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Dick
Estelle		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 18, 1942 in Usa, NJ, LAKEWOOD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1969    1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1965 23 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1966 24 MIN AL   7 5 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
1967 25 MIN AL   7 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1968 26 MIN AL   7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1969 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1970 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7
1971 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1972 30 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1973 31 MIN AL $ 1,015,000 7 9 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1974 32 NYG NL $ 1,015,000 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1975 33 NYG NL $ 300,000 5 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1976 34 OAK AL $ 300,000 4 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1977 35 OAK AL $ 300,000 4 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1978 36 OAK AL $ 300,000 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5
1979 37 OAK AL $ 1,200,000 2 6 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,200,000 7 9 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
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
1964 22 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 23 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 24 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 25 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 26 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 30 MIN AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 31 MIN AL $ 1,015,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 32 NYG NL $ 1,015,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 33 NYG NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 34 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 35 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 36 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 37 OAK AL $ 1,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,200,000   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
1964 22 AA   8 11 .421 29 29 1 0 0 190.0 164 71 13 89 167 3.36 .232 .318 .345 .663  
1965 23 AA   3 3 .500 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 36 17 7 21 45 3.86 .234 .326 .390 .715  
    A   9 10 .474 24 24 4 3 0 175.0 113 44 5 66 180 2.26 .183 .262 .244 .506  
1966 24 AA   13 12 .520 30 30 2 2 0 207.7 174 69 12 95 186 2.99 .228 .313 .322 .635  
1967 25 AA   11 10 .524 27 27 1 0 0 185.3 156 62 10 95 199 3.01 .226 .320 .337 .657  
1968 26 AA   13 12 .520 30 30 1 1 0 207.3 192 74 11 99 239 3.21 .246 .331 .336 .668  
1969 27 MIN AL 6 4 .600 52 0 0 0 15 97.7 76 40 13 55 70 3.69 .213 .317 .382 .699 9.6
1970 28 MIN AL 8 7 .533 18 18 0 0 0 123.7 103 51 16 61 84 3.71 .228 .317 .387 .704 8.7
1971 29 MIN AL 8 15 .348 49 17 0 0 9 160.0 161 101 17 99 126 5.68 .262 .363 .447 .810 3.2
1972 30 MIN AL 8 14 .364 45 14 1 0 4 131.7 133 72 15 82 116 4.92 .265 .369 .443 .813 5.7
1973 31 MIN AL 5 14 .263 30 30 0 0 0 185.0 179 119 20 133 153 5.79 .255 .373 .418 .791 4.3
1974 32 MIN AL 7 11 .389 22 13 1 0 0 144.0 146 93 23 85 105 5.81 .267 .366 .466 .832 4.9
  NYG NL 3 0 1.000 16 9 0 0 2 20.7 22 18 4 15 19 7.84 .275 .385 .488 .873 0.0
  TOT   10 11 .476 38 22 1 0 2 164.7 168 111 27 100 124 6.07 .268 .368 .469 .837 4.9
1975 33 NYG NL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 11 4 12 9 9.90 .310 .473 .643 1.116 0.0
    AAA   3 2 .600 29 1 0 0 7 32.7 25 10 3 19 26 2.76 .214 .324 .316 .640  
1976 34 OAK AL 6 5 .545 49 0 0 0 2 77.3 90 44 4 49 47 5.12 .299 .399 .415 .814 2.7
1977 35 OAK AL 3 9 .250 42 0 0 0 15 52.0 66 34 7 45 38 5.88 .314 .432 .481 .913 0.0
1978 36 OAK AL 1 2 .333 39 0 0 0 3 67.0 64 35 6 51 32 4.70 .258 .381 .359 .740 2.3
    AAA   0 3 .000 8 0 0 0 3 8.7 11 3 1 6 5 3.12 .314 .415 .457 .872  
1979 37 OAK AL 0 4 .000 44 0 0 0 0 58.0 71 43 10 50 21 6.67 .301 .422 .466 .888 0.0
11 Years Sim 56 87 .392 416 101 2 0 50 1127.0 1124 661 139 737 820 5.28 .262 .369 .431 .800 41.4
2 Years AAA 3 5 .375 37 1 0 0 10 41.3 36 13 4 25 31 2.83 .237 .345 .349 .693  
5 Years AA 48 48 .500 122 122 5 3 0 830.0 722 293 53 399 836 3.18 .233 .321 .338 .659  
1 Years A 9 10 .474 24 24 4 3 0 175.0 113 44 5 66 180 2.26 .183 .262 .244 .506  
8 Years Minors 60 63 .488 183 147 9 6 10 1046.3 871 350 62 490 1047 3.01 .226 .313 .323 .636  
Season Average 5 7 .417 37 9 0 0 4 102.5 102 60 12 67 74 5.28 .262 .369 .431 .800  
