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Dick
Lemay		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 28, 1938 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 22 NYA AL   7 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3
1962 23 WOR AL   7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3
1963 24 WOR AL   7 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3
1964 25 WOR AL $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1965 26 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1966 27 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1967 28 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1968 29 KCR AL $ 3,357,143 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1969 30 KCR AL $ 4,250,000 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1970 31 SDP NL $ 4,250,000 6 9 8 9 6 5 5 6 5 5
1971 32 SDP NL $ 4,250,000 6 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1972 33 WAS NL $ 4,250,000 6 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
1973 34 WAS NL $ 2,200,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4
1974 35 WAS NL $ 2,200,000 6 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 4 4
1975 36 WAS NL $ 2,200,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,250,000 7 9 8 9 6 5 5 6 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 22 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 23 WOR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 24 WOR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 25 WOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 26 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 27 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 28 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 29 KCR AL $ 3,357,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 30 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 31 SDP NL $ 4,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 32 SDP NL $ 4,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 33 WAS NL $ 4,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 34 WAS NL $ 2,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 35 WAS NL $ 2,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 36 WAS NL $ 2,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1961 22 AA   5 2 .714 59 0 0 0 4 40.7 22 9 3 17 45 1.99 .162 .255 .287 .542  
1962 23 AA   12 10 .545 29 29 1 0 0 199.0 174 72 26 60 259 3.26 .233 .290 .382 .672  
1963 24 AAA   8 2 .800 16 16 2 2 0 108.3 87 32 7 38 143 2.66 .214 .281 .310 .590  
    AA   5 6 .455 12 12 1 0 0 84.7 59 24 7 22 125 2.55 .189 .243 .298 .541  
1964 25 WOR AL 5 9 .357 73 8 1 0 11 121.3 127 67 19 58 81 4.97 .276 .354 .448 .802 4.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00 .111 .200 .222 .422  
1965 26 KCR AL 16 10 .615 40 40 1 0 0 268.0 214 104 26 100 249 3.49 .218 .295 .349 .645 14.9
1966 27 KCR AL 12 8 .600 44 34 2 0 1 250.0 202 87 19 83 248 3.13 .218 .289 .311 .599 17.6
1967 28 KCR AL 18 10 .643 39 39 4 2 0 273.3 227 98 22 114 221 3.23 .230 .313 .350 .663 20.0
1968 29 KCR AL 18 11 .621 47 37 0 0 4 258.7 234 90 31 93 227 3.13 .241 .311 .374 .685 19.2
1969 30 KCR AL 13 7 .650 28 28 1 0 0 182.0 182 106 32 75 160 5.24 .256 .329 .442 .771 4.0
1970 31 SDP NL 5 16 .238 75 0 0 0 18 140.3 128 70 20 57 116 4.49 .243 .322 .422 .744 8.4
1971 32 SDP NL 10 12 .455 33 33 0 0 0 217.7 198 90 35 89 189 3.72 .242 .319 .428 .747 17.8
1972 33 WAS NL 10 6 .625 27 27 1 1 0 183.0 165 79 22 67 146 3.89 .235 .305 .364 .670 10.7
1973 34 WAS NL 10 14 .417 34 34 0 0 0 212.7 229 123 33 110 145 5.21 .273 .358 .442 .800 5.5
1974 35 WAS NL 6 12 .333 27 27 1 0 0 175.0 196 119 31 84 131 6.12 .282 .361 .457 .818 0.0
11 Years Sim 123 115 .517 467 307 11 3 34 2282.0 2102 1033 290 930 1913 4.07 .244 .321 .392 .712 122.2
2 Years AAA 8 2 .800 17 16 2 2 0 111.3 88 32 7 39 145 2.59 .212 .279 .308 .587  
3 Years AA 22 18 .550 100 41 2 0 4 324.3 255 105 36 99 429 2.91 .213 .273 .349 .623  
5 Years Minors 30 20 .600 117 57 4 2 4 435.7 343 137 43 138 574 2.83 .213 .275 .339 .614  
Season Average 11 10 .524 42 27 1 0 3 207.5 191 93 26 84 173 4.07 .244 .321 .392 .712  
Career Highs 18 16 .650 75 40 4 2 18 273.3 234 123 35 114 249 6.12 .282 .361 .457 .818  
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   1576 727 205 691 1262   .260 .335 .408 .743
vs LH   526 306 85 239 651   .207 .275 .353 .628
Home 60 64 .484 246 169 5 1 11 1244.3 1171 591 170 518 1043 4.27 .248 .322 .402 .724
Away 63 51 .553 221 138 6 2 23 1037.6 931 442 120 412 870 3.83 .239 .312 .379 .691
Mar/Apr 23 21 .523 86 45 2 2 6 347.3 335 181 60 158 289 4.69 .252 .331 .435 .766
May 18 22 .450 87 54 2 0 9 394.0 366 171 58 156 337 3.91 .245 .316 .408 .724
June 19 19 .500 86 55 1 0 6 405.0 356 186 49 174 349 4.13 .236 .315 .382 .697
July 27 16 .628 78 53 4 1 7 399.6 366 166 45 177 339 3.74 .245 .325 .367 .692
August 25 25 .500 70 61 2 0 0 434.3 404 184 44 154 336 3.81 .245 .309 .373 .682
Sep/Oct 11 12 .478 60 39 0 0 6 301.6 275 145 34 111 263 4.33 .243 .310 .391 .701
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 23 AA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1964 25 WOR AL 73 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.0 0.0
1965 26 KCR AL 40 83 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .084 .105 .084 .189 -2.0 0.0
1966 27 KCR AL 44 79 6 14 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 34 .177 .205 .215 .420 3.6 0.0
