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Elias Sosa

Elias (Martinez) Sosa

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 186 lb.

Born: June 10, 1950 in La Vega, La Vega, D.R.
High School: La Vega (La Vega, DO)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1968. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1972
Teams (by GP): Expos/Giants/Dodgers/Athletics/Braves/... 1972-1983

Final Game: September 18, 1983
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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
1972 22 SFG NL 0 1 .000 2.30 8 0 4 0 0 3 15.2 10 4 4 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 67 156 1.404 5.7 0.0 6.9 5.7 0.83
1973 23 SFG NL 10 4 .714 3.28 71 1 46 0 0 18 107.0 95 42 39 7 41 8 70 4 1 8 449 118 1.271 8.0 0.6 3.4 5.9 1.71 RoY-3
1974 24 SFG NL 9 7 .563 3.48 68 0 30 0 0 6 101.0 94 54 39 8 45 5 48 1 0 4 435 110 1.376 8.4 0.7 4.0 4.3 1.07
1975 25 TOT NL 2 5 .286 4.32 57 1 25 0 0 2 89.2 92 49 43 6 43 9 46 4 1 4 395 88 1.506 9.2 0.6 4.3 4.6 1.07
1975 25 STL NL 0 3 .000 3.95 14 1 4 0 0 0 27.1 22 14 12 3 14 2 15 1 0 1 116 97 1.317 7.2 1.0 4.6 4.9 1.07
1975 25 ATL NL 2 2 .500 4.48 43 0 21 0 0 2 62.1 70 35 31 3 29 7 31 3 1 3 279 85 1.588 10.1 0.4 4.2 4.5 1.07
1976 26 TOT NL 6 8 .429 4.43 45 0 24 0 0 4 69.0 71 42 34 3 25 6 52 1 0 2 302 82 1.391 9.3 0.4 3.3 6.8 2.08
1976 26 ATL NL 4 4 .500 5.35 21 0 10 0 0 3 35.1 41 26 21 3 13 2 32 1 0 1 161 72 1.528 10.4 0.8 3.3 8.2 2.46
1976 26 LAD NL 2 4 .333 3.48 24 0 14 0 0 1 33.2 30 16 13 0 12 4 20 0 0 1 141 98 1.248 8.0 0.0 3.2 5.3 1.67
1977 27 LAD NL 2 2 .500 1.98 44 0 20 0 0 1 63.2 42 15 14 7 12 3 47 1 0 1 239 195 0.848 5.9 1.0 1.7 6.6 3.92
1978 28 OAK AL 8 2 .800 2.64 68 0 44 0 0 14 109.0 106 37 32 5 44 10 61 1 3 4 459 138 1.376 8.8 0.4 3.6 5.0 1.39
1979 29 MON NL 8 7 .533 1.96 62 0 41 0 0 18 96.2 77 24 21 2 37 11 59 2 0 1 396 188 1.179 7.2 0.2 3.4 5.5 1.59
1980 30 MON NL 9 6 .600 3.07 67 0 43 0 0 9 93.2 104 33 32 5 19 3 58 1 1 1 394 117 1.313 10.0 0.5 1.8 5.6 3.05
1981 31 MON NL 1 2 .333 3.66 32 0 17 0 0 3 39.1 46 16 16 3 8 0 18 1 0 1 170 96 1.373 10.5 0.7 1.8 4.1 2.25
1982 32 DET AL 3 3 .500 4.43 38 0 27 0 0 4 61.0 64 31 30 11 18 3 24 2 0 1 260 92 1.344 9.4 1.6 2.7 3.5 1.33
1983 33 SDP NL 1 4 .200 4.35 41 1 9 0 0 1 72.1 72 41 35 7 30 5 45 3 0 4 314 81 1.410 9.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
12 Yrs 59 51 .536 3.32 601 3 330 0 0 83 918.0 873 388 339 64 334 63 538 21 6 31 3880 112 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.61
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .536 3.32 68 0 37 0 0 9 103 98 44 38 7 38 7 61 2 1 3 437 112 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.61
SFG (3 yrs) 19 12 .613 3.30 147 1 80 0 0 27 223.2 199 100 82 15 98 13 128 5 1 12 951 116 1.328 8.0 0.6 3.9 5.2 1.31
MON (3 yrs) 18 15 .545 2.70 161 0 101 0 0 30 229.2 227 73 69 10 64 14 135 4 1 3 960 134 1.267 8.9 0.4 2.5 5.3 2.11
ATL (2 yrs) 6 6 .500 4.79 64 0 31 0 0 5 97.2 111 61 52 6 42 9 63 4 1 4 440 80 1.567 10.2 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.50
LAD (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 2.50 68 0 34 0 0 2 97.1 72 31 27 7 24 7 67 1 0 2 380 148 0.986 6.7 0.6 2.2 6.2 2.79
STL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 3.95 14 1 4 0 0 0 27.1 22 14 12 3 14 2 15 1 0 1 116 97 1.317 7.2 1.0 4.6 4.9 1.07
OAK (1 yr) 8 2 .800 2.64 68 0 44 0 0 14 109.0 106 37 32 5 44 10 61 1 3 4 459 138 1.376 8.8 0.4 3.6 5.0 1.39
SDP (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.35 41 1 9 0 0 1 72.1 72 41 35 7 30 5 45 3 0 4 314 81 1.410 9.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
DET (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.43 38 0 27 0 0 4 61.0 64 31 30 11 18 3 24 2 0 1 260 92 1.344 9.4 1.6 2.7 3.5 1.33
NL (10 yrs) 48 46 .511 3.33 495 3 259 0 0 65 748.0 703 320 277 48 272 50 453 18 3 26 3161 112 1.303 8.5 0.6 3.3 5.5 1.67
AL (2 yrs) 11 5 .688 3.28 106 0 71 0 0 18 170.0 170 68 62 16 62 13 85 3 3 5 719 116 1.365 9.0 0.8 3.3 4.5 1.37

