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Damon
Rutherford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: April 9, 1951 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
1973 22 CLG FL $ 1,123,750   5 4 6 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6
1974 23 PHX JL $ 1,123,750   5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
1975 24 PHX JL $ 1,123,750   5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
1976 25 PHX JL $ 1,123,750   6 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
1977 26 PHX JL $ 3,500,000   6 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 6
1978 27 PHX JL $ 3,500,000   5 3 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 6 5 6
1979 28 PHX JL $ 3,500,000   3 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 5 5
1980 29 PHX JL $ 3,500,000   3 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 7 6 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,123,750   3 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   6 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 30 PHX JL $ 3,500,000 69 4 6 5 11 12 12 16 18 17
1982 31 PHX JL $ 300,000 61 7 9 8 14 15 14 16 17 17
1983 32 MON FL $ 350,000 66 6 7 7 14 15 14 14 15 14
1984 33 VAN JL   61 5 6 6 14 15 14 11 12 11
1985 34 VAN JL   58 5 6 5 13 14 13 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   58 4 6 5 11 12 12 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 69 7 9 8 14 15 14 16 18 17
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 22 CLG FL $ 1,123,750 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 23 PHX JL $ 1,123,750 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 24 PHX JL $ 1,123,750 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 25 PHX JL $ 1,123,750 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 26 PHX JL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 27 PHX JL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 28 PHX JL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 29 PHX JL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,123,750 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 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 30 PHX JL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1982 31 PHX JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1983 32 MON FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1984 33 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1985 34 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 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
1973 22 CLG FL 0 5 .000 33 3 0 0 0 47.7 66 28 3 17 36 5.29 .324 .375 .461 .836 0.6
    AAA   3 2 .600 5 5 1 0 0 38.3 35 15 4 8 26 3.52 .233 .272 .420 .692  
1974 23 PHX JL 6 3 .667 28 7 3 1 2 76.3 63 26 4 20 60 3.07 .229 .292 .360 .652 7.1
1975 24 PHX JL 12 12 .500 29 29 12 1 0 230.0 216 93 15 47 160 3.64 .247 .287 .403 .691 10.9
1976 25 PHX JL 16 7 .696 27 26 7 0 0 210.7 214 75 10 31 134 3.20 .259 .290 .375 .665 14.6
1977 26 PHX JL 17 8 .680 31 31 11 1 0 246.0 227 77 20 38 176 2.82 .244 .274 .388 .662 21.8
1978 27 PHX JL 14 11 .560 33 33 2 0 0 219.7 225 97 16 44 122 3.97 .262 .300 .395 .695 9.8
1979 28 AAA   14 6 .700 25 25 0 0 0 168.0 189 78 7 39 146 4.18 .284 .324 .403 .727  
1980 29 AAA   6 8 .429 23 23 0 0 0 148.7 175 63 3 44 116 3.81 .289 .337 .368 .705  
1981 30 AAA   11 8 .579 27 27 0 0 0 160.7 219 92 10 68 110 5.15 .325 .387 .441 .827  
1982 31 PHX JL 1 2 .333 15 2 0 0 1 22.3 34 18 3 13 9 7.25 .378 .457 .567 1.024 0.0
    AAA   8 6 .571 21 21 0 0 0 128.0 144 56 8 42 75 3.94 .282 .336 .374 .710  
1983 32 AAA   9 3 .750 22 16 0 0 0 100.7 108 40 5 38 65 3.58 .270 .333 .370 .703  
1984 33 AAA   6 10 .375 23 23 0 0 0 134.7 180 69 19 30 89 4.61 .319 .354 .465 .818  
1985 34 AAA   5 12 .294 23 23 1 0 0 140.7 170 97 26 46 87 6.21 .297 .350 .507 .857  
    AA   2 2 .500 16 4 0 0 0 35.3 38 10 3 13 30 2.55 .262 .323 .393 .716  
7 Years Sim 66 48 .579 196 131 35 3 3 1052.6 1045 414 71 210 697 3.54 .258 .297 .396 .692 64.9
8 Years AAA 62 55 .530 169 163 2 0 0 1019.6 1220 510 82 315 714 4.50 .295 .344 .421 .765  
1 Years AA 2 2 .500 16 4 0 0 0 35.3 38 10 3 13 30 2.55 .262 .323 .393 .716  
9 Years Minors 64 57 .529 185 167 2 0 0 1055.0 1258 520 85 328 744 4.44 .293 .344 .420 .763  
Season Average 9 6 .600 28 18 5 0 0 150.4 149 59 10 30 99 3.54 .258 .297 .396 .692  
Career Highs 17 12 .696 33 33 12 1 2 246.0 227 97 20 47 176 7.25 .378 .457 .567 1.024  
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   494 187 29 94 340   .244 .278 .368 .646
vs LH   551 227 42 116 357   .271 .310 .423 .733
Home 32 20 .615 94 59 14 1 0 486.0 498 200 22 94 317 3.70 .264 .299 .395 .693
Away 34 28 .548 102 72 21 2 3 566.6 547 214 49 116 380 3.40 .252 .290 .397 .687
