WORLD SERIES BASEBALL PITCHING GUIDE by Nick Webster Version 1.00 November 20, 2003 This guide has been designed to give all possible information about the 280 different pitchers in World Series Baseball for the Sega Genesis. This is not designed to teach the basic rules of baseball. These can be found at any number of websites. This guide is not accurate for future versions of WSB (WSB '95, WSB '96, etc.). DEFINITIONS LH = Left-handed pitcher RH = Right-handed pitcher Number is uniform number Start = Starting pitcher (250 stamina) Middle = Middle relief pitcher (175 stamina) Relief = Short relief pitcher (80 stamina) (The first pitcher listed is the No. 1 starter. The last pitcher listed is the closer.) Player Names not from my own memory are from baseball-almanac.com and mlb.com. PITCH TYPES Note: All directions are for right-handed pitchers, from the catcher's point of view. Reverse for left-handed pitchers. Pitches are listed in order of velocity, fastest to slowest. Fastball: Obviously the fastest pitch. Simply travels in a straight line. Ends up at or near the aim point. A fast fastball in All-Star mode usually breaks 95 mph (by a power pitcher; sorry, no Charlie Hough). Always the C pitch. 251 of the 280 pitchers have a fastball. Splitter (Also split-fingered fastball): Slightly slower than a fastball. Ball sinks before reaching the plate. Almost always the A pitch. 54 pitchers have splitters. Slider: Heads in a straight line, then breaks hard to the right before reaching the plate. On fast, can reach 80 mph. Can be the A or B pitch. 228 pitchers have sliders. Sinker: Sinks (duh) before reaching the plate. Much like a splitter, only slower. Can be the A, B, or C pitch (usually A). 48 pitchers have sinkers. Curveball: Ball goes up and to the left of aim point, then crosses the plate at the aim point. With the exception of Tim Mauser, always the B pitch. 229 pitchers have curveballs. Screwball: One of the strangest pitches. Best described as an opposite slider; goes in, then out, reaching the plate to the right of the aim point. Always the A pitch. Only 6 pitchers have screwballs. Change-up: Differs from the fastball only in speed (much, much slower). Always the A pitch. Only 19 pitchers have change-ups. Knuckle (Knuckleball): The strangest and slowest pitch, usually around 40 mph. It moves up and down, reaching the plate at or near the aim point. Always the A pitch. Only 5 pitchers have knuckleballs. Name # Throws Type Pitch A Pitch B Pitch C Full Name (Game) SEATTLE MARINERS Johnson 51 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Randy Johnson Fleming 35 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Dave Fleming Leary 54 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Tim Leary Bosio 29 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Chris Bosio Salkeld 42 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Roger Salkeld Ayala 59 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Bobby Ayala J Nelson 40 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Nelson Power 48 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Ted Power Henry 22 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Dwayne Henry Charlton 37 LH Relief Screwball Slider Fastball Norm Charlton TEXAS RANGERS Brown 41 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Kevin Brown Rogers 37 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Kenny Rogers Armstrong 77 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jack Armstrong Pavlik 59 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Roger Pavlik Ryan 34 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Nolan Ryan Leibrandt 32 LH Start Change-up Slider Fastball Charlie Leibrandt Lefferts 11 LH Middle Screwball Slider Sinker Craig Lefferts Honeycutt 42 LH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Rick Honeycutt Bohanon 45 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Brian Bohanon Henke 50 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Tom Henke CALIFORNIA ANGELS Langston 12 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Langston Finley 31 LH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Chuck Finley Magrane 32 LH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Joe Magrane Farrell 38 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball John Farrell Leftwich 45 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Phil Leftwich Valera 34 RH Middle Splitter Slider Fastball Julio Valera Springer 47 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Russ Springer Hathaway 48 LH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Hilly Hathaway Butcher 23 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Butcher Grahe 19 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Joe Grahe OAKLAND ATHLETICS Witt 32 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Bobby Witt Welch 35 RH Start Sinker Curveball Fastball Bob Welch Darling 17 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Ron Darling Vanpoppel 59 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Todd VanPoppel Karsay 50 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Karsay Downs 31 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Kelly Downs Nunez 52 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Edwin Nunez Righetti 19 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Dave Righetti Gossage 54 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Rich Gossage Eckersley 43 Rh Relief Sinker Slider Fastball Dennis Eckersley CLEVELAND INDIANS Martinez 32 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Dennis Martinez Nagy 41 RH Start Change-up Slider Sinker Charles Nagy Mesa 49 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jose Mesa Clark 57 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Mark Clark Ojeda 17 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Bob Ojeda Kramer 29 