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John
Mahar		  
Nickname: Groove Thing
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 8, 1954 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
1977 22 DM FL     3 4 6 5 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 4
1978 23 JAX JL $ 300,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1979 24 BAL JL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5
1980 25 BAL JL $ 300,000   7 6 8 7 3 5 4 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 4 6 5 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 6 8 7 4 5 4 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 5
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 BAL JL $ 1,095,000 87 12 14 13 16 17 16 11 13 12
1982 27 BAL JL $ 1,095,000 87 12 14 13 16 17 16 11 13 12
1983 28 BIR FL $ 1,095,000 87 13 15 14 15 17 16 9 12 11
1984 29 CHI JL $ 3,500,000 81 14 16 15 15 17 16 9 11 10
1985 30 BIR FL $ 3,500,000 76 14 15 15 14 16 15 8 11 10
1986 31 BIR FL $ 3,500,000 67 14 15 15 14 16 15 8 10 9
1987 32 MAN FL $ 300,000 67 14 15 15 13 15 14 9 11 10
1988 33 OMA JL $ 500,000 61 13 14 14 12 14 13 8 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 61 12 14 13 12 14 13 8 10 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 87 14 16 15 16 17 16 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
1977 22 DM FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 23 JAX JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 24 BAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 25 BAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  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 26 BAL JL $ 1,095,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1982 27 BAL JL $ 1,095,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1983 28 BIR FL $ 1,095,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1984 29 CHI JL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1985 30 BIR FL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1986 31 BIR FL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1987 32 MAN FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1988 33 OMA JL $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
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
1977 22 AAA   3 8 .273 12 12 2 1 0 83.0 99 51 15 34 59 5.53 .297 .362 .523 .885  
    AA   5 2 .714 7 7 2 1 0 56.0 47 12 4 12 48 1.93 .226 .268 .356 .624  
    A   2 1 .667 3 3 3 0 0 26.0 20 7 2 4 19 2.42 .213 .245 .351 .596  
1978 23 JAX JL 8 12 .400 23 23 7 0 0 157.7 150 73 17 53 78 4.17 .249 .328 .399 .727 5.3
    AAA   5 2 .714 10 10 1 0 0 71.7 79 31 10 19 62 3.89 .277 .322 .460 .782  
1979 24 BAL JL 8 14 .364 35 35 5 2 0 221.0 207 113 39 81 113 4.60 .244 .327 .443 .769 1.7
1980 25 BAL JL 9 9 .500 25 25 0 0 0 138.3 156 78 18 44 68 5.07 .287 .347 .471 .818 4.2
1981 26 BAL JL 12 10 .545 29 29 3 1 0 161.3 160 81 22 34 118 4.52 .258 .312 .428 .740 6.9
1982 27 BAL JL 4 3 .571 59 0 0 0 1 65.0 73 38 13 22 51 5.26 .277 .344 .481 .825 2.2
1983 28 BIR FL 14 8 .636 30 24 1 0 0 164.7 157 75 22 40 108 4.10 .252 .308 .404 .712 10.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 1 0 2 1 6.77 .333 .500 .500 1.000  
1984 29 BIR FL 4 6 .400 12 12 0 0 0 75.7 63 35 13 14 34 4.16 .223 .268 .424 .692 3.1
  CHI JL 4 8 .333 14 13 1 0 0 83.0 88 56 17 22 55 6.07 .267 .321 .500 .821 0.0
  TOT   8 14 .364 26 25 1 0 0 158.7 151 91 30 36 89 5.16 .246 .297 .465 .762 3.1
1985 30 LV FL 1 1 .500 5 1 0 0 0 5.7 13 8 3 2 5 12.70 .448 .500 .828 1.328 0.0
  BIR FL 1 1 .500 6 2 0 0 1 17.3 27 15 6 3 4 7.79 .351 .390 .610 1.001 0.0
  TOT   2 2 .500 11 3 0 0 1 23.0 40 23 9 5 9 9.00 .377 .421 .670 1.091 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 0 36.3 50 33 7 14 39 8.18 .336 .393 .570 .963  
