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Career Summary

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
22	4970	287	250	0	3701	3.31	63.7

Birth Date	4-6-1951
Height	6' 3"
Weight	207 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1970	MIN	19	27	25	164.0	158.0	6.0	10	9	0	17	1	675	143	66	58	17	223	47	41	2	135	3.18	3.03	4.14	19.7	1.8
1971	MIN	20	38	38	278.3	278.3	0.0	16	15	0	23	5	1126	267	95	87	21	379	59	58	5	224	2.81	2.42	3.13	43.9	5.2
1972	MIN	21	39	38	287.3	286.3	1.0	17	17	0	31	4	1159	247	93	87	22	362	69	62	10	228	2.73	2.50	3.28	28.7	3.6
1973	MIN	22	40	40	325.0	325.0	0.0	20	17	0	29	4	1321	296	109	91	16	408	67	63	9	258	2.52	2.33	2.89	77.4	8.3
1974	MIN	23	37	37	281.0	281.0	0.0	17	17	0	24	6	1149	244	99	83	14	334	77	74	9	249	2.66	2.36	2.97	58.9	6.4
1975	MIN	24	35	35	275.7	275.7	0.0	15	10	0	19	8	1104	219	104	92	24	333	84	82	4	233	3.00	2.96	3.83	34.9	3.8
1976	MIN	25	12	12	95.3	95.3	0.0	4	5	0	10	0	406	101	39	33	3	134	35	30	4	75	3.12	2.68	3.15	14.4	1.6
1976	TEX	25	24	24	202.3	202.3	0.0	9	11	0	16	5	819	182	67	62	11	244	46	45	8	144	2.76	2.70	4.07	8.8	1.0
1977	TEX	26	30	30	234.7	234.7	0.0	14	12	0	20	4	935	181	81	71	20	267	69	68	7	182	2.72	3.27	4.16	24.0	2.5
1978	PIT	27	34	34	243.7	243.7	0.0	14	10	0	24	3	1011	217	94	82	17	318	66	61	6	182	3.03	2.92	3.38	35.2	4.2
1979	PIT	28	37	37	237.3	237.3	0.0	12	5	0	23	2	1018	238	102	95	21	354	92	84	6	172	3.60	3.63	4.18	21.9	1.5
1980	PIT	29	34	32	216.7	214.7	2.0	8	13	2	20	3	907	219	102	92	20	328	59	54	0	168	3.82	3.21	4.17	10.0	1.0
1981	CLE	30	20	20	159.3	159.3	0.0	11	7	0	15	2	644	145	52	51	9	197	40	39	5	107	2.88	2.78	3.51	19.0	2.1
1982	CLE	31	4	4	20.3	20.3	0.0	2	2	0	2	0	89	16	14	11	2	28	11	11	0	19	4.87	3.72	4.51	2.0	0.2
1983	CLE	32	24	24	156.3	156.3	0.0	7	10	0	12	2	660	160	74	68	8	224	44	40	10	123	3.91	2.95	3.68	29.0	3.1
1984	CLE	33	33	32	245.0	242.3	2.7	19	7	0	21	5	1004	204	86	78	19	300	74	70	6	170	2.87	3.35	4.29	20.4	2.2
1985	CLE	34	23	23	179.7	179.7	0.0	9	11	0	10	6	743	163	76	65	14	244	49	48	7	129	3.26	3.25	3.93	24.6	2.6
1985	MIN	34	14	14	114.0	114.0	0.0	8	5	0	9	2	460	101	45	38	9	146	26	26	2	77	3.00	3.15	4.18	12.7	1.3
1986	MIN	35	36	36	271.7	271.7	0.0	17	14	0	21	6	1126	262	134	121	50	470	58	54	10	215	4.01	4.35	5.10	24.3	2.5
1987	MIN	36	37	37	267.0	267.0	0.0	15	12	0	23	4	1122	249	132	119	46	434	101	97	9	196	4.01	4.88	5.39	19.8	2.0
1988	MIN	37	33	33	207.3	207.3	0.0	10	17	0	12	2	895	240	128	125	21	354	51	50	16	145	5.43	3.71	4.36	25.9	2.8
1989	CAL	38	33	33	241.0	241.0	0.0	17	5	0	25	3	973	225	76	73	14	305	44	42	8	131	2.73	3.16	3.90	24.8	2.7
1990	CAL	39	23	23	134.0	134.0	0.0	8	7	0	10	0	578	163	85	78	15	249	25	25	7	69	5.24	3.95	4.80	6.9	0.7
1992	CAL	41	25	24	133.0	132.0	1.0	8	12	0	13	0	568	150	76	70	17	231	29	27	5	70	4.74	4.17	4.74	5.0	0.6
Career			692	685	4970.0	4957.3	12.7	287	250	2	429	77	20492	4632	2029	1830	430	6866	1322	1251	155	3701	3.31	3.18	3.92	592.0	63.7

