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Scott Sanderson

Scott Douglas Sanderson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 22, 1956 in Dearborn, MI
High School: Glenbrook North (Northbrook, IL)
School: Vanderbilt University
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 6, 1978
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Expos/Yankees/Athletics/Angels/... 1978-1996
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: May 15, 1996
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Apr 30, 2011, 3:54AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #344. Kevin Millwood… #345. Mike Flanagan… #346. Francisco Rodriguez… #347. SCOTT SANDERSON… #348. Ken Forsch… #349. Jeff Montgomery… #350. Ray Caldwell… 

Standard Pitching

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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 21 MON NL 4 2 .667 2.51 10 9 1 1 1 0 61.0 52 20 17 3 21 0 50 1 0 2 251 141 1.197 7.7 0.4 3.1 7.4 2.38
1979 22 MON NL 9 8 .529 3.43 34 24 3 5 3 1 168.0 148 69 64 16 54 4 138 3 3 2 696 107 1.202 7.9 0.9 2.9 7.4 2.56
1980 23 MON NL 16 11 .593 3.11 33 33 0 7 3 0 211.1 206 76 73 18 56 3 125 3 0 6 875 115 1.240 8.8 0.8 2.4 5.3 2.23
1981 24 MON NL 9 7 .563 2.95 22 22 0 4 1 0 137.1 122 50 45 10 31 2 77 1 0 2 560 119 1.114 8.0 0.7 2.0 5.0 2.48
1982 25 MON NL 12 12 .500 3.46 32 32 0 7 0 0 224.0 212 98 86 24 58 5 158 3 1 2 922 106 1.205 8.5 1.0 2.3 6.3 2.72
1983 26 MON NL 6 7 .462 4.65 18 16 1 0 0 1 81.1 98 50 42 12 20 0 55 0 0 0 346 78 1.451 10.8 1.3 2.2 6.1 2.75
1984 27 CHC NL 8 5 .615 3.14 24 24 0 3 0 0 140.2 140 54 49 5 24 3 76 2 2 3 571 124 1.166 9.0 0.3 1.5 4.9 3.17
1985 28 CHC NL 5 6 .455 3.12 19 19 0 2 0 0 121.0 100 49 42 13 27 4 80 0 0 1 480 127 1.050 7.4 1.0 2.0 6.0 2.96
1986 29 CHC NL 9 11 .450 4.19 37 28 2 1 1 1 169.2 165 85 79 21 37 2 124 2 1 3 697 96 1.191 8.8 1.1 2.0 6.6 3.35
1987 30 CHC NL 8 9 .471 4.29 32 22 5 0 0 2 144.2 156 72 69 23 50 5 106 3 0 1 631 99 1.424 9.7 1.4 3.1 6.6 2.12
1988 31 CHC NL 1 2 .333 5.28 11 0 3 0 0 0 15.1 13 9 9 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 62 71 1.043 7.6 0.6 1.8 3.5 2.00
1989 32 CHC NL 11 9 .550 3.94 37 23 2 2 0 0 146.1 155 69 64 16 31 6 86 2 3 1 611 96 1.271 9.5 1.0 1.9 5.3 2.77
1990 33 OAK AL 17 11 .607 3.88 34 34 0 2 1 0 206.1 205 99 89 27 66 2 128 4 1 7 885 96 1.313 8.9 1.2 2.9 5.6 1.94
1991 34 NYY AL 16 10 .615 3.81 34 34 0 2 2 0 208.0 200 95 88 22 29 0 130 3 1 4 837 109 1.101 8.7 1.0 1.3 5.6 4.48 AS
1992 35 NYY AL 12 11 .522 4.93 33 33 0 2 1 0 193.1 220 116 106 28 64 5 104 4 1 4 851 80 1.469 10.2 1.3 3.0 4.8 1.63
1993 36 TOT MLB 11 13 .458 4.21 32 29 1 4 1 0 184.0 201 97 86 27 34 7 102 6 5 1 777 104 1.277 9.8 1.3 1.7 5.0 3.00
1993 36 CAL AL 7 11 .389 4.46 21 21 0 4 1 0 135.1 153 77 67 15 27 5 66 5 2 1 576 101 1.330 10.2 1.0 1.8 4.4 2.44
1993 36 SFG NL 4 2 .667 3.51 11 8 1 0 0 0 48.2 48 20 19 12 7 2 36 1 3 0 201 111 1.130 8.9 2.2 1.3 6.7 5.14
1994 37 CHW AL 8 4 .667 5.09 18 14 0 1 0 0 92.0 110 57 52 20 12 1 36 2 1 0 389 93 1.326 10.8 2.0 1.2 3.5 3.00
1995 38 CAL AL 1 3 .250 4.12 7 7 0 0 0 0 39.1 48 23 18 6 4 1 23 2 1 0 170 114 1.322 11.0 1.4 0.9 5.3 5.75
1996 39 CAL AL 0 2 .000 7.50 5 4 0 0 0 0 18.0 39 21 15 5 4 0 7 2 2 0 98 66 2.389 19.5 2.5 2.0 3.5 1.75
19 Seasons 163 143 .533 3.84 472 407 18 43 14 5 2561.2 2590 1209 1093 297 625 51 1611 43 22 39 10709 102 1.255 9.1 1.0 2.2 5.7 2.58
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .533 3.84 37 31 1 3 1 0 198 200 94 85 23 48 4 125 3 2 3 828 102 1.255 9.1 1.0 2.2 5.7 2.58
