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Wayne
Twitchell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 10, 1948 in Usa, OR, PORTLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1975    1976   
All-Star Selections 1973    1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 22 SEM AL   8 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1971 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 8 9 9 4 4 4 7 8 7
1972 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 8 9 8 4 4 4 7 8 8
1973 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 4 4 4 8 8 8
1974 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 3 4 4 7 8 7
1975 27 SEM AL $ 2,685,714 7 8 9 9 3 4 4 8 8 8
1976 28 KCR AL $ 2,685,714 7 8 9 9 3 4 4 7 8 7
1977 29 KCR AL $ 2,685,714 7 8 9 8 3 3 3 7 8 7
1978 30 KCR AL $ 1,500,000 7 8 8 8 2 3 3 7 7 7
1979 31 KCR AL $ 1,500,000 7 8 8 8 2 3 2 7 8 7
1980 32 COL NL $ 1,500,000 7 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 7 6
1981 33 COL NL $ 1,500,000 6 8 8 8 2 2 2 5 6 6
1982 34 BOS AL   6 8 8 8 1 2 2 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 6 6 1 2 2 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,685,714 8 9 9 9 4 4 4 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
1970 22 AAA   18 7 .720 29 29 2 2 0 200.3 187 67 9 94 180 3.01 .246 .329 .326 .655  
1971 23 SEM AL 5 7 .417 15 15 0 0 0 91.3 100 63 12 53 82 6.21 .275 .372 .444 .815 0.0
    AAA   10 4 .714 18 18 3 2 0 125.0 108 45 13 62 127 3.24 .228 .317 .354 .672  
1972 24 SEM AL 4 8 .333 17 17 1 0 0 110.7 106 71 13 75 104 5.77 .251 .361 .384 .745 0.8
    AAA   9 3 .750 18 18 0 0 0 131.0 85 27 8 54 159 1.85 .183 .268 .269 .538  
1973 25 SEM AL 17 7 .708 32 32 1 0 0 209.0 204 114 22 117 169 4.91 .252 .349 .404 .753 10.5
1974 26 SEM AL 5 6 .455 25 16 1 0 0 134.0 130 59 11 72 96 3.96 .254 .349 .362 .711 8.3
1975 27 SEM AL 1 1 .500 25 0 0 0 1 41.3 37 21 5 20 30 4.57 .236 .326 .376 .702 2.0
1976 28 KCR AL 15 7 .682 27 27 3 1 0 189.0 163 82 11 100 150 3.90 .231 .329 .326 .655 12.2
1977 29 KCR AL 12 10 .545 27 27 0 0 0 168.7 159 102 23 107 128 5.44 .248 .358 .413 .771 4.7
1978 30 KCR AL 2 2 .500 15 3 0 0 2 43.0 37 23 4 22 32 4.81 .223 .323 .380 .702 2.0
1979 31 KCR AL 2 6 .250 26 2 0 0 5 45.7 43 25 5 24 34 4.93 .246 .337 .400 .737 1.8
1980 32 COL NL 5 20 .200 31 31 0 0 0 181.7 183 127 18 122 138 6.29 .263 .376 .414 .790 0.0
1981 33 COL NL 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 26.3 40 24 5 16 17 8.20 .348 .427 .574 1.001 0.0
    AA   14 6 .700 24 24 5 4 0 177.7 100 35 10 77 224 1.77 .161 .254 .233 .487  
1982 34 AA   10 12 .455 28 28 2 1 0 193.0 134 61 16 88 236 2.84 .194 .285 .297 .582  
11 Years Sim 68 77 .469 245 175 6 1 8 1240.6 1202 711 129 728 980 5.16 .252 .354 .394 .748 42.4
3 Years AAA 37 14 .725 65 65 5 4 0 456.3 380 139 30 210 466 2.74 .224 .309 .319 .628  
2 Years AA 24 18 .571 52 52 7 5 0 370.7 234 96 26 165 460 2.33 .178 .270 .267 .537  
5 Years Minors 61 32 .656 117 117 12 9 0 827.0 614 235 56 375 926 2.56 .204 .292 .296 .588  
Season Average 6 7 .462 22 15 0 0 0 112.8 109 64 11 66 89 5.16 .252 .354 .394 .748  
Career Highs 17 20 .708 32 32 3 1 5 209.0 204 127 23 122 169 8.20 .348 .427 .574 1.001  
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   579 357 61 335 524   .242 .335 .382 .717
vs LH   623 354 68 393 456   .263 .368 .406 .774
Home 33 47 .413 127 93 3 0 2 648.6 629 392 72 379 523 5.44 .252 .351 .399 .750
Away 35 30 .538 118 82 3 1 6 592.0 573 319 57 349 457 4.85 .252 .352 .388 .740
Mar/Apr 9 14 .391 42 28 2 0 5 198.3 228 145 30 116 161 6.58 .287 .378 .460 .838
May 10 18 .357 46 28 2 0 2 206.6 204 130 30 127 172 5.66 .258 .360 .426 .786
June 11 9 .550 36 19 0 0 0 148.3 150 79 16 79 108 4.79 .260 .350 .398 .747
July 9 12 .429 36 28 0 0 0 196.6 174 101 15 122 152 4.62 .233 .341 .365 .706
August 13 13 .500 43 33 1 1 1 236.3 205 120 21 135 188 4.57 .231 .333 .365 .698
Sep/Oct 16 11 .593 42 39 1 0 0 254.3 241 136 17 149 199 4.81 .249 .349 .361 .710
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 23 SEM AL P 15 15 91.3 3 16 0 2 1.000 1.87    
1972 24 SEM AL P 17 17 110.7 4 4 0 0 1.000 0.65    
1973 25 SEM AL P 32 32 209.0 23 24 1 2 .979 2.02    
1974 26 SEM AL P 25 16 134.0 5 20 3 2 .893 1.68    
1975 27 SEM AL P 25 0 41.3 4 3 1 0 .875 1.52    
1976 28 KCR AL P 27 27 189.0 10 28 1 0 .974 1.81    
1977 29 KCR AL P 27 27 168.7 11 26 1 2 .974 1.97    
1978 30 KCR AL P 15 3 43.0 1 3 1 0 .800 0.84    
1979 31 KCR AL P 26 2 45.7 1 9 1 1 .909 1.97    
1980 32 COL NL P 31 31 181.7 2 20 1 2 .957 1.09    
1981 33 COL NL P 5 5 26.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.05    
Career Totals   245 175 1240.6 65 158 10 11 .957 1.62    
Career Highs   32 32 209.0 23 28 3 2 1.000 2.05    
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 25 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 26 SEM AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 15 6 0 4 10 3.45 .263 .311 .298 .610
1976 28 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 4 2 0 0 0 16.7 15 6 0 4 11 3.24 .250 .297 .283 .580
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1973-5-17
 Losses
1980-1-20
 Winning Pct
1973-5-.708
1976-10-.682
 Walks Allowed
1973-7-117
1980-3-122
 Hits per 9IP
1976-10-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-10-7.3
1976-5-7.1
1977-4-6.8
1980-4-6.8
CAR-49-7.1
OAVG
1976-9-.231
 OSLG
1976-6-.326
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Seattle in 1970
Injured on 7/20/1970 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 7/23/1971
Injured on 9/5/1971 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Injured on 3/28/1974 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 10/8/1974 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Kansas City on 2/7/1976 (Going to KCR: P Wayne Twitchell, P Phil Hennigan. Going to SEM: C Ike Hampton, P Ed Glynn, 2B Pepe Mangual)
Struck out 15 batters against Montreal on 5/24/1976
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
10/14/1977: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/4/1980 (Going to KCR: P Mike Chris. Going to COL: C Bill Sudakis, P Wayne Twitchell, LF Boog Powell, P Chris Zachary)
 
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