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 Awards
1972 22 SFG NL 15.2 8 0 4 2.30 4.39 -0.02 -0.19 94.7 4.00 3 0.3 .8 -0.1 0.4 4 .541 .502 $
1973 23 SFG NL 107.0 71 1 42 3.53 4.22 -0.05 -0.33 105.5 4.16 7 0.8 1.7 0.2 1.8 17 .512 .505 $ RoY-3
1974 24 SFG NL 101.0 68 0 54 4.81 4.28 -0.02 -0.35 104.4 4.13 -8 -0.9 1.6 -0.4 -0.5 2 .487 .494 $
1975 25 STL NL 27.1 14 1 14 4.61 4.21 -0.20 -0.27 103.7 4.29 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.0 0.1 2 .491 .499 $
1975 25 ATL NL 62.1 43 0 35 5.05 4.18 -0.53 -0.34 104.8 4.58 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.0 2 .490 .497 $
1976 26 ATL NL 35.1 21 0 26 6.62 3.98 -0.59 -0.32 110.2 4.68 -8 -0.9 1.9 -0.4 -1.0 -4 .459 .495 $
1976 26 LAD NL 33.2 24 0 16 4.28 3.83 0.37 -0.31 99.9 3.14 -5 -0.5 1.5 -0.2 -0.4 -1 .479 .497 $
1977 27 LAD NL 63.2 44 0 15 2.12 4.46 0.06 -0.34 100.3 4.07 13 1.4 .9 -0.2 1.8 20 .533 .509 $
1978 28 OAK AL 109.0 68 0 37 3.06 4.23 -0.24 -0.35 96.4 3.97 11 1.3 1.8 0.3 2.6 22 .519 .508 $
1979 29 MON NL 96.2 62 0 24 2.23 4.19 0.18 -0.33 99.2 3.65 14 1.6 1.9 0.6 3.0 24 .526 .510 $202,000
1980 30 MON NL 93.2 67 0 33 3.17 3.99 -0.05 -0.31 100.1 3.73 6 0.6 1.8 0.1 1.5 15 .509 .504 $232,000
1981 31 MON NL 39.1 32 0 16 3.66 4.04 0.29 -0.31 102.4 3.52 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.1 2 .496 .499 $232,000
1982 32 DET AL 61.0 38 0 31 4.57 4.59 0.51 -0.36 98.5 3.67 -6 -0.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 0 .484 .496 $272,000
1983 33 SDP NL 72.1 41 1 41 5.10 4.17 0.17 -0.29 96.7 3.58 -12 -1.3 .9 -0.1 -0.8 -5 .467 .492 $282,000
12 Seasons 918.0 601 3 388 3.80 4.21 -0.01 -0.33 101.1 3.94 10 1.2 1.5 -0.4 8.4 100 .502 .501 $1,220,000
SFG (3 yrs) 223.2 147 1 100 4.02 4.26 -0.03 -0.33 104.2 4.13 2 0.2 1.6 -0.3 1.7 23 .502 .501 $
MON (3 yrs) 229.2 161 0 73 2.86 4.08 0.10 -0.32 100.1 3.66 19 2.1 1.7 0.6 4.6 41 .513 .504 $666,000
ATL (2 yrs) 97.2 64 0 61 5.62 4.11 -0.55 -0.33 106.8 4.62 -12 -1.3 1.3 -0.5 -1.0 -2 .480 .496 $
LAD (2 yrs) 97.1 68 0 31 2.87 4.24 0.17 -0.33 100.1 3.75 9 0.9 1.1 -0.4 1.4 19 .514 .503 $
STL (1 yr) 27.1 14 1 14 4.61 4.21 -0.20 -0.27 103.7 4.29 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.0 0.1 2 .491 .499 $
OAK (1 yr) 109.0 68 0 37 3.06 4.23 -0.24 -0.35 96.4 3.97 11 1.3 1.8 0.3 2.6 22 .519 .508 $
SDP (1 yr) 72.1 41 1 41 5.10 4.17 0.17 -0.29 96.7 3.58 -12 -1.3 .9 -0.1 -0.8 -5 .467 .492 $282,000
DET (1 yr) 61.0 38 0 31 4.57 4.59 0.51 -0.36 98.5 3.67 -6 -0.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 0 .484 .496 $272,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1977 27 LAD NL NLCS W PHI 0 1 .000 10.13 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.875 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
1977 27 LAD NL WS L NYY 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.714 11.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.00
1981 31 MON NL NLDS W PHI 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1981 31 MON NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
2 Yrs (4 Series) 0 1 .000 7.56 7 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 13 9 7 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 40 1.800 14.0 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.00
1 NLDS 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2 NLCS 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.714 11.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.00

