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John
Pacella		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 15, 1956 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 20 PIT NL   6 5 6 6 1 1 1 6 7 6
1978 21 BAL AL   6 6 7 7 1 2 1 6 7 6
1979 22 BAL AL   6 6 7 7 1 3 2 7 7 7
1980 23 BAL AL   6 6 7 7 1 3 2 7 8 8
1981 24 BAL AL   6 6 7 7 1 3 2 8 9 9
1982 25 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 1 3 2 10 10 10
1983 26 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 1 3 2 10 10 10
1984 27 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 1 3 2 9 10 10
1985 28 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 1 3 2 10 10 10
1986 29 BAL AL $ 1,994,286 7 6 7 7 2 3 3 10 10 10
1987 30 BAL AL $ 1,994,286 6 7 7 7 2 3 2 9 10 10
1988 31 BAL AL $ 2,000,000 6 6 7 7 2 3 2 9 10 10
1989 32 BAL AL $ 2,000,000 7 6 7 7 2 3 2 9 9 9
1990 33 BAL AL $ 2,000,000 7 5 6 6 2 3 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 6 1 1 1 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 7 7 7 7 2 3 3 10 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
1977 20 AA   5 3 .625 40 0 0 0 0 55.7 41 21 5 30 65 3.40 .203 .306 .342 .648  
1978 21 AA   2 5 .286 49 1 0 0 3 75.3 64 28 4 40 75 3.35 .221 .316 .332 .648  
1979 22 AA   2 3 .400 65 1 0 0 16 74.7 54 29 3 46 88 3.50 .201 .317 .275 .593  
1980 23 AAA   4 2 .667 47 0 0 0 5 41.7 38 13 2 27 24 2.81 .247 .359 .331 .690  
    AA   1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 2 27.7 12 1 0 10 31 0.33 .130 .216 .163 .379  
1981 24 AAA   7 5 .583 72 5 0 0 18 94.7 97 51 8 71 75 4.85 .269 .390 .394 .784  
1982 25 BAL AL 7 7 .500 71 0 0 0 11 102.3 100 43 4 74 70 3.78 .256 .371 .336 .707 7.6
1983 26 BAL AL 9 3 .750 31 4 0 0 0 75.0 79 40 2 43 47 4.80 .274 .372 .351 .723 3.1
    AAA   3 1 .750 7 7 0 0 0 51.0 34 12 1 31 54 2.12 .190 .310 .251 .561  
1984 27 BAL AL 6 5 .545 67 0 0 0 1 77.3 68 27 2 46 69 3.14 .234 .335 .289 .624 5.8
1985 28 BAL AL 7 6 .538 63 0 0 0 2 84.3 70 32 3 50 60 3.42 .227 .336 .312 .648 6.2
1986 29 BAL AL 7 5 .583 63 0 0 0 1 85.3 77 37 1 67 66 3.90 .242 .372 .299 .671 4.7
1987 30 BAL AL 5 5 .500 59 0 0 0 1 100.0 97 50 4 54 71 4.50 .257 .353 .337 .689 4.2
1988 31 BAL AL 7 3 .700 29 15 0 0 1 116.0 114 40 1 60 96 3.10 .256 .341 .328 .669 9.1
1989 32 BAL AL 13 6 .684 30 30 1 1 0 185.0 160 59 7 104 130 2.87 .239 .342 .327 .669 13.6
1990 33 BAL AL 11 12 .478 34 34 1 1 0 177.7 172 82 10 81 118 4.15 .252 .330 .363 .693 8.3
9 Years Sim 72 52 .581 447 83 2 2 17 1003.0 937 410 34 579 727 3.68 .249 .348 .331 .679 62.6
3 Years AAA 14 8 .636 126 12 0 0 23 187.3 169 76 11 129 153 3.65 .244 .363 .343 .706  
4 Years AA 10 11 .476 169 2 0 0 21 233.3 171 79 12 126 259 3.05 .201 .304 .298 .602  
7 Years Minors 24 19 .558 295 14 0 0 44 420.6 340 155 23 255 412 3.32 .220 .331 .318 .649  
Season Average 8 5 .615 49 9 0 0 1 111.4 104 45 3 64 80 3.68 .249 .348 .331 .679  
