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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 39)
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Birth Date6-13-1974
Height6' 2"
Weight200 lbs
Age39 years, 0 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
-0.12010
2011
2012
-0.12013
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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
2003 SEA 29 5 0 9.3 0.0 9.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 7 2 2 0 7 1 1 1 7 1.93 2.24 2.82 2.6 0.3
2004 SDN 30 7 2 14.3 8.7 5.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 20 9 9 1 31 2 2 0 10 5.65 2.88 3.71 3.0 0.3
2006 SDN 32 37 0 56.3 0.0 56.3 2 0 2 1 0 0 237 53 22 20 6 79 16 11 1 23 3.20 4.58 5.31 0.1 0.1
2010 SEA 36 24 0 37.0 0.0 37.0 1 2 0 2 0 0 148 33 16 13 5 52 6 5 0 14 3.16 4.53 4.94 -0.9 -0.1
Career732117.08.7108.342230048311349441216925192543.384.174.784.80.6

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
1997 LNC A+ 40 0 85.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .287 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 LNC A+ 17 4 52.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.461 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 LNC A+ 5 0 9.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.476 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 NHV AA 23 18 111.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.805 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 TAC AAA 5 1 16.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.235 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 NHV AA 19 7 47.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.939 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 TAC AAA 2 1 6.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 Zul Wnt 7 1 17.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.545 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 SAN AA 37 9 104.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.852 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 Azu Wnt 6 0 16.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.636 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 Peo Wnt 13 1 29.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.617 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 TAC AAA 30 23 142.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .316 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SEA MLB 5 0 9.3 2.82 143 .172 .285 .347 .468 .275 .269 100 2.6 0.3 2.6 0.3
2003 TAC AAA 29 21 141.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .331 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SDN MLB 7 2 14.3 3.71 123 .281 .274 .329 .420 .252 .380 102 3.4 0.3 3.0 0.3
2004 POR AAA 24 23 138.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 DUR AAA 10 10 51.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.985 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 POR AAA 20 16 110.7 5.42 88 .268 .284 .360 .457 .273 .301 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SDN MLB 37 0 56.3 5.31 81 .244 .278 .342 .448 .266 .246 91 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 0.1
2006 POR AAA 7 5 30.0 5.25 85 .250 .281 .340 .418 .267 .333 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 NIP npb 21 17 109.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .271 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 NIP npb 28 25 163.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .235 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 NIP npb 21 21 118.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .324 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SEA MLB 24 0 37.0 4.94 82 .250 .270 .338 .426 .274 .228 94 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1
2010 TAC AAA 15 0 28.7 2.87 141 .206 .284 .350 .451 .271 .268 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 BUF AAA 32 8 85.0 5.09 82 .267 .270 .335 .420 .257 .304 97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 TAC AAA 27 10 95.3 6.28 76 .231 .292 .357 .451 .270 .263 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 LAR Wnt 8 8 33.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .331 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TAC AAA 20 7 56.7 4.75 98 .259 .281 .355 .437 .276 .297 93 7.9 0.8 7.9 0.8
2013 ITA int 4 0 3.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB2117.04.7891.245.276.340.439.267.259944.90.54.80.6