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
1972 22 SFG NL 8 67 53 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 12 10 .189 .338 .208 .546 .233 11 2 0 2 0 0 1
1973 23 SFG NL 71 449 395 42 95 14 3 7 5 4 41 70 .241 .315 .344 .660 .273 136 11 4 5 4 8 7
1974 24 SFG NL 68 434 372 54 94 13 4 8 5 3 45 48 .253 .330 .374 .704 .267 139 16 1 10 6 5 5
1975 25 TOT NL 57 394 334 49 92 14 1 6 4 4 43 46 .275 .360 .377 .737 .300 126 8 4 8 5 9 8
1975 25 ATL NL 43 278 237 35 70 10 0 3 3 3 29 31 .295 .378 .376 .753 .328 89 6 3 8 1 7 6
1975 25 STL NL 14 116 97 14 22 4 1 3 1 1 14 15 .227 .319 .381 .700 .229 37 2 1 0 4 2 2
1976 26 TOT NL 45 302 267 42 71 15 3 3 3 2 25 52 .266 .327 .378 .705 .315 101 3 1 5 4 6 4
1976 26 ATL NL 21 161 143 26 41 7 0 3 3 1 13 32 .287 .346 .399 .745 .345 57 1 1 2 2 2 2
1976 26 LAD NL 24 141 124 16 30 8 3 0 0 1 12 20 .242 .304 .355 .659 .283 44 2 0 3 2 4 2
1977 27 LAD NL 44 239 222 15 42 6 2 7 7 4 12 47 .189 .233 .329 .562 .207 73 3 1 3 1 3 2
1978 28 OAK AL 68 459 402 37 106 11 6 5 7 6 44 61 .264 .337 .358 .695 .300 144 10 1 11 1 10 6
1979 29 MON NL 62 396 350 24 77 14 5 2 3 6 37 59 .220 .297 .306 .603 .259 107 6 2 5 1 11 6
1980 30 MON NL 67 394 364 33 104 14 2 5 3 2 19 58 .286 .320 .376 .697 .326 137 7 1 7 3 3 4
1981 31 MON NL 32 170 155 16 46 6 1 3 1 0 8 18 .297 .329 .406 .736 .314 63 4 1 3 3 0 2
1982 32 DET AL 38 260 237 31 64 11 0 11 4 3 18 24 .270 .327 .456 .783 .262 108 5 2 3 0 3 3
1983 33 SDP NL 41 314 269 41 72 15 3 7 18 1 30 45 .268 .342 .424 .766 .293 114 8 3 7 5 5 6
12 Yrs 601 3878 3420 388 873 134 30 64 62 35 334 538 .255 .322 .368 .691 .284 1259 83 21 69 33 63 54
162 Game Avg. 68 437 385 44 98 15 3 7 7 4 38 61 .255 .322 .368 .691 .284 142 9 2 8 4 7 6
MLB Averages .259 .324 .380 .704 .282