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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CHC (6 yrs) 42 42 .500 3.81 160 116 12 8 1 3 737.2 729 338 312 79 172 21 478 9 6 9 3052 105 1.221 8.9 1.0 2.1 5.8 2.78
MON (6 yrs) 56 47 .544 3.33 149 136 5 24 8 2 883.0 838 363 327 83 240 14 603 11 4 14 3650 108 1.221 8.5 0.8 2.4 6.1 2.51
CAL (3 yrs) 8 16 .333 4.67 33 32 0 4 1 0 192.2 240 121 100 26 35 6 96 9 5 1 844 99 1.427 11.2 1.2 1.6 4.5 2.74
NYY (2 yrs) 28 21 .571 4.35 67 67 0 4 3 0 401.1 420 211 194 50 93 5 234 7 2 8 1688 93 1.278 9.4 1.1 2.1 5.2 2.52
SFG (1 yr) 4 2 .667 3.51 11 8 1 0 0 0 48.2 48 20 19 12 7 2 36 1 3 0 201 111 1.130 8.9 2.2 1.3 6.7 5.14
OAK (1 yr) 17 11 .607 3.88 34 34 0 2 1 0 206.1 205 99 89 27 66 2 128 4 1 7 885 96 1.313 8.9 1.2 2.9 5.6 1.94
CHW (1 yr) 8 4 .667 5.09 18 14 0 1 0 0 92.0 110 57 52 20 12 1 36 2 1 0 389 93 1.326 10.8 2.0 1.2 3.5 3.00
NL (13 yrs) NL 102 91 .528 3.55 320 260 18 32 9 5 1669.1 1615 721 658 174 419 37 1117 21 13 23 6903 107 1.218 8.7 0.9 2.3 6.0 2.67
AL (7 yrs) AL 61 52 .540 4.39 152 147 0 11 5 0 892.1 975 488 435 123 206 14 494 22 9 16 3806 95 1.323 9.8 1.2 2.1 5.0 2.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1978 21 MON NL 61.0 9 20 29 3 1.0 9 1.0 $
1979 22 MON NL 168.0 24 69 88 3 1.0 19 2.0 $
1980 23 MON NL 211.1 33 76 113 -1 1.0 37 4.2 $
1981 24 MON NL 137.1 22 50 66 4 .9 16 1.8 $
1982 25 MON NL 224.0 32 98 122 0 1.0 24 2.7 $
1983 26 MON NL 81.1 16 50 43 2 .9 -7 -0.7 $
1984 27 CHC NL 140.2 24 54 83 -2 .9 29 3.0 $
1985 28 CHC NL 121.0 19 49 74 -2 .9 25 2.5 $500,000
1986 29 CHC NL 169.2 28 85 109 -7 .9 24 2.3 $800,000
1987 30 CHC NL 144.2 22 72 100 -8 1.1 28 2.8 $850,000
1988 31 CHC NL 15.1 0 9 9 0 .8 0 -0.2 $950,000
1989 32 CHC NL 146.1 23 69 83 -1 1.0 14 1.4 $800,000
1990 33 OAK AL 206.1 34 99 98 16 .9 -1 -0.2 $750,000
1991 34 NYY AL 208.0 34 95 133 -5 .9 38 3.7 $2,125,000 AS
1992 35 NYY AL 193.1 33 116 113 -2 .9 -3 -0.3 $2,125,000
1993 36 CAL AL 135.1 21 77 94 -4 1.0 17 1.6 $800,000
1993 36 SFG NL 48.2 8 20 25 1 .9 5 0.5 $
1994 37 CHW AL 92.0 14 57 62 2 .9 5 0.4 $350,000
1995 38 CAL AL 39.1 7 23 26 1 .9 3 0.2 $250,000
1996 39 CAL AL 18.0 4 21 13 0 .8 -8 -0.7 $200,000
19 Seasons 2561.2 407 1209 1483 0 .9 274 28.0 $10,500,000
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
CHC (6 yrs) 737.2 116 338 458 -20 1.0 120 11.8 $3,900,000
MON (6 yrs) 883.0 136 363 461 11 1.0 98 11.0 $
CAL (3 yrs) 192.2 32 121 133 -3 1.0 12 1.1 $1,250,000
NYY (2 yrs) 401.1 67 211 246 -7 .9 35 3.4 $4,250,000
SFG (1 yr) 48.2 8 20 25 1 .9 5 0.5 $
OAK (1 yr) 206.1 34 99 98 16 .9 -1 -0.2 $750,000
CHW (1 yr) 92.0 14 57 62 2 .9 5 0.4 $350,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1981 24 MON NL NLDS W PHI 0 0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 13.5 3.4 6.8 6.8 1.00
1984 27 CHC NL NLCS L SDP 0 0 5.79 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 6 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 1.500 11.6 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1989 32 CHC NL NLCS L SFG 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1990 33 OAK AL WS L CIN 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.000 21.6 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
4 Seasons (4 Series) 0 0 5.73 5 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 16 9 7 1 4 0 5 0 0 1 52 1.818 13.1 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.25
