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Rollie
Fingers		  
Nickname: Handlebar
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 25, 1946 in Usa, OH, STEUBENVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1972   
Bronze Rookie 1969   
All-Star Selections 1969    1972   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 21 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1969 22 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1970 23 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 7 8 7 8 8 8
1971 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
1972 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
1973 26 TAM AL $ 5,642,857 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8
1974 27 TAM AL $ 5,642,857 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1975 28 TAM AL $ 8,500,000 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6
1976 29 TAM AL $ 8,500,000 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 30 TAM AL $ 8,500,000 7 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 31 TAM AL $ 8,500,000 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1979 32 TAM AL $ 6,700,000 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1980 33 TAM AL $ 6,700,000 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1981 34 TAM AL $ 6,700,000 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5
1982 35 OAK AL $ 6,700,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 36 TOR AL $ 375,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1984 37 TOR AL   5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 7 9 9 9 7 8 7 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 21 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 22 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 26 TAM AL $ 5,642,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1974 27 TAM AL $ 5,642,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1975 28 TAM AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1976 29 TAM AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1977 30 TAM AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1978 31 TAM AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1979 32 TAM AL $ 6,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1980 33 TAM AL $ 6,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1981 34 TAM AL $ 6,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1982 35 OAK AL $ 6,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1983 36 TOR AL $ 375,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1984 37 TOR AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1968 21 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.3 16 5 1 8 20 2.45 .239 .316 .313 .629 1.8
    AAA   17 3 .850 29 29 0 0 0 203.3 208 65 16 55 233 2.88 .258 .305 .361 .667  
1969 22 TAM AL 18 11 .621 36 36 5 3 0 266.0 217 72 14 69 189 2.44 .221 .275 .314 .589 23.7
1970 23 TAM AL 20 7 .741 36 36 6 4 0 262.7 198 74 12 77 208 2.54 .208 .268 .286 .554 27.5
1971 24 TAM AL 9 3 .750 24 24 0 0 0 178.0 116 44 11 54 147 2.22 .184 .246 .296 .542 20.0
    AAA   5 1 .833 6 6 1 1 0 43.7 30 12 4 10 55 2.47 .185 .233 .315 .547  
1972 25 TAM AL 20 11 .645 38 38 6 1 0 280.3 230 87 16 73 248 2.79 .220 .270 .316 .587 26.0
1973 26 TAM AL 12 13 .480 37 37 0 0 0 254.3 221 90 14 92 237 3.18 .232 .302 .353 .655 20.5
1974 27 TAM AL 17 6 .739 35 35 1 0 0 225.7 234 112 25 91 184 4.47 .265 .332 .418 .750 15.0
1975 28 TAM AL 12 7 .632 33 33 1 0 0 213.0 197 114 21 98 183 4.82 .246 .326 .377 .702 10.6
1976 29 TAM AL 9 13 .409 35 35 0 0 0 232.7 227 115 22 92 191 4.45 .253 .324 .398 .722 10.5
1977 30 TAM AL 14 16 .467 35 35 1 0 0 229.3 212 97 18 103 181 3.81 .245 .325 .363 .688 15.0