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Erik Kramer Lilliquist 28 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Derek Lilliquist Hernandez 53 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Jeremy Hernandez Dipoto 45 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jerry Dipoto Plunk 38 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Eric Plunk CHICAGO WHITE SOX McDowell 29 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Jack McDowell Fernandez 32 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Alex Fernandez Alvarez 40 LH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Wilson Alvarez Bere 51 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jason Bere Belcher 36 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Tim Belcher McCaskill 25 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Kirk McCaskill Deleon 48 RH Middle Splitter Slider Fastball Jose DeLeon Schwarz 49 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Schwarz Radinsky 31 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Scott Radinsky Hernandez 39 RH Relief Sinker Slider Fastball Roberto Hernandez MINNESOTA TWINS Tapani 36 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Kevin Tapani Erickson 19 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Scott Erickson Trombley 21 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Trombley Guardado 18 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Eddie Guardado Brummett 57 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Greg Brummett Guthrie 53 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Guthrie Casian 48 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Larry Casian Willis 51 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Carl Willis Hartley 49 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Mike Hartley Aguilera 38 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Rick Aguilera KANSAS CITY ROYALS Appier 55 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Kevin Appier Cone 17 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball David Cone Pichardo 35 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Hipolito Pichardo Haney 33 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Chris Haney Gardner 37 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Gardner Gordon 36 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Tom Gordon Gubicza 23 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Gubicza Habyan 41 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball John Habyan Belinda 50 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Stan Belinda Montgomery 21 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Montgomery MILWAUKEE BREWERS Eldred 21 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Cal Eldred Navarro 31 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Jaime Navarro Bones 25 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Ricky Bones Wegman 46 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bill Wegman Higuera 49 RH Start Screwball Curveball Fastball Teddy Higuera Kiefer 43 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Kiefer Lloyd 37 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Graeme Lloyd Fetters 36 RH Relief Slider Curveball Splitter Mike Fetters Orosco 47 LH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Jesse Orosco Henry 28 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Butch Henry NEW YORK YANKEES Key 22 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jimmy Key Abbott 25 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jim Abbott Perez 33 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Melido Perez Wickman 27 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Bob Wickman Kameniecki 28 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Scott Kameniecki Howe 57 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Howe Assnmacher 43 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Paul Assenmacher Farr 26 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Farr Hernandez 31 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Xavier Hernandez L Smith 47 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Lee Smith BOSTON RED SOX Clemens 21 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Roger Clemens Darwin 44 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Danny Darwin Viola 16 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Frank Viola Sele 36 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Aaron Sele Dopson 40 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker John Dopson Hesketh 55 LH Middle Slider Curveball Sinker Joe Hesketh Quantrill 49 RH Middle Slider Curveball Sinker Paul Quantrill Bankhead 29 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Scott Bankhead GA Harris 27 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Greg A. Harris Russell 25 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Russell BALTIMORE ORIOLES McDonald 19 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Ben McDonald Mussina 35 RH Start Knuckle Curveball Fastball Mike Mussina Fernandez 50 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Sid Fernandez Valenzuela 34 LH Start Screwball Curveball Fastball Fernando Val... Moyer 51 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Jamie Moyer Sutcliffe 40 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Rick Sutcliffe Mills 75 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Alan Mills Poole 45 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jim Poole Frohwirth 49 RH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Todd Frohwirth Olson 30 RH Relief Sinker Curveball Fastball Gregg Olson DETROIT TIGERS Moore 21 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Mike Moore Doherty 44 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker John Doherty Wells 16 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball