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John Candelaria John Candelaria
Full name: John Robert Candelaria
Born: November 6, 1953, New York, New York
First Game: June 8, 1975; Final Game: July 7, 1993
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 7" Weight: 205
TSN AL Comeback Player of the Year (1986)
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Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1975 PIT N Daily Splits   18    43    2    6   0   0   0    2    3   0   12   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .196  .140   0.0 1975 PIT N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits   32    76    5   14   2   1   0    5    7   0   17   0   5   0   0   1   4    0   0  .184  .253  .237   0.0 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits   33    80    5   18   3   2   0   11    4   0   18   0   4   0   0   3   0    0   1  .225  .262  .313   0.0 1977 PIT N
1978 PIT N Daily Splits   31    52    6    9   3   0   0    1    9   0   19   2   7   0   0   0   2    0   0  .173  .317  .231   0.0 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits   33    68    0    9   4   0   0    6    1   0   18   0   8   0   0   1   4    0   0  .132  .145  .191   0.0 1979 PIT N
1980 PIT N Daily Splits   35    77    5   15   3   0   0    7    4   0   14   0   3   1   0   3   2    0   0  .195  .232  .234   0.0 1980 PIT N
1981 PIT N Daily Splits    6    13    0    3   0   0   0    3    0   0    1   0   2   1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .214  .231   0.0 1981 PIT N
1982 PIT N Daily Splits   33    54    6   12   2   0   0    9    6   0   20   0   3   1   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .295  .259   0.0 1982 PIT N
1983 PIT N Daily Splits   33    65    4    9   1   0   0    2    5   0   17   0   5   0   0   1   3    0   0  .138  .200  .154   0.0 1983 PIT N
1984 PIT N Daily Splits   33    62    6    8   2   0   1    2    4   0   25   0   4   0   0   0   3    0   1  .129  .182  .210   0.0 1984 PIT N
1985 PIT N Daily Splits   37     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1985 PIT N
1985 CAL A                13     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1985 CAL A
1985 Total                50     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1985 Total
1986 CAL A                16     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1986 CAL A
1987 CAL A                20     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1987 CAL A
1987 NY  N Daily Splits    3     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200   0.0 1987 NY  N
1987 Total                23     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200   0.0 1987 Total
1988 NY  A                25     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 NY  A
1989 NY  A                10     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 NY  A
1989 MON N                12     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 MON N
1989 Total                22     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 Total
1990 MIN A                34     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 MIN A
1990 TOR A                13     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 TOR A
1990 TOT A                47     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 TOT A
1991 LA  N                59     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1991 LA  N
1992 LA  N Daily Splits   50     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     -   0.0 1992 LA  N
1993 PIT N                24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 PIT N
Total NL                 472   596   39  104  20   3   1   48   44   0  162   2  43   3   0  11  19    0   2  .174  .233  .223   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 131     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  603   596   39  104  20   3   1   48   44   0  162   2  43   3   0  11  19    0   2  .174  .233  .223   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1975 PIT N Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1975 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1979 PIT N
1986 CAL A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1986 CAL A
Total NL                   2     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total NL        
Total AL                   2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total            Splits    4     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1979 PIT N Daily Splits    2     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1979 PIT N

