P Jerry Zaruba #54
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/07/1976
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P JERRY ZARUBA #54 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
12 12 4-6 0 3.56 78.1 77 6 36 33 1.44 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 55
Changeup 35 50
Sinker 50 55
Splitter 50 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/04/1976 @ DET Loss, 1-2 X 6.0 7 2 2 3 2 Loss
05/30/1976 @ SFS Loss, 2-6 X 6.0 5 4 4 6 4 Loss
05/25/1976 DET Win, 6-3 X 6.0 4 1 0 2 3
05/19/1976 SFS Win, 5-4 X 7.0 8 4 1 2 5
05/15/1976 SEA Win, 4-2 X 7.0 6 2 2 1 0 Win
05/09/1976 @ TCN Loss, 0-1 X 8.0 6 1 1 3 2 Loss
05/04/1976 @ SEA Win, 10-6 X 6.2 8 3 2 4 2 Win
04/28/1976 TCN Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 6 5 5 1 1 Loss
04/22/1976 @ DAL Win, 9-4 X 5.1 9 4 4 3 6 Win
04/17/1976 CHH Loss, 2-6 X 7.0 7 4 3 2 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Stays out of trouble.
High: Adaptability
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/20/1946
Born in:Springfield, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$380,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,140,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:1964, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 12 4 6 0 3.56 78.1 77 37 31 6 36 33 1 8.3 0 8 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.98 8.85 3.79 4.14 3.99 1.44 114 0.5 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 107 27 4 2 2 16 14 14 0 2 0 .252 .339 .383 .722      
vs. RHB 191 50 7 0 4 21 22 19 1 9 0 .262 .336 .361 .698      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 0 3 2  
April 5 5 2 3 0 5.40 31.2 33 20 19 4 15 15  
May 6 6 2 2 0 2.21 40.2 37 15 10 2 18 16  
June 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 0 3 2  
Spring Training 8 4 0 1 0 2.57 21.0 15 6 6 1 4 6  
Last Year 28 28 18 5 0 3.39 215.1 196 84 81 20 63 109  
2 Years Ago 29 29 13 13 0 3.12 207.2 192 86 72 16 69 107  
Career 294 294 139 92 0 3.28 2205.1 2082 894 803 155 663 1185  
Home 6 6 2 2 0 2.90 40.1 36 18 13 5 11 15  
Road 6 6 2 4 0 4.26 38.0 41 19 18 1 25 18  
Grass 12 12 4 6 0 3.56 78.1 77 37 31 6 36 33  
Day 9 9 3 5 0 4.07 59.2 58 31 27 6 27 26  
Night 3 3 1 1 0 1.93 18.2 19 6 4 0 9 7  
As Starter 12 12 4 6 0 3.56 78.1 77 37 31 6 36 33  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 20 27 27 11 6 0 3.31 193.1 198 80 71 12 43 66 10 2 1.25 .278 3.40 2.4 98
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 32 32 15 14 0 2.92 259.0 242 95 84 15 69 118 15 5 1.20 .269 3.15 3.0 102
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 33 33 14 10 0 3.09 250.1 231 92 86 16 75 150 8 2 1.22 .277 3.24 4.6 116
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 34 34 16 10 0 3.53 254.2 242 114 100 20 87 164 8 1 1.29 .278 3.59 4.8 113
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 33 33 18 10 0 3.81 257.1 253 122 109 21 82 146 12 5 1.30 .281 3.59 3.6 95
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 34 34 14 9 0 2.44 261.2 224 84 71 8 73 164 9 2 1.14 .270 2.65 6.8 141
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 32 32 16 9 0 3.87 227.2 227 100 98 21 66 128 7 1 1.29 .285 3.71 3.5 99
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 29 29 13 13 0 3.12 207.2 192 86 72 16 69 107 5 2 1.26 .262 3.66 2.8 116
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 28 28 18 5 0 3.39 215.1 196 84 81 20 63 109 13 3 1.20 .258 3.93 2.8 113
1976 Houston - MLB 29 12 12 4 6 0 3.56 78.1 77 37 31 6 36 33 1 0 1.44 .273 3.99 0.5 101
Total MLB 294 294 139 92 0 3.28 2205.1 2082 894 803 155 663 1185 88 23 1.24 .273 3.44 34.8 109
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Total - 17 14 14 9 0 0 1.21 96.2 71 17 13 0 12 128 0 0 0.86 .292 0.99 5.9 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 20 2 2 2 0 0 4.20 15.0 11 7 7 3 5 3 1 0 1.07 .160 5.77 -0.2 77
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2.51 0.0 999
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 4 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0.70 .148 2.53 0.3 999
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 1 1 1 0 0 2.00 9.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 1 0 0.89 .240 1.96 0.3 172
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 3 3 1 1 0 4.29 21.0 24 11 10 3 9 9 1 0 1.57 .309 4.98 -0.0 90
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.00 .000 6.20 -0.0 999
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 2 2 0 0 0 1.35 13.1 7 3 2 0 7 6 0 0 1.05 .179 3.50 0.2 284
Total MLB 11 9 5 1 0 2.71 69.2 52 23 21 6 27 30 3 0 1.13 .217 4.10 132.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB P 27 27 8 19 0 27 0 1.000 193.1 1.26 +4.4 1.108
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB P 32 32 20 24 1 45 1 .978 259.0 1.53 +3.7 1.083
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 12 22 1 35 1 .971 250.1 1.22 +0.8 1.091
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB P 34 34 13 22 0 37 2 .946 254.2 1.24 +1.3 1.061
