NAME     : Karl Spooner
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : ORISKANY FALLS,NY,US
 
  BIRTHDAY : 6/23/1941
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 190
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $447,500 through 1974
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 70
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.96 15  7  0  29 29 210.0 172  78  69  69 211 
  At Home        3.03  7  5  0  15 15 113.0  82  39  38  41 113 
  Away           2.88  8  2  0  14 14  97.0  90  39  31  28  98 
  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 
  Apr/Mar        4.58  1  2  0   5  5  37.1  36  19  19  12  29 
  May            2.20  6  0  0   6  6  45.0  32  12  11  15  40 
  June           4.13  2  3  0   5  5  32.2  32  18  15  18  37 
  July           4.30  0  1  0   3  3  14.2  16   7   7   6  12 
  August         0.75  2  0  0   3  3  24.0  17   2   2   8  25 
  Sep/Oct        2.40  4  1  0   7  7  56.1  39  20  15  10  68 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1964   4.14 12 12  0  30  7   1 221.2 102  87 167  LAV
  1965   3.17 13 10  0  29  6   2 218.1  77  73 169  LAV
  1966   2.92 11 11  0  33  3   1 234.0  76  91 186  LAV
  1967   3.13 12 12  0  33  7   0 230.0  80  81 179  LAV
  1968   3.19 18 14  0  35  8   1 273.2  97  85 171  LAV,JC
  1969   3.16 14  9  0  29  3   0 222.0  78  72 196  LAV,JC
 
  Total ERA   : 3.24
  Total Wins  : 95
  Total Losses: 75
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 36
  Total K's   : 1279
  Total BB's  : 558
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/23/1964
Injured on 8/12/1965 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1965, going 3-0, 1.14
Injured on 7/15/1966 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/1/1967 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 8/27/1969 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks