John Candelaria Stats

John Candelaria was born on Friday, November 6, 1953, in New York, New York. Candelaria was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1975, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Candelaria baseball stats page.
"This young man (John Candelaria) I predict is going to be heard from for many years. I don't know if I've ever seen a pitcher with more talent at his age (21). He has remarkable poise not only for a youngster, but for anyone." - Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Danny Murtaugh in Young Lefty Pitching Talent Flourishes in the Majors (Baseball Digest : May 1976)

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John Candelaria

John Candelaria Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#304)

John Candelaria Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#304)
 

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Birth Name:   John Robert Candelaria
Nickname:   Candy Man
Born On:   11-06-1953  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   LaSalle Academy (New York, NY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   232
First Game:   06-08-1975 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-07-1993
Draft:   1972 : 2nd Round (47th)
John Candelaria

John Candelaria Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1975 22 Pirates 18 18 0 8 6 .571 2.76 4 1 0 120.2 497 95 37 47 8 36 9 95 1 2 0 -
1976 23 Pirates 32 31 1 16 7 .696 3.15 11 4 1 220.0 881 173 77 87 22 60 5 138 0 2 0 -
1977 24 Pirates 33 33 0 20 5 .800 2.34 6 1 0 230.2 917 197 60 64 29 50 2 133 1 2 2 -
1978 25 Pirates 30 29 1 12 11 .522 3.24 3 1 1 189.0 796 191 68 73 15 49 6 94 3 5 3 -
1979 26 Pirates 33 30 2 14 9 .609 3.22 8 0 0 207.0 850 201 74 83 25 41 6 101 2 3 0 -
1980 27 Pirates 35 34 1 11 14 .440 4.01 7 0 1 233.1 969 246 104 114 14 50 4 97 0 3 2 -
1981 28 Pirates 6 6 0 2 2 .500 3.54 0 0 0 40.2 168 42 16 17 3 11 1 14 0 0 0 -
1982 29 Pirates 31 30 1 12 7 .632 2.94 1 1 1 174.2 704 166 57 62 13 37 3 133 1 4 0 -
1983 30 Pirates 33 32 0 15 8 .652 3.23 2 0 0 197.2 797 191 71 73 15 45 3 157 3 2 2 -
1984 31 Pirates 33 28 4 12 11 .522 2.72 3 1 2 185.1 751 179 56 69 19 34 3 133 1 1 1 -
1985 32 Pirates 37 0 26 2 4 .333 3.64 0 0 9 54.1 229 57 22 23 7 14 2 47 0 1 0 -
1985 32 Angels 13 13 0 7 3 .700 3.80 1 1 0 71.0 301 70 30 33 7 24 1 53 2 3 0 -
1986 33 Angels 16 16 0 10 2 .833 2.55 1 1 0 91.2 365 68 26 30 4 26 2 81 2 3 1 -
1987 34 Angels 20 20 0 8 6 .571 4.71 0 0 0 116.2 487 127 61 70 17 20 0 74 0 1 0 -
1987 34 Mets 3 3 0 2 0 1.000 5.84 0 0 0 12.1 57 17 8 8 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 -
1988 35 Yankees 25 24 1 13 7 .650 3.38 6 2 1 157.0 640 150 59 69 18 23 2 121 2 2 12 -
1989 36 Yankees 10 6 1 3 3 .500 5.14 1 0 0 49.0 206 49 28 28 8 12 1 37 2 0 1 -
1989 36 Expos 12 0 2 0 2 .000 3.31 0 0 0 16.1 68 17 6 8 3 4 2 14 0 0 0 -
1990 37 Twins 34 1 10 7 3 .700 3.39 0 0 4 58.1 239 55 22 23 9 9 2 44 3 0 0 -
1990 37 Blue Jays 13 2 5 0 3 .000 5.48 0 0 1 21.1 106 32 13 13 2 11 3 19 2 2 0 -
1991 38 Dodgers 59 0 10 1 1 .500 3.74 0 0 2 33.2 138 31 14 16 3 11 2 38 1 0 1 -
1992 39 Dodgers 50 0 11 2 5 .286 2.84 0 0 5 25.1 108 20 8 9 1 13 3 23 1 0 0 -
1993 40 Pirates 24 0 6 0 3 .000 8.24 0 0 1 19.2 92 25 18 19 2 9 1 17 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
19 Years 600 356 82 177 122 .592 3.33 54 13 29 2,525.2 10,366 2,399 935 1,038 245 592 63 1,673 28 37 26 -
John Candelaria

