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Randy
Lerch		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 9, 1954 in Sacramento, CA, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Cy Young 1980    1986   
All-Star Selections 1982    1983    1985    1987    1989   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 21 PHI   0 0 .000 1   0 0 1 3.0 3 1   0 0 3.00  
1977 22 TOR AL 7 4 .636 49 0 0 0 2 83.3 76 25 8 28 35 2.70 .239 .303 .340 .642 8.0
1979 24 TOR AL 5 11 .313 23 23 1 0 0 144.3 152 73 13 56 52 4.55 .270 .339 .394 .732 4.1
1980 25 TOR AL 18 8 .692 35 35 3 3 0 241.3 171 60 10 64 92 2.24 .198 .256 .269 .525 22.7
1981 26 TOR AL 15 10 .600 34 34 1 0 0 227.3 181 75 22 41 109 2.97 .215 .257 .337 .594 17.0
1982 27 TOR AL 6 3 .667 68 0 0 0 2 83.7 69 15 2 10 33 1.61 .225 .251 .309 .560 9.8
1983 28 TOR AL 3 4 .429 57 10 0 0 5 109.7 90 29 7 23 40 2.38 .218 .261 .330 .591 9.4
1984 29 TOR AL 8 4 .667 61 4 2 2 4 92.7 67 16 3 16 41 1.55 .199 .235 .280 .515 11.5
1985 30 TOR AL 21 7 .750 34 34 3 2 0 248.3 176 51 10 31 128 1.85 .194 .224 .274 .497 23.1
1986 31 TOR AL 23 6 .793 38 38 4 3 0 260.7 185 57 9 31 114 1.97 .196 .220 .284 .504 26.2
1987 32 TOR AL 19 7 .731 38 38 1 0 0 255.3 197 64 10 38 113 2.26 .206 .238 .298 .536 23.9
1988 33 TOR AL 17 7 .708 36 36 2 1 0 229.3 219 53 8 26 196 2.08 .247 .270 .331 .601 21.3
1989 34 TOR AL 20 10 .667 36 36 0 0 0 236.0 209 80 8 26 201 3.05 .231 .256 .332 .588 18.8
1990 35 TOR AL 17 10 .630 37 37 4 3 0 235.7 208 68 10 33 176 2.60 .233 .264 .332 .597 18.7
1991 36 TOR AL 12 9 .571 28 28 2 1 0 187.0 165 59 10 22 137 2.84 .231 .252 .330 .582 13.3
1992 37 TOR AL 13 12 .520 36 36 1 1 0 212.3 229 108 22 43 164 4.58 .274 .312 .417 .730 10.3
15 Years Sim 204 112 .646 610 389 24 16 13 2846.9 2394 833 152 488 1631 2.63 .224 .260 .323 .583 237.9
16 Years Pro 204 112 .646 611   24 16 14 2849.9 2397 834   488 1631 2.63  
Season Average 13 7 .650 40 25 1 1 0 189.8 159 55 10 32 108 2.63 .224 .260 .323 .583  
Career Highs 23 12 .793 68 38 4 3 5 260.7 229 108 22 64 201 4.58 .274 .339 .417 .732  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 22 TOR AL P 49 0 83.3 9 21 1 3 .968 3.24    
1979 24 TOR AL P 23 23 144.3 9 26 2 3 .946 2.18    
1980 25 TOR AL P 35 35 241.3 16 49 3 3 .956 2.42    
1981 26 TOR AL P 34 34 227.3 18 33 1 3 .981 2.02    
1982 27 TOR AL P 68 0 83.7 11 17 0 2 1.000 3.01    
1983 28 TOR AL P 57 10 109.7 5 30 2 2 .946 2.87    
1984 29 TOR AL P 61 4 92.7 4 21 2 1 .926 2.43    
1985 30 TOR AL P 34 34 248.3 12 45 5 3 .919 2.07    
1986 31 TOR AL P 38 38 260.7 16 46 4 6 .939 2.14    
1987 32 TOR AL P 38 38 255.3 14 47 1 0 .984 2.15    
1988 33 TOR AL P 36 36 229.3 11 39 1 3 .980 1.96    
1989 34 TOR AL P 36 36 236.0 5 43 1 3 .980 1.83    
1990 35 TOR AL P 37 37 235.7 9 36 0 3 1.000 1.72    
1991 36 TOR AL P 28 28 187.0 17 27 2 4 .957 2.12    
1992 37 TOR AL P 36 36 212.3 16 32 1 5 .980 2.03    
Career Totals   610 389 2846.9 172 512 26 44 .963 2.16    
Career Highs   68 38 260.7 18 49 5 6 1.000 3.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1980 25 TOR AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 10 7 1 7 10 7.27 .278 .395 .389 .784
1981 26 TOR AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 6 1 3 2 13.50 .476 .542 .762 1.304
1987 32 TOR AL 1 2 .333 5 5 1 0 0 31.0 31 10 3 5 10 2.90 .258 .288 .433 .721
1988 33 TOR AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.3 16 4 0 1 14 2.51 .286 .298 .357 .655
