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Dick
Drago		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 25, 1945 in Usa, OH, TOLEDO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1971    1973   
Gold Glove 1975   
All-Star Selections 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
1970 25 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1971 26 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
1972 27 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1973 28 MON NL $ 3,464,286 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1974 29 BOS AL $ 4,200,000 7 5 5 5 8 9 8 8 8 8
1975 30 BOS AL $ 4,200,000 7 5 6 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
1976 31 BOS AL $ 4,200,000 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
1977 32 IND AL $ 4,200,000 6 6 6 6 8 9 8 9 9 9
1978 33 MIN AL $ 8,090,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
1979 34 MIN AL $ 8,090,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
1980 35 MIN AL $ 8,090,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
1981 36 MIN AL $ 8,090,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1982 37 MIN AL   6 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1983 38 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1984 39 DET AL $ 1,111,111 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
1985 40 DET AL $ 1,111,111 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,090,000 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 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
1969 24 MON NL 11 15 .423 29 29 8 0 0 212.3 208 94 23 65 131 3.98 .256 .310 .411 .722 12.9
1970 25 MON NL 16 10 .615 33 33 10 2 0 250.0 244 104 16 58 155 3.74 .248 .289 .372 .661 16.9
1971 26 MON NL 11 10 .524 27 27 9 0 0 206.7 209 96 14 55 106 4.18 .258 .305 .370 .675 10.6
1972 27 MIN AL 6 8 .429 17 17 3 2 0 130.3 120 52 7 45 69 3.59 .243 .307 .337 .644 10.0
  MON NL 9 5 .643 16 16 3 1 0 110.3 115 45 7 27 44 3.67 .266 .310 .368 .678 7.6
  TOT   15 13 .536 33 33 6 3 0 240.7 235 97 14 72 113 3.63 .254 .308 .351 .660 17.6
1973 28 MON NL 18 4 .818 29 28 4 0 0 213.0 229 90 21 54 114 3.80 .275 .320 .409 .729 14.9
1974 29 BOS AL 8 12 .400 26 21 4 1 0 152.7 178 84 15 42 76 4.95 .289 .333 .429 .763 8.2
1975 30 BOS AL 15 12 .556 33 33 8 1 0 255.7 270 115 11 60 127 4.05 .269 .310 .375 .684 18.4
1976 31 BOS AL 13 6 .684 29 29 4 2 0 204.7 218 77 2 44 109 3.39 .270 .304 .333 .637 17.6
1978 33 MIN AL 14 10 .583 35 35 4 2 0 255.3 290 103 4 66 108 3.63 .287 .328 .368 .696 18.5
1979 34 MIN AL 10 9 .526 35 35 5 1 0 243.0 246 86 10 60 116 3.19 .261 .304 .342 .646 16.7
1980 35 MIN AL 12 11 .522 34 34 3 2 0 236.3 254 103 9 56 122 3.92 .272 .314 .358 .672 13.2
1981 36 MIN AL 15 11 .577 36 36 4 1 0 250.3 254 106 13 55 124 3.81 .261 .300 .374 .674 16.1
1982 37 MIN AL 13 11 .542 34 34 2 1 0 231.3 217 87 20 63 109 3.38 .247 .297 .374 .671 15.9
1983 38 MIN AL 18 9 .667 36 36 3 1 0 259.7 235 88 15 71 117 3.05 .238 .289 .329 .618 20.7
1984 39 KCR AL 6 7 .462 17 17 0 0 0 113.3 115 61 11 40 48 4.84 .263 .320 .388 .708 2.6
    AAA   5 3 .625 12 12 0 0 0 73.7 67 17 3 31 42 2.08 .245 .321 .307 .628  
1985 40 AAA   2 3 .400 39 0 0 0 0 68.0 81 42 14 19 43 5.56 .302 .348 .511 .860  
    AA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 17.0 19 10 6 7 19 5.29 .288 .356 .636 .993  
15 Years Sim 195 150 .565 466 460 74 17 0 3324.9 3402 1391 198 861 1675 3.77 .263 .308 .370 .677 220.8
2 Years AAA 7 6 .538 51 12 0 0 0 141.7 148 59 17 50 85 3.75 .273 .334 .408 .742  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 17.0 19 10 6 7 19 5.29 .288 .356 .636 .993  
3 Years Minors 7 6 .538 70 12 0 0 1 158.7 167 69 23 57 104 3.91 .275 .337 .433 .769  
Season Average 13 10 .565 31 30 4 1 0 221.7 226 92 13 57 111 3.77 .263 .308 .370 .677  
Career Highs 18 15 .818 36 36 10 3 0 259.7 290 115 23 72 155 4.95 .289 .333 .429 .763  
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   1582 664 102 383 930   .251 .294 .358 .652
vs LH   1820 727 96 478 745   .273 .322 .380 .702
Home 89 73 .549 225 222 34 8 0 1630.3 1653 685 105 411 828 3.78 .260 .305 .374 .679
Away 106 77 .579 241 238 40 9 1 1694.6 1749 706 93 450 847 3.75 .265 .312 .365 .677
Mar/Apr 42 28 .600 84 84 15 1 0 625.0 641 248 35 150 322 3.57 .264 .306 .364 .670
May 32 34 .485 85 85 12 2 0 596.9 600 276 43 184 304 4.16 .258 .312 .375 .687
