John Curtis
[edit] Biography
Born on March 9, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts, John Curtis (John Duffield Curtis) played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and California Angels over the course of his 15 year career. Curtis broke into the bigs on August 13, 1970 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 3.73 ERA in 154.1 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was John Curtis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1973, when he posted a 3.58 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 101 batters. However, others believe that it was 1972, when he posted a 3.73 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 106 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 3.12
| 19
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 30
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 21
| 11
| 8
| 3.73
| 106
| 69
| 64
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 154.1
| 161
| 8
| 50
| 6
| 6
| 0
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 30
| 13
| 13
| 3.58
| 101
| 103
| 88
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 221.1
| 225
| 24
| 83
| 10
| 3
| 2
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 33
| 29
| 10
| 14
| 3.78
| 89
| 91
| 82
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 195
| 199
| 15
| 83
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 39
| 18
| 8
| 9
| 3.44
| 67
| 70
| 56
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 146.2
| 151
| 13
| 65
| 6
| 7
| 2
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 37
| 15
| 6
| 11
| 4.50
| 52
| 68
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 134
| 139
| 11
| 65
| 10
| 7
| 0
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 43
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 5.49
| 47
| 48
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 77
| 95
| 5
| 48
| 9
| 4
| 1
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.71
| 38
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 63
| 60
| 1
| 29
| 8
| 6
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 27
| 18
| 10
| 9
| 4.18
| 85
| 62
| 56
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 120.2
| 121
| 15
| 42
| 7
| 8
| 0
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 30
| 27
| 10
| 8
| 3.51
| 71
| 84
| 73
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 184
| 9
| 67
| 13
| 10
| 2
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| 28
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 5.13
| 31
| 41
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.2
| 70
| 11
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 26
| 18
| 8
| 6
| 4.10
| 54
| 62
| 53
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 116.1
| 121
| 15
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 34
| 18
| 8
| 7
| 4.28
| 64
| 70
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 128.1
| 137
| 15
| 49
| 2
| 6
| 1
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.80
| 36
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 90
| 89
| 5
| 40
| 11
| 8
| 2
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.40
| 18
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.2
| 30
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 309
| 142
| 61
| 69
| 4.05
| 534
| 557
| 498
| 23
| 7
| 5
| 1106.1
| 1140
| 95
| 475
| 61
| 52
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 129
| 57
| 28
| 28
| 3.77
| 291
| 253
| 224
| 19
| 7
| 6
| 534.2
| 555
| 45
| 194
| 31
| 22
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 438
| 199
| 89
| 97
| 3.96
| 825
| 810
| 722
| 42
| 14
| 11
| 1641
| 1695
| 140
| 669
| 92
| 74
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| P
| 5
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 21
| 154.1
| 4
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 3
| 0
| .931
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 30
| 221.1
| 9
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 2
| .955
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| P
| 33
| 29
| 195
| 10
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| P
| 39
| 18
| 146.2
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 4
| 1
| .974
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| P
| 37
| 15
| 134
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| P
| 43
| 9
| 77
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 63
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .882
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| P
| 27
| 18
| 120.2
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| P
| 30
| 27
| 187
| 5
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 10
| 6
| .977
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| P
| 28
| 8
| 66.2
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .923
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| P
| 26
| 18
| 116.1
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 0
| .905
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 18
| 128.1
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 3
| 90
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .917
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 28.2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 438
| 199
| 1641
| 66
| 260
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 17
| 129
| 57
| 12
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 53
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .094
| .127
| .094
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 34
| 63
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .159
| .209
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 39
| 38
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .302
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 38
| 35
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .243
| .286
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 44
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .286
| .385
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 29
| 34
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .147
| .216
| .176
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 31
| 62
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .194
| .219
| .210
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| 28
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .077
| .067
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 26
| 37
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .297
| .297
| .351
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 34
| 37
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .297
| .297
| .351
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 315
| 297
| 27
| 57
| 0
| 15
| .192
| .234
| .226
| 4
| 3
| 16
| 129
| 1
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 130
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .097
| .125
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 445
| 359
| 29
| 63
| 0
| 16
| .175
| .216
| .203
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 157
| 1
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Lynn McGlothen and Mike Garman to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Reggie Cleveland, Diego Segui and Terry Hughes (December 7, 1973).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Willie Crawford and Vic Harris to San Francisco Giants in exchange for John D'Acquisto, Mike Caldwell and Dave Rader (October 20, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 26, 1979).
- Sold by San Diego Padres to California Angels (August 31, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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