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Rick Reuschel
Rickey Eugene Reuschel (Big Daddy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 235 lb.
School Western Illinois University

Debut June 19, 1972
  vs. SFG 0.3 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game April 22, 1991
Born May 16, 1949 in Quincy, IL

Brother of Paul Reuschel

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1972 23 CHC NL  10   8  21  18   5   4   1  0  129.0  127   46   42   3   29   87   2   1   527   6   2  2.93  3.80  130 1.209
 1973 24 CHC NL  14  15  36  36   7   3   0  0  237.0  244   95   79  15   62  168   5  10  1003   6   1  3.00  3.93  131 1.291
 1974 25 CHC NL  13  12  41  38   8   2   2  0  240.7  262  130  115  18   83  160   6   7  1061  12   1  4.30  3.81   89 1.434
 1975 26 CHC NL  11  17  38  37   6   0   1  1  234.0  244  116   97  17   67  155   7   4  1007   8   1  3.73  3.85  103 1.329
 1976 27 CHC NL  14  12  38  37   9   2   1  1  260.0  260  117  100  17   64  146   8   7  1078   5   1  3.46  3.82  110 1.246
 1977 28 CHC NL  20  10  39  37   8   4   2  1  252.0  233   84   78  13   74  166   5   9  1030  11   1  2.79  4.38  157 1.218 MVP-21,CYA-3,AS
 1978 29 CHC NL  14  15  35  35   9   1   0  0  242.7  235   98   92  16   54  115   5  13  1007   8   1  3.41  4.01  118 1.191
 1979 30 CHC NL  18  12  36  36   5   1   0  0  239.0  251  104   96  16   75  125  10   5  1021   8   0  3.62  4.15  115 1.364
 1980 31 CHC NL  11  13  38  38   6   0   0  0  257.0  281  111   97  13   76  140   4   3  1094  10   1  3.40  3.93  116 1.389
 1981 32 TOT      8  11  25  24   4   0   1  0  156.3  162   64   54   8   33   75   5   5   640   4   0  3.11  3.63  117 1.247
         CHC NL   4   7  13  13   1   0   0  0   85.7   87   40   33   4   23   53   4   5   358   4   0  3.47  3.70  107 1.284
         NYY AL   4   4  12  11   3   0   1  0   70.7   75   24   21   4   10   22   1   0   282   0   0  2.67  3.55  133 1.203
 1983 34 CHC NL   1   1   4   4   0   0   0  0   20.7   18    9    9   1   10    9   0   0    88   2   0  3.92  3.78   97 1.355
 1984 35 CHC NL   5   5  19  14   1   0   2  0   92.3  123   57   53   7   23   43   3   2   405   0   0  5.17  3.88   75 1.581
 1985 36 PIT NL  14   8  31  26   9   1   4  1  194.0  153   58   49   7   52  138   3   4   773  10   0  2.27  3.60  158 1.057
 1986 37 PIT NL   9  16  35  34   4   2   0  0  215.7  232  106   95  20   57  125   8   6   930   2   1  3.96  3.84   97 1.340
 1987 38 TOT NL  13   9  34  33  12   4   0  0  227.0  207   91   78  13   42  107   8   7   920   3   0  3.09  4.04  131 1.097 CYA-3,AS
         PIT NL   8   6  25  25   9   3   0  0  177.0  163   63   54  12   35   80   6   5   715   1   0  2.75  4.09  149 1.119
         SFG NL   5   3   9   8   3   1   0  0   50.0   44   28   24   1    7   27   2   2   205   2   0  4.32  3.88   90 1.020
 1988 39 SFG NL  19  11  36  36   7   2   0  0  245.0  242   88   85  11   42   92   6   4  1000   8   0  3.12  3.28  105 1.159
 1989 40 SFG NL  17   8  32  32   2   0   0  0  208.3  195   75   68  18   54  111   2   1   860   4   0  2.94  3.36  114 1.195 CYA-8,AS
 1990 41 SFG NL   3   6  15  13   0   0   1  1   87.0  102   40   38   8   31   49   1   1   390   9   0  3.93  3.65   93 1.529
 1991 42 SFG NL   0   2   4   1   0   0   1  0   10.7   17    5    5   0    7    4   0   0    54   1   0  4.22  3.58   85 2.250
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 19 Yr WL% .528 214 191 557 529 102  26  16  5 3548.3 3588 1494 1330 221  935 2015  88  89 14888 117  10  3.37  3.84  114 1.275
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  34  33   6   1   1  0  222.0  224   93   83  13   58  126   5   5   932   7   0  3.37  3.84  114 1.275
 Career High     20  17  41  38  12   4   4  1  260.0  281  130  115  20   83  168  10  13  1094  12   2  2.27  4.38  158 1.057
