Adan
Alva
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 27, 1959 in Venezuela
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 18 VAN JL     0 0 2 1 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
1979 19 SLC FL     0 0 2 1 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1980 20 SLC FL     0 1 2 1 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 2 1 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 1 2 1 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 21 SLC FL   10 3 3 3 6 8 7 13 14 14
1982 22 SLC FL   10 3 3 3 6 8 7 14 15 15
1983 23 SLC FL   10 5 5 5 7 8 7 15 16 16
1984 24 SLC FL   10 5 6 6 8 10 9 15 16 16
1985 25 LBC FL $ 300,000 15 7 7 7 9 10 10 15 16 16
1986 26 CLG FL $ 300,000 20 9 10 10 11 13 12 18 19 19
1987 27 CLG FL $ 300,000 20 11 12 12 12 14 13 19 20 19
1988 28 CLG FL $ 300,000 20 12 12 12 13 14 14 18 20 19
1989 29 CLG FL $ 1,710,000 20 13 14 14 13 15 14 18 19 19
1990 30 CLG FL $ 1,834,286 16 13 14 14 13 15 14 18 19 19
1991 31 CLG FL $ 2,034,286 16 13 14 14 13 15 14 18 19 19
1992 32 CLG FL $ 3,000,000 16 13 14 13 13 15 14 18 19 19
1993 33 CLG FL $ 3,000,000 16 12 12 12 13 15 14 17 18 17
1994 34 CLG FL $ 3,000,000 16 12 12 12 13 15 14 15 16 16
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 3 3 3 6 8 7 13 14 14
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 20 13 14 14 13 15 14 19 20 19
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 18 VAN JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 19 SLC FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 20 SLC FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  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
1981 21 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1982 22 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1983 23 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1984 24 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1985 25 LBC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1986 26 CLG FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1987 27 CLG FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1988 28 CLG FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1989 29 CLG FL $ 1,710,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1990 30 CLG FL $ 1,834,286   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1991 31 CLG FL $ 2,034,286   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1992 32 CLG FL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1993 33 CLG FL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1994 34 CLG FL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1978 18 A   2 3 .400 58 0 0 0 6 57.3 72 34 5 22 44 5.34 .310 .370 .440 .810  
1979 19 A   3 2 .600 42 0 0 0 4 38.0 46 19 3 9 27 4.50 .305 .344 .424 .768  
1980 20 A   4 3 .571 59 0 0 0 49 65.7 50 8 2 14 62 1.10 .213 .257 .272 .529  
1981 21 AA   3 5 .375 43 0 0 0 1 57.0 74 33 6 21 34 5.21 .319 .375 .496 .871  
1982 22 AA   5 1 .833 47 0 0 0 10 50.0 58 17 3 25 35 3.06 .301 .381 .420 .800  
1983 23 AA   0 5 .000 42 0 0 0 22 37.3 55 34 4 25 27 8.20 .337 .426 .521 .947  
1984 24 AAA   1 4 .200 7 0 0 0 1 6.7 11 11 1 2 4 14.86 .407 .448 .519 .967  
1985 25 LBC FL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 10.3 9 1 0 2 6 0.87 .220 .256 .293 .548 1.5
    AAA   3 1 .750 39 0 0 0 1 52.7 58 23 2 23 26 3.93 .279 .351 .375 .726  
1986 26 HAW JL 2 2 .500 32 0 0 0 1 31.7 44 22 3 17 15 6.25 .324 .400 .456 .856 0.9
  CLG FL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 1 13.0 12 2 1 6 3 1.38 .245 .339 .347 .686 1.9
  TOT   2 3 .400 44 0 0 0 2 44.7 56 24 4 23 18 4.84 .303 .384 .427 .811 2.8
1987 27 CLG FL 4 6 .400 90 0 0 0 2 102.0 117 50 7 45 41 4.41 .285 .361 .383 .744 5.9
1988 28 CLG FL 5 11 .313 79 0 0 0 24 76.3 72 34 4 39 39 4.01 .247 .332 .353 .685 10.4
1989 29 CLG FL 4 2 .667 108 0 0 0 0 102.0 111 55 7 46 60 4.85 .280 .357 .408 .765 5.9
1990 30 CLG FL 2 6 .250 94 0 0 0 6 96.0 96 50 5 48 67 4.69 .257 .344 .397 .741 5.2
1991 31 CLG FL 2 4 .333 92 0 0 0 3 86.0 87 44 8 42 57 4.60 .260 .342 .404 .746 4.8
1992 32 CLG FL 6 1 .857 101 0 0 0 5 93.0 96 47 6 37 51 4.55 .267 .340 .403 .743 7.9
1993 33 CLG FL 5 8 .385 77 0 0 0 4 75.3 65 33 3 33 42 3.94 .235 .323 .325 .648 7.4
1994 34 CLG FL 2 5 .286 68 0 0 0 4 68.3 78 33 6 21 46 4.35 .280 .336 .412 .748 4.9
10 Years Sim 32 46 .410 764 0 0 0 50 754.0 787 371 50 336 427 4.43 .267 .345 .389 .734 56.8
2 Years AAA 4 5 .444 46 0 0 0 2 59.3 69 34 3 25 30 5.16 .294 .362 .391 .753  
3 Years AA 8 11 .421 132 0 0 0 33 144.3 187 84 13 71 96 5.24 .318 .392 .478 .869  
3 Years A 9 8 .529 159 0 0 0 59 161.0 168 61 10 45 133 3.41 .272 .321 .372 .693  
8 Years Minors 21 24 .467 337 0 0 0 94 364.6 424 179 26 141 259 4.42 .294 .357 .418 .776  
