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Frank Tanana

Frank Daryl Tanana

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 3, 1953 in Detroit, MI
High School: Catholic Central (Detroit, MI)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1973
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Angels/Rangers/Mets/RedSox/... 1973-1993
Agents: Tony Attanasio [*]
Final Game: October 1, 1993
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 8:22PM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #87. Dwight Gooden… #88. Hoyt Wilhelm… #89. Tommy Bond… #90. FRANK TANANA… #91. Frank Viola… #92. Chief Bender… #93. David Wells… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1973 19 CAL AL 2 2 .500 3.08 4 4 0 2 1 0 26.1 20 11 9 2 8 0 22 0 0 2 108 116 1.063 6.8 0.7 2.7 7.5 2.75
1974 20 CAL AL 14 19 .424 3.12 39 35 2 12 4 0 268.2 262 104 93 27 77 4 180 8 2 4 1127 110 1.262 8.8 0.9 2.6 6.0 2.34
1975 21 CAL AL 16 9 .640 2.62 34 33 1 16 5 0 257.1 211 80 75 21 73 6 269 7 1 8 1029 135 1.104 7.4 0.7 2.6 9.4 3.68 CYA-4
1976 22 CAL AL 19 10 .655 2.43 34 34 0 23 2 0 288.1 212 88 78 24 73 5 261 9 0 5 1142 136 0.988 6.6 0.7 2.3 8.1 3.58 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1977 23 CAL AL 15 9 .625 2.54 31 31 0 20 7 0 241.1 201 72 68 19 61 2 205 12 1 8 973 154 1.086 7.5 0.7 2.3 7.6 3.36 AS,CYA-9
1978 24 CAL AL 18 12 .600 3.65 33 33 0 10 4 0 239.0 239 108 97 26 60 7 137 9 8 5 1014 99 1.251 9.0 1.0 2.3 5.2 2.28 AS,MVP-36
1979 25 CAL AL 7 5 .583 3.89 18 17 0 2 1 0 90.1 93 44 39 9 25 0 46 2 1 6 382 105 1.306 9.3 0.9 2.5 4.6 1.84
1980 26 CAL AL 11 12 .478 4.15 32 31 1 7 0 0 204.0 223 107 94 18 45 0 113 8 1 3 870 95 1.314 9.8 0.8 2.0 5.0 2.51
1981 27 BOS AL 4 10 .286 4.01 24 23 0 5 2 0 141.1 142 70 63 17 43 4 78 4 0 2 596 97 1.309 9.0 1.1 2.7 5.0 1.81
1982 28 TEX AL 7 18 .280 4.21 30 30 0 7 0 0 194.1 199 102 91 16 55 10 87 7 1 0 832 92 1.307 9.2 0.7 2.5 4.0 1.58
1983 29 TEX AL 7 9 .438 3.16 29 22 1 3 0 0 159.1 144 70 56 14 49 5 108 7 1 6 667 127 1.211 8.1 0.8 2.8 6.1 2.20
1984 30 TEX AL 15 15 .500 3.25 35 35 0 9 1 0 246.1 234 117 89 30 81 3 141 6 4 12 1054 128 1.279 8.5 1.1 3.0 5.2 1.74
1985 31 TOT AL 12 14 .462 4.27 33 33 0 4 0 0 215.0 220 112 102 28 57 8 159 3 1 5 907 97 1.288 9.2 1.2 2.4 6.7 2.79
1985 31 TEX AL 2 7 .222 5.91 13 13 0 0 0 0 77.2 89 53 51 15 23 2 52 1 0 3 340 72 1.442 10.3 1.7 2.7 6.0 2.26
1985 31 DET AL 10 7 .588 3.34 20 20 0 4 0 0 137.1 131 59 51 13 34 6 107 2 1 2 567 122 1.201 8.6 0.9 2.2 7.0 3.15
1986 32 DET AL 12 9 .571 4.16 32 31 1 3 1 0 188.1 196 95 87 23 65 9 119 3 1 7 812 100 1.386 9.4 1.1 3.1 5.7 1.83
1987 33 DET AL 15 10 .600 3.91 34 34 0 5 3 0 218.2 216 106 95 27 56 5 146 5 0 6 924 109 1.244 8.9 1.1 2.3 6.0 2.61
1988 34 DET AL 14 11 .560 4.21 32 32 0 2 0 0 203.0 213 105 95 25 64 7 127 4 0 6 876 92 1.365 9.4 1.1 2.8 5.6 1.98
1989 35 DET AL 10 14 .417 3.58 33 33 0 6 1 0 223.2 227 105 89 21 74 8 147 8 0 8 955 108 1.346 9.1 0.8 3.0 5.9 1.99
1990 36 DET AL 9 8 .529 5.31 34 29 4 1 0 1 176.1 190 104 104 25 66 7 114 9 1 5 763 75 1.452 9.7 1.3 3.4 5.8 1.73
1991 37 DET AL 13 12 .520 3.77 33 33 0 3 2 0 217.1 217 98 91 26 78 9 107 2 1 3 920 111 1.357 9.0 1.1 3.2 4.4 1.37
1992 38 DET AL 13 11 .542 4.39 32 31 0 3 0 0 186.2 188 102 91 22 90 9 91 7 1 11 818 90 1.489 9.1 1.1 4.3 4.4 1.01
1993 39 TOT MLB 7 17 .292 4.35 32 32 0 0 0 0 202.2 216 110 98 28 55 8 116 9 2 7 872 94 1.337 9.6 1.2 2.4 5.2 2.11
