Frank
Riccelli
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 24, 1953 in Usa, NY, SYRACUSE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1976   
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
1976 23 MON NL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 9 9 9
1977 24 MON NL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 10 10 10
1978 25 MON NL $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 9 9 9
1979 26 MON NL $ 3,957,143 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 7 7 7
1980 27 MON NL $ 3,957,143 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 4 4 4
1981 28 MON NL $ 816,000 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 3 3 3
1982 29 MON NL $ 816,000 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 3 3 3
1983 30 MON NL   8 8 8 8 3 2 2 3 3 3
1984 31 MON NL   8 9 8 8 3 2 2 3 3 3
1985 32 IND AL   8 8 7 7 2 1 1 3 3 3
1986 33 IND AL   8 8 7 7 2 1 2 3 3 3
1987 34 IND AL   7 8 7 7 2 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 8 7 7 2 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,957,143 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 10 10
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
1976 23 MON NL 21 5 .808 33 33 1 0 0 218.0 189 112 17 133 130 4.62 .232 .342 .344 .686 13.0
1977 24 MON NL 14 5 .737 30 30 2 0 0 203.3 163 76 10 132 131 3.36 .224 .344 .316 .660 11.9
1978 25 MON NL 12 9 .571 30 30 3 0 0 210.3 169 76 9 115 142 3.25 .221 .323 .321 .644 13.7
1979 26 MON NL 19 9 .679 32 32 4 2 0 227.0 170 81 20 123 167 3.21 .207 .314 .335 .649 16.0
1980 27 MON NL 16 10 .615 32 32 3 2 0 213.7 177 103 23 131 159 4.34 .228 .340 .381 .721 8.2
1981 28 MON NL 5 11 .313 42 16 2 0 0 149.0 148 88 17 109 107 5.32 .260 .382 .432 .814 0.7
1982 29 AAA   6 9 .400 27 13 0 0 0 113.0 112 53 24 53 117 4.22 .252 .331 .465 .796  
1983 30 AAA   5 14 .263 22 22 0 0 0 132.0 136 79 26 77 152 5.39 .265 .360 .459 .820  
1984 31 AAA   12 8 .600 29 29 4 2 0 198.7 136 66 24 111 202 2.99 .192 .301 .317 .619  
1986 33 AA   9 8 .529 25 25 1 0 0 177.3 118 44 16 71 234 2.23 .185 .267 .292 .559  
1987 34 AA   5 8 .385 24 24 0 0 0 143.7 102 56 16 81 169 3.51 .199 .309 .334 .643  
6 Years Sim 87 49 .640 199 173 15 4 0 1221.3 1016 536 96 743 836 3.95 .227 .339 .351 .690 63.6
3 Years AAA 23 31 .426 78 64 4 2 0 443.7 384 198 74 241 471 4.02 .230 .327 .400 .728  
2 Years AA 14 16 .467 49 49 1 0 0 321.0 220 100 32 152 403 2.80 .191 .286 .311 .597  
5 Years Minors 37 47 .440 127 113 5 2 0 764.7 604 298 106 393 874 3.51 .214 .311 .364 .674  
Season Average 14 8 .636 33 28 2 0 0 203.6 169 89 16 123 139 3.95 .227 .339 .351 .690  
Career Highs 21 11 .808 42 33 4 2 0 227.0 189 112 23 133 167 5.32 .260 .382 .432 .814  
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   758 415 80 572 605   .229 .342 .359 .701
vs LH   258 121 16 171 231   .223 .323 .329 .651
Home 42 15 .737 99 84 7 3 0 584.7 468 242 41 360 411 3.73 .220 .332 .338 .670
Away 45 34 .570 100 89 8 1 1 636.7 548 294 55 383 425 4.16 .234 .341 .364 .705
Mar/Apr 16 7 .696 27 27 1 1 0 184.0 145 69 13 128 127 3.38 .219 .345 .332 .677
May 18 10 .643 35 35 5 1 0 240.0 206 108 14 158 168 4.05 .234 .351 .350 .701
June 12 12 .500 34 34 3 1 0 215.0 196 118 25 132 153 4.94 .244 .351 .402 .753
July 11 8 .579 34 24 3 1 0 176.7 151 85 19 100 110 4.33 .228 .330 .383 .713
August 15 6 .714 38 30 1 0 0 221.6 174 79 10 116 152 3.21 .216 .314 .305 .619
Sep/Oct 15 6 .714 31 23 2 0 1 184.0 144 77 15 109 126 3.77 .217 .328 .336 .664
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 23 MON NL P 33 33 218.0 12 40 3 2 .945 2.15    
1977 24 MON NL P 30 30 203.3 18 34 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1978 25 MON NL P 30 30 210.3 10 34 2 3 .957 1.88    
1979 26 MON NL P 32 32 227.0 12 38 2 3 .962 1.98    
1980 27 MON NL P 32 32 213.7 14 34 0 2 1.000 2.02    
1981 28 MON NL P 42 16 149.0 11 33 0 3 1.000 2.66    
Career Totals   199 173 1221.3 77 213 7 14 .976 2.14    
Career Highs   42 33 227.0 18 40 3 3 1.000 2.66    
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
1976 23 MON NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 5.3 7 3 0 4 3 5.07 .333 .440 .429 .869
1977 24 MON NL 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 26.3 22 10 1 22 25 3.42 .224 .367 .286 .652
1978 25 MON NL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 17 7 4 11 10 2.91 .236 .337 .403 .740
1979 26 MON NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.0 10 6 3 5 10 3.38 .179 .246 .375 .621
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 2 .667 12 9 0 0 1 69.3 56 26 8 42 48 3.38 .227 .339 .352 .691
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1976-3-21
1979-3-19
Winning Pct
1976-2-.808
1977-3-.737
1979-9-.679
CAR-18-.640
Shutouts
1979-8-2
Strikeouts
1979-7-167
Walks Allowed
1976-1-133
1977-3-132
1978-5-115
1979-3-123
1980-1-131
1981-5-109
Hits per 9IP
1976-5-7.8
1977-5-7.2
1978-4-7.2
1979-1-6.7
1980-7-7.5
CAR-24-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1978-10-6.1
1979-7-6.6
1980-5-6.7
OAVG
1976-4-.232
1977-6-.224
1978-5-.221
1979-2-.207
1980-9-.228
CAR-31-.227
OSLG
1976-6-.344
1977-5-.316
1978-6-.321
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Oakland in 1976
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 3/3/1976 (Going to MON: P Frank Riccelli, P Mickey Lolich. Going to OAK: P Fritz Peterson, P John Hiller, C Rene Lachemann, LF Jerry Martin)
Earned first career win on 4/6/1976
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1976, going 21-5, 4.62 ERA
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
10/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $816,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 3/11/1981 with a Stress Fractured Ulna, out for 3 weeks
3/4/1982: Signed a minor league contract extension with Montreal
Injured on 4/6/1983 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Montreal to Indianapolis on 2/2/1985 (Going to MON: SS Rudy Meoli. Going to IND: P Frank Riccelli)
Injured on 8/8/1986 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/5/1987 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks