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Lank
Bechard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 22, 1941 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
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
1973 32 VAN JL $ 9,580,000   6 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 5
1974 33 VAN JL $ 9,580,000   6 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 4
1975 34 VAN JL $ 9,580,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 4
1976 35 VAN JL $ 4,000,000   5 5 6 5 4 5 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 4
1977 36 VAN JL     4 5 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1978 37 LV FL $ 300,000   0 3 4 3 2 3 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 3 4 3 2 3 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 9,580,000   6 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 5
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
1973 32 VAN JL $ 9,580,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 33 VAN JL $ 9,580,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 34 VAN JL $ 9,580,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 35 VAN JL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 36 VAN JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 37 LV FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 9,580,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
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
1973 32 VAN JL 7 4 .636 14 14 1 1 0 95.0 88 33 12 8 39 3.13 .243 .274 .390 .664 6.9
1974 33 VAN JL 13 14 .481 34 34 8 3 0 235.7 214 100 31 45 105 3.82 .240 .281 .409 .690 13.5
1975 34 VAN JL 17 11 .607 39 39 4 1 0 286.7 241 102 32 57 141 3.20 .228 .276 .370 .646 16.8
1976 35 VAN JL 18 10 .643 40 40 3 2 0 277.0 264 103 22 60 128 3.35 .252 .295 .393 .688 16.9
1977 36 VAN JL 9 5 .643 24 15 0 0 0 100.3 93 46 12 30 45 4.13 .247 .314 .391 .704 4.4
1978 37 LV FL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.7 16 13 1 2 1 15.27 .421 .439 .632 1.071 0.0
    AAA   5 4 .556 12 10 0 0 0 67.0 61 23 12 14 38 3.09 .242 .282 .452 .734  
6 Years Sim 64 45 .587 153 144 16 7 0 1002.3 916 397 110 202 459 3.56 .243 .288 .392 .680 58.6
1 Years AAA 5 4 .556 12 10 0 0 0 67.0 61 23 12 14 38 3.09 .242 .282 .452 .734  
Season Average 10 7 .588 25 24 2 1 0 167.1 152 66 18 33 76 3.56 .243 .288 .392 .680  
Career Highs 18 14 .643 40 40 8 3 0 286.7 264 103 32 60 141 15.27 .421 .439 .632 1.071  
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   459 205 51 95 246   .223 .258 .354 .611
vs LH   457 192 59 107 213   .266 .309 .438 .747
Home 25 29 .463 78 74 6 2 0 507.0 478 213 60 110 243 3.78 .251 .291 .417 .709
Away 39 16 .709 75 70 10 5 0 495.3 438 184 50 92 216 3.34 .235 .271 .366 .637
Mar/Apr 16 9 .640 31 28 3 2 0 203.3 193 61 24 35 112 2.70 .249 .282 .406 .688
May 16 9 .640 32 32 2 1 0 213.6 186 91 22 49 99 3.83 .234 .278 .372 .651
June 7 10 .412 26 25 7 2 0 162.0 165 91 21 30 67 5.06 .264 .298 .446 .744
July 7 4 .636 21 18 1 0 0 129.0 107 46 13 29 58 3.21 .222 .267 .351 .618
August 9 8 .529 22 21 3 2 0 149.0 133 55 15 29 59 3.32 .241 .279 .385 .664
Sep/Oct 9 5 .643 21 20 0 0 0 145.3 132 53 15 30 64 3.28 .242 .281 .383 .664
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
1973 32 VAN JL 14 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .000 .031 .000 .031 -2.5 0.0
1974 33 VAN JL 34 79 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 36 .076 .099 .127 .225 -1.8 0.0
1975 34 VAN JL 39 86 8 6 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 37 .070 .129 .116 .245 -0.6 0.0
1976 35 VAN JL 40 99 6 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 47 .091 .109 .131 .240 -2.1 0.0
1977 36 VAN JL 24 29 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .034 .034 .069 .103 -1.8 0.0
1978 37 LV FL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
6 Years Sim 153 326 19 22 9 2 0 9 0 0 11 153 .067 .098 .107 .205 -9.0 0.0
162 Game Average 345 20 23 9 2 0 9 0 0 11 162 .067 .098 .107 .205 -9.5  
Career Highs 40 99 8 9 4 1 0 6 0 0 6 47 .091 .129 .131 .245 -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   255 11 14 6 2 0 8 0 0 8 114 .055 .083 .094 .177 -11.0
vs LH   71 8 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 39 .113 .149 .155 .304 -0.4
Home 77 152 8 11 6 1 0 3 0 0 3 82 .072 .090 .125 .215 -5.2
Away 75 174 11 11 3 1 0 6 0 0 8 71 .063 .104 .092 .196 -6.2
RISP   82 0 6 4 0 0 9 0 0 5 35 .073 .125 .122 .247 -1.7
Close/Late   26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .038 .074 .077 .151 -1.3
Mar/Apr 31 72 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 .042 .042 .042 .083 -5.1
May 32 69 7 7 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 28 .101 .151 .159 .310 -0.2
June 26 53 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .019 .036 .038 .074 -3.9
July 18 39 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 19 .103 .146 .179 .326 0.1
August 21 48 5 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 22 .104 .157 .208 .365 0.6
Sep/Oct 21 45 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .044 .065 .044 .110 -2.8
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    
1973 32 VAN JL P 14 14 95.0 4 24 1 3 .966 2.65    
1974 33 VAN JL P 34 34 235.7 20 34 2 3 .964 2.06    
1975 34 VAN JL P 39 39 286.7 19 50 2 4 .972 2.17    
1976 35 VAN JL P 40 40 277.0 15 44 4 2 .937 1.92    
1977 36 VAN JL P 24 15 100.3 10 11 1 1 .955 1.88    
1978 37 LV FL P 2 2 7.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.35    
Career Totals   153 144 1002.3 69 164 10 13 .959 2.09    
Career Highs   40 40 286.7 20 50 4 4 1.000 2.65    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1976-9-18
 Winning Pct
1976-10-.643
CAR-43-.587
 Games Started
1975-1-39
1976-1-40
 Shutouts
1973-1-1
1974-5-3
1976-7-2
 Innings Pitched
1975-6-286.7
1976-9-277.0
 Hits Allowed
1976-7-264
Homeruns Allowed
1974-6-31
1975-5-32
 Walks per 9IP
1974-5-1.7
1975-8-1.8
CAR-50-1.8
 WHiP
1975-6-1.04
CAR-22-1.12
 OOBP
1974-10-.281
1975-7-.276
CAR-33-.288
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Damon Rutherford (977)
  2. Jim Neidlinger (962)
  3. Cornelius Lattimore (948)
  4. Maurice Greenway (948)
  5. Filla Zerndillo (943)
  6. Jeff Kiplinger (943)
  7. Jesus Calabro (943)
  8. Eddie Harris (941)
  9. Michael Hick (935)
  10. Chip Foodie (932)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Eddie Harris (995)
  2. Todd Swader (992)
  3. Randy Tomlin (991)
  4. Vernon Simpson (990)
  5. Williamson Prushnok (989)
  6. Burke Eschette (989)
  7. Samuel Smith (988)
  8. Damon Rutherford (986)
  9. Blaine Kinman (986)
  10. Manny Hernandez (986)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/1/1973
Injured on 6/13/1973 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Had first career hit on 4/25/1974, off Burbo Awaradardo (JAX)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1975, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/21/1976 to a 3-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1976, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Released by Vancouver on 10/1/1977
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 6/11/1978 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/11/1978 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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