1993 39 NYY AL 0 2 .000 3.20 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 18 10 7 2 7 1 12 0 0 0 88 132 1.271 8.2 0.9 3.2 5.5 1.71
1993 39 NYM NL 7 15 .318 4.48 29 29 0 0 0 0 183.0 198 100 91 26 48 7 104 9 2 7 784 91 1.344 9.7 1.3 2.4 5.1 2.17
21 Seasons 240 236 .504 3.66 638 616 10 143 34 1 4188.1 4063 1910 1704 448 1255 116 2773 129 27 119 17641 106 1.270 8.7 1.0 2.7 6.0 2.21
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .504 3.66 35 33 1 8 2 0 227 220 104 92 24 68 6 150 7 1 6 957 106 1.270 8.7 1.0 2.7 6.0 2.21
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
CAL (8 yrs) 102 78 .567 3.08 225 218 4 92 24 0 1615.1 1461 614 553 146 422 24 1233 55 14 41 6645 118 1.166 8.1 0.8 2.4 6.9 2.92
DET (8 yrs) 96 82 .539 4.08 250 243 5 27 7 1 1551.1 1578 774 703 182 527 60 958 40 5 48 6635 99 1.357 9.2 1.1 3.1 5.6 1.82
TEX (4 yrs) 31 49 .388 3.81 107 100 1 19 1 0 677.2 666 342 287 75 208 20 388 21 6 21 2893 106 1.290 8.8 1.0 2.8 5.2 1.87
NYM (1 yr) 7 15 .318 4.48 29 29 0 0 0 0 183.0 198 100 91 26 48 7 104 9 2 7 784 91 1.344 9.7 1.3 2.4 5.1 2.17
BOS (1 yr) 4 10 .286 4.01 24 23 0 5 2 0 141.1 142 70 63 17 43 4 78 4 0 2 596 97 1.309 9.0 1.1 2.7 5.0 1.81
NYY (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.20 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 18 10 7 2 7 1 12 0 0 0 88 132 1.271 8.2 0.9 3.2 5.5 1.71
AL (21 yrs) AL 233 221 .513 3.62 609 587 10 143 34 1 4005.1 3865 1810 1613 422 1207 109 2669 120 25 112 16857 107 1.266 8.7 0.9 2.7 6.0 2.21
NL (1 yr) NL 7 15 .318 4.48 29 29 0 0 0 0 183.0 198 100 91 26 48 7 104 9 2 7 784 91 1.344 9.7 1.3 2.4 5.1 2.17

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1973 19 CAL AL 26.1 4 11 15 -1 1.0 4 0.5 $
1974 20 CAL AL 268.2 35 104 145 -5 1.1 41 4.9 $
1975 21 CAL AL 257.1 33 80 144 -8 1.1 64 7.8 $ CYA-4
1976 22 CAL AL 288.1 34 88 148 1 1.1 60 7.2 $ AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1977 23 CAL AL 241.1 31 72 144 -4 1.0 72 7.7 $ AS,CYA-9
1978 24 CAL AL 239.0 33 108 133 -4 .9 25 2.8 $ AS,MVP-36
1979 25 CAL AL 90.1 17 44 55 -3 1.0 11 1.2 $
1980 26 CAL AL 204.0 31 107 126 -9 1.0 19 2.1 $
1981 27 BOS AL 141.1 23 70 82 1 1.0 12 1.2 $
1982 28 TEX AL 194.1 30 102 115 -4 .9 13 1.4 $
1983 29 TEX AL 159.1 22 70 89 5 1.0 19 2.0 $
1984 30 TEX AL 246.1 35 117 156 -4 .9 39 3.7 $
1985 31 TEX AL 77.2 13 53 50 -1 .9 -3 -0.3 $590,000
1985 31 DET AL 137.1 20 59 79 3 .9 20 2.0 $
1986 32 DET AL 188.1 31 95 106 8 1.0 11 1.1 $662,500
1987 33 DET AL 218.2 34 106 133 2 .9 27 2.6 $662,500
1988 34 DET AL 203.0 32 105 108 5 1.0 3 0.3 $1,100,000
1989 35 DET AL 223.2 33 105 131 -3 1.0 26 2.7 $925,000
1990 36 DET AL 176.1 29 104 104 -1 1.0 0 -0.1 $1,100,000
1991 37 DET AL 217.1 33 98 125 8 1.0 27 2.8 $1,900,000
1992 38 DET AL 186.2 31 102 104 3 1.0 2 0.2 $1,700,000
1993 39 NYM NL 183.0 29 100 111 -3 1.0 11 1.1 $1,500,000
1993 39 NYY AL 19.2 3 10 12 1 1.0 2 0.2 $
21 Seasons 4188.1 616 1910 2415 -13 1.0 505 55.1 $10,140,000
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
CAL (8 yrs) 1615.1 218 614 910 -33 1.0 296 34.2 $
DET (8 yrs) 1551.1 243 774 890 25 1.0 116 11.6 $8,050,000
TEX (4 yrs) 677.2 100 342 410 -4 .9 68 6.8 $590,000
NYM (1 yr) 183.0 29 100 111 -3 1.0 11 1.1 $1,500,000
BOS (1 yr) 141.1 23 70 82 1 1.0 12 1.2 $
NYY (1 yr) 19.2 3 10 12 1 1.0 2 0.2 $

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