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 23 CHC NL  21   44    3    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  15  .136  .174  .159   -8    7   6   0   0   0   1
 1973 24 CHC NL  36   73    3    9   1  0   0    2   0  1   1  27  .123  .133  .137  -27   10   9   1   0   0   0
 1974 25 CHC NL  41   86    4   19   4  1   0    2   0  0   0  27  .221  .218  .291   40   25   9   1   0   0   0
 1975 26 CHC NL  38   77    3   16   2  0   1    7   0  1   3  11  .208  .238  .273   39   21   6   0   0   0   2
 1976 27 CHC NL  38   83    9   19   4  0   0    6   0  0   6  16  .229  .289  .277   57   23   7   0   0   1   2
 1977 28 CHC NL  41   87    9   18   3  1   1    8   0  0   1  18  .207  .225  .299   34   26   6   0   0   1   0 MVP-21,AS
 1978 29 CHC NL  35   73    5   10   2  0   0    4   1  0   4  23  .137  .190  .164   -4   12  10   1   0   1   0
 1979 30 CHC NL  38   79    8   13   2  1   0    6   0  1   7  26  .165  .233  .215   19   17   5   0   0   0   0
 1980 31 CHC NL  44   82    4   13   3  1   0    5   0  0   1  23  .159  .169  .220    5   18  10   0   0   0   0
 1981 32 TOT     28   25    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1      .080  .115  .080  -44    2   4   0   0   0   1
         CHC NL  16   25    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   7  .080  .115  .080  -44    2   4   0   0   0   1
 1983 34 CHC NL   4    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -22    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 35 CHC NL  20   29    2    7   3  0   0    3   0  0   2   8  .241  .281  .345   70   10   4   1   0   0   1
 1985 36 PIT NL  31   59    8   10   2  0   1    7   1  0   3  17  .169  .210  .254   30   15   6   0   0   0   0
 1986 37 PIT NL  43   70    7   11   2  0   0    6   0  0   3  19  .157  .192  .186    4   13   8   0   0   0   0
 1987 38 TOT NL  34   79    8   11   3  0   1   10   1  0   5  26  .139  .190  .215    8   17   7   0   0   0   1 AS
         PIT NL  25   60    7    9   2  0   1    5   1  0   4  23  .150  .203  .233   16   14   6   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL   9   19    1    2   1  0   0    5   0  0   1   3  .105  .150  .158  -17    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1988 39 SFG NL  36   73    4    8   1  0   0    3   0  1   2  25  .110  .133  .123  -24    9  19   0   0   0   1
 1989 40 SFG NL  32   61    2   10   1  0   0    3   0  1   5  16  .164  .224  .180   19   11  16   1   0   0   2 AS
 1990 41 SFG NL  15   26    2    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  11  .154  .154  .192   -3    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1991 42 SFG NL   4    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons     579 1115   82  187  35  4   4   79   3  5  46 310  .168  .202  .217   15  242 135   5   0   3  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        312   23   52  10  1   1   22   1  1  13  87  .168  .202  .217   15   68  38   1   0   1   3
 Career High     44   87    9   19   4  1   1   10   1  1   7  27                          26  19   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 / 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 23 CHC NL   52   45    1   0.6   100| .136  .268| .174  .337| .159  .395| .333  .733|  -8  .029  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1973 24 CHC NL   84   75    2   0.7   102| .123  .270| .133  .341| .137  .402| .270  .743| -27  .037 -13.1  -1.4   0%
 1974 25 CHC NL   96   77    6   2.1    97| .221  .266| .218  .338| .291  .384| .509  .722|  40  .215  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1975 26 CHC NL   86   70    5   1.9    99| .208  .270| .238  .342| .273  .390| .511  .732|  39  .186  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1976 27 CHC NL   97   73    7   2.6    98| .229  .272| .289  .339| .277  .387| .566  .726|  57  .301  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1977 28 CHC NL   95   75    6   2.2   112| .207  .282| .225  .351| .299  .429| .524  .781|  34  .199  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1978 29 CHC NL   89   74    3   1.1   104| .137  .275| .190  .345| .164  .405| .354  .750|  -4  .079 -11.0  -1.2 100%
