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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date10-22-1982
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age30 years, 7 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.22009
2010
-0.42011
-0.12012
0.12013
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YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2008 PIT 25 50 120 108 16 17 2 1 0 21 6 36 4 0 2 2 1 0 .157 .229 .194 .173 -7.1 2.4 -0.5
2009 PIT 26 18 46 44 5 10 5 0 0 15 2 26 0 0 0 3 1 0 .227 .261 .341 .202 -2.1 -0.1 -0.2
2011 WAS 28 79 94 83 9 17 1 2 0 22 7 19 0 0 4 2 4 3 .205 .267 .265 .202 -4.3 0.5 -0.4
2012 HOU 29 36 96 88 11 17 6 0 2 29 7 36 0 0 1 7 3 0 .193 .253 .330 .231 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1
Career1833563234161143287221174071493.189.249.269.200-13.92.3-1.2

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 PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2004 WPT A- 59 250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .354 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 HIC A 126 557 .279 .263 .339 .400 .000 .365 99 9.8 11.7 6.3 10.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 LYN A+ 73 317 .295 .257 .337 .385 .000 .362 100 10.6 7.4 3.7 8.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 ALT AA 60 253 .268 .256 .328 .387 .000 .387 105 2.2 6.8 3.2 -1.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 IND AAA 129 556 .255 .265 .331 .402 .000 .358 100 -3.2 14.8 6.1 -2.4 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PIT MLB 50 120 .173 .265 .331 .420 .000 .236 104 -11.2 3.3 1.5 2.4 1.0 -7.1 -0.5 -7.1 -0.5
2008 IND AAA 86 364 .256 .270 .333 .421 .000 .390 98 -1.6 10.1 4.1 5.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PIT MLB 18 46 .202 .265 .330 .425 .000 .556 101 -2.9 1.3 0.4 -0.1 0.3 -2.1 -0.2 -2.1 -0.2
2009 IND AAA 108 451 .275 .266 .331 .403 .000 .376 96 7.1 12.6 3.4 -1.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 COH AAA 64 259 .237 .269 .336 .420 .000 .335 111 -6.8 7.2 1.6 -1.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 IND AAA 11 36 .170 .275 .344 .424 .000 .250 102 -3.7 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 27 116 .297 .273 .334 .424 .000 .436 101 4.9 3.2 0.5 -0.9 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 79 94 .202 .250 .305 .380 .000 .266 100 -5.4 1.6 -0.1 0.5 -1.4 -4.3 -0.4 -4.3 -0.4
2011 SYR AAA 25 108 .320 .261 .332 .402 .000 .464 96 4.1 1.0 0.3 -0.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 HOU MLB 36 96 .231 .255 .312 .416 .000 .300 101 -2.7 1.7 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1
2012 OKL AAA 75 281 .225 .284 .345 .446 .000 .340 98 -3.3 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 LVG AAA 31 109 .229 .271 .332 .416 .265 .329 109 -3.8 3.2 0.7 -3.1 1.0 0.4 -0.3 0.4 -0.3
CareerMLB356.200.258.319.409.258.289101-22.29.11.72.5-0.3-13.9-1.2-13.9-1.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2004 WPT A- 250 40 63 7 4 0 21 15 51 14 5 .276 .325 .342 .066 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 HIC A 557 74 141 23 2 9 50 38 134 21 10 .281 .343 .388 .108 .279 0.0 10.3 0.0
2006 LYN A+ 317 46 81 16 2 5 33 35 58 18 7 .303 .394 .434 .131 .295 0.0 8.2 0.0
2006 ALT AA 253 36 68 13 1 3 19 16 57 6 2 .301 .363 .407 .106 .268 0.0 -1.5 0.0
2007 IND AAA 556 77 130 23 10 5 51 54 131 28 4 .274 .362 .396 .122 .255 0.0 -2.4 0.0
2008 PIT MLB 120 16 17 2 1 0 2 6 36 1 0 .157 .229 .194 .037 .173 -7.1 2.4 -0.5
2008 IND AAA 364 44 90 8 5 7 36 27 107 23 7 .280 .343 .402 .121 .256 0.0 5.2 0.0
2009 PIT MLB 46 5 10 5 0 0 3 2 26 1 0 .227 .261 .341 .114 .202 -2.1 -0.1 -0.2
2009 IND AAA 451 71 111 23 8 9 43 35 128 13 3 .275 .340 .439 .164 .275 0.0 -1.2 0.0
2010 COH AAA 259 32 64 13 1 3 27 20 46 9 4 .278 .348 .383 .104 .237 0.0 -1.3 0.0
2010 IND AAA 36 1 6 0 1 0 1 1 11 3 0 .171 .194 .229 .057 .170 0.0 0.5 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 116 12 35 5 2 1 19 9 25 6 3 .340 .400 .456 .117 .297 0.0 -0.9 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 94 9 17 1 2 0 2 7 19 4 3 .205 .267 .265 .060 .202 -4.3 0.5 -0.4
2011 SYR AAA 108 17 27 5 0 1 6 16 30 4 1 .314 .439 .407 .093 .320 0.0 -0.8 0.0
2012 HOU MLB 96 11 17 6 0 2 7 7 36 3 0 .193 .253 .330 .136 .231 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1
2012 OKL AAA 281 43 67 12 1 3 19 27 59 11 2 .269 .346 .361 .092 .225 0.0 0.2 0.0
2013 LVG AAA 109 13 24 4 2 0 8 8 27 4 3 .240 .303 .320 .080 .229 0.4 -3.1 -0.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-04-30 2010-05-18 Minors 18 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 126 d1 year (2012)

