Wayne Twitchell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Born: March 10, 1948 in Portland, OR us

Died: September 16, 2010 in Portland, OR

Buried: Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR).

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: September 7, 1970 (Age 22-181d, 13,060th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1979 (Age 31-201d)
vs. MIL 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Wayne Lee Twitchell

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

ERA

3.98

282

133

1063.0

789

WHIP

1.430

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
1966	18	HOU-min	A-,AAA	4	3	.571	2.09	16	13		1	0		69.0	58	31	16	1	30	3	82	8	0	7				1.275	7.6	0.1	3.9	10.7	2.73	BMA,OKC NORL,PCL
1967	19	HOU-WSA-min	A,WRk	5	9	.357	4.96	25	20		1	0		107.0	112	80	59	11	84	1	104	11	3	20				1.832	9.4	0.9	7.1	8.7	1.24	AVL,AST CARL,FLIL
1968	20	HOU-min	A,AA	10	9	.526	2.65	27	23		6	2		156.0	116	63	46	4	82	3	162	8	0	7				1.269	6.7	0.2	4.7	9.3	1.98	GBO,DFW CARL,TL
1969	21	HOU-min	AAA	2	5	.286	4.76	19	13		2	0	0	68.0	65	50	36	6	55	0	54	5	1	10				1.765	8.6	0.8	7.3	7.1	0.98	OKC AA
1970	22	MIL-min	AAA	9	12	.429	5.44	27	26		4	2	0	144.0	163	106	87	13	93	2	103	6	1	10				1.778	10.2	0.8	5.8	6.4	1.11	POR PCL
1970	22	MIL	AL	0	0		10.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	10	43	-1.56	2.400	16.2	0.0	5.4	27.0	5.00
1971	23	PHI-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.83	37	7		1	1	6	95.0	83	58	51	9	56	6	116	3	1	8				1.463	7.9	0.9	5.3	11.0	2.07	EUG PCL
1971	23	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	6	1	2	0	0	0	16.0	8	4	0	1	10	0	15	1	0	0	69		3.45	1.125	4.5	0.6	5.6	8.4	1.50
1972	24	PHI	NL	5	9	.357	4.06	49	15	17	1	1	1	139.2	138	72	63	6	56	6	112	2	1	4	602	89	2.60	1.389	8.9	0.4	3.6	7.2	2.00
1973	25	PHI	NL	13	9	.591	2.50	34	28	0	10	5	0	223.1	172	71	62	16	99	9	169	10	0	13	921	152	3.45	1.213	6.9	0.6	4.0	6.8	1.71	AS
1974	26	PHI	NL	6	9	.400	5.21	25	18	2	2	0	0	112.1	122	71	65	11	65	7	72	7	1	4	526	73	4.49	1.665	9.8	0.9	5.2	5.8	1.11
1975	27	PHI	NL	5	10	.333	4.42	36	20	5	0	0	0	134.1	132	82	66	10	78	3	101	1	4	10	602	85	3.82	1.563	8.8	0.7	5.2	6.8	1.29
1976	28	PHI	NL	3	1	.750	1.75	26	2	7	0	0	1	61.2	55	18	12	3	18	1	67	3	0	5	254	204	2.11	1.184	8.0	0.4	2.6	9.8	3.72
1977	29	TOT	NL	6	10	.375	4.29	34	30	3	2	0	0	184.2	166	98	88	21	74	4	130	5	0	7	776	90	4.09	1.300	8.1	1.0	3.6	6.3	1.76
1977	29	PHI	NL	0	5	.000	4.53	12	8	3	0	0	0	45.2	50	27	23	3	25	1	37	0	0	3	203	90	3.61	1.642	9.9	0.6	4.9	7.3	1.48
1977	29	MON	NL	6	5	.545	4.21	22	22	0	2	0	0	139.0	116	71	65	18	49	3	93	5	0	4	573	90	4.25	1.187	7.5	1.2	3.2	6.0	1.90
1978	30	MON	NL	4	12	.250	5.38	33	15	3	0	0	0	112.0	121	68	67	16	71	5	69	5	0	11	510	65	5.25	1.714	9.7	1.3	5.7	5.5	0.97
1979	31	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	5.24	37	4	9	0	0	0	77.1	66	55	45	8	65	8	49	6	1	4	358	73	5.56	1.694	7.7	0.9	7.6	5.7	0.75
1979	31	NYM	NL	5	3	.625	5.23	33	2	9	0	0	0	63.2	55	44	37	6	55	8	44	4	1	1	294	70	5.36	1.728	7.8	0.8	7.8	6.2	0.80
1979	31	SEA	AL	0	2	.000	5.27	4	2	0	0	0	0	13.2	11	11	8	2	10	0	5	2	0	3	64	86	6.54	1.537	7.2	1.3	6.6	3.3	0.50
10 Yrs				48	65	.425	3.98	282	133	48	15	6	2	1063.0	983	541	470	92	537	43	789	40	7	58	4628	94	3.86	1.430	8.3	0.8	4.5	6.7	1.47
162 Game Avg.				8	11	.425	3.98	46	22	8	2	1	0	174	161	89	77	15	88	7	129	7	1	10	758	94	3.86	1.430	8.3	0.8	4.5	6.7	1.47

PHI (7 yrs)				33	43	.434	3.57	188	92	36	13	6	2	733.0	677	345	291	50	351	27	573	24	6	39	3177	105	3.41	1.402	8.3	0.6	4.3	7.0	1.63
MON (2 yrs)				10	17	.370	4.73	55	37	3	2	0	0	251.0	237	139	132	34	120	8	162	10	0	15	1083	78	4.69	1.422	8.5	1.2	4.3	5.8	1.35
NYM (1 yr)				5	3	.625	5.23	33	2	9	0	0	0	63.2	55	44	37	6	55	8	44	4	1	1	294	70	5.36	1.728	7.8	0.8	7.8	6.2	0.80
SEA (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.27	4	2	0	0	0	0	13.2	11	11	8	2	10	0	5	2	0	3	64	86	6.54	1.537	7.2	1.3	6.6	3.3	0.50
MIL (1 yr)				0	0		10.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	10	43	-1.56	2.400	16.2	0.0	5.4	27.0	5.00

NL (9 yrs)				48	63	.432	3.95	276	131	48	15	6	2	1047.2	969	528	460	90	526	43	779	38	7	55	4554	94	3.84	1.427	8.3	0.8	4.5	6.7	1.48
AL (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	5.87	6	2	0	0	0	0	15.1	14	13	10	2	11	0	10	2	0	3	74	77	5.66	1.630	8.2	1.2	6.5	5.9	0.91

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