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Doug Rau
Douglas James Rau

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.
School Texas A&M University

Debut September 2, 1972
  vs. STL 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game May 26, 1981
Born December 15, 1948 in Columbus, TX

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1972 23 LAD NL   2   2   7   3   2   0   3  0   32.7   18   11    8   1   11   19   1   0   130   2   0  2.20  3.35  152 0.888
 1973 24 LAD NL   4   2  31   3   0   0  14  3   63.7   64   28   28   5   28   51   1   0   280   2   0  3.96  3.49   88 1.445
 1974 25 LAD NL  13  11  36  35   3   1   0  0  198.3  191   90   82  20   70  126   4   3   848   1   1  3.72  3.41   92 1.316
 1975 26 LAD NL  15   9  38  38   8   2   0  0  257.7  227   96   89  18   61  151   3   1  1046   1   4  3.11  3.41  110 1.118
 1976 27 LAD NL  16  12  34  32   8   3   0  0  231.0  221   71   66  18   69   98   7   2   950   1   1  2.57  3.40  132 1.255
 1977 28 LAD NL  14   8  32  32   4   2   0  0  212.3  232   87   81  15   49  126   6   3   896   2   1  3.43  3.84  112 1.323
 1978 29 LAD NL  15   9  30  30   7   2   0  0  199.0  219   82   72  17   68   95   2   0   859   5   1  3.26  3.51  108 1.442
 1979 30 LAD NL   1   5  11  11   1   1   0  0   56.0   73   37   33   3   22   28   4   1   260   0   0  5.30  3.67   69 1.696
 1981 32 CAL AL   1   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   10.3   14   10   10   2    4    3   0   0    45   0   0  8.71  3.63   42 1.742
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .574  81  60 222 187  33  11  17  3 1261.0 1259  512  469  99  382  697  28  10  5314  14   8  3.35  3.51  105 1.301
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13   9  36  31   5   1   2  0  209.3  209   85   77  16   63  115   4   1   883   2   1  3.35  3.51  105 1.301
 Career High     16  12  38  38   8   3  14  3  257.7  232   96   89  20   70  151   7   3  1046   5   4  2.57  3.84  132 1.118

