Al
Fitzmorris
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 21, 1946 in Usa, NY, BUFFALO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978   
Gold Glove 1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 23 DET AL   9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1970 24 DET AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1971 25 DET AL $ 300,000 9 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8
1972 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8
1973 27 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1974 28 DET AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1975 29 SDP NL $ 350,000 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1976 30 SDP NL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1977 31 SDP NL $ 3,392,857 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 9
1978 32 SDP NL $ 1,700,000 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 9
1979 33 SDP NL $ 1,700,000 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1980 34 SDP NL   7 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
1981 35 TOR AL $ 475,000 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,392,857 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 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
1969 23 AAA   10 16 .385 30 30 1 0 0 196.7 242 96 14 53 126 4.39 .302 .345 .441 .786  
1970 24 DET AL 1 14 .067 15 15 5 0 0 111.0 146 79 11 39 34 6.41 .315 .365 .454 .819 0.0
    AAA   9 6 .600 18 18 0 0 0 110.0 151 56 11 41 53 4.58 .331 .386 .482 .869  
1971 25 DET AL 2 8 .200 17 11 5 0 0 92.7 100 50 9 37 32 4.86 .275 .340 .413 .753 2.4
    AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 32.3 44 18 3 11 30 5.01 .321 .372 .467 .839  
1972 26 DET AL 11 4 .733 33 17 7 1 4 153.7 166 82 12 55 53 4.80 .281 .339 .401 .740 6.2
1973 27 DET AL 3 5 .375 42 5 1 0 2 76.0 100 53 2 40 20 6.28 .316 .393 .430 .823 0.1
1974 28 DET AL 1 1 .500 17 1 0 0 0 27.3 41 22 5 10 11 7.24 .345 .395 .521 .916 0.0
    AAA   12 6 .667 22 22 3 1 0 155.3 140 58 8 58 76 3.36 .241 .310 .317 .628  
1975 29 SDP NL 5 4 .556 11 11 1 0 0 79.7 113 49 5 21 19 5.54 .339 .377 .465 .843 1.5
    AAA   10 6 .625 24 24 2 1 0 174.3 170 66 7 70 72 3.41 .254 .325 .321 .646  
1976 30 SDP NL 17 10 .630 33 33 7 2 0 247.7 266 90 8 75 70 3.27 .275 .325 .362 .687 20.0
1977 31 SDP NL 11 16 .407 32 32 7 3 0 230.0 264 114 2 83 59 4.46 .293 .350 .342 .692 9.3
1978 32 SDP NL 10 7 .588 23 22 7 0 0 166.3 168 65 9 49 36 3.52 .263 .314 .347 .660 10.8
1979 33 SDP NL 13 9 .591 32 32 10 2 0 230.3 238 91 19 106 50 3.56 .270 .348 .365 .713 11.2
1980 34 SDP NL 10 10 .500 26 26 4 1 0 185.0 178 72 11 68 55 3.50 .255 .321 .343 .664 10.5
1981 35 TOR AL 2 2 .500 32 1 0 0 2 54.3 71 32 8 23 14 5.30 .317 .381 .460 .840 0.8
1982 36 AA   3 5 .375 16 9 1 1 0 76.0 78 41 4 36 44 4.86 .271 .352 .389 .741  
12 Years Sim 86 90 .489 313 206 54 9 8 1654.0 1851 799 101 606 453 4.35 .285 .344 .384 .728 72.9
5 Years AAA 42 36 .538 99 99 6 2 0 668.7 747 294 43 233 357 3.96 .283 .341 .392 .733  
1 Years AA 3 5 .375 16 9 1 1 0 76.0 78 41 4 36 44 4.86 .271 .352 .389 .741  
6 Years Minors 45 41 .523 115 108 7 3 0 744.7 825 335 47 269 401 4.05 .281 .342 .392 .734  
Season Average 7 7 .500 26 17 4 0 0 137.8 154 66 8 50 37 4.35 .285 .344 .384 .728  
Career Highs 17 16 .733 42 33 10 3 4 247.7 266 114 19 106 70 7.24 .345 .395 .521 .916  
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   938 399 52 295 259   .284 .343 .383 .726
vs LH   913 400 49 311 194   .286 .349 .385 .734
Home 37 51 .420 156 107 23 4 4 843.6 972 407 44 305 222 4.34 .292 .351 .387 .739
Away 49 39 .557 157 99 31 5 4 810.3 879 392 57 301 231 4.35 .278 .340 .380 .720
Mar/Apr 12 9 .571 47 26 8 3 4 226.0 226 85 13 83 68 3.39 .263 .328 .349 .677
May 12 13 .480 44 32 10 2 0 258.6 294 129 17 85 76 4.49 .286 .340 .389 .729
June 12 13 .480 46 28 9 1 2 235.6 219 86 8 92 64 3.28 .248 .319 .315 .634
July 12 14 .462 50 31 9 0 2 248.3 272 122 14 92 67 4.42 .279 .341 .376 .717
August 21 21 .500 65 45 10 2 0 349.3 413 183 30 142 93 4.72 .298 .363 .425 .788
Sep/Oct 17 20 .459 61 44 8 1 0 336.0 427 194 19 112 85 5.20 .312 .364 .411 .776
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 24 DET AL P 15 15 111.0 7 19 0 3 1.000 2.11    
1971 25 DET AL P 17 11 92.7 7 25 0 4 1.000 3.11    
1972 26 DET AL P 33 17 153.7 18 29 4 4 .922 2.75    
1973 27 DET AL P 42 5 76.0 9 14 1 2 .958 2.72    
1974 28 DET AL P 17 1 27.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1975 29 SDP NL P 11 11 79.7 10 21 1 4 .969 3.50    
1976 30 SDP NL P 33 33 247.7 21 57 1 5 .987 2.83    
1977 31 SDP NL P 32 32 230.0 20 38 1 4 .983 2.27    
1978 32 SDP NL P 23 22 166.3 14 31 1 4 .978 2.43    
1979 33 SDP NL P 32 32 230.3 24 36 1 6 .984 2.34    
1980 34 SDP NL P 26 26 185.0 5 46 0 5 1.000 2.48    
1981 35 TOR AL P 32 1 54.3 3 14 0 0 1.000 2.82    
Career Totals   313 206 1654.0 140 336 10 41 .979 2.59    
Career Highs   42 33 247.7 24 57 4 6 1.000 3.50    
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 30 SDP NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 22 9 0 3 3 5.40 .367 .397 .417 .813
1978 32 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 3 2 0 0 0 17.0 13 6 0 8 4 3.18 .210 .300 .274 .574
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 1 .750 5 4 0 0 0 32.0 35 15 0 11 7 4.22 .287 .346 .344 .690
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1976-7-3.27
Wins
1976-7-17
Losses
1977-3-16
Complete Games
1979-5-10
Shutouts
1972-10-1
1976-1-2
1977-5-3
1979-8-2
Hits Allowed
1976-7-266
1979-10-238
Walks Allowed
1979-7-106
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by Detroit in 1969
Injured on 8/18/1970 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/20/1970
Injured on 5/7/1971 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/22/1974 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 2/1/1975 (Going to SDP: P Steve Kline, C Tim Talton, P Al Fitzmorris. Going to DET: P Lou Marone)
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1976
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,392,857 through salary arbitration
6/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $1,700,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1978, going 4-0, 0.83
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
Injured on 8/28/1980 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 10 weeks
Released by San Diego on 10/31/1980
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/4/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $475,000 per year