1 NLDS 0 0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 13.5 3.4 6.8 6.8 1.00
2 NLCS 0 0 4.05 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 29 1.350 10.8 0.0 1.4 4.1 3.00
1 WS 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.000 21.6 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 21 MON NL 10 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .105 .105 .105 .211 -41 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1979 22 MON NL 34 57 50 0 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .160 .160 .200 .360 -2 10 0 0 7 0 0 1
1980 23 MON NL 33 74 64 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 33 .078 .106 .125 .231 -35 8 1 0 8 0 0 1
1981 24 MON NL 22 49 35 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 18 .114 .295 .171 .467 35 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1982 25 MON NL 32 76 57 5 8 3 0 1 6 0 0 2 20 .140 .183 .246 .429 18 14 1 1 16 0 0 1
1983 26 MON NL 18 29 28 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .214 .357 -2 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 27 CHC NL 24 51 42 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 18 .119 .191 .119 .311 -13 5 0 1 4 1 0 1
1985 28 CHC NL 19 39 31 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .065 .121 .065 .186 -48 2 0 1 6 0 0 1
1986 29 CHC NL 38 58 51 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .059 .077 .078 .155 -58 4 0 1 6 0 0 1
1987 30 CHC NL 32 47 40 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 20 .075 .140 .150 .290 -24 6 1 0 4 0 0 1
1988 31 CHC NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 32 CHC NL 37 54 43 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 .047 .146 .047 .192 -44 2 0 0 6 0 0 1
1990 33 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 36 SFG NL 11 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
20 Seasons 322 571 474 20 46 13 0 2 26 0 0 26 224 .097 .150 .137 .288 -20 65 3 4 66 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 287 238 10 23 7 0 1 13 0 0 13 113 .097 .150 .137 .288 -20 33 2 2 33 1 0
CHC (6 yrs) 161 249 207 8 15 1 0 1 11 0 0 12 100 .072 .135 .092 .226 -38 19 1 3 26 1 0
MON (6 yrs) 149 306 253 11 31 12 0 1 15 0 0 13 113 .123 .169 .182 .350 -2 46 2 1 39 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 11 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (13 yrs) 321 571 474 20 46 13 0 2 26 0 0 26 224 .097 .150 .137 .288 -20 65 3 4 66 1 0
AL (7 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1978 21 MON NL 21 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1979 22 MON NL 57 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1980 23 MON NL 74 -12 0 0 0 0 6 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1981 24 MON NL 49 -2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1982 25 MON NL 76 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1983 26 MON NL 29 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1984 27 CHC NL 51 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1985 28 CHC NL 39 -6 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $500,000 1
1986 29 CHC NL 58 -10 0 -1 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $800,000 1
1987 30 CHC NL 47 -7 0 0 0 0 5 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $850,000 1
1989 32 CHC NL 54 -8 0 0 0 0 4 2 -2 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $800,000 1
1993 36 SFG NL 16 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
