Rob
Dressler
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 185
 
Born: February 2, 1954 in Usa, OR, PORTLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 21 SEM AL   9 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6
1976 22 SEM AL   9 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 6 6
1977 23 SEM AL   9 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5
1978 24 SEM AL   9 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5
1979 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 6 6
1980 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1981 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1982 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 7 7 7
1983 29 SEM AL $ 1,685,714 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 7 7 7
1984 30 SEM AL $ 1,685,714 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6
1985 31 SEM AL $ 1,685,714 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6
1986 32 SEM AL   10 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5
1987 33 DET AL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,685,714 10 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 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
1975 21 AA   8 15 .348 30 30 4 0 0 211.7 230 91 12 52 115 3.87 .274 .316 .377 .694  
1976 22 AA   10 12 .455 30 30 3 1 0 219.7 220 75 18 48 112 3.07 .261 .300 .366 .667  
1977 23 AA   10 10 .500 25 25 7 1 0 193.3 185 58 7 38 112 2.70 .252 .289 .334 .623  
1978 24 AA   13 14 .481 31 31 5 1 0 230.3 251 84 15 46 141 3.28 .280 .316 .394 .710  
1979 25 SEM AL 3 0 1.000 9 2 2 1 1 30.0 26 5 2 3 5 1.50 .245 .266 .321 .587 4.1
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 1 1 0 47.3 41 11 2 4 15 2.09 .237 .254 .301 .555  
    AA   10 6 .625 18 18 5 1 0 143.3 120 40 11 22 87 2.51 .225 .255 .320 .576  
1980 26 SEM AL 20 7 .741 30 30 15 3 0 248.0 266 93 19 42 67 3.38 .275 .307 .388 .695 18.3
1981 27 SEM AL 9 7 .563 23 23 9 0 0 168.3 197 79 10 26 54 4.22 .288 .315 .390 .705 7.0
1982 28 SEM AL 9 14 .391 27 27 11 1 0 211.7 271 100 14 36 36 4.25 .310 .336 .406 .741 7.9
1983 29 SEM AL 14 15 .483 30 30 17 1 0 230.0 264 90 19 39 53 3.52 .291 .321 .407 .728 12.2
1984 30 SEM AL 10 19 .345 35 35 15 1 0 269.0 307 120 16 62 86 4.01 .284 .322 .390 .712 14.7
1985 31 SEM AL 9 19 .321 30 30 13 1 0 219.3 247 113 19 39 70 4.64 .286 .317 .404 .721 8.2
1986 32 SEM AL 4 3 .571 21 5 2 0 3 60.3 71 33 7 13 13 4.92 .289 .322 .423 .745 2.8
1987 33 AAA   1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 14 5 3 3 8 3.86 .298 .340 .532 .872  
    AA   2 0 1.000 36 0 0 0 2 39.0 46 17 4 8 23 3.92 .307 .342 .427 .768  
1988 34 AAA   5 12 .294 24 24 1 1 0 143.7 199 80 16 39 71 5.01 .328 .369 .470 .839  
8 Years Sim 78 84 .481 205 182 84 8 4 1436.7 1649 633 106 260 384 3.97 .288 .319 .397 .716 75.2
3 Years AAA 10 13 .435 32 32 2 2 0 202.7 254 96 21 46 94 4.26 .308 .344 .438 .782  
6 Years AA 53 57 .482 170 134 24 4 2 1037.3 1052 365 67 214 590 3.17 .263 .301 .365 .666  
9 Years Minors 63 70 .474 202 166 26 6 2 1240.0 1306 461 88 260 684 3.35 .271 .308 .378 .686  
Season Average 9 10 .474 25 22 10 1 0 179.6 206 79 13 32 48 3.97 .288 .319 .397 .716  
Career Highs 20 19 1.000 35 35 17 3 3 269.0 307 120 19 62 86 4.92 .310 .336 .423 .745  
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   793 315 58 115 225   .280 .308 .397 .704
vs LH   856 318 48 145 159   .296 .330 .398 .727
Home 38 40 .487 101 87 39 4 1 713.0 771 292 52 129 178 3.69 .276 .308 .376 .684
Away 40 44 .476 104 95 45 4 3 723.7 878 341 54 131 206 4.24 .299 .329 .417 .746
Mar/Apr 11 17 .393 32 32 11 1 0 228.6 291 134 29 60 55 5.27 .307 .349 .445 .793
May 14 12 .538 31 28 15 4 0 222.6 240 87 13 32 57 3.52 .275 .300 .371 .671
June 18 9 .667 37 30 12 0 2 247.3 282 96 12 44 70 3.49 .286 .316 .378 .694
July 12 11 .522 28 26 14 1 0 213.3 245 89 15 31 66 3.75 .290 .315 .404 .719
August 8 20 .286 38 32 15 0 1 258.3 298 118 22 56 73 4.11 .294 .331 .415 .745
Sep/Oct 15 15 .500 39 34 17 2 1 266.3 293 109 15 37 63 3.68 .276 .301 .372 .673
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 25 SEM AL P 9 2 30.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.90    
1980 26 SEM AL P 30 30 248.0 16 32 2 3 .960 1.74    
1981 27 SEM AL P 23 23 168.3 9 29 1 1 .974 2.03    
1982 28 SEM AL P 27 27 211.7 15 28 2 5 .956 1.83    
1983 29 SEM AL P 30 30 230.0 11 57 4 4 .944 2.66    
1984 30 SEM AL P 35 35 269.0 18 48 6 4 .917 2.21    
1985 31 SEM AL P 30 30 219.3 11 34 1 6 .978 1.85    
1986 32 SEM AL P 21 5 60.3 5 7 0 0 1.000 1.79    
Career Totals   205 182 1436.7 85 238 16 23 .953 2.02    
Career Highs   35 35 269.0 18 57 6 6 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
1980 26 SEM AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 19 9 1 2 5 7.15 .358 .382 .547 .929
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 19 9 1 2 5 7.15 .358 .382 .547 .929
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-7-3.38
Wins
1980-1-20
Losses
1983-8-15
1984-1-19
1985-4-19
Winning Pct
1980-4-.741
Games Started
1984-5-35
Complete Games
1980-1-15
1981-6-9
1982-3-11
1983-1-17
1984-1-15
1985-4-13
Shutouts
1980-3-3
Innings Pitched
1980-8-248.0
1984-2-269.0
Hits Allowed
1980-5-266
1982-2-271
1983-4-264
1984-1-307
1985-9-247
Walks per 9IP
1980-5-1.5
1981-5-1.4
1982-5-1.5
1983-4-1.5
1985-6-1.6
CAR-28-1.6
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 40th overall pick, by Seattle in 1975
Injured on 5/17/1977 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/9/1979
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1980, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1980, going 5-1, 2.06
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Injured on 4/11/1981 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/4/1981 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/18/1983 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration
4/3/1985: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Released by Seattle on 10/3/1986
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/7/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 7/12/1987 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Released by Detroit on 10/3/1988