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Portrait of Cha Seung Baek

Cha Seung Baek PMariners

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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
4 279.7 16 18 0 184 4.83 2
Birth Date5-29-1980
Height6' 4"
Weight225 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
2004 SEA 24 7 5 31.0 28.0 3.0 2 4 0 0 1 0 139 35 23 19 5 62 11 10 2 20 5.52 5.22 5.42 1.4 0.1
2006 SEA 26 6 6 34.3 34.3 0.0 4 1 0 0 3 0 140 26 15 14 6 48 13 13 2 23 3.67 5.43 6.22 -1.6 -0.2
2007 SEA 27 14 12 73.3 70.3 3.0 4 3 0 0 5 1 321 87 45 42 6 134 14 13 3 49 5.15 3.73 4.27 11.9 1.2
2008 SDN 28 22 20 111.0 108.7 2.3 6 9 0 0 8 0 475 118 60 57 12 187 30 28 3 77 4.62 4.02 4.24 12.7 1.2
2008 SEA 28 10 1 30.0 4.3 25.7 0 1 0 0 1 0 127 28 18 18 6 55 13 12 0 15 5.40 6.06 7.03 -3.4 -0.3
Career5944279.7245.734.01618001811202294161150354868176101844.834.474.8721.02.0

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
2000 WIS A 24 24 127.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.838 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 SBR A+ 5 4 21.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SBR A+ 13 10 56.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .302 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SAN AA 9 9 56.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .294 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 Peo Wnt 7 6 25.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SEA MLB 7 5 31.0 5.42 91 .286 .280 .346 .450 .272 .297 99 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.1
2004 SAN AA 1 1 5.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .182 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 TAC AAA 14 14 72.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .329 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 TAC AAA 25 21 113.7 5.33 81 .301 .288 .364 .467 .277 .333 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SEA MLB 6 6 34.3 6.22 68 .240 .288 .356 .464 .278 .208 96 -1.6 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2
2006 TAC AAA 24 24 147.2 4.64 93 .237 .278 .352 .433 .274 .262 97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SEA MLB 14 12 73.3 4.27 111 .263 .278 .347 .433 .270 .325 99 11.9 1.2 11.9 1.2
2007 WIS A 1 1 3.7 5.99 56 .298 .262 .317 .423 .269 .444 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 TAC AAA 6 6 31.0 3.95 104 .252 .287 .358 .451 .279 .305 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 MRN Rk 1 0 3.0 0.55 188 .122 .271 .356 .436 .279 .200 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SDN MLB 22 20 111.0 4.24 96 .280 .277 .346 .449 .275 .300 88 8.7 0.9 12.7 1.2
2008 SEA MLB 10 1 30.0 7.03 47 .275 .273 .342 .428 .267 .237 97 -3.4 -0.3 -3.4 -0.3
2009 LEL A+ 2 2 8.7 7.68 20 .250 .266 .333 .408 .269 .217 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SAN AA 2 2 7.0 9.15 -8 .444 .283 .363 .414 .272 .406 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 POR AAA 3 3 5.7 6.55 36 .407 .286 .353 .461 .266 .438 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 LAR Wnt 3 3 10.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .314 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB44279.74.8791.271.278.347.445.273.2909417.01.721.02.0

