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Rick Sutcliffe

Richard Lee Sutcliffe (Red Baron) (twitter: @Sut_ESPN)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 21, 1956 in Independence, MO
High Schools: Van Horn HS (Kansas City, MO), Van Horn HS (Independence, MO)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1976 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Dodgers/Indians/Orioles/Cardinals 1976-1994
Agents: Barry Axelrod [*]
Final Game: July 22, 1994 (Age 38)
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1976 20 LAD NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 22 LAD NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 23 LAD NL 40 93 85 6 21 3 0 1 17 0 0 1 20 .247 .253 .318 .571 56 27 4 0 6 1 0 1 RoY-1
1980 24 LAD NL 44 32 27 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .148 .207 .148 .355 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1981 25 LAD NL 14 13 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .182 .308 .182 .490 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 26 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-32
1983 27 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1984 28 TOT MLB 35 63 56 3 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 18 .250 .276 .304 .579 58 17 1 0 5 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-4
1984 28 CLE AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 28 CHC NL 20 63 56 3 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 18 .250 .276 .304 .579 58 17 1 0 5 0 0 1
1985 29 CHC NL 20 48 43 4 10 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 10 .233 .261 .302 .563 51 13 1 0 2 1 0 1
1986 30 CHC NL 29 60 53 3 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 13 .208 .250 .302 .552 48 16 1 1 4 0 0 1
1987 31 CHC NL 35 100 81 8 12 5 1 0 6 1 0 7 19 .148 .213 .235 .448 18 19 2 0 11 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2
1988 32 CHC NL 33 85 75 8 12 5 0 1 6 1 0 3 18 .160 .198 .267 .464 30 20 0 1 4 2 0 1
1989 33 CHC NL 37 90 70 5 10 2 0 0 5 2 0 10 19 .143 .250 .171 .421 19 12 4 0 10 0 0 1 AS
1990 34 CHC NL 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 -16 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1991 35 CHC NL 20 38 32 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .094 .121 .125 .246 -32 4 1 0 5 0 0 1
1992 36 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 37 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 38 STL NL 16 26 23 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .130 .130 .174 .304 -21 4 1 0 3 0 0 1
18 Yrs 466 657 562 42 102 22 1 4 55 4 0 34 143 .181 .229 .246 .474 30 138 15 2 54 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 228 195 15 35 8 0 1 19 1 0 12 50 .181 .229 .246 .474 30 48 5 1 19 2 0
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
CHC (8 yrs) 199 492 415 33 72 18 1 3 32 4 0 29 108 .173 .229 .243 .472 29 101 10 2 42 4 0
LAD (5 yrs) 101 139 124 9 27 3 0 1 22 0 0 5 29 .218 .246 .266 .512 42 33 4 0 9 1 0
CLE (3 yrs) 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 16 26 23 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .130 .130 .174 .304 -21 4 1 0 3 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 316 657 562 42 102 22 1 4 55 4 0 34 143 .181 .229 .246 .474 30 138 15 2 54 5 0
AL (5 yrs) 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1976 20 LAD NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .485 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1978 22 LAD NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1979 23 LAD NL 40 93 -6 1 -0 0 11 6 0.6 3 9 0.6 .516 .504 0.6 0.0 9 1 RoY-1
1980 24 LAD NL 44 32 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $55,000 1
1981 25 LAD NL 14 13 -1 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $85,000 1
1982 26 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $100,000 1 CYA-5,MVP-32
1983 27 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $325,000 1 AS
1984 28 CLE AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $900,000 1 CYA-1,MVP-4
1984 28 CHC NL 20 63 -4 -0 -0 0 7 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .518 .502 0.3 0.0 5 1 CYA-1,MVP-4
1985 29 CHC NL 20 48 -3 0 0 0 6 3 0.3 2 4 0.3 .515 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $1,260,000 1
