Rich
Bordi
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 225
 
Born: April 18, 1959 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1982   
Platinum Arm 1983    1984    1987    1988    1989   
Gold Glove 1985   
All-Star Selections 1983    1984    1988    1989    1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 21 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
1981 22 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 8 7
1982 23 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 9
1983 24 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 10 10
1984 25 CLN NL $ 7,021,429 5 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10
1985 26 CLN NL $ 7,021,429 5 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10
1986 27 CLN NL $ 7,021,429 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
1987 28 CLN NL $ 7,021,429 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
1988 29 CLN NL $ 7,020,000 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
1989 30 CLE AL $ 7,020,000 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
1990 31 CLE AL $ 7,020,000 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,021,429 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
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
1980 21 CLN NL 5 7 .417 14 13 0 0 0 93.7 91 36 11 27 36 3.46 .255 .305 .392 .697 5.6
    AAA   6 3 .667 17 17 2 0 0 117.3 120 39 10 33 79 2.99 .268 .319 .389 .708  
1981 22 CLN NL 6 5 .545 37 13 1 1 1 129.3 130 51 7 28 64 3.55 .263 .305 .388 .693 7.9
1982 23 CLN NL 16 8 .667 32 32 2 2 0 226.0 226 86 13 62 127 3.42 .258 .306 .371 .677 14.6
1983 24 CLN NL 21 4 .840 35 33 0 0 0 238.7 185 58 4 64 174 2.19 .212 .265 .286 .551 25.1
1984 25 CLN NL 22 6 .786 36 36 6 6 0 243.7 192 55 7 33 203 2.03 .214 .242 .289 .531 25.4
1985 26 CLN NL 7 6 .538 35 35 0 0 0 160.3 121 44 4 24 126 2.47 .206 .235 .303 .538 13.4
1986 27 CLN NL 6 3 .667 14 14 0 0 0 98.0 84 33 2 11 86 3.03 .228 .255 .326 .581 7.8
    AAA   2 3 .400 9 9 2 2 0 68.0 51 15 1 18 82 1.99 .207 .261 .285 .546  
1987 28 CLN NL 13 11 .542 37 37 1 1 0 241.3 190 65 8 33 202 2.42 .212 .241 .312 .553 20.6
1988 29 CLN NL 15 13 .536 37 37 2 2 0 259.7 187 65 7 37 251 2.25 .197 .227 .283 .510 26.8
1989 30 CLE AL 19 9 .679 35 35 4 4 0 242.3 170 57 5 23 234 2.12 .195 .217 .309 .526 28.9
1990 31 CLE AL 14 7 .667 36 36 0 0 0 214.3 161 59 9 31 223 2.48 .204 .234 .320 .554 20.9
11 Years Sim 144 79 .646 348 321 16 16 1 2147.3 1737 609 77 373 1726 2.55 .218 .253 .318 .572 197.0
2 Years AAA 8 6 .571 26 26 4 2 0 185.3 171 54 11 51 161 2.62 .247 .298 .352 .650  
Season Average 13 7 .650 31 29 1 1 0 195.2 157 55 7 33 156 2.55 .218 .253 .318 .572  
Career Highs 22 13 .840 37 37 6 6 1 259.7 226 86 13 64 251 3.55 .263 .306 .392 .697  
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   742 252 27 137 952   .197 .226 .286 .512
vs LH   995 357 50 236 774   .237 .278 .347 .625
Home 74 32 .698 173 161 9 9 0 1087.0 862 283 28 198 871 2.34 .216 .253 .309 .562
Away 70 47 .598 175 160 7 7 4 1060.3 875 326 49 175 855 2.77 .221 .254 .327 .581
Mar/Apr 22 13 .629 60 53 1 1 1 364.0 281 94 9 58 299 2.32 .210 .243 .294 .537
May 33 9 .786 63 53 4 4 0 377.3 277 93 13 64 323 2.22 .204 .240 .293 .533
June 20 14 .588 50 45 2 2 0 295.0 264 92 6 49 238 2.81 .236 .268 .328 .596
July 19 15 .559 53 52 4 4 0 327.6 275 108 19 65 260 2.97 .222 .261 .336 .597
August 23 14 .622 58 58 3 3 0 384.6 319 118 17 76 285 2.76 .222 .261 .337 .597
Sep/Oct 27 14 .659 64 60 2 2 3 398.6 321 104 13 61 321 2.35 .219 .250 .324 .574
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 21 CLN NL P 14 13 93.7 7 19 0 2 1.000 2.50    
1981 22 CLN NL P 37 13 129.3 7 20 1 2 .964 1.88    
1982 23 CLN NL P 32 32 226.0 9 44 0 4 1.000 2.11    
1983 24 CLN NL P 35 33 238.7 13 39 2 2 .963 1.96    
1984 25 CLN NL P 36 36 243.7 8 46 1 4 .982 1.99    
1985 26 CLN NL P 35 35 160.3 13 34 0 6 1.000 2.64    
1986 27 CLN NL P 14 14 98.0 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.47    
