| Player Report for #57 Rick Wheeler | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| Rec | 13-3 | | ERA | 2.28 | | IP | 138.1 | | BB | 13 | | K | 158 |
| | Name: | Rick Wheeler | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $12,500,010 | | Birthday: | 01-19-1941 | Signed Through: | 1978 Season | | Age: | 36 | Years of Major League Service: | 14 Years, None | | Born in: | La Habra (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 14 Years, None | | Weight: | 200 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 17 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Well Known) |
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| Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 90-92 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | | Talent | 7 | 7 | 9 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Slider, Sinker | | Endurance: | 5 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 56 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 5 | | | |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | Versus LHP | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | Versus RHP | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | Talent | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Pitcher 6 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 4 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 6 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 10-01-1977 | @ HON | Win, 11-1 | X | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | BOS | Win, 4-0 | X | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1977 | @ STB | Win, 10-2 | X | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-14-1977 | LAT | Win, 3-0 | X | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-08-1977 | NYE | Win, 8-2 | X | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Win | | | | | | | | | 09-02-1977 | @ HFX | Loss, 0-1 | X | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1977 | HFX | Win, 3-2 | X | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 08-23-1977 | OP | Win, 3-2 | X | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-18-1977 | @ BOW | Win, 6-3 | X | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-13-1977 | @ OP | Win, 5-1 | X | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Win | | | | | | | |
| Backyard Baseball League 1977 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2.28 | 138.1 | 108 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 158 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 | 75.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.26 | 7.03 | 10.28 | 0.85 | 1.93 | 0.87 | 40.9 | .285 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 235 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .243 | .259 | .421 | .681 | | | | | vs. RHB | 269 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .190 | .225 | .297 | .522 | | | |
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| Backyard Baseball League 1977 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | Last Week | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 15.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | | | April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 | 36.0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 42 | | | July | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 27.1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | | | August | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 38.2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | | | September | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.74 | 36.1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | | | Spring Training | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 20.0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | | | Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | | | Last Year | 30 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3.02 | 179.0 | 157 | 65 | 60 | 19 | 16 | 181 | | | 2 Years Ago | 34 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.30 | 218.0 | 207 | 86 | 80 | 20 | 25 | 248 | | | Career | 462 | 461 | 173 | 127 | 0 | 2.93 | 2905.2 | 2619 | 1039 | 945 | 145 | 406 | 2625 | | | Home | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | 85.2 | 60 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 103 | | | Road | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.08 | 52.2 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 55 | | | Grass | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2.28 | 138.1 | 108 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 158 | | | Day | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 13.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | | | Night | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 124.2 | 96 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 141 | |
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| Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP |
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| Career Postseason Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 1976 Vienna - BBL | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 12.2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | .323 | 0.0 | | 1977 Vienna - BBL | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 | .261 | 0.0 | | Total BBL | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | 20.2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | .296 | 0.0 |
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| Player History | | Won Top Pitcher Award in 1968, going 18-5, 1.64 ERA. | | 05-18-1960 | Drafted in 2nd round, 42nd overall pick, by Vienna in 1960. | | 04-27-1961 | Injured on 4/27/1961 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week. | | 06-22-1961 | Injured on 6/22/1961 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week. | | 05-02-1962 | Injured on 5/2/1962 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks. | | 08-05-1963 | Injured on 8/5/1963 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks. | | 06-28-1964 | Injured on 6/28/1964 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days. | | 07-04-1964 | Earned first career win on 7/4/1964. | | 08-08-1964 | Had first career hit on 8/8/1964, off Adam Brehm (OP). | | 04-10-1966 | Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1966, off Robert Beck (CHT). | | 05-01-1966 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1966, going 2-0, 1.36. | | 05-01-1968 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1968, going 5-0, 0.85. | | 07-01-1968 | Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game... | | 08-01-1968 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1968, going 4-0, 1.11. | | 01-26-1969 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,042,857 through salary arbitration. | | 10-28-1969 | Signed a contract extension with Vienna, $11,520,000 per year, for 5 years. | | 09-01-1970 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1970, going 2-1, 0.43. | | 07-01-1971 | Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game... | | 06-09-1972 | Pitched PERFECT GAME against Chessie on 6/9/1972, striking out 8. | | 07-01-1973 | Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game... | | 07-03-1973 | Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1973, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). | | 04-23-1977 | Injured (torn tricep muscle), out for 2-3 months. | | 09-14-1977 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Latrobe Lightning with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | Winning % | Rank | | 1974 | .607 | 10 |
| | | | Year | ERA | Rank | | 1974 | 2.87 | 10 | | 1975 | 3.30 | 10 | | 1976 | 3.02 | 9 |
| | Year | WHIP | Rank | | 1974 | 1.10 | 10 | | 1975 | 1.06 | 10 | | 1976 | 0.97 | 6 |
| | Year | K/BB | Rank | | 1974 | 10.00 | 2 | | 1975 | 9.92 | 4 | | 1976 | 11.31 | 4 |
| | Year | RA/9 | Rank | | 1974 | 10.20 | 8 | | 1975 | 9.91 | 9 | | 1976 | 9.05 | 5 |
| | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | | 1974 | 0.97 | 4 | | 1975 | 1.03 | 4 | | 1976 | 0.80 | 2 |
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