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Bats B Throws L6'0" 189 lbBorn 1949 Mansfield, USADebut 1969Team SF6x All-StarDraft 1967 R2 #27 Athletics, DeSoto HS (Mansfield, LA)
Awards: TSN All-Star x2, TSN Pitcher of the Year x2, Cy Young Award, Most Valuable Player
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1986 | SF | 28 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.093 | 0.204 | 0.186 | 0.390 | 15.0 |
| 1985 | SF | 33 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.133 | 0.212 | 0.167 | 0.379 | 11.0 |
| 1983 | KC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1982 | KC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1981 | SF | 18 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.200 | 0.263 | 0.257 | 0.520 | 49.3 |
| 1980 | SF | 31 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0.074 | 0.111 | 0.088 | 0.199 | -54.5 |
| 1979 | SF | 37 | 97 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0.120 | 0.180 | 0.169 | 0.348 | -1.5 |
| 1978 | SF | 35 | 101 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 0.076 | 0.240 | 0.127 | 0.366 | 18.6 |
| 1977 | OAK | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -114.9 |
| 1976 | OAK | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1975 | OAK | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1974 | OAK | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1973 | OAK | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -118.4 |
| 1972 | OAK | 27 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0.044 | 0.140 | 0.044 | 0.184 | -52.9 |
| 1971 | OAK | 39 | 121 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0.118 | 0.167 | 0.127 | 0.294 | -24.9 |
| 1970 | OAK | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.200 | 0.250 | 0.467 | 0.717 | 96.2 |
| 1969 | OAK | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 | -38.0 |
| Career | | 508 | 618 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 271 | 0.104 | 0.186 | 0.145 | 0.330 | -6.5 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1986 | SF | 10 | 10 | 3.27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 156.7 | 663 | 19 | 77 | 100 | | | |
| 1985 | SF | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 131.0 | 574 | 17 | 80 | 103 | | | |
| 1983 | KC | 0 | 5 | 6.01 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 85.3 | 382 | 12 | 35 | 53 | | | |
| 1982 | KC | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 181.0 | 773 | 20 | 80 | 103 | | | |
| 1981 | SF | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 124.7 | 513 | 7 | 54 | 63 | | | |
| 1980 | SF | 14 | 10 | 2.97 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 224.0 | 914 | 14 | 61 | 129 | | | |
| 1979 | SF | 14 | 14 | 5.01 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 237.0 | 1041 | 23 | 111 | 138 | | | |
| 1978 | SF | 18 | 10 | 2.79 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 258.0 | 1042 | 12 | 70 | 171 | | | |
| 1977 | OAK | 14 | 19 | 3.83 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 279.7 | 1184 | 23 | 86 | 157 | | | |
| 1976 | OAK | 18 | 13 | 2.35 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 298.3 | 1205 | 9 | 63 | 166 | | | |
| 1975 | OAK | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 278.0 | 1153 | 21 | 99 | 189 | | | |
| 1974 | OAK | 17 | 15 | 3.25 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 282.3 | 1159 | 17 | 98 | 174 | | | |
| 1973 | OAK | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 263.7 | 1083 | 26 | 105 | 158 | | | |
| 1972 | OAK | 6 | 10 | 2.80 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 151.0 | 606 | 11 | 48 | 111 | | | |
| 1971 | OAK | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 312.0 | 1207 | 19 | 88 | 301 | | | |
| 1970 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38.7 | 147 | 0 | 12 | 35 | | | |
| 1969 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42.0 | 191 | 13 | 18 | 24 | | | |
| Career | | 209 | 161 | 3.27 | 502 | 473 | 2 | 3343.3 | 13837 | 263 | 1185 | 2175 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1986 | SF | P | 28 | 157 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.931 | |
| 1985 | SF | P | 33 | 131 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0.933 | |
| 1983 | KC | P | 19 | 85 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1982 | KC | P | 31 | 181 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.947 | |
| 1981 | SF | P | 18 | 125 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1980 | SF | P | 31 | 224 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0.982 | |
| 1979 | SF | P | 34 | 237 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0.981 | |
| 1978 | SF | P | 35 | 258 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | OAK | P | 38 | 280 | 6 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0.941 | |
| 1976 | OAK | P | 37 | 298 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 | |
| 1975 | OAK | P | 39 | 278 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.974 | |
| 1974 | OAK | P | 40 | 282 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.897 | |
| 1973 | OAK | P | 37 | 264 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1972 | OAK | P | 25 | 151 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.913 | |
| 1971 | OAK | P | 39 | 312 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1970 | OAK | P | 6 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1969 | OAK | P | 12 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1974 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1973 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1972 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 1971 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.133 | 0.000 | 0.133 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 1.99 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.44 |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14.0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.29 |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.29 |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 4.31 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 64.7 | 55 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 1.21 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1986 | SF | $450,000 |
| 1985 | SF | $250,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.