Bo
McLaughlin
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: October 23, 1953 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 22 COL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1977 23 COL NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1978 24 COL NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1979 25 COL NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1980 26 COL NL $ 1,864,286 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1981 27 COL NL $ 3,357,143 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1982 28 COL NL $ 3,735,714 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1983 29 COL NL $ 4,740,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1984 30 COL NL $ 4,740,000 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1985 31 COL NL $ 4,740,000 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 32 SDP NL $ 7,590,000 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 33 SDP NL $ 7,590,000 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1988 34 CLE AL $ 7,590,000 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,590,000 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
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 22 COL NL 4 1 .800 5 5 1 0 0 36.3 30 9 0 15 20 2.23 .221 .296 .272 .568 4.1
    AAA   11 6 .647 29 29 2 1 0 197.0 207 91 16 80 121 4.16 .274 .344 .395 .738  
1977 23 COL NL 12 11 .522 27 27 2 1 0 200.0 183 94 9 73 113 4.23 .242 .314 .337 .651 9.3
1978 24 COL NL 14 12 .538 34 34 3 2 0 235.3 227 97 15 68 141 3.71 .251 .309 .373 .682 15.1
1979 25 COL NL 9 11 .450 30 30 0 0 0 182.3 192 94 11 79 110 4.64 .270 .345 .404 .750 5.9
1980 26 COL NL 7 19 .269 33 33 0 0 0 223.7 221 92 15 91 116 3.70 .258 .329 .365 .694 16.6
1981 27 COL NL 11 10 .524 32 32 0 0 0 208.0 170 82 12 95 114 3.55 .225 .312 .343 .655 15.3
1982 28 COL NL 10 13 .435 35 34 2 1 0 221.7 228 104 11 83 140 4.22 .265 .329 .381 .710 10.4
1983 29 COL NL 16 6 .727 31 31 3 1 0 216.0 188 78 11 64 118 3.25 .234 .291 .341 .632 16.0
1984 30 COL NL 14 11 .560 31 31 3 1 0 214.3 183 82 10 67 140 3.44 .228 .288 .341 .629 13.4
1985 31 COL NL 15 7 .682 38 29 1 1 5 185.3 155 65 12 63 151 3.16 .227 .294 .352 .646 14.6
1986 32 SDP NL 9 6 .600 85 0 0 0 15 112.0 95 35 6 42 91 2.81 .226 .298 .312 .610 12.9
1987 33 SDP NL 8 4 .667 71 0 0 0 5 132.3 115 45 14 35 98 3.06 .233 .292 .374 .667 11.5
12 Years Sim 129 111 .538 452 286 15 7 25 2167.3 1987 877 126 775 1352 3.64 .243 .311 .357 .667 145.2
1 Years AAA 11 6 .647 29 29 2 1 0 197.0 207 91 16 80 121 4.16 .274 .344 .395 .738  
Season Average 10 9 .526 37 23 1 0 2 180.6 165 73 10 64 112 3.64 .243 .311 .357 .667  
Career Highs 16 19 .800 85 34 3 2 15 235.3 228 104 15 95 151 4.64 .270 .345 .404 .750  
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   970 453 76 356 696   .241 .302 .362 .664
vs LH   1017 424 50 419 656   .245 .314 .352 .666
Home 57 72 .442 236 149 5 4 14 1125.3 1054 500 62 421 699 4.00 .247 .314 .363 .677
Away 72 39 .649 216 137 10 3 13 1042.0 933 377 64 354 653 3.26 .239 .302 .350 .652
Mar/Apr 25 15 .625 65 45 5 3 5 348.6 300 111 21 99 213 2.87 .232 .287 .336 .622
May 17 26 .395 77 52 0 0 2 376.6 382 185 37 149 235 4.42 .261 .330 .417 .747
June 19 22 .463 80 49 2 0 4 370.6 344 158 16 121 230 3.84 .245 .305 .358 .663
July 23 17 .575 74 47 3 2 2 361.3 322 143 27 121 243 3.56 .239 .301 .360 .661
August 25 12 .676 78 50 1 0 4 374.3 327 145 12 142 230 3.49 .234 .304 .321 .625
Sep/Oct 20 19 .513 78 43 4 2 10 335.6 312 135 13 143 201 3.62 .245 .322 .345 .667
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 22 COL NL P 5 5 36.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1977 23 COL NL P 27 27 200.0 10 21 0 1 1.000 1.40    
1978 24 COL NL P 34 34 235.3 17 35 0 5 1.000 1.99    
1979 25 COL NL P 30 30 182.3 12 22 0 2 1.000 1.68    
1980 26 COL NL P 33 33 223.7 13 31 0 1 1.000 1.77    
1981 27 COL NL P 32 32 208.0 15 35 0 3 1.000 2.16    
1982 28 COL NL P 35 34 221.7 18 34 2 0 .963 2.11    
1983 29 COL NL P 31 31 216.0 17 32 3 4 .942 2.04    
1984 30 COL NL P 31 31 214.3 9 22 0 1 1.000 1.30    
1985 31 COL NL P 38 29 185.3 7 23 0 4 1.000 1.46    
1986 32 SDP NL P 85 0 112.0 10 12 1 1 .957 1.77    
1987 33 SDP NL P 71 0 132.3 12 23 0 0 1.000 2.38    
Career Totals   452 286 2167.3 142 295 6 22 .986 1.81    
Career Highs   85 34 235.3 18 35 3 5 1.000 2.38    
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 22 COL NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 8 4 0 3 1 5.41 .308 .379 .423 .802
1983 29 COL NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 9 6 2 7 11 4.38 .196 .302 .348 .650
1984 30 COL NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 8.3 9 5 1 2 8 5.40 .290 .333 .452 .785
1987 33 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 2 17.3 17 14 3 9 18 7.27 .246 .333 .464 .797
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 1 .750 23 2 0 0 2 44.7 43 29 6 21 38 5.85 .250 .332 .424 .756
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1980-2-19
Winning Pct
1983-7-.727
1985-6-.682
Games Pitched
1986-1-85
1987-9-71
Shutouts
1978-6-2
Walks Allowed
1981-10-95
Hits per 9IP
1981-7-7.4
1985-10-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1985-6-7.3
WHiP
1984-10-1.17
OAVG
1981-9-.225
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Colorado in 1976
Earned first career win on 9/1/1976
Injured on 9/13/1977 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration
9/1/1982: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $4,740,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 5/14/1983 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1984, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1984
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/23/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $7,590,000 per year
Injured on 4/26/1987 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Traded from San Diego to Cleveland (A) on 2/4/1988 (Going to CLE: P Bo Mclaughlin, LF Gary Ward. Going to SDP: C Steve Swisher)