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Birth Date9-15-1983
Height6' 5"
Weight220 lbs
Age29 years, 8 months, 7 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.52009
0.72010
0.72011
0.82012
1.02013
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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
2007 KCA 23 4 1 12.7 3.0 9.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 11 4 3 1 17 4 4 3 5 2.13 5.21 5.22 0.9 0.1
2008 KCA 24 22 22 129.0 129.0 0.0 6 12 0 0 8 0 566 143 84 79 12 211 47 46 5 72 5.51 4.46 5.74 -1.2 -0.4
2009 KCA 25 25 25 143.0 143.0 0.0 7 13 0 0 9 2 631 167 109 104 23 288 46 46 8 106 6.55 4.88 5.62 4.8 0.5
2010 KCA 26 18 17 103.0 100.0 3.0 6 6 0 0 8 2 450 110 61 55 9 169 37 36 4 76 4.81 3.90 4.66 7.5 0.7
2011 KCA 27 31 31 198.0 198.0 0.0 11 11 0 0 16 3 835 192 110 103 23 327 62 58 7 128 4.68 4.32 5.01 8.3 0.7
2012 KCA 28 32 32 185.3 185.3 0.0 8 16 0 0 13 2 800 202 127 118 27 339 61 58 13 144 5.73 4.58 5.36 5.4 0.8
2013 KCA 29 11 0 16.3 0.0 16.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 61 10 2 2 1 16 3 3 0 18 1.10 2.26 2.52 4.4 0.5
Career143128787.3758.329.03859105493397835497464961367260251405495.304.435.2330.12.9

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 BUR A 4 4 15.0 3.31 111 .195 .276 .355 .407 .257 .167 86 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 KCA MLB 4 1 12.7 5.22 98 .253 .272 .343 .433 .271 .244 105 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.1
2007 WIC AA 17 16 94.0 4.48 108 .272 .272 .347 .421 .269 .348 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 OMA AAA 10 10 58.0 6.08 65 .260 .283 .348 .443 .268 .253 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 22 22 129.0 5.74 77 .268 .272 .344 .438 .273 .305 99 -1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -0.4
2008 OMA AAA 3 3 17.3 6.12 64 .202 .275 .352 .463 .272 .188 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 KCA MLB 25 25 143.0 5.62 82 .293 .275 .342 .438 .272 .321 99 4.2 0.4 4.8 0.5
2009 OMA AAA 8 8 48.0 4.26 98 .222 .279 .344 .431 .273 .285 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 18 17 103.0 4.66 98 .269 .271 .339 .420 .273 .312 103 7.3 0.8 7.5 0.7
2010 OMA AAA 2 2 5.0 2.75 142 .157 .270 .348 .431 .271 .214 91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 KCA MLB 31 31 198.0 5.01 91 .259 .266 .330 .422 .272 .275 103 7.4 0.8 8.3 0.7
2012 KCA MLB 32 32 185.3 5.36 82 .286 .264 .330 .429 .272 .315 102 5.9 0.6 5.4 0.8
2013 KCA MLB 11 0 16.3 2.52 144 .180 .247 .315 .417 .267 .231 100 4.4 0.5 4.4 0.5
CareerMLB128787.35.1988.273.269.336.429.272.3017723.22.424.72.2

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 BUR A 0 1 0 4 4 15.0 8 2 16 2 39% .167 4.8 1.2 1.2 9.6 0.67 1.20 0.0 0.0
2007 WIC AA 3 6 0 17 16 94.0 110 26 94 13 40% .348 10.5 2.5 1.2 9.0 1.45 4.69 0.0 0.0
2007 OMA AAA 1 3 0 10 10 58.0 53 21 44 11 41% .253 8.2 3.3 1.7 6.8 1.28 5.12 0.0 0.0
2007 KCA MLB 0 1 0 4 1 12.7 11 4 5 1 64% .244 7.8 2.8 0.7 3.6 1.18 2.13 0.9 0.1
2008 OMA AAA 1 1 0 3 3 17.3 11 6 12 2 70% .188 5.7 3.1 1.0 6.2 0.98 2.60 0.0 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 6 12 0 22 22 129.0 143 47 72 12 52% .305 10.0 3.3 0.8 5.0 1.47 5.51 -1.2 -0.4
2009 OMA AAA 5 1 0 8 8 48.0 41 12 36 2 63% .285 7.7 2.2 0.4 6.8 1.10 1.50 0.0 0.0
2009 KCA MLB 7 13 0 25 25 143.0 167 46 106 23 48% .321 10.5 2.9 1.4 6.7 1.49 6.55 4.8 0.5
2010 KCA MLB 6 6 0 18 17 103.0 110 37 76 9 46% .312 9.6 3.2 0.8 6.6 1.43 4.81 7.5 0.7
2010 OMA AAA 0 0 0 2 2 5.0 3 1 4 0 43% .214 5.4 1.8 0.0 7.2 0.80 1.80 0.0 0.0
2011 KCA MLB 11 11 0 31 31 198.0 192 62 128 23 51% .275 8.7 2.8 1.0 5.8 1.28 4.68 8.3 0.7
2012 KCA MLB 8 16 0 32 32 185.3 202 61 144 27 44% .315 9.8 3.0 1.3 7.0 1.42 5.73 5.4 0.8
2013 KCA MLB 0 0 1 11 0 16.3 10 3 18 1 30% .231 5.5 1.7 0.6 9.9 0.80 1.10 4.4 0.5