John Candelaria Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 22 Pirates 18 43 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 .140 .196 .140
1976 23 Pirates 32 76 5 14 2 1 0 0 5 7 0 17 5 0 0 4 .184 .253 .237
1977 24 Pirates 33 80 5 18 3 2 0 0 11 4 0 18 4 0 0 0 .225 .262 .313
1978 25 Pirates 31 52 6 9 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 19 7 0 2 2 .173 .317 .231
1979 26 Pirates 33 68 0 9 4 0 0 0 6 1 0 18 8 0 0 4 .132 .145 .191
1980 27 Pirates 35 77 5 15 3 0 0 0 7 4 0 14 3 1 0 2 .195 .232 .234
1981 28 Pirates 6 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .231 .214 .231
1982 29 Pirates 33 54 6 12 2 0 0 0 9 6 0 20 3 1 0 1 .222 .295 .259
1983 30 Pirates 33 65 4 9 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 17 5 0 0 3 .138 .200 .154
1984 31 Pirates 33 62 6 8 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 25 4 0 0 3 .129 .182 .210
1985 32 Pirates 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 32 Angels 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 33 Angels 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 34 Angels 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 34 Mets 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1988 35 Yankees 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 36 Yankees 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 36 Expos 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 37 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 37 Blue Jays 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 38 Dodgers 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 39 Dodgers 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
1993 40 Pirates 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 603 596 39 104 20 3 1 0 48 44 0 162 43 3 2 19 .174 .233 .223
John Candelaria

John Candelaria Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1975 Pirates P 18 18 362 20 1.1 16 3 13 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.19
1976 Pirates P 32 31 660 34 1.1 34 3 31 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.39
1977 Pirates P 33 33 692 37 1.1 36 6 30 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.40
1978 Pirates P 30 29 567 29 1.0 29 4 25 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
1979 Pirates P 33 30 621 38 1.2 38 2 36 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1980 Pirates P 35 34 700 48 1.4 46 8 38 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.77
1981 Pirates P 6 6 122 8 1.3 8 1 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77
1982 Pirates P 31 30 524 25 0.8 24 1 23 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.24
1983 Pirates P 33 32 593 25 0.8 25 5 20 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14
1984 Pirates P 33 28 556 24 0.7 24 3 21 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.17
1985 Pirates P 37 0 163 10 0.3 9 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.49
1985 Angels P 13 13 213 11 0.8 10 2 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.27
1986 Angels P 16 16 275 13 0.8 13 3 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.28
1987 Angels P 20 20 350 27 1.4 27 4 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1987 Mets P 3 3 37 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19
1988 Yankees P 25 24 471 26 1.0 26 4 22 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.49
1989 Yankees P 10 6 147 7 0.7 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1989 Expos P 12 0 49 3 0.3 2 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 1.10
1990 Twins P 34 1 175 6 0.2 6 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.93
1990 Blue Jays P 13 2 64 7 0.5 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.95
1991 Dodgers P 59 0 101 2 0.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.53
1992 Dodgers P 50 0 76 5 0.1 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78
1993 Pirates P 24 0 59 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 600 356 7,577 408 0.7 397 58 339 11 16 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.41
19 Years 600 356 7,577 408 0.7 397 58 339 11 16 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.41
John Candelaria

John Candelaria Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 21.5 2.64 7.09 2.69
1976 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 15.2 2.30 5.65 2.45
1977 Pirates 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 7.3 2.66 5.19 1.95
1978 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 52.0 1.92 4.48 2.33
1979 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 11.3 2.46 4.39 1.78
1980 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 11.0 1.94 3.74 1.93
1981 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.0 4.3 1.27 3.10 2.43
1982 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 2.7 6.0 3.59 6.85 1.91
1983 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 32.5 3.49 7.15 2.05
1984 Pirates 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 62.0 2.5 31.0 3.91 6.46 1.65
1985 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.36 7.79 2.32
1985 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.21 6.72 3.04
1986 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.12 7.95 2.55
1987 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.70 5.71 1.54
1987 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.33 7.30 2.19
1988 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.26 6.94 1.32
1989 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.08 6.80 2.20
1989 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.50 7.71 2.20
1990 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.89 6.79 1.39
1990 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.73 8.02 4.64
1991 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.45 10.16 2.94
1992 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.77 8.17 4.62
1993 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.89 7.78 4.12
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 0 2 .000 2 1 0 596.0 3.7 12.4 2.83 5.96 2.11
John Candelaria

John Candelaria Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 $15,000.00 - -
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 $35,000.00 - -
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 $222,000.00 Stats -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - Stats
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 Undetermined - -
1985 California Angels 45 $612,500.00 - -
1986 California Angels 45 $800,000.00 - -
1987 California Angels 45 $800,000.00 - -
1987 New York Mets 45 Undetermined - -
1988 New York Yankees 45 $700,000.00 - -
1989 New York Yankees 45 $800,000.00 - -
1989 Montreal Expos 45 Undetermined - -
1990 Minnesota Twins 35 $500,000.00 - -
1990 Toronto Blue Jays 48 Undetermined - -
1991 Los Angeles Dodgers 54 $830,000.00 - -
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 54 $1,250,000.00 - -
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 $760,000.00 - -




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