1989 34 TOR AL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 16 6 0 3 7 3.06 .235 .268 .309 .576
1992 37 TOR AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.7 5 4 1 2 2 13.53 .385 .467 .769 1.236
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 7 .125 14 14 1 0 0 78.3 88 37 6 21 45 4.25 .280 .325 .424 .749
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 32 TOR AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-1-2.24
1981-7-2.97
1985-2-1.85
1986-2-1.97
1987-2-2.26
1988-2-2.08
1990-4-2.60
1991-10-2.84
CAR-6-2.63
 Wins
1980-2-18
1985-2-21
1986-2-23
1987-4-19
1988-10-17
1989-1-20
1990-6-17
CAR-19-204
 Winning Pct
1980-6-.692
1985-2-.750
1986-2-.793
1987-4-.731
1988-10-.708
CAR-15-.646
 Games Started
1980-7-35
1986-9-38
1987-1-38
1989-7-36
1990-6-37
1992-10-36
 Complete Games
1990-3-4
1991-10-2
 Shutouts
1980-1-3
1984-7-2
1985-3-2
1986-2-3
1988-9-1
1990-1-3
1991-5-1
1992-6-1
CAR-14-16
Innings Pitched
1986-8-260.7
1987-5-255.3
1988-10-229.3
1989-7-236.0
1990-8-235.7
CAR-43-2846.9
 Homeruns Allowed
1992-10-22
 Strikeouts
1988-6-196
1989-5-201
1990-8-176
 Walks per 9IP
1981-8-1.6
1985-1-1.1
1986-3-1.1
1987-7-1.3
1988-3-1.0
1989-4-1.0
1990-6-1.3
1991-3-1.1
1992-8-1.8
CAR-11-1.5
 Hits per 9IP
1980-1-6.4
1981-3-7.2
1985-4-6.4
1986-3-6.4
1987-3-6.9
1989-8-8.0
1990-10-7.9
1991-8-7.9
CAR-25-7.6
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1988-6-7.7
1989-6-7.7
1990-10-6.7
WHiP
1980-1-0.97
1981-2-0.98
1985-2-0.83
1986-2-0.83
1987-4-0.92
1988-3-1.07
1989-6-1.00
1990-8-1.02
1991-4-1.00
CAR-7-1.01
 OAVG
1980-1-.198
1981-3-.215
1985-4-.194
1986-3-.196
1987-3-.206
1988-9-.247
1989-7-.231
1990-8-.233
1991-6-.231
CAR-23-.224
 OOBP
1980-1-.256
1981-2-.257
1985-2-.224
1986-2-.220
1987-4-.238
1988-3-.270
1989-6-.256
1990-8-.264
1991-4-.252
CAR-7-.260
 OSLG
1980-1-.269
1981-8-.337
1985-2-.274
1986-1-.284
1987-2-.298
1988-4-.331
1989-8-.332
1990-8-.332
1991-7-.330
CAR-7-.323
 OOPS
1980-1-.525
1981-5-.594
1985-2-.497
1986-1-.504
1987-2-.536
1988-3-.601
1989-6-.588
1990-6-.597
1991-4-.582
CAR-4-.583
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 160    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 63    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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  1. John Urrea (921)
  2. Steve Crawford (909)
  3. John Fulgham (900)
  4. Wilson Alvarez (880)
  5. Tom Underwood (873)
  6. Kenny Rogers (873)
  7. Paul Moskau (861)
  8. Bob Kipper (856)
  9. David Wells (851)
  10. Jeff Robinson (847)
History
Traded from Philadelphia to Toronto on 4/1/1977
Earned first career win on 5/11/1977
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1980, going 4-1, 1.45
Won Cy Young in 1980, going 18-8, 2.24 ERA
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1984, going 2-0, 0.56
Won Player of the Week award on 10/7/1984, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1985, going 6-0, 1.39
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1986, going 5-0, 1.11
Pitched NO-HITTER against Cleveland on 8/16/1986, striking out 5
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1986, going 6-0, 0.51
Won Cy Young in 1986, going 23-6, 1.97 ERA
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1987, going 4-0, 0.89
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1991, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 5/26/1991 with a Spasms Back, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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