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Pete Vuckovich
Peter Dennis Vuckovich
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 27, 1952 in Johnstown, PA
High School: Clarion (Clarion, PA)
School: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1975
Final Game: October 2, 1986
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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
1975 22 CHW AL 0 1 .000 13.06 4 2 1 0 0 0 10.1 17 15 15 0 7 1 5 0 0 3 52 30 2.323 14.8 0.0 6.1 4.4 0.71
1976 23 CHW AL 7 4 .636 4.65 33 7 15 1 0 0 110.1 122 59 57 3 60 4 62 4 1 0 500 77 1.650 10.0 0.2 4.9 5.1 1.03
1977 24 TOR AL 7 7 .500 3.47 53 8 35 3 1 8 148.0 143 64 57 13 59 5 123 5 0 12 633 121 1.365 8.7 0.8 3.6 7.5 2.08
1978 25 STL NL 12 12 .500 2.54 45 23 15 6 2 1 198.1 187 65 56 9 59 5 149 2 2 7 819 139 1.240 8.5 0.4 2.7 6.8 2.53
1979 26 STL NL 15 10 .600 3.59 34 32 0 9 0 0 233.0 229 108 93 22 64 4 145 3 3 7 968 106 1.258 8.8 0.8 2.5 5.6 2.27
1980 27 STL NL 12 9 .571 3.40 32 30 1 7 3 1 222.1 203 96 84 18 68 5 132 2 2 5 907 109 1.219 8.2 0.7 2.8 5.3 1.94
1981 28 MIL AL 14 4 .778 3.55 24 23 0 2 1 0 149.2 137 61 59 9 57 1 84 4 0 1 620 97 1.296 8.2 0.5 3.4 5.1 1.47 CYA-4
1982 29 MIL AL 18 6 .750 3.34 30 30 0 9 1 0 223.2 234 96 83 14 102 1 105 5 0 6 971 114 1.502 9.4 0.6 4.1 4.2 1.03 CYA-1,MVP-18
1983 30 MIL AL 0 2 .000 4.91 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.2 15 9 8 0 10 1 10 1 0 0 69 76 1.705 9.2 0.0 6.1 6.1 1.00
1985 32 MIL AL 6 10 .375 5.51 22 22 0 1 0 0 112.2 134 74 69 16 48 2 55 7 0 3 511 76 1.615 10.7 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15
1986 33 MIL AL 2 4 .333 3.06 6 6 0 0 0 0 32.1 33 18 11 3 11 0 12 2 2 2 139 142 1.361 9.2 0.8 3.1 3.3 1.09
11 Seasons 93 69 .574 3.66 286 186 67 38 8 10 1455.1 1454 665 592 107 545 29 882 35 10 46 6189 103 1.374 9.0 0.7 3.4 5.5 1.62
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .574 3.66 41 27 10 5 1 1 210 209 96 85 15 79 4 127 5 1 7 892 103 1.374 9.0 0.7 3.4 5.5 1.62
MIL (5 yrs) 40 26 .606 3.88 85 84 0 12 2 0 533.0 553 258 230 42 228 5 266 19 2 12 2310 98 1.465 9.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.17
STL (3 yrs) 39 31 .557 3.21 111 85 16 22 5 2 653.2 619 269 233 49 191 14 426 7 7 19 2694 115 1.239 8.5 0.7 2.6 5.9 2.23
CHW (2 yrs) 7 5 .583 5.37 37 9 16 1 0 0 120.2 139 74 72 3 67 5 67 4 1 3 552 67 1.707 10.4 0.2 5.0 5.0 1.00
TOR (1 yr) 7 7 .500 3.47 53 8 35 3 1 8 148.0 143 64 57 13 59 5 123 5 0 12 633 121 1.365 8.7 0.8 3.6 7.5 2.08
AL (8 yrs) 54 38 .587 4.03 175 101 51 16 3 8 801.2 835 396 359 58 354 15 456 28 3 27 3495 96 1.483 9.4 0.7 4.0 5.1 1.29
NL (3 yrs) 39 31 .557 3.21 111 85 16 22 5 2 653.2 619 269 233 49 191 14 426 7 7 19 2694 115 1.239 8.5 0.7 2.6 5.9 2.23

