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Luke
Gofannon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: March 29, 1942 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1974    1976   
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 31 SEA FL $ 5,750,000   7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 5 7 6 7
1974 32 PHX JL $ 5,750,000   7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 7
1975 33 CHI JL $ 4,200,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 5 7 7 7
1976 34 CHI JL $ 4,200,000   6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 6
1977 35 CHI JL $ 4,200,000   6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 7
1978 36 CHI JL $ 4,200,000   5 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6
1979 37 CHI JL $ 1,250,000   3 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,250,000   3 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 5 7 7 7
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 31 SEA FL $ 5,750,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 32 PHX JL $ 5,750,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 33 CHI JL $ 4,200,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 34 CHI JL $ 4,200,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 35 CHI JL $ 4,200,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 36 CHI JL $ 4,200,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 37 CHI JL $ 1,250,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,250,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 31 SEA FL 7 10 .412 36 17 0 0 1 124.7 129 79 23 58 83 5.70 .264 .350 .490 .840 0.0
1974 32 PHX JL 15 11 .577 37 37 2 0 0 259.7 245 107 25 126 187 3.71 .251 .342 .401 .743 13.4
1975 33 CHI JL 12 14 .462 34 32 8 1 0 238.0 215 94 19 76 154 3.55 .244 .310 .371 .681 15.9
1976 34 CHI JL 15 16 .484 37 37 6 3 0 270.3 246 111 19 119 207 3.70 .246 .333 .368 .701 17.4
1977 35 CHI JL 15 11 .577 30 29 4 0 0 191.0 186 98 18 94 137 4.62 .261 .349 .406 .755 8.6
1978 36 CHI JL 14 15 .483 36 36 14 2 0 274.7 225 104 31 102 167 3.41 .227 .302 .396 .698 18.8
1979 37 CHI JL 0 8 .000 10 10 0 0 0 54.3 65 34 11 24 35 5.63 .293 .370 .482 .852 0.0
    AAA   3 2 .600 9 9 0 0 0 48.3 39 24 8 26 52 4.47 .214 .313 .423 .736  
7 Years Sim 78 85 .479 220 198 34 6 1 1412.6 1311 627 146 599 970 3.99 .249 .331 .401 .732 74.2
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 9 9 0 0 0 48.3 39 24 8 26 52 4.47 .214 .313 .423 .736  
Season Average 11 12 .478 31 28 4 0 0 201.8 187 89 20 85 138 3.99 .249 .331 .401 .732  
Career Highs 15 16 .577 37 37 14 3 1 274.7 246 111 31 126 207 5.70 .293 .370 .490 .852  
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   616 330 79 284 501   .230 .304 .382 .686
vs LH   695 297 67 315 469   .268 .348 .421 .768
Home 38 38 .500 107 100 9 2 0 705.3 654 301 81 288 489 3.84 .247 .321 .405 .726
Away 40 47 .460 113 98 25 4 1 707.3 657 326 65 311 481 4.15 .250 .330 .397 .727
Mar/Apr 16 18 .471 39 39 6 0 0 275.6 259 125 31 127 185 4.08 .250 .332 .408 .740
May 15 20 .429 43 43 6 1 0 288.3 257 120 23 109 194 3.75 .239 .309 .380 .689
June 17 10 .630 35 34 9 4 0 255.3 212 92 23 94 165 3.24 .230 .301 .368 .670
July 13 9 .591 39 30 4 1 1 211.7 190 101 23 104 174 4.29 .243 .332 .401 .733
August 13 15 .464 37 31 6 0 0 226.0 224 109 27 93 148 4.34 .262 .334 .434 .768
Sep/Oct 4 13 .235 27 21 3 0 0 155.7 169 80 19 72 104 4.63 .280 .357 .432 .789
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 31 SEA FL 36 33 2 7 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 6 .212 .212 .273 .485 1.8 0.0
1974 32 PHX JL 37 79 0 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 27 .165 .202 .165 .367 2.2 0.0
1975 33 CHI JL 35 75 5 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 33 .173 .190 .213 .403 2.7 0.0
1976 34 CHI JL 37 91 5 19 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 28 .209 .226 .264 .490 5.2 0.0
