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Chris Zachary

William Christopher Zachary

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

Born: February 19, 1944 in Knoxville, TN
High School: Central HS (Knoxville, TN)
Signed
by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1963
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals/Astros/Colt.45's/Royals/... 1963-1973

Final Game: September 29, 1973
Died: April 19, 2003 in Knoxville, TN
Cremated
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Standard Pitching

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
1963 19 HOU NL 2 2 .500 4.89 22 7 12 0 0 0 57.0 62 38 31 5 22 0 42 3 1 2 258 65 1.474 9.8 0.8 3.5 6.6 1.91
1964 20 HOU NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 42 1.750 13.5 2.3 2.3 4.5 2.00
1965 21 HOU NL 0 2 .000 4.22 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 12 6 5 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 50 82 1.688 10.1 0.0 5.1 3.4 0.67
1966 22 HOU NL 3 5 .375 3.44 10 8 1 0 0 0 55.0 44 22 21 1 32 2 37 1 0 6 236 101 1.382 7.2 0.2 5.2 6.1 1.16
1967 23 HOU NL 1 6 .143 5.70 9 7 0 0 0 0 36.1 42 27 23 5 12 1 18 2 0 1 163 58 1.486 10.4 1.2 3.0 4.5 1.50
1969 25 KCR AL 0 1 .000 7.85 8 2 2 0 0 0 18.1 27 17 16 4 7 0 6 0 0 4 87 48 1.855 13.3 2.0 3.4 2.9 0.86
1971 27 STL NL 3 10 .231 5.32 23 12 4 1 1 0 89.2 114 58 53 3 26 7 48 4 0 3 399 68 1.561 11.4 0.3 2.6 4.8 1.85
1972 28 DET AL 1 1 .500 1.41 25 1 9 0 0 1 38.1 27 6 6 2 15 2 21 1 0 1 154 227 1.096 6.3 0.5 3.5 4.9 1.40
1973 29 PIT NL 0 1 .000 3.00 6 0 2 0 0 1 12.0 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 48 122 0.917 7.5 0.8 0.8 4.5 6.00
9 Yrs 10 29 .256 4.57 108 40 30 1 1 2 321.1 344 183 163 22 122 13 184 11 1 18 1415 75 1.450 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.2 1.51
162 Game Avg. 5 13 .256 4.57 50 18 14 0 0 1 148 158 84 75 10 56 6 85 5 0 8 650 75 1.450 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.2 1.51
HOU (5 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.64 46 25 13 0 0 0 163.0 166 98 84 12 73 4 103 6 1 9 727 72 1.466 9.2 0.7 4.0 5.7 1.41
KCR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.85 8 2 2 0 0 0 18.1 27 17 16 4 7 0 6 0 0 4 87 48 1.855 13.3 2.0 3.4 2.9 0.86
PIT (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.00 6 0 2 0 0 1 12.0 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 48 122 0.917 7.5 0.8 0.8 4.5 6.00
STL (1 yr) 3 10 .231 5.32 23 12 4 1 1 0 89.2 114 58 53 3 26 7 48 4 0 3 399 68 1.561 11.4 0.3 2.6 4.8 1.85
DET (1 yr) 1 1 .500 1.41 25 1 9 0 0 1 38.1 27 6 6 2 15 2 21 1 0 1 154 227 1.096 6.3 0.5 3.5 4.9 1.40
NL (7 yrs) 9 27 .250 4.79 75 37 19 1 1 1 264.2 290 160 141 16 100 11 157 10 1 13 1174 72 1.474 9.9 0.5 3.4 5.3 1.57
AL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 3.49 33 3 11 0 0 1 56.2 54 23 22 6 22 2 27 1 0 5 241 97 1.341 8.6 1.0 3.5 4.3 1.23

