Ernie Camacho

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: February 1, 1955 in Salinas, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hartnell College (Salinas, CA), the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Hartnell College (Salinas, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (17th) of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Hartnell College (Salinas, CA).

School: Hartnell College (Salinas, CA)

Debut: May 22, 1980 (Age 25-111d, 14,306th in major league history)
vs. KCR 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1990 (Age 35-244d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Ernest Carlos Camacho

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

4.21

193

262.2

159

WHIP

1.508

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1976	21	OAK-min	A	3	4	.429	5.62	10	10		0	0	0	56.0	69	47	35	3	39	1	29	2	3	7				1.929	11.1	0.5	6.3	4.7	0.74	MOD CALL
1977	22	OAK-min	AA,A	5	9	.357	5.58	16	16		4	0	0	92.0	104	69	57	4	51	0	41	1	1	2				1.685	10.2	0.4	5.0	4.0	0.80	CNG,MOD SOUL,CALL
1978	23	OAK-min	A	0	0		0.00	1	0		0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0				1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	MOD CALL
1979	24	OAK-min	AAA	7	9	.438	6.59	21	17		2	0	0	97.0	102	86	71	14	70	5	60	2	2	10				1.773	9.5	1.3	6.5	5.6	0.86	OGD PCL
1980	25	OAK-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.94	33	1		0	0	6	64.0	60	29	28	1	26	1	58	2	1	3				1.344	8.4	0.1	3.7	8.2	2.23	OGD PCL
1980	25	OAK	AL	0	0		6.94	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	20	9	9	2	5	0	9	1	0	2	61	56	4.98	2.143	15.4	1.5	3.9	6.9	1.80
1981	26	PIT-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.74	18	0	9	0	0	0	38.0	45	24	20	2	22	1	31	1	0	6				1.763	10.7	0.5	5.2	7.3	1.41	POR PCL
1981	26	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	4.98	7	3	2	0	0	0	21.2	23	13	12	0	15	1	11	0	3	2	96	74	3.66	1.754	9.6	0.0	6.2	4.6	0.73

1982	27	CHW-BAL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.65	15	0	4	0	0	1	37.1	26	15	11	2	26	0	29	5	1	5				1.393	6.3	0.5	6.3	7.0	1.12	EDM,ROC PCL,IL
1983	28	CLE-MIL-min	AAA	4	2	.667	3.63	35	3	20	0	0	4	57.0	50	26	23	2	29	3	43	2	1	3				1.386	7.9	0.3	4.6	6.8	1.48	CHL,VAN IL,PCL
1983	28	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	5.06	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	5	3	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	23	90	6.13	1.313	8.4	1.7	3.4	3.4	1.00
1984	29	CLE	AL	5	9	.357	2.43	69	0	49	0	0	23	100.0	83	31	27	6	37	5	48	1	1	3	411	170	3.73	1.200	7.5	0.5	3.3	4.3	1.30
1985	30	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	8.10	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	15	57	2.38	1.500	10.8	0.0	2.7	5.4	2.00
1986	31	CLE	AL	2	4	.333	4.08	51	0	37	0	0	20	57.1	60	26	26	1	31	6	36	2	1	3	267	102	3.47	1.587	9.4	0.2	4.9	5.7	1.16
1987	32	CLE-min	AAA	1	3	.250	1.84	23	0	20	0	0	6	29.1	33	14	6	0	16	2	18	2	0	7				1.670	10.1	0.0	4.9	5.5	1.13	BFL AA
1987	32	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	9.22	15	0	10	0	0	1	13.2	21	14	14	1	5	1	9	3	0	4	69	50	4.26	1.902	13.8	0.7	3.3	5.9	1.80
1988	33	HOU-min	AAA	1	5	.167	4.25	36	1	23	0	0	5	42.1	47	24	20	0	27	7	26	0	1	2				1.748	10.0	0.0	5.7	5.5	0.96	TUC PCL
1988	33	HOU	NL	0	3	.000	7.64	13	0	6	0	0	1	17.2	25	15	15	1	12	2	13	0	3	4	85	45	4.07	2.094	12.7	0.5	6.1	6.6	1.08
1989	34	SFG-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	1.47	40	0	24	0	0	13	55.0	33	10	9	3	16	2	59	5	2	2				0.891	5.4	0.5	2.6	9.7	3.69	PHX PCL
1989	34	SFG	NL	3	0	1.000	2.76	13	0	5	0	0	0	16.1	10	5	5	1	11	2	14	0	1	3	70	125	3.87	1.286	5.5	0.6	6.1	7.7	1.27
1990	35	STL-SFG-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.16	28	0	15	0	0	6	31.1	28	14	11	0	18	1	32	0	2	2				1.468	8.0	0.0	5.2	9.2	1.78	LOU,PHX AA,PCL
1990	35	TOT	NL	0	0		5.17	14	0	6	0	0	0	15.2	17	10	9	3	9	1	15	0	0	2	72	75	5.11	1.660	9.8	1.7	5.2	8.6	1.67
1990	35	SFG	NL	0	0		3.60	8	0	3	0	0	0	10.0	10	4	4	1	3	0	8	0	0	1	42	106	3.41	1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	7.2	2.67
1990	35	STL	NL	0	0		7.94	6	0	3	0	0	0	5.2	7	6	5	2	6	1	7	0	0	1	30	51	8.10	2.294	11.1	3.2	9.5	11.1	1.17
10 Yrs				10	20	.333	4.21	193	3	119	0	0	45	262.2	268	129	123	16	128	18	159	8	9	24	1169	96	3.89	1.508	9.2	0.5	4.4	5.4	1.24
162 Game Avg.				3	7	.333	4.21	67	1	41	0	0	16	91	93	45	43	6	44	6	55	3	3	8	406	96	3.89	1.508	9.2	0.5	4.4	5.4	1.24

CLE (5 yrs)				7	16	.304	3.66	141	0	98	0	0	44	179.2	173	77	73	9	76	12	97	7	2	11	785	115	3.73	1.386	8.7	0.5	3.8	4.9	1.28
SFG (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	3.08	21	0	8	0	0	0	26.1	20	9	9	2	14	2	22	0	1	4	112	117	3.69	1.291	6.8	0.7	4.8	7.5	1.57
PIT (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.98	7	3	2	0	0	0	21.2	23	13	12	0	15	1	11	0	3	2	96	74	3.66	1.754	9.6	0.0	6.2	4.6	0.73
STL (1 yr)				0	0		7.94	6	0	3	0	0	0	5.2	7	6	5	2	6	1	7	0	0	1	30	51	8.10	2.294	11.1	3.2	9.5	11.1	1.17
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		6.94	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	20	9	9	2	5	0	9	1	0	2	61	56	4.98	2.143	15.4	1.5	3.9	6.9	1.80
HOU (1 yr)				0	3	.000	7.64	13	0	6	0	0	1	17.2	25	15	15	1	12	2	13	0	3	4	85	45	4.07	2.094	12.7	0.5	6.1	6.6	1.08

NL (4 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.17	47	3	19	0	0	1	71.1	75	43	41	5	47	6	53	0	7	11	323	70	4.13	1.710	9.5	0.6	5.9	6.7	1.13
AL (6 yrs)				7	16	.304	3.86	146	0	100	0	0	44	191.1	193	86	82	11	81	12	106	8	2	13	846	109	3.81	1.432	9.1	0.5	3.8	5.0	1.31

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