Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons By Relief Pitchers
By Phil Watson
10. Bill Caudill, 1984
| Year ▾ | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA+ | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 2.71 | 68 | 62 | 36 | 96.1 | 77 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 89 | 138 | 1.121 |
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Generated 3/5/2014.
Caudill came over from Seattle the previous November along with pitcher Darrel Akerfelds for reliever Dave Beard and catcher Bob Kearney before being traded to the Blue Jays in December for outfielder Dave Collins, shortstop Alfredo Griffin and cash. In between, Caudill turned in his only All-Star season.
He was second in the American League with 36 saves and fifth with 68 appearances.
Caudill converted 36 of 44 save opportunities and allowed 20 of 70 inherited runners to score, posting a 1.967 Average Leverage Index (ALI, 1.0 is considered average).
Among AL relievers with at least 50 appearances, he was third with 8.31 strikeouts per nine innings and .218 opponents batting average, fifth with a 1.121 WHIP, sixth with a 2.71 ERA and eighth with a 138 ERA-plus and 79 opponents OPS-plus.