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Tony
Pierce		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 29, 1946 in Usa, GA, BRUNSWICK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1967    1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 21 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4
1968 22 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 3 3 3
1969 23 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 3 3 3
1970 24 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 8 7 7 4 3 3
1971 25 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 8 7 7 4 3 3
1972 26 TOR AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 4
1973 27 TOR AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 4
1974 28 TOR AL $ 1,845,714 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 4
1975 29 MON NL $ 2,028,571 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 5 5
1976 30 MIN AL $ 675,000 6 6 5 6 8 7 7 3 3 3
1977 31 MIA NL $ 675,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 3 3 3
1978 32 MIA NL $ 675,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 3 3 3
1979 33 MIA NL $ 1,000,000 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 3 3 3
1980 34 MIA NL $ 1,000,000 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 3 3 3
1981 35 MIA NL $ 1,000,000 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 7 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,028,571 6 6 5 6 8 7 7 5 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 21 TOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 22 TOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 26 TOR AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 27 TOR AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 28 TOR AL $ 1,845,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 29 MON NL $ 2,028,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 30 MIN AL $ 675,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 31 MIA NL $ 675,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 32 MIA NL $ 675,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 33 MIA NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 34 MIA NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 35 MIA NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,028,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1967 21 TOR AL 8 9 .471 49 0 0 0 15 56.0 68 36 9 19 21 5.79 .308 .361 .507 .867 1.8
1968 22 TOR AL 1 1 .500 13 0 0 0 0 16.3 16 6 1 4 5 3.31 .262 .313 .377 .690 1.5
    AA   5 10 .333 35 0 0 0 16 41.3 43 15 4 10 37 3.27 .264 .306 .380 .687  
1969 23 TOR AL 4 5 .444 38 0 0 0 5 68.7 68 32 11 20 38 4.19 .252 .307 .437 .744 3.1
1970 24 TOR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 5.3 10 9 0 5 2 15.20 .435 .517 .565 1.082 0.0
    AA   2 2 .500 37 0 0 0 4 24.7 24 9 3 10 19 3.28 .273 .347 .432 .779  
1971 25 TOR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 11.0 19 14 1 3 6 11.45 .380 .415 .520 .935 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000  
    AA   3 5 .375 61 0 0 0 1 51.3 50 27 7 17 47 4.73 .260 .321 .411 .732  
1972 26 TOR AL 1 2 .333 8 0 0 0 0 14.3 10 5 1 5 9 3.14 .192 .254 .288 .543 1.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 13.7 15 5 2 7 16 3.29 .283 .367 .415 .782  
    AA   1 2 .333 62 0 0 0 4 52.0 33 14 3 13 58 2.42 .186 .242 .282 .525  
1973 27 TOR AL 3 2 .600 38 0 0 0 12 47.3 44 11 2 16 30 2.09 .250 .311 .324 .635 9.5
1974 28 TOR AL 5 1 .833 31 0 0 0 11 40.3 38 11 2 9 22 2.45 .259 .300 .327 .627 8.1
1975 29 TOR AL 8 4 .667 27 0 0 0 4 49.7 65 31 5 23 19 5.62 .320 .393 .453 .846 2.7
  MON NL 2 2 .500 20 0 0 0 3 32.0 29 12 2 12 16 3.38 .242 .321 .333 .654 3.1
  TOT   10 6 .625 47 0 0 0 7 81.7 94 43 7 35 35 4.74 .291 .366 .409 .775 5.8
1976 30 MIN AL 8 4 .667 46 0 0 0 10 63.7 58 19 3 23 30 2.69 .244 .308 .345 .653 9.9
1977 31 MIA NL 9 3 .750 44 0 0 0 8 57.3 55 22 3 18 36 3.45 .256 .316 .349 .665 8.1
1978 32 MIA NL 9 6 .600 58 0 0 0 11 89.3 94 44 12 30 44 4.43 .269 .330 .427 .757 7.0
1979 33 AAA   3 3 .500 44 0 0 0 3 35.3 29 13 2 13 29 3.31 .240 .313 .331 .644  
1980 34 MIA NL 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 1 28.3 32 19 5 8 18 6.04 .283 .341 .460 .802 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 24 0 0 0 1 18.3 19 6 1 5 10 2.95 .292 .343 .462 .804  
1981 35 MIA NL 0 1 .000 22 0 0 0 0 30.3 37 13 1 10 16 3.86 .301 .350 .341 .692 1.1
