Cesar
Tostado
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 3, 1949 in Dominican Republic
 
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 23 NO FL     0 4 2 3 3 2 2 7 7 7 1 0 0 4 3 4 7 7 7
1974 24 CHA JL     2 6 5 5 3 2 2 7 7 7 2 1 1 6 5 5 9 9 9
1975 25 BIR FL $ 300,000   5 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 7 9 9 9
1976 26 BIR FL $ 300,000   6 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 8 9 9 9
1977 27 BIR FL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7 4 2 3 9 8 8 9 9 9
1978 28 BIR FL $ 1,612,286   6 7 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 9 9 9 9
1979 29 BIR FL $ 1,835,714   7 7 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 9 9 9 9
1980 30 MAN FL $ 1,835,714   6 7 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 9 10 10 10
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 4 2 3 3 2 2 7 7 7 1 0 0 4 3 4 7 7 7
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,835,714   7 7 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7 4 2 3 9 8 9 10 10 10
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 MAN FL $ 2,470,000 90 20 19 19 20 18 18 9 6 7
1982 32 MAN FL $ 2,470,000 90 20 19 19 20 18 18 8 6 6
1983 33 MAN FL $ 2,470,000 90 19 19 19 20 18 18 9 6 7
1984 34 MAN FL $ 5,500,000 80 12 12 12 14 12 13 5 5 5
1985 35 MAN FL   80 9 8 9 12 10 10 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   80 9 8 9 12 10 10 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 90 20 19 19 20 18 18 9 6 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 23 NO FL   1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 24 CHA JL   1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 25 BIR FL $ 300,000 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 26 BIR FL $ 300,000 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 27 BIR FL $ 300,000 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 28 BIR FL $ 1,612,286 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 29 BIR FL $ 1,835,714 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1980 30 MAN FL $ 1,835,714 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,835,714 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
                                             
  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 31 MAN FL $ 2,470,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1982 32 MAN FL $ 2,470,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1983 33 MAN FL $ 2,470,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1984 34 MAN FL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1985 35 MAN FL     5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
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 23 A   3 17 .150 27 27 0 0 0 170.7 148 92 20 96 133 4.85 .229 .329 .402 .731  
1974 24 AAA   2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 31 15 4 16 39 5.19 .295 .388 .495 .884  
    AA   3 11 .214 20 20 2 1 0 130.7 132 88 28 61 216 6.06 .257 .336 .513 .849  
1975 25 BIR FL 14 14 .500 33 33 14 2 0 250.7 211 123 55 90 285 4.42 .225 .296 .479 .774 10.1
1976 26 BIR FL 12 12 .500 26 26 7 0 0 189.7 187 102 43 47 199 4.84 .254 .303 .519 .822 4.8
    AAA   6 0 1.000 7 7 2 0 0 55.0 44 18 6 11 72 2.95 .215 .255 .390 .645  
1977 27 BIR FL 8 13 .381 27 24 4 0 0 149.0 164 100 38 29 151 6.04 .275 .310 .595 .905 0.0
1978 28 BIR FL 7 13 .350 30 30 5 0 0 186.3 179 109 38 34 178 5.26 .249 .288 .513 .801 0.0
1979 29 BIR FL 3 4 .429 36 4 1 0 1 58.0 58 24 7 6 58 3.72 .258 .276 .458 .734 2.7
1980 30 BIR FL 3 2 .600 12 12 1 0 0 63.0 61 31 12 6 60 4.43 .249 .269 .486 .754 3.2
