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Lee Smith

Lee Arthur Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA
High School: Castor (Castor, LA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1980
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/RedSox/Angels/Reds/.. 1980-1997
Agents: Brian David, previously: Bob Gilhooley,Jim Bronner [?]
Final Game: July 2, 1997
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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
1980 22 CHC NL 2 0 1.000 2.91 18 0 6 0 0 0 21.2 21 9 7 0 14 5 17 0 0 0 97 138 1.615 8.7 0.0 5.8 7.1 1.21
1981 23 CHC NL 3 6 .333 3.51 40 1 12 0 0 1 66.2 57 31 26 2 31 8 50 1 1 7 280 106 1.320 7.7 0.3 4.2 6.8 1.61
1982 24 CHC NL 2 5 .286 2.69 72 5 38 0 0 17 117.0 105 38 35 5 37 5 99 3 1 6 480 139 1.214 8.1 0.4 2.8 7.6 2.68
1983 25 CHC NL 4 10 .286 1.65 66 0 56 0 0 29 103.1 70 23 19 5 41 14 91 1 2 5 413 229 1.074 6.1 0.4 3.6 7.9 2.22 AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984 26 CHC NL 9 7 .563 3.65 69 0 59 0 0 33 101.0 98 42 41 6 35 7 86 0 0 6 428 107 1.317 8.7 0.5 3.1 7.7 2.46
1985 27 CHC NL 7 4 .636 3.04 65 0 57 0 0 33 97.2 87 35 33 9 32 6 112 1 0 4 397 131 1.218 8.0 0.8 2.9 10.3 3.50
1986 28 CHC NL 9 9 .500 3.09 66 0 59 0 0 31 90.1 69 32 31 7 42 11 93 0 0 2 372 131 1.229 6.9 0.7 4.2 9.3 2.21
1987 29 CHC NL 4 10 .286 3.12 62 0 55 0 0 36 83.2 84 30 29 4 32 5 96 0 0 4 360 137 1.386 9.0 0.4 3.4 10.3 3.00 AS
1988 30 BOS AL 4 5 .444 2.80 64 0 57 0 0 29 83.2 72 34 26 7 37 6 96 1 0 2 363 148 1.303 7.7 0.8 4.0 10.3 2.59 MVP-21
1989 31 BOS AL 6 1 .857 3.57 64 0 50 0 0 25 70.2 53 30 28 6 33 6 96 0 0 1 290 116 1.217 6.8 0.8 4.2 12.2 2.91
1990 32 TOT MLB 5 5 .500 2.06 64 0 53 0 0 31 83.0 71 24 19 3 29 7 87 0 0 2 344 189 1.205 7.7 0.3 3.1 9.4 3.00
1990 32 BOS AL 2 1 .667 1.88 11 0 8 0 0 4 14.1 13 4 3 0 9 2 17 0 0 1 64 224 1.535 8.2 0.0 5.7 10.7 1.89
1990 32 STL NL 3 4 .429 2.10 53 0 45 0 0 27 68.2 58 20 16 3 20 5 70 0 0 1 280 182 1.136 7.6 0.4 2.6 9.2 3.50
1991 33 STL NL 6 3 .667 2.34 67 0 61 0 0 47 73.0 70 19 19 5 13 5 67 0 0 1 300 158 1.137 8.6 0.6 1.6 8.3 5.15 AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
1992 34 STL NL 4 9 .308 3.12 70 0 55 0 0 43 75.0 62 28 26 4 26 4 60 0 0 2 310 110 1.173 7.4 0.5 3.1 7.2 2.31 AS,CYA-4
1993 35 TOT MLB 2 4 .333 3.88 63 0 56 0 0 46 58.0 53 25 25 11 14 2 60 0 0 1 239 104 1.155 8.2 1.7 2.2 9.3 4.29 AS
1993 35 STL NL 2 4 .333 4.50 55 0 48 0 0 43 50.0 49 25 25 11 9 1 49 0 0 1 206 89 1.160 8.8 2.0 1.6 8.8 5.44