David Wells Gullickson 36 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bill Gullickson Leiter 13 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Leiter Krueger 30 LH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Bill Krueger Bolton 49 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Tom Bolton Boever 37 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Joe Boever S Davis 48 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Storm Davis Henneman 39 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Mike Henneman TORONTO BLUE JAYS Guzman 66 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Juan Guzman Morris 47 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Jack Morris Hentgen 41 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Pat Hentgen Stottlmyre 30 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Todd Stottlemyre Stewart 34 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Dave Stewart Leiter 28 LH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Al Leiter Timlin 40 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Timlin Cox 50 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Danny Cox Eichhorn 48 RH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Mark Eichhorn D Ward 31 RH Relief Sinker Slider Fastball Duane Ward LOS ANGELES DODGERS Hershiser 55 RH Start Sinker Curveball Fastball Orel Hershiser Candiotti 49 RH Start Knuckle Curveball Fastball Tom Candiotti R Martinez 48 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Ramon Martinez Astacio 56 RH Start Sinker Curveball Fastball Pedro Astacio Kevn Gross 46 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Kevin Gross Kip Gross 57 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Kip Gross Trlicek 36 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Ricky Trlicek Worrell 38 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Todd Worrell McDowell 17 RH Relief Sinker Curveball Fastball Roger McDowell Gott 35 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jim Gott sAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Burkett 33 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball John Burkett Swift 26 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Bill Swift Portugal 52 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Portugal Black 40 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bud Black Wilson 32 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Trevor Wilson Frey 41 LH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Frey Burba 34 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Dave Burba Rogers 28 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Kevin Rogers Jackson 42 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Mike Jackson Beck 47 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Rod Beck COLORADO ROCKIES GW Harris 27 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Greg W. Harris Reynoso 42 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Armando Reynoso Harkey 32 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Harkey Nied 17 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball David Nied Bottnfield 46 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Kent Bottenfield Ruffin 18 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bruce Ruffin Parrett 38 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Jeff Parrett Blair 19 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Willie Blair Wayne 47 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Gary Wayne Holmes 40 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Darren Holmes SAN DIEGO PADRES Benes 40 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Andy Benes Brocail 49 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Doug Brocail Ashby 43 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Andy Ashby Whitehurst 41 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Wally Whitehurst Worrell 58 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Tim Worrell Mauser 52 RH Relief Curveball Slider Fastball Tim Mauser Davis 45 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Davis PAMartinez 39 LH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Pedro A. Martinez Hoffman 34 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Trevor Hoffman Harris 33 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Gene Harris CHICAGO CUBS Morgan 36 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Mike Morgan Guzman 29 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jose Guzman Banks 22 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Willie Banks Castillo 49 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Frank Castillo Hibbard 37 LH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Greg Hibbard Luebbers 52 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Larry Luebbers Bautista 38 RH Middle Splitter Curveball Fastball Jose Bautista Boskie 47 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Shawn Boskie Plesac 32 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Dan Plesac Myers 28 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Randy Myers ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Tewksbury 39 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bob Tewksbury Arocha 43 RH Start Slider Curveball Splitter Rene Arocha Watson 38 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Allen Watson Osborne 31 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Donovan Osborne Olivares 0 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Omar Olivares Cormier 52 LH Middle Slider Curveball Sinker Rheal Cormier Guetterman 51 LH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Lee Guetterman Murphy 46 LH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Rob Murphy Lancaster 50 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Les Lancaster Perez 42 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Perez