1979 25 CAL AL ALCS L BAL 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 23 1.600 10.8 0.0 3.6 5.4 1.50
1987 33 DET AL ALCS L MIN 0 1 .000 5.06 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 4 3 2 4 0 1 3 0 1 29 1.875 10.1 3.4 6.8 1.7 0.25
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 4.35 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 12 6 5 2 6 0 4 4 0 1 52 1.742 10.5 1.7 5.2 3.5 0.67
2 ALCS 0 1 .000 4.35 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 12 6 5 2 6 0 4 4 0 1 52 1.742 10.5 1.7 5.2 3.5 0.67

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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
1973 19 CAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 20 CAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 21 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-4
1976 22 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1977 23 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-9
1978 24 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-36
1979 25 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 26 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 27 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 28 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 29 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 30 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 31 TOT AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 31 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 31 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 32 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 34 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 35 DET AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 36 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 37 DET AL 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 38 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 39 TOT MLB 32 63 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 1 2 11 .155 .183 .207 .390 5 12 0 0 3 0 0 1
1993 39 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
1993 39 NYM NL 29 63 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 1 2 11 .155 .183 .207 .390 5 12 0 0 3 0 0 1/1
21 Seasons 639 64 59 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 1 2 12 .153 .180 .203 .384 3 12 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .153 .180 .203 .384 3 3 0 0 1 0 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
CAL (8 yrs) 226 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (8 yrs) 250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (4 yrs) 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 29 63 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 1 2 11 .155 .183 .207 .390 5 12 0 0 3 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (21 yrs) 610 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 29 63 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 1 2 11 .155 .183 .207 .390 5 12 0 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 37 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $1,900,000 1
1993 39 NYM NL 63 -8 -1 0 0 0 7 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $1,500,000 1/1
2 Seasons 64 -8 -1 0 0 0 7 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $3,400,000
NYM (1 yr) 63 -8 -1 0 0 0 7 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $1,500,000