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 23 LAD NL   7    7    0    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   1   2  .143  .250  .429   92    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 24 LAD NL  31   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .091  .091  .091  -49    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1974 25 LAD NL  36   64    3    9   0  0   0    4   0  0   6  22  .141  .214  .141    3    9   8   0   0   0   0
 1975 26 LAD NL  38   87    5   17   0  0   0    6   0  0   5  28  .195  .239  .195   24   17  10   0   0   0   3
 1976 27 LAD NL  34   60    5    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   7  15  .150  .235  .150   13    9   8   1   0   0   4
 1977 28 LAD NL  32   71    4   10   1  0   0    2   0  0   5  11  .141  .205  .155   -1   11   3   1   0   1   2
 1978 29 LAD NL  30   63    3    9   1  0   0    5   0  0   2  13  .143  .169  .159   -8   10  13   0   0   0   1
 1979 30 LAD NL  11   14    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .143  .250  .214   29    3   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      219  377   21   58   3  1   0   21   0  0  28  95  .154  .213  .167    8   63  46   2   0   1  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        279   16   43   2  1   0   16   0  0  21  70  .154  .213  .167    8   47  34   1   0   1   7
 Career High     38   87    5   17   1  1   0    6   0  0   7  28                          17  13   1   0   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 23 LAD NL    9    7    1   3.9    90| .143  .254| .250  .322| .429  .376| .679  .698|  92  .477  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1973 24 LAD NL   13   12    0   0.0    94| .091  .259| .091  .327| .091  .385| .182  .713| -49  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1974 25 LAD NL   78   63    3   1.3    91| .141  .258| .214  .329| .141  .372| .355  .701|   3  .101  -8.3  -0.9   0%
 1975 26 LAD NL  102   83    4   1.3    93| .195  .261| .239  .331| .195  .376| .434  .707|  24  .100  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1976 27 LAD NL   76   64    2   0.8    90| .150  .260| .235  .326| .150  .371| .385  .697|  13  .052  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1977 28 LAD NL   81   67    3   1.2   103| .141  .269| .205  .337| .155  .410| .360  .747|  -1  .079 -10.3  -1.0   0%
 1978 29 LAD NL   78   68    2   0.8    95| .143  .262| .169  .330| .159  .385| .328  .715|  -8  .045  -9.3  -1.0   0%
 1979 30 LAD NL   17   13    1   2.1    99| .143  .268| .250  .333| .214  .397| .464  .730|  29  .200  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       454  377   16   1.1    95| .154  .262| .213  .331| .167  .384| .380  .714|   8  .081 -47.3  -4.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1972 23 LAD NL P 7 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.86 0.73 1.65 1.79 3 32.7 1973 24 LAD NL P 31 1 8 0 0 1.000 .947 0.29 0.73 1.27 1.88 3 63.7 1974 25 LAD NL P 36 8 27 0 3 1.000 .943 0.97 0.71 1.59 1.88 35 198.3 1975 26 LAD NL P 38 6 40 5 1 .902 .947 1.21 0.72 1.61 1.86 38 257.7 1976 27 LAD NL P 34 5 39 1 1 .978 .950 1.29 0.72 1.71 1.88 32 231.0 1977 28 LAD NL P 32 3 30 0 0 1.000 .951 1.03 0.67 1.40 1.85 32 212.3 1978 29 LAD NL P 30 3 24 1 2 .964 .951 0.90 0.72 1.22 1.91 30 199.0 1979 30 LAD NL P 11 2 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.09 0.66 1.93 1.80 11 56.0 1981 32 CAL AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.80 0.87 2.01 3 10.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 23 LAD NL P 7 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.86 0.73 1.65 1.79 3 32.7 1973 24 LAD NL P 31 1 8 0 0 1.000 .947 0.29 0.73 1.27 1.88 3 63.7 1974 25 LAD NL P 36 8 27 0 3 1.000 .943 0.97 0.71 1.59 1.88 35 198.3 1975 26 LAD NL P 38 6 40 5 1 .902 .947 1.21 0.72 1.61 1.86 38 257.7 1976 27 LAD NL P 34 5 39 1 1 .978 .950 1.29 0.72 1.71 1.88 32 231.0 1977 28 LAD NL P 32 3 30 0 0 1.000 .951 1.03 0.67 1.40 1.85 32 212.3 1978 29 LAD NL P 30 3 24 1 2 .964 .951 0.90 0.72 1.22 1.91 30 199.0 1979 30 LAD NL P 11 2 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.09 0.66 1.93 1.80 11 56.0 1981 32 CAL AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.80 0.87 2.01 3 10.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 222 29 184 7 8 .968 .949 0.96 0.71 1.52 1.87 187 1261.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 222 29 184 7 8 .968 .949 0.96 0.71 1.52 1.87 187 1261
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   1   1  40.50  0  1  0  0   0.2   3   3   1   0 
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   1  11.57  0  1  0  0   2.1   4   3   0   1 
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   1   3.60  0  0  0  0   5     5   2   2   1 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   3   2   6.75  0  1  0  0   6.2   8   5   3   2 
  2 World Series        0-2   3   1   6.23  0  1  0  0   4.1   5   3   0   4 
  5 Postseason Ser      3-2   6   3   6.55  0  2  0  0  11    13   8   3   6 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        0-2   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2   6   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1978 NL-13-8

ERA
1976 NL-2.57-2

Wins
1975 NL-15-9
1976 NL-16-9

Won-Loss %
1977 NL-.636-10
1978 NL-.625-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1975 NL-1.118-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1975 NL-2.13-4
1977 NL-2.08-3

Innings
1975 NL-257.7-6

Games Started
1975 NL-38-3

Shutouts
1977 NL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1974 NL-20-7
1976 NL-18-8

Hits Allowed
1977 NL-232-8

SO to Walk
1975 NL-2.48-7
1977 NL-2.57-4

Hit Batsmen
1976 NL-7-7
1977 NL-6-8

Batters Faced
1975 NL-1046-9

Adjusted ERA+
1976 NL-132-2

     

Gray Ink: Pitching - 27 (845) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.0 (424) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 11.0 (868) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

February 12, 1981: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 22, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

September 25, 1981: Released by the California Angels.


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