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42. Craig Lefferts

42. Craig Lefferts
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: September 29, 1957 in Munich, Ba Germany
  • Weight: 180 lbs.
  • Height: 6'1"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: April 07, 1983
  • Final Game: July 03, 1994
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If you were to put a list together of the unsung Relief Pitchers of the 1980s, Craig Lefferts would have to be on it.

A Chicago Cub as a rookie, Lefferts was sent to San Diego as part of a three-team trade before the 1984 Season.  Lefferts appeared in at least 60 Games over his first three years in San Diego, even leading the NL in Games Pitched (83) in 1986. The year after, he was trading during the season to San Francisco, but he returned home as a Free Agent for the 1990 Season, this time as a closer where he had back-to-back 23 Save years.  Lefferts was again traded during the season, this time in 1992, with Baltimore as his landing spot.

With the Giants, Lefferts had 64 Saves in 375 Games.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded from the Chicago Cubs with Fritzie Connally and Carmelo Martinez as part of a three-team trade. San Diego sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. Montreal sent Al Newman to San Diego. Montreal sent Scott Sanderson to Chicago 12/7/83.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the San Francisco Giants with Kevin Mitchell and Dave Dravecky for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant 7/5/87.

    Acquired (2):  Signed as a Free Agent 12/6/89.

    Departed (2):  Traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Erik Schullstrom and a Player to be Named Later (which would be Ricky Gutierrez) 8/31/92.

  • Games Played: 375
  • Notable Statistics:

    42 Wins
    40 Losses
    3.24 ERA
    27 Games Started
    181 Games Finished
    64 Saves
    659 Innings Pitched
    404 Strikeouts
    3.57 FIP
    1.249 WHIP
    2.20 SO/BB
    6.2 bWAR                       

    6 Playoff Games
    2 Wins
    0 Losses
    10 Innings Pitched
    3 Games Finished
    1 Save
    8 Strikeouts
    0.50 WHIP
    4.00 SO/BB

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Most Games Pitched (1986)

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