Jose
Desalvo
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 6, 1942 in Puerto Rico
 
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 30 VAN JL $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 6
1974 31 VAN JL $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 6
1975 32 DM FL $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 6
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 30 VAN JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 31 VAN JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 32 DM FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 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 30 VAN JL 5 3 .625 12 12 1 1 0 82.7 72 27 5 37 67 2.94 .232 .321 .334 .656 6.7
    AAA   4 6 .400 13 13 1 1 0 83.0 79 44 11 42 72 4.77 .250 .338 .427 .765  
1974 31 VAN JL 0 1 .000 6 1 1 0 1 17.0 12 3 0 7 8 1.59 .190 .282 .238 .520 2.0
1975 32 AAA   16 1 .941 24 24 3 1 0 168.3 140 51 9 61 153 2.73 .220 .288 .311 .600  
2 Years Sim 5 4 .556 18 13 2 1 1 99.7 84 30 5 44 75 2.71 .225 .315 .318 .633 8.8
2 Years AAA 20 7 .741 37 37 4 2 0 251.3 219 95 20 103 225 3.40 .230 .305 .350 .655  
Season Average 2 2 .500 9 6 1 0 0 49.8 42 15 2 22 37 2.71 .225 .315 .318 .633  
Career Highs 5 3 .625 12 12 1 1 1 82.7 72 27 5 37 67 2.94 .232 .321 .334 .656  
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   46 13 0 16 46   .192 .242 .242 .484
vs LH   38 17 5 28 29   .284 .407 .455 .863
Home 2 3 .400 9 7 0 0 1 50.7 53 21 3 22 46 3.73 .265 .338 .375 .713
Away 3 1 .750 9 6 2 1 0 49.0 31 9 2 22 29 1.65 .178 .270 .253 .523
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 5 4 4.50 .200 .400 .267 .667
May 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
June 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 10 6 1 2 9 8.53 .345 .387 .517 .904
July 2 1 .667 6 4 1 0 1 31.7 24 9 1 11 22 2.56 .211 .280 .307 .587
August 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 27.7 20 8 2 16 21 2.60 .204 .316 .327 .642
Sep/Oct 1 0 1.000 4 4 1 1 0 28.0 26 5 1 10 19 1.61 .234 .298 .288 .586
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 30 VAN JL 12 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 .174 .269 .217 .487 1.3 0.0
1974 31 VAN JL 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 18 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 13 .143 .226 .179 .404 0.9 0.0
162 Game Average 252 9 36 9 0 0 9 0 9 27 117 .143 .226 .179 .404 7.7  
Career Highs 12 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 .174 .269 .217 .487 1.3  
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   23 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 .174 .269 .217 .487 1.1
vs LH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
Away 9 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 .267 .353 .333 .686 1.5
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 1.0
Mar/Apr 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
August 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Sep/Oct 4 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 .500 .600 .625 1.225 2.2
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 30 VAN JL P 12 12 82.7 3 9 1 3 .923 1.31    
1974 31 VAN JL P 6 1 17.0 3 1 1 0 .800 2.12    
Career Totals   18 13 99.7 6 10 2 3 .889 1.44    
Career Highs   12 12 82.7 3 9 1 3 .923 2.12    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1973-1-1
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
History
Drafted in 35th round, 824th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1973
Earned first career win on 7/3/1973
Had first career hit on 9/3/1973, off John Lundeen (OMA)
Traded from Vancouver to Brooklyn on 4/1/1975 (Going to VAN: P J. Cruz. Going to BRK: SS B. Austin, P J. Desalvo, CF M. Saxon)
Traded from Brooklyn to Des Moines on 7/31/1975 (Going to BRK: CF C. Baldwin, LF M. Reese. Going to DM: P Z. Cambridge, P R. Pinner, P J. Desalvo, RF M. Hughes, RF C. Moralez)