Dave
Pagan
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 185
 
Born: September 15, 1949 in Can, SK, NIPAWIN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1978   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 9 10 9
1974 24 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 9
1975 25 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 9 10 9
1976 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 9
1977 27 CLN NL $ 2,257,143 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 8 9 9
1978 28 CLN NL $ 2,100,000 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 8 9 9
1979 29 LAD NL $ 2,100,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
1980 30 LAD NL $ 2,100,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8
1981 31 LAD NL $ 2,100,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
1982 32 LAD NL $ 1,900,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
1983 33 KCR AL $ 1,900,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
1984 34 PHN NL $ 1,900,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 9 9 9
1985 35 PHN NL $ 1,900,000 6 3 4 3 5 6 6 8 9 9
1986 36 COL NL $ 1,116,000 6 2 3 3 5 6 5 9 9 9
1987 37 DET AL $ 500,000 5 2 3 2 4 5 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 3 2 4 5 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,257,143 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 9 10 9
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
1973 23 CLN NL 13 6 .684 30 30 0 0 0 206.7 180 74 5 101 128 3.22 .236 .327 .308 .634 14.6
1974 24 CLN NL 15 7 .682 33 32 6 0 0 232.0 208 79 14 84 124 3.06 .239 .308 .355 .663 17.6
1975 25 CLN NL 10 9 .526 25 25 3 0 0 173.0 177 69 13 60 97 3.59 .263 .323 .378 .701 11.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 8 2 0 4 4 2.84 .286 .375 .393 .768  
1976 26 CLN NL 10 8 .556 23 23 0 0 0 156.0 155 73 10 62 83 4.21 .256 .322 .355 .678 8.3
    AAA   0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 36.7 53 22 1 9 29 5.40 .349 .385 .447 .832  
1977 27 CLN NL 10 11 .476 32 32 1 0 0 205.7 220 112 13 82 102 4.90 .274 .343 .395 .738 5.1
1978 28 CLN NL 14 12 .538 33 28 3 0 0 203.3 208 99 9 82 78 4.38 .265 .333 .349 .681 9.0
1979 29 LAD NL 17 9 .654 73 2 0 0 30 124.0 123 55 2 55 64 3.99 .263 .342 .332 .674 13.6
1980 30 LAD NL 11 12 .478 32 32 1 0 0 210.0 231 119 16 96 114 5.10 .280 .354 .393 .748 4.0
1981 31 LAD NL 3 5 .375 28 8 1 0 6 81.7 76 30 1 29 23 3.31 .252 .317 .332 .650 6.0
1982 32 LAD NL 8 13 .381 31 31 3 0 0 212.0 219 103 14 75 76 4.37 .269 .331 .372 .703 8.7
1983 33 KCR AL 3 1 .750 31 0 0 0 1 64.0 56 23 4 18 34 3.23 .231 .282 .322 .605 5.2
1984 34 PHN NL 9 9 .500 26 26 0 0 0 163.3 189 93 6 65 63 5.12 .291 .354 .375 .730 3.7
1985 35 PHN NL 5 7 .417 28 15 0 0 1 123.7 116 48 5 51 48 3.49 .248 .320 .353 .673 5.2
1986 36 COL NL 1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 19.3 35 19 2 9 11 8.85 .389 .444 .511 .956 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 34 0 0 0 4 27.7 35 9 0 11 20 2.93 .310 .371 .363 .734  
1987 37 DET AL 2 5 .286 31 0 0 0 9 63.0 76 34 3 36 24 4.86 .309 .396 .390 .786 3.1
15 Years Sim 131 114 .535 469 284 18 0 47 2237.6 2269 1030 117 905 1069 4.14 .264 .334 .362 .696 115.3
3 Years AAA 2 8 .200 41 7 0 0 4 70.7 96 33 1 24 53 4.20 .328 .379 .410 .788  
Season Average 8 7 .533 31 18 1 0 3 149.2 151 68 7 60 71 4.14 .264 .334 .362 .696  
Career Highs 17 13 1.000 73 32 6 0 30 232.0 231 119 16 101 128 8.85 .389 .444 .511 .956  
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   1065 511 59 415 653   .244 .309 .338 .648
vs LH   1204 519 58 490 416   .284 .358 .387 .745
Home 66 59 .528 255 149 7 0 28 1177.9 1211 531 59 467 609 4.06 .265 .333 .360 .693
