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Rafael
Montalvo		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 31, 1964 in P.R., , RIO PIEDRAS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1998   
Cy Young 2000   
All-Star Selections 1990    1993    1997    1998    2000    2003   
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
1987 23 OAK AL 5 6 .455 14 14 0 0 0 82.3 95 55 12 37 21 6.01 .284 .355 .485 .840 0.2
1988 24 OAK AL 3 13 .188 28 28 0 0 0 159.7 199 83 18 19 69 4.68 .297 .315 .434 .749 2.9
1989 25 OAK AL 7 9 .438 33 33 0 0 0 171.0 184 54 2 14 105 2.84 .267 .279 .348 .628 14.2
1990 26 OAK AL 14 8 .636 29 29 0 0 0 168.0 158 52 3 13 84 2.79 .246 .258 .306 .564 18.1
1991 27 OAK AL 13 14 .481 39 39 0 0 0 217.3 211 65 8 21 123 2.69 .248 .265 .343 .608 17.7
1992 28 OAK AL 10 13 .435 39 39 0 0 0 209.3 237 84 7 18 145 3.61 .278 .291 .376 .667 11.8
1993 29 OAK AL 22 10 .688 38 38 0 0 0 236.7 207 61 11 21 160 2.32 .234 .249 .343 .592 24.8
1994 30 OAK AL 12 8 .600 38 38 0 0 0 227.7 225 61 9 17 146 2.41 .254 .267 .345 .612 20.6
1995 31 OAK AL 13 9 .591 40 40 0 0 0 221.3 225 75 14 27 196 3.05 .261 .282 .382 .664 21.2
1996 32 OAK AL 16 10 .615 40 40 2 1 0 256.3 231 65 10 32 203 2.28 .237 .261 .325 .585 32.9
1997 33 OAK AL 17 11 .607 38 38 3 2 0 257.0 238 95 19 27 214 3.33 .243 .262 .359 .620 26.7
1998 34 OAK AL 22 11 .667 38 38 3 2 0 268.3 235 77 16 43 217 2.58 .232 .262 .328 .590 30.8
1999 35 OAK AL 14 12 .538 35 35 0 0 0 226.0 232 83 8 49 188 3.31 .261 .298 .359 .658 22.7
2000 36 OAK AL 21 6 .778 39 39 1 0 0 268.0 247 84 21 56 222 2.82 .242 .281 .366 .647 30.9
2001 37 OAK AL 10 19 .345 37 37 3 2 0 234.3 278 123 24 38 181 4.72 .293 .318 .442 .759 15.7
2002 38 OAK AL 17 11 .607 36 36 0 0 0 221.0 262 110 15 58 147 4.48 .290 .330 .410 .740 18.0
2003 39 OAK AL 12 13 .480 39 39 2 1 0 253.0 277 111 25 41 173 3.95 .273 .300 .401 .700 22.5
2004 40 OAK AL 9 18 .333 38 38 1 1 0 232.3 280 131 28 62 139 5.07 .294 .335 .458 .793 14.8
18 Years Sim 237 201 .541 638 638 15 9 0 3909.6 4021 1469 250 593 2733 3.38 .262 .287 .375 .663 346.5
Season Average 13 11 .542 35 35 0 0 0 217.2 223 81 13 32 151 3.38 .262 .287 .375 .663  
Career Highs 22 19 .778 40 40 3 2 0 268.3 280 131 28 62 222 6.01 .297 .355 .485 .840  
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    
1987 23 OAK AL P 14 14 82.3 3 19 0 2 1.000 2.40    
1988 24 OAK AL P 28 28 159.7 13 28 0 2 1.000 2.31    
1989 25 OAK AL P 33 33 171.0 17 23 1 1 .976 2.11    
1990 26 OAK AL P 29 29 168.0 12 30 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1991 27 OAK AL P 39 39 217.3 11 23 0 2 1.000 1.41    
1992 28 OAK AL P 39 39 209.3 14 36 3 4 .943 2.15    
1993 29 OAK AL P 38 38 236.7 16 19 1 5 .972 1.33    
1994 30 OAK AL P 38 38 227.7 18 32 0 3 1.000 1.98    
1995 31 OAK AL P 40 40 221.3 18 32 1 4 .980 2.03    
1996 32 OAK AL P 40 40 256.3 14 34 0 5 1.000 1.69    
1997 33 OAK AL P 38 38 257.0 9 34 1 3 .977 1.51    
1998 34 OAK AL P 38 38 268.3 20 39 0 5 1.000 1.98    
1999 35 OAK AL P 35 35 226.0 20 34 0 5 1.000 2.15    
2000 36 OAK AL P 39 39 268.0 9 35 0 2 1.000 1.48    
2001 37 OAK AL P 37 37 234.3 17 40 0 1 1.000 2.19    
2002 38 OAK AL P 36 36 221.0 14 34 2 3 .960 1.95    
2003 39 OAK AL P 39 39 253.0 15 24 1 1 .975 1.39    
2004 40 OAK AL P 38 38 232.3 20 28 2 3 .960 1.86    
Career Totals   638 638 3909.6 260 544 12 52 .985 1.85    
Career Highs   40 40 268.3 20 40 3 5 1.000 2.40    
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
1993 29 OAK AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 11 5 0 3 5 5.20 .297 .350 .378 .728
1998 34 OAK AL 0 1 .000 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 27 14 4 7 22 4.85 .270 .318 .440 .758
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 6 6 0 0 0 34.7 38 19 4 10 27 4.93 .277 .327 .423 .750
