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Dwight
Gooden		  
Nickname: Dr. Coke
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 16, 1964 in Usa, FL, TAMPA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1989   
All-Star Selections 1989   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 19 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 4 6 5 6 7 7
1985 20 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 4 5 5 4 5 5
1986 21 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 4 5 5 3 4 3
1987 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 3 4 4 3 3 3
1988 23 BSN NL $ 3,078,571 9 10 10 10 3 4 3 3 3 3
1989 24 BSN NL $ 4,657,143 9 10 10 10 3 4 3 3 3 3
1990 25 BSN NL $ 5,850,000 9 10 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 2 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,850,000 9 10 10 10 4 6 5 6 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
1984 19 BSN NL 5 4 .556 15 15 3 2 0 114.0 67 29 4 46 131 2.29 .168 .252 .250 .502 12.3
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 2 1 1 3 11 1.29 .087 .192 .217 .410  
1985 20 BSN NL 11 17 .393 32 32 9 2 0 237.7 167 82 18 106 303 3.11 .195 .282 .358 .640 16.9
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 5 3 1 6 12 4.27 .208 .367 .417 .783  
1986 21 BSN NL 7 7 .500 16 16 3 0 0 115.7 72 47 13 74 156 3.66 .179 .304 .360 .664 8.1
    AAA   8 1 .889 13 13 0 0 0 96.3 54 18 6 33 169 1.68 .163 .238 .247 .485  
1987 22 BSN NL 11 11 .500 35 35 0 0 0 221.3 167 108 30 116 280 4.39 .210 .308 .412 .719 10.1
1988 23 BSN NL 15 4 .789 32 32 0 0 0 207.0 118 60 18 127 250 2.61 .165 .291 .307 .598 19.5
1989 24 BSN NL 20 5 .800 33 33 3 2 0 237.3 132 52 16 119 312 1.97 .162 .271 .281 .551 26.6
1990 25 BSN NL 8 6 .571 17 17 1 1 0 110.3 75 37 12 48 145 3.02 .189 .280 .338 .617 9.3
    AAA   6 2 .750 13 13 1 1 0 80.0 45 20 12 33 145 2.25 .160 .248 .306 .554  
7 Years Sim 77 54 .588 180 180 19 7 0 1243.3 798 415 111 636 1577 3.00 .182 .285 .333 .619 102.9
4 Years AAA 15 4 .789 28 28 1 1 0 189.7 106 42 20 75 337 1.99 .161 .246 .277 .524  
Season Average 11 7 .611 25 25 2 1 0 177.6 114 59 15 90 225 3.00 .182 .285 .333 .619  
Career Highs 20 17 .800 35 35 9 2 0 237.7 167 108 30 127 312 4.39 .210 .308 .412 .719  
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   316 181 55 238 857   .158 .247 .326 .574
vs LH   482 234 56 398 720   .202 .316 .339 .656
Home 39 27 .591 90 90 8 4 0 635.3 394 197 59 320 795 2.79 .176 .279 .327 .606
Away 38 27 .585 90 90 11 3 0 608.0 404 218 52 316 782 3.23 .188 .292 .340 .632
Mar/Apr 10 17 .370 37 37 4 1 0 258.7 184 97 25 141 343 3.38 .198 .303 .368 .672
May 22 9 .710 38 38 2 0 0 258.0 163 93 22 143 307 3.24 .181 .294 .327 .621
June 17 10 .630 34 34 4 2 0 232.6 146 71 18 114 306 2.75 .177 .277 .316 .593
July 8 5 .615 24 24 1 0 0 178.7 114 54 14 83 227 2.72 .182 .278 .324 .602
August 12 8 .600 30 30 5 3 0 202.3 119 66 19 95 253 2.94 .167 .266 .319 .585
Sep/Oct 8 5 .615 17 17 3 1 0 113.0 72 34 13 60 141 2.71 .182 .289 .343 .633
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 19 BSN NL P 15 15 114.0 3 16 1 3 .950 1.50    
1985 20 BSN NL P 32 32 237.7 18 31 6 3 .891 1.86    
1986 21 BSN NL P 16 16 115.7 4 16 0 1 1.000 1.56    
1987 22 BSN NL P 35 35 221.3 18 31 2 3 .961 1.99    
1988 23 BSN NL P 32 32 207.0 15 31 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1989 24 BSN NL P 33 33 237.3 14 32 1 0 .979 1.74    
1990 25 BSN NL P 17 17 110.3 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.55    
Career Totals   180 180 1243.3 75 173 10 11 .961 1.80    
Career Highs   35 35 237.7 18 32 6 3 1.000 2.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1988-4-2.61
1989-1-1.97
CAR-13-3.00
 Wins
1988-7-15
1989-1-20
 Losses
1985-4-17
 Winning Pct
1988-2-.789
1989-2-.800
 Games Started
1987-5-35
 Complete Games
1985-10-9
1989-10-3
1990-5-1
Shutouts
1984-10-2
1989-4-2
1990-4-1
 Innings Pitched
1989-4-237.3
 Homeruns Allowed
1987-2-30
 Strikeouts
1985-1-303
1987-1-280
1988-2-250
1989-1-312
 Walks Allowed
1985-4-106
1987-2-116
1988-1-127
1989-1-119
 Hits per 9IP
1985-2-6.3
1987-3-6.8
1988-1-5.1
1989-1-5.0
CAR-1-5.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1985-1-11.5
1987-1-11.4
1988-1-10.9
1989-1-11.8
CAR-2-11.4
 WHiP
1985-10-1.15
1989-4-1.06
CAR-19-1.15
 OAVG
1985-2-.195
1987-3-.210
1988-1-.165
1989-1-.162
CAR-1-.182
 OOBP
1985-8-.282
1989-5-.271
CAR-18-.285
 OSLG
1988-3-.307
1989-1-.281
CAR-26-.333
 OOPS
1988-5-.598
1989-1-.551
CAR-14-.619
 
   Black Ink Test: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 67    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Duane Ward (910)
  2. Joey McLaughlin (893)
  3. Ken Dayley (889)
  4. Luis Tiant (886)
  5. Charlie Williams (885)
  6. John Pacella (885)
  7. Rich Gossage (872)
  8. Kevin Gross (869)
  9. Frank Riccelli (867)
  10. Lance McCullers (864)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1984
Earned first career win on 4/3/1984
Struck out 19 batters against Baltimore on 4/8/1984
Injured on 5/6/1984 with a Broken Elbow, out for 8-9 weeks
Struck out 15 batters against Philadelphia on 4/13/1985
Struck out 17 batters against Kansas City on 5/24/1985
Injured on 4/3/1986 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Struck out 18 batters against Pittsburgh on 5/1/1986
Struck out 16 batters against New York (A) on 7/4/1987
Struck out 15 batters against Minnesota on 7/9/1987
Struck out 16 batters against Milwaukee on 7/14/1987
Injured on 9/9/1987 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Struck out 15 batters against Philadelphia on 4/21/1988
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1988, going 6-0, 2.36
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,657,143 through salary arbitration
Struck out 16 batters against Los Angeles on 4/21/1989
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1989, going 5-0, 1.21
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1989, going 20-5, 1.97 ERA
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,850,000 through salary arbitration
 
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