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Chris
Zachary		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 19, 1944 in Usa, TN, KNOXVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 19 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 5 8 8 8
1964 20 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 5 7 8 8
1965 21 TOR AL   6 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
1966 22 TOR AL   6 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1967 23 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1968 24 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 8 8 8 4 5 5 6 7 6
1969 25 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 7 6
1970 26 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 7 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1971 27 NYA AL $ 1,292,857 5 7 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1972 28 NYA AL $ 1,292,857 5 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
1973 29 NYA AL $ 1,292,857 5 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 7 6
1974 30 NYG NL $ 2,034,034 5 7 8 8 4 5 5 6 7 6
1975 31 NYG NL $ 2,034,034 4 8 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
1976 32 NYG NL $ 2,034,034 4 8 9 8 4 5 5 7 8 7
1977 33 IND AL $ 2,034,034 3 8 9 9 3 4 4 7 8 7
1978 34 KCR AL $ 600,000 3 7 8 8 3 3 3 6 7 6
1979 35 KCR AL $ 600,000 1 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 4 4
1980 36 COL NL $ 600,000 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,034,034 6 8 9 9 5 6 5 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 19 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 20 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 21 TOR AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 22 TOR AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 27 NYA AL $ 1,292,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 28 NYA AL $ 1,292,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 29 NYA AL $ 1,292,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 30 NYG NL $ 2,034,034   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 31 NYG NL $ 2,034,034   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 32 NYG NL $ 2,034,034   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 33 IND AL $ 2,034,034   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 34 KCR AL $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 35 KCR AL $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 36 COL NL $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,034,034   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1963 19 TOR AL 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 34 17 0 19 21 4.88 .283 .387 .333 .721 0.7
    AAA   10 3 .769 21 18 4 1 0 135.0 110 33 7 37 101 2.20 .220 .274 .327 .601  
1964 20 TOR AL 0 4 .000 7 7 0 0 0 44.0 45 30 5 25 18 6.14 .268 .361 .429 .789 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 3 11.3 8 2 0 6 12 1.59 .205 .311 .205 .516  
    AA   1 1 .500 38 0 0 0 3 29.0 24 8 1 13 31 2.48 .235 .322 .324 .645  
1965 21 AAA   12 11 .522 28 28 1 1 0 176.0 166 71 18 74 138 3.63 .243 .317 .371 .688  
1966 22 AAA   9 11 .450 29 29 3 0 0 197.3 217 85 11 65 188 3.88 .277 .332 .378 .710  
1967 23 TOR AL 2 4 .333 10 4 1 0 0 30.0 35 28 7 14 17 8.40 .289 .368 .554 .921 0.0
    AAA   14 5 .737 22 22 4 0 0 163.0 120 31 9 42 151 1.71 .203 .256 .289 .545  
1968 24 TOR AL 9 8 .529 75 5 0 0 5 98.7 91 48 11 60 60 4.38 .245 .353 .377 .730 4.9
1969 25 TOR AL 6 10 .375 29 22 0 0 1 148.3 133 62 15 67 129 3.76 .237 .321 .380 .700 7.8
1970 26 TOR AL 14 13 .519 36 36 0 0 0 209.7 221 114 24 107 159 4.89 .270 .354 .434 .788 5.4
1971 27 TOR AL 4 9 .308 26 16 0 0 1 117.7 128 67 17 49 96 5.12 .274 .340 .436 .776 2.3
  NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 2 4.50 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.1
  TOT   4 9 .308 28 17 0 0 1 119.7 130 68 17 49 98 5.11 .273 .338 .433 .771 2.4
    AAA   2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 2 14.7 14 12 3 6 24 7.37 .246 .317 .456 .774  
1972 28 NYA AL 5 6 .455 29 2 0 0 5 62.3 67 44 9 47 38 6.35 .277 .391 .455 .846 0.8
1973 29 NYA AL 7 6 .538 60 0 0 0 10 102.0 104 50 13 54 71 4.41 .269 .355 .422 .777 7.9
1974 30 NYG NL 12 6 .667 58 0 0 0 11 99.0 94 44 7 55 46 4.00 .252 .347 .357 .704 11.1
1975 31 NYG NL 8 4 .667 61 0 0 0 12 92.0 102 60 17 46 58 5.87 .294 .373 .484 .857 3.4
1976 32 NYG NL 8 10 .444 72 0 0 0 13 100.3 104 61 12 58 65 5.47 .268 .365 .415 .780 5.9
1977 33 IND AL 2 2 .500 11 0 0 0 4 8.3 14 7 0 5 5 7.56 .400 .463 .543 1.006 0.0
1978 34 KCR AL 7 1 .875 38 0 0 0 6 46.3 31 18 2 34 39 3.50 .191 .330 .259 .589 5.9
1979 35 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 12.7 4 3 1 6 5 2.13 .103 .234 .179 .414 1.8
    AAA   1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 3 12.3 18 14 4 10 5 10.22 .340 .444 .623 1.067  
1980 36 AA   1 5 .167 69 0 0 0 11 49.0 43 17 2 23 38 3.12 .242 .328 .337 .665  
