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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
7 613.3 38 48 31 549 3.95 4.1
Birth Date11-28-1960
Height6' 3"
Weight228 lbs
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ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
1984 LAN 23 32 1 51.3 5.7 45.7 5 5 6 4 0 0 207 51 21 19 1 65 9 5 1 54 3.33 1.53 1.63 15.0 1.6
1985 LAN 24 56 0 86.0 0.0 86.0 4 7 12 4 0 0 356 66 41 36 8 99 35 32 0 85 3.77 3.07 3.47 6.3 0.7
1986 LAN 25 62 0 97.7 0.0 97.7 6 12 12 9 0 0 437 86 48 42 7 122 63 54 3 104 3.87 3.57 4.12 5.4 0.4
1987 LAN 26 40 2 55.0 8.3 46.7 3 4 1 7 0 0 239 54 32 30 7 91 29 27 0 60 4.91 3.92 5.00 -0.2 -0.1
1988 LAN 27 4 1 12.7 6.0 6.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 16 10 9 0 19 4 3 0 12 6.39 1.76 2.84 2.2 0.2
1989 PHI 28 33 32 204.0 202.7 1.3 12 12 0 0 18 2 827 155 84 78 11 226 86 80 2 164 3.44 3.05 3.94 19.4 1.8
1990 PHI 29 18 18 106.7 106.7 0.0 8 7 0 0 10 1 467 106 60 55 12 172 49 43 3 70 4.64 4.42 5.53 -4.8 -0.6
Career24554613.3329.3284.03848312428325885342962694679427524495493.953.304.0443.54.1

Advanced

'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
1982 VRO A+ 11 11 59.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 SAN AA 27 27 169.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 ABQ AAA 1 0 3.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 LAN MLB 32 1 51.3 1.63 157 .233 .269 .330 .391 .266 .352 93 15.5 1.7 15.0 1.6
1984 ABQ AAA 18 9 72.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 LAN MLB 56 0 86.0 3.47 101 .236 .265 .330 .397 .264 .254 86 6.0 0.6 6.3 0.7
1986 LAN MLB 62 0 97.7 4.12 95 .272 .266 .335 .407 .267 .304 94 7.2 0.8 5.4 0.4
1987 LAN MLB 40 2 55.0 5.00 83 .271 .272 .341 .432 .268 .329 94 -0.1 -0.0 -0.2 -0.1
1987 ABQ AAA 2 2 13.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 LAN MLB 4 1 12.7 2.84 129 .251 .259 .314 .377 .254 .410 103 2.6 0.3 2.2 0.2
1988 BAK A+ 3 3 13.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 ABQ AAA 18 16 107.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 PHI MLB 33 32 204.0 3.94 101 .231 .261 .327 .395 .270 .255 101 19.7 2.2 19.4 1.8
1990 PHI MLB 18 18 106.7 5.53 69 .277 .273 .335 .413 .273 .282 100 -3.2 -0.3 -4.8 -0.6
1994 SBR A+ 11 8 47.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB54613.34.0498.251.266.331.403.268.2869647.75.143.54.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
1982 VRO A+ 5 4 0 11 11 59.7 58 36 37 3 0% .000 8.7 5.4 0.5 5.6 1.57 4.22 0.0 0.0
1983 ABQ AAA 0 0 0 1 0 3.0 4 1 1 1 0% .000 12.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.67 9.00 0.0 0.0
1983 SAN AA 8 11 0 27 27 169.3 171 101 116 11 0% .000 9.1 5.4 0.6 6.2 1.61 4.41 0.0 0.0
1984 LAN MLB 5 5 6 32 1 51.3 51 9 54 1 53% .352 8.9 1.6 0.2 9.5 1.17 3.33 15.0 1.6
1984 ABQ AAA 8 2 2 18 9 72.3 79 37 58 10 0% .000 9.8 4.6 1.2 7.2 1.60 4.61 0.0 0.0
1985 LAN MLB 4 7 12 56 0 86.0 66 35 85 8 50% .254 6.9 3.7 0.8 8.9 1.17 3.77 6.3 0.7
1986 LAN MLB 6 12 12 62 0 97.7 86 63 104 7 52% .304 7.9 5.8 0.6 9.6 1.53 3.87 5.4 0.4
1987 LAN MLB 3 4 1 40 2 55.0 54 29 60 7 61% .329 8.8 4.7 1.1 9.8 1.51 4.91 -0.2 -0.1
1987 ABQ AAA 1 0 0 2 2 13.0 6 7 13 0 0% .000 4.2 4.8 0.0 9.0 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
1988 LAN MLB 0 1 0 4 1 12.7 16 4 12 0 49% .410 11.4 2.8 0.0 8.5 1.58 6.39 2.2 0.2
1988 ABQ AAA 10 1 0 18 16 107.3 92 42 95 6 0% .000 7.7 3.5 0.5 8.0 1.25 3.27 0.0 0.0
1988 BAK A+ 0 1 0 3 3 13.7 8 9 13 1 0% .000 5.3 5.9 0.7 8.5 1.24 1.31 0.0 0.0
1989 PHI MLB 12 12 0 33 32 204.0 155 86 164 11 51% .255 6.8 3.8 0.5 7.2 1.18 3.44 19.4 1.8
1990 PHI MLB 8 7 0 18 18 106.7 106 49 70 12 55% .282 8.9 4.1 1.0 5.9 1.45 4.64 -4.8 -0.6
1994 SBR A+ 1 4 0 11 8 47.0 55 20 43 7 0% .000 10.5 3.8 1.3 8.2 1.60 5.55 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1992-04-07 1992-10-05 60-DL 181 162 Left Shoulder Surgery 1992-04-01 -
1991-04-08 1991-10-07 60-DL 182 162 Left Shoulder Surgery Bone Spur 1991-03-08 -
1990-08-06 1990-10-04 60-DL 59 58 Left Shoulder Surgery 1990-08-13 -
1990-07-06 1990-07-31 15-DL 25 21 Left Shoulder Inflammation - -
1988-06-17 1988-07-09 22 21 - - - -
1988-04-04 1988-06-16 73 60 Left Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Bone Spur 1987-10-27 -
1987-10-27 1987-10-27 Off 0 0 Left Shoulder Surgery Bone Spur 1987-10-27 -

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  Title Author Date
Wezen-Ball: The Froot Loop SummerLarry Granillo2013-04-11
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: The Mechanical Flaw FixersBen Lindbergh2012-09-08
The Week In Quotes: August 6-12Andrew Koo2012-08-13
The Week In Quotes: August 6-12Jonah Birenbaum2012-08-13
The Week In Quotes: August 6-12Matthew Rocco2012-08-13
The Week In Quotes: August 6-12Hudson Belinsky2012-08-13
This article requires BP Premium accessPurpose Pitches: Farrell, Mattingly, and RoenickeChristina Kahrl2011-02-10


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BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2009-10-16 13:00:00NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game OneKen Howell for the Dodgers... Randy Knorr of all people for the Nats. (Steven Goldman)
2009-10-16 13:00:00NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game OneKen Howell. Former Dodger reliever. Lost a toe a few years ago. I can't remember why. (Jay Jaffe)