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Norman
Fordham		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 13, 1953 in Usa
 
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
1974 21 VAL JL     1 6 2 4 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 4 5 7 6 6 6 5 5
1975 22 VAL JL     3 6 3 4 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 4 5 8 7 8 7 6 7
1976 23 VAL JL     5 7 3 4 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 9 8 8 7 6 7
1977 24 VAL JL $ 300,000   5 7 4 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 7
1978 25 VAL JL $ 300,000   3 6 3 4 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 7
1979 26 LOU JL $ 300,000   3 7 3 4 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 7 7
1980 27 LV FL     3 7 3 4 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     1 6 2 4 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 4 5 7 6 6 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 7 4 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8 8 7 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 WAS JL $ 500,000 82 12 10 10 14 12 12 19 16 17
1982 29 WAS JL $ 500,000 82 13 11 12 17 14 15 18 15 15
1983 30 WAS JL $ 500,000 82 14 12 12 18 15 16 17 14 15
1984 31 WAS JL $ 500,000 82 13 11 12 18 15 15 17 14 15
1985 32 WAS JL $ 570,000 77 13 11 12 17 14 15 15 12 12
1986 33 WAS JL $ 570,000 77 13 11 12 17 14 15 15 12 12
1987 34 WAS JL   77 13 11 12 17 14 15 15 12 12
1988 35 VAL JL   77 12 10 11 15 13 13 14 10 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings   77 12 10 10 14 12 12 14 10 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000 82 14 12 12 18 15 16 19 16 17
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
1974 21 VAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 22 VAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 23 VAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 24 VAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 25 VAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 26 LOU JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 27 LV FL   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 28 WAS JL $ 500,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1982 29 WAS JL $ 500,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1983 30 WAS JL $ 500,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1984 31 WAS JL $ 500,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1985 32 WAS JL $ 570,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1986 33 WAS JL $ 570,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1987 34 WAS JL     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1988 35 VAL JL     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 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
1974 21 AA   9 7 .563 21 21 0 0 0 134.3 139 65 18 43 117 4.35 .264 .319 .419 .739  
1975 22 AAA   9 6 .600 19 19 0 0 0 138.0 153 49 12 39 133 3.20 .282 .330 .387 .718  
    AA   0 3 .000 3 3 2 0 0 22.0 19 9 3 4 20 3.68 .229 .264 .373 .638  
1976 23 AAA   14 5 .737 24 24 1 1 0 165.7 168 49 12 27 168 2.66 .260 .290 .371 .661  
1977 24 VAL JL 6 6 .500 19 19 3 0 0 136.7 123 54 18 32 111 3.56 .239 .285 .390 .675 7.4
    AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 29.7 39 18 2 5 30 5.46 .310 .336 .397 .733  
1978 25 VAL JL 2 6 .250 9 9 4 0 0 60.3 65 28 7 21 43 4.18 .278 .339 .410 .749 1.9
1979 26 LOU JL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 14 3 0 3 2 3.68 .378 .425 .405 .830 0.0
    AAA   7 5 .583 13 13 5 2 0 103.7 87 31 8 25 100 2.69 .228 .276 .331 .607  
    AA   5 2 .714 10 10 4 1 0 83.3 72 22 6 21 122 2.38 .230 .278 .319 .598  
1980 27 LV FL 1 3 .250 7 0 0 0 0 6.0 17 14 1 9 4 21.00 .486 .591 .657 1.248 0.0
    AAA   8 3 .727 16 12 0 0 0 87.3 89 35 4 29 111 3.61 .260 .318 .345 .663  
1981 28 WAS JL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 4.3 10 6 0 5 2 12.47 .455 .556 .591 1.146 0.0
    AAA   17 9 .654 30 30 5 1 0 213.7 213 92 22 83 165 3.88 .260 .328 .398 .725  
1982 29 WAS JL 7 3 .700 31 10 0 0 1 81.3 85 42 7 47 47 4.65 .272 .367 .393 .760 4.2
1983 30 WAS JL 7 5 .583 33 16 0 0 0 118.0 137 56 13 30 76 4.27 .295 .339 .457 .796 5.7
1984 31 WAS JL 7 9 .438 40 14 2 1 3 106.3 112 62 14 50 48 5.25 .279 .361 .441 .802 3.1
1985 32 WAS JL 3 7 .300 52 11 0 0 2 116.7 140 81 20 38 60 6.25 .297 .350 .488 .838 0.0
1986 33 WAS JL 3 5 .375 35 12 0 0 1 111.0 139 71 17 39 75 5.76 .308 .366 .483 .849 3.6
1987 34 WAS JL 1 1 .500 18 0 0 0 1 18.7 27 20 7 11 9 9.65 .329 .411 .622 1.032 0.0
1988 35 AAA   3 8 .273 20 15 0 0 0 96.0 128 72 19 37 92 6.75 .317 .374 .535 .909  
11 Years Sim 37 47 .440 249 93 9 1 9 766.6 869 437 104 285 477 5.13 .287 .350 .449 .799 26.0
7 Years AAA 59 38 .608 127 118 11 4 0 834.0 877 346 79 245 799 3.73 .269 .320 .394 .714  
3 Years AA 14 12 .538 34 34 6 1 0 239.7 230 96 27 68 259 3.61 .249 .301 .381 .682  
10 Years Minors 73 50 .593 161 152 17 5 0 1073.6 1107 442 106 313 1058 3.71 .265 .316 .391 .707  
Season Average 3 4 .429 22 8 0 0 0 69.7 79 39 9 25 43 5.13 .287 .350 .449 .799  
Career Highs 7 9 .700 52 19 4 1 3 136.7 140 81 20 50 111 21.00 .486 .591 .657 1.248  
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   615 337 92 221 337   .293 .360 .486 .846
vs LH   254 100 12 64 140   .274 .321 .366 .687
Home 21 21 .500 124 49 7 1 1 429.3 434 197 54 142 285 4.13 .264 .323 .415 .738
Away 16 26 .381 125 44 2 0 8 337.3 435 240 50 143 192 6.40 .315 .379 .490 .869
Mar/Apr 6 6 .500 58 9 3 0 3 130.3 146 67 19 43 84 4.63 .289 .345 .463 .808
May 6 5 .545 41 19 1 0 2 152.3 171 65 11 50 103 3.84 .281 .336 .377 .713
June 7 13 .350 33 23 0 0 0 143.3 177 105 25 61 86 6.59 .304 .370 .492 .862
July 3 9 .250 40 13 1 1 3 108.3 123 70 15 37 70 5.82 .288 .345 .468 .813
August 9 7 .563 37 14 1 0 0 113.6 117 64 18 42 69 5.07 .268 .332 .451 .783
Sep/Oct 6 7 .462 40 15 3 0 1 118.6 135 66 16 52 65 5.01 .290 .362 .456 .818
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
1977 24 VAL JL 19 48 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .104 .140 .104 .244 -0.8 0.0
1978 25 VAL JL 9 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.7 0.0
1979 26 LOU JL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1980 27 LV FL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1981 28 WAS JL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1982 29 WAS JL 31 20 2 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .150 .182 .200 .382 0.9 0.0
1983 30 WAS JL 33 31 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .065 .118 .065 .182 -0.7 0.0
1984 31 WAS JL 40 30 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .167 .194 .233 .427 1.0 0.0
1985 32 WAS JL 53 26 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .115 .115 .154 .269 -0.4 0.0
1986 33 WAS JL 35 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .069 .069 .103 .172 -1.2 0.0
1987 34 WAS JL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
11 Years Sim 250 207 10 22 5 0 0 14 0 0 6 88 .106 .130 .130 .261 -2.3 0.0
162 Game Average 134 6 14 3 0 0 9 0 0 3 57 .106 .130 .130 .261 -1.5  
Career Highs 53 48 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 22 .167 .194 .233 .427 1.0  
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   132 7 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 50 .098 .124 .121 .245 -2.9
vs LH   75 3 9 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 38 .120 .141 .147 .288 -0.7
Home 124 115 7 15 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 46 .130 .153 .148 .300 -0.6
Away 114 92 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 42 .076 .103 .109 .212 -3.0
RISP   51 0 6 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 22 .118 .113 .137 .250 -1.1
Close/Late   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
Mar/Apr 58 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .074 .107 .074 .181 -1.1
May 38 40 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .050 .049 .050 .099 -2.6
June 33 47 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 20 .170 .204 .213 .417 1.4
July 36 26 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .077 .111 .115 .226 -0.7
August 19 34 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .147 .171 .206 .377 0.5
Sep/Oct 35 33 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .091 .114 .091 .205 -1.0
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    
1977 24 VAL JL P 19 19 136.7 9 16 0 1 1.000 1.65    
1978 25 VAL JL P 9 9 60.3 2 7 1 1 .900 1.34    
1979 26 LOU JL P 2 2 7.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1980 27 LV FL P 7 0 6.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1981 28 WAS JL P 3 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1982 29 WAS JL P 31 10 81.3 3 7 2 0 .833 1.11    
1983 30 WAS JL P 33 16 118.0 6 10 2 1 .889 1.22    
1984 31 WAS JL P 40 14 106.3 3 13 0 2 1.000 1.35    
1985 32 WAS JL P 52 11 116.7 11 13 0 1 1.000 1.85    
1986 33 WAS JL P 35 12 111.0 6 21 3 5 .900 2.19    
1987 34 WAS JL P 18 0 18.7 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.38    
Career Totals   249 93 766.6 44 93 8 11 .945 1.61    
Career Highs   52 19 136.7 11 21 3 5 1.000 3.38    
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
1982 29 WAS JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 6 3 1 2 2 8.11 .400 .471 .667 1.137
1983 30 WAS JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 2 2 0 1 6.77 .467 .467 .867 1.333
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 5 3 2 3 7.51 .433 .469 .767 1.235
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
1983 30 WAS JL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Complete Games
1984-8-2
 Shutouts
1984-7-1
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Released by Marquette on 7/21/1973
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Valencia in 1974
Injured on 4/5/1974 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/16/1974 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/28/1977
Had first career hit on 6/9/1977, off Wallace Chilsen (LOU)
Injured on 5/25/1978 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Traded from Valencia to Louisville on 7/11/1979 (Going to VAL: P H. Horton, P G. Aranda, P M. Mandoon. Going to LOU: RF J. Pease, P N. Fordham, 1B J. Sixpack, P R. Armstrong)
Injured on 8/28/1979 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Louisville to Las Vegas on 3/2/1980 (Going to LV: SS C. Dittmer, P N. Fordham, P G. Fernandez. Going to LOU: 2B C. Webster, P J. Wilkerson)
Injured on 4/21/1980 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/6/1981 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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