Dave Von Ohlen

David Von Ohlen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 25, 1958 in Flushing, NY
High School: Flushing (College Point, NY)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1983
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Athletics/Indians 1983-1987

Final Game: June 21, 1987
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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

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
1976	17	NYM-min	A,Rk	2	4	.333	3.35	14	5		1	0	0	51.0	53	32	19	1	27	0	12	2	0	1			1.569	9.4	0.2	4.8	2.1	0.44	WAU,MIO · MIDW,APPY
1977	18	NYM-min	A	6	3	.667	4.71	37	0		0	0	4	65.0	75	39	34	4	28	6	49	4	0	3			1.585	10.4	0.6	3.9	6.8	1.75	LBG · CARL
1978	19	NYM-min	A	6	7	.462	2.88	34	0		0	0	1	72.0	62	28	23	3	22	2	54	3	2	1			1.167	7.8	0.4	2.8	6.8	2.45	LBG · CARL
1979	20	NYM-min	AA	4	1	.800	1.85	37	0		0	0	7	34.0	28	11	7	0	10	1	26	2	0	0			1.118	7.4	0.0	2.6	6.9	2.60	JAC · TL
1980	21	NYM-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.21	45	4		0	0	8	87.0	88	40	31	1	27	4	44	1	0	1			1.322	9.1	0.1	2.8	4.6	1.63	TID · IL
1981	22	NYM-min	AA,AAA	4	4	.500	3.17	21	2	10	0	0	3	54.0	50	25	19	4	15	3	42	1	0	0			1.204	8.3	0.7	2.5	7.0	2.80	JAC,TID · TL,IL
1982	23	NYM-min	AAA	4	1	.800	2.80	36	6	9	1	0	3	64.1	64	22	20	4	25	3	44	0	2	0			1.383	9.0	0.6	3.5	6.2	1.76	TID · IL
1983	24	STL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	4.70	12	0	8	0	0	5	15.1	16	8	8	1	5	1	13	0	0	1			1.370	9.4	0.6	2.9	7.6	2.60	LOU · AA
1983	24	STL	NL	3	2	.600	3.29	46	0	17	0	0	2	68.1	71	27	25	3	25	8	21	3	0	1	290	111	1.405	9.4	0.4	3.3	2.8	0.84
1984	25	STL-min	AAA	1	3	.250	2.28	22	1	13	0	0	8	43.1	30	11	11	1	18	6	22	0	0	3			1.108	6.2	0.2	3.7	4.6	1.22	LOU · AA
1984	25	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.12	27	0	12	0	0	1	34.2	39	13	12	0	8	3	19	0	1	1	141	114	1.356	10.1	0.0	2.1	4.9	2.38
1985	26	CLE-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.80	4	3	1	1	0	0	23.2	26	11	10	2	2	0	7	0	0	0			1.183	9.9	0.8	0.8	2.7	3.50	MAI · IL
1985	26	CLE	AL	3	2	.600	2.91	26	0	9	0	0	0	43.1	47	20	14	3	20	6	12	0	0	0	196	144	1.546	9.8	0.6	4.2	2.5	0.60
1986	27	OAK-min	A,AAA	8	3	.727	1.66	28	8	11	2	2	2	81.1	69	19	15	3	26	6	43	2	0	1			1.168	7.6	0.3	2.9	4.8	1.65	MIA,TAC · FLOR,PCL
1986	27	OAK	AL	0	3	.000	3.52	24	0	3	0	0	1	15.1	18	7	6	0	7	2	4	0	0	1	68	112	1.630	10.6	0.0	4.1	2.3	0.57
1987	28	OAK-min	AAA	5	4	.556	2.05	52	0	23	0	0	7	83.1	63	21	19	3	31	6	55	3	1	1			1.128	6.8	0.3	3.3	5.9	1.77	TAC · PCL
1987	28	OAK	AL	0	0		7.50	4	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	10	5	5	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	59	1.833	15.0	1.5	1.5	4.5	3.00
1988	29	OAK-min	AAA,A	7	8	.467	3.70	41	7	17	0	0	2	97.1	114	53	40	4	25	3	66	1	4	4			1.428	10.5	0.4	2.3	6.1	2.64	TAC,MIA · PCL,FLOR
5 Seasons				7	7	.500	3.33	127	0	44	0	0	4	167.2	185	72	62	7	61	19	59	3	1	3	722	115	1.467	9.9	0.4	3.3	3.2	0.97
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.500	3.33	68	0	24	0	0	2	90	99	39	33	4	33	10	32	2	1	2	387	115	1.467	9.9	0.4	3.3	3.2	0.97

