Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#951
Jim Pankovits, 2B/OF
Houston '84-'88
.250/.307/.349, 87 OPS+, 620 PA, 62 R, 25 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 8 SB, 1.1 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR
-If I didn't know better, he may have done a jerking off motion at the cameraman in his '89 Upper Deck card.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#952
Ken Hill, SP
St. Louis '88-'89
3.89 ERA, 93 ERA+, 211 IP, 7-16 W/L, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 118 SO, 105 BB, 1.46 WHIP, 0.1 bWAR, 1.9 fWAR
-In '89 he had a 24-inning scoreless streak.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#953
Tim Foli, SS
Pittsburgh '80-'81, '85
California '82-'83
New York (AL) '84
.253/.279/.309, 63 OPS+, 1981 PA, 177 R, 69 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 161 RBI, 22 SB, 0.4 bWAR, 0.1 fWAR
-Led the NL in AB per SO Ratio in '81 and '82.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#954
Randy Johnson, 3B
Atlanta '82-'84
.267/.336/.347, 87 OPS+, 547 PA, 55 R, 21 2B, 6 HR, 53 RBI, 5 SB, 2.6 bWAR, 2.1 fWAR
-Ranked #2 among the Top 3 Randy Johnson's that Debuted in the 1980's rankings.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#956
Ron Gardenhire, SS
New York (NL) '81-'85
.232/.277/.296, 62 OPS+, 777 PA, 57 R, 27 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 49 RBI, 13 SB, 0.8 bWAR, 0.9 fWAR
-In '82 was 2nd among NL shortstops in Range Factor.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#957
Don Hood, RP/SP
St. Louis '80
Kansas City '82-'83
3.16 ERA, 125 ERA+, 197 IP, 10-9 W/L, 1 CG, 1 SV, 83 SO, 70 BB, 1.42 WHIP, 1.6 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR
-Had a 2.27 ERA in 47.2 IP in '83.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#959
Sid Monge, RP
Cleveland '80-'81
Philadelphia '82-'83
San Diego '83-'84
Detroit '84
3.87 ERA, 99 ERA+, 356 IP, 26-15 W/L, 27 SV, 210 SO, 149 BB, 1.40 WHIP, 1.9 bWAR, -2.3 fWAR
-In '80 he had a 117 ERA+ with 14 saves.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#960
Jose Bautista, SP/RP
Baltimore '88-'89
4.61 ERA, 84 ERA+, 250 IP, 9-19 W/L, 3 CG, 106 SO, 60 BB, 1.26 WHIP, 1.3 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR
-In '88 he had an eight-inning complete game where he threw only 70 pitches.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#961
Dave Beard, RP
Oakland '80-'83
Seattle '84
Chicago (NL) '85
Detroit '89
4.70 ERA, 83 ERA+, 276 IP, 19-20 W/L, 30 SV, 185 SO, 124 BB, 1.44 WHIP, -2.5 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR
-In '82 he had a 112 ERA+ with 11 saves.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#963
Jerry White, OF
Montreal '80-'83
St. Louis '86
.233/.322/.372, 94 OPS+, 585 PA, 51 R, 21 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 20 SB, 0.4 bWAR, 1.3 fWAR
-Hit .313/.421/.563 in the '81 NLCS.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#964
Mike Vail, OF
Chicago (NL) '80
Cincinnati '81-'82
San Francisco '83
Montreal '83
Los Angeles '84
.265/.300/.380, 86 OPS+, 662 PA, 47 R, 30 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, 88 RBI, 2 SB, 0.6 bWAR, 0.9 fWAR
-In '80 he hit .298 in 328 plate appearances.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#965
Terry Mulholland, SP/RP
San Francisco '86, '88-'89
Philadelphia '89
4.67 ERA, 75 ERA+, 216 IP, 7-15 W/L, 4 CG, 2 SHO, 111 SO, 78 BB, 1.46 WHIP, -0.5 bWAR, 2.3 fWAR
-NL Player of the Week 7/10/88
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#966
John Martin, SP/RP
St. Louis '80-'83
Detroit '83
3.94 ERA, 93 ERA+, 290 IP, 17-14 W/L, 5 CG, 1 SV, 120 SO, 95 BB, 1.21 WHIP, 0.7 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR
-In '81 had a 105 ERA+ with four complete games.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#967
Sam Khalifa, SS
Pittsburgh '85-'87
.219/.294/.285, 62 OPS+, 558 PA, 39 R, 20 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 37 RBI, 5 SB, 0.9 bWAR, 0.7 fWAR
-The only Muslim player in MLB history.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#968
Mike Felder, OF
Milwaukee '85-'89
.240/.293/.314, 66 OPS+, 994 PA, 144 R, 20 2B, 14 3B, 6 HR, 72 RBI, 88 SB, 0.7 bWAR, 0.3 fWAR
-In '87 was top 10 AL in Stolen Bases (34) and Triples (7).