  MAN FL 10 13 .435 25 25 3 0 0 165.0 157 91 30 27 179 4.96 .245 .278 .473 .751 6.0
  TOT   13 15 .464 37 37 4 0 0 228.0 218 122 42 33 239 4.82 .246 .275 .477 .752 9.2
1981 31 MAN FL 10 17 .370 39 39 3 1 0 249.0 249 112 33 55 227 4.05 .260 .303 .427 .730 12.7
1982 32 MAN FL 13 11 .542 33 33 2 0 0 224.0 219 100 34 41 184 4.02 .250 .290 .431 .721 10.8
1983 33 MAN FL 13 12 .520 35 35 3 1 0 229.0 223 104 31 38 175 4.09 .254 .285 .433 .719 12.2
1984 34 MAN FL 15 7 .682 35 35 2 0 0 236.7 214 87 26 61 151 3.31 .245 .297 .390 .687 19.4
1985 35 MAN FL 3 0 1.000 7 7 0 0 0 43.0 40 18 9 12 19 3.77 .248 .299 .453 .752 2.3
11 Years Sim 111 118 .485 338 303 45 4 1 2043.3 1962 1001 356 446 1866 4.41 .250 .293 .466 .760 84.3
2 Years AAA 8 1 .889 11 11 2 0 0 81.0 75 33 10 27 111 3.67 .242 .303 .426 .728  
1 Years AA 3 11 .214 20 20 2 1 0 130.7 132 88 28 61 216 6.06 .257 .336 .513 .849  
1 Years A 3 17 .150 27 27 0 0 0 170.7 148 92 20 96 133 4.85 .229 .329 .402 .731  
4 Years Minors 14 29 .326 58 58 4 1 0 382.3 355 213 58 184 460 5.01 .242 .326 .446 .772  
Season Average 10 10 .500 30 27 4 0 0 185.8 178 91 32 40 169 4.41 .250 .293 .466 .760  
Career Highs 15 17 1.000 39 39 14 2 1 250.7 249 123 55 90 285 6.04 .275 .310 .595 .905  
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   1533 780 272 374 1402   .260 .305 .483 .787
vs LH   429 221 84 72 464   .219 .247 .418 .665
Home 50 66 .431 165 153 21 1 0 1056.6 1005 524 185 251 942 4.46 .248 .292 .462 .753
Away 61 52 .540 173 150 24 3 1 986.6 957 477 171 195 924 4.35 .253 .289 .472 .761
Mar/Apr 21 17 .553 58 55 8 1 0 361.6 365 178 62 87 324 4.43 .263 .306 .467 .773
May 17 17 .500 54 48 4 2 0 332.0 316 157 55 60 293 4.26 .250 .284 .463 .747
June 20 12 .625 49 46 6 1 0 319.6 278 125 48 59 282 3.52 .230 .266 .423 .689
July 15 23 .395 57 51 10 0 0 320.6 320 196 66 81 304 5.50 .256 .301 .510 .811
August 21 24 .467 60 54 9 0 0 371.6 335 177 67 80 359 4.29 .237 .278 .458 .735
Sep/Oct 17 25 .405 60 49 8 0 1 337.6 348 168 58 79 304 4.48 .265 .307 .476 .783
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
1975 25 BIR FL 30 86 7 17 4 1 1 10 0 0 2 23 .198 .216 .302 .518 4.6 0.0
1976 26 BIR FL 25 64 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 .109 .123 .141 .264 -0.9 0.0
1977 27 BIR FL 27 57 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 .158 .158 .228 .386 0.8 0.0
1978 28 BIR FL 30 67 4 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 .164 .188 .194 .382 1.2 0.0
1979 29 BIR FL 36 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
1980 30 BIR FL 12 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .250 .450 0.4 0.0
  MAN FL 25 54 5 13 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 20 .241 .268 .315 .583 3.8 0.0
  TOT   37 74 6 17 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 29 .230 .250 .297 .547 4.2 0.0
1981 31 MAN FL 39 76 5 10 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 26 .132 .183 .184 .367 1.7 0.0
1982 32 MAN FL 33 75 6 8 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 28 .107 .104 .147 .251 -1.1 0.0
1983 33 MAN FL 35 73 4 9 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 22 .123 .177 .178 .355 1.4 0.0
1984 34 MAN FL 35 68 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .118 .143 .132 .275 -0.3 0.0
1985 35 MAN FL 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5 0.0
11 Years Sim 334 667 44 97 23 4 1 33 0 0 19 249 .145 .168 .196 .365 9.8 0.0
162 Game Average 323 21 47 11 1 0 16 0 0 9 120 .145 .168 .196 .365 4.7  
Career Highs 39 86 7 17 4 1 1 10 0 0 5 32 .230 .250 .302 .547 4.6  
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   474 33 73 17 3 1 24 0 0 15 174 .154 .179 .209 .388 9.4
