,991 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1984 AL  born 1964-04-11 (3rd)
1985 AL  born 1964-04-11 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (93), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 127 (137), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 70 (165), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 32 (129), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. John Candelaria (927)
  2. Ron Guidry (917)
  3. Eddie Lopat (910)
  4. Jimmy Key (908)
  5. Ed Morris (907)
  6. Scott Sanderson (905)
  7. Doug Drabek (902)
  8. Bill Gullickson (901)
  9. Dave McNally (901)
  10. Rick Rhoden (898)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. George Baumgardner (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dave Rozema (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Paul Dean (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bob Moose (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Van Mungo (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dennis Eckersley (965) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dennis Eckersley (966) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Greg Maddux (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Fergie Jenkins (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ray Culp (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Art Nehf (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bob Welch (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Kevin Brown (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Kevin Brown (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. John Candelaria (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Orel Hershiser (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1982.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Bill Pecota to the New York Mets for Gregg Jefferies, Kevin McReynolds and Keith Miller.

July 31, 1995: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for Arnold Gooch (minors) and Juan Acevedo. The New York Mets sent David Swanson (minors) (August 4, 1995) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 31, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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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 Notes
198521Kansas City Royals$150,0003/3/86 TSN and 1985 USA Today surveyScully, Business of MLB, p. 163: $160,000
198622Kansas City Royals$925,000G. Scully, Business of MLB, p. 163Arbitration win; $625,000 offer
198723Kansas City Royals$740,0001987 USA Today survey
198824Kansas City Royals$1,100,000*
198925Kansas City Royals$1,350,000*
199026Kansas City Royals$1,400,000USA Today
199127Kansas City Royals$2,950,000USA Today survey
199228New York Mets$2,950,0004/2/92 USA Today
199329New York Mets$3,000,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $200,000 signing bonus
199430New York Mets$4,647,2491996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl $833,333 sign, $284,259 earned bons, deferral
199531New York Mets$5,562,9901996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl $833,333 signing, $200K trade bons, deferrals
199632Colorado Rockies$5,612,9911997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $833,334 signing bonus
199733Boston Red Sox$500,0001997 AP survey
199834Boston Red Sox$3,800,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $2,200,000 earned bonus
199935Boston Red Sox$3,500,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200036Boston Red Sox$4,500,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200137Boston Red Sox$5,000,000*
Career to date (may be incomplete)$47,688,230
Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $1,150,000 - 12/13/88 NYT -
*1989 - $1,325,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
*2001 - $4,500,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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