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Dave
Tomlin		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 22, 1949 in Usa, KY, MAYSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1972   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 7 6 7 8 8 8
1973 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 8 7 7 7 6 6
1974 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 8 7 7 6 6 6
1975 26 NYA AL $ 382,857 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 6
1976 27 NYA AL $ 382,857 6 5 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 6
1977 28 MIL NL $ 382,857 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 5
1978 29 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
1979 30 DET AL $ 600,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
1980 31 DET AL $ 600,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
1982 33 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 5 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5
1983 34 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000 6 5 4 5 8 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
1972 23 NYA AL 8 5 .615 48 6 0 0 11 114.0 122 58 7 53 54 4.58 .276 .353 .396 .749 7.1
1973 24 NYA AL 14 10 .583 32 32 1 0 0 218.3 236 103 20 84 122 4.25 .277 .342 .408 .750 14.9
1974 25 NYA AL 10 7 .588 58 14 0 0 8 172.0 180 82 12 63 68 4.29 .270 .331 .402 .732 12.2
1975 26 NYA AL 5 4 .556 57 12 1 1 10 158.3 171 82 20 57 75 4.66 .275 .336 .429 .765 8.6
1976 27 NYA AL 0 2 .000 34 0 0 0 7 46.0 56 31 5 18 16 6.07 .303 .357 .449 .806 0.7
1977 28 MIL NL 10 4 .714 55 0 0 0 12 91.7 98 51 11 35 32 5.01 .280 .348 .417 .765 5.9
1978 29 AA   6 7 .462 57 7 2 1 6 94.7 87 33 6 35 77 3.14 .242 .309 .339 .648  
1979 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
    AAA   14 2 .875 24 24 0 0 0 179.7 153 44 14 63 100 2.20 .229 .295 .331 .626  
1980 31 DET AL 1 2 .333 6 6 0 0 0 30.0 40 25 5 11 10 7.50 .315 .364 .496 .860 0.0
    AAA   10 9 .526 21 21 4 2 0 156.7 148 43 15 32 114 2.47 .250 .288 .369 .657  
1981 32 AAA   8 12 .400 26 26 3 0 0 184.3 184 65 19 51 128 3.17 .259 .308 .391 .699  
1982 33 BSN NL 2 6 .250 39 0 0 0 2 39.0 46 19 5 11 12 4.38 .297 .345 .426 .771 2.1
1983 34 BSN NL 5 8 .385 57 0 0 0 21 77.0 82 41 12 27 23 4.79 .283 .348 .441 .789 4.8
10 Years Sim 55 48 .534 387 70 2 1 71 947.0 1031 492 97 359 412 4.68 .279 .343 .418 .761 56.5
3 Years AAA 32 23 .582 71 71 7 2 0 520.7 485 152 48 146 342 2.63 .246 .298 .364 .662  
1 Years AA 6 7 .462 57 7 2 1 6 94.7 87 33 6 35 77 3.14 .242 .309 .339 .648  
4 Years Minors 38 30 .559 128 78 9 3 6 615.3 572 185 54 181 419 2.71 .245 .300 .360 .660  
Season Average 5 4 .556 38 7 0 0 7 94.7 103 49 9 35 41 4.68 .279 .343 .418 .761  
Career Highs 14 10 .714 58 32 1 1 21 218.3 236 103 20 84 122 7.50 .315 .364 .496 .860  
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   714 337 71 249 240   .294 .359 .442 .802
vs LH   317 155 26 110 172   .251 .311 .371 .683
Home 27 25 .519 206 35 1 0 35 491.0 577 283 58 174 204 5.19 .296 .354 .455 .809
Away 28 23 .549 181 35 1 1 36 456.0 454 209 39 185 208 4.13 .260 .331 .377 .708
Mar/Apr 9 13 .409 66 12 0 0 9 165.6 155 66 17 50 74 3.59 .249 .305 .395 .699
May 12 6 .667 64 12 0 0 9 160.3 191 97 10 72 64 5.45 .298 .369 .403 .773
June 9 7 .563 84 14 1 0 14 212.0 239 132 25 90 85 5.60 .285 .354 .447 .801
July 6 10 .375 60 10 0 0 14 127.3 177 86 22 39 71 6.08 .332 .378 .523 .901
August 6 6 .500 55 12 0 0 14 135.3 144 60 11 59 53 3.99 .275 .348 .399 .747
Sep/Oct 13 6 .684 58 10 2 1 11 146.3 125 51 12 49 65 3.14 .234 .298 .331 .630
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 23 NYA AL P 48 6 114.0 9 20 1 2 .967 2.29    
1973 24 NYA AL P 32 32 218.3 11 27 1 2 .974 1.57    
1974 25 NYA AL P 58 14 172.0 8 32 0 2 1.000 2.09    
1975 26 NYA AL P 57 12 158.3 7 21 0 1 1.000 1.59    
1976 27 NYA AL P 34 0 46.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.37    
1977 28 MIL NL P 55 0 91.7 5 14 0 0 1.000 1.87    
1979 30 DET AL P 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1980 31 DET AL P 6 6 30.0 0 5 1 0 .833 1.50    
1982 33 BSN NL P 39 0 39.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.62    
1983 34 BSN NL P 57 0 77.0 4 11 1 0 .938 1.75    
Career Totals   387 70 947.0 50 138 4 7 .979 1.79    
Career Highs   58 32 218.3 11 32 1 2 1.000 2.29    
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
1973 24 NYA AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 0 2 1 4.50 .286 .375 .357 .732
1974 25 NYA AL 2 2 .500 7 4 1 0 0 34.7 44 24 3 19 13 6.23 .314 .396 .464 .861
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 10 4 1 0 0 38.7 48 26 3 21 14 6.05 .312 .394 .455 .849
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1972-6-11
1975-9-10
1977-5-12
1983-8-21
 Games Pitched
1972-10-48
1974-7-58
1975-8-57
1977-5-55
 Shutouts
1975-7-1
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Danny Coombs (958)
  2. Johnny Gee (951)
  3. Hugh Canavan (948)
  4. Hal Wiltse (944)
  5. John Franco (944)
  6. Ken Frailing (944)
  7. Rawly Eastwick (944)
  8. Chief Hogsett (943)
  9. Billy Muffett (940)
  10. Arnie Portocarrero (936)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1972
Earned first career win on 4/6/1972
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Injured on 9/9/1974 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $382,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $382,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $382,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/12/1979 to a 4-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Released by Detroit on 10/29/1981
 
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