1986 30 CHC NL 29 60 -4 0 0 0 8 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .513 .502 0.4 0.0 6 $1,530,000 1
1987 31 CHC NL 35 100 -10 0 0 0 14 5 0.5 3 8 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 8 $1,800,000 1 AS,CYA-2
1988 32 CHC NL 33 85 -7 1 1 0 10 5 0.6 3 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $2,070,000 1
1989 33 CHC NL 37 90 -7 1 -1 0 10 3 0.4 3 6 0.4 .510 .502 0.4 0.0 6 $2,340,000 1 AS
1990 34 CHC NL 5 8 -1 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,925,000 /1
1991 35 CHC NL 20 38 -6 0 -0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $2,275,000 1
1992 36 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,400,000 1
1993 37 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,500,000 1
1994 38 STL NL 16 26 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $250,000 1
18 Seasons 466 657 -57 2 0 0 83 28 3.1 22 50 3.1 .507 .501 3.0 0.2 50 $19,815,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
CHC (8 yrs) 199 492 -42 2 0 0 61 21 2.3 17 38 2.3 .512 .502 2.2 0.1 38 $13,200,000
LAD (5 yrs) 101 139 -10 1 -0 0 17 8 0.8 5 12 0.8 .508 .501 0.8 0.0 12 $140,000
CLE (3 yrs) 85 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,325,000
BAL (2 yrs) 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $4,900,000
STL (1 yr) 16 26 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $250,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1976 20 LAD NL 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .260 .000 .326 .000 .371 .000 .697 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1979 23 LAD NL 93 75 6 2.2 99 .308 .247 .268 .253 .333 .318 .397 .571 .731 56 .212 -5.4 -0.6 .412 .082 .071 .0
1980 24 LAD NL 32 26 1 1.0 94 .182 .148 .266 .207 .328 .148 .386 .355 .713 2 .071 -3.6 -0.4 .261 .074 .000
1981 25 LAD NL 13 9 1 3.0 89 .250 .182 .259 .308 .324 .182 .371 .490 .695 44 .360 -0.7 -0.1 .444 .182 .000
1984 28 TOT MLB 63 48 5 2.8 100 .368 .250 .272 .276 .339 .304 .396 .579 .735 58 .324 -3.4 -0.4 .442 .089 .054
1984 28 CHC NL 63 48 5 2.8 100 .368 .250 .272 .276 .339 .304 .396 .579 .735 58 .324 -3.4 -0.4 .442 .089 .054
1985 29 CHC NL 48 37 3 2.2 103 .273 .233 .271 .261 .341 .302 .404 .563 .745 51 .232 -3.1 -0.3 .441 .116 .070 .0
1986 30 CHC NL 60 47 4 2.3 103 .256 .208 .269 .250 .341 .302 .406 .552 .747 48 .240 -4.1 -0.4 .442 .132 .094 .0
1987 31 CHC NL 100 83 5 1.6 108 .190 .148 .273 .213 .343 .235 .425 .448 .767 18 .122 -10.0 -1.0 .380 .185 .086 .0
1988 32 CHC NL 85 69 5 2.0 94 .190 .160 .262 .198 .326 .267 .384 .464 .711 30 .213 -7.0 -0.8 .397 .160 .107 1.0
1989 33 CHC NL 90 74 4 1.5 97 .196 .143 .263 .250 .331 .171 .391 .421 .723 19 .133 -7.6 -0.8 .375 .200 .029 .0
1990 34 CHC NL 8 6 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .273 .286 .341 .000 .411 .286 .751 -16 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .400 .400 .000
1991 35 CHC NL 38 35 1 0.8 97 .130 .094 .262 .121 .331 .125 .393 .246 .723 -32 .043 -5.8 -0.6 .167 .063 .031
1994 38 STL NL 26 24 0 0.0 107 .176 .130 .272 .130 .339 .174 .425 .304 .764 -21 .000 -4.1 -0.4 .190 .043 .043
18 Yrs 657 534 35 1.8 100 .233 .181 .267 .229 .335 .246 .400 .474 .735 30 .164 -55.8 -5.8 .375 .132 .064 4.0
162 Game Avg. 228 186 12 1.8 100 .233 .181 .267 .229 .335 .246 .400 .474 .735 30 .164 -55.8 -5.8 .375 .132 .064 1
CHC (8 yrs) 492 399 27 1.8 100 .224 .173 .268 .229 .336 .243 .401 .472 .737 29 .174 -41.7 -4.3 .385 .149 .070 3.4
LAD (5 yrs) 139 111 8 1.9 97 .274 .218 .266 .246 .331 .266 .392 .512 .723 42 .187 -10.0 -1.0 .376 .089 .048 .0
STL (1 yr) 26 24 0 0.0 107 .176 .130 .272 .130 .339 .174 .425 .304 .764 -21 -4.1 -0.4 .190 .043 .043
NL (14 yrs) 657 534 35 1.8 100 .233 .181 .267 .229 .335 .246 .400 .474 .735 30 .164 -55.8 -5.8 .375 .132 .064 4.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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 28 CHC NL NLCS SDP L 2 6 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 6 0 0 0 0 0
1989 33 CHC NL NLCS SFG L 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 1 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 3 9 8 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 8 1 0 1 0 0
