Craig Lefferts
[edit] Biography
Born on September 29, 1957 in Munich, West Germany, Craig Lefferts (Craig Lindsay Lefferts) played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and California Angels over the course of his 12 year career. Lefferts broke into the bigs on April 7, 1983 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.13 ERA in 89 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Craig Lefferts's best season was 1990, when he posted a 2.52 ERA, notched 23 saves and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 3.13
| 60
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 89
| 80
| 13
| 29
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.13
| 56
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 105.2
| 88
| 4
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 60
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 3.35
| 48
| 34
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 83.1
| 75
| 7
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 83
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 3.09
| 72
| 41
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 107.2
| 98
| 7
| 44
| 11
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.23
| 18
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 47.1
| 36
| 4
| 18
| 6
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.38
| 39
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 51.1
| 56
| 9
| 15
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 77
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 3.83
| 57
| 47
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 98.2
| 92
| 13
| 33
| 11
| 6
| 2
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 64
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 2.92
| 58
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 92.1
| 74
| 7
| 23
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 70
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.69
| 71
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 107
| 93
| 11
| 22
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 56
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 2.52
| 60
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 78.2
| 68
| 10
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3.91
| 48
| 35
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 69
| 74
| 5
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 27
| 27
| 13
| 9
| 3.69
| 81
| 76
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 163.1
| 180
| 16
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 4.09
| 23
| 19
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 32
| 32
| 14
| 12
| 3.76
| 104
| 95
| 82
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 196.1
| 214
| 19
| 41
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 8
| 3
| 9
| 6.05
| 58
| 57
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 83.1
| 102
| 17
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.67
| 27
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 34.2
| 50
| 7
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 609
| 32
| 53
| 59
| 3.14
| 611
| 394
| 347
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 994.2
| 922
| 93
| 276
| 49
| 29
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 87
| 13
| 5
| 13
| 5.30
| 108
| 96
| 89
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 151
| 186
| 27
| 46
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 696
| 45
| 58
| 72
| 3.43
| 719
| 490
| 436
| 1
| 0
| 101
| 1145.2
| 1108
| 120
| 322
| 55
| 31
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| P
| 56
| 5
| 89
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 3
| .955
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 105.2
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| .938
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 83.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| P
| 83
| 0
| 107.2
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 47.1
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .900
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 51.1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| P
| 77
| 0
| 98.2
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 92.1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 107
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 78.2
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 69
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| P
| 27
| 27
| 163.1
| 7
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 1
| .971
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| P
| 5
| 5
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .750
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 32
| 196.1
| 8
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 10
| 1
| .947
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| P
| 52
| 8
| 83.1
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| .947
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 34.2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 696
| 45
| 1145.2
| 56
| 154
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 90
| 48
| 8
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .158
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| 62
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .294
| .294
| .353
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 84
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 44
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 77
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 64
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 70
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 54
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 27
| 52
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 32
| 52
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 610
| 132
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 3
| .121
| .128
| .159
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 697
| 132
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 3
| .121
| .128
| .159
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1979).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Carmelo Martinez and Fritzie Connally to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to Montreal Expos; Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to Chicago Cubs; and Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to San Diego Padres (December 7, 1983).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Dave Dravecky and Kevin Mitchell to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant (July 5, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 6, 1989).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Erik Schullstrom and a player to be named later (August 31, 1992); San Diego Padres received Ricky Gutierrez (September 4, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1992).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 13, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
- Signed by California Angels (January 13, 1994).
- Released by California Angels (July 8, 1994).
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