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Bob Welch
Robert Lynn Welch
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 3, 1956 in Detroit, MI
Schools: Eastern Michigan University
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1978
Final Game: August 11, 1994
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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
1978 21 LAD NL 7 4 .636 2.02 23 13 6 4 3 3 111.1 92 28 25 6 26 2 66 1 2 2 439 174 1.060 7.4 0.5 2.1 5.3 2.54
1979 22 LAD NL 5 6 .455 3.98 25 12 10 1 0 5 81.1 82 42 36 7 32 4 64 3 0 0 349 92 1.402 9.1 0.8 3.5 7.1 2.00
1980 23 LAD NL 14 9 .609 3.29 32 32 0 3 2 0 213.2 190 85 78 15 79 6 141 3 5 7 889 108 1.259 8.0 0.6 3.3 5.9 1.78 AS
1981 24 LAD NL 9 5 .643 3.44 23 23 0 2 1 0 141.1 141 56 54 11 41 0 88 3 0 2 601 97 1.288 9.0 0.7 2.6 5.6 2.15
1982 25 LAD NL 16 11 .593 3.36 36 36 0 9 3 0 235.2 199 94 88 19 81 5 176 5 1 5 965 104 1.188 7.6 0.7 3.1 6.7 2.17
1983 26 LAD NL 15 12 .556 2.65 31 31 0 4 3 0 204.0 164 73 60 13 72 4 156 3 6 4 828 136 1.157 7.2 0.6 3.2 6.9 2.17 CYA-8
1984 27 LAD NL 13 13 .500 3.78 31 29 0 3 1 0 178.2 191 86 75 11 58 7 126 2 2 4 771 93 1.394 9.6 0.6 2.9 6.3 2.17
1985 28 LAD NL 14 4 .778 2.31 23 23 0 8 3 0 167.1 141 49 43 16 35 2 96 6 4 7 675 149 1.052 7.6 0.9 1.9 5.2 2.74
1986 29 LAD NL 7 13 .350 3.28 33 33 0 7 3 0 235.2 227 95 86 14 55 6 183 7 1 2 981 106 1.197 8.7 0.5 2.1 7.0 3.33
1987 30 LAD NL 15 9 .625 3.22 35 35 0 6 4 0 251.2 204 94 90 21 86 6 196 4 4 4 1027 124 1.152 7.3 0.8 3.1 7.0 2.28 CYA-8
1988 31 OAK AL 17 9 .654 3.64 36 36 0 4 2 0 244.2 237 107 99 22 81 1 158 10 13 3 1034 105 1.300 8.7 0.8 3.0 5.8 1.95
1989 32 OAK AL 17 8 .680 3.00 33 33 0 1 0 0 209.2 191 82 70 13 78 3 137 6 0 5 884 123 1.283 8.2 0.6 3.3 5.9 1.76
1990 33 OAK AL 27 6 .818 2.95 35 35 0 2 2 0 238.0 214 90 78 26 77 4 127 5 2 2 979 126 1.223 8.1 1.0 2.9 4.8 1.65 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1991 34 OAK AL 12 13 .480 4.58 35 35 0 7 1 0 220.0 220 124 112 25 91 3 101 11 2 3 950 83 1.414 9.0 1.0 3.7 4.1 1.11
1992 35 OAK AL 11 7 .611 3.27 20 20 0 0 0 0 123.2 114 47 45 13 43 0 47 2 0 1 513 115 1.270 8.3 0.9 3.1 3.4 1.09
1993 36 OAK AL 9 11 .450 5.29 30 28 0 0 0 0 166.2 208 102 98 25 56 5 63 7 0 1 746 77 1.584 11.2 1.4 3.0 3.4 1.13
1994 37 OAK AL 3 6 .333 7.08 25 8 4 0 0 0 68.2 79 56 54 10 43 2 44 1 3 3 325 62 1.777 10.4 1.3 5.6 5.8 1.02
17 Seasons 211 146 .591 3.47 506 462 20 61 28 8 3092.0 2894 1310 1191 267 1034 60 1969 79 45 55 12956 106 1.270 8.4 0.8 3.0 5.7 1.90
162 Game Avg. 15 10 .591 3.47 36 32 1 4 2 1 217 203 92 84 19 73 4 138 6 3 4 910 106 1.270 8.4 0.8 3.0 5.7 1.90
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
LAD (10 yrs) 115 86 .572 3.14 292 267 16 47 23 8 1820.2 1631 702 635 133 565 42 1292 37 25 37 7525 114 1.206 8.1 0.7 2.8 6.4 2.29
OAK (7 yrs) 96 60 .615 3.94 214 195 4 14 5 0 1271.1 1263 608 556 134 469 18 677 42 20 18 5431 98 1.362 8.9 0.9 3.3 4.8 1.44
NL (10 yrs) 115 86 .572 3.14 292 267 16 47 23 8 1820.2 1631 702 635 133 565 42 1292 37 25 37 7525 114 1.206 8.1 0.7 2.8 6.4 2.29
AL (7 yrs) 96 60 .615 3.94 214 195 4 14 5 0 1271.1 1263 608 556 134 469 18 677 42 20 18 5431 98 1.362 8.9 0.9 3.3 4.8 1.44