1993 35 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 8 0 8 0 0 3 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 1 11 0 0 0 33 1.125 4.5 0.0 5.6 12.4 2.20
1994 36 BAL AL 1 4 .200 3.29 41 0 39 0 0 33 38.1 34 16 14 6 11 1 42 0 0 0 160 153 1.174 8.0 1.4 2.6 9.9 3.82 AS,CYA-5,MVP-14
1995 37 CAL AL 0 5 .000 3.47 52 0 51 0 0 37 49.1 42 19 19 3 25 4 43 1 0 1 209 136 1.358 7.7 0.5 4.6 7.8 1.72 AS
1996 38 TOT MLB 3 4 .429 3.74 54 0 24 0 0 2 55.1 57 24 23 4 26 4 41 1 0 3 245 119 1.500 9.3 0.7 4.2 6.7 1.58
1996 38 CAL AL 0 0 2.45 11 0 8 0 0 0 11.0 8 4 3 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 44 205 1.000 6.5 0.0 2.5 4.9 2.00
1996 38 CIN NL 3 4 .429 4.06 43 0 16 0 0 2 44.1 49 20 20 4 23 4 35 1 0 2 201 106 1.624 9.9 0.8 4.7 7.1 1.52
1997 39 MON NL 0 1 .000 5.82 25 0 14 0 0 5 21.2 28 16 14 2 8 0 15 1 0 0 100 73 1.662 11.6 0.8 3.3 6.2 1.88
18 Seasons 71 92 .436 3.03 1022 6 802 0 0 478 1289.1 1133 475 434 89 486 100 1251 10 4 47 5387 132 1.256 7.9 0.6 3.4 8.7 2.57
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .436 3.03 68 0 53 0 0 32 85 75 31 29 6 32 7 83 1 0 3 356 132 1.256 7.9 0.6 3.4 8.7 2.57
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
CHC (8 yrs) 40 51 .440 2.92 458 6 342 0 0 180 681.1 591 240 221 38 264 61 644 6 4 34 2827 134 1.255 7.8 0.5 3.5 8.5 2.44
STL (4 yrs) 15 20 .429 2.90 245 0 209 0 0 160 266.2 239 92 86 23 68 15 246 0 0 5 1096 128 1.151 8.1 0.8 2.3 8.3 3.62
BOS (3 yrs) 12 7 .632 3.04 139 0 115 0 0 58 168.2 138 68 57 13 79 14 209 1 0 4 717 137 1.287 7.4 0.7 4.2 11.2 2.65
CAL (2 yrs) 0 5 .000 3.28 63 0 59 0 0 37 60.1 50 23 22 3 28 4 49 1 0 2 253 145 1.293 7.5 0.4 4.2 7.3 1.75
MON (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.82 25 0 14 0 0 5 21.2 28 16 14 2 8 0 15 1 0 0 100 73 1.662 11.6 0.8 3.3 6.2 1.88
CIN (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.06 43 0 16 0 0 2 44.1 49 20 20 4 23 4 35 1 0 2 201 106 1.624 9.9 0.8 4.7 7.1 1.52
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 8 0 8 0 0 3 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 1 11 0 0 0 33 1.125 4.5 0.0 5.6 12.4 2.20
BAL (1 yr) 1 4 .200 3.29 41 0 39 0 0 33 38.1 34 16 14 6 11 1 42 0 0 0 160 153 1.174 8.0 1.4 2.6 9.9 3.82
NL (14 yrs) 58 76 .433 3.03 771 6 581 0 0 347 1014.0 907 368 341 67 363 80 940 8 4 41 4224 128 1.252 8.1 0.6 3.2 8.3 2.59
AL (7 yrs) 13 16 .448 3.04 251 0 221 0 0 131 275.1 226 107 93 22 123 20 311 2 0 6 1163 145 1.268 7.4 0.7 4.0 10.2 2.53

