Rico
Petrocelli
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 27, 1943 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
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
1963 20 BSN NL     4 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 6 5 5 5
1964 21 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1965 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1966 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1967 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1968 25 SDP NL $ 1,450,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1969 26 SDP NL $ 1,150,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1970 27 SDP NL $ 1,150,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1971 28 SDP NL $ 1,150,000   4 4 5 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1972 29 SDP NL $ 1,150,000   4 4 5 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1973 30 TOR AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 5 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 31 TOR AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
1975 32 TOR AL $ 2,390,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
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
1963 20 AA   137 483 76 126 20 0 39 95 1 4 92 83 .261 .379 .545 .924 100.0  
1964 21 BSN NL 130 385 40 89 17 3 10 45 3 0 35 90 .231 .296 .369 .664 41.1 5.6
1965 22 BSN NL 134 378 40 76 16 2 14 48 0 0 42 78 .201 .282 .365 .647 42.0 5.3
1966 23 BSN NL 95 230 20 39 7 0 2 15 0 0 26 66 .170 .252 .226 .478 13.1 0.0
    AAA   2 9 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .444 .500 .889 1.389 3.0  
1967 24 BSN NL 142 464 59 94 19 3 22 72 0 0 49 98 .203 .280 .399 .679 52.3 6.5
1968 25 BSN NL 66 201 29 39 9 1 6 25 1 1 27 47 .194 .290 .338 .628 21.5 2.2
  SDP NL 42 120 12 24 3 0 5 14 0 0 14 38 .200 .281 .350 .631 12.5 1.4
  TOT   108 321 41 63 12 1 11 39 1 1 41 85 .196 .287 .343 .630 33.9 3.7
1969 26 SDP NL 130 430 57 84 14 1 12 39 0 1 39 109 .195 .264 .316 .580 36.8 1.5
1970 27 SDP NL 126 397 48 82 17 2 11 50 1 0 53 99 .207 .300 .343 .643 43.3 4.8
1971 28 SDP NL 155 533 68 113 24 2 27 64 1 2 49 122 .212 .279 .417 .696 61.5 7.7
1972 29 SDP NL 145 476 50 95 16 0 20 61 2 3 51 130 .200 .278 .359 .637 47.3 3.6
1973 30 TOR AL 129 391 47 88 20 6 8 50 0 0 35 101 .225 .289 .368 .658 40.4 3.4
1974 31 TOR AL 93 166 19 41 12 0 6 24 0 1 19 35 .247 .324 .428 .752 23.3 3.1
1975 32 TOR AL 80 178 24 35 10 0 5 21 0 0 17 35 .197 .264 .337 .601 17.1 0.7
1976 33 A   136 475 106 140 20 2 45 118 6 6 111 97 .295 .428 .629 1.058 122.5  
12 Years Sim 1467 4349 513 899 184 20 148 528 8 8 456 1048 .207 .282 .360 .643 452.1 45.8
1 Years AAA 2 9 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .444 .500 .889 1.389 3.0  
1 Years AA 137 483 76 126 20 0 39 95 1 4 92 83 .261 .379 .545 .923 100.0  
1 Years A 136 475 106 140 20 2 45 118 6 6 111 97 .295 .427 .629 1.056 122.5  
3 Years Minors 275 967 184 270 41 2 85 214 7 10 204 183 .279 .404 .589 .993 225.5  
162 Game Average 480 56 99 20 2 16 58 0 0 50 115 .207 .282 .360 .643 49.9  
Career Highs 155 533 68 113 24 6 27 72 3 3 53 130 .247 .324 .428 .752 61.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2430 298 509 104 14 84 310 5 5 228 603 .209 .277 .367 .645 256.3
vs LH   1919 215 390 80 6 64 218 3 3 228 445 .203 .289 .351 .640 206.3
Home 735 2101 257 432 94 7 73 277 5 2 219 505 .206 .280 .361 .641 223.6
Away 732 2248 256 467 90 13 75 251 3 6 237 543 .208 .285 .359 .644 239.0
RISP   1012 0 208 45 3 29 348 0 0 122 258 .206 .286 .342 .628 107.1