15 Years Sim 86 86 .500 528 98 1 0 69 1204.6 1209 654 140 646 829 4.89 .262 .353 .412 .764 58.0
7 Years AAA 49 32 .605 146 97 12 2 8 709.7 653 248 52 240 619 3.15 .241 .303 .351 .654  
2 Years AA 2 6 .250 107 0 0 0 14 78.0 67 25 3 36 69 2.88 .239 .326 .332 .658  
9 Years Minors 51 38 .573 253 97 12 2 22 787.7 720 273 55 276 688 3.12 .241 .305 .350 .655  
Season Average 5 5 .500 35 6 0 0 4 80.3 80 43 9 43 55 4.89 .262 .353 .412 .764  
Career Highs 14 13 1.000 75 36 1 0 13 209.7 221 114 24 107 159 8.40 .400 .463 .554 1.006  
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   582 308 69 313 476   .246 .334 .390 .725
vs LH   627 346 71 333 353   .279 .372 .434 .806
Home 50 43 .538 277 47 1 0 34 634.6 629 337 76 322 431 4.78 .261 .348 .420 .769
Away 36 43 .456 251 51 0 0 35 570.0 580 317 64 324 398 5.01 .264 .358 .402 .760
Mar/Apr 13 11 .542 89 10 0 0 11 185.3 187 93 24 95 150 4.52 .264 .352 .430 .782
May 17 13 .567 93 18 0 0 10 215.0 225 121 26 119 146 5.07 .271 .362 .417 .779
June 16 10 .615 81 17 0 0 13 204.0 174 94 15 102 134 4.15 .233 .325 .346 .671
July 13 11 .542 84 10 0 0 8 168.6 164 77 26 92 110 4.11 .256 .349 .431 .780
August 15 16 .484 90 16 1 0 16 196.3 222 133 28 107 135 6.10 .282 .368 .451 .818
Sep/Oct 12 25 .324 91 27 0 0 11 235.3 237 136 21 131 154 5.20 .264 .358 .399 .757
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
1963 19 TOR AL 5 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4 0.0
1964 20 TOR AL 7 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
1967 23 TOR AL 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1968 24 TOR AL 75 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 97 41 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .171 .171 .195 .366 0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 68 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 .171 .171 .195 .366 1.2  
Career Highs 75 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4  
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   30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .100 .100 .133 .233 -0.9
vs LH   11 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .364 .727 1.3
Home 51 19 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .211 .211 .211 .421 0.6
Away 46 22 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .136 .136 .182 .318 -0.1
RISP   8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Sep/Oct 22 34 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .176 .176 .206 .382 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 19 TOR AL P 5 5 31.3 4 10 0 0 1.000 4.02    
1964 20 TOR AL P 7 7 44.0 0 12 1 0 .923 2.45    
1967 23 TOR AL P 10 4 30.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.20    
1968 24 TOR AL P 75 5 98.7 4 18 0 0 1.000 2.01    
1969 25 TOR AL P 29 22 148.3 11 27 0 1 1.000 2.31    
1970 26 TOR AL P 36 36 209.7 13 34 0 2 1.000 2.02    
1971 27 TOR AL P 26 16 117.7 5 10 1 0 .938 1.15    
  NYA AL P 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  TOT   P 28 17 119.7 5 10 1 0 .938 1.13    
1972 28 NYA AL P 29 2 62.3 2 18 0 1 1.000 2.89    
1973 29 NYA AL P 60 0 102.0 7 25 1 4 .970 2.82    
1974 30 NYG NL P 58 0 99.0 3 18 0 2 1.000 1.91    
1975 31 NYG NL P 61 0 92.0 3 13 0 3 1.000 1.57    
1976 32 NYG NL P 72 0 100.3 3 13 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1977 33 IND AL P 11 0 8.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08    
1978 34 KCR AL P 38 0 46.3 3 9 1 1 .923 2.33    
1979 35 KCR AL P 9 0 12.7 2 3 0 1 1.000 3.55    
Career Totals   528 98 1204.6 62 213 4 15 .986 2.05    
Career Highs   75 36 209.7 13 34 1 4 1.000 4.02    
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
1969 25 TOR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1974-9-.667
 Saves
1973-8-10
1974-7-11
1975-7-12
1976-2-13
 Games Pitched
1968-6-75
1973-6-60
1974-7-58
1975-8-61
1976-4-72
 Games Started
1970-3-36
 Walks Allowed
1970-6-107
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Toronto in 1963
Had first career hit (double) on 9/7/1963, off Ken Johnson (PIT)
Earned first career win on 9/11/1963
Injured on 4/23/1964 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 3/11/1965 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 6/17/1967 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/19/1967 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 7/31/1971 (Going to NYA: P Chris Zachary, 1B Art Shamsky. Going to TOR: P Bob Gebhard)
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/21/1972 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/10/1974 to a 4-year deal worth $2,034,034 per year
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/8/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/4/1980 (Going to KCR: P Mike Chris. Going to COL: C Bill Sudakis, P Wayne Twitchell, LF Boog Powell, P Chris Zachary)
 
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