2 NLCS 3 9 8 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 8 1 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1983 CLE AL 27 DNP
1987 CHC NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CHC NL 33

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1976 20 LAD NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1979 23 LAD NL 93 1.1% 21.5% 1.1% 4.3% 19% 20.00 4.3 85.0 5.0 2.44 70%
1980 24 LAD NL 32 0.0% 15.6% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 2.50 5.4 9.0 1.33 69%
1981 25 LAD NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 15.4% 0.0% 0% 1.50 3.7 5.5 5.00 62%
1984 28 TOT MLB 63 0.0% 28.6% 3.2% 4.8% 21% 9.00 3.1 9.3 2.00 60%
1984 28 CHC NL 63 0.0% 28.6% 3.2% 4.8% 21% 9.00 3.1 9.3 2.00 60%
1985 29 CHC NL 48 2.1% 20.8% 4.2% 2.1% 10% 5.00 4.3 43.0 14.3 2.22 69%
1986 30 CHC NL 60 1.7% 21.7% 3.3% 5.0% 27% 6.50 4.1 53.0 13.3 1.19 65%
1987 31 CHC NL 100 0.0% 19.0% 7.0% 6.0% 50% 2.71 4.3 13.5 2.50 63%
1988 32 CHC NL 85 1.2% 21.2% 3.5% 7.1% 50% 6.00 4.2 75.0 12.5 1.90 3.17 68% 11% 8.3% 40%
1989 33 CHC NL 90 0.0% 21.1% 11.1% 2.2% 20% 1.90 3.7 14.0 2.29 5.63 57% 7% 0.0% 21%
1990 34 CHC NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 1.00 2.5 38% 0%
1991 35 CHC NL 38 0.0% 23.7% 2.6% 2.6% 33% 9.00 3.6 16.0 0.75 1.60 61% 18% 0.0% 17%
1994 38 STL NL 26 0.0% 23.1% 0.0% 3.9% 33% 3.8 23.0 2.20 5.00 65% 10% 0.0% 40%
18 Yrs 657 0.6% 21.8% 5.2% 4.1% 27% 4.21 3.9 140.5 10.2 1.82 2.48 64% 10% 2.8% 29%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.1% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.65 6.3 42.4 8.4 0.81 1.08 74% 20% 6.5% 20%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 20 LAD NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .46 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.2 0
1978 22 LAD NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 23 LAD NL -5.4 -0.6 96 -0.2 1.4 -1.5 .92 -0.2 0.1 -2.2 -0.2 1.00 -3.1 0.42 1
1980 24 LAD NL -3.6 -0.4 32 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 .98 -0.4 0.2 -3.1 -0.3 1.00 -3.7 1.17 1
1981 25 LAD NL -0.7 -0.1 13 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 .83 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.03 -0.4 0
1982 26 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1983 27 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1984 28 TOT MLB -3.4 -0.4 63 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .70 -0.3 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 0.96 -3.1 0
1984 28 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1984 28 CHC NL -3.4 -0.4 63 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .70 -0.3 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 0.96 -3.1 0
1985 29 CHC NL -3.1 -0.3 49 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .80 -0.3 -0.1 -4.8 -0.5 0.89 -4.0 0
1986 30 CHC NL -4.1 -0.4 60 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 1.03 -0.5 -0.1 -2.9 -0.3 0.90 -4.8 3.19 0
1987 31 CHC NL -10.0 -1.0 102 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 .86 -1.0 -0.2 -13.5 -1.3 0.98 -11.6 2.56 1
1988 32 CHC NL -7.0 -0.8 90 -0.5 1.0 -1.4 .91 -0.4 -0.1 -3.1 -0.3 0.93 -4.5 1.48 1
1989 33 CHC NL -7.6 -0.8 93 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 .94 -0.9 0.2 -9.4 -1.0 1.02 -8.4 1.60 2
1990 34 CHC NL -0.8 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.16 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.08 -0.9 0
1991 35 CHC NL -5.8 -0.6 39 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 .93 -0.6 0.4 -5.2 -0.5 0.94 -6.5 1.71 0
1992 36 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1993 37 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1994 38 STL NL -4.1 -0.4 26 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .98 -0.4 -0.1 -5.9 -0.6 1.11 -4.8 0
18 Yrs -55.8 -5.8 672 -4.5 6.7 -11.2 .90 -5.2 0.2 -52.5 -5.3 0.97 -56.2 1.47 6
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1976 20 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 23 LAD NL 0 0 24% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1980 24 LAD NL 1 0 17% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1981 25 LAD NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 28 TOT MLB 0 0 19% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 17% 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1
