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.
""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)
Adrian Devine![]() Adrian Devine Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#92) |
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Adrian DevineAdrian Devine Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 | - | ||
Adrian DevineAdrian Devine Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 217 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .049 | .071 | .049 | ||
Adrian DevineAdrian Devine Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Adrian DevineAdrian Devine Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 41.0 | 1.44 | 4.51 | 3.14 |
Adrian DevineAdrian Devine Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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