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Career Summary

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
17	2078	114	144	108	989	3.75	1.6

Birth Date	3-9-1932
Height	6' 3"
Weight	205 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
1952	PIT	20	27	11	78.7	28.7	13.0	0	7	0	0	0	0	210	74	55	48	3	63	66	63	6	27	5.49	4.97	6.32	-6.2	-0.7
1955	PIT	23	36	19	136.7	81.0	33.7	6	13	2	0	6	1	500	161	78	63	13	190	53	48	5	48	4.15	4.11	4.74	7.5	0.8
1956	PIT	24	44	39	264.0	201.3	8.0	14	18	2	1	18	2	870	263	110	99	26	321	81	73	5	125	3.38	3.54	4.49	8.7	0.7
1957	PIT	25	40	31	205.0	176.0	13.0	9	16	0	0	13	3	798	214	107	92	27	303	61	55	1	88	4.04	4.27	5.35	-10.3	-1.4
1958	PIT	26	32	32	237.3	237.3	0.0	13	16	0	0	20	4	986	220	96	93	25	340	92	78	0	109	3.53	4.12	5.51	-8.6	-0.9
1959	PIT	27	33	29	186.0	177.0	9.0	11	13	0	0	13	4	796	186	95	88	23	305	70	61	2	91	4.26	4.41	4.90	4.3	0.2
1960	SLN	28	34	17	117.7	83.7	34.0	4	9	1	0	5	3	524	133	86	79	21	233	43	38	0	54	6.04	5.15	5.55	-4.0	-0.3
1961	DET	29	10	8	56.3	53.7	2.7	5	3	0	0	6	0	237	53	25	17	3	74	17	16	0	27	2.72	3.14	3.90	10.4	1.0
1961	LAA	29	26	12	104.7	74.7	30.0	3	6	1	3	5	1	464	119	62	57	16	190	44	39	1	70	4.90	4.44	5.18	5.9	0.8
1962	DET	30	36	4	77.3	23.3	54.0	3	6	2	4	3	0	345	88	40	37	9	131	28	26	2	47	4.31	3.98	4.81	4.7	0.3
1963	WS2	31	62	1	93.7	3.0	90.7	3	8	17	5	1	0	382	85	36	29	3	118	30	23	3	49	2.79	2.89	4.25	4.1	0.4
1964	WS2	32	61	0	81.3	0.0	81.3	10	7	14	5	1	0	344	81	29	21	4	112	21	12	2	40	2.32	2.96	3.44	11.8	1.3
1965	WS2	33	74	0	99.3	0.0	99.3	7	6	29	9	0	0	434	106	36	29	7	153	32	18	2	52	2.63	3.29	4.08	4.1	0.4
1966	WS2	34	63	0	90.3	0.0	90.3	6	4	23	3	0	0	355	79	32	24	12	123	17	10	0	46	2.39	3.71	4.30	3.1	0.1
1967	MIN	35	54	0	71.7	0.0	71.7	7	1	5	3	0	0	294	71	33	30	10	118	15	8	1	36	3.77	3.90	4.65	-2.5	-0.3
1968	PIT	36	56	0	112.7	0.0	98.7	12	5	7	7	0	0	394	94	26	21	3	114	31	20	2	48	1.68	2.92	3.66	-1.2	-0.2
1969	BOS	37	16	0	17.0	0.0	17.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	92	24	11	9	4	37	17	14	0	7	4.76	7.60	7.52	-4.0	-0.4
1969	PIT	37	20	0	31.0	0.0	31.0	1	3	3	2	0	0	134	37	23	20	3	52	5	3	1	15	5.81	3.53	4.79	-0.9	-0.1
1969	SFN	37	7	0	11.0	0.0	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	0	52	16	6	5	1	22	6	3	0	7	4.09	4.20	3.79	1.3	0.1
1970	ATL	38	5	0	6.3	0.0	6.3	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	9	5	5	4	22	2	2	0	3	7.11	11.06	13.00	-3.9	-0.4
Career			736	203	2078.0	1139.7	794.7	114	144	108	46	91	18	8241	2113	991	866	217	3021	731	610	33	989	3.75	3.97	4.82	24.3	1.6