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1972 22 SFG NL 2.5 0.3 69 0.2 1.2 -1.0 .95 0.2 -0.0 6.1 0.7 0.95 3.2 1 3 4
1973 23 SFG NL 7.5 0.8 469 3.3 12.7 -9.4 1.52 0.8 1.4 13.3 1.4 1.52 7.7 31 16 22
1974 24 SFG NL -0.2 -0.0 450 -1.4 10.3 -11.6 1.39 -0.6 -0.4 -6.5 -0.7 1.39 -5.9 32 15 21
1975 25 TOT NL -4.8 -0.5 416 -0.9 5.8 -6.7 .88 -0.4 -0.7 -6.3 -0.6 0.87 -4.5 14 13 28
1975 25 STL NL -0.4 -0.0 121 -0.7 1.7 -2.4 .98 0.1 -0.8 -0.8 -0.1 0.98 0.1 3 4 5
1975 25 ATL NL -4.4 -0.4 295 -0.2 4.0 -4.3 .84 -0.4 0.2 -5.5 -0.6 0.83 -4.6 11 9 23
1976 26 TOT NL -7.0 -0.7 310 -0.6 6.3 -6.9 1.26 -0.1 -0.4 -7.3 -0.7 1.26 -1.8 20 10 15
1976 26 ATL NL -6.4 -0.7 165 0.3 4.1 -3.8 1.39 -0.3 0.6 -7.0 -0.7 1.39 -3.4 11 4 6
1976 26 LAD NL -0.7 -0.1 145 -0.9 2.2 -3.1 1.12 0.2 -1.1 -0.3 -0.0 1.12 1.7 9 6 9
1977 27 LAD NL 13.9 1.4 250 1.6 3.8 -2.2 .72 2.1 0.2 20.3 2.1 0.72 20.4 8 8 28
1978 28 OAK AL 12.1 1.3 481 1.3 10.6 -9.3 1.34 0.3 0.7 7.2 0.8 1.34 4.2 29 17 20
1979 29 MON NL 18.8 2.0 405 2.8 12.7 -9.8 1.79 1.7 -0.1 16.5 1.7 1.79 18.0 39 11 12
1980 30 MON NL 6.6 0.7 401 -1.4 11.2 -12.6 1.74 0.2 -1.0 5.5 0.6 1.74 4.4 37 7 22
1981 31 MON NL 0.3 0.0 173 -0.7 2.4 -3.1 .91 0.1 -0.8 -3.8 -0.4 0.91 -0.5 10 4 15
1982 32 DET AL -1.5 -0.2 268 -0.9 3.4 -4.2 .71 -0.7 -0.5 -3.1 -0.3 0.71 -2.0 10 4 22
1983 33 SDP NL -7.3 -0.8 337 -1.0 3.8 -4.8 .76 -0.8 -0.5 -10.4 -1.1 0.76 -9.9 11 3 25
12 Yrs 41.0 4.3 4029 2.4 84.0 -81.6 1.24 2.7 -0.8 31.5 3.4 1.24 33.3 242 111 234

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
1973 23 SFG NL 71 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 21.0 21 21 22 8 1 0 5.0 3.0 3.7
1975 25 TOT NL 57 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 29 29 18 8 1 0 2.0 3.6 4.3
1975 25 STL NL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 29.0 29 29 3 2 1 0 2.0 3.6 4.3
1983 33 SDP NL 41 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0% 47.0 47 47 9 1 1 0 6.0 6.0 5.0
3 Yrs 126 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0% 32 47 21 34 11 3 0 4.3 4.5 4.3
MLB Averages .500 53% 51 106 -13 4.2 4.2 6.4