CINCINNATI REDS Rijo 27 RH Start Splitter Curveball Fastball Jose Rijo Smiley 57 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball John Smiley Hanson 39 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Erik Hanson Browning 32 LH Start Screwball Curveball Fastball Tom Browning Pugh 40 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Tim Pugh Roper 44 RH Middle Knuckle Curveball Fastball John Roper Brantley 48 RH Middle Slider Curveball Splitter Jeff Brantley McElroy 35 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Chuck McElroy Reardon 41 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Reardon Dibble 49 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Rob Dibble HOUSTON ASTROS Drabek 15 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Doug Drabek Harnisch 27 RH Start Sinker Slider Fastball Pete Harnisch Swindell 21 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Greg Swindell Kile 57 RH Start Sinker Curveball Fastball Darryl Kile Jean 42 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Domingo Jean B Williams 53 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Brian Williams Edens 46 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Tom Edens Osuna 29 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Antonio Osuna Todd Jones 59 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Todd Jones M Williams 99 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mitch Williams PITTSBURGH PIRATES Cooke 26 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Cooke Walk 17 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bob Walk Wakefield 49 RH Start Knuckle Curveball Fastball Tim Wakefield Wagner 43 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Paul Wagner Tomlin 29 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Randy Tomlin Zane Smith 41 LH Middle Slider Curveball Sinker Zane Smith Neagle 15 LH Relief Change-up Curveball Fastball Denny Neagle Ballard 66 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Ballard Minor 55 RH Relief Slider Slider Curveball Blas Minor Dewey 50 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Mark Dewey ATLANTA BRAVES Maddux 31 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Greg Maddux Glavine 49 LH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Tom Glavine Smoltz 29 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball John Smoltz Avery 33 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Avery Mercker 50 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Kent Mercker Bedrosian 36 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Steve Bedrosian Milt Hill 39 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Milt Hill Wohlers 43 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mark Wohlers Stanton 30 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Stanton McMichael 38 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Greg McMichael NEW YORK METS Gooden 16 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Dwight Gooden Saberhagen 18 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Bret Saberhagen P Smith 24 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Pete Smith Hillman 53 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Eric Hillman Seminara 45 RH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Frank Seminara Schourek 48 LH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Pete Schourek Maddux 51 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Mike Maddux Young 19 RH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Anthony Young Innis 40 RH Relief Slider Curveball Sinker Del Innis Franco 31 LH Relief Screwball Slider Sinker John Franco FLORIDA MARLINS Hough 49 RH Start Knuckle Curveball Fastball Charlie Hough Hammond 11 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Chris Hammond Bowen 46 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Ryan Bowen Aquino 27 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Luis Aquino Rapp 48 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Pat Rapp Nen 31 RH Middle Slider Curveball Fastball Robb Nen Rodriguez 42 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Rich Rodriguez Lewis 24 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Richie Lewis Turner 54 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Matt Turner Harvey 34 RH Relief Splitter Curveball Fastball Bryan Harvey MONTREAL EXPOS Hill 44 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Ken Hill Fassero 13 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Fassero Rueter 42 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Kirk Rueter Nabholz 43 LH Start Sinker Curveball Fastball Chris Nabholz PJMartinez 45 RH Start Change-up Curveball Fastball Pedro J. Martinez Heredia 34 RH Middle Sinker Curveball Fastball Gil Heredia Scott 54 RH Relief Sinker Slider Fastball Tim Scott Shaw 31 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Jeff Shaw Rojas 51 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Mel Rojas Wetteland 57 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball John Wetteland PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Schilling 38 RH Start Splitter Slider Fastball Curt Schilling Mulholland 45 LH Start Slider Curveball Sinker Terry Mulholland Greene 49 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Tommy Greene Jackson 27 LH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Danny Jackson Rivera 34 RH Start Slider Curveball Fastball Ben Rivera Mason 48 RH Relief Splitter Slider Fastball Roger Mason West 40 LH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball David West Andersen 47 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Larry Andersen Thigpen 57 RH Relief Slider Curveball Fastball Bobby Thigpen Doug Jones 32 RH Relief Change-up Slider Sinker Doug Jones Copyright 2003 Nick Webster All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders.