P Alex Rutherford #7
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/08/1975
P ALEX RUTHERFORD #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 28 7-11 1 4.52 173.1 161 12 122 138 1.63 1.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1975 @ CIN Loss, 3-4 X 7.1 7 4 4 4 5 Loss
09/22/1975 TOR Loss, 4-9 X 0.2 4 6 6 3 0 Loss
09/18/1975 @ TOR Win, 4-2 X 6.0 4 2 1 7 2
09/13/1975 @ NYI Loss, 2-3 X 8.0 7 3 3 3 3 Loss
09/08/1975 MIL Loss, 1-5 X 3.1 5 5 5 2 3 Loss
09/03/1975 @ MON Loss, 3-7 X 5.2 5 7 5 8 4 Loss
08/29/1975 @ SFS Win, 2-1 X 8.0 2 1 0 4 7 Win
08/23/1975 @ LAS Loss, 5-7 X 6.0 8 4 4 2 6
08/17/1975 LAS Win, 8-3 X 7.1 7 3 1 2 5 Win
08/12/1975 SEA Win, 4-2 X 6.2 3 0 0 6 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/23/1947
Born in:New Orleans, LA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 5th Pick in Round 12
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 28 7 11 1 4.52 173.1 161 106 87 12 122 138 1 3.6 0 14 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 3 2 14.95 8.36 7.17 6.33 4.33 1.63 112 1.2 .292        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 249 75 14 2 2 36 57 42 3 4 1 .301 .429 .398 .827      
vs. RHB 398 86 13 5 10 70 65 96 10 10 4 .216 .325 .349 .674      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 1 1 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 8  
May 4 4 1 1 0 3.62 27.1 25 11 11 1 16 22  
June 6 6 1 1 0 3.60 35.0 31 23 14 2 28 25  
July 6 6 1 2 0 5.66 35.0 37 26 22 4 25 29  
August 6 6 4 1 0 3.38 40.0 32 18 15 3 24 37  
September 6 6 0 5 0 6.97 31.0 32 27 24 2 27 17  
Spring Training 9 0 0 1 0 0.96 9.1 6 1 1 1 0 8  
Career 31 28 7 11 1 4.52 173.1 161 106 87 12 122 138  
Home 17 15 5 5 0 4.12 91.2 88 52 42 5 57 80  
Road 14 13 2 6 1 4.96 81.2 73 54 45 7 65 58  
Grass 28 25 6 9 1 4.44 154.0 148 92 76 12 104 121  
Turf 3 3 1 2 0 5.12 19.1 13 14 11 0 18 17  
Day 11 9 1 5 0 6.07 59.1 66 42 40 6 39 50  
Night 20 19 6 6 1 3.71 114.0 95 64 47 6 83 88  
As Starter 28 28 7 10 0 4.60 168.1 157 105 86 12 120 130  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 0 1 1 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 8  
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+
1975 Cleveland - FABL 27 31 28 7 11 1 4.52 173.1 161 106 87 12 122 138 1 0 1.63 .292 4.33 1.2 85
Total FABL 31 28 7 11 1 4.52 173.1 161 106 87 12 122 138 1 0 1.63 .292 4.33 1.2 85
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+
1970 Savannah - A 22 16 16 8 5 0 3.28 126.1 104 54 46 3 117 124 8 2 1.75 .307 3.89 0.7 103
1970 Wilmington - A 22 1 1 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 1 1 1 0 7 13 0 0 0.96 .100 2.39 0.3 334
1971 Youngstown - AA 23 26 26 8 8 0 4.77 134.0 95 75 71 11 148 94 0 0 1.81 .233 5.75 0.8 105
1971 Rochester - AAA 23 7 0 0 0 1 8.53 6.1 4 6 6 0 12 6 0 0 2.53 .250 6.15 -0.1 48
1972 Youngstown - AA 24 9 9 3 4 0 4.78 49.0 40 27 26 3 54 45 0 0 1.92 .285 4.99 0.7 107
1972 Rochester - AAA 24 27 9 3 6 0 4.71 65.0 60 35 34 7 51 66 0 0 1.71 .305 4.72 0.3 90
1973 Youngstown - AA 25 24 14 3 9 0 5.38 97.0 97 64 58 4 71 66 0 0 1.73 .301 4.18 1.4 83
1973 Rochester - AAA 25 10 10 2 4 0 6.00 60.0 53 42 40 4 52 60 0 0 1.75 .322 4.30 0.6 64
1974 Rochester - AAA 26 29 29 9 13 0 4.41 173.1 132 93 85 10 130 146 0 0 1.51 .265 4.11 1.7 86
Total EA 59 49 14 21 0 4.98 280.0 232 166 155 18 273 205 0 0 1.80 .268 5.07 96.4
Total UL 73 48 14 23 1 4.87 304.2 249 176 165 21 245 278 0 0 1.62 .284 4.32 80.0
Total MAL 1 1 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 1 1 1 0 7 13 0 0 0.96 .100 2.39 334.2
Total SEL 16 16 8 5 0 3.28 126.1 104 54 46 3 117 124 8 2 1.75 .307 3.89 103.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Wilmington - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 1.051
1970 Savannah - A P 16 16 6 14 0 20 0 1.000 126.1 1.42 +1.7 1.037
1971 Rochester - AAA P 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.3 1.015
1971 Youngstown - AA P 26 26 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 134.0 1.34 -0.3 1.270
1972 Rochester - AAA P 27 9 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 65.0 1.11 -0.6 1.201
1972 Youngstown - AA P 9 9 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 49.0 1.47 -0.4 1.038
1973 Rochester - AAA P 10 10 6 6 1 12 0 1.000 60.0 1.80 +0.2 1.230
1973 Youngstown - AA P 24 14 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 97.0 1.48 -0.7 1.002
1974 Rochester - AAA P 29 29 5 22 3 28 1 .964 173.1 1.40 +1.0 1.008
1975 Cleveland - MLB P 31 28 13 15 2 30 2 .933 173.1 1.45 -0.5 1.060
TOTAL P 179 142 44 98 9 145 3 .979 892.2 1.43 +0.7 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Texas Panhandle; Amarillo, TX) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 12, Pick 5, 269th overall pick).
06/23/1970 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/10/1970 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/14/1972 Wins the 1972 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
06/19/1974 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/29/1974 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/10/1974 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Foresters.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1975 122 1
Year K Rank
1975 138 10
Year K/9 Rank
1975 7.17 3
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