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
1972 22 SFG NL 8 8 4 0 1 3 3 0 100% 3 0 7 0 0% 4 .947 1 3 4 3 0 5 5 3 7 0 7 0 5.9
1973 23 SFG NL 71 70 46 10 3 21 18 3 86% 27 5 68 16 24% 8 1.522 31 16 22 27 11 32 35 35 35 14 38 19 4.4
1974 24 SFG NL 68 68 30 9 7 14 6 8 43% 20 6 56 15 27% 7 1.395 32 15 21 23 13 32 33 35 35 13 40 19 4.5
1975 25 TOT NL 57 56 25 2 4 5 2 3 40% 9 2 48 11 23% .877 14 13 28 10 2 44 25 31 28 14 30 15 4.6
1975 25 STL NL 14 13 4 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 18 5 28% 3 .975 3 4 5 2 1 10 9 4 6 5 6 0 5.3
1975 25 ATL NL 43 43 21 2 2 4 2 2 50% 8 2 30 6 20% 8 .836 11 9 23 8 1 34 16 27 22 9 24 15 4.3
1976 26 TOT NL 45 45 24 6 8 8 4 4 50% 9 0 37 12 32% 1.265 20 10 15 11 13 21 20 25 24 13 25 9 4.6
1976 26 ATL NL 21 21 10 4 4 7 3 4 43% 8 0 19 6 32% 8 1.391 11 4 6 8 5 8 11 10 12 5 13 5 5.0
1976 26 LAD NL 24 24 14 2 4 1 1 0 100% 1 0 18 6 33% 8 1.122 9 6 9 3 8 13 9 15 12 8 12 4 4.2
1977 27 LAD NL 44 44 20 2 2 1 1 0 100% 4 2 35 7 20% 7 .718 8 8 28 7 3 34 21 23 21 11 21 9 4.3
1978 28 OAK AL 68 68 44 8 2 18 14 4 78% 22 4 84 26 31% 7 1.339 29 17 20 25 11 32 47 21 37 18 42 21 4.8
1979 29 MON NL 62 62 41 8 7 25 18 7 72% 29 4 46 11 24% 8 1.791 39 11 12 30 15 17 29 33 40 14 42 14 4.7
1980 30 MON NL 67 67 43 9 6 17 9 8 53% 25 8 56 18 32% 8 1.738 37 7 22 27 14 26 28 39 36 15 37 24 4.2
1981 31 MON NL 32 32 17 1 2 5 3 2 60% 7 2 22 9 41% 9 .907 10 4 15 9 5 18 12 20 13 11 14 9 3.7
1982 32 DET AL 38 38 27 3 3 7 4 3 57% 8 1 34 12 35% 8 .709 10 4 22 9 2 27 20 18 19 8 23 2 4.8
1983 33 SDP NL 41 40 9 1 4 2 1 1 50% 2 0 23 6 26% 4 .759 11 3 25 6 5 29 13 27 23 7 25 6 5.1
12 Yrs 601 598 330 59 49 126 83 43 66% 165 34 516 143 28% 1.247 242 111 234 187 94 317 288 310 318 138 344 147 4.5

