Don
Stanhouse
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 12, 1951 in Usa, IL, DUQUOIN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 21 BOS AL   7 4 5 5 2 3 3 8 8 8
1973 22 BOS AL   7 4 5 5 3 4 3 8 9 8
1974 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 3 4 3 9 9 9
1975 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 3 9 10 9
1976 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1977 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 10 9
1978 27 BOS AL $ 2,539,286 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1979 28 BOS AL $ 2,539,286 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1980 29 BOS AL $ 2,885,714 7 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 10 9
1981 30 OAK AL $ 9,200,000 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 10 10
1982 31 OAK AL $ 9,200,000 7 6 7 7 2 4 3 9 10 10
1983 32 COL NL $ 9,200,000 7 6 7 6 2 3 3 9 10 10
1984 33 COL NL $ 9,200,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 9 9 9
1985 34 SDP NL $ 1,436,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 8 9 9
1986 35 MIN AL $ 2,396,000 7 6 6 6 1 3 2 8 9 9
1987 36 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 5 6 5 1 2 1 7 8 8
1988 37 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 5 5 5 1 2 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 5 1 2 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,200,000 7 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 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
1972 21 AAA   7 7 .500 24 24 2 0 0 156.0 143 61 7 82 95 3.52 .245 .338 .345 .683  
    AA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 45.3 26 11 2 23 35 2.18 .170 .278 .268 .546  
1973 22 AAA   9 10 .474 27 27 1 1 0 168.7 185 91 16 91 113 4.86 .275 .361 .423 .785  
1974 23 BOS AL 11 3 .786 17 17 0 0 0 110.3 111 53 11 66 50 4.32 .262 .362 .396 .759 9.3
    AAA   10 4 .714 17 17 0 0 0 123.7 101 38 8 55 78 2.77 .222 .306 .319 .625  
1975 24 BOS AL 7 14 .333 38 17 0 0 1 161.0 173 77 4 74 75 4.30 .273 .350 .368 .718 9.4
1976 25 BOS AL 4 7 .364 25 5 0 0 2 88.0 92 43 6 56 46 4.40 .275 .379 .373 .753 5.0
1977 26 BOS AL 7 9 .438 45 19 1 0 7 163.7 130 71 9 115 93 3.90 .218 .347 .318 .664 12.2
1978 27 BOS AL 9 15 .375 32 32 1 0 0 215.7 198 104 14 130 115 4.34 .245 .350 .349 .699 9.0
1979 28 BOS AL 13 9 .591 30 30 0 0 0 206.0 186 84 13 93 112 3.67 .241 .320 .350 .670 14.2
1980 29 BOS AL 7 15 .318 31 31 1 0 0 203.0 193 85 11 119 111 3.77 .251 .349 .352 .701 11.8
1981 30 OAK AL 7 16 .304 33 30 3 1 0 202.3 183 83 8 115 98 3.69 .241 .339 .310 .649 12.9
1982 31 OAK AL 13 9 .591 32 32 3 1 0 211.7 180 97 9 126 137 4.12 .231 .338 .311 .648 8.5
1983 32 COL NL 16 5 .762 31 31 2 2 0 207.7 165 70 7 121 118 3.03 .219 .327 .286 .613 16.8
1984 33 COL NL 1 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 6 19.0 22 10 1 15 10 4.74 .306 .420 .417 .837 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 13 1 0 0 1 16.0 9 5 1 7 19 2.81 .164 .258 .273 .531  
1985 34 NYG NL 4 0 1.000 15 6 0 0 3 18.7 17 6 0 10 17 2.89 .246 .350 .290 .640 2.9
  SDP NL 11 4 .733 27 10 1 0 1 117.3 101 43 2 58 80 3.30 .230 .324 .295 .620 9.3
  TOT   15 4 .789 42 16 1 0 4 136.0 118 49 2 68 97 3.24 .232 .328 .295 .622 12.2
1986 35 MIN AL 9 9 .500 39 22 1 0 0 157.3 139 67 10 88 116 3.83 .235 .334 .334 .668 11.2
1987 36 DET AL 4 7 .364 34 10 0 0 9 87.0 84 47 9 58 53 4.86 .255 .363 .386 .749 4.4
1988 37 DET AL 1 3 .250 17 0 0 0 3 25.0 32 22 1 24 18 7.92 .337 .459 .442 .901 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 1 23.3 22 16 1 15 17 6.17 .244 .352 .344 .697  
15 Years Sim 124 125 .498 473 292 13 4 32 2193.6 2006 962 115 1268 1249 3.95 .244 .345 .338 .682 137.1
5 Years AAA 29 22 .569 97 69 3 1 2 487.7 460 211 33 250 322 3.89 .248 .337 .365 .702  
1 Years AA 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 45.3 26 11 2 23 35 2.18 .170 .278 .268 .546  
6 Years Minors 31 24 .564 103 75 3 1 2 533.0 486 222 35 273 357 3.75 .242 .333 .357 .690  
Season Average 8 8 .500 31 19 0 0 2 146.2 133 64 7 84 83 3.95 .244 .345 .338 .682  
Career Highs 16 16 1.000 45 32 3 2 9 215.7 198 104 14 130 137 7.92 .337 .459 .442 .901  
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   951 464 46 562 695   .230 .323 .319 .642
