Lance McCullers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 8, 1964 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catholic HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Catholic HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: August 12, 1985 (Age 21-157d, 12,676th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: June 4, 1992 (Age 28-088d)
vs. MIN 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Lance Graye McCullers

Nicknames: Baby Goose

Relatives: Father of Lance McCullers Jr.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

W

L

ERA

3.25

G

306

GS

SV

IP

526.1

SO

442

WHIP

1.290

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
1982	18	PHI-min	Rk	6	4	.600	3.72	13	13	0	2	1	0	87.0	89	44	36	5	33	2	62	2	2	5				1.402	9.2	0.5	3.4	6.4	1.88	HEL PION
1983	19	PHI-min	A	9	6	.600	4.03	22	21	1	6	2	0	136.1	139	79	61	12	57	0	87	2	1	12				1.438	9.2	0.8	3.8	5.7	1.53	SPB SALL
1984	20	SDP-min	A,AA	10	5	.667	2.39	30	21	4	8	2	0	161.2	130	50	43	4	80	8	142	6	1	8				1.299	7.2	0.2	4.5	7.9	1.78	MIA,BMT FLOR,TL
1985	21	SDP-min	AAA,MLB	11	10	.524	3.66	45	24	11	3	1	5	184.1	158	90	75	14	99	5	175	7	3	2	142			1.394	7.7	0.7	4.8	8.5	1.77	LVG,SDN PCL,NL
1985	21	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	2.31	21	0	11	0	0	5	35.0	23	15	9	3	16	3	27	1	1	0	142	154	3.71	1.114	5.9	0.8	4.1	6.9	1.69
1986	22	SDP-min	MLB	10	10	.500	2.78	70	7	29	0	0	5	136.0	103	46	42	12	58	9	92	4	3	5	550			1.184	6.8	0.8	3.8	6.1	1.59	SDN NL
1986	22	SDP	NL	10	10	.500	2.78	70	7	29	0	0	5	136.0	103	46	42	12	58	9	92	4	3	5	550	132	3.93	1.184	6.8	0.8	3.8	6.1	1.59
1987	23	SDP-min	MLB	8	10	.444	3.72	78	0	41	0	0	16	123.1	115	60	51	11	59	11	126	2	1	5	540			1.411	8.4	0.8	4.3	9.2	2.14	SDN NL
1987	23	SDP	NL	8	10	.444	3.72	78	0	41	0	0	16	123.1	115	60	51	11	59	11	126	2	1	5	540	107	3.47	1.411	8.4	0.8	4.3	9.2	2.14
1988	24	SDP-min	MLB	3	6	.333	2.49	60	0	39	0	0	10	97.2	70	29	27	8	55	12	81	0	2	4	407			1.280	6.5	0.7	5.1	7.5	1.47	SDN NL
1988	24	SDP	NL	3	6	.333	2.49	60	0	39	0	0	10	97.2	70	29	27	8	55	12	81	0	2	4	407	138	3.86	1.280	6.5	0.7	5.1	7.5	1.47
1989	25	NYY-min	MLB	4	3	.571	4.57	52	1	20	0	0	3	84.2	83	46	43	9	37	4	82	3	0	2	373			1.417	8.8	1.0	3.9	8.7	2.22	NYA AL
1989	25	NYY	AL	4	3	.571	4.57	52	1	20	0	0	3	84.2	83	46	43	9	37	4	82	3	0	2	373	86	3.63	1.417	8.8	1.0	3.9	8.7	2.22
1990	26	DET-NYY-min	MLB,AAA	2	0	1.000	2.83	23	1	15	0	0	0	47.2	32	19	15	4	21	3	33	0	0	6	186			1.112	6.0	0.8	4.0	6.2	1.57	DET,NYA,CLB AL,IL
1990	26	TOT	AL	2	0	1.000	3.02	20	1	14	0	0	0	44.2	32	19	15	4	19	3	31	0	0	5	186	134	3.86	1.142	6.4	0.8	3.8	6.2	1.63
1990	26	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	3.60	11	0	7	0	0	0	15.0	14	8	6	2	6	2	11	0	0	3	65	113	4.27	1.333	8.4	1.2	3.6	6.6	1.83
1990	26	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	2.73	9	1	7	0	0	0	29.2	18	11	9	2	13	1	20	0	0	2	121	148	3.65	1.045	5.5	0.6	3.9	6.1	1.54

1992	28	LAD-TEX-min	AAA,MLB	6	2	.750	3.27	47	0	23	0	0	13	74.1	61	35	27	3	29	2	48	2	1	8	314			1.211	7.4	0.4	3.5	5.8	1.66	ABQ,OKC,TEX PCL,AA,AL
1992	28	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	5.40	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	1	4	3	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	23	77	6.38	1.800	1.8	0.0	14.4	5.4	0.38
1993	29	SEA-min	AAA	4	5	.444	5.67	33	10	15	0	0	1	87.1	106	62	55	17	40	2	42	2	0	6	396			1.672	10.9	1.8	4.1	4.3	1.05	CGY PCL
7 Yrs				28	31	.475	3.25	306	9	155	0	0	39	526.1	427	219	190	47	252	42	442	10	7	21	2221	116	3.76	1.290	7.3	0.8	4.3	7.6	1.75
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.475	3.25	66	2	33	0	0	8	114	92	47	41	10	54	9	95	2	2	5	479	116	3.76	1.290	7.3	0.8	4.3	7.6	1.75

SDP (4 yrs)				21	28	.429	2.96	229	7	120	0	0	36	392.0	311	150	129	34	188	35	326	7	7	14	1639	125	3.75	1.273	7.1	0.8	4.3	7.5	1.73
NYY (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	4.42	63	1	27	0	0	3	99.2	97	54	49	11	43	6	93	3	0	5	438	89	3.72	1.405	8.8	1.0	3.9	8.4	2.16
TEX (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.40	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	1	4	3	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	23	77	6.38	1.800	1.8	0.0	14.4	5.4	0.38
DET (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.73	9	1	7	0	0	0	29.2	18	11	9	2	13	1	20	0	0	2	121	148	3.65	1.045	5.5	0.6	3.9	6.1	1.54

AL (3 yrs)				7	3	.700	4.09	77	2	35	0	0	3	134.1	116	69	61	13	64	7	116	3	0	7	582	97	3.81	1.340	7.8	0.9	4.3	7.8	1.81
NL (4 yrs)				21	28	.429	2.96	229	7	120	0	0	36	392.0	311	150	129	34	188	35	326	7	7	14	1639	125	3.75	1.273	7.1	0.8	4.3	7.5	1.73

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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