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Zachary
Sumner		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 29, 1943 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 30 BIR FL $ 7,980,000   8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
1974 31 CHI JL $ 7,980,000   7 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 9 10 9
1975 32 CHI JL $ 8,500,000   7 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
1976 33 CHI JL $ 8,500,000   7 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 9
1977 34 CHI JL $ 8,500,000   7 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 9 10 9
1978 35 CHI JL $ 8,500,000   8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 9 10 10
1979 36 CHI JL $ 11,000,000   7 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 10 10
1980 37 MON FL $ 11,000,000   8 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 11 11
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 7,980,000   7 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 9
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 11,000,000   8 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 11 11
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 38 MON FL $ 11,000,000 78 20 20 20 14 13 13 10 9 10
1982 39 MON FL $ 1,790,000 78 20 19 20 12 11 11 6 5 5
1983 40 LV FL $ 1,790,000 78 20 17 18 9 8 8 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,790,000 78 20 17 18 9 8 8 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,000,000 78 20 20 20 14 13 13 10 9 10
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 30 BIR FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 31 CHI JL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 32 CHI JL $ 8,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 33 CHI JL $ 8,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 34 CHI JL $ 8,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 35 CHI JL $ 8,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 36 CHI JL $ 11,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 37 MON FL $ 11,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 11,000,000 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 38 MON FL $ 11,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
1982 39 MON FL $ 1,790,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
1983 40 LV FL $ 1,790,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,790,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 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 30 BIR FL 11 12 .478 35 35 0 0 0 214.7 192 98 40 56 225 4.11 .237 .288 .438 .726 13.6
1974 31 BIR FL 10 6 .625 19 19 5 3 0 146.7 120 51 16 36 148 3.13 .221 .273 .365 .637 12.5
  CHI JL 6 6 .500 12 12 3 2 0 90.3 85 37 12 17 82 3.69 .246 .283 .416 .699 4.7
  TOT   16 12 .571 31 31 8 5 0 237.0 205 88 28 53 230 3.34 .231 .276 .385 .661 17.2
1975 32 CHI JL 12 12 .500 32 30 7 1 0 218.7 206 95 24 66 229 3.91 .249 .310 .391 .701 11.2
1976 33 CHI JL 15 14 .517 39 39 6 2 0 263.0 264 121 35 90 281 4.14 .261 .325 .413 .738 12.2
1977 34 CHI JL 14 14 .500 34 34 7 2 0 241.7 225 107 34 89 237 3.98 .248 .320 .427 .746 11.7
1978 35 CHI JL 16 13 .552 36 36 6 1 0 277.3 206 73 24 88 255 2.37 .207 .275 .332 .606 25.8
1979 36 CHI JL 8 21 .276 37 36 1 0 0 228.3 243 108 25 65 207 4.26 .269 .321 .403 .724 7.8
1980 37 CHI JL 1 6 .143 11 11 0 0 1 66.3 47 16 4 17 60 2.17 .195 .252 .299 .551 6.0
  MON FL 10 7 .588 24 23 1 1 0 128.3 128 60 12 56 133 4.21 .254 .333 .405 .738 6.0
  TOT   11 13 .458 35 34 1 1 1 194.7 175 76 16 73 193 3.51 .235 .307 .370 .678 12.0
1981 38 MON FL 13 10 .565 33 33 1 1 0 197.7 170 89 22 76 205 4.05 .229 .300 .406 .705 10.9
1982 39 MON FL 8 11 .421 35 35 0 0 0 212.7 175 82 27 69 180 3.47 .222 .288 .392 .680 13.1
