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Bob Welch
Robert Lynn Welch

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
School Eastern Michigan University

Debut June 20, 1978
  vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 11, 1994
Born November 3, 1956 in Detroit, MI

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1978 21 LAD NL   7   4  23  13   4   3   6  3  111.3   92   28   25   6   26   66   1   2   439   2   2  2.02  3.51  174 1.060
 1979 22 LAD NL   5   6  25  12   1   0  10  5   81.3   82   42   36   7   32   64   3   0   349   4   0  3.98  3.67   92 1.402
 1980 23 LAD NL  14   9  32  32   3   2   0  0  213.7  190   85   78  15   79  141   3   7   889   6   5  3.29  3.54  108 1.259 AS
 1981 24 LAD NL   9   5  23  23   2   1   0  0  141.3  141   56   54  11   41   88   3   2   601   0   0  3.44  3.35   97 1.288
 1982 25 LAD NL  16  11  36  36   9   3   0  0  235.7  199   94   88  19   81  176   5   5   965   5   1  3.36  3.50  104 1.188
 1983 26 LAD NL  15  12  31  31   4   3   0  0  204.0  164   73   60  13   72  156   3   4   828   4   6  2.65  3.60  136 1.157 CYA-8
 1984 27 LAD NL  13  13  31  29   3   1   0  0  178.7  191   86   75  11   58  126   2   4   771   7   2  3.78  3.52   93 1.394
 1985 28 LAD NL  14   4  23  23   8   3   0  0  167.3  141   49   43  16   35   96   6   7   675   2   4  2.31  3.45  149 1.052
 1986 29 LAD NL   7  13  33  33   7   3   0  0  235.7  227   95   86  14   55  183   7   2   981   6   1  3.28  3.47  106 1.197
 1987 30 LAD NL  15   9  35  35   6   4   0  0  251.7  204   94   90  21   86  196   4   4  1027   6   4  3.22  4.00  124 1.152 CYA-8
 1988 31 OAK AL  17   9  36  36   4   2   0  0  244.7  237  107   99  22   81  158  10   3  1034   1  13  3.64  3.82  105 1.300
 1989 32 OAK AL  17   8  33  33   1   0   0  0  209.7  191   82   70  13   78  137   6   5   884   3   0  3.00  3.70  123 1.283
 1990 33 OAK AL  27   6  35  35   2   2   0  0  238.0  214   90   78  26   77  127   5   2   979   4   2  2.95  3.72  126 1.223 MVP-9,CYA-1,AS
 1991 34 OAK AL  12  13  35  35   7   1   0  0  220.0  220  124  112  25   91  101  11   3   950   3   2  4.58  3.82   83 1.414
 1992 35 OAK AL  11   7  20  20   0   0   0  0  123.7  114   47   45  13   43   47   2   1   513   0   0  3.27  3.75  115 1.270
 1993 36 OAK AL   9  11  30  28   0   0   0  0  166.7  208  102   98  25   56   63   7   1   746   5   0  5.29  4.08   77 1.584
 1994 37 OAK AL   3   6  25   8   0   0   4  0   68.7   79   56   54  10   43   44   1   3   325   2   3  7.08  4.42   62 1.777
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .591 211 146 506 462  61  28  20  8 3092.0 2894 1310 1191 267 1034 1969  79  55 12956  60  45  3.47  3.68  106 1.270
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  35  32   4   1   1  0  217.0  203   92   83  18   72  138   5   3   910   4   3  3.47  3.68  106 1.270
 Career High     27  13  36  36   9   4  10  5  251.7  237  124  112  26   91  196  11   7  1034   7  13  2.02  4.42  174 1.052
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 21 LAD NL  23   29    3    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .172  .172  .207    6    6   6   0   0   0   0
 1979 22 LAD NL  25   19    1    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   6  .158  .200  .158   -0    3   3   0   0   1   0
 1980 23 LAD NL  34   70    1   17   3  0   0    3   0  0   1  13  .243  .254  .286   51   20   5   0   0   0   0 AS
 1981 24 LAD NL  23   45    3   10   0  1   0    2   0  0   1  16  .222  .239  .267   46   12   7   0   0   0   0
 1982 25 LAD NL  38   85    5   12   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  32  .141  .167  .153   -9   13   7   2   0   0   0
 1983 26 LAD NL  31   73    2    7   1  0   1    2   0  1   1  22  .096  .120  .151  -25   11   3   0   0   1   1
 1984 27 LAD NL  32   51    0    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   2  15  .078  .113  .078  -45    4   8   0   0   0   1
 1985 28 LAD NL  25   50    4    9   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  13  .180  .226  .200   22   10   7   0   0   0   1
 1986 29 LAD NL  35   76    2    8   0  0   1    4   0  0   4  23  .105  .160  .145  -12   11   5   0   0   1   0
 1987 30 LAD NL  38   83    5   13   0  0   0    5   0  0   7  24  .157  .222  .157    4   13   8   0   0   0   0
 1994 37 OAK AL  26    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     520  582   26   88   7  1   2   30   0  1  22 171  .151  .186  .177    2  103  59   2   0   3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        181    8   27   2  0   1    9   0  0   7  53  .151  .186  .177    2   32  18   1   0   1   1
 Career High     38   85    5   17   3  1   1    5   0  1   7  32                          20   8   2   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 21 LAD NL   35   30    1   0.9    95| .172  .262| .172  .330| .207  .385| .379  .715|   6  .056  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1979 22 LAD NL   23   19    1   1.4    99| .158  .268| .200  .333| .158  .397| .358  .730|  -0  .112  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1980 23 LAD NL   76   58    5   2.3    94| .243  .266| .254  .328| .286  .386| .540  .713|  51  .251  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1981 24 LAD NL   53   42    3   1.9    89| .222  .259| .239  .324| .267  .371| .506  .695|  46  .201  -3.5  -0.4   0%
 1982 25 LAD NL   97   82    3   1.0    93| .141  .263| .167  .326| .153  .383| .320  .709|  -9  .066 -12.4  -1.3   0%
 1983 26 LAD NL   78   71    1   0.4    96| .096  .262| .120  .330| .151  .388| .271  .719| -25  .012 -12.6  -1.3   0%
 1984 27 LAD NL   61   56    1   0.5    92| .078  .261| .113  .326| .078  .379| .191  .705| -45  .019  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1985 28 LAD NL   60   49    3   1.6    92| .180  .256| .226  .324| .200  .382| .426  .706|  22  .153  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1986 29 LAD NL   86   73    2   0.7    92| .105  .253| .160  .322| .145  .382| .305  .704| -12  .038 -11.6  -1.2   0%
 1987 30 LAD NL   98   78    4   1.4   104| .157  .267| .222  .336| .157  .415| .379  .751|   4  .094 -11.6  -1.1   0%
 1994 37 OAK AL    1    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .262| .000  .332| .000  .416| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons      668  560   24   1.2    95| .151  .262| .186  .328| .177  .388| .363  .715|   2  .083 -78.2  -8.0     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 21 LAD NL P 23 6 12 1 0 .947 .952 0.78 0.72 1.46 1.91 13 111.3 1979 22 LAD NL P 25 2 8 3 3 .769 .952 0.40 0.66 1.11 1.80 12 81.3 1980 23 LAD NL P 32 15 26 1 3 .976 .951 1.28 0.69 1.73 1.91 32 213.7 AS 1981 24 LAD NL P 23 4 18 0 1 1.000 .961 0.96 0.68 1.40 1.97 23 141.3 1982 25 LAD NL P 36 19 26 2 0 .957 .951 1.25 0.70 1.72 1.96 36 235.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1983 26 LAD NL P 31 14 27 3 1 .932 .951 1.32 0.68 1.81 1.92 31 204.0 1984 27 LAD NL P 31 20 28 2 5 .960 .954 1.55 0.67 2.42 1.88 29 178.7 1985 28 LAD NL P 23 15 27 3 1 .933 .952 1.83 0.68 2.26 1.92 23 167.3 1986 29 LAD NL P 33 21 26 2 2 .959 .955 1.42 0.66 1.79 1.94 33 235.7 1987 30 LAD NL P 35 25 38 0 3 1.000 .955 1.80 0.62 2.25 1.91 35 251.7 1988 31 OAK AL P 36 16 32 1 2 .980 .962 1.33 0.67 1.77 1.78 36 244.7 1989 32 OAK AL P 33 26 21 4 3 .922 .959 1.42 0.66 2.02 1.87 33 209.7 1990 33 OAK AL P 35 20 31 0 2 1.000 .953 1.46 0.59 1.93 1.78 35 238.0 AS 1991 34 OAK AL P 35 15 29 2 1 .957 .957 1.26 0.58 1.80 1.80 35 220.0 1992 35 OAK AL P 20 5 13 1 1 .947 .952 0.90 0.56 1.31 1.72 20 123.7 1993 36 OAK AL P 30 16 26 0 2 1.000 .952 1.40 0.56 2.27 1.79 28 166.7 1994 37 OAK AL P 25 4 6 1 0 .909 .952 0.40 0.52 1.31 1.72 8 68.