Rich
Gossage
 
Nickname: Goose
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 217
 
Born: July 5, 1951 in Usa, CO, COLORADO SPRI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 32 BRK FL $ 9,276,000 26 20 20 20 14 15 14 15 15 15
1985 33 BRK FL $ 9,276,000 20 20 20 20 12 13 12 12 12 12
1986 34 BRK FL $ 9,276,000 9 20 20 20 8 9 9 8 8 8
1987 35 BRK FL $ 9,276,000 4 18 19 19 7 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 9,276,000 4 18 19 19 7 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,276,000 26 20 20 20 14 15 14 15 15 15
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  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
1984 32 BRK FL $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 33 BRK FL $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 34 BRK FL $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 35 BRK FL $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,276,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 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
1984 32 BRK FL 7 7 .500 70 0 0 0 25 82.0 68 26 8 25 102 2.85 .222 .280 .369 .649 15.0
1985 33 BRK FL 7 10 .412 86 0 0 0 15 86.3 79 34 12 38 88 3.54 .238 .315 .404 .718 10.7
1986 34 BRK FL 3 4 .429 62 0 0 0 23 62.3 70 47 13 36 63 6.79 .290 .381 .539 .920 2.0
1987 35 AAA   7 2 .778 57 0 0 0 4 50.7 41 20 11 20 80 3.55 .222 .298 .405 .703  
3 Years Sim 17 21 .447 218 0 0 0 63 230.7 217 107 33 99 253 4.17 .247 .322 .429 .751 27.6
1 Years AAA 7 2 .778 57 0 0 0 4 50.7 41 20 11 20 80 3.55 .222 .298 .405 .703  
Season Average 5 7 .417 72 0 0 0 21 76.9 72 35 11 33 84 4.17 .247 .322 .429 .751  
Career Highs 7 10 .500 86 0 0 0 25 86.3 79 47 13 38 102 6.79 .290 .381 .539 .920  
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   95 39 16 41 113   .242 .314 .441 .755
vs LH   122 68 17 58 140   .251 .330 .419 .749
Home 8 9 .471 113 0 0 0 31 123.7 111 57 18 52 130 4.15 .237 .313 .417 .730
Away 9 12 .429 105 0 0 0 32 107.0 106 50 15 47 123 4.21 .258 .334 .443 .777
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 35 0 0 0 12 37.7 44 18 7 13 49 4.30 .295 .352 .483 .835
May 3 1 .750 39 0 0 0 16 45.7 33 24 3 22 54 4.73 .202 .297 .331 .629
June 4 2 .667 34 0 0 0 16 34.7 26 20 8 11 36 5.19 .202 .264 .465 .729
July 3 5 .375 41 0 0 0 11 41.3 42 17 7 13 44 3.70 .264 .320 .478 .798
August 2 1 .667 39 0 0 0 4 41.7 42 14 6 18 40 3.03 .259 .333 .444 .778
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 30 0 0 0 4 29.7 30 14 2 22 30 4.25 .256 .374 .368 .742
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
1984 32 BRK FL 70 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.1 0.0
1985 33 BRK FL 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1986 34 BRK FL 62 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 218 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.1  
Career Highs 86 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.1  
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   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
vs LH   6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
Home 113 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Away 105 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 24 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
June 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Sep/Oct 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
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    
1984 32 BRK FL P 70 0 82.0 5 6 1 0 .917 1.21    
1985 33 BRK FL P 86 0 86.3 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.15    
1986 34 BRK FL P 62 0 62.3 5 11 0 1 1.000 2.31    
Career Totals   218 0 230.7 13 25 1 1 .974 1.48    
Career Highs   86 0 86.3 5 11 1 1 1.000 2.31    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1984-8-25
1986-9-23
Games Pitched
1985-8-86
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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