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1970	MIN	MLB	27	25	164.0	4.14	102	.240	.262	.332	.400	.266	.266	101	18.7	2.0	19.7	1.8
1971	MIN	MLB	38	38	278.3	3.13	121	.244	.257	.327	.386	.273	.301	102	45.4	5.2	43.9	5.2
1972	MIN	MLB	39	38	287.3	3.28	108	.235	.253	.320	.369	.269	.271	102	27.3	3.2	28.7	3.6
1973	MIN	MLB	40	40	325.0	2.89	135	.228	.265	.333	.390	.270	.288	104	77.4	8.3	77.4	8.3
1974	MIN	MLB	37	37	281.0	2.97	131	.229	.263	.326	.381	.266	.287	105	58.9	6.4	58.9	6.4
1975	MIN	MLB	35	35	275.7	3.83	113	.224	.262	.333	.383	.267	.257	102	34.9	3.8	34.9	3.8
1976	MIN	MLB	12	12	95.3	3.15	122	.259	.261	.322	.367	.265	.339	101	14.4	1.6	14.4	1.6
1976	TEX	MLB	24	24	202.3	4.07	98	.230	.265	.323	.374	.266	.280	100	8.8	1.0	8.8	1.0
1977	TEX	MLB	30	30	234.7	4.16	107	.220	.275	.335	.419	.270	.245	98	24.0	2.5	24.0	2.5
1978	PIT	MLB	34	34	243.7	3.38	119	.235	.266	.331	.399	.270	.271	104	37.3	4.1	35.2	4.2
1979	PIT	MLB	37	37	237.3	4.18	103	.258	.271	.332	.405	.264	.298	102	22.9	2.4	21.9	1.5
1980	PIT	MLB	34	32	216.7	4.17	100	.250	.272	.331	.401	.266	.302	103	14.6	1.5	10.0	1.0
1981	CLE	MLB	20	20	159.3	3.51	114	.236	.261	.324	.383	.268	.282	100	19.0	2.1	19.0	2.1
1982	CLE	MLB	4	4	20.3	4.51	96	.269	.271	.328	.420	.276	.246	97	2.0	0.2	2.0	0.2
1983	CLE	MLB	24	24	156.3	3.68	120	.253	.273	.333	.421	.274	.320	102	29.0	3.1	29.0	3.1
1984	CLE	MLB	33	32	245.0	4.29	104	.226	.272	.332	.416	.274	.252	100	20.4	2.2	20.4	2.2
1985	CLE	MLB	23	23	179.7	3.93	114	.240	.266	.332	.418	.273	.274	99	24.6	2.6	24.6	2.6
1985	MIN	MLB	14	14	114.0	4.18	109	.232	.268	.331	.415	.271	.266	100	12.7	1.3	12.7	1.3
1986	MIN	MLB	36	36	271.7	5.10	99	.255	.268	.336	.421	.274	.267	108	24.3	2.5	24.3	2.5
1987	MIN	MLB	37	37	267.0	5.39	96	.253	.272	.340	.439	.273	.264	105	19.8	2.0	19.8	2.0
1988	MIN	MLB	33	33	207.3	4.36	105	.278	.265	.328	.395	.271	.331	105	25.9	2.8	25.9	2.8
1989	CAL	MLB	33	33	241.0	3.90	107	.233	.268	.333	.392	.271	.272	96	24.8	2.7	24.8	2.7
1990	CAL	MLB	23	23	134.0	4.80	86	.293	.266	.332	.403	.269	.320	97	6.9	0.7	6.9	0.7
1992	CAL	MLB	25	24	133.0	4.74	87	.280	.269	.339	.404	.276	.298	97	5.0	0.6	5.0	0.6
1992	MID	AA	5	5	33.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	EDM	AAA	2	2	11.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		685	4970.0	3.92	109	.243	.266	.331	.399	.270	.282	102	598.7	64.9	592.0	63.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1970	MIN	MLB	10	9	27	25	164.0	143	47	135	17	49%	.266	7.8	2.6	0.9	7.4	1.16	3.18	19.7	1.8
1971	MIN	MLB	16	15	38	38	278.3	267	59	224	21	51%	.301	8.6	1.9	0.7	7.2	1.17	2.81	43.9	5.2
1972	MIN	MLB	17	17	39	38	287.3	247	69	228	22	49%	.271	7.7	2.2	0.7	7.1	1.10	2.73	28.7	3.6
1973	MIN	MLB	20	17	40	40	325.0	296	67	258	16	47%	.288	8.2	1.9	0.4	7.1	1.12	2.52	77.4	8.3
1974	MIN	MLB	17	17	37	37	281.0	244	77	249	14	57%	.287	7.8	2.5	0.4	8.0	1.14	2.66	58.9	6.4
1975	MIN	MLB	15	10	35	35	275.7	219	84	233	24	53%	.257	7.1	2.7	0.8	7.6	1.10	3.00	34.9	3.8
