Mark Fidrych

Pitcher

1976—1980

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PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
NR
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

August 14, 1954 in Worcester, MA
BORN
April 13, 2009 in Northborough, MA
DIED

1976—1980

Playing Career
Played from 21-25
PLAYING AGE

RH

THREW

Control

PITCHING STYLE

Detroit Tigers

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
The Bird
Nickname
6-3
HEIGHT
175
WEIGHT

April 20, 1976

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

October 1, 1980

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Mark Fidrych?

Exuberant pitcher with curly hair who talked to himself, delighted fans, and was a fantastic pitcher until his rotator cuff tore in half.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
29
19
412.1
170
99
3.10
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Mark Fidrych PITCHES

1. Sinking Fastball
2. Slider
3. Change
4. Hard Curve
  • Best Season

1976 Tigers

21 Years Old

19
WINS
9
LOSSES
2.34
ERA
159
ERA+
250.1
IP
217
HITS
97
SO
53
BB
29
STARTS
4
SHO
0
SAVES
9.6
WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
5

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
126
1.72

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
11.3
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Dave Rozema
Jack Morris
Jack Billingham
Joe Coleman
Milt Wilcox

FAVORITE CATCHER

Bruce Kimm

Learn More About Fidrych

Mark Fidrych Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Mark Fidrych Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
11.3
11.3
11.3
12.7
5.68
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Mark Fidrych
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
BLUE = Mark Fidrych
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).