John Candelaria is a former professional baseball player who is widely regarded as one of the best left-handed pitchers of his generation. Born on November 6, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, Candelaria grew up playing baseball on the streets of his neighborhood. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972 and made his Major League debut in 1975. More about John Candelaria
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Candelaria quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with on the mound. His towering height of 6'7" allowed him to deliver pitches with tremendous velocity and accuracy and he quickly became known for his devastating curveball. In 1976, he recorded a 2.70 ERA and 110 strikeouts in just 124 innings pitched. Over the next few years, he continued to excel, earning an All-Star selection in 1977 and finishing second in the National League Cy Young Award voting in 1978.In total, we tracked 458 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Candelaria (1977 TOPPS LOA # 510 JOHN CANDELARIA NO SIGNATURE PROOF PAIR BGS 9 SOLO FINEST *) was sold in October 2022 for $148.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN CANDELARIA PIRATES IN-PERSON SIGNED CARD) found a new owner for $0.95 in April 2019. The month with the most items sold (9) was March 2016 with an average selling price of $6.25 for an autographed item of John Candelaria. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2016 with $42.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from John Candelaria is worth $8.50.
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