Milt Pappas

Q: When was Milt Pappas born?

Milt Pappas was born on May 11, 1939.

Q: Where was Milt Pappas born?

Milt Pappas was born in Detroit, MI .

Q: How tall was Milt Pappas?

Milt Pappas was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Milt Pappas weigh when playing?

Milt Pappas weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Milt Pappas in the Hall of Fame?

Milt Pappas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Milt Pappas have?

Milt Pappas had 1,728 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Milt Pappas played for?

Milt Pappas played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.

Q: How many World Series has Milt Pappas won?

Milt Pappas never won a World Series.

Q: When did Milt Pappas retire?

Milt Pappas last played in 1973.

Q: What are Milt Pappas' nicknames?

Gimpy is a nickname for Milt Pappas.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: May 11, 1939 in Detroit, MI us

Died: April 19, 2016 in Beecher, IL

High School: Cooley HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: August 10, 1957 (Age 18-091d, 11,466th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1973 (Age 34-130d)
vs. PHI 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Milton Steven Pappas

Nicknames: Gimpy

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.7

209

164

ERA

3.40

520

465

3186.0

1728

WHIP

1.225

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	18	BAL-min	A	0	1	.000		3															0											KNX SALL
1957	18	BAL	AL	0	0		1.00	4	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	34	373	2.79	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00
1958	19	BAL	AL	10	10	.500	4.06	31	21	4	3	0	0	135.1	135	67	61	8	48	1	72	2	1	6	574	89	3.29	1.352	9.0	0.5	3.2	4.8	1.50
1959	20	BAL	AL	15	9	.625	3.27	33	27	4	15	4	3	209.1	175	82	76	8	75	2	120	4	1	14	858	116	3.03	1.194	7.5	*0.3*	3.2	5.2	1.60
1960	21	BAL	AL	15	11	.577	3.37	30	27	3	11	3	0	205.2	184	81	77	15	83	4	126	6	0	10	863	114	3.55	1.298	8.1	0.7	3.6	5.5	1.52
1961	22	BAL	AL	13	9	.591	3.04	26	23	3	11	4	1	177.2	134	67	60	16	78	5	89	7	0	7	736	126	4.18	1.193	6.8	0.8	4.0	4.5	1.14
1962	23	BAL	AL	12	10	.545	4.03	35	32	2	9	1	0	205.1	200	105	92	31	75	3	130	2	1	7	874	92	4.44	1.339	8.8	1.4	3.3	5.7	1.73	AS,AS
1963	24	BAL	AL	16	9	.640	3.03	34	32	1	11	4	0	216.2	186	80	73	21	69	6	120	5	0	10	888	114	3.66	1.177	7.7	0.9	2.9	5.0	1.74