1983 40 LV FL 6 9 .400 31 17 0 0 2 113.3 89 64 15 59 88 5.08 .219 .319 .381 .700 3.6
11 Years Sim 130 141 .480 378 360 37 13 3 2398.9 2150 1001 290 784 2330 3.76 .238 .302 .394 .697 139.2
Season Average 11 12 .478 34 32 3 1 0 218.1 195 91 26 71 211 3.76 .238 .302 .394 .697  
Career Highs 16 21 .571 39 39 8 5 2 277.3 264 121 40 90 281 5.08 .269 .325 .438 .746  
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   1707 786 226 618 1794   .250 .312 .412 .724
vs LH   443 215 64 166 536   .202 .258 .340 .598
Home 55 62 .470 173 167 11 4 1 1125.6 1032 500 157 357 1077 4.00 .243 .301 .415 .716
Away 75 79 .487 205 193 26 9 2 1273.3 1118 501 133 427 1253 3.54 .234 .297 .376 .673
Mar/Apr 20 29 .408 65 65 12 4 0 463.0 380 167 52 145 463 3.25 .222 .283 .368 .651
May 29 20 .592 64 63 10 2 1 440.3 360 162 46 136 419 3.31 .223 .283 .359 .643
June 25 18 .581 65 60 6 4 1 384.0 349 158 43 132 365 3.70 .242 .305 .393 .698
July 17 26 .395 66 59 2 1 1 377.6 382 175 45 112 337 4.17 .260 .313 .414 .727
August 24 23 .511 64 62 2 0 0 402.3 363 190 62 143 410 4.25 .240 .306 .431 .736
Sep/Oct 15 25 .375 54 51 5 2 0 331.6 316 149 42 116 336 4.04 .247 .310 .410 .720
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 30 BIR FL 36 63 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 22 .048 .104 .048 .152 -3.1 0.0
1974 31 BIR FL 21 49 6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 13 .082 .118 .122 .240 -0.9 0.0
  CHI JL 15 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .000 .029 .000 .029 -2.7 0.0
  TOT   36 82 8 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 30 .049 .082 .073 .156 -3.6 0.0
1975 32 CHI JL 38 79 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 41 .025 .060 .025 .086 -5.0 0.0
1976 33 CHI JL 42 95 9 10 3 3 0 8 0 1 2 42 .105 .121 .200 .321 -0.2 0.0
1977 34 CHI JL 37 85 6 7 4 0 0 4 2 0 3 38 .082 .112 .129 .242 -1.4 0.0
1978 35 CHI JL 37 84 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 46 .036 .099 .036 .135 -3.3 0.0
1979 36 CHI JL 39 75 5 11 2 4 2 6 0 0 3 34 .147 .179 .360 .539 5.3 0.0
1980 37 CHI JL 11 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .050 .095 .100 .195 -0.7 0.0
  MON FL 24 37 4 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 23 .081 .190 .243 .434 1.7 0.0
  TOT   35 57 5 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 6 30 .070 .159 .193 .352 1.1 0.0
1981 38 MON FL 33 60 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 26 .033 .065 .067 .131 -2.9 0.0
1982 39 MON FL 35 58 7 8 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 25 .138 .180 .259 .439 2.6 0.0
1983 40 LV FL 32 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .000 .083 .000 .083 -1.5 0.0
11 Years Sim 400 770 53 54 15 10 4 30 5 5 38 351 .070 .113 .131 .244 -12.0 0.0
162 Game Average 311 21 21 6 4 1 12 2 2 15 142 .070 .113 .131 .244 -4.9  
Career Highs 42 95 9 11 4 4 2 8 2 2 6 46 .147 .180 .360 .539 5.3  
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   534 34 42 10 9 4 27 4 3 28 251 .079 .123 .154 .277 -6.1
vs LH   236 19 12 5 1 0 3 1 2 10 100 .051 .089 .081 .170 -10.9
Home 183 327 28 20 5 3 2 9 3 0 25 144 .061 .127 .113 .240 -5.8
Away 217 443 25 34 10 7 2 21 2 5 13 207 .077 .102 .144 .247 -11.2
RISP   190 0 11 5 2 0 23 0 0 12 89 .058 .111 .105 .216 -5.4
Close/Late   45 8 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 21 .089 .087 .156 .243 -1.2
Mar/Apr 69 144 8 11 3 1 1 3 1 0 5 63 .076 .107 .132 .239 -3.2
May 70 151 6 9 1 1 0 3 1 0 5 69 .060 .089 .079 .169 -6.5
June 67 120 12 10 4 1 2 7 0 0 9 53 .083 .146 .183 .329 0.8
July 69 112 7 5 0 3 0 2 0 2 9 60 .045 .115 .098 .213 -3.7
August 67 135 11 11 3 3 0 8 2 0 8 61 .081 .131 .148 .279 -1.0
Sep/Oct 58 108 9 8 4 1 1 7 1 3 2 45 .074 .090 .157 .247 -3.3
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    