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1980 22 CHC NL 21.2 0 9 14 -1 .8 5 0.3
1981 23 CHC NL 66.2 1 31 42 -4 1.5 11 0.8
1982 24 CHC NL 117.0 5 38 69 -2 1.3 31 3.0
1983 25 CHC NL 103.1 0 23 60 -1 1.8 37 4.5 AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984 26 CHC NL 101.0 0 42 59 -1 1.9 17 1.5
1985 27 CHC NL 97.2 0 35 59 -1 2.1 24 2.6 $670,000
1986 28 CHC NL 90.1 0 32 58 -3 2.2 26 3.0 $720,000
1987 29 CHC NL 83.2 0 30 57 -4 2.0 27 3.0 $840,000 AS
1988 30 BOS AL 83.2 0 34 50 0 1.9 16 1.4 $850,000 MVP-21
1989 31 BOS AL 70.2 0 30 43 0 1.6 13 1.0 $1,425,000
1990 32 BOS AL 14.1 0 4 9 0 2.0 5 0.6 $1,200,000
1990 32 STL NL 68.2 0 20 37 1 2.1 17 2.1
1991 33 STL NL 73.0 0 19 38 1 2.3 19 2.6 $2,791,666 AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
1992 34 STL NL 75.0 0 28 37 0 2.2 9 0.8 $2,791,667 AS,CYA-4
1993 35 STL NL 50.0 0 25 29 0 2.1 4 0.0 $2,691,667 AS
1993 35 NYY AL 8.0 0 0 5 0 1.0 5 0.4 AS
1994 36 BAL AL 38.1 0 16 26 2 2.3 10 1.0 $2,025,000 AS,CYA-5,MVP-14
1995 37 CAL AL 49.1 0 19 33 1 2.1 14 1.4 $2,561,113 AS
1996 38 CAL AL 11.0 0 4 8 0 .8 4 0.3 $2,100,000
1996 38 CIN NL 44.1 0 20 29 -1 1.1 9 0.5
1997 39 MON NL 21.2 0 16 13 0 1.1 -3 -0.5 $400,000
18 Seasons 1289.4 6 475 775 -13 1.8 300 30.3 $21,066,113
IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
CHC (8 yrs) 681.4 6 240 418 -17 1.8 178 18.7 $2,230,000
STL (4 yrs) 266.2 0 92 141 2 2.2 49 5.5 $8,275,000
BOS (3 yrs) 168.2 0 68 102 0 1.8 34 3.0 $3,475,000
CAL (2 yrs) 60.1 0 23 41 1 1.9 18 1.7 $4,661,113
MON (1 yr) 21.2 0 16 13 0 1.1 -3 -0.5 $400,000
CIN (1 yr) 44.1 0 20 29 -1 1.1 9 0.5
NYY (1 yr) 8.0 0 0 5 0 1.0 5 0.4
BAL (1 yr) 38.1 0 16 26 2 2.3 10 1.0 $2,025,000