1964	25	BAL	AL	16	7	.696	2.97	37	36	0	13	7	0	251.2	225	89	83	21	48	10	157	7	0	5	1005	121	3.10	1.085	8.0	0.8	1.7	5.6	3.27
1965	26	BAL	AL	13	9	.591	2.60	34	34	0	9	3	0	221.1	192	81	64	22	52	3	127	3	0	5	891	133	3.41	1.102	7.8	0.9	2.1	5.2	2.44	AS
1966	27	CIN	NL	12	11	.522	4.29	33	32	0	6	2	0	209.2	224	106	100	23	39	4	133	3	0	7	876	92	3.31	1.254	9.6	1.0	1.7	5.7	3.41
1967	28	CIN	NL	16	13	.552	3.35	34	32	2	5	3	0	217.2	218	88	81	19	38	5	129	5	0	3	894	113	3.08	1.176	9.0	0.8	1.6	5.3	3.39
1968	29	TOT	NL	12	13	.480	3.47	37	30	5	3	1	0	184.0	181	77	71	17	32	9	118	5	2	5	753	89	2.91	1.158	8.9	0.8	1.6	5.8	3.69
1968	29	CIN	NL	2	5	.286	5.60	15	11	2	0	0	0	62.2	70	41	39	9	10	3	43	2	2	1	268	57	3.45	1.277	10.1	1.3	1.4	6.2	4.30
1968	29	ATL	NL	10	8	.556	2.37	22	19	3	3	1	0	121.1	111	36	32	8	22	6	75	3	0	4	485	128	2.62	1.096	8.2	0.6	1.6	5.6	3.41
1969	30	ATL	NL	6	10	.375	3.63	26	24	1	1	0	0	144.0	149	66	58	14	44	9	72	4	0	1	615	101	3.77	1.340	9.3	0.9	2.8	4.5	1.64
1970	31	TOT	NL	12	10	.545	3.34	32	23	3	7	2	0	180.1	179	78	67	20	43	10	105	2	1	4	752	133	3.66	1.231	8.9	1.0	2.1	5.2	2.44
1970	31	ATL	NL	2	2	.500	6.06	11	3	2	1	0	0	35.2	44	25	24	6	7	1	25	2	0	4	160	71	4.18	1.430	11.1	1.5	1.8	6.3	3.57
1970	31	CHC	NL	10	8	.556	2.68	21	20	1	6	2	0	144.2	135	53	43	14	36	9	80	0	1	0	592	167	3.54	1.182	8.4	0.9	2.2	5.0	2.22
1971	32	CHC	NL	17	14	.548	3.51	35	35	0	14	5	0	261.1	279	109	102	25	62	6	99	5	0	6	1099	111	3.71	1.305	9.6	0.9	2.1	3.4	1.60
1972	33	CHC	NL	17	7	.708	2.77	29	28	0	10	3	0	195.0	187	72	60	18	29	3	80	8	0	2	791	136	3.35	1.108	8.6	0.8	*1.3*	3.7	2.76	CYA-9
1973	34	CHC	NL	7	12	.368	4.28	30	29	1	1	1	0	162.0	192	82	77	20	40	9	48	4	0	5	695	92	4.39	1.432	10.7	1.1	2.2	2.7	1.20
17 Yrs				209	164	.560	3.40	520	465	33	129	43	4	3186.0	3046	1331	1203	298	858	89	1728	72	6	97	13198	110	3.53	1.225	8.6	0.8	2.4	4.9	2.01
162 Game Avg.				14	11	.560	3.40	36	32	2	9	3	0	220	210	92	83	21	59	6	119	5	0	7	911	110	3.53	1.225	8.6	0.8	2.4	4.9	2.01
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BAL (9 yrs)				110	74	.598	3.24	264	232	21	82	26	4	1632.0	1437	653	587	142	531	34	944	36	3	64	6723	113	3.56	1.206	7.9	0.8	2.9	5.2	1.78
CHC (4 yrs)				51	41	.554	3.33	115	112	2	31	11	0	763.0	793	316	282	77	167	27	307	17	1	13	3177	120	3.73	1.258	9.4	0.9	2.0	3.6	1.84
ATL (3 yrs)				18	20	.474	3.41	59	46	6	5	1	0	301.0	304	127	114	28	73	16	172	9	0	9	1260	102	3.36	1.252	9.1	0.8	2.2	5.1	2.36
CIN (3 yrs)				30	29	.508	4.04	82	75	4	11	5	0	490.0	512	235	220	51	87	12	305	10	2	11	2038	93	3.23	1.222	9.4	0.9	1.6	5.6	3.51

