Birdie
Deaton
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 230
 
Born: October 3, 1940 in Australia
 
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 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600   5 4 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 7 7 7 9 8 9
1974 33 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600   6 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 10 9 9
1975 34 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600   6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 10 9 9
1976 35 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600   6 5 6 5 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 7 7 7 10 9 9
1977 36 VAL JL $ 2,300,000   2 3 5 4 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,245,600   2 3 5 4 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,300,000   6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 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
1973 32 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 33 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 34 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 35 MRQ JL $ 1,245,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 36 VAL JL $ 2,300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,245,600 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,300,000 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 MRQ JL 1 4 .200 43 0 0 0 1 50.0 57 31 6 22 39 5.58 .300 .380 .511 .890 0.7
1974 33 MRQ JL 1 2 .333 26 0 0 0 0 36.3 31 24 7 18 44 5.95 .231 .329 .440 .769 0.0
1975 34 MRQ JL 0 3 .000 22 0 0 0 0 36.7 30 12 2 10 39 2.95 .227 .292 .348 .640 2.4
1976 35 MRQ JL 6 3 .667 59 0 0 0 0 61.0 55 23 4 20 67 3.39 .243 .324 .367 .691 5.4
1977 36 AAA   1 1 .500 30 1 0 0 3 35.0 27 9 1 10 45 2.31 .205 .261 .280 .541  
4 Years Sim 8 12 .400 150 0 0 0 1 184.0 173 90 19 70 189 4.40 .254 .335 .418 .753 8.5
1 Years AAA 1 1 .500 30 1 0 0 3 35.0 27 9 1 10 45 2.31 .205 .261 .280 .541  
Season Average 2 3 .400 37 0 0 0 0 46.0 43 22 4 17 47 4.40 .254 .335 .418 .753  
Career Highs 6 4 .667 59 0 0 0 1 61.0 57 31 7 22 67 5.95 .300 .380 .511 .890  
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   103 53 10 47 104   .251 .328 .405 .733
vs LH   70 37 9 23 85   .257 .315 .438 .753
Home 7 5 .583 79 0 0 0 1 102.0 100 57 13 40 104 5.03 .259 .329 .448 .777
Away 1 7 .125 71 0 0 0 0 82.0 73 33 6 30 85 3.62 .247 .316 .378 .694
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 32 0 0 0 1 46.3 45 25 8 19 51 4.86 .254 .327 .458 .784
May 0 2 .000 18 0 0 0 0 25.0 25 15 3 12 28 5.40 .269 .352 .452 .804
June 2 2 .500 18 0 0 0 0 25.7 25 14 0 10 25 4.91 .255 .324 .408 .732
July 1 3 .250 29 0 0 0 0 35.0 29 15 4 8 29 3.86 .234 .280 .371 .651
August 3 2 .600 32 0 0 0 0 34.0 24 10 2 11 39 2.65 .207 .276 .310 .586
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 21 0 0 0 0 18.0 25 11 2 10 17 5.50 .338 .417 .541 .957
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 MRQ JL 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1974 33 MRQ JL 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1975 34 MRQ JL 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1976 35 MRQ JL 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 150 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7 0.0
162 Game Average 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.8  
Career Highs 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
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   15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4
vs LH   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 79 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Away 71 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 28 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
May 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
July 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Sep/Oct 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
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 MRQ JL P 43 0 50.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.72    
1974 33 MRQ JL P 26 0 36.3 1 6 1 1 .875 1.73    
1975 34 MRQ JL P 22 0 36.7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.72    
1976 35 MRQ JL P 59 0 61.0 4 9 0 2 1.000 1.92    
Career Totals   150 0 184.0 8 23 1 3 .969 1.52    
Career Highs   59 0 61.0 4 9 1 2 1.000 1.92    
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 MRQ JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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  1. Lou Packard (993)
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  3. Juan Caronia (990)
  4. Micheal Zahn (984)
  5. Alejandro Reis (981)
  6. Devin Crum (981)
  7. Jose Caronia (980)
  8. Rats Doyle (978)
  9. Joseph Perritt (977)
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 378th overall pick, by Marquette in 1973
Injured on 4/28/1973 with a Broken Hand, out for 6 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/9/1973
Signed as a free agent by Valencia on 2/14/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $2,300,000 per year