1983 Kinston Blue Jays Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-76
Finished 2nd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Ron Clark (0-0), Doug Ault (0-0)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 45,125, Avg. 654
1983 Kinston Blue Jays Roster

The Kinston Blue Jays of the Carolina League ended the 1983 season with a record of 62 wins and 76 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Blue Jays scored 660 runs and yielded 685 runs. Fred McGriff led Kinston with 21 home runs, while Rico Sutton walloped 15 or more, too. Rico Sutton drove in 76 runs. Jim Bishop paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .267 clip. Tim Rodgers topped the squad with 12 wins, and David Wells recorded a 3.73 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Gibson Alba, Doyle Alexander, Joe Cannon, José Escobar, Chris Knapp, Fred McGriff, Mike Sharperson and David Wells were all players from the 1983 Kinston Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ron Clark and Doug Ault served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Tim Rodgers1213.4804.4428280610184.319011391217561464212
Devon Harper86.5714.2834118100109.385585299141031114
Keith Gilliam811.4214.2428280210176.01829783167251324012
David Wells65.5453.7325250500157.0141816513712115107
Randy Romagna68.4293.9630203201147.716282651157685116
Perry Lychak45.4444.794922500567.7654236354563109
Joey Pursell49.3083.095003200990.3873931842946602
Tom Layton32.6004.55280600165.3723933646735118
Scot Elam36.3335.301815100073.07257438590443017
Stephan Reish22.5003.412001500531.7281212212422003
Chris Knapp22.5004.2366000027.7241513116032201
Chris Phillips23.4003.862701500346.7382220233426302
Gibson Alba23.4006.672321400629.7182522234151313
Doyle Alexander000.001100006.03000004000
Omar Malave000.001010000.30000100000
Guillermo Valenzuela01.0004.053020006.76330118000
Totals6276.4494.20371138122162301219.3117368556910266454912306960

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jim Bishop1255254577912230311667464105.267.357.418.7751911121
José Escobar12551445847122184249774271.266.327.336.66415401310
Rico Sutton1255224607312217316769352112.265.344.420.7631935143
Bernie Tatis1145164417211714533943166195.265.355.340.6951503651
Alex Marte116462409531057323647134356.257.327.303.6311241721
Ken Kinnard11849842662103142135501667153.242.347.291.6381242210
Mike Sharperson904023615596815412083965.266.341.335.6761212000
Fred McGriff94416350538514121573255112.243.354.469.8221646322
Mark Poole9439933956821411353324650.242.338.404.7421375542
Rafael Rivas9636231442741511247444281.236.330.404.7341273120
Edward Santos672852522766120229032648.262.335.333.668843132
Jay Schroeder923412813058929435148103.206.323.349.672983450
Omar Malave145446411101100178.239.340.326.666150100
Joe Cannon185351510310440215.196.226.294.521150000
Randy Romagna3815152300130101.200.200.400.60060000
Totals13265364466066011761762799588202815941075.252.339.365.7051703034453112


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Fred McGriff1B83784571069.9881.133
Edward Santos1B2824317525.9819.286
Rafael Rivas1B201429212.9877.550
Jay Schroeder1B865249.9448.375
Mark Poole1B6624041.00011.000
Bernie Tatis2B861962602455.9505.302
José Escobar2B49112142933.9665.184
Mike Sharperson2B476011.0003.250
Jim Bishop2B446011.0002.500
Mark Poole2B23310.8573.000
Omar Malave2B142001.0006.000
Jim Bishop3B110722013615.8832.482
Mike Sharperson3B11239021.0003.727
José Escobar3B951611.9552.333
Omar Malave3B721211.9332.000
Randy Romagna3B588001.0003.200
Mark Poole3B233001.0003.000
Rafael Rivas3B101001.0001.000
Jay SchroederC7243350161.9686.70833
Mark PooleC6643861107.9807.56115
Rafael RivasC642620.9608.0001
Mike SharpersonC160001.0006.0001
Ken KinnardOF1172127120.9481.872
Alex MarteOF1141801382.9601.693
Rico SuttonOF94152662.9631.681
Rafael RivasOF7081761.9361.257
Bernie TatisOF1637010.9742.312
Jay SchroederOF16211011.0001.375
Joe CannonOF1229121.9382.500
Randy RomagnaOF120001.0002.000
Omar MalaveOF12010.6672.000
Joey PursellP5072822.946.700
Perry LychakP49415001.000.388
Devon HarperP3461822.923.706
Randy RomagnaP301228021.0001.333
Tim RodgersP28133323.9581.643
Tom LaytonP2841311.944.607
Keith GilliamP28104312.9811.893
Chris PhillipsP27211011.000.481
David WellsP2553030.9211.400
Gibson AlbaP2313001.000.174
Stephan ReishP2036001.000.450
Scot ElamP1851331.8571.000
Chris KnappP611001.000.333
Guillermo ValenzuelaP301001.000.333
Omar MalaveP10000.000
Doyle AlexanderP101001.0001.000
Mike SharpersonSS721332411949.9525.194
José EscobarSS62942241739.9495.129
Omar MalaveSS59812.9443.400
Totals153236581657208347.9623.4695000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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