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Dick Selma

Richard Jay Selma (Mortimer Snerd)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, CA
High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Mets/Cubs/Angels/Padres/... 1965-1974

Final Game: August 9, 1974 (Age 30)
Died: August 29, 2001 in Clovis, CA
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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
1965 21 NYM NL 2 1 .667 3.71 4 4 0 1 1 0 26.2 22 11 11 2 9 0 26 1 0 0 108 96 1.163 7.4 0.7 3.0 8.8 2.89
1966 22 NYM NL 4 6 .400 4.24 30 7 7 0 0 1 80.2 84 47 38 11 39 5 58 3 0 4 355 86 1.525 9.4 1.2 4.4 6.5 1.49
1967 23 NYM NL 2 4 .333 2.77 38 4 12 0 0 2 81.1 71 29 25 3 36 6 52 2 0 5 341 123 1.316 7.9 0.3 4.0 5.8 1.44
1968 24 NYM NL 9 10 .474 2.75 33 23 3 4 3 0 170.1 148 63 52 11 54 5 117 5 0 7 703 110 1.186 7.8 0.6 2.9 6.2 2.17
1969 25 TOT NL 12 10 .545 3.68 40 28 7 5 2 1 190.2 156 84 78 16 81 7 181 3 1 8 791 108 1.243 7.4 0.8 3.8 8.5 2.23
1969 25 SDP NL 2 2 .500 4.09 4 3 1 1 0 0 22.0 19 10 10 3 9 0 20 0 0 0 92 88 1.273 7.8 1.2 3.7 8.2 2.22
1969 25 CHC NL 10 8 .556 3.63 36 25 6 4 2 1 168.2 137 74 68 13 72 7 161 3 1 8 699 111 1.239 7.3 0.7 3.8 8.6 2.24
1970 26 PHI NL 8 9 .471 2.75 73 0 47 0 0 22 134.1 108 42 41 8 59 9 153 4 1 10 552 147 1.243 7.2 0.5 4.0 10.3 2.59
1971 27 PHI NL 0 2 .000 3.28 17 0 9 0 0 1 24.2 21 9 9 2 8 0 15 2 0 2 102 110 1.176 7.7 0.7 2.9 5.5 1.88
1972 28 PHI NL 2 9 .182 5.56 46 10 25 1 0 3 98.2 91 67 61 13 73 9 58 5 0 6 459 65 1.662 8.3 1.2 6.7 5.3 0.79
1973 29 PHI NL 1 1 .500 5.63 6 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 5 5 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 32 71 1.375 6.8 1.1 5.6 4.5 0.80
1974 30 TOT AL 2 2 .500 6.39 20 0 13 0 0 1 25.1 27 18 18 2 17 2 17 2 0 4 115 55 1.737 9.6 0.7 6.0 6.0 1.00
1974 30 CAL AL 2 2 .500 5.09 18 0 12 0 0 1 23.0 22 13 13 2 17 2 15 1 0 4 102 68 1.696 8.6 0.8 6.7 5.9 0.88
1974 30 MIL AL 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 22 2.143 19.3 0.0 0.0 7.7
10 Yrs 42 54 .438 3.62 307 76 124 11 6 31 840.2 734 375 338 69 381 44 681 27 2 46 3558 100 1.326 7.9 0.7 4.1 7.3 1.79
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .438 3.62 55 13 22 2 1 6 149 130 67 60 12 68 8 121 5 0 8 632 100 1.326 7.9 0.7 4.1 7.3 1.79
NYM (4 yrs) 17 21 .447 3.16 105 38 22 5 4 3 359.0 325 150 126 27 138 16 253 11 0 16 1507 104 1.290 8.1 0.7 3.5 6.3 1.83
PHI (4 yrs) 11 21 .344 3.93 142 10 82 1 0 26 265.2 226 123 116 24 145 19 230 11 1 18 1145 97 1.396 7.7 0.8 4.9 7.8 1.59
SDP (1 yr) 2 2 .500 4.09 4 3 1 1 0 0 22.0 19 10 10 3 9 0 20 0 0 0 92 88 1.273 7.8 1.2 3.7 8.2 2.22
CAL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 5.09 18 0 12 0 0 1 23.0 22 13 13 2 17 2 15 1 0 4 102 68 1.696 8.6 0.8 6.7 5.9 0.88
CHC (1 yr) 10 8 .556 3.63 36 25 6 4 2 1 168.2 137 74 68 13 72 7 161 3 1 8 699 111 1.239 7.3 0.7 3.8 8.6 2.24
MIL (1 yr) 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 22 2.143 19.3 0.0 0.0 7.7
