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Troy Percival

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b. August 9, 1969 · California Angels 1995–1996, Anaheim Angels 1997–2004, Detroit Tigers 2005, St. Louis Cardinals 2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008–2009

He saved 358 games — fourteenth on the all-time list — with a 3.17 earned run average across 708 innings and fourteen seasons, and was chosen for four All-Star teams. He closed the last game of the 2002 World Series for Anaheim, which is the only title the franchise has won.

He was drafted as a catcher and hit .203 in his first professional season. The Angels moved him to the mound in 1991 on the strength of the throwing arm alone, and he was in the major leagues four years later, throwing in the high nineties from a delivery that finished with him falling toward first base.

Ten of the fourteen seasons were with the Angels, for whom he saved 316 games, more than anyone else has. The writers gave him four votes of 549 in 2015 and he came off the ballot after one appearance.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 4 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1995 CAL 62000 000 0000
1996 CAL 62100 000 0010 .000
1997 ANA 55000 000 0000
1998 ANA 67000 000 0000
1999 ANA 60000 000 0000
2000 ANA 54000 000 0000
2001 ANA 57000 000 0000
2002 ANA 58000 000 0000
2003 ANA 52000 000 0000
2004 ANA 52000 000 0000
2005 DET 26000 000 0000
2007 STL 34400 000 0040 .000
2008 TBR 50000 000 0000
2009 TBR 14000 000 0000
Career 703500 000 0050 .000

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1995 CAL 32620 374.037 1626941.95
1996 CAL 02620 3674.038 19311002.31
1997 ANA 55550 2752.040 2022723.46
1998 ANA 27670 4266.245 2737873.65
1999 ANA 46600 3157.038 2422583.79
2000 ANA 55540 3250.042 2530494.50
2001 ANA 42570 3957.239 1718712.65
2002 ANA 41580 4056.138 1225681.92
2003 ANA 05520 3349.133 1923483.47
2004 ANA 23520 3349.243 1619332.90
2005 DET 13260 825.019 1611205.76
2007 STL 30341 040.024 810361.80
2008 TBR 21500 2845.229 2327384.53
2009 TBR 01140 611.114 8576.35
Career 35437031 358708.2479 250306781 3.17

On this day & linked events

1969

Born August 9, 1969

Fontana, CA, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Troy Percival

Troy Percival made a major-league debut on April 26, 1995.

2009

Final major-league game: Troy Percival

Troy Percival played a final major-league game on May 21, 2009.

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