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%
1972 22 SFG NL 67 55% 0.0% 14.9% 17.9% 1.5% 10% 1.12 64% 16 2 13%
1973 23 SFG NL 449 52% 1.6% 15.6% 9.1% 5.4% 25% 1.34 72% 91 11 12%
1974 24 SFG NL 434 56% 1.8% 11.1% 10.4% 5.8% 27% 1.15 74% 101 16 16%
1975 25 TOT NL 395 66% 1.5% 11.7% 10.9% 5.3% 23% 1.02 73% 82 8 10%
1975 25 STL NL 116 67% 2.6% 12.9% 12.1% 6.9% 36% 0.71 72% 34 2 6%
1975 25 ATL NL 279 66% 1.1% 11.2% 10.4% 4.7% 19% 1.20 73% 48 6 13%
1976 26 TOT NL 302 61% 1.0% 17.2% 8.3% 7.0% 30% 1.20 72% 58 3 5%
1976 26 ATL NL 161 61% 1.9% 19.9% 8.1% 6.2% 24% 1.03 68% 35 1 3%
1976 26 LAD NL 141 62% 0.0% 14.2% 8.5% 7.8% 37% 1.38 75% 23 2 9%
1977 27 LAD NL 239 65% 2.9% 19.7% 5.0% 6.3% 36% 1.07 71% 38 3 8%
1978 28 OAK AL 459 52% 1.1% 13.3% 9.6% 4.8% 21% 1.29 73% 108 10 9%
1979 29 MON NL 396 53% 0.5% 14.9% 9.3% 5.3% 27% 1.20 73% 61 6 10%
1980 30 MON NL 394 57% 1.3% 14.7% 4.8% 5.3% 20% 1.29 77% 94 7 7%
1981 31 MON NL 170 58% 1.8% 10.6% 4.7% 5.9% 22% 1.02 81% 37 4 11%
1982 32 DET AL 260 62% 4.2% 9.2% 6.9% 8.5% 34% 1.07 78% 49 5 10%
1983 33 SDP NL 314 56% 2.2% 14.3% 9.6% 8.0% 35% 1.38 71% 63 8 13%
12 Yrs 3879 58% 1.7% 13.9% 8.6% 5.9% 26% 1.19 74% 798 83 10%
MLB Averages 44% 1.9% 13.1% 8.5% 6.3% 27% 1.10 75% 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
1972 22 SFG NL 67 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0% 1 0 0 32 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 23 SFG NL 449 95 7 0 19 4 3 4 3 32 14 5 44% 7 8 1 174 5 4 56% 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1974 24 SFG NL 434 94 8 0 11 5 3 4 4 31 14 3 45% 5 4 3 182 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1975 25 TOT NL 394 92 6 0 9 4 2 4 2 34 15 7 44% 8 4 2 178 4 4 50% 4 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 18 1
1975 25 STL NL 116 22 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 15 7 3 47% 2 1 0 56 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
1975 25 ATL NL 278 70 3 0 5 1 2 3 0 19 8 4 42% 6 3 2 122 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 1
1976 26 TOT NL 302 71 3 0 11 3 0 1 2 30 14 4 47% 4 2 2 118 3 2 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
1976 26 ATL NL 161 41 3 0 5 3 0 1 2 17 9 3 53% 2 1 1 67 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1976 26 LAD NL 141 30 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 5 1 38% 2 1 1 51 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
1977 27 LAD NL 239 42 7 0 7 3 4 2 5 19 6 5 32% 2 1 0 84 7 4 64% 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1978 28 OAK AL 459 106 5 0 21 3 2 3 2 29 14 3 48% 6 4 3 202 7 6 54% 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 0
1979 29 MON NL 396 77 2 0 9 2 0 0 2 11 3 2 27% 6 1 0 156 3 6 33% 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
1980 30 MON NL 394 104 5 0 21 3 2 4 1 33 15 5 45% 4 1 0 163 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1981 31 MON NL 170 46 3 0 8 0 3 1 2 15 11 2 73% 2 1 1 70 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1982 32 DET AL 260 64 11 2 11 4 7 8 3 11 7 0 64% 3 1 0 108 4 3 57% 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
1983 33 SDP NL 314 72 7 1 15 4 3 3 4 33 14 7 42% 6 4 0 112 18 1 95% 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
12 Yrs 3878 873 64 3 145 35 29 34 30 283 127 47 45% 54 31 12 1579 62 35 64% 56 30 6 2 0 3 8 0 107 1
MLB Averages 52% 65%

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+
1972 22 0 1 .000 2.30 8 0 4 0 0 3 15.2 10 4 4 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 67 156 1.404 5.7 0.0 6.9 5.7 0.83 156
1973 23 10 5 .667 3.15 79 1 50 0 0 21 122.2 105 46 43 7 53 8 80 4 1 8 516 121 1.288 7.7 0.5 3.9 5.9 1.51 121
1974 24 19 12 .613 3.30 147 1 80 0 0 27 223.2 199 100 82 15 98 13 128 5 1 12 951 116 1.328 8.0 0.6 3.9 5.2 1.31 116
1975 25 21 17 .553 3.59 204 2 105 0 0 29 313.1 291 149 125 21 141 22 174 9 2 16 1346 107 1.379 8.4 0.6 4.1 5.0 1.23 107
1976 26 27 25 .519 3.74 249 2 129 0 0 33 382.1 362 191 159 24 166 28 226 10 2 18 1648 101 1.381 8.5 0.6 3.9 5.3 1.36 101
1977 27 29 27 .518 3.49 293 2 149 0 0 34 446.0 404 206 173 31 178 31 273 11 2 19 1887 109 1.305 8.2 0.6 3.6 5.5 1.53 109
1978 28 37 29 .561 3.32 361 2 193 0 0 48 555.0 510 243 205 36 222 41 334 12 5 23 2346 113 1.319 8.3 0.6 3.6 5.4 1.50 113
1979 29 45 36 .556 3.12 423 2 234 0 0 66 651.2 587 267 226 38 259 52 393 14 5 24 2742 120 1.298 8.1 0.5 3.6 5.4 1.52 120
1980 30 54 42 .563 3.12 490 2 277 0 0 75 745.1 691 300 258 43 278 55 451 15 6 25 3136 120 1.300 8.3 0.5 3.4 5.4 1.62 120
1981 31 55 44 .556 3.14 522 2 294 0 0 78 784.2 737 316 274 46 286 55 469 16 6 26 3306 118 1.304 8.5 0.5 3.3 5.4 1.64 118
1982 32 58 47 .552 3.24 560 2 321 0 0 82 845.2 801 347 304 57 304 58 493 18 6 27 3566 116 1.307 8.5 0.6 3.2 5.2 1.62 116
1983 33 59 51 .536 3.32 601 3 330 0 0 83 918.0 873 388 339 64 334 63 538 21 6 31 3880 112 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.61 112

