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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1967 22 CHC NL  10   7  36  22   7   2   9  0  169.7  171   68   63  15   32   77   2   1   706   7   0  3.34  3.54  106 1.196
 1968 23 CHC NL  14  10  34  29   2   1   4  2  177.0  204   93   85  18   59   65   3   3   769   8   0  4.32  3.16   73 1.486
 1969 24 TOT NL   8  18  41  34   8   3   6  0  221.3  237  100   91  18   51   62   0   4   928   9   0  3.70  3.57   96 1.301
         CHC NL   0   1   4   3   0   0   0  0   19.3   24    9    8   3    6    7   0   0    86   0   0  3.72  4.03  108 1.552
         SDP NL   8  17  37  31   8   3   6  0  202.0  213   91   83  15   45   55   0   4   842   9   0  3.70  3.53   95 1.277
 1970 25 DET AL  12  13  38  34   6   2   2  0  213.0  221  107   96  28   72  101   3   1   914   4   0  4.06  3.76   93 1.376
 1971 26 DET AL   6   7  31  15   0   0   5  1  122.3  136   62   61  13   49   43   2   2   540   3   0  4.49  3.64   81 1.512
 1972 27 DET AL   3   2  18   7   1   0   4  1   47.0   62   20   20   3    8   24   1   2   199   1   0  3.83  3.16   83 1.489
 1973 28 ATL NL   2   4  20   0   0   0  11  3   24.0   23   11   11   2   11   12   0   3    99   1   0  4.13  3.96   96 1.417
 1974 29 ATL NL   3   2  27   2   0   0   9  0   43.0   36   19   17   5   18   31   2   3   178   2   0  3.56  3.77  106 1.256
 1975 30 HOU NL   6   4  40   4   1   1  21  4   88.0   79   32   30   3   39   54   2   2   378   4   0  3.07  3.38  110 1.341
 1976 31 HOU NL   4   8  36  13   0   0   5  0  118.0  107   60   44   8   56   77   1   8   515   1   0  3.36  3.19   95 1.381
 1977 32 HOU NL  13   8  44  14   9   2  12  5  180.7  155   66   61  14   64  101   1   5   737   3   1  3.04  3.56  117 1.212
 1978 33 HOU NL  14  14  35  29  10   1   2  0  202.7  190   97   87  13   73   97   9   9   861   1   0  3.86  3.29   85 1.298
 1979 34 HOU NL  21  11  38  38  11   5   0  0  263.7  221  102   88  17  107  119   7  19  1095   1   0  3.00  3.52  117 1.244 MVP-6,CYA-2,AS
 1980 35 HOU NL  20  12  37  36  11   2   1  0  256.0  268  119  101  12   79  127   4  12  1096   3   0  3.55  3.28   92 1.355 MVP-19,CYA-4
 1981 36 HOU NL   9   9  24  24   5   2   0  0  166.0  150   60   52   8   47   77   0   7   676   4   0  2.82  3.28  116 1.187
 1982 37 HOU NL  17  12  35  35  16   5   0  0  270.0  224   79   74  12   64  130   5  19  1067   1   0  2.47  3.32  135 1.067
 1983 38 HOU NL  15  14  38  38   9   1   0  0  263.7  238  115  102  15  101  152   3  14  1113   5   1  3.48  3.38   97 1.286
 1984 39 HOU NL  16  12  38  38   6   1   0  0  248.3  223  104   84  16   89  127   4  12  1027   4   1  3.04  3.31  109 1.256
 1985 40 TOT     11  13  35  35   4   1   0  0  225.3  211  108   96  24  107  121   5  21   983   6   1  3.83  3.49   91 1.411
         HOU NL   9  12  32  32   4   1   0  0  213.0  197  100   88  21   99  117   5  21   925   6   1  3.72  3.45   93 1.390
         NYY AL   2   1   3   3   0   0   0  0   12.3   14    8    8   3    8    4   0   0    58   0   0  5.84  4.02   69 1.784
 1986 41 NYY AL   9  10  25  25   0   0   0  0  125.7  139   84   68  15   63   59   1  10   571   3   1  4.87  4.10   84 1.607
 1987 42 TOT AL   7  13  27  26   1   0   0  0  147.0  155  101   87  15   64   84  10  13   655   0   0  5.33  4.54   85 1.490
         NYY AL   3   4   8   8   1   0   0  0   50.7   40   25   20   4   19   30   4   0   211   0   0  3.55  4.43  125 1.164
         MIN AL   4   9  19  18   0   0   0  0   96.3  115   76   67  11   45   54   6  13   444   0   0  6.26  4.61   74 1.661
