Rich Yett

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 187lb (188cm, 84kg)

Born: October 6, 1962 in Pomona, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Don Antonio Lugo HS (Chino, CA).

High School: Don Antonio Lugo HS (Chino, CA)

Debut: April 13, 1985 (Age 22-189d, 15,012th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 25, 1990 (Age 27-201d)
vs. DET 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Richard Martin Yett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

4.95

136

414.1

229

WHIP

1.533

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
1980	17	MIN-min	Rk	3	4	.429	4.33	10	8		2	0	0	52.0	46	30	25	2	19	0	35	0	1	0				1.250	8.0	0.3	3.3	6.1	1.84	ELZ APPY
1981	18	MIN-min	A	12	6	.667	3.68	25	25	0	12	1	0	164.0	147	87	67	14	77	2	121	5	1	13				1.366	8.1	0.8	4.2	6.6	1.57	WRA MIDW
1982	19	MIN-min	A	16	9	.640	3.66	27	27	0	11	0	0	196.2	183	98	80	9	97	2	121	6	0	13				1.424	8.4	0.4	4.4	5.5	1.25	VIS CALL
1983	20	MIN-min	AA	8	10	.444	3.78	24	24	0	5	0	0	162.0	153	82	68	16	78	2	93	1	0	15				1.426	8.5	0.9	4.3	5.2	1.19	ORL SOUL
1984	21	MIN-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.25	26	26	0	9	2	0	174.2	159	71	63	14	66	2	129	6	1	6				1.288	8.2	0.7	3.4	6.6	1.95	TOL IL
1985	22	MIN-min	AAA	9	11	.450	4.15	25	25	0	8	1	0	165.0	162	82	76	14	101	2	99	4	1	16				1.594	8.8	0.8	5.5	5.4	0.98	TOL IL
1985	22	MIN	AL	0	0		27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	33	20.68	9.000	27.0	0.0	54.0	0.0	0.00
1986	23	CLE-min	AAA	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0				1.500	10.5	1.5	3.0	3.0	1.00	MAI IL
1986	23	CLE	AL	5	3	.625	5.15	39	3	17	1	1	1	78.2	84	48	45	10	37	4	50	1	0	8	350	81	4.60	1.538	9.6	1.1	4.2	5.7	1.35
1987	24	CLE-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.05	7	7	0	1	0	0	44.1	38	17	15	7	18	0	33	1	1	2				1.263	7.7	1.4	3.7	6.7	1.83	BFL AA
1987	24	CLE	AL	3	9	.250	5.25	37	11	13	2	0	1	97.2	96	63	57	21	49	3	59	3	0	9	432	86	6.06	1.485	8.8	1.9	4.5	5.4	1.20
1988	25	CLE-min	AAA,AA	0	2	.000	8.74	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.1	16	14	11	1	6	0	9	1	0	1				1.941	12.7	0.8	4.8	7.1	1.50	CSP,WPT PCL,EL
1988	25	CLE	AL	9	6	.600	4.62	23	22	0	0	0	0	134.1	146	72	69	11	55	1	71	1	3	4	590	89	4.03	1.496	9.8	0.7	3.7	4.8	1.29
1989	26	CLE	AL	5	6	.455	5.00	32	12	5	1	0	0	99.0	111	56	55	10	47	1	47	2	0	7	446	80	4.61	1.596	10.1	0.9	4.3	4.3	1.00
1990	27	MIN-min	AAA	4	6	.400	6.17	22	20	1	1	1	0	100.2	117	72	69	7	60	0	58	1	0	6				1.758	10.5	0.6	5.4	5.2	0.97	POR PCL
1990	27	MIN	AL	0	0		2.08	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	217	5.58	1.615	12.5	2.1	2.1	4.2	2.00
6 Yrs				22	24	.478	4.95	136	49	35	4	1	2	414.1	444	242	228	53	191	10	229	7	3	29	1842	85	4.78	1.533	9.6	1.2	4.1	5.0	1.20
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.478	4.95	50	18	13	1	0	1	152	163	89	84	19	70	4	84	3	1	11	677	85	4.78	1.533	9.6	1.2	4.1	5.0	1.20

CLE (4 yrs)				22	24	.478	4.97	131	48	35	4	1	2	409.2	437	239	226	52	188	9	227	7	3	28	1818	84	4.76	1.526	9.6	1.1	4.1	5.0	1.21
MIN (2 yrs)				0	0		3.86	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	7	3	2	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	24	125	6.66	2.143	13.5	1.9	5.8	3.9	0.67

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