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Rick Sutcliffe
Richard Lee Sutcliffe (Red Baron)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 7", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 29, 1976
  vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game July 22, 1994
Born June 21, 1956 in Independence, MO

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1976 20 LAD NL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    5.0    2    0    0   0    1    3   0   0    17   0   0  0.00  3.40  inf 0.600
 1978 22 LAD NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    2    0    0   0    1    0   1   0     9   0   0  0.00  3.51  inf 1.800
 1979 23 LAD NL  17  10  39  30   5   1   2  0  242.0  217  104   93  16   97  117   2   8  1016   6   6  3.46  3.67  106 1.298 RoY-1
 1980 24 LAD NL   3   9  42  10   1   1  19  5  110.0  122   73   68  10   55   59   1   4   491   2   5  5.56  3.54   64 1.609
 1981 25 LAD NL   2   2  14   6   0   0   5  0   47.0   41   24   21   5   20   16   2   0   197   2   0  4.02  3.35   83 1.298
 1982 26 CLE AL  14   8  34  27   6   1   3  1  216.0  174   81   71  16   98  142   4   6   887   2   1  2.96  4.12  139 1.259 MVP-32,CYA-5
 1983 27 CLE AL  17  11  36  35  10   2   0  0  243.3  251  131  116  23  102  160   6   7  1061   5   3  4.29  4.28  100 1.451 AS
 1984 28 TOT     20   6  35  35   9   3   0  0  244.7  234  113   99  16   85  213   3   6  1030   3   3  3.64  3.97  109 1.304
         CLE AL   4   5  15  15   2   0   0  0   94.3  111   60   54   7   46   58   2   3   428   3   1  5.15  4.12   80 1.664
         CHC NL  16   1  20  20   7   3   0  0  150.3  123   53   45   9   39  155   1   3   602   0   2  2.69  3.88  144 1.078 MVP-4,CYA-1
 1985 29 CHC NL   8   8  20  20   6   3   0  0  130.0  119   51   46  12   44  102   3   6   549   3   0  3.18  3.96  124 1.254
 1986 30 CHC NL   5  14  28  27   4   1   0  0  176.7  166   92   91  18   96  122   1  13   764   8   1  4.64  4.02   87 1.483
 1987 31 CHC NL  18  10  34  34   6   1   0  0  237.3  223  106   97  24  106  174   4   9  1012  14   4  3.68  4.25  116 1.386 CYA-2,AS
 1988 32 CHC NL  13  14  32  32  12   2   0  0  226.0  232   97   97  18   70  144   2  11   958   9   4  3.86  3.63   94 1.336
 1989 33 CHC NL  16  11  35  34   5   1   0  0  229.0  202   98   93  18   69  153   2  12   938   8   6  3.66  3.78  103 1.183 AS
 1990 34 CHC NL   0   2   5   5   0   0   0  0   21.3   25   14   14   2   12    7   0   4    97   0   0  5.91  4.10   69 1.734
 1991 35 CHC NL   6   5  19  18   0   0   0  0   96.7   96   52   44   4   45   52   0   2   422   2   2  4.10  3.87   95 1.459
 1992 36 BAL AL  16  15  36  36   5   2   0  0  237.3  251  123  118  20   74  109   7   7  1018   4   2  4.47  3.99   89 1.369
 1993 37 BAL AL  10  10  29  28   3   0   0  0  166.0  212  112  106  23   74   80   6   1   763   5   0  5.75  4.47   78 1.723
 1994 38 STL NL   6   4  16  14   0   0   1  0   67.7   93   53   49  11   32   26   2   4   319   2   1  6.52  4.18   64 1.847
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .552 171 139 457 392  72  18  30  6 2697.7 2662 1324 1223 236 1081 1679  46 100 11548  75  38  4.08  3.97   97 1.387
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  36  31   5   1   2  0  216.0  213  106   97  18   86  134   3   8   924   6   3  4.08  3.97   97 1.387
 Career High     20  15  42  36  12   3  19  5  244.7  251  131  118  24  106  213   7  13  1061  14   6  2.96  4.47  139 1.183
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 / Minors / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1976 20 LAD NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 23 LAD NL  40   85    6   21   3  0   1   17   0  0   1  20  .247  .253  .318   56   27   6   1   0   0   4 RoY-1
 1980 24 LAD NL  44   27    1    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   2   5  .148  .207  .148    2    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1981 25 LAD NL  14   11    2    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   3  .182  .308  .182   44    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 28 TOT     20   56    3   14   3  0   0    6   0  0   2  18  .250  .276  .304   58   17   5   0   0   0   1
