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Denny
Estrada		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 18, 1943 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973    1974    1979   
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 DM FL $ 6,980,000   7 7 8 7 6 7 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 10 9 9
1974 31 PHX JL $ 6,980,000   7 7 8 7 6 7 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 7 6 10 9 10
1975 32 SEA FL $ 6,980,000   7 6 7 7 6 7 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 10 9 10
1976 33 SEA FL $ 8,500,000   7 6 7 7 6 7 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 10 9 10
1977 34 SEA FL $ 8,500,000   7 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 10 9 10
1978 35 SEA FL $ 8,500,000   7 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 9 9
1979 36 SEA FL $ 8,500,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 6 7 7 10 9 9
1980 37 SEA FL     3 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 7
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 9 10
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 DM FL $ 6,980,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 31 PHX JL $ 6,980,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 32 SEA FL $ 6,980,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 33 SEA FL $ 8,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 34 SEA FL $ 8,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 35 SEA FL $ 8,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 36 SEA FL $ 8,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 37 SEA FL   2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 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 30 DM FL 14 10 .583 38 38 0 0 0 219.7 215 104 26 75 253 4.26 .253 .316 .397 .713 14.5
1974 31 DM FL 6 3 .667 10 10 1 1 0 75.3 60 25 9 16 89 2.99 .220 .270 .363 .632 7.6
  PHX JL 10 10 .500 27 27 1 1 0 196.3 165 83 26 63 226 3.80 .228 .296 .386 .682 10.7
  TOT   16 13 .552 37 37 2 2 0 271.7 225 108 35 79 315 3.58 .226 .289 .380 .669 18.3
1975 32 PHX JL 7 8 .467 21 21 5 1 0 146.3 126 60 18 47 154 3.69 .230 .296 .389 .685 8.3
  SEA FL 4 4 .500 10 10 2 0 0 74.0 53 29 8 25 87 3.53 .199 .272 .337 .609 4.2
  TOT   11 12 .478 31 31 7 1 0 220.3 179 89 26 72 241 3.64 .220 .288 .372 .660 12.5
1976 33 SEA FL 9 14 .391 35 35 4 2 0 242.7 215 109 25 91 282 4.04 .237 .308 .364 .672 8.2
1977 34 SEA FL 8 15 .348 33 33 3 0 0 228.7 253 121 25 83 237 4.76 .277 .339 .411 .750 2.5
1978 35 SEA FL 16 12 .571 34 34 2 0 0 228.7 212 98 28 85 231 3.86 .246 .314 .376 .690 11.6
1979 36 SEA FL 25 6 .806 37 37 7 0 0 272.7 240 96 26 81 250 3.17 .236 .293 .359 .653 22.3
1980 37 SEA FL 7 10 .412 31 30 1 1 1 166.3 183 90 23 49 136 4.87 .280 .333 .436 .769 4.4
8 Years Sim 106 92 .535 276 275 26 6 1 1850.6 1722 815 214 615 1945 3.96 .246 .309 .385 .694 94.3
Season Average 13 11 .542 34 34 3 0 0 231.3 215 101 26 76 243 3.96 .246 .309 .385 .694  
Career Highs 25 15 .806 38 38 7 2 1 272.7 253 121 35 91 315 4.87 .280 .339 .436 .769  
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   827 390 102 295 968   .225 .282 .351 .633
vs LH   895 425 112 320 977   .269 .333 .422 .755
Home 48 50 .490 138 138 11 3 0 928.0 886 417 100 301 1047 4.04 .250 .309 .383 .693
Away 58 42 .580 138 137 15 3 1 922.6 836 398 114 314 898 3.88 .241 .304 .386 .690
Mar/Apr 24 10 .706 50 50 8 2 0 358.0 309 122 29 109 366 3.07 .232 .290 .346 .636
May 22 15 .595 48 48 6 1 0 331.7 317 151 38 95 344 4.10 .249 .301 .386 .687
June 18 18 .500 45 44 6 2 1 299.7 282 129 32 109 318 3.87 .248 .314 .381 .695
July 14 15 .483 43 43 1 1 0 279.3 262 126 34 103 305 4.06 .248 .315 .392 .706
August 14 17 .452 45 45 1 0 0 284.6 274 156 41 91 306 4.93 .250 .308 .416 .723
Sep/Oct 14 17 .452 45 45 4 0 0 297.3 278 131 40 108 306 3.97 .249 .315 .397 .712
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 DM FL 38 61 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 19 .213 .238 .230 .468 3.0 0.0
1974 31 DM FL 10 25 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .280 .308 .280 .588 2.2 0.1
  PHX JL 27 69 6 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 26 .217 .250 .246 .496 4.1 0.0
  TOT   37 94 11 22 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 35 .234 .265 .255 .521 6.3 0.1
1975 32 PHX JL 21 49 7 10 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 13 .204 .259 .245 .504 3.4 0.0
  SEA FL 10 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .045 .125 .045 .170 -0.7 0.0
  TOT   31 71 7 11 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 22 .155 .218 .183 .401 2.7 0.0
1976 33 SEA FL 35 77 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 33 .130 .173 .195 .368 1.4 0.0
1977 34 SEA FL 33 64 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 24 .141 .211 .156 .368 2.2 0.0
