John Candelaria stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1993

Relief Pitcher

Age 73 · 6' 7"

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John Candelaria played 19 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1993.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
600
W
177
L
122
ERA
3.33
IP
2,526.1
K
1,673
BB
592
WHIP
1.18

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1975PIT18862.75121.095361.08
1976PIT321673.15220.0138601.06
1977PIT332052.34231.0133501.07
1978PIT3012113.24189.094491.27
1979PIT331493.22207.0101411.17
1980PIT3511144.02233.097501.27
1981PIT6223.5141.014111.29
1982PIT311272.94174.2133371.16
1983PIT331583.23197.2157451.19
1984PIT3312112.72185.1133341.15
1985PIT/LAA50973.73125.1100381.32
1986LAA161022.5591.281261.03
1987LAA/NYM231064.81129.084231.29
1988NYY251373.38157.0121231.10
1989NYY/WSH22354.6865.151161.26
1990MIN/TOR47763.9579.263201.34
1991LAD59113.7433.238111.25
1992LAD50252.8425.123131.30
1993PIT24038.2419.21791.73

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
2
L
2
ERA
3.00
IP
33.0
K
29
BB
11
WHIP
1.33

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
204
CG
54
SHO
13
K/9
6.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
28

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1975PIT11417.10001
1976PIT191145.60000
1977PIT24615.20001
1978PIT18314.50003
1979PIT19804.40002
1980PIT21703.70000
1981PIT3003.10000
1982PIT18116.90001
1983PIT19207.10003
1984PIT15316.50001
1985PIT/LAA5117.20002
1986LAA6118.00002
1987LAA/NYM10005.90000
1988NYY14626.90002
1989NYY/WSH2107.00002
1990MIN/TOR0007.10005
1991LAD00010.20001
1992LAD0008.20001
1993PIT0007.80001

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
73 yearsNov 6, 1953
Height
6' 7"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY

What were John Candelaria's career stats?

John Candelaria played 19 seasons for the Pirates, the Angels, the Yankees and the Dodgers. He had 177 wins and 1,673 strikeouts with a 3.33 ERA over 2,526.1 innings. His best season was 1977: 20 wins, a 2.34 ERA and 133 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1975 to 1993

John Candelaria finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 169th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,673)
  • 164th in wins (pitching) (177)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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