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 GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1963 19 HOU NL 57.0 22 7 38 6.00 3.74 -0.44 -0.04 98.4 4.08 -13 -1.4 .1 0.2 -0.6 -7 .436 .491 $
1964 20 HOU NL 4.0 1 1 5 11.25 3.94 -0.47 0.06 100.0 4.47 -3 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .246 .498 $
1965 21 HOU NL 10.2 4 2 6 5.06 4.25 -0.47 0.02 103.0 4.89 -0 -0.0 .2 -0.0 0.1 1 .494 .500 $
1966 22 HOU NL 55.0 10 8 22 3.60 4.09 -0.43 0.05 95.6 4.37 4 0.5 1.1 -0.0 0.9 10 .546 .503 $
1967 23 HOU NL 36.1 9 7 27 6.69 3.81 -0.56 0.04 98.0 4.32 -10 -1.0 .6 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .384 .494 $
1969 25 KCR AL 18.1 8 2 17 8.35 3.91 -0.11 -0.09 99.5 3.91 -9 -0.9 .2 0.2 -0.5 -7 .388 .494 $
1971 27 STL NL 89.2 23 12 58 5.82 3.70 -0.43 -0.00 103.0 4.25 -17 -1.8 1.6 -0.2 -1.3 -8 .423 .489 $
1972 28 DET AL 38.1 25 1 6 1.41 3.67 0.05 -0.13 102.4 3.57 10 1.2 .7 -0.2 1.3 12 .549 .508 $
1973 29 PIT NL 12.0 6 0 4 3.00 3.94 -0.12 -0.32 95.0 3.54 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .513 .500 $17,500
9 Seasons 321.1 108 40 183 5.13 3.82 -0.36 -0.03 99.8 4.14 -37 -3.6 .7 -0.1 -0.8 -5 .466 .498 $17,500
HOU (5 yrs) 163.0 46 25 98 5.41 3.91 -0.47 0.02 97.7 4.29 -22 -2.3 .2 0.2 -0.5 -4 .451 .497 $
KCR (1 yr) 18.1 8 2 17 8.35 3.91 -0.11 -0.09 99.5 3.91 -9 -0.9 .2 0.2 -0.5 -7 .388 .494 $
PIT (1 yr) 12.0 6 0 4 3.00 3.94 -0.12 -0.32 95.0 3.54 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .513 .500 $17,500
STL (1 yr) 89.2 23 12 58 5.82 3.70 -0.43 -0.00 103.0 4.25 -17 -1.8 1.6 -0.2 -1.3 -8 .423 .489 $
DET (1 yr) 38.1 25 1 6 1.41 3.67 0.05 -0.13 102.4 3.57 10 1.2 .7 -0.2 1.3 12 .549 .508 $

Postseason Pitching

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
1972 28 DET AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
1 ALCS 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1963 19 HOU NL 22 258 228 38 62 9 5 5 3 0 22 42 .272 .340 .421 .761 .310 96 3 3 2 3 0 5
1964 20 HOU NL 1 20 18 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .368 .500 .868 .333 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1965 21 HOU NL 4 50 44 6 12 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 .273 .360 .386 .746 .300 17 0 0 0 0 1 1
1966 22 HOU NL 10 236 199 22 44 7 1 1 3 3 32 37 .221 .330 .281 .612 .265 56 4 1 3 1 2 2
1967 23 HOU NL 9 163 145 27 42 9 1 5 1 3 12 18 .290 .352 .469 .821 .303 68 0 2 4 0 1 4
1969 25 KCR AL 8 87 78 17 27 6 0 4 1 0 7 6 .346 .395 .577 .972 .333 45 1 0 1 1 0 1
1971 27 STL NL 23 399 361 58 114 14 2 3 6 4 26 48 .316 .364 .391 .754 .352 141 11 4 3 5 7 9
1972 28 DET AL 25 154 134 6 27 4 0 2 3 1 15 21 .201 .283 .276 .559 .221 37 2 1 2 2 2 0
1973 29 PIT NL 6 48 45 4 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .222 .234 .289 .523 .231 13 0 0 1 1 0 1
9 Yrs 108 1415 1252 183 344 52 10 22 19 12 122 184 .275 .341 .385 .726 .304 482 21 11 17 13 13 24
162 Game Avg. 50 650 575 84 158 24 5 10 9 6 56 85 .275 .341 .385 .726 .304 221 10 5 8 6 6 11
MLB Averages .248 .314 .368 .682 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1963 19 HOU NL -12.2 -1.3 266 -0.5 2.6 -3.0 .63 -0.8 0.0 -14.8 -1.6 0.63 -9.8 0 0 10
1964 20 HOU NL -2.6 -0.2 20 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 1.08 -0.2 -0.2 -3.2 -0.3 1.08 -2.0 0 0 0
1965 21 HOU NL -1.1 -0.1 52 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 .80 -0.1 -0.3 -2.3 -0.2 0.80 -1.1 0 0 2
1966 22 HOU NL 0.8 0.1 249 0.1 4.6 -4.5 1.15 0.3 -0.2 2.6 0.3 1.15 2.1 1 0 0
1967 23 HOU NL -10.3 -1.0 169 -1.3 2.1 -3.4 .85 -0.9 -0.6 -10.0 -1.0 0.85 -9.1 0 1 1
1969 25 KCR AL -7.8 -0.8 92 -0.6 0.4 -1.1 .36 -0.8 -1.0 -7.2 -0.7 0.36 -9.9 0 0 6
1971 27 STL NL -15.5 -1.6 412 -1.7 6.3 -8.0 1.06 -1.1 -0.5 -13.2 -1.3 1.06 -10.2 4 3 3
1972 28 DET AL 7.8 0.9 159 0.3 1.2 -0.9 .50 0.8 -0.3 5.9 0.7 0.50 5.5 4 2 16
1973 29 PIT NL 1.1 0.1 50 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 .82 0.1 -0.4 1.8 0.2 0.82 1.8 2 1 3
9 Yrs -39.8 -3.9 1469 -4.6 18.6 -23.2 .85 -2.5 -2.8 -40.4 -4.0 0.85 -32.5 11 7 41

