Luis Alberto Escobar
Chi-town Coalition (ML)
Luis Alberto Escobar
Nickname:
Bolito
Birthdate:
April 6, 1940 (32 y, 4 m, 30 d)
Born In:
Ciudad Ojeda, ZUL, VEN
Nationality:
Venezuelan
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/200
Entry:
1960 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Chi-town Coalition
Contract:
$650k / 7 years (1972-1978)
ML Service Time:
11 years, 93 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1970 Chi-town (PUB)
1969 Chi-town (PUB)
1968 Chi-town (PUB)
1967 (2nd) Chi-town (PUB)
1963 (3rd) Chi-town (PUB)
1960 Mansfield College (PUBCOL)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1960 Mansfield College (PUBCOL)
Rookie of the Year 1961 (2nd) Chi-town (PUB)
All-Star 1971 Chi-town (PUB)
1970 Chi-town (PUB)
1969 Chi-town (PUB)
1968 Chi-town (PUB)
1967 Chi-town (PUB)
1966 Chi-town (PUB)
1965 Chi-town (PUB)
1964 Chi-town (PUB)
1962 Chi-town (PUB)
1960 Mansfield College (PUBCOL)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1966 Chi-town (PUB)
Jul 1965 Chi-town (PUB)
May 1961 Tuba City (PUBAAA)
Aug 1960 Albuquerque (PUBAA)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1961 Chi-town (PUB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink14
Grey Ink127
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1963 16 6
1967 14 7
1970 14 4
1971 14 8
Year W Rank
1963 18 8
1965 17 8
1970 16 8
1972 16 2
Year L Rank
1962 13 10
1970 14 8
Year Win % Rank
1972 0.696 5
Year IP Rank
1963 259.2 4
1968 253.0 3
1969 242.1 7
1970 255.0 2
1971 253.0 3
1972 217.2 6
Year BF Rank
1963 1075 4
1968 994 6
1969 948 10
1970 1035 5
1971 1025 3
1972 893 7
Year K Rank
1961 165 10
1962 194 3
1963 282 1
1965 255 2
1967 250 2
1968 325 2
1969 277 3
1970 284 3
1971 318 6
Year WP Rank
1963 10 3
1965 8 7
1969 11 2
1971 10 1
Year ERA Rank
1961 3.173 8
1963 3.223 5
1965 2.844 4
1967 2.608 2
1968 2.526 2
1969 2.674 5
1970 3.000 8
Year WHIP Rank
1963 1.175 9
1965 1.012 2
1967 0.963 1
1968 0.937 1
1969 0.978 1
1970 1.082 10
Year H/9 Rank
1961 7.543 2
1962 9.030 9
1963 7.833 3
1965 7.915 5
1967 6.897 2
1968 6.546 1
1969 6.722 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1965 1.195 6
1970 1.659 6
1971 1.992 8
1972 2.109 6
Year CG Rank
1961 8 3
1962 7 5
1963 17 1
1965 13 2
1966 12 3
1967 14 4
1968 13 1
1969 8 7
1970 16 1
1971 11 1
1972 10 1
Year SHO Rank
1961 4 1
1962 1 3
1963 4 3
1964 2 6
1965 2 7
1966 3 3
1967 2 6
1968 5 1
1969 3 3
1970 2 6
1972 2 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1965 29 6
Year Hits Rank
1970 229 5
1971 228 3
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1961 145 1
1962 202 4
1967 164 6
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 8 2
1962 16 9
1967 13 4
Year WAR Rank
1961 5.0 9
1962 5.1 5
1963 7.8 3
1965 6.9 3
1967 7.9 1
1968 9.0 1
1969 7.0 2
1970 8.0 1
1971 7.0 4
1972 5.5 5
Year L (Low) Rank
1961 3 1
1972 7 9