 1979 30 CHC NL   91   72    4   1.5   108| .165  .280| .233  .347| .215  .416| .448  .763|  19  .122  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1980 31 CHC NL   93   79    4   1.4   101| .159  .275| .169  .338| .220  .399| .389  .737|   5  .112 -11.1  -1.2   0%
 1981 32 TOT      30   28    0   0.0    95| .080  .267| .115  .333| .080  .383| .195  .716| -44  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
         CHC NL   30   28    0   0.0    95| .080  .267| .115  .333| .080  .383| .195  .716| -44  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1983 34 CHC NL    7    6    0   0.0   100| .143  .268| .143  .337| .143  .397| .286  .734| -22  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1984 35 CHC NL   36   28    3   2.9   100| .241  .272| .281  .338| .345  .396| .626  .734|  70  .336  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1985 36 PIT NL   68   55    4   2.0    94| .169  .259| .210  .327| .254  .386| .464  .712|  30  .198  -5.7  -0.6 100%
 1986 37 PIT NL   81   67    3   1.2    99| .157  .264| .192  .334| .186  .398| .378  .732|   4  .089  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1987 38 TOT NL   91   76    3   1.1   105| .139  .268| .190  .337| .215  .417| .405  .755|   8  .060 -10.7  -1.0 100%
         PIT NL   70   57    3   1.4   106| .150  .269| .203  .339| .233  .419| .436  .758|  16  .098  -7.6  -0.7 100%
         SFG NL   21   19    0   0.0   102| .105  .264| .150  .333| .158  .412| .308  .745| -17  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1988 39 SFG NL   94   86    2   0.6    86| .110  .252| .133  .315| .123  .369| .256  .684| -24  .033 -11.6  -1.3   0%
 1989 40 SFG NL   83   71    3   1.1    88| .164  .250| .224  .317| .180  .373| .404  .690|  19  .089  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1990 41 SFG NL   29   25    1   1.1    95| .154  .260| .154  .325| .192  .390| .346  .715|  -3  .070  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1991 42 SFG NL    2    2    0   0.0    90| .000  .253| .000  .320| .000  .379| .000  .699|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons     1304 1084   57   1.4   100| .168  .268| .202  .337| .217  .397| .419  .734|  15  .117 -134.8 -14.2     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1972 23 CHC NL P 21 9 15 1 1 .960 .949 1.14 0.73 1.67 1.78 18 129.0 1973 24 CHC NL P 36 24 49 3 0 .961 .951 2.03 0.73 2.77 1.88 36 237.0 1974 25 CHC NL P 41 28 51 5 4 .940 .944 1.93 0.71 2.95 1.88 38 240.7 1975 26 CHC NL P 38 23 39 0 5 1.000 .947 1.63 0.72 2.38 1.86 37 234.0 1976 27 CHC NL P 38 23 53 4 0 .950 .950 2.00 0.72 2.63 1.88 37 260.0 1977 28 CHC NL P 39 27 45 1 4 .986 .950 1.85 0.67 2.57 1.85 37 252.0 AS 1978 29 CHC NL P 35 24 44 2 1 .971 .951 1.94 0.72 2.52 1.91 35 242.7 1979 30 CHC NL P 36 27 49 3 9 .962 .951 2.11 0.66 2.86 1.80 36 239.0 1980 31 CHC NL P 38 28 56 2 5 .977 .952 2.21 0.69 2.94 1.91 38 257.0 1981 32 TOT P 25 10 35 2 2 .957 .959 1.80 0.74 2.59 1.98 24 156.4 CHC NL P 13 4 21 2 2 .926 .958 1.92 0.68 2.63 1.97 13 85.7 NYY AL P 12 6 14 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 0.81 2.55 1.99 11 70.7 1983 34 CHC NL P 4 4 7 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 0.68 4.78 1.91 4 20.7 1984 35 CHC NL P 19 6 20 1 1 .963 .952 1.37 0.67 2.54 1.88 14 92.3 1985 36 PIT NL P 31 24 40 0 2 1.000 .952 2.06 0.68 2.97 1.92 26 194.0 GG 1986 37 PIT NL P 35 24 44 2 0 .971 .955 1.94 0.66 2.84 1.94 34 215.7 1987 38 TOT NL P 34 25 38 2 2 .969 .955 1.85 0.62 2.50 1.91 33 227.0 GG,AS PIT NL P 25 17 31 2 2 .960 .954 1.92 0.62 2.44 1.91 25 177.0 SFG NL P 9 8 7 0 0 1.000 .955 1.67 0.62 2.70 1.91 8 50.0 1988 39 SFG NL P 36 12 32 0 2 1.000 .954 1.22 0.69 1.62 1.96 36 245.0 1989 40 SFG NL P 32 8 33 0 0 1.000 .947 1.28 0.63 1.77 1.87 32 208.3 AS 1990 41 SFG NL P 15 2 16 1 1 .947 .957 1.20 0.58 1.86 1.80 13 87.0 1991 42 SFG NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.60 0.84 1.85 1 10.