Pete Vuckovich was born on Monday, October 27, 1952, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Vuckovich was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 3, 1975, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Pete Vuckovich baseball stats page.
"Pete Vuckovich had that look about him, the kind that inspired nicknames throughout the history of baseball: the full Fu Manchu, bushy hair, darkly crazed eyes, slight paunch about the middle that came from years of good times. Eccentric. Al 'the Mad Hungarian' Hrabosky could seem tame compared to Vuckovich, whose parents came from Serbia and settled in the no-excuses mill area of western Pennsylvania. But Vuckovich never allowed anyone to call him 'the Mad Serbian.' He wasn't mad. Different, yes, only because he was so competitive. 'I really hate hitters,' Vuckovich once said. 'They're goofy. They're trying to get me, to ruin my career, so I hate them. That's the way it has to be - them or me. I want it to be me.'" - Author Mike Eisenbath in The Cardinals Encyclopedia (Temple University Press, 05/14/1999, Page 300)
Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Autograph on a 1982 Topps Baseball Card (#643) |
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Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1975 | 23 | White Sox | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 52 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1976 | 24 | White Sox | 33 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110.1 | 500 | 122 | 57 | 59 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
1977 | 25 | Blue Jays | 53 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.47 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 148.0 | 633 | 143 | 57 | 64 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 123 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - |
1978 | 26 | Cardinals | 45 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2.54 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 198.1 | 819 | 187 | 56 | 65 | 9 | 59 | 5 | 149 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
1979 | 27 | Cardinals | 34 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 233.0 | 968 | 229 | 93 | 108 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 145 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - |
1980 | 28 | Cardinals | 32 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 222.1 | 907 | 203 | 84 | 96 | 18 | 68 | 5 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
1981 | 29 | Brewers | 24 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3.55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 149.2 | 620 | 137 | 59 | 61 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1982 | 30 | Brewers | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3.34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 223.2 | 971 | 234 | 83 | 96 | 14 | 102 | 1 | 105 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 31 | Brewers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 69 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 33 | Brewers | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 5.51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112.2 | 511 | 134 | 69 | 74 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 34 | Brewers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 139 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
11 Years | 286 | 186 | 67 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3.66 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1,455.1 | 6,189 | 1,454 | 592 | 665 | 107 | 545 | 29 | 882 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 0 |
Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1975 | 23 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 24 | White Sox | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 25 | Blue Jays | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 26 | Cardinals | 45 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .153 | .155 |
1979 | 27 | Cardinals | 34 | 79 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .159 | .152 |
1980 | 28 | Cardinals | 32 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .194 | .268 |
1981 | 29 | Brewers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 30 | Brewers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 31 | Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 33 | Brewers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 34 | Brewers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 286 | 208 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .159 | .169 | .192 |
Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1975 White Sox | P | 4 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
1976 White Sox | P | 33 | 7 | 331 | 25 | 0.8 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 1.79 |
1977 Blue Jays | P | 53 | 8 | 444 | 37 | 0.7 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .865 | 1.95 |
1978 Cardinals | P | 45 | 23 | 595 | 48 | 1.1 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.09 |
1979 Cardinals | P | 34 | 32 | 699 | 47 | 1.4 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 1.62 |
1980 Cardinals | P | 32 | 30 | 667 | 45 | 1.4 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.78 |
1981 Brewers | P | 24 | 23 | 449 | 38 | 1.6 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
1982 Brewers | P | 30 | 30 | 671 | 56 | 1.9 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.09 |
1983 Brewers | P | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
1985 Brewers | P | 22 | 22 | 338 | 20 | 0.9 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.52 |
1986 Brewers | P | 6 | 6 | 97 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 286 | 186 | 4,366 | 330 | 1.2 | 309 | 87 | 222 | 21 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.91 | |
11 Years | 286 | 186 | 4,366 | 330 | 1.2 | 309 | 87 | 222 | 21 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.91 |
Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1975 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 4.35 | 6.10 |
1976 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 5.06 | 4.89 |
1977 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.08 | 7.48 | 3.59 |
1978 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 19.3 | 2.53 | 6.76 | 2.68 |
1979 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 26.3 | 2.27 | 5.60 | 2.47 |
1980 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 1.94 | 5.34 | 2.75 |
1981 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 5.05 | 3.43 |
1982 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 4.23 | 4.10 |
1983 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
1985 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.15 | 4.39 | 3.83 |
1986 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.09 | 3.34 | 3.06 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.0 | 1.62 | 5.45 | 3.37 |
Pete VuckovichPete Vuckovich Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1975 Chicago White Sox | 40 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Chicago White Sox | 40 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Toronto Blue Jays | 30 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1978 St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 46, 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1983 Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | $540,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
Pete Vuckovich Stats by Baseball Almanac |
The Toronto Blue Jays took Pete Vuckovich from the Chicago White Sox in the 1976 Major League Baseball Expansion Draft, during the second round, nineteenth overall, their fifth pitcher, following Jim Clancy (6th overall), Butch Edge (12th overall), Al Fitzmorris (13th overall), and Mike Darr (17th overall). On June 26, 1977, Pete blanked (2-0) the visiting Baltimore Orioles in Memorial Stadium, versus hall of famer Jim Palmer, notching the first shutout in Blue Jays history.
Did you know that when Pete Vuckovich led the American League in wins in 1981, he was one of four twirlers at the top of the junior circuit that season, joining Dennis Martinez, Steve McCatty, Jack Morris, the first and only year four junior circuit pitchers finished tied?
Did you know that Pete Vuckovich, one year after leading the league in wins, led the American League in winning percentage, and took home a Cy Young Award, the first ever won by a Milwaukee Brewers STARTING pitcher? Their first recipient, a hall of fame closer, won it in 1981. Do you remember who it was? [Answer]
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