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2013 Projections (seasonal age 25) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date12-22-1987
Height6' 3"
Weight195 lbs
Age25 years, 5 months, 0 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2009
2010
0.92011
0.32012
-0.02013
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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
2011 BAL 23 28 28 154.3 154.3 0.0 11 11 0 0 13 0 666 162 93 79 12 231 62 59 1 97 4.61 4.04 5.09 9.8 0.9
2012 BAL 24 12 11 60.3 59.3 1.0 5 3 0 0 5 0 270 61 37 34 6 95 32 29 2 53 5.07 4.27 5.14 2.9 0.3
2013 BAL 25 1 1 6.0 6.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 10 6 6 1 16 2 2 0 2 9.00 5.61 5.03 -1.0 -0.1
Career4140220.7219.71.016150018096623313611919342969031524.854.155.1011.71.1

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
2006 BLU Rk 11 11 34.0 8.08 51 .243 .263 .348 .372 .272 .261 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 ABE A- 15 15 63.7 5.47 81 .250 .265 .348 .384 .271 .307 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 DEL A 27 27 147.3 5.76 63 .249 .262 .334 .393 .269 .255 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 FRD A+ 25 24 140.0 5.17 89 .234 .257 .331 .378 .260 .294 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 BOW AA 15 14 87.0 4.82 93 .228 .263 .330 .410 .265 .276 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 NOR AAA 12 12 66.3 4.70 93 .233 .274 .344 .427 .261 .303 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 BAL MLB 28 28 154.3 5.09 86 .266 .266 .334 .429 .276 .304 100 5.5 0.6 9.8 0.9
2011 BOW AA 3 3 11.7 6.95 37 .351 .250 .321 .416 .272 .355 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 NOR AAA 1 1 5.0 3.43 121 .154 .257 .316 .417 .243 .214 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BAL MLB 12 11 60.3 5.14 85 .278 .258 .327 .423 .272 .311 101 2.9 0.3 2.9 0.3
2012 BOW AA 2 2 12.0 3.40 120 .218 .254 .338 .381 .262 .242 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 NOR AAA 9 9 51.3 5.83 69 .226 .261 .332 .409 .244 .278 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 BAL MLB 1 1 6.0 5.03 50 .412 .244 .318 .399 .271 .360 75 -1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1
2013 NOR AAA 7 7 35.3 5.14 87 .288 .275 .337 .426 .268 .355 95 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
CareerMLB40220.75.0784.273.263.331.426.275.307944.80.59.00.8

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
2006 BLU Rk 0 4 0 11 11 34.0 35 20 21 4 48% .261 9.3 5.3 1.1 5.6 1.62 5.29 0.0 0.0
2007 ABE A- 6 4 0 15 15 63.7 64 22 45 1 66% .307 9.0 3.1 0.1 6.4 1.35 3.67 0.0 0.0
2008 DEL A 12 7 0 27 27 147.3 118 49 114 9 66% .255 7.2 3.0 0.5 7.0 1.13 3.12 0.0 0.0
2009 FRD A+ 9 6 0 25 24 140.0 123 55 131 6 69% .294 7.9 3.5 0.4 8.4 1.27 2.70 0.0 0.0
2010 NOR AAA 3 4 0 12 12 66.3 63 23 56 3 64% .303 8.6 3.1 0.4 7.6 1.30 2.99 0.0 0.0
2010 BOW AA 7 3 0 15 14 87.0 76 28 68 4 64% .276 7.9 2.9 0.4 7.0 1.20 2.48 0.0 0.0
2011 NOR AAA 0 1 0 1 1 5.0 3 1 3 0 50% .214 5.4 1.8 0.0 5.4 0.80 1.80 0.0 0.0
2011 BOW AA 0 2 0 3 3 11.7 14 2 15 3 44% .355 10.8 1.5 2.3 11.6 1.37 5.40 0.0 0.0
2011 BAL MLB 11 11 0 28 28 154.3 162 62 97 12 55% .304 9.4 3.6 0.7 5.7 1.45 4.61 9.8 0.9
2012 NOR AAA 4 2 0 9 9 51.3 49 20 37 5 56% .278 8.6 3.5 0.9 6.5 1.34 4.91 0.0 0.0
2012 BOW AA 1 0 0 2 2 12.0 8 3 11 0 73% .242 6.0 2.2 0.0 8.2 0.92 0.75 0.0 0.0
2012 BAL MLB 5 3 0 12 11 60.3 61 32 53 6 61% .311 9.1 4.8 0.9 7.9 1.54 5.07 2.9 0.3
2013 NOR AAA 2 1 0 7 7 35.3 44 17 20 0 72% .355 11.2 4.3 0.0 5.1 1.73 4.08 0.1 0.0
2013 BAL MLB 0 1 0 1 1 6.0 10 2 2 1 54% .360 15.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 2.00 9.00 -1.0 -0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-04-01 2013-04-07 Minors 6 0 Left Thumb Blister - -
2012-03-26 2012-06-06 60-DL 72 0 Left Shoulder Recovery From Impingement Received PRP Injections - -
2012-02-28 2012-03-26 Camp 27 0 Left Shoulder Impingement Received PRP Injections - -
2011-08-05 2011-08-22 15-DL 17 16 Left Shoulder Strain Began on 6 Weeks Ago - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 BAL $
2013 BAL $
2012 BAL $486,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$486,000
1 yrTotal$486,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 117 dScott Boras1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/8/13.
  • 1 year/$0.486M (2012). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/10/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Baltimore 11/19/10. Re-signed by Baltimore 2/11.
  • Drafted by Baltimore 2006 (3-85) (Weatherford HS, Texas). $0.435M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .247 .323 .383 .259
11 vs R (Multi) .278 .356 .404 .276
18 Split (Multi) -.031 -.033 -.021 -.017
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.029 -.032 -.065 -.030
30 vs L (2012) .235 .319 .395 .263
31 vs R (2012) .273 .369 .409 .286
38 Split (2012) -.038 -.050 -.014 -.024
39 LgAvg (2012) -.031 -.033 -.073 -.033

