NAME     : Dave Hamilton
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/13/1947
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $13,500,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1972   4.29  3  5  0  13  0   0  79.2  38  21  44  SD
  1973   2.76 16 10  0  31  2   2 225.1  69  69 135  SD
  1974   2.53 16  8  0  35  3   1 259.1  73  82 139  SD
  1975   3.29 12 11  0  32  2   2 218.2  80  60 106  SD
  1976   3.64  6  5  0  30  1   0 111.1  45  35  60  SD
  1977   2.88 17 10  0  41  5   0 281.1  90  84 165  SD,MON
  1978   2.81 18 17  0  42  4   2 285.0  89  81 143  MON,DET
  1979   2.80 11 12  0  37  0   0 222.0  69  79 125  DET
  1980   3.20 11 12  0  30  2   1 183.0  65  44  90  DET,CLE
 
  Total ERA   : 2.98
  Total Wins  : 110
  Total Losses: 90
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 19
  Total K's   : 1007
  Total BB's  : 555
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Montreal to Detroit on 6/26/1978... Traded from Detroit to Cleveland on 3/2/1980... Injured on 7/4/1980 with a Strained Back, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 9/27/1980 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/8/1981 to a 4-year deal worth $13,500,000 per year...