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Dick
Selma		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 4, 1943 in Usa, CA, SANTA ANA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1979   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 21 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 4 5 4 7 8 7
1966 22 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 4 5 4 6 7 7
1967 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 4 5 4 5 6 6
1968 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 5 6 6
1969 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 5 6 5
1970 26 CLE AL $ 2,492,857 6 7 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5
1971 27 CLE AL $ 2,650,000 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 5 6 5
1972 28 CLE AL $ 2,650,000 5 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 5 4
1973 29 CLE AL $ 2,100,000 5 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 5 4
1974 30 CLE AL $ 2,100,000 5 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 4 4
1975 31 TAM AL $ 3,450,000 5 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 4 4
1976 32 TAM AL $ 3,450,000 6 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 4 4
1977 33 TAM AL $ 3,450,000 6 8 9 8 6 7 6 4 4 4
1978 34 TAM AL $ 3,450,000 6 8 9 8 6 7 6 3 4 3
1979 35 TAM AL $ 3,100,000 5 7 8 7 5 7 6 3 3 3
1980 36 TAM AL $ 3,100,000 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000 6 8 9 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 21 KCR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 26 CLE AL $ 2,492,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 27 CLE AL $ 2,650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 28 CLE AL $ 2,650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 29 CLE AL $ 2,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 30 CLE AL $ 2,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 31 TAM AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 32 TAM AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 33 TAM AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 34 TAM AL $ 3,450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 35 TAM AL $ 3,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 36 TAM AL $ 3,100,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000   3 3 3 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
1965 21 KCR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 4.3 3 0 0 4 2 0.00 .200 .350 .200 .550 0.7
    AAA   12 7 .632 24 24 3 0 0 161.3 144 56 11 75 169 3.12 .236 .320 .338 .658  
1966 22 CLE AL 2 10 .167 25 25 1 0 0 163.7 136 84 15 97 125 4.62 .232 .339 .365 .703 6.3
    AAA   1 3 .250 8 8 0 0 0 58.0 41 12 2 19 71 1.86 .192 .259 .282 .540  
1967 23 CLE AL 5 18 .217 54 26 0 0 5 208.0 200 109 26 104 139 4.72 .254 .340 .417 .756 8.1
1968 24 CLE AL 5 5 .500 47 13 0 0 0 133.0 104 57 16 53 122 3.86 .211 .291 .352 .643 7.1
1969 25 CLE AL 11 16 .407 36 36 1 1 0 238.3 208 99 27 82 197 3.74 .231 .297 .372 .669 15.9
1970 26 CLE AL 8 19 .296 41 41 2 1 0 267.3 237 119 34 95 235 4.01 .236 .302 .386 .687 16.7
1971 27 CLE AL 12 19 .387 36 36 2 0 0 238.0 208 106 27 78 220 4.01 .234 .295 .389 .684 17.3
1972 28 CLE AL 10 13 .435 30 30 1 0 0 190.7 187 101 24 74 147 4.77 .255 .323 .409 .732 7.8
1973 29 CLE AL 8 9 .471 29 16 0 0 0 128.0 114 61 19 39 113 4.29 .241 .297 .410 .707 7.6
1974 30 CLE AL 2 6 .250 33 0 0 0 14 34.3 32 15 4 10 22 3.93 .246 .298 .385 .682 5.1
1975 31 TAM AL 20 11 .645 73 0 0 0 11 162.7 124 60 26 46 130 3.32 .209 .269 .372 .640 19.2
1976 32 TAM AL 16 8 .667 77 0 0 0 15 153.0 150 64 18 55 139 3.76 .252 .314 .395 .709 14.5
1977 33 TAM AL 9 11 .450 28 28 0 0 0 169.0 181 99 21 70 98 5.27 .271 .343 .426 .769 4.4
1978 34 TAM AL 14 9 .609 37 28 1 0 1 206.3 187 74 21 67 121 3.23 .243 .305 .365 .670 15.6
1979 35 TAM AL 14 9 .609 34 34 0 0 0 207.3 194 101 17 91 134 4.38 .245 .323 .344 .668 10.8
1980 36 TAM AL 4 22 .154 34 34 0 0 0 199.7 230 118 28 77 103 5.32 .286 .350 .443 .793 2.2
16 Years Sim 140 185 .431 620 347 8 2 46 2703.6 2495 1267 323 1042 2047 4.22 .244 .314 .389 .703 159.1
2 Years AAA 13 10 .565 32 32 3 0 0 219.3 185 68 13 94 240 2.79 .225 .305 .324 .628  
Season Average 8 11 .421 38 21 0 0 2 169.0 155 79 20 65 127 4.22 .244 .314 .389 .703  
Career Highs 20 22 .667 77 41 2 1 15 267.3 237 119 34 104 235 5.32 .286 .350 .443 .793  
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   1188 613 151 416 1160   .234 .292 .375 .667
vs LH   1307 654 172 626 887   .253 .334 .403 .737
Home 70 92 .432 319 179 3 1 18 1423.9 1273 636 156 532 1079 4.02 .239 .308 .375 .683
Away 70 93 .429 301 168 5 1 29 1279.6 1222 631 167 510 968 4.44 .249 .320 .404 .724
Mar/Apr 26 23 .531 97 49 1 0 4 388.3 375 178 42 165 316 4.13 .253 .327 .393 .720
May 22 28 .440 97 58 2 0 11 452.0 419 190 46 165 339 3.78 .242 .308 .368 .676
June 21 30 .412 96 62 1 1 5 454.3 427 223 53 190 344 4.42 .246 .320 .387 .707
July 21 30 .412 90 58 1 0 6 450.6 390 193 52 154 340 3.85 .233 .298 .380 .678