 1988 43 MIN AL   1   1   5   2   0   0   2  0   11.7   16   13   13   2    9    7   0   2    59   0   3 10.03  4.05   40 2.143
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 22 Yr WL% .520 221 204 702 500 107  29  93 16 3584.0 3466 1620 1431 276 1262 1747  65 172 15166  71   8  3.59  3.50   97 1.319
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  11  39  28   6   1   5  0  202.7  196   91   80  15   71   98   3   9   857   4   0  3.59  3.50   97 1.319
 Career High     21  18  44  38  16   5  21  5  270.0  268  119  102  28  107  152  10  21  1113   9   3  2.47  4.54  135 1.067
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 22 CHC NL  36   46    5    9   2  0   0   11   1  0   1  13  .196  .204  .239   24   11   9   2   0   0   1
 1968 23 CHC NL  34   60    2    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  23  .100  .156  .100  -24    6   9   0   0   0   1
 1969 24 TOT NL  42   56    1    7   2  0   0    4   0  0   6  18  .125  .206  .161    6    9   6   1   0   0   3
         CHC NL   4    5    0    1   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .400   56    2   1   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL  38   51    1    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   6  17  .118  .207  .137    0    7   5   1   0   0   3
 1970 25 DET AL  39   66    8   13   3  1   0    7   0  0   7  17  .197  .274  .273   51   18  15   0   0   0   0
 1971 26 DET AL  32   30    5    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   9  .133  .188  .167   -1    5   6   0   0   0   0
 1972 27 DET AL  18   12    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .250  .308  .333   89    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 28 ATL NL  20    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   80    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 29 ATL NL  27    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1975 30 HOU NL  40   14    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .214  .313  .214   53    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1976 31 HOU NL  36   27    1    5   2  0   1    1   0  0   1   8  .185  .214  .370   71   10   4   0   0   0   0
 1977 32 HOU NL  44   50    2    7   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  13  .140  .173  .140  -11    7   3   0   0   0   2
 1978 33 HOU NL  36   65    6    9   2  0   0    5   0  0   0  18  .138  .138  .169  -11   11   9   0   0   0   2
 1979 34 HOU NL  38   83    1   10   2  0   0    4   0  0   2  21  .120  .140  .145  -20   12  13   1   0   0   0 MVP-6,AS
 1980 35 HOU NL  37   80    7   22   5  0   0   10   0  0   4  15  .275  .310  .338   88   27  18   0   0   0   2 MVP-19
 1981 36 HOU NL  24   51    1    9   1  0   0    6   0  0   2  10  .176  .208  .196   18   10  11   0   0   0   0
 1982 37 HOU NL  35   89    2    8   2  0   0    5   0  0   1  30  .090  .099  .112  -39   10   7   1   0   0   1
 1983 38 HOU NL  38   85    1    8   2  0   0    2   0  0   0  22  .094  .105  .118  -36   10  12   0   0   1   1
 1984 39 HOU NL  38   83    4   11   0  0   0    6   0  0   2  21  .133  .153  .133  -16   11  11   0   0   0   0
 1985 40 TOT     32   68    6   17   1  0   0    6   0  0   1  16  .250  .257  .265   49   18  10   1   0   0   4