1984 28 CHC NL 0 0 19% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 17% 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1
1985 29 CHC NL 0 0 27% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1986 30 CHC NL 0 0 15% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1987 31 CHC NL 2 0 42% 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 50% 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
1988 32 CHC NL 1 0 47% 17 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1989 33 CHC NL 2 0 25% 27 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 6 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
1990 34 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 35 CHC NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1994 38 STL NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yrs 6 0 28% 163 4 0 100% 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 21 28% 23 20 3 7 7 0 13 3 9

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1976 20 LAD NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 23 LAD NL 93 77% 21 1 0 0 0 0.42 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 8 6 75% 20 4 20% 22 5 23% 67 16 24% 8 5 63% 4 2 50% 0
1980 24 LAD NL 32 97% 4 1 1 0 0 1.17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 0 0% 7 1 14% 25 3 12% 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 0
1981 25 LAD NL 13 92% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 2 17% 0 0 0 0 0
1984 28 TOT MLB 63 71% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 14 1 7% 14 3 21% 41 7 17% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1984 28 CHC NL 63 71% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 14 1 7% 14 3 21% 41 7 17% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1985 29 CHC NL 48 79% 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 50% 8 1 13% 10 2 20% 23 2 9% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1986 30 CHC NL 60 68% 11 0 0 0 0 3.19 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 67% 15 1 7% 14 4 29% 33 3 9% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1987 31 CHC NL 100 74% 12 1 0 0 0 2.56 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 23 2 9% 27 9 33% 80 6 8% 9 3 33% 6 4 67% 0
1988 32 CHC NL 85 76% 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.48 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 100% 13 0 0% 17 6 35% 44 5 11% 5 2 40% 3 2 67% 0
1989 33 CHC NL 90 72% 10 2 1 2 0 0 0 1.60 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 83% 20 4 20% 24 6 25% 65 5 8% 8 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1990 34 CHC NL 8 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 35 CHC NL 38 53% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 1 10% 11 2 18% 24 2 8% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1994 38 STL NL 26 88% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 1 20% 8 3 38% 23 1 4% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
18 Yrs 657 75% 102 4 1 6 1 0 0 1.47 4 0 17 3 1 2 2 0 66 54 82% 138 15 11% 157 42 27% 444 52 12% 44 16 36% 23 14 61% 0
MLB Averages 58% 77% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 32 CHC NL 85 282 3.32 201 71% 18% 18% 32% 31% 82% 0% 59% 78% 47% 4% 3 0 12% 10 2 6% 5 3 17% 0 0 0
1989 33 CHC NL 90 328 3.64 207 63% 17% 23% 29% 29% 82% 0% 52% 71% 38% 4% 4 0 17% 15 7 7% 6 1 5% 0 0 1
1990 34 CHC NL 6 28 4.67 16 57% 38% 6% 38% 19% 63% 0% 36% 90% 0% 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 33% 2 1 100% 2 0 0
1991 35 CHC NL 38 112 2.95 78 70% 26% 18% 21% 36% 74% 0% 52% 76% 39% 3% 1 0 11% 4 1 11% 4 0 0% 0 0 0
1994 38 STL NL 20 70 3.50 46 66% 20% 26% 20% 35% 80% 0% 53% 68% 25% 5% 1 0 20% 4 2 5% 1 0 0% 6 0 0
5 Yrs 239 820 3.43 548 67% 20% 20% 29% 31% 80% 0% 54% 74% 39% 4% 10 0 14% 34 12 8% 18 5 10% 8 0 1
MLB Averages 3.64 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1976 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 22 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 23 43 94 86 6 21 3 0 1 17 0 0 1 21 .244 .250 .314 .564 54 27 4 0 6 1 0
1980 24 87 126 113 7 25 3 0 1 20 0 0 3 26 .221 .239 .274 .514 42 31 4 0 9 1 0
1981 25 101 139 124 9 27 3 0 1 22 0 0 5 29 .218 .246 .266 .512 42 33 4 0 9 1 0