1987 28 CLN NL P 37 37 241.3 15 25 0 3 1.000 1.49    
1988 29 CLN NL P 37 37 259.7 6 39 0 0 1.000 1.56    
1989 30 CLE AL P 35 35 242.3 15 35 1 3 .980 1.86    
1990 31 CLE AL P 36 36 214.3 19 41 0 2 1.000 2.52    
Career Totals   348 321 2147.3 117 353 5 29 .989 1.97    
Career Highs   37 37 259.7 19 46 2 6 1.000 2.64    
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
1982 23 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 4.3 7 2 0 0 4 4.16 .350 .350 .400 .750
1983 24 CLN NL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 35.7 39 13 2 6 21 3.28 .279 .308 .407 .715
1984 25 CLN NL 0 0 .000 5 5 0 0 0 21.7 19 4 0 3 14 1.66 .232 .259 .280 .539
1985 26 CLN NL 2 2 .500 12 0 0 0 3 22.7 20 9 0 7 33 3.57 .230 .287 .322 .609
1986 27 CLN NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.3 18 10 0 3 15 6.28 .300 .333 .417 .750
1989 30 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 5 3 1 1 5 4.27 .227 .261 .409 .670
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 5 .444 31 13 0 0 3 105.0 108 41 3 20 92 3.52 .263 .297 .365 .662
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1983-2-2.19
1984-1-2.03
1987-2-2.42
1988-1-2.25
1989-1-2.12
1990-2-2.48
CAR-3-2.55
Wins
1983-2-21
1984-1-22
1988-7-15
1989-2-19
1990-4-14
Winning Pct
1983-1-.840
1984-1-.786
1989-10-.679
1990-8-.667
CAR-13-.646
Games Started
1984-1-36
1985-8-35
1987-1-37
1988-3-37
1989-4-35
1990-1-36
Complete Games
1989-8-4
Shutouts
1982-10-2
1984-1-6
1987-9-1
1988-5-2
1989-1-4
Innings Pitched
1987-5-241.3
1988-3-259.7
1989-2-242.3
1990-4-214.3
Strikeouts
1983-10-174
1984-6-203
1987-3-202
1988-1-251
1989-2-234
1990-2-223
Walks per 9IP
1984-3-1.2
1987-1-1.2
1988-3-1.3
1989-2-0.9
1990-3-1.3
CAR-26-1.6
Hits per 9IP
1983-2-7.0
1984-6-7.1
1987-6-7.1
1988-2-6.5
1989-1-6.3
1990-2-6.8
CAR-17-7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1984-5-7.5
1987-6-7.5
1988-4-8.7
1989-6-8.7
1990-2-9.4
CAR-42-7.2
WHiP
1983-5-1.04
1984-2-0.92
1987-1-0.92
1988-1-0.86
1989-1-0.80
1990-1-0.90
CAR-1-0.98
OAVG
1983-3-.212
1984-5-.214
1987-5-.212
1988-2-.197
1989-1-.195
1990-2-.204
CAR-17-.218
OOBP
1983-5-.265
1984-1-.242
1987-1-.241
1988-1-.227
1989-1-.217
1990-1-.234
CAR-1-.253
OSLG
1983-4-.286
1984-2-.289
1987-3-.312
1988-1-.283
1989-2-.309
1990-2-.320
CAR-10-.318
OOPS
1983-3-.551
1984-1-.531
1987-3-.553
1988-1-.510
1989-1-.526
1990-1-.554
CAR-2-.572
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 137    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 59    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1980
Injured on 6/18/1980 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/31/1980
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1982
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1983, going 5-0, 1.24
Won Platinum Arm in 1983, going 21-4, 2.19 ERA
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,021,429 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1984, going 4-1, 0.77
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1984, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1984, going 22-6, 2.03 ERA
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,021,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/1985 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1985
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,021,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/14/1986 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,021,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $7,020,000 per year, for 7 years
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Pitched NO-HITTER against Philadelphia on 7/24/1988, striking out 8
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/8/1989 (Going to CLE: P Rich Bordi, P Mike Boddicker, P Dave Smith, 1B Clint Hurdle, 1B Jerry Turner. Going to CLN: P Wilson Alvarez)
Injured on 6/18/1989 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game