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Al Holland
Alfred Willis Holland

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 207 lb.
School North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Debut September 5, 1977
  vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 9, 1987
Born August 16, 1952 in Roanoke, VA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1977 24 PIT NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    4    2    2   0    0    1   0   0    10   0   0  7.71  3.95   51 1.714
 1979 26 SFG NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    7.0    3    0    0   0    5    7   0   0    29   0   0  0.00  3.52  inf 1.143
 1980 27 SFG NL   5   3  54   0   0   0  31  7   82.3   71   21   16   2   34   65   1   1   349   8   3  1.75  3.54  202 1.275 RoY-7
 1981 28 SFG NL   7   5  47   3   0   0  23  7  100.7   87   31   27   4   44   78   2   3   431  11   0  2.41  3.42  142 1.301
 1982 29 SFG NL   7   3  58   7   0   0  10  5  129.7  115   56   48  12   40   97   1   6   546   6   1  3.33  3.57  107 1.195
 1983 30 PHI NL   8   4  68   0   0   0  53 25   91.7   63   26   23   8   30  100   0   0   371  12   0  2.26  3.60  159 1.015 MVP-9,CYA-6
 1984 31 PHI NL   5  10  68   0   0   0  61 29   98.3   82   38   37  14   30   61   1   1   404   6   3  3.39  3.63  107 1.139 AS
 1985 32 TOT      1   5  56   0   0   0  28  5   87.0   70   28   28   9   31   62   0   1   355   9   1  2.90  3.76  130 1.161
         TOT NL   1   4  41   0   0   0  22  5   62.7   53   24   24   5   21   48   0   0   256   8   1  3.45  3.61  105 1.181
         PHI NL   0   1   3   0   0   0   3  1    4.0    5    2    2   0    4    1   0   0    21   2   0  4.50  3.71   82 2.250
         PIT NL   1   3  38   0   0   0  19  4   58.7   48   22   22   5   17   47   0   0   235   6   1  3.38  3.60  107 1.108
         CAL AL   0   1  15   0   0   0   6  0   24.3   17    4    4   4   10   14   0   1    99   1   0  1.48  4.15  280 1.110
 1986 33 NYY AL   1   0  25   1   0   0  10  0   40.7   44   29   23   5    9   37   0   0   177   2   0  5.09  4.10   81 1.303
 1987 34 NYY AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    6.3    9   10   10   1    9    5   0   0    37   0   0 14.21  4.43   31 2.842
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .531  34  30 384  11   0   0 216 78  646.0  548  241  214  55  232  513   5  12  2709  54   8  2.98  3.62  122 1.207
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  66   1   0   0  37 13  111.0   94   41   36   9   39   88   0   2   466   9   1  2.98  3.62  122 1.207
 Career High      8  10  68   7   0   0  61 29  129.7  115   56   48  14   44  100   2   6   546  12   3  1.75  4.10  202 1.015

