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Ray
Lamb		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 28, 1944 in Usa, CA, GLENDALE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1970 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1971 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1972 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1973 28 WAS NL $ 1,537,143 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 29 WAS NL $ 1,537,143 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 7
1975 30 SDP NL $ 1,537,143 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1976 31 WAS NL $ 3,100,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1977 32 WAS NL $ 3,100,000 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 33 WAS NL $ 3,100,000 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,100,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
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 24 WAS NL 8 8 .500 24 24 0 0 0 163.3 171 70 16 60 93 3.86 .267 .328 .388 .717 10.9
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 38.3 29 12 5 15 29 2.82 .204 .280 .338 .618  
1970 25 WAS NL 11 9 .550 26 26 0 0 0 181.7 186 79 15 64 103 3.91 .263 .324 .382 .706 13.5
1971 26 WAS NL 11 9 .550 47 5 1 0 6 118.0 127 52 12 27 47 3.97 .274 .313 .397 .710 8.8
1972 27 WAS NL 7 10 .412 48 0 0 0 10 86.0 88 32 11 19 47 3.35 .272 .307 .418 .725 8.9
1973 28 WAS NL 16 11 .593 77 0 0 0 9 158.7 153 70 9 61 78 3.97 .254 .322 .342 .664 13.9
1974 29 WAS NL 13 12 .520 71 0 0 0 10 108.3 123 60 9 60 44 4.98 .289 .374 .397 .770 5.7
1975 30 SDP NL 0 2 .000 17 1 0 0 2 25.7 29 12 2 10 11 4.21 .284 .345 .382 .727 1.0
1976 31 WAS NL 6 6 .500 59 0 0 0 13 70.3 77 34 7 32 40 4.35 .280 .352 .400 .752 7.1
1977 32 WAS NL 4 3 .571 22 0 0 0 7 34.0 27 9 2 13 8 2.38 .213 .284 .339 .622 5.3
1978 33 AAA   2 0 1.000 42 0 0 0 5 39.7 35 6 1 11 27 1.36 .243 .297 .299 .595  
9 Years Sim 76 70 .521 391 56 1 0 57 946.0 981 418 83 346 471 3.98 .268 .329 .383 .712 75.0
2 Years AAA 5 2 .714 48 6 0 0 5 78.0 64 18 6 26 56 2.08 .224 .288 .318 .607  
Season Average 8 7 .533 43 6 0 0 6 105.1 109 46 9 38 52 3.98 .268 .329 .383 .712  
Career Highs 16 12 .593 77 26 1 0 13 181.7 186 79 16 64 103 4.98 .289 .374 .418 .770  
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   512 234 42 172 282   .262 .322 .379 .701
vs LH   469 184 41 174 189   .274 .341 .388 .729
Home 49 37 .570 226 34 0 0 27 560.3 595 254 37 197 277 4.08 .273 .334 .378 .712
Away 27 33 .450 165 22 1 0 31 385.6 386 164 46 149 194 3.83 .259 .326 .391 .717
Mar/Apr 15 9 .625 54 9 1 0 7 125.3 126 60 13 36 64 4.31 .259 .310 .389 .699
May 11 13 .458 71 8 0 0 11 140.3 159 69 11 61 75 4.43 .284 .354 .400 .754
June 12 10 .545 65 12 0 0 8 175.0 189 80 20 61 106 4.11 .273 .332 .391 .723
July 13 9 .591 61 9 0 0 9 162.0 165 60 8 68 68 3.33 .263 .335 .354 .689
August 10 11 .476 68 10 0 0 15 181.7 177 76 18 68 82 3.77 .258 .325 .371 .696
Sep/Oct 15 18 .455 72 8 0 0 8 161.6 165 73 13 52 76 4.06 .269 .326 .397 .723
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 WAS NL P 24 24 163.3 9 28 0 4 1.000 2.04    
1970 25 WAS NL P 26 26 181.7 7 36 1 4 .977 2.13    
1971 26 WAS NL P 47 5 118.0 6 22 1 0 .966 2.14    
1972 27 WAS NL P 48 0 86.0 7 6 0 0 1.000 1.36    
1973 28 WAS NL P 77 0 158.7 8 23 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1974 29 WAS NL P 71 0 108.3 7 15 0 1 1.000 1.83    
1975 30 SDP NL P 17 1 25.7 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.40    
1976 31 WAS NL P 59 0 70.3 4 4 1 0 .889 1.02    
1977 32 WAS NL P 22 0 34.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.12    
Career Totals   391 56 946.0 50 144 3 11 .985 1.85    
Career Highs   77 26 181.7 9 36 1 4 1.000 2.14    
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
1971 26 WAS NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 0 2 1 3.86 .333 .455 .556 1.010
1972 27 WAS NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 7 4 1 1 0 12.00 .500 .533 .786 1.319
1973 28 WAS NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.3 13 7 1 2 2 9.95 .419 .455 .710 1.164
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 1 11.7 23 12 2 5 3 9.26 .426 .475 .704 1.178
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1972-6-10
1973-7-9
1974-8-10
1976-2-13
 Games Pitched
1973-2-77
1974-4-71
1976-9-59
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Len Barker (951)
  6. Jeff Lahti (947)
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  8. Bill Stafford (939)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Washington in 1969
Earned first career win on 5/4/1969
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Washington to San Diego on 2/1/1975 (Going to WAS: C Ron Hodges, P Elias Sosa. Going to SDP: 3B Jim ray Hart, P Steve Hargan, SS Marty Martinez, P Ray Lamb)
Injured on 7/20/1975 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/2/1976 to a 3-year deal worth $3,100,000 per year
Injured on 7/28/1977 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 5/14/1978 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/16/1978 with a Broken Finger, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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