Skeeter
Snipes
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 27, 1942 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1975   
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 31 LOU JL $ 1,600,000   5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1974 32 LOU JL $ 1,600,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1975 33 CLG FL $ 1,600,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1976 34 CLG FL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1977 35 CLG FL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1978 36 LOU JL $ 520,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1979 37 VAL JL $ 1,150,000   2 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 520,000   2 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
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 31 LOU JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 32 LOU JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 33 CLG FL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 34 CLG FL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 35 CLG FL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 36 LOU JL $ 520,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 37 VAL JL $ 1,150,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 520,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 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 31 LOU JL 7 5 .583 86 0 0 0 1 92.0 97 48 10 48 70 4.70 .267 .350 .433 .783 5.0
1974 32 LOU JL 3 5 .375 54 0 0 0 36 53.3 38 14 6 30 45 2.36 .200 .306 .337 .643 13.2
1975 33 CLG FL 2 7 .222 52 0 0 0 28 60.3 46 20 4 39 39 2.98 .209 .327 .336 .663 9.1
  LOU JL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 5 6.3 2 0 0 3 4 0.00 .095 .208 .095 .304 2.2
  TOT   2 7 .222 59 0 0 0 33 66.7 48 20 4 42 43 2.70 .199 .317 .315 .632 11.3
1976 34 CLG FL 1 5 .167 49 0 0 0 5 47.7 62 44 7 33 38 8.31 .308 .407 .532 .939 0.0
1977 35 CLG FL 4 2 .667 58 0 0 0 4 65.3 56 26 7 23 44 3.58 .230 .297 .395 .692 5.8
1978 36 LOU JL 0 1 .000 26 0 0 0 0 28.0 37 16 4 17 23 5.14 .319 .406 .483 .889 0.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 4.7 3 2 1 3 9 3.86 .176 .300 .412 .712  
1979 37 AAA   1 0 1.000 31 1 0 0 3 52.7 45 20 5 22 56 3.42 .230 .307 .357 .664  
    A   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.7 3 1 0 2 8 1.04 .103 .161 .138 .299  
6 Years Sim 17 25 .405 332 0 0 0 79 353.0 338 168 38 193 263 4.28 .250 .342 .411 .753 35.5
2 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 34 1 0 0 4 57.3 48 22 6 25 65 3.45 .225 .307 .362 .668  
1 Years A 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.7 3 1 0 2 8 1.04 .103 .161 .138 .299  
3 Years Minors 1 0 1.000 38 1 0 0 4 66.0 51 23 6 27 73 3.14 .211 .290 .335 .625  
Season Average 2 4 .333 55 0 0 0 13 58.8 56 28 6 32 43 4.28 .250 .342 .411 .753  
Career Highs 7 7 .667 86 0 0 0 36 92.0 97 48 10 48 70 8.31 .319 .407 .532 .939  
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   186 101 14 100 160   .237 .323 .359 .682
vs LH   152 67 24 93 103   .267 .370 .482 .852
Home 12 7 .632 176 0 0 0 35 197.0 199 98 14 102 145 4.48 .258 .345 .401 .746
Away 5 18 .217 156 0 0 0 44 156.0 139 70 24 91 118 4.04 .238 .341 .423 .764
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 55 0 0 0 15 55.3 50 22 5 25 52 3.58 .236 .316 .363 .680
May 1 7 .125 61 0 0 0 18 65.6 58 26 11 40 44 3.56 .231 .337 .418 .755
June 4 2 .667 60 0 0 0 17 65.3 59 35 6 24 45 4.82 .238 .305 .403 .708
July 3 3 .500 43 0 0 0 9 48.7 53 29 5 37 37 5.36 .282 .400 .447 .847
August 3 1 .750 51 0 0 0 10 52.0 60 30 6 37 39 5.19 .291 .399 .481 .880
Sep/Oct 5 6 .455 62 0 0 0 10 66.0 58 26 5 30 46 3.55 .233 .315 .365 .681
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 31 LOU JL 86 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4 0.0
1974 32 LOU JL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1975 33 CLG FL 52 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
  LOU JL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   59 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1976 34 CLG FL 49 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1977 35 CLG FL 58 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1 0.0
1978 36 LOU JL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 332 29 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .103 .103 .138 .241 -0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .103 .103 .138 .241 -0.3  
Career Highs 86 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
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   18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
vs LH   11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 .273 .364 .636 1.0
Home 150 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.9
Away 123 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
Mar/Apr 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 28 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
June 29 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
July 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
August 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Sep/Oct 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
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 31 LOU JL P 86 0 92.0 3 17 0 4 1.000 1.96    
1974 32 LOU JL P 54 0 53.3 8 6 0 0 1.000 2.36    
1975 33 CLG FL P 52 0 60.3 4 5 2 1 .818 1.34    
  LOU JL P 7 0 6.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42    
  TOT   P 59 0 66.7 4 6 2 1 .833 1.35    
1976 34 CLG FL P 49 0 47.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.89    
1977 35 CLG FL P 58 0 65.3 2 10 1 2 .923 1.65    
1978 36 LOU JL P 26 0 28.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 1.93    
Career Totals   332 0 353.0 22 50 3 8 .960 1.84    
Career Highs   86 0 92.0 8 17 2 4 1.000 2.36    
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
1978 36 LOU JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .500 .750
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1974-4-36
1975-9-28
Games Pitched
1973-8-86
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 15th round, 347th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/8/1973, off Julio Guillerma (JAX)
Earned first career win on 6/11/1973
Traded from Louisville to Calgary on 5/1/1975 (Going to LOU: P X. Vasquez. Going to CLG: P S. Snipes, P J. Washington, CF J. Atkins)
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Calgary on 2/17/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Released by Calgary on 7/2/1978
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 7/21/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $520,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Valencia on 2/26/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $1,150,000 per year