John Candelaria played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1993, appearing in 600 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 177 W and 122 L, an ERA of 3.33, 1,673 SO, a WHIP of 1.184, and a WAR of 39.8.
John Candelaria Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Candelaria.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | John Candelaria |
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1953 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1975 |
📊 Career Summary
John Candelaria appeared in 600 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1975 to 1993. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 356 (MLB Rank: 206) |
| GF | 82 (MLB Rank: 970) |
| W | 177 (MLB Rank: 171) |
| L | 122 (MLB Rank: 324) |
| SV | 29 (MLB Rank: 569) |
| ERA | 3.33 (MLB Rank: 2,033) |
| IP | 2525.2 (MLB Rank: 248) |
| SHO | 13 (MLB Rank: 470) |
| CG | 54 (MLB Rank: 816) |
| SO | 1,673 (MLB Rank: 167) |
| BB | 592 (MLB Rank: 573) |
| H | 2,399 (MLB Rank: 283) |
| HR | 245 (MLB Rank: 145) |
| SO9 | 5.96 (MLB Rank: 4,020) |
| BB9 | 2.11 (MLB Rank: 10,481) |
| H9 | 8.55 (MLB Rank: 8,638) |
| HR9 | 0.87 (MLB Rank: 4,845) |
| WHIP | 1.184 (MLB Rank: 10,702) |
| WAR | 39.8 (MLB Rank: 180) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1993)
In his final season (1993), John Candelaria recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 6 |
| W | 0 |
| L | 3 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 8.24 |
| IP | 19.2 |
| SO | 17 |
| BB | 9 |
| H | 25 |
| HR | 2 |
| SO9 | 7.78 |
| BB9 | 4.12 |
| H9 | 11.44 |
| HR9 | 0.92 |
| WHIP | 1.729 |
| WAR | −1.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1977, 20 W
- Most SO: 1983, 157 SO
- Most IP: 1980, 233.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1977, 7.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1977, 2.35 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
John Candelaria appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.96, pitched 33.4 IP, struck out 29 batters, with 2 W and 2 L.
John Candelaria Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | 8 | 6 | 2.76 | 0.571 | 0 | 95 | 120.2 | 1.5 | 1.086 | 8 | 95 | 36 | 47 | 37 | 128 | 2.82 | 7.1 | 2.64 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 497 |
1976 | 16 | 7 | 3.15 | 0.696 | 1 | 138 | 220 | 2.5 | 1.059 | 22 | 173 | 60 | 87 | 77 | 110 | 3.52 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 881 |
1977 | 20 | 5 | 2.34 | 0.8 | 0 | 133 | 230.2 | 7.4 | 1.071 | 29 | 197 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 169 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 2.66 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 917 |
1978 | 12 | 11 | 3.24 | 0.522 | 1 | 94 | 189 | 4 | 1.27 | 15 | 191 | 49 | 73 | 68 | 115 | 3.48 | 4.5 | 1.92 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 796 |
1979 | 14 | 9 | 3.22 | 0.609 | 0 | 101 | 207 | 3.5 | 1.169 | 25 | 201 | 41 | 83 | 74 | 121 | 3.96 | 4.4 | 2.46 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 850 |
1980 | 11 | 14 | 4.01 | 0.44 | 1 | 97 | 233.1 | 1 | 1.269 | 14 | 246 | 50 | 114 | 104 | 92 | 3.38 | 3.7 | 1.94 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 969 |
1981 | 2 | 2 | 3.54 | 0.5 | 0 | 14 | 40.2 | 0.7 | 1.303 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 104 | 3.68 | 3.1 | 1.27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 |
1982 | 12 | 7 | 2.94 | 0.632 | 1 | 133 | 174.2 | 4 | 1.162 | 13 | 166 | 37 | 62 | 57 | 128 | 2.87 | 6.9 | 3.59 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 704 |
1983 | 15 | 8 | 3.23 | 0.652 | 0 | 157 | 197.2 | 4.5 | 1.194 | 15 | 191 | 45 | 73 | 71 | 115 | 2.87 | 7.1 | 3.49 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 797 |
1984 | 12 | 11 | 2.72 | 0.522 | 2 | 133 | 185.1 | 3.3 | 1.149 | 19 | 179 | 34 | 69 | 56 | 134 | 3.23 | 6.5 | 3.91 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 751 |
1985 | 9 | 7 | 3.73 | 0.563 | 9 | 100 | 125.1 | 1.4 | 1.316 | 14 | 127 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 105 | 3.55 | 7.2 | 2.63 | 13 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 530 |
1986 | 10 | 2 | 2.55 | 0.833 | 0 | 81 | 91.2 | 2.3 | 1.025 | 4 | 68 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 161 | 2.52 | 8 | 3.12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 365 |
1987 | 10 | 6 | 4.81 | 0.625 | 0 | 84 | 129 | 0.1 | 1.295 | 18 | 144 | 23 | 78 | 69 | 90 | 3.94 | 5.9 | 3.65 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 544 |
1988 | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 0.65 | 1 | 121 | 157 | 2.6 | 1.102 | 18 | 150 | 23 | 69 | 59 | 117 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 5.26 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 640 |
1989 | 3 | 5 | 4.68 | 0.375 | 0 | 51 | 65.1 | -0.1 | 1.255 | 11 | 66 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 82 | 4.13 | 7 | 3.19 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 274 |
1990 | 7 | 6 | 3.95 | 0.538 | 5 | 63 | 79.2 | 1.1 | 1.343 | 11 | 87 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 106 | 3.85 | 7.1 | 3.15 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 345 |
1991 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 0.5 | 2 | 38 | 33.2 | 0.1 | 1.248 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 97 | 2.74 | 10.2 | 3.45 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 138 |
1992 | 2 | 5 | 2.84 | 0.286 | 5 | 23 | 25.1 | 0.9 | 1.303 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 124 | 3.02 | 8.2 | 1.77 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 108 |
1993 | 0 | 3 | 8.24 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19.2 | -1 | 1.729 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 4.11 | 7.8 | 1.89 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 |