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Jerry
Stephenson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 6, 1943 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1968    1975   
All-Star Selections 1968    1972    1973    1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 19 SEM AL   8 5 6 5 2 3 3 8 8 8
1964 20 SEM AL   8 5 6 5 2 4 3 6 6 6
1965 21 SEM AL   8 5 6 5 2 4 3 5 6 6
1966 22 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 7 7
1967 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8
1968 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 9 8
1969 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 3 5 4 10 10 10
1970 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 3 5 4 10 10 10
1971 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
1972 28 SEM AL $ 4,642,857 8 8 8 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
1973 29 SEM AL $ 4,642,857 8 8 8 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
1974 30 SEM AL $ 5,428,571 7 8 9 9 4 5 5 9 10 9
1975 31 SEM AL $ 5,430,000 7 8 9 8 4 5 4 9 9 9
1976 32 SEM AL $ 5,430,000 7 8 9 8 3 4 4 8 9 9
1977 33 SEM AL $ 5,430,000 7 8 8 8 3 4 4 8 9 9
1978 34 CLE AL $ 5,500,000 7 7 8 8 3 4 4 8 9 8
1979 35 CLE AL $ 5,500,000 7 7 7 7 3 4 3 7 8 8
1980 36 BAL AL $ 636,000 7 6 6 6 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 8 8 9 9 4 6 5 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  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
1963 19 SEM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 20 SEM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 21 SEM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 22 SEM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 28 SEM AL $ 4,642,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1973 29 SEM AL $ 4,642,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1974 30 SEM AL $ 5,428,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1975 31 SEM AL $ 5,430,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1976 32 SEM AL $ 5,430,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1977 33 SEM AL $ 5,430,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1978 34 CLE AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1979 35 CLE AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1980 36 BAL AL $ 636,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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 19 AAA   7 4 .636 13 13 0 0 0 88.3 86 31 5 36 88 3.16 .254 .325 .342 .668  
    AA   1 1 .500 5 5 0 0 0 37.0 26 8 3 15 44 1.95 .200 .283 .323 .606  
1964 20 AAA   2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 29.7 22 7 3 10 34 2.12 .202 .269 .339 .608  
    AA   0 0 .000 22 0 0 0 4 29.7 19 2 2 8 35 0.61 .184 .243 .301 .544  
1965 21 AA   16 5 .762 24 24 4 3 0 177.0 122 43 7 70 204 2.19 .195 .276 .256 .532  
1966 22 AA   14 5 .737 20 20 4 4 0 147.7 125 39 8 50 153 2.38 .230 .295 .318 .613  
1967 23 SEM AL 3 2 .600 6 6 3 1 0 46.7 43 20 4 12 28 3.86 .246 .291 .349 .640 2.1
    AAA   11 3 .786 17 17 0 0 0 122.3 97 41 5 58 121 3.02 .218 .308 .299 .607  
    AA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 40.7 32 19 1 13 41 4.21 .211 .273 .283 .556  
1968 24 SEM AL 23 5 .821 32 32 3 0 0 245.3 196 83 17 102 180 3.04 .217 .298 .322 .619 19.1
1969 25 SEM AL 12 9 .571 27 27 3 2 0 198.7 180 82 14 96 127 3.71 .243 .330 .344 .673 10.4
1970 26 SEM AL 13 3 .813 19 19 5 0 0 150.0 108 42 7 61 88 2.52 .199 .281 .280 .562 14.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 4 1 0 0 0 11.3 12 4 0 6 9 3.18 .286 .375 .381 .756  
1971 27 SEM AL 17 4 .810 23 23 5 2 0 175.7 135 62 6 93 126 3.18 .212 .315 .284 .599 14.5
1972 28 SEM AL 17 11 .607 37 37 5 2 0 266.7 238 109 11 124 227 3.68 .237 .321 .322 .643 18.5
1973 29 SEM AL 22 6 .786 36 36 6 4 0 253.7 216 93 8 134 204 3.30 .230 .327 .293 .621 22.3
1974 30 SEM AL 14 5 .737 28 27 4 1 0 193.7 164 76 8 84 142 3.53 .227 .308 .315 .622 17.1
1975 31 SEM AL 19 9 .679 36 36 4 2 0 252.0 217 99 11 131 201 3.54 .232 .327 .321 .648 19.0
