Ralph
Citarella
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 7, 1958 in Usa, NJ, EAST ORANGE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1984 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 4 4
1985 27 SDP NL   6 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1986 28 SDP NL   6 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1987 29 SDP NL   6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1988 30 SDP NL   6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1989 31 SDP NL   5 4 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1990 32 KCR AL   5 4 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
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
1983 25 SDP NL 10 9 .526 24 24 5 4 0 159.0 157 67 18 40 71 3.79 .261 .314 .406 .720 8.4
1984 26 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 22 1 0 0 6 39.0 38 22 5 17 17 5.08 .259 .333 .422 .755 1.8
1985 27 AAA   1 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 2 58.0 55 26 8 12 46 4.03 .248 .286 .396 .683  
1986 28 AAA   0 0 .000 26 0 0 0 2 42.3 35 13 4 11 35 2.76 .230 .282 .362 .644  
1987 29 AAA   1 1 .500 30 0 0 0 0 46.0 55 31 8 9 35 6.07 .301 .333 .492 .825  
1988 30 AAA   1 1 .500 31 0 0 0 0 55.3 61 19 10 15 47 3.09 .281 .328 .479 .807  
1989 31 AAA   3 3 .500 32 0 0 0 1 62.0 38 22 10 20 49 3.19 .176 .246 .333 .579  
1990 32 A   3 1 .750 75 0 0 0 2 61.7 43 23 4 13 84 3.36 .195 .239 .294 .533  
2 Years Sim 11 9 .550 46 25 5 4 6 198.0 195 89 23 57 88 4.05 .261 .318 .409 .727 10.2
5 Years AAA 6 5 .545 149 0 0 0 5 263.7 244 111 40 67 212 3.79 .246 .294 .413 .707  
1 Years A 3 1 .750 75 0 0 0 2 61.7 43 23 4 13 84 3.36 .195 .239 .294 .533  
6 Years Minors 9 6 .600 224 0 0 0 7 325.3 287 134 44 80 296 3.71 .237 .284 .391 .676  
Season Average 5 4 .556 23 12 2 2 3 99.0 97 44 11 28 44 4.05 .261 .318 .409 .727  
Career Highs 10 9 1.000 24 24 5 4 6 159.0 157 67 18 40 71 5.08 .261 .333 .422 .755  
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   80 39 10 31 41   .233 .297 .359 .655
vs LH   115 50 13 26 47   .284 .327 .452 .779
Home 7 1 .875 20 9 3 3 1 82.3 62 22 10 23 39 2.40 .210 .267 .339 .606
Away 4 8 .333 26 16 2 1 5 115.7 133 67 13 34 49 5.21 .294 .343 .455 .798
Mar/Apr 3 0 1.000 6 5 2 2 1 35.0 31 11 2 4 14 2.83 .233 .255 .331 .586
May 3 1 .750 7 4 1 1 1 34.7 30 16 6 14 20 4.15 .229 .303 .405 .708
June 2 1 .667 11 5 1 1 3 41.7 36 14 4 17 19 3.02 .234 .310 .377 .687
July 1 4 .200 7 4 1 0 0 33.3 34 14 4 9 12 3.78 .272 .321 .408 .729
August 2 1 .667 8 4 0 0 1 29.3 35 20 6 7 11 6.14 .313 .353 .518 .871
Sep/Oct 0 2 .000 7 3 0 0 0 24.0 29 14 1 6 12 5.25 .312 .354 .452 .805
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 25 SDP NL P 24 24 159.0 11 32 2 0 .956 2.43    
1984 26 SDP NL P 22 1 39.0 2 6 1 0 .889 1.85    
Career Totals   46 25 198.0 13 38 3 0 .944 2.32    
Career Highs   24 24 159.0 11 32 2 0 .956 2.43    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1983-2-4
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 79th overall pick, by Oakland in 1972
Earned first career win on 6/16/1972
Injured on 7/17/1972 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/3/1978 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drafted in 4th round, 75th overall pick, by San Diego in 1983
Earned first career win on 4/15/1983
Injured on 9/16/1983 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 4/3/1990 (Going to SDP: 3B Dave Hostetler, CF Dwayne Murphy. Going to KCR: P Ralph Citarella)