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Dennis
Lamp		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 23, 1952 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1979    1981    1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 24 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1978 25 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
1979 26 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
1980 27 LAD NL $ 3,221,429 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
1981 28 IND AL $ 3,221,429 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 10 10 10
1982 29 IND AL $ 3,421,429 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 8 8 8
1983 30 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1984 31 MIN AL $ 6,000,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1985 32 PHN NL $ 1,250,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 33 PHN NL $ 1,250,000 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1987 34 MIL NL $ 1,250,000 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 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
1977 24 LAD NL 9 12 .429 32 32 2 0 0 222.3 224 79 14 73 100 3.20 .261 .318 .353 .670 16.2
1978 25 LAD NL 7 14 .333 27 27 3 1 0 177.7 187 90 9 71 43 4.56 .271 .335 .372 .707 5.2
1979 26 LAD NL 15 7 .682 32 32 4 0 0 217.7 224 80 5 73 67 3.31 .267 .324 .342 .666 15.2
1980 27 LAD NL 15 12 .556 32 32 1 0 0 205.0 217 81 8 71 77 3.56 .274 .333 .357 .690 12.0
1981 28 IND AL 15 8 .652 32 32 3 0 0 226.0 234 92 8 57 72 3.66 .268 .312 .351 .663 14.4
1982 29 IND AL 4 5 .444 15 15 0 0 0 96.3 96 33 4 30 28 3.08 .255 .308 .340 .648 6.0
1983 30 MIN AL 10 14 .417 35 35 1 0 0 225.7 253 110 12 81 85 4.39 .283 .341 .381 .722 7.6
1984 31 MIN AL 15 12 .556 32 32 2 1 0 216.3 227 89 10 74 77 3.70 .270 .327 .382 .709 14.8
1985 32 PHN NL 10 8 .556 33 33 1 0 0 210.0 215 96 14 75 89 4.11 .257 .320 .361 .680 8.1
1986 33 PHN NL 9 10 .474 24 24 1 0 0 154.0 176 90 9 67 67 5.26 .291 .358 .402 .760 3.8
1987 34 PHN NL 1 1 .500 10 2 0 0 0 33.7 50 25 5 9 13 6.68 .350 .387 .538 .926 0.0
  MIL NL 3 3 .500 30 8 0 0 1 52.7 80 40 7 26 16 6.84 .348 .413 .517 .931 0.0
  TOT   4 4 .500 40 10 0 0 1 86.3 130 65 12 35 29 6.78 .349 .403 .525 .929 0.0
11 Years Sim 113 106 .516 334 304 18 2 1 2037.3 2183 905 105 707 734 4.00 .274 .331 .372 .703 103.2
Season Average 10 9 .526 30 27 1 0 0 185.2 198 82 9 64 66 4.00 .274 .331 .372 .703  
Career Highs 15 14 .682 40 35 4 1 1 226.0 253 110 14 81 100 6.78 .349 .403 .525 .929  
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   1012 475 63 291 424   .265 .317 .371 .688
vs LH   1171 430 42 416 310   .281 .346 .373 .719
Home 59 55 .518 172 153 7 1 1 1050.0 1105 444 52 329 380 3.81 .269 .323 .364 .687
Away 54 51 .514 162 151 11 1 1 987.3 1078 461 53 378 354 4.20 .278 .342 .380 .722
Mar/Apr 14 17 .452 51 51 4 1 0 320.0 363 159 22 116 103 4.47 .285 .345 .403 .748
May 24 10 .706 54 54 2 1 0 359.0 359 124 14 108 130 3.11 .260 .314 .345 .659
June 28 12 .700 53 46 5 0 0 323.3 322 119 15 111 131 3.31 .258 .319 .353 .672
July 10 23 .303 52 44 2 0 0 291.3 331 146 10 118 98 4.51 .286 .352 .376 .729
August 17 20 .459 58 52 2 0 0 368.0 389 165 21 108 142 4.04 .270 .321 .372 .693
Sep/Oct 20 24 .455 66 57 3 0 2 375.6 419 192 23 146 130 4.60 .282 .346 .382 .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    
1977 24 LAD NL P 32 32 222.3 14 34 1 3 .980 1.94    
1978 25 LAD NL P 27 27 177.7 10 27 1 0 .974 1.87    
1979 26 LAD NL P 32 32 217.7 15 47 0 5 1.000 2.56    
1980 27 LAD NL P 32 32 205.0 11 40 1 3 .981 2.24    
1981 28 IND AL P 32 32 226.0 18 34 4 1 .929 2.07    
1982 29 IND AL P 15 15 96.3 5 12 1 0 .944 1.59    
1983 30 MIN AL P 35 35 225.7 18 41 2 4 .967 2.35    
1984 31 MIN AL P 32 32 216.3 15 31 1 3 .979 1.91    
1985 32 PHN NL P 33 33 210.0 15 31 2 1 .958 1.97    
1986 33 PHN NL P 24 24 154.0 15 19 1 2 .971 1.99    
1987 34 PHN NL P 10 2 33.7 4 6 0 1 1.000 2.67    
  MIL NL P 30 8 52.7 5 10 0 2 1.000 2.56    
Career Totals   334 304 2037.3 145 332 14 25 .971 2.11    
Career Highs   40 35 226.0 18 47 4 5 1.000 2.61    
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
1979 26 LAD NL 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 1 8.0 13 9 3 7 1 10.13 .371 .476 .657 1.133
1981 28 IND AL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 30 12 0 8 12 4.05 .286 .336 .324 .660
1985 32 PHN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 3 0 2 1 5.40 .381 .435 .429 .863
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 16 4 0 0 1 39.7 51 24 3 17 14 5.45 .317 .382 .410 .792
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1984-10-15
 Winning Pct
1979-8-.682
1981-9-.652
 Games Started
1983-6-35
 Hits Allowed
1983-9-253
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1977
Earned first career win on 4/23/1977
Injured on 6/1/1978 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/29/1980 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Los Angeles to Indianapolis 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)
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/25/1982 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/4/1983 to a 2-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1984, going 4-1, 1.48
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/7/1985 to a 4-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1985, going 4-0, 1.34
Injured on 7/28/1986 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Philadelphia to Milwaukee on 6/1/1987 (Going to MIL: P Steve Burke, P Dennis Lamp, P Dan Schatzeder, 1B Jerry Turner, 2B Wayne Krenchicki. Going to PHN: P Tom Henke, P Dave Geisel, SS Joe Pittman, P Ron Davis)
Released by Milwaukee on 4/3/1988
 
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