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Frank
Dipino		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 22, 1956 in Usa, NY, SYRACUSE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1982 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1983 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1984 27 NYA AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6
1985 28 KCR AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6
1986 29 KCR AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
1987 30 KCR AL $ 350,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1988 31 KCR AL $ 350,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
1989 32 KCR AL $ 350,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
1990 33 KCR AL $ 845,714 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 845,714 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
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
1981 24 BAL AL 12 11 .522 82 0 0 0 38 117.3 124 46 6 52 65 3.53 .274 .350 .376 .726 14.2
1982 25 NYA AL 6 13 .316 31 31 2 1 0 195.0 195 94 17 76 103 4.34 .261 .327 .400 .727 9.1
1983 26 NYA AL 5 9 .357 25 25 1 0 0 134.0 138 77 19 67 75 5.17 .268 .349 .455 .804 4.0
1984 27 NYA AL 2 4 .333 60 0 0 0 1 92.0 93 44 14 32 56 4.30 .261 .319 .427 .746 4.7
1985 28 KCR AL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 1 19.7 27 18 3 9 11 8.24 .329 .391 .549 .940 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 19 0 0 0 1 12.7 16 13 2 5 10 9.24 .314 .375 .431 .806  
1986 29 AAA   2 3 .400 58 0 0 0 5 46.0 32 10 0 17 41 1.96 .199 .275 .242 .518  
1987 30 AAA   4 7 .364 17 17 1 1 0 104.7 100 40 12 45 97 3.44 .258 .335 .402 .737  
1988 31 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 7.7 7 2 1 2 2 2.35 .233 .281 .400 .681 0.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 4 2 2 2 3 2.57 .160 .222 .440 .662  
1989 32 KCR AL 4 8 .333 64 4 0 0 16 143.3 138 63 14 44 87 3.96 .254 .309 .409 .718 12.8
1990 33 AAA   7 6 .538 19 19 0 0 0 96.3 97 41 7 31 82 3.83 .259 .316 .356 .672  
7 Years Sim 30 46 .395 280 60 3 1 56 709.0 722 344 74 282 399 4.37 .265 .332 .416 .748 45.4
5 Years AAA 14 19 .424 114 37 1 1 6 266.7 249 106 23 100 233 3.58 .249 .318 .361 .679  
Season Average 4 6 .400 40 8 0 0 8 101.3 103 49 10 40 57 4.37 .265 .332 .416 .748  
Career Highs 12 13 1.000 82 31 2 1 38 195.0 195 94 19 76 103 8.24 .329 .391 .549 .940  
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   540 252 58 216 261   .277 .350 .437 .787
vs LH   182 92 16 66 138   .234 .294 .364 .658
Home 13 23 .361 137 27 0 0 25 348.6 360 179 41 162 199 4.62 .268 .347 .434 .781
Away 17 23 .425 143 33 3 1 31 360.3 362 165 33 120 200 4.12 .262 .321 .399 .720
Mar/Apr 4 6 .400 41 9 2 0 7 119.3 115 45 10 37 66 3.39 .255 .311 .373 .684
May 8 8 .500 49 8 0 0 7 131.3 122 49 14 47 79 3.36 .245 .311 .392 .703
June 2 7 .222 48 9 1 1 9 120.7 144 61 15 49 61 4.55 .299 .363 .467 .830
July 4 7 .364 44 9 0 0 7 92.3 95 48 7 41 57 4.68 .265 .341 .391 .732
August 5 7 .417 50 10 0 0 17 116.3 134 73 13 49 63 5.65 .293 .361 .448 .809
Sep/Oct 7 11 .389 48 15 0 0 9 129.0 112 68 15 59 73 4.74 .234 .318 .421 .739
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 24 BAL AL P 82 0 117.3 3 23 0 2 1.000 1.99    
1982 25 NYA AL P 31 31 195.0 10 23 1 3 .971 1.52    
1983 26 NYA AL P 25 25 134.0 6 21 0 0 1.000 1.81    
1984 27 NYA AL P 60 0 92.0 3 17 0 1 1.000 1.96    
1985 28 KCR AL P 12 0 19.7 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.46    
1988 31 KCR AL P 6 0 7.7 1 1 1 0 .667 2.35    
1989 32 KCR AL P 64 4 143.3 9 15 1 2 .960 1.51    
Career Totals   280 60 709.0 32 101 3 9 .978 1.69    
Career Highs   82 31 195.0 10 23 1 3 1.000 2.35    
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
1981 24 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 .261 .261 .391 .652
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 .261 .261 .391 .652
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1981-1-38
1989-10-16
 Games Pitched
1981-5-82
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1981
Earned first career win on 4/11/1981
Traded from Baltimore to New York (A) on 2/2/1982 (Going to BAL: C Bruce Robinson. Going to NYA: P Frank Dipino, C Terry Kennedy)
Injured on 4/27/1982 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/7/1983 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1983 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 7/23/1983 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/14/1984 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Kansas City on 7/1/1985 (Going to NYA: P Tom Carroll. Going to KCR: P Frank Dipino)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
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
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/16/1990 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/9/1990 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/20/1990 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
 
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