Chico
Knickerbocker
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 26, 1952 in New Jersey
 
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
1975 23 NO FL     0 2 4 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7
1976 24 NO FL     2 3 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 7
1977 25 NO FL $ 300,000   3 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 6
1978 26 NO FL $ 300,000   3 4 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7
1979 27 NO FL $ 300,000   4 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7
1980 28 NO FL $ 300,000   4 4 5 4 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 2 4 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 29 NO FL   87 8 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 12
1982 30 NO FL $ 300,000 87 8 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings   87 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 87 8 9 8 8 9 9 11 13 12
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
1975 23 NO FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 24 NO FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 25 NO FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 26 NO FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 27 NO FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 28 NO FL $ 300,000 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 29 NO FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1982 30 NO FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 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
1975 23 AA   4 19 .174 25 25 4 1 0 161.3 202 104 14 50 169 5.80 .301 .350 .429 .779  
1976 24 AAA   5 4 .556 14 14 1 0 0 86.0 105 48 13 25 94 5.02 .302 .349 .463 .811  
    AA   8 1 .889 10 10 4 1 0 79.3 62 19 4 18 101 2.16 .212 .258 .288 .546  
1977 25 NO FL 9 12 .429 24 24 6 1 0 162.7 174 87 16 46 120 4.81 .277 .337 .417 .753 3.2
    AAA   4 2 .667 7 7 1 0 0 47.7 49 17 3 16 48 3.21 .263 .322 .355 .677  
1978 26 NO FL 7 13 .350 26 22 1 0 0 137.3 190 92 17 43 100 6.03 .330 .384 .476 .860 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 25.7 25 6 2 6 28 2.10 .250 .292 .360 .652  
1979 27 NO FL 7 8 .467 31 16 1 0 0 135.3 160 66 11 52 85 4.39 .300 .369 .408 .777 2.7
1980 28 NO FL 6 13 .316 32 32 0 0 0 184.0 230 102 17 75 134 4.99 .310 .379 .418 .797 0.7
1981 29 AAA   6 2 .750 10 10 1 1 0 71.3 63 25 1 32 64 3.15 .239 .321 .311 .632  
1982 30 NO FL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 0 3 6.00 .308 .308 .462 .769 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 4 4 1 1 0 21.0 20 18 3 10 19 7.71 .247 .330 .444 .774  
1983 31 AAA   4 12 .250 23 23 0 0 0 142.7 172 91 21 73 85 5.74 .307 .386 .487 .873  
    AA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 8 2 0 2 7 2.70 .276 .323 .345 .667  
5 Years Sim 29 46 .387 117 94 8 1 0 622.3 758 349 61 216 442 5.05 .304 .367 .429 .796 6.6
6 Years AAA 22 25 .468 62 62 5 2 0 394.3 434 205 43 162 338 4.68 .282 .350 .425 .775  
3 Years AA 12 20 .375 36 36 8 2 0 247.3 272 125 18 70 277 4.55 .274 .322 .385 .707  
9 Years Minors 34 45 .430 98 98 13 4 0 641.6 706 330 61 232 615 4.63 .279 .339 .409 .749  
Season Average 5 9 .357 23 18 1 0 0 124.5 151 69 12 43 88 5.05 .304 .367 .429 .796  
Career Highs 9 13 .467 32 32 6 1 0 184.0 230 102 17 75 134 6.03 .330 .384 .476 .860  
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   364 180 32 117 273   .269 .327 .392 .719
vs LH   394 169 29 99 169   .346 .398 .474 .872
Home 11 24 .314 58 46 4 1 0 316.7 372 167 26 106 213 4.75 .295 .350 .418 .768
Away 18 22 .450 59 48 4 0 0 305.7 386 182 35 110 229 5.36 .313 .369 .440 .810
Mar/Apr 3 6 .333 14 10 0 0 0 65.0 93 48 7 30 45 6.65 .338 .403 .455 .858
May 2 5 .286 13 8 1 0 0 60.0 76 33 5 14 47 4.95 .314 .352 .488 .839
June 7 5 .583 22 15 3 1 0 113.7 122 52 7 36 68 4.12 .278 .333 .362 .695
July 6 9 .400 22 21 3 0 0 145.3 158 79 17 56 112 4.89 .276 .341 .406 .746
August 3 13 .188 22 20 1 0 0 111.0 147 73 14 33 74 5.92 .326 .372 .475 .846
Sep/Oct 8 8 .500 24 20 0 0 0 127.3 162 64 11 47 96 4.52 .315 .373 .432 .804
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 25 NO FL 24 53 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 26 .075 .155 .094 .250 -0.9 0.0
1978 26 NO FL 26 44 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .045 .087 .068 .155 -2.6 0.0
1979 27 NO FL 31 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 .000 .073 .000 .073 -2.4 0.0
1980 28 NO FL 32 56 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 31 .071 .119 .071 .190 -1.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 113 191 8 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 13 100 .052 .113 .063 .176 -7.5 0.0
162 Game Average 273 11 14 2 0 0 7 0 0 18 143 .052 .113 .063 .176 -10.8  
Career Highs 32 56 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 31 .075 .155 .094 .250 -0.9  
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   136 6 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 73 .059 .111 .074 .185 -5.1
vs LH   55 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 27 .036 .117 .036 .153 -2.4
Home 55 86 5 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 43 .093 .170 .105 .275 -0.5
Away 58 105 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 57 .019 .064 .029 .092 -7.0
RISP   59 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 27 .034 .095 .034 .129 -3.1
Close/Late   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.7
Mar/Apr 14 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .105 .150 .105 .255 -0.3
May 9 19 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .053 .100 .053 .153 -0.9
June 22 36 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .028 .054 .028 .082 -2.5
July 22 43 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 24 .047 .128 .047 .174 -1.6
August 22 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 .033 .147 .033 .180 -0.9
Sep/Oct 20 44 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 .068 .109 .114 .222 -1.3
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 25 NO FL P 24 24 162.7 14 44 1 4 .983 3.21    
1978 26 NO FL P 26 22 137.3 13 33 3 5 .939 3.01    
1979 27 NO FL P 31 16 135.3 11 29 0 4 1.000 2.66    
1980 28 NO FL P 32 32 184.0 9 31 2 2 .952 1.96    
1982 30 NO FL P 4 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00    
Career Totals   117 94 622.3 47 138 6 15 .969 2.68    
Career Highs   32 32 184.0 14 44 3 5 1.000 3.21    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1980-9-13
Hits Allowed
1980-10-230
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 19th round, 434th overall pick, by Manhattan in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/7/1973, off Chuck Hornberg (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 5/10/1973, off Clarence Van Puyster (LEX)
Injured on 8/25/1973 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 9/16/1973 with a Concussion, out for one week
Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1975
Injured on 6/1/1976 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/8/1977 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/24/1977
Had first career hit on 6/26/1977, off Bernie Crotchmeyer (DM)
Injured on 5/22/1981 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season