Career Highs 10 15 .600 52 30 1 0 15 185.0 179 119 27 133 153 9.90 .314 .473 .643 1.116  
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   788 442 97 472 541   .268 .370 .438 .808
vs LH   336 219 42 265 279   .248 .371 .415 .786
Home 23 39 .371 208 48 1 0 26 567.6 557 322 72 343 388 5.11 .258 .360 .436 .795
Away 33 48 .407 208 53 1 0 24 559.3 567 339 67 394 432 5.46 .266 .381 .426 .806
Mar/Apr 10 15 .400 53 20 1 0 5 176.3 194 110 23 101 126 5.62 .280 .372 .452 .823
May 11 19 .367 76 20 0 0 6 205.3 209 116 20 142 165 5.09 .269 .382 .412 .795
June 9 13 .409 59 17 0 0 7 195.0 190 116 22 126 131 5.35 .256 .364 .415 .778
July 11 18 .379 79 19 0 0 7 214.3 208 119 36 130 146 5.00 .255 .358 .461 .819
August 7 10 .412 77 10 0 0 15 161.0 157 97 17 118 122 5.42 .257 .378 .420 .797
Sep/Oct 8 12 .400 72 15 1 0 10 175.0 166 103 21 120 130 5.30 .254 .370 .420 .790
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
1974 32 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1975 33 AAA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1976 34 OAK AL 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
2 Years Sim 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 69 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 46 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.5  
Career Highs 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
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   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Away 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
July 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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 RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1969 27 MIN AL P 52 0 97.7 5 18 1 0 .958 2.12 0 0 .000 0  
1970 28 MIN AL P 18 18 123.7 6 16 2 1 .917 1.60 0 0 .000 0  
1971 29 MIN AL P 49 17 160.0 11 27 1 1 .974 2.14 0 0 .000 0  
1972 30 MIN AL P 45 14 131.7 8 15 1 1 .958 1.57 0 0 .000 0  
1973 31 MIN AL P 30 30 185.0 15 24 0 1 1.000 1.90 0 0 .000 0  
1974 32 MIN AL P 22 13 144.0 9 10 1 1 .950 1.19 0 0 .000 0  
  NYG NL P 16 9 20.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.31 0 0 .000 0  
  TOT   P 38 22 164.7 10 12 1 1 .957 1.20    
1975 33 NYG NL P 10 0 10.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
1976 34 OAK AL P 49 0 77.3 6 14 1 1 .952 2.33 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 35 OAK AL P 42 0 52.0 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
1978 36 OAK AL P 39 0 67.0 2 15 1 1 .944 2.28 0 0 .000 0  
1979 37 OAK AL P 44 0 58.0 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.55 0 0 .000 0  
  P 416 101 1127.0 72 158 8 8 .966 1.84 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   417 101 1129.0 72 158 8 8 .966 1.83 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   52 30 185.0 15 27 2 1 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
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
1970 28 MIN AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 20 7 0 5 10 4.85 .345 .397 .414 .811
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 20 7 0 5 10 4.85 .345 .397 .414 .811
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1971-10-15
1972-9-14
1973-8-14
 Saves
1969-3-15
1971-10-9
1977-1-15
 Games Pitched
1969-9-52
 Walks Allowed
1973-3-133
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-8-7.4
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955
Earned first career win on 8/10/1956
Had first career hit on 8/17/1956, off Walt Masterson (TAM)
Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 3/3/1959 (Going to DET: 2B Rocky Bridges, 1B Earl Torgeson, 1B Tom Burgess, P Don Ferrarese. Going to NYA: DH Ted Kluszewski, 2B Bobby Hofman)
9/1/1960: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Drafted in 5th round, 90th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1964
Injured on 4/19/1964 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 4/12/1966 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/30/1967 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/8/1969
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 5/6/1970 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1970 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 7/31/1974 (Going to NYG: P Dick Estelle. Going to MIN: RF Len Gabrielson, 1B Ron Cash)
7/31/1974: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $300,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 3/3/1976 (Going to NYG: 1B John Doherty. Going to OAK: P Dick Estelle, P Bill Hepler)
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 4/9/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
9/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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