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Stan
Perzanowski		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 25, 1950 in Usa, IN, EAST CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 20 STL NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1972 21 STL NL   9 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1973 22 STL NL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1974 23 STL NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1975 24 STL NL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1976 25 STL NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1977 26 BAL AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1978 27 BAL AL $ 2,371,429 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1979 28 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1980 29 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1981 30 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1982 31 MIN AL $ 800,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1983 32 MIN AL $ 800,000 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,371,429 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 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
1971 20 STL NL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 1 14.3 23 11 1 6 6 6.91 .371 .414 .500 .914 0.0
1972 21 AAA   4 5 .444 84 3 0 0 8 92.7 81 32 7 49 58 3.11 .241 .338 .333 .671  
1973 22 AAA   7 12 .368 29 29 2 0 0 198.0 195 75 9 92 124 3.41 .262 .343 .364 .707  
1974 23 STL NL 1 2 .333 9 0 0 0 1 18.0 21 9 2 10 7 4.50 .309 .400 .426 .826 0.9
    AAA   7 14 .333 24 24 4 1 0 165.7 166 74 11 59 92 4.02 .259 .321 .378 .699  
1975 24 AAA   3 6 .333 14 14 2 0 0 79.3 106 41 4 28 44 4.65 .322 .375 .416 .792  
1976 25 STL NL 9 24 .273 34 34 13 0 0 247.7 292 160 22 117 99 5.81 .296 .375 .428 .803 2.7
1977 26 BAL AL 16 17 .485 35 35 17 5 0 274.3 275 105 14 89 117 3.44 .262 .323 .359 .683 22.5
1978 27 BAL AL 9 23 .281 35 35 10 0 0 261.3 293 146 16 100 89 5.03 .284 .355 .381 .735 9.0
1979 28 BAL AL 8 12 .400 21 21 6 0 0 162.3 147 67 8 79 56 3.71 .245 .335 .329 .665 9.1
  MIN AL 4 6 .400 12 12 4 0 0 97.7 110 39 6 31 29 3.59 .287 .344 .389 .733 6.0
  TOT   12 18 .400 33 33 10 0 0 260.0 257 106 14 110 85 3.67 .261 .338 .353 .691 15.1
1981 30 MIN AL 5 16 .238 30 26 8 0 0 203.7 213 103 13 80 81 4.55 .268 .336 .374 .710 7.1
1982 31 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 1 16.7 12 7 3 4 6 3.78 .197 .258 .426 .684 1.1
1983 32 AAA   0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 21.3 34 25 4 15 15 10.55 .366 .454 .602 1.056  
8 Years Sim 53 100 .346 199 163 58 5 3 1296.0 1386 647 85 516 490 4.49 .275 .346 .382 .728 58.4
5 Years AAA 21 37 .362 164 70 8 1 8 557.0 582 247 35 243 333 3.99 .271 .346 .382 .727  
Season Average 6 12 .333 24 20 7 0 0 162.0 173 80 10 64 61 4.49 .275 .346 .382 .728  
Career Highs 16 24 1.000 35 35 17 5 1 274.3 293 160 22 117 117 6.91 .371 .414 .500 .914  
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   668 313 33 245 272   .263 .328 .359 .686
vs LH   718 334 52 271 218   .288 .358 .405 .763
Home 24 48 .333 100 78 23 1 0 632.3 691 313 41 246 236 4.46 .280 .346 .385 .731
Away 29 52 .358 99 85 35 4 3 663.6 695 334 44 270 254 4.53 .271 .340 .378 .718
Mar/Apr 8 13 .381 26 21 11 0 1 172.0 182 70 8 65 65 3.66 .272 .337 .353 .690
May 11 19 .367 33 31 9 1 0 231.0 258 116 16 83 100 4.52 .281 .340 .387 .728
June 10 15 .400 32 27 11 1 0 209.3 207 101 14 85 77 4.34 .263 .335 .356 .691
July 8 16 .333 31 27 10 0 0 220.7 228 110 15 92 85 4.49 .266 .338 .380 .717
August 6 20 .231 39 30 8 2 2 250.6 272 136 19 89 88 4.88 .278 .339 .402 .741
Sep/Oct 10 17 .370 38 27 9 1 0 212.3 239 114 13 102 75 4.83 .288 .366 .399 .766
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 20 STL NL P 12 0 14.3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.26    
1974 23 STL NL P 9 0 18.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1976 25 STL NL P 34 34 247.7 14 47 1 4 .984 2.22    
1977 26 BAL AL P 35 35 274.3 15 49 1 5 .985 2.10    
1978 27 BAL AL P 35 35 261.3 19 39 2 2 .967 2.00    
1979 28 BAL AL P 21 21 162.3 9 29 1 4 .974 2.11    
  MIN AL P 12 12 97.7 5 17 0 2 1.000 2.03    
  TOT   P 33 33 260.0 14 46 1 6 .984 2.08    
1981 30 MIN AL P 30 26 203.7 15 38 1 3 .981 2.34    
1982 31 MIN AL P 11 0 16.7 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.62    
Career Totals   199 163 1296.0 78 229 7 21 .978 2.13    
Career Highs   35 35 274.3 19 49 2 6 1.000 3.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-9-3.44
 Wins
1977-10-16
 Losses
1976-1-24
1977-5-17
1978-1-23
1979-6-18
1981-5-16
 Games Started
1976-8-34
1977-5-35
1978-8-35
 Complete Games
1976-3-13
1977-3-17
1979-5-10
 Shutouts
1977-1-5
Innings Pitched
1977-3-274.3
1978-9-261.3
1979-7-260.0
 Hits Allowed
1976-1-292
1977-7-275
1978-2-293
1979-7-257
 Walks Allowed
1976-3-117
1979-3-110
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bob Trowbridge (952)
  2. Charley Root (945)
  3. Frank Linzy (945)
  4. Steve Fireovid (944)
  5. Steve McCatty (939)
  6. Jim Perry (935)
  7. Al Yeargin (932)
  8. Jim Nash (930)
  9. Grant Jackson (927)
  10. Ron Guidry (925)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1971
Injured on 4/24/1973 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Earned first career win on 9/1/1974
Injured on 4/12/1975 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/17/1975 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 3/11/1977 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1977, going 4-2, 2.60
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/5/1978 with a Strained Back, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/27/1978 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Baltimore to Minnesota on 7/31/1979 (Going to MIN: P Stan Perzanowski. Going to BAL: P Ozzie Osborn)
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/28/1981 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
9/1/1981: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $800,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/27/1981 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
 
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