1978 35 SEA FL 34 83 3 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .157 .176 .181 .357 1.3 0.0
1979 36 SEA FL 37 100 8 19 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 37 .190 .221 .220 .441 4.0 0.0
1980 37 SEA FL 32 53 2 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 .226 .255 .226 .481 2.9 0.0
8 Years Sim 277 603 43 109 13 0 1 38 0 1 30 229 .181 .219 .207 .426 23.7 0.1
162 Game Average 352 25 63 7 0 0 22 0 0 17 133 .181 .219 .207 .426 13.9  
Career Highs 38 100 11 22 3 0 1 8 0 1 6 37 .234 .265 .255 .521 6.3  
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   427 30 82 10 0 1 27 0 1 21 166 .192 .229 .222 .451 17.8
vs LH   176 13 27 3 0 0 11 0 0 9 63 .153 .195 .170 .365 2.9
Home 138 280 22 51 8 0 1 22 0 1 9 105 .182 .206 .221 .428 9.0
Away 139 323 21 58 5 0 0 16 0 0 21 124 .180 .230 .195 .425 11.8
RISP   148 0 22 5 0 1 36 0 0 13 59 .149 .215 .203 .417 5.4
Close/Late   44 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 .159 .213 .159 .372 1.0
Mar/Apr 50 123 10 19 3 0 1 12 0 0 6 48 .154 .191 .203 .394 3.2
May 49 105 11 21 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 42 .200 .243 .200 .443 4.5
June 45 99 8 20 4 0 0 7 0 1 2 28 .202 .218 .242 .460 3.7
July 43 97 6 20 4 0 0 3 0 0 6 34 .206 .252 .247 .500 5.5
August 45 91 6 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 41 .165 .183 .187 .370 1.3
Sep/Oct 45 88 2 14 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 36 .159 .229 .159 .388 2.6
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 DM FL P 38 38 219.7 6 31 3 2 .925 1.52    
1974 31 DM FL P 10 10 75.3 6 11 1 0 .944 2.03    
  PHX JL P 27 27 196.3 15 28 1 1 .977 1.97    
  TOT   P 37 37 271.7 21 39 2 1 .968 1.99    
1975 32 PHX JL P 21 21 146.3 4 25 1 1 .967 1.78    
  SEA FL P 10 10 74.0 2 12 0 1 1.000 1.70    
  TOT   P 31 31 220.3 6 37 1 2 .977 1.76    
1976 33 SEA FL P 35 35 242.7 14 32 3 4 .939 1.71    
1977 34 SEA FL P 33 33 228.7 8 29 2 0 .949 1.46    
1978 35 SEA FL P 34 34 228.7 10 35 0 1 1.000 1.77    
1979 36 SEA FL P 37 37 272.7 15 44 4 3 .937 1.95    
1980 37 SEA FL P 31 30 166.3 5 28 1 2 .971 1.79    
    3B 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 276 275 1850.6 85 275 16 15 .957 1.75    
  3B 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   277 275 1853.3 85 275 16 15 .957 1.75    
Career Highs   38 38 272.7 21 44 4 4 1.000 1.99    
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
1974 31 PHX JL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 7 2 7 0 15.75 .375 .565 .750 1.315
1979 36 SEA FL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 12 8 3 2 5 8.31 .324 .359 .649 1.008
1980 37 SEA FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 4 3 0 0 0 13.0 18 15 5 9 5 10.39 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 31 PHX JL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 36 SEA FL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1973-10-14
1979-1-25
 Losses
1976-10-14
1977-8-15
 Winning Pct
1979-1-.806
 Games Started
1973-1-38
 Shutouts
1976-7-2
1980-8-1
 Hits Allowed
1977-4-253
Homeruns Allowed
1977-9-25
1978-6-28
1980-10-23
 Strikeouts
1973-3-253
1974-8-226
1976-8-282
CAR-49-1945
 Walks Allowed
1976-7-91
1977-8-83
1978-8-85
 Hits per 9IP
1974-10-7.6
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-2-10.4
1974-3-10.4
1976-6-10.5
1977-10-9.3
CAR-16-9.5
 OAVG
1974-10-.228
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jacob Butler (965)
  2. Robert Grove (959)
  3. Nate Hollins (946)
  4. Terrence Williams (939)
  5. Bobby Carey (939)
  6. Billy Chapel (937)
  7. Avagadro Pompeii (929)
  8. Paul Millbauer (929)
  9. Ricky Knutsen (926)
  10. Shelby Palubiak (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Clyde Mercedes (993)
  2. Luke Gofannon (988)
  3. Bobby Carey (987)
  4. Brent Beemings (983)
  5. Terence Hermanson (981)
  6. Andy Messersmith (974)
  7. Stephen Thiel (971)
  8. Matt Ryan (971)
  9. Ed Ostrosser (971)
  10. Ebby Calvin Laloosh (970)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/1/1973
Had first career hit on 4/6/1973, off Hollis Wayne (LEX)
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Traded from Des Moines to Phoenix on 5/21/1974 (Going to DM: P A. Gomez, P G. Bowerman, 3B K. Woodson, RF H. Baez, P L. Hoots. Going to PHX: P D. Estrada, 3B F. Lorenzen, P L. Hardy)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Traded from Phoenix to Seattle on 7/21/1975 (Going to PHX: P M. Catron. Going to SEA: P D. Estrada)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1976, off Billy Chapel (SLC)
Injured on 6/8/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Struck out 18 batters against Manhattan on 7/16/1978
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Won Golden Arm Award in 1979, going 25-6, 3.17 ERA
 
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