NL (9 yrs) 40 52 .435 3.53 287 76 111 11 6 30 815.1 707 357 320 67 364 42 664 25 2 42 3443 103 1.314 7.8 0.7 4.0 7.3 1.82
AL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 6.39 20 0 13 0 0 1 25.1 27 18 18 2 17 2 17 2 0 4 115 55 1.737 9.6 0.7 6.0 6.0 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1965 21 NYM NL 26.2 4 4 11 3.71 4.12 -0.06 0.07 104.1 4.42 2 0.2 -0.0 0.5 5 .562 .502
1966 22 NYM NL 80.2 30 7 47 5.24 4.15 -0.20 -0.08 102.3 4.37 -9 -0.9 1.3 -0.2 -0.3 -1 .469 .494 $7,000
1967 23 NYM NL 81.1 38 4 29 3.21 3.99 -0.21 -0.12 100.0 4.08 7 0.8 1.2 -0.1 1.6 15 .522 .505 $10,000
1968 24 NYM NL 170.1 33 23 63 3.33 3.46 0.04 0.03 100.7 3.48 0 0.1 1.5 -0.1 1.5 15 .502 .500 $15,700
1969 25 SDP NL 22.0 4 3 10 4.09 4.37 -0.17 0.02 96.0 4.38 0 0.1 .8 -0.0 0.2 3 .513 .500 $24,000
1969 25 CHC NL 168.2 36 25 74 3.95 3.97 -0.06 0.04 113.0 4.60 10 1.2 1.3 -0.1 2.7 26 .533 .507
1970 26 PHI NL 134.1 73 0 42 2.81 4.56 -0.34 -0.19 99.6 4.70 26 2.8 1.9 1.0 5.2 41 .539 .517
1971 27 PHI NL 24.2 17 0 9 3.28 4.15 0.04 -0.18 102.9 4.03 2 0.2 1.2 -0.0 0.4 4 .512 .501
1972 28 PHI NL 98.2 46 10 67 6.11 4.02 -0.02 -0.04 104.3 4.17 -23 -2.5 .8 -0.0 -1.6 -14 .446 .485
1973 29 PHI NL 8.0 6 0 5 5.63 4.32 -0.06 -0.35 101.4 4.08 -1 -0.1 .8 0.0 -0.1 -1 .475 .499
1974 30 CAL AL 23.0 18 0 13 5.09 4.40 -0.15 -0.37 94.3 3.94 -3 -0.3 2.0 -0.2 -0.3 -1 .482 .498 $38,000
1974 30 MIL AL 2.1 2 0 5 19.29 3.93 0.16 -0.33 107.2 3.70 -4 -0.4 .6 0.1 -0.3 -4 .315 .498
10 Seasons 840.2 307 76 375 4.01 4.02 -0.11 -0.06 103.4 4.21 9 1.1 1.4 0.4 9.5 88 .504 .501 $94,700
NYM (4 yrs) 359.0 105 38 150 3.76 3.78 -0.08 -0.02 101.2 3.88 1 0.2 1.3 -0.4 3.3 34 .502 .500 $32,700
PHI (4 yrs) 265.2 142 10 123 4.17 4.32 -0.18 -0.14 101.7 4.42 4 0.4 1.5 1.0 3.9 30 .503 .501
SDP (1 yr) 22.0 4 3 10 4.09 4.37 -0.17 0.02 96.0 4.38 0 0.1 .8 -0.0 0.2 3 .513 .500 $24,000
CAL (1 yr) 23.0 18 0 13 5.09 4.40 -0.15 -0.37 94.3 3.94 -3 -0.3 2.0 -0.2 -0.3 -1 .482 .498 $38,000
CHC (1 yr) 168.2 36 25 74 3.95 3.97 -0.06 0.04 113.0 4.60 10 1.2 1.3 -0.1 2.7 26 .533 .507
MIL (1 yr) 2.1 2 0 5 19.29 3.93 0.16 -0.33 107.2 3.70 -4 -0.4 .6 0.1 -0.3 -4 .315 .498

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
1965 21 NYM NL 4 108 96 11 22 0 0 2 1 3 9 26 .229 .302 .292 .594 .294 28 2 1 2 0 0 0
1966 22 NYM NL 30 355 307 47 84 15 2 11 8 7 39 58 .274 .358 .443 .801 .303 136 4 3 3 3 5 2
1967 23 NYM NL 38 341 294 29 71 6 3 3 5 6 36 52 .241 .326 .313 .639 .282 92 8 2 7 2 6 4
1968 24 NYM NL 33 703 635 63 148 28 6 11 3 6 54 117 .233 .297 .348 .645 .269 221 12 5 6 3 5 9
1969 25 TOT NL 40 791 699 84 156 25 3 16 6 6 81 181 .223 .305 .336 .642 .277 235 16 3 5 3 7 9
1969 25 CHC NL 36 699 616 74 137 23 2 13 4 5 72 161 .222 .305 .330 .635 .279 203 16 3 5 3 7 9
1969 25 SDP NL 4 92 83 10 19 2 1 3 2 1 9 20 .229 .304 .386 .690 .267 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 PHI NL 73 553 478 42 108 16 1 8 8 8 59 153 .226 .314 .314 .628 .313 150 10 4 9 3 9 2
1971 27 PHI NL 17 102 91 9 21 3 0 2 3 1 8 15 .231 .307 .330 .637 .257 30 1 2 1 0 0 1
1972 28 PHI NL 46 460 367 67 91 17 7 13 7 1 73 58 .248 .374 .439 .813 .257 161 7 5 8 7 9 6
