Juan
Pizarro
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 7, 1937 in P.R., , SANTURCE
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 20 CLE AL   9 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 7 7
1958 21 CLE AL   9 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1959 22 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 5 3 4 7 7 7
1960 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 4 2 3 8 7 7
1961 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 8 7 7
1962 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 3 1 2 8 7 7
1963 26 CLE AL $ 1,160,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1964 27 CLE AL $ 1,160,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1965 28 CLE AL $ 1,160,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
1966 29 COL NL $ 1,000,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 6 6 6
1967 30 COL NL $ 1,000,000 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
1968 31 OAK AL $ 700,000 9 6 5 6 3 2 2 6 6 6
1969 32 DET AL $ 300,000 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 7 6 6
1970 33 DET AL $ 300,000 7 6 5 5 2 1 1 6 5 5
1971 34 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 2 1 1 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 4 4 2 1 1 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,160,000 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
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  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
1957 20 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 21 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 26 CLE AL $ 1,160,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 27 CLE AL $ 1,160,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 28 CLE AL $ 1,160,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 29 COL NL $ 1,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 30 COL NL $ 1,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 31 OAK AL $ 700,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 32 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 33 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 34 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,160,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1957 20 AAA   18 6 .750 29 29 1 1 0 202.0 169 67 15 88 231 2.99 .225 .306 .336 .642  
1958 21 AAA   19 6 .760 30 30 2 1 0 214.7 180 71 18 91 248 2.98 .224 .303 .328 .631  
1959 22 CLE AL 3 0 1.000 16 3 2 0 1 39.7 43 22 2 22 30 4.99 .272 .363 .411 .774 1.7
    AAA   7 2 .778 14 14 1 1 0 99.0 82 43 13 30 106 3.91 .221 .279 .385 .665  
1960 23 CLE AL 0 1 .000 36 0 0 0 0 41.7 42 27 10 22 25 5.83 .258 .344 .472 .816 0.0
1961 24 CLE AL 3 2 .600 34 2 0 0 0 52.0 75 50 9 31 40 8.65 .344 .431 .541 .972 0.0
1962 25 CLE AL 8 4 .667 37 12 1 0 0 119.0 90 39 11 71 95 2.95 .211 .324 .319 .643 11.2
1963 26 CLE AL 1 2 .333 38 0 0 0 12 41.7 40 15 3 34 28 3.24 .255 .389 .331 .720 3.5
1964 27 CLE AL 12 8 .600 66 0 0 0 8 76.3 70 41 12 34 62 4.83 .241 .324 .388 .713 4.1
1965 28 CLE AL 4 3 .571 45 0 0 0 5 43.7 49 25 6 21 32 5.15 .285 .366 .459 .825 0.5
1966 29 COL NL 2 4 .333 38 0 0 0 2 40.0 41 15 4 27 23 3.38 .273 .382 .393 .775 2.2
1967 30 COL NL 5 3 .625 41 0 0 0 3 55.7 39 21 5 28 40 3.40 .196 .298 .332 .630 4.8
1968 31 OAK AL 0 2 .000 36 0 0 0 3 16.7 20 15 4 12 11 8.10 .290 .395 .493 .888 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 17 0 0 0 0 13.0 17 9 2 9 14 6.23 .327 .426 .462 .888  
1969 32 DET AL 4 10 .286 21 15 3 0 2 100.3 124 77 17 66 57 6.91 .311 .411 .486 .898 0.0
1970 33 DET AL 0 3 .000 21 2 0 0 1 41.3 63 37 6 33 21 8.06 .362 .460 .563 1.023 0.0
1971 34 AA   1 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 2 19.3 19 9 1 14 22 4.19 .257 .375 .365 .740  
    A   1 1 .500 32 0 0 0 3 23.3 18 11 1 15 30 4.24 .220 .340 .305 .645  
12 Years Sim 42 42 .500 429 34 6 0 37 668.0 696 384 89 401 464 5.17 .270 .370 .423 .793 28.1
4 Years AAA 44 15 .746 90 73 4 3 0 528.7 448 190 48 218 599 3.23 .227 .304 .345 .649  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 2 19.3 19 9 1 14 22 4.19 .257 .375 .365 .740  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 32 0 0 0 3 23.3 18 11 1 15 30 4.24 .220 .340 .305 .645  
6 Years Minors 46 16 .742 149 73 4 3 5 571.3 485 210 50 247 651 3.31 .227 .308 .344 .652  
Season Average 3 3 .500 35 2 0 0 3 55.7 58 32 7 33 38 5.17 .270 .370 .423 .793  
Career Highs 12 10 1.000 66 15 3 0 12 119.0 124 77 17 71 95 8.65 .362 .460 .563 1.023  
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   436 240 53 270 290   .271 .376 .422 .798
vs LH   260 144 36 131 174   .268 .355 .425 .781
Home 23 18 .561 220 19 4 0 12 362.6 370 201 46 224 232 4.99 .269 .371 .421 .792
Away 19 24 .442 209 15 2 0 27 305.3 326 183 43 177 232 5.39 .272 .366 .426 .792
