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Steve
Comer		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: January 13, 1954 in Usa, MN, MINNEAPOLIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 24 IND AL   9 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1979 25 IND AL   9 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1980 26 IND AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1981 27 LAD NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1982 28 LAD NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1983 29 KCR AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1984 30 KCR AL $ 935,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1985 31 KCR AL $ 2,385,714 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1986 32 KCR AL $ 4,235,714 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1987 33 KCR AL $ 3,000,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1988 34 KCR AL $ 3,000,000 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6
1989 35 IND AL $ 3,000,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 5 5 5
1990 36 IND AL $ 3,000,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,235,714 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
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
1978 24 AAA   4 6 .400 10 10 1 0 0 56.0 76 32 2 20 16 5.14 .326 .379 .412 .791  
    AA   9 6 .600 16 16 0 0 0 107.0 117 45 5 36 57 3.79 .275 .331 .376 .707  
1979 25 AA   9 7 .563 20 20 4 1 0 145.3 157 41 7 43 77 2.54 .277 .328 .350 .678  
1980 26 IND AL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 17.3 17 8 2 4 3 4.15 .270 .309 .429 .737 0.7
    AA   10 11 .476 27 27 4 1 0 196.7 194 66 11 55 105 3.02 .256 .307 .349 .655  
1981 27 LAD NL 9 11 .450 27 27 6 1 0 202.0 209 102 17 70 53 4.54 .267 .326 .386 .712 5.7
1982 28 LAD NL 11 15 .423 34 30 8 2 0 229.0 263 110 13 92 75 4.32 .289 .354 .391 .745 9.6
1983 29 KCR AL 7 7 .500 20 19 3 2 0 139.3 169 62 8 32 40 4.00 .303 .338 .408 .745 7.1
1984 30 KCR AL 16 7 .696 30 30 6 2 0 218.0 231 88 13 61 57 3.63 .276 .325 .380 .706 14.2
1985 31 KCR AL 19 13 .594 38 38 9 0 0 287.3 286 105 19 40 90 3.29 .257 .283 .362 .645 19.4
1986 32 KCR AL 15 11 .577 30 30 5 4 0 208.7 271 122 14 40 76 5.26 .317 .344 .433 .777 6.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 6 2 2 0 5 2.25 .200 .200 .400 .600  
1987 33 KCR AL 12 12 .500 31 31 4 1 0 214.0 241 105 16 40 77 4.42 .284 .315 .413 .728 10.0
1988 34 KCR AL 8 11 .421 47 18 3 0 1 163.7 197 83 17 32 56 4.56 .297 .330 .439 .769 6.8
1989 35 IND AL 3 8 .273 44 5 0 0 3 97.3 113 51 7 21 34 4.72 .293 .329 .417 .746 4.1
1990 36 IND AL 8 10 .444 66 8 0 0 7 135.3 187 89 17 47 35 5.92 .325 .376 .478 .854 1.2
11 Years Sim 108 106 .505 369 238 45 12 11 1912.0 2184 925 143 479 596 4.35 .288 .329 .406 .735 85.1
2 Years AAA 4 7 .364 11 11 2 0 0 64.0 82 34 4 20 21 4.78 .312 .360 .411 .771  
3 Years AA 28 24 .538 63 63 8 2 0 449.0 468 152 23 134 239 3.05 .268 .320 .356 .675  
5 Years Minors 32 31 .508 74 74 10 2 0 513.0 550 186 27 154 260 3.26 .273 .325 .363 .688  
Season Average 9 9 .500 33 21 4 1 1 173.8 198 84 13 43 54 4.35 .288 .329 .406 .735  
Career Highs 19 15 .696 66 38 9 4 7 287.3 286 122 19 92 90 5.92 .325 .376 .478 .854  
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   905 438 73 215 324   .264 .308 .389 .696
vs LH   1279 487 70 264 272   .307 .348 .420 .769
Home 46 51 .474 175 107 19 7 8 886.0 948 390 69 209 284 3.96 .274 .316 .389 .705
