Rick
Lysander
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 21, 1953 in Usa, CA, HUNTINGTON PA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1981 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
1982 29 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1983 30 SDP NL   6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1984 31 LAD NL $ 1,400,000 6 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1985 32 LAD NL $ 1,400,000 6 2 3 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
1986 33 LAD NL $ 1,400,000 7 2 3 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
1987 34 LAD NL $ 1,400,000 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,400,000 7 3 3 3 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
1980 27 SDP NL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 1 8.3 5 3 0 2 0 3.24 .172 .226 .241 .467 0.9
1981 28 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 4 43.3 46 15 3 12 16 3.12 .277 .319 .404 .722 3.6
1982 29 SDP NL 11 15 .423 34 34 3 0 0 243.0 268 113 22 84 79 4.19 .282 .339 .395 .734 11.9
1983 30 SDP NL 5 4 .556 52 0 0 0 10 78.7 74 27 7 25 31 3.09 .251 .309 .376 .686 8.2
1984 31 AAA   10 13 .435 31 31 4 0 0 219.3 229 88 18 75 104 3.61 .267 .326 .389 .715  
1985 32 AAA   8 17 .320 31 31 3 0 0 220.0 237 99 23 64 132 4.05 .270 .320 .398 .718  
1986 33 AAA   8 12 .400 26 26 2 1 0 176.0 197 88 20 64 90 4.50 .286 .347 .418 .765  
1987 34 AAA   7 12 .368 29 29 0 0 0 168.7 205 86 18 74 98 4.59 .300 .368 .436 .804  
4 Years Sim 18 19 .486 119 34 3 0 15 373.3 393 158 32 123 126 3.81 .273 .328 .389 .717 24.6
4 Years AAA 33 54 .379 117 117 9 1 0 784.0 868 361 79 277 424 4.14 .279 .338 .408 .747  
Season Average 4 4 .500 29 8 0 0 3 93.3 98 39 8 30 31 3.81 .273 .328 .389 .717  
Career Highs 11 15 1.000 52 34 3 0 10 243.0 268 113 22 84 79 4.19 .282 .339 .404 .734  
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   157 85 19 40 67   .236 .280 .366 .646
vs LH   236 73 13 83 59   .303 .370 .409 .779
Home 10 11 .476 60 17 0 0 7 190.7 196 76 15 68 59 3.59 .271 .333 .373 .706
Away 8 8 .500 59 17 3 0 8 182.7 197 82 17 55 67 4.04 .274 .326 .405 .731
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 15 5 0 0 2 53.3 51 22 4 17 15 3.71 .255 .313 .375 .688
May 1 5 .167 15 6 2 0 2 55.7 69 34 6 28 18 5.50 .311 .388 .437 .825
June 4 6 .400 21 6 1 0 2 67.3 52 19 6 21 21 2.54 .211 .273 .321 .595
July 5 2 .714 24 5 0 0 0 56.7 77 40 6 17 23 6.35 .322 .367 .448 .815
August 2 1 .667 21 6 0 0 3 64.0 60 14 1 17 25 1.97 .251 .301 .339 .640
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 23 6 0 0 6 76.3 84 29 9 23 24 3.42 .284 .335 .412 .748
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 27 SDP NL P 8 0 8.3 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.32    
1981 28 SDP NL P 25 0 43.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.83    
1982 29 SDP NL P 34 34 243.0 16 29 0 3 1.000 1.67    
1983 30 SDP NL P 52 0 78.7 7 9 0 0 1.000 1.83    
Career Totals   119 34 373.3 26 43 0 3 1.000 1.66    
Career Highs   52 34 243.0 16 29 0 3 1.000 4.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1982-10-15
Hits Allowed
1982-8-268
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 68th overall pick, by San Diego in 1980
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1980
Earned first career win on 6/19/1981
Injured on 9/16/1981 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by San Diego on 10/28/1983
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/16/1984 to a 2-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,400,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/25/1986 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,400,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/11/1987 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days