Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1975
Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1975
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 600
- W
- 177
- L
- 122
- ERA
- 3.33
- IP
- 2526.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2.75 | 121.0 | 95 | 36 | 1.08 |
| 1976 | PIT | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3.15 | 220.0 | 138 | 60 | 1.06 |
| 1977 | PIT | 33 | 20 | 5 | 2.34 | 231.0 | 133 | 50 | 1.07 |
| 1978 | PIT | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3.24 | 189.0 | 94 | 49 | 1.27 |
| 1979 | PIT | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3.22 | 207.0 | 101 | 41 | 1.17 |
| 1980 | PIT | 35 | 11 | 14 | 4.02 | 233.0 | 97 | 50 | 1.27 |
| 1981 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.51 | 41.0 | 14 | 11 | 1.29 |
| 1982 | PIT | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2.94 | 174.2 | 133 | 37 | 1.16 |
| 1983 | PIT | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3.23 | 197.2 | 157 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 1984 | PIT | 33 | 12 | 11 | 2.72 | 185.1 | 133 | 34 | 1.15 |
| 1985 |  PIT/LAA | 50 | 9 | 7 | 3.73 | 125.1 | 100 | 38 | 1.32 |
| 1986 | LAA | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2.55 | 91.2 | 81 | 26 | 1.03 |
| 1987 |  LAA/NYM | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4.81 | 129.0 | 84 | 23 | 1.29 |
| 1988 | NYY | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 157.0 | 121 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 1989 |  NYY/WSH | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4.68 | 65.1 | 51 | 16 | 1.26 |
| 1990 |  MIN/TOR | 47 | 7 | 6 | 3.95 | 79.2 | 63 | 20 | 1.34 |
| 1991 | LAD | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 33.2 | 38 | 11 | 1.25 |
| 1992 | LAD | 50 | 2 | 5 | 2.84 | 25.1 | 23 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 1993 | PIT | 24 | 0 | 3 | 8.24 | 19.2 | 17 | 9 | 1.73 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | PIT | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | PIT | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | PIT | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | PIT | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | PIT | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1984 | PIT | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | PIT/LAA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | LAA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | LAA/NYM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | NYY/WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | MIN/TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
All-time career rank
- 169th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,673)
- 164th in wins (pitching) (177)
Among the 8,943 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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