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John
Montefusco		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: May 25, 1950 in Usa, NJ, LONG BRANCH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 24 PIT NL   7 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7
1975 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1976 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1977 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
1978 28 PIT NL $ 2,821,429 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1979 29 PIT NL $ 3,085,714 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
1980 30 BSN NL $ 4,028,571 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6
1981 31 BSN NL $ 4,028,571 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
1982 32 BSN NL $ 1,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1983 33 BSN NL $ 1,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1984 34 DET AL $ 1,500,000 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1985 35 DET AL $ 1,500,000 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,028,571 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7
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
1974 24 AAA   16 4 .800 30 30 4 3 0 231.0 190 61 21 61 172 2.38 .222 .274 .346 .620  
1975 25 PIT NL 11 18 .379 38 38 7 0 0 278.3 310 142 30 76 146 4.59 .281 .330 .431 .761 13.7
1976 26 PIT NL 12 15 .444 34 34 6 0 0 255.3 245 110 26 105 134 3.88 .252 .325 .375 .700 15.3
1977 27 PIT NL 20 11 .645 34 34 9 4 0 256.3 238 108 27 75 135 3.79 .243 .297 .389 .687 18.4
1978 28 PIT NL 11 13 .458 32 32 7 1 0 241.3 235 96 25 73 127 3.58 .252 .306 .388 .694 15.0
1979 29 PIT NL 15 8 .652 28 28 7 3 0 223.0 204 78 18 72 110 3.15 .247 .307 .369 .676 16.7
1980 30 PIT NL 7 8 .467 18 18 3 2 0 124.7 129 66 11 51 59 4.76 .265 .335 .399 .734 2.3
  BSN NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 4.50 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.1
  TOT   7 8 .467 19 19 3 2 0 126.7 131 67 11 51 60 4.76 .265 .333 .397 .730 2.4
    AAA   2 3 .400 6 6 2 0 0 41.3 39 10 3 11 27 2.18 .245 .294 .384 .678  
1981 31 BSN NL 4 7 .364 41 9 2 0 1 103.0 92 45 5 40 56 3.93 .241 .309 .336 .645 5.9
1982 32 BSN NL 5 16 .238 31 31 4 0 0 211.0 215 106 18 79 101 4.52 .265 .328 .381 .710 7.2
1983 33 BSN NL 6 21 .222 38 38 2 0 0 280.0 281 118 34 95 156 3.79 .262 .322 .403 .725 13.5
1984 34 BAL AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 10.3 9 2 1 3 4 1.74 .250 .308 .389 .697 1.0
  DET AL 1 2 .333 17 0 0 0 3 30.3 31 19 4 10 14 5.64 .252 .306 .431 .737 0.4
  TOT   1 2 .333 21 0 0 0 3 40.7 40 21 5 13 18 4.65 .252 .306 .421 .728 1.4
1985 35 AAA   1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 3 16.0 9 6 2 6 13 3.38 .155 .234 .259 .493  
10 Years Sim 92 119 .436 316 263 47 10 4 2015.6 1991 891 199 679 1043 3.98 .258 .317 .391 .708 109.5
3 Years AAA 19 8 .704 55 36 6 3 3 288.3 238 77 26 78 212 2.40 .222 .275 .347 .622  
Season Average 9 11 .450 31 26 4 1 0 201.6 199 89 19 67 104 3.98 .258 .317 .391 .708  
Career Highs 20 21 .652 41 38 9 4 3 280.0 310 142 34 105 156 4.76 .281 .333 .431 .761  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   920 446 98 321 609   .239 .297 .373 .670
vs LH   1071 445 101 358 434   .276 .337 .409 .746
Home 45 53 .459 151 125 17 3 1 972.7 935 437 104 325 505 4.04 .252 .313 .389 .702
Away 47 66 .416 165 138 30 7 3 1043.0 1056 454 95 354 538 3.92 .262 .322 .392 .714
Mar/Apr 12 22 .353 51 41 12 3 0 323.6 279 129 28 107 182 3.59 .231 .294 .357 .651
May 14 24 .368 55 46 6 0 1 331.0 338 176 46 109 162 4.79 .263 .320 .428 .748
June 18 23 .439 54 46 5 0 0 355.0 388 167 31 126 154 4.23 .281 .341 .410 .751
July 18 13 .581 55 41 9 3 2 328.6 324 130 33 110 191 3.56 .256 .316 .385 .701
August 16 23 .410 55 46 10 3 1 368.3 366 157 37 98 190 3.84 .257 .305 .397 .703
Sep/Oct 14 14 .500 46 43 5 1 0 309.0 296 132 24 129 164 3.85 .253 .327 .360 .687
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 25 PIT NL P 38 38 278.3 33 42 0 1 1.000 2.43    
1976 26 PIT NL P 34 34 255.3 17 56 3 5 .961 2.57    
1977 27 PIT NL P 34 34 256.3 20 48 1 4 .986 2.39    
1978 28 PIT NL P 32 32 241.3 9 45 6 6 .900 2.01    
1979 29 PIT NL P 28 28 223.0 18 33 1 6 .981 2.06    
1980 30 PIT NL P 18 18 124.7 10 13 2 2 .920 1.66    
  BSN NL P 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  TOT   P 19 19 126.7 10 13 2 2 .920 1.63    
1981 31 BSN NL P 41 9 103.0 6 15 0 1 1.000 1.83    
1982 32 BSN NL P 31 31 211.0 12 47 4 2 .937 2.52    
1983 33 BSN NL P 38 38 280.0 16 53 2 3 .972 2.22    
1984 34 BAL AL P 4 0 10.3 0 1 1 0 .500 0.87    
  DET AL P 17 0 30.3 0 3 2 0 .600 0.89    
Career Totals   316 263 2015.6 141 356 22 30 .958 2.22    
Career Highs   41 38 280.0 33 56 6 6 1.000 2.57    
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
1977 27 PIT NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 9 4 0 4 3 6.36 .360 .448 .520 .968
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 9 4 0 4 3 6.36 .360 .448 .520 .968
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1979-9-3.15
 Wins
1977-4-20
 Losses
1975-6-18
1982-8-16
1983-3-21
 Games Started
1975-2-38
1976-8-34
1983-2-38
 Shutouts
1977-3-4
1979-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1975-5-278.3
1983-2-280.0
Hits Allowed
1975-5-310
1983-4-281
 Homeruns Allowed
1975-6-30
1976-10-26
1977-6-27
1978-10-25
1983-2-34
 Walks Allowed
1976-7-105
1983-6-95
 OOBP
1977-9-.297
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Montreal in 1974
Traded from Montreal to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1974 (Going to MON: RF Bobby Bonds. Going to PIT: P Doug Bird, P John Montefusco, P Milt Wilcox, RF George Hendrick)
Earned first career win on 4/8/1975
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/10/1978 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (N) on 7/31/1980 (Going to PIT: P Steve Busby, P Sam Mcdowell. Going to BSN: P John Montefusco P Ron Guidry)
Injured on 9/1/1980 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1981: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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