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 25 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1982 25 LAD NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1978 21 LAD NL P 23 6 12 1 0 .947 .952 0.78 0.72 1.46 1.91 13 111.3 1979 22 LAD NL P 25 2 8 3 3 .769 .952 0.40 0.66 1.11 1.80 12 81.3 1980 23 LAD NL P 32 15 26 1 3 .976 .951 1.28 0.69 1.73 1.91 32 213.7 1981 24 LAD NL P 23 4 18 0 1 1.000 .961 0.96 0.68 1.40 1.97 23 141.3 1982 25 LAD NL P 36 19 26 2 0 .957 .951 1.25 0.70 1.72 1.96 36 235.7 1983 26 LAD NL P 31 14 27 3 1 .932 .951 1.32 0.68 1.81 1.92 31 204.0 1984 27 LAD NL P 31 20 28 2 5 .960 .954 1.55 0.67 2.42 1.88 29 178.7 1985 28 LAD NL P 23 15 27 3 1 .933 .952 1.83 0.68 2.26 1.92 23 167.3 1986 29 LAD NL P 33 21 26 2 2 .959 .955 1.42 0.66 1.79 1.94 33 235.7 1987 30 LAD NL P 35 25 38 0 3 1.000 .955 1.80 0.62 2.25 1.91 35 251.7 1988 31 OAK AL P 36 16 32 1 2 .980 .962 1.33 0.67 1.77 1.78 36 244.7 1989 32 OAK AL P 33 26 21 4 3 .922 .959 1.42 0.66 2.02 1.87 33 209.7 1990 33 OAK AL P 35 20 31 0 2 1.000 .953 1.46 0.59 1.93 1.78 35 238.0 1991 34 OAK AL P 35 15 29 2 1 .957 .957 1.26 0.58 1.80 1.80 35 220.0 1992 35 OAK AL P 20 5 13 1 1 .947 .952 0.90 0.56 1.31 1.72 20 123.7 1993 36 OAK AL P 30 16 26 0 2 1.000 .952 1.40 0.56 2.27 1.79 28 166.7 1994 37 OAK AL P 25 4 6 1 0 .909 .952 0.40 0.52 1.31 1.72 8 68.7 1982 25 LAD NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 506 243 394 26 30 .961 .955 1.26 0.64 1.85 1.87 462 3092.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 OF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1 0 1# RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 507 243 394 26 30 .961 .955 1.26 0.64 1.85 1.87 462 3093
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   0   2.08  1  0  0  0   4.1   2   1   0   5 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   3   0   6.23  0  1  1  0   4.1   4   3   2   6 
 1981   NLDS  LAD HOU     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   1   1 
        NLCS  LAD MON     W   3   0   5.40  0  0  1  0   1.2   2   1   0   2 
        WS    LAD NYY     W   1   1    inf  0  0  0  0   0     3   2   1   0 
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   1   1   6.75  0  1  0  0   1.1   0   1   2   0 
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   1   1   6.75  0  1  0  0   2.2   5   2   6   2 
 1988   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   1   1  19.29  0  0  0  0   2.1   6   5   2   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     L   1   1   1.80  0  0  0  0   5     6   1   3   8 
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   1   1   3.18  1  0  0  0   5.2   8   2   1   4 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   1   1   1.23  1  0  0  0   7.1   6   1   3   4 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   1   1   4.91  0  0  0  0   7.1   9   4   2   2 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   1   1   2.57  0  0  0  0   7     7   2   1   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  8 Lg Champ Series     5-3  10   6   4.18  3  2  1  0  32.1  36  15  15  24 
  4 World Series        1-3   6   3   5.40  0  1  1  0  16.2  22  10   8  16 
 13 Postseason Ser      7-6  17   9   4.50  3  3  2  0  50    58  25  24  41 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  LAD HOU     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  LAD MON     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1988   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  8 Lg Champ Series     5-3  10   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 World Series        1-3   6   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 13 Postseason Series   7-6  17   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1980   LAD NL      0  0  0   3     5   2   2   1   4  1   0  1   0  0  1  0  0 
 1990   OAK AL   *  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/2      1  0  0  0   5     6   2   2   1   5  1   0  1   0  0  1  0  0   3.60 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1980   LAD NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1990   OAK AL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1980 *
1990 (P)