NL (8 yrs)				99	90	.524	3.57	256	233	12	47	17	0	1554.0	1609	678	616	156	327	55	784	36	3	33	6475	107	3.50	1.246	9.3	0.9	1.9	4.5	2.40
AL (9 yrs)				110	74	.598	3.24	264	232	21	82	26	4	1632.0	1437	653	587	142	531	34	944	36	3	64	6723	113	3.56	1.206	7.9	0.8	2.9	5.2	1.78

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1957	18	BAL	AL	0.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-136	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1958	19	BAL	AL	-0.1	32	45	42	2	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	21	.143	.143	.262	.405	12	.179	-18	11	0	0	3	0	0	1/4
1959	20	BAL	AL	-0.4	33	82	79	4	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	35	.139	.150	.152	.302	-16	.133	-43	12	0	0	1	0	0	1
1960	21	BAL	AL	-0.7	30	79	70	4	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	34	.043	.095	.086	.180	-50	.093	-91	6	0	0	5	0	0	1
1961	22	BAL	AL	0.1	26	70	66	6	9	2	0	3	6	0	0	0	29	.136	.134	.303	.437	15	.214	4	20	1	0	3	1	0	1
1962	23	BAL	AL	-0.2	35	75	69	5	6	1	0	4	8	0	0	1	41	.087	.097	.275	.373	-1	.156	-33	19	2	0	3	2	0	1	AS,AS
1963	24	BAL	AL	0.0	36	80	71	6	9	0	0	2	5	0	0	2	35	.127	.151	.211	.362	2	.189	-9	15	1	0	7	0	0	1/H
1964	25	BAL	AL	-0.2	37	100	93	4	12	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	46	.129	.173	.140	.313	-11	.169	-22	13	1	1	2	0	0	1
1965	26	BAL	AL	-0.7	34	78	70	3	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	36	.071	.085	.114	.199	-44	.090	-95	8	2	0	7	0	0	1	AS
1966	27	CIN	NL	-0.3	36	82	75	6	8	0	1	1	4	0	0	2	38	.107	.139	.173	.313	-17	.154	-43	13	1	1	3	1	0	1/H
1967	28	CIN	NL	-0.5	34	77	72	2	7	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	33	.097	.133	.139	.272	-25	.130	-59	10	1	0	2	0	0	1
1968	29	2TM	NL	0.1	38	63	53	6	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	29	.132	.193	.189	.382	14	.186	-19	10	0	1	6	0	0	1/H
1968	29	CIN	NL	-0.2	16	20	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.063	.063	.063	.125	-63	.057	-156	1	0	0	4	0	0	1/H
1968	29	ATL	NL	0.3	22	43	37	5	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	21	.162	.244	.243	.487	46	.236	35	9	0	1	2	0	0	1
1969	30	ATL	NL	0.3	26	52	45	4	7	0	0	2	4	0	0	5	21	.156	.240	.289	.529	47	.250	34	13	0	0	1	0	0	1
1970	31	2TM	NL	0.3	32	65	60	7	12	2	1	2	5	0	0	2	20	.200	.234	.367	.601	53	.264	33	22	0	1	1	1	0	1
1970	31	ATL	NL	-0.2	11	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970	31	CHC	NL	0.5	21	55	50	7	12	2	1	2	5	0	0	2	17	.240	.278	.440	.718	81	.313	67	22	0	1	1	1	0	1
1971	32	CHC	NL	0.0	35	99	91	6	14	2	0	0	2	1	0	4	30	.154	.206	.176	.382	4	.216	0	16	3	2	2	0	0	1
1972	33	CHC	NL	0.3	29	76	68	5	13	1	0	1	8	0	0	2	33	.191	.236	.250	.486	33	.242	21	17	0	2	4	0	0	1	CYA-9
1973	34	CHC	NL	-0.4	30	52	48	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	28	.063	.100	.125	.225	-40	.108	-79	6	1	0	2	0	0	1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
17 Yrs				-2.5	527	1176	1073	72	132	13	3	20	67	1	0	36	510	.123	.157	.197	.354	-3	.172	-27	211	13	8	52	5	0	1/H4
162 Game Avg				-0.8	162	362	330	22	41	4	1	6	21	0	0	11	157	.123	.157	.197	.354	-3	.172	-27	65	4	2	16	2	0

BAL (9 Yrs)				-2.1	267	610	561	34	61	8	1	11	35	0	0	13	278	.109	.130	.185	.315	-13	.151	-39	104	7	1	31	3	0	1/H4
CHC (4 Yrs)				0.3	115	282	257	20	42	5	1	4	17	1	0	10	108	.163	.209	.237	.446	20	.222	5	61	4	5	9	1	0	1
CIN (3 Yrs)				-1.1	86	179	163	9	16	0	1	2	7	0	0	5	79	.098	.129	.147	.277	-25	.134	-60	24	2	1	9	1	0	1/H
ATL (3 Yrs)				0.4	59	105	92	9	13	0	0	3	8	0	0	8	45	.141	.218	.239	.457	30	.220	14	22	0	1	3	0	0	1

AL (9 Yrs)				-2.1	267	610	561	34	61	8	1	11	35	0	0	13	278	.109	.130	.185	.315	-13	.151	-39	104	7	1	31	3	0	1/H4
NL (8 Yrs)				-0.3	260	566	512	38	71	5	2	9	32	1	0	23	232	.139	.186	.209	.395	7	.194	-13	107	6	7	21	2	0	1/H

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1969	30	ATL	NL	1	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
1 Yr				1	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
162 Game Avg				162	162	162	162	.000	.000	.000	.000