1976 32 SEM AL 13 7 .650 33 33 2 1 0 229.7 225 95 4 96 158 3.72 .258 .331 .338 .669 15.4
1977 33 SEM AL 18 7 .720 34 34 1 0 0 236.3 215 90 9 125 145 3.43 .243 .337 .322 .659 19.6
1978 34 CLE AL 10 11 .476 36 36 3 0 0 243.7 231 106 16 121 160 3.92 .248 .336 .356 .691 13.2
1979 35 CLE AL 9 9 .500 30 30 1 0 0 195.0 182 100 18 114 112 4.62 .248 .348 .369 .717 6.8
1980 36 BAL AL 1 1 .500 36 0 0 0 3 70.0 60 33 5 45 52 4.24 .233 .343 .331 .674 3.9
    AAA   0 2 .000 8 4 1 0 0 33.3 28 12 2 9 44 3.24 .222 .274 .317 .592  
14 Years Sim 191 89 .682 413 376 45 15 3 2756.9 2410 1090 138 1338 1950 3.56 .234 .323 .324 .647 196.1
5 Years AAA 21 9 .700 46 39 1 0 0 285.0 245 95 15 119 296 3.00 .231 .308 .322 .631  
5 Years AA 34 13 .723 77 55 9 7 4 432.0 324 111 21 156 477 2.31 .208 .281 .289 .570  
10 Years Minors 55 22 .714 123 94 10 7 4 717.0 569 206 36 275 773 2.59 .218 .292 .302 .595  
Season Average 13 6 .684 29 26 3 1 0 196.9 172 77 9 95 139 3.56 .234 .323 .324 .647  
Career Highs 23 11 .821 37 37 6 4 3 266.7 238 109 18 134 227 4.62 .258 .348 .369 .717  
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   1061 490 54 569 1064   .212 .293 .292 .585
vs LH   1349 600 84 769 886   .255 .350 .355 .704
Home 84 42 .667 196 174 17 8 2 1298.3 1109 526 70 634 945 3.65 .230 .319 .315 .634
Away 107 47 .695 217 202 28 7 2 1458.6 1301 564 68 704 1005 3.48 .238 .325 .332 .658
Mar/Apr 27 12 .692 62 62 4 2 0 422.0 395 186 19 201 319 3.97 .245 .329 .336 .666
May 25 17 .595 66 60 6 0 2 439.6 376 179 18 236 309 3.66 .233 .330 .314 .644
June 40 16 .714 76 69 9 5 0 511.0 442 182 20 241 359 3.21 .233 .319 .311 .630
July 44 11 .800 70 62 9 2 1 468.3 386 168 27 222 320 3.23 .222 .311 .313 .623
August 30 17 .638 75 65 6 3 0 476.0 437 199 27 244 328 3.76 .245 .336 .347 .683
Sep/Oct 25 16 .610 64 58 13 4 1 439.9 374 176 27 194 315 3.60 .228 .309 .325 .635
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
1967 23 SEM AL 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .118 .167 .118 .284 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   5 14 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .357 .357 .357 .714 1.6  
1968 24 SEM AL 32 87 10 18 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 22 .207 .231 .207 .438 4.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 38 104 10 20 0 0 0 10 1 0 4 25 .192 .220 .192 .412 4.2 0.0
1 Years AAA 5 14 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .357 .357 .357 .714 1.6  
162 Game Average 443 42 85 0 0 0 42 4 0 17 106 .192 .220 .192 .412 18.0  
Career Highs 32 87 10 18 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 22 .207 .231 .207 .438 4.5  
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   80 9 18 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 20 .225 .250 .225 .475 4.2
vs LH   24 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .083 .120 .083 .203 -0.8
Home 17 46 5 11 0 0 0 8 1 0 2 9 .239 .265 .239 .504 3.0
Away 21 58 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .155 .183 .155 .339 0.5
RISP   35 0 8 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 7 .229 .243 .229 .472 1.7
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
May 6 18 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .222 .485 1.0
June 6 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .077 .071 .077 .148 -0.7
July 5 15 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .467 .500 .467 .967 3.1
August 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.7
Sep/Oct 11 28 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .143 .172 .143 .315 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 23 SEM AL P 6 6 46.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1968 24 SEM AL P 32 32 245.3 23 42 0 2 1.000 2.38    
1969 25 SEM AL P 27 27 198.7 18 30 1 5 .980 2.17    
1970 26 SEM AL P 19 19 150.0 10 23 1 1 .971 1.98    
1971 27 SEM AL P 23 23 175.7 12 26 1 1 .974 1.95    
1972 28 SEM AL P 37 37 266.7 17 44 2 3 .968 2.06    
