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Rick
Rhoden		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 16, 1953 in Usa, FL, BOYNTON BEACH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 21 MON NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1975 22 MON NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1976 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1978 25 TOR AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1979 26 TOR AL $ 1,180,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1980 27 TOR AL $ 1,180,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1981 28 TOR AL $ 3,000,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1982 29 TOR AL $ 3,000,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1983 30 TOR AL $ 3,000,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1984 31 TOR AL $ 2,760,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1985 32 TOR AL $ 2,760,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1986 33 TOR AL $ 3,260,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1987 34 TOR AL $ 3,260,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1988 35 TOR AL $ 2,000,000 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,260,000 8 5 5 5 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
1974 21 MON NL 1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 36.0 59 29 3 17 19 7.25 .364 .429 .494 .922 0.0
    AAA   17 4 .810 30 30 4 1 0 229.3 220 50 12 56 122 1.96 .253 .298 .348 .646  
1975 22 MON NL 13 9 .591 28 28 6 0 0 206.0 210 110 15 82 84 4.81 .265 .334 .393 .728 7.3
1976 23 MON NL 4 6 .400 31 0 0 0 7 51.0 57 30 7 18 18 5.29 .277 .333 .422 .756 2.8
  CLE AL 1 2 .333 12 0 0 0 1 19.3 21 6 2 6 5 2.79 .266 .318 .405 .723 1.4
  TOT   5 8 .385 43 0 0 0 8 70.3 78 36 9 24 23 4.61 .274 .329 .418 .747 4.2
1977 24 CLE AL 1 3 .250 23 0 0 0 13 13.3 26 10 3 6 7 6.75 .406 .451 .578 1.029 0.0
1978 25 CLE AL 5 2 .714 20 7 1 0 3 34.0 27 8 1 9 14 2.12 .216 .267 .296 .563 5.5
  TOR AL 6 4 .600 11 4 1 0 0 89.7 91 42 3 33 33 4.22 .261 .326 .348 .674 4.8
  TOT   11 6 .647 31 11 2 0 3 123.7 118 50 4 42 47 3.64 .249 .311 .334 .645 10.3
1979 26 TOR AL 2 3 .400 51 0 0 0 1 53.0 54 22 5 18 21 3.74 .260 .320 .370 .691 3.3
1980 27 TOR AL 9 11 .450 40 22 4 0 1 194.7 200 88 10 83 78 4.07 .267 .339 .377 .715 12.2
1981 28 TOR AL 16 11 .593 33 33 9 1 0 250.7 268 114 15 96 99 4.09 .272 .337 .369 .706 13.8
1982 29 TOR AL 12 13 .480 29 29 6 0 0 202.0 231 108 12 96 98 4.81 .289 .364 .397 .760 7.1
1983 30 TOR AL 7 11 .389 27 27 7 1 0 201.0 191 79 10 85 98 3.54 .254 .329 .355 .683 13.6
1984 31 AAA   11 11 .500 29 29 2 1 0 185.0 196 79 12 80 119 3.84 .275 .348 .378 .726  
1985 32 AA   7 4 .636 19 19 0 0 0 134.7 144 37 3 44 109 2.47 .272 .328 .340 .667  
    A   8 1 .889 12 12 2 2 0 88.3 70 19 0 30 80 1.94 .215 .282 .262 .543  
1986 33 TOR AL 10 11 .476 27 27 6 2 0 202.0 192 85 14 87 89 3.79 .251 .327 .358 .685 12.0
1987 34 TOR AL 7 12 .368 27 27 1 0 0 183.0 208 97 14 83 81 4.77 .289 .362 .408 .770 5.1
1988 35 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 16 3 1 6 4 2.19 .314 .386 .490 .876 0.7
    AA   13 8 .619 28 28 0 0 0 177.0 155 58 7 60 152 2.95 .230 .293 .311 .604  
13 Years Sim 95 101 .485 367 212 41 4 26 1748.0 1851 831 115 725 748 4.28 .272 .342 .383 .724 89.6
2 Years AAA 28 15 .651 59 59 6 2 0 414.3 416 129 24 136 241 2.80 .263 .321 .361 .683  
2 Years AA 20 12 .625 47 47 0 0 0 311.7 299 95 10 104 261 2.74 .249 .308 .323 .632  
1 Years A 8 1 .889 12 12 2 2 0 88.3 70 19 0 30 80 1.94 .215 .282 .262 .543  
5 Years Minors 56 28 .667 118 118 8 4 0 814.3 785 243 34 270 582 2.69 .252 .312 .336 .648  
Season Average 7 7 .500 28 16 3 0 2 134.5 142 63 8 55 57 4.28 .272 .342 .383 .724  
Career Highs 16 13 1.000 51 33 9 2 13 250.7 268 114 15 96 99 7.25 .406 .451 .578 1.029  
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   899 446 68 347 405   .266 .334 .389 .723
vs LH   952 385 47 378 343   .278 .350 .377 .727
Home 50 48 .510 192 111 14 1 9 910.0 963 431 54 370 402 4.26 .272 .341 .382 .723
