Arturo
Culionara
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: August 5, 1940 in Mexico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Reliever Award 1976   
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 CLG FL $ 4,790,000   8 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
1974 33 CLG FL $ 4,790,000   8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
1975 34 PHX JL $ 4,790,000   9 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
1976 35 PHX JL $ 4,790,000   8 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7
1977 36 MAN FL $ 3,000,000   7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1978 37 DM FL $ 3,000,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1979 38 DM FL     4 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings     4 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,790,000   9 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7
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 CLG FL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 CLG FL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 36 MAN FL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 37 DM FL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 38 DM FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
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 CLG FL 4 2 .667 86 0 0 0 0 85.7 76 34 4 31 57 3.57 .237 .301 .318 .618 8.2
1974 33 CLG FL 6 4 .600 74 0 0 0 5 76.0 66 22 5 28 46 2.61 .236 .304 .364 .668 10.5
1975 34 DM FL 0 1 .000 30 0 0 0 8 29.3 24 11 2 14 24 3.38 .224 .309 .346 .655 4.5
  PHX JL 0 1 .000 21 0 0 0 3 17.3 15 10 1 8 10 5.19 .234 .315 .344 .659 0.9
  TOT   0 2 .000 51 0 0 0 11 46.7 39 21 3 22 34 4.05 .228 .311 .345 .656 5.5
1976 35 PHX JL 3 4 .429 70 0 0 0 48 66.3 51 14 6 21 49 1.90 .213 .280 .325 .605 16.2
1977 36 MAN FL 3 3 .500 57 0 0 0 9 53.7 35 8 1 24 32 1.34 .191 .285 .251 .536 9.7
1978 37 MAN FL 2 3 .400 29 0 0 0 18 31.3 21 11 4 17 13 3.16 .196 .312 .336 .648 5.6
  DM FL 2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 1 16.3 6 1 1 9 5 0.55 .115 .246 .192 .438 3.3
  TOT   4 3 .571 44 0 0 0 19 47.7 27 12 5 26 18 2.27 .170 .290 .289 .580 8.9
1979 38 DM FL 0 2 .000 18 0 0 0 1 16.3 18 11 5 8 12 6.06 .281 .365 .625 .990 0.0
7 Years Sim 20 20 .500 400 0 0 0 93 392.3 312 122 29 160 248 2.80 .220 .299 .334 .633 59.1
Season Average 2 2 .500 57 0 0 0 13 56.0 44 17 4 22 35 2.80 .220 .299 .334 .633  
Career Highs 6 4 .667 86 0 0 0 48 85.7 76 34 6 31 57 6.06 .281 .365 .625 .990  
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   156 71 17 88 124   .200 .281 .324 .605
vs LH   156 51 12 72 124   .245 .322 .345 .667
Home 8 13 .381 214 0 0 0 54 214.7 178 78 16 82 131 3.27 .227 .300 .353 .653
Away 12 7 .632 186 0 0 0 43 177.6 134 44 13 78 117 2.23 .212 .298 .310 .608
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 82 0 0 0 13 84.0 61 18 5 38 58 1.93 .205 .295 .302 .597
May 3 7 .300 83 0 0 0 17 92.0 68 29 8 37 55 2.84 .211 .292 .334 .626
June 3 3 .500 64 0 0 0 21 62.0 58 30 5 31 47 4.36 .246 .333 .364 .698
July 3 2 .600 57 0 0 0 14 53.7 44 13 4 13 30 2.18 .226 .274 .323 .597
August 3 6 .333 55 0 0 0 15 45.7 42 14 4 17 27 2.76 .241 .309 .374 .682
Sep/Oct 5 0 1.000 59 0 0 0 17 55.0 39 18 3 24 31 2.95 .203 .292 .318 .609
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 CLG FL 86 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1974 33 CLG FL 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1975 34 DM FL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  PHX JL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1976 35 PHX JL 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1977 36 MAN FL 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1978 37 DM FL 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  MAN FL 29 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 382 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.3  
Career Highs 86 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1  
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   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 180 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
May 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
July 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
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 CLG FL P 86 0 85.7 2 10 0 2 1.000 1.26    
1974 33 CLG FL P 74 0 76.0 5 11 2 0 .889 1.89    
1975 34 DM FL P 30 0 29.3 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.53    
  PHX JL P 21 0 17.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  TOT   P 51 0 46.7 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1976 35 PHX JL P 70 0 66.3 3 11 0 2 1.000 1.90    
1977 36 MAN FL P 57 0 53.7 1 9 1 2 .909 1.68    
1978 37 MAN FL P 29 0 31.3 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.87    
  DM FL P 15 0 16.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.76    
  TOT   P 44 0 47.7 4 11 0 1 1.000 2.83    
1979 38 DM FL P 18 0 16.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.65    
Career Totals   400 0 392.3 19 59 3 8 .963 1.79    
Career Highs   86 0 85.7 5 11 2 2 1.000 2.83    
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 35 PHX JL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 4 6.7 5 1 1 2 10 1.35 .200 .259 .320 .579
1978 37 DM FL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 4 7.0 5 1 1 2 11 1.29 .179 .233 .286 .519
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1976-1-48
Games Pitched
1973-9-86
1974-2-74
1976-3-70
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 264th overall pick, by Calgary in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/14/1973
Traded from Calgary to Des Moines on 2/5/1975 (Going to DM: P A. Culionara. Going to CLG: RF G. Chavez, P G. Young)
Traded from Des Moines to Phoenix on 7/31/1975 (Going to DM: CF S. Hell. Going to PHX: P A. Culionara, CF J. Fitzgerald, RF S. Sakis)
Signed as a free agent by Manhattan on 2/1/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Traded from Manhattan to Des Moines on 7/2/1978 (Going to DM: P A. Culionara, P S. Vargas. Going to MAN: P B. Crotchmeyer, P F. Young)
Signed as a free agent by Des Moines on 2/6/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $2,200,000 per year
Released by Des Moines on 7/11/1979