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Rich
Gossage		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 227
 
Born: July 5, 1951 in Usa, CO, COLORADO SPRI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 20 NYA AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 5 6 5 7 7 7
1973 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
1974 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 4 5 4 8 8 8
1975 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 4 5 4 8 9 8
1976 24 NYA AL $ 3,700,000 5 8 9 8 4 5 4 8 9 8
1977 25 NYA AL $ 4,914,286 5 8 9 8 3 4 4 8 8 8
1978 26 NYA AL $ 4,914,286 5 7 8 8 3 4 4 8 8 8
1979 27 NYA AL $ 12,000,000 5 7 8 8 3 4 3 8 9 9
1980 28 NYA AL $ 12,000,000 5 7 8 8 3 3 3 8 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,000,000 5 8 9 8 5 6 5 8 9 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
1972 20 NYA AL 6 4 .600 14 14 1 0 0 95.7 86 44 10 44 77 4.14 .237 .318 .369 .687 6.4
1973 21 NYA AL 13 13 .500 34 34 0 0 0 207.0 195 103 17 104 163 4.48 .248 .336 .399 .736 12.0
1974 22 NYA AL 12 11 .522 31 31 2 0 0 206.0 162 77 10 97 143 3.36 .217 .306 .320 .626 16.9
1975 23 NYA AL 15 5 .750 31 31 0 0 0 204.0 158 81 15 98 147 3.57 .214 .306 .345 .651 15.4
1976 24 NYA AL 16 6 .727 34 34 1 0 0 229.0 165 81 12 108 167 3.18 .202 .297 .299 .596 21.5
1977 25 NYA AL 8 6 .571 24 24 1 0 0 155.3 127 63 8 77 118 3.65 .224 .314 .342 .655 11.3
1978 26 NYA AL 16 8 .667 34 34 2 1 0 225.7 198 93 15 107 154 3.71 .234 .319 .357 .676 15.6
1979 27 NYA AL 8 8 .500 25 17 1 1 0 111.0 97 57 7 66 74 4.62 .237 .340 .327 .667 5.1
1980 28 NYA AL 6 10 .375 23 23 2 0 0 137.3 120 67 6 77 81 4.39 .233 .335 .317 .652 6.9
9 Years Sim 100 71 .585 250 242 10 2 0 1571.0 1308 666 100 778 1124 3.82 .226 .317 .342 .659 111.0
Season Average 11 7 .611 27 26 1 0 0 174.6 145 74 11 86 124 3.82 .226 .317 .342 .659  
Career Highs 16 13 .750 34 34 2 1 0 229.0 198 103 17 108 167 4.62 .248 .340 .399 .736  
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   603 324 44 327 619   .208 .289 .321 .610
vs LH   705 342 56 451 505   .244 .345 .363 .708
Home 47 28 .627 124 123 5 1 1 813.6 635 305 49 389 595 3.37 .216 .308 .330 .638
Away 53 43 .552 126 119 5 1 0 757.3 673 361 51 389 529 4.29 .236 .328 .354 .682
Mar/Apr 18 20 .474 49 49 3 1 0 303.6 274 152 24 165 208 4.51 .237 .333 .357 .690
May 20 13 .606 50 50 3 1 0 328.3 287 134 14 151 235 3.67 .235 .319 .334 .653
June 23 11 .676 43 43 2 0 0 283.3 214 105 15 142 186 3.34 .211 .308 .308 .616
July 15 11 .577 35 35 1 0 0 218.6 166 81 18 108 168 3.33 .208 .302 .333 .636
August 12 6 .667 35 35 1 0 0 224.3 200 108 15 110 175 4.33 .241 .329 .391 .721
Sep/Oct 12 10 .545 38 30 1 0 1 212.7 167 86 14 102 152 3.64 .216 .308 .332 .639
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 20 NYA AL P 14 14 95.7 5 10 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1973 21 NYA AL P 34 34 207.0 12 21 0 3 1.000 1.43    
1974 22 NYA AL P 31 31 206.0 13 28 0 3 1.000 1.79    
1975 23 NYA AL P 31 31 204.0 8 29 0 1 1.000 1.63    
1976 24 NYA AL P 34 34 229.0 11 38 0 4 1.000 1.93    
1977 25 NYA AL P 24 24 155.3 5 17 1 1 .957 1.27    
1978 26 NYA AL P 34 34 225.7 20 38 0 4 1.000 2.31    
1979 27 NYA AL P 25 17 111.0 9 18 1 2 .964 2.19    
1980 28 NYA AL P 23 23 137.3 13 14 1 1 .964 1.77    
Career Totals   250 242 1571.0 96 213 3 20 .990 1.77    
Career Highs   34 34 229.0 20 38 1 4 1.000 2.31    
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
1973 21 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 5 3 2 2 7 3.00 .161 .212 .419 .631
1974 22 NYA AL 1 2 .333 5 2 0 0 1 13.0 12 11 1 14 13 7.62 .245 .413 .388 .800
1975 23 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 7 4 0 2 5 6.75 .304 .360 .522 .882
1976 24 NYA AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 12 8 2 6 12 6.17 .255 .340 .426 .765
1977 25 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 7 3 2 5 10.50 .333 .385 .792 1.176
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 5 .375 10 7 1 0 1 45.0 44 33 8 26 42 6.60 .253 .350 .477 .827
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1974-4-3.36
1976-7-3.18
 Wins
1976-8-16
1978-10-16
 Winning Pct
1975-2-.750
1976-3-.727
1978-6-.667
 Games Started
1973-10-34
1976-9-34
 Strikeouts
1978-10-154
 Walks Allowed
1976-10-108
1978-8-107
Hits per 9IP
1973-9-8.5
1974-2-7.1
1975-3-7.0
1976-1-6.5
1978-5-7.9
CAR-25-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1978-5-6.1
 WHiP
1974-7-1.26
1975-7-1.25
1976-8-1.19
 OAVG
1973-9-.248
1974-3-.217
1975-4-.214
1976-1-.202
1978-4-.234
CAR-27-.226
 OOBP
1974-7-.306
1975-7-.306
1976-9-.297
 OSLG
1974-4-.320
1975-7-.345
1976-2-.299
CAR-36-.342
OOPS
1974-4-.626
1975-7-.651
1976-4-.596
CAR-50-.659
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1972
Earned first career win on 4/11/1972
Injured on 6/16/1972 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1974, going 6-0, 2.92
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1975, going 5-0, 2.14
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,700,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,914,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/24/1977 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,914,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/11/1979 to a 4-year deal worth $12,000,000 per year
Injured on 7/6/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 8/7/1980 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for entire career
 
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