Awards
1990-AL-CYA
1990-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1990-AL-9-0.14
Car-799-0.14 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-NL-8-0.02
1987-NL-8-0.02
1990-AL-1-0.76
1 Cy Young
Car-67-0.80 shares

ERA
1983 NL-2.65-3
1985 NL-2.31-5
1987 NL-3.22-6
1989 AL-3.00-7
1990 AL-2.95-6

Wins
1980 NL-14-9
1982 NL-16-7
1983 NL-15-6
1987 NL-15-5
1988 AL-17-7
1989 AL-17-6
1990 AL-27-1
Car-211-89

Won-Loss %
1985 NL-.778-5
1987 NL-.625-9
1988 AL-.654-8
1989 AL-.680-9
1990 AL-.818-1

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1983 NL-1.157-4
1985 NL-1.052-5
1987 NL-1.152-4
1990 AL-1.223-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1982 NL-7.60-6
1983 NL-7.24-3
1985 NL-7.58-8
1987 NL-7.30-3
1989 AL-8.20-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1985 NL-1.88-6
1986 NL-2.10-4

Strikeouts/9IP
1980 NL-5.94-5
1982 NL-6.72-5
1983 NL-6.88-8
1986 NL-6.99-8
1987 NL-7.01-6

Innings
1982 NL-235.7-10
1987 NL-251.7-2
1988 AL-244.7-9
1990 AL-238.0-3

Strikeouts
1980 NL-141-8
1981 NL-88-9
1982 NL-176-6
1983 NL-156-7
1986 NL-183-8
1987 NL-196-3
Car-1969-69

Games Started
1981 NL-23-10
1982 NL-36-5
1987 NL-35-4
1988 AL-36-2
1989 AL-33-10
1990 AL-35-3
1991 AL-35-1
Car-462-71

Comp. Games
1982 NL-9-7
1985 NL-8-9
1986 NL-7-8
1987 NL-6-7
1991 AL-7-6

Shutouts
1978 NL-3-6
1982 NL-3-7
1983 NL-3-5
1985 NL-3-7
1986 NL-3-3
1987 NL-4-1
1988 AL-2-8
1990 AL-2-6

Home Runs Allow.
1981 NL-11-3
1982 NL-19-10
1990 AL-26-4
1991 AL-25-4
1993 AL-25-10
Car-267-70

Bases On Balls Allow.
1980 NL-79-10
1982 NL-81-9
1987 NL-86-8
1989 AL-78-10
1991 AL-91-8
Car-1034-98

Hits Allowed
1986 NL-227-6
1988 AL-237-7
1990 AL-214-7

SO to Walk
1985 NL-2.74-7
1986 NL-3.33-3
1987 NL-2.28-9

Losses
1984 NL-13-10
1986 NL-13-6
1991 AL-13-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1988 AL-99-7
1991 AL-112-2

Wild Pitches
1980 NL-7-10

Hit Batsmen
1981 NL-3-10
1982 NL-5-7
1985 NL-6-6
1986 NL-7-3
1988 AL-10-5
1991 AL-11-5

Batters Faced
1987 NL-1027-4
1988 AL-1034-8
1990 AL-979-3

Adjusted ERA+
1983 NL-136-4
1985 NL-149-5
1987 NL-124-5
1990 AL-126-7

Salary
1991 AL-$3,450,000-7

     

Black Ink: Pitching - 9 (253) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 138 (113) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 37.0 (84) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 67.0 (170) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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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