Adrian Devine Stats

Adrian Devine was born on Sunday, December 2, 1951, in Galveston, Texas. Devine was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Adrian Devine baseball stats page.

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""They're paying me to pitch. My contract doesn't say start or relieve, just pitch. I'll give them one-hundred percent either way." - Adrian Devine in The Atlanta Constitution (Wayne Minshew, Cox Looks for 'Devine' Starter, 02/23/1978, Page 5-D)

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Adrian Devine Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#92)

Adrian Devine Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#92)

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Birth Name:   Paul Adrian Devine
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-02-1951  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Galveston, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-27-2020 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Dacula, Georgia
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   Ball High School (Galveston, TX)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-27-1973 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-03-1980
Draft:   1970 : 2nd Round (45th)

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Adrian Devine Pitching Stats

1973 22 Braves 24 1 11 2 3 .400 6.40 0 0 4 32.1 152 45 23 24 6 12 3 15 0 2 0 -
1975 24 Braves 5 2 0 1 0 1.000 4.41 0 0 0 16.1 76 19 8 8 2 7 1 8 0 1 0 -
1976 25 Braves 48 1 24 5 6 .455 3.21 0 0 9 73.0 319 72 26 30 3 26 7 48 2 1 0 -
1977 26 Rangers 56 2 33 11 6 .647 3.58 0 0 15 105.2 444 102 42 43 8 31 11 67 0 4 1 -
1978 27 Braves 31 6 11 5 4 .556 5.92 0 0 3 65.1 294 84 43 45 3 25 5 26 2 0 2 -
1979 28 Braves 40 0 10 1 2 .333 3.24 0 0 0 66.2 302 84 24 28 8 25 5 22 2 2 1 -
1980 29 Rangers 13 0 3 1 1 .500 4.82 0 0 0 28.0 142 49 15 22 4 9 1 8 0 1 0 -
7 Years 217 12 92 26 22 .542 4.21 0 0 31 387.1 1,729 455 181 200 34 135 33 194 6 11 4 -

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Adrian Devine Hitting Stats

1973 22 Braves 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
1975 24 Braves 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 25 Braves 48 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 26 Rangers 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 27 Braves 31 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091
1979 28 Braves 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 29 Rangers 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7 Years 217 41 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3 0 0 0 .049 .071 .049

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Adrian Devine Fielding Stats

1973 Braves P 24 1 97 4 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.11
1975 Braves P 5 2 49 2 0.4 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.10
1976 Braves P 48 1 219 12 0.3 11 3 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.36
1977 Rangers P 56 2 317 36 0.6 36 12 24 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.07
1978 Braves P 31 6 196 20 0.6 19 10 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.62
1979 Braves P 40 0 200 17 0.4 13 1 12 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .765 1.76
1980 Rangers P 13 0 84 6 0.5 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.61
P Totals 217 12 1,162 97 0.4 90 31 59 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .928 2.09
7 Years 217 12 1,162 97 0.4 90 31 59 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .928 2.09

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Adrian Devine Miscellaneous Stats

1973 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.25 4.18 3.34
1975 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.14 4.41 3.86
1976 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 0.0 1.85 5.92 3.21
1977 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.16 5.71 2.64
1978 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 11.0 1.04 3.58 3.44
1979 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.88 2.97 3.37
1980 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.89 2.57 2.89
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 41.0 1.44 4.51 3.14

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Adrian Devine Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Atlanta Braves 27 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Atlanta Braves 36 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Atlanta Braves 36 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Texas Rangers 35 $33,500.00 - -
1978 Atlanta Braves 28 Undetermined - -
1979 Atlanta Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1980 Texas Rangers 35 Undetermined - -

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Paul Adrian Devine was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Atlanta Braves (1973, 1975-1976, 1978-1979) and Texas Rangers (1977, 1980). Devine was drafted in 1970, directly out of Ball Hall School, and made it the majors three years later. He appeared in 24 games, the closing pitcher in 11 of them, and recorded 4 saves, but an arm injury prevented him from pitching in 1974.

The Adrian Devine biographical sketch in the 1978 Atlanta Braves Media Guide wrote: "Doctors advised Devine to go back to school and forget about baseball when he was suffering from arm troubles in 1974. However, Devine submitted to surgery and decided to give baseball one more try in spring training 1975. His arm suddenly came to life and he's been an excellent pitcher ever since."

Did you know that Adrian Devine once recorded two saves in the same day? On September 18, 1977, Devine had a save in Game 1 of a doubleheader in Arlington Stadium, then took the mound in Game 2, that same day, and earned a second save!

Did you know that when Adrian Devine earned a win on April 10, 1978, in Fulton County Stadium, it was the first career victory for future Hall of Fame Manager Bobby Cox, who had lost his first three games in a row after becoming the Braves Managers? Cox, that Spring Training, had said, "Adrian Devine has outstanding stuff. He has an above average slider and a good change to go with his fastball."

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