1977 35 CHI JL 31 67 8 15 1 1 0 10 0 0 3 24 .224 .254 .269 .522 5.1 0.0
1978 36 CHI JL 36 98 8 15 1 1 0 9 1 1 3 42 .153 .173 .184 .357 2.6 0.0
1979 37 CHI JL 10 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7 0.0
7 Years Sim 222 463 29 84 3 5 1 38 1 1 14 167 .181 .202 .216 .418 18.9 0.0
162 Game Average 337 21 61 2 3 0 27 0 0 10 121 .181 .202 .216 .418 13.8  
Career Highs 37 98 8 19 1 1 1 10 1 1 4 42 .224 .254 .273 .522 5.2  
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   321 22 62 2 4 1 24 0 0 7 117 .193 .208 .234 .442 12.1
vs LH   142 7 22 1 1 0 14 1 1 7 50 .155 .190 .176 .366 2.5
Home 107 215 15 40 1 2 1 13 0 1 5 83 .186 .201 .223 .424 6.8
Away 115 248 14 44 2 3 0 25 1 0 9 84 .177 .204 .210 .414 7.7
RISP   102 0 24 0 2 0 34 0 0 5 35 .235 .254 .275 .529 7.3
Close/Late   35 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .171 .216 .257 .473 1.8
Mar/Apr 39 91 3 17 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 32 .187 .202 .220 .422 2.8
May 43 102 7 16 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 35 .157 .155 .225 .381 1.8
June 35 85 3 14 1 1 0 14 0 0 5 30 .165 .204 .200 .404 2.6
July 40 66 9 13 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 24 .197 .221 .227 .448 2.6
August 31 71 4 15 1 0 0 5 1 1 3 24 .211 .237 .225 .462 3.2
Sep/Oct 24 48 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22 .188 .220 .188 .408 1.4
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 31 SEA FL P 36 17 124.7 6 20 1 4 .963 1.88    
1974 32 PHX JL P 37 37 259.7 15 46 1 5 .984 2.11    
1975 33 CHI JL P 34 32 238.0 17 44 5 3 .924 2.31    
1976 34 CHI JL P 37 37 270.3 13 52 3 3 .956 2.16    
1977 35 CHI JL P 30 29 191.0 13 25 0 1 1.000 1.79    
1978 36 CHI JL P 36 36 274.7 22 46 5 4 .932 2.23    
1979 37 CHI JL P 10 10 54.3 3 15 0 2 1.000 2.98    
Career Totals   220 198 1412.6 89 248 15 22 .957 2.15    
Career Highs   37 37 274.7 22 52 5 5 1.000 2.98    
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 32 PHX JL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 1 0 0 1 13.64 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 1 0 0 1 13.64 .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.
Losses
1975-10-14
1976-7-16
1978-6-15
 Games Started
1974-4-37
1976-8-37
1978-5-36
 Complete Games
1978-2-14
 Shutouts
1976-5-3
1978-10-2
 Innings Pitched
1974-10-259.7
1978-9-274.7
 Hits Allowed
1974-9-245
Homeruns Allowed
1978-3-31
 Walks Allowed
1974-2-126
1976-2-119
1977-10-94
1978-4-102
 Hits per 9IP
1978-7-7.4
 OAVG
1978-10-.227
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Brent Beemings (960)
  2. Joaquin Contraveras (946)
  3. Rudy Ramirez (943)
  4. Burke Eschette (938)
  5. Glenn Bowerman (936)
  6. Joseph Porter (931)
  7. Burt Grossman (929)
  8. Jose Abbey (929)
  9. Hoyt Perea (927)
  10. Billy Pena (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Clyde Mercedes (991)
  2. Brent Beemings (991)
  3. Denny Estrada (988)
  4. Bobby Carey (979)
  5. Ebby Calvin Laloosh (976)
  6. Terence Hermanson (974)
  7. Alexander Everett (966)
  8. Andy Messersmith (965)
  9. Stephen Thiel (961)
  10. Ed Ostrosser (956)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by Seattle in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/20/1973
Had first career hit on 4/26/1973, off Bernie Crotchmeyer (BUF)
Traded from Seattle to Phoenix on 2/10/1974 (Going to SEA: P I. Guiterrez, P R. Vitiello, CF B. Hall, CF B. Iniguez, P J. Jones. Going to PHX: P L. Gofannon, CF S. Hell, P M. Conley)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/7/1975 to a 4-year deal worth $4,200,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/1976, off Kal Baron (VAN)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1976, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1976, going 6-0, 1.24
Injured on 8/17/1979 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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