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Rick
Wise		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 13, 1945 in Usa, MI, JACKSON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1970   
Gold Glove 1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 18 COL NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 7 6
1965 19 LAD NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1966 20 LAD NL   9 4 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1967 21 LAD NL   9 4 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 7
1968 22 LAD NL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1969 23 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1970 24 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1971 25 LAD NL $ 1,640,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7
1972 26 LAD NL $ 1,640,000 9 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
1973 27 LAD NL $ 1,640,000 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7
1974 28 SDP NL $ 8,880,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 5
1975 29 STL NL $ 8,880,000 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
1976 30 STL NL $ 8,880,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
1977 31 PHN NL $ 8,880,000 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 4 4 4
1978 32 TOR AL $ 3,650,000 8 6 7 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1979 33 TOR AL $ 3,650,000 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4
1980 34 TOR AL $ 4,000,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1981 35 TOR AL $ 4,000,000 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 3
1982 36 TOR AL   8 5 6 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,880,000 9 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 18 COL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 19 LAD NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 20 LAD NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 21 LAD NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 22 LAD NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 23 LAD NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 24 LAD NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 25 LAD NL $ 1,640,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 26 LAD NL $ 1,640,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 27 LAD NL $ 1,640,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 28 SDP NL $ 8,880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 29 STL NL $ 8,880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 30 STL NL $ 8,880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 31 PHN NL $ 8,880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 32 TOR AL $ 3,650,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 33 TOR AL $ 3,650,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 34 TOR AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 35 TOR AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1982 36 TOR AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1964 18 COL NL 1 0 1.000 9 2 0 0 0 24.0 27 11 1 5 9 4.13 .293 .327 .413 .740 0.7
    AAA   3 3 .500 6 6 1 0 0 49.3 41 9 2 8 37 1.64 .223 .255 .293 .549  
1965 19 COL NL 5 4 .556 32 1 0 0 2 44.3 39 22 3 25 21 4.47 .227 .327 .320 .646 2.3
    AAA   2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 11.3 10 4 1 7 2 3.18 .278 .395 .389 .784  
1966 20 AAA   7 9 .438 22 22 0 0 0 144.3 165 59 16 50 101 3.68 .289 .346 .433 .779  
1967 21 AAA   6 9 .400 27 18 2 1 4 139.3 143 56 14 57 106 3.62 .268 .339 .396 .735  
1968 22 AAA   9 12 .429 29 29 1 1 0 201.0 220 80 24 66 147 3.58 .278 .333 .414 .747  
1969 23 LAD NL 6 18 .250 36 21 3 0 2 183.3 226 135 28 90 86 6.63 .310 .384 .485 .869 0.0
1970 24 LAD NL 14 9 .609 34 27 11 1 1 227.7 258 95 24 68 110 3.76 .289 .340 .410 .750 12.4
1971 25 LAD NL 5 6 .455 25 10 4 1 1 110.3 121 44 10 34 62 3.59 .284 .335 .404 .739 6.8
1972 26 LAD NL 7 6 .538 57 4 1 0 8 120.0 130 75 18 56 70 5.63 .280 .357 .466 .822 2.2
1973 27 LAD NL 11 13 .458 31 31 7 1 0 225.3 271 124 34 68 155 4.95 .298 .347 .469 .816 5.9
1974 28 SDP NL 19 6 .760 33 33 12 1 0 259.3 238 113 28 81 165 3.92 .245 .304 .385 .689 22.5
1975 29 STL NL 8 16 .333 26 26 10 1 0 193.3 183 97 24 68 124 4.52 .248 .311 .404 .715 10.6
1976 30 STL NL 11 15 .423 31 31 10 0 0 244.3 244 121 39 82 165 4.46 .260 .322 .452 .774 12.2
1977 31 PHN NL 9 16 .360 31 31 10 1 0 245.0 231 110 29 86 127 4.04 .249 .312 .399 .711 10.7
1978 32 TOR AL 2 7 .222 18 9 2 0 0 79.7 89 50 13 34 45 5.65 .282 .350 .472 .822 0.3
1979 33 TOR AL 3 5 .375 32 12 1 1 1 136.7 130 53 22 28 69 3.49 .243 .282 .408 .690 8.2
    AAA   2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 28.3 30 6 3 12 21 1.91 .268 .339 .366 .705  
1980 34 TOR AL 10 9 .526 25 25 6 1 0 197.7 186 77 23 49 110 3.51 .248 .293 .382 .675 15.7
1981 35 TOR AL 4 7 .364 29 15 2 0 1 139.3 146 78 20 56 63 5.04 .271 .342 .434 .776 3.6
1982 36 TOR AL 3 3 .500 28 4 1 0 3 94.3 100 41 10 32 49 3.91 .270 .326 .416 .742 4.9
16 Years Sim 118 140 .457 477 282 80 8 19 2524.6 2619 1246 326 862 1430 4.44 .268 .328 .423 .751 119.0
