Miami
Dakota
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 14, 1955 in Providence, RI
 
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 23 NO FL     0 5 3 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 5 4 4
1979 24 NO FL     5 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 6 4 4 4
1980 25 NO FL $ 300,000   6 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 5 3 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 NO FL $ 300,000 49 13 13 13 14 13 13 10 9 9
1982 27 NO FL $ 300,000 49 14 13 13 9 8 8 9 8 8
1983 28 WAS JL   49 14 14 14 9 8 8 8 7 7
1984 29 WAS JL   49 14 13 14 9 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   49 13 13 13 9 8 8 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 49 14 14 14 14 13 13 10 9 9
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 23 NO FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 24 NO FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 25 NO 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 $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  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 26 NO FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1982 27 NO FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 28 WAS JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1984 29 WAS JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
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 23 AA   4 4 .500 66 1 0 0 6 109.7 94 32 10 43 66 2.63 .234 .308 .331 .639  
1979 24 AAA   0 0 .000 38 0 0 0 5 43.7 41 17 1 16 29 3.50 .241 .306 .306 .612  
    AA   2 4 .333 40 0 0 0 3 63.0 54 30 10 20 44 4.29 .230 .290 .396 .686  
1980 25 NO FL 4 6 .400 97 0 0 0 3 115.3 116 49 14 46 56 3.82 .265 .334 .416 .750 5.4
1981 26 NO FL 6 5 .545 60 0 0 0 3 76.7 87 45 12 17 48 5.28 .278 .313 .470 .783 2.8
    AAA   0 2 .000 17 0 0 0 0 25.0 26 10 4 8 19 3.60 .265 .321 .459 .780  
1982 27 NO FL 2 3 .400 26 2 0 0 1 33.7 38 16 4 19 15 4.28 .277 .363 .423 .786 1.5
1983 28 AAA   3 4 .429 41 0 0 0 1 33.7 35 18 9 20 24 4.81 .280 .379 .552 .931  
1984 29 AAA   3 5 .375 58 0 0 0 1 71.7 71 42 18 31 81 5.27 .254 .329 .487 .816  
3 Years Sim 12 14 .462 183 2 0 0 7 225.7 241 110 30 82 119 4.39 .271 .332 .436 .767 9.8
4 Years AAA 6 11 .353 154 0 0 0 7 174.0 173 87 32 75 153 4.50 .257 .332 .449 .781  
2 Years AA 6 8 .429 106 1 0 0 9 172.7 148 62 20 63 110 3.23 .232 .301 .355 .656  
6 Years Minors 12 19 .387 260 1 0 0 16 346.6 321 149 52 138 263 3.87 .245 .317 .403 .721  
Season Average 4 4 .500 61 0 0 0 2 75.2 80 36 10 27 39 4.39 .271 .332 .436 .767  
Career Highs 6 6 .545 97 2 0 0 3 115.3 116 49 14 46 56 5.28 .278 .363 .470 .786  
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   165 72 18 61 96   .259 .324 .403 .727
vs LH   76 38 12 21 23   .303 .357 .518 .875
Home 10 7 .588 100 2 0 0 5 126.3 141 68 15 51 71 4.84 .277 .343 .436 .779
Away 2 7 .222 83 0 0 0 2 99.3 100 42 15 31 48 3.81 .264 .320 .435 .755
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 38 0 0 0 3 44.0 38 17 4 17 19 3.48 .236 .309 .348 .657
May 2 3 .400 40 2 0 0 1 55.0 54 26 5 22 27 4.25 .254 .323 .380 .704
June 1 2 .333 30 0 0 0 2 41.7 50 17 5 14 18 3.67 .296 .350 .462 .811
July 3 3 .500 27 0 0 0 1 34.7 45 28 9 12 21 7.27 .308 .361 .562 .922
August 1 1 .500 20 0 0 0 0 21.3 33 12 4 8 11 5.06 .351 .402 .553 .955
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 28 0 0 0 0 29.0 21 10 3 9 23 3.10 .200 .263 .362 .625
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
1980 25 NO FL 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1981 26 NO FL 60 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1982 27 NO FL 26 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .429 .571 0.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 183 16 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.2  
Career Highs 97 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .429 .571 0.5  
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   14 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.4
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 100 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .273 .364 0.1
Away 83 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 0.9
Mar/Apr 25 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 0.9
May 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
June 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
August 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 28 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    
1980 25 NO FL P 97 0 115.3 7 10 1 3 .944 1.33    
1981 26 NO FL P 60 0 76.7 3 7 1 0 .909 1.17    
1982 27 NO FL P 26 2 33.7 3 4 1 0 .875 1.87    
Career Totals   183 2 225.7 13 21 3 3 .919 1.36    
Career Highs   97 2 115.3 7 10 1 3 .944 1.87    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1980-2-97
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by New Orleans in 1978
Earned first career win on 4/9/1980
Had first career hit on 6/26/1981, off Davey Cantoni (AUS)
Injured on 6/18/1982 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Released by New Orleans on 3/2/1983
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/2/1983 to a minor league deal