Postseason Pitching

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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
1981 28 MIL AL ALDS L NYY 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 22 0.938 3.4 0.0 5.1 6.8 1.33
1982 29 MIL AL ALCS W CAL 0 1 .000 4.40 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.1 15 7 7 1 7 0 8 1 0 0 62 1.535 9.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.14
1982 29 MIL AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 16 9 7 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 64 1.500 10.3 1.3 3.2 2.6 0.80
2 Seasons (3 Series) 1 2 .333 3.74 6 5 1 1 0 0 33.2 33 17 14 3 15 1 16 1 0 1 148 1.426 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.3 1.07
1 ALDS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 22 0.938 3.4 0.0 5.1 6.8 1.33
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 4.40 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.1 15 7 7 1 7 0 8 1 0 0 62 1.535 9.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.14
1 WS 0 1 .000 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 16 9 7 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 64 1.500 10.3 1.3 3.2 2.6 0.80

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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
1978 25 STL NL 45 66 58 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 .138 .153 .155 .308 -13 9 0 0 7 0 0 1
1979 26 STL NL 34 90 79 7 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .152 .159 .152 .310 -15 12 2 0 8 2 0 1
1980 27 STL NL 32 81 71 4 13 6 0 0 7 1 0 1 13 .183 .194 .268 .462 26 19 1 0 9 0 0 1
11 Seasons 111 237 208 15 33 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 49 .159 .169 .192 .361 -1 40 3 0 24 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 346 304 22 48 10 0 0 19 1 0 4 72 .159 .169 .192 .361 -1 58 4 0 35 3 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 CHW AL 22 P 4 2 10.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.61 0.75 .933 1.83 0.85
1976 CHW AL 23 P 33 7 110.1 25 3 19 3 0 .880 1.79 0.67 .952 1.87 0.85
1977 TOR AL 24 P 53 8 148.0 37 9 23 5 3 .865 1.95 0.60 .951 1.95 0.84
1978 STL NL 25 P 45 23 198.1 48 12 34 2 4 .958 2.09 1.02 .950 1.91 0.72
1979 STL NL 26 P 34 32 233.0 47 14 28 5 2 .894 1.62 1.24 .953 1.80 0.66
1980 STL NL 27 P 32 30 222.1 45 16 28 1 3 .978 1.78 1.38 .951 1.91 0.69
1981 MIL AL 28 P 24 23 149.2 38 11 27 0 1 1.000 2.29 1.58 .961 1.98 0.81 CYA-4
1982 MIL AL 29 P 30 30 223.2 56 13 39 4 1 .929 2.09 1.73 .959 1.80 0.73 CYA-1,MVP-18
1983 MIL AL 30 P 3 3 14.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.67 .950 1.78 0.73
1985 MIL AL 32 P 22 22 112.2 20 5 14 1 1 .950 1.52 0.86 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 MIL AL 33 P 6 6 32.1 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.51 1.50 .956 1.84 0.68
11 Seasons P 286 186 1455.1 330 87 222 21 15 .936 1.91 1.08 .954 1.88 0.75
11 Seasons TOT 286 186 1455.1 330 87 222 21 15 .936 1.91 1.08 .890 1.88 0.75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1982-AL-Cy Young

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1982-AL-18-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1981-AL--4--6%
1982-AL--1--62%
1 Cy Young
0.68 Career Shares (74th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1978 NL--2.541--3rd
1982 AL--3.340--6th

Wins s c a p y
1979 NL--15--9th
1981 AL--14--1st
1982 AL--18--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1981 AL--.778--1st
1982 AL--.750--1st
Career--.574--206th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 NL--6.761--3rd
1979 NL--5.601--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1979 NL--145--7th
1980 NL--132--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1981 AL--23--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1980 NL--7--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1980 NL--3--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1979 NL--22--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 AL--57--9th
1982 AL--102--2nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1978 NL--2.525--7th
1979 NL--2.266--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 NL--.408--6th
1982 AL--.563--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 AL--12--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1985 AL--7--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1977 AL--35--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1978 NL--139--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (339), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 24 (670), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (551), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox as the 19th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

December 6, 1977: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Victor Cruz and Tom Underwood. The Toronto Blue Jays sent John Scott (December 16, 1977) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rollie Fingers and Ted Simmons to the Milwaukee Brewers for David Green, Dave LaPoint, Sixto Lezcano and Lary Sorensen.

November 21, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

August 1, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 21, 1986: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Milwaukee Brewers$540,000
Career (may be incomplete)$540,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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