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 23 CHC NL P 21 9 15 1 1 .960 .949 1.14 0.73 1.67 1.78 18 129.0 1973 24 CHC NL P 36 24 49 3 0 .961 .951 2.03 0.73 2.77 1.88 36 237.0 1974 25 CHC NL P 41 28 51 5 4 .940 .944 1.93 0.71 2.95 1.88 38 240.7 1975 26 CHC NL P 38 23 39 0 5 1.000 .947 1.63 0.72 2.38 1.86 37 234.0 1976 27 CHC NL P 38 23 53 4 0 .950 .950 2.00 0.72 2.63 1.88 37 260.0 1977 28 CHC NL P 39 27 45 1 4 .986 .950 1.85 0.67 2.57 1.85 37 252.0 1978 29 CHC NL P 35 24 44 2 1 .971 .951 1.94 0.72 2.52 1.91 35 242.7 1979 30 CHC NL P 36 27 49 3 9 .962 .951 2.11 0.66 2.86 1.80 36 239.0 1980 31 CHC NL P 38 28 56 2 5 .977 .952 2.21 0.69 2.94 1.91 38 257.0 1981 32 TOT P 25 10 35 2 2 .957 .959 1.80 0.74 2.59 1.98 24 156.4 CHC NL P 13 4 21 2 2 .926 .958 1.92 0.68 2.63 1.97 13 85.7 NYY AL P 12 6 14 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 0.81 2.55 1.99 11 70.7 1983 34 CHC NL P 4 4 7 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 0.68 4.78 1.91 4 20.7 1984 35 CHC NL P 19 6 20 1 1 .963 .952 1.37 0.67 2.54 1.88 14 92.3 1985 36 PIT NL P 31 24 40 0 2 1.000 .952 2.06 0.68 2.97 1.92 26 194.0 1986 37 PIT NL P 35 24 44 2 0 .971 .955 1.94 0.66 2.84 1.94 34 215.7 1987 38 TOT NL P 34 25 38 2 2 .969 .955 1.85 0.62 2.50 1.91 33 227.0 PIT NL P 25 17 31 2 2 .960 .954 1.92 0.62 2.44 1.91 25 177.0 SFG NL P 9 8 7 0 0 1.000 .955 1.67 0.62 2.70 1.91 8 50.0 1988 39 SFG NL P 36 12 32 0 2 1.000 .954 1.22 0.69 1.62 1.96 36 245.0 1989 40 SFG NL P 32 8 33 0 0 1.000 .947 1.28 0.63 1.77 1.87 32 208.3 1990 41 SFG NL P 15 2 16 1 1 .947 .957 1.20 0.58 1.86 1.80 13 87.0 1991 42 SFG NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.60 0.84 1.85 1 10.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 557 328 667 29 39 .972 .951 1.79 0.69 2.52 1.89 529 3548.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 557 328 667 29 39 .972 .951 1.79 0.69 2.52 1.89 529 3548
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  NYY MIL     W   1   1   3.00  0  1  0  0   6     4   2   1   3 
        WS    NYY LAD     L   2   1   4.91  0  0  0  0   3.2   7   2   3   2 
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   2   2   6.30  0  1  0  0  10    15   7   2   2 
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   2   2   5.19  1  1  0  0   8.2  12   5   2   5 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   1   1  11.25  0  1  0  0   4     5   5   4   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   4   5.79  1  2  0  0  18.2  27  12   4   7 
  2 World Series        0-2   3   2   8.22  0  1  0  0   7.2  12   7   7   4 
  5 Postseason Ser      2-3   8   7   5.85  1  4  0  0  32.1  43  21  12  14 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  NYY MIL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 World Series        0-2   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3   8   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1977   CHC NL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   0  0   1  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1987   PIT NL      0  0  0   1.1   1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1989   SFG NL   *  0  0  0   1     3   2   2   0   0  2   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 3/3      1  0  0  0   3.1   5   2   2   0   1  2   1  0   0  0  0  0  0   5.40 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1987   PIT NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1989   SFG NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1977 *
1987 *
1989 (P)

