Lance
McCullers
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 218
 
Born: March 8, 1964 in Usa, FL, TAMPA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 21 SEM AL   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
1986 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 5 5 8 8 8
1987 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8
1988 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1989 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 8 8 8
1990 26 SEM AL $ 4,921,429 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,921,429 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 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
1985 21 AAA   10 11 .476 26 26 1 0 0 171.7 146 71 18 86 168 3.72 .227 .318 .362 .680  
1986 22 SEM AL 12 4 .750 25 25 0 0 0 167.7 123 46 8 64 123 2.47 .207 .287 .311 .598 18.6
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 1 0 44.3 28 7 1 16 56 1.42 .181 .257 .232 .490  
1987 23 SEM AL 9 15 .375 36 36 0 0 0 198.7 174 82 9 89 149 3.71 .235 .319 .349 .668 12.3
1988 24 SEM AL 10 9 .526 38 38 1 1 0 182.0 138 53 18 45 154 2.62 .206 .259 .338 .597 17.2
1989 25 SEM AL 12 10 .545 30 30 0 0 0 171.3 131 57 7 73 179 2.99 .208 .291 .300 .592 13.9
1990 26 SEM AL 9 11 .450 43 31 0 0 7 170.3 148 67 11 63 158 3.54 .228 .297 .360 .656 11.9
5 Years Sim 52 49 .515 172 160 1 1 7 890.0 714 305 53 334 763 3.08 .218 .292 .333 .624 73.9
2 Years AAA 13 13 .500 32 32 2 1 0 216.0 174 78 19 102 224 3.25 .218 .306 .337 .643  
Season Average 10 9 .526 34 32 0 0 1 178.0 142 61 10 66 152 3.08 .218 .292 .333 .624  
Career Highs 12 15 .750 43 38 1 1 7 198.7 174 82 18 89 179 3.71 .235 .319 .360 .668  
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   293 132 27 138 385   .199 .268 .316 .584
vs LH   421 173 26 196 378   .233 .308 .346 .654
Home 22 24 .478 80 74 1 1 3 422.3 319 124 22 148 348 2.64 .209 .278 .301 .579
Away 30 25 .545 92 86 0 0 4 467.6 395 181 31 186 415 3.48 .226 .300 .361 .661
Mar/Apr 9 12 .429 24 24 1 1 0 135.0 123 60 9 41 111 4.00 .241 .298 .371 .668
May 6 12 .333 30 30 0 0 0 170.0 138 63 7 71 152 3.34 .219 .299 .324 .623
June 13 7 .650 30 30 0 0 0 162.3 116 45 10 73 129 2.50 .195 .283 .300 .583
July 7 7 .500 25 25 0 0 0 134.0 112 44 8 46 101 2.96 .229 .295 .342 .637
August 9 4 .692 31 31 0 0 0 165.7 118 52 8 62 145 2.83 .200 .276 .310 .585
Sep/Oct 8 7 .533 32 20 0 0 7 123.0 107 41 11 41 125 3.00 .231 .293 .364 .657
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 22 SEM AL P 25 25 167.7 12 25 1 2 .974 1.99    
1987 23 SEM AL P 36 36 198.7 16 38 2 4 .964 2.45    
1988 24 SEM AL P 38 38 182.0 9 32 4 4 .911 2.03    
1989 25 SEM AL P 30 30 171.3 11 21 1 3 .970 1.68    
1990 26 SEM AL P 43 31 170.3 11 25 0 1 1.000 1.90    
Career Totals   172 160 890.0 59 141 8 14 .962 2.02    
Career Highs   43 38 198.7 16 38 4 4 1.000 2.45    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1986-2-2.47
1988-2-2.62
1989-8-2.99
1990-8-3.54
Losses
1987-6-15
Winning Pct
1986-3-.750
Games Started
1987-2-36
1988-1-38
Shutouts
1988-10-1
Strikeouts
1987-9-149
1989-8-179
1990-6-158
Walks Allowed
1987-5-89
Hits per 9IP
1986-3-6.6
1987-10-7.9
1988-3-6.8
1989-4-6.9
1990-4-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1987-10-6.8
1988-8-7.6
1989-2-9.4
1990-5-8.3
WHiP
1986-6-1.12
1988-1-1.01
OAVG
1986-3-.207
1988-3-.206
1989-4-.208
1990-3-.228
OOBP
1986-7-.287
1988-1-.259
OSLG
1986-2-.311
1987-9-.349
1988-8-.338
1989-1-.300
1990-8-.360
OOPS
1986-5-.598
1988-4-.597
1989-4-.592
1990-7-.656
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 52    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Duane Ward (943)
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  6. Jack McDowell (924)
  7. Teddy Higuera (922)
  8. John Burkett (922)
  9. Kevin Gross (920)
  10. Gerry Arrigo (917)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by Seattle in 1985
Earned first career win on 5/19/1986
Injured on 8/30/1986 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/26/1989 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,921,429 through salary arbitration