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
1997 LNC A+ 6 3 1 40 0 85.3 83 21 73 11 0% .287 8.8 2.2 1.2 7.7 1.22 3.80 0.0 0.0
1998 LNC A+ 6 0 0 17 4 52.0 41 21 48 6 0% -.461 7.1 3.6 1.0 8.3 1.19 3.63 0.0 0.0
1999 TAC AAA 0 2 0 5 1 16.0 26 2 10 5 0% -1.235 14.6 1.1 2.8 5.6 1.75 6.75 0.0 0.0
1999 NHV AA 4 6 1 23 18 111.3 125 31 83 18 0% -.805 10.1 2.5 1.5 6.7 1.40 4.69 0.0 0.0
1999 LNC A+ 0 0 0 5 0 9.3 14 3 14 4 0% -.476 13.5 2.9 3.9 13.5 1.83 6.77 0.0 0.0
2000 TAC AAA 0 1 0 2 1 6.0 9 1 1 2 0% -1.750 13.5 1.5 3.0 1.5 1.67 6.00 0.0 0.0
2000 NHV AA 4 3 1 19 7 47.7 49 19 27 3 0% -.939 9.2 3.6 0.6 5.1 1.43 3.40 0.0 0.0
2000 Zul Wnt 1 1 0 7 1 17.3 17 3 8 0 0% -1.545 8.8 1.6 0.0 4.2 1.16 3.12 0.0 0.0
2001 SAN AA 7 4 1 37 9 104.3 117 23 96 8 0% -.852 10.1 2.0 0.7 8.3 1.34 3.80 0.0 0.0
2001 Azu Wnt 0 1 1 6 0 16.3 14 7 15 0 0% -.636 7.7 3.9 0.0 8.3 1.29 3.87 0.0 0.0
2001 Peo Wnt 3 3 0 13 1 29.0 34 10 31 5 0% -.617 10.6 3.1 1.6 9.6 1.52 5.28 0.0 0.0
2002 TAC AAA 9 5 2 30 23 142.0 157 28 113 16 0% .316 10.0 1.8 1.0 7.2 1.30 3.80 0.0 0.0
2003 TAC AAA 11 10 0 29 21 141.0 165 32 115 17 0% .331 10.5 2.0 1.1 7.3 1.40 4.28 0.0 0.0
2003 SEA MLB 0 0 0 5 0 9.3 7 1 7 0 62% .269 6.8 1.0 0.0 6.8 0.86 1.93 2.6 0.3
2004 POR AAA 11 4 0 24 23 138.7 130 42 110 16 0% .272 8.4 2.7 1.0 7.1 1.24 3.83 0.0 0.0
2004 SDN MLB 1 0 0 7 2 14.3 20 2 10 1 24% .380 12.6 1.3 0.6 6.3 1.53 5.65 3.0 0.3
2005 DUR AAA 3 4 0 10 10 51.0 70 20 39 5 0% -.985 12.4 3.5 0.9 6.9 1.76 4.06 0.0 0.0
2005 POR AAA 4 5 0 20 16 110.7 121 16 72 15 38% .301 9.8 1.3 1.2 5.9 1.24 3.98 0.0 0.0
2006 SDN MLB 2 0 2 37 0 56.3 53 16 23 6 43% .246 8.5 2.6 1.0 3.7 1.22 3.20 0.1 0.1
2006 POR AAA 2 1 0 7 5 30.0 33 7 22 3 46% .333 9.9 2.1 0.9 6.6 1.33 4.80 0.0 0.0
2007 NIP npb 6 8 0 21 17 109.3 109 36 56 11 0% .271 9.0 3.0 0.9 4.6 1.33 3.71 0.0 0.0
2008 NIP npb 12 5 0 28 25 163.0 139 72 90 22 0% .235 7.7 4.0 1.2 5.0 1.29 3.48 0.0 0.0
2009 NIP npb 5 8 0 21 21 118.3 144 52 58 10 0% .324 11.0 4.0 0.8 4.4 1.66 5.33 0.0 0.0
2010 SEA MLB 1 2 0 24 0 37.0 33 6 14 5 39% .228 8.0 1.5 1.2 3.4 1.05 3.16 -0.9 -0.1
2010 TAC AAA 2 1 1 15 0 28.7 20 8 32 1 56% .268 6.3 2.5 0.3 10.0 0.98 2.51 0.0 0.0
2011 BUF AAA 5 5 1 32 8 85.0 92 22 67 11 38% .304 9.7 2.3 1.2 7.1 1.34 4.34 0.0 0.0
2012 TAC AAA 6 4 1 27 10 95.3 91 24 55 13 51% .263 8.6 2.3 1.2 5.2 1.21 4.63 0.0 0.0
2012 LAR Wnt 3 1 0 8 8 33.7 44 6 16 2 0% .331 11.8 1.6 0.5 4.3 1.49 5.08 0.0 0.0
2013 ITA int 0 1 0 4 0 3.3 3 1 3 0 0% .300 8.1 2.7 0.0 8.1 1.20 2.70 0.0 0.0
2013 TAC AAA 7 2 0 20 7 56.7 59 15 45 7 46% .297 9.4 2.4 1.1 7.1 1.31 3.81 7.9 0.8

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2000-06-26 2000-07-05 Minors 9 0 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2000-04-16 2000-05-21 Minors 35 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1998-06-21 1998-09-22 Minors 93 0 Right Shoulder Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 SDN $335,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$335,000
1 yrTotal$335,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 163 d1 year (2011)

Details
  • 2011. Claimed by Arizona off waivers from Seattle 11/3/11. DFA by Arizona 1/18/11, sent outright to AAA 1/31/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Seattle 6/15/10.
  • 2007-2009: Nippon of Japan Pacific League
  • 1 year/$0.335M (2006). Re-signed by San Diego 10/05.
  • 1 year/$0.317M (2005). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 10/04 (minor-league contract). Award bonuses based on appearances. Released by Tampa Bay 5/05. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 5/05 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.301M (2004). Acquired by San Diego in trade from Seattle 1/04. Signed by San Diego 3/04. Contract purchased by San Diego 5/04. Non-tendered by San Diego 12/04.
  • 1 year (2003). Contract purchased by Seattle 8/03. Sent outright to AAA by Seattle 8/03. Contract purchased by Seattle 8/03.
  • Signed by Seattle 1996 as an amateur free agent (Mercy College).

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This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: A Brief History of the Vedder CupGeoff Young2012-06-12
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Weekly Roundup, January 28-February 3Christina Kahrl2011-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Votto's Extension and Being Young in New YorkChristina Kahrl2011-01-18
Transaction Analysis: Western Divisions BackfillChristina Kahrl2010-11-20
Prospectus Q&A: John WettelandDavid Laurila2010-10-29
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Waterloo's 195th Anniversary EditionChristina Kahrl2010-06-18
This article requires BP Premium accessLive From Akita City: Pacific League PreviewMike Plugh2007-03-20
Playoff Prospectus: Roster ReviewsChristina Kahrl2006-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: Padres versus CardinalsDan Fox2006-10-03
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: August 25-27Christina Kahrl2006-08-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: August 23-24Christina Kahrl2006-08-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: July 22-24, 2006Christina Kahrl2006-07-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: July 17-21, 2006Christina Kahrl2006-07-22
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: FriarsJoe Sheehan2006-06-30
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 12-14Christina Kahrl2006-05-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 10-11Christina Kahrl2006-05-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: National League, March 30-April 4Christina Kahrl2006-04-07
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