John Candelaria

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-7, 230lb (201cm, 104kg)

Born: November 6, 1953 in New York, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Salle Academy (New York, NY).

High School: La Salle Academy (New York, NY)

Debut: June 8, 1975 (Age 21-214d, 13,641st in major league history)
vs. SFG 6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: July 7, 1993 (Age 39-243d)
vs. HOU 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Chuck Berry, Tom Reich

Full Name: John Robert Candelaria

Nicknames: Candy Man

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

177

122

ERA

3.33

600

356

2525.2

1673

WHIP

1.184

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-16 / in Starts: 17-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	67 (32-26-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
P Garner	2
R Stennett	2
L Lacy	1
S Nicosia	1
B Robinson	0
B Madlock	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	115	4 (3)	Apr 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.099	2.05	-0.08%	-0.80	P
2	116	9 (4)	Apr 15	PIT		STL	L,4-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.123	2.10	-0.11%	-1.48	P
3	117	12 (2)	Apr 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
4	118	14 (1)	Apr 22	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.076	.87	-0.04%	-0.44	P
5	119	17 (2)	Apr 27	PIT		HOU	L,8-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	.16	0.00%	-0.10	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	120	20 (2)	May 2	PIT		ATL	W,10-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9	.29	0.048	.18	0.02%	1.34	P
7	121	24 (3)	May 7	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	9	1.30	-0.137	.70	-0.04%	-1.48	P
8	122	29 (4)	May 13	PIT		CIN	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.125	.243	9	.86	-0.045	.50	-0.02%	-0.39	P
9	123	33 (3)	May 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	1.01	-0.088	.59	-0.03%	-1.35	P
10	124	38 (4)	May 23	PIT	@	MON	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.095	.186	9	.99	-0.062	1.06	-0.04%	-0.52	P
11	125	42 (3)	May 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.125	.245	9	.62	-0.018	.50	-0.01%	-0.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	126	47 (4)	Jun 2	PIT		SDP	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.120	.235	9	.77	-0.019	.92	-0.01%	-0.16	P
13	127	55 (7)	Jun 12	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.115	.120	.235	9						P
14	128	57 (1)	Jun 14	PIT	@	SDP	L,1-2	13-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.115	.120	.235	9						P
15	129	61 (3)	Jun 19	PIT	@	SFG	W,9-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.179	.317	9	1.05	0.090	1.33	0.07%	1.23	P
16	130	66 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.219	.370	9	.47	0.077	.63	0.06%	-0.26	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	131	74 (7)	Jul 3	PIT	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.206	.349	9	1.21	-0.061	1.47	-0.04%	-0.58	P
18	132	79 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.222	.384	9	1.09	0.114	1.11	0.07%	1.06	P
19	133	85 (5)	Jul 14	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.150	.171	.250	.421	9	.84	0.130	1.12	0.10%	1.09	P
20	134	89 (3)	Jul 20	PIT		HOU	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.227	.383	9	.42	-0.046	.87	-0.06%	-1.59	P
21	135	96 (6)	Jul 25	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.146	.213	.359	9	1.65	-0.221	3.99	-0.32%	-2.04	P
22	136	102 (5)	Jul 30	PIT		NYM	W,8-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.143	.208	.351	9	1.32	-0.057	3.65	-0.09%	-0.52	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	137	108 (5)	Aug 4	PIT		PHI	W,4-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.154	.216	.370	9	.62	-0.036	1.89	-0.07%	-0.04	P
24	138	113 (4)	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-11	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.151	.212	.362	9	.42	-0.011	1.75	-0.03%	-0.11	P
25	139	118 (4)	Aug 14	PIT		SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.145	.204	.349	9	.18	-0.008	.62	-0.02%	-0.73	P
26	140	123 (4)	Aug 19	PIT		LAD	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.158	.214	.372	9	1.05	0.008	3.94	0.02%	0.16	P
27	141	127 (3)	Aug 24	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.153	.207	.359	9	1.78	-0.104	6.65	-0.23%	-0.82	P
28	142	131 (3)	Aug 28	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.161	.213	.374	9	.46	0.008	1.79	0.02%	-0.06	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	143	136 (4)	Sep 2	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.156	.206	.363	9	.82	-0.051	2.72	-0.10%	-0.75	P
30	144	141 (4)	Sep 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.154	.203	.357	9	.78	-0.040	3.35	-0.10%	-0.53	P
31	145	145 (3)	Sep 12	PIT		STL	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.147	.194	.341	9	.61	-0.049	2.71	-0.13%	-0.82	P
32	146	147 (1)	Sep 16	PIT		NYM	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.145	.191	.336	9	1.08	-0.027	5.28	-0.08%	-0.23	P
33	147	160 (12)	Sep 27	PIT		STL	L,5-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.145	.191	.336	9						P
							17-16		77	68	0	9	4	0	0	6	1	0	18	0	8	0	1	4	0	0	.132	.145	.191	.336		.85	-0.908	1.71	-1.30%	-11.11

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