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
1998 34 OAK AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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
1989-6-2.84
1990-7-2.79
1991-7-2.69
1993-5-2.32
1994-2-2.41
1995-4-3.05
1996-2-2.28
1997-6-3.33
1998-2-2.58
1999-1-3.31
2000-1-2.82
2003-7-3.95
 Wins
1993-3-22
1996-10-16
1997-4-17
1998-1-22
2000-2-21
2002-4-17
CAR-7-237
 Losses
1991-8-14
2001-2-19
2004-2-18
CAR-6-201
 Winning Pct
1993-8-.688
1998-7-.667
2000-3-.778
 Games Started
1991-1-39
1992-1-39
1993-5-38
1994-4-38
1995-3-40
1996-2-40
1997-2-38
1998-3-38
2000-1-39
2002-10-36
2003-5-39
2004-3-38
CAR-1-638
 Complete Games
1996-8-2
1997-6-3
1998-6-3
2000-8-1
2001-4-3
2003-5-2
Shutouts
1996-2-1
1997-2-2
1998-1-2
2001-1-2
2003-2-1
2004-3-1
 Innings Pitched
1996-5-256.3
1997-3-257.0
1998-1-268.3
1999-7-226.0
2000-2-268.0
2001-3-234.3
2002-8-221.0
2003-5-253.0
2004-6-232.3
CAR-4-3909.6
 Hits Allowed
1992-9-237
1997-9-238
1999-10-232
2000-7-247
2001-2-278
2002-4-262
2003-1-277
2004-2-280
CAR-1-4021
 Strikeouts
1997-10-214
2000-7-222
CAR-16-2733
 Walks per 9IP
1989-1-0.7
1990-1-0.7
1991-2-0.9
1992-1-0.8
1993-1-0.8
1994-1-0.7
1995-3-1.1
1996-1-1.1
1997-1-0.9
1998-2-1.4
1999-7-2.0
2000-6-1.9
2001-3-1.5
2003-1-1.5
CAR-3-1.4
 Hits per 9IP
1993-9-7.9
1996-7-8.1
1997-7-8.3
1998-5-7.9
2000-9-8.3
WHiP
1990-7-1.02
1991-5-1.07
1993-4-0.96
1994-5-1.06
1995-6-1.14
1996-2-1.03
1997-1-1.03
1998-1-1.04
1999-9-1.24
2000-1-1.13
2003-9-1.26
CAR-45-1.18
 OAVG
1993-9-.234
1996-7-.237
1997-7-.243
1998-5-.232
2000-8-.242
 OOBP
1989-10-.279
1990-5-.258
1991-5-.265
1992-7-.291
1993-3-.249
1994-5-.267
1995-7-.282
1996-2-.261
1997-1-.262
1998-1-.262
1999-5-.298
2000-1-.281
2003-5-.300
CAR-34-.287
 OSLG
1990-4-.306
1994-9-.345
1996-3-.325
1997-9-.359
1998-3-.328
1999-4-.359
2000-4-.366
2002-9-.410
2003-5-.401
 OOPS
1990-4-.564
1991-7-.608
1993-7-.592
1994-7-.612
1995-8-.664
1996-2-.585
1997-4-.620
1998-2-.590
1999-2-.658
2000-3-.647
2003-5-.700
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 184    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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  4. Dwight Gooden (901)
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  6. Rick Rhoden (862)
  7. Mark Gubicza (855)
  8. Mark Eichhorn (851)
  9. Mike Mason (850)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Oakland in 1986
Earned first career win on 6/6/1987
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Injured on 8/11/1990 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,657,143 through salary arbitration
9/1/1992: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
6/1/1996: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1996, winning 2 games with a 0.64 ERA
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1997, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA
Injured on 8/15/1997 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1997, going 4-2, 1.99
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1998, going 6-0, 1.49
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Oakland in 1998
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1999, going 4-2, 2.49
Injured on 6/16/1999 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 10/9/1999 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2000, going 4-0, 1.45
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2000, going 4-1, 2.41
Won Cy Young in 2000, going 21-6, 2.82 ERA
8/16/2001: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $5,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/23/2001 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
6/1/2003: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $7,800,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
 
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