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Steve
Fireovid		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 6, 1957 in Usa, OH, BRYAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 NYA AL   6 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1982 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1983 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1984 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1985 28 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1986 29 NYA AL $ 3,057,143 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1987 30 NYA AL $ 3,057,143 5 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1988 31 NYA AL $ 512,000 5 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1989 32 NYA AL $ 512,000 5 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1990 33 DET AL $ 750,000 5 3 4 4 6 7 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 6 7 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,057,143 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
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 AAA   5 10 .333 58 13 2 0 6 120.7 152 50 10 35 56 3.73 .309 .355 .435 .790  
1982 25 NYA AL 3 12 .200 21 21 1 0 0 130.7 148 68 11 42 44 4.68 .283 .333 .402 .734 4.3
    AAA   6 1 .857 12 12 2 1 0 92.3 79 21 2 13 44 2.05 .231 .259 .304 .563  
1983 26 NYA AL 5 21 .192 33 33 2 0 0 217.7 261 129 20 62 71 5.33 .295 .338 .433 .772 3.1
1984 27 NYA AL 9 18 .333 30 30 6 2 0 217.0 240 108 17 53 67 4.48 .282 .322 .404 .726 9.3
1985 28 NYA AL 9 12 .429 27 27 7 2 0 201.3 191 75 13 62 60 3.35 .252 .306 .368 .674 14.0
1986 29 NYA AL 9 11 .450 30 30 2 1 0 214.0 226 98 15 51 89 4.12 .270 .309 .386 .696 12.1
1987 30 NYA AL 4 15 .211 27 27 0 0 0 140.3 189 93 15 40 58 5.96 .314 .354 .491 .845 0.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 7 2 1 2 5 2.70 .280 .333 .520 .853  
1988 31 NYA AL 5 3 .625 53 0 0 0 4 62.3 67 24 2 24 27 3.47 .277 .343 .376 .719 5.9
1989 32 NYA AL 7 5 .583 72 0 0 0 5 118.7 146 67 12 37 57 5.08 .301 .348 .452 .800 5.0
1990 33 DET AL 8 4 .667 62 1 0 0 9 126.3 122 46 9 55 48 3.28 .254 .330 .356 .686 13.4
9 Years Sim 59 101 .369 355 169 18 5 18 1428.3 1590 708 114 426 521 4.46 .281 .329 .409 .738 67.3
3 Years AAA 12 11 .522 71 26 4 1 6 219.7 238 73 13 50 105 2.99 .277 .317 .385 .702  
Season Average 6 11 .353 39 18 2 0 2 158.7 176 78 12 47 57 4.46 .281 .329 .409 .738  
Career Highs 9 21 .667 72 33 7 2 9 217.7 261 129 20 62 89 5.96 .314 .354 .491 .845  
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   750 351 61 170 293   .279 .322 .412 .734
vs LH   840 357 53 256 228   .282 .339 .406 .744
Home 36 53 .404 187 91 7 3 10 779.3 850 376 56 225 296 4.34 .276 .325 .403 .728
Away 23 48 .324 168 78 11 2 8 649.0 740 332 58 201 225 4.60 .286 .338 .416 .753
Mar/Apr 3 16 .158 51 25 7 0 6 220.3 228 98 20 71 75 4.00 .265 .321 .405 .726
May 14 17 .452 67 29 2 0 1 255.6 293 134 20 73 93 4.72 .287 .334 .410 .744
June 16 20 .444 63 31 3 2 1 264.6 286 122 17 77 112 4.15 .277 .327 .398 .725
July 7 15 .318 64 31 3 1 3 250.6 281 123 22 68 88 4.42 .282 .327 .422 .749
August 13 21 .382 68 35 2 2 4 289.0 321 139 22 92 110 4.33 .281 .334 .397 .732
Sep/Oct 6 12 .333 42 18 1 0 3 148.0 181 92 13 45 43 5.60 .298 .347 .430 .777
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 25 NYA AL P 21 21 130.7 9 23 0 2 1.000 2.20    
1983 26 NYA AL P 33 33 217.7 9 27 1 0 .973 1.49    
1984 27 NYA AL P 30 30 217.0 19 34 1 3 .981 2.20    
1985 28 NYA AL P 27 27 201.3 9 22 1 3 .969 1.39    
1986 29 NYA AL P 30 30 214.0 12 31 0 3 1.000 1.81    
1987 30 NYA AL P 27 27 140.3 9 15 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1988 31 NYA AL P 53 0 62.3 1 10 0 1 1.000 1.59    
1989 32 NYA AL P 72 0 118.7 8 18 0 1 1.000 1.97    
1990 33 DET AL P 62 1 126.3 11 15 1 1 .963 1.85    
Career Totals   355 169 1428.3 87 195 4 15 .986 1.78    
Career Highs   72 33 217.7 19 34 1 3 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1983-1-21
1984-2-18
1987-6-15
 Games Pitched
1989-10-72
 Shutouts
1984-6-2
1985-10-2
 Hits Allowed
1983-6-261
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Perry (958)
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  3. Mike Scott (950)
  4. Ron Guidry (950)
  5. Doug Rau (949)
  6. Jeff Russell (944)
  7. Stan Perzanowski (944)
  8. Grant Jackson (944)
  9. Steve McCatty (943)
  10. Don Rudolph (942)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1981
Injured on 8/21/1981 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 8/20/1982
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
9/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $512,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/3/1990 to a 4-year deal worth $750,000 per year
 
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