NAME     : Jim Rittwage
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/23/1944
  AGE      : 36
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $6,000,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 0  (VS. RHB : 0, VS. LHB : 0, Talent Poor)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  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
  1970   5.00  7  6  0  53  0   0  68.1  38  53  36  DET
  1971   3.60  1  1  0  11  0   0  20.0   8  10  15  DET
  1972   3.19  5  2  0  59  0   0  73.1  26  64  37  DET
  1973   2.89  5  3  5  38  0   0  46.2  15  39  17  DET
  1974   4.67  7  7 15  78  0   0  90.2  47  92  41  DET,NY,BAL
  1975   4.10  6  8  0  68  0   0  68.0  31  62  36  BAL
  1976   2.80  9  2  1  54  0   0  99.2  31  62  55  BAL,AL
  1977   3.15  4  6  2  80  0   0 103.0  36  59  50  BAL
  1978   4.20 10  8 22  84  0   0 111.1  52  88  38  BAL
  1979   3.49  8  1  2  86  0   0 126.1  49  92  47  BAL
  1980   3.77  9  9  2  79  0   0 112.1  47  84  63  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.72
  Total Wins  : 71
  Total Losses: 53
  Total Saves : 49
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 435
  Total BB's  : 705
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/10/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year... Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1978... Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1980...