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Rick
Cerone		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 197
 
Born: May 19, 1954 in Usa, NJ, NEWARK
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 21 NYA AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1976 22 NYA AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1977 23 BAL AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1978 24 BAL AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1979 25 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1980 26 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1981 27 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1982 28 BAL AL     6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1983 29 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1984 30 BAL AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1985 31 BAL AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
1986 32 BAL AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
1987 33 BAL AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1975 21 AA   83 323 37 92 18 3 4 31 4 7 40 12 .285 .364 .396 .760 45.2  
    A   54 204 20 52 14 0 5 19 3 2 29 17 .255 .348 .397 .745 28.9  
1976 22 AA   137 503 48 140 25 3 6 62 3 6 54 34 .278 .348 .376 .724 64.9  
1977 23 NYA AL 33 94 8 16 3 0 1 12 0 0 5 7 .170 .212 .234 .446 2.4 0.0
    AAA   33 117 13 30 9 0 3 23 2 2 21 3 .256 .370 .410 .780 18.3  
1978 24 AAA   133 461 57 123 28 2 5 51 2 3 32 26 .267 .314 .369 .683 51.3  
1979 25 BAL AL 99 284 31 70 14 2 4 26 0 0 16 22 .246 .287 .352 .639 25.0 2.0
1980 26 BAL AL 92 240 19 63 10 2 0 24 1 1 14 33 .263 .307 .321 .628 22.6 2.2
1981 27 BAL AL 23 60 12 13 2 0 1 8 0 0 6 5 .217 .288 .300 .588 4.5 0.3
    AAA   56 121 22 37 6 1 1 15 3 1 15 11 .306 .382 .397 .779 18.6  
1982 28 AAA   103 301 34 84 22 1 6 33 2 2 29 23 .279 .342 .419 .761 41.8  
1983 29 BAL AL 4 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 .353 .467 .820 2.2 0.4
    AAA   78 217 26 63 7 0 7 33 4 0 10 23 .290 .322 .419 .741 29.0  
1984 30 AAA   135 557 85 171 42 1 10 51 9 8 51 68 .307 .365 .440 .805 84.0  
1985 31 AAA   137 580 72 168 34 5 16 71 9 8 50 59 .290 .346 .448 .794 85.7  
1986 32 AAA   126 484 55 140 31 4 7 44 9 6 45 68 .289 .350 .413 .763 67.5  
1987 33 AAA   119 458 54 135 23 1 4 46 9 5 37 72 .295 .347 .376 .723 58.5  
5 Years Sim 251 693 72 166 29 4 7 71 1 1 42 69 .240 .286 .323 .609 56.7 4.8
9 Years AAA 920 3296 418 951 202 15 59 367 49 35 290 353 .289 .349 .413 .762 454.6  
2 Years AA 220 826 85 232 43 6 10 93 7 13 94 46 .281 .354 .384 .738 110.1  
1 Years A 54 204 20 52 14 0 5 19 3 2 29 17 .255 .357 .397 .754 28.9  
12 Years Minors 1194 4326 523 1235 259 21 74 479 59 50 413 416 .285 .351 .406 .757 593.7  
162 Game Average 447 46 107 18 2 4 45 0 0 27 44 .240 .286 .323 .609 36.6  
Career Highs 99 284 31 70 14 2 4 26 1 1 16 33 .267 .353 .467 .820 25.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   430 48 105 17 3 6 43 0 0 21 42 .244 .280 .340 .620 39.4
vs LH   263 24 61 12 1 1 28 1 1 21 27 .232 .294 .297 .590 22.2
Home 121 347 43 87 13 3 5 39 0 0 20 37 .251 .293 .349 .642 34.5
Away 130 346 29 79 16 1 2 32 1 1 22 32 .228 .278 .298 .575 27.1
RISP   180 0 41 13 0 2 62 0 0 7 20 .228 .263 .333 .596 14.3
Pinch Hitting   55 3 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 8 .145 .200 .200 .400 1.4
Close/Late   106 8 27 4 0 1 9 0 0 5 10 .255 .288 .321 .609 9.4
Mar/Apr 45 115 11 30 5 0 2 11 0 0 6 9 .261 .303 .357 .660 11.9
May 43 99 13 19 2 0 1 11 0 0 7 7 .192 .243 .242 .485 5.6
June 54 169 11 31 8 0 0 18 0 1 8 27 .183 .225 .231 .455 6.4
July 42 116 15 30 7 2 2 16 0 0 9 9 .259 .317 .405 .723 14.3
August 40 123 19 43 6 2 2 13 0 0 8 6 .350 .389 .480 .869 20.8
Sep/Oct 27 71 3 13 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 11 .183 .227 .197 .424 2.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1977 23 NYA AL C 31 25 230.0 147 14 2 0 .988 6.30 27 11 .407 0 1.2
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 27.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1979 25 BAL AL 1B 79 68 594.0 765 42 6 67 .993 12.23 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    C 6 3 30.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 1 0 .000 0 0.1
1980 26 BAL AL C 33 31 273.3 140 20 0 0 1.000 5.27 30 12 .400 0 1.8
    1B 22 20 180.0 230 16 1 22 .996 12.30 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    CF 3 0 12.3 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1981 27 BAL AL C 11 10 96.3 62 6 0 0 1.000 6.35 10 4 .400 2 0.5
    1B 6 2 30.0 34 1 2 5 .946 10.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1983 29 BAL AL C 4 4 35.0 24 3 0 0 1.000 6.94 2 1 .500 0 0.2
  1B 108 90 805.0 1031 60 9 94 .992 12.20 0 0 .000 0 1.4
  C 85 73 664.7 385 43 2 0 .995 5.80 70 28 .400 2 3.8
  CF 3 0 12.3 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   196 163 1482.0 1416 103 13 94 .992 9.22 70 28 .400 2 5.2
Career Highs   85 71 624.0 777 42 6 67 1.000 11.81 30 12 .500 2  
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  1. Billy Shantz (989)
  2. Merritt Ranew (986)
  3. Ebba St.Claire (985)
  4. Bernie Hungling (985)
  5. Val Picinich (984)
  6. Mike Garbark (984)
  7. Toby Atwell (984)
  8. Joe Girardi (983)
  9. Jeff Reed (981)
  10. Hal Smith (980)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 74th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1975
Had first career hit on 4/5/1977, off Nolan Ryan (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/1977, off Jack Billingham (IND)
Traded from New York (A) to Baltimore on 7/31/1977 (Going to BAL: C Rick Cerone. Going to NYA: RF Don Baylor, SS Lee Richard, C Bruce Look)
Injured on 4/20/1978 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
4/3/1981: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
4/3/1983: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
Injured on 5/26/1985 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/29/1985 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 6 days
Injured on 4/15/1987 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
 
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