#88 Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays

#88 Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Dwight Gooden
Doc
11/16/1964
33
USA,FL,TAMPA
6"3
210

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Average
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
Suffers
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,980,000
2000
15 Year(s), 0 Days (2580 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 0 Days (2580 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	3	5	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	9	3	5
Versus RHB	10	3	5
Talent	10	3	6

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

8
52
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	3	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	3	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
3
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/8	MIN	W 4-2	*	8	2	2	2	4	5	W	PoG
9/14	@NYY	L 6-12	*	1.2	3	6	4	2	2	L
9/19	CAL	W 6-4	*	8	4	4	4	2	9	W	PoG
9/24	SEA	W 6-5	*	5	6	3	3	5	7
9/29	@MIL	L 4-6	*	2	6	5	5	1	2	L
10/5	@CHA	L 3-5	*	5.1	8	2	2	5	8	L
10/11	CHA	L 10-17	*	2	7	7	7	2	2	L
10/19	@OAK	W 8-7	*	5	5	5	5	2	7	W
10/25	@OAK	W 10-1	*	6	4	1	1	3	4	W	PoG
10/31	NYM	W 11-0	*	6.1	1	0	0	8	6	W	PoG

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	34	15	9	0	5.10	188.2	156	114	107	117	202	0	.0	0	17	50.0
Projected	34	34	15	9	0	5.10	188.0	156	114	107	117	202

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.5	7.4	9.6	5.6	17	9	52.9	0	0	.0	4.74

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	367	86	14	2	17	49	52	66	95	0	0	6	.234	.358	.422	.781
vs. RHB	339	70	17	2	21	52	62	51	107	0	0	4	.206	.316	.454	.770

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	20	9	5	0	4.70	115.0	88	63	60	69	119
Road	14	14	6	4	0	5.74	73.2	68	51	47	48	83
Postseason	4	4	3	1	0	6.05	19.1	17	13	13	15	19
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	6.1	1	0	0	8	6
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.50	6.0	4	1	1	3	4

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	2	1	0	3.90	27.2	16	14	12	21	32
May	6	6	4	0	0	2.85	41.0	25	13	13	23	42
June	5	5	3	0	0	4.55	27.2	23	15	14	21	28
July	5	5	1	3	0	6.67	28.1	30	23	21	16	28
August	6	6	2	2	0	8.78	27.2	31	27	27	14	34
Sept./Oct.	7	7	3	3	0	4.95	36.1	31	22	20	22	38

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1984	36	36	11	9	0	4.07	225.1	227	120	102	19	77	165	1	0	1.35	.300	OAK MON
1985	27	27	9	11	0	3.84	171.0	152	80	73	14	65	105	3	1	1.27	.260	MON
1986	22	22	9	8	0	4.33	137.1	131	68	66	14	56	105	3	0	1.36	.290	MON
1987	25	25	12	7	0	4.06	155.1	161	83	70	13	52	123	0	0	1.37	.312	MON
1988	32	32	10	10	0	3.97	188.1	167	94	83	23	96	162	2	1	1.40	.270	MON
1989	32	32	11	12	0	4.93	188.0	184	107	103	28	70	158	0	0	1.35	.291	MON
1990	32	32	15	10	0	3.87	202.1	159	99	87	29	112	187	1	1	1.34	.248	MON
1991	33	33	13	12	0	5.19	192.2	179	113	111	35	97	233	1	1	1.43	.311	MON
1992	33	33	8	11	0	6.02	190.0	179	130	127	35	106	198	0	0	1.50	.291	MON NYY
1993	36	24	13	9	0	3.98	153.2	112	75	68	30	74	177	0	0	1.21	.234	NYY COL FLA
1994	34	34	19	5	0	3.34	213.0	173	88	79	25	89	245	2	0	1.23	.284	FLA HOU
1995	33	33	13	10	0	4.27	208.2	170	108	99	25	101	225	0	0	1.30	.283	HOU TOR
1996	34	34	11	11	0	5.34	205.2	168	128	122	44	119	223	1	0	1.40	.247	TOR
1997	34	34	11	13	0	6.70	181.1	198	148	135	39	119	191	0	0	1.75	.326	TOR
1998	34	34	15	9	0	5.10	188.2	156	114	107	38	117	202	0	0	1.45	.253	TOR,AL
Total	477	465	180	147	0	4.60	2801.1	2516	1555	1432	411	1350	2699	14	4	1.38	.281