6 Years AAA 29 33 .468 105 79 4 2 5 573.7 609 214 60 200 414 3.36 .273 .333 .402 .735  
Season Average 7 8 .467 29 17 5 0 1 157.8 163 77 20 53 89 4.44 .268 .328 .423 .751  
Career Highs 19 18 1.000 57 33 12 1 8 259.3 271 135 39 90 165 6.63 .310 .384 .485 .869  
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   1414 705 184 416 872   .263 .316 .423 .739
vs LH   1205 541 142 446 558   .274 .341 .423 .765
Home 68 62 .523 247 147 41 6 7 1359.9 1362 638 167 443 757 4.22 .261 .319 .405 .724
Away 50 78 .391 230 135 39 2 12 1164.6 1257 608 159 419 673 4.70 .276 .337 .444 .781
Mar/Apr 14 23 .378 70 45 11 0 3 383.6 406 206 52 138 218 4.83 .273 .334 .434 .768
May 18 28 .391 93 51 14 1 3 468.6 481 220 60 179 252 4.23 .267 .333 .423 .756
June 20 27 .426 91 50 10 2 2 470.0 472 227 64 166 275 4.35 .261 .323 .416 .739
July 21 27 .438 81 47 14 1 5 427.3 475 219 58 119 251 4.61 .281 .328 .440 .768
August 27 20 .574 84 48 17 2 5 424.9 435 210 57 151 233 4.45 .267 .329 .435 .764
Sep/Oct 18 15 .545 58 41 15 2 1 350.0 350 164 35 109 201 4.22 .260 .315 .387 .702
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
1964 18 COL NL 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1965 19 COL NL 32 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 41 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 39 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.2  
Career Highs 32 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
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   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Home 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 21 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
June 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 18 COL NL P 9 2 24.0 1 9 0 2 1.000 3.75    
1965 19 COL NL P 32 1 44.3 2 8 1 0 .909 2.03    
1969 23 LAD NL P 36 21 183.3 13 32 1 1 .978 2.21    
1970 24 LAD NL P 34 27 227.7 22 51 1 9 .986 2.89    
1971 25 LAD NL P 25 10 110.3 8 21 1 1 .967 2.37    
1972 26 LAD NL P 57 4 120.0 10 32 2 4 .955 3.15    
1973 27 LAD NL P 31 31 225.3 19 42 2 4 .968 2.44    
1974 28 SDP NL P 33 33 259.3 15 50 1 3 .985 2.26    
1975 29 STL NL P 26 26 193.3 16 38 1 2 .982 2.51    
1976 30 STL NL P 31 31 244.3 9 44 0 2 1.000 1.95    
1977 31 PHN NL P 31 31 245.0 16 47 1 6 .984 2.31    
1978 32 TOR AL P 18 9 79.7 6 16 0 0 1.000 2.49    
1979 33 TOR AL P 32 12 136.7 14 20 3 3 .919 2.24    
1980 34 TOR AL P 25 25 197.7 13 28 1 0 .976 1.87    
1981 35 TOR AL P 29 15 139.3 9 21 1 2 .968 1.94    
1982 36 TOR AL P 28 4 94.3 4 24 0 4 1.000 2.67    
Career Totals   477 282 2524.6 177 483 16 43 .976 2.35    
Career Highs   57 33 259.3 22 51 3 9 1.000 3.75    
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
1964 18 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
1970 24 LAD NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.7 12 9 3 4 3 10.57 .375 .444 .750 1.194
1974 28 SDP NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 22 7 4 3 8 3.78 .328 .357 .582 .939
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 8 2 1 0 0 26.3 36 16 7 7 12 5.47 .336 .377 .607 .985
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1974-4-19
 Losses
1969-3-18
1975-8-16
1977-3-16
 Winning Pct
1974-3-.760
 Saves
1972-10-8
 Games Pitched
1972-6-57
 Complete Games
1970-10-11
1974-6-12
1975-10-10
1976-9-10
Shutouts
1971-10-1
 Hits Allowed
1973-7-271
 Homeruns Allowed
1969-9-28
1973-2-34
1976-1-39
1977-3-29
 Strikeouts
1976-8-165
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1976-10-6.1
 WHiP
1980-9-1.19
OOBP
1980-8-.293
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Roy Moore (927)
  5. Floyd Bannister (927)
  6. Joe Sambito (924)
  7. Roy Mahaffey (923)
  8. Tony Cloninger (923)
  9. Newt Kimball (921)
  10. Charley Schanz (920)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Colorado in 1964
Earned first career win on 5/12/1964
Had first career hit on 6/11/1965, off Rollie Sheldon (SEM)
Traded from Colorado to Los Angeles on 7/31/1965 (Going to COL: P Red Swanson. Going to LAD: P Sammy Ellis, P Rick Wise)
Injured on 7/5/1966 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1970
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1970
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,640,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,640,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,640,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/5/1973 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/9/1974 to a 4-year deal worth $8,880,000 per year
Traded from San Diego to St. Louis on 3/3/1975 (Going to SDP: DH Willie Horton, P Pete Richert. Going to STL: C Pete Varney, P Mike Wallace, P Rick Wise)
Injured on 8/18/1975 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 9/21/1977 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/4/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $3,650,000 per year
6/1/1979: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/10/1980 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
 
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