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Greg
Minton		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 29, 1951 in Usa, TX, LUBBOCK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978    1980    1982   
All-Star Selections 1978    1982    1985   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 23 KCR AL   6 3 3 3 5 6 6 9 10 9
1976 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 10 10 10
1977 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 10 10 10
1978 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 10 10 10
1979 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 5 10 10 10
1980 28 SDP NL $ 2,417,143 6 4 5 4 5 5 5 10 10 10
1981 29 SDP NL $ 4,814,286 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 10 10 10
1982 30 CLN NL $ 4,814,286 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 9 10 9
1983 31 BOS AL $ 4,500,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 9 10 9
1984 32 BOS AL $ 4,500,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 9 10 9
1985 33 BOS AL $ 4,500,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 9 10 9
1986 34 KCR AL $ 1,292,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 8 9 9
1987 35 DET AL $ 1,150,000 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 8 8
1988 36 IND AL $ 1,150,000 5 2 3 3 3 4 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 3 3 3 4 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,814,286 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 10 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
1975 23 AAA   17 4 .810 29 29 2 0 0 210.7 233 74 7 81 90 3.16 .281 .345 .353 .698  
1976 24 SDP NL 3 1 .750 9 5 0 0 1 42.3 40 18 0 17 15 3.83 .253 .330 .323 .652 3.1
    AAA   12 11 .522 24 24 0 0 0 162.3 197 84 8 62 89 4.66 .301 .362 .419 .781  
1977 25 SDP NL 16 9 .640 32 32 5 0 0 223.7 254 106 4 87 86 4.27 .289 .350 .366 .716 11.7
1978 26 SDP NL 20 7 .741 32 32 2 0 0 234.7 215 89 5 88 94 3.41 .243 .311 .318 .630 16.8
1979 27 SDP NL 10 10 .500 26 26 2 1 0 173.0 178 71 6 81 78 3.69 .268 .345 .350 .695 8.3
1980 28 SDP NL 13 13 .500 32 32 6 2 0 240.7 191 64 5 81 100 2.39 .216 .281 .270 .551 21.3
1981 29 SDP NL 14 11 .560 32 32 3 2 0 226.0 197 82 2 102 77 3.27 .236 .318 .287 .605 14.8
1982 30 CLN NL 16 3 .842 31 30 2 2 0 216.7 185 59 8 92 77 2.45 .232 .309 .308 .618 19.9
1983 31 BOS AL 6 8 .429 26 17 0 0 0 122.0 127 66 5 70 46 4.87 .268 .361 .363 .724 4.1
1984 32 BOS AL 4 3 .571 43 4 0 0 17 74.3 81 35 2 47 28 4.24 .279 .374 .348 .723 5.6
1985 33 BOS AL 4 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 1 49.0 46 14 0 12 16 2.57 .243 .287 .280 .568 5.3
1986 34 KCR AL 9 4 .692 23 19 0 0 0 131.7 131 58 10 44 52 3.96 .259 .319 .388 .707 8.7
1987 35 DET AL 3 8 .273 65 0 0 0 4 95.7 105 48 5 48 40 4.52 .285 .363 .388 .751 5.2
1988 36 IND AL 3 10 .231 20 20 1 0 0 93.3 124 70 8 39 34 6.75 .320 .380 .450 .829 0.0
    AAA   1 4 .200 8 8 0 0 0 46.7 62 21 2 18 34 4.05 .316 .374 .423 .797  
13 Years Sim 121 87 .582 400 249 21 7 23 1923.0 1874 780 60 808 743 3.65 .256 .328 .335 .663 125.0
3 Years AAA 30 19 .612 61 61 2 0 0 419.7 492 179 17 161 213 3.84 .293 .355 .387 .742  
Season Average 9 6 .600 30 19 1 0 1 147.9 144 60 4 62 57 3.65 .256 .328 .335 .663  
Career Highs 20 13 1.000 65 32 6 2 17 240.7 254 106 10 102 100 6.75 .320 .380 .450 .829  
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   906 369 27 351 440   .244 .309 .318 .628
vs LH   968 411 33 457 303   .269 .351 .352 .703
Home 64 40 .615 201 124 12 6 10 987.6 939 378 24 404 375 3.44 .251 .324 .325 .649
Away 57 47 .548 199 125 9 1 13 935.3 935 402 36 404 368 3.87 .261 .336 .345 .682
Mar/Apr 18 13 .581 58 40 3 1 1 310.3 318 136 10 100 115 3.94 .263 .320 .342 .661
May 18 20 .474 70 48 2 2 0 342.0 367 175 20 158 125 4.61 .273 .350 .373 .723
June 26 13 .667 60 49 4 2 0 343.3 313 122 8 144 140 3.20 .244 .320 .317 .638
July 18 12 .600 69 35 4 0 9 283.6 273 109 7 126 108 3.46 .253 .331 .321 .652
August 25 12 .676 74 34 5 2 8 300.0 269 101 8 135 136 3.03 .243 .325 .318 .643
