NAME     : John Lamb
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/20/1946
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,100,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  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   1.93  5  2  5  86  0   0  98.0  21  33  71  NY,NL
  1971   2.30  7  5 37  61  0   0  66.2  17  35  43  NY
  1972   1.81  7  3 23  72  0   0  84.1  17  38  54  NY,NL
  1973   1.87  8  5 35  63  0   0  67.1  14  33  49  NY,NL
  1974   2.14  4  7 39  70  0   0  67.1  16  32  42  NY
  1975   1.76  6  5 45  74  0   0  76.2  15  40  53  NY,NL
  1976   2.98  3  6 41  68  0   0  66.1  22  33  37  NY
  1977   3.46  6  3 35  71  0   0  80.2  31  43  59  NY,NL
  1978   3.16  6  4 31  82  0   0  99.2  35  44  75  NY
  1979   3.12 11  3  3  95  0   0 101.0  35  59  73  NYM
  1980   3.82  6  5 11  77  0   0  75.1  32  45  48  NYM
 
  Total ERA   : 2.60
  Total Wins  : 69
  Total Losses: 48
  Total Saves : 305
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 604
  Total BB's  : 435
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1978, off Tom House (CHI)... Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1979...