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 17 26 0 44 1 .977 257.1 1.50 +0.9 1.064
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB P 34 34 16 25 0 41 0 1.000 261.2 1.41 +2.9 1.088
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB P 32 32 18 22 2 41 1 .976 227.2 1.58 -0.4 1.064
1974 Pittsburgh - MLB P 29 29 16 15 0 32 1 .969 207.2 1.34 +1.9 1.135
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB P 28 28 12 20 3 34 2 .941 215.1 1.34 +1.6 1.178
1976 Houston - MLB P 12 12 3 16 3 19 0 1.000 78.1 2.18 +0.6 1.199
TOTAL P 294 294 135 211 10 355 9 .975 2205.1 1.41 +17.7 1.100
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Wyoming Park (Wyoming Park; Wyoming, MI).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (55); Movement: 40 (80); Control: 25 (60).
04/13/1965 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 45 (80); Control: 35 (60).
04/12/1966 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 55 (80); Control: 45 (60).
04/11/1967 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
08/19/1967 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1967 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/29/1967 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bluebirds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 65 (80); Control: 50 (60).
06/18/1968 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/18/1968 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/08/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/28/1968 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Blockbusters with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/18/1968 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (60).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (60).
05/23/1969 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/22/1969 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/20/1969 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $135,120.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
03/09/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
09/11/1970 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/13/1970 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $220,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
03/08/1971 Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
05/18/1971 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/28/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/07/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/10/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1971 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/05/1971 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $304,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/06/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/21/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,520,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
05/23/1972 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/29/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/28/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
08/09/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/17/1973 Wins the 1973 World Series with the Pittsburgh Industrials.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
05/08/1974 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/20/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/27/1975 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/01/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/04/1975 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/11/1975 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/29/1975 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 4-5 weeks.
10/30/1975 Pittsburgh Industrials have executed the contract year option.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/08/1976 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Industrials to the Houston Drillers in exchange for SP Joe Nall.
05/19/1976 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,140,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 33 9
1970 34 5
1971 33 7
1972 34 1
Year W Rank
1970 16 7
1971 18 3
1973 16 5
1975 18 5
Year L Rank
1968 14 6
Year Win. % Rank
1967 .647 8
1973 .640 7
1975 .783 1
Year IP Rank
1968 259.0 7
1969 250.1 6
1970 254.2 3
1971 257.1 4
1972 261.2 1
Year BF Rank
1968 1061 6
1969 1031 8
1970 1085 2
1971 1096 2
1972 1072 1
Year BB Rank
1970 87 9
Year K Rank
1970 164 7
1971 146 10
1972 164 5
Year WP Rank
1967 10 5
1970 13 1
Year ERA Rank
1972 2.44 6
Year BABIP Rank
1975 .258 5
Year WHIP Rank
1975 1.20 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1975 10.91 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1972 0.28 3
Year H/9 Rank
1972 7.70 10
Year QS Rank
1969 24 6
1970 25 2
1972 25 5
Year QSP Rank
1969 .727 9
1970 .735 3
Year CG Rank
1968 15 4
1975 13 2
Year CGP Rank
1968 .469 5
1975 .464 2
Year SHO Rank
1968 5 3
1971 5 1
1975 3 2
Year WAR Rank
1970 4.9 10
1972 6.6 3
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