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Ken
Dayley		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: February 25, 1959 in Usa, ID, JEROME
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Platinum Arm 1986    1987   
Bronze Rookie 1983   
All-Star Selections 1987    1988    1989    1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 23 BOS AL   6 6 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1983 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 8 8 8
1984 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 9 8 9
1985 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 9 8 9 7 6 7 10 10 10
1986 27 BOS AL $ 5,392,857 6 9 8 9 7 6 7 10 10 10
1987 28 BOS AL $ 7,542,857 6 9 8 9 7 6 7 10 10 10
1988 29 BOS AL $ 8,120,000 6 9 9 9 7 6 6 10 10 10
1989 30 BOS AL $ 8,120,000 6 10 9 9 7 6 6 10 10 10
1990 31 BOS AL $ 8,120,000 6 10 9 9 7 6 6 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,120,000 6 10 9 9 7 6 7 10 10 10
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
1982 23 AAA   18 4 .818 31 31 1 1 0 233.0 176 63 12 72 179 2.43 .208 .270 .297 .567  
1983 24 BOS AL 7 14 .333 32 32 2 0 0 227.3 222 98 16 60 132 3.88 .254 .302 .404 .706 12.8
1984 25 BOS AL 13 11 .542 32 32 2 0 0 215.0 204 79 8 67 134 3.31 .243 .301 .351 .652 15.5
1985 26 BOS AL 17 13 .567 36 36 3 2 0 250.0 218 81 9 75 207 2.92 .230 .288 .354 .642 20.5
1986 27 BOS AL 16 8 .667 35 35 3 3 0 250.0 179 61 7 68 219 2.20 .196 .253 .289 .543 25.6
1987 28 BOS AL 20 9 .690 35 35 0 0 0 209.7 172 65 5 72 161 2.79 .224 .293 .327 .620 20.0
1988 29 BOS AL 15 7 .682 33 33 0 0 0 196.3 157 62 4 60 183 2.84 .212 .270 .319 .590 15.2
1989 30 BOS AL 12 9 .571 36 36 1 1 0 224.0 173 67 7 66 216 2.69 .211 .270 .325 .596 19.3
1990 31 BOS AL 12 9 .571 36 36 1 1 0 180.0 165 72 12 66 171 3.60 .239 .305 .383 .688 11.9
8 Years Sim 112 80 .583 275 275 12 7 0 1752.3 1490 585 68 534 1423 3.00 .226 .285 .344 .629 140.9
1 Years AAA 18 4 .818 31 31 1 1 0 233.0 176 63 12 72 179 2.43 .208 .270 .297 .567  
Season Average 14 10 .583 34 34 1 0 0 219.0 186 73 8 66 177 3.00 .226 .285 .344 .629  
Career Highs 20 14 .690 36 36 3 3 0 250.0 222 98 16 75 219 3.88 .254 .305 .404 .706  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1137 436 55 423 1025   .235 .296 .356 .652
vs LH   353 149 13 111 398   .203 .250 .309 .559
Home 55 41 .573 134 134 2 1 0 851.0 714 290 33 281 683 3.07 .224 .286 .351 .638
Away 57 39 .594 141 141 10 6 0 901.3 776 295 35 253 740 2.95 .229 .282 .336 .618
Mar/Apr 17 14 .548 44 44 2 1 0 278.3 241 93 19 93 219 3.01 .230 .293 .361 .655
May 22 13 .629 47 47 4 2 0 318.0 261 100 9 77 265 2.83 .219 .266 .319 .586
June 24 13 .649 46 46 2 0 0 297.6 234 80 7 98 251 2.42 .214 .278 .311 .589
July 14 14 .500 44 44 1 1 0 263.0 224 97 9 82 200 3.32 .226 .285 .346 .631
August 13 12 .520 47 47 2 2 0 290.0 278 106 11 91 232 3.29 .249 .305 .391 .697
Sep/Oct 22 14 .611 47 47 1 1 0 305.3 252 109 13 93 256 3.21 .220 .279 .335 .614
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 24 BOS AL P 32 32 227.3 14 38 2 1 .963 2.06    
1984 25 BOS AL P 32 32 215.0 13 41 4 2 .931 2.26    
1985 26 BOS AL P 36 36 250.0 8 35 4 4 .915 1.55    
1986 27 BOS AL P 35 35 250.0 13 38 1 1 .981 1.84    
1987 28 BOS AL P 35 35 209.7 12 38 0 1 1.000 2.15    
1988 29 BOS AL P 33 33 196.3 10 31 1 0 .976 1.88    
1989 30 BOS AL P 36 36 224.0 17 34 0 3 1.000 2.05    
1990 31 BOS AL P 36 36 180.0 8 26 1 2 .971 1.70    
Career Totals   275 275 1752.3 95 281 13 14 .967 1.93    
Career Highs   36 36 250.0 17 41 4 4 1.000 2.26    
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
1986 27 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 7 3 0 3 8 5.07 .292 .370 .500 .870
1987 28 BOS AL 1 1 .500 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 27 6 1 9 28 1.72 .227 .281 .420 .701
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 6 6 0 0 0 36.7 34 9 1 12 36 2.21 .238 .297 .434 .730
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1984-10-3.31
1985-5-2.92
1986-1-2.20
1987-1-2.79
1988-5-2.84
1989-4-2.69
1990-9-3.60
CAR-14-3.00
 Wins
1985-6-17
1986-7-16
1987-2-20
1988-5-15
 Winning Pct
1986-6-.667
1987-3-.690
1988-5-.682
 Games Started
1985-5-36
1986-5-35
1987-5-35
1989-2-36
1990-1-36
 Complete Games
1990-4-1
 Shutouts
1985-10-2
1986-3-3
1990-2-1
Innings Pitched
1986-7-250.0
 Strikeouts
1985-6-207
1986-1-219
1987-7-161
1988-6-183
1989-4-216
1990-4-171
 Hits per 9IP
1985-10-7.8
1986-1-6.4
1987-3-7.4
1988-5-7.2
1989-6-7.0
1990-8-8.3
CAR-33-7.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1985-6-7.5
1986-3-7.9
1987-9-6.9
1988-4-8.4
1989-7-8.7
1990-3-8.6
CAR-35-7.3
 WHiP
1986-2-0.99
1987-8-1.16
1988-5-1.11
1989-4-1.07
CAR-20-1.16
 OAVG
1985-9-.230
1986-1-.196
1987-4-.224
1988-4-.212
1989-6-.211
1990-7-.239
CAR-29-.226
OOBP
1986-2-.253
1987-10-.293
1988-3-.270
1989-4-.270
CAR-16-.285
 OSLG
1984-8-.351
1986-1-.289
1987-3-.327
1988-4-.319
1989-4-.325
CAR-43-.344
 OOPS
1984-10-.652
1985-10-.642
1986-1-.543
1987-2-.620
1988-1-.590
1989-5-.596
CAR-22-.629
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 114    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Dwight Gooden (889)
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  6. Phil Hennigan (887)
  7. Luis Deleon (887)
  8. Lee Smith (883)
  9. David Palmer (882)
  10. Bob Rush (881)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1982
Earned first career win on 5/15/1983
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1985, winning 2 games with a 1.23 ERA
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,392,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1986, going 2-1, 0.81
Won Platinum Arm in 1986, going 16-8, 2.20 ERA
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,542,857 through salary arbitration
6/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $8,120,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Injured on 7/9/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1988, winning 2 games with a 2.08 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1989, going 5-0, 1.07
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
 
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