1982 36 AAA   2 2 .500 25 0 0 0 0 43.0 49 24 3 16 26 5.02 .287 .348 .404 .751  
14 Years Sim 59 41 .590 423 0 0 0 80 609.9 643 284 58 205 312 4.19 .272 .332 .400 .732 57.0
5 Years AAA 6 6 .500 110 0 0 0 4 110.7 113 48 8 41 81 3.90 .274 .340 .393 .733  
4 Years AA 11 19 .367 195 0 0 0 25 169.3 150 65 17 50 161 3.45 .242 .299 .369 .668  
9 Years Minors 17 25 .405 305 0 0 0 29 280.0 263 113 25 91 242 3.63 .255 .315 .379 .694  
Season Average 4 2 .667 30 0 0 0 5 43.6 45 20 4 14 22 4.19 .272 .332 .400 .732  
Career Highs 10 9 .833 58 0 0 0 15 89.3 94 44 12 35 44 15.20 .435 .517 .565 1.082  
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   430 180 34 139 181   .279 .339 .400 .739
vs LH   213 104 24 66 131   .259 .314 .399 .713
Home 35 21 .625 221 0 0 0 37 329.6 349 163 33 99 178 4.45 .273 .326 .406 .732
Away 24 20 .545 202 0 0 0 43 280.3 294 121 25 106 134 3.89 .271 .336 .392 .728
Mar/Apr 7 2 .778 56 0 0 0 10 85.6 98 51 5 30 47 5.36 .291 .349 .418 .767
May 8 8 .500 61 0 0 0 11 85.6 101 44 10 29 50 4.63 .298 .353 .445 .799
June 8 10 .444 67 0 0 0 12 72.3 88 30 5 33 33 3.73 .303 .375 .400 .775
July 15 7 .682 78 0 0 0 17 128.3 125 55 12 44 64 3.86 .256 .317 .387 .704
August 11 5 .688 87 0 0 0 14 121.6 123 51 15 29 62 3.77 .263 .306 .400 .707
Sep/Oct 10 9 .526 74 0 0 0 16 116.3 108 53 11 40 56 4.10 .246 .309 .364 .673
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1967 21 TOR AL 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1971 25 AA   6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
1972 26 AA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1979 33 AAA   7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1982 36 AAA   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1 Years Sim 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2 Years AAA 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2 Years AA 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6  
4 Years Minors 20 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8  
162 Game Average 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Away 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 21 TOR AL P 49 0 56.0 4 12 1 1 .941 2.57    
1968 22 TOR AL P 13 0 16.3 3 1 0 1 1.000 2.20    
1969 23 TOR AL P 38 0 68.7 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1970 24 TOR AL P 6 0 5.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1971 25 TOR AL P 6 0 11.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.64    
1972 26 TOR AL P 8 0 14.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.51    
1973 27 TOR AL P 38 0 47.3 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.09    
1974 28 TOR AL P 31 0 40.3 1 10 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1975 29 TOR AL P 27 0 49.7 4 7 1 1 .917 1.99    
  MON NL P 20 0 32.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.97    
  TOT   P 47 0 81.7 6 12 1 2 .947 1.98    
1976 30 MIN AL P 46 0 63.7 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1977 31 MIA NL P 44 0 57.3 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1978 32 MIA NL P 58 0 89.3 5 12 0 2 1.000 1.71    
1980 34 MIA NL P 17 0 28.3 0 10 0 1 1.000 3.18    
1981 35 MIA NL P 22 0 30.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   423 0 609.9 32 105 2 9 .986 2.02    
Career Highs   58 0 89.3 6 12 1 2 1.000 3.18    
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
1975 29 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 2 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
1967-5-15
1973-6-12
1974-8-11
1976-8-10
1978-5-11
 Games Pitched
1978-10-58
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 48th overall pick, by Toronto in 1967
Earned first career win on 4/7/1967
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/20/1972 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,845,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,028,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Toronto to Montreal on 7/31/1975 (Going to TOR: P Jerry Koosman. Going to MON: P Tony Pierce)
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/3/1976 to a 3-year deal worth $675,000 per year
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Injured on 9/18/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
7/31/1978: Signed a contract extension with Miami, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/19/1981 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
 
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