1967 28 KCR AL 39 88 5 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 26 .114 .130 .136 .267 -0.5 0.0
1968 29 KCR AL 47 82 5 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 28 .146 .157 .171 .327 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 243 350 20 44 4 0 1 18 0 0 8 123 .126 .144 .146 .289 -0.1 0.0
1 Years AA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 233 13 29 2 0 0 12 0 0 5 82 .126 .144 .146 .289 0.0  
Career Highs 73 88 6 14 2 0 1 8 0 0 3 34 .177 .205 .215 .420 3.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   195 10 28 3 0 0 13 0 0 1 63 .144 .145 .159 .304 -1.0
vs LH   155 10 16 1 0 1 5 0 0 7 60 .103 .142 .129 .271 -1.8
Home 123 163 7 18 2 0 0 11 0 0 6 59 .110 .141 .123 .264 -2.4
Away 120 187 13 26 2 0 1 7 0 0 2 64 .139 .146 .166 .312 -0.4
RISP   80 0 12 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 31 .150 .153 .163 .315 0.0
Close/Late   20 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .050 .048 .050 .098 -1.3
Mar/Apr 31 51 4 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 15 .196 .208 .235 .443 1.8
May 47 63 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .127 .154 .143 .297 -0.4
June 28 59 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .085 .113 .085 .198 -2.0
July 42 57 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .070 .102 .070 .172 -2.4
August 34 76 5 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 29 .118 .118 .171 .289 -0.8
Sep/Oct 27 44 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .182 .191 .182 .373 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 25 WOR AL P 73 8 121.3 5 23 1 0 .966 2.08    
1965 26 KCR AL P 40 40 268.0 23 43 1 4 .985 2.22    
1966 27 KCR AL P 44 34 250.0 12 35 1 1 .979 1.69    
1967 28 KCR AL P 39 39 273.3 13 42 2 3 .965 1.81    
1968 29 KCR AL P 47 37 258.7 13 46 5 0 .922 2.05    
1969 30 KCR AL P 28 28 182.0 8 31 2 1 .951 1.93    
1970 31 SDP NL P 75 0 140.3 11 23 1 2 .971 2.18    
1971 32 SDP NL P 33 33 217.7 13 34 2 3 .959 1.94    
1972 33 WAS NL P 27 27 183.0 4 28 2 0 .941 1.57    
1973 34 WAS NL P 34 34 212.7 11 29 2 2 .952 1.69    
1974 35 WAS NL P 27 27 175.0 17 26 1 5 .977 2.21    
Career Totals   467 307 2282.0 130 360 20 21 .961 1.93    
Career Highs   75 40 273.3 23 46 5 5 .985 2.22    
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
1966 27 KCR AL 0 2 .000 4 4 0 0 0 25.0 26 17 5 13 21 6.12 .265 .351 .510 .862
1967 28 KCR AL 3 2 .600 5 5 0 0 0 36.0 26 12 2 11 33 3.00 .200 .262 .254 .516
1968 29 KCR AL 1 1 .500 5 4 0 0 0 26.7 31 14 4 15 21 4.73 .290 .377 .467 .844
1969 30 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 3 2 1 3 20.30 .429 .500 1.286 1.786
1972 33 WAS NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 15 9 5 6 13 6.57 .300 .375 .640 1.015
1973 34 WAS NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 7 2 0 0 1 7.73 .500 .500 .571 1.071
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 6 .400 19 15 0 0 0 103.7 108 57 18 46 92 4.95 .266 .341 .448 .789
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1966 27 KCR AL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 28 KCR AL 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .167 .333
1968 29 KCR AL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 13 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .069 .069 .069 .138
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1966-10-3.13
1967-10-3.23
 Wins
1967-10-18
1968-10-18
 Losses
1970-10-16
 Winning Pct
1967-7-.643
1968-10-.621
1969-10-.650
1972-10-.625
 Saves
1964-7-11
1970-3-18
 Games Pitched
1964-7-73
1970-2-75
Games Started
1971-4-33
1973-7-34
 Shutouts
1967-4-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1968-8-31
1969-3-32
1971-4-35
1973-3-33
1974-6-31
 Strikeouts
1965-8-249
1966-7-248
1971-8-189
 Walks Allowed
1967-7-114
1973-9-110
 Hits per 9IP
1965-9-7.2
1966-8-7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1965-6-8.4
1966-4-8.9
1968-10-7.9
1969-8-7.9
1971-6-7.8
1972-9-7.2
1974-6-6.7
CAR-26-7.5
 WHiP
1972-9-1.27
 OAVG
1965-9-.218
1966-8-.218
 OOBP
1972-9-.305
 OSLG
1966-4-.311
 OOPS
1966-4-.599
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 69    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 71st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1961
Injured on 6/19/1962 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/22/1963 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/5/1964
Had first career hit on 8/29/1964, off Tom Acker (OAK)
Injured on 8/25/1965 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 8/8/1966, off Frank Baumann (DET)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1967, going 6-0, 2.01
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration
7/1/1968: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 3/3/1970 (Going to SDP: P Gary Kroll, 2B Johnny Goryl, P Dick Lemay, P Jim Roland. Going to KCR: RF Tony Conigliaro, LF Chuck Hinton, P Seth Morehead)
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Traded from San Diego to Washington on 2/7/1972 (Going to WAS: P Dick Lemay. Going to SDP: CF Ted Uhlaender, C Joe Azcue)
7/31/1972: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $2,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/13/1974 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
 
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