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Josh Hancock PCardinals

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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
6 177.7 9 7 1 110 4.20 0.4
Birth Date4-11-1978
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
2002 BOS 24 3 1 7.3 5.3 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 5 3 3 1 9 2 2 0 6 3.68 4.01 5.01 0.6 0.1
2003 PHI 25 2 0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 3.00 0.31 1.40 1.4 0.1
2004 CIN 26 12 9 54.7 52.0 2.7 5 1 0 0 6 0 251 60 34 27 14 113 25 23 1 31 4.45 6.58 6.31 -0.9 -0.2
2004 PHI 26 4 2 9.0 7.0 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 13 9 9 3 25 3 3 0 5 9.00 7.18 7.35 -1.6 -0.1
2005 CIN 27 11 0 14.0 0.0 14.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 11 4 3 1 17 1 1 0 5 1.93 3.42 3.76 2.8 0.3
2006 SLN 28 62 0 77.0 0.0 77.0 3 3 1 4 0 0 323 70 37 35 9 122 23 21 1 50 4.09 4.27 5.48 2.1 0.2
2007 SLN 29 8 0 12.7 0.0 12.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 14 6 5 2 22 5 5 0 9 3.55 4.99 4.55 1.2 0.1
Career10212177.764.3113.3971460765175948330310595521104.205.035.555.70.4

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
1998 LOW A- 1 1 4.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 AUG A 25 25 139.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.866 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 SAR A+ 26 24 143.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.099 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 TRN AA 24 24 130.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.793 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 Gra Wnt 1 0 2.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 BOS MLB 3 1 7.3 5.01 99 .215 .271 .337 .458 .274 .211 102 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.1
2002 TRN AA 15 14 84.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .292 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 PAW AAA 8 8 44.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .266 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 SCO Wnt 1 1 2.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PHI MLB 2 0 3.0 1.40 168 .126 .295 .362 .492 .292 .286 95 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.1
2003 SWB AAA 28 27 165.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 Mes Wnt 6 6 21.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.576 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CIN MLB 12 9 54.7 6.31 68 .299 .279 .349 .470 .277 .256 102 -2.6 -0.3 -0.9 -0.2
2004 PHI MLB 4 2 9.0 7.35 42 .336 .287 .354 .441 .276 .323 99 -1.4 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1
2004 SWB AAA 18 18 107.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .283 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CIN MLB 11 0 14.0 3.76 123 .218 .281 .346 .448 .272 .213 106 2.8 0.3 2.8 0.3
2005 LOU AAA 11 8 44.0 5.12 92 .282 .277 .347 .442 .263 .386 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SLN MLB 62 0 77.0 5.48 86 .248 .277 .342 .442 .265 .254 98 2.2 0.2 2.1 0.2
2007 SLN MLB 8 0 12.7 4.55 104 .276 .276 .342 .451 .268 .300 99 1.5 0.1 1.2 0.1
CareerMLB12177.75.5584.267.278.345.453.271.2571004.50.45.70.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
1998 LOW A- 0 1 0 1 1 4.0 5 4 4 0 0% -.625 11.2 9.0 0.0 9.0 2.25 2.25 0.0 0.0
1999 AUG A 6 8 0 25 25 139.7 154 46 106 12 0% -.866 9.9 3.0 0.8 6.8 1.43 3.80 0.0 0.0
2000 SAR A+ 5 10 0 26 24 143.7 164 37 95 9 0% -1.099 10.3 2.3 0.6 5.9 1.40 4.45 0.0 0.0
2001 TRN AA 8 6 0 24 24 130.7 138 37 119 8 0% -.793 9.5 2.5 0.6 8.2 1.34 3.65 0.0 0.0
2001 Gra Wnt 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 0% -.500 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2002 BOS MLB 0 1 0 3 1 7.3 5 2 6 1 40% .211 6.1 2.5 1.2 7.4 0.95 3.68 0.6 0.1
2002 PAW AAA 4 2 0 8 8 44.3 39 26 29 2 0% .266 7.9 5.3 0.4 5.9 1.47 3.45 0.0 0.0
2002 TRN AA 3 4 1 15 14 84.7 82 18 69 9 0% .292 8.7 1.9 1.0 7.3 1.18 3.61 0.0 0.0
2002 SCO Wnt 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0 1 0 0 0% .000 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.50 0.00 0.0 0.0
2003 PHI MLB 0 0 0 2 0 3.0 2 0 4 0 57% .286 6.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.67 3.00 1.4 0.1
2003 SWB AAA 10 9 0 28 27 165.7 147 46 122 14 0% .272 8.0 2.5 0.8 6.6 1.16 3.86 0.0 0.0
2003 Mes Wnt 0 2 0 6 6 21.0 21 9 22 2 0% -.576 9.0 3.9 0.9 9.4 1.43 3.43 0.0 0.0
2004 PHI MLB 0 1 0 4 2 9.0 13 3 5 3 32% .323 13.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 1.78 9.00 -1.6 -0.1
2004 CIN MLB 5 1 0 12 9 54.7 60 25 31 14 49% .256 9.9 4.1 2.3 5.1 1.55 4.45 -0.9 -0.2
2004 SWB AAA 8 7 0 18 18 107.7 107 21 65 10 0% .283 8.9 1.8 0.8 5.4 1.19 4.01 0.0 0.0
2005 CIN MLB 1 0 0 11 0 14.0 11 1 5 1 35% .213 7.1 0.6 0.6 3.2 0.86 1.93 2.8 0.3
2005 LOU AAA 1 2 0 11 8 44.0 59 17 38 5 56% .386 12.1 3.5 1.0 7.8 1.73 5.93 0.0 0.0
2006 SLN MLB 3 3 1 62 0 77.0 70 23 50 9 42% .254 8.2 2.7 1.1 5.8 1.21 4.09 2.1 0.2
2007 SLN MLB 0 1 0 8 0 12.7 14 5 9 2 40% .300 9.9 3.6 1.4 6.4 1.50 3.55 1.2 0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2005-08-16 2005-08-16 On-Alr 0 0 Right Elbow Sprain UCL Ligament -
2005-04-04 2005-09-01 60-DL 150 133 Right Groin Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 SLN $430,000
2006 SLN $355,000
2005 CIN $327,250
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,112,250
3 yrTotal$1,112,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 129 dBo McKinnis1 yr/$0.43M (07)