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1972 22 1 0 1.000 3.00 15.0 12 6 5 0 14 9 0 1.733 7.2 8.4 5.4 0.64 0.0 8
1973 23 6 5 .545 3.50 103.0 96 44 40 7 41 67 4 1.330 8.4 3.6 5.9 1.63 0.6 71
1974 24 5 5 .500 3.67 98.0 95 44 40 8 45 47 1 1.429 8.7 4.1 4.3 1.04 0.7 68
1975 25 4 5 .444 4.82 84.0 94 50 45 6 44 43 4 1.643 10.1 4.7 4.6 0.98 0.6 57
1976 26 3 4 .429 4.97 67.0 74 41 37 3 26 50 1 1.493 9.9 3.5 6.7 1.92 0.4 45
1977 27 5 1 .833 2.07 61.0 43 16 14 7 12 45 1 0.902 6.3 1.8 6.6 3.75 1.0 44
1978 28 6 5 .545 3.36 99.0 114 41 37 5 47 55 1 1.626 10.4 4.3 5.0 1.17 0.5 68
1979 29 8 2 .800 2.25 92.0 80 26 23 2 38 56 2 1.283 7.8 3.7 5.5 1.47 0.2 62
1980 30 5 4 .556 3.58 88.0 109 39 35 5 20 54 1 1.466 11.1 2.0 5.5 2.70 0.5 67
1981 31 3 3 .500 4.34 56.0 74 30 27 5 13 26 2 1.554 11.9 2.1 4.2 2.00 0.8 32
1982 32 2 4 .333 4.97 58.0 66 36 32 11 19 23 2 1.466 10.2 2.9 3.6 1.21 1.7 38
1983 33 3 4 .429 5.16 68.0 76 43 39 7 32 42 3 1.588 10.1 4.2 5.6 1.31 0.9 41
12 Yrs 51 42 .548 3.79 889.0 933 416 374 66 351 517 22 1.444 9.4 5.2 1.47 0.7 601

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

Games Played s c a p y
1973 NL  71 (3rd)
1974 NL  68 (5th)
1978 AL  68 (3rd)
1980 NL  67 (9th)
Career  601 (189th)

Saves s c a p y
1973 NL  18 (5th)
1978 AL  14 (8th)
1979 NL  18 (6th)
Career  83 (166th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1973 NL  46 (3rd)
1978 AL  44 (8th)
1979 NL  41 (8th)
1980 NL  43 (8th)
Career  330 (86th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1979 NL  19 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1979 NL  2.0 (6th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1973 NL  3.3 (5th)
1979 NL  2.8 (6th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, 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 - 13 (1324), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1016), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Doug Bair (956)
  2. Jay Howell (956)
  3. Rick Camp (955)
  4. Alejandro Pena (950)
  5. Jim Brosnan (945)
  6. Aurelio Lopez (945)
  7. Jim Kern (942)
  8. Pedro Borbon (942)
  9. Steve Farr (941)
  10. Bob Locker (940)
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  1. Mark Littell (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mark Littell (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Joey McLaughlin (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Joey McLaughlin (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dale Murray (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jack Baldschun (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Clay Carroll (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Clay Carroll (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Clay Carroll (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Eddie Fisher (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Eddie Fisher (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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