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
1978 21 LAD NL NLCS W PHI 1 0 1.000 2.08 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 16 0.462 4.2 2.1 0.0 10.4
1978 21 LAD NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 6.23 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 19 1.385 8.3 2.1 4.2 12.5 3.00
1981 24 LAD NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1981 24 LAD NL NLCS W MON 0 0 5.40 3 0 1 0 0 1 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1.200 10.8 0.0 0.0 10.8
1981 24 LAD NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
1983 26 LAD NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.500 0.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1985 28 LAD NL NLCS L STL 0 1 .000 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 2 1 6 3 2 0 0 0 18 4.125 16.9 3.4 20.3 6.8 0.33
1988 31 OAK AL ALCS W BOS 0 0 19.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.429 23.1 3.9 7.7 0.0 0.00
1988 31 OAK AL WS L LAD 0 0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 1 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 24 1.800 10.8 0.0 5.4 14.4 2.67
1989 32 OAK AL ALCS W TOR 1 0 1.000 3.18 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 27 1.588 12.7 0.0 1.6 6.4 4.00
1990 33 OAK AL ALCS W BOS 1 0 1.000 1.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 31 1.227 7.4 0.0 3.7 4.9 1.33
1990 33 OAK AL WS L CIN 0 0 4.91 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 9 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 31 1.500 11.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
1992 35 OAK AL ALCS L TOR 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 2 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 29 1.143 9.0 1.3 1.3 9.0 7.00
8 Seasons (13 Series) 3 3 .500 4.50 17 9 5 0 0 2 50.0 58 28 25 5 24 3 41 0 1 0 229 1.640 10.4 0.9 4.3 7.4 1.71
4 ALCS 2 0 1.000 4.03 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 27 10 10 2 7 0 15 0 1 0 100 1.522 10.9 0.8 2.8 6.0 2.14
4 NLCS 1 2 .333 4.50 6 2 2 0 0 1 10.0 9 8 5 2 8 3 9 0 0 0 47 1.700 8.1 1.8 7.2 8.1 1.13
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
4 WS 0 1 .000 5.40 6 3 2 0 0 1 16.2 22 10 10 1 8 0 16 0 0 0 78 1.800 11.9 0.5 4.3 8.6 2.00
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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 21 LAD NL 23 35 29 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .172 .172 .207 .379 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 1
1979 22 LAD NL 25 23 19 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .158 .200 .158 .358 -0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1
1980 23 LAD NL 34 76 70 1 17 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .243 .254 .286 .539 51 20 0 0 5 0 0 1 AS
1981 24 LAD NL 23 53 45 3 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 16 .222 .239 .267 .506 46 12 0 0 7 0 0 1
1982 25 LAD NL 38 97 85 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 32 .141 .167 .153 .320 -9 13 0 0 7 2 0 1/79
1983 26 LAD NL 31 78 73 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 22 .096 .120 .151 .271 -25 11 1 1 3 0 0 1 CYA-8
1984 27 LAD NL 32 61 51 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .078 .113 .078 .192 -45 4 1 0 8 0 0 1
1985 28 LAD NL 25 60 50 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 13 .180 .226 .200 .426 22 10 1 0 7 0 0 1
1986 29 LAD NL 35 86 76 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 23 .105 .160 .145 .305 -12 11 0 1 5 0 0 1
1987 30 LAD NL 38 98 83 5 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 24 .157 .222 .157 .379 4 13 0 0 8 0 0 1 CYA-8
1991 34 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 37 OAK AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Seasons 306 668 582 26 88 7 1 2 30 0 1 22 171 .151 .186 .177 .363 2 103 4 3 59 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 354 308 14 47 4 1 1 16 0 1 12 91 .151 .186 .177 .363 2 55 2 2 31 1 0
LAD (10 yrs) 304 667 581 26 88 7 1 2 30 0 1 22 171 .151 .186 .177 .363 2 103 3 3 59 2 0
OAK (7 yrs) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 304 667 581 26 88 7 1 2 30 0 1 22 171 .151 .186 .177 .363 2 103 3 3 59 2 0
AL (7 yrs) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1978 21 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 28 LAD NL NLCS STL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 33 OAK AL WS CIN L 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 Seasons (13 Series) 17 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 ALCS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLCS 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 WS 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 LAD NL 21 P 23 13 111.1 19 6 12 1 0 .947 0.0 0.0 1.46 0.78 .953 1.91 0.72
1979 LAD NL 22 P 25 12 81.1 13 2 8 3 3 .769 0.0 0.0 1.11 0.40 .962 1.80 0.66
1980 LAD NL 23 P 32 32 213.2 42 15 26 1 3 .976 0.0 0.0 1.73 1.28 .950 1.91 0.69 AS
1981 LAD NL 24 P 23 23 141.1 22 4 18 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.40 0.96 .959 1.97 0.68
1982 LAD NL 25 P 36 36 235.2 47 19 26 2 0 .957 0.0 0.0 1.72 1.25 .951 1.96 0.70
1982 LAD NL 25 LF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1982 LAD NL 25 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1982 LAD NL 25 RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1983 LAD NL 26 P 31 31 204.0 44 14 27 3 1 .932 0.0 0.0 1.81 1.32 .952 1.92 0.68 CYA-8
1984 LAD NL 27 P 31 29 178.2 50 20 28 2 5 .960 0.0 0.0 2.42 1.55 .954 1.88 0.67
1985 LAD NL 28 P 23 23 167.1 45 15 27 3 1 .933 0.0 0.0 2.26 1.83 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 LAD NL 29 P 33 33 235.2 49 21 26 2 2 .959 0.0 0.0 1.79 1.42 .955 1.94 0.66
1987 LAD NL 30 P 35 35 251.2 63 25 38 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.25 1.80 .952 1.91 0.62 CYA-8
1988 OAK AL 31 P 36 36 244.2 49 16 32 1 2 .980 0.0 0.0 1.77 1.33 .961 1.78 0.67
1989 OAK AL 32 P 33 33 209.2 51 26 21 4 3 .922 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.42 .961 1.87 0.66
1990 OAK AL 33 P 35 35 238.0 51 20 31 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.93 1.46 .951 1.78 0.59 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1991 OAK AL 34 P 35 35 220.0 46 15 29 2 1 .957 0.0 0.0 1.80 1.26 .957 1.80 0.58
1992 OAK AL 35 P 20 20 123.2 19 5 13 1 1 .947 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.90 .953 1.72 0.56
1993 OAK AL 36 P 30 28 166.2 42 16 26 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.27 1.40 .950 1.79 0.56
1994 OAK AL 37 P 25 8 68.2 11 4 6 1 0 .909 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.40 .955 1.72 0.52
17 Seasons P 506 462 3092.0 663 243 394 26 30 .961 0.0 0.0 1.85 1.26 .954 1.87 0.64
1 Season LF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1 Season RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
17 Seasons TOT 507 462 3093.0 663 243 394 26 30 .961 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.85 1.26 .915 1.87 0.64
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1980 *
1990 (P)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1990-AL-Cy Young
1990-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1990-AL-9-14%
0.14 Career Shares (805th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1983-NL--8--2%
1987-NL--8--2%
1990-AL--1--76%
1 Cy Young
0.80 Career Shares (67th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1983 NL--2.647--3rd
1985 NL--2.313--5th
1987 NL--3.219--6th
1989 AL--3.005--7th
1990 AL--2.950--6th