August 22 35 .386 120 62 2 1 11 490.3 467 253 70 167 374 4.64 .249 .310 .412 .723
Sep/Oct 28 39 .418 120 58 1 0 10 467.9 417 230 60 201 334 4.42 .241 .320 .391 .711
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
1965 21 AAA   2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
1966 22 CLE AL 25 48 4 10 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 17 .208 .224 .250 .474 1.9 0.0
1967 23 CLE AL 54 49 0 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 17 .204 .220 .224 .444 2.4 0.0
1968 24 CLE AL 47 27 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 12 .148 .233 .148 .381 0.6 0.0
3 Years Sim 126 124 5 24 3 0 0 7 3 3 4 46 .194 .225 .218 .443 5.0 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
162 Game Average 159 6 30 3 0 0 9 3 3 5 59 .194 .225 .218 .443 6.4  
Career Highs 54 49 4 10 2 0 0 3 2 3 3 17 .208 .233 .250 .474 2.4  
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   75 1 13 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 29 .173 .225 .200 .425 1.7
vs LH   49 4 11 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 17 .224 .224 .245 .469 2.3
Home 67 62 5 15 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 19 .242 .266 .274 .540 3.8
Away 59 62 0 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 27 .145 .185 .161 .346 0.2
RISP   26 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 .231 .231 .231 .462 1.1
Close/Late   4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Mar/Apr 6 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.8
May 7 16 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .313 .563 1.1
June 12 20 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .286 .300 .586 1.6
July 13 25 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 .160 .160 .160 .320 0.0
August 14 25 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 .080 .179 .120 .299 -0.9
Sep/Oct 27 26 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .231 .259 .231 .490 1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1965 21 KCR AL P 6 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1966 22 CLE AL P 25 25 163.7 7 23 0 0 1.000 1.65    
1967 23 CLE AL P 54 26 208.0 8 27 0 0 1.000 1.51    
1968 24 CLE AL P 47 13 133.0 4 14 0 0 1.000 1.22    
1969 25 CLE AL P 36 36 238.3 10 41 2 3 .962 1.93    
1970 26 CLE AL P 41 41 267.3 15 29 1 2 .978 1.48    
1971 27 CLE AL P 36 36 238.0 14 28 0 0 1.000 1.59    
1972 28 CLE AL P 30 30 190.7 9 21 2 1 .938 1.42    
1973 29 CLE AL P 29 16 128.0 7 14 0 1 1.000 1.48    
1974 30 CLE AL P 33 0 34.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.52    
1975 31 TAM AL P 73 0 162.7 5 18 0 3 1.000 1.27    
1976 32 TAM AL P 77 0 153.0 3 13 1 0 .941 0.94    
1977 33 TAM AL P 28 28 169.0 6 21 1 1 .964 1.44    
1978 34 TAM AL P 37 28 206.3 10 29 0 1 1.000 1.70    
1979 35 TAM AL P 34 34 207.3 8 26 1 2 .971 1.48    
1980 36 TAM AL P 34 34 199.7 10 29 0 1 1.000 1.76    
Career Totals   620 347 2703.6 117 334 8 15 .983 1.50    
Career Highs   77 41 267.3 15 41 2 3 1.000 1.93    
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
1975 31 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 1 0 0 3 6 0.00 .056 .190 .056 .246
1977 33 TAM AL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 1 8.3 10 5 2 6 10 5.40 .294 .400 .529 .929
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 1 14.0 11 5 2 9 16 3.22 .212 .328 .365 .693
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1975-5-3.32
1978-5-3.23
 Wins
1975-1-20
1976-8-16
1979-8-14
 Losses
1967-7-18
1969-6-16
1970-4-19
1971-4-19
1980-2-22
CAR-49-185
 Saves
1974-3-14
1975-8-11
1976-3-15
 Games Pitched
1975-1-73
1976-2-77
 Games Started
1969-1-36
1970-1-41
1971-1-36
1979-9-34
Innings Pitched
1970-6-267.3
 Homeruns Allowed
1969-9-27
1970-3-34
1971-7-27
1975-10-26
1980-4-28
 Strikeouts
1970-4-235
1971-8-220
 Walks per 9IP
1975-10-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1966-9-7.5
1975-2-6.9
1978-9-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1969-10-7.4
1970-7-7.9
1971-5-8.3
1975-7-7.2
1979-4-5.8
WHiP
1975-1-1.05
1978-10-1.23
 OAVG
1975-2-.209
1978-10-.243
 OOBP
1975-1-.269
 OSLG
1979-10-.344
 OOPS
1975-4-.640
1978-8-.670
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 64    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Kansas City in 1965
Injured on 5/13/1966 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 6/1/1966 (Going to KCR: CF Jackie Brandt, 1B Gary Geiger, LF Dave Nicholson. Going to CLE: P Dick Selma)
Had first career hit on 6/6/1966, off Dave Wickersham (MIN)
Earned first career win on 6/15/1966
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $2,100,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 6/3/1972 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/9/1975 to a 4-year deal worth $3,450,000 per year
Won Platinum Arm in 1975, going 20-11, 3.32 ERA
6/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,100,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
 
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