P Rob Bitler #43
Age: 68 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 20 POT: 20
P ROB BITLER #43 - AGE: 68 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 40 50 40 40
Control 30 30 30 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Changeup 20 20
Sinker 40 40
Cutter 40 40
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 65
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Rob is not receptive to criticism.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Greed
Birthday:10/06/1959
Born in:Jacksonville, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, -206 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, -280 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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+
1983 Cleveland - SKY 23 13 0 1 0 0 4.20 15.0 15 7 7 2 7 18 0 0 1.47 .351 3.92 0.1 93
1984 Cleveland - SKY 24 4 0 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.67 .353 3.50 0.1 136
1985 Cleveland - SKY 25 18 0 5 1 2 2.28 27.2 16 7 7 3 4 32 0 0 0.72 .213 2.81 0.5 177
1986 Cleveland - SKY 26 58 0 2 4 0 3.28 60.1 44 24 22 6 18 65 0 0 1.03 .259 3.35 0.7 121
1987 Cleveland - SKY 27 31 31 11 7 0 3.86 165.1 160 80 71 24 44 129 1 1 1.23 .284 4.40 1.4 104
1988 Cleveland - SKY 28 28 28 6 11 0 3.87 153.2 150 72 66 16 47 125 0 0 1.28 .297 3.89 2.1 102
1989 Philadelphia - SKY 29 16 0 1 0 1 3.70 24.1 18 10 10 2 8 19 0 0 1.07 .235 3.65 0.2 111
1990 Los Angeles - SKY 30 68 0 4 4 0 4.41 83.2 90 43 41 14 26 69 0 0 1.39 .311 4.76 -0.5 91
Total SKY 236 59 30 27 3 3.79 536.0 499 245 226 67 158 461 1 1 1.23 .287 4.05 4.6 105
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+
1980 Lake County - A 20 13 5 3 5 0 5.51 32.2 40 20 20 1 18 20 0 0 1.78 .348 4.42 0.6 93
1980 Lynchburg - A+ 20 32 8 6 3 2 2.47 73.0 64 23 20 6 32 43 0 0 1.32 .267 4.20 0.6 171
1980 Total - A+ 20 45 13 9 8 2 3.41 105.2 104 43 40 7 50 63 0 0 1.46 .295 4.27 1.2 136
1981 Lynchburg - A+ 21 44 3 3 1 5 3.71 53.1 45 23 22 7 31 49 0 0 1.43 .264 4.73 0.1 119
1981 Akron - AA 21 17 0 2 3 0 3.24 16.2 18 6 6 1 12 14 0 0 1.80 .333 3.74 0.2 132
1982 Lake County - A 22 12 0 1 1 0 3.00 15.0 12 5 5 1 1 18 0 0 0.87 .297 1.96 0.6 146
1982 Lynchburg - A+ 22 56 3 2 4 14 2.81 64.0 59 21 20 2 27 60 0 0 1.34 .317 3.12 1.6 161
1982 Total - A+ 22 68 3 3 5 14 2.85 79.0 71 26 25 3 28 78 0 0 1.25 .313 2.90 2.2 158
1983 Lake County - A 23 20 0 1 2 5 1.74 20.2 18 5 4 1 2 28 0 0 0.97 .333 1.41 1.0 237
1983 Lynchburg - A+ 23 16 1 0 2 4 2.31 23.1 15 6 6 4 12 35 0 0 1.16 .256 3.90 0.3 190
1983 Total - A+ 23 36 1 1 4 9 2.05 44.0 33 11 10 5 14 63 0 0 1.07 .298 2.73 1.3 210
1983 Akron - AA 23 22 0 0 1 14 2.38 22.2 18 6 6 1 6 22 0 0 1.06 .283 2.42 0.8 171
1983 Columbus - AAA 23 5 0 0 2 2 4.05 6.2 7 4 3 1 3 4 0 0 1.50 .261 4.89 -0.1 99
1984 Akron - AA 24 68 1 4 2 13 1.90 85.1 60 18 18 4 30 82 0 0 1.05 .248 2.39 2.5 207
1985 Akron - AA 25 52 1 2 5 8 3.06 53.0 44 19 18 5 20 54 0 0 1.21 .279 2.98 1.2 129
1985 Columbus - AAA 25 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 4 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 1.62 .364 1.43 0.2 999
1989 Lehigh Valley - AAA 29 15 0 1 2 1 6.10 10.1 18 9 7 1 11 9 0 0 2.81 .436 4.92 -0.1 64
1991 Lehigh Valley - AAA 31 49 3 5 0 0 2.81 64.0 58 25 20 1 28 42 0 0 1.34 .288 3.08 1.0 136
1992 Corpus Christi - AA 32 64 0 2 8 31 3.37 66.2 68 25 25 4 14 41 0 0 1.23 .300 2.93 1.3 109
Total IL 74 3 6 4 4 3.16 85.1 87 38 30 3 45 61 0 0 1.55 .310 3.36 122.2
Total EL 159 2 8 11 35 2.43 177.2 140 49 48 11 68 172 0 0 1.17 .270 2.70 164.4
Total TEX 64 0 2 8 31 3.37 66.2 68 25 25 4 14 41 0 0 1.23 .300 2.93 109.5
Total CAR 148 15 11 10 25 2.86 213.2 183 73 68 19 102 187 0 0 1.33 .281 3.98 153.3
Total MID 45 5 5 8 5 3.82 68.1 70 30 29 3 21 66 0 0 1.33 .335 2.97 126.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1982 Lynchburg - A+ P 54 3 3 9 0 14 2 .857 64.0 1.69 -0.2 1.016
1982 Lake County - A P 12 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.4 1.019
