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John
Fulgham		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: June 9, 1956 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 23 BAL AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1980 24 BAL AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
1981 25 BAL AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1982 26 BAL AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4
1983 27 BAL AL $ 1,478,571 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1984 28 DET AL $ 1,478,571 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1985 29 DET AL $ 1,478,571 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1986 30 DET AL $ 2,628,571 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1987 31 DET AL $ 2,628,571 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1988 32 IND AL $ 1,500,000 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1989 33 IND AL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1990 34 IND AL   7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,628,571 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 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
1979 23 BAL AL 2 5 .286 36 0 0 0 3 72.3 63 28 10 20 19 3.48 .239 .289 .402 .691 5.1
1980 24 BAL AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 2 9.7 12 7 3 1 2 6.52 .308 .317 .667 .984 0.0
    AAA   8 7 .533 19 19 3 0 0 128.3 134 49 8 39 79 3.44 .271 .324 .382 .706  
1981 25 BAL AL 16 10 .615 29 29 8 2 0 230.0 213 84 30 48 112 3.29 .244 .284 .395 .679 17.7
1982 26 BAL AL 10 11 .476 26 26 13 1 0 200.3 210 101 18 49 90 4.54 .270 .311 .409 .721 7.7
1983 27 BAL AL 3 2 .600 11 8 1 0 0 69.0 83 34 10 14 44 4.43 .293 .327 .473 .800 2.7
    AAA   7 4 .636 18 18 3 1 0 124.0 129 54 16 26 103 3.92 .266 .303 .425 .728  
1984 28 AAA   1 1 .500 30 4 0 0 1 60.7 55 18 9 22 61 2.67 .238 .304 .403 .707  
1985 29 DET AL 14 14 .500 34 34 12 0 0 261.3 249 114 32 70 146 3.93 .247 .295 .410 .705 14.2
1986 30 DET AL 13 13 .500 33 33 8 0 0 255.0 249 97 23 47 167 3.42 .254 .286 .389 .675 18.1
1987 31 DET AL 12 12 .500 31 31 3 1 0 204.3 185 88 27 49 139 3.88 .239 .283 .408 .692 13.9
1988 32 IND AL 6 16 .273 32 32 3 0 0 231.0 206 92 17 52 137 3.58 .238 .281 .366 .647 15.9
1989 33 IND AL 6 19 .240 32 32 0 0 0 193.3 234 110 32 52 132 5.12 .295 .341 .490 .831 4.4
1990 34 IND AL 4 2 .667 43 5 0 0 7 79.7 73 36 12 21 47 4.07 .239 .285 .413 .698 7.3
11 Years Sim 86 104 .453 315 230 48 4 12 1806.0 1777 791 214 423 1035 3.94 .255 .297 .412 .710 107.0
3 Years AAA 16 12 .571 67 41 6 1 1 313.0 318 121 33 87 243 3.48 .263 .312 .403 .715  
Season Average 7 9 .438 28 20 4 0 1 164.2 161 71 19 38 94 3.94 .255 .297 .412 .710  
Career Highs 16 19 .667 43 34 13 2 7 261.3 249 114 32 70 167 6.52 .308 .341 .667 .984  
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   780 385 115 181 540   .244 .285 .411 .696
vs LH   997 406 99 242 495   .264 .309 .413 .722
Home 44 42 .512 153 107 15 3 6 845.3 841 385 96 211 451 4.10 .257 .302 .414 .716
Away 42 62 .404 162 123 33 1 6 960.6 936 406 118 212 584 3.80 .253 .294 .411 .704
Mar/Apr 12 24 .333 49 38 6 0 1 266.0 300 150 36 60 164 5.08 .283 .321 .464 .785
May 14 13 .519 55 36 12 2 2 307.7 297 126 34 67 168 3.69 .255 .295 .401 .696
June 15 17 .469 53 38 7 1 0 298.0 289 137 36 69 182 4.14 .252 .294 .414 .709
July 12 14 .462 48 37 7 0 3 289.0 279 117 36 72 184 3.64 .250 .295 .409 .704
August 17 18 .486 56 41 8 1 3 328.0 305 128 28 77 177 3.51 .244 .288 .376 .664
Sep/Oct 16 18 .471 54 40 8 0 3 317.3 307 133 44 78 160 3.77 .251 .295 .418 .713
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 23 BAL AL P 36 0 72.3 7 17 1 1 .960 2.99    
1980 24 BAL AL P 8 0 9.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 25 BAL AL P 29 29 230.0 9 34 1 4 .977 1.68    
1982 26 BAL AL P 26 26 200.3 10 27 3 3 .925 1.66    
1983 27 BAL AL P 11 8 69.0 7 10 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1985 29 DET AL P 34 34 261.3 15 36 3 2 .944 1.76    
1986 30 DET AL P 33 33 255.0 12 32 1 2 .978 1.55    
1987 31 DET AL P 31 31 204.3 17 28 0 3 1.000 1.98    
1988 32 IND AL P 32 32 231.0 19 34 0 3 1.000 2.06    
1989 33 IND AL P 32 32 193.3 4 26 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1990 34 IND AL P 43 5 79.7 8 16 0 1 1.000 2.71    
Career Totals   315 230 1806.0 108 260 9 20 .976 1.83    
Career Highs   43 34 261.3 19 36 3 4 1.000 2.99    
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
1981 25 BAL AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 10 7 2 1 2 18.92 .556 .579 1.000 1.579
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 10 7 2 1 2 18.92 .556 .579 1.000 1.579
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1981-9-16
 Losses
1988-5-16
1989-1-19
 Games Started
1985-10-34
 Complete Games
1982-1-13
1985-6-12
1986-3-8
1987-6-3
1988-10-3
 Shutouts
1981-6-2
1987-5-1
 Innings Pitched
1985-9-261.3
1986-6-255.0
1988-6-231.0
Hits Allowed
1985-8-249
1986-8-249
1989-3-234
 Homeruns Allowed
1981-1-30
1985-1-32
1986-6-23
1987-2-27
1989-1-32
 Strikeouts
1986-10-167
 Walks per 9IP
1981-7-1.9
1986-9-1.7
1988-10-2.0
 WHiP
1981-7-1.13
1986-8-1.16
1987-6-1.15
1988-6-1.12
 OOBP
1981-7-.284
1986-6-.286
1987-6-.283
1988-6-.281
CAR-48-.297
OOPS
1988-9-.647
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. John Montefusco (941)
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  8. Bob Lacey (935)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 50th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1979
Earned first career win on 4/5/1979
Injured on 6/7/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 4/6/1982 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1982, winning 2 games with a 3.00 ERA
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Baltimore to Detroit on 7/31/1984 (Going to DET: CF Mike Brown, CF John Hale, P John Fulgham. Going to BAL: 3B Bob Horner, P Sandy Wihtol)
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,628,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,628,571 through salary arbitration
9/22/1987: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to Indianapolis on 3/4/1988 (Going to IND: P John Fulgham, LF Ruppert Jones, 3B Joe Lefebvre, P Greg Minton. Going to DET: 1B Eddie Murray, C Tim Blackwell)
Released by Indianapolis on 10/29/1990
 
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