Jackie
Varela
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 14, 1949 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 23 MON FL     0 2 4 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 9 8 9
1974 24 SEA FL     4 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
1975 25 SEA FL $ 300,000   5 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 9 8 9
1976 26 SEA FL $ 300,000   7 6 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
1977 27 SEA FL $ 300,000   8 8 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
1978 28 SEA FL $ 4,091,786   8 7 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 9 8 9
1979 29 SEA FL $ 4,091,786   8 8 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 9 8 9
1980 30 SEA FL $ 4,091,786   8 7 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 2 4 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,091,786   8 8 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 9 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 SLC FL $ 6,000,000 83 20 20 20 10 13 12 14 15 15
1982 32 SLC FL $ 6,000,000 83 19 20 20 11 13 12 14 15 15
1983 33 CLG FL $ 8,000,000 77 20 20 20 10 12 11 13 14 13
1984 34 CLG FL $ 8,000,000 71 19 20 20 9 12 11 12 13 12
1985 35 CLG FL   59 18 19 19 8 10 9 6 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   59 18 19 19 8 10 9 6 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 83 20 20 20 11 13 12 14 15 15
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 MON FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 24 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 25 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 26 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 27 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 28 SEA FL $ 4,091,786 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 29 SEA FL $ 4,091,786 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 30 SEA FL $ 4,091,786 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 $ 4,091,786 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  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 SLC FL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
1982 32 SLC FL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
1983 33 CLG FL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
1984 34 CLG FL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
1985 35 CLG FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2
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 AA   14 10 .583 28 28 1 1 0 194.0 208 83 12 78 251 3.85 .275 .343 .377 .720  
    A   0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 12 7 2 9 16 4.85 .240 .356 .420 .776  
1974 24 AAA   4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 58.7 66 32 3 41 59 4.91 .280 .386 .360 .746  
    AA   4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 68.3 74 28 3 36 109 3.69 .277 .363 .375 .738  
1975 25 SEA FL 14 12 .538 32 32 6 2 0 225.3 194 88 22 112 204 3.51 .234 .323 .383 .706 13.4
1976 26 SEA FL 7 7 .500 23 23 2 0 0 161.0 124 67 14 89 156 3.75 .212 .315 .364 .679 8.0
1977 27 SEA FL 8 16 .333 35 35 6 0 0 270.3 196 91 17 148 235 3.03 .201 .304 .328 .632 16.2
1978 28 SEA FL 10 15 .400 36 36 9 1 0 273.0 189 100 27 158 266 3.30 .194 .305 .341 .646 15.3
1979 29 SEA FL 12 17 .414 36 36 8 1 0 271.0 242 135 25 124 233 4.48 .240 .321 .392 .713 7.5
1980 30 SEA FL 17 10 .630 34 34 4 2 0 231.3 181 88 24 123 195 3.42 .214 .312 .365 .678 13.7
1981 31 SLC FL 11 20 .355 38 38 1 0 0 228.7 215 112 23 107 223 4.41 .247 .328 .407 .735 8.9
1982 32 SLC FL 12 9 .571 39 39 1 1 0 246.3 205 108 11 95 192 3.95 .226 .296 .362 .658 13.0
1983 33 CLG FL 13 12 .520 33 33 0 0 0 198.7 189 76 22 82 187 3.44 .249 .321 .412 .733 11.2
1984 34 CLG FL 13 7 .650 33 33 0 0 0 197.7 189 79 22 74 162 3.60 .254 .318 .409 .727 12.6
1985 35 CLG FL 7 14 .333 31 27 0 0 2 145.3 158 98 35 64 120 6.07 .274 .345 .517 .863 0.0