1983 Cleveland - MLB P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.1 1.036
1983 Columbus - AAA P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.0 1.023
1983 Akron - AA P 22 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 22.2 0.40 -0.6 .000
1983 Lynchburg - A+ P 16 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 23.1 0.77 +0.4 1.024
1983 Lake County - A P 20 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.0 1.024
1984 Cleveland - MLB P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.8 .000
1984 Akron - AA P 67 1 2 7 0 10 1 .900 85.1 0.95 -0.0 .896
1985 Cleveland - MLB P 18 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 27.2 1.63 -0.1 1.025
1985 Columbus - AAA P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.0 1.036
1985 Akron - AA P 50 1 1 6 0 8 1 .875 53.0 1.19 +0.3 1.027
1986 Cleveland - MLB P 57 0 0 12 1 14 2 .857 60.1 1.79 -0.1 .944
1987 Cleveland - MLB P 31 31 4 25 1 31 2 .935 165.1 1.58 +0.1 1.018
1988 Cleveland - MLB P 28 28 5 26 2 31 0 1.000 153.2 1.82 +0.7 1.024
1989 Philadelphia - MLB P 16 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 24.1 1.11 -0.0 1.031
1989 Lehigh Valley - AAA P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.5 .688
1990 Los Angeles - MLB P 66 0 1 16 1 18 1 .944 83.2 1.83 -0.1 .955
1991 Lehigh Valley - AAA P 45 3 0 10 0 11 1 .909 64.0 1.41 -0.6 .930
1992 Corpus Christi - AA P 63 0 0 12 1 12 0 1.000 66.2 1.62 -0.8 .930
TOTAL P 604 68 23 138 6 172 11 .936 972.0 1.49 -0.2 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (55).
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 45 (55).
04/18/1983 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/27/1983 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 50 (55).
09/19/1984 Wins the 1984 EL EL Reliever of the Year.
09/22/1984 Finished 3rd in 1984 EL EL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
11/23/1984 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
11/21/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
08/21/1986 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), out for 7 weeks.
11/08/1986 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $840,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 50 (50).
06/09/1987 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/27/1987 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/1987 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
11/10/1987 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,080,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (55).
09/09/1988 Injured (Torn UCL), out for 9 months.
11/30/1988 Became a free agent.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
05/04/1989 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
08/03/1989 Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 3 weeks.
09/06/1989 Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 3 months.
11/27/1989 Became a free agent.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
01/18/1990 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
11/24/1990 Became a free agent.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
03/12/1991 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
06/14/1991 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 8 weeks.
08/21/1991 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/1991 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
03/19/1992 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
07/06/1992 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/13/1992 Wins the 1992 Texas League Championship Series with the Corpus Christi Hooks!
11/05/1992 Released by the Houston organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (50); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 40 (55).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (35).
01/01/1995 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1986 17 9
Year SHO Rank
1987 1 3
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