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Juan
Marichal		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 20, 1937 in D.R., , LAGUNA VERDE
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1971   
Platinum Arm 1963    1965    1967    1968    1969    1971    1973   
All-Star Selections 1963    1965    1966    1967    1968    1969    1971    1972    1973   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 22 CIN NL   9 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
1961 23 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1962 24 COL NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8
1963 25 COL NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 9
1964 26 COL NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 9
1965 27 COL NL $ 4,642,857 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1966 28 COL NL $ 5,771,429 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1967 29 COL NL $ 5,928,571 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1968 30 COL NL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1969 31 COL NL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1970 32 MON NL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1971 33 MON NL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1972 34 MON NL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
1973 35 CLE AL $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 22 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 24 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 25 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 26 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 27 COL NL $ 4,642,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 28 COL NL $ 5,771,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 29 COL NL $ 5,928,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 30 COL NL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 31 COL NL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 32 MON NL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 33 MON NL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 34 MON NL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 35 CLE AL $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1960 22 AAA   15 10 .600 30 30 2 0 0 214.0 212 73 22 41 216 3.07 .252 .287 .384 .671  
1961 23 CIN NL 7 8 .467 16 16 9 1 0 129.7 124 53 16 26 71 3.68 .247 .284 .392 .677 8.9
    AAA   9 0 1.000 17 17 0 0 0 123.3 115 28 10 25 120 2.04 .246 .284 .348 .632  
1962 24 COL NL 17 17 .500 40 40 22 3 0 322.7 313 110 28 47 157 3.07 .250 .278 .367 .645 21.2
1963 25 COL NL 27 13 .675 44 44 31 4 0 378.3 331 95 16 42 265 2.26 .231 .253 .316 .569 39.7
1964 26 COL NL 24 14 .632 44 44 24 2 0 362.7 336 118 11 41 240 2.93 .243 .266 .339 .604 28.5
1965 27 COL NL 25 11 .694 43 43 27 7 0 358.3 288 81 9 33 249 2.03 .217 .237 .282 .518 39.6
1966 28 COL NL 24 13 .649 42 42 28 7 0 363.3 340 95 7 32 254 2.35 .246 .263 .320 .583 33.4
1967 29 COL NL 24 14 .632 44 44 33 4 0 379.7 337 98 8 30 273 2.32 .235 .255 .308 .563 36.0
1968 30 COL NL 27 11 .711 44 44 32 5 0 386.3 321 90 10 38 280 2.10 .224 .245 .308 .552 40.8
1969 31 COL NL 19 13 .594 43 32 19 5 2 293.3 287 91 4 29 192 2.79 .253 .270 .333 .603 24.7
1970 32 MON NL 15 7 .682 27 27 16 1 0 225.0 202 56 7 17 155 2.24 .235 .251 .312 .563 25.4
1971 33 MON NL 24 1 .960 30 28 23 6 0 254.7 189 41 5 20 169 1.45 .203 .222 .274 .496 35.1
1972 34 MON NL 22 9 .710 32 32 22 6 0 274.0 251 73 4 32 175 2.40 .242 .267 .308 .575 27.7
1973 35 CLE AL 17 6 .739 27 27 17 2 0 227.7 217 61 6 22 158 2.41 .250 .269 .340 .609 24.5
13 Years Sim 272 137 .665 476 463 303 53 2 3955.6 3536 1062 131 409 2638 2.42 .236 .257 .320 .577 385.4
2 Years AAA 24 10 .706 47 47 2 0 0 337.3 327 101 32 66 336 2.69 .250 .286 .371 .657  
Season Average 20 10 .667 36 35 23 4 0 304.3 272 81 10 31 202 2.42 .236 .257 .320 .577  
Career Highs 27 17 .960 44 44 33 7 2 386.3 340 118 28 47 280 3.68 .253 .284 .392 .677  
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   1802 556 66 175 1544   .225 .241 .308 .550
vs LH   1734 506 65 234 1094   .249 .274 .334 .607
Home 135 66 .672 235 230 142 27 0 1985.0 1725 515 55 198 1343 2.34 .231 .251 .305 .556
Away 137 71 .659 241 233 161 26 2 1970.6 1811 547 76 211 1295 2.50 .241 .262 .335 .597
Mar/Apr 49 20 .710 81 81 55 9 0 694.0 606 165 21 58 469 2.14 .233 .250 .316 .566
May 44 24 .647 79 79 45 8 0 648.3 610 193 19 69 423 2.68 .245 .265 .326 .591
June 45 24 .652 78 78 54 10 0 664.3 565 181 24 66 439 2.45 .227 .247 .316 .563
July 50 21 .704 78 78 57 8 0 672.6 612 173 23 60 436 2.31 .238 .255 .326 .581
August 48 22 .686 79 79 51 14 0 677.3 586 171 22 76 470 2.27 .231 .253 .308 .561
