John Candelaria
[edit] Biography
Born on November 6, 1953 in New York, New York, John Candelaria (John Robert Candelaria) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 19 year career. Candelaria broke into the bigs on June 8, 1975 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 2.76 ERA in 120.2 innings pitched in 1975, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Candelaria's best season was 1977, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 133 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 18
| 18
| 8
| 6
| 2.76
| 95
| 47
| 37
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 120.2
| 95
| 8
| 36
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 31
| 16
| 7
| 3.15
| 138
| 87
| 77
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 220
| 173
| 22
| 60
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 33
| 20
| 5
| 2.34
| 133
| 64
| 60
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 230.2
| 197
| 29
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 30
| 29
| 12
| 11
| 3.24
| 94
| 73
| 68
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 189
| 191
| 15
| 49
| 6
| 3
| 5
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 30
| 14
| 9
| 3.22
| 101
| 83
| 74
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 207
| 201
| 25
| 41
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 34
| 11
| 14
| 4.01
| 97
| 114
| 104
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 233.1
| 246
| 14
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 3.54
| 14
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.2
| 42
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 30
| 12
| 7
| 2.94
| 133
| 62
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 174.2
| 166
| 13
| 37
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 32
| 15
| 8
| 3.23
| 157
| 73
| 71
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 197.2
| 191
| 15
| 45
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 28
| 12
| 11
| 2.72
| 133
| 69
| 56
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 185.1
| 179
| 19
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.64
| 47
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 54.1
| 57
| 7
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 3.80
| 53
| 33
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 71
| 70
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 50
| 13
| 9
| 7
| 3.73
| 100
| 56
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 125.1
| 127
| 14
| 38
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 16
| 16
| 10
| 2
| 2.55
| 81
| 30
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 91.2
| 68
| 4
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5.84
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 20
| 20
| 8
| 6
| 4.71
| 74
| 70
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 116.2
| 127
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 23
| 23
| 10
| 6
| 4.81
| 84
| 78
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 144
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 25
| 24
| 13
| 7
| 3.38
| 121
| 69
| 59
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 157
| 150
| 18
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 5.14
| 37
| 28
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 49
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.31
| 14
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 17
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 22
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 4.68
| 51
| 36
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 65.1
| 66
| 11
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5.48
| 19
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21.1
| 32
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 34
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3.39
| 44
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 58.1
| 55
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 3.95
| 63
| 36
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 79.2
| 87
| 11
| 20
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.74
| 38
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 33.2
| 31
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2.84
| 23
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 25.1
| 20
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8.24
| 17
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19.2
| 25
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 469
| 274
| 129
| 95
| 3.19
| 1244
| 772
| 696
| 45
| 9
| 23
| 1960.2
| 1848
| 180
| 467
| 52
| 15
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 131
| 82
| 48
| 27
| 3.81
| 429
| 266
| 239
| 9
| 4
| 6
| 565
| 551
| 65
| 125
| 11
| 13
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 600
| 356
| 177
| 122
| 3.33
| 1673
| 1038
| 935
| 54
| 13
| 29
| 2525.2
| 2399
| 245
| 592
| 63
| 28
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| P
| 18
| 18
| 120.2
| 3
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| .800
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| P
| 32
| 31
| 220
| 3
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 230.2
| 6
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 2
| .973
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| P
| 30
| 29
| 189
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 30
| 207
| 2
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 233.1
| 8
| 38
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| .958
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| P
| 6
| 6
| 40.2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| P
| 31
| 30
| 174.2
| 1
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 1
| .960
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 32
| 197.2
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 28
| 185.1
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 54.1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| P
| 13
| 13
| 71
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| P
| 50
| 13
| 125.1
| 3
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| .905
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| P
| 16
| 16
| 91.2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 12.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 116.2
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 23
| 129
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| P
| 25
| 24
| 157
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| P
| 10
| 6
| 49
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 16.1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| .667
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| P
| 22
| 6
| 65.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .900
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| P
| 13
| 2
| 21.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| P
| 34
| 1
| 58.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| P
| 47
| 3
| 79.2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 33.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 25.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 19.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 600
| 356
| 2525.2
| 58
| 339
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 12
| 80
| 106
| 14
| .973
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 18
| 43
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .140
| .196
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 76
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .184
| .253
| .237
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 80
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 11
| .225
| .262
| .313
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 52
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .173
| .317
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 68
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .132
| .145
| .191
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 77
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .195
| .232
| .234
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .231
| .214
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 54
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 9
| .222
| .295
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 65
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .200
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 62
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .129
| .182
| .210
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 472
| 596
| 39
| 104
| 1
| 48
| .174
| .233
| .223
| 20
| 3
| 44
| 162
| 2
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 19
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 603
| 596
| 39
| 104
| 1
| 48
| .174
| .233
| .223
| 20
| 3
| 44
| 162
| 2
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 19
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Al Holland and George Hendrick to California Angels in exchange for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later (August 2, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985).
- Traded by California Angels to New York Mets in exchange for Shane Young and Jeff Richardson (September 15, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 15, 1988).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Montreal Expos in exchange for Mike Blowers (August 29, 1989).
- Released by Montreal Expos (January 24, 1990).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 28, 1990).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Nelson Liriano and Pedro Munoz (July 27, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 25, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1992).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 16, 1992).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 9, 1993).
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