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Mickey
Lolich		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 225
 
Born: September 12, 1940 in Usa, OR, PORTLAND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 22 COL NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1964 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1965 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1966 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1967 26 OAK AL $ 1,685,714 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1968 27 OAK AL $ 1,685,714 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1969 28 OAK AL $ 1,685,714 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1970 29 OAK AL $ 3,200,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1971 30 OAK AL $ 3,200,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1972 31 OAK AL $ 3,200,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1973 32 OAK AL $ 3,200,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 33 OAK AL $ 4,990,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1975 34 OAK AL $ 4,990,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1976 35 MON NL $ 4,990,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1977 36 BSN NL $ 340,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,990,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 22 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 26 OAK AL $ 1,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 27 OAK AL $ 1,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 28 OAK AL $ 1,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 29 OAK AL $ 3,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 30 OAK AL $ 3,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 31 OAK AL $ 3,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 32 OAK AL $ 3,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 33 OAK AL $ 4,990,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 34 OAK AL $ 4,990,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 35 MON NL $ 4,990,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 36 BSN NL $ 340,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,990,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1963 22 COL NL 10 21 .323 35 35 8 2 0 264.3 266 143 36 73 149 4.87 .262 .314 .408 .722 1.8
1964 23 OAK AL 10 21 .323 34 34 12 1 0 261.0 254 124 25 76 184 4.28 .256 .310 .383 .693 9.5
    AAA   2 0 1.000 6 6 1 1 0 32.3 27 8 3 9 32 2.23 .223 .277 .364 .641  
1965 24 OAK AL 9 19 .321 41 41 6 0 0 310.7 285 140 38 99 236 4.06 .242 .300 .391 .691 8.6
1966 25 OAK AL 10 20 .333 39 39 7 0 0 292.0 288 134 34 90 205 4.13 .258 .315 .401 .716 11.9
1967 26 OAK AL 15 16 .484 39 39 7 0 0 284.0 289 134 33 101 221 4.25 .264 .327 .408 .735 12.0
1968 27 OAK AL 10 13 .435 30 30 6 1 0 219.7 198 101 28 71 163 4.14 .239 .299 .391 .690 5.6
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 6 2 1 3 8 2.70 .231 .310 .385 .695  
1969 28 OAK AL 10 17 .370 32 32 13 2 0 247.0 222 100 19 81 150 3.64 .240 .303 .355 .658 11.1
1970 29 OAK AL 19 6 .760 32 32 11 1 0 252.0 211 104 24 80 186 3.71 .225 .286 .355 .641 16.2
1971 30 OAK AL 15 12 .556 29 29 5 0 0 217.3 217 102 27 75 138 4.22 .259 .321 .422 .743 10.1
1972 31 OAK AL 19 6 .760 32 32 3 1 0 246.7 239 113 27 87 151 4.12 .252 .313 .385 .698 15.5
1973 32 OAK AL 16 11 .593 34 34 12 1 0 254.3 251 120 27 86 157 4.25 .256 .318 .405 .723 15.3
1974 33 OAK AL 8 14 .364 25 25 4 1 0 180.7 210 95 17 60 102 4.73 .292 .351 .416 .766 8.8
1975 34 OAK AL 11 16 .407 32 32 5 1 0 232.0 279 136 36 113 123 5.28 .300 .376 .475 .851 7.7
