John Pacella

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: September 15, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Connetquot HS (Bohemia, NY).

High School: Connetquot HS (Bohemia, NY)

Debut: September 15, 1977 (Age 21-000d, 13,984th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 12, 1986 (Age 29-300d)
vs. KCR 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: John Lewis Pacella

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.9

ERA

5.73

191.2

116

WHIP

1.769

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
1974	17	NYM-min	Rk	1	7	.125	5.02	12	8		0	0	0	43.0	48	31	24	7	32	2	19	2	0	6				1.860	10.0	1.5	6.7	4.0	0.59	MIO APPY
1975	18	NYM-min	A	9	8	.529	3.82	19	18		8	0	0	132.0	124	71	56	8	58	2	73	7	2	7				1.379	8.5	0.5	4.0	5.0	1.26	WAU MIDW
1976	19	NYM-min	A	12	11	.522	3.26	26	26		9	3	0	185.0	151	97	67	5	83	2	119	9	3	14				1.265	7.3	0.2	4.0	5.8	1.43	LBG CARL
1977	20	NYM-min	AAA,AA	10	9	.526	4.01	28	28		5	3	0	166.0	175	97	74	9	93	3	95	7	2	13				1.614	9.5	0.5	5.0	5.2	1.02	TID,JAC IL,TL
1977	20	NYM	NL	0	0		0.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	17		3.74	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	2.3	0.50

1978	21	NYM-min	AAA,AA	8	14	.364	4.26	26	24		5	2	0	150.0	141	87	71	14	56	4	121	2	1	6				1.313	8.5	0.8	3.4	7.3	2.16	TID,JAC IL,TL
1979	22	NYM-min	AAA	7	10	.412	3.68	26	24		5	0	0	142.0	129	65	58	4	61	2	95	6	1	4				1.338	8.2	0.3	3.9	6.0	1.56	TID IL
1979	22	NYM	NL	0	2	.000	4.41	4	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	16	8	8	0	4	0	12	0	0	0	69	84	2.00	1.224	8.8	0.0	2.2	6.6	3.00
1980	23	NYM	NL	3	4	.429	5.14	32	15	6	0	0	0	84.0	89	51	48	5	59	2	68	2	3	5	388	69	4.09	1.762	9.5	0.5	6.3	7.3	1.15

1981	24	NYY-min	AAA	11	9	.550	4.47	27	26	0	3	2	0	155.0	149	84	77	14	91	4	135	5	1	15				1.548	8.7	0.8	5.3	7.8	1.48	CLB IL
1982	25	NYY-min	AAA	0	2	.000	6.75	6	0	2	0	0	1	5.1	6	9	4	1	12	1	2	1	0	1				3.375	10.1	1.7	20.3	3.4	0.17	CLB IL
1982	25	TOT	AL	1	3	.250	7.30	24	2	7	0	0	2	61.2	74	56	50	14	46	1	22	1	0	4	295	58	7.24	1.946	10.8	2.0	6.7	3.2	0.48
1982	25	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	7.20	3	1	0	0	0	0	10.0	13	8	8	0	9	1	2	1	0	2	51	57	5.32	2.200	11.7	0.0	8.1	1.8	0.22
1982	25	MIN	AL	1	2	.333	7.32	21	1	7	0	0	2	51.2	61	48	42	14	37	0	20	0	0	2	244	58	7.61	1.897	10.6	2.4	6.4	3.5	0.54

1983	26	BAL-min	AA	0	5	.000	6.35	10	6	2	0	0	0	28.1	34	30	20	2	28	0	17	2	2	6				2.188	10.8	0.6	8.9	5.4	0.61	CHR SOUL
1984	27	BAL-min	AAA,AA	6	3	.667	3.33	34	18	6	2	0	2	140.1	119	66	52	7	76	4	141	1	1	14				1.390	7.6	0.4	4.9	9.0	1.86	ROC,CHR IL,SOUL
1984	27	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	6.75	6	1	1	0	0	0	14.2	15	13	11	2	9	1	8	0	1	2	66	59	5.29	1.636	9.2	1.2	5.5	4.9	0.89

1985	28	DET-min	AAA	7	7	.500	3.23	37	12	12	2	1	3	122.2	90	47	44	4	54	2	79	0	6	10				1.174	6.6	0.3	4.0	5.8	1.46	NVL AA
1986	29	DET-min	AAA	7	6	.538	2.90	43	0	33	0	0	17	68.1	63	28	22	3	39	2	55	2	4	7				1.493	8.3	0.4	5.1	7.2	1.41	NVL AA
1986	29	DET	AL	0	0		4.09	5	0	1	0	0	1	11.0	10	5	5	0	13	1	5	0	1	0	51	105	5.41	2.091	8.2	0.0	10.6	4.1	0.38
1987	30	DET-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.67	26	0	14	0	0	4	41.2	40	18	17	1	24	0	23	1	0	6				1.536	8.6	0.2	5.2	5.0	0.96	TOL IL
1988	31	MIL-BAL-DET-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	8.22	12	1	0	0	0	0	7.2	8	7	7	1	6	0	3	0	2	0				1.826	9.4	1.2	7.0	3.5	0.50	DEN,ROC,TOL AA,IL
6 Yrs				4	10	.286	5.73	74	21	18	0	0	3	191.2	206	135	122	21	133	5	116	3	5	12	886	68	5.08	1.769	9.7	1.0	6.2	5.4	0.87
162 Game Avg.				3	7	.286	5.73	53	15	13	0	0	2	137	147	97	87	15	95	4	83	2	4	9	634	68	5.08	1.769	9.7	1.0	6.2	5.4	0.87

NYM (3 yrs)				3	6	.333	4.83	39	18	9	0	0	0	104.1	107	61	56	5	65	2	81	2	3	6	474	75	3.75	1.649	9.2	0.4	5.6	7.0	1.25
MIN (1 yr)				1	2	.333	7.32	21	1	7	0	0	2	51.2	61	48	42	14	37	0	20	0	0	2	244	58	7.61	1.897	10.6	2.4	6.4	3.5	0.54
NYY (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.20	3	1	0	0	0	0	10.0	13	8	8	0	9	1	2	1	0	2	51	57	5.32	2.200	11.7	0.0	8.1	1.8	0.22
DET (1 yr)				0	0		4.09	5	0	1	0	0	1	11.0	10	5	5	0	13	1	5	0	1	0	51	105	5.41	2.091	8.2	0.0	10.6	4.1	0.38
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.75	6	1	1	0	0	0	14.2	15	13	11	2	9	1	8	0	1	2	66	59	5.29	1.636	9.2	1.2	5.5	4.9	0.89

AL (3 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.80	35	3	9	0	0	3	87.1	99	74	66	16	68	3	35	1	2	6	412	62	6.68	1.912	10.2	1.6	7.0	3.6	0.51
NL (3 yrs)				3	6	.333	4.83	39	18	9	0	0	0	104.1	107	61	56	5	65	2	81	2	3	6	474	75	3.75	1.649	9.2	0.4	5.6	7.0	1.25

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