         HOU NL  32   68    6   17   1  0   0    6   0  0   1  16  .250  .257  .265   49   18  10   1   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons     646  973   55  152  26  1   1   72   1  0  38 262  .156  .188  .188    8  183 147   6   0   1  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        244   14   38   7  0   0   18   0  0  10  66  .156  .188  .188    8   46  37   2   0   0   4
 Career High     44   89    8   22   5  1   1   11   1  0   7  30                          27  18   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 22 CHC NL   58   49    3   1.6    94| .196  .264| .204  .327| .239  .387| .443  .714|  24  .167  -4.6  -0.5 100%
 1968 23 CHC NL   73   64    1   0.4    87| .100  .260| .156  .319| .100  .366| .256  .685| -24  .019  -9.4  -1.1   0%
 1969 24 TOT NL   69   59    2   0.9    92| .125  .256| .206  .326| .161  .380| .367  .706|   6  .058  -6.9  -0.7   0%
         CHC NL    6    5    0   0.0   105| .200  .274| .200  .346| .400  .406| .600  .752|  56  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         SDP NL   63   54    2   1.0    91| .118  .255| .207  .324| .137  .377| .344  .702|   0  .067  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1970 25 DET AL   88   68    6   2.4    98| .197  .259| .274  .334| .273  .395| .547  .729|  51  .252  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1971 26 DET AL   38   32    1   0.8    96| .133  .260| .188  .334| .167  .387| .355  .720|  -1  .054  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1972 27 DET AL   14   10    1   2.7    85| .250  .250| .308  .319| .333  .361| .641  .680|  89  .366  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1973 28 ATL NL    3    2    0   0.0   103| .333  .272| .333  .342| .333  .404| .666  .746|  80  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1974 29 ATL NL    6    6    0   0.0    98| .000  .267| .000  .340| .000  .386| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1975 30 HOU NL   18   13    1   2.1    90| .214  .257| .313  .327| .214  .371| .527  .698|  53  .206  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1976 31 HOU NL   32   26    2   2.1    84| .185  .252| .214  .317| .370  .359| .584  .676|  71  .223  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1977 32 HOU NL   55   48    1   0.6    95| .140  .258| .173  .324| .140  .394| .313  .718| -11  .021  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1978 33 HOU NL   74   67    1   0.4    88| .138  .252| .138  .319| .169  .371| .307  .690| -11  .013  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1979 34 HOU NL   99   87    2   0.6    94| .120  .262| .140  .326| .145  .388| .285  .715| -20  .027 -13.4  -1.4   0%
 1980 35 HOU NL  102   78    9   3.1    88| .275  .257| .310  .318| .338  .373| .648  .691|  88  .363  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1981 36 HOU NL   64   53    3   1.5    88| .176  .257| .208  .321| .196  .368| .404  .689|  18  .140  -5.4  -0.6   0%
 1982 37 HOU NL   98   90    1   0.3    88| .090  .256| .099  .318| .112  .372| .211  .690| -39  .008 -15.9  -1.7   0%
 1983 38 HOU NL   98   90    1   0.3    91| .094  .255| .105  .322| .118  .378| .223  .700| -36  .008 -15.3  -1.6   0%
 1984 39 HOU NL   96   83    2   0.6    87| .133  .254| .153  .317| .133  .369| .286  .686| -16  .032 -12.5  -1.3   0%
 1985 40 TOT      80   66    4   1.6    92| .250  .256| .257  .324| .265  .382| .522  .706|  49  .151  -4.7  -0.5   0%
         HOU NL   80   66    4   1.6    92| .250  .256| .257  .324| .265  .382| .522  .706|  49  .151  -4.7  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons     1165  991   41   1.1    91| .156  .257| .188  .323| .188  .378| .376  .701|   8  .081 -118.3 -12.5     

