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Gary
Serum		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 24, 1956 in Usa, ND, FARGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 20 PHN NL   10 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
1978 21 PHN NL   10 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1979 22 PHN NL   10 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1980 23 PHN NL   9 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
1981 24 MON NL   8 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 3 3
1982 25 MON NL   8 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 3 3
1983 26 MON NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 9 9 9 3 4 3
1984 27 MON NL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 3 3 3
1985 28 MON NL   8 3 3 3 9 9 9 3 3 3
1986 29 MON NL $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 9 9 9 3 3 3
1987 30 MON NL   9 2 3 3 9 9 9 3 3 3
1988 31 MON NL   9 2 3 3 9 9 9 3 3 3
1989 32 MON NL   9 2 2 2 9 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 4 4
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 20 AAA   10 11 .476 28 28 4 0 0 186.0 214 76 23 41 97 3.68 .290 .327 .434 .761  
1978 21 AAA   7 11 .389 25 22 2 0 0 147.3 170 68 17 34 80 4.15 .289 .327 .438 .765  
1979 22 AAA   4 3 .571 34 6 1 0 1 87.3 98 44 13 31 45 4.53 .283 .342 .454 .796  
1980 23 AAA   11 10 .524 25 25 2 0 0 183.3 209 86 23 37 104 4.22 .286 .321 .447 .767  
1981 24 AAA   0 8 .000 12 12 1 0 0 71.3 101 48 16 13 49 6.06 .329 .356 .560 .917  
    AA   8 6 .571 18 18 4 0 0 133.3 120 38 12 13 95 2.57 .236 .255 .356 .610  
1982 25 AAA   7 16 .304 29 29 3 0 0 196.3 210 91 30 45 125 4.17 .268 .307 .438 .745  
1983 26 MON NL 7 14 .333 23 23 10 2 0 174.3 178 72 16 25 59 3.72 .263 .288 .381 .669 12.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 41.7 52 17 7 7 27 3.67 .299 .326 .494 .820  
1984 27 MON NL 5 14 .263 23 23 4 0 0 151.3 209 108 26 26 58 6.42 .327 .350 .514 .864 0.0
1985 28 AA   8 6 .571 18 18 2 1 0 116.3 132 54 10 23 85 4.18 .284 .318 .396 .713  
1986 29 MON NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 9 2 0 1 3 2.16 .281 .303 .313 .616 0.7
    AAA   3 5 .375 33 3 1 0 2 81.3 100 36 10 25 48 3.98 .305 .354 .470 .824  
1987 30 AAA   2 2 .500 24 4 0 0 0 59.0 75 29 3 17 29 4.42 .310 .355 .421 .777  
1988 31 A   1 0 1.000 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 3 0 0 1 8 0.00 .103 .133 .103 .237  
1989 32 AAA   8 7 .533 23 23 0 0 0 155.7 163 64 24 22 99 3.70 .268 .294 .449 .743  
    A   2 1 .667 6 6 0 0 0 43.0 40 12 4 1 34 2.51 .237 .241 .367 .608  
3 Years Sim 12 29 .293 47 47 14 2 0 334.0 396 182 42 52 120 4.90 .294 .318 .443 .760 12.9
10 Years AAA 54 75 .419 239 158 14 0 3 1209.3 1392 559 166 272 703 4.16 .287 .325 .452 .777  
2 Years AA 16 12 .571 36 36 6 1 0 249.7 252 92 22 36 180 3.32 .259 .285 .375 .660  
2 Years A 3 1 .750 7 7 1 1 0 52.0 43 12 4 2 42 2.08 .217 .225 .328 .553  
14 Years Minors 73 88 .453 282 201 21 2 3 1511.0 1687 663 192 310 925 3.95 .280 .315 .436 .751  
Season Average 4 9 .308 15 15 4 0 0 111.3 132 60 14 17 40 4.90 .294 .318 .443 .760  
Career Highs 7 14 .333 23 23 10 2 0 174.3 209 108 26 26 59 6.42 .327 .350 .514 .864  
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   176 83 21 21 63   .289 .313 .447 .759
vs LH   220 99 21 31 57   .297 .326 .439 .765
Home 6 12 .333 22 22 3 0 0 169.7 208 91 24 23 67 4.83 .302 .325 .468 .793
Away 6 17 .261 25 25 11 2 0 164.3 188 91 18 29 53 4.98 .284 .314 .416 .731
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 5 5 1 0 0 40.0 57 22 6 3 15 4.95 .333 .345 .474 .819
May 2 8 .200 11 11 3 0 0 82.0 91 45 12 10 39 4.94 .277 .299 .427 .726
June 2 7 .222 12 12 4 0 0 86.0 99 54 14 12 23 5.65 .281 .305 .486 .791
July 3 5 .375 9 9 3 1 0 49.7 66 34 6 15 19 6.16 .328 .375 .488 .863
August 0 3 .000 4 4 1 0 0 27.7 36 17 4 6 10 5.53 .327 .362 .500 .862
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 6 6 2 1 0 48.7 47 10 0 6 14 1.85 .251 .275 .278 .553
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 26 MON NL P 23 23 174.3 10 22 2 2 .941 1.65    
1984 27 MON NL P 23 23 151.3 6 20 1 0 .963 1.55    
1986 29 MON NL P 1 1 8.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08    
Career Totals   47 47 334.0 16 43 3 2 .952 1.59    
Career Highs   23 23 174.3 10 22 2 2 1.000 1.65    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Complete Games
1983-8-10
 Homeruns Allowed
1984-3-26
 Walks per 9IP
1983-4-1.3
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Bucky Walters (969)
  5. Marvin Freeman (967)
  6. Johnny Kucab (966)
  7. Larry Benton (966)
  8. Richard Dotson (964)
  9. Moose Haas (963)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 57th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1977
Injured on 6/10/1977 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 7/13/1978 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/22/1980 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Philadelphia to Montreal on 6/1/1981 (Going to MON: P Charlie Leibrandt, CF Lloyd Moseby, P Pete Ladd, P Gary Serum, CF Terry Puhl. Going to PHN: DH Bobby Bonds)
Injured on 8/4/1981 with a Fractured Nose, out for one week
Injured on 8/31/1982 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/5/1983
Injured on 7/27/1984 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/15/1985 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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