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Bob Veselic

Robert Mitchell Veselic

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 27, 1955 in Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1980
Team: Twins 1980-1981

Final Game: October 3, 1981
Died: December 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside, CA
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Fine Details · Last Updated May 25, 2012, 7:29PM

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

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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
1976	20	REN	A	1	1	.500	10.42	7	2					19.0	22	22	22	2	21								2.263	10.4	0.9	9.9			REN · CALL
1977	21	MIN-min	A	8	5	.615	4.22	16	16		5	2	0	98.0	90	58	46	7	56	0	81	4	0	5			1.490	8.3	0.6	5.1	7.4	1.45	WRA · MIDW
1978	22	MIN-min	A	18	8	.692	3.35	29	28		13	1	0	215.0	214	102	80	8	98	2	160	7	0	13			1.451	9.0	0.3	4.1	6.7	1.63	VIS · CALL
1979	23	MIN-min	AA	11	10	.524	3.58	28	28		13	3	0	201.0	220	101	80	10	71	2	151	3	0	1			1.448	9.9	0.4	3.2	6.8	2.13	ORL · SOUL
1980	24	MIN-min	AAA	11	8	.579	3.36	27	26		8	4	0	174.0	162	73	65	9	55	2	105	4	0	2			1.247	8.4	0.5	2.8	5.4	1.91	TOL · IL
1980	24	MIN	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	15	106	1.000	6.8	2.3	2.3	4.5	2.00
1981	25	MIN-min	AAA	11	11	.500	4.16	29	28	1	6	1	0	171.0	181	93	79	15	81	4	94	6	1	3			1.532	9.5	0.8	4.3	4.9	1.16	TOL · IL
1981	25	MIN	AL	1	1	.500	3.18	5	0	3	0	0	0	22.2	22	8	8	1	12	2	13	0	0	1	102	127	1.500	8.7	0.4	4.8	5.2	1.08
1982	26	MIN-min	AA,AAA	9	8	.529	4.61	27	24	1	5	1	0	142.2	169	87	73	12	72	3	87	6	0	7			1.689	10.7	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.21	ORL,TOL · SOUL,IL
1983	27	HOU-min	AAA,AA	8	5	.615	5.35	22	22	0	5	2	0	119.1	145	82	71	10	65	6	71	1	0	5			1.760	10.9	0.8	4.9	5.4	1.09	TUC,CBS · PCL,SOUL
2 Yrs				1	1	.500	3.38	6	0	3	0	0	0	26.2	25	10	10	2	13	2	15	0	0	1	117	122	1.425	8.4	0.7	4.4	5.1	1.15
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.500	3.38	68	0	34	0	0	0	303	283	113	113	23	147	23	170	0	0	11	1326	122	1.425	8.4	0.7	4.4	5.1	1.15

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	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1980	24	MIN	AL	4.0	1	2	4.50	5.21	0.19	-0.42	92.0	4.24	-0	-0.0	.4	-0.0	0.0	0	.486	.500	$
1981	25	MIN	AL	22.2	5	8	3.18	4.38	-0.18	-0.35	101.1	4.25	3	0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.5	4	.564	.502	$
2 Seasons				26.2	6	10	3.38	4.50	-0.12	-0.36	99.7	4.25	3	0.3	.9	-0.0	0.5	4	.551	.501	$

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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1976	20	REN	A																									REN · CALL
1977	21	MIN-min	A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			WRA · MIDW
1978	22	MIN-min	A	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			VIS · CALL
1979	23	MIN-min	AA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			ORL · SOUL
1980	24	MIN-min	AAA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			TOL · IL
1980	24	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1981	25	MIN-min	AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1981	25	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	26	MIN-min	AA,AAA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		ORL,TOL · SOUL,IL
1983	27	HOU-min	AAA,AA	22	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	.286	.167	.452	1		0	2	0	0		TUC,CBS · PCL,SOUL
2 Yrs				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Pos
1980	24	MIN	AL	1	.500	.500	$	/1
1981	25	MIN	AL	5	.500	.500	$	/1
2 Seasons				6	.500	.500	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%	lgCS%
1980	MIN	AL	24	P	1	4.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80	0
1981	MIN	AL	25	P	5	22.2	2	1	1	1.000	0.79	0.40	.965	1.99	1.98	3	0%	38%
	2 Seasons			P	6	26.2	2	1	1	1.000	0.68	0.33	.965	1.96	1.95	3	0%	38%
	2 Seasons			TOT	6	26.2	2	1	1	1.000	0.68	0.33	.965	1.96	1.95	3	0%	38%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 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 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Transactions

January 7, 1976: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
January 12, 1983: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros for Rick Lysander.

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