P Jose Mendoza #4
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/11/1981
OA: 38 POT: 38
P JOSE MENDOZA #4 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
6 4 0-3 0 3.68 29.1 27 0 15 18 1.43 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 35 40
Curveball 70 70
Changeup 65 70
Sinker 35 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/07/1981 @ ARL Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 4 2 2 5 6
05/02/1981 @ CV Loss, 0-1 X 8.1 4 0 0 3 3
04/27/1981 GLE Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 3 5 Loss
04/21/1981 @ ARL Loss, 1-8 X 3.2 10 5 5 1 2 Loss
04/17/1981 SB Win, 4-2 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
04/14/1981 @ BUF Loss, 5-6 2.2 1 1 1 3 2 Loss
04/02/1981 DAL Loss, 2-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
03/31/1981 DET Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
03/29/1981 SD Loss, 3-6 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
03/24/1981 @ TB Loss, 3-4 0.2 0 0 0 3 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/30/1954
Born in:Vacaville, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$174,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 135 Days
Service This Yr:2 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 25 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1972, 14th Pick in Round 5
ABL TRIPLE A 1981 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 4 0 3 0 3.68 29.1 27 12 12 0 15 18 0 0.0 0 3 75.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 2 1 13.19 8.28 5.52 4.60 2.84 1.43 86 0.6 .297        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 47 14 3 1 0 5 8 8 0 1 0 .298 .400 .404 .804      
vs. RHB 59 13 3 0 0 7 7 10 3 1 1 .220 .300 .271 .571      
ABL TRIPLE A 1981 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 0 5 6  
April 4 2 0 3 0 6.43 14.0 19 10 10 0 7 9  
May 2 2 0 0 0 1.17 15.1 8 2 2 0 8 9  
Last Year 12 0 0 4 2 3.75 24.0 15 11 10 2 20 24  
2 Years Ago 20 1 2 2 5 2.80 35.1 25 14 11 3 18 41  
Career 48 5 4 10 10 3.30 117.1 90 47 43 8 64 104  
Home 2 1 0 1 0 4.70 7.2 8 4 4 0 3 5  
Road 4 3 0 2 0 3.32 21.2 19 8 8 0 12 13  
Grass 5 3 0 2 0 2.45 25.2 17 7 7 0 14 16  
Turf 1 1 0 1 0 12.27 3.2 10 5 5 0 1 2  
Day 2 2 0 1 0 3.75 12.0 14 5 5 0 4 5  
Night 4 2 0 2 0 3.63 17.1 13 7 7 0 11 13  
As Starter 4 4 0 2 0 3.46 26.0 25 10 10 0 12 16  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 1 0 5.40 3.1 2 2 2 0 3 2  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1976 Minneapolis - ABL 22 21 1 3 1 1 2.53 57.0 43 18 16 5 38 58 0 0 1.42 .260 3.66 0.1 137
1977 Minneapolis - ABL 23 80 0 15 11 13 3.46 171.2 133 69 66 12 90 154 0 0 1.30 .265 3.23 1.9 104
1978 Minneapolis - ABL 24 52 0 8 6 14 2.09 103.1 83 29 24 4 60 84 0 0 1.38 .269 3.18 1.0 165
1979 Minneapolis - ABL 25 1 0 0 0 0 37.80 1.2 5 7 7 0 4 2 0 0 5.40 .625 7.32 -0.1 9
1980 Minneapolis - ABL 26 42 2 2 2 1 2.82 118.0 88 47 37 5 85 101 0 0 1.47 .257 3.88 0.2 131
Total ABL 196 3 28 20 29 2.99 451.2 352 170 150 26 277 399 0 0 1.39 .265 3.46 3.2 119
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Total - 18 14 14 9 1 0 0.98 109.2 69 14 12 1 27 155 0 0 0.88 .244 1.23 6.4 100
1972 Reno - S A 18 20 0 0 2 4 4.38 37.0 33 20 18 2 25 19 0 0 1.57 .265 4.08 0.1 90
1973 Reno - S A 19 33 1 3 10 8 5.23 65.1 61 40 38 6 58 41 0 0 1.82 .272 4.79 -0.9 72
1973 Laredo - A 19 25 0 4 1 10 4.89 46.0 40 28 25 5 32 18 0 0 1.57 .230 4.77 -0.5 81
1974 Warren - R 20 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1.50 .222 3.36 0.0 108
1974 Reno - S A 20 19 0 1 5 5 5.65 36.2 34 24 23 4 16 19 0 0 1.36 .265 3.97 0.0 67
1974 Laredo - A 20 28 0 3 3 4 3.35 51.0 45 27 19 4 29 25 0 0 1.45 .253 4.11 -0.1 112
1975 Reno - S A 21 31 0 5 1 7 2.45 62.1 40 17 17 2 22 58 0 0 0.99 .247 2.11 2.2 153
1975 Laredo - A 21 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.69 .100 2.32 0.1 999
1976 Norfolk - AA 22 19 0 2 3 4 4.71 36.1 31 22 19 1 28 29 0 0 1.62 .280 3.57 0.1 74
1976 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 10 0 2 1 3 3.14 28.2 23 10 10 3 11 21 0 0 1.19 .267 3.29 0.1 105
1979 Norfolk - AA 25 3 3 0 2 0 5.48 21.1 24 15 13 0 15 21 0 0 1.83 .375 2.66 0.6 67
