Dave Rajsich

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 175lb (196cm, 79kg)

Born: September 28, 1951 in Youngstown, OH us

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: July 2, 1978 (Age 26-277d, 14,059th in major league history)
vs. DET 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1980 (Age 28-355d)
vs. OAK 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: David Christopher Rajsich

Nicknames: The Blade

Pronunciation: \RAY-sitch\

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Relatives: Brother of Gary Rajsich

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

4.60

115.1

WHIP

1.509

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
1975	23	NYY-min	A,AAA	5	9	.357	3.11	27	15		10	4	2	133.0	110	60	46	4	51	1	85	6	1	5				1.211	7.4	0.3	3.5	5.8	1.67	FTL,SYR FLOR,IL
1976	24	NYY-min	AA	4	4	.500	4.13	30	3		0	0	4	61.0	57	36	28	5	25	4	45	5	0	4				1.344	8.4	0.7	3.7	6.6	1.80	WHA EL
1977	25	NYY-min	AAA,AA	8	8	.500	4.64	29	9		1	0	4	95.0	96	53	49	8	41	6	70	0	0	7				1.442	9.1	0.8	3.9	6.6	1.71	SYR,WHA IL,EL
1978	26	NYY-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.56	36	3		1	0	9	81.0	82	40	32	4	40	7	59	5	0	5				1.506	9.1	0.4	4.4	6.6	1.48	TAC PCL
1978	26	NYY	AL	0	0		4.05	4	2	0	0	0	0	13.1	16	6	6	0	6	0	9	0	0	0	58	92	2.59	1.650	10.8	0.0	4.1	6.1	1.50
1979	27	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	5	0		0	0	2	6.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0				0.833	1.5	0.0	6.0	1.5	0.25	TUC PCL
1979	27	TEX	AL	1	3	.250	3.52	27	3	8	0	0	0	53.2	56	25	21	7	18	0	32	0	0	0	229	119	4.24	1.379	9.4	1.2	3.0	5.4	1.78
1980	28	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	9.00	3	0		0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	0	3	0	3	0	0	0				2.250	13.5	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00	CHL IL
1980	28	TEX	AL	2	1	.667	5.96	24	1	5	0	0	2	48.1	56	34	32	7	22	0	35	3	0	3	221	66	4.74	1.614	10.4	1.3	4.1	6.5	1.59
1981	29	TEX-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.24	36	6	18	1	0	3	85.0	82	45	40	10	30	2	60	2	0	8				1.318	8.7	1.1	3.2	6.4	2.00	WCH AA
1982	30	TEX-min	AAA	5	6	.455	6.15	19	14	1	3	0	0	86.1	96	64	59	13	47	0	52	1	0	6				1.656	10.0	1.4	4.9	5.4	1.11	DEN AA
1983	31	TEX-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.32	46	0	25	0	0	6	66.0	63	25	17	0	26	4	42	2	0	6				1.348	8.6	0.0	3.5	5.7	1.62	OKC AA
1985	33	STL-BAL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.84	36	1	18	0	0	4	63.1	60	34	27	1	31	5	43	2	0	7				1.437	8.5	0.1	4.4	6.1	1.39	LOU,ROC AA,IL
1986	34	KCR-STL-min	AAA					37																										OMA,LOU AA
1987	35	KCR-min	AAA	1	5	.167	4.26	31	5	12	1	0	1	61.1	75	35	29	4	29	3	40	1	0	3				1.696	11.0	0.6	4.3	5.9	1.38	OMA AA
1988	36	STL-min	AAA	6	8	.429	2.86	53	5	22	1	0	8	104.0	98	39	33	7	40	4	64	2	2	2				1.327	8.5	0.6	3.5	5.5	1.60	LOU AA
3 Yrs				3	4	.429	4.60	55	6	13	0	0	2	115.1	128	65	59	14	46	0	76	3	0	3	508	87	4.26	1.509	10.0	1.1	3.6	5.9	1.65
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.429	4.60	61	7	14	0	0	2	129	143	72	66	16	51	0	85	3	0	3	566	87	4.26	1.509	10.0	1.1	3.6	5.9	1.65

TEX (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	4.68	51	4	13	0	0	2	102.0	112	59	53	14	40	0	67	3	0	3	450	87	4.48	1.490	9.9	1.2	3.5	5.9	1.68
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		4.05	4	2	0	0	0	0	13.1	16	6	6	0	6	0	9	0	0	0	58	92	2.59	1.650	10.8	0.0	4.1	6.1	1.50

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