Wins s c a p y
1980 NL--14--9th
1982 NL--16--7th
1983 NL--15--6th
1987 NL--15--5th
1988 AL--17--7th
1989 AL--17--6th
1990 AL--27--1st
Career--211--89th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1980 NL--.609--10th
1985 NL--.778--4th
1987 NL--.625--5th
1988 AL--.654--8th
1989 AL--.680--8th
1990 AL--.818--1st
Career--.591--137th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1983 NL--1.157--4th
1985 NL--1.052--5th
1987 NL--1.152--4th
1990 AL--1.223--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1982 NL--7.600--6th
1983 NL--7.235--3rd
1985 NL--7.584--8th
1987 NL--7.295--3rd
1989 AL--8.199--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 NL--1.883--6th
1986 NL--2.100--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1980 NL--5.939--5th
1982 NL--6.721--5th
1983 NL--6.882--8th
1986 NL--6.989--8th
1987 NL--7.009--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1982 NL--235.7--10th
1987 NL--251.7--2nd
1988 AL--244.7--9th
1990 AL--238.0--3rd
Career--3092.0--116th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1980 NL--141--8th
1981 NL--88--9th
1982 NL--176--6th
1983 NL--156--7th
1986 NL--183--8th
1987 NL--196--3rd
Career--1969--69th