Away 65 55 .542 214 135 11 0 19 1059.6 1058 499 58 438 460 4.24 .263 .335 .365 .700
Mar/Apr 23 24 .489 83 52 4 0 5 404.3 424 208 29 159 185 4.63 .273 .340 .395 .735
May 24 25 .490 88 52 3 0 7 403.3 441 200 23 183 204 4.46 .280 .355 .382 .738
June 23 19 .548 80 55 2 0 6 418.6 412 188 23 163 208 4.04 .254 .323 .355 .677
July 22 17 .564 77 44 4 0 11 347.3 336 150 10 147 162 3.89 .254 .328 .330 .658
August 20 16 .556 77 45 5 0 9 381.6 360 145 18 140 185 3.42 .251 .317 .345 .662
Sep/Oct 19 13 .594 64 36 0 0 9 282.3 296 139 14 113 125 4.43 .270 .338 .359 .697
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 23 CLN NL P 30 30 206.7 14 37 1 4 .981 2.22    
1974 24 CLN NL P 33 32 232.0 16 55 3 7 .959 2.75    
1975 25 CLN NL P 25 25 173.0 12 33 1 3 .978 2.34    
1976 26 CLN NL P 23 23 156.0 13 35 0 2 1.000 2.77    
1977 27 CLN NL P 32 32 205.7 17 30 0 5 1.000 2.06    
1978 28 CLN NL P 33 28 203.3 22 45 1 6 .985 2.97    
1979 29 LAD NL P 73 2 124.0 10 32 0 5 1.000 3.05    
1980 30 LAD NL P 32 32 210.0 14 45 1 2 .983 2.53    
1981 31 LAD NL P 28 8 81.7 3 22 0 3 1.000 2.76    
1982 32 LAD NL P 31 31 212.0 13 42 1 2 .982 2.33    
1983 33 KCR AL P 31 0 64.0 3 13 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1984 34 PHN NL P 26 26 163.3 11 40 0 5 1.000 2.81    
1985 35 PHN NL P 28 15 123.7 15 31 1 0 .979 3.35    
1986 36 COL NL P 13 0 19.3 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1987 37 DET AL P 31 0 63.0 2 14 0 1 1.000 2.29    
Career Totals   469 284 2237.6 167 476 9 46 .986 2.59    
Career Highs   73 32 232.0 22 55 3 7 1.000 3.35    
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
1973 23 CLN NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 11 4 0 6 6 2.70 .220 .304 .240 .544
1974 24 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 5 3 0 6 5 4.27 .250 .423 .250 .673
1979 29 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 0 11.3 14 11 2 5 5 8.74 .292 .358 .438 .796
1983 33 KCR AL 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 4.7 8 6 0 7 2 11.59 .400 .556 .500 1.056
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 15 4 0 0 0 35.7 38 24 2 24 18 6.06 .275 .383 .348 .731
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1973-7-3.22
1974-6-3.06
Wins
1974-10-15
1979-9-17
Winning Pct
1973-9-.684
1974-8-.682
Saves
1979-6-30
Games Pitched
1979-5-73
Hits per 9IP
1973-6-7.8
1974-10-8.1
OAVG
1973-6-.236
1974-10-.239
OSLG
1973-2-.308
1974-8-.355
OOPS
1973-7-.634
1974-9-.663
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/6/1973
Injured on 8/11/1975 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/15/1977 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4-5 weeks
11/2/1977: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1978
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Los Angeles on 2/22/1979 (Going to CLN: CF Ruppert Jones. Going to LAD: P Dave Pagan, 1B Tony Solaita)
10/29/1981: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $1,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Los Angeles to Kansas City on 2/4/1983 (Going to KCR: P Steve Comer, P Dave Pagan. Going to LAD: P Matt Keough)
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/2/1984 (Going to SDP: P Bill Lee, P Phil Hennigan, P Dave Pagan, P Larry Andersen. Going to KCR: 2B Bob Sheldon)
Traded from San Diego to Philadelphia on 3/4/1984 (Going to SDP: C Gary Allenson. Going to PHN: P Dave Pagan, P Ray Corbin)
Injured on 6/22/1985 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $1,116,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/3/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 8/5/1987 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season