* 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 ------+

 1967 22 CHC NL   P   36     10   26    0    1 1.000  .960  1.00  0.78  1.91  2.00   22  169.7
 1968 23 CHC NL   P   34      9   33    0    2 1.000  .959  1.24  0.85  2.13  2.01   29  177.3
 1969 24 TOT NL   P   41     21   34    5    2  .917  .958  1.34  0.78  2.24  1.95   34  221.3
         CHC NL   P    4      2    5    0    1 1.000  .959  1.75  0.78  3.26  1.96    3   19.3
         SDP NL   P   37     19   29    5    1  .906  .958  1.30  0.78  2.14  1.95   31  202.0
 1970 25 DET AL   P   38     17   35    1    1  .981  .951  1.37  0.67  2.20  1.86   34  213.0
 1971 26 DET AL   P   31      9   25    1    1  .971  .958  1.10  0.77  2.50  1.98   15  122.3
 1972 27 DET AL   P   18      5    4    0    1 1.000  .947  0.50  0.75  1.72  1.86    7   47.0
 1973 28 ATL NL   P   20      2    5    0    2 1.000  .946  0.35  0.73  2.62  1.88    0   24.0
 1974 29 ATL NL   P   27      4    8    0    1 1.000  .945  0.44  0.71  2.51  1.88    2   43.0
 1975 30 HOU NL   P   40      7   13    0    0 1.000  .948  0.50  0.72  2.05  1.86    4   88.0
 1976 31 HOU NL   P   36      9   13    3    1  .880  .948  0.61  0.72  1.68  1.88   13  118.0
 1977 32 HOU NL   P   44     11   31    0    7 1.000  .950  0.95  0.67  2.09  1.85   14  180.7
 1978 33 HOU NL   P   35     18   21    0    3 1.000  .951  1.11  0.72  1.73  1.91   29  202.7
 1979 34 HOU NL   P   38     14   39    0    4 1.000  .952  1.39  0.66  1.81  1.80   38  263.7 AS
 1980 35 HOU NL   P   37     17   37    2    2  .964  .952  1.46  0.69  1.90  1.91   36  256.0
 1981 36 HOU NL   P   24     11   23    0    1 1.000  .958  1.42  0.68  1.84  1.97   24  166.0
 1982 37 HOU NL   P   35     22   42    3    2  .955  .952  1.83  0.70  2.13  1.96   35  270.0
 1983 38 HOU NL   P   38      9   36    4    0  .918  .951  1.18  0.68  1.54  1.92   38  263.7
 1984 39 HOU NL   P   38     19   39    2    5  .967  .954  1.53  0.67  2.10  1.88   38  248.3
 1985 40 TOT      P   35     17   36    1    1  .981  .953  1.51  0.68  2.12  1.91   35  225.3
         HOU NL   P   32     14   34    1    1  .980  .952  1.50  0.68  2.03  1.92   32  213.0
         NYY AL   P    3      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  1.67  0.70  3.66  1.83    3   12.3
 1986 41 NYY AL   P   25      9   13    1    2  .957  .957  0.88  0.68  1.58  1.83   25  125.7
 1987 42 TOT AL   P   27     11   16    2    1  .931  .954  1.00  0.67  1.65  1.84   26  147.0
         NYY AL   P    8      5    5    1    0  .909  .952  1.25  0.68  1.78  1.85    8   50.7
         MIN AL   P   19      6   11    1    1  .944  .955  0.89  0.67  1.59  1.84   18   96.3
 1988 43 MIN AL   P    5      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  1.00  0.68  3.85  1.77    2   11.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1967 22 CHC NL   P   36     10   26    0    1 1.000  .960  1.00  0.78  1.91  2.00   22  169.7
 1968 23 CHC NL   P   34      9   33    0    2 1.000  .959  1.24  0.85  2.13  2.01   29  177.3
 1969 24 TOT NL   P   41     21   34    5    2  .917  .958  1.34  0.78  2.24  1.95   34  221.3
         CHC NL   P    4      2    5    0    1 1.000  .959  1.75  0.78  3.26  1.96    3   19.3