Mar/Apr 7 12 .368 90 4 1 0 5 116.7 134 79 19 65 81 6.10 .287 .374 .460 .834
May 10 6 .625 81 5 0 0 1 112.0 131 82 17 79 82 6.59 .294 .401 .463 .864
June 6 7 .462 69 7 0 0 4 102.7 122 68 15 68 51 5.96 .300 .401 .458 .859
July 4 3 .571 63 3 2 0 9 98.0 95 39 7 44 64 3.58 .253 .332 .368 .700
August 8 6 .571 60 7 0 0 7 110.0 97 49 13 74 89 4.01 .242 .360 .377 .737
Sep/Oct 7 8 .467 66 8 3 0 13 128.6 117 67 18 71 97 4.69 .242 .339 .404 .743
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
1959 22 CLE AL 16 11 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .455 .455 .545 1.000 2.1 0.5
1960 23 CLE AL 36 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0 0.3
1961 24 CLE AL 34 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1962 25 CLE AL 37 32 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .219 .219 .219 .438 1.3 0.0
1963 26 CLE AL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1964 27 CLE AL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 29 COL NL 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1967 30 COL NL 41 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 -0.1 0.0
1968 31 OAK AL 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1971 34 AA   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
    A   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.3  
9 Years Sim 342 63 5 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .254 .254 .270 .524 3.6 0.9
1 Years AA 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1 Years A 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.3  
2 Years Minors 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0.0  
162 Game Average 29 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .254 .254 .270 .524 1.7  
Career Highs 66 32 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   41 4 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .317 .317 .341 .659 4.0
vs LH   22 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.3
Home 179 40 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .225 .225 .225 .450 1.5
Away 101 23 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .304 .304 .348 .652 2.2
RISP   20 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.5
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 26 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
May 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 22 14 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .429 .429 .429 .857 2.2
August 11 17 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .294 .529 1.0
Sep/Oct 16 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1959 22 CLE AL P 16 3 39.7 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.82    
1960 23 CLE AL P 36 0 41.7 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.59    
1961 24 CLE AL P 34 2 52.0 5 10 0 0 1.000 2.60    
1962 25 CLE AL P 37 12 119.0 7 21 1 0 .966 2.12    
1963 26 CLE AL P 38 0 41.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.38    
1964 27 CLE AL P 66 0 76.3 2 16 2 1 .900 2.12    
1965 28 CLE AL P 45 0 43.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.27    
1966 29 COL NL P 38 0 40.0 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.80    
1967 30 COL NL P 41 0 55.7 2 6 0 1 1.000 1.29    
1968 31 OAK AL P 36 0 16.7 1 6 1 1 .875 3.78    
1969 32 DET AL P 21 15 100.3 2 21 0 1 1.000 2.06    
1970 33 DET AL P 21 2 41.3 1 9 0 2 1.000 2.18    
Career Totals   429 34 668.0 31 128 4 7 .975 2.14    
Career Highs   66 15 119.0 7 21 2 2 1.000 3.78    
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
1960 23 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.7 2 1 0 2 1 3.38 .222 .364 .222 .586
1964 27 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 4.3 1 1 0 2 3 2.08 .071 .188 .071 .259
1967 30 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 2 1 0 4 10.84 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 2 8.7 6 4 1 4 8 4.16 .194 .286 .290 .576
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1963-10-12
1964-10-8
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1957
Injured on 3/15/1959 with a Spasms Back, out for 4-5 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/7/1959
Had first career hit on 7/22/1959, off Chris Van cuyk (NYA)
4/2/1960: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 2/12/1966 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/16/1968 to a 1-year deal worth $700,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/4/1969 to a 4-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 8/24/1970 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Boston (A) on 7/1/1971 (Going to DET: LF Willie Stargell. Going to BOS: P Frank Baumann, CF Bobby Wine, 1B Ossie Blanco, P Juan Pizarro)