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1957	18	BAL	AL	P	4	0	0	9.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.965	2.00	2.00	0.50	2.00	0	1	1	50.0	47.5	0
1958	19	BAL	AL	P	31	21	3	135.1	39	9	28	2	3	.949	.963	2.46	1.95	1.19	1.93	6	3	3	50.0	46.7	0
1958	19	BAL	AL	2B	1	1		0.0	0	0	0	0	0					0.00	5.20
1959	20	BAL	AL	P	33	27	15	209.1	45	6	36	3	2	.933	.955	1.81	2.05	1.27	2.03	14	8	5	38.5	40.2	0
1960	21	BAL	AL	P	30	27	11	205.2	45	8	36	1	3	.978	.967	1.93	1.96	1.47	1.95	10	4	4	50.0	40.1	0
1961	22	BAL	AL	P	26	23	11	177.2	59	24	34	1	2	.983	.954	2.94	2.05	2.23	2.02	7	6	5	45.5	35.9	0
1962	23	BAL	AL	P	35	32	9	205.1	61	20	38	3	3	.951	.958	2.54	2.08	1.66	2.07	7	14	6	30.0	36.3	0	AS,AS
1963	24	BAL	AL	P	34	32	11	216.2	69	26	41	2	4	.971	.955	2.78	1.99	1.97	2.00	10	6	4	40.0	32.6	0
1964	25	BAL	AL	P	37	36	13	251.2	55	25	30	0	2	*1.000*	.957	1.97	1.90	1.49	1.89	5	8	4	33.3	37.1	1
1965	26	BAL	AL	P	34	34	9	221.1	39	15	21	3	4	.923	.951	1.46	2.04	1.06	2.03	5	10	7	41.2	33.8	0	AS
1966	27	CIN	NL	P	33	32	6	209.2	49	16	32	1	2	.980	.947	2.06	1.96	1.45	1.96	7	8	9	52.9	39.8	1
1967	28	CIN	NL	P	34	32	5	217.2	49	13	36	0	3	*1.000*	.960	2.03	2.00	1.44	2.00	3	14	6	30.0	40.3	0
1968	29	2TM	NL	P	37	30	3	184.0	34	4	29	1	0	.971	.958	1.61	2.01	0.89	2.02	5	13	4	23.5	39.6	0
1968	29	CIN	NL	P	15	11	0	62.2	12	2	10	0	0	1.000	.958	1.72	2.01	0.80	2.02	1	5	2	28.6	39.6	0
1968	29	ATL	NL	P	22	19	3	121.1	22	2	19	1	0	.955	.958	1.56	2.01	0.95	2.02	4	8	2	20.0	39.6	0
1969	30	ATL	NL	P	26	24	1	144.0	39	17	20	2	1	.949	.958	2.31	1.95	1.42	1.94	1	14	1	6.7	40.1	0
1970	31	2TM	NL	P	32	23	7	180.1	34	12	21	1	4	.971	.951	1.65	1.85	1.03	1.84	4	5	5	50.0	33.0	0
1970	31	ATL	NL	P	11	3	1	35.2	9	6	3	0	1	1.000	.951	2.27	1.84	0.82	1.84	4	3	1	25.0	33.0	0
1970	31	CHC	NL	P	21	20	6	144.2	25	6	18	1	3	.960	.951	1.49	1.85	1.14	1.84	0	2	4	66.7	33.0	0
1971	32	CHC	NL	P	35	35	14	261.1	49	19	30	0	1	*1.000*	.954	1.69	1.90	1.40	1.90	6	18	8	30.8	35.3	0
1972	33	CHC	NL	P	29	28	10	195.0	47	20	27	0	2	*1.000*	.950	2.17	1.78	1.62	1.78	2	14	4	22.2	37.2	0	CYA-9
1973	34	CHC	NL	P	30	29	1	162.0	39	11	25	3	2	.923	.950	2.00	1.88	1.20	1.88	5	14	5	26.3	36.1	0
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
17 Yrs					521	466	129	3186.0	754	245	486	23	38	.969	.956	2.06	1.96	1.40	1.96	97	160	81	33.6	37.5	2

P (17 Yrs)				P	520	465	129	3186.0	754	245	486	23	38	.969	.956	2.06	1.96	1.41	1.95	97	160	81	33.6	37.5	2
2B (1 Yr)				2B	1	1		0.0	0	0	0	0	0					0.00	5.20

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard								Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1969	30	ATL	NL	P	1	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
1 Yr					1	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0

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When was Milt Pappas born?

Milt Pappas was born on May 11, 1939.

Where was Milt Pappas born?

Milt Pappas was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall was Milt Pappas?

Milt Pappas was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Milt Pappas weigh when playing?

Milt Pappas weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Milt Pappas play?

Milt Pappas played 17 seasons.

Is Milt Pappas in the Hall of Fame?

Milt Pappas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Milt Pappas play?

Milt Pappas was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Milt Pappas have?

Milt Pappas had 1,728 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Milt Pappas played for?

Milt Pappas played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.

How many World Series has Milt Pappas won?

Milt Pappas never won a World Series.

When did Milt Pappas retire?

Milt Pappas last played in 1973.

What are Milt Pappas' nicknames?

Gimpy is a nickname for Milt Pappas.

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How many seasons did Milt Pappas play?

Is Milt Pappas in the Hall of Fame?

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How many strikeouts did Milt Pappas have?

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