Sep/Oct 36 26 .581 81 68 57 7 2 599.0 557 179 22 80 401 2.69 .244 .269 .330 .599
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
1961 23 CIN NL 16 49 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .163 .163 .204 .367 0.8 0.0
1962 24 COL NL 40 112 6 17 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 22 .152 .167 .196 .363 1.7 0.0
1963 25 COL NL 44 135 4 20 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 35 .148 .153 .170 .324 0.4 0.0
1964 26 COL NL 44 118 6 17 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .144 .165 .169 .335 0.8 0.0
1965 27 COL NL 43 126 3 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .095 .116 .095 .212 -4.3 0.0
1966 28 COL NL 42 133 7 26 0 0 0 12 0 0 2 33 .195 .206 .195 .401 4.2 0.0
1967 29 COL NL 44 132 8 23 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 36 .174 .180 .205 .385 2.8 0.0
1968 30 COL NL 44 124 9 13 2 0 0 5 0 1 4 38 .105 .133 .121 .254 -1.7 0.0
8 Years Sim 317 929 45 136 14 1 1 39 0 1 15 236 .146 .161 .167 .327 4.7 0.0
162 Game Average 474 22 69 7 0 0 19 0 0 7 120 .146 .161 .167 .327 2.4  
Career Highs 44 135 9 26 4 1 1 12 0 1 4 38 .195 .206 .205 .401 4.2  
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   577 29 87 8 1 1 18 0 1 10 137 .151 .166 .173 .340 2.8
vs LH   352 16 49 6 0 0 21 0 0 5 99 .139 .151 .156 .307 -1.6
Home 160 444 17 56 3 1 0 14 0 1 8 115 .126 .143 .137 .281 -5.6
Away 157 485 28 80 11 0 1 25 0 0 7 121 .165 .176 .194 .370 6.9
RISP   209 0 26 2 0 0 37 0 0 4 50 .124 .140 .134 .274 -2.8
Close/Late   90 4 16 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 23 .178 .196 .200 .396 1.7
Mar/Apr 51 150 8 22 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 45 .147 .158 .160 .318 -0.2
May 51 148 5 17 0 1 0 8 0 0 2 38 .115 .127 .128 .255 -2.9
June 49 143 11 21 4 0 1 7 0 0 1 34 .147 .153 .196 .349 0.9
July 53 164 10 29 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 42 .177 .190 .183 .373 2.8
August 55 159 3 23 0 0 0 8 0 1 4 40 .145 .171 .145 .315 -0.5
Sep/Oct 58 165 8 24 7 0 0 7 0 0 3 37 .145 .160 .188 .348 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 23 CIN NL P 16 16 129.7 4 21 0 2 1.000 1.74    
1962 24 COL NL P 40 40 322.7 24 50 4 6 .949 2.06    
1963 25 COL NL P 44 44 378.3 21 49 1 4 .986 1.67    
1964 26 COL NL P 44 44 362.7 21 51 0 4 1.000 1.79    
1965 27 COL NL P 43 43 358.3 20 46 3 5 .957 1.66    
1966 28 COL NL P 42 42 363.3 13 64 0 4 1.000 1.91    
1967 29 COL NL P 44 44 379.7 20 59 2 0 .975 1.87    
1968 30 COL NL P 44 44 386.3 29 47 4 3 .950 1.77    
1969 31 COL NL P 43 32 293.3 12 44 3 3 .949 1.72    
1970 32 MON NL P 27 27 225.0 16 26 1 1 .977 1.68    
1971 33 MON NL P 30 28 254.7 16 40 2 4 .966 1.98    
1972 34 MON NL P 32 32 274.0 10 37 4 2 .922 1.54    
1973 35 CLE AL P 27 27 227.7 15 20 2 3 .946 1.38    
Career Totals   476 463 3955.6 221 554 26 41 .968 1.76    
Career Highs   44 44 386.3 29 64 4 6 1.000 2.06    
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
1964 26 COL NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 2 1 0 18.0 12 1 0 1 20 0.50 .185 .197 .231 .428
1967 29 COL NL 2 1 .667 3 3 1 0 0 24.7 25 8 0 2 14 2.92 .266 .281 .362 .643
1968 30 COL NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 17.7 12 4 2 4 16 2.04 .190 .239 .333 .572
1969 31 COL NL 2 2 .500 7 7 4 1 0 56.7 48 17 1 9 30 2.70 .232 .264 .319 .583
1970 32 MON NL 2 1 .667 3 3 1 0 0 23.7 19 9 0 3 19 3.42 .211 .237 .300 .537
1971 33 MON NL 4 1 .800 6 6 4 1 0 52.3 52 14 1 3 26 2.41 .252 .263 .316 .579
1972 34 MON NL 3 1 .750 4 4 3 0 0 35.7 34 14 1 5 20 3.53 .246 .273 .348 .621
Career Post-Season Pitching 16 7 .696 27 27 16 3 0 228.6 202 67 5 27 145 2.64 .234 .257 .320 .577
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 26 COL NL 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
1967 29 COL NL 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444
1968 30 COL NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .143 .182 .143 .325
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1963-1-2.26
1965-1-2.03
1966-3-2.35
1967-2-2.32
1968-1-2.10
1969-4-2.79
1970-1-2.24
1971-1-1.45
1972-2-2.40
1973-1-2.41
CAR-1-2.42
 Wins
1963-1-27
1964-5-24
1965-2-25
1966-2-24
1967-1-24
1968-1-27
1969-3-19
1971-1-24
1972-1-22
1973-5-17
CAR-16-272
 Losses
1962-8-17
 Winning Pct
1963-5-.675
1964-9-.632
1965-8-.694
1967-8-.632
1968-6-.711
1970-5-.682
1971-1-.960
1972-4-.710
1973-4-.739
CAR-8-.665
 Games Started
1963-1-44
1964-1-44
1965-6-43
1966-6-42
1967-2-44
1968-1-44
 Complete Games
1962-1-22
1963-1-31
1964-1-24
1965-1-27
1966-1-28
1967-1-33
1968-1-32
1969-1-19
1970-3-16
1971-1-23
1972-1-22
1973-2-17
CAR-5-303
Shutouts
1961-10-1
1962-8-3
1963-1-4