1973 29 PHI NL 6 32 25 5 6 2 0 1 0 1 5 4 .240 .355 .440 .795 .238 11 1 0 1 1 1 0
1974 30 TOT AL 20 115 92 18 27 5 2 2 0 0 17 17 .293 .411 .457 .867 .338 42 4 2 3 1 2 0
1974 30 CAL AL 18 102 81 13 22 4 0 2 0 0 17 15 .272 .404 .395 .799 .313 32 4 1 3 0 2 0
1974 30 MIL AL 2 13 11 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .455 .462 .909 1.371 .500 10 0 1 0 1 0 0
10 Yrs 307 3560 3084 375 734 117 24 69 41 39 381 681 .238 .325 .359 .684 .282 1106 65 27 45 23 44 33
162 Game Avg. 55 632 548 67 130 21 4 12 7 7 68 121 .238 .325 .359 .684 .282 196 12 5 8 4 8 6
MLB Averages .249 .316 .367 .683 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1965 21 NYM NL 0.2 0.0 112 0.5 2.1 -1.6 1.06 0.3 0.2 2.2 0.2 1.06 2.9 0 0 0
1966 22 NYM NL -6.8 -0.7 375 -2.1 4.5 -6.6 .79 -1.6 -1.1 -16.9 -1.7 0.79 -17.5 6 5 12
1967 23 NYM NL 5.4 0.6 360 -0.7 5.6 -6.3 1.07 0.3 -1.0 3.9 0.4 1.07 4.7 9 8 16
1968 24 NYM NL 3.7 0.4 720 -0.6 12.5 -13.1 1.04 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 -0.1 1.04 1.8 3 2 5
1969 25 TOT NL 7.5 0.8 818 -0.9 13.3 -14.2 .96 1.1 -2.1 8.1 0.8 0.96 14.1 4 4 4
1969 25 SDP NL -0.6 -0.1 97 -0.1 1.6 -1.6 1.01 0.1 -0.2 -1.4 -0.1 1.01 0.6 0 1 0
1969 25 CHC NL 8.1 0.9 721 -0.9 11.7 -12.6 .96 1.0 -1.9 9.5 1.0 0.96 13.5 4 3 4
1970 26 PHI NL 21.0 2.1 582 4.2 18.4 -14.2 1.89 2.3 -0.0 28.6 2.9 1.89 22.7 43 11 18
1971 27 PHI NL 1.4 0.2 108 0.1 1.7 -1.7 .95 0.0 0.1 4.7 0.5 0.95 2.3 4 3 9
1972 28 PHI NL -19.9 -2.1 479 -2.2 6.2 -8.4 .92 -1.7 -0.7 -23.7 -2.4 0.91 -23.3 8 4 20
1973 29 PHI NL -1.2 -0.1 33 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .81 -0.1 -0.6 -1.2 -0.1 0.81 -0.4 2 1 2
1974 30 TOT AL -7.2 -0.7 120 -0.9 2.5 -3.3 1.49 -0.1 -0.5 -6.9 -0.7 1.49 -1.7 10 6 4
1974 30 CAL AL -3.6 -0.4 107 -0.7 2.5 -3.2 1.63 0.1 -0.5 -3.6 -0.4 1.63 -0.3 10 5 3
1974 30 MIL AL -3.6 -0.3 13 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .36 -0.2 -0.1 -3.3 -0.3 0.36 -1.4 0 1 1
10 Yrs 4.2 0.5 3707 -3.2 67.2 -70.4 1.13 0.8 -3.6 -1.9 -0.1 1.13 5.5 89 44 90

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
1965 21 NYM NL 4 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 .750 0 0 1 1 1 25% 57.2 96 35 5 3 0 4 4.2 4.2 6.7
1966 22 NYM NL 30 7 0 4 3 0 1 2 5 .286 0 2 0 0 1 14% 44.3 55 31 13 1 2 4 3.3 2.6 4.5
1967 23 NYM NL 38 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .500 0 1 0 0 1 25% 41.0 54 32 12 3 3 0 3.3 2.8 4.3
1968 24 NYM NL 33 23 9 10 4 1 5 11 12 .478 1 2 4 3 15 65% 56.3 80 25 25 7 4 8 3.6 3.6 6.8
1969 25 TOT NL 40 28 9 9 10 0 2 13 15 .464 1 6 5 2 15 54% 53.7 90 20 25 11 13 7 5.4 5.2 6.0
1969 25 SDP NL 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 1 0 1 33% 54.0 83 38 3 0 0 2 2.1 3.2 6.1
1969 25 CHC NL 36 25 8 7 10 0 2 12 13 .480 1 6 4 2 14 56% 53.7 90 20 22 11 13 5 5.7 5.4 6.0
1972 28 PHI NL 46 10 1 6 3 0 1 2 8 .200 2 1 1 0 3 30% 44.9 73 26 23 9 3 4 2.4 2.4 5.6
6 Yrs 191 76 21 31 24 2 9 33 43 .434 4 12 11 6 36 47% 52 96 20 103 34 25 27 4.1 4.0 6.0
