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Steve
Ontiveros		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 5, 1961 in Usa, NM, TULAROSA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1986    1989    1993   
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
1985 24 TEX AL 7 7 .500 64 0 0 0 38 82.7 69 20 5 31 27 2.18 .227 .302 .345 .647 14.0
1986 25 TEX AL 5 2 .714 71 0 0 0 51 90.0 50 15 3 17 38 1.50 .163 .208 .264 .472 21.1
1987 26 TEX AL 7 10 .412 72 0 0 0 42 91.0 86 39 6 28 33 3.86 .254 .312 .408 .720 12.4
1988 27 TEX AL 8 8 .500 75 0 0 0 42 89.0 91 32 10 22 74 3.24 .268 .312 .445 .758 13.3
1989 28 TEX AL 5 11 .313 67 0 0 0 40 82.7 85 33 7 20 54 3.59 .267 .307 .377 .684 10.5
1990 29 TEX AL 2 7 .222 54 0 0 0 36 65.0 57 26 7 12 50 3.60 .239 .275 .378 .653 9.5
1991 30 TEX AL 4 2 .667 61 0 0 0 44 76.0 62 16 4 20 69 1.89 .224 .278 .332 .610 16.1
1992 31 NYY AL 5 9 .357 77 0 0 0 26 121.0 122 57 11 42 105 4.24 .261 .322 .390 .712 9.3
1993 32 BOS AL 7 3 .700 64 0 0 0 29 73.3 61 17 5 12 55 2.09 .231 .262 .322 .584 14.5
1994 33 BOS AL 8 8 .500 81 0 0 0 13 84.7 93 32 8 22 79 3.40 .278 .325 .437 .762 9.2
1995 34 BOS AL 1 3 .250 52 0 0 0 7 56.7 57 28 11 19 53 4.45 .257 .316 .446 .762 3.6
1996 35 BOS AL 1 1 .500 13 0 0 0 1 14.3 26 10 3 4 14 6.28 .377 .411 .551 .962 0.0
1997 36 KCR AL 5 1 .833 46 0 0 0 0 62.3 79 48 13 24 52 6.93 .295 .361 .507 .869 1.2
13 Years Sim 65 72 .474 797 0 0 0 369 988.6 938 373 93 273 703 3.40 .250 .302 .391 .693 134.7
Season Average 5 5 .500 61 0 0 0 28 76.0 72 28 7 21 54 3.40 .250 .302 .391 .693  
Career Highs 8 11 .833 81 0 0 0 51 121.0 122 57 13 42 105 6.93 .377 .411 .551 .962  
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    
1985 24 TEX AL P 64 0 82.7 10 11 1 0 .955 2.29    
1986 25 TEX AL P 71 0 90.0 6 16 1 1 .957 2.20    
1987 26 TEX AL P 72 0 91.0 8 22 2 0 .938 2.97    
1988 27 TEX AL P 75 0 89.0 7 16 1 5 .958 2.33    
1989 28 TEX AL P 67 0 82.7 6 12 4 1 .818 1.96    
1990 29 TEX AL P 54 0 65.0 8 13 1 1 .955 2.91    
1991 30 TEX AL P 61 0 76.0 5 9 1 1 .933 1.66    
1992 31 NYY AL P 77 0 121.0 10 24 1 3 .971 2.53    
1993 32 BOS AL P 64 0 73.3 7 11 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1994 33 BOS AL P 81 0 84.7 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.49    
1995 34 BOS AL P 52 0 56.7 2 9 1 1 .917 1.75    
1996 35 BOS AL P 13 0 14.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1997 36 KCR AL P 46 0 62.3 8 9 0 1 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   797 0 988.6 79 167 13 14 .950 2.24    
Career Highs   81 0 121.0 10 24 4 5 1.000 2.97    
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
1986 25 TEX AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 3 5.0 3 1 0 0 1 1.80 .200 .200 .267 .467
1987 26 TEX AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 2 3.0 2 1 0 0 0 3.00 .182 .182 .273 .455
1989 28 TEX AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 3 5.7 6 2 0 1 3 3.18 .273 .304 .364 .668
1990 29 TEX AL 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 1 3.3 3 1 1 0 1 2.70 .231 .231 .462 .692
1993 32 BOS AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 2 5.0 5 0 0 2 3 0.00 .263 .333 .263 .596
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 20 0 0 0 11 22.0 19 5 1 3 8 2.05 .238 .265 .325 .590
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1985-5-38
1986-2-51
1987-3-42
1988-1-42
1989-3-40
1990-2-36
1991-1-44
1992-8-26
1993-10-29
CAR-8-369
 Games Pitched
1986-6-71
1987-2-72
1988-4-75
1992-9-77
1994-5-81
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Charlie Mitchell (957)
  2. Tom Niedenfuer (943)
  3. Larry Andersen (929)
  4. Bryan Harvey (921)
  5. La Marr Hoyt (918)
  6. Steve Foucault (918)
  7. Manny Sarmiento (915)
  8. Pete Ladd (915)
  9. Roger Slagle (902)
  10. Mark Ross (900)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Texas in 1985
Earned first career win on 4/14/1985
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Injured on 10/21/1989 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 9 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/13/1992 to a 5-year deal worth $7,250,000 per year
Traded from New York (A) to Boston on 3/2/1993 (Going to BOS: P Steve Ontiveros. Going to NYY: P Rheal Cormier, P Lary Sorensen)
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
Injured on 6/6/1996 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/5/1997 to a 2-year deal worth $1,525,000 per year
 
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