1976 35 MON NL 4 1 .800 20 5 1 1 0 62.3 55 20 4 33 25 2.89 .238 .332 .312 .644 5.8
    AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 16.3 11 1 1 3 9 0.55 .186 .226 .271 .497  
1977 36 AA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 3 4 0.00 .227 .320 .227 .547  
14 Years Sim 166 193 .462 454 439 100 12 0 3324.0 3264 1566 375 1125 2190 4.24 .256 .318 .398 .715 139.8
3 Years AAA 2 1 .667 14 7 1 1 0 55.3 44 11 5 15 49 1.79 .214 .267 .340 .607  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 3 4 0.00 .227 .320 .227 .547  
4 Years Minors 2 1 .667 17 7 1 1 0 61.3 49 11 5 18 53 1.61 .215 .272 .329 .601  
Season Average 11 13 .458 32 31 7 0 0 237.4 233 111 26 80 156 4.24 .256 .318 .398 .715  
Career Highs 19 21 .800 41 41 13 2 0 310.7 289 143 38 113 236 5.28 .300 .376 .475 .851  
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   2346 1109 264 803 1499   .264 .325 .407 .732
vs LH   918 457 111 322 691   .238 .297 .376 .672
Home 82 104 .441 240 229 48 7 0 1761.3 1686 784 193 601 1188 4.01 .251 .312 .387 .699
Away 84 89 .486 214 210 52 5 0 1562.6 1578 782 182 524 1002 4.50 .262 .321 .410 .731
Mar/Apr 34 23 .596 69 69 18 3 0 538.6 511 238 60 161 355 3.98 .249 .303 .391 .694
May 35 30 .538 84 79 22 2 0 600.6 588 276 66 212 415 4.14 .257 .320 .399 .718
June 22 44 .333 83 76 18 2 0 569.6 626 316 79 200 384 4.99 .278 .337 .438 .774
July 20 39 .339 74 71 15 0 0 519.3 528 266 56 190 319 4.61 .265 .329 .404 .733
August 21 30 .412 75 75 16 0 0 569.3 522 241 60 190 374 3.81 .244 .306 .372 .678
Sep/Oct 34 27 .557 69 69 12 5 0 526.3 489 229 54 172 343 3.92 .245 .304 .378 .682
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
1963 22 COL NL 35 84 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .071 .103 .095 .199 -3.2 0.0
1964 23 OAK AL 34 84 2 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 34 .155 .155 .202 .357 0.5 0.0
1965 24 OAK AL 41 102 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 35 .098 .121 .108 .229 -3.7 0.0
1966 25 OAK AL 39 93 4 9 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 30 .097 .116 .129 .245 -1.7 0.0
1967 26 OAK AL 39 89 11 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .146 .165 .169 .333 0.7 0.0
1968 27 OAK AL 30 74 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 26 .108 .165 .122 .286 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 218 526 27 59 9 2 0 20 0 2 14 171 .112 .136 .137 .273 -7.8 0.0
162 Game Average 390 20 43 6 1 0 14 0 1 10 127 .112 .136 .137 .273 -5.8  
Career Highs 41 102 11 13 2 1 0 7 0 2 5 35 .155 .165 .202 .357 0.7  
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   351 20 37 6 2 0 14 0 1 10 110 .105 .132 .134 .266 -6.2
vs LH   175 7 22 3 0 0 6 0 1 4 61 .126 .144 .143 .287 -2.0
Home 113 260 14 28 6 1 0 8 0 1 7 79 .108 .131 .138 .269 -4.4
Away 105 266 13 31 3 1 0 12 0 1 7 92 .117 .142 .135 .277 -3.8
RISP   128 0 14 2 1 0 19 0 0 3 46 .109 .134 .141 .275 -1.9
Close/Late   39 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .077 .140 .103 .242 -1.1
Mar/Apr 29 77 5 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 26 .117 .150 .143 .293 -0.5
May 40 104 5 13 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 36 .125 .142 .154 .295 -1.5
June 40 95 7 15 3 1 0 5 0 0 4 30 .158 .192 .211 .402 2.4
July 36 77 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .039 .051 .052 .103 -5.0
August 41 92 6 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .087 .115 .098 .212 -2.8