         CHC NL  20   56    3   14   3  0   0    6   0  0   2  18  .250  .276  .304   58   17   5   0   0   0   1 MVP-4
 1985 29 CHC NL  20   43    4   10   0  0   1    3   0  0   2  10  .233  .261  .302   51   13   2   1   0   0   1
 1986 30 CHC NL  29   53    3   11   2  0   1    4   0  0   2  13  .208  .250  .302   48   16   4   0   0   1   1
 1987 31 CHC NL  35   81    8   12   5  1   0    6   1  0   7  19  .148  .213  .235   18   19  11   1   0   0   2 AS
 1988 32 CHC NL  33   75    8   12   5  0   1    6   1  0   3  18  .160  .198  .267   30   20   4   2   0   1   0
 1989 33 CHC NL  37   70    5   10   2  0   0    5   2  0  10  19  .143  .250  .171   19   12  10   0   0   0   4 AS
 1990 34 CHC NL   5    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .000  .286  .000  -16    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1991 35 CHC NL  20   32    2    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .094  .121  .125  -31    4   5   0   0   0   1
 1994 38 STL NL  16   23    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .130  .130  .174  -21    4   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     316  562   42  102  22  1   4   55   4  0  34 143  .181  .229  .246   30  138  54   5   0   2  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        288   22   52  11  1   2   28   2  0  17  73  .181  .229  .246   30   71  28   3   0   1   8
 Career High     44   85    8   21   5  1   1   17   2  0  10  20                          27  11   2   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1976 20 LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0    90| .000  .260| .000  .326| .000  .371| .000  .697|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1979 23 LAD NL   93   75    6   2.2    99| .247  .268| .253  .333| .318  .397| .571  .730|  56  .212  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1980 24 LAD NL   32   26    1   1.0    94| .148  .266| .207  .328| .148  .385| .355  .713|   2  .071  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1981 25 LAD NL   13    9    1   3.0    89| .182  .259| .308  .324| .182  .371| .490  .695|  44  .360  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1984 28 TOT      63   48    5   2.8   100| .250  .272| .276  .338| .304  .396| .580  .734|  58  .324  -3.4  -0.4   0%
         CHC NL   63   48    5   2.8   100| .250  .272| .276  .338| .304  .396| .580  .734|  58  .324  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1985 29 CHC NL   48   37    3   2.2   103| .233  .271| .261  .341| .302  .404| .563  .745|  51  .232  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1986 30 CHC NL   60   47    4   2.3   103| .208  .269| .250  .341| .302  .406| .552  .747|  48  .240  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1987 31 CHC NL  100   83    5   1.6   108| .148  .273| .213  .343| .235  .425| .448  .767|  18  .123 -10.0  -1.0 100%
 1988 32 CHC NL   85   69    5   2.0    94| .160  .262| .198  .326| .267  .384| .465  .711|  30  .213  -7.0  -0.7 100%
 1989 33 CHC NL   90   74    4   1.5    97| .143  .263| .250  .331| .171  .391| .421  .723|  19  .133  -7.6  -0.8 100%
 1990 34 CHC NL    8    6    0   0.0   104| .000  .273| .286  .341| .000  .411| .286  .751| -16  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1991 35 CHC NL   38   35    1   0.8    97| .094  .262| .121  .331| .125  .393| .246  .723| -31  .043  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1994 38 STL NL   26   24    0   0.0   107| .130  .272| .130  .339| .174  .425| .304  .764| -21  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons      657  534   35   1.8   100| .181  .267| .229  .335| .246  .400| .475  .735|  30  .164 -55.8  -5.7     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1976 20 LAD NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 1 5.0 1978 22 LAD NL P 2 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 5.29 2.12 0 1.7 1979 23 LAD NL P 39 18 24 0 1 1.000 .950 1.08 0.66 1.56 1.80 30 242.0 1980 24 LAD NL P 42 6 13 0 0 1.000 .950 0.45 0.69 1.55 1.91 10 110.0 1981 25 LAD NL P 14 6 8 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.68 