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John
Candelaria		  
Nickname: Candy Man
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 247
 
Born: November 6, 1953 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 21 DET AL   7 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1976 22 DET AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1977 23 DET AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1978 24 DET AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1979 25 DET AL   7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1980 26 DET AL   7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1981 27 DET AL   7 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1982 28 DET AL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1983 29 DET AL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
1984 30 DET AL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
1985 31 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
1986 32 DET AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4
1987 33 DET AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
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 21 AAA   8 9 .471 25 25 3 1 0 159.0 172 75 16 58 94 4.25 .277 .339 .408 .747  
1976 22 DET AL 2 15 .118 22 22 4 0 0 159.0 211 98 28 29 74 5.55 .319 .350 .526 .877 1.5
    AAA   8 2 .800 12 12 4 3 0 93.7 78 28 3 20 65 2.69 .222 .264 .325 .589  
1977 23 DET AL 3 8 .273 13 13 3 1 0 100.7 99 43 12 22 45 3.84 .256 .297 .385 .682 6.7
1978 24 DET AL 11 13 .458 34 23 5 1 1 189.3 181 92 28 60 78 4.37 .254 .311 .409 .720 9.1
1979 25 AAA   7 13 .350 29 29 1 0 0 206.7 204 79 19 69 148 3.44 .256 .315 .371 .687  
1980 26 AAA   10 11 .476 25 25 3 0 0 170.3 169 78 16 55 109 4.12 .255 .312 .387 .699  
1981 27 AAA   6 11 .353 23 23 4 2 0 155.3 148 53 8 53 119 3.07 .249 .311 .340 .651  
1982 28 AAA   7 8 .467 17 17 3 1 0 125.0 110 42 16 34 81 3.02 .236 .288 .384 .672  
1983 29 AAA   3 19 .136 29 29 1 0 0 181.3 230 111 22 72 127 5.51 .307 .367 .461 .829  
1984 30 AAA   8 13 .381 27 27 2 0 0 176.0 212 87 28 54 114 4.45 .297 .347 .464 .811  
1985 31 DET AL 8 10 .444 22 22 3 1 0 167.7 182 80 18 66 66 4.29 .276 .344 .409 .753 7.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 1 0 0 44.0 45 14 2 14 38 2.86 .263 .319 .339 .658  
1986 32 DET AL 2 6 .250 10 10 1 0 0 61.0 82 45 10 34 16 6.64 .325 .401 .508 .909 0.0
    AA   11 2 .846 16 16 4 2 0 121.0 94 25 2 37 83 1.86 .215 .276 .275 .551  
1987 33 AA   7 6 .538 17 17 0 0 0 103.0 103 45 11 35 91 3.93 .254 .313 .384 .697  
    A   4 2 .667 12 12 0 0 0 72.7 76 23 5 26 68 2.85 .268 .329 .373 .702  
1988 34 A   4 6 .400 20 20 0 0 0 123.3 123 44 8 38 114 3.21 .256 .310 .356 .666  
5 Years Sim 26 52 .333 101 90 16 3 1 677.7 755 358 96 211 279 4.75 .282 .336 .444 .780 24.6
9 Years AAA 59 88 .401 193 193 22 7 0 1311.3 1368 567 130 429 895 3.89 .267 .323 .397 .721  
2 Years AA 18 8 .692 33 33 4 2 0 224.0 197 70 13 72 174 2.81 .234 .294 .327 .621  
2 Years A 8 8 .500 32 32 0 0 0 196.0 199 67 13 64 182 3.08 .260 .317 .362 .679  
13 Years Minors 85 104 .450 258 258 26 9 0 1731.3 1764 704 156 565 1251 3.66 .262 .319 .384 .704  
Season Average 5 10 .333 20 18 3 0 0 135.5 151 71 19 42 55 4.75 .282 .336 .444 .780  
Career Highs 11 15 .458 34 23 5 1 1 189.3 211 98 28 66 78 6.64 .325 .401 .526 .909  
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   580 267 78 162 223   .285 .337 .453 .791
vs LH   175 91 18 49 56   .275 .327 .414 .741
Home 11 24 .314 51 43 6 0 0 332.3 362 181 45 108 126 4.90 .276 .331 .437 .768
Away 15 28 .349 50 47 10 3 1 345.3 393 177 51 103 153 4.61 .288 .338 .450 .789
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 15 12 3 1 0 92.3 104 43 10 23 36 4.19 .287 .329 .413 .742
May 4 9 .308 23 15 0 0 1 113.0 137 71 14 47 42 5.66 .295 .360 .435 .795
June 5 11 .313 18 18 6 1 0 131.3 124 68 25 40 75 4.66 .248 .303 .441 .744
July 2 8 .200 14 14 2 1 0 107.3 125 61 19 33 40 5.12 .293 .343 .499 .842
August 5 8 .385 14 14 2 0 0 103.7 128 51 11 28 42 4.43 .308 .351 .445 .796
Sep/Oct 6 9 .400 17 17 3 0 0 130.0 137 64 17 40 44 4.43 .272 .326 .429 .755
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 22 DET AL P 22 22 159.0 10 19 1 2 .967 1.64    
1977 23 DET AL P 13 13 100.7 9 17 1 2 .963 2.32    
1978 24 DET AL P 34 23 189.3 11 24 1 3 .972 1.66    
1985 31 DET AL P 22 22 167.7 6 26 0 4 1.000 1.72    
1986 32 DET AL P 10 10 61.0 4 6 2 1 .833 1.48    
Career Totals   101 90 677.7 40 92 5 12 .964 1.75    
Career Highs   34 23 189.3 11 26 2 4 1.000 2.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1976-9-15
 Homeruns Allowed
1976-6-28
1978-6-28
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Rene Monteagudo (960)
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  8. Neil Allen (958)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Detroit in 1975
Injured on 4/2/1975 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/15/1975 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 6/8/1976
Injured on 6/10/1977 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 7/8/1978 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/16/1980 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1981 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/13/1982 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 8/3/1984 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/23/1986 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Detroit on 10/27/1988
 
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