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
2000 WIS A 8 5 0 24 24 127.7 137 36 99 13 0% -.838 9.7 2.5 0.9 7.0 1.35 3.95 0.0 0.0
2001 SBR A+ 1 0 0 5 4 21.0 17 2 16 2 0% -.750 7.3 0.9 0.9 6.9 0.90 3.43 0.0 0.0
2003 SAN AA 3 3 0 9 9 56.0 49 17 46 2 0% .294 7.9 2.7 0.3 7.4 1.18 2.57 0.0 0.0
2003 SBR A+ 5 1 1 13 10 56.7 55 9 50 3 0% .302 8.7 1.4 0.5 7.9 1.13 3.65 0.0 0.0
2003 Peo Wnt 0 1 0 7 6 25.7 28 6 20 1 0% -1.000 9.8 2.1 0.4 7.0 1.32 5.60 0.0 0.0
2004 TAC AAA 5 4 0 14 14 72.7 85 24 56 7 0% .329 10.5 3.0 0.9 6.9 1.50 4.21 0.0 0.0
2004 SAN AA 0 0 0 1 1 5.0 2 0 5 0 0% .182 3.6 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.40 0.00 0.0 0.0
2004 SEA MLB 2 4 0 7 5 31.0 35 11 20 5 32% .297 10.2 3.2 1.5 5.8 1.48 5.52 1.4 0.1
2005 TAC AAA 8 8 0 25 21 113.7 147 36 73 19 49% .333 11.6 2.8 1.5 5.8 1.61 6.41 0.0 0.0
2006 TAC AAA 12 4 0 24 24 147.2 133 37 103 17 50% .262 8.1 2.3 1.0 6.3 1.15 3.00 0.0 0.0
2006 SEA MLB 4 1 0 6 6 34.3 26 13 23 6 44% .208 6.8 3.4 1.6 6.0 1.14 3.67 -1.6 -0.2
2007 MRN Rk 0 0 0 1 0 3.0 1 0 6 0 60% .200 3.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.33 0.00 0.0 0.0
2007 WIS A 0 0 0 1 1 3.7 5 0 6 1 40% .444 12.2 0.0 2.4 14.6 1.35 4.86 0.0 0.0
2007 TAC AAA 1 1 0 6 6 31.0 33 10 18 1 41% .305 9.6 2.9 0.3 5.2 1.39 3.19 0.0 0.0
2007 SEA MLB 4 3 0 14 12 73.3 87 14 49 6 36% .325 10.7 1.7 0.7 6.0 1.38 5.15 11.9 1.2
2008 SEA MLB 0 1 0 10 1 30.0 28 13 15 6 41% .237 8.4 3.9 1.8 4.5 1.37 5.40 -3.4 -0.3
2008 SDN MLB 6 9 0 22 20 111.0 118 30 77 12 43% .300 9.6 2.4 1.0 6.2 1.33 4.62 12.7 1.2
2009 POR AAA 0 2 0 3 3 5.7 9 0 7 2 11% .438 14.2 0.0 3.2 11.1 1.58 11.05 0.0 0.0
2009 SAN AA 0 1 0 2 2 7.0 15 2 3 2 44% .406 19.3 2.6 2.6 3.9 2.43 10.29 0.0 0.0
2009 LEL A+ 0 1 0 2 2 8.7 6 4 7 1 33% .217 6.2 4.1 1.0 7.2 1.15 7.24 0.0 0.0
2010 LAR Wnt 1 1 0 3 3 10.7 13 4 6 2 0% .314 10.9 3.4 1.7 5.0 1.59 5.89 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2009-03-30 2009-10-05 60-DL 189 162 Right Elbow Sprain -
2008-09-14 2008-09-21 DTD 7 6 Right Upper Arm Strain Triceps -
2007-06-17 2007-09-17 60-DL 92 83 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2006-09-25 2006-10-01 60-DL 6 5 Right Upper Arm Inflammation Triceps Tendinitis -
2005-08-22 2005-09-02 Minors 11 0 Right Upper Arm Strain Triceps - -
2003-05-08 2003-06-10 Minors 33 0 Right Elbow Inflammation - -
2002-04-05 2002-09-05 Minors 153 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery - -
2001-06-06 2001-09-08 Minors 94 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2001-05-26 2001-09-05 Minors 102 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2001-04-13 2001-05-14 Minors 31 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2001-04-13 2001-05-14 Minors 31 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2000-06-02 2000-06-15 Minors 13 0 Right Elbow Strain Flexors - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 $
2012 SDN $
2011 SDN $
2009 SDN $429,400
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$429,400
1 yrTotal$429,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 72 d1 yr/$0.4294M (09)

Details
  • released 10/8/09 re-signed 2/27/09, 1 year/$0.4294M (09)
  • acquired in trade from SEA 5/27/08 designated for assignment 5/21/08 recalled 4/07 optioned to Triple-A 3/07 re-signed 2/07, 1 year (07)
  • contract purchased 8/06 non-tendered 12/05 designated for assignment 12/05 optioned to Triple-A 3/05 recalled 8/04 optioned to Triple-A 8/04 recalled 8/04 optioned to Triple-A 3/04 re-signed 2/04
  • 40-m 11/03
  • $1.3M signing bonus
  • South Korea `98

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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL West Catchup and Recent AL MovesChristina Kahrl2007-02-07
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