12 Seasons 571 -76 0 -1 0 0 48 16 -13 -2.2 -13 -1.3 -0.9 $2,950,000
MON (6 yrs) 306 -35 0 0 0 0 25 9 -1 -0.6 -1 -0.1 -0.5 $
CHC (5 yrs) 249 -37 0 -1 0 0 21 7 -10 -1.4 -10 -1.0 -0.4 $2,950,000
SFG (1 yr) 16 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 24 MON NL NLDS PHI W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 27 CHC NL NLCS SDP L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 32 CHC NL NLCS SFG L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 33 OAK AL WS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1978 MON NL 21 P 10 9 1 61.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.18 0.80 .956 1.90 1.89 7 2 22% 0
1979 MON NL 22 P 34 24 5 168.0 23 9 13 1 1 .957 1.18 0.65 .952 1.80 1.80 17 10 37% 0
1980 MON NL 23 P 33 33 7 211.1 36 14 21 1 0 .972 1.49 1.06 .950 1.91 1.91 16 16 50% 3
1981 MON NL 24 P 22 22 4 137.1 20 6 14 0 0 1.000 1.31 0.91 .955 1.97 1.98 5 5 50% 0
1982 MON NL 25 P 32 32 7 224.0 30 13 16 1 1 .967 1.17 0.91 .950 1.96 1.97 15 13 46% 1
1983 MON NL 26 P 18 16 0 81.1 12 4 6 2 0 .833 1.11 0.56 .958 1.91 1.91 5 10 67% 1
1984 CHC NL 27 P 24 24 3 140.2 36 11 24 1 0 .972 2.24 1.46 .953 1.88 1.87 11 10 48% 1
1985 CHC NL 28 P 19 19 2 121.0 32 11 21 0 2 1.000 2.38 1.68 .950 1.92 1.92 6 7 54% 0
1986 CHC NL 29 P 37 28 1 169.2 33 11 20 2 0 .939 1.64 0.84 .955 1.94 1.94 8 9 53% 0
1987 CHC NL 30 P 32 22 0 144.2 26 10 14 2 3 .923 1.49 0.75 .958 1.91 1.90 16 6 27% 0
1988 CHC NL 31 P 11 0 0 15.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.59 0.09 1.000 1.94 1.96 2 0 0% 0
1989 CHC NL 32 P 37 23 2 146.1 22 10 12 0 1 1.000 1.35 0.59 .945 1.87 1.87 15 5 25% 0
1990 OAK AL 33 P 34 34 2 206.1 31 11 18 2 2 .935 1.26 0.85 .955 1.78 1.76 13 5 28% 0
1991 NYY AL 34 P 34 34 2 208.0 29 15 13 1 0 .966 1.21 0.82 .955 1.80 1.80 16 7 30% 0 AS
1992 NYY AL 35 P 33 33 2 193.1 24 4 18 2 1 .917 1.02 0.67 .954 1.72 1.71 18 8 31% 1
1993 TOT MLB 36 P 32 29 4 184.0 38 13 23 2 1 .947 1.76 1.13 .953 1.80 1.80 7 6 46% 0
1993 CAL AL 36 P 21 21 4 135.1 28 11 15 2 1 .929 1.73 1.24 .954 1.79 1.78 5 4 44% 0
1993 SFG NL 36 P 11 8 0 48.2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.85 0.91 .950 1.85 1.83 2 2 50% 0
1994 CHW AL 37 P 18 14 1 92.0 21 4 17 0 1 1.000 2.05 1.17 .952 1.72 1.71 8 6 43% 2
1995 CAL AL 38 P 7 7 0 39.1 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 1.60 1.00 .957 1.78 1.77 6 2 25% 1
1996 CAL AL 39 P 5 4 0 18.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 1.00 .960 1.75 1.76 3 0 0% 0
19 Seasons P 472 407 43 2561.2 435 153 264 18 14 .959 1.47 0.88 .953 1.86 1.86 194 127 40% 10
19 Seasons TOT 472 407 43 2561.2 435 153 264 18 14 .959 1.47 0.88 .953 1.86 1.86 194 127 40% 10
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2002 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1991

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1980 NL  4.2 (7th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1980 NL  3.11 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1980 NL  16 (6th)
1990 AL  17 (7th)
1991 AL  16 (10th)
Career  163 (205th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1994 AL  .667 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1981 NL  1.114 (7th)
1991 AL  1.101 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL  7.929 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1980 NL  2.385 (10th)
1981 NL  2.032 (7th)
1986 NL  1.963 (2nd)
1991 AL  1.255 (2nd)
Career  2.196 (151st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL  7.393 (3rd)
