Fernando
Arroyo
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 21, 1952 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 23 PIT NL   9 3 3 3 7 8 7 6 7 6
1976 24 PIT NL   9 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 8 8
1977 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 9 9 9 7 8 8
1978 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 7
1979 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7
1980 28 PIT NL $ 4,235,714 9 4 5 4 10 10 10 6 7 7
1981 29 PIT NL $ 4,614,286 9 4 4 4 10 10 10 6 6 6
1982 30 PIT NL $ 4,614,286 9 4 5 4 10 10 10 6 6 6
1983 31 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 9 4 4 4 10 10 10 6 7 7
1984 32 PIT NL $ 6,000,000 9 4 4 4 9 10 10 7 7 7
1985 33 SDP NL $ 6,000,000 8 4 4 4 8 9 9 5 6 6
1986 34 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 3 3 7 8 7 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 23 AA   15 10 .600 30 30 6 1 0 217.3 220 81 13 45 137 3.35 .263 .300 .376 .677  
1976 24 AA   7 15 .318 30 30 5 0 0 221.3 222 76 7 41 132 3.09 .258 .292 .337 .629  
1977 25 PIT NL 13 13 .500 30 30 18 2 0 253.0 268 99 18 39 84 3.52 .270 .298 .378 .677 18.0
1978 26 PIT NL 10 2 .833 15 15 8 0 0 122.3 135 50 7 17 36 3.68 .276 .300 .395 .695 9.4
1979 27 PIT NL 13 6 .684 22 22 9 2 0 179.7 187 67 11 22 74 3.36 .268 .291 .372 .663 12.6
1980 28 PIT NL 18 11 .621 31 31 19 3 0 244.7 227 82 23 31 104 3.02 .244 .268 .355 .623 17.7
1981 29 PIT NL 18 15 .545 35 35 20 3 0 286.0 297 105 30 29 108 3.30 .264 .282 .399 .681 17.4
1982 30 PIT NL 16 15 .516 36 36 17 2 0 285.7 307 114 27 29 123 3.59 .270 .288 .395 .683 17.0
1983 31 PIT NL 9 20 .310 36 36 13 2 0 277.0 338 137 27 36 96 4.45 .297 .319 .434 .753 11.7
1984 32 PIT NL 9 15 .375 36 36 14 2 0 282.0 313 121 30 35 98 3.86 .279 .302 .404 .706 16.1
1985 33 SDP NL 15 13 .536 37 33 12 1 1 247.7 272 123 28 39 102 4.47 .278 .309 .414 .723 9.2
1986 34 MIN AL 2 3 .400 58 0 0 0 3 85.3 94 40 5 26 47 4.22 .289 .338 .400 .738 5.1
10 Years Sim 123 113 .521 336 274 130 17 4 2263.3 2438 938 206 303 872 3.73 .273 .297 .396 .693 134.1
2 Years AA 22 25 .468 60 60 11 1 0 438.7 442 157 20 86 269 3.22 .260 .296 .357 .653  
Season Average 12 11 .522 33 27 13 1 0 226.3 243 93 20 30 87 3.73 .273 .297 .396 .693  
Career Highs 18 20 .833 58 36 20 3 3 286.0 338 137 30 39 123 4.47 .297 .338 .434 .753  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1113 482 113 129 495   .254 .276 .387 .663
vs LH   1325 456 93 174 377   .290 .316 .405 .721
Home 64 55 .538 174 143 63 7 2 1211.0 1314 493 120 148 446 3.66 .274 .295 .403 .699
Away 59 58 .504 162 131 67 10 2 1052.3 1124 445 86 155 426 3.81 .272 .298 .387 .685
Mar/Apr 23 14 .622 57 45 25 2 1 388.6 399 143 30 70 161 3.31 .264 .296 .376 .672
May 21 23 .477 63 48 26 5 0 428.3 466 185 39 54 160 3.89 .275 .298 .404 .701
June 20 17 .541 47 39 21 3 1 319.6 327 124 37 33 128 3.49 .261 .280 .391 .671
July 17 18 .486 46 42 18 3 0 331.0 361 132 28 38 122 3.59 .274 .294 .392 .686
August 20 23 .465 57 49 17 2 1 363.3 438 192 35 57 144 4.76 .297 .323 .434 .757
Sep/Oct 22 18 .550 66 51 23 2 1 432.3 447 162 37 51 157 3.37 .264 .286 .381 .667
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 25 PIT NL P 30 30 253.0 14 43 3 3 .950 2.03    
1978 26 PIT NL P 15 15 122.3 7 17 1 0 .960 1.77    
1979 27 PIT NL P 22 22 179.7 10 32 0 2 1.000 2.10    
1980 28 PIT NL P 31 31 244.7 15 26 0 2 1.000 1.51    
1981 29 PIT NL P 35 35 286.0 14 52 3 3 .957 2.08    
1982 30 PIT NL P 36 36 285.7 18 55 4 1 .948 2.30    
1983 31 PIT NL P 36 36 277.0 17 50 2 1 .971 2.18    
1984 32 PIT NL P 36 36 282.0 23 48 2 4 .973 2.27    
1985 33 SDP NL P 37 33 247.7 17 45 2 4 .969 2.25    
1986 34 MIN AL P 58 0 85.3 3 15 0 2 1.000 1.90    
Career Totals   336 274 2263.3 138 383 17 22 .968 2.07    
Career Highs   58 36 286.0 23 55 4 4 1.000 2.30    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1977 25 PIT NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 11 5 2 4 2 6.14 .324 .395 .588 .983
1980 28 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 4 2 2 1 4.50 .231 .286 .462 .747
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 17 9 4 6 3 5.28 .283 .348 .533 .882
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1980-5-18
1981-4-18
Losses
1982-10-15
1983-4-20
Winning Pct
1979-7-.684
Games Started
1981-8-35
1982-3-36
1983-5-36
1984-1-36
Complete Games
1977-1-18
1979-7-9
1980-1-19
1981-1-20
1982-1-17
1983-1-13
1984-1-14
1985-3-12
Shutouts
1977-9-2
1979-8-2
1980-5-3
1981-2-3
1982-10-2
1984-10-2
Innings Pitched
1981-3-286.0
1982-2-285.7
1983-4-277.0
1984-2-282.0
Hits Allowed
1977-9-268
1981-1-297
1982-2-307
1983-1-338
1984-1-313
1985-3-272
Homeruns Allowed
1981-3-30
1982-4-27
1983-9-27
1984-1-30
1985-4-28
Walks per 9IP
1977-6-1.4
1979-4-1.1
1980-4-1.1
1981-3-0.9
1982-3-0.9
1983-2-1.2
1984-2-1.1
1985-3-1.4
CAR-6-1.2
WHiP
1979-5-1.16
1980-3-1.05
1981-8-1.14
OOBP
1979-10-.291
1980-3-.268
1981-8-.282
1982-10-.288
CAR-47-.297
OOPS
1980-9-.623
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 65    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 49th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1975
Earned first career win on 4/12/1977
Injured on 5/23/1978 with a Broken Elbow, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 4/26/1979 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,235,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/16/1980 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1980, going 6-0, 1.53
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,614,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,614,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1982, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Injured on 7/19/1982 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
7/31/1982: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1984, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
Traded from Pittsburgh to San Diego on 2/7/1985 (Going to PIT: C Mark Bailey. Going to SDP: P Fernando Arroyo)
Injured on 6/24/1985 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/3/1986 to a minor league deal