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Mark Guthrie PTwins

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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
15 978.7 51 54 14 778 4.05 9.3
Birth Date9-22-1965
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsL

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
1989 MIN 23 13 8 57.3 46.7 10.7 2 4 0 0 4 1 254 66 32 29 7 100 21 20 1 38 4.55 4.26 5.04 3.4 0.4
1990 MIN 24 24 21 144.7 135.0 9.7 7 9 0 1 9 6 603 154 65 61 8 206 39 36 1 101 3.79 2.96 3.47 29.7 3.2
1991 MIN 25 41 12 98.0 55.0 43.0 7 5 2 2 5 0 432 116 52 47 11 178 41 39 1 72 4.32 4.19 4.23 16.0 1.7
1992 MIN 26 54 0 75.0 0.0 75.0 2 3 5 5 0 0 303 59 27 24 7 88 23 16 0 76 2.88 2.90 3.00 15.2 1.7
1993 MIN 27 22 0 21.0 0.0 21.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 94 20 11 11 2 30 16 14 0 15 4.71 5.10 5.22 0.3 0.0
1994 MIN 28 50 2 51.3 5.0 46.3 4 2 1 2 0 0 234 65 43 35 8 118 18 16 2 38 6.14 4.91 5.49 3.0 0.3
1995 LAN 29 24 0 19.7 0.0 19.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 91 19 11 8 1 26 9 7 1 19 3.66 3.32 3.76 4.0 0.4
1995 MIN 29 36 0 42.3 0.0 42.3 5 3 0 5 1 0 181 47 22 21 5 70 16 13 1 48 4.46 3.61 4.18 8.2 0.8
1996 LAN 30 66 0 73.0 0.0 73.0 2 3 1 4 0 0 302 65 21 18 3 84 22 20 1 56 2.22 3.04 3.43 11.8 1.1
1997 LAN 31 62 0 69.3 0.0 69.3 1 4 1 3 0 0 305 71 44 41 12 120 30 24 0 42 5.32 5.41 6.20 -7.0 -0.8
1998 LAN 32 53 0 54.0 0.0 54.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 241 56 26 21 3 77 24 23 2 45 3.50 3.57 4.74 0.4 -0.0
1999 BOS 33 46 0 46.3 0.0 46.3 1 1 2 0 0 0 207 50 32 30 9 93 20 17 2 36 5.83 5.60 6.79 -3.1 -0.3
1999 CHN 33 11 0 12.3 0.0 12.3 0 2 0 0 0 0 47 7 6 5 1 12 4 2 0 9 3.65 3.64 4.38 1.4 0.1
2000 CHN 34 19 0 18.7 0.0 18.7 2 3 0 0 0 0 82 17 11 10 1 23 10 6 1 17 4.82 3.70 4.00 1.7 0.1
2000 TBA 34 34 0 32.0 0.0 32.0 1 1 0 3 0 0 145 33 18 16 4 49 18 13 0 26 4.50 4.91 4.95 2.2 0.2
2000 TOR 34 23 0 20.7 0.0 20.7 0 2 0 1 0 0 88 20 12 11 3 30 9 9 1 20 4.79 4.63 5.87 -0.1 -0.0
2001 OAK 35 54 0 52.3 0.0 52.3 6 2 1 2 0 0 225 49 29 26 7 79 20 19 4 52 4.47 4.23 4.66 2.9 0.3
2002 NYN 36 68 0 48.0 0.0 48.0 5 3 1 7 0 0 190 35 13 13 3 48 19 16 1 44 2.44 3.11 3.80 4.2 0.4
2003 CHN 37 65 0 42.7 0.0 42.7 2 3 0 5 0 0 187 40 14 13 6 68 22 18 3 24 2.74 5.43 6.03 -3.2 -0.3
Career76543978.7241.7737.05154144219742119894894401011499381328227784.053.984.5191.19.3

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
1987 VIS A+ 4 1 12.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 VIS A+ 25 25 171.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 MIN MLB 13 8 57.3 5.04 90 .292 .263 .325 .385 .267 .316 106 3.4 0.4 3.4 0.4
1989 ORL AA 14 14 96.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 POR AAA 7 7 44.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 MIN MLB 24 21 144.7 3.47 122 .249 .267 .332 .402 .269 .322 103 29.7 3.2 29.7 3.2
1990 POR AAA 9 8 42.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 MIN MLB 41 12 98.0 4.23 111 .287 .263 .328 .404 .269 .342 106 16.0 1.7 16.0 1.7
1992 MIN MLB 54 0 75.0 3.00 132 .222 .263 .328 .397 .269 .264 101 15.2 1.7 15.2 1.7
1993 MIN MLB 22 0 21.0 5.22 89 .284 .274 .348 .422 .271 .295 99 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
1994 MIN MLB 50 2 51.3 5.49 99 .310 .281 .353 .455 .276 .339 103 3.0 0.3 3.0 0.3
1995 LAN MLB 24 0 19.7 3.76 111 .259 .280 .342 .428 .266 .295 91 2.9 0.3 4.0 0.4
1995 MIN MLB 36 0 42.3 4.18 121 .261 .278 .353 .445 .275 .378 104 8.2 0.8 8.2 0.8
1996 LAN MLB 66 0 73.0 3.43 119 .225 .279 .348 .446 .269 .282 90 11.9 1.1 11.8 1.1
1997 LAN MLB 62 0 69.3 6.20 60 .279 .278 .352 .443 .274 .268 95 -7.1 -0.7 -7.0 -0.8
1998 LAN MLB 53 0 54.0 4.74 88 .268 .279 .350 .446 .274 .317 91 0.7 0.1 0.4 -0.0
1999 BOS MLB 46 0 46.3 6.79 68 .291 .283 .359 .458 .274 .293 97 -3.1 -0.3 -3.1 -0.3
1999 CHN MLB 11 0 12.3 4.38 112 .177 .283 .355 .447 .271 .182 100 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.1
1999 PAW AAA 1 1 1.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 CHN MLB 19 0 18.7 4.00 119 .255 .276 .353 .451 .268 .302 98 3.1 0.3 1.7 0.1
2000 TBA MLB 34 0 32.0 4.95 103 .258 .281 .356 .453 .272 .299 96 2.2 0.2 2.2 0.2
2000 TOR MLB 23 0 20.7 5.87 85 .244 .284 .360 .461 .272 .309 95 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0
2001 OAK MLB 54 0 52.3 4.66 98 .264 .280 .350 .452 .277 .296 94 2.9 0.3 2.9 0.3
2002 NYN MLB 68 0 48.0 3.80 110 .213 .275 .355 .443 .278 .260 94 4.5 0.5 4.2 0.4
2003 CHN MLB 65 0 42.7 6.03 74 .263 .274 .356 .448 .278 .258 103 -3.0 -0.3 -3.2 -0.3
CareerMLB43978.74.51103.261.273.344.428.272.3039992.19.691.19.3

