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Pete Vuckovich

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: October 27, 1952 in Johnstown, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pennsylvania Western University Clarion (Clarion, PA).

High School: Conemaugh Valley HS (Johnstown, PA)

School: Pennsylvania Western University Clarion (Clarion, PA)

Debut: August 3, 1975 (Age 22-280d, 13,671st in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.1 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 7 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1986 (Age 33-340d)
vs. DET 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Peter Dennis Vuckovich

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

ERA

3.66

286

186

1455.1

882

WHIP

1.374

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-31 / in Starts: 11-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 7

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	91	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	8-GF		99	1.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.79	8	1	1	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.020	1.45	0.02%	-0.07	8b 1-- 1 out a5	9b end a 4
2	92	7	Apr 14	STL		PHI	L,3-4	8-9	L(0-1)	6	1.2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.70	4.99	8	1	3	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.59	0.061	4.83	0.07%	0.16	8t --- 0 out tie	9t 123 2 out tie
3	93	8	Apr 15	STL		PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	L(0-2)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.15	3.97	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.320	3.67	-0.34%	-0.56	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
4	94	10	Apr 17	STL		NYM	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.71	5	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	-0.013	.23	-0.01%	-0.56	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
5	95	12	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,0-2	6-GF		1	4.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.93	2.69	13	6	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.098	.53	0.09%	1.77	6t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
6	96	13	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	7-7	BS(1)	2	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.60	2.79	6	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.412	3.03	-0.31%	-2.58	7b 1-- 0 out a3	7b 12- 2 out tie
7	97	14	Apr 23(1)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-14	2-3		0	2.0	1	1	1	0	4	1	0	3.75	3.17	7	1	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.013	.06	-0.01%	-0.45	2b -2- 0 out d6	3b 3 out d7
8	98	15	Apr 23 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	6-6	L(0-3)	-1	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	4.15	3.43	6	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.131	1.59	-0.08%	-0.53	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 3 out d1
9	99	19	Apr 28	STL		LAD	L,1-7	6-7		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.77	3.28	6	0	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.019	.28	0.01%	0.85	6t 12- 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
10	100	21	Apr 30	STL		LAD	W,4-0	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.31	3.07	6	2	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.125	.86	0.07%	0.88	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	101	22	May 1	STL		SFG	L,1-2	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.12	3.10	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.032	.46	0.02%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
12	102	25	May 5	STL		SDP	L,1-2	8-GF		3	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.89	2.75	4	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.053	.49	0.03%	0.65	8t 1-- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
13	103	31	May 12	STL	@	SFG	L,3-9	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.75	2.53	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
14	104	32	May 13	STL	@	SFG	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	2.44	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.025	.34	0.02%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
15	105	33	May 14(1)	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	8-10	BS(2)	0	2.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.35	2.41	10	2	3	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.03	0.026	2.91	0.02%	0.31	8b 1-3 2 out a1	10b 3 out tie
16	106	34	May 14(2)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	7-7	BS(3)	-1	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	2.41	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.50	-0.276	3.04	-0.14%	-1.27	7b 1-3 2 out a1	7b 123 2 out tie
17	107	35	May 15	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	14-GF(14)	L(0-4)	0	0.2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.66	2.67	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	-0.383	2.47	-0.17%	-1.30	14b --- 0 out tie	14b end d 1
18	108	37	May 17	STL	@	SDP	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.81	2.78	11	3	3	0	2	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.007	.23	0.00%	-0.19	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
19	109	39	May 20	STL	@	CHC	L,2-10	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.77	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
20	110	41	May 23	STL		MON	L,1-4	8-GF		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.83	2.69	8	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.008	.15	0.00%	-0.12	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
21	111	47	May 29(1)	STL	@	NYM	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.73	2.62	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
22	112	48	May 29(2)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	9-GF(10)	W(1-4)	-1	2.0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.56	2.55	8	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.136	.18	0.01%	0.86	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end a 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	113	53	Jun 3(2)	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	W(2-4)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.21	2.44	32	12	10	0	0	5	76			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.66	0.595	.35	0.08%	2.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