Away 45 53 .459 175 101 27 3 17 838.0 888 400 61 355 346 4.30 .272 .344 .384 .727
Mar/Apr 17 16 .515 58 28 5 1 4 251.0 261 117 19 111 107 4.20 .268 .343 .394 .736
May 18 13 .581 65 28 5 1 6 248.0 274 120 17 94 113 4.36 .280 .343 .381 .723
June 16 20 .444 58 37 7 0 4 294.3 315 149 17 124 119 4.56 .274 .344 .390 .734
July 16 11 .593 58 29 5 0 5 254.0 249 112 17 95 112 3.97 .259 .326 .366 .692
August 9 23 .281 60 42 8 2 3 336.6 358 145 20 144 151 3.88 .273 .345 .377 .722
Sep/Oct 19 18 .514 68 48 11 0 4 364.0 394 188 25 157 146 4.65 .276 .348 .387 .735
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 21 MON NL P 6 6 36.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1975 22 MON NL P 28 28 206.0 13 35 1 2 .980 2.10    
1976 23 MON NL P 31 0 51.0 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.29    
  CLE AL P 12 0 19.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.33    
  TOT   P 43 0 70.3 5 13 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1977 24 CLE AL P 23 0 13.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1978 25 CLE AL P 20 7 34.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.65    
  TOR AL P 11 4 89.7 9 19 1 3 .966 2.81    
  TOT   P 31 11 123.7 12 26 1 4 .974 2.77    
1979 26 TOR AL P 51 0 53.0 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.55    
1980 27 TOR AL P 40 22 194.7 10 35 2 3 .957 2.08    
1981 28 TOR AL P 33 33 250.7 25 43 1 3 .986 2.44    
1982 29 TOR AL P 29 29 202.0 20 45 2 3 .970 2.90    
1983 30 TOR AL P 27 27 201.0 8 29 0 3 1.000 1.66    
1986 33 TOR AL P 27 27 202.0 17 26 1 2 .977 1.92    
1987 34 TOR AL P 27 27 183.0 17 41 1 1 .983 2.85    
1988 35 TOR AL P 2 2 12.3 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.19    
Career Totals   367 212 1748.0 131 315 9 25 .980 2.30    
Career Highs   51 33 250.7 25 45 2 4 1.000 2.90    
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
1975 22 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 2 5 5.40 .250 .318 .400 .718
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 2 5 5.40 .250 .318 .400 .718
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1981-9-16
 Winning Pct
1978-8-.647
 Saves
1977-5-13
 Complete Games
1981-6-9
1986-9-6
 Shutouts
1986-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1981-10-250.7
Hits Allowed
1981-4-268
 Walks Allowed
1981-10-96
1982-7-96
1983-10-85
1987-8-83
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. John Verhoeven (953)
  5. Al Fitzmorris (949)
  6. Paul Derringer (949)
  7. Dizzy Trout (946)
  8. Don Kaiser (946)
  9. Stew Bolen (945)
  10. Roy Sherid (940)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Montreal in 1974
Injured on 7/19/1974 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 9/30/1974
Injured on 6/23/1975 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 6/1/1976 (Going to MON: P Les Cain, P Jim Merritt. Going to CLE: RF Brian Asselstine, P Rick Rhoden, CF Gary Thomasson)
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Toronto on 7/31/1978 (Going to CLE: CF Cesar Cedeno, P Enrique Romo. Going to TOR: P Rick Rhoden)
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,180,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,180,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years
9/22/1983: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $2,760,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/29/1983 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/9/1984 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/8/1984 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/30/1984 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
7/1/1985: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $3,260,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/9/1985 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/30/1986 with a Sore Back, out for one week
9/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 5/14/1988 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Toronto on 2/14/1989
 
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