         SDP NL   P   37     19   29    5    1  .906  .958  1.30  0.78  2.14  1.95   31  202.0
 1970 25 DET AL   P   38     17   35    1    1  .981  .951  1.37  0.67  2.20  1.86   34  213.0
 1971 26 DET AL   P   31      9   25    1    1  .971  .958  1.10  0.77  2.50  1.98   15  122.3
 1972 27 DET AL   P   18      5    4    0    1 1.000  .947  0.50  0.75  1.72  1.86    7   47.0
 1973 28 ATL NL   P   20      2    5    0    2 1.000  .946  0.35  0.73  2.62  1.88    0   24.0
 1974 29 ATL NL   P   27      4    8    0    1 1.000  .945  0.44  0.71  2.51  1.88    2   43.0
 1975 30 HOU NL   P   40      7   13    0    0 1.000  .948  0.50  0.72  2.05  1.86    4   88.0
 1976 31 HOU NL   P   36      9   13    3    1  .880  .948  0.61  0.72  1.68  1.88   13  118.0
 1977 32 HOU NL   P   44     11   31    0    7 1.000  .950  0.95  0.67  2.09  1.85   14  180.7
 1978 33 HOU NL   P   35     18   21    0    3 1.000  .951  1.11  0.72  1.73  1.91   29  202.7
 1979 34 HOU NL   P   38     14   39    0    4 1.000  .952  1.39  0.66  1.81  1.80   38  263.7
 1980 35 HOU NL   P   37     17   37    2    2  .964  .952  1.46  0.69  1.90  1.91   36  256.0
 1981 36 HOU NL   P   24     11   23    0    1 1.000  .958  1.42  0.68  1.84  1.97   24  166.0
 1982 37 HOU NL   P   35     22   42    3    2  .955  .952  1.83  0.70  2.13  1.96   35  270.0
 1983 38 HOU NL   P   38      9   36    4    0  .918  .951  1.18  0.68  1.54  1.92   38  263.7
 1984 39 HOU NL   P   38     19   39    2    5  .967  .954  1.53  0.67  2.10  1.88   38  248.3
 1985 40 TOT      P   35     17   36    1    1  .981  .953  1.51  0.68  2.12  1.91   35  225.3
         HOU NL   P   32     14   34    1    1  .980  .952  1.50  0.68  2.03  1.92   32  213.0
         NYY AL   P    3      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  1.67  0.70  3.66  1.83    3   12.3
 1986 41 NYY AL   P   25      9   13    1    2  .957  .957  0.88  0.68  1.58  1.83   25  125.7
 1987 42 TOT AL   P   27     11   16    2    1  .931  .954  1.00  0.67  1.65  1.84   26  147.0
         NYY AL   P    8      5    5    1    0  .909  .952  1.25  0.68  1.78  1.85    8   50.7
         MIN AL   P   19      6   11    1    1  .944  .955  0.89  0.67  1.59  1.84   18   96.3
 1988 43 MIN AL   P    5      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  1.00  0.68  3.85  1.77    2   11.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 702    253  532   25   41  .969  .953  1.12  0.71  1.97  1.91  500 3584.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       702    253  532   25   41  .969  .953  1.12  0.71  1.97  1.91  500   3584
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   1   1   0.00  0  0  0  0  10     6   0   1   2 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   1   1   0.00  0  0  0  0   8     7   0   3   4 
 1987   WS    MIN STL     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   3   2   0.00  0  0  0  0  20    14   0   5   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   WS    MIN STL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   3   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1979   HOU 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
1979

