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Pete
Vuckovich		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 235
 
Born: October 27, 1952 in Usa, PA, JOHNSTOWN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 PIT NL   8 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1976 23 PIT NL   8 5 6 5 5 6 5 7 7 7
1977 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 7
1978 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
1979 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
1980 27 PIT NL $ 2,821,429 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
1981 28 PIT NL $ 2,821,429 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6
1982 29 PIT NL $ 2,821,429 8 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
1983 30 LAD NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1984 31 BOS AL   7 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 6 6
1985 32 BOS AL   7 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,821,429 9 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
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
1975 22 AAA   9 10 .474 30 30 2 0 0 191.3 177 95 18 91 131 4.47 .243 .327 .359 .686  
1976 23 AAA   5 6 .455 19 19 3 1 0 123.0 112 48 4 46 83 3.51 .245 .313 .334 .648  
1977 24 PIT NL 13 8 .619 26 26 10 1 0 205.7 217 95 15 78 103 4.16 .274 .338 .385 .722 11.4
1978 25 PIT NL 13 9 .591 31 21 6 2 1 177.0 169 78 17 73 85 3.97 .253 .326 .379 .705 11.4
1979 26 PIT NL 12 9 .571 58 13 4 1 11 139.0 119 51 12 54 64 3.30 .232 .305 .356 .661 12.4
1980 27 PIT NL 6 7 .462 19 16 2 0 0 111.3 126 55 10 48 50 4.45 .283 .351 .415 .765 2.4
1981 28 PIT NL 3 3 .500 30 0 0 0 1 51.3 52 25 3 21 20 4.38 .268 .339 .366 .705 2.1
1982 29 PIT NL 3 2 .600 26 1 0 0 0 57.0 69 46 14 23 33 7.26 .296 .360 .536 .897 0.0
1983 30 LAD NL 1 10 .091 25 10 2 0 1 86.0 117 73 12 55 36 7.64 .325 .412 .475 .887 0.0
    AAA   5 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 14.7 14 4 2 7 15 2.46 .250 .333 .393 .726  
    AA   1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 8.7 7 2 1 1 9 2.08 .212 .235 .303 .538  
1984 31 AA   1 2 .333 62 0 0 0 5 51.0 45 16 1 23 37 2.82 .243 .327 .335 .662  
1985 32 AA   6 0 1.000 62 0 0 0 6 67.3 60 20 6 28 64 2.67 .250 .328 .363 .691  
7 Years Sim 51 48 .515 215 87 24 4 14 827.3 869 423 83 352 391 4.60 .271 .342 .403 .746 39.7
3 Years AAA 19 16 .543 56 49 5 1 0 329.0 303 147 24 144 229 4.02 .244 .322 .352 .674  
3 Years AA 8 3 .727 129 0 0 0 11 127.0 112 38 8 52 110 2.69 .245 .322 .347 .669  
6 Years Minors 27 19 .587 185 49 5 1 11 456.0 415 185 32 196 339 3.65 .244 .322 .350 .672  
Season Average 7 6 .538 30 12 3 0 2 118.2 124 60 11 50 55 4.60 .271 .342 .403 .746  
Career Highs 13 10 .619 58 26 10 2 11 205.7 217 95 17 78 103 7.64 .325 .412 .536 .897  
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   442 230 49 156 239   .259 .321 .399 .720
vs LH   427 193 34 196 152   .285 .368 .408 .776
Home 27 29 .482 118 48 14 2 7 460.6 479 245 45 208 214 4.79 .270 .347 .405 .752
Away 24 19 .558 97 39 10 2 7 366.7 390 178 38 144 177 4.37 .272 .338 .401 .739
Mar/Apr 7 8 .467 27 13 3 1 2 108.7 122 49 10 45 44 4.06 .284 .352 .414 .766
May 10 10 .500 43 21 3 1 2 169.0 179 95 17 73 80 5.06 .268 .341 .394 .735
June 9 8 .529 45 17 3 0 5 160.3 178 84 19 73 74 4.72 .282 .357 .426 .783
July 2 10 .167 35 12 4 0 3 123.0 133 74 17 66 57 5.42 .277 .364 .435 .800
August 11 6 .647 31 14 7 2 0 137.3 151 66 10 42 64 4.33 .282 .334 .396 .731
Sep/Oct 12 6 .667 34 10 5 0 2 129.0 106 55 10 53 72 3.84 .228 .308 .349 .657
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 24 PIT NL P 26 26 205.7 10 36 2 4 .958 2.01    
1978 25 PIT NL P 31 21 177.0 6 29 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1979 26 PIT NL P 58 13 139.0 12 22 1 2 .971 2.20    
1980 27 PIT NL P 19 16 111.3 5 22 3 1 .900 2.18    
1981 28 PIT NL P 30 0 51.3 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.10    
1982 29 PIT NL P 26 1 57.0 4 7 1 1 .917 1.74    
1983 30 LAD NL P 25 10 86.0 2 9 2 0 .846 1.15    
Career Totals   215 87 827.3 43 133 9 10 .951 1.91    
Career Highs   58 26 205.7 12 36 3 4 1.000 2.20    
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
1977 24 PIT NL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 1 2 3 2.00 .237 .275 .342 .617
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 1 2 3 2.00 .237 .275 .342 .617
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1978-6-2
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Bob Chakales (962)
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  8. Dave Stewart (959)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1975
Injured on 5/20/1975 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/28/1976 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/9/1976 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/7/1977
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1978, going 4-0, 0.75
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
 
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