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 26 CHC NL NLCS L SDP 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 1.500 13.5 4.5 0.0 13.5
1988 30 BOS AL ALCS L OAK 0 1 .000 8.10 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 6 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 17 2.100 16.2 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 2 .000 8.44 4 0 4 0 0 1 5.1 9 5 5 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 27 1.875 15.2 1.7 1.7 11.8 7.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 1.500 13.5 4.5 0.0 13.5
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 8.10 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 6 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 17 2.100 16.2 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00

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 Awards
1980 22 CHC NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 23 CHC NL 40 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 24 CHC NL 72 18 16 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 .063 .118 .250 .368 -0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 25 CHC NL 66 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984 26 CHC NL 69 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154 -58 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1985 27 CHC NL 65 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 28 CHC NL 66 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 29 CHC NL 63 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1990 32 STL NL 53 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 33 STL NL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
1992 34 STL NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4
1993 35 STL NL 55 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1996 38 CIN NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 39 MON NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Seasons 770 71 64 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 42 .047 .090 .094 .183 -50 6 0 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .047 .090 .094 .183 -50 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (8 yrs) 459 67 60 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 40 .050 .095 .100 .195 -46 6 0 0 4 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 245 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1981 23 CHC NL 10 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1
1982 24 CHC NL 18 -2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.0 1
1983 25 CHC NL 11 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984 26 CHC NL 14 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 1
1985 27 CHC NL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 $670,000 1
1986 28 CHC NL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 $720,000 1
1987 29 CHC NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 $840,000 1 AS
1990 32 STL NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1
1993 35 STL NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 $2,691,667 1 AS
9 Seasons 71 -13 0 1 0 0 6 1 -5 -0.6 $4,921,667
CHC (7 yrs) 67 -11 0 1 0 0 6 1 -3 -0.4 $2,230,000
STL (2 yrs) 4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 $2,691,667

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
1984 26 CHC NL NLCS SDP L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1980 CHC NL 22 P 18 0 21.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.17 .933 1.91 1.91
1981 CHC NL 23 P 40 1 66.2 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.62 0.30 .958 1.97 1.98
1982 CHC NL 24 P 72 5 117.0 20 9 10 1 2 .950 1.46 0.26 .950 1.96 1.97
1983 CHC NL 25 P 66 0 103.1 17 8 9 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.26 .947 1.92 1.91 AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984 CHC NL 26 P 69 0 101.0 19 6 13 0 2 1.000 1.69 0.28 .953 1.88 1.87
1985 CHC NL 27 P 65 0 97.2 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.11 0.18 .950 1.92 1.92
1986 CHC NL 28 P 66 0 90.1 13 1 12 0 2 1.000 1.30 0.20 .954 1.94 1.94
1987 CHC NL 29 P 62 0 83.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.18 0.18 .955 1.91 1.90 AS
1988 BOS AL 30 P 64 0 83.2 10 5 4 1 0 .900 0.97 0.14 .960 1.79 1.77 MVP-21
1989 BOS AL 31 P 64 0 70.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 0.03 .950 1.87 1.85
1990 TOT MLB 32 P 64 0 83.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.54 0.08 .960 1.79 1.79
1990 BOS AL 32 P 11 0 14.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.26 0.18 .950 1.76 1.76
1990 STL NL 32 P 53 0 68.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.39 0.06 .967 1.80 1.79
1991 STL NL 33 P 67 0 73.0 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.11 0.13 .956 1.86 1.85 AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
1992 STL NL 34 P 70 0 75.0 9 1 7 1 1 .889 0.96 0.11 .956 1.94 1.94 AS,CYA-4
1993 TOT MLB 35 P 63 0 58.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.31 0.03 1.000 1.83 1.82 AS
1993 STL NL 35 P 55 0 50.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.18 0.02 1.000 1.84 1.83
1993 NYY AL 35 P 8 0 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.13 1.000 1.80 1.78
1994 BAL AL 36 P 41 0 38.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.94 0.10 .960 1.71 1.71 AS,CYA-5,MVP-14
1995 CAL AL 37 P 52 0 49.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.10 .960 1.79 1.77 AS
1996 TOT MLB 38 P 54 0 55.1 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.30 0.15 .962 1.84 1.82
1996 CAL AL 38 P 11 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82 0.09 1.000 1.80 1.76
1996 CIN NL 38 P 43 0 44.1 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.42 0.16 .957 1.85 1.83
1997 MON NL 39 P 25 0 21.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.20 .960 1.87 1.84
18 Seasons P 1022 6 1289.1 167 52 111 4 9 .976 1.14 0.16 .954 1.88 1.87
18 Seasons TOT 1022 6 1289.1 167 52 111 4 9 .976 1.14 0.16 .954 1.88 1.87
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
2003 BBWAA (42.3%)
2004 BBWAA (36.6%)
2005 BBWAA (38.8%)
2006 BBWAA (45.0%)
2007 BBWAA (39.8%)
2008 BBWAA (43.3%)
2009 BBWAA (44.5%)
2010 BBWAA (47.3%)