2.68 1.97 6 47.0 1982 26 CLE AL P 34 14 32 1 1 .979 .958 1.35 0.73 1.92 1.80 27 216.0 1983 27 CLE AL P 36 36 29 0 1 1.000 .959 1.81 0.73 2.40 1.80 35 243.3 AS 1984 28 TOT P 35 19 35 2 1 .964 .956 1.54 0.68 1.99 1.85 35 244.6 CLE AL P 15 7 11 1 1 .947 .957 1.20 0.70 1.72 1.79 15 94.3 CHC NL P 20 12 24 1 0 .973 .955 1.80 0.67 2.16 1.88 20 150.3 1985 29 CHC NL P 20 12 23 1 0 .972 .954 1.75 0.68 2.42 1.92 20 130.0 1986 30 CHC NL P 28 8 30 1 4 .974 .955 1.36 0.66 1.94 1.94 27 176.7 1987 31 CHC NL P 34 12 54 4 4 .943 .955 1.94 0.62 2.50 1.91 34 237.3 AS 1988 32 CHC NL P 32 21 37 3 2 .951 .956 1.81 0.69 2.31 1.96 32 226.0 1989 33 CHC NL P 35 22 31 1 3 .981 .946 1.51 0.63 2.08 1.87 34 229.0 AS 1990 34 CHC NL P 5 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 1.40 0.58 2.96 1.82 5 21.3 1991 35 CHC NL P 19 10 12 0 2 1.000 .957 1.16 0.59 2.05 1.86 18 96.7 1992 36 BAL AL P 36 11 24 3 2 .921 .954 0.97 0.56 1.33 1.72 36 237.3 1993 37 BAL AL P 29 9 30 1 2 .975 .954 1.34 0.56 2.11 1.79 28 166.0 1994 38 STL NL P 16 5 16 0 1 1.000 .959 1.31 0.54 2.79 1.86 14 67.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 20 LAD NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 1 5.0 1978 22 LAD NL P 2 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 5.29 2.12 0 1.7 1979 23 LAD NL P 39 18 24 0 1 1.000 .950 1.08 0.66 1.56 1.80 30 242.0 1980 24 LAD NL P 42 6 13 0 0 1.000 .950 0.45 0.69 1.55 1.91 10 110.0 1981 25 LAD NL P 14 6 8 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.68 2.68 1.97 6 47.0 1982 26 CLE AL P 34 14 32 1 1 .979 .958 1.35 0.73 1.92 1.80 27 216.0 1983 27 CLE AL P 36 36 29 0 1 1.000 .959 1.81 0.73 2.40 1.80 35 243.3 1984 28 TOT P 35 19 35 2 1 .964 .956 1.54 0.68 1.99 1.85 35 244.6 CLE AL P 15 7 11 1 1 .947 .957 1.20 0.70 1.72 1.79 15 94.3 CHC NL P 20 12 24 1 0 .973 .955 1.80 0.67 2.16 1.88 20 150.3 1985 29 CHC NL P 20 12 23 1 0 .972 .954 1.75 0.68 2.42 1.92 20 130.0 1986 30 CHC NL P 28 8 30 1 4 .974 .955 1.36 0.66 1.94 1.94 27 176.7 1987 31 CHC NL P 34 12 54 4 4 .943 .955 1.94 0.62 2.50 1.91 34 237.3 1988 32 CHC NL P 32 21 37 3 2 .951 .956 1.81 0.69 2.31 1.96 32 226.0 1989 33 CHC NL P 35 22 31 1 3 .981 .946 1.51 0.63 2.08 1.87 34 229.0 1990 34 CHC NL P 5 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 1.40 0.58 2.96 1.82 5 21.3 1991 35 CHC NL P 19 10 12 0 2 1.000 .957 1.16 0.59 2.05 1.86 18 96.7 1992 36 BAL AL P 36 11 24 3 2 .921 .954 0.97 0.56 1.33 1.72 36 237.3 1993 37 BAL AL P 29 9 30 1 2 .975 .954 1.34 0.56 2.11 1.79 28 166.0 1994 38 STL NL P 16 5 16 0 1 1.000 .959 1.31 0.54 2.79 1.86 14 67.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 457 211 404 17 25 .973 .955 1.35 0.65 2.05 1.85 392 2697.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 457 211 404 17 25 .973 .955 1.35 0.65 2.05 1.85 392 2698
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  CHC SDP     L   2   2   3.38  1  1  0  0  13.1   9   5   8  10 
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   1   1   4.50  0  0  0  0   6     5   3   4   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   3   3   3.72  1  1  0  0  19.1  14   8  12  12 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  CHC SDP     L   2   6   1   3  0  0  1   1   0   2  .500  .500 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   1   2   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   3   8   1   4  1  0  1   1   0   2  .500  .500 1.000   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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1983   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1987   CHC NL      0  0  0   2     1   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1989   CHC NL      0  0  0   1     4   2   2   0   0  0   0  1   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  0   3     5   2   2   1   0  0   0  1   0  0  0  0  0   6.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1983   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1987   CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1989   CHC NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      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
1983
1987 *
1989 *