Season Average 3 4 .429 76 0 0 0 5 75.4 78 37 5 33 42 4.43 .267 .345 .389 .734  
Career Highs 6 11 .857 108 0 0 0 24 102.0 117 55 8 48 67 4.85 .303 .384 .427 .811  
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   425 208 24 162 233   .261 .328 .368 .696
vs LH   362 163 26 174 194   .275 .359 .414 .774
Home 18 17 .514 391 0 0 0 23 384.6 386 180 31 167 228 4.21 .258 .333 .382 .714
Away 14 29 .326 373 0 0 0 27 369.3 401 191 19 169 199 4.65 .276 .351 .396 .747
Mar/Apr 2 7 .222 121 0 0 0 2 125.3 118 57 5 69 83 4.09 .251 .347 .330 .677
May 5 8 .385 134 0 0 0 5 132.3 154 83 9 59 78 5.65 .288 .359 .447 .805
June 4 9 .308 123 0 0 0 10 125.3 114 44 8 50 65 3.16 .245 .318 .352 .670
July 4 7 .364 123 0 0 0 11 121.0 136 62 8 56 53 4.61 .279 .353 .400 .753
August 10 9 .526 129 0 0 0 9 126.3 131 67 11 53 83 4.77 .264 .335 .392 .727
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 134 0 0 0 13 123.6 134 58 9 49 65 4.22 .272 .338 .402 .741
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 21 AA   2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6  
1986 26 HAW JL 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.3 0.0
  CLG FL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
  TOT   44 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7 0.0
1987 27 CLG FL 90 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1988 28 CLG FL 80 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1989 29 CLG FL 108 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1990 30 CLG FL 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1991 31 CLG FL 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1992 32 CLG FL 101 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1993 33 CLG FL 77 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1994 34 CLG FL 69 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 755 29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 .069 .129 .069 .198 -1.6 0.0
1 Years AA 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6  
162 Game Average 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .069 .129 .069 .198 -0.3  
Career Highs 108 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7  
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   20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.4
vs LH   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.8
Home 290 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 .067 .176 .067 .243 -0.5
Away 268 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
RISP   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
Close/Late   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2
Mar/Apr 49 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
May 61 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 77 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
July 74 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
August 61 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.4
Sep/Oct 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 25 LBC FL P 11 0 10.3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.74    
1986 26 HAW JL P 32 0 31.7 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.71    
  CLG FL P 12 0 13.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.08    
  TOT   P 44 0 44.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.81    
1987 27 CLG FL P 90 0 102.0 8 14 2 2 .917 1.94    
1988 28 CLG FL P 79 0 76.3 1 8 1 0 .900 1.06    
1989 29 CLG FL P 108 0 102.0 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.32    
1990 30 CLG FL P 94 0 96.0 5 14 2 0 .905 1.78    
1991 31 CLG FL P 92 0 86.0 6 15 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1992 32 CLG FL P 101 0 93.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.74    
1993 33 CLG FL P 77 0 75.3 3 12 1 1 .938 1.79    
1994 34 CLG FL P 68 0 68.3 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.45    
Career Totals   764 0 754.0 38 103 7 5 .953 1.68    
Career Highs   108 0 102.0 8 15 2 2 1.000 2.20    
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
1991 31 CLG FL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 7 4 0 1 4 9.84 .412 .444 .588 1.033
1992 32 CLG FL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 4 0 5 3 12.00 .250 .471 .417 .887
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 10 8 0 6 7 10.81 .345 .457 .517 .974
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1988-9-24
Games Pitched
1989-2-108
1990-9-94
1992-5-101
CAR-48-764
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 64th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1978
Traded from Vancouver to Salt Lake City on 7/31/1979 (Going to VAN: CF M. Futon, P A. Jones. Going to SLC: 3B D. Rordras, P M. Huijens, P A. Alva)