June 28 25 .528 84 83 10 2 0 581.6 622 252 33 152 313 3.90 .272 .317 .376 .692
July 32 25 .561 73 73 8 1 0 535.0 554 218 25 138 233 3.67 .266 .312 .371 .683
August 36 21 .632 75 75 15 6 0 551.3 556 225 38 140 277 3.67 .259 .305 .378 .682
Sep/Oct 25 17 .595 65 60 14 5 0 435.0 429 172 24 97 226 3.56 .254 .295 .351 .646
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 MON NL P 29 29 212.3 17 26 0 0 1.000 1.82    
1970 25 MON NL P 33 33 250.0 18 45 1 3 .984 2.27    
1971 26 MON NL P 27 27 206.7 11 25 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1972 27 MIN AL P 17 17 130.3 9 19 0 4 1.000 1.93    
  MON NL P 16 16 110.3 8 16 0 4 1.000 1.96    
  TOT   P 33 33 240.7 17 35 0 8 1.000 1.94    
1973 28 MON NL P 29 28 213.0 10 27 1 2 .974 1.56    
1974 29 BOS AL P 26 21 152.7 10 20 0 3 1.000 1.77    
1975 30 BOS AL P 33 33 255.7 22 48 0 3 1.000 2.46    
1976 31 BOS AL P 29 29 204.7 18 22 0 3 1.000 1.76    
1978 33 MIN AL P 35 35 255.3 16 26 0 2 1.000 1.48    
1979 34 MIN AL P 35 35 243.0 18 43 0 4 1.000 2.26    
1980 35 MIN AL P 34 34 236.3 18 35 1 1 .981 2.02    
1981 36 MIN AL P 36 36 250.3 14 27 1 2 .976 1.47    
1982 37 MIN AL P 34 34 231.3 16 36 0 2 1.000 2.02    
1983 38 MIN AL P 36 36 259.7 18 35 1 1 .981 1.84    
1984 39 KCR AL P 17 17 113.3 5 21 1 1 .963 2.06    
Career Totals   466 460 3324.9 228 471 6 35 .991 1.89    
Career Highs   36 36 259.7 22 48 1 8 1.000 2.46    
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
1970 25 MON NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 17 13 2 9 3 13.00 .405 .510 .810 1.319
1971 26 MON NL 1 2 .333 7 0 0 0 1 12.3 13 8 2 4 6 5.84 .265 .321 .469 .790
1972 27 MON NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 16 5 3 5 7 3.38 .286 .344 .500 .844
1973 28 MON NL 4 1 .800 5 5 0 0 0 39.3 30 9 2 9 21 2.06 .204 .250 .286 .536
1978 33 MIN AL 3 1 .750 4 4 0 0 0 29.0 29 12 0 14 10 3.72 .271 .355 .346 .701
Career Post-Season Pitching 9 6 .600 20 13 0 0 1 103.0 105 47 9 41 47 4.11 .262 .330 .409 .739
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1976-10-3.39
1979-8-3.19
1983-6-3.05
 Wins
1970-5-16
1973-6-18
1983-2-18
 Losses
1969-8-15
 Winning Pct
1970-10-.615
1973-2-.818
1976-9-.684
1983-5-.667
 Games Started
1978-8-35
1979-4-35
1981-4-36
1982-9-34
1983-3-36
 Complete Games
1971-10-9
1975-9-8
Shutouts
1970-6-2
1972-1-2
1974-7-1
1975-7-1
1976-4-2
1978-8-2
1980-6-2
 Innings Pitched
1975-4-255.7
1983-4-259.7
 Hits Allowed
1975-6-270
1978-3-290
1981-8-254
 Walks per 9IP
1970-6-2.1
1971-7-2.4
1975-5-2.1
1976-3-1.9
1981-10-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
1983-7-8.1
 WHiP
1970-10-1.21
1975-9-1.29
1983-7-1.18
OAVG
1983-6-.238
 OOBP
1970-8-.289
1971-10-.305
1975-8-.310
1983-7-.289
 OSLG
1976-8-.333
1979-8-.342
1980-9-.358
1983-4-.329
 OOPS
1976-6-.637
1979-9-.646
1980-10-.672
1983-2-.618
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 70    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Montreal in 1969
Earned first career win on 4/16/1969
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
Traded from Montreal to Minnesota on 3/3/1972 (Going to MON: C John Felske. Going to MIN: P Dick Drago)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1972, winning 2 games with a 1.62 ERA
Traded from Minnesota to Montreal on 7/1/1972 (Going to MIN: C Ted Simmons. Going to MON: P Dick Drago)
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/15/1973 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
7/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/9/1973 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1973
Traded from Montreal to Boston (A) on 2/1/1974 (Going to MON: RF George Hendrick. Going to BOS: P Dick Drago)
Injured on 7/20/1974 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 9/26/1974 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1975
Injured on 9/7/1976 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
10/24/1977: Signed a contract extension with Indianapolis, $8,090,000 per year, for 6 years
Traded from Indianapolis to Minnesota on 3/4/1978 (Going to IND: P Dan Larson, 3B Hector Cruz. Going to MIN: P Dick Drago)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1978, going 3-0, 1.65
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1978, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 7/27/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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