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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
1952	PIT	MLB	27	11	78.7	6.32	52	.322	.267	.341	.400	.286	.286	102	-4.9	-0.5	-6.2	-0.7
1955	PIT	MLB	36	19	136.7	4.74	95	.277	.278	.350	.455	.281	.300	100	8.1	0.8	7.5	0.8
1956	PIT	MLB	44	39	264.0	4.49	92	.255	.270	.338	.427	.271	.277	97	10.5	1.1	8.7	0.7
1957	PIT	MLB	40	31	205.0	5.35	73	.265	.274	.339	.428	.278	.258	97	-4.0	-0.4	-10.3	-1.4
1958	PIT	MLB	32	32	237.3	5.51	72	.256	.277	.344	.431	.279	.257	98	-4.6	-0.5	-8.6	-0.9
1959	PIT	MLB	33	29	186.0	4.90	89	.268	.278	.343	.436	.281	.267	99	6.1	0.6	4.3	0.2
1960	SLN	MLB	34	17	117.7	5.55	75	.294	.273	.336	.420	.278	.276	105	-0.5	-0.1	-4.0	-0.3
1961	DET	MLB	10	8	56.3	3.90	116	.244	.266	.339	.410	.271	.263	101	9.8	1.0	10.4	1.0
1961	LAA	MLB	26	12	104.7	5.18	92	.279	.269	.344	.414	.274	.309	105	6.2	0.6	5.9	0.8
1962	DET	MLB	36	4	77.3	4.81	93	.271	.267	.335	.412	.272	.305	101	4.3	0.4	4.7	0.3
1963	WS2	MLB	62	1	93.7	4.25	94	.245	.262	.325	.408	.275	.276	99	3.9	0.4	4.1	0.4
1964	WS2	MLB	61	0	81.3	3.44	116	.256	.262	.329	.415	.274	.279	101	11.1	1.2	11.8	1.3
1965	WS2	MLB	74	0	99.3	4.08	97	.275	.256	.324	.394	.272	.290	100	4.7	0.5	4.1	0.4
1966	WS2	MLB	63	0	90.3	4.30	90	.241	.253	.319	.396	.269	.239	101	2.2	0.2	3.1	0.1
1967	MIN	MLB	54	0	71.7	4.65	78	.268	.248	.317	.374	.270	.263	104	-1.3	-0.2	-2.5	-0.3
1968	PIT	MLB	56	0	112.7	3.66	82	.248	.259	.312	.366	.271	.256	91	-1.1	-0.1	-1.2	-0.2
1969	BOS	MLB	16	0	17.0	7.52	28	.337	.252	.326	.377	.267	.312	107	-4.0	-0.4	-4.0	-0.4
1969	PIT	MLB	20	0	31.0	4.79	85	.267	.266	.330	.404	.275	.309	102	0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.1
1969	SFN	MLB	7	0	11.0	3.79	108	.344	.286	.344	.440	.287	.395	101	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1
1970	ATL	MLB	5	0	6.3	13.00	-74	.401	.281	.348	.467	.284	.238	105	-3.9	-0.4	-3.9	-0.4
Career		MLB		203	2078.0	4.82	85	.267	.269	.335	.417	.276	.275	99	44.1	4.6	24.3	1.6

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
1952	PIT	MLB	0	7	0	27	11	78.7	74	66	27	3	55%	.286	8.5	7.6	0.3	3.1	1.78	5.49	-6.2	-0.7
1955	PIT	MLB	6	13	2	36	19	136.7	161	53	48	13	56%	.300	10.6	3.5	0.9	3.2	1.57	4.15	7.5	0.8
1956	PIT	MLB	14	18	2	44	39	264.0	263	81	125	26	49%	.277	9.0	2.8	0.9	4.3	1.30	3.38	8.7	0.7
1957	PIT	MLB	9	16	0	40	31	205.0	214	61	88	27	45%	.258	9.4	2.7	1.2	3.9	1.34	4.04	-10.3	-1.4
1958	PIT	MLB	13	16	0	32	32	237.3	220	92	109	25	49%	.257	8.3	3.5	0.9	4.1	1.31	3.53	-8.6	-0.9
1959	PIT	MLB	11	13	0	33	29	186.0	186	70	91	23	47%	.267	9.0	3.4	1.1	4.4	1.38	4.26	4.3	0.2
1960	SLN	MLB	4	9	1	34	17	117.7	133	43	54	21	47%	.276	10.2	3.3	1.6	4.1	1.50	6.04	-4.0	-0.3
1961	LAA	MLB	3	6	1	26	12	104.7	119	44	70	16	59%	.309	10.2	3.8	1.4	6.0	1.56	4.90	5.9	0.8
1961	DET	MLB	5	3	0	10	8	56.3	53	17	27	3	41%	.263	8.5	2.7	0.5	4.3	1.24	2.72	10.4	1.0
1962	DET	MLB	3	6	2	36	4	77.3	88	28	47	9	57%	.305	10.2	3.3	1.0	5.5	1.50	4.31	4.7	0.3
1963	WS2	MLB	3	8	17	62	1	93.7	85	30	49	3	54%	.276	8.2	2.9	0.3	4.7	1.23	2.79	4.1	0.4
1964	WS2	MLB	10	7	14	61	0	81.3	81	21	40	4	48%	.279	9.0	2.3	0.4	4.4	1.25	2.32	11.8	1.3
1965	WS2	MLB	7	6	29	74	0	99.3	106	32	52	7	49%	.290	9.6	2.9	0.6	4.7	1.39	2.63	4.1	0.4
1966	WS2	MLB	6	4	23	63	0	90.3	79	17	46	12	48%	.239	7.9	1.7	1.2	4.6	1.06	2.39	3.1	0.1
1967	MIN	MLB	7	1	5	54	0	71.7	71	15	36	10	45%	.263	8.9	1.9	1.3	4.5	1.20	3.77	-2.5	-0.3
1968	PIT	MLB	12	5	7	56	0	112.7	94	31	48	3	57%	.256	7.5	2.5	0.2	3.8	1.11	1.68	-1.2	-0.2
1969	PIT	MLB	1	3	3	20	0	31.0	37	5	15	3	50%	.309	10.7	1.5	0.9	4.4	1.35	5.81	-0.9	-0.1
1969	SFN	MLB	0	2	0	7	0	11.0	16	6	7	1	65%	.395	13.1	4.9	0.8	5.7	2.00	4.09	1.3	0.1
1969	BOS	MLB	0	1	1	16	0	17.0	24	17	7	4	51%	.312	12.7	9.0	2.1	3.7	2.41	4.76	-4.0	-0.4
1970	ATL	MLB	0	0	1	5	0	6.3	9	2	3	4	35%	.238	12.8	2.8	5.7	4.3	1.74	7.11	-3.9	-0.4

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
Western Front: Tres Compañeros	Geoff Young	2012-06-05
Western Front: Five Giant Themes	Geoff Young	2012-04-24
You Can Blog It Up: The 2010 Orioles: One of the Worst Teams of All Time?	Steven Goldman	2010-06-05

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