1979 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 20 1 2 2 5 2.80 35.1 25 14 11 3 18 41 0 0 1.22 .253 2.81 0.7 122
1980 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 12 0 0 4 2 3.75 24.0 15 11 10 2 20 24 0 0 1.46 .232 4.20 -0.3 91
1981 Salt Lake City - AAA 27 6 4 0 3 0 3.68 29.1 27 12 12 0 15 18 0 0 1.43 .297 2.84 0.6 89
Total AAAA 48 5 4 10 10 3.30 117.1 90 47 43 8 64 104 0 0 1.31 .265 3.22 101.7
Total AAA 22 3 2 5 4 4.99 57.2 55 37 32 1 43 50 0 0 1.70 .316 3.23 71.2
Total AA 55 0 7 4 14 3.91 101.1 86 55 44 9 63 46 0 0 1.47 .238 4.33 99.1
Total AS A 103 1 9 18 24 4.29 201.1 168 101 96 14 121 137 0 0 1.44 .263 3.68 88.4
Total AR 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1.50 .222 3.36 108.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1976 Minneapolis - MLB P 21 1 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 57.0 1.42 -0.4 1.032
1977 Minneapolis - MLB P 80 0 8 17 0 26 1 .962 171.2 1.31 -0.4 .923
1978 Minneapolis - MLB P 52 0 9 14 0 23 0 1.000 103.1 2.00 -0.4 1.114
1979 Minneapolis - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Minneapolis - MLB P 41 2 9 2 1 12 1 .917 118.0 0.84 -0.0 1.024
1981 Salt Lake City - AAA P 6 4 3 4 1 8 1 .875 29.1 2.15 -0.4 .822
TOTAL P 201 7 34 41 2 78 3 .962 481.0 1.40 -1.5 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1972 Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft out of high school ( Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) High School; San Jose, CA) by the Minneapolis Blizzard. (Round 5, Pick 14, 110th overall pick).
08/02/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Blizzard organization with a signing bonus of $14,200.
09/05/1972 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/1972 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (30); Movement: 35 (65); Control: 20 (30).
10/16/1973 Wins the 1973 ABL Short Season A World Series with the Reno Swamp Dogs!
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (50); Movement: 35 (60); Control: 20 (35).
08/30/1974 Injured on 08/27/1974, diagnosed with rotator cuff inflammation, will miss 3 months.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (55); Movement: 30 (55); Control: 20 (30).
08/11/1975 Was selected to the 1975 ABL Short Season A All-Star Game.
10/26/1975 Wins the 1975 AS A SL2 Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 45 (60); Control: 25 (35).
04/22/1976 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/25/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $38,200.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 25 (35).
11/24/1977 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $45,000.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (40).
04/18/1978 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/04/1978 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1978 Wins the ABL NBC Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/09/1978 Was selected to the 1978 Action Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/20/1978 Injured on 07/19/1978, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 8 months.
10/31/1978 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 7-8 months.
11/11/1978 Finished 2nd in 1978 ABL NBC John Franco RP Award voting.
11/25/1978 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $52,000.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (40).
10/13/1979 Wins the 1979 ABL Triple A World Series with the Salt Lake City Badlanders!
11/03/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $95,000 with the Minneapolis Blizzard organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 25 (25).
06/27/1980 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/07/1980 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $174,000 with the Minneapolis Blizzard organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (30).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1977 80 1
1978 52 8
Year W Rank
1977 15 8
Year Win. % Rank
1977 .577 9
Year SV Rank
1978 14 8
Year HLD Rank
1977 7 2
1978 7 2
Year H/9 Rank
1977 6.97 6
Year K/9 Rank
1977 8.07 3
Year RA Rank
1977 80 1
1978 52 8
Year GF Rank
1977 48 6
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