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Guinn
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 25, 1944 in Usa, MO, ST. CHARLES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1972   
All-Star Selections 1969    1972    1974   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 23 CLN NL   4 9 9 9 2 2 2 7 7 7
1969 24 CLN NL $ 300,000 4 9 9 9 2 2 2 7 7 7
1970 25 CLN NL $ 300,000 4 10 10 10 2 2 2 9 9 9
1971 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 4 10 10 10 3 3 3 9 9 9
1972 27 CLN NL $ 415,714 4 10 10 10 1 1 1 8 8 8
1973 28 CLN NL $ 1,348,571 4 10 10 10 2 1 1 7 7 7
1974 29 CLN NL $ 1,348,571 4 10 10 10 2 1 1 7 7 7
1975 30 CLN NL $ 1,348,571 4 10 10 10 1 1 1 7 7 7
1976 31 CLN NL $ 2,250,000 4 10 10 10 1 1 1 7 7 7
1977 32 NYG NL $ 2,250,000 4 10 9 9 1 1 1 7 7 7
1978 33 CLE AL $ 2,250,000 4 10 9 9 1 1 1 7 7 7
1979 34 CLE AL $ 2,250,000 3 10 9 9 1 1 1 7 7 7
1980 35 PHN NL $ 2,700,000 3 10 9 9 1 1 1 6 6 6
1981 36 PHN NL $ 2,700,000 2 9 8 8 1 1 1 5 5 5
1982 37 PHN NL $ 2,700,000 2 8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,700,000 4 10 10 10 3 3 3 9 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
1968 23 AAA   8 2 .800 76 1 0 0 8 73.3 41 23 5 43 90 2.82 .165 .288 .241 .529  
1969 24 CLN NL 8 5 .615 65 0 0 0 13 99.3 56 28 6 67 87 2.54 .164 .303 .249 .551 13.6
1970 25 CLN NL 9 6 .600 65 2 0 0 17 99.3 63 21 4 48 104 1.90 .179 .278 .251 .529 15.6
1971 26 CLN NL 2 1 .667 19 0 0 0 8 15.3 8 2 0 10 19 1.17 .151 .297 .170 .467 3.6
1972 27 CLN NL 8 1 .889 73 0 0 0 21 113.3 72 34 14 63 126 2.70 .182 .297 .322 .618 16.1
1973 28 CLN NL 9 6 .600 62 0 0 0 15 99.3 73 35 9 80 102 3.17 .204 .355 .322 .677 9.9
1974 29 CLN NL 7 10 .412 65 0 0 0 13 85.0 67 47 7 76 86 4.98 .212 .368 .351 .719 4.3
1975 30 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 27.3 13 8 2 16 30 2.63 .138 .270 .255 .526 2.3
1976 31 CLN NL 0 1 .000 31 0 0 0 7 51.7 48 32 5 46 43 5.57 .253 .400 .384 .784 0.8
1977 32 NYG NL 2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 2 51.3 48 31 7 35 33 5.44 .250 .372 .432 .805 1.5
1978 33 CLE AL 7 2 .778 37 0 0 0 8 52.7 42 21 4 26 46 3.59 .216 .317 .361 .678 6.3
1979 34 CLE AL 5 5 .500 37 0 0 0 3 43.0 31 14 5 33 37 2.93 .195 .328 .352 .680 4.0
1980 35 PHN NL 4 10 .286 67 0 0 0 29 77.3 65 42 6 71 62 4.89 .232 .386 .375 .761 4.1
1981 36 PHN NL 4 7 .364 47 0 0 0 26 50.7 44 20 7 34 45 3.55 .232 .346 .379 .725 4.8
1982 37 PHN NL 4 2 .667 49 0 0 0 6 57.3 36 20 5 39 37 3.14 .180 .314 .295 .609 6.2
14 Years Sim 70 57 .551 667 2 0 0 168 923.0 666 355 81 644 857 3.46 .201 .333 .325 .658 93.1
1 Years AAA 8 2 .800 76 1 0 0 8 73.3 41 23 5 43 90 2.82 .165 .288 .241 .529  
Season Average 5 4 .556 47 0 0 0 12 65.9 47 25 5 46 61 3.46 .201 .333 .325 .658  
Career Highs 9 10 1.000 73 2 0 0 29 113.3 73 47 14 80 126 5.57 .253 .400 .432 .805  
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   476 260 59 477 575   .208 .345 .339 .684
vs LH   190 95 22 167 282   .186 .300 .293 .593
Home 42 19 .689 345 1 0 0 76 470.6 324 183 37 333 431 3.50 .195 .330 .315 .644
Away 28 38 .424 322 1 0 0 97 452.3 342 172 44 311 426 3.42 .207 .332 .336 .668
Mar/Apr 7 8 .467 105 0 0 0 23 137.6 109 62 13 98 111 4.06 .217 .344 .346 .690
May 16 12 .571 117 0 0 0 30 154.0 105 57 10 101 143 3.33 .192 .317 .303 .620
June 10 9 .526 116 0 0 0 36 158.3 112 61 12 130 147 3.47 .199 .350 .315 .665
July 13 9 .591 99 0 0 0 23 138.3 90 41 15 96 149 2.67 .183 .316 .331 .646
August 16 9 .640 118 0 0 0 31 177.6 136 80 16 121 146 4.05 .211 .336 .341 .677