DET (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $1,900,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1973 CAL AL 19 P 4 26.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.71 1.25 .952 1.85 1.85
1974 CAL AL 20 P 39 268.2 49 9 39 1 4 .980 1.61 1.23 .947 1.81 1.80
1975 CAL AL 21 P 34 257.1 55 9 44 2 5 .964 1.85 1.56 .940 1.87 1.86 CYA-4
1976 CAL AL 22 P 34 288.1 58 12 45 1 1 .983 1.78 1.68 .950 1.87 1.88 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1977 CAL AL 23 P 31 241.1 53 15 37 1 2 .981 1.94 1.68 .948 1.95 1.93 AS,CYA-9
1978 CAL AL 24 P 33 239.0 33 8 25 0 2 1.000 1.24 1.00 .954 1.90 1.88 AS,MVP-36
1979 CAL AL 25 P 18 90.1 16 3 12 1 1 .938 1.49 0.83 .949 1.92 1.89
1980 CAL AL 26 P 32 204.0 36 12 24 0 1 1.000 1.59 1.13 .957 1.85 1.85
1981 BOS AL 27 P 24 141.1 35 9 25 1 2 .971 2.17 1.42 .963 1.98 1.98
1982 TEX AL 28 P 30 194.1 39 8 30 1 0 .974 1.76 1.27 .958 1.80 1.80
1983 TEX AL 29 P 29 159.1 48 9 37 2 0 .958 2.60 1.59 .958 1.80 1.78
1984 TEX AL 30 P 35 246.1 53 18 35 0 2 1.000 1.94 1.51 .958 1.79 1.78
1985 TOT AL 31 P 33 33 4 215.0 46 14 31 1 2 .978 1.88 1.36 .953 1.86 1.84 14 8 36% 6
1985 TEX AL 31 P 13 13 0 77.2 17 5 11 1 1 .941 1.85 1.23 .953 1.87 1.84 5 3 38% 2
1985 DET AL 31 P 20 20 4 137.1 29 9 20 0 1 1.000 1.90 1.45 .953 1.86 1.84 9 5 36% 4
1986 DET AL 32 P 32 188.1 47 19 26 2 5 .957 2.15 1.41 .957 1.83 1.81
1987 DET AL 33 P 34 218.2 49 14 35 0 2 1.000 2.02 1.44 .955 1.84 1.82
1988 DET AL 34 P 32 203.0 43 11 31 1 4 .977 1.86 1.31 .961 1.78 1.77
1989 DET AL 35 P 33 223.2 57 16 41 0 2 1.000 2.29 1.73 .960 1.87 1.85
1990 DET AL 36 P 34 176.1 36 9 27 0 0 1.000 1.84 1.06 .953 1.78 1.76
1991 DET AL 37 P 33 217.1 49 12 36 1 3 .980 1.99 1.45 .956 1.80 1.80
1992 DET AL 38 P 32 186.2 40 8 30 2 1 .950 1.83 1.19 .953 1.72 1.71
1993 TOT MLB 39 P 32 202.2 36 11 23 2 1 .944 1.51 1.06 .953 1.83 1.82
1993 NYM NL 39 P 29 183.0 34 11 22 1 1 .971 1.62 1.14 .953 1.84 1.83
1993 NYY AL 39 P 3 19.2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.46 0.33 .955 1.78 1.77
21 Seasons P 638 33 4 4188.1 883 226 638 19 40 .978 1.86 1.35 .954 1.84 1.83 14 8 36% 6
21 Seasons TOT 638 33 4 4188.1 883 226 638 19 40 .978 1.86 1.35 .954 1.84 1.83 14 8 36% 6
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1999 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1976 *
1977
1978

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1976 AL (15, 6%)
1978 AL (36, 0%)
0.06 Career Shares (1057th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (4, 6%)
1976 AL (3, 15%)
1977 AL (9, 2%)
0.23 Career Shares (148th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1975 AL  7.8 (2nd)
1976 AL  7.2 (5th)
1977 AL  7.7 (4th)
Career  55.0 (199th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1975 AL  7.8 (1st)
1976 AL  7.2 (3rd)
1977 AL  7.7 (3rd)
Career  55.1 (59th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1975 AL  2.62 (4th)
1976 AL  2.43 (3rd)
1977 AL  2.54 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1976 AL  19 (4th)
1978 AL  18 (9th)
Career  240 (55th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1975 AL  .640 (9th)
1976 AL  .655 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1975 AL  1.104 (4th)
1976 AL  0.988 (1st)
1977 AL  1.086 (3rd)
1987 AL  1.244 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1975 AL  7.380 (7th)
1976 AL  6.617 (2nd)
1977 AL  7.496 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1977 AL  2.275 (10th)
