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Jim
Slaton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 19, 1950 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1975   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 21 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 6
1972 22 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 7
1973 23 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 9 9
1974 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1975 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 10 9
1976 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1977 27 IND AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1978 28 IND AL $ 2,564,286 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 10 9
1979 29 NYG NL $ 2,685,714 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 9
1980 30 NYG NL $ 2,685,714 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,685,714 8 6 6 6 6 6 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
1971 21 AA   15 3 .833 29 29 0 0 0 200.7 199 69 7 56 155 3.09 .257 .307 .337 .644  
1972 22 AAA   15 7 .682 28 28 2 0 0 200.7 208 78 11 63 122 3.50 .263 .317 .365 .682  
1973 23 AAA   18 2 .900 26 26 4 3 0 197.0 158 40 11 74 120 1.83 .223 .297 .319 .616  
1974 24 SEM AL 7 5 .583 29 12 5 0 2 119.0 114 54 4 38 73 4.08 .248 .310 .340 .650 8.3
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 43.3 38 12 1 17 33 2.49 .233 .306 .313 .618  
1975 25 SEM AL 6 6 .500 19 14 3 1 2 120.7 120 52 10 39 79 3.88 .259 .316 .369 .685 6.4
    AAA   8 5 .615 17 17 3 1 0 117.3 103 38 4 57 95 2.91 .233 .320 .298 .618  
1976 26 SEM AL 17 10 .630 32 32 7 2 0 241.7 255 114 11 90 130 4.25 .270 .331 .350 .681 14.0
1977 27 IND AL 12 18 .400 35 35 13 5 0 250.0 252 115 11 115 120 4.14 .264 .342 .356 .697 14.7
1978 28 IND AL 9 18 .333 37 37 10 1 0 282.7 304 128 13 113 142 4.08 .274 .340 .374 .715 17.1
1979 29 NYG NL 16 6 .727 28 28 9 3 0 208.7 223 97 7 83 93 4.18 .278 .346 .373 .719 10.4
1980 30 NYG NL 14 13 .519 68 0 0 0 22 99.3 96 43 5 49 54 3.90 .262 .347 .351 .698 9.5
7 Years Sim 81 76 .516 248 158 47 12 26 1322.0 1364 603 61 527 691 4.11 .267 .335 .361 .696 80.4
4 Years AAA 44 15 .746 77 77 9 4 0 558.3 507 168 27 211 370 2.71 .241 .310 .331 .641  
1 Years AA 15 3 .833 29 29 0 0 0 200.7 199 69 7 56 155 3.09 .257 .307 .337 .644  
5 Years Minors 59 18 .766 106 106 9 4 0 759.0 706 237 34 267 525 2.81 .245 .309 .333 .642  
Season Average 11 10 .524 35 22 6 1 3 188.9 194 86 8 75 98 4.11 .267 .335 .361 .696  
Career Highs 17 18 .727 68 37 13 5 22 282.7 304 128 13 115 142 4.25 .278 .347 .374 .719  
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   646 280 20 234 348   .262 .326 .348 .674
vs LH   718 323 41 293 343   .272 .345 .373 .718
Home 40 44 .476 126 85 21 5 7 694.0 752 348 36 280 351 4.51 .278 .346 .375 .721
Away 41 32 .562 122 73 26 7 19 628.0 612 255 25 247 340 3.65 .255 .325 .345 .670
Mar/Apr 15 15 .500 42 26 5 1 3 208.0 237 104 15 86 112 4.50 .287 .354 .392 .746
May 18 12 .600 47 33 9 2 6 280.3 260 118 11 107 149 3.79 .243 .312 .326 .637
June 10 15 .400 35 27 9 1 4 218.7 244 120 13 87 115 4.94 .283 .349 .402 .751
July 14 12 .538 37 20 8 5 4 177.3 176 60 6 68 105 3.05 .263 .331 .344 .675
August 14 11 .560 49 26 9 2 6 231.6 224 102 11 85 107 3.96 .256 .322 .352 .673
Sep/Oct 10 11 .476 38 26 9 3 3 206.0 223 99 5 94 103 4.33 .280 .356 .357 .713
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 24 SEM AL P 29 12 119.0 12 26 1 1 .974 2.87    
1975 25 SEM AL P 19 14 120.7 10 18 1 2 .966 2.09    
1976 26 SEM AL P 32 32 241.7 26 41 2 4 .971 2.50    
1977 27 IND AL P 35 35 250.0 14 39 1 3 .981 1.91    
1978 28 IND AL P 37 37 282.7 27 55 3 5 .965 2.61    
1979 29 NYG NL P 28 28 208.7 18 45 2 6 .969 2.72    
1980 30 NYG NL P 68 0 99.3 8 18 0 1 1.000 2.36    
Career Totals   248 158 1322.0 115 242 10 22 .973 2.43    
Career Highs   68 37 282.7 27 55 3 6 1.000 2.87    
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
1974 24 SEM AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 1 0 16.7 15 4 0 3 10 2.16 .250 .286 .267 .552
1975 25 SEM AL 0 2 .000 3 2 0 0 0 14.7 16 10 1 9 12 6.14 .281 .379 .386 .765
1979 29 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 0 6 4 0.00 .179 .324 .179 .502
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 6 5 2 2 0 40.3 36 14 1 18 26 3.13 .248 .331 .297 .628
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1976-7-17
 Losses
1977-4-18
1978-3-18
 Winning Pct
1979-3-.727
 Saves
1980-6-22
 Games Pitched
1980-6-68
 Games Started
1977-5-35
1978-1-37
Complete Games
1979-7-9
 Shutouts
1975-7-1
1976-4-2
1977-1-5
1979-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1978-2-282.7
 Hits Allowed
1976-8-255
1978-1-304
 Walks Allowed
1977-9-115
1978-6-113
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Sammy Ellis (957)
  2. Mike Lacoss (956)
  3. Len Barker (953)
  4. Frank Lary (950)
  5. Don Robinson (947)
  6. Al Gerheauser (947)
  7. Jose Deleon (943)
  8. Dave Tobik (942)
  9. George Pipgras (942)
  10. Juan Agosto (942)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Seattle in 1971
Injured on 7/9/1971 with a Fractured Nose, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/10/1974
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Indianapolis to New York (N) on 2/14/1979 (Going to NYG: P Jim Slaton. Going to IND: C Bruce Bochy)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1979, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/8/1980 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for entire career
 
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