Mar/Apr 6 7 .462 33 20 4 0 1 165.3 182 61 10 32 105 3.32 .276 .309 .427 .737
May 12 9 .571 31 23 7 1 0 180.7 170 59 10 31 126 2.94 .247 .280 .359 .639
June 19 7 .731 27 27 9 1 0 203.0 168 63 11 37 125 2.79 .224 .261 .342 .603
July 10 7 .588 29 20 5 0 0 170.0 167 58 13 30 101 3.07 .255 .288 .401 .689
August 11 8 .579 44 22 4 1 2 181.0 187 88 13 50 125 4.38 .268 .316 .415 .731
Sep/Oct 8 10 .444 32 19 6 0 0 152.7 171 85 14 30 115 5.01 .282 .316 .442 .758
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 22 CLG FL 33 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0
1974 23 PHX JL 28 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .105 .105 .158 .263 -0.2 0.0
1975 24 PHX JL 29 82 10 9 3 1 0 4 0 0 5 35 .110 .159 .171 .330 0.9 0.0
1976 25 PHX JL 27 79 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 .025 .049 .038 .087 -5.2 0.0
1977 26 PHX JL 31 96 6 10 3 0 0 11 0 0 4 35 .104 .140 .135 .275 -1.2 0.0
1978 27 PHX JL 33 83 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 .048 .048 .060 .108 -4.7 0.0
1982 31 PHX JL 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
7 Years Sim 196 371 21 29 10 1 0 20 0 0 11 153 .078 .104 .111 .215 -10.0 0.0
162 Game Average 306 17 23 8 0 0 16 0 0 9 126 .078 .104 .111 .215 -8.3  
Career Highs 33 96 10 10 3 1 0 11 0 0 5 35 .167 .167 .333 .500 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   238 15 21 8 1 0 16 0 0 7 94 .088 .114 .130 .244 -5.7
vs LH   133 6 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 59 .060 .087 .075 .162 -6.2
Home 94 160 11 14 5 1 0 10 0 0 4 67 .088 .110 .131 .241 -4.0
Away 102 211 10 15 5 0 0 10 0 0 7 86 .071 .100 .095 .195 -7.8
RISP   96 0 10 4 0 0 19 0 0 1 35 .104 .111 .146 .257 -2.0
Close/Late   40 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .025 .071 .025 .096 -2.6
Mar/Apr 26 57 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .088 .088 .140 .228 -1.8
May 31 67 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .030 .043 .045 .088 -4.7
June 27 77 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 33 .039 .074 .039 .113 -4.6
July 27 54 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 25 .111 .186 .148 .335 0.5
August 44 64 8 12 4 1 0 9 0 0 1 27 .188 .200 .281 .481 2.8
Sep/Oct 32 52 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .019 .038 .019 .057 -4.1
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 22 CLG FL P 33 3 47.7 2 7 1 1 .900 1.70    
1974 23 PHX JL P 28 7 76.3 8 7 1 0 .938 1.77    
1975 24 PHX JL P 29 29 230.0 15 34 1 2 .980 1.92    
1976 25 PHX JL P 27 26 210.7 7 36 2 1 .956 1.84    
1977 26 PHX JL P 31 31 246.0 10 34 4 2 .917 1.61    
1978 27 PHX JL P 33 33 219.7 15 31 2 4 .958 1.88    
1982 31 PHX JL P 15 2 22.3 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.02    
Career Totals   196 131 1052.6 57 154 11 11 .950 1.80    
Career Highs   33 33 246.0 15 36 4 4 1.000 2.02    
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 23 PHX JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 0 1 1 6.00 .385 .429 .615 1.044
1976 25 PHX JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 2 0 1 2 4.92 .333 .375 .533 .908
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 23 PHX JL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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.
ERA
1977-5-2.82
 Wins
1976-10-16
1977-4-17
 Winning Pct
1976-5-.696
1977-4-.680
CAR-50-.579
 Complete Games
1975-6-12
1977-5-11
 Walks per 9IP
1975-9-1.8
1976-2-1.3
1977-7-1.4
CAR-43-1.8
 WHiP
1977-8-1.08
OOBP
1977-8-.274
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Lank Bechard (977)
  2. Jim Neidlinger (965)
  3. Cornelius Lattimore (962)
  4. Filla Zerndillo (959)
  5. Michael Hick (956)
  6. Eddie Harris (949)
  7. Chip Foodie (947)
  8. Maurice Greenway (944)
  9. Greg Doonin (938)
  10. Jeff Kiplinger (937)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Greg Hibbard (997)
  2. Bill Swaggerty (996)
  3. Aaron Alfonso (996)
  4. Juan Nieves (993)
  5. Samuel Smith (992)
  6. Hank Davidson (991)
  7. Daniel Kinard (990)
  8. Gustavo Aranda (990)
  9. Billy Winters (989)
  10. Randy Tomlin (989)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 96th overall pick, by Calgary in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 8/28/1973, off Lou Packard (MON)
Traded from Calgary to Phoenix on 1/31/1974 (Going to CLG: 3B F. Nixon. Going to PHX: P D. Rutherford, 3B C. Quintana, P J. Becraft)
Earned first career win on 6/4/1974
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 7/29/1979 with a Bruised Finger, out for 2 days
Injured on 6/9/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
 
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