#25 Cliff "Lazybones" Pozonka, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Thursday, 10/30/1981 |
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| Cliff Pozonka
Lazybones
7/15/1950
31
Triadelphia, WV
6"4
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Starting Pitcher
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Average
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
2.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,130,000
1982
11 Year(s), 124 Days (2016 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85-88 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Versus RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talent | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
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4
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Knuckleball
Curveball
Screwball
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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5
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 9/1 | @CAL | W 7-5 | * | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 9/6 | BAL | W 15-7 | * | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | W | | | | |
| 9/10 | @BOS | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/13 | @WSH | L 3-9 | * | 3.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 9/18 | BOS | W 9-2 | * | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 9/22 | CLE | W 4-2 | * | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/26 | WSH | L 4-8 | * | 6.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 10/1 | @NYA | L 7-14 | * | 5.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 10/5 | NYA | W 11-7 | * | 8.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 10/15 | NYA | W 10-9 | | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4.34 | 203.1 | 227 | 103 | 98 | 44 | 66 | 7 | 25.0 | 1 | 13 | 46.4 |
| Projected | 40 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4.34 | 291.0 | 325 | 148 | 140 | 63 | 95 | | | | | |
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| 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 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.87 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 342 | 95 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .303 | .424 | .727 |
| vs. RHB | 456 | 132 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 61 | 29 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .328 | .410 | .738 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | 108.0 | 109 | 50 | 48 | 21 | 38 |
| Road | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.72 | 95.1 | 118 | 53 | 50 | 23 | 28 |
| Postseason | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 28.1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.13 | 52.1 | 50 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 18 |
| June | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 31.1 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.81 | 24.1 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| Sept./Oct. | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5.78 | 67.0 | 87 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 18 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1970 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.75 | 201.2 | 175 | 93 | 84 | 13 | 86 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 1.29 | .249 | BOS |
| 1971 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 4.78 | 207.0 | 221 | 124 | 110 | 11 | 84 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 1.47 | .286 | BOS |
| 1972 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2.15 | 292.2 | 245 | 75 | 70 | 8 | 61 | 108 | 16 | 5 | 1.05 | .249 | BOS,AL |
| 1973 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3.01 | 203.0 | 205 | 71 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 1.16 | .275 | BOS |
| 1974 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2.25 | 320.2 | 289 | 93 | 80 | 12 | 49 | 108 | 19 | 2 | 1.05 | .255 | BOS |
| 1975 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3.06 | 314.2 | 298 | 113 | 107 | 7 | 61 | 129 | 12 | 4 | 1.14 | .273 | BOS |
| 1976 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3.37 | 264.1 | 259 | 107 | 99 | 9 | 32 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 1.10 | .280 | BOS |
| 1977 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 254.0 | 241 | 97 | 94 | 10 | 40 | 99 | 14 | 8 | 1.11 | .270 | BOS |
| 1978 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3.91 | 251.0 | 280 | 126 | 109 | 17 | 30 | 99 | 10 | 2 | 1.24 | .296 | BOS |
| 1979 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.16 | 268.0 | 269 | 136 | 124 | 7 | 46 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 1.18 | .278 | BOS MIN |
| 1980 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3.91 | 258.0 | 273 | 127 | 112 | 13 | 42 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 1.22 | .287 | MIN DET |
| 1981 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4.34 | 203.1 | 227 | 103 | 98 | 16 | 44 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1.33 | .295 | DET |
| Total | 401 | 401 | 181 | 133 | 0 | 3.42 | 3038.1 | 2982 | 1265 | 1155 | 132 | 606 | 1099 | 133 | 34 | 1.18 | .274 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1968, A | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2.21 | 236.2 | 170 | 61 | 58 | 14 | 79 | 107 | 10 | 3 | 1.05 | .215 |
| 1969, A | 27 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2.10 | 209.2 | 142 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 62 | 120 | 5 | 3 | 0.97 | .206 |
| 1969, AA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.72 | 21.2 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 | .415 |
| 1970, A | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.54 | 60.1 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.16 | .237 |
| 1970, AA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 24.1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.27 | .287 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1970 | 28 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .229 | .239 | .467 | BOS |
| 1971 | 31 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .206 | .242 | .448 | BOS |
| 1972 | 37 | 103 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .206 | .214 | .419 | BOS,AL |
| 1973 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1974 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1975 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1976 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS MIN |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MIN DET |
| Total | 373 | 236 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .212 | .229 | .441 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 28 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1.000 | 203.1 | 1.28 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Washington in 1926...
Had first career hit on 4/27/1928, off Marvelous Maxwell (SLA)...
Won WORLD SERIES with Washington in 1928...
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/1929, off Carl Gravel (PHA)...
Traded from Washington to New York (N) on 7/16/1930 (Going to NY1: 1B Morris Buttermaker, P Roger Milburn, Jr.. Going to WSH: 3B Carlyle Jameson)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Brooklyn on 7/7/1931...
Injured on 5/14/1932 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1933, hitting .467 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/14/1935...
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1935, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 16 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at First Base in 1935...
Traded from New York (N) to Pittsburgh on 3/1/1938 (Going to PIT: RF P.J. Mix, 1B Morris Buttermaker. Going to NY1: 1B Robert Carlisle)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1939, hitting .333 with 0 HR, 2 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1940, hitting .543 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 5/3/1941...
Won WORLD SERIES with Pittsburgh in 1941...
Drafted in 4th round, 60th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1946...
Injured on 3/8/1954 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks...
Had first career hit on 6/20/1954, off Stanley Loudry (NY1)...
Earned first career win on 6/23/1954...
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Boston in 1968...
Had first career hit on 6/2/1970, off Conlan Carter (OAK)...
Earned first career win on 6/6/1970...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1970, going 11-5, 3.75 ERA...
Injured on 8/8/1971 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1972, going 4-0, 1.35...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1972, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
Injured on 6/24/1973 with a Broken Hand, out for 8 weeks...
Injured on 3/13/1976 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 7/27/1976 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Pitched NO-HITTER against New York (A) on 7/1/1977, striking out 3...
Traded from Boston to Minnesota on 3/8/1979 (Going to MIN: P Rico Lazaga, P Cliff Pozonka. Going to BOS: RF Curtis Stableford, P Roman Grant, P Erik Midtbo, 3B Louie DePalma)...
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 3/1/1980 (Going to MIN: 1B Jordie Gallagher, 2B Wilfredo Barrios, P Wyatt Blackford, CF Nanami Togarashi. Going to DET: 1B Carlos Del Toro, P Cliff Pozonka)...
Injured on 5/14/1980 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1972 - 2.15 - 2nd
1973 - 3.01 - 8th
1974 - 2.25 - 1st
| WHIP
1972 - 1.05 - 7th
1974 - 1.05 - 6th
1976 - 1.10 - 10th
1977 - 1.11 - 6th
1979 - 1.18 - 7th
| Wins
1972 - 22 - 4th
1975 - 22 - 3rd
| Losses
1978 - 18 - 8th
| IP
1972 - 292.2 - 4th
1974 - 320.2 - 2nd
1975 - 314.2 - 2nd
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CG
1972 - 16 - 2nd
1973 - 11 - 10th
1974 - 19 - 2nd
1976 - 15 - 7th
1977 - 14 - 6th
| SHO
1972 - 5 - 2nd
1973 - 4 - 10th
1975 - 4 - 6th
1977 - 8 - 1st
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