Games Started s c a p y
1981 NL--23--10th
1982 NL--36--5th
1987 NL--35--4th
1988 AL--36--2nd
1989 AL--33--10th
1990 AL--35--3rd
1991 AL--35--1st
Career--462--71st

Complete Games s c a p y
1982 NL--9--7th
1985 NL--8--9th
1986 NL--7--8th
1987 NL--6--7th
1991 AL--7--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1978 NL--3--6th
1982 NL--3--7th
1983 NL--3--5th
1985 NL--3--7th
1986 NL--3--3rd
1987 NL--4--1st
1988 AL--2--8th
1990 AL--2--6th
Career--28--134th

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 NL--11--3rd
1982 NL--19--10th
1990 AL--26--4th
1991 AL--25--4th
1993 AL--25--10th
Career--267--70th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1980 NL--79--10th
1982 NL--81--9th
1987 NL--86--8th
1989 AL--78--10th
1991 AL--91--8th
Career--1034--98th

Hits s c a p y
1986 NL--227--6th
1988 AL--237--7th
1990 AL--214--7th
Career--2894--142nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1985 NL--2.743--7th
1986 NL--3.327--3rd
1987 NL--2.279--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 NL--.535--4th
1987 NL--.751--10th
1989 AL--.558--10th

Losses s c a p y
1984 NL--13--10th
1986 NL--13--6th
1991 AL--13--7th
Career--146--169th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1988 AL--99--7th
1991 AL--112--2nd
Career--1191--121st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1980 NL--7--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1981 NL--3--10th
1982 NL--5--7th
1985 NL--6--6th
1986 NL--7--3rd
1988 AL--10--5th
1991 AL--11--5th
Career--79--116th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1987 NL--1027--4th
1988 AL--1034--8th
1990 AL--979--3rd
Career--12956--103rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1983 NL--136--4th
1985 NL--149--5th
1987 NL--124--5th
1990 AL--126--7th

Salary s c a p y
1991 AL--$3,450,000--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (253), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 138 (117), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 67 (170), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 37 (84), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 11, 1987: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 26, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$643,750
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$743,750
1987Los Angeles Dodgers$837,500
1988Oakland Athletics$937,500
1989Oakland Athletics$1,208,333
1990Oakland Athletics$1,133,334
1991Oakland Athletics$3,450,000
1992Oakland Athletics$3,450,000
1993Oakland Athletics$3,450,000
1994Oakland Athletics$3,450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$19,304,167
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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