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 114 -3 4.0 3.9 6.5

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
1966 22 NYM NL 30 23 7 4 2 1 1 0 100% 2 0 20 9 45% 5 .787 6 5 12 4 5 14 12 11 16 5 16 2 6.4
1967 23 NYM NL 38 34 12 2 3 5 2 3 40% 6 1 25 7 28% 7 1.073 9 8 16 8 4 22 15 19 18 9 18 8 5.7
1968 24 NYM NL 33 10 3 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 8 3 38% 6 1.045 3 2 5 1 2 7 4 6 5 3 5 1 4.2
1969 25 TOT NL 40 12 7 3 1 2 1 1 50% 3 1 7 4 57% .964 4 4 4 4 1 7 4 8 7 3 7 2 5.7
1969 25 SDP NL 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1.013 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.0
1969 25 CHC NL 36 11 6 2 1 2 1 1 50% 3 1 6 4 67% 5 .958 4 3 4 4 1 6 3 8 6 3 6 2 5.2
1970 26 PHI NL 73 73 47 8 9 33 22 11 67% 35 2 53 13 25% 8 1.891 43 11 18 35 12 26 31 42 49 11 49 23 5.5
1971 27 PHI NL 17 17 9 0 2 1 1 0 100% 2 1 9 1 11% 8 .950 4 3 9 2 2 13 6 11 8 4 8 4 4.4
1972 28 PHI NL 46 36 25 1 3 3 3 0 100% 5 1 17 6 35% 8 .916 8 4 20 5 5 26 11 25 11 13 12 9 3.5
1973 29 PHI NL 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 6 .814 2 1 2 0 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 0 4.0
1974 30 TOT AL 20 20 13 2 2 4 1 3 25% 5 1 28 15 54% 1.485 10 6 4 8 4 8 16 4 9 7 10 3 3.8
1974 30 CAL AL 18 18 12 2 2 4 1 3 25% 5 1 25 12 48% 8 1.628 10 5 3 8 4 6 15 3 8 7 9 3 3.8
1974 30 MIL AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 2 .360 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.5
9 Yrs 303 231 124 21 23 50 31 19 62% 59 7 173 60 35% 1.131 89 44 90 67 37 127 102 129 126 56 128 52 5.0

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%
1965 21 NYM NL 108 64% 1.9% 24.1% 8.3% 1.9% 9% 1.22 63% 24 2 8%
1966 22 NYM NL 355 68% 3.1% 16.3% 11.0% 7.9% 33% 0.97 68% 63 4 6%
1967 23 NYM NL 341 63% 0.9% 15.3% 10.6% 3.5% 17% 1.62 71% 66 8 12%
1968 24 NYM NL 703 60% 1.6% 16.6% 7.7% 6.4% 30% 1.20 73% 125 12 10%
1969 25 TOT NL 791 59% 2.0% 22.9% 10.2% 5.6% 28% 1.23 64% 148 16 11%
1969 25 SDP NL 92 67% 3.3% 21.7% 9.8% 6.5% 32% 1.10 65% 18 0 0%
1969 25 CHC NL 699 58% 1.9% 23.0% 10.3% 5.4% 28% 1.25 64% 130 16 12%
1970 26 PHI NL 553 61% 1.5% 27.7% 10.7% 4.5% 23% 1.33 58% 108 10 9%
1971 27 PHI NL 102 67% 2.0% 14.7% 7.8% 4.9% 24% 0.90 73% 19 1 5%
1972 28 PHI NL 460 55% 2.8% 12.6% 15.9% 8.0% 41% 1.42 66% 100 7 7%
1973 29 PHI NL 32 66% 3.1% 12.5% 15.6% 9.4% 50% 1.57 66% 6 1 17%
1974 30 TOT AL 115 69% 1.7% 14.8% 14.8% 7.8% 33% 2.00 64% 30 4 13%
1974 30 CAL AL 102 66% 2.0% 14.7% 16.7% 5.9% 27% 2.25 63% 26 4 15%
1974 30 MIL AL 13 92% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 23.1% 60% 0.67 77% 4 0 0%
10 Yrs 3560 61% 1.9% 19.1% 10.7% 5.9% 29% 1.27 66% 689 65 9%
MLB Averages 46% 2.0% 14.9% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.10 73% 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
1965 21 NYM NL 108 22 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 39 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1966 22 NYM NL 355 84 11 0 11 8 3 6 5 20 11 3 55% 2 4 1 148 8 7 53% 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 0