11 Years Sim 124 139 .471 370 366 37 7 2 2448.6 2082 1042 242 1176 2173 3.83 .229 .316 .384 .700 119.8
1 Years AAA 4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 58.7 66 32 3 41 59 4.91 .280 .386 .360 .746  
2 Years AA 18 13 .581 38 38 1 1 0 262.3 282 111 15 114 360 3.81 .276 .348 .376 .725  
1 Years A 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 12 7 2 9 16 4.85 .240 .356 .420 .776  
4 Years Minors 22 17 .564 50 50 1 1 0 334.0 360 150 20 164 435 4.04 .275 .356 .375 .731  
Season Average 11 12 .478 33 33 3 0 0 222.6 189 94 22 106 197 3.83 .229 .316 .384 .700  
Career Highs 17 20 .650 39 39 9 2 2 273.0 242 135 35 158 266 6.07 .274 .345 .517 .863  
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   976 489 95 503 1055   .218 .297 .357 .654
vs LH   1106 553 147 673 1118   .240 .337 .411 .748
Home 65 75 .464 196 193 10 1 1 1303.6 1132 547 107 631 1142 3.78 .233 .321 .379 .700
Away 59 64 .480 174 173 27 6 1 1145.0 950 495 135 545 1031 3.89 .225 .314 .390 .704
Mar/Apr 18 23 .439 63 63 9 1 0 429.6 366 186 48 200 375 3.90 .231 .318 .399 .716
May 21 28 .429 66 66 9 2 0 449.3 375 186 46 203 426 3.73 .225 .310 .378 .688
June 23 25 .479 61 61 4 0 0 413.0 355 176 27 188 358 3.84 .232 .316 .367 .684
July 20 22 .476 60 60 4 1 0 387.3 335 175 46 199 344 4.07 .233 .326 .400 .726
August 20 27 .426 62 62 9 1 0 406.6 356 182 43 199 342 4.03 .233 .321 .392 .713
Sep/Oct 22 14 .611 58 54 2 2 2 362.6 295 137 32 187 328 3.40 .222 .318 .367 .685
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 SEA FL 32 70 3 8 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 35 .114 .151 .157 .308 0.3 0.0
1976 26 SEA FL 23 53 3 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 33 .132 .164 .226 .390 1.1 0.0
1977 27 SEA FL 35 85 1 6 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 47 .071 .102 .141 .243 -2.1 0.0
1978 28 SEA FL 36 93 1 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 48 .086 .095 .118 .213 -2.7 0.0
1979 29 SEA FL 36 97 4 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 46 .072 .118 .103 .221 -2.6 0.0
1980 30 SEA FL 34 78 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 47 .038 .074 .064 .138 -4.7 0.0
1981 31 SLC FL 38 77 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 40 .052 .076 .078 .154 -3.6 0.0
1982 32 SLC FL 39 73 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 35 .027 .065 .041 .106 -3.9 0.0
1983 33 CLG FL 33 66 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .045 .074 .061 .134 -3.4 0.0
1984 34 CLG FL 33 68 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 30 .088 .101 .118 .219 -2.0 0.0
1985 35 CLG FL 31 38 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .053 .050 .053 .103 -1.4 0.0
11 Years Sim 370 798 29 56 23 1 1 31 0 0 25 412 .070 .098 .105 .203 -25.1 0.0
162 Game Average 349 12 24 10 0 0 13 0 0 10 180 .070 .098 .105 .203 -11.0  
Career Highs 39 97 4 8 3 1 1 7 0 0 5 48 .132 .164 .226 .390 1.1  
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   512 16 34 14 1 0 21 0 0 19 280 .066 .100 .098 .197 -18.8
vs LH   286 13 22 9 0 1 10 0 0 6 132 .077 .095 .119 .214 -9.4
Home 196 387 19 29 12 1 1 17 0 0 13 202 .075 .105 .119 .224 -11.3
Away 174 411 10 27 11 0 0 14 0 0 12 210 .066 .092 .092 .184 -16.9
RISP   226 0 17 7 0 0 28 0 0 9 115 .075 .109 .106 .215 -7.0
Close/Late   43 1 6 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 21 .140 .156 .186 .342 0.2
Mar/Apr 63 144 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 71 .042 .074 .063 .136 -7.9
May 66 144 4 9 4 0 0 5 0 0 6 80 .063 .099 .090 .190 -5.5
June 61 129 6 15 7 0 0 7 0 0 3 54 .116 .136 .171 .307 -0.9
July 60 125 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 71 .032 .047 .040 .087 -8.7
August 62 134 8 11 4 1 1 9 0 0 4 75 .082 .108 .149 .257 -2.6
Sep/Oct 54 122 4 11 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 61 .090 .125 .123 .248 -2.6