1976	MIN	MLB	4	5	12	12	95.3	101	35	75	3	47%	.339	9.5	3.3	0.3	7.1	1.43	3.12	14.4	1.6
1976	TEX	MLB	9	11	24	24	202.3	182	46	144	11	63%	.280	8.1	2.0	0.5	6.4	1.13	2.76	8.8	1.0
1977	TEX	MLB	14	12	30	30	234.7	181	69	182	20	58%	.245	6.9	2.6	0.8	7.0	1.07	2.72	24.0	2.5
1978	PIT	MLB	14	10	34	34	243.7	217	66	182	17	52%	.271	8.0	2.4	0.6	6.7	1.16	3.03	35.2	4.2
1979	PIT	MLB	12	5	37	37	237.3	238	92	172	21	49%	.298	9.0	3.5	0.8	6.5	1.39	3.60	21.9	1.5
1980	PIT	MLB	8	13	34	32	216.7	219	59	168	20	57%	.302	9.1	2.5	0.8	7.0	1.28	3.82	10.0	1.0
1981	CLE	MLB	11	7	20	20	159.3	145	40	107	9	54%	.282	8.2	2.3	0.5	6.0	1.16	2.88	19.0	2.1
1982	CLE	MLB	2	2	4	4	20.3	16	11	19	2	56%	.246	7.1	4.9	0.9	8.4	1.33	4.87	2.0	0.2
1983	CLE	MLB	7	10	24	24	156.3	160	44	123	8	60%	.320	9.2	2.5	0.5	7.1	1.30	3.91	29.0	3.1
1984	CLE	MLB	19	7	33	32	245.0	204	74	170	19	49%	.252	7.5	2.7	0.7	6.2	1.13	2.87	20.4	2.2
1985	CLE	MLB	9	11	23	23	179.7	163	49	129	14	48%	.274	8.2	2.5	0.7	6.5	1.18	3.26	24.6	2.6
1985	MIN	MLB	8	5	14	14	114.0	101	26	77	9	46%	.266	8.0	2.1	0.7	6.1	1.11	3.00	12.7	1.3
1986	MIN	MLB	17	14	36	36	271.7	262	58	215	50	48%	.267	8.7	1.9	1.7	7.1	1.18	4.01	24.3	2.5
1987	MIN	MLB	15	12	37	37	267.0	249	101	196	46	52%	.264	8.4	3.4	1.6	6.6	1.31	4.01	19.8	2.0
1988	MIN	MLB	10	17	33	33	207.3	240	51	145	21	42%	.331	10.4	2.2	0.9	6.3	1.40	5.43	25.9	2.8
1989	CAL	MLB	17	5	33	33	241.0	225	44	131	14	46%	.272	8.4	1.6	0.5	4.9	1.12	2.73	24.8	2.7
1990	CAL	MLB	8	7	23	23	134.0	163	25	69	15	44%	.320	10.9	1.7	1.0	4.6	1.40	5.24	6.9	0.7
1992	EDM	AAA	2	0	2	2	11.7	16	3	7	1	0%	.000	12.3	2.3	0.8	5.4	1.62	6.15	0.0	0.0
1992	MID	AA	2	3	5	5	33.0	27	3	23	3	0%	.000	7.4	0.8	0.8	6.3	0.91	2.73	0.0	0.0
1992	CAL	MLB	8	12	25	24	133.0	150	29	70	17	39%	.298	10.2	2.0	1.2	4.7	1.35	4.74	5.0	0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1991-04-08	1991-10-07	60-DL	182	162	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Rotator Cuff	1990-10-01	-
1990-08-11	1990-10-03	15-DL	53	48	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Rotator Cuff	1990-10-01	-
1988-07-30	1988-08-16	15-DL	17	17	Right	Thumb	Contusion		-	-
1984-05-18	1984-06-10	15-DL	23	21	Right	Foot	Fracture		-	-
1982-05-02	1982-10-04	15-DL	155	143	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Flexor Mass	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
	Richard Moss

Details

1 year (1993). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 1/93.
1 year/$0.3M (1992). Signed by California as a free agent 1/92 (minor-league contract). $0.3M in majors. $0.9M in performance bonuses. Contract purchased by California 5/92.
1 year/$2M (1991), plus 1992-93 options. Signed extension with California 4/90.
1 year/$1.1M (1989), plus 1990 club option. Re-signed by California 2/89, settling grievances regarding 20-percent cut rule.
2 years/$2.95M (1987-88). Signed extension with Minnesota 1986. 87:$1.95M, 88:$1M.
1 year/$0.65M (1986). Re-signed by Minnesota.