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1975 PIT N Daily Splits   18  18   4   1   0   0  120.2   95   497   8   47   37   36   9   95   6   4   1   2   0  18   5   7  14   8   6   2.76   0.9 1975 PIT N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits   32  31  11   4   1   1  220    173   881  22   87   77   60   5  138  13   6   0   2   0  31   5  16  19  16   7   3.15   1.2 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits   33  33   6   1   0   0  230.2  197   917  29   64   60   50   2  133   9   6   1   2   2  29   5  13  11  20   5   2.34   4.9 1977 PIT N
1978 PIT N Daily Splits   30  29   3   1   1   1  189    191   796  15   73   68   49   6   94   8   2   3   5   3  42   4  18  16  12  11   3.24   1.8 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits   33  30   8   0   2   0  207    201   850  25   83   74   41   6  101   4   7   2   3   0  39   8  18  12  14   9   3.22   1.5 1979 PIT N
1980 PIT N Daily Splits   35  34   7   0   1   1  233.1  246   969  14  114  104   50   4   97  14  12   0   3   2  45  10  25  14  11  14   4.01  -0.7 1980 PIT N
1981 PIT N Daily Splits    6   6   0   0   0   0   40.2   42   168   3   17   16   11   1   14   1   1   0   0   0  11   1   6   1   2   2   3.54   0.1 1981 PIT N
1982 PIT N Daily Splits   31  30   1   1   1   1  174.2  166   704  13   62   57   37   3  133   5   6   1   4   0  34   4  14   5  12   7   2.94   2.0 1982 PIT N
1983 PIT N Daily Splits   33  32   2   0   0   0  197.2  191   797  15   73   71   45   3  157   4   4   3   2   2  33   6  17   5  15   8   3.23   1.4 1983 PIT N
1984 PIT N Daily Splits   33  28   3   1   4   2  185.1  179   751  19   69   56   34   3  133  10   6   1   1   1  34   6  10  13  12  11   2.72   1.8 1984 PIT N
1985 PIT N Daily Splits   37   0   0   0  26   9   54.1   57   229   7   23   22   14   2   47   3   4   0   1   0  10   4   3   1   2   4   3.64   0.0 1985 PIT N
1985 CAL A Daily Splits   13  13   1   1   0   0   71     70   301   7   33   30   24   1   53   4   3   2   3   0  16   3   5   2   7   3   3.80   0.3 1985 CAL A
1985 Total                50  13   1   1  26   9  125.1  127   530  14   56   52   38   3  100   7   7   2   4   0  26   7   8   3   9   7   3.73   0.3 1985 Total
1986 CAL A Daily Splits   16  16   1   1   0   0   91.2   68   365   4   30   26   26   2   81   3   3   2   3   1  13   4   4   4  10   2   2.55   1.9 1986 CAL A
1987 CAL A Daily Splits   20  20   0   0   0   0  116.2  127   487  17   70   61   20   0   74   6   5   0   1   0  18   3   6   7   8   6   4.71  -0.5 1987 CAL A
1987 NY  N Daily Splits    3   3   0   0   0   0   12.1   17    57   1    8    8    3   0   10   2   1   0   0   1   3   3   0   1   2   0   5.84  -0.3 1987 NY  N
1987 Total                23  23   0   0   0   0  129    144   544  18   78   69   23   0   84   8   6   0   1   1  21   6   6   8  10   6   4.81  -0.8 1987 Total
1988 NY  A Daily Splits   25  24   6   2   1   1  157    150   640  18   69   59   23   2  121   4   6   2   2  12  31   3   7   9  13   7   3.38   0.9 1988 NY  A
1989 NY  A Daily Splits   10   6   1   0   1   0   49     49   206   8   28   28   12   1   37   2   2   2   0   1   5   2   1   2   3   3   5.14  -0.6 1989 NY  A
1989 MON N Daily Splits   12   0   0   0   2   0   16.1   17    68   3    8    6    4   2   14   1   3   0   0   0   5   2   1   2   0   2   3.31   0.0 1989 MON N
1989 Total                22   6   1   0   3   0   65.1   66   274  11   36   34   16   3   51   3   5   2   0   1  10   4   2   4   3   5   4.68  -0.6 1989 Total
1990 MIN A Daily Splits   34   1   0   0  10   4   58.1   55   239   9   23   22    9   2   44   2   3   3   0   0  10   1   2   4   7   3   3.39   0.9 1990 MIN A
1990 TOR A Daily Splits   13   2   0   0   5   1   21.1   32   106   2   13   13   11   3   19   0   3   2   2   0   7   2   2   0   0   3   5.48  -0.4 1990 TOR A
1990 TOT A                47   3   0   0  15   5   79.2   87   345  11   36   35   20   5   63   2   6   5   2   0  17   3   4   4   7   6   3.95   0.5 1990 TOT A
1991 LA  N Daily Splits   59   0   0   0  10   2   33.2   31   138   3   16   14   11   2   38   1   3   1   0   1   9   1   6   4   1   1   3.74  -0.1 1991 LA  N
1992 LA  N Daily Splits   50   0   0   0  11   5   25.1   20   108   1    9    8   13   3   23   2   2   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   2   5   2.84   0.5 1992 LA  N
1993 PIT N Daily Splits   24   0   0   0   6   1   19.2   25    92   2   19   18    9   1   17   1   1   1   1   0   5   2   1   0   0   3   8.24  -1.3 1993 PIT N
Total NL                 469 274  45   9  65  23 1960.2 1848  8022 180  772  696  467  52 1244  84  68  15  26  12 350  67 155 118 129  95   3.19  13.7 Total NL        
Total AL                 131  82   9   4  17   6  565    551  2344  65  266  239  125  11  429  21  25  13  11  14 100  18  27  28  48  27   3.81   2.5 Total AL        
Total            Splits  600 356  54  13  82  29 2525.2 2399 10366 245 1038  935  592  63 1673 105  93  28  37  26 450  85 182 146 177 122   3.33  16.2 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1975 PIT N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.2    3    29   2    3    3    2   0   14   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   3.52 1975 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7      5    26   1    2    2    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   2.57 1979 PIT N
1986 CAL A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   10.2   11    50   1    8    1    6   1    7   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   1   1   0.84 1986 CAL A
Total NL                   2   2   0   0   0   0   14.2    8    55   3    5    5    3   0   18   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   3.07 Total NL        
Total AL                   2   2   0   0   0   0   10.2   11    50   1    8    1    6   1    7   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   1   1   0.84 Total AL        
Total            Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   25.1   19   105   4   13    6    9   1   25   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   3   1   1   2.13 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1979 PIT N Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0    9     14    41   1    6    5    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   2   1   1   1   5.00 1979 PIT N

