Doug
Rau
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 15, 1948 in Usa, TX, COLUMBUS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1973 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
1974 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
1975 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 5 6
1976 27 PIT NL $ 914,286 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 4
1977 28 PIT NL $ 914,286 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4
1978 29 NYA AL $ 914,286 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4
1979 30 NYA AL $ 540,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 5
1980 31 NYA AL $ 540,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 5
1981 32 MIN AL $ 500,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 5
1982 33 MIN AL $ 500,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4
1983 34 MIN AL $ 500,000 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1984 35 MIN AL $ 500,000 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 914,286 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
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 SDP NL 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 33.7 42 23 4 17 14 6.15 .311 .390 .444 .834 0.0
    AAA   13 12 .520 30 30 2 2 0 215.3 204 63 13 78 150 2.63 .246 .311 .357 .668  
1973 24 SDP NL 10 12 .455 32 32 11 1 0 250.3 250 101 21 62 146 3.63 .257 .305 .382 .687 19.9
1974 25 SDP NL 11 21 .344 33 33 4 0 0 234.3 271 136 28 75 121 5.22 .292 .348 .433 .781 8.5
1975 26 SDP NL 3 3 .500 20 5 1 1 2 66.0 61 22 6 23 44 3.00 .247 .313 .372 .685 5.8
1976 27 PIT NL 9 18 .333 34 34 4 0 0 224.3 255 130 29 96 123 5.22 .286 .356 .446 .802 4.9
1977 28 PIT NL 4 5 .444 36 0 0 0 5 47.0 62 32 6 24 17 6.13 .318 .396 .451 .848 0.0
1978 29 NYA AL 4 5 .444 26 0 0 0 2 33.7 44 21 6 17 19 5.61 .314 .392 .486 .878 0.7
    AAA   3 1 .750 29 0 0 0 4 29.7 21 7 2 9 27 2.12 .194 .256 .306 .562  
1979 30 NYA AL 4 5 .444 31 2 0 0 2 58.3 64 28 8 19 30 4.32 .282 .337 .423 .760 2.8
1980 31 NYA AL 8 16 .333 32 32 0 0 0 192.0 206 102 26 75 90 4.78 .276 .342 .426 .768 6.4
1981 32 MIN AL 4 3 .571 45 0 0 0 2 78.0 91 45 9 30 60 5.19 .294 .355 .442 .797 2.3
1982 33 MIN AL 0 2 .000 23 0 0 0 2 40.3 37 18 6 12 19 4.02 .242 .298 .386 .683 2.1
1983 34 MIN AL 3 1 .750 48 0 0 0 10 55.3 64 33 11 28 35 5.37 .287 .365 .489 .854 0.7
1984 35 MIN AL 1 7 .125 52 3 0 0 3 115.0 104 53 16 41 54 4.15 .241 .310 .396 .705 5.5
13 Years Sim 61 101 .377 417 146 20 2 28 1428.3 1551 744 176 519 772 4.69 .277 .340 .423 .763 59.7
2 Years AAA 16 13 .552 59 30 2 2 4 245.0 225 70 15 87 177 2.57 .240 .305 .351 .656  
Season Average 4 7 .364 32 11 1 0 2 109.9 119 57 13 39 59 4.69 .277 .340 .423 .763  
Career Highs 11 21 .750 52 34 11 1 10 250.3 271 136 29 96 146 6.15 .318 .396 .489 .878  
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   1178 548 129 401 544   .285 .348 .428 .776
vs LH   373 196 47 118 228   .254 .310 .408 .718
Home 28 50 .359 213 75 9 0 16 758.6 798 368 83 275 394 4.37 .272 .334 .407 .741
Away 33 51 .393 204 71 11 2 12 669.6 753 376 93 244 378 5.05 .283 .343 .441 .783
Mar/Apr 7 15 .318 50 22 4 0 3 195.0 221 105 27 68 108 4.85 .286 .343 .441 .784
May 10 14 .417 62 22 4 0 2 205.0 204 91 20 70 107 4.00 .258 .318 .378 .695
June 8 16 .333 73 24 5 0 12 225.0 240 107 36 74 135 4.28 .271 .328 .441 .769
July 11 20 .355 72 23 2 1 3 239.3 287 143 31 87 124 5.38 .296 .353 .442 .795
August 9 19 .321 75 27 4 1 3 270.3 284 144 31 111 145 4.79 .272 .342 .417 .759
Sep/Oct 16 17 .485 85 28 1 0 5 293.6 315 154 31 109 153 4.72 .277 .341 .417 .758
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 23 SDP NL P 5 5 33.7 1 3 1 1 .800 1.07    
1973 24 SDP NL P 32 32 250.3 13 43 1 4 .982 2.01    
1974 25 SDP NL P 33 33 234.3 13 48 3 7 .953 2.34    
1975 26 SDP NL P 20 5 66.0 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1976 27 PIT NL P 34 34 224.3 13 35 1 1 .980 1.93    
1977 28 PIT NL P 36 0 47.0 5 9 1 0 .933 2.68    
1978 29 NYA AL P 26 0 33.7 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.94    
1979 30 NYA AL P 31 2 58.3 2 15 1 0 .944 2.62    
1980 31 NYA AL P 32 32 192.0 15 35 1 3 .980 2.34    
1981 32 MIN AL P 45 0 78.0 1 14 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1982 33 MIN AL P 23 0 40.3 4 2 0 0 1.000 1.34    
1983 34 MIN AL P 48 0 55.3 4 12 0 2 1.000 2.60    
1984 35 MIN AL P 52 3 115.0 4 19 0 2 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   417 146 1428.3 81 251 9 22 .974 2.09    
Career Highs   52 34 250.3 15 48 3 7 1.000 2.94    
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 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .167 .231 .167 .397
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .167 .231 .167 .397
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1974-1-21
1976-2-18
1980-9-16
Games Started
1976-8-34
Hits Allowed
1974-10-271
Homeruns Allowed
1976-5-29
1980-6-26
Walks per 9IP
1973-10-2.2
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by San Diego in 1972
Injured on 6/29/1972 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 4/4/1973
Injured on 8/19/1975 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1976 (Going to SDP: CF Mike Adams. Going to PIT: P Doug Rau)
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (A) on 3/4/1978 (Going to PIT: P Jeff Terpko. Going to NYA: LF George Hendrick, CF Billy Conigliaro, P Doug Rau)
6/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $540,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 7/26/1979 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/8/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year