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Rautzhan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 20, 1952 in Usa, PA, POTTSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1981   
Platinum Arm 1982    1985    1986   
All-Star Selections 1980    1985   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 10 10
1978 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10
1979 26 NYG NL $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
1980 27 NYG NL $ 300,000 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10
1981 28 NYG NL $ 6,092,857 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10
1982 29 NYG NL $ 6,092,857 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10
1983 30 NYG NL $ 8,142,857 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10
1984 31 NYG NL $ 11,000,000 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
1985 32 SDP NL $ 11,000,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
1986 33 SDP NL $ 11,000,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
1987 34 SDP NL $ 11,000,000 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 10 10
1988 35 SDP NL $ 11,000,000 5 7 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10
1989 36 SDP NL $ 7,000,000 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10
1990 37 SDP NL $ 7,000,000 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,000,000 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10
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
1977 24 NYG NL 3 4 .429 44 0 0 0 7 55.3 64 21 2 38 22 3.42 .292 .393 .388 .781 4.4
    AAA   0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 3 13.0 13 2 0 4 5 1.38 .265 .321 .265 .586  
1978 25 NYG NL 10 9 .526 78 0 0 0 10 124.7 129 48 1 55 46 3.47 .266 .343 .336 .679 10.1
1979 26 NYG NL 13 5 .722 50 22 1 0 16 167.0 141 54 1 58 76 2.91 .228 .294 .300 .594 18.8
1980 27 NYG NL 21 5 .808 35 35 1 0 0 240.3 195 68 2 67 171 2.55 .220 .275 .296 .571 21.1
1981 28 NYG NL 17 10 .630 37 37 2 2 0 245.3 200 83 5 82 178 3.04 .220 .284 .310 .593 17.7
1982 29 NYG NL 19 5 .792 37 37 3 2 0 255.7 205 59 5 62 203 2.08 .217 .267 .296 .563 25.7
1983 30 NYG NL 16 6 .727 37 37 2 0 0 254.3 221 87 7 74 206 3.08 .229 .284 .327 .611 19.7
1984 31 NYG NL 15 11 .577 36 36 1 1 0 235.3 223 93 4 90 183 3.56 .249 .318 .331 .649 15.6
1985 32 SDP NL 20 8 .714 37 37 3 2 0 249.7 205 64 4 76 175 2.31 .226 .287 .278 .565 24.7
1986 33 SDP NL 18 5 .783 28 28 2 1 0 186.0 169 45 3 42 124 2.18 .241 .287 .304 .591 18.2
1987 34 SDP NL 12 8 .600 32 32 0 0 0 192.0 140 55 6 58 134 2.58 .202 .268 .281 .549 16.1
1988 35 SDP NL 11 5 .688 27 27 0 0 0 161.0 145 40 5 33 103 2.24 .239 .283 .328 .611 14.7
1989 36 SDP NL 19 6 .760 32 32 0 0 0 194.3 176 59 0 38 140 2.73 .240 .279 .300 .579 16.2
1990 37 SDP NL 9 12 .429 32 32 0 0 0 163.3 150 68 2 47 126 3.75 .244 .299 .315 .614 9.6
14 Years Sim 203 99 .672 542 392 15 8 33 2724.3 2363 844 47 820 1887 2.79 .232 .291 .309 .599 232.6
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 3 13.0 13 2 0 4 5 1.38 .265 .321 .265 .586  
Season Average 14 7 .667 38 28 1 0 2 194.6 168 60 3 58 134 2.79 .232 .291 .309 .599  
Career Highs 21 12 .808 78 37 3 2 16 255.7 223 93 7 90 206 3.75 .292 .393 .388 .781  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1739 597 34 619 1350   .235 .294 .312 .607
vs LH   624 247 13 201 537   .224 .276 .299 .575
Home 107 49 .686 286 199 6 2 16 1394.6 1223 438 25 441 954 2.83 .234 .293 .311 .604
Away 96 50 .658 256 193 9 6 17 1329.6 1140 406 22 379 933 2.75 .231 .286 .306 .592
Mar/Apr 31 18 .633 79 67 3 1 0 445.3 378 147 8 131 296 2.97 .229 .285 .310 .596
May 32 19 .627 87 68 1 1 3 466.6 401 138 7 138 333 2.66 .230 .286 .311 .597
June 32 21 .604 89 67 3 0 5 464.6 402 143 7 144 330 2.77 .232 .291 .304 .595
July 31 15 .674 89 66 1 0 2 442.3 409 157 7 144 305 3.19 .243 .303 .329 .632
August 43 13 .768 109 68 3 2 13 492.6 419 128 8 147 349 2.34 .229 .286 .296 .582
Sep/Oct 34 13 .723 89 56 5 4 10 412.6 354 131 10 116 274 2.86 .231 .285 .301 .586
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 24 NYG NL P 44 0 55.3 7 6 0 0 1.000 2.11    
1978 25 NYG NL P 78 0 124.7 4 27 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1979 26 NYG NL P 50 22 167.0 9 31 0 4 1.000 2.16    
1980 27 NYG NL P 35 35 240.3 16 31 1 2 .979 1.76    
1981 28 NYG NL P 37 37 245.3 18 39 1 2 .983 2.09    
1982 29 NYG NL P 37 37 255.7 11 33 2 3 .957 1.55    
1983 30 NYG NL P 37 37 254.3 14 36 2 3 .962 1.77    
1984 31 NYG NL P 36 36 235.3 14 33 0 2 1.000 1.80    
