Jim
Gott
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 3, 1959 in Usa, CA, HOLLYWOOD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1983 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1984 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1985 25 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1986 26 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1987 27 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 6 7 7
1988 28 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 4 6 7 7
1989 29 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 7 7 7
1990 30 PIT NL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 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
1982 22 PIT NL 6 10 .375 20 20 3 1 0 132.3 129 60 12 60 73 4.08 .253 .330 .386 .717 5.4
1983 23 PIT NL 6 14 .300 28 28 1 0 0 175.0 192 110 26 77 93 5.66 .281 .352 .455 .807 1.6
1984 24 PIT NL 8 9 .471 26 26 2 1 0 173.3 167 84 13 77 95 4.36 .249 .327 .383 .710 7.7
1985 25 AAA   12 12 .500 30 30 3 0 0 203.3 168 68 18 97 205 3.01 .221 .309 .331 .640  
1986 26 PIT NL 7 7 .500 62 0 0 0 37 74.0 75 37 7 42 47 4.50 .269 .362 .409 .771 8.3
1987 27 PIT NL 4 12 .250 58 0 0 0 31 65.3 78 35 8 40 62 4.82 .304 .395 .467 .862 2.6
1988 28 AAA   7 7 .500 50 0 0 0 30 60.3 50 17 2 18 73 2.54 .227 .286 .286 .572  
1989 29 AAA   6 7 .462 57 0 0 0 37 65.0 54 19 4 28 73 2.63 .230 .312 .345 .656  
1990 30 AAA   6 7 .462 62 0 0 0 39 66.3 50 31 6 36 76 4.21 .211 .315 .325 .640  
5 Years Sim 31 52 .373 194 74 6 2 68 620.0 641 326 66 296 370 4.73 .267 .346 .416 .763 25.5
4 Years AAA 31 33 .484 199 30 3 0 106 395.0 322 135 30 179 427 3.08 .222 .307 .326 .633  
Season Average 6 10 .375 38 14 1 0 13 124.0 128 65 13 59 74 4.73 .267 .346 .416 .763  
Career Highs 8 14 .500 62 28 3 1 37 175.0 192 110 26 77 95 5.66 .304 .395 .467 .862  
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   274 145 28 108 194   .243 .309 .390 .699
vs LH   367 181 38 188 176   .288 .380 .439 .819
Home 19 28 .404 104 41 1 1 33 342.0 343 165 35 180 208 4.34 .259 .348 .404 .752
Away 12 24 .333 90 33 5 1 35 278.0 298 161 31 116 162 5.21 .277 .347 .431 .778
Mar/Apr 4 6 .400 30 14 1 1 13 109.0 93 35 9 49 64 2.89 .232 .316 .357 .672
May 4 9 .308 30 11 1 1 9 96.7 92 55 11 39 63 5.12 .249 .320 .378 .699
June 4 9 .308 37 10 2 0 18 95.3 114 53 13 44 56 5.00 .302 .375 .459 .834
July 4 8 .333 23 10 1 0 7 79.3 91 53 10 38 45 6.01 .282 .357 .474 .831
August 5 14 .263 35 14 0 0 7 109.7 132 70 10 70 70 5.75 .297 .393 .448 .841
Sep/Oct 10 6 .625 39 15 1 0 14 130.0 119 60 13 56 72 4.15 .245 .323 .393 .716
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 22 PIT NL P 20 20 132.3 7 17 0 0 1.000 1.63    
1983 23 PIT NL P 28 28 175.0 21 29 0 1 1.000 2.57    
1984 24 PIT NL P 26 26 173.3 14 22 0 3 1.000 1.87    
1986 26 PIT NL P 62 0 74.0 4 12 2 2 .889 1.95    
1987 27 PIT NL P 58 0 65.3 2 11 1 1 .929 1.79    
Career Totals   194 74 620.0 48 91 3 7 .979 2.02    
Career Highs   62 28 175.0 21 29 2 3 1.000 2.57    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1986-2-37
1987-7-31
Games Pitched
1986-9-62
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bill Snyder (962)
  2. Bill Parsons (960)
  3. Doug Bair (959)
  4. Jim Suchecki (958)
  5. Mel Harder (958)
  6. Ken Ash (958)
  7. Marty Pattin (954)
  8. Rene Monteagudo (953)
  9. Tom Candiotti (953)
  10. Don Durham (951)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1982
Earned first career win on 4/12/1982
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1983
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/3/1985 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
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 $350,000 through salary arbitration