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1975 PIT N Daily   P   18   18    4   120.2     3   13    4    0   0    1    4    4    1  .800
1976 PIT N Daily   P   32   31   11   220       3   31    0    2   0    0   11    6    3 1.000
1977 PIT N Daily   P   33   33    6   230.2     6   30    1    3   0    0   12    5    2  .973
1978 PIT N Daily   P   30   29    3   189       4   25    0    0   0    1    9    8    3 1.000
1979 PIT N Daily   P   33   30    8   207       2   36    0    3   0    0    5    5    0 1.000
1980 PIT N Daily   P   35   34    7   233.1     8   38    2    3   0    1    7    8    1  .958
1981 PIT N Daily   P    6    6    0    40.2     1    7    0    1   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1982 PIT N Daily   P   31   30    1   174.2     1   23    1    1   0    0    7    7    1  .960
1983 PIT N Daily   P   33   32    2   197.2     5   20    0    1   0    0   13   10    0 1.000
1984 PIT N Daily   P   33   28    3   185.1     3   21    0    1   0    1    8    6    1 1.000
1985 PIT N Daily   P   37    0    0    54.1     1    8    1    0   0    1    3    0    0  .900
1985 CAL A Daily   P   13   13    1    71       2    8    1    0   0    0    2    2    0  .909
1985 Total         P   50   13    1   125.1     3   16    2    0   0    1    5    2    0  .905
1986 CAL A Daily   P   16   16    1    91.2     3   10    0    0   0    0    3    3    0 1.000
1987 CAL A Daily   P   20   20    0   116.2     4   23    0    1   0    3    7    3    1 1.000
1987 NY  N Daily   P    3    3    0    12.1     2    1    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1987 Total         P   23   23    0   129       6   24    0    1   0    3    8    3    1 1.000
1988 NY  A Daily   P   25   24    6   157       4   22    0    0   0    2    5    3    0 1.000
1989 NY  A Daily   P   10    6    1    49       1    6    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1989 MON N Daily   P   12    0    0    16.1     1    1    1    0   0    0    2    0    1  .667
1989 Total         P   22    6    1    65.1     2    7    1    0   0    0    3    0    1  .900
1990 MIN A Daily   P   34    1    0    58.1     3    3    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
1990 TOR A Daily   P   13    2    0    21.1     1    6    0    0   0    0    1    4    0 1.000
1990 TOT A         P   47    3    0    79.2     4    9    0    0   0    0    1    6    0 1.000
1991 LA  N Daily   P   59    0    0    33.2     0    2    0    0   0    0    3    1    0 1.000
1992 LA  N Daily   P   50    0    0    25.1     0    5    0    0   0    1    0    2    0 1.000
1993 PIT N Daily   P   24    0    0    19.2     0    0    0    0   0    1    1    1    0     -
Total              P  600  356   54  2525.2    58  339   11   16   0   12  106   80   14  .973
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1975 PIT N Daily   P    1    1    0     7.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0     -
1979 PIT N Daily   P    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1986 CAL A Daily   P    2    2    0    10.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
Total              P    4    4    0    25.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1979 PIT N Daily   P    2    2    0     9       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6,
1972).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Al Holland and George Hendrick to California
Angels in exchange for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later
(August 2, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985).

Traded by California Angels to New York Mets in exchange for Shane Young and Jeff
Richardson (September 15, 1987).

Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).

Signed by New York Yankees (January 15, 1988).

Traded by New York Yankees to Montreal Expos in exchange for Mike Blowers (August
29, 1989).

Released by Montreal Expos (January 24, 1990).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 28, 1990).

Traded by Minnesota Twins to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Nelson Liriano and
Pedro Munoz (July 27, 1990).

Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).

Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 25, 1991).

Granted free agency (November 3, 1992).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 16, 1992).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 9, 1993).


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