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1985 32 SDP NL P 37 37 249.7 11 30 2 2 .953 1.48    
1986 33 SDP NL P 28 28 186.0 13 18 1 2 .969 1.50    
1987 34 SDP NL P 32 32 192.0 12 25 1 2 .974 1.73    
1988 35 SDP NL P 27 27 161.0 6 20 0 2 1.000 1.45    
1989 36 SDP NL P 32 32 194.3 11 25 1 1 .973 1.67    
1990 37 SDP NL P 32 32 163.3 12 30 0 1 1.000 2.31    
  P 542 392 2724.3 158 384 11 28 .980 1.79    
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   543 392 2725.3 159 384 11 29 .980 1.79    
Career Highs   78 37 255.7 18 39 2 4 1.000 2.31    
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
1979 26 NYG NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 0 0 2 2 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833
1980 27 NYG NL 3 1 .750 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 26 12 1 6 15 4.21 .265 .308 .357 .665
1981 28 NYG NL 5 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 47.0 32 8 0 9 32 1.53 .188 .229 .253 .482
1982 29 NYG NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.3 10 6 0 6 13 3.52 .182 .262 .291 .553
1983 30 NYG NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 3 0 2 4 3.86 .200 .259 .200 .459
1984 31 NYG NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.0 10 3 0 4 6 3.86 .345 .424 .414 .838
1985 32 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 10 3 0 6 13 2.03 .213 .302 .255 .557
1987 34 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 28.7 25 6 1 5 26 1.88 .229 .263 .303 .566
1989 36 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 9 0 0 1 8 0.00 .243 .263 .243 .506
1990 37 SDP NL 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 12 1 0 4 12 0.46 .171 .216 .243 .459
Career Post-Season Pitching 14 6 .700 29 27 1 0 0 175.3 141 42 2 45 131 2.16 .218 .269 .285 .554
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1979-3-2.91
1980-3-2.55
1982-1-2.08
1985-1-2.31
1986-1-2.18
1987-5-2.58
1989-4-2.73
CAR-6-2.79
 Wins
1980-1-21
1981-8-17
1982-4-19
1985-2-20
1986-5-18
1989-3-19
 Winning Pct
1979-4-.722
1980-1-.808
1982-3-.792
1983-7-.727
1985-3-.714
1986-1-.783
1987-10-.600
1988-6-.688
1989-3-.760
CAR-7-.672
 Saves
1978-9-10
1979-9-16
 Games Pitched
1978-4-78
 Games Started
1980-3-35
1981-1-37
1982-1-37
1983-3-37
1984-1-36
1985-2-37
Shutouts
1981-5-2
1982-10-2
 Strikeouts
1980-7-171
1981-8-178
1982-4-203
1983-4-206
 Walks per 9IP
1986-9-2.0
1989-9-1.8
 Hits per 9IP
1979-7-7.6
1980-5-7.3
1981-6-7.3
1982-2-7.2
1985-9-7.4
1987-2-6.6
CAR-47-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1980-9-6.4
1981-7-6.5
1982-4-7.1
1983-6-7.3
1984-8-7.0
 WHiP
1980-7-1.09
1981-9-1.15
1982-2-1.04
1983-10-1.16
1985-7-1.13
1986-5-1.13
1987-3-1.03
1989-10-1.10
CAR-26-1.17
OAVG
1979-8-.228
1980-5-.220
1981-6-.220
1982-2-.217
1985-10-.226
1987-2-.202
CAR-45-.232
 OOBP
1980-5-.275
1981-9-.284
1982-2-.267
1983-8-.284
1985-10-.287
1986-8-.287
1987-3-.268
CAR-29-.291
 OSLG
1979-3-.300
1980-2-.296
1981-5-.310
1982-2-.296
1983-10-.327
1984-8-.331
1985-1-.278
1986-3-.304
1987-2-.281
1989-3-.300
1990-4-.315
CAR-6-.309
 OOPS
1979-2-.594
1980-3-.571
1981-5-.593
1982-1-.563
1983-7-.611
1985-2-.565
1986-3-.591
1987-2-.549
1989-3-.579
1990-6-.614
CAR-8-.599
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 136    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 63    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1977
Earned first career win on 9/16/1977
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,092,857 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against San Diego on 9/2/1981, striking out 8
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,092,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1982, going 3-2, 1.07
Won Platinum Arm in 1982, going 19-5, 2.08 ERA
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,142,857 through salary arbitration
9/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $11,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Traded from New York (N) to San Diego on 3/4/1985 (Going to NYG: P Larry Andersen, LF Bruce Boisclair. Going to SDP: SS Roy Smalley, P Lance Rautzhan)
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1985, going 3-2, 0.86
Injured on 4/25/1986 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1986, going 5-0, 0.99
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1986, going 4-0, 1.57
Injured on 8/29/1988 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1988, going 3-0, 0.99
10/3/1988: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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