STL (2 yrs)				4	2	.667	3.23	73	0	29	0	0	3	103.0	110	40	37	3	33	11	40	3	1	2	431	112	1.388	9.6	0.3	2.9	3.5	1.21
OAK (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	4.64	28	0	6	0	0	1	21.1	28	12	11	1	8	2	7	0	0	1	95	88	1.688	11.8	0.4	3.4	3.0	0.88
CLE (1 yr)				3	2	.600	2.91	26	0	9	0	0	0	43.1	47	20	14	3	20	6	12	0	0	0	196	144	1.546	9.8	0.6	4.2	2.5	0.60

AL (3 yrs)			AL	3	5	.375	3.48	54	0	15	0	0	1	64.2	75	32	25	4	28	8	19	0	0	1	291	119	1.593	10.4	0.6	3.9	2.6	0.68
NL (2 yrs)			NL	4	2	.667	3.23	73	0	29	0	0	3	103.0	110	40	37	3	33	11	40	3	1	2	431	112	1.388	9.6	0.3	2.9	3.5	1.21

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
1983	24	STL	NL	68.1	0	27	38	0	.6	11	0.5	$
1984	25	STL	NL	34.2	0	13	18	0	.6	5	0.3	$
1985	26	CLE	AL	43.1	0	20	29	-2	.8	9	0.5	$
1986	27	OAK	AL	15.1	0	7	8	0	1.8	1	0.0	$
1987	28	OAK	AL	6.0	0	5	4	0	.1	-1	-0.1	$
5 Seasons				167.2	0	72	97	-2	.7	25	1.2	$

STL (2 yrs)				103.0	0	40	56	0	.6	16	0.8	$
OAK (2 yrs)				21.1	0	12	12	0	1.3	0	-0.1	$
CLE (1 yr)				43.1	0	20	29	-2	.8	9	0.5	$

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
1976	17	NYM-min	A,Rk	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		WAU,MIO · MIDW,APPY
1977	18	NYM-min	A	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		LBG · CARL
1978	19	NYM-min	A	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		LBG · CARL
1979	20	NYM-min	AA	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0		JAC · TL
1980	21	NYM-min	AAA	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		TID · IL
1981	22	NYM-min	AA,AAA	21	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333		1		0	0	0	0	JAC,TID · TL,IL
1982	23	NYM-min	AAA	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	TID · IL
1983	24	STL-min	AAA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	LOU · AA
1983	24	STL	NL	46	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.143	.250	.143	.393	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1984	25	STL-min	AAA	22	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0	LOU · AA
1984	25	STL	NL	27	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	470	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	26	CLE-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	MAI · IL
1985	26	CLE	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986	27	OAK-min	AAA,A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	TAC,MIA · PCL,FLOR
1986	27	OAK	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	28	OAK-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	TAC · PCL
1987	28	OAK	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1988	29	OAK-min	AAA,A	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TAC,MIA · PCL,FLOR
5 Seasons				127	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	64	2	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	13	10	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.333	.250	.583	64	3	0	0	1	0	0

STL (2 yrs)				73	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	64	2	0	0	1	0	0
OAK (2 yrs)				28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				73	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	64	2	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rpos	Salary	Pos
1983	24	STL	NL	9	-1	1	$	1
1984	25	STL	NL	1	0	0	$	1
2 Seasons				10	-1	1	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1983	STL	NL	24	P	46	68.1	14	2	11	1	1	.929	1.71	0.28	.952	1.92	1.91	6	2	25%
1984	STL	NL	25	P	27	34.2	12	2	10	0	2	1.000	3.12	0.44	.954	1.87	1.87	1	1	50%
1985	CLE	AL	26	P	26	43.1	11	2	9	0	1	1.000	2.28	0.42	.953	1.85	1.84	0	0
1986	OAK	AL	27	P	24	15.1	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	2.93	0.21	.956	1.82	1.81	2	0	0%
1987	OAK	AL	28	P	4	6.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.82	0	0
	5 Seasons			P	127	167.2	42	6	35	1	4	.976	2.20	0.32	.953	1.88	1.87	9	3	25%
	5 Seasons			TOT	127	167.2	42	6	35	1	4	.976	2.20	0.32	.953	1.88	1.87	9	3	25%

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
October 22, 1982: Granted Free Agency.
December, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
November 9, 1984: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 9, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
March 28, 1986: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
June 1, 1986: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from Miami (Florida State).
October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

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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
1986	27	Los Angeles Dodgers	$68,500	1986 USA Today survey

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$68,500

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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