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BP Articles

Zach Britton is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Halladay Sees a DocR.J. Anderson2013-05-07
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessThe Stash List: Pitchers Versus Position PlayersBret Sayre2013-05-06
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Mailbag: Playing the Waiting GameBP Fantasy Team2013-05-03
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-01
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-30
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 29, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-29
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessThe Stash List: Seeing What You Want to SeeBret Sayre2013-04-29
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 26, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-26
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 13, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-13
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: Should We Start Pitchers Making Their Major-League Debuts?Bret Sayre2013-04-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: My American League PortfolioPaul Sporer2013-04-10
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: Twenty Endgame Targets in Various FormatsBret Sayre2013-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessProspects Will Break Your Heart: Baltimore Orioles Top 10 ProspectsJason Parks2013-02-15
Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 18Daniel Rathman2013-01-18
Playoff Prospectus: American League Wild Card Game (UPDATED)Derek Carty2012-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: The Surprisingly Hard-to-Hit Pitches of 2012Ben Lindbergh2012-09-19
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Agony of Rational RootingNick Piecoro2012-09-18
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: Feasting on the EastBen Lindbergh2012-09-07
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, September 5Daniel Rathman2012-09-05
This article requires BP Premium accessSobsequy: The Postmodern OriolesAdam Sobsey2012-09-05
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 18: The Boys Are Back In TownJason Collette2012-09-04
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 18: The Boys Are Back In TownPaul Sporer2012-09-04
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessWeekly Planner: Week 23Paul Sporer2012-08-31
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 7Daniel Rathman2012-08-07
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessWeekly Planner: Week 19Paul Sporer2012-08-03
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: The Marlins' BeachingJohn Perrotto2012-07-26
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/19/12Paul Sporer2012-07-20
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, July 17Daniel Rathman2012-07-17
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Yeah, But is it Gonna Fly?Jay Jaffe2012-05-18
This article requires BP Premium accessHeartburn Hardball: Centerpiece in Center Field?Jonathan Bernhardt2012-04-25
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Game of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, April 14Adam Sobsey2012-04-17
Inside The Park Blog: It Is Never Too Early To StrategizeJason Collette2012-04-07
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Loose Threads: East EditionJay Jaffe2012-03-30
This article requires BP Premium accessHeartburn Hardball: The Mysterious Brian MatuszJonathan Bernhardt2012-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Clearing the AirCorey Dawkins2012-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Clearing the AirStephani Bee2012-03-28
Collateral Damage: Spring SorenessCorey Dawkins2012-03-23
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Collateral Damage: Fillet o' PhillyCorey Dawkins2012-03-21
Collateral Damage: Fillet o' PhillyStephani Bee2012-03-21
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessResident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Starting PitchersDerek Carty2012-03-14
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This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Preview: AL East 2012 Preseason PreviewR.J. Anderson2012-02-20
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This article requires BP Premium accessHeartburn Hardball: The Race to the Bottom in 2012Jonathan Bernhardt2012-02-16
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The BP First Take: Tuesday, January 3Daniel Rathman2012-01-03
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL EastCorey Dawkins2011-11-28
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL EastBen Lindbergh2011-11-28
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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Team Tracker, PFM, Scoresheet, and YouRob McQuown2011-04-21
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: A Plethora of Young HurlersCraig Brown2011-04-13
Painting the Black: Dissecting Britton's DebutR.J. Anderson2011-04-04
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Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction LedgerChristina Kahrl2010-12-01


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-09-02 14:00:00Better future - Henderson Alvarez or Zach Britton?
(dharris from ny)
Britton. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-04-12 13:00:00Thanks Ben. Same question, another pitcher, what's the outlook for Zach Britton?
(Tavis Bregel from Covington, KY)
Much better than Harrison's. Britton is the real deal. There will be some struggles--he's walked too many batters not to get burned at some point--but he should be fun to watch, and it's hard to imagine that he'll be sent back to Norfolk. If only I could stop calling him "Chris." Old habits die hard. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-04-12 13:00:00How much of a problem is it for the Orioles to lose Matusz and Hardy to the disabled list?
(TGisriel from Baltimore)
Given that Matusz's injury gave the Orioles an excuse to call up Zach Britton, not a huge one. Hardy's was a tough loss, plunging the O's back into the dark days of "Cesar Izturis, starting shortstop," but he'll be back in six weeks or so. (Ben Lindbergh)


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