Sep/Oct 32 81 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 23 .136 .157 .148 .305 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 22 COL NL P 35 35 264.3 21 45 3 5 .957 2.25    
1964 23 OAK AL P 34 34 261.0 12 49 0 3 1.000 2.10    
1965 24 OAK AL P 41 41 310.7 19 44 2 1 .969 1.83    
1966 25 OAK AL P 39 39 292.0 20 42 4 5 .939 1.91    
1967 26 OAK AL P 39 39 284.0 17 36 0 1 1.000 1.68    
1968 27 OAK AL P 30 30 219.7 18 29 3 2 .940 1.93    
1969 28 OAK AL P 32 32 247.0 18 39 0 4 1.000 2.08    
1970 29 OAK AL P 32 32 252.0 9 39 2 6 .960 1.71    
1971 30 OAK AL P 29 29 217.3 11 24 1 2 .972 1.45    
1972 31 OAK AL P 32 32 246.7 12 26 0 1 1.000 1.39    
1973 32 OAK AL P 34 34 254.3 13 47 0 3 1.000 2.12    
1974 33 OAK AL P 25 25 180.7 12 26 1 4 .974 1.89    
1975 34 OAK AL P 32 32 232.0 10 43 1 7 .981 2.06    
1976 35 MON NL P 20 5 62.3 5 12 2 1 .895 2.45    
Career Totals   454 439 3324.0 197 501 19 45 .974 1.89    
Career Highs   41 41 310.7 21 49 4 7 1.000 2.45    
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
1967 26 OAK AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 1 0 0 1 3.38 .300 .300 .400 .700
1973 32 OAK AL 1 1 .500 6 6 1 0 0 43.7 50 19 4 23 27 3.92 .299 .384 .431 .815
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 10 6 1 0 0 46.3 53 20 4 23 28 3.89 .299 .380 .429 .809
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1970-7-19
1972-4-19
1973-8-16
 Losses
1963-2-21
1964-4-21
1965-4-19
1966-7-20
1969-5-17
1974-9-14
1975-4-16
CAR-37-193
 Winning Pct
1970-7-.760
1972-1-.760
 Games Started
1973-10-34
 Complete Games
1964-7-12
1969-6-13
1970-7-11
1973-7-12
 Shutouts
1963-7-2
1969-6-2
1972-10-1
1973-8-1
1974-7-1
1975-7-1
Innings Pitched
1965-9-310.7
1973-3-254.3
 Hits Allowed
1967-10-289
1973-8-251
1975-5-279
 Homeruns Allowed
1963-5-36
1965-1-38
1966-6-34
1971-7-27
1975-1-36
CAR-30-375
 Walks Allowed
1975-7-113
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Bob Gibson (954)
  2. Bert Blyleven (947)
  3. Bill Singer (943)
  4. Jon Matlack (919)
  5. Cliff Fannin (913)
  6. Joey Jay (911)
  7. Frank Baumann (908)
  8. Tug McGraw (904)
  9. Al Javery (890)
  10. Dick Drott (880)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Singer (999)
  2. Rube Melton (998)
  3. Joe Horlen (994)
  4. Bob Veale (989)
  5. Tex Hughson (989)
  6. Cecil Butler (989)
  7. Eddie Fisher (988)
  8. Ralph Beard (987)
  9. Humberto Robinson (986)
  10. Charlie Beamon (986)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Colorado in 1963
Had first career hit on 4/5/1963, off Red Swanson (BRK)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1963
Traded from Colorado to Oakland on 4/2/1964 (Going to COL: SS Jim Brideweser, SS Leo Cardenas, P Gene Conley. Going to OAK: C Andy Etchebarren, 1B Billy Klaus, RF Lou Clinton, P Mickey Lolich)
Injured on 4/7/1964 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/18/1964 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
7/31/1969: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $3,200,000 per year, for 4 years
6/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,990,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/20/1974 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 3/3/1976 (Going to MON: P Frank Riccelli, P Mickey Lolich. Going to OAK: P Fritz Peterson, P John Hiller, C Rene Lachemann, LF Jerry Martin)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1976, going 4-1, 1.86
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/3/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $340,000 per year
 
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