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John
Verhoeven		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 3, 1953 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 6
1977 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1978 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 8 9 8 8 8 8
1979 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1980 26 MIN AL $ 1,195,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1981 27 MIN AL $ 1,450,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 9 9 9
1982 28 MIN AL $ 2,635,714 5 3 4 4 7 8 7 9 9 9
1983 29 SEM AL $ 2,800,000 5 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1984 30 SEM AL $ 2,800,000 5 3 4 3 7 8 7 7 8 8
1985 31 SEM AL $ 2,800,000 5 2 3 3 7 8 7 7 8 8
1986 32 NYA AL $ 450,000 5 2 3 2 7 7 7 7 8 7
1987 33 NYA AL $ 450,000 5 2 3 2 6 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 3 2 6 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,800,000 6 4 5 4 8 9 8 9 9 9
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 MIN AL 2 2 .500 10 0 0 0 2 20.7 16 10 4 4 9 4.36 .216 .275 .405 .680 1.7
    AAA   4 5 .444 34 6 0 0 2 64.3 84 27 3 21 27 3.78 .319 .370 .395 .765  
    AA   1 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 3 26.3 16 3 0 9 24 1.03 .180 .255 .236 .491  
1977 23 MIN AL 13 15 .464 36 36 4 1 0 248.3 272 125 22 49 94 4.53 .279 .313 .410 .723 15.2
1978 24 MIN AL 14 9 .609 32 32 4 2 0 221.0 221 88 8 62 92 3.58 .260 .312 .353 .665 16.2
1979 25 MIN AL 6 7 .462 19 19 1 0 0 133.3 142 65 7 39 40 4.39 .276 .326 .381 .707 5.8
1980 26 MIN AL 7 14 .333 31 31 1 1 0 203.7 240 108 13 57 75 4.77 .293 .338 .407 .745 5.0
1981 27 MIN AL 12 14 .462 29 29 4 2 0 205.7 211 88 17 62 69 3.85 .268 .326 .392 .718 12.2
1982 28 MIN AL 10 14 .417 34 34 1 1 0 228.0 249 119 14 74 92 4.70 .273 .328 .394 .722 7.1
1983 29 SEM AL 10 2 .833 63 0 0 0 9 97.3 99 34 2 36 37 3.14 .263 .329 .338 .666 9.3
1984 30 SEM AL 8 10 .444 83 5 0 0 16 130.7 161 72 8 68 53 4.96 .309 .386 .395 .782 6.6
1985 31 SEM AL 2 6 .250 60 0 0 0 2 80.3 105 44 7 37 26 4.93 .313 .382 .442 .824 1.6
1986 32 NYA AL 5 8 .385 42 9 0 0 3 120.7 145 56 5 39 27 4.18 .299 .350 .396 .746 6.3
1987 33 NYA AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 17 11 1 4 0 19.80 .567 .618 .733 1.351 0.0
    AAA   2 3 .400 59 0 0 0 2 48.7 57 17 2 11 30 3.14 .305 .343 .406 .750  
12 Years Sim 89 101 .468 443 195 15 7 32 1694.6 1878 820 108 531 614 4.35 .281 .335 .393 .727 87.1
2 Years AAA 6 8 .429 93 6 0 0 4 113.0 141 44 5 32 57 3.50 .313 .359 .400 .759  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 3 26.3 16 3 0 9 24 1.03 .180 .255 .236 .491  
3 Years Minors 7 8 .467 122 6 0 0 7 139.3 157 47 5 41 81 3.04 .291 .341 .373 .714  
Season Average 7 8 .467 36 16 1 0 2 141.2 156 68 9 44 51 4.35 .281 .335 .393 .727  
Career Highs 14 15 .833 83 36 4 2 16 248.3 272 125 22 74 94 19.80 .567 .618 .733 1.351  
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   907 365 42 233 347   .272 .320 .372 .692
vs LH   971 455 66 298 267   .290 .348 .413 .761
Home 41 58 .414 234 101 4 2 14 864.3 985 457 65 304 309 4.76 .287 .345 .407 .753
Away 48 43 .527 209 94 11 5 18 830.3 893 363 43 227 305 3.93 .275 .322 .377 .699
Mar/Apr 9 21 .300 72 31 3 0 4 263.0 292 133 18 83 88 4.55 .283 .336 .393 .730
May 21 12 .636 79 34 1 0 4 293.6 306 132 13 113 118 4.05 .269 .335 .370 .704
June 17 18 .486 75 32 4 3 6 287.6 292 142 21 86 113 4.44 .263 .316 .388 .704
July 12 9 .571 62 26 3 2 3 227.0 270 97 11 61 81 3.85 .295 .339 .392 .731
August 9 16 .360 64 31 0 0 7 263.0 310 129 24 78 81 4.41 .294 .342 .418 .760
Sep/Oct 21 25 .457 91 41 4 2 8 360.3 408 187 21 110 133 4.67 .286 .337 .395 .732
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 MIN AL P 10 0 20.7 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.05    
1977 23 MIN AL P 36 36 248.3 24 44 0 2 1.000 2.46    
1978 24 MIN AL P 32 32 221.0 10 33 1 4 .977 1.75    
1979 25 MIN AL P 19 19 133.3 9 29 0 2 1.000 2.57    
1980 26 MIN AL P 31 31 203.7 21 31 0 4 1.000 2.30    
1981 27 MIN AL P 29 29 205.7 12 39 1 1 .981 2.23    
1982 28 MIN AL P 34 34 228.0 15 48 2 4 .969 2.49    
1983 29 SEM AL P 63 0 97.3 2 20 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1984 30 SEM AL P 83 5 130.7 9 26 0 2 1.000 2.41    
1985 31 SEM AL P 60 0 80.3 5 15 1 3 .952 2.24    
1986 32 NYA AL P 42 9 120.7 13 21 0 1 1.000 2.54    
1987 33 NYA AL P 4 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   443 195 1694.6 121 312 5 25 .989 2.30    
Career Highs   83 36 248.3 24 48 2 4 1.000 3.05    
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
1978 24 MIN AL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 24 8 2 5 7 3.66 .300 .341 .413 .754
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 24 8 2 5 7 3.66 .300 .341 .413 .754
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1981-9-14
 Saves
1984-9-16
 Games Pitched
1984-1-83
 Games Started
1977-2-36
1982-9-34
 Shutouts
1978-8-2
1981-6-2
 Hits Allowed
1977-9-272
1982-10-249
Walks per 9IP
1977-5-1.8
 OSLG
1978-7-.353
 OOPS
1978-7-.665
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Frank Lary (966)
  2. Don Kaiser (966)
  3. Elias Sosa (957)
  4. Rick Rhoden (953)
  5. Al Fitzmorris (953)
  6. Denny Galehouse (951)
  7. Roy Sherid (950)
  8. Ken Raffensberger (948)
  9. Lynn McGlothen (948)
  10. Bill Lohrman (946)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1976
Earned first career win on 9/22/1976
Injured on 6/16/1979 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,195,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,635,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/5/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $2,800,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/8/1986 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
 
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