24	114	58	Jun 8	STL		ATL	W,2-0	GS-8	W(3-4)	4	7.2	7	0	0	2	5	0	0	1.86	2.38	30	11	5	1	3	7	68			1	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.64	0.439	.24	0.04%	3.13	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a1
25	115	62	Jun 12	STL	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-6	L(3-5)	3	6.0	7	2	2	2	3	1	0	1.99	2.64	27	9	6	2	0	7	51			1	0	0	23	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.17	0.034	.12	0.00%	1.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
26	116	66	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-8		4	7.0	8	5	5	1	5	1	0	2.49	2.73	30	11	5	1	0	7	45			0	0	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.102	.07	0.00%	-1.25	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
27	117	70	Jun 23	STL		MON	W,8-4	GS-7	W(4-5)	5	6.2	8	3	3	1	5	1	0	2.65	2.81	28	9	5	2	0	8	50			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	.61	0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.31	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a3
28	118	74	Jun 27(1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	GS-9	W(5-5)	3	8.1	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.36	2.62	31	9	9	0	2	7	75			1	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.487	.07	0.02%	3.56	1b start a 1	9b -2- 1 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	119	79	Jul 2(1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	GS-7	W(6-5)	4	6.2	5	4	2	1	6	0	1	2.39	2.55	28	8	7	0	1	5	57			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	1	.77	-0.199	.08	-0.01%	-1.34	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a1
30	120	85	Jul 7	STL		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	L(6-6)	4	7.0	11	2	2	1	7	0	0	2.40	2.43	31	9	3	1	1	11	53			1	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.037	.08	0.00%	0.76	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out tie
31	121	89	Jul 14	STL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	W(7-6)	6	9.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	0	2.27	2.44	30	9	9	2	1	3	84			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.458	.04	0.01%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
32	122	94	Jul 18	STL		SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	L(7-7)	3	7.0	10	3	3	1	7	0	0	2.38	2.35	30	5	7	2	1	10	51			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.121	.03	0.00%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
33	123	99	Jul 23	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	SHO	W(8-7)	4	9.0	3	0	0	7	6	0	0	2.19	2.45	37	13	9	0	4	2	80			2	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.62	0.630	.01	0.00%	3.98	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
34	124	103	Jul 29	STL	@	SDP	L,3-7	GS-7	L(8-8)	5	6.0	11	7	6	3	5	1	0	2.53	2.55	31	10	2	1	0	11	26			0	0	0	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.01	-0.418	.01	0.00%	-3.89	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	125	107	Aug 3	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	L(8-9)	4	7.0	8	3	2	6	6	0	0	2.53	2.60	33	11	10	8	1	0	51			1	0	1	26	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.63	-0.073	.00	0.00%	0.47	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
36	126	112	Aug 8(1)	STL		PHI	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-9)	4	9.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	2.36	2.61	32	9	12	2	0	4	80			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.513	.00	0.00%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
37	127	117	Aug 13	STL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	W(10-9)	4	9.0	4	1	0	1	7	0	0	2.22	2.53	32	9	11	3	1	4	83			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	1	1	.88	0.210	.00	0.00%	2.86	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
38	128	122	Aug 18	STL		ATL	W,5-1	GS-7	W(11-9)	4	7.0	8	1	1	3	5	0	0	2.18	2.53	30	7	8	2	0	7	59			0	1	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.98	0.294	.00	0.00%	2.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
39	129	127	Aug 24	STL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	W(12-9)	5	9.0	7	3	3	3	6	1	0	2.22	2.59	35	11	8	0	1	7	64			1	0	0	32	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.64	0.513	.00	0.00%	1.02	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
40	130	131	Aug 29	STL	@	HOU	L,3-6	GS-7	L(12-10)	4	7.0	8	3	3	2	5	0	0	2.29	2.57	29	9	5	1	3	8	52			1	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	-0.117	.01	0.00%	-0.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	131	135	Sep 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS-7		3	7.0	4	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.35	2.61	26	7	10	1	1	4	60			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.081	.00	0.00%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
42	132	146	Sep 12	STL	@	MON	L,1-5	GS-5	L(12-11)	9	4.2	9	5	5	0	5	0	0	2.54	2.56	22	4	4	1	0	9	31			0	1	0	20	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.02	-0.305	.00	0.00%	-3.02	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d4
43	133	151	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-6	L(12-12)	4	5.2	10	4	1	2	2	0	0	2.51	2.57	29	8	14	7	3	3	39			1	1	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.230	.00	0.00%	-1.35	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out d2
44	134	157	Sep 24	STL		CHC	L,4-5	GS-6		6	6.0	8	3	3	0	7	1	0	2.57	2.56	26	10	9	5	1	0	51			1	2	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.35	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
45	135	162	Oct 1	STL		MON	L,1-5	GS-6		6	6.0	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.54	2.60	25	9	8	1	1	6	54			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.27	0.176	.00	0.00%	1.65	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
							14-31		W-L:12-12,Sv:1,BSv:3	3.0	198.1	187	65	56	59	149	9	2	2.54	2.60	819	1.17		11%	7%	161	58	10	50%	14	10	1	738	34	6	5	14	6	11	1.19	1.661	.25	-0.61%	18.82

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