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1963 19 HOU NL 22 7 2 2 3 0 0 5 2 .714 0 0 0 0 2 29% 48.6 66 34 11 3 1 5 4.9 4.8 4.4
1964 20 HOU NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 33.0 33 33 0 0 0 1 3.0 4.5 4.0
1965 21 HOU NL 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 1 50% 46.5 57 36 4 0 0 1 0.5 0.0 4.3
1966 22 HOU NL 10 8 3 4 1 2 3 3 5 .375 0 1 0 0 4 50% 57.2 82 39 14 4 2 5 3.5 3.1 6.3
1967 23 HOU NL 9 7 1 6 0 0 2 1 6 .143 0 0 0 0 3 43% 43.4 61 27 9 7 1 6 1.9 1.9 4.7
1969 25 KCR AL 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 23.0 35 11 2 1 1 1 2.5 3.9 3.0
1971 27 STL NL 23 12 2 8 2 1 2 4 8 .333 1 2 1 1 4 33% 42.4 86 19 26 14 2 4 4.4 4.2 5.4
1972 28 DET AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 46.0 46 46 10 0 0 1 2.0 0.0 5.0
8 Yrs 102 40 8 25 7 3 8 13 27 .325 1 3 1 1 14 35% 46 86 11 76 29 7 24 3.4 3.4 5.1
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 116 -3 4.0 3.9 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1963 19 HOU NL 22 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .631 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 15 8 1 8 1 5.3
1965 21 HOU NL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .800 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 3.0
1966 22 HOU NL 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.148 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 6.5
1967 23 HOU NL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .853 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 5.0
1969 25 KCR AL 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 5 .362 0 0 6 0 0 6 2 4 6 0 6 0 6.2
1971 27 STL NL 23 11 4 1 2 1 0 1 0% 2 0 11 3 27% 5 1.059 4 3 3 2 2 7 5 6 9 1 9 0 6.8
1972 28 DET AL 25 24 9 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 17 5 29% 7 .499 4 2 16 3 1 20 8 16 15 6 15 7 4.2
1973 29 PIT NL 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 6 1 17% 1 .818 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 3 4 0 4 0 6.0
8 Yrs 107 68 30 2 4 4 2 2 50% 5 0 37 9 24% .848 11 7 41 6 5 57 18 50 46 10 46 9 5.2

