John Caneira

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: October 7, 1952 in Waterbury, CT us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Naugatuck HS (Naugatuck, CT), the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (5th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT) and the California Angels in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1974 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT).

High School: Naugatuck HS (Naugatuck, CT)

School: Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT)

Debut: September 10, 1977 (Age 24-338d, 13,969th in major league history)
vs. CHW 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: July 22, 1978 (Age 25-288d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Cascaes Caneira

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

4.71

36.1

WHIP

1.486

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1974	21	CAL-min	Rk	10	1	.909	1.74	13	13		5	3	0	88.0	71	25	17	2	18	0	74	0	0	0				1.011	7.3	0.2	1.8	7.6	4.11	IDF PION
1975	22	CAL-min	A	7	5	.583	2.89	18	18		3	1	0	109.0	97	44	35	4	30	2	82	0	1	3				1.165	8.0	0.3	2.5	6.8	2.73	QDS,SLS MIDW,CALL
1976	23	CAL-min	AA	15	4	.789	4.53	25	22		5	0	0	149.0	182	85	75	13	55	0	95	1	1	6				1.591	11.0	0.8	3.3	5.7	1.73	ELP TL
1977	24	CAL-min	AAA	8	4	.667	4.62	27	22		2	1	1	150.0	173	92	77	12	63	4	95	2	0	11				1.573	10.4	0.7	3.8	5.7	1.51	SLC PCL
1977	24	CAL	AL	2	2	.500	4.08	6	4	1	0	0	0	28.2	27	15	13	5	16	2	17	0	1	1	125	97	5.49	1.500	8.5	1.6	5.0	5.3	1.06
1978	25	CAL-min	AAA	10	4	.714	3.76	18	18		6	0	0	115.0	110	53	48	5	50	0	78	2	0	7				1.391	8.6	0.4	3.9	6.1	1.56	SLC PCL
1978	25	CAL	AL	0	0		7.04	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	8	6	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	54	7.15	1.435	9.4	2.3	3.5	0.0	0.00
2 Yrs				2	2	.500	4.71	8	6	1	0	0	0	36.1	35	21	19	7	19	2	17	0	1	1	157	84	5.84	1.486	8.7	1.7	4.7	4.2	0.89
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.500	4.71	39	29	5	0	0	0	176	170	102	92	34	92	10	83	0	5	5	763	84	5.84	1.486	8.7	1.7	4.7	4.2	0.89

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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