Cleveland, 1981-85. Annual salaries $0.65M. Acquired by Minnesota in trade from Cleveland 8/85.
1 year/$0.3M (1980). Re-signed by Pittsburgh. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Pittsburgh 12/80.
1 year/$0.5M (1979). Re-signed by Pittsburgh.
1 year (1978). Signed by Pittsburgh.
1 year/$0.14M (1977). Re-signed by Texas. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Texas 12/77.
1 year (1976). Re-signed by Minnesota. Acquired by Texas in trade from Minnesota 6/76.
1 year/$65,000 (1975). Re-signed by Minnesota (lost arbitration, $85,000-$65,000).
1 year/$55,000 (1974).
1 year/$33,000 (1973).
Drafted by Minnesota 1969 (3-55).

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Title	Author	Date
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 23	Larry Granillo	2013-04-24
Top Tools: Best Pitches	BP Prospect Staff	2013-04-01
Punk Hits: Why I'm Rooting for the Dutch in the WBC	Ian Miller	2013-03-05
In A Pickle: Not All Stars Are All-Stars	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-02-14
Rumor Roundup: Monday, February 11	Will Woods	2013-02-11
Western Front: They Took Their Turn	Geoff Young	2013-02-04
Punk Hits: Top Team Cookbooks, Part 1	Ian Miller	2013-01-29
In A Pickle: Average Love	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-25
Overthinking It: Has the Sabermetric Movement Been Bad for Jack Morris?	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-10
The BP Wayback Machine: How to Write a Letter of Complaint	Derek Jacques	2013-01-04
Sobsequy: Ferguson Jenkins, Tommy John, and How Some Players End Up Outside the Hall	Adam Sobsey	2012-12-12
Punk Hits: Why Do We Fear The Beard?	Ian Miller	2012-12-11
Overthinking It: What Chipper Jones' Retirement Gifts Were For: A Short Story (Updated)	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-02
Future Shock: The Bundy Dilemma	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-15
Sobsequy: What Your Team's Choice of Radio Broadcaster Says About You	Adam Sobsey	2012-08-15
Wezen-Ball: The Anniversary of a Streak	Larry Granillo	2012-05-30
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
BP Announcements: A New Platform	Jay Jaffe	2012-05-14
Pebble Hunting: Doing Lines	Sam Miller	2012-04-18
Transaction Analysis: Giants Extend Bumgarner	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-18
Research Mailbag: ...Is This Thing On?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-03-28
Wezen-Ball: What the Batboy Saw	Larry Granillo	2012-03-06
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
The BP Broadside: Fernandomania and Linsanity	Steven Goldman	2012-02-16
Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-02
Heartburn Hardball: Jack Morris in Motion	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-01-13
The Lineup Card: 9 Memories of Frank Viola	Baseball Prospectus	2011-12-14
Wezen-Ball: The Joy of Being Selected to the Hall of Fame	Larry Granillo	2011-12-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
Divide and Conquer, NL West: Thirty-Two Short Films About Aaron Cook	Geoff Young	2011-09-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stuck in the Middle with You	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-25
Wezen-Ball: Who You Find in Cooperstown	Larry Granillo	2011-07-24
BP Unfiltered: The Hallworthy Alomar and Blyleven	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown's Backhanded Compliment	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-22
On the Beat: Calling Cooperstown	John Perrotto	2011-07-22
The Lineup Card: The Top 13 Veterans Committee Selections That Weren't THAT Bad	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-20
BP Unfiltered: Clean Clemens?	Chris St. John	2011-07-14
Aging Hurlers: Javier Vazquez and the Incredible Fading Fastball	Michael Jong	2011-05-25
The BP Broadside: Thanks to Soriano, CC will Finish with 299 Career Wins	Steven Goldman	2011-04-06
Overthinking It: Bartolo Colonoscopy	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-22
BP Unfiltered: (Belated) SABR Day 2011 Recap...With Video!	Joe Hamrahi	2011-03-14
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Impact of World Series Starts (or How Much Was Jack Morris Really Worth?)	Sean Smith	2011-03-04
The BP Broadside: Three Hundred	Steven Goldman	2011-02-04
BP Podcast: Episode 35: I Will Take Your Liver Out	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-26
Prospectus Q&A: Jack O'Connell, Part II	David Laurila	2011-01-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trevor Hoffman and the Coming Wave	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-13
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
On the Beat: Contending and Rebuilding	John Perrotto	2011-01-11
The Week In Quotes: January 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2011-01-10
On the Beat: The Stat Geek Heads to Cooperstown	John Perrotto	2011-01-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Blyleven in '11 and Other Tales from the Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-06
Another Look: Bert Blyleven	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-06
BP Podcast: Episode 32: This Doesn't Smell Right	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Relief at List	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-05
On the Beat: One Man's Ballot	John Perrotto	2011-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: The Right Fielders	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Don't Stop The Rock	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-03