1973 29 SEM AL P 36 36 253.7 11 56 1 2 .985 2.38    
1974 30 SEM AL P 28 27 193.7 15 32 0 3 1.000 2.18    
1975 31 SEM AL P 36 36 252.0 10 34 1 2 .978 1.57    
1976 32 SEM AL P 33 33 229.7 18 42 0 1 1.000 2.35    
1977 33 SEM AL P 34 34 236.3 13 37 3 1 .943 1.90    
1978 34 CLE AL P 36 36 243.7 12 40 1 0 .981 1.92    
1979 35 CLE AL P 30 30 195.0 11 35 0 4 1.000 2.12    
1980 36 BAL AL P 36 0 70.0 2 8 0 3 1.000 1.29    
Career Totals   413 376 2756.9 174 454 11 28 .983 2.05    
Career Highs   37 37 266.7 23 56 3 5 1.000 2.38    
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
1968 24 SEM AL 3 1 .750 4 4 0 0 0 29.0 20 11 1 17 20 3.41 .190 .303 .257 .560
1969 25 SEM AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 6.7 4 0 1 6 6 0.00 .160 .323 .360 .683
1971 27 SEM AL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 36 20 1 19 28 7.01 .343 .444 .419 .863
1972 28 SEM AL 2 1 .667 6 6 0 0 0 42.7 51 18 1 20 34 3.80 .297 .370 .360 .730
1973 29 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 14 4 0 8 15 2.57 .255 .349 .291 .640
1974 30 SEM AL 1 1 .500 4 4 1 1 0 29.0 23 15 1 16 20 4.66 .230 .336 .340 .676
1975 31 SEM AL 5 1 .833 7 7 1 0 0 49.0 42 17 3 25 41 3.12 .240 .335 .337 .672
1976 32 SEM AL 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 25.0 12 3 1 7 19 1.08 .140 .204 .186 .390
1977 33 SEM AL 0 2 .000 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 26 16 3 15 25 6.09 .271 .369 .438 .807
Career Post-Season Pitching 17 9 .654 37 34 2 1 1 244.6 228 104 12 133 208 3.83 .248 .343 .336 .679
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1968 24 SEM AL 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1971-10-3.18
1973-7-3.30
1974-7-3.53
1975-10-3.54
1977-8-3.43
 Wins
1968-3-23
1971-5-17
1972-8-17
1973-1-22
1975-2-19
1977-5-18
 Winning Pct
1968-1-.821
1970-4-.813
1971-2-.810
1973-2-.786
1974-2-.737
1975-7-.679
1977-3-.720
CAR-4-.682
 Games Started
1972-2-37
1973-2-36
1975-3-36
1978-3-36
 Shutouts
1969-6-2
1971-8-2
1972-1-2
1973-2-4
1974-7-1
1975-3-2
 Innings Pitched
1972-4-266.7
1973-5-253.7
1975-6-252.0
Strikeouts
1972-7-227
1973-7-204
1975-3-201
1978-6-160
 Walks Allowed
1969-9-96
1972-3-124
1973-2-134
1975-3-131
1977-3-125
1978-5-121
1979-2-114
CAR-45-1338
 Hits per 9IP
1971-7-6.9
1972-10-8.0
1973-3-7.7
1974-6-7.6
1975-6-7.8
1977-9-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1972-8-7.7
1975-8-7.2
1978-9-5.9
 WHiP
1974-9-1.28
 OAVG
1971-8-.212
1972-10-.237
1973-3-.230
1974-6-.227
1975-6-.232
1977-10-.243
OOBP
1974-8-.308
 OSLG
1968-6-.322
1971-2-.284
1972-2-.322
1973-1-.293
1974-3-.315
1975-3-.321
1976-10-.338
1977-6-.322
1978-9-.356
CAR-14-.324
 OOPS
1968-10-.619
1971-6-.599
1972-6-.643
1973-3-.621
1974-3-.622
1975-5-.648
1977-9-.659
CAR-38-.647
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 118    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Seattle in 1963
Injured on 8/19/1965 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 9/9/1967
Had first career hit on 9/20/1967, off Tommie Sisk (DET)
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1968
Injured on 8/31/1971 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1972, going 4-0, 1.35
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1973, going 5-0, 1.43
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1973, going 22-6, 3.30 ERA
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,428,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/28/1974 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
7/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $5,430,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1974, going 6-0, 1.98
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1975, going 4-1, 1.77
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/8/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Injured on 3/5/1979 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $636,000 per year
 
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