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    
1975 25 SEA FL P 32 32 225.3 12 35 2 1 .959 1.88    
1976 26 SEA FL P 23 23 161.0 4 23 1 3 .964 1.51    
1977 27 SEA FL P 35 35 270.3 13 33 2 1 .958 1.53    
1978 28 SEA FL P 36 36 273.0 14 32 3 6 .939 1.52    
1979 29 SEA FL P 36 36 271.0 17 25 5 3 .894 1.39    
1980 30 SEA FL P 34 34 231.3 18 29 2 2 .959 1.83    
1981 31 SLC FL P 38 38 228.7 11 19 4 0 .882 1.18    
1982 32 SLC FL P 39 39 246.3 16 38 1 2 .982 1.97    
1983 33 CLG FL P 33 33 198.7 9 27 2 2 .947 1.63    
1984 34 CLG FL P 33 33 197.7 11 23 1 3 .971 1.55    
1985 35 CLG FL P 31 27 145.3 5 21 3 1 .897 1.61    
Career Totals   370 366 2448.6 130 305 26 24 .944 1.60    
Career Highs   39 39 273.0 18 38 5 6 .982 1.97    
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 28 SEA FL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.7 14 11 0 8 8 10.25 .326 .431 .465 .896
1980 30 SEA FL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 24.7 21 6 3 17 15 2.19 .233 .355 .389 .744
1983 33 CLG FL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 1 0 4 3 3.38 .125 .417 .125 .542
1984 34 CLG FL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 0 3 6 3.00 .190 .292 .381 .673
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 5 .286 9 7 0 0 0 43.0 40 20 3 32 32 4.19 .247 .371 .395 .766
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
1978 28 SEA FL 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .500 .750
1980 30 SEA FL 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1984 34 CLG FL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .167 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1980-7-17
Losses
1977-6-16
1978-10-15
1979-4-17
1981-1-20
1985-6-14
CAR-21-139
Winning Pct
1984-9-.650
Games Started
1977-5-35
1981-6-38
1982-4-39
CAR-42-366
Complete Games
1980-4-4
CAR-46-37
Shutouts
1975-6-2
1980-2-2
1982-5-1
Innings Pitched
1977-4-270.3
1978-9-273.0
1981-10-228.7
1982-6-246.3
CAR-41-2448.6
Homeruns Allowed
1978-8-27
1980-7-24
1981-9-23
1983-9-22
1984-7-22
1985-1-35
CAR-42-242
Strikeouts
1978-8-266
1981-9-223
1982-5-192
1983-5-187
CAR-35-2173
Walks Allowed
1975-8-112
1976-10-89
1977-1-148
1978-1-158
1979-2-124
1980-1-123
1981-3-107
1982-2-95
1983-3-82
1984-10-74
CAR-3-1176
Hits per 9IP
1977-4-6.5
1978-2-6.2
1980-4-7.0
1982-10-7.5
CAR-23-7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP
1981-7-8.8
1983-5-8.5
1984-7-7.4
OAVG
1977-4-.201
1978-2-.194
1980-4-.214
1982-10-.226
CAR-23-.229
OSLG
1977-5-.328
1978-9-.341
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  5. Darius Campbell (900)
  6. Pete Bucher (896)
  7. David Lillis (886)
  8. Ron Vivero (885)
  9. Vernon Meyer (874)
  10. Floyd Futon (867)
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  1. Guy Corngood (995)
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  3. Darius Campbell (994)
  4. Chuck Delong (993)
  5. Mike Madorin (991)
  6. Larry Gorton (990)
  7. Jamaal Jumboni (989)
  8. Pete Redfern (987)
  9. Narciso Jarilla (987)
  10. Gustavo Aranda (987)
History
Traded from Montreal to Seattle on 7/1/1974 (Going to SEA: 1B J. Jordan, P J. Varela, RF F. Rivera, P E. Sachs. Going to MON: 1B Z. Johnson, P J. Jones)
Injured on 7/29/1974 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/3/1975
Had first career hit (double) on 5/5/1975, off Larry Gorton (NO)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1975, winning 2 games with a 0.57 ERA
Injured on 8/14/1975 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Won Phenom Award in 1975, going 14-12, 3.51 ERA
Injured on 6/14/1976 with a Broken Skull, out for 10 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 8/3/1977, off Douglas Hilton (DM)
Struck out 15 batters against Calgary on 8/9/1977
Struck out 16 batters against Calgary on 9/18/1978
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/2/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year