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Dave
Goltz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: June 23, 1949 in Usa, MN, PELICAN RAPID
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1981   
All-Star Selections 1974    1978   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 23 TAM AL   9 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 6
1973 24 TAM AL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1975 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1976 27 TAM AL   9 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1977 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 7
1978 29 TAM AL $ 3,664,286 9 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
1979 30 NYG NL $ 3,664,286 9 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 8
1980 31 NYG NL $ 3,940,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
1981 32 NYG NL $ 3,940,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1982 33 NYG NL $ 3,940,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6
1983 34 NYG NL $ 3,940,000 7 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
1984 35 NYG NL $ 1,472,000 7 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,940,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 8
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 AAA   4 4 .500 11 11 1 1 0 60.0 80 33 5 29 32 4.95 .317 .388 .456 .844  
1973 24 AAA   15 7 .682 26 26 1 1 0 176.3 211 92 20 74 127 4.70 .295 .361 .441 .802  
1974 25 TAM AL 16 13 .552 31 31 10 0 0 238.7 282 123 30 108 109 4.64 .296 .367 .441 .808 13.1
1975 26 TAM AL 11 11 .500 34 34 12 1 0 254.3 290 142 25 93 131 5.02 .287 .347 .419 .767 9.9
1976 27 AAA   12 13 .480 29 29 1 0 0 193.7 212 80 12 74 123 3.72 .274 .337 .389 .726  
1977 28 TAM AL 15 10 .600 30 30 14 2 0 238.7 222 90 19 77 105 3.39 .247 .304 .352 .656 19.0
1978 29 TAM AL 17 13 .567 34 34 16 2 0 269.3 282 124 17 95 89 4.14 .266 .325 .369 .694 13.9
1979 30 TAM AL 7 9 .438 17 17 3 1 0 140.0 137 59 9 47 67 3.79 .257 .314 .385 .699 8.7
  NYG NL 12 3 .800 16 16 3 0 0 121.3 124 55 9 41 61 4.08 .266 .322 .403 .726 6.4
  TOT   19 12 .613 33 33 6 1 0 261.3 261 114 18 88 128 3.93 .261 .318 .393 .711 15.1
1980 31 NYG NL 14 10 .583 30 30 7 0 0 237.3 235 99 20 70 128 3.75 .257 .311 .390 .701 11.3
1981 32 NYG NL 11 12 .478 29 29 9 0 0 225.3 227 104 23 61 129 4.15 .260 .306 .410 .716 8.7
1982 33 NYG NL 11 10 .524 27 27 5 1 0 186.7 203 99 19 58 107 4.77 .278 .330 .428 .758 5.3
1983 34 NYG NL 13 10 .565 27 27 7 3 0 197.7 204 73 16 61 119 3.32 .265 .318 .389 .707 13.5
1984 35 NYG NL 4 9 .308 28 16 3 1 1 135.3 157 81 18 43 65 5.39 .295 .347 .481 .828 1.3
10 Years Sim 131 110 .544 303 291 89 11 1 2244.6 2363 1049 205 754 1110 4.21 .270 .327 .403 .730 110.9
3 Years AAA 31 24 .564 66 66 3 2 0 430.0 503 205 37 177 282 4.29 .289 .354 .420 .775  
Season Average 13 11 .542 30 29 8 1 0 224.5 236 104 20 75 111 4.21 .270 .327 .403 .730  
Career Highs 19 13 .613 34 34 16 3 1 269.3 290 142 30 108 131 5.39 .296 .367 .481 .828  
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   1173 526 107 329 616   .268 .320 .406 .725
vs LH   1190 523 98 425 494   .272 .336 .401 .738
Home 66 52 .559 150 145 41 8 2 1155.6 1170 494 96 393 575 3.85 .263 .323 .391 .714
Away 65 58 .528 153 146 48 3 2 1089.0 1193 555 109 361 535 4.59 .278 .334 .417 .750
Mar/Apr 19 17 .528 46 46 14 2 0 366.0 385 164 26 127 176 4.03 .269 .329 .401 .730
May 27 22 .551 59 59 19 3 0 446.6 463 201 41 144 218 4.05 .268 .324 .405 .730
June 24 19 .558 50 50 12 3 0 379.7 408 192 38 137 181 4.55 .275 .337 .406 .742
July 11 18 .379 38 36 10 1 0 267.6 293 127 19 93 139 4.27 .278 .337 .401 .738
August 25 18 .581 61 54 17 1 0 420.6 445 207 48 143 214 4.43 .269 .328 .409 .737
Sep/Oct 25 16 .610 49 46 19 1 4 364.0 369 158 33 110 182 3.91 .263 .317 .397 .714
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 25 TAM AL P 31 31 238.7 17 31 0 3 1.000 1.81    
1975 26 TAM AL P 34 34 254.3 10 40 0 3 1.000 1.77    
1977 28 TAM AL P 30 30 238.7 18 40 1 5 .983 2.19    
1978 29 TAM AL P 34 34 269.3 20 59 2 3 .975 2.64    
1979 30 TAM AL P 17 17 140.0 8 20 1 1 .966 1.80    
  NYG NL P 16 16 121.3 7 17 1 0 .960 1.78    
  TOT   P 33 33 261.3 15 37 2 1 .963 1.79    
1980 31 NYG NL P 30 30 237.3 12 40 3 4 .945 1.97    
1981 32 NYG NL P 29 29 225.3 7 30 1 4 .974 1.48    
1982 33 NYG NL P 27 27 186.7 11 20 2 2 .939 1.49    
1983 34 NYG NL P 27 27 197.7 17 19 0 0 1.000 1.64    
1984 35 NYG NL P 28 16 135.3 6 22 0 1 1.000 1.86    
Career Totals   303 291 2244.6 133 338 11 26 .977 1.89    
Career Highs   34 34 269.3 20 59 3 5 1.000 2.64    
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
1974 25 TAM AL 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.7 11 5 0 4 2 6.76 .379 .455 .448 .903
1975 26 TAM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
1977 28 TAM AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.7 16 6 1 13 6 3.24 .262 .392 .328 .720
1979 30 NYG NL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 14 7 2 6 5 3.71 .222 .290 .349 .639
1980 31 NYG NL 1 2 .333 5 2 0 0 2 19.3 25 10 4 7 14 4.66 .309 .364 .469 .833
1981 32 NYG NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 1 13.7 11 5 1 3 5 3.29 .224 .269 .347 .616
1982 33 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
1983 34 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 5 .444 22 6 2 0 3 76.6 80 33 8 35 33 3.88 .270 .347 .382 .729
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-7-3.39
 Wins
1974-6-16
1978-6-17
 Games Started
1975-6-34
 Complete Games
1974-5-10
1975-4-12
1977-8-14
1978-3-16
 Shutouts
1975-7-1
1977-6-2
1978-8-2
1983-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1974-10-238.7
1975-5-254.3
1978-5-269.3
Hits Allowed
1974-4-282
1975-2-290
1978-5-282
 Homeruns Allowed
1974-8-30
 Walks Allowed
1974-5-108
 OSLG
1977-10-.352
 OOPS
1977-7-.656
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Pete Appleton (948)
  5. Tex Clevenger (940)
  6. Dave Pagan (938)
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  8. Johnny Allen (935)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1972
Injured on 6/21/1972 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 8-9 weeks
Injured on 8/4/1973 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/5/1974
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1978, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1978, going 5-0, 2.55
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/1/1979 (Going to NYG: P Jim Todd, P Dave Goltz. Going to TAM: P Bruce Kison)
9/1/1979: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,940,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 3/11/1981 with a Spasms Back, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1981 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
 
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