Brian
Holton
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 193
 
Born: November 29, 1959 in Usa, PA, MCKEESPORT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1986 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
1987 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
1988 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 8
1989 29 SDP NL $ 1,177,143 4 5 6 5 8 9 8 8 9 8
1990 30 SDP NL $ 1,240,000 4 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,240,000 6 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1989 29 SDP NL $ 1,177,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1990 30 SDP NL $ 1,240,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,240,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1985 25 SDP NL 1 1 .500 12 1 0 0 4 26.3 24 10 3 9 11 3.42 .238 .297 .396 .693 2.4
    AAA   9 10 .474 22 22 2 0 0 157.3 164 59 16 36 100 3.38 .267 .308 .393 .700  
1986 26 SDP NL 4 3 .571 47 0 0 0 9 68.0 71 28 5 15 33 3.71 .268 .305 .396 .701 5.6
1987 27 SDP NL 4 2 .667 73 0 0 0 16 119.7 122 39 8 37 49 2.93 .262 .318 .366 .684 11.7
1988 28 SDP NL 4 13 .235 76 3 0 0 13 149.0 150 56 12 44 75 3.38 .264 .320 .380 .699 9.7
1989 29 SDP NL 12 7 .632 86 0 0 0 18 145.7 156 48 6 38 81 2.97 .276 .319 .368 .687 14.8
1990 30 SDP NL 11 5 .688 90 0 0 0 12 159.3 153 49 8 30 87 2.77 .250 .285 .340 .624 18.0
6 Years Sim 36 31 .537 384 4 0 0 72 668.0 676 230 42 173 336 3.10 .262 .309 .367 .676 62.2
1 Years AAA 9 10 .474 22 22 2 0 0 157.3 164 59 16 36 100 3.38 .267 .308 .393 .700  
Season Average 6 5 .545 64 0 0 0 12 111.3 112 38 7 28 56 3.10 .262 .309 .367 .676  
Career Highs 12 13 .688 90 3 0 0 18 159.3 156 56 12 44 87 3.71 .276 .320 .396 .701  
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   284 94 25 64 201   .225 .263 .342 .605
vs LH   392 136 17 109 135   .298 .351 .392 .743
Home 21 11 .656 190 4 0 0 39 357.3 355 114 23 92 168 2.87 .259 .306 .365 .670
Away 15 20 .429 194 0 0 0 36 310.7 321 116 19 81 168 3.36 .266 .312 .371 .683
Mar/Apr 12 1 .923 55 0 0 0 7 109.3 104 25 3 23 50 2.06 .253 .293 .326 .619
May 5 4 .556 72 1 0 0 17 122.0 127 42 6 43 65 3.10 .270 .331 .365 .696
June 6 5 .545 47 0 0 0 10 79.3 74 24 3 14 39 2.72 .245 .278 .321 .600
July 3 11 .214 62 0 0 0 8 101.3 113 50 10 24 55 4.44 .281 .322 .418 .740
August 5 5 .500 75 0 0 0 18 128.7 136 41 6 29 64 2.87 .271 .311 .369 .679
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 73 3 0 0 15 127.3 122 48 14 40 63 3.39 .249 .306 .391 .697
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 26 SDP NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1987 27 SDP NL 12 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.3
2 Years Sim 17 3 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.3
162 Game Average 28 57 9 9 0 0 28 0 0 0 9 .333 .333 .667 1.000 5.1  
Career Highs 12 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
RISP   3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Close/Late   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 25 SDP NL P 12 1 26.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.73    
1986 26 SDP NL P 47 0 68.0 8 13 0 0 1.000 2.78    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 27 SDP NL P 73 0 119.7 8 21 1 1 .967 2.18    
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1988 28 SDP NL P 76 3 149.0 9 29 2 3 .950 2.30    
1989 29 SDP NL P 86 0 145.7 10 27 0 1 1.000 2.29    
1990 30 SDP NL P 90 0 159.3 11 28 1 4 .975 2.20    
  P 384 4 668.0 49 123 4 9 .977 2.32    
  LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   386 4 672.0 50 123 4 9 .977 2.32    
Career Highs   90 3 159.3 11 29 2 4 1.000 2.73    
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
1985 25 SDP NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 3 1 0.00 .167 .444 .167 .611
1987 27 SDP NL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 3 14.7 10 4 0 4 7 2.46 .189 .246 .264 .510
1989 29 SDP NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 3 1 2 1 6.24 .313 .389 .563 .951
1990 30 SDP NL 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 0 13.0 16 5 0 4 6 3.46 .314 .364 .373 .736
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 4 .200 20 0 0 0 3 33.7 32 12 1 13 15 3.21 .254 .324 .341 .665
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1990-6-.688
Saves
1989-10-18
Games Pitched
1987-6-73
1988-6-76
1989-2-86
1990-2-90
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by San Diego in 1985
Injured on 6/2/1985 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 8/5/1985
Injured on 8/25/1986 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 7/16/1987, off Allen Ripley (TOR)
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,177,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,240,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game