Dick Selma

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, CA us

Died: August 29, 2001 in Clovis, CA

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

School: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1965 (Age 21-302d, 9,998th in MLB history)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 9, 1974 (Age 30-278d)
vs. KCR 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Richard Jay Selma

Nicknames: Mortimer Snerd

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

W

L

ERA

3.62

G

307

GS

SV

IP

840.2

SO

681

WHIP

1.326

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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
1963	19	NYM-min	A	12	6	.667	2.58	27	21		16	3		185.0	138	61	53	5	97	3	221	10	0	8				1.270	6.7	0.2	4.7	10.8	2.28	SLS CALL
1964	20	NYM-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.67	36	19		4	1		131.0	126	81	68	18	63	3	103	1	0	8				1.443	8.7	1.2	4.3	7.1	1.63	BFL IL
1965	21	NYM-min	A,AAA	9	7	.563	2.91	22	16		10	0		136.0	102	63	44	7	49	0	164	6	0	8				1.110	6.8	0.5	3.2	10.9	3.35	GRV,BFL WCRS,IL
1965	21	NYM	NL	2	1	.667	3.71	4	4	0	1	1	0	26.2	22	11	11	2	9	0	26	1	0	0	108	96	2.67	1.163	7.4	0.7	3.0	8.8	2.89
1966	22	NYM-min	AAA	4	7	.364	3.50	11	11		3	0		72.0	54	33	28	5	44	0	62	2	0	13				1.361	6.8	0.6	5.5	7.8	1.41	JCK IL
1966	22	NYM	NL	4	6	.400	4.24	30	7	7	0	0	1	80.2	84	47	38	11	39	5	58	3	0	4	355	86	4.45	1.525	9.4	1.2	4.4	6.5	1.49
1967	23	NYM-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.27	14	0		0	0		22.0	21	9	8	2	6	1	20	0	1	3				1.227	8.6	0.8	2.5	8.2	3.33	JCK IL
1967	23	NYM	NL	2	4	.333	2.77	38	4	12	0	0	2	81.1	71	29	25	3	36	6	52	2	0	5	341	123	3.14	1.316	7.9	0.3	4.0	5.8	1.44
1968	24	NYM	NL	9	10	.474	2.75	33	23	3	4	3	0	170.1	148	63	52	11	54	5	117	5	0	7	703	110	2.89	1.186	7.8	0.6	2.9	6.2	2.17
1969	25	TOT	NL	12	10	.545	3.68	40	28	7	5	2	1	190.2	156	84	78	16	81	7	181	3	1	8	791	108	3.02	1.243	7.4	0.8	3.8	8.5	2.23
1969	25	SDP	NL	2	2	.500	4.09	4	3	1	1	0	0	22.0	19	10	10	3	9	0	20	0	0	0	92	88	3.69	1.273	7.8	1.2	3.7	8.2	2.22
1969	25	CHC	NL	10	8	.556	3.63	36	25	6	4	2	1	168.2	137	74	68	13	72	7	161	3	1	8	699	111	2.94	1.239	7.3	0.7	3.8	8.6	2.24
1970	26	PHI	NL	8	9	.471	2.75	73	0	47	0	0	22	134.1	108	42	41	8	59	9	153	4	1	10	552	147	2.54	1.243	7.2	0.5	4.0	10.3	2.59
1971	27	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	3.28	17	0	9	0	0	1	24.2	21	9	9	2	8	0	15	2	0	2	102	110	3.51	1.176	7.7	0.7	2.9	5.5	1.88
1972	28	PHI	NL	2	9	.182	5.56	46	10	25	1	0	3	98.2	91	67	61	13	73	9	58	5	0	6	459	65	5.31	1.662	8.3	1.2	6.7	5.3	0.79
1973	29	STL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.16	25	2		0	0	1	61.0	65	36	35	4	33	5	57	1	0	3				1.607	9.6	0.6	4.9	8.4	1.73	TUL AA
1973	29	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	5.63	6	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	6	5	5	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	32	71	5.07	1.375	6.8	1.1	5.6	4.5	0.80
1974	30	CAL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	6.30	11	0		0	0	4	10.0	10	7	7	1	3	1	11	0	0	0				1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	9.9	3.67	SLC PCL
1974	30	TOT	AL	2	2	.500	6.39	20	0	13	0	0	1	25.1	27	18	18	2	17	2	17	2	0	4	115	55	4.51	1.737	9.6	0.7	6.0	6.0	1.00
1974	30	CAL	AL	2	2	.500	5.09	18	0	12	0	0	1	23.0	22	13	13	2	17	2	15	1	0	4	102	68	4.75	1.696	8.6	0.8	6.7	5.9	0.88
1974	30	MIL	AL	0	0		19.29	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	5	5	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	13	22	2.15	2.143	19.3	0.0	0.0	7.7
1975	31	LAD-min	AAA	8	1	.889	2.83	31	0		0	0	7	70.0	59	29	22	6	40	5	49	0	1	3				1.414	7.6	0.8	5.1	6.3	1.23	ABQ PCL
1976	32	LAD-min	AAA	2	6	.250	3.71	41	0		0	0	17	51.0	48	26	21	3	31	5	45	0	2	2				1.549	8.5	0.5	5.5	7.9	1.45	ABQ PCL
10 Yrs				42	54	.438	3.62	307	76	124	11	6	31	840.2	734	375	338	69	381	44	681	27	2	46	3558	100	3.40	1.326	7.9	0.7	4.1	7.3	1.79
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.438	3.62	55	13	22	2	1	6	149	130	67	60	12	68	8	121	5	0	8	632	100	3.40	1.326	7.9	0.7	4.1	7.3	1.79

NYM (4 yrs)				17	21	.447	3.16	105	38	22	5	4	3	359.0	325	150	126	27	138	16	253	11	0	16	1507	104	3.28	1.290	8.1	0.7	3.5	6.3	1.83
PHI (4 yrs)				11	21	.344	3.93	142	10	82	1	0	26	265.2	226	123	116	24	145	19	230	11	1	18	1145	97	3.73	1.396	7.7	0.8	4.9	7.8	1.59
SDP (1 yr)				2	2	.500	4.09	4	3	1	1	0	0	22.0	19	10	10	3	9	0	20	0	0	0	92	88	3.69	1.273	7.8	1.2	3.7	8.2	2.22
CAL (1 yr)				2	2	.500	5.09	18	0	12	0	0	1	23.0	22	13	13	2	17	2	15	1	0	4	102	68	4.75	1.696	8.6	0.8	6.7	5.9	0.88
CHC (1 yr)				10	8	.556	3.63	36	25	6	4	2	1	168.2	137	74	68	13	72	7	161	3	1	8	699	111	2.94	1.239	7.3	0.7	3.8	8.6	2.24
MIL (1 yr)				0	0		19.29	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	5	5	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	13	22	2.15	2.143	19.3	0.0	0.0	7.7

NL (9 yrs)				40	52	.435	3.53	287	76	111	11	6	30	815.1	707	357	320	67	364	42	664	25	2	42	3443	103	3.37	1.314	7.8	0.7	4.0	7.3	1.82
AL (1 yr)				2	2	.500	6.39	20	0	13	0	0	1	25.1	27	18	18	2	17	2	17	2	0	4	115	55	4.51	1.737	9.6	0.7	6.0	6.0	1.00

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L

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GS

SV

IP

SO

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