Away 62 55 .530 194 131 26 5 3 1026.0 1236 535 74 270 312 4.69 .299 .342 .420 .762
Mar/Apr 16 20 .444 52 42 8 1 1 317.6 363 159 25 64 107 4.51 .288 .322 .404 .726
May 21 22 .488 63 43 9 3 1 345.3 407 173 33 73 108 4.51 .291 .327 .427 .753
June 19 17 .528 64 44 5 1 4 312.0 398 183 18 83 112 5.28 .309 .351 .433 .784
July 12 18 .400 48 37 4 1 1 278.6 316 150 18 88 86 4.84 .287 .340 .404 .744
August 24 15 .615 77 42 13 4 3 384.0 403 133 23 95 110 3.12 .272 .316 .370 .686
Sep/Oct 16 14 .533 65 30 7 2 1 274.3 297 127 26 76 73 4.17 .279 .327 .401 .727
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 26 IND AL P 2 2 17.3 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.04    
1981 27 LAD NL P 27 27 202.0 13 35 2 2 .960 2.14    
1982 28 LAD NL P 34 30 229.0 14 23 1 0 .974 1.45    
1983 29 KCR AL P 20 19 139.3 11 24 1 4 .972 2.26    
1984 30 KCR AL P 30 30 218.0 13 30 1 7 .977 1.78    
1985 31 KCR AL P 38 38 287.3 21 37 2 2 .967 1.82    
1986 32 KCR AL P 30 30 208.7 15 18 0 0 1.000 1.42    
1987 33 KCR AL P 31 31 214.0 20 27 2 3 .959 1.98    
1988 34 KCR AL P 47 18 163.7 10 25 3 3 .921 1.92    
1989 35 IND AL P 44 5 97.3 7 11 1 2 .947 1.66    
1990 36 IND AL P 66 8 135.3 9 27 3 3 .923 2.39    
Career Totals   369 238 1912.0 133 259 16 27 .961 1.85    
Career Highs   66 38 287.3 21 37 3 7 1.000 2.39    
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 30 KCR AL 2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 33.3 34 13 5 5 5 3.51 .264 .291 .426 .717
1986 32 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 20 9 0 2 4 5.28 .323 .344 .371 .715
1987 33 KCR AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 9 5 1 2 5 7.95 .360 .407 .560 .967
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 7 7 1 0 0 54.3 63 27 6 9 14 4.47 .292 .320 .426 .746
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1984-7-16
1985-5-19
 Losses
1982-10-15
 Winning Pct
1984-5-.696
 Games Started
1985-1-38
 Complete Games
1987-4-4
1988-10-3
 Shutouts
1982-10-2
1983-6-2
1984-6-2
1986-2-4
1987-5-1
Innings Pitched
1985-2-287.3
 Hits Allowed
1982-10-263
1985-3-286
1986-5-271
1987-5-241
 Walks Allowed
1982-8-92
 Walks per 9IP
1985-3-1.3
1986-10-1.7
1987-8-1.7
1988-8-1.8
 WHiP
1985-9-1.13
 OOBP
1985-8-.283
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1978
Injured on 7/26/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/11/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Indianapolis to Los Angeles on 3/4/1981 (Going to LAD: P Steve Comer, 2B Ken Henderson. Going to IND: 3B Rob Ellis, P Dennis Lamp, 1B Tony Solaita)
Earned first career win on 5/2/1981
Injured on 5/13/1981 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
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)
Injured on 4/12/1983 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $935,000 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1984, going 5-0, 1.09
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,235,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 10/10/1986 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
10/22/1986: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/19/1988 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Kansas City to Indianapolis on 3/4/1989 (Going to IND: P Steve Comer, 1B Steve Kemp, P Jeff Reardon, P Roy Thomas. Going to KCR: P Don Cooper)
 
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