Prospectus Perspective: Bagging on Bagwell	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-31
BP Podcast: Episode 31: My Now Estranged Uncle Al	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: No Shortage of Quality Shortstops	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Alomar's Second Chance	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-20
One-Hoppers: Joining the Club	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-08
One-Hoppers: Gillick Gains Election, Miller Bloc'd Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-06
One-Hoppers: The Snubbed Cub: Ron Santo (1940-2010)	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-03
World Series Prospectus: Fall Classic Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2010-10-27
Playoff Prospectus: Like Drinking Coffee with a Fork	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-19
Spinning Yarn: The Glavine Line	Mike Fast	2010-10-14
Changing Speeds: Closing Time	Ken Funck	2010-09-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disasterpiece Theater	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-29
Another Look: Hall of Fame Pitchers Becoming an Extinct Species	Bob Hertzel	2010-09-21
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Over The Cliff Lee	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-27
Seidnotes: What Did Brown Do for You?	Eric Seidman	2010-08-20
Prospectus Q&A: On Trammell and Whitaker	David Laurila	2010-08-13
BP Podcast: Episode 10: With Awesome Fedora	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Jacktastic!	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-30
Another Look: Pitchers Who Fizzled	Bob Hertzel	2010-06-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Year of the Pitcher?	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-15
One-Hoppers: Observing Perfection	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-08
You Can Blog It Up: DPOTD Thurman Munson: An Alternative History of the 1986 World Series	Steven Goldman	2010-05-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Chugging Toward Cooperstown	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-09
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tom Glavine	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-17
Expanded Horizons: Thomas and Glavine	Tommy Bennett	2010-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: 10 Men Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-13
Transaction Action: Impaled Rangers	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-11
The Week In Quotes: January 4-10	Alex Carnevale	2010-01-11
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases for Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-06
Prospectus Q&A: Best Q&A Quotes of 2009	David Laurila	2009-12-30
Prospectus Today: Virtual Hall-Worthy Selections	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-30
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-12-27
Prospectus Q&A: Mike Boddicker	David Laurila	2009-11-29
On the Beat: Thanksgiving Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-11-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: How is the Air Up There?	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-13
Prospectus Today: The Next 300-Game Winner?	Joe Sheehan	2009-06-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Next 300	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-05
You Could Look It Up: The No-Decision Kings	Steven Goldman	2009-06-04
Prospectus Q&A: Toby Harrah, Part One	David Laurila	2009-05-19
Prospectus Q&A: Bert Blyleven	David Laurila	2009-05-10
Prospectus Today: Curt Schilling Bows Out	Joe Sheehan	2009-03-24
Prospectus Q&A: George Thorogood	David Laurila	2009-02-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
On the Beat: Ruminations and Meditations	John Perrotto	2009-01-14
Prospectus Q&A: Chaz Scoggins	David Laurila	2009-01-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Prospectus Q&A: Tony Blengino	David Laurila	2009-01-04
Prospectus Today: The Old You're In, You're Out	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-18
On the Beat: One Man's Hall of Fame Vote	John Perrotto	2008-12-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Comeback Kings	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-15
Prospectus Q&A: Paul Byrd	David Laurila	2008-10-05
Prospectus Today: Sweeps and Walk-Offs	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-26
Prospectus Q&A: Butch Wynegar	David Laurila	2008-09-21
You Could Look It Up: Love in the Temperate Zone, Part One	Steven Goldman	2008-09-09
Prospectus Today: Schilling in History	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-21
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown Cases	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-30
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-01
Prospectus Matchups: The 2008 Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2008-02-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Having a Ball	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-22
Lies, Damned Lies: The Smoking Gun?	Nate Silver	2008-02-14
You Could Look It Up: Topping the Twins?	Steven Goldman	2008-02-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tandemonium	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-07
Prospectus Toolbox: How to Write a Letter of Complaint	Derek Jacques	2008-01-22
The Week In Quotes: January 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-14
Every Given Sunday: Time Flies	John Perrotto	2008-01-13
