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Ricardo Rincon
Ricardo (Espinoza) Rincon

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 3, 1997
  vs. SFG 1.7 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Born April 13, 1970 in Cuitlahuac, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1997 27 PIT NL   4   8  62   0   0   0  23  4   60.0   51   26   23   5   24   71   2   2   254   6   3  3.45  4.33  126 1.250
 1998 28 PIT NL   0   2  60   0   0   0  27 14   65.0   50   31   21   6   29   64   0   2   272   2   0  2.91  4.36  150 1.215
 1999 29 CLE AL   2   3  59   0   0   0  14  0   44.7   41   22   22   6   24   30   1   2   193   5   1  4.43  5.02  113 1.455
 2000 30 CLE AL   2   0  35   0   0   0   4  0   20.0   17    7    6   1   13   20   1   1    90   1   0  2.70  4.92  182 1.500
 2001 31 CLE AL   2   1  67   0   0   0  19  2   54.0   44   18   17   3   21   50   0   1   223   5   0  2.83  4.48  158 1.204
 2002 32 TOT AL   1   4  71   0   0   0   9  1   56.0   47   28   26   4   11   49   1   0   222   1   0  4.18  4.36  104 1.036
         CLE AL   1   4  46   0   0   0   6  0   35.7   36   21   19   3    8   30   1   0   150   1   0  4.79  4.38   91 1.234
         OAK AL   0   0  25   0   0   0   3  1   20.3   11    7    7   1    3   19   0   0    72   0   0  3.10  4.33  140 0.689
 2003 33 OAK AL   8   4  64   0   0   0  16  0   55.3   45   21   20   4   32   40   3   0   241   4   0  3.25  4.44  136 1.392
 2004 34 OAK AL   1   1  67   0   0   0  10  0   44.0   45   22   18   3   22   40   1   4   201   4   0  3.68  4.54  123 1.523
 2005 35 OAK AL   1   1  67   0   0   0   4  0   37.3   34   19   18   7   20   27   1   1   162   4   0  4.34  4.36  101 1.446
 2006 36 STL NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   1  0    3.3    6    4    4   1    4    6   1   0    21   0   0 10.80  4.45   41 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .467  21  24 557   0   0   0 127 21  439.7  380  198  175  40  200  397  11  13  1879  32   4  3.58  4.49  125 1.319
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   2  68   0   0   0  15  2   53.7   46   24   21   4   24   48   1   1   229   3   0  3.58  4.49  125 1.319
 Career High      8   8  71   0   0   0  27 14   65.0   51   31   26   7   32   71   3   4   272   6   3  2.83  5.02  158 1.036

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 27 PIT NL  59    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1998 28 PIT NL  58    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 2002 32 TOT AL  28    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     321    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   1
 Career High     67    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   1   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 27 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0   111| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .430| .000  .776|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1998 28 PIT NL    2    3    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .000  .342| .000  .428| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 32 TOT AL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .261| .000  .328| .000  .420| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .261| .000  .328| .000  .420| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons        5    6    0   0.0   108| .000  .269| .000  .340| .000  .426| .000  .766|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 27 PIT NL P 62 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.15 0.52 1.35 1.84 0 60.0 1998 28 PIT NL P 60 3 9 2 2 .857 .960 0.20 0.54 1.66 1.86 0 65.0 1999 29 CLE AL P 59 1 10 0 1 1.000 .948 0.19 0.47 2.21 1.69 0 44.7 2000 30 CLE AL P 35 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.14 0.46 2.25 1.62 0 20.0 2001 31 CLE AL P 67 5 5 1 0 .909 .952 0.15 0.49 1.67 1.75 0 54.0 2002 32 TOT AL P 71 1 7 0 1 1.000 .964 0.11 0.48 1.29 1.69 0 56.0 CLE AL P 46 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.11 0.48 1.26 1.69 0 35.7 OAK AL P 25 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.12 0.48 1.33 1.68 0 20.3 2003 33 OAK AL P 64 2 9 0 0 1.000 .957 0.17 0.49 1.79 1.73 0 55.3 2004 34 OAK AL P 67 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.04 0.45 0.61 1.66 0 44.0 2005 35 OAK AL P 67 3 3 2 0 .750 .952 0.09 0.46 1.45 1.69 0 37.3 2006 36 STL NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.44 2.73 1.64 0 3.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 27 PIT NL P 62 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.15 0.52 1.35 1.84 0 60.0 1998 28 PIT NL P 60 3 9 2 2 .857 .960 0.20 0.54 1.66 1.86 0 65.0 1999 29 CLE AL P 59 1 10 0 1 1.000 .948 0.19 0.47 2.21 1.69 0 44.7 2000 30 CLE AL P 35 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.14 0.46 2.25 1.62 0 20.0 2001 31 CLE AL P 67 5 5 1 0 .909 .952 0.15 0.49 1.67 1.75 0 54.0 2002 32 TOT AL P 71 1 7 0 1 1.000 .964 0.11 0.48 1.29 1.69 0 56.0 CLE AL P 46 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.11 0.48 1.26 1.69 0 35.7 OAK AL P 25 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.12 0.48 1.33 1.68 0 20.3 2003 33 OAK AL P 64 2 9 0 0 1.000 .957 0.17 0.49 1.79 1.73 0 55.3 2004 34 OAK AL P 67 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.04 0.45 0.61 1.66 0 44.0 2005 35 OAK AL P 67 3 3 2 0 .750 .952 0.09 0.46 1.45 1.69 0 37.3 2006 36 STL NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.44 2.73 1.64 0 3.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 557 21 55 5 4 .938 .956 0.14 0.48 1.56 1.74 0 439.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 557 21 55 5 4 .938 .956 0.14 0.48 1.55 1.74 0 440
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  CLE BOS     L   1   0  40.50  0  0  0  0   0.2   2   3   1   1 
 2001   ALDS  CLE SEA     L   3   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   2     2   2   0   3 
 2002   ALDS  OAK MIN     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     2   0   0   2 
 2003   ALDS  OAK BOS     L   4   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   4     4   2   1   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       0-4  10   0   6.52  0  0  0  0   9.2  10   7   2   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  CLE BOS     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   ALDS  CLE SEA     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   ALDS  OAK MIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  OAK BOS     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       0-4  10   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2002 AL-71-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

March 30, 1997: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

November 18, 1998: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Brian Giles.

July 30, 2002: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Marshall McDougall.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 30, 2007: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1997Pittsburgh Pirates$150,000
1998Pittsburgh Pirates$245,000
1999Cleveland Indians$450,000
2000Cleveland Indians$1,000,000
2001Cleveland Indians$1,500,000
2002Cleveland Indians$1,500,000
2003Oakland Athletics$1,700,000
2004Oakland Athletics$1,750,000
2005Oakland Athletics$1,900,000
2006St. Louis Cardinals$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$11,395,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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