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Rodney
Villec		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 9, 1944 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 28 JAX JL $ 1,600,000   5 6 5 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 7 3 4 4
1974 29 JAX JL $ 1,600,000   5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1975 30 JAX JL $ 1,600,000   5 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 7 4 4 4
1976 31 BUF FL $ 300,000   5 7 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1977 32 CHI JL $ 400,000   5 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1978 33 BRK FL $ 1,180,000   5 7 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1979 34 HON JL $ 1,180,000   5 7 5 5 8 7 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1980 35 PHX JL $ 800,000   5 6 5 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 6 5 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 7 3 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   5 7 5 6 8 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
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 28 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 29 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 30 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 31 BUF FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 32 CHI JL $ 400,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 33 BRK FL $ 1,180,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 34 HON JL $ 1,180,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 35 PHX JL $ 800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
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 28 JAX JL 6 1 .857 94 3 0 0 0 131.0 136 58 20 40 57 3.98 .268 .328 .434 .762 7.0
1974 29 JAX JL 1 2 .333 44 0 0 0 2 69.0 57 22 9 29 41 2.87 .230 .322 .363 .684 5.4
1975 30 JAX JL 3 5 .375 61 0 0 0 0 83.0 109 54 17 25 46 5.86 .322 .368 .501 .870 0.0
1976 31 BUF FL 0 4 .000 10 6 1 0 1 33.7 32 27 9 18 20 7.22 .248 .333 .527 .860 0.0
    AAA   2 4 .333 21 5 0 0 1 44.7 38 21 7 10 24 4.23 .221 .264 .378 .642  
1977 32 BUF FL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 8.3 6 2 0 2 2 2.16 .207 .281 .276 .557 1.3
    AAA   1 1 .500 21 1 0 0 0 33.7 35 10 5 5 13 2.67 .265 .292 .432 .724  
1978 33 BRK FL 1 3 .250 30 0 0 0 1 35.7 50 25 5 10 14 6.31 .331 .368 .483 .852 0.0
1979 34 BRK FL 1 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 0 36.0 43 20 3 7 12 5.00 .291 .327 .365 .692 1.0
  HON JL 0 2 .000 15 0 0 0 0 18.7 19 4 2 3 8 1.93 .260 .289 .356 .646 1.5
  TOT   1 2 .333 42 0 0 0 0 54.7 62 24 5 10 20 3.95 .281 .315 .362 .677 2.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .167 .231 .167 .397  
1980 35 AAA   8 5 .615 55 7 0 0 0 92.0 116 49 19 26 46 4.79 .313 .358 .504 .862  
7 Years Sim 13 17 .433 288 9 1 0 4 415.3 452 212 65 134 200 4.59 .278 .337 .437 .773 16.1
4 Years AAA 12 10 .545 98 13 0 0 1 174.0 191 80 31 42 86 4.14 .278 .320 .453 .772  
Season Average 1 2 .333 41 1 0 0 0 59.3 64 30 9 19 28 4.59 .278 .337 .437 .773  
Career Highs 6 5 1.000 94 6 1 0 2 131.0 136 58 20 40 57 7.22 .331 .368 .527 .870  
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   338 147 48 99 154   .288 .343 .454 .797
vs LH   114 65 17 35 46   .254 .308 .390 .698
Home 4 9 .308 141 5 0 0 1 216.3 230 113 36 63 102 4.70 .272 .323 .433 .756
Away 9 8 .529 147 4 1 0 3 199.0 222 99 29 71 98 4.48 .285 .345 .440 .785
Mar/Apr 6 5 .545 56 4 1 0 1 97.7 103 43 13 38 45 3.96 .270 .337 .433 .770
May 1 2 .333 50 0 0 0 0 62.7 63 30 12 21 29 4.31 .265 .324 .437 .761
June 2 5 .286 53 4 0 0 0 77.6 105 66 23 31 38 7.65 .326 .385 .565 .950
July 2 0 1.000 38 0 0 0 1 54.7 54 17 5 11 29 2.80 .254 .290 .371 .661
August 1 2 .333 46 0 0 0 0 56.0 64 29 8 13 28 4.66 .292 .332 .443 .775
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 45 1 0 0 2 66.6 63 27 4 20 31 3.65 .251 .306 .327 .633
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 28 JAX JL 94 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .091 .286 .091 .377 0.7 0.0
1974 29 JAX JL 44 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0
1975 30 JAX JL 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1976 31 BUF FL 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0
1978 33 BRK FL 30 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4 0.0
1979 34 BRK FL 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
  HON JL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   42 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 281 54 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 24 .056 .150 .056 .206 -1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 31 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .056 .150 .056 .206 -0.6  
Career Highs 94 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .250 .286 .250 .500 0.7  
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   36 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .083 .175 .083 .258 -0.3
vs LH   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .100 .000 .100 -1.0
Home 137 29 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 .069 .182 .069 .251 -0.2
Away 144 25 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .040 .111 .040 .151 -1.1
RISP   11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .091 .167 .091 .258 -0.1
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 54 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .000 .176 .000 .176 -0.3
May 42 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
June 50 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .067 .000 .067 -1.0
July 33 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5
August 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Sep/Oct 33 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2
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 28 JAX JL P 94 3 131.0 8 17 0 1 1.000 1.72    
1974 29 JAX JL P 44 0 69.0 6 12 2 1 .900 2.35    
1975 30 JAX JL P 61 0 83.0 5 14 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1976 31 BUF FL P 10 6 33.7 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.60    
1977 32 BUF FL P 7 0 8.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.24    
1978 33 BRK FL P 30 0 35.7 2 6 2 0 .800 2.02    
1979 34 BRK FL P 27 0 36.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.75    
  HON JL P 15 0 18.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.45    
Career Totals   288 9 415.3 27 62 4 3 .957 1.93    
Career Highs   94 6 131.0 8 17 2 1 1.000 3.24    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1973-4-94
1975-7-61
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Tom Bolton (983)
  2. Vernon Grasser (978)
  3. George Smith (976)
  4. Ramon Ramirez (974)
  5. Ken Samuel (972)
  6. Michael Branstetter (970)
  7. Avelino Alvarez (970)
  8. Dave Righetti (967)
  9. Anthony Baker (966)
  10. Efren Sachs (964)
History
Drafted in 16th round, 372nd overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/17/1973
Had first career hit on 7/11/1973, off Lawrence LeWalk (VAN)
Signed as a free agent by Buffalo on 4/1/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Traded from Buffalo to Chicago on 7/21/1977 (Going to BUF: 2B P. Madewald. Going to CHI: 2B B. Zzyzzy, P R. Villec, RF P. Quigley)
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/8/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $1,180,000 per year
Traded from Brooklyn to Honolulu on 7/31/1979 (Going to BRK: P R. Wadsner. Going to HON: 3B K. Fuchs, 2B P. Beerman, RF K. Kengos, P R. Villec)
 
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