Prospectus Today: Goose, Rice, and Confetti	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: Dissecting the 2008 Hall of Fame Vote	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-09
Prospectus Q&A: Greg Rhodes	David Laurila	2008-01-07
The Class of 2008: Relievers	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-04
Prospectus Matchups: Dead Horses and Fifth Starters	Jim Baker	2008-01-04
The Class of 2008: The Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-03
Prospectus Today: My Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-12-28
Every Given Sunday: Holiday Gifts	John Perrotto	2007-12-23
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: The Freshmen	Jim Baker	2007-11-30
Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part Two	Nate Silver	2007-09-21
Prospectus Matchups: Turnover	Jim Baker	2007-09-18
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Hit List: Hurting Hurlers	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-22
Prospectus Hit List: Padres Riding High	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-08
Prospectus Today: Punching Jeff Kent's Ticket	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-26
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Right-handed Pitching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-04-20
Prospectus Q&A: Pete Palmer	David Laurila	2007-03-11
Prospectus Matchups: Discount Division Winners	Jim Baker	2007-03-02
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
Prospectus Today: Two Fortysomething Ex-Yankees	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-10
The Class of 2007: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-09
Prospectus Today: The Conundrum	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-09
Prospectus Today: My Hall of Fame Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-05
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2006-12-13
World Series Prospectus: Fire Up the Wayback Machine	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-24
Prospectus Q&A: Tom House	Jason Grady	2006-07-20
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-07-04
Prospectus Matchups: Early Clincher	Jim Baker	2006-06-27
From The Mailbag: Cubans, Standards of Greatness, and Hockey Hair	Baseball Prospectus	2006-03-22
JAWS 2006: From the Mailbag	Jay Jaffe	2006-01-30
Prospectus Today: The Election	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-11
Prospectus Today: The Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-09
From The Mailbag: JAWS, Revenue Sharing, and Sandwich Picks	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-22
Class of 2006: The Relievers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-20
The Class of 2006: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-16
Call it a Comeback: Best Rebound Seasons, Part 2	Ben Murphy	2005-11-07
Prospectus Matchups: The Rivalry Cometh	Jim Baker	2005-09-09
Prospectus Today: The King?	Joe Sheehan	2005-08-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 7	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-09
UTK Special: Rafael Palmeiro	Will Carroll	2005-08-01
Lies, Damned Lies: Evaluating the Trade Bait	Nate Silver	2005-07-28
Crooked Numbers: Seeing Red	James Click	2005-06-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Jason Karegeannes	2005-05-12
Lies, Damned Lies: BABIP, Again	Nate Silver	2005-04-20
Prospectus Matchups: Good Fridays Past	Jim Baker	2005-03-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-03-04
The Veterans Committee Ballot: JAWS Chews on the Eligibles	Jay Jaffe	2005-03-02
Prospectus Today: The Veterans Committee	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-02
Prospectus Matchups: Jumping the Gun	Jim Baker	2005-01-25
Prospectus Today: Time For a Change	Joe Sheehan	2005-01-05
Can Of Corn: Wishes for 2005	Dayn Perry	2004-12-30
The Class of 2005: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-20
Prospectus Today: Into the Mailbag	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-06
Prospectus Today: The Holdovers	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-01
Prospectus Matchups: The Class of '05	Jim Baker	2004-11-30
Prospectus Matchups: NL Cy Young Voting	Jim Baker	2004-11-10
Teams: A Critical Guide: My Aunt's Thanksgiving Turkey Edition, American League	Steven Goldman	2004-09-16
You Could Look It Up: What's the Value of a Deadline Deal?	Steven Goldman	2004-08-06
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-14
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-30
Prospectus Today: Nine Games	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-14
Aim For The Head: Hidden Perfect Games Mailbag	Keith Woolner	2004-05-26
Aim For The Head: Hidden Perfect Games	Keith Woolner	2004-04-27
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part V: Baseball Prospectus, Circa '84	Steven Goldman	2004-02-23
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-14
2004 Internet Hall of Fame: The Results Are In	Neal Traven	2004-01-05
Prospectus Today: And to All a Good Night...	Joe Sheehan	2003-12-24
"This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, Part III	Steven Goldman	2003-08-27
Prospectus Today: All-Star Diary	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-16
Transaction Analysis: June 10-15	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-19
Prospectus Today: Raffy Roundtable	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-13
The Jack Morris Project: Does Jack Morris Belong in the Hall of Fame?	Joe Sheehan	2003-04-24
The Proper Support: Did Bert Blyleven Receive it?	Greg Spira	2003-03-06
