Chuck
Rainey
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 14, 1954 in San Diego, CA, USA
 
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
1979 24 DET AL 11 6 .647 22 22 5 1 0 156.3 127 50 11 53 51 2.88 .220 .289 .325 .614 11.4
1980 25 DET AL 11 3 .786 19 19 1 0 0 127.0 122 35 5 41 38 2.48 .259 .318 .346 .664 11.4
1981 26 DET AL 4 12 .250 38 18 1 0 4 137.7 146 70 12 41 50 4.58 .271 .323 .393 .716 4.4
1982 27 DET AL 2 1 .667 29 4 0 0 1 66.0 71 36 5 27 17 4.91 .272 .341 .391 .732 1.4
1983 28 DET AL 8 3 .727 69 0 0 0 41 85.0 75 23 3 37 51 2.44 .238 .318 .305 .622 14.6
1984 29 DET AL 1 2 .333 38 0 0 0 2 49.3 52 18 2 22 26 3.28 .269 .341 .368 .709 2.3
1985 30 NYY AL 0 2 .000 12 0 0 0 0 19.3 24 8 2 6 10 3.72 .296 .348 .420 .768 0.5
  MIN AL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 0 17.7 23 6 1 6 15 3.06 .299 .345 .390 .735 0.8
  TOT   0 3 .000 24 0 0 0 0 37.0 47 14 3 12 25 3.41 .297 .347 .405 .752 1.2
7 Years Sim 37 30 .552 239 63 7 1 48 658.3 640 246 41 233 258 3.36 .255 .318 .356 .675 46.7
Season Average 5 4 .556 34 9 1 0 6 94.0 91 35 5 33 36 3.36 .255 .318 .356 .675  
Career Highs 11 12 .786 69 22 5 1 41 156.3 146 70 12 53 51 4.91 .297 .347 .405 .752  
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    
1979 24 DET AL P 22 22 156.3 8 27 1 4 .972 2.01    
1980 25 DET AL P 19 19 127.0 7 21 3 0 .903 1.98    
1981 26 DET AL P 38 18 137.7 8 19 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1982 27 DET AL P 29 4 66.0 7 12 2 0 .905 2.59    
1983 28 DET AL P 69 0 85.0 3 16 0 1 1.000 2.01    
1984 29 DET AL P 38 0 49.3 5 8 0 1 1.000 2.37    
1985 30 NYY AL P 12 0 19.3 1 3 1 0 .800 1.86    
  MIN AL P 12 0 17.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.04    
Career Totals   239 63 658.3 40 109 7 6 .955 2.04    
Career Highs   69 22 156.3 8 27 3 4 1.000 2.59    
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
1981 26 DET AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 0 5 1 4.50 .227 .370 .318 .689
1983 28 DET AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .375 .625
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 1 0 0 1 8.0 7 3 0 5 2 3.38 .233 .343 .333 .676
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1983-2-41
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Randy Scarbery (952)
  2. Odell Jones (947)
  3. Joe Coleman (945)
  4. Don Kainer (943)
  5. Jon Perlman (939)
  6. Dock Ellis (939)
  7. Juan Eichelberger (939)
  8. Jerry Johnson (938)
  9. Paul Hartzell (938)
  10. Steve Comer (938)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 48th overall pick, by Detroit in 1979
Earned first career win on 4/24/1979
Injured on 9/13/1984 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/1/1985 to a 3-year deal worth $3,250,000 per year
Traded from New York (A) to Minnesota on 7/30/1985 (Going to MIN: P E. Wojna, P C. Rainey. Going to NYY: P N. Ryan, LF R. Jones)