1982 26 135 139 124 9 27 3 0 1 22 0 0 5 29 .218 .246 .266 .512 42 33 4 0 9 1 0
1983 27 171 139 124 9 27 3 0 1 22 0 0 5 29 .218 .246 .266 .512 42 33 4 0 9 1 0
1984 28 206 202 180 12 41 6 0 1 28 0 0 7 47 .228 .255 .278 .533 47 50 5 0 14 1 0
1985 29 226 250 223 16 51 6 0 2 31 0 0 9 57 .229 .256 .283 .539 48 63 6 0 16 2 0
1986 30 255 310 276 19 62 8 0 3 35 0 0 11 70 .225 .255 .286 .541 48 79 7 1 20 2 0
1987 31 290 410 357 27 74 13 1 3 41 1 0 18 89 .207 .245 .275 .520 41 98 9 1 31 3 0
1988 32 323 495 432 35 86 18 1 4 47 2 0 21 107 .199 .237 .273 .510 39 118 9 2 35 5 0
1989 33 360 585 502 40 96 20 1 4 52 4 0 31 126 .191 .239 .259 .498 36 130 13 2 45 5 0
1990 34 365 593 507 40 96 20 1 4 52 4 0 33 128 .189 .239 .256 .496 36 130 13 2 46 5 0
1991 35 385 631 539 42 99 21 1 4 54 4 0 34 137 .184 .233 .249 .481 32 134 14 2 51 5 0
1992 36 421 631 539 42 99 21 1 4 54 4 0 34 137 .184 .233 .249 .481 32 134 14 2 51 5 0
1993 37 450 631 539 42 99 21 1 4 54 4 0 34 137 .184 .233 .249 .481 32 134 14 2 51 5 0
1994 38 466 657 562 42 102 22 1 4 55 4 0 34 143 .181 .229 .246 .474 30 138 15 2 54 5 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1976 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1979 23 40 93 85 6 21 3 0 1 17 0 1 20 .247 .253 .318 .571 7 40
1980 24 44 32 27 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 5 .148 .207 .148 .355 1 44
1981 25 21 22 18 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 4 5 .222 .364 .222 .586 2 14
1984 28 35 64 57 3 15 3 0 0 6 0 2 18 .263 .288 .316 .604 5 35
1985 29 20 47 42 3 9 0 0 1 3 0 2 10 .214 .244 .286 .530 3 20
1986 30 29 60 53 3 11 2 0 1 4 0 2 13 .208 .250 .302 .552 4 29
1987 31 35 100 81 8 12 5 1 0 6 1 7 19 .148 .213 .235 .448 4 35
1988 32 33 85 75 8 12 5 0 1 6 1 3 18 .160 .198 .267 .464 4 33
1989 33 37 90 70 5 10 2 0 0 5 2 10 19 .143 .250 .171 .421 3 37
1990 34 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 5
1991 35 20 39 33 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 9 .121 .147 .152 .299 1 20
1994 38 23 38 34 0 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 .176 .176 .235 .412 1 16
13 Yrs 343 679 581 46 108 23 1 4 63 4 36 147 .186 .234 .250 .484 35 329
162 Game Avg. 162 321 274 22 51 11 0 2 30 2 17 69 .186 .234 .250 .484 17 329

* 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
2000 BBWAA ( 1.8%)

All-Star Games
1983
1987 *
1989 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1979 NL Rookie of the Year
1982 AL pitching_title
1984 NL Cy Young
1984 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1987 ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1987 ML Roberto Clemente Award
1987 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1982 AL (32, 0%)
1984 NL (4, 45%)
0.45 Career Shares (476th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1982 AL (5, 10%)
1984 NL (1, 100%)
1987 NL (2, 46%)
1 Cy Young
1.56 Career Shares (25th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1987 NL  6.6 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1987 NL  11 (4th)
1989 NL  10 (9th)

Salary s c a p y
1987 NL  $1,800,000 (6th)
1987 NL  $1,800,000 (6th)
1988 NL  $2,070,000 (4th)
1988 NL  $2,070,000 (4th)
1989 NL  $2,340,000 (3rd)
1989 NL  $2,340,000 (3rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1994 NL  born 1956-06-21 (6th)
1994 NL  born 1956-06-21 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1976 NL  born 1956-06-21 (1st)
1976 NL  born 1956-06-21 (1st)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Syl Johnson (984)
  2. Ray Kolp (983)
  3. Mike Garcia (982)
  4. Bob Porterfield (980)
  5. Tex Carleton (980)
  6. Harry Gumbert (979)
  7. Randy Wolf (979)
  8. George Mogridge (978)
  9. Larry Cheney (977)
  10. Ray Kremer (977)
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  1. Randy Wolf (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Rube Walberg (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bob Porterfield (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rube Walberg (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Syl Johnson (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Syl Johnson (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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