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1963 19 HOU NL 258 49% 1.9% 16.3% 8.5% 7.4% 31% 1.11 71% 46 3 7%
1964 20 HOU NL 20 65% 5.0% 10.0% 5.0% 5.0% 17% 2.33 75% 8 0 0%
1965 21 HOU NL 50 48% 0.0% 8.0% 12.0% 8.0% 33% 0.69 80% 10 0 0%
1966 22 HOU NL 236 60% 0.4% 15.7% 13.6% 3.8% 21% 1.03 69% 41 4 10%
1967 23 HOU NL 163 52% 3.1% 11.0% 7.4% 9.2% 36% 0.73 75% 35 0 0%
1969 25 KCR AL 87 52% 4.6% 6.9% 8.1% 11.5% 37% 0.81 79% 16 1 6%
1971 27 STL NL 399 57% 0.8% 12.0% 6.5% 4.8% 17% 1.11 79% 100 11 11%
1972 28 DET AL 154 68% 1.3% 13.6% 9.7% 3.9% 22% 0.77 73% 28 2 7%
1973 29 PIT NL 48 50% 2.1% 12.5% 2.1% 2.1% 10% 0.67 81% 7 0 0%
9 Yrs 1415 56% 1.6% 13.0% 8.6% 5.9% 24% 0.96 75% 291 21 7%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.2% 8.4% 6.1% 27% 1.10 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1963 19 HOU NL 258 62 5 0 5 2 3 1 4 14 9 2 64% 5 2 0 104 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1964 20 HOU NL 20 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 21 HOU NL 50 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 50% 1 0 0 21 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 22 HOU NL 236 44 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 9 4 1 44% 2 6 1 95 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
1967 23 HOU NL 163 42 5 0 0 1 4 2 3 7 5 1 71% 4 1 0 64 1 3 25% 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1969 25 KCR AL 87 27 4 0 0 2 2 0 4 6 4 0 67% 1 4 0 38 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1971 27 STL NL 399 114 3 0 13 3 0 1 2 32 15 4 47% 9 3 1 153 6 4 60% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
1972 28 DET AL 154 27 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 4 4 0 100% 0 1 0 60 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1973 29 PIT NL 48 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 50% 1 1 0 19 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 Yrs 1415 344 22 0 26 8 14 6 16 79 45 9 57% 24 18 2 564 19 12 61% 17 11 2 0 0 1 2 0 44 0
MLB Averages 49% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1963 19 2 2 .500 4.89 22 7 12 0 0 0 57.0 62 38 31 5 22 0 42 3 1 2 258 65 1.474 9.8 0.8 3.5 6.6 1.91 65
1964 20 2 3 .400 5.16 23 8 12 0 0 0 61.0 68 43 35 6 23 0 44 3 1 2 278 62 1.492 10.0 0.9 3.4 6.5 1.91 62
1965 21 2 5 .286 5.02 27 10 12 0 0 0 71.2 80 49 40 6 29 1 48 3 1 2 328 65 1.521 10.0 0.8 3.6 6.0 1.66 65
1966 22 5 10 .333 4.33 37 18 13 0 0 0 126.2 124 71 61 7 61 3 85 4 1 8 564 77 1.461 8.8 0.5 4.3 6.0 1.39 77
1967 23 6 16 .273 4.64 46 25 13 0 0 0 163.0 166 98 84 12 73 4 103 6 1 9 727 72 1.466 9.2 0.7 4.0 5.7 1.41 72
1968 24 6 16 .273 4.64 46 25 13 0 0 0 163.0 166 98 84 12 73 4 103 6 1 9 727 72 1.466 9.2 0.7 4.0 5.7 1.41 72
1969 25 6 17 .261 4.96 54 27 15 0 0 0 181.1 193 115 100 16 80 4 109 6 1 13 814 68 1.506 9.6 0.8 4.0 5.4 1.36 68
1970 26 6 17 .261 4.96 54 27 15 0 0 0 181.1 193 115 100 16 80 4 109 6 1 13 814 68 1.506 9.6 0.8 4.0 5.4 1.36 68
1971 27 9 27 .250 5.08 77 39 19 1 1 0 271.0 307 173 153 19 106 11 157 10 1 16 1213 68 1.524 10.2 0.6 3.5 5.2 1.48 68
1972 28 10 28 .263 4.63 102 40 28 1 1 1 309.1 334 179 159 21 121 13 178 11 1 17 1367 74 1.471 9.7 0.6 3.5 5.2 1.47 74
1973 29 10 29 .256 4.57 108 40 30 1 1 2 321.1 344 183 163 22 122 13 184 11 1 18 1415 75 1.450 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.2 1.51 75

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1963 19 2 4 .333 6.17 54.0 68 41 37 5 24 40 3 1.704 11.3 4.0 6.7 1.67 0.8 22
1964 20 0 0 9.00 4.0 6 4 4 1 1 2 0 1.750 13.5 2.3 4.5 2.00 2.3 1
1965 21 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 13 7 6 0 6 4 0 1.900 11.7 5.4 3.6 0.67 0.0 4
1966 22 2 3 .400 3.98 52.0 46 26 23 1 33 35 1 1.519 8.0 5.7 6.1 1.06 0.2 10
1967 23 1 2 .333 7.15 34.0 46 30 27 5 13 17 2 1.735 12.2 3.4 4.5 1.31 1.3 9
1969 25 0 1 .000 9.00 17.0 28 19 17 4 7 6 0 2.059 14.8 3.7 3.2 0.86 2.1 8
1971 27 3 6 .333 6.18 83.0 119 63 57 3 27 44 4 1.759 12.9 2.9 4.8 1.63 0.3 23
1972 28 3 1 .750 1.95 37.0 32 9 8 2 18 20 1 1.351 7.8 4.4 4.9 1.11 0.5 25
1973 29 0 1 .000 3.75 12.0 11 6 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 8.3 0.8 4.5 6.00 0.8 6
9 Yrs 11 19 .367 5.47 303.0 369 205 184 22 130 174 11 1.647 11.0 5.2 1.34 0.7 108

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1963 NL  born 1944-02-19 (6th)

                                         

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