1978 AL  2.259 (9th)
1980 AL  1.985 (4th)
1985 AL  2.386 (9th)
1987 AL  2.305 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 AL  6.030 (6th)
1975 AL  9.408 (1st)
1976 AL  8.147 (3rd)
1977 AL  7.645 (2nd)
1985 AL  6.656 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
Career  638 (143rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1976 AL  288.3 (6th)
1984 AL  246.3 (9th)
1989 AL  223.7 (10th)
Career  4,188.3 (35th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1974 AL  180 (7th)
1975 AL  269 (1st)
1976 AL  261 (2nd)
1977 AL  205 (3rd)
1985 AL  159 (8th)
Career  2,773 (21st)

Games Started s c a p y
1981 AL  23 (9th)
1984 AL  35 (4th)
1989 AL  33 (10th)
Career  616 (18th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1976 AL  23 (2nd)
1977 AL  20 (5th)
Career  143 (240th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1974 AL  4 (6th)
1975 AL  5 (3rd)
1977 AL  7 (1st)
1978 AL  4 (5th)
1981 AL  2 (8th)
1987 AL  3 (3rd)
1991 AL  2 (6th)
Career  34 (83rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  27 (3rd)
1976 AL  24 (3rd)
1978 AL  26 (5th)
1981 AL  17 (3rd)
1984 AL  30 (3rd)
1985 AL  28 (9th)
1988 AL  25 (7th)
1989 AL  21 (10th)
1990 AL  25 (7th)
1991 AL  26 (3rd)
1993 NL  26 (4th)
Career  448 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1992 AL  90 (7th)
Career  1,255 (42nd)

Hits s c a p y
1989 AL  227 (8th)
Career  4,063 (38th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1974 AL  2.338 (5th)
1975 AL  3.685 (1st)
1976 AL  3.575 (1st)
1977 AL  3.361 (2nd)
1978 AL  2.283 (6th)
1980 AL  2.511 (5th)
1985 AL  2.790 (3rd)
1987 AL  2.607 (7th)
Career  2.210 (181st)

Losses s c a p y
1974 AL  19 (3rd)
1981 AL  10 (8th)
1982 AL  18 (1st)
1984 AL  15 (5th)
1985 AL  14 (9th)
1989 AL  14 (4th)
1993 NL  15 (6th)
Career  236 (17th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1990 AL  104 (5th)
Career  1,704 (21st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1984 AL  12 (4th)
1992 AL  11 (8th)
Career  119 (66th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1974 AL  8 (9th)
1975 AL  7 (8th)
1976 AL  9 (5th)
1977 AL  12 (2nd)
1978 AL  9 (2nd)
1980 AL  8 (2nd)
1982 AL  7 (3rd)
1983 AL  7 (9th)
1989 AL  8 (5th)
1990 AL  9 (4th)
1993 NL  9 (4th)
Career  129 (37th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1976 AL  1,142 (7th)
1984 AL  1,054 (4th)
Career  17,641 (37th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1975 AL  135 (4th)
1976 AL  136 (3rd)
1977 AL  154 (1st)
1984 AL  128 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1975 AL  30 (4th)
1976 AL  30 (3rd)
1977 AL  40 (1st)
Career  104 (241st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1975 AL  3.3 (4th)
1976 AL  3.4 (3rd)
1977 AL  4.3 (1st)
Career  11.6 (212th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1975 AL  40.47 (4th)
1976 AL  36.11 (3rd)
1977 AL  47.24 (2nd)
Career  126.11 (117th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1975 AL  4.8 (3rd)
1976 AL  5.5 (2nd)
Career  12.1 (139th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1975 AL  3.0 (5th)
1976 AL  5.0 (1st)
1977 AL  3.4 (6th)
Career  8.9 (168th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1975 AL  4.6 (3rd)
1976 AL  4.3 (2nd)
1977 AL  5.3 (2nd)
Career  14.8 (93rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
