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Gary
Lavelle		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 3, 1949 in Usa, PA, SCRANTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1979   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1975 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1976 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7
1977 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8
1978 29 BOS AL $ 1,892,857 6 7 6 7 6 5 5 9 8 8
1979 30 BOS AL $ 1,892,857 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 8 8 8
1980 31 BOS AL $ 3,592,857 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 8
1981 32 BOS AL $ 4,000,000 5 8 7 7 5 4 5 8 7 7
1982 33 BOS AL $ 4,000,000 5 7 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1983 34 BOS AL $ 4,000,000 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 9 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
1974 25 BOS AL 5 10 .333 21 21 0 0 0 124.3 136 82 13 71 70 5.94 .279 .367 .444 .811 3.5
1975 26 BOS AL 15 9 .625 38 27 0 0 1 194.7 181 85 18 91 96 3.93 .247 .328 .375 .703 14.8
1976 27 BOS AL 10 8 .556 26 26 0 0 0 160.7 175 78 14 66 74 4.37 .276 .344 .415 .760 10.5
1977 28 BOS AL 11 12 .478 32 32 0 0 0 210.7 212 107 25 68 107 4.57 .257 .313 .399 .712 11.2
1978 29 BOS AL 6 9 .400 19 19 0 0 0 124.3 123 62 8 49 69 4.49 .253 .322 .368 .689 4.6
1979 30 BOS AL 21 4 .840 33 33 0 0 0 228.3 208 87 12 87 148 3.43 .242 .310 .343 .653 18.6
1980 31 BOS AL 9 15 .375 33 33 3 1 0 221.7 207 91 15 92 148 3.69 .246 .319 .377 .696 14.0
1981 32 BOS AL 8 3 .727 21 21 0 0 0 135.0 108 39 14 51 96 2.60 .219 .291 .342 .633 12.6
1982 33 BOS AL 6 4 .600 52 0 0 0 5 108.7 107 39 5 50 67 3.23 .264 .344 .360 .705 10.0
1983 34 BOS AL 5 5 .500 52 2 0 0 3 94.0 85 38 10 52 50 3.64 .241 .340 .397 .737 7.2
10 Years Sim 96 79 .549 327 214 3 1 9 1602.3 1542 708 134 677 925 3.98 .252 .325 .381 .706 107.0
Season Average 9 7 .563 32 21 0 0 0 160.2 154 70 13 67 92 3.98 .252 .325 .381 .706  
Career Highs 21 15 .840 52 33 3 1 5 228.3 212 107 25 92 148 5.94 .279 .367 .444 .811  
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   1165 524 106 508 613   .263 .339 .399 .739
vs LH   377 184 28 169 312   .223 .294 .332 .625
Home 45 40 .529 168 105 1 1 6 821.3 709 327 63 366 459 3.58 .233 .315 .361 .676
Away 51 39 .567 159 109 2 0 3 781.0 833 381 71 311 466 4.39 .272 .339 .400 .739
Mar/Apr 15 21 .417 66 36 1 0 2 283.6 311 167 27 118 166 5.30 .275 .343 .430 .773
May 22 15 .595 69 46 1 1 1 340.7 325 158 32 146 191 4.17 .250 .326 .370 .696
June 19 17 .528 52 38 1 0 1 292.0 267 106 20 115 159 3.27 .243 .315 .361 .676
July 18 12 .600 50 37 0 0 3 271.0 251 106 22 109 166 3.52 .247 .319 .367 .687
August 16 6 .727 51 31 0 0 0 234.6 196 84 17 106 129 3.22 .225 .308 .344 .652
Sep/Oct 6 8 .429 39 26 0 0 2 180.3 192 87 16 83 114 4.34 .275 .352 .418 .770
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 25 BOS AL P 21 21 124.3 7 22 1 0 .967 2.10    
1975 26 BOS AL P 38 27 194.7 8 41 2 5 .961 2.27    
1976 27 BOS AL P 26 26 160.7 12 16 1 3 .966 1.57    
1977 28 BOS AL P 32 32 210.7 18 30 1 2 .980 2.05    
1978 29 BOS AL P 19 19 124.3 11 18 0 0 1.000 2.10    
1979 30 BOS AL P 33 33 228.3 13 37 1 4 .980 1.97    
1980 31 BOS AL P 33 33 221.7 9 24 3 2 .917 1.34    
1981 32 BOS AL P 21 21 135.0 6 26 0 2 1.000 2.13    
1982 33 BOS AL P 52 0 108.7 5 12 1 2 .944 1.41    
1983 34 BOS AL P 52 2 94.0 2 18 1 0 .952 1.91    
Career Totals   327 214 1602.3 91 244 11 20 .968 1.88    
Career Highs   52 33 228.3 18 41 3 5 1.000 2.27    
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
1978 29 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 8 2 3 0 72.00 .750 .818 1.625 2.443
1979 30 BOS AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 15 9 1 5 8 9.72 .385 .455 .538 .993
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 4 2 0 0 0 9.3 21 17 3 8 8 16.40 .447 .527 .723 1.251
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1979-1-21
 Winning Pct
1979-1-.840
 Strikeouts
1979-7-148
1980-9-148
 Walks Allowed
1980-6-92
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1979-3-5.8
1980-9-6.0
 OSLG
1979-9-.343
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Luke Walker (956)
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  5. Dave Righetti (941)
  6. David Palmer (935)
  7. Bunny Hearn (934)
  8. Jack Harshman (934)
  9. Roy Sherid (932)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1974
Earned first career win on 4/21/1974
Injured on 5/24/1974 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/22/1976 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1977 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration
6/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1981, going 2-0, 0.89
 
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