1978 31 TAM AL 12 12 .500 35 35 2 1 0 241.7 218 105 29 112 155 3.91 .240 .326 .390 .716 12.1
1979 32 TAM AL 8 19 .296 36 36 0 0 0 232.7 264 128 30 92 146 4.95 .281 .346 .438 .784 6.2
1980 33 TAM AL 12 19 .387 36 36 1 0 0 238.7 208 106 25 118 140 4.00 .236 .325 .370 .695 14.4
1981 34 TAM AL 13 14 .481 34 34 3 1 0 233.0 225 106 17 89 150 4.09 .254 .322 .377 .698 14.4
1982 35 TAM AL 8 9 .471 24 24 1 1 0 161.3 135 56 18 76 106 3.12 .227 .314 .360 .674 11.3
  OAK AL 3 5 .375 11 11 1 0 0 73.3 80 42 10 34 49 5.15 .277 .351 .429 .780 1.1
  TOT   11 14 .440 35 35 2 1 0 234.7 215 98 28 110 155 3.76 .243 .326 .383 .709 12.4
1983 36 TOR AL 2 2 .500 29 0 0 0 1 53.0 62 26 4 25 31 4.42 .295 .369 .400 .769 3.0
1984 37 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 10.7 13 8 0 7 6 6.75 .310 .400 .429 .829 0.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 9 1 6 5 11.57 .333 .444 .433 .878  
    AA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 35.0 27 9 2 15 27 2.31 .209 .292 .302 .594  
17 Years Sim 190 167 .532 523 488 28 11 1 3404.6 3073 1387 287 1310 2571 3.67 .240 .310 .364 .674 233.2
3 Years AAA 22 4 .846 39 35 1 1 0 254.0 248 86 21 71 293 3.05 .248 .298 .356 .654  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 35.0 27 9 2 15 27 2.31 .209 .292 .302 .594  
4 Years Minors 22 4 .846 55 35 1 1 0 289.0 275 95 23 86 320 2.96 .244 .298 .350 .647  
Season Average 11 9 .550 30 28 1 0 0 200.3 180 81 16 77 151 3.67 .240 .310 .364 .674  
Career Highs 20 19 1.000 38 38 6 4 1 280.3 264 128 30 118 248 6.75 .310 .400 .438 .829  
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   1454 664 152 581 1423   .227 .291 .348 .639
vs LH   1619 723 135 729 1148   .252 .328 .379 .707
Home 98 81 .547 278 259 16 8 0 1824.0 1597 732 141 704 1370 3.61 .235 .306 .350 .657
Away 92 86 .517 245 229 12 3 1 1580.6 1476 655 146 606 1201 3.73 .245 .314 .378 .693
Mar/Apr 26 36 .419 93 85 5 3 1 574.6 532 262 46 222 419 4.10 .244 .313 .374 .687
May 42 19 .689 93 85 7 3 0 608.3 521 206 43 215 456 3.05 .231 .298 .342 .640
June 31 27 .534 89 83 2 0 0 585.6 538 235 50 241 467 3.61 .244 .319 .371 .689
July 36 25 .590 86 82 7 3 0 575.3 486 215 51 220 428 3.36 .227 .299 .346 .645
August 26 30 .464 81 72 2 1 0 499.9 477 226 50 183 363 4.07 .249 .315 .379 .694
Sep/Oct 29 30 .492 81 81 6 1 0 560.6 519 243 47 229 438 3.90 .244 .317 .371 .688
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
1968 21 TAM AL 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4 0.0
1 Years Sim 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 378 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21.3  
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   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Away 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 21 TAM AL P 3 3 18.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1969 22 TAM AL P 36 36 266.0 17 38 1 1 .982 1.86    
1970 23 TAM AL P 36 36 262.7 17 35 1 1 .981 1.78    
1971 24 TAM AL P 24 24 178.0 11 32 0 1 1.000 2.17    
1972 25 TAM AL P 38 38 280.3 19 37 0 4 1.000 1.80    
1973 26 TAM AL P 37 37 254.3 17 33 0 2 1.000 1.77    
1974 27 TAM AL P 35 35 225.7 15 28 1 2 .977 1.71    
1975 28 TAM AL P 33 33 213.0 13 29 0 4 1.000 1.77    
1976 29 TAM AL P 35 35 232.7 15 26 2 1 .953 1.59    
1977 30 TAM AL P 35 35 229.3 10 31 1 2 .976 1.61    
1978 31 TAM AL P 35 35 241.7 12 32 0 3 1.000 1.64    
1979 32 TAM AL P 36 36 232.7 19 37 2 4 .966 2.17    
1980 33 TAM AL P 36 36 238.7 9 32 0 1 1.000 1.55    
1981 34 TAM AL P 34 34 233.0 12 39 0 5 1.000 1.97    
1982 35 TAM AL P 24 24 161.3 10 21 1 3 .969 1.73    
  OAK AL P 11 11 73.3 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.72    