Sep/Oct 8 10 .444 112 2 0 0 30 157.0 114 54 15 98 161 3.10 .203 .321 .315 .636
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 CLN NL P 65 0 99.3 7 13 2 1 .909 1.81    
1970 25 CLN NL P 65 2 99.3 5 9 0 3 1.000 1.27    
1971 26 CLN NL P 19 0 15.3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.17    
1972 27 CLN NL P 73 0 113.3 6 14 1 0 .952 1.59    
1973 28 CLN NL P 62 0 99.3 4 16 1 1 .952 1.81    
1974 29 CLN NL P 65 0 85.0 7 7 0 0 1.000 1.48    
1975 30 CLN NL P 20 0 27.3 3 3 0 1 1.000 1.98    
1976 31 CLN NL P 31 0 51.7 8 6 0 0 1.000 2.44    
1977 32 NYG NL P 30 0 51.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.58    
1978 33 CLE AL P 37 0 52.7 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1979 34 CLE AL P 37 0 43.0 2 4 1 0 .857 1.26    
1980 35 PHN NL P 67 0 77.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.51    
1981 36 PHN NL P 47 0 50.7 5 6 1 0 .917 1.95    
1982 37 PHN NL P 49 0 57.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.26    
Career Totals   667 2 923.0 59 111 7 8 .960 1.66    
Career Highs   73 2 113.3 8 16 2 3 1.000 2.44    
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 24 CLN NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 4 2 0 2 3 6.00 .308 .400 .385 .785
1970 25 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 7.0 8 2 1 4 7 2.57 .276 .364 .517 .881
1971 26 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 4 9 0.00 .000 .211 .000 .211
1972 27 CLN NL 2 2 .500 12 0 0 0 3 15.3 15 9 2 9 16 5.28 .254 .353 .390 .743
1973 28 CLN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000 .333 .000 .333
1979 34 CLE AL 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 3 3 0 1 40.91 .667 .667 2.167 2.833
1981 36 PHN NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 0 3 2 4.50 .286 .412 .429 .840
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 4 .556 27 0 0 0 5 35.7 35 18 6 23 39 4.54 .254 .360 .449 .810
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1969-4-13
1970-4-17
1971-10-8
1972-2-21
1973-2-15
1974-5-13
1980-3-29
1981-5-26
CAR-14-168
Games Pitched
1969-4-65
1970-3-65
1972-1-73
1973-5-62
1974-5-65
1980-7-67
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 40th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1968
Earned first career win on 4/12/1969
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 3/17/1970 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $415,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1972
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 10/5/1973 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/2/1976 to a 4-year deal worth $2,250,000 per year
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/1/1977 (Going to CLN: 1B Tony Solaita, RF Jim Spencer, 2B Ted Sizemore. Going to CLE: CF Tommie Agee, P Kevin Kobel, P Frank Maccormack, P Skip Guinn)
Traded from Cleveland (A) to New York (N) on 2/7/1977 (Going to NYG: P Skip Guinn. Going to CLE: RF Tony Scott, 2B Bob Oliver)
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/14/1978 (Going to NYG: 2B Tucker Ashford. Going to CLE: LF Bernie Carbo, P Skip Guinn, 1B Bob Watson, P Steve Hargan)
Injured on 5/25/1978 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/6/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $2,700,000 per year
Injured on 4/11/1981 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1981 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week