Details
  • deceased 4/07 re-signed 2/07, 1 year/$0.43M (07)
  • contract purchased 3/06 signed as a free agent from CIN 2/22/06, 1 year/$0.355M (06) (minor-league contract)
  • released 1/12/06 sent outright to Triple-A, designated for assignment 1/06
  • reinstated from 60-d DL 9/1/05
  • rehab assignment Triple-A 7/27/05
  • rehab assignment 6/7/05
  • xfr`d 15-d DL to 60-d DL 5/25/05
  • 15-d DL 4/2/05 (retro to 4/1/05)
  • 1 year/$0.32725M (05) acquired in trade from PHI 7/30/04 recalled 7/27/04 optioned to Triple-A 6/6/04 optioned to Triple-A 5/23/04 recalled 5/22/04
  • option Triple-A 3/04
  • 1 year/$0.3M (04) (split contract paying $70K in min)
  • recalled 9/03 signed 1/03 (minor-league contract) acquired in trade from BOS 12/15/02 recalled 9/02

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This article requires BP Premium accessEvery Given Sunday: Cardinal SinsJohn Perrotto2007-10-07
This article requires BP Premium accessEvery Given Sunday: Moving, Shaking, and Cardinal BluesJohn Perrotto2007-08-05
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The Week In Quotes: May 1-6Alex Carnevale2007-05-07
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This article requires BP Premium accessWorld Series Prospectus: Detroit Tigers versus St. Louis CardinalsNate Silver2006-10-21
Future Shock: Where the Cardinals Came FromKevin Goldstein2006-10-19
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: LCS, Day SixJoe Sheehan2006-10-16
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This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Game of the Week: Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, September 3, 2006Derek Jacques2006-09-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: August 10-14Christina Kahrl2006-08-15
This article requires BP Premium accessLies, Damned Lies: Tony LaRussa and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Long GameNate Silver2006-06-07
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 10-11Christina Kahrl2006-05-12
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