vs LH   1055 498 69 706 554   .257 .366 .356 .723
Home 63 56 .529 243 142 3 2 19 1076.9 992 476 52 650 588 3.98 .245 .350 .339 .688
Away 61 69 .469 230 150 10 2 19 1116.6 1014 486 63 618 661 3.92 .243 .340 .337 .677
Mar/Apr 28 15 .651 83 44 1 1 7 349.3 308 143 21 195 224 3.68 .238 .337 .334 .671
May 17 27 .386 92 53 1 0 5 403.3 355 158 21 248 245 3.53 .238 .346 .331 .677
June 12 29 .293 81 49 2 1 14 350.0 315 195 21 257 182 5.01 .244 .369 .355 .724
July 22 17 .564 63 48 3 0 1 344.0 313 136 10 165 192 3.56 .238 .323 .322 .645
August 23 18 .561 74 50 5 1 1 371.6 370 166 17 188 208 4.02 .259 .346 .343 .688
Sep/Oct 22 19 .537 80 48 1 1 10 375.3 345 164 25 215 198 3.93 .246 .346 .341 .688
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 23 BOS AL P 17 17 110.3 14 19 0 6 1.000 2.69    
1975 24 BOS AL P 38 17 161.0 12 26 0 1 1.000 2.12    
1976 25 BOS AL P 25 5 88.0 6 25 0 1 1.000 3.17    
1977 26 BOS AL P 45 19 163.7 9 27 1 1 .973 1.98    
1978 27 BOS AL P 32 32 215.7 11 31 0 7 1.000 1.75    
1979 28 BOS AL P 30 30 206.0 21 34 2 4 .965 2.40    
1980 29 BOS AL P 31 31 203.0 9 35 1 3 .978 1.95    
1981 30 OAK AL P 33 30 202.3 9 25 0 2 1.000 1.51    
1982 31 OAK AL P 32 32 211.7 11 30 1 2 .976 1.74    
1983 32 COL NL P 31 31 207.7 10 29 0 2 1.000 1.69    
1984 33 COL NL P 27 0 19.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.89    
1985 34 NYG NL P 15 6 18.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.93    
  SDP NL P 27 10 117.3 9 22 0 2 1.000 2.38    
  TOT   P 42 16 136.0 10 25 0 2 1.000 2.32    
1986 35 MIN AL P 39 22 157.3 9 23 1 2 .970 1.83    
1987 36 DET AL P 34 10 87.0 9 9 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1988 37 DET AL P 17 0 25.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.16    
Career Totals   473 292 2193.6 142 346 6 34 .988 2.00    
Career Highs   45 32 215.7 21 35 2 7 1.000 3.17    
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
1978 27 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 3 2 1 5 8 2.84 .143 .308 .333 .641
1979 28 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 0 0 2 5 0.00 .222 .276 .222 .498
1983 32 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1984 33 COL NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 6 8.0 6 1 0 3 2 1.13 .214 .290 .357 .647
1985 34 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 2 1 4 8 2.57 .208 .321 .333 .655
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 11 3 0 0 6 30.7 20 5 2 14 23 1.47 .192 .288 .298 .586
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1983-9-3.03
Losses
1978-8-15
1981-5-16
Winning Pct
1983-5-.762
1985-1-.789
Walks Allowed
1977-9-115
1978-2-130
1979-9-93
1980-1-119
1981-3-115
1982-1-126
1983-2-121
1986-10-88
Hits per 9IP
1977-2-7.1
1979-10-8.1
1982-7-7.7
1983-4-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1982-10-5.8
OAVG
1977-2-.218
1979-10-.241
1982-8-.231
1983-6-.219
OSLG
1977-5-.318
1978-6-.349
1980-7-.352
1981-3-.310
1982-2-.311
1983-3-.286
CAR-30-.338
OOPS
1981-10-.649
1982-10-.648
1983-8-.613
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1972
Injured on 8/9/1972 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/1/1973 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/5/1974
Injured on 8/10/1977 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,539,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/22/1979 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,885,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/5/1981 to a 4-year deal worth $9,200,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1982, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA
Traded from Oakland to Colorado on 2/2/1983 (Going to COL: LF Mike Young, CF Jim Norris, P Don Stanhouse. Going to OAK: 2B Ken Reitz)
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1984
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $1,436,000 per year
Traded from New York (N) to San Diego on 5/1/1985 (Going to NYG: C Geno Petralli. Going to SDP: RF Dave Parker, P Don Stanhouse)
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $2,396,000 per year
Injured on 9/26/1986 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/22/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year