Details
  • 1 year (2012). Sent outright to Triple-A by Houston 12/14/11. Contract purchased by Houston 4/6/12. DFA by Houston 8/9/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/11/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Washington 12/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Washington 4/23/11. Claimed by Houston off waivers from Washington 11/3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Pittsburgh 1/18/10. Signed by Cleveland 3/10/10. Sent outright to AAA by Cleveland 3/20/10 after being DFA 3/17/10/ Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Cleveland 7/12/10. Acquired by Washington in trade from Pittsburgh 8/7/10.
  • 1 year/$0.404M (2009). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased 11/20/07. Re-signed 3/10/08.
  • Drafted 2004 (2-52) (Eastern Michigan). $0.67M signing bonus.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .246 .303 .333 .257
11 vs R (Multi) .147 .209 .277 .179
18 Split (Multi) -.099 -.095 -.056 -.078
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .262 .326 .405 .298
31 vs R (2012) .130 .184 .261 .167
38 Split (2012) -.131 -.142 -.144 -.130
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Articles

Brian Bixler is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessSobsequy: Notable AL Minor-League Free Agent SigneesAdam Sobsey2013-03-13
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of AmericaJason Wojciechowski2013-01-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 19Larry Granillo2012-06-20
BP Unfiltered: Which 14 K Perfect Gamer Faced a Better Lineup?Paul Sporer2012-06-14
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: State SecretJohn Perrotto2011-05-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: American LeagueChristina Kahrl2010-03-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Put Up Your Dukes?Christina Kahrl2010-03-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: The King's Coffers and Assorted Wee DealsChristina Kahrl2010-01-19
This article requires BP Premium accessKiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh PiratesBaseball Prospectus2009-09-21
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL NoodlingsChristina Kahrl2009-09-09
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Assorted Central MovesChristina Kahrl2009-09-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Weekend Transaction ActionChristina Kahrl2009-08-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: The LaRoche DealChristina Kahrl2009-07-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: The McLouth TradeChristina Kahrl2009-06-04
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Dark Clouds in ClevelandJohn Perrotto2009-05-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL Central ShufflingChristina Kahrl2009-05-05
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: I Can See Clearly Now?Will Carroll2009-04-27
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Senior Circuit ShufflingChristina Kahrl2009-04-02
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Central HousekeepingChristina Kahrl2009-01-21
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Deadline Day Wrap-UpChristina Kahrl2008-08-01
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: PudgedChristina Kahrl2008-07-31
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: BrokenWill Carroll2008-07-29
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-05-28
This article requires BP Premium accessLies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Shortstop ProspectsNate Silver2008-05-22
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-04-22
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Pirates Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2008-02-14
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Philly Non-Fixes and the Seattle PredicateChristina Kahrl2008-02-04
Schrodinger's Bat: Minor League Baserunning AwardsDan Fox2007-11-15
This article requires BP Premium accessWait 'Til Next Year: Your 2010 PiratesBryan Smith2007-09-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Positional Rankings - ShortstopKevin Goldstein2007-08-10
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: Linebrink-Inman, Belliard, and IzturisChristina Kahrl2007-07-26
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Triple-A PreviewKevin Goldstein2007-04-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 19-26, 2007Christina Kahrl2007-03-27


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-08-28 13:00:00Brian Bixler - whats his upside - might he be a serviceable big league SS?
(max from DC)		No and with his inability to make remotely consistent contact in the majors, I can't even see him fashioning a career as a utility player. (John Perrotto)


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