Al Holland
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1987)
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 207 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1977-09-05
- Last Game
- 1987-08-09
- Awards
- All-Star · Reliever of the Year
Full name: Alfred Willis Holland
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 30 | 384 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 646.0 | 548 | 214 | 55 | 232 | 513 | 2.98 | 8448.7 |
Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 24.0% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 82.3 | 71 | 16 | 34 | 65 | 1.75 | 3.84 (+54%) | 2255.0 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 7 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.7 | 87 | 27 | 44 | 78 | 2.41 | 3.58 (+33%) | 1658.2 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 7 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129.7 | 115 | 48 | 40 | 97 | 3.33 | 3.86 (+14%) | 1633.5 |
| 1983 | PHI | NL | 8 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 91.7 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 100 | 2.26 | 3.87 (+42%) | 2761.7 |
| 1984 | PHI | NL | 5 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 98.3 | 82 | 37 | 30 | 61 | 3.39 | 3.81 (+11%) | -1261.5 |
| 1985 | PHI | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | PIT | NL | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.7 | 48 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 3.38 | 3.89 (+13%) | 1238.2 |
| 1985 | CAL | AL | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.48 | 3.89 (+62%) | -614.4 |
| 1986 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 37 | 5.09 | 3.97 (-28%) | 778.0 |
| 1987 | NYA | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14.21 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 34 | 30 | 384 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 646.0 | 548 | 214 | 232 | 513 | 2.98 | — | 8,449 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
Career AVG .083 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 68.1% below league average.
Career OBP .132 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 59.6% below league average.
Career SLG .139 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.
Career OPS .270 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 47 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .062 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 58 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .059 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | PHI | NL | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | PHI | NL | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | PHI | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | PIT | NL | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | CAL | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | NYA | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | NYA | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 384 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 | .083 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (768 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 186 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .152 |
| Away | 198 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .026 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 186 | 317.0 | 256 | 93 | 113 | 282 | 2.64 |
| Away | 198 | 329.0 | 292 | 121 | 119 | 231 | 3.31 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-08-09 | NYY | DET | — | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987-08-06 | NYY | DET | — | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987-08-04 | NYY | CLE | — | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986-08-07 | NYY | MIL | — | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986-08-03 | NYY | CLE | — | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986-07-29 | NYY | MIL | — | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1986-07-26 | NYY | MIN | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986-07-23 | NYY | TEX | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986-07-20 | NYY | CHW | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986-07-19 | NYY | CHW | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 384 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 11 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SFN | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SFN | P | 54 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | SFN | P | 47 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | SFN | P | 58 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | PHI | P | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI | P | 68 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PIT | P | 38 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | CAL | P | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYA | P | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYA | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 384 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Reliever of the Year Award | |
| 1983 | TSN Fireman of the Year | |
| 1982 | Player of the Week | Week of 1982-09-24 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYA | AL | $400,000 |
| 1985 | CAL | AL | $625,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,025,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro | NC | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Cy Young Award | NL | 6th | 4.0 | 120 | 0 |
| 1983 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 9th | 42.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1980 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 7th | 1.0 | 120 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Al Holland (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Al Holland
- What years did Al Holland play?
- Al Holland played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1987.
- Was Al Holland a pitcher?
- Yes. Al Holland pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 513 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Al Holland hit?
- Al Holland hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.