Neal
Heaton
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 3, 1960 in Usa, NY, SOUTH OZONE P
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 22 NYA AL   9 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 7 7
1983 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 7 7
1984 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 3 4 7 6 6 7 7 7
1985 25 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 7 6 7 7 7 7
1986 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 6 7 7 6 6
1987 27 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 6 6
1988 28 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6
1989 29 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6
1990 30 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 7 7 7 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 AAA   0 3 .000 31 0 0 0 1 25.0 27 18 6 9 16 6.48 .276 .336 .480 .816  
    AA   3 1 .750 48 0 0 0 6 39.3 40 8 0 9 26 1.83 .270 .312 .324 .636  
1983 23 NYA AL 2 10 .167 61 1 0 0 4 96.0 122 68 13 34 39 6.38 .315 .365 .504 .869 0.0
    AAA   3 4 .429 8 6 1 1 0 39.0 56 27 4 15 28 6.23 .333 .388 .482 .870  
1984 24 NYA AL 5 3 .625 69 0 0 0 0 153.7 177 85 14 75 66 4.98 .288 .368 .431 .799 4.9
1985 25 AAA   13 4 .765 24 24 3 3 0 167.7 166 50 11 38 89 2.68 .257 .298 .343 .641  
1986 26 NYA AL 3 4 .429 41 4 0 0 7 73.0 93 47 4 28 32 5.79 .315 .374 .468 .842 1.8
1987 27 AA   20 7 .741 52 30 1 0 3 218.3 205 53 7 66 150 2.18 .250 .306 .331 .637  
1988 28 AA   4 1 .800 42 0 0 0 2 38.7 32 9 0 12 27 2.10 .230 .291 .288 .579  
1989 29 AAA   5 0 1.000 45 0 0 0 1 98.0 89 41 6 33 76 3.77 .242 .304 .337 .641  
1990 30 NYA AL 6 7 .462 78 0 0 0 7 171.3 202 97 26 75 93 5.10 .294 .362 .496 .858 5.0
4 Years Sim 16 24 .400 249 5 0 0 18 494.0 594 297 57 212 230 5.41 .299 .366 .473 .839 11.7
4 Years AAA 21 11 .656 108 30 4 4 2 329.7 338 136 27 95 209 3.71 .264 .315 .370 .685  
3 Years AA 27 9 .750 142 30 1 0 11 296.3 277 70 7 87 203 2.13 .250 .305 .325 .630  
7 Years Minors 48 20 .706 250 60 5 4 13 626.0 615 206 34 182 412 2.96 .258 .310 .349 .659  
Season Average 4 6 .400 62 1 0 0 4 123.5 148 74 14 53 57 5.41 .299 .366 .473 .839  
Career Highs 6 10 .625 78 4 0 0 7 171.3 202 97 26 75 93 6.38 .315 .374 .504 .869  
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   429 216 40 160 153   .303 .374 .476 .850
vs LH   165 81 17 52 77   .289 .349 .465 .814
Home 9 10 .474 128 4 0 0 10 282.7 292 143 24 120 129 4.55 .269 .342 .420 .762
Away 7 14 .333 121 1 0 0 8 211.3 302 154 33 92 101 6.56 .336 .398 .537 .935
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 28 0 0 0 1 65.7 73 26 10 29 22 3.56 .287 .360 .492 .853
May 2 5 .286 46 1 0 0 2 100.0 123 65 13 36 51 5.85 .305 .362 .486 .849
June 2 6 .250 51 0 0 0 6 89.7 124 65 15 38 33 6.52 .331 .392 .555 .947
July 4 1 .800 45 1 0 0 2 85.0 83 34 6 38 39 3.60 .257 .335 .362 .697
August 3 6 .333 54 2 0 0 5 98.3 134 78 6 55 51 7.14 .325 .405 .464 .868
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 25 1 0 0 2 55.3 57 29 7 16 34 4.72 .261 .312 .468 .780
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 23 NYA AL P 61 1 96.0 4 13 2 1 .895 1.59    
1984 24 NYA AL P 69 0 153.7 13 32 2 5 .957 2.64    
1986 26 NYA AL P 41 4 73.0 4 10 1 0 .933 1.73    
1990 30 NYA AL P 78 0 171.3 13 21 1 1 .971 1.79    
Career Totals   249 5 494.0 34 76 6 7 .948 2.00    
Career Highs   78 4 171.3 13 32 2 5 .971 2.64    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1984-9-69
1990-5-78
Homeruns Allowed
1990-2-26
Walks Allowed
1990-9-75
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1982
Earned first career win on 6/17/1983
Injured on 5/20/1985 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 8/8/1985 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/14/1988 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/21/1990 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week