1967 23 NYM NL 341 71 3 0 10 2 1 2 1 11 8 2 73% 4 5 4 133 5 6 45% 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 0
1968 24 NYM NL 703 148 11 0 9 6 5 4 7 21 14 2 67% 9 7 0 251 3 6 33% 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 14 0
1969 25 TOT NL 791 156 16 0 15 7 9 10 6 32 12 7 38% 9 8 2 275 6 6 50% 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 0
1969 25 SDP NL 92 19 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 50% 0 0 1 35 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1969 25 CHC NL 699 137 13 0 14 7 6 9 4 30 11 7 37% 9 8 1 240 4 5 44% 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
1970 26 PHI NL 553 108 8 0 25 7 1 5 3 35 14 11 40% 2 10 4 217 8 8 50% 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 23 0
1971 27 PHI NL 102 21 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 33% 1 2 1 47 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1972 28 PHI NL 460 91 13 0 20 6 7 6 7 32 17 1 53% 6 6 3 186 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1973 29 PHI NL 32 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 14 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1974 30 TOT AL 115 27 2 1 13 2 0 1 1 22 10 1 45% 0 4 1 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1974 30 CAL AL 102 22 2 1 11 2 0 1 1 16 7 1 44% 0 4 1 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1974 30 MIL AL 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 50% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Yrs 3560 734 69 1 104 41 28 37 32 179 89 28 50% 33 46 16 1353 41 39 51% 37 36 2 3 2 0 10 5 109 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%

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+
1965 21 2 1 .667 3.71 4 4 0 1 1 0 26.2 22 11 11 2 9 0 26 1 0 0 108 96 1.163 7.4 0.7 3.0 8.8 2.89 96
1966 22 6 7 .462 4.11 34 11 7 1 1 1 107.1 106 58 49 13 48 5 84 4 0 4 463 89 1.435 8.9 1.1 4.0 7.0 1.75 89
1967 23 8 11 .421 3.53 72 15 19 1 1 3 188.2 177 87 74 16 84 11 136 6 0 9 804 100 1.383 8.4 0.8 4.0 6.5 1.62 100
1968 24 17 21 .447 3.16 105 38 22 5 4 3 359.0 325 150 126 27 138 16 253 11 0 16 1507 104 1.290 8.1 0.7 3.5 6.3 1.83 104
1969 25 29 31 .483 3.34 145 66 29 10 6 4 549.2 481 234 204 43 219 23 434 14 1 24 2298 106 1.273 7.9 0.7 3.6 7.1 1.98 106
1970 26 37 40 .481 3.22 218 66 76 10 6 26 684.0 589 276 245 51 278 32 587 18 2 34 2850 113 1.268 7.8 0.7 3.7 7.7 2.11 113
1971 27 37 42 .468 3.23 235 66 85 10 6 27 708.2 610 285 254 53 286 32 602 20 2 36 2952 112 1.264 7.7 0.7 3.6 7.6 2.10 112
1972 28 39 51 .433 3.51 281 76 110 11 6 30 807.1 701 352 315 66 359 41 660 25 2 42 3411 103 1.313 7.8 0.7 4.0 7.4 1.84 103
1973 29 40 52 .435 3.53 287 76 111 11 6 30 815.1 707 357 320 67 364 42 664 25 2 42 3443 103 1.314 7.8 0.7 4.0 7.3 1.82 103
1974 30 42 54 .438 3.62 307 76 124 11 6 31 840.2 734 375 338 69 381 44 681 27 2 46 3558 100 1.326 7.9 0.7 4.1 7.3 1.79 100

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
1965 21 1 1 .500 4.32 25.0 23 13 12 2 9 24 1 1.280 8.3 3.2 8.6 2.67 0.7 4