1986 31 BIR FL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 1 1 4 3.86 .300 .364 .600 .964 0.3
    AAA   6 2 .750 41 0 0 0 1 61.3 46 20 4 33 80 2.93 .206 .309 .305 .614  
1987 32 GRE JL 0 1 .000 9 6 0 0 0 26.0 32 20 6 12 16 6.92 .302 .398 .547 .946 0.0
  MAN FL 0 1 .000 3 2 0 0 0 12.3 22 15 4 1 7 10.95 .379 .419 .655 1.075 0.0
  TOT   0 2 .000 12 8 0 0 0 38.3 54 35 10 13 23 8.22 .329 .405 .585 .991 0.0
1988 33 OMA JL 4 6 .400 28 13 0 0 1 83.0 94 54 14 35 69 5.86 .281 .361 .500 .861 0.9
11 Years Sim 70 80 .467 281 185 17 3 3 1213.3 1245 662 195 364 730 4.91 .263 .330 .453 .782 34.9
5 Years AAA 16 12 .571 91 22 3 1 1 253.7 276 136 36 102 241 4.83 .277 .344 .463 .807  
1 Years AA 5 2 .714 7 7 2 1 0 56.0 47 12 4 12 48 1.93 .226 .268 .356 .624  
1 Years A 2 1 .667 3 3 3 0 0 26.0 20 7 2 4 19 2.42 .213 .245 .351 .596  
7 Years Minors 23 15 .605 101 32 8 2 1 335.7 343 155 42 118 308 4.16 .264 .326 .438 .763  
Season Average 6 7 .462 25 16 1 0 0 110.3 113 60 17 33 66 4.91 .263 .330 .453 .782  
Career Highs 14 14 1.000 59 35 7 2 1 221.0 207 113 39 81 118 9.00 .377 .421 .670 1.091  
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   543 299 91 155 364   .238 .286 .414 .700
vs LH   702 363 104 209 366   .287 .344 .489 .833
Home 34 43 .442 150 98 8 2 2 630.6 646 348 108 202 367 4.97 .265 .321 .462 .783
Away 36 37 .493 131 87 9 1 1 582.7 599 314 87 162 363 4.85 .262 .311 .443 .754
Mar/Apr 11 9 .550 42 27 3 1 0 174.0 189 89 31 46 116 4.60 .273 .318 .470 .788
May 13 13 .500 59 33 0 0 0 210.0 213 135 34 68 120 5.79 .262 .319 .458 .777
June 9 14 .391 46 28 2 0 1 178.0 196 115 30 45 105 5.82 .274 .317 .472 .789
July 11 15 .423 42 32 2 1 0 197.6 193 101 28 64 117 4.60 .254 .312 .429 .741
August 15 16 .484 49 34 8 1 2 237.0 236 129 41 69 151 4.90 .258 .311 .456 .766
Sep/Oct 11 13 .458 43 31 2 0 0 216.6 218 93 31 72 121 3.86 .261 .320 .436 .756
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 22 AA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1978 23 JAX JL 23 52 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 27 .019 .073 .058 .130 -2.6 0.0
1979 24 BAL JL 35 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 35 .000 .027 .000 .027 -6.6 0.0
1980 25 BAL JL 25 47 5 7 2 0 2 7 0 0 2 15 .149 .184 .319 .503 2.9 0.0
1981 26 BAL JL 29 48 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 .063 .063 .083 .146 -2.2 0.0
1982 27 BAL JL 59 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1983 28 BIR FL 30 49 7 5 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 15 .102 .137 .224 .362 0.8 0.0
1984 29 BIR FL 12 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .043 .000 .043 -1.7 0.0
  CHI JL 14 26 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .115 .179 .154 .332 0.4 0.0
  TOT   26 48 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 18 .063 .118 .083 .201 -1.3 0.0
1985 30 LV FL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  BIR FL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
  TOT   11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1987 32 GRE JL 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
  MAN FL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
1988 33 OMA JL 28 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .105 .150 .211 .361 0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 278 354 20 22 10 2 2 16 0 2 13 144 .062 .095 .119 .214 -10.3 0.0
1 Years AA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 206 11 12 5 1 1 9 0 1 7 83 .062 .095 .119 .214 -6.0  
Career Highs 59 72 7 7 4 1 2 7 0 2 3 35 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2.9  
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   245 14 16 6 2 1 13 0 2 8 104 .065 .095 .118 .213 -8.6
vs LH   109 6 6 4 0 1 3 0 0 5 40 .055 .096 .119 .216 -3.4
