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Chip
Lang		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: August 21, 1952 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 KCR AL   6 5 6 5 2 4 3 4 5 5
1976 23 KCR AL   6 6 6 6 2 4 3 4 5 5
1977 24 KCR AL   6 6 7 7 2 4 3 4 5 4
1978 25 OAK AL   6 6 7 6 2 4 3 4 5 4
1979 26 OAK AL   6 6 7 6 2 4 3 4 5 5
1980 27 OAK AL   6 6 7 6 2 4 3 5 6 6
1981 28 OAK AL   6 6 7 7 2 4 3 7 7 7
1982 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1983 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 2 4 3 7 7 7
1984 31 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1985 32 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 2 4 3 6 7 7
1986 33 OAK AL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 2 4 3 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 2 4 3 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 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 AA   8 3 .727 18 18 0 0 0 125.0 99 37 5 62 111 2.66 .217 .310 .313 .623  
1976 23 AA   8 6 .571 18 18 1 0 0 117.3 104 46 11 56 132 3.53 .233 .319 .354 .673  
1977 24 AA   2 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 2 43.0 28 16 1 13 41 3.35 .187 .252 .227 .478  
1978 25 AAA   1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 27.7 25 15 4 14 18 4.88 .243 .333 .417 .751  
    AA   8 3 .727 56 8 0 0 6 91.3 81 33 12 34 83 3.25 .238 .307 .381 .688  
1979 26 AA   3 1 .750 5 5 1 1 0 33.3 22 8 1 19 35 2.16 .186 .299 .246 .545  
1980 27 AA   1 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 27 15 5 19 43 3.19 .176 .267 .314 .581  
1981 28 AAA   10 4 .714 20 18 0 0 0 108.0 115 45 9 56 88 3.75 .271 .356 .388 .744  
    AA   5 1 .833 6 6 0 0 0 44.3 31 12 1 13 46 2.44 .197 .259 .268 .526  
1982 29 OAK AL 5 8 .385 54 0 0 0 2 104.0 95 43 6 50 66 3.72 .244 .331 .349 .680 5.5
1983 30 OAK AL 12 10 .545 66 1 0 0 23 100.3 107 54 13 48 55 4.84 .276 .358 .430 .788 6.8
1984 31 OAK AL 0 2 .000 34 0 0 0 2 24.7 32 21 5 16 20 7.66 .320 .410 .550 .960 0.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 33 0 0 0 6 34.0 32 10 2 17 36 2.65 .258 .348 .355 .702  
1985 32 OAK AL 0 1 .000 22 0 0 0 1 11.0 12 10 3 9 9 8.18 .286 .404 .548 .951 0.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 1 8.3 5 1 1 6 6 1.08 .167 .306 .267 .572  
1986 33 AAA   1 3 .250 65 0 0 0 4 67.0 48 31 2 31 60 4.16 .204 .297 .285 .582  
4 Years Sim 17 21 .447 176 1 0 0 28 240.0 246 128 27 123 150 4.80 .267 .355 .414 .769 12.3
5 Years AAA 14 12 .538 134 22 0 0 11 245.0 225 102 18 124 208 3.75 .245 .335 .357 .692  
7 Years AA 35 14 .714 142 61 2 1 8 496.7 392 167 36 216 491 3.03 .215 .298 .321 .619  
12 Years Minors 49 26 .653 276 83 2 1 19 741.6 617 269 54 340 699 3.26 .225 .311 .333 .643  
Season Average 4 5 .444 44 0 0 0 7 60.0 61 32 6 30 37 4.80 .267 .355 .414 .769  
Career Highs 12 10 .545 66 1 0 0 23 104.0 107 54 13 50 66 8.18 .320 .410 .550 .960  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   113 59 16 54 76   .245 .324 .392 .715
vs LH   133 69 11 69 74   .290 .383 .437 .820
Home 10 10 .500 89 1 0 0 16 121.0 138 72 14 57 65 5.36 .293 .369 .459 .828
Away 7 11 .389 87 0 0 0 12 119.0 108 56 13 66 85 4.24 .241 .338 .367 .705
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 33 0 0 0 2 60.7 60 36 10 34 39 5.34 .262 .357 .454 .812
May 3 3 .500 25 0 0 0 10 42.3 39 20 4 17 24 4.25 .250 .324 .372 .695
June 5 5 .500 20 0 0 0 2 39.0 51 22 1 21 26 5.08 .315 .393 .395 .789
July 1 2 .333 12 1 0 0 0 26.3 25 12 3 15 21 4.10 .253 .351 .404 .755
August 3 3 .500 47 0 0 0 10 36.3 44 22 4 20 18 5.45 .303 .388 .462 .850
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 39 0 0 0 4 35.3 27 16 5 16 22 4.08 .209 .297 .372 .669
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 29 OAK AL P 54 0 104.0 5 23 1 1 .966 2.42    
1983 30 OAK AL P 66 1 100.3 9 12 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1984 31 OAK AL P 34 0 24.7 3 4 0 1 1.000 2.55    
1985 32 OAK AL P 22 0 11.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.45    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 176 1 240.0 17 42 1 2 .983 2.21    
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   177 1 241.0 17 42 1 2 .983 2.20    
Career Highs   66 1 104.0 9 23 1 1 1.000 2.55    
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
1984 31 OAK AL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .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.
Saves
1983-8-23
 Games Pitched
1983-9-66
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 104th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1975
Injured on 6/15/1976 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/8/1978 (Going to KCR: P Gary Nolan. Going to COL: 3B Oscar Gamble, P Chip Lang)
Traded from Colorado to Oakland on 7/31/1978 (Going to COL: SS Dick Allen. Going to OAK: P Chip Lang)
Injured on 8/25/1978 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1981 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/30/1982
Injured on 7/5/1983 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/6/1985 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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