Awards
1979-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1979-NL-6-0.22
1980-NL-19-0.01
Car-675-0.23 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1979-NL-2-0.55
1980-NL-4-0.09
Car-76-0.64 shares

Sac. Hits
1967 NL-9-8
1970 AL-15-2
1979 NL-13-7
1980 NL-18-2
1981 NL-11-4
1983 NL-12-4
1984 NL-11-7

ERA
1977 NL-3.04-8
1979 NL-3.00-5
1982 NL-2.47-2

Wins
1979 NL-21-1
1980 NL-20-2
1982 NL-17-5
1983 NL-15-6
1984 NL-16-4
Car-221-73

Won-Loss %
1979 NL-.656-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1977 NL-1.212-9
1982 NL-1.067-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1977 NL-7.72-6
1979 NL-7.54-3
1982 NL-7.47-5
1983 NL-8.12-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1967 NL-1.70-4
1969 NL-2.07-4

Games
Car-702-83

Innings
1979 NL-263.7-3
1980 NL-256.0-5
1981 NL-166.0-5
1982 NL-270.0-4
1983 NL-263.7-4
1984 NL-248.3-3
Car-3584.0-63

Strikeouts
1983 NL-152-9
Car-1747-90

Games Started
1979 NL-38-3
1980 NL-36-6
1981 NL-24-4
1982 NL-35-6
1983 NL-38-1
1984 NL-38-1
Car-500-45

Comp. Games
1977 NL-9-8
1979 NL-11-6
1980 NL-11-3
1981 NL-5-9
1982 NL-16-3
1983 NL-9-4

Shutouts
1970 AL-2-10
1977 NL-2-9
1979 NL-5-1
1981 NL-2-10
1982 NL-5-2

Home Runs Allow.
1968 NL-18-5
1970 AL-28-8
1985 NL-21-7
Car-276-66

Bases On Balls Allow.
1979 NL-107-3
1980 NL-79-10
1983 NL-101-4
1984 NL-89-7
1985 NL-99-5
Car-1262-39

Hits Allowed
1980 NL-268-2
1981 NL-150-7
1983 NL-238-5
1984 NL-223-6
Car-3466-65

Losses
1969 NL-18-3
1978 NL-14-8
1981 NL-9-6
1983 NL-14-4
1987 AL-13-10
Car-204-42

Earned Runs Allow.
1968 NL-85-8
1980 NL-101-5
1983 NL-102-4
1985 NL-88-10
Car-1431-50

Wild Pitches
1978 NL-9-8
1979 NL-19-1
1980 NL-12-2
1981 NL-7-4
1982 NL-19-1
1983 NL-14-1
1984 NL-12-2
1985 NL-21-1
1986 AL-10-10
1987 AL-13-4
Car-172-14

Hit Batsmen
1978 NL-9-3
1979 NL-7-5
1980 NL-4-10
1982 NL-5-7
1984 NL-4-10
1985 NL-5-10
1987 AL-10-2

Batters Faced
1979 NL-1095-3
1980 NL-1096-4
1981 NL-676-4
1982 NL-1067-4
1983 NL-1113-4
1984 NL-1027-3
Car-15166-54

Adjusted ERA+
1982 NL-135-3

Oldest Player
1984 NL-39-7
1985 AL-40-3
1985 NL-40-6
1986 AL-41-3
1987 AL-42-3
1988 AL-43-2

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (324) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 92 (236) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 26.0 (188) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 47.0 (278) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 25, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frankie Libran and Gary Ross to the San Diego Padres for Dick Selma.

December 4, 1969: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Dobson and Dave Campbell.

August 7, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Detroit Tigers.

April 6, 1975: Purchased by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves for $35,000.

September 15, 1985: Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and Jim Deshaies. The New York Yankees sent Neder Horta (minors) (September 24, 1985) and Dody Rather (minors) (January 11, 1986) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 7, 1987: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Salas.

January 22, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

May 4, 1988: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries Leaders
1985Houston Astros$825,000
1986New York Yankees$750,000
1988Minnesota Twins$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,375,000
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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