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Rick
Honeycutt		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 29, 1954 in Usa, TN, CHATTANOOGA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1981   
All-Star Selections 1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 23 NYG NL   7 4 3 4 8 7 7 8 7 7
1978 24 NYG NL   7 4 3 4 8 7 7 8 8 8
1979 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 4 3 4 8 7 7 8 7 7
1980 26 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 8 7 8 8 8 8
1981 27 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 8 8 8
1982 28 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 8 8 8
1983 29 NYG NL $ 1,994,286 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 8 8 8
1986 32 DET AL $ 300,000 6 3 2 2 7 6 6 7 6 6
1987 33 DET AL $ 350,000 5 2 2 2 7 6 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 2 2 7 6 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,994,286 7 4 4 4 8 7 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
1977 23 AAA   7 10 .412 25 25 3 0 0 163.0 188 69 16 40 96 3.81 .284 .325 .437 .762  
1978 24 AAA   5 6 .455 16 16 3 0 0 108.3 114 40 7 27 75 3.32 .261 .305 .394 .699  
1979 25 NYG NL 7 2 .778 26 5 1 0 2 75.3 80 26 5 20 27 3.11 .271 .318 .397 .714 6.2
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 43.3 44 16 2 6 27 3.32 .251 .276 .371 .648  
1980 26 NYG NL 3 3 .500 39 4 1 0 5 74.7 88 44 10 18 28 5.30 .293 .336 .457 .793 1.5
1981 27 NYG NL 16 6 .727 68 1 0 0 28 81.7 89 35 5 33 21 3.86 .284 .351 .409 .760 10.1
1982 28 NYG NL 10 4 .714 63 1 0 0 33 77.0 68 19 1 28 21 2.22 .236 .303 .274 .577 14.9
1983 29 NYG NL 4 5 .444 56 0 0 0 21 54.0 72 33 6 15 26 5.50 .326 .366 .466 .832 1.6
1986 32 DET AL 9 7 .563 21 21 3 2 0 140.0 144 79 23 49 38 5.08 .267 .325 .443 .768 5.1
1987 33 AAA   2 9 .182 25 11 0 0 0 82.0 102 50 8 19 54 5.49 .304 .341 .446 .787  
1988 34 AAA   2 5 .286 39 0 0 0 1 67.7 86 41 2 28 41 5.45 .308 .371 .391 .762  
6 Years Sim 49 27 .645 273 32 5 2 89 502.7 541 236 50 163 161 4.23 .276 .331 .410 .741 39.4
5 Years AAA 19 31 .380 111 58 6 0 1 464.3 534 216 35 120 293 4.19 .283 .326 .416 .742  
Season Average 8 4 .667 45 5 0 0 14 83.8 90 39 8 27 26 4.23 .276 .331 .410 .741  
Career Highs 16 7 .778 68 21 3 2 33 140.0 144 79 23 49 38 5.50 .326 .366 .466 .832  
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   381 162 35 121 107   .283 .343 .420 .762
vs LH   160 74 15 42 54   .261 .308 .390 .698
Home 22 12 .647 147 15 3 1 55 246.0 293 135 26 83 77 4.94 .297 .352 .440 .792
Away 27 15 .643 126 17 2 1 38 256.7 248 101 24 80 84 3.54 .255 .312 .381 .692
Mar/Apr 3 4 .429 43 0 0 0 11 39.3 48 20 3 17 16 4.58 .302 .369 .415 .784
May 9 8 .529 46 4 1 0 15 68.3 85 38 6 17 28 5.01 .310 .351 .453 .803
June 9 4 .692 46 5 0 0 19 81.3 87 45 12 28 24 4.98 .272 .330 .441 .771
July 12 4 .750 43 7 2 1 10 113.7 107 50 13 47 36 3.96 .252 .327 .392 .718
August 8 1 .889 42 5 1 1 14 79.6 75 33 5 26 30 3.73 .245 .304 .353 .657
Sep/Oct 8 6 .571 53 11 1 0 24 120.3 139 50 11 28 27 3.74 .293 .333 .418 .750
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 25 NYG NL P 26 5 75.3 6 15 3 2 .875 2.51    
1980 26 NYG NL P 39 4 74.7 1 16 1 0 .944 2.05    
1981 27 NYG NL P 68 1 81.7 7 15 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1982 28 NYG NL P 63 1 77.0 5 18 1 3 .958 2.69    
1983 29 NYG NL P 56 0 54.0 5 8 0 2 1.000 2.17    
1986 32 DET AL P 21 21 140.0 13 26 1 2 .975 2.51    
Career Totals   273 32 502.7 37 98 6 9 .957 2.42    
Career Highs   68 21 140.0 13 26 3 3 1.000 2.69    
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
1979 25 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 2 0 0 0 10.84 .400 .400 .800 1.200
1980 26 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 27 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 3 8.0 10 3 0 1 3 3.38 .323 .344 .387 .731
1982 28 NYG NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .182 .182 .273 .455
1983 29 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 4.3 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .125 .176 .125 .301
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 4 18.3 16 5 0 2 8 2.46 .239 .261 .313 .574
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1981-1-.727
 Saves
1981-4-28
1982-3-33
1983-8-21
 Games Pitched
1981-9-68
1982-8-63
 Shutouts
1986-8-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1986-6-23
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1977
Injured on 5/12/1977 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/25/1977 with a Blister On Finger, out for one week
Injured on 5/2/1978 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days
Earned first career win on 5/17/1979
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
10/28/1983: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $512,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by New York (N) on 10/13/1984
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 6/1/1986 to a minor league deal
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/17/1987 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1987 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/19/1988 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Released by Detroit on 10/3/1988
 
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