  TOT   P 35 35 234.7 15 30 1 4 .978 1.73    
1983 36 TOR AL P 29 0 53.0 1 12 0 2 1.000 2.21    
1984 37 TOR AL P 6 0 10.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.69    
Career Totals   523 488 3404.6 203 477 9 37 .987 1.80    
Career Highs   38 38 280.3 19 39 2 5 1.000 2.45    
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
1972 25 TAM AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 10 6 1 8 8 4.15 .213 .327 .362 .689
1973 26 TAM AL 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 20.7 18 9 2 3 17 3.92 .234 .263 .390 .652
1974 27 TAM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 3 3 2 7.50 .320 .393 .680 1.073
1975 28 TAM AL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 12 6 4 9 12 2.49 .162 .253 .351 .604
1977 30 TAM AL 0 2 .000 3 3 1 0 0 22.0 17 11 3 6 18 4.50 .210 .264 .358 .622
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 5 .500 12 12 1 0 0 83.3 65 37 13 29 57 4.00 .214 .282 .391 .674
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1969-2-2.44
1970-3-2.54
1971-3-2.22
1972-1-2.79
1973-5-3.18
 Wins
1969-5-18
1970-4-20
1972-2-20
1974-5-17
 Losses
1977-9-16
1979-2-19
1980-3-19
1981-9-14
 Winning Pct
1970-8-.741
1972-9-.645
1974-1-.739
 Games Started
1969-1-36
1970-3-36
1972-1-38
1973-1-37
1974-5-35
1976-5-35
1977-5-35
1978-8-35
1979-1-36
1980-3-36
1982-5-35
CAR-47-488
 Shutouts
1969-2-3
1970-2-4
1972-10-1
Innings Pitched
1969-9-266.0
1970-8-262.7
1972-3-280.3
1973-3-254.3
 Hits Allowed
1979-3-264
 Homeruns Allowed
1978-5-29
1979-4-30
1980-9-25
1982-3-28
 Strikeouts
1970-8-208
1972-3-248
1973-2-237
1974-7-184
1975-5-183
1976-4-191
1977-8-181
1978-9-155
1979-8-146
1982-10-155
CAR-41-2571
 Walks Allowed
1978-7-112
1980-2-118
1982-4-110
CAR-49-1310
 Walks per 9IP
1972-7-2.3
Hits per 9IP
1969-10-7.3
1970-2-6.8
1971-1-5.9
1972-3-7.4
1973-4-7.8
1978-8-8.1
1980-6-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1970-10-7.1
1972-5-8.0
1973-3-8.4
1974-6-7.3
1975-3-7.7
1976-3-7.4
1977-3-7.1
1978-10-5.8
1979-5-5.6
1982-9-5.9
 WHiP
1969-7-1.08
1970-7-1.05
1971-2-0.96
1972-2-1.08
1973-6-1.23
 OAVG
1969-10-.221
1970-4-.208
1971-1-.184
1972-2-.220
1973-4-.232
1978-8-.240
1980-6-.236
 OOBP
1969-7-.275
1970-7-.268
1971-2-.246
1972-1-.270
1973-6-.302
 OSLG
1969-5-.314
1970-1-.286
1971-3-.296
1972-1-.316
1973-9-.353
OOPS
1969-4-.589
1970-1-.554
1971-1-.542
1972-1-.587
1973-7-.655
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 147    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1968
Injured on 5/3/1968 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/26/1968, off Dwight Siebler (CLE)
Earned first career win on 4/2/1969
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1969, going 4-0, 1.20
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1969, going 18-11, 2.44 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1970, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1970, going 5-0, 0.19
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1970, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1972, going 20-11, 2.79 ERA
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,642,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,642,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/23/1974 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
9/22/1974: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1974, going 6-0, 3.32
Injured on 7/20/1975 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
6/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $6,700,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1980, going 4-0, 0.99
 
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