John Candelaria
Retired
John Candelaria
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Candy Man
Birthdate:
Nov. 6, 1953 (43 y, 11 m, 25 d)
Born In:
New York, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'7"/226
Entry:
1973 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 42, Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1986 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1982 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1981 (3rd) Pittsburgh (RBL)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1986 (2nd) Pittsburgh (RBL)
All-Star 1989 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1987 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1986 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1985 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1982 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1981 Pittsburgh (RBL)
1979 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 1990 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jul 1989 Pittsburgh (RBL)
May 1987 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jul 1986 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jun 1986 Pittsburgh (RBL)
May 1986 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jun 1985 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jul 1982 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Jun 1982 Pittsburgh (RBL)
Player of the Week Jul 1, 1974 Gastonia (WCRS)
Aug 6, 1973 Gastonia (WCRS)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink42
Grey Ink234
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Robin Roberts 909
Denny McLain 889
Ken Forsch 880
Dave McNally 877
Mickey Lolich 862
Catfish Hunter 860
Fergie Jenkins 856
Don Sutton 850
Tom Seaver 842
Eppa Rixey 832
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1982 23 1
1983 16 7
1986 12 9
1987 19 2
1988 14 7
1989 15 8
1990 15 5
Year GS Rank
1976 35 10
1980 36 5
1981 36 4
1982 36 9
1983 37 1
1984 36 1
1985 35 6
1986 35 7
1987 35 3
1988 35 1
1989 35 3
1990 36 2
Year W Rank
1979 20 2
1980 18 5
1981 20 2
1982 22 1
1983 15 7
1984 16 5
1985 16 8
1986 25 1
1987 15 7
1988 19 3
1991 14 7
Year L Rank
1976 18 3
1977 17 3
1987 13 8
1990 17 3
1991 14 6
Year Win % Rank
1979 0.690 7
1980 0.643 9
1981 0.714 3
1982 0.688 5
1986 0.781 3
Year IP Rank
1976 269.2 8
1979 253.0 9
1980 271.0 2
1981 279.1 1
1982 288.2 1
1983 268.2 1
1984 274.0 1
1985 271.1 2
1986 285.2 1
1987 248.2 3
1988 267.1 2
1989 263.1 2
1990 268.2 1
Year BF Rank
1976 1128 8
1977 1114 7
1980 1073 4
1981 1127 1
1982 1120 3
1983 1106 2
1984 1125 1
1985 1067 2
1986 1110 2
1987 1011 4
1988 1055 3
1989 1066 2
1990 1118 2
Year HR Rank
1979 22 10
1987 28 4
1990 22 9
Year K Rank
1980 174 4
1981 196 2
1982 172 6
1983 197 5
1984 182 8
1985 173 7
1986 222 6
Year WP Rank
1985 8 6
Year ERA Rank
1980 2.690 8
1981 2.835 5
1982 2.494 4
1984 2.759 8
1985 2.720 7
1986 2.457 2
1988 3.030 9
1989 2.871 6
Year BABIP Rank
1985 0.236 1
1986 0.254 7
Year WHIP Rank
1978 1.144 10
1979 1.111 9
1980 1.078 8
1981 1.099 10
1982 0.980 3
1985 0.969 2
1986 0.921 1
1987 1.118 6
1988 1.040 3
1989 1.079 6
Year H/9 Rank
1982 7.670 10
1985 7.098 4
1986 7.341 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1978 1.860 7
1979 1.743 7
1980 1.694 9
1981 1.579 5
1982 1.154 2
1983 1.943 7
1984 1.610 4
1985 1.625 7
1986 0.945 1
1987 0.941 1
1988 1.145 3
1989 0.991 1
1990 1.139 2
1991 2.135 4
Year CG Rank
1977 11 10
1980 6 10
1981 9 6
1982 15 2
1984 10 3
1985 9 5
1986 18 1
1987 5 10
1988 12 2
1989 9 2
1990 10 1
1991 5 8
Year SHO Rank
1977 4 3
1980 3 5
1981 2 6
1982 9 1
1985 6 2
1986 5 1
1987 3 2
1988 4 2
1989 2 7
1990 4 3
1991 4 1
1992 2 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1979 49 10
1981 49 10
1982 37 3
1985 49 9
1986 30 2
1987 26 2
1988 34 6
1989 29 2
1990 34 3
1991 48 5
Year Hits Rank
1976 264 10
1977 264 9
1981 258 8
1983 256 5
1984 271 2
1986 233 8
1987 252 1
1988 244 3
1989 255 2
1990 307 1
1991 229 6
1992 249 2
1993 234 3
Year HR (Low) Rank
1978 11 8
1981 13 4
1991 15 8
1992 13 10
Year WAR Rank
1978 7.5 4
1979 4.9 10
1980 7.4 1
1981 9.0 1
1982 7.8 2
1983 5.3 6
1984 5.6 3
1985 5.8 5
1986 7.9 2
1987 5.1 5
1988 6.8 1
1989 6.2 2
1990 4.6 8
Year L (Low) Rank
1981 8 6
1982 10 9
1986 7 5