Pinch Hitting   102 8 13 1 0 0 11 0 0 13 24 .127 .237 .137 .375 2.6
Close/Late   533 48 113 20 2 14 58 0 0 59 114 .212 .290 .336 .626 54.9
Mar/Apr 222 644 58 125 22 1 18 62 2 2 65 163 .194 .270 .315 .585 56.8
May 260 788 113 170 32 4 29 109 1 0 74 192 .216 .283 .377 .660 87.5
June 247 778 80 147 36 1 19 83 0 0 79 195 .189 .262 .311 .573 66.1
July 251 761 101 169 35 2 38 109 3 2 87 162 .222 .302 .423 .725 101.6
August 263 753 90 152 30 5 21 86 1 0 87 181 .202 .286 .339 .624 77.1
Sep/Oct 224 625 71 136 29 7 23 79 1 4 64 155 .218 .293 .397 .689 73.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1964 21 BSN NL SS 110 104 911.3 118 326 13 56 .972 4.38   5.7
    3B 17 11 100.0 10 17 0 3 1.000 2.43   0.3
1965 22 BSN NL SS 118 112 948.0 127 373 13 76 .975 4.75   4.8
    3B 9 6 56.0 2 6 4 2 .667 1.29   0.0
1966 23 BSN NL SS 79 69 555.0 86 202 11 37 .963 4.67   2.8
    3B 6 4 40.0 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.93   0.1
1967 24 BSN NL SS 135 134 1137.7 162 428 22 64 .964 4.67   5.2
    3B 1 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1968 25 BSN NL SS 35 34 300.4 41 135 3 22 .983 5.27   1.6
    3B 30 29 249.8 22 71 7 8 .930 3.35   1.4
    1B 1 0 0.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 15.00   0.0
  SDP NL SS 22 21 174.6 24 79 2 13 .981 5.31   1.2
    3B 19 18 145.2 13 42 4 5 .932 3.41   0.6
    1B 0 0 0.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 22.50   0.0
  TOT   SS 57 55 475.0 65 214 5 35 .982 5.29   2.7
      3B 49 47 395.0 35 113 11 13 .931 3.37   2.0
      1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1969 26 SDP NL SS 74 73 620.3 97 248 14 48 .961 5.01   1.7
    3B 56 53 486.7 25 125 7 11 .955 2.77   0.9
1970 27 SDP NL SS 120 113 982.7 141 440 14 79 .976 5.32   4.1
    3B 6 2 32.0 0 12 0 1 1.000 3.38   0.1
1971 28 SDP NL SS 152 148 1281.7 194 545 20 97 .974 5.19   5.5
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1972 29 SDP NL SS 131 127 1115.0 173 436 25 97 .961 4.92   2.4
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1973 30 TOR AL 3B 50 50 433.3 29 110 5 8 .965 2.89   1.2
    SS 33 15 164.7 23 71 3 17 .969 5.14   0.8
1974 31 TOR AL 3B 29 25 217.0 12 58 3 1 .959 2.90   0.7
    SS 58 10 181.3 36 60 5 12 .950 4.76   0.5
1975 32 TOR AL SS 62 43 400.3 81 176 5 39 .981 5.78   1.6
    3B 14 5 55.0 7 11 0 0 1.000 2.95   0.2
  SS 1129 1003 8773.0 1303 3519 150 657 .970 4.95   37.9
  3B 240 203 1824.0 123 466 30 40 .952 2.91   5.6
  1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   1370 1206 10598.0 1428 3985 180 697 .968 4.60   43.5
Career Highs   153 148 1282.7 194 547 25 97 .982 5.44    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1971-8-155
Triples
1973-7-6
Homeruns
1971-7-27
Strikeouts
1971-9-122
1972-4-130
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1963
Had first career hit on 4/3/1964, off Dave Giusti (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1964, off Ken Johnson (PIT)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1967, hitting .304 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to San Diego on 7/31/1968 (Going to SDP: SS Rico Petrocelli. Going to BSN: 2B Dick Howser)
Injured on 9/18/1968 with a Broken Foot, out for full season
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $1,150,000 per year, for 4 years
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/8/1973 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
7/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $2,390,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Toronto on 10/3/1976