Awards
1985-ML-Hutch Award

Gold Gloves
1985-NL--P
1987-NL--P
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-NL-21-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-NL-3-0.15
1987-NL-3-0.45
1989-NL-8-0.02
Car-79-0.62 shares

Sac. Hits
1988 NL-19-1
1989 NL-16-2

ERA
1977 NL-2.79-6
1985 NL-2.27-4
1987 NL-3.09-4

Wins
1977 NL-20-3
1979 NL-18-3
1987 NL-13-9
1988 NL-19-4
1989 NL-17-5
Car-214-86

Won-Loss %
1977 NL-.667-8
1989 NL-.680-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1985 NL-1.057-7
1987 NL-1.097-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1985 NL-7.10-7
1987 NL-8.21-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1975 NL-2.58-10
1976 NL-2.22-8
1978 NL-2.00-3
1987 NL-1.67-1
1988 NL-1.54-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1985 NL-6.40-9

Innings
1976 NL-260.0-7
1977 NL-252.0-7
1979 NL-239.0-9
1980 NL-257.0-4
1987 NL-227.0-8
1988 NL-245.0-7
Car-3548.3-67

Strikeouts
1973 NL-168-9
1975 NL-155-9
1976 NL-146-10
1977 NL-166-8
1980 NL-140-9
Car-2015-58

Games Started
1973 NL-36-7
1974 NL-38-6
1975 NL-37-4
1976 NL-37-3
1977 NL-37-5
1978 NL-35-9
1979 NL-36-7
1980 NL-38-1
1986 NL-34-10
1988 NL-36-1
Car-529-34

Comp. Games
1977 NL-8-10
1985 NL-9-6
1987 NL-12-1

Shutouts
1972 NL-4-6
1973 NL-3-7
1977 NL-4-2
1986 NL-2-5
1987 NL-4-1

Hits Allowed
1973 NL-244-10
1974 NL-262-3
1975 NL-244-7
1976 NL-260-2
1977 NL-233-7
1978 NL-235-5
1979 NL-251-3
1980 NL-281-1
1986 NL-232-4
1988 NL-242-2
Car-3588-58

SO to Walk
1973 NL-2.71-4
1975 NL-2.31-8
1977 NL-2.24-10
1985 NL-2.65-8
1987 NL-2.55-7

Losses
1975 NL-17-1
1978 NL-15-3
1980 NL-13-9
1986 NL-16-2
Car-191-51

Earned Runs Allow.
1974 NL-115-3
1976 NL-100-2
1978 NL-92-10
1979 NL-96-8
1980 NL-97-8
1986 NL-95-7
Car-1330-69

Wild Pitches
1973 NL-10-5
1977 NL-9-6
1978 NL-13-2

Hit Batsmen
1974 NL-6-9
1975 NL-7-6
1976 NL-8-2
1979 NL-10-2
1980 NL-4-10
1981 NL-4-2
1986 NL-8-1
1987 NL-8-5
Car-88-89

Batters Faced
1976 NL-1078-6
1977 NL-1030-7
1978 NL-1007-10
1979 NL-1021-9
1980 NL-1094-5
1987 NL-920-8
1988 NL-1000-7
Car-14888-57

Adjusted ERA+
1973 NL-131-7
1977 NL-157-2
1980 NL-116-8
1985 NL-158-4
1987 NL-131-4

Oldest Player
1988 NL-39-7
1989 NL-40-3
1990 NL-41-1
1991 NL-42-1

     

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (324) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 111 (178) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 31.0 (133) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 48.5 (272) (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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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

June 12, 1981: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Doug Bird, and $400,000. The New York Yankees sent Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

June 9, 1983: Released by the New York Yankees.

June 28, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

February 28, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 21, 1987: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin.

June 19, 1991: Released by the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Pittsburgh Pirates$200,000
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$700,000
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$750,000
1988San Francisco Giants$800,000
1989San Francisco Giants$1,175,000
1991San Francisco Giants$1,350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,975,000

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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