Career  226 (65th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1991 AL  36 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
Career  1.86 (71st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1984 AL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .978 (22nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1993 AL  born 1953-07-03 (6th)
1993 NL  born 1953-07-03 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1973 AL  born 1953-07-03 (3rd)
1974 AL  born 1953-07-03 (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 - 9 (266), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 85 (275), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 55 (236), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 35 (99), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Jerry Koosman (906)
  2. Dennis Martinez (885)
  3. Jerry Reuss (872)
  4. Mickey Lolich (868)
  5. Joe Niekro (864)
  6. Sad Sam Jones (860)
  7. Jamie Moyer (851)
  8. Jim Kaat (845)
  9. Jack Morris (845)
  10. Tommy John (844)
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  1. Lee Meadows (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Noodles Hahn (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Fernando Valenzuela (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Fernando Valenzuela (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Fernando Valenzuela (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Vida Blue (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Larry Dierker (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don Sutton (963) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jim Kaat (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Claude Osteen (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Larry Dierker (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Claude Osteen (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Claude Osteen (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ken Holtzman (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Claude Osteen (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Claude Osteen (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Mickey Lolich (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Mickey Lolich (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Mickey Lolich (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Jim Kaat (882)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197723California Angels$225,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
197824California Angels$320,0002/10/79 TSN$200,000 on 5-year deal with pro-rated $600K bonus
198228Texas Rangers$412,5001/23/82 TSN
198329Texas Rangers$412,5001/23/82 TSN
198430Texas Rangers$450,0001/23/84 TSN
198531Texas Rangers$590,000*
198632Detroit Tigers$662,5001986 USA Today survey
198733Detroit Tigers$662,5001987 USA Today surveyScully, Business of MLB, p. 164 - $663,000
198834Detroit Tigers$1,100,000USA Today, 4/1/88Arbitration win; $800,000 offer
198935Detroit Tigers$925,0001989 USA Today survey
199036Detroit Tigers$1,100,000USA Today
199137Detroit Tigers$1,900,000USA Today survey
199238Detroit Tigers$1,700,0004/2/92 USA Today
199339New York Mets$1,500,000USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,960,000
Disputed Salaries
*1985 - $450,000 - 1/23/84 TSN -
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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