Career Highs 13 12 .750 71 34 1 1 11 185.0 172 82 10 104 130 4.80 .274 .372 .363 .723  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   412 181 15 253 419   .226 .320 .296 .617
vs LH   525 229 19 326 308   .270 .374 .363 .737
Home 39 22 .639 220 39 1 1 8 508.3 453 201 11 296 373 3.56 .240 .343 .314 .657
Away 33 30 .524 227 44 1 1 9 494.6 484 209 23 283 354 3.80 .257 .354 .348 .702
Mar/Apr 7 7 .500 50 18 1 1 2 157.6 139 61 2 84 122 3.48 .239 .335 .306 .641
May 11 11 .500 84 12 0 0 2 166.3 172 86 9 123 113 4.65 .266 .383 .362 .745
June 10 8 .556 77 11 1 1 1 141.3 128 57 4 83 93 3.63 .248 .352 .328 .680
July 14 7 .667 63 9 0 0 0 144.6 107 36 7 70 105 2.24 .205 .299 .278 .577
August 15 11 .577 87 17 0 0 5 189.0 204 91 7 104 141 4.33 .276 .365 .368 .732
Sep/Oct 15 8 .652 86 16 0 0 7 204.0 187 79 5 115 153 3.49 .245 .344 .326 .670
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 25 BAL AL P 71 0 102.3 9 19 1 1 .966 2.46    
1983 26 BAL AL P 31 4 75.0 10 18 0 1 1.000 3.36    
1984 27 BAL AL P 67 0 77.3 1 11 1 0 .923 1.40    
1985 28 BAL AL P 63 0 84.3 6 15 0 0 1.000 2.24    
1986 29 BAL AL P 63 0 85.3 5 16 1 2 .955 2.21    
1987 30 BAL AL P 59 0 100.0 8 21 0 5 1.000 2.61    
1988 31 BAL AL P 29 15 116.0 11 20 1 0 .969 2.41    
1989 32 BAL AL P 30 30 185.0 12 30 1 1 .977 2.04    
1990 33 BAL AL P 34 34 177.7 17 33 0 3 1.000 2.53    
Career Totals   447 83 1003.0 79 183 5 13 .981 2.35    
Career Highs   71 34 185.0 17 33 1 5 1.000 3.36    
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
1986 29 BAL AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 9 5 1 3 8 7.11 .333 .400 .593 .993
1987 30 BAL AL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 11.7 8 3 1 12 5 2.32 .190 .370 .310 .680
1988 31 BAL AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.0 16 9 0 7 10 4.50 .239 .311 .299 .609
1989 32 BAL AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 10 7 2 2 5 11.82 .385 .429 .731 1.159
1990 33 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 8 3 3 3 12.00 .308 .379 .731 1.110
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 17 5 0 0 0 47.3 51 32 7 27 31 6.09 .271 .363 .463 .826
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1989-5-2.87
 Winning Pct
1989-8-.684
 Games Pitched
1982-10-71
 Complete Games
1990-4-1
 Shutouts
1990-2-1
 Walks Allowed
1989-2-104
1990-6-81
OSLG
1989-5-.327
1990-10-.363
CAR-22-.331
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 115th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1977
Traded from Pittsburgh to Baltimore on 2/4/1978 (Going to PIT: P John Morris, LF Bob Bailey. Going to BAL: P Ed Farmer, P John Pacella)
Earned first career win on 6/30/1982
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/7/1986 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/4/1987 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
7/31/1987: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/1/1988 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1989, going 3-0, 0.94
 
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