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Rick
Mahler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 222
 
Born: August 5, 1953 in Usa, TX, AUSTIN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1983   
All-Star Selections 1983    1984    1985   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 25 IND AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1980 26 IND AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 8 8
1981 27 IND AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 9 8
1982 28 IND AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 9 9 9
1983 29 IND AL $ 3,464,286 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 9 9 9
1984 30 IND AL $ 4,321,429 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1985 31 IND AL $ 4,321,429 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1986 32 SDP NL $ 7,430,005 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 8 8
1987 33 SDP NL $ 7,430,005 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 8 8
1988 34 SDP NL $ 7,430,005 8 2 3 3 6 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 6 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,430,005 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 9 9 9
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
1979 25 IND AL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 19.0 22 8 1 4 3 3.79 .306 .342 .389 .731 1.2
    AAA   13 8 .619 28 28 2 0 0 192.3 177 69 10 58 91 3.23 .244 .300 .335 .634  
1980 26 IND AL 13 14 .481 28 28 10 1 0 211.3 238 100 21 49 69 4.26 .283 .324 .423 .747 9.9
1981 27 IND AL 12 7 .632 72 0 0 0 16 80.0 79 29 6 18 35 3.26 .259 .298 .357 .655 11.8
1982 28 IND AL 14 11 .560 33 26 6 1 3 214.0 245 85 10 51 78 3.57 .288 .330 .378 .709 13.9
1983 29 IND AL 18 13 .581 35 35 11 4 0 265.3 249 91 5 78 97 3.09 .248 .298 .321 .619 20.9
1984 30 IND AL 17 11 .607 32 32 9 4 0 257.0 241 96 13 58 109 3.36 .245 .287 .353 .640 17.4
1985 31 IND AL 17 10 .630 32 32 13 4 0 251.3 247 94 11 65 106 3.37 .256 .302 .359 .662 17.4
1986 32 SDP NL 13 13 .500 32 32 11 1 0 241.0 274 107 16 69 87 4.00 .286 .333 .391 .724 11.1
1987 33 SDP NL 13 12 .520 32 32 2 0 0 207.7 251 120 21 50 82 5.20 .300 .339 .438 .777 4.4
1988 34 SDP NL 12 11 .522 35 30 4 2 1 215.7 217 86 21 58 77 3.59 .259 .306 .384 .690 11.8
10 Years Sim 129 103 .556 333 249 67 17 20 1962.3 2063 816 125 500 743 3.74 .269 .314 .378 .692 119.8
1 Years AAA 13 8 .619 28 28 2 0 0 192.3 177 69 10 58 91 3.23 .244 .300 .335 .634  
Season Average 12 10 .545 33 24 6 1 2 196.2 206 81 12 50 74 3.74 .269 .314 .378 .692  
Career Highs 18 14 .632 72 35 13 4 16 265.3 274 120 21 78 109 5.20 .306 .342 .438 .777  
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   911 365 56 201 389   .254 .293 .358 .652
vs LH   1152 451 69 299 354   .283 .332 .395 .727
Home 69 53 .566 181 131 30 9 11 1041.0 1083 421 69 268 381 3.64 .268 .313 .374 .687
Away 60 50 .545 152 118 37 8 9 921.3 980 395 56 232 362 3.86 .271 .315 .383 .698
Mar/Apr 16 18 .471 59 37 7 4 7 291.3 311 138 20 95 115 4.26 .267 .322 .380 .702
May 27 17 .614 60 46 16 4 2 366.3 369 145 19 84 127 3.56 .263 .304 .367 .671
June 21 18 .538 51 43 14 4 3 339.6 345 130 21 80 131 3.44 .264 .306 .366 .672
July 21 14 .600 48 39 11 2 4 321.3 321 117 20 77 128 3.28 .260 .303 .362 .666
August 20 22 .476 61 43 10 3 2 318.3 366 156 23 87 112 4.41 .285 .331 .404 .734
Sep/Oct 24 14 .632 54 41 13 2 2 325.3 351 130 22 77 130 3.60 .277 .318 .390 .709
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 IND AL P 2 2 19.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.89    
1980 26 IND AL P 28 28 211.3 10 38 1 4 .980 2.04    
1981 27 IND AL P 72 0 80.0 7 14 0 1 1.000 2.36    
1982 28 IND AL P 33 26 214.0 17 29 0 3 1.000 1.93    
1983 29 IND AL P 35 35 265.3 19 49 2 6 .971 2.31    
1984 30 IND AL P 32 32 257.0 21 44 1 2 .985 2.28    
1985 31 IND AL P 32 32 251.3 16 35 5 0 .911 1.83    
1986 32 SDP NL P 32 32 241.0 17 39 1 4 .982 2.09    
1987 33 SDP NL P 32 32 207.7 16 31 2 0 .959 2.04    
1988 34 SDP NL P 35 30 215.7 18 25 2 1 .956 1.79    
Career Totals   333 249 1962.3 143 306 14 21 .970 2.06    
Career Highs   72 35 265.3 21 49 5 6 1.000 2.36    
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
1981 27 IND AL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 3 2 0 2 1 2.57 .143 .217 .190 .408
1982 28 IND AL 2 1 .667 4 4 1 1 0 33.3 28 9 1 8 8 2.43 .226 .273 .298 .571
1983 29 IND AL 3 2 .600 6 6 2 1 0 47.7 50 20 1 13 10 3.78 .275 .323 .357 .680
1984 30 IND AL 1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 23.3 16 8 3 8 9 3.09 .193 .264 .337 .601
1985 31 IND AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 21 11 2 5 9 7.62 .350 .400 .500 .900
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 7 .462 21 15 4 2 0 124.3 118 50 7 36 37 3.62 .251 .304 .349 .653
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1983-8-3.09
 Wins
1983-2-18
1984-3-17
1985-6-17
 Games Pitched
1981-7-72
 Games Started
1983-6-35
 Complete Games
1980-9-10
1983-4-11
1984-6-9
1985-4-13
1986-4-11
1988-8-4
 Shutouts
1983-1-4
1984-2-4
1985-1-4
1988-5-2
Innings Pitched
1983-3-265.3
1984-3-257.0
 Hits Allowed
1985-9-247
1986-6-274
1987-5-251
 Homeruns Allowed
1988-9-21
 Walks per 9IP
1980-10-2.1
 WHiP
1984-7-1.16
 OOBP
1984-6-.287
OSLG
1983-2-.321
1984-9-.353
 OOPS
1983-3-.619
1984-8-.640
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1979
Injured on 3/25/1979 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 4/21/1979 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/14/1979 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/15/1980
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,321,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1984, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,321,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/12/1986 to a 3-year deal worth $7,430,005 per year
 
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