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 27 SFG NL  54    5    2    1   0  1   0    2   0  0   2   2  .200  .429  .600  189    3   2   0   0   0   0 RoY-7
 1981 28 SFG NL  47   16    1    1   0  0   0    1   1  0   1   8  .063  .118  .063  -47    1   5   0   0   0   0
 1982 29 SFG NL  58   34    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  15  .059  .059  .059  -67    2   3   0   0   0   1
 1983 30 PHI NL  68    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-9
 1984 31 PHI NL  68    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1985 32 TOT     56    5    1    2   0  1   0    0   0  0   1      .400  .500  .800  260    4   1   0   0   0   0
         TOT NL  41    5    1    2   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   2  .400  .500  .800  260    4   1   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  38    5    1    2   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   2  .400  .500  .800  260    4   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     384   72    4    6   0  2   0    3   1  0   4  34  .083  .132  .139  -23   10  12   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         30    2    3   0  1   0    1   0  0   2  14  .083  .132  .139  -23    4   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     68   34    2    2   0  1   0    2   1  0   2  15                           4   5   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 27 SFG NL    9    6    2   9.0    93| .200  .263| .429  .325| .600  .382|1.029  .707| 189  .799   0.6   0.1   0%
 1981 28 SFG NL   22   20    0   0.0    90| .063  .260| .118  .325| .063  .373| .181  .698| -47  .000  -3.1  -0.3 100%
 1982 29 SFG NL   37   36    0   0.0    94| .059  .264| .059  .327| .059  .384| .118  .712| -67  .000  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1983 30 PHI NL    8    8    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .388| .000  .719|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1984 31 PHI NL    5    5    0   0.0    95| .000  .266| .000  .331| .000  .386| .000  .717|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1985 32 TOT       7    4    2  13.5    94| .400  .259| .500  .327| .800  .386|1.300  .712| 260  .894   1.0   0.1   0%
         TOT NL    7    4    2  13.5    94| .400  .259| .500  .327| .800  .386|1.300  .712| 260  .894   1.0   0.1   0%
         PIT NL    7    4    2  13.5    94| .400  .259| .500  .327| .800  .386|1.300  .712| 260  .894   1.0   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       88   79    4   1.4    93| .083  .263| .132  .327| .139  .382| .271  .709| -23  .114 -12.3  -1.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1977 24 PIT NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.65 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1979 26 SFG NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.80 0 7.0 1980 27 SFG NL P 54 3 15 3 1 .857 .952 0.33 0.69 1.97 1.91 0 82.3 1981 28 SFG NL P 47 7 11 4 0 .818 .957 0.38 0.68 1.61 1.97 3 100.7 1982 29 SFG NL P 58 2 22 2 1 .923 .952 0.41 0.70 1.67 1.96 7 129.7 1983 30 PHI NL P 68 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.07 0.68 0.49 1.92 0 91.7 1984 31 PHI NL P 68 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.13 0.67 0.82 1.88 0 98.3 AS 1985 32 TOT P 56 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.23 0.68 1.34 1.90 0 87.0 TOT NL P 41 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.22 0.68 1.29 1.92 0 62.7 PHI NL P 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.67 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 PIT NL P 38 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.18 0.68 1.07 1.92 0 58.7 CAL AL P 15 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 0.70 1.48 1.85 0 24.3 1986 33 NYY AL P 25 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.08 0.68 0.44 1.84 1 40.7 1987 34 NYY AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.67 1.43 1.86 0 6.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 24 PIT NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.65 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1979 26 SFG NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.80 0 7.0 1980 27 SFG NL P 54 3 15 3 1 .857 .952 0.33 0.69 1.97 1.91 0 82.3 1981 28 SFG NL P 47 7 11 4 0 .818 .957 0.38 0.68 1.61 1.97 3 100.7 1982 29 SFG NL P 58 2 22 2 1 .923 .952 0.41 0.70 1.67 1.96 7 129.7 1983 30 PHI NL P 68 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.07 0.68 0.49 1.92 0 91.7 1984 31 PHI NL P 68 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.13 0.67 0.82 1.88 0 98.3 1985 32 TOT P 56 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.23 0.68 1.34 1.90 0 87.0 TOT NL P 41 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.22 0.68 1.29 1.92 0 62.7 PHI NL P 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.67 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 PIT NL P 38 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.18 0.68 1.07 1.92 0 58.7 CAL AL P 15 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 0.70 1.48 1.85 0 24.3 1986 33 NYY AL P 25 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.08 0.68 0.44 1.84 1 40.7 1987 34 NYY AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.67 1.43 1.86 0 6.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 384 18 73 11 3 .892 .954 0.24 0.68 1.27 1.92 11 646.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 384 18 73 11 3 .892 .954 0.24 0.68 1.27 1.92 11 646
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1983   NLCS  PHI LAD     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   3     1   0   0   3 
        WS    PHI BAL     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   3.2   1   0   0   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   4   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   6.2   2   0   0   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   NLCS  PHI LAD     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI BAL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   4   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.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1984   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
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
1984

Awards
1983-NL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-NL-9-0.12
Car-839-0.12 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-NL-6-0.03
Car-222-0.03 shares

Games
1981 NL-47-9
1983 NL-68-7
1984 NL-68-7

Saves
1983 NL-25-2
1984 NL-29-4

Games Finished
1983 NL-53-3
1984 NL-61-2

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1500) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.0 (424) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 13.0 (789) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 28, 1975: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

June 28, 1979: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Fred Breining and Ed Whitson to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock, Len Randle, and Dave Roberts.

December 14, 1982: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Joe Morgan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors).

April 20, 1985: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Frankie Griffin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kent Tekulve.

August 2, 1985: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with John Candelaria and George Hendrick to the California Angels for a player to be named later, Pat Clements, and Mike Brown. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

April 4, 1986: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 10, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 8, 1986: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 10, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 2, 1987: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985California Angels$625,000
1987New York Yankees$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,025,000

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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