1973 30 BIR FL P 35 35 214.7 6 17 0 0 1.000 0.96    
1974 31 BIR FL P 19 19 146.7 6 22 1 1 .966 1.72    
  CHI JL P 12 12 90.3 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.69    
  TOT   P 31 31 237.0 10 35 1 2 .978 1.71    
1975 32 CHI JL P 32 30 218.7 12 18 2 2 .938 1.23    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1976 33 CHI JL P 39 39 263.0 14 41 1 3 .982 1.88    
1977 34 CHI JL P 34 34 241.7 9 31 3 1 .930 1.49    
1978 35 CHI JL P 36 36 277.3 10 29 1 3 .975 1.27    
1979 36 CHI JL P 36 36 228.3 9 35 2 0 .957 1.73    
1980 37 CHI JL P 11 11 66.3 3 6 1 0 .900 1.22    
  MON FL P 24 23 128.3 5 11 1 1 .941 1.12    
  TOT   P 35 34 194.7 8 17 2 1 .926 1.16    
1981 38 MON FL P 33 33 197.7 10 24 2 1 .944 1.55    
1982 39 MON FL P 35 35 212.7 12 23 4 3 .897 1.48    
1983 40 LV FL P 31 17 113.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.03    
  P 377 360 2398.9 104 279 18 17 .955 1.44    
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   378 360 2399.9 104 279 18 17 .955 1.44    
Career Highs   39 39 277.3 14 41 4 3 1.000 1.88    
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
1980 37 MON FL 3 0 1.000 6 3 0 0 0 21.7 20 10 2 8 14 4.16 .247 .315 .383 .697
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 6 3 0 0 0 21.7 20 10 2 8 14 4.16 .247 .315 .383 .697
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
1980 37 MON FL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .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
1978-5-2.37
 Wins
1978-10-16
1981-10-13
 Losses
1979-1-21
CAR-20-141
 Winning Pct
1974-10-.625
 Games Started
1973-9-35
1976-4-39
1978-5-36
1982-10-35
CAR-46-360
 Complete Games
CAR-46-37
Shutouts
1974-2-3
1976-7-2
1977-7-2
1980-8-1
1981-10-1
CAR-23-13
 Innings Pitched
1978-8-277.3
CAR-45-2399.0
 Hits Allowed
1976-7-264
1979-10-243
 Homeruns Allowed
1973-3-40
1976-2-35
1977-4-34
1979-10-25
1982-4-27
CAR-19-290
 Strikeouts
1973-6-225
1976-8-281
1978-8-255
1982-10-180
CAR-27-2330
 Walks Allowed
1978-9-88
1982-9-69
CAR-26-784
Hits per 9IP
1978-3-6.7
1981-8-7.7
1982-6-7.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-6-9.4
1975-7-9.4
1981-6-9.3
1982-9-7.6
CAR-36-8.7
 WHiP
1978-7-1.06
 OAVG
1978-3-.207
1981-9-.229
1982-6-.222
CAR-49-.238
 OOBP
1973-9-.288
1978-6-.275
 OSLG
1978-7-.332
OOPS
1978-8-.606
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Mickey Ford (951)
  2. David Lillis (939)
  3. Bill Walters (932)
  4. Jackie Varela (930)
  5. Ron Vivero (925)
  6. Pete Bucher (925)
  7. Darius Campbell (921)
  8. Micheal Cassidy (909)
  9. James Watkins (907)
  10. Francis Szabo (906)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Chuck Delong (986)
  2. Bill Walters (984)
  3. Pete Redfern (983)
  4. Ron Vivero (982)
  5. Jackie Varela (981)
  6. Jamaal Jumboni (981)
  7. Voo Fowler (981)
  8. Darius Campbell (980)
  9. Tex Avery (980)
  10. Larry Trinkle (979)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/27/1973, off Buckwheat Gibson (MAN)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1973
Injured on 7/10/1973 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Birmingham to Chicago on 7/11/1974 (Going to CHI: P Z. Sumner, RF P. Pete. Going to BIR: P J. Porter, LF V. Milani, P A. Heinen, CF C. Vicknair, P G. Caputo)
Struck out 15 batters against Jacksonville on 9/3/1974
Injured on 9/9/1974 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 7/19/1975 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Struck out 16 batters against Omaha on 5/19/1978
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1979, off Billy Chapel (VAN)
Traded from Chicago to Montreal on 6/1/1980 (Going to CHI: LF W. Blazcowicz Jr., P B. Pena. Going to MON: P Z. Sumner)
 
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