1964-10-2
1965-1-7
1966-1-7
1967-3-4
1968-1-5
1969-1-5
1971-1-6
1972-1-6
1973-3-2
CAR-4-53
 Innings Pitched
1962-10-322.7
1963-1-378.3
1964-1-362.7
1965-1-358.3
1966-1-363.3
1967-1-379.7
1968-1-386.3
1969-2-293.3
1971-5-254.7
1972-2-274.0
CAR-38-3955.6
 Hits Allowed
1962-6-313
1963-1-331
1964-2-336
1966-4-340
1967-4-337
1968-4-321
1969-7-287
CAR-50-3536
 Strikeouts
1963-5-265
1964-8-240
1965-5-249
1966-7-254
1967-3-273
1968-3-280
1969-8-192
CAR-34-2638
 Walks per 9IP
1962-6-1.3
1963-2-1.0
1964-3-1.0
1965-1-0.8
1966-1-0.8
1967-1-0.7
1968-1-0.9
1969-1-0.9
1970-1-0.7
1971-1-0.7
1972-1-1.1
1973-1-0.9
CAR-1-0.9
 Hits per 9IP
1965-5-7.2
1968-5-7.5
1971-2-6.7
WHiP
1962-9-1.12
1963-2-0.99
1964-4-1.04
1965-1-0.90
1966-5-1.02
1967-2-0.97
1968-1-0.93
1969-2-1.08
1970-1-0.97
1971-1-0.82
1972-2-1.03
1973-1-1.05
CAR-2-1.00
 OAVG
1965-4-.217
1968-4-.224
1971-3-.203
 OOBP
1962-9-.278
1963-2-.253
1964-4-.266
1965-1-.237
1966-5-.263
1967-2-.255
1968-2-.245
1969-2-.270
1970-1-.251
1971-1-.222
1972-2-.267
1973-1-.269
CAR-3-.257
 OSLG
1963-5-.316
1965-1-.282
1966-7-.320
1967-3-.308
1968-3-.308
1969-5-.333
1970-2-.312
1971-1-.274
1972-2-.308
1973-6-.340
CAR-12-.320
 OOPS
1963-1-.569
1964-9-.604
1965-1-.518
1966-5-.583
1967-2-.563
1968-2-.552
1969-4-.603
1970-1-.563
1971-1-.496
1972-2-.575
1973-1-.609
CAR-3-.577
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 113    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 237    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 118    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Bob Rush (995)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1960
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1960 (Going to CIN: 1B Don Mincher, P Juan Marichal, P Jim Brewer, P Earl Francis. Going to PIT: P Chuck Stobbs)
Injured on 6/14/1961 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/11/1961, off Earl Wilson (SEM)
Earned first career win on 7/11/1961
Hit first career homerun on 6/25/1962, off Howie Nunn (CLN)
Injured on 8/4/1962 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Pitched NO-HITTER against Brooklyn on 4/23/1963, striking out 4
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1963, going 27-13, 2.26 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/18/1965 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1965, going 4-1, 1.37
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,771,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1966, going 24-13, 2.35 ERA
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,928,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1967, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1967, going 7-0, 1.29
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
7/31/1967: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $10,000,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1967, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1967, going 5-2, 2.24
Won Platinum Arm in 1967, going 24-14, 2.32 ERA
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1968, going 6-1, 1.17
Won Platinum Arm in 1968, going 27-11, 2.10 ERA
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1969, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1969, going 5-1, 1.17
Won Platinum Arm in 1969, going 19-13, 2.79 ERA
Traded from Colorado to Montreal on 3/3/1970 (Going to COL: P Tom Bradley. Going to MON: P Juan Marichal)
Injured on 6/26/1970 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1970, going 3-1, 1.35
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1971, going 6-0, 1.69
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1971, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1971, going 5-0, 0.61
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
Won Platinum Arm in 1971, going 24-1, 1.45 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1972, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1972, going 3-1, 0.89
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Pitched NO-HITTER against San Diego on 7/19/1972, striking out 3
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1972, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1972, going 22-9, 2.40 ERA
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 2/1/1973 (Going to MON: C Mike Compton. Going to CLE: P Juan Marichal)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1973, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1973, going 4-2, 1.68
Injured on 8/13/1973 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for entire career
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1973, going 2-0, 0.79
 
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