Amado
Riojas
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 9, 1946 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1978   
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 27 MAN FL $ 400,000   4 5 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 6
1974 28 LEX FL $ 1,100,000   4 5 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1975 29 LEX FL $ 1,100,000   4 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1976 30 DM FL $ 1,100,000   5 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1977 31 WAS JL $ 855,324   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 9
1978 32 WAS JL $ 855,324   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8
1979 33 AUS FL     5 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 5 4 6 6 6 9 8 8
1980 34 BAL JL $ 388,000   5 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings     4 5 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,100,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 9
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 27 MAN FL $ 400,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 28 LEX FL $ 1,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 29 LEX FL $ 1,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 30 DM FL $ 1,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 31 WAS JL $ 855,324 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 32 WAS JL $ 855,324 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 33 AUS FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 34 BAL JL $ 388,000 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 $ 1,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
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 27 MAN FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
    AAA   1 4 .200 54 0 0 0 2 45.0 39 15 4 24 39 3.00 .238 .335 .354 .689  
1974 28 LEX FL 0 2 .000 11 3 0 0 0 22.0 31 18 4 11 15 7.36 .341 .415 .560 .976 0.0
    AAA   5 2 .714 26 0 0 0 0 42.7 41 23 6 27 25 4.85 .259 .368 .437 .804  
1975 29 LEX FL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 9 5 2 2 2 7.95 .391 .407 .696 1.103 0.0
    AAA   9 8 .529 67 10 0 0 3 139.3 125 64 13 71 135 4.13 .236 .326 .372 .698  
1976 30 AAA   5 2 .714 44 2 0 0 0 73.7 57 19 3 36 64 2.32 .215 .309 .306 .615  
1977 31 WAS JL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 5 2 0 2 3 5.41 .333 .412 .467 .878 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 26 0 0 0 5 18.7 26 14 2 9 20 6.75 .325 .393 .488 .881  
1978 32 WAS JL 2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 3 34.3 56 34 8 17 37 8.91 .368 .438 .605 1.043 0.0
1979 33 AUS FL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 1 1 8 3.38 .194 .219 .323 .541 0.5
1980 34 AAA   4 2 .667 44 0 0 0 0 49.0 59 41 9 17 68 7.53 .296 .352 .492 .844  
6 Years Sim 2 3 .400 53 3 0 0 3 74.3 108 62 15 33 65 7.51 .342 .406 .560 .966 0.7
6 Years AAA 25 21 .543 261 12 0 0 10 368.3 347 176 37 184 351 4.30 .249 .336 .388 .724  
Season Average 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.4 18 10 2 5 10 7.51 .342 .406 .560 .966  
Career Highs 2 2 .667 28 3 0 0 3 34.3 56 34 8 17 37 8.91 .391 .438 .696 1.103  
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   60 28 7 11 34   .370 .410 .586 .997
vs LH   48 34 8 22 31   .312 .398 .532 .930
Home 1 2 .333 26 2 0 0 0 34.0 63 39 9 19 33 10.33 .401 .466 .675 1.141
Away 1 1 .500 27 1 0 0 3 40.3 45 23 6 14 32 5.14 .283 .341 .447 .788
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 14.0 22 11 2 3 11 7.08 .349 .379 .540 .918
May 0 3 .000 15 3 0 0 0 25.3 35 24 8 17 19 8.53 .337 .430 .644 1.074
June 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 13.7 16 8 0 5 17 5.27 .291 .350 .364 .714
July 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 3 3.0 1 1 1 1 5 3.00 .100 .182 .400 .582
August 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 8.7 15 7 1 3 8 7.27 .375 .419 .550 .969
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 9.7 19 11 3 4 5 10.26 .432 .479 .682 1.161
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
1974 28 LEX FL 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1975 29 LEX FL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1977 31 AAA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1978 32 WAS JL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -4.2  
Career Highs 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -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   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
vs LH   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Home 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Away 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
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 27 MAN FL P 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1974 28 LEX FL P 11 3 22.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1975 29 LEX FL P 2 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1977 31 WAS JL P 4 0 3.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 5.41    
1978 32 WAS JL P 28 0 34.3 0 4 1 1 .800 1.05    
1979 33 AUS FL P 7 0 8.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   53 3 74.3 3 12 1 2 .938 1.82    
Career Highs   28 3 34.3 2 4 1 1 1.000 9.00    
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
1977 31 WAS JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
History
Drafted in 33rd round, 770th overall pick, by Manhattan in 1973
Signed as a free agent by Lexington on 2/24/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $1,100,000 per year
Injured on 8/10/1975 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Austin to Des Moines on 2/10/1976 (Going to DM: P C. Van Puyster, P A. Riojas, LF B. Diskin. Going to AUS: P T. Avery, P R. Sabien)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/20/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $855,324 per year
Earned first career win on 4/6/1978
Won Landis Memorial Series with Washington in 1978
Traded from Washington to Austin on 4/1/1979 (Going to AUS: P A. Riojas. Going to WAS: P B. Perez, P B. Pratt)
Released by Austin on 5/21/1979
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $388,000 per year
Injured on 4/17/1980 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days