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-07-06 2012-07-14 DTD 8 0 Right Ankle Sprain - -
2012-04-14 2012-04-20 DTD 6 0 Left Ankle Contusion Batted Ball - -
2011-07-03 2011-07-03 DTD 0 0 Low Back Soreness -
2010-06-12 2010-09-03 60-DL 83 71 Right Elbow Sprain -
2010-04-02 2010-04-02 Camp 0 0 Left Ankle Contusion Batted Ball -
2008-08-20 2008-09-28 60-DL 39 36 Right Trunk Contusion Rib Cage -
2006-10-26 2006-10-26 WIN 0 0 Right Shoulder Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 KCA $
2013 KCA $4,560,000
2012 KCA $3,510,000
2011 KCA $1,760,000
2010 KCA $1,760,000
2009 KCA $1,725,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$8,755,000
2011Current$4,560,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$13,315,000
5 yrTotal$13,315,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 151 dScott Boras1 year/$4.56M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$4.56M (2013). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$3.51M (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.76M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/12/11 (avoided arbitration). Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star selection.
  • 1 year/$1.76M (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/2/10 (maximum 20% cut from 2009 earnings of $2.2M, or $1.325M plus $0.875M pro-rated signing bonus).
  • 4 years/$5.3M (2006-09). Signed Major League contract with Kansas City 8/06. $3.5M signing bonus. Total value may increase to $7M based on making 25-man roster. 06:$0.4M (est.), 07:$0.575M (est), 08:$1.2M, 09:$1.325M. Optioned to Double-A 3/07, recalled 9/3/07. Optioned to Triple-A 3/23/08, recalled 4/20/08. Optioned to Triple-A 3/31/09, recalled 5/10/09, optioned to Triple-A 5/24/09, recalled 6/6/09.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2006 (1-1) (Fort Worth independent league).
  • Drafted by LA Dodgers 2005 (1s-40) (University of Tennessee). Did not sign.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .289 .360 .479 .292
11 vs R (Multi) .253 .309 .428 .259
18 Split (Multi) .035 .051 .050 .033
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .298 .372 .505 .304
31 vs R (2012) .261 .317 .432 .264
38 Split (2012) .037 .055 .073 .040
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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2009-04-13 14:00:00Sheehan's silly little Opening Day screed notwithstanding, Hillman has managed KC's bullpen fairly well the past five games. How far can a strong pen (assuming Farnsworth isn't over-extended and HoRam is moved out of the rotation) and the trio of Meche-Greinke-Davies carry that team, given that scoring 500 runs this year seems like a pipe dream some days?
(BL from Bozeman)
Forget the bullpen for a moment. Given that Ramirez and Ponson are both in the rotation to start the year while a healthy Luke Hochevar rots in Triple-A, I question Hillman's qualifications to manage a major league club. That's malpractice right there.

Needless to say, i'm a take-the-under guy when it comes to the Royals. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-03-03 13:00:00Whats the deal with Luke Hochevar? As a Royals fan, should I start worrying?
(Will from iowa)
I said before that the mental aspect of the game is immense for pitchers, and mutliple scouts pointed at Hochevar's condifence (or lack thereof) as one of the key components to his dissapointing 2007 season. The stuff for him to be a successfull big league starter is there, the rest might be up to him. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-01-29 16:00:00Rany, is Luke Hochevar going to be a bust in relative terms to the #1 overall pick?
(ajblobaum from Lawrence, KS)
"Bust" is too strong a term. He's going to be less valuable than your typical #1 pick, simply because your average #1 pick includes the Griffeys and A-Rods of the world. I think he's going to be a #3 starter, maybe #2 in a good year. Would he go #1 if the Royals drafted today? No. But the only clearly better player the Royals passed on at the time was Andrew Miller, and even today it's not clear that Miller's the better player. Joba Chamberlain or Tim Lincecum, sure, but few people were arguing that at the time. (Although our own Kevin Goldstein thought the Royals should have taken Lincecum.) (Rany Jazayerli)


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