2003 Internet Hall Of Fame Results: Presented by STATLG-L and Baseball Prospectus	Neal Traven	2003-01-06
Swinging for the Hall: The Best Hitter Outside Cooperstown	Michael Wolverton	2002-09-05
Aim For The Head: PAP^3 FAQ	Keith Woolner	2002-06-06
Prospectus Feature: Jose Canseco and the Keltner List	Ryan Wilkins	2002-05-23

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-20 14:00:00	Who's the most surprising player you can create a convincing HoF argument for? Triple-bonus points if his first name's "Tony" and his surname's "Fernandez". (JT from Exhibition Stadium)	Rick Reuschel does unusually well on the JAWS scale. Prior to Bert Blyleven's election, Big Daddy rated as the second-best eligible pitcher despite relatively unassuming raw numbers (214-191, 3.37 ERA, 3 All-Star apperaances, no Cy Young votes. Stayed very useful late into his career. That said, I can make better arguments for guys like Orel Hershiser, David Cone and Dwight Gooden, all of whom fell just short of 200 wins but had Cy Youngs and rings to their credit. I can make a better argument for Kevin Brown, but it's hindered by his being named in the Mitchell Report, not to mention his 2004 postseason shame. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-06-28 14:00:00	Jay, Jack Morris isn't actually going to get elected to the Hall of Fame one of these years, is he? The Legend of the Guy Who Pitched to the Score is even more specious than the Legend of the Feared Hitter. The wave of great pitchers reaching eligibility in the next few years will be sufficient to hold off his charge, right? (David from CT)	Morris has been above 40 percent on three of the past four BBWAA ballots, and if you look at where Bert Blyleven was after a decade on the ballot, Black Jack is only 3.7 percent behind at 44.0 percent. That said, Byleven got a real push from the grassroots internet supporters, of which I'm a card-carrying member, and gained another 25+ percent. Morris doesn't seem likely to get that anytime soon. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-02-16 16:00:00	Is Tom Brunansky the most underrated RF of the 1980s? (Jake from St. Louis, MO)	There’s a good idea for a mini-series. The all-under-rated team of the 1980s, which is when I came of age in baseball fandom. Tom Brunansky vs. Jesse Barfield. Bert Blyleven vs. Dave Steib. The Astros rainbow warrior jerseys vs. the Brown and Gold Padres things from the early 80s. Bruno probably gets the start in right. (Russell A. Carleton)
2010-01-04 14:00:00	Oh boy, Goldstein on the subject of Bert Blyleven, again... ? (Christina Kahrl from BP Volcano Hideout)	Oh c'mon! You know you want to see that! (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	Jay, thanks for the chat. Tyler Kepner in yesterday's NYT handicapped the HOF choices, in which he made reference to stat-based criteria, but he remains confoundingly lukewarm on Tim Raines (in my opinion, the highest impact player on the ballot), yet high on Fred McGriff. While I agree with you that McGriff is not an overwhelming candidate (please don't tell Bill James, who loved him), he has a case, but so does Raines, of an order of magnitude several notches greater than McGriff. And Kepner continues the patronizing commentary on Bert Blyleven. You can tell where my vote would go, but I cannot understand the lukewarm response to Raines. When will these guys learn? (BeplerP from New York, NY)	I don't know exactly how Kepner voted (or if he even has a ballot) but I think you're in danger of mistaking his opinion of those players' cases for his assessment of their chances in this year's voting, at least when it comes to Raines. When will the voters learn? Some of them may never change their views on guys like Raines and Blyleven whom the statheads like us hold dear. The best we can hope for is that newer generations who come to the question with open minds can be swayed by the preponderance of evidence in their favor. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	Surprised at the vote? (Tim from Tampa)	Surprised but not terribly so. My conclusion to today's piece: So with the business of the pitchers concluded, we add Bert Blyleven to the ranks of Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Mark McGwire, Tim Raines, and Alan Trammell on the JAWS 2010 ballot. With the voting results scheduled be announced later today (Wednesday), I wouldn't be at all surprised if that slate draws a blank while Andre Dawson gets in, though I do think Alomar has a decent shot (early returns suggest reasons for optimism) and Blyleven may be nearing the tipping point. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	I'd call this good news for Bert. I was worried he'd stagnate around 62%. do you have the % of the vote for Edgar, Raines and Barry? They don't have it on espn.com. Thanks. (collins from greenville nc)	539 ballots, five blanks, Andre Dawson 420 (77.9%), Bert Blyleven 400 (74.2%), Roberto Alomar 397 (73.7%), Jack Morris 282 (52.3%), Barry Larkin 278 (51.6%), Lee Smith 255 (47.3%), Edgar Martinez 195 (36.2%), Tim Raines 164 (30.4%), Mark McGwire 128 (23.7%), Alan Trammell 121 (22.4%), Fred McGriff 116 (21.5%), Don Mattingly 87 (16.1%), Dave Parker 82 (15.2%), Dale Murphy 63 (11.7%), Harold Baines 33 (6.1%), Andres Galarraga 22 (4.1%), Robin Ventura 7 (1.3%), Ellis Burks 2 (0.4%), Eric Karros 2 (0.4%), Kevin Appier 1 (0.2%), Pat Hentgen 1 (0.2%), David Segui 1 (0.2%), Mike Jackson 0, Ray Lankford 0, Shane Reynolds 0, Todd Zeile 0. Segui gets his vote. Baines remains on life support thanks to the persistence of a stubborn few. Karros receives more votes than he had All-Star appearances. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	Jay, since I'll be under a pile of work when the HoF announcement is made, I've tried to come up with a question that will cover every conceivable issue raised by the results: What does the (election/stagnant support/dropping off the ballot) of (Andre Dawson/Bert Blyleven/David Segui) say about the BBWAA's general attitude towards (impatient mustache aficionados/Dutch Old Masters/ill-considered bleach jobs)? Does the dramatic falling off of the ballot of (Karros/Raines/McGwire) mean baseball will change the composition of the Veterans Committee in order to better represent (the undead/people with a basic understanding of baseball/chicks who dig the long ball)? (Nick Stone from New York, NY)	Too funny! I definitely think that the disappearance of Segui from the ballot is a shot across the bow at those ill-considered bleach jobs, and that the road to the Hall just got considerably longer for Mike Piazza, Alex Rodriguez, and Bret Boone. The disappearance of Karros from the ballot means that the VC will be changed to better accommodate the undead. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-01 13:00:00	A softball to get you started: Who would be on your Hall of Fame ballot this year? (Bill from New Mexico)	Holdovers: Tim Raines, Bert Blyleven and Mark McGwire. For newbies, Barry Larkin and maybe Robbie Alomar, though I'm iffy enough on that one that I don't even remember if I'm for or against him at present. Just as a "I liked this guy, and I want to vote for him" kind of deal, and not because I think they should get in, I would toss a vote to Robin Ventura and Ellis Burks. The good news is that Ray Lankford is finally on the ballot, so if he doesn't get 5% of the vote I can see if I can get him to write a foreword for "The Ray Lankford Wing of the Hall of Fame: Book Edition" without him feeling snubbed someday. (Marc Normandin)
2009-06-24 13:00:00	Do you think the HOF has been watered down due to people wanting to pay such close attention to career counting stats? (JFerg from MD)	I think it can cut both ways. Those numbers are an excuse for the voters not to think. The numbers say yes or no, and you don't have to actually work out the player's actual quality for yourself. Hence a 300-winner is in, and Bert Blyleven isn't. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-24 14:00:00	Is Mussina the reigning great HOF test case? (Tony from Brooklyn, NY)	Well, he's not on the ballot yet. Until he is, I'll put Tim Raines and Bert Blyleven ahead of him on the to-do list. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-01-22 19:00:00	Which team has gotten the most screwed over in the Hall of Fame vote? That is, which team has the most deserving guys who never made it? I think the list begins with the Cubs, who have two third basemen who are probably better than half of the guys currently enshrined at their position. (Josh from San Jose, IL)	I don't know if this is a team-by-team issue. The two most deserving men who are not in the Hall who should be are, in my opinion, Ron Santo and Bert Blyleven. One is a Cub, the other was many things. They might land themselves a HoFer who doesn't belong, too, in the person of Andre Dawson. Let's not forget that of Tinkers to Evers to Chance, only Chance has a truly legit case for inclusion. That probably balances the Santo slighting on the eternal Cubs ledger. (Jim Baker)
2008-01-08 14:00:00	my prediction: Goose in. Rice misses by an extremely small margin. Much, much bleating commences over the voters who submitted blanks to protest roids users, thus depriving the "deserving" pre-roids slugger. (TomH from Lexington Park MD)	The Goose is Loose! He gets 85.8 percent, and he's the only one who gets in on this ballot. Rice falls just shy at 72.2 percent, setting him up for a 15th-year push. Raines 24.3 percent. Oh is that ugly. Player Total Votes Percentage Rich Gossage 466 85.8% Jim Rice 392 72.2% Andre Dawson 358 65.9% Bert Blyleven 336 61.9% Lee Smith 235 43.3% Jack Morris 233 42.9% Tommy John 158 29.1% Tim Raines 132 24.3% Mark McGwire 128 23.6% Alan Trammell 99 18.2% Dave Concepcion 88 16.2% Don Mattingly 86 15.8% Dave Parker 82 15.1% Dale Murphy 75 13.8% Harold Baines 28 5.2% Rod Beck 2 0.4% Travis Fryman 2 0.4% Robb Nen 2 0.4% Shawon Dunston 1 0.2% Chuck Finley 1 0.2% David Justice 1 0.2% Chuck Knoblauch 1 0.2% Todd Stottlemyre 1 0.2% Jose Rijo 0 0% Brady Anderson 0 0% (Jay Jaffe)
2008-01-08 14:00:00	Despite what Joe Sheehan says, I am opposed to McGwire getting in. (Go Rock Raines and Bert Blyleven, though!) Do you think a statistical argument could be made that McGwire should be excluded? Or is it purely a PED issue? And do you think he will eventually get in? (SteveInPhilly from Philly)	As I pointed out this year, with the revised JAWS benchmarks, McGwire is now above on peak but below on career. That can be spun either way without sticking to anything but the numbers, and the direction of the spin is likely to be based on one's views about PEDs. I think McGwire will get in, but only after at least 10 years on the ballot. He'll have to open up about his past, and the public and the media will have to calm down in order for that to happen. I do hope it does - it will be a great day when we can move past "cheater cheater pumpkineater" when it comes to the topic of steroids and the Hall of Fame. (Jay Jaffe)

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