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1984	2	2	0	0	0	5.19	8.2	12	8	5	4	7	0	0
1989	3	3	2	1	0	2.14	21.0	13	5	5	7	13	0	0
1994	2	2	2	0	0	4.20	15.0	14	7	7	5	11	0	0
1995	2	2	0	0	0	16.20	5.0	14	11	9	9	3	0	0
1996	2	2	0	1	0	5.91	10.2	6	9	7	17	8	0	0
1998	4	4	3	1	0	6.05	19.1	17	13	13	15	19	0	0
Total	15	15	7	3	0	5.20	79.2	76	53	46	57	61	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1984	36	80	13	2	0	1	5	7	2	36	0	0	.163	.183	.225	.408	OAK MON
1985	27	57	12	1	1	1	2	5	0	21	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	MON
1986	22	45	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	11	0	0	.111	.130	.133	.264	MON
1987	25	52	8	0	0	0	4	4	2	19	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	MON
1988	32	65	15	2	0	0	5	6	1	22	0	0	.231	.242	.262	.504	MON
1989	32	65	12	2	1	0	3	4	1	23	0	0	.185	.197	.246	.443	MON
1990	32	71	10	0	0	0	5	3	1	20	0	0	.141	.151	.141	.292	MON
1991	33	69	14	1	0	0	4	7	1	23	0	0	.203	.211	.217	.429	MON
1992	33	39	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	MON NYY
1993	36	44	7	0	0	0	0	4	2	19	0	0	.159	.196	.159	.355	NYY COL FLA
1994	34	71	9	2	0	0	5	6	3	32	0	1	.127	.162	.155	.317	FLA HOU
1995	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU TOR
1996	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
1997	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
Total	443	658	111	11	2	2	33	49	14	237	0	1	.169	.185	.201	.386

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.938

188.2

1.53

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Oakland in 1984...
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 2/15/1984 (Going to OAK: RF Dale Murphy, P Andy Hawkins, P Neil Allen. Going to MON: P Dwight Gooden)...
Earned first career win on 4/9/1984...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/26/1984, off Bill Laskey (CIN)...
Injured on 8/22/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 4/10/1985 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 7/27/1986 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season...
Injured on 4/5/1987 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks...
2/3/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
9/2/1988: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $4,720,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 9/2/1988 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
5/13/1991: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $4,720,000 per year, for 5 years.
Struck out 15 batters against Chicago (N) on 6/4/1992...
Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 7/24/1992 (Going to NYY: P Dwight Gooden, P Jeff Brantley, LF Leon Durham. Going to MON: LF Rickey Henderson, P Ron Darling, P Steve Chitren)...
Traded from New York (A) to Colorado on 2/3/1993 (Going to COL: P Dwight Gooden, P Jeff Brantley, P David Wells. Going to NYY: C Jason aa)...
Traded from Colorado to Florida on 2/3/1993 (Going to COL: C Ron Karkovice, P Todd Worrell, P Ed Correa, 3B Mike Pagliarulo, P Ramon Pena. Going to FLA: P Brian Williams, P Dwight Gooden, P Ji
mmy Jones, P Charles Hudson, P Rafael Montalvo)...
Injured on 5/19/1993 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Traded from Florida to Houston on 2/15/1994 (Going to HOU: P Dwight Gooden. Going to FLA: RF Brian Mcrae)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1994, going 6-0, 2.72...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1994, going 4-0, 1.42...
Traded from Houston to Toronto on 4/4/1995 (Going to HOU: P Woody Williams, P Lance Mccullers. Going to TOR: P Dwight Gooden)...
Struck out 15 batters against New York (A) on 7/18/1995...
5/13/1996: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,980,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Toronto in 1998...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1994 - 3.34 - 5th	WHIP 1994 - 1.23 - 7th 1995 - 1.30 - 10th	Wins 1994 - 19 - 3rd	IP 1984 - 225.1 - 8th	K's 1984 - 165 - 7th 1990 - 187 - 7th 1991 - 233 - 3rd 1992 - 198 - 4th 1994 - 245 - 2nd 1995 - 225 - 2nd 1996 - 223 - 1st 1997 - 191 - 6th
BB 1984 - 77 - 10th 1988 - 96 - 3rd 1990 - 112 - 2nd 1991 - 97 - 6th 1992 - 106 - 4th 1995 - 101 - 8th 1996 - 119 - 4th 1997 - 119 - 3rd	CG 1985 - 3 - 2nd 1986 - 3 - 8th 1988 - 2 - 10th 1994 - 2 - 6th	SHO 1985 - 1 - 6th 1988 - 1 - 10th

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