1982 NL  6.348 (9th)
1986 NL  6.578 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
Career  2561.7 (219th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1982 NL  158 (8th)
Career  1611 (139th)

Games Started s c a p y
1990 AL  34 (5th)
1991 AL  34 (7th)
Career  407 (114th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1980 NL  7 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1979 NL  3 (6th)
1980 NL  3 (4th)
1991 AL  2 (6th)
1993 AL  1 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1982 NL  24 (4th)
1986 NL  21 (9th)
1990 AL  27 (2nd)
1992 AL  28 (4th)
Career  297 (49th)

Hits s c a p y
Career  2590 (204th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1979 NL  2.556 (3rd)
1980 NL  2.232 (7th)
1981 NL  2.484 (6th)
1982 NL  2.724 (10th)
1986 NL  3.351 (2nd)
1991 AL  4.483 (2nd)
Career  2.578 (71st)

Losses s c a p y
Career  143 (184th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1992 AL  106 (5th)
Career  1093 (175th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
Career  10709 (225th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1980 NL  115 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1980 NL  19.65 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1982 NL  16 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1995 AL  born 1956-07-22 (8th)
1996 AL  born 1956-07-22 (3rd)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 41 (612), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 22 (254), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Jim Bunning (972) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Lary (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Frank Sullivan (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Chris Bosio (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jack Billingham (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Dave Goltz (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Mike Boddicker (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jim Lonborg (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jim Lonborg (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Jim Lonborg (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Bob Forsch (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Mike Flanagan (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198528Chicago Cubs$500,0001985 USA Today survey
198629Chicago Cubs$800,0001986 USA Today survey
198730Chicago Cubs$850,0001987 USA Today survey
198831Chicago Cubs$950,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198932Chicago Cubs$800,000*
199033Oakland Athletics$750,000*
199134New York Yankees$2,125,000USA Today survey
199235New York Yankees$2,125,0004/2/92 USA Today
199336California Angels$800,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $300,000 earned bonus
36New York Yankees$250,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Buyout of option year in previous contract
199437Chicago White Sox$350,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199538California Angels$250,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199639California Angels$200,0001996 AP survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$10,750,000
Disputed Salaries
*1989 - $500,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
*1990 - $850,000 - 11/21/90 NYT -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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