Sep/Oct 16 17 .485 69 43 7 1 5 343.6 334 137 7 145 119 3.59 .257 .332 .333 .664
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 24 SDP NL P 9 5 42.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.49    
1977 25 SDP NL P 32 32 223.7 18 33 1 4 .981 2.05    
1978 26 SDP NL P 32 32 234.7 9 38 0 3 1.000 1.80    
1979 27 SDP NL P 26 26 173.0 10 25 0 2 1.000 1.82    
1980 28 SDP NL P 32 32 240.7 18 42 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1981 29 SDP NL P 32 32 226.0 18 26 0 3 1.000 1.75    
1982 30 CLN NL P 31 30 216.7 10 46 0 1 1.000 2.33    
1983 31 BOS AL P 26 17 122.0 10 18 1 1 .966 2.07    
1984 32 BOS AL P 43 4 74.3 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.45    
1985 33 BOS AL P 29 0 49.0 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.84    
1986 34 KCR AL P 23 19 131.7 6 13 1 2 .950 1.30    
1987 35 DET AL P 65 0 95.7 8 19 0 1 1.000 2.54    
1988 36 IND AL P 20 20 93.3 3 9 0 3 1.000 1.16    
Career Totals   400 249 1923.0 120 288 3 23 .993 1.91    
Career Highs   65 32 240.7 18 46 1 4 1.000 2.54    
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
1976 24 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 9.00 .500 .500 .667 1.167
1978 26 SDP NL 4 1 .800 6 6 2 0 0 48.3 31 15 1 20 15 2.79 .183 .270 .260 .530
1980 28 SDP NL 4 1 .800 6 6 1 1 0 42.0 31 10 1 26 13 2.14 .205 .322 .252 .574
1981 29 SDP NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 11 5 1 4 7 2.70 .196 .250 .268 .518
1982 30 CLN NL 3 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 33.0 38 17 2 15 8 4.64 .309 .384 .439 .823
1986 34 KCR AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 11.7 15 7 0 8 7 5.40 .313 .411 .396 .807
Career Post-Season Pitching 12 3 .800 25 19 4 1 0 152.7 129 55 5 73 50 3.24 .233 .323 .315 .637
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-1-2.39
1982-3-2.45
 Wins
1977-10-16
1978-3-20
 Winning Pct
1978-5-.741
1982-1-.842
 Saves
1984-8-17
 Shutouts
1981-5-2
1982-10-2
 Walks Allowed
1981-7-102
1982-8-92
Hits per 9IP
1980-3-7.1
1982-5-7.7
 WHiP
1980-8-1.13
 OAVG
1980-3-.216
1982-8-.232
 OOBP
1980-9-.281
 OSLG
1978-5-.318
1980-1-.270
1981-1-.287
1982-5-.308
CAR-27-.335
 OOPS
1978-7-.630
1980-2-.551
1981-7-.605
1982-7-.618
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1975
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 7/31/1976 (Going to KCR: P Dick Tidrow. Going to SDP: P Mike Barlow, P Greg Minton)
Earned first career win on 8/11/1976
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
Injured on 3/9/1979 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 5/14/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/28/1979 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,417,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1980, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1980
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,814,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1981, winning 2 games with a 1.02 ERA
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,814,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Cleveland (N) on 3/4/1982 (Going to SDP: RF Rick Monday, P Steve Carlton, 1B Joe Morgan. Going to CLN: P Greg Minton)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1982, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1982, going 5-0, 1.36
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1982
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/11/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $1,292,000 per year
Injured on 5/18/1986 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/8/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $1,150,000 per year
Injured on 3/21/1987 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Detroit to Indianapolis on 3/4/1988 (Going to IND: P John Fulgham, LF Ruppert Jones, 3B Joe Lefebvre, P Greg Minton. Going to DET: 1B Eddie Murray, C Tim Blackwell)
 
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