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Doc
Medich		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 227
 
Born: December 9, 1948 in Usa, PA, ALIQUIPPA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 23 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1973 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1974 25 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1975 26 DET AL   7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1976 27 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1977 28 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1978 29 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1979 30 MIL NL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1980 31 MIL NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1972 23 KCR AL 0 2 .000 6 6 0 0 0 43.3 51 23 8 19 12 4.78 .295 .359 .503 .862 1.6
    AAA   7 11 .389 26 26 2 1 0 183.3 187 69 17 72 104 3.39 .266 .334 .386 .720  
1973 24 KCR AL 6 4 .600 15 15 4 0 0 114.0 119 58 11 47 57 4.58 .271 .344 .401 .744 8.2
    AAA   1 6 .143 12 12 2 0 0 80.0 106 40 9 27 45 4.50 .318 .369 .456 .826  
1974 25 KCR AL 2 10 .167 16 16 2 0 0 119.0 140 69 12 49 50 5.22 .295 .360 .411 .771 4.6
    AAA   3 6 .333 17 17 1 0 0 99.3 140 61 12 41 62 5.53 .322 .380 .487 .868  
1975 26 AAA   6 12 .333 27 18 4 1 1 141.0 132 62 13 59 70 3.96 .249 .324 .357 .681  
1976 27 DET AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 10.7 6 6 1 10 2 5.07 .158 .333 .289 .623 0.4
    AAA   0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 11.3 21 8 2 6 4 6.35 .396 .458 .528 .986  
1977 28 MIL NL 3 6 .333 25 1 0 0 2 43.7 52 34 7 29 20 7.01 .299 .402 .471 .873 0.0
1978 29 MIL NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 12 9 2 3 0 12.16 .400 .429 .800 1.229 0.0
1979 30 MIL NL 1 4 .200 61 0 0 0 11 72.3 80 41 9 37 21 5.10 .282 .365 .408 .774 1.6
1980 31 MIL NL 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 12.0 18 11 0 5 4 8.25 .360 .397 .400 .797 0.0
8 Years Sim 13 27 .325 148 38 6 0 13 421.6 478 251 50 199 166 5.36 .288 .363 .428 .791 16.3
5 Years AAA 17 36 .321 91 73 9 2 1 515.0 586 240 53 205 285 4.19 .285 .350 .415 .765  
Season Average 1 3 .250 18 4 0 0 1 52.7 59 31 6 24 20 5.36 .288 .363 .428 .791  
Career Highs 6 10 .600 61 16 4 0 11 119.0 140 69 12 49 57 12.16 .400 .429 .800 1.229  
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   231 127 29 100 104   .262 .337 .401 .738
vs LH   247 124 21 99 62   .316 .393 .458 .852
Home 8 13 .381 72 23 3 0 5 234.0 260 136 30 115 91 5.23 .283 .363 .439 .801
Away 5 14 .263 76 15 3 0 8 187.6 218 115 20 84 75 5.52 .293 .365 .415 .780
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 16 0 0 0 1 16.0 22 15 0 11 2 8.44 .319 .413 .391 .804
May 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 20.0 20 8 2 11 3 3.60 .282 .378 .423 .801
June 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 1 32.7 36 22 5 14 18 6.06 .286 .357 .444 .802
July 4 6 .400 24 10 1 0 4 96.0 96 43 7 40 47 4.03 .260 .333 .377 .709
August 4 11 .267 37 13 4 0 4 118.3 156 90 21 64 44 6.85 .318 .397 .478 .875
Sep/Oct 2 5 .286 31 15 1 0 2 138.6 148 73 15 59 52 4.74 .276 .347 .419 .766
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 23 KCR AL P 6 6 43.3 4 6 1 0 .909 2.08    
1973 24 KCR AL P 15 15 114.0 10 15 0 4 1.000 1.97    
1974 25 KCR AL P 16 16 119.0 7 23 2 3 .938 2.27    
1976 27 DET AL P 8 0 10.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.84    
1977 28 MIL NL P 25 1 43.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.82    
1978 29 MIL NL P 6 0 6.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1979 30 MIL NL P 61 0 72.3 5 9 2 1 .875 1.74    
1980 31 MIL NL P 11 0 12.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   148 38 421.6 26 62 5 8 .946 1.88    
Career Highs   61 16 119.0 10 23 2 4 1.000 2.27    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1972
Injured on 3/17/1973 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/12/1973
Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 2/1/1975 (Going to DET: RF Bob Watson, P Sandy Koufax, CF Leon Roberts, P Doc Medich, P Dan Spillner. Going to KCR: LF Boog Powell, P Jim Palmer, P John Morris)
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/3/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with Milwaukee
Released by Milwaukee on 9/1/1980
 
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