Home 149 171 8 8 1 2 1 5 0 0 4 78 .047 .069 .094 .162 -8.0
Away 103 183 12 14 9 0 1 11 0 2 9 66 .077 .120 .142 .262 -3.9
RISP   87 0 5 1 0 2 14 0 0 1 28 .057 .068 .138 .206 -2.9
Close/Late   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
Mar/Apr 32 47 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 .021 .042 .043 .084 -3.4
May 59 59 5 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 25 .085 .115 .186 .301 -0.4
June 30 47 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 20 .043 .100 .064 .164 -2.1
July 34 59 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 24 .068 .113 .153 .265 -1.6
August 48 74 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 27 .081 .117 .108 .225 -2.1
Sep/Oct 31 68 4 4 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 24 .059 .072 .132 .205 -2.4
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    
1978 23 JAX JL P 23 23 157.7 6 33 1 0 .975 2.23    
1979 24 BAL JL P 35 35 221.0 14 41 2 1 .965 2.24    
1980 25 BAL JL P 25 25 138.3 7 25 2 1 .941 2.08    
1981 26 BAL JL P 29 29 161.3 10 26 3 1 .923 2.01    
1982 27 BAL JL P 59 0 65.0 2 5 1 1 .875 0.97    
1983 28 BIR FL P 30 24 164.7 12 16 1 1 .966 1.53    
1984 29 BIR FL P 12 12 75.7 3 11 1 1 .933 1.67    
  CHI JL P 14 13 83.0 4 12 1 2 .941 1.73    
  TOT   P 26 25 158.7 7 23 2 3 .938 1.70    
1985 30 LV FL P 5 1 5.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.59    
  BIR FL P 6 2 17.3 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.04    
  TOT   P 11 3 23.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.17    
1986 31 BIR FL P 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 32 GRE JL P 9 6 26.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.38    
  MAN FL P 3 2 12.3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.19    
  TOT   P 12 8 38.3 5 2 0 0 1.000 1.64    
1988 33 OMA JL P 28 13 83.0 3 9 1 0 .923 1.30    
Career Totals   281 185 1213.3 66 183 13 9 .950 1.85    
Career Highs   59 35 221.0 14 41 3 3 1.000 2.24    
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
1984 29 CHI JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1986 31 BIR FL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 1 3 6.00 .250 .308 .667 .974
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 1 1 4 4.50 .200 .250 .533 .783
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1979-10-14
 Winning Pct
1983-10-.636
 Complete Games
1981-2-3
 Shutouts
1981-4-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1979-1-39
1983-9-22
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Luther Zick (975)
  2. Kyle Claiborne (966)
  3. Greg Alexander (949)
  4. John Bracken (946)
  5. Brad Theide (943)
  6. David Chappel (939)
  7. Wayne Simpson (938)
  8. Christian Perras (931)
  9. Sam Morton (928)
  10. Glenn Bowerman (927)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Eddie Harris (990)
  2. Vernon Simpson (987)
  3. Hector Salazar (987)
  4. Ricky Vaughn (986)
  5. Burke Eschette (986)
  6. Shelby Palubiak (985)
  7. Narciso Jarilla (984)
  8. Randy Tomlin (983)
  9. Larry Gorton (983)
  10. Lank Bechard (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Buffalo in 1977
Traded from Buffalo to Des Moines on 6/21/1977 (Going to DM: P J. Mahar, P B. Crotchmeyer, CF C. Vicknair, 3B R. Plaza, P H. Belanger. Going to BUF: P J. Rosenrosen, P M. Ford, 3B R. Cutler)
Traded from Des Moines to Jacksonville on 5/28/1978 (Going to DM: P D. Lillis, P K. Chea. Going to JAX: P M. Bobovnik, P C. Eckhoff, P J. Mahar, 3B I. Kovishkov)
Earned first career win on 6/23/1978
Had first career hit (triple) on 7/16/1978, off Luke Gofannon (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 5/28/1980, off Bill Max (HON)
 
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