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#969
Lamar Johnson, DH/1B
Chicago (AL) '80-'81
Texas '82
.271/.325/.384, 98 OPS+, 1096 PA, 98 R, 44 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 134 RBI, 5 SB, 1.0 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR
-Would go on to win MVP of the 1989 Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship Game.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#970
Sal Butera, C
Minnesota '80-'82, '87
Detroit '83
Montreal '84-'85
Cincinnati '86-'87
Toronto '88
.227/.302/.295, 65 OPS+, 911 PA, 63 R, 24 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 76 RBI, -1.3 bWAR, -0.6 fWAR
-In '81 was 2nd in the AL in Caught Stealing %.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#971
Onix Concepcion, SS
Kansas City '80-'85
Pittsburgh '87
.239/.278/.294, 58 OPS+, 1131 PA, 108 R, 34 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 80 RBI, 25 SB, 0.0 bWAR, -0.6 fWAR
-Scored the tying run in the 9th inning of Game 6 of the '85 World Series.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#972
Rick Schu, 3B
Philadelphia '84-'87
Baltimore '88-'89
Detroit '89
.247/.313/.384, 92 OPS+, 1532 PA, 169 R, 59 2B, 13 3B, 35 HR, 118 RBI, 17 SB, 1.3 bWAR, 0.4 fWAR
-Was tabbed as the heir apparent to Mike Schmidt, didn't work out.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#973
Greg Pryor, INF
Chicago (AL) '80-'81
Kansas City '82-'86
.237/.275/.314, 63 OPS+, 1276 PA, 115 R, 51 2B, 6 3B, 9 HR, 96 RBI, 5 SB, -0.1 bWAR, 0.1 fWAR
-In '80 was 2nd among AL shortstops in Total Zone Runs.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#975
Randy St. Claire, RP
Montreal '84-'88
Cincinnati '88
Minnesota '89
3.98 ERA, 97 ERA+, 206 IP, 12-6 W/L, 9 SV, 121 SO, 74 BB, 1.33 WHIP, 1.0 bWAR, -0.3 fWAR
-Had a 105 ERA+ with 7 saves in '87.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#976
Tom Gorman, RP
Montreal '81-'82
New York (NL) '82-'85
Philadelphia '86
San Diego '87
4.34 ERA, 84 ERA+, 214 IP, 12-10 W/L, 144 SO, 66 BB, 1.30 WHIP, 0.3 bWAR, 0.8 fWAR
-Mockingly nicknamed "Gorfax" as being the anti-Sandy Koufax.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#977
Terry Harper, OF
Atlanta '80-'86
Detroit '87
Pittsburgh '87
.253/.321/.371, 89 OPS+, 1632 PA, 147 R, 55 2B, 5 3B, 36 HR, 180 RBI, 37 SB, -0.6 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR
-In '84 was 3rd among NL left fielders in Total Zone Runs.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#978
Bill Lee, SP/RP
Montreal '80-'82
4.11 ERA, 87 ERA+, 9-12 W/L, 219 IP, 2 CG, 6 SV, 76 SO, 37 BB, 1.38 WHIP, -0.1 bWAR, 1.2 fWAR
-Had a 2.94 ERA in '81.
Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 80's
#980
Wallace Johnson, 1B
Montreal '81-'89
San Francisco '83
.263/.320/.340, 84 OPS+, 572 PA, 46 R, 16 2B, 6 3B, 4 HR, 54 RBI, 18 SB, 0.3 bWAR, 0.6 fWAR
-More than half of his plate appearances were as a pinch-hitter.