Awards
1979-NL-ROY
1984-NL-CYA
1984-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1987-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1987-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
1987-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1982-AL-32-0.00
1984-NL-4-0.45
Car-455-0.45 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1982-AL-5-0.10
1984-NL-1-1.00
1987-NL-2-0.46
1 Cy Young
Car-21-1.56 shares

Sac. Hits
1987 NL-11-4
1989 NL-10-9

ERA
1982 AL-2.96-1

Wins
1979 NL-17-6
1983 AL-17-7
1984 NL-16-4
1987 NL-18-1
1989 NL-16-6
1992 AL-16-10

Won-Loss %
1982 AL-.636-7
1984 NL-.941-1
1987 NL-.643-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1979 NL-8.07-10
1982 AL-7.25-1

Strikeouts/9IP
1982 AL-5.92-9
1983 AL-5.92-10
1987 NL-6.60-9

Innings
1979 NL-242.0-8
1983 AL-243.3-8
1987 NL-237.3-6
1989 NL-229.0-10

Strikeouts
1982 AL-142-6
1983 AL-160-5
1984 NL-155-6
1987 NL-174-6

Games Started
1983 AL-35-6
1987 NL-34-8
1989 NL-34-4
1992 AL-36-1

Comp. Games
1984 NL-7-9
1987 NL-6-7
1988 NL-12-4

Shutouts
1983 AL-2-9
1984 NL-3-4
1985 NL-3-7
1992 AL-2-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1979 NL-97-6
1982 AL-98-5
1983 AL-102-2
1986 NL-96-4
1987 NL-106-2
Car-1081-80

Hits Allowed
1983 AL-251-6
1987 NL-223-8
1988 NL-232-4
1992 AL-251-2

Losses
1986 NL-14-4
1988 NL-14-6
1992 AL-15-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1983 AL-116-2
1988 NL-97-3
1989 NL-93-6
1992 AL-118-1
1993 AL-106-8

Wild Pitches
1979 NL-8-10
1986 NL-13-2
1987 NL-9-8
1988 NL-11-4
1989 NL-12-6
Car-100-82

Batters Faced
1983 AL-1061-5
1987 NL-1012-5
1989 NL-938-10
1992 AL-1018-4

Adjusted ERA+
1982 AL-139-2
1987 NL-116-9

Salary
1987 NL-$1,800,000-6
1988 NL-$2,070,000-4
1989 NL-$2,340,000-3

Oldest Player
1994 NL-38-6

Youngest Player
1976 NL-20-1

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 14 (153) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 83 (280) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 19.0 (317) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 49.0 (263) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.

December 9, 1981: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jack Perconte to the Cleveland Indians for Jorge Orta, Larry White, and Jack Fimple.

June 13, 1984: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with George Frazier and Ron Hassey to the Chicago Cubs for Mel Hall, Joe Carter, Don Schulze, and Darryl Banks (minors).

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

November 23, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 1, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Chicago Cubs$1,260,000
1986Chicago Cubs$1,530,000
1987Chicago Cubs$1,800,000
1988Chicago Cubs$2,070,000
1989Chicago Cubs$2,340,000
1990Chicago Cubs$1,925,000
1991Chicago Cubs$2,275,000
1992Baltimore Orioles$2,400,000
1993Baltimore Orioles$2,500,000
1994St. Louis Cardinals$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,350,000

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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