John Candelaria
Career 177–122 · 3.33 ERA · 1,673 SO · 2525.2 IP · 603 G · 104 H · 1 HR · 48 RBI · .175 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
8
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1977
Best season
Spanning 1977–1977, peaking at 1 titles in 1977.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,195th League titles 1
- 607th Best in baseball 1
- 1,350th Top-5 finishes 8
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 127th Walks + Hits / IP 1.18
- 171st Wins 177
- 171st Strikeouts 1,673
- 248th Innings Pitched 2525.2
- 324th Earned Run Average 3.33
- 387th Strikeouts / 9 5.96
- 472nd Shutouts 13
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1977 2.34 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | — | #2 | — | 1976 #2 1977 #2 |
| Wins | — | #3 | — | 1977 #3 |
Pitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | NL | 8 | 6 | 2.76 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 120.2 | 95 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 95 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | PIT | NL | 16 | 7 | 3.15 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 220.0 | 173 | 77 | 22 | 60 | 138 | 1.06 |
| 1977 | PIT | NL | 20 | 5 | 2.34 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.2 | 197 | 60 | 29 | 50 | 133 | 1.07 |
| 1978 | PIT | NL | 12 | 11 | 3.24 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 189.0 | 191 | 68 | 15 | 49 | 94 | 1.27 |
| 1979 | PIT | NL | 14 | 9 | 3.22 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 207.0 | 201 | 74 | 25 | 41 | 101 | 1.17 |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 11 | 14 | 4.01 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 233.1 | 246 | 104 | 14 | 50 | 97 | 1.27 |
| 1981 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 3.54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40.2 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.30 |
| 1982 | PIT | NL | 12 | 7 | 2.94 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 174.2 | 166 | 57 | 13 | 37 | 133 | 1.16 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | 15 | 8 | 3.23 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 197.2 | 191 | 71 | 15 | 45 | 157 | 1.19 |
| 1984 | PIT | NL | 12 | 11 | 2.72 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 185.1 | 179 | 56 | 19 | 34 | 133 | 1.15 |
| 1985 | PIT +1 | NL | 9 | 7 | 3.73 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 125.1 | 127 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 100 | 1.32 |
| 1986 | CAL | AL | 10 | 2 | 2.55 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 91.2 | 68 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 81 | 1.03 |
| 1987 | CAL +1 | AL | 10 | 6 | 4.81 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 129.0 | 144 | 69 | 18 | 23 | 84 | 1.30 |
| 1988 | NYA | AL | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 157.0 | 150 | 59 | 18 | 23 | 121 | 1.10 |
| 1989 | MON +1 | NL | 3 | 5 | 4.68 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 65.1 | 66 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 1.26 |
| 1990 | MIN +1 | AL | 7 | 6 | 3.95 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 79.2 | 87 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 1.34 |
| 1991 | LAN | NL | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 33.2 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 1992 | LAN | NL | 2 | 5 | 2.84 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 25.1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 0 | 3 | 8.24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 19.2 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 1.73 |
| Career | — | — | 177 | 122 | 3.33 | 600 | 356 | 29 | 2525.2 | 2,399 | 935 | 245 | 592 | 1,673 | 1.18 |
Batting
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | NL | 18 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .140 | .196 | .140 | .335 |
| 1976 | PIT | NL | 32 | 76 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .184 | .253 | .237 | .490 |
| 1977 | PIT | NL | 33 | 80 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .225 | .262 | .313 | .574 |
| 1978 | PIT | NL | 31 | 52 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 0 | .173 | .318 | .231 | .548 |
| 1979 | PIT | NL | 33 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .132 | .145 | .191 | .336 |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 35 | 77 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .195 | .232 | .234 | .466 |
| 1981 | PIT | NL | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| 1982 | PIT | NL | 33 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .222 | .295 | .259 | .554 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | 33 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .139 | .200 | .154 | .354 |
| 1984 | PIT | NL | 33 | 62 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .129 | .182 | .210 | .392 |
| 1985 | PIT +1 | NL | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | CAL | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | CAL +1 | AL | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1988 | NYA | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | MON +1 | NL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | MIN +1 | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | LAN | NL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | LAN | NL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — | — |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 603 | 596 | 39 | 104 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 44 | 162 | 0 | .175 | .233 | .223 | .456 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 600 | 58 | 339 | 11 | 16 | .973 |