vs LH   193 11 24 6 1 0 9 0 0 4 75 .124 .141 .166 .307 -1.0
Home 164 329 27 49 15 2 1 20 0 0 12 121 .149 .178 .216 .394 7.0
Away 170 338 17 48 8 2 0 13 0 0 7 128 .142 .159 .178 .336 1.4
RISP   180 0 19 5 2 0 30 0 0 5 76 .106 .127 .156 .283 -2.1
Close/Late   47 6 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 .213 .213 .319 .532 2.8
Mar/Apr 57 127 6 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 44 .079 .079 .118 .197 -4.9
May 48 109 10 18 6 0 0 11 0 0 2 38 .165 .179 .220 .399 2.3
June 49 109 10 14 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 41 .128 .157 .174 .331 0.3
July 57 100 6 17 3 1 0 6 0 0 6 34 .170 .217 .220 .437 3.8
August 58 116 5 21 4 3 0 7 0 0 2 42 .181 .195 .267 .462 4.6
Sep/Oct 59 106 7 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 50 .160 .196 .189 .385 2.3
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    
1975 25 BIR FL P 33 33 250.7 9 25 1 6 .971 1.22    
1976 26 BIR FL P 26 26 189.7 7 11 0 0 1.000 0.85    
1977 27 BIR FL P 27 24 149.0 6 17 1 0 .958 1.39    
1978 28 BIR FL P 30 30 186.3 8 21 1 0 .967 1.40    
1979 29 BIR FL P 36 4 58.0 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.55    
1980 30 BIR FL P 12 12 63.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.14    
  MAN FL P 25 25 165.0 4 17 1 1 .955 1.15    
  TOT   P 37 37 228.0 6 23 1 1 .967 1.14    
1981 31 MAN FL P 39 39 249.0 14 35 0 2 1.000 1.77    
1982 32 MAN FL P 33 33 224.0 10 29 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1983 33 MAN FL P 35 35 229.0 8 33 1 2 .976 1.61    
1984 34 MAN FL P 35 35 236.7 13 37 0 7 1.000 1.90    
1985 35 MAN FL P 7 7 43.0 0 5 1 1 .833 1.05    
Career Totals   338 303 2043.3 83 244 6 20 .982 1.44    
Career Highs   39 39 250.7 14 37 1 7 1.000 1.90    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1984-5-15
Losses
1980-6-15
1981-2-17
CAR-46-118
Winning Pct
1984-7-.682
Games Started
1980-9-37
1981-5-39
1984-8-35
Complete Games
1975-4-14
1980-4-4
1981-3-3
1982-10-2
1983-8-3
1984-9-2
CAR-26-45
Shutouts
1975-6-2
1981-10-1
1983-8-1
Innings Pitched
1981-5-249.0
1984-8-236.7
Hits Allowed
1981-4-249
1982-10-219
1983-9-223
Homeruns Allowed
1975-1-55
1976-2-43
1977-1-38
1978-2-38
1980-1-42
1981-1-33
1982-2-34
1983-4-31
1984-2-26
CAR-7-356
Strikeouts
1975-3-285
1980-9-239
1981-8-227
1982-8-184
1983-10-175
Walks per 9IP
1980-7-1.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1975-6-10.2
1980-8-9.4
WHiP
1980-8-1.10
OOBP
1980-7-.275
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  8. Al Bowsfield (917)
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  1. Allan Bartlett (990)
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  3. Francis Szabo (987)
  4. Lewis Bauder (987)
  5. Henry Ellis (986)
  6. Robert Grove (985)
  7. Stephen Thiel (984)
  8. Raymond Woodruff (983)
  9. Billy Pena (982)
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History
Drafted in 38th round, 897th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1973
Traded from New Orleans to Charlotte on 4/1/1974 (Going to CHA: P T. Terry, 1B J. Shingle, P C. Tostado, CF M. Hawkins, P F. Hannifin. Going to NO: P V. Fowler, 1B J. McDunnell)
Traded from Charlotte to Birmingham on 2/5/1975 (Going to CHA: C R. Barrett, P E. Escargo, 2B F. Guitierrez, SS J. Ganzel. Going to BIR: P C. Tostado, SS M. Hensen, 1B P. Lacock)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/1975, off Kevin Fallon (DM)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1975
Traded from Birmingham to Manhattan on 6/1/1980 (Going to MAN: P C. Tostado. Going to BIR: P B. Crotchmeyer, 1B M. Dittmer)