All-Star Games
1983 *
1987 *
1991
1992
1993
1994 *
1995

Awards (yr lg award)
1991 NL Rolaids Relief
1992 NL Rolaids Relief
1994 AL Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1983 NL (18, 2%)
1988 AL (21, 1%)
1991 NL (8, 26%)
1994 AL (14, 5%)
0.34 Career Shares (554th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1983 NL (9, 1%)
1991 NL (2, 50%)
1992 NL (4, 2%)
1994 AL (5, 1%)
0.54 Career Shares (91st)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1983 NL  4.5 (6th)
Career  30.3 (221st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  3.03 (175th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  7.909 (91st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  8.732 (14th)

Games Played s c a p y
1982 NL  72 (6th)
1983 NL  66 (9th)
1984 NL  69 (6th)
1985 NL  65 (8th)
1988 AL  64 (5th)
1992 NL  70 (9th)
Career  1022 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1982 NL  17 (7th)
1983 NL  29 (1st)
1984 NL  33 (2nd)
1985 NL  33 (2nd)
1986 NL  31 (4th)
1987 NL  36 (2nd)
1988 AL  29 (6th)
1989 AL  25 (9th)
1990 NL  27 (3rd)
1991 NL  47 (1st)
1992 NL  43 (1st)
1993 NL  43 (4th)
1994 AL  33 (1st)
1995 AL  37 (2nd)
Career  478 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career  2.574 (74th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1981 NL  7 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1983 NL  56 (1st)
1984 NL  59 (3rd)
1985 NL  57 (1st)
1986 NL  59 (2nd)
1987 NL  55 (3rd)
1988 AL  57 (3rd)
1989 AL  50 (10th)
1990 NL  45 (5th)
1991 NL  61 (1st)
1992 NL  55 (5th)
1993 NL  48 (8th)
1994 AL  39 (4th)
1995 AL  51 (4th)
Career  802 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career  132 (33rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1983 NL  23 (4th)
Career  138 (146th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1983 NL  2.5 (5th)
Career  14.3 (153rd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1983 NL  24.72 (5th)
Career  192.88 (52nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1983 NL  3.1 (4th)
1984 NL  2.7 (4th)
1985 NL  3.5 (8th)
1990 NL  2.4 (10th)
1991 NL  3.5 (3rd)
Career  21.4 (55th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1983 NL  2.4 (7th)
Career  12.9 (88th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1983 NL  2.6 (5th)
Career  19.7 (56th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1988 AL  64 (5th)
Career  1022 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
Career  .976 (36th)

Oldest s c a p y
1996 AL  born 1957-12-04 (9th)
1997 NL  born 1957-12-04 (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 - 12 (186), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 48 (525), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 135 (52), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (607), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  13. Jeff Reardon (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jeff Reardon (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jeff Reardon (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. John Franco (872)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.

December 8, 1987: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi.

May 4, 1990: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Brunansky.

August 31, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Rich Batchelor.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

May 27, 1996: Traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.

October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

September 25, 1997: Released by the Montreal Expos.

January 20, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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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
198527Chicago Cubs$670,0003/3/86 TSN
198628Chicago Cubs$720,0001986 USA Today survey
198729Chicago Cubs$840,0001987 USA Today survey
198830Boston Red Sox$850,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198931Boston Red Sox$1,425,0001989 USA Today survey
199032Boston Red Sox$1,200,000USA Today
199133St. Louis Cardinals$2,791,6661994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $266,666 signing bonus, $125K earned
199234St. Louis Cardinals$2,791,6671994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $266,667 signing bonus, $125K earned
199335St. Louis Cardinals$2,691,6671996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl $266,667 signing bonus, $25,000 earned bonus
199436Baltimore Orioles$2,025,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $525,000 earned bonus
199537California Angels$2,561,1131996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl $400,000 signing bonus, $661,113 earned bonus
199638California Angels$2,100,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl $400,000 signing bonus
199739Montreal Expos$400,0001997 AP survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$21,066,113
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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