1966 22 3 5 .375 4.80 75.0 87 44 40 11 40 54 3 1.693 10.4 4.8 6.5 1.35 1.3 30
1967 23 5 3 .625 3.48 75.0 76 32 29 3 39 48 2 1.533 9.1 4.7 5.8 1.23 0.4 38
1968 24 9 8 .529 3.83 155.0 166 73 66 12 61 107 6 1.465 9.6 3.5 6.2 1.75 0.7 33
1969 25 11 9 .550 3.77 184.0 155 86 77 16 80 175 3 1.277 7.6 3.9 8.6 2.19 0.8 40
1970 26 9 5 .643 2.81 128.0 107 44 40 8 58 145 4 1.289 7.5 4.1 10.2 2.50 0.6 73
1971 27 1 1 .500 3.91 23.0 22 11 10 2 8 14 2 1.304 8.6 3.1 5.5 1.75 0.8 17
1972 28 3 8 .273 6.27 99.0 99 77 69 14 79 58 5 1.798 9.0 7.2 5.3 0.73 1.3 46
1973 29 0 0 7.71 7.0 6 7 6 1 5 4 0 1.571 7.7 6.4 5.1 0.80 1.3 6
1974 30 0 2 .000 9.43 21.0 30 24 22 2 19 14 2 2.333 12.9 8.1 6.0 0.74 0.9 20
10 Yrs 42 42 .500 4.22 792.0 771 411 371 71 398 643 28 1.476 8.8 7.3 1.62 0.8 307

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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
1980 BBWAA ()

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1970 NL  5.2 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL  7.364 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL  8.544 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1970 NL  73 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1970 NL  22 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1970 NL  47 (2nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1970 NL  21 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1970 NL  2.1 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1970 NL  28.61 (6th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1970 NL  4.2 (2nd)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.3 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.9 (5th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, 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 (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1576), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1038), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (182nd), 9.9 career WAR/12.4 7yr-peak WAR/11.2 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. George Culver (965)
  2. Don Nottebart (959)
  3. Bruce Dal Canton (959)
  4. Cal Koonce (958)
  5. Hal White (956)
  6. Jim Hannan (955)
  7. Jeff Robinson (954)
  8. Don Lee (954)
  9. Tommie Sisk (951)
  10. Steve Ridzik (950)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jeff Pico (994)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bo McLaughlin (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Cunningham (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bobby Bolin (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bobby Bolin (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Steve Bedrosian (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bob Miller (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ken Forsch (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. George Culver (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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