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
1987 VIS A+ 2 1 0 4 1 12.0 10 5 9 0 0% .000 7.5 3.8 0.0 6.8 1.25 4.50 0.0 0.0
1988 VIS A+ 12 9 0 25 25 171.3 169 86 182 6 0% .000 8.9 4.5 0.3 9.6 1.49 3.31 0.0 0.0
1989 MIN MLB 2 4 0 13 8 57.3 66 21 38 7 45% .316 10.4 3.3 1.1 6.0 1.52 4.55 3.4 0.4
1989 POR AAA 3 4 0 7 7 44.3 45 16 35 4 0% .000 9.1 3.3 0.8 7.1 1.38 3.66 0.0 0.0
1989 ORL AA 8 3 0 14 14 96.0 75 38 103 4 0% .000 7.0 3.6 0.4 9.7 1.18 1.97 0.0 0.0
1990 MIN MLB 7 9 0 24 21 144.7 154 39 101 8 48% .322 9.6 2.4 0.5 6.3 1.33 3.79 29.7 3.2
1990 POR AAA 1 3 0 9 8 42.3 47 12 39 1 0% .000 10.0 2.6 0.2 8.3 1.39 2.98 0.0 0.0
1991 MIN MLB 7 5 2 41 12 98.0 116 41 72 11 41% .342 10.7 3.8 1.0 6.6 1.60 4.32 16.0 1.7
1992 MIN MLB 2 3 5 54 0 75.0 59 23 76 7 55% .264 7.1 2.8 0.8 9.1 1.09 2.88 15.2 1.7
1993 MIN MLB 2 1 0 22 0 21.0 20 16 15 2 44% .295 8.6 6.9 0.9 6.4 1.71 4.71 0.3 0.0
1994 MIN MLB 4 2 1 50 2 51.3 65 18 38 8 43% .339 11.4 3.2 1.4 6.7 1.62 6.14 3.0 0.3
1995 MIN MLB 5 3 0 36 0 42.3 47 16 48 5 46% .378 10.0 3.4 1.1 10.2 1.49 4.46 8.2 0.8
1995 LAN MLB 0 2 0 24 0 19.7 19 9 19 1 48% .295 8.7 4.1 0.5 8.7 1.42 3.66 4.0 0.4
1996 LAN MLB 2 3 1 66 0 73.0 65 22 56 3 54% .282 8.0 2.7 0.4 6.9 1.19 2.22 11.8 1.1
1997 LAN MLB 1 4 1 62 0 69.3 71 30 42 12 45% .268 9.2 3.9 1.6 5.5 1.46 5.32 -7.0 -0.8
1998 LAN MLB 2 1 0 53 0 54.0 56 24 45 3 50% .317 9.3 4.0 0.5 7.5 1.48 3.50 0.4 -0.0
1999 BOS MLB 1 1 2 46 0 46.3 50 20 36 9 43% .293 9.7 3.9 1.7 7.0 1.51 5.83 -3.1 -0.3
1999 CHN MLB 0 2 0 11 0 12.3 7 4 9 1 41% .182 5.1 2.9 0.7 6.6 0.89 3.65 1.4 0.1
1999 PAW AAA 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2000 CHN MLB 2 3 0 19 0 18.7 17 10 17 1 59% .302 8.2 4.8 0.5 8.2 1.45 4.82 1.7 0.1
2000 TBA MLB 1 1 0 34 0 32.0 33 18 26 4 44% .299 9.3 5.1 1.1 7.3 1.59 4.50 2.2 0.2
2000 TOR MLB 0 2 0 23 0 20.7 20 9 20 3 56% .309 8.7 3.9 1.3 8.7 1.40 4.79 -0.1 -0.0
2001 OAK MLB 6 2 1 54 0 52.3 49 20 52 7 47% .296 8.4 3.4 1.2 8.9 1.32 4.47 2.9 0.3
2002 NYN MLB 5 3 1 68 0 48.0 35 19 44 3 66% .260 6.6 3.6 0.6 8.2 1.12 2.44 4.2 0.4
2003 CHN MLB 2 3 0 65 0 42.7 40 22 24 6 51% .258 8.4 4.6 1.3 5.1 1.45 2.74 -3.2 -0.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2003-05-13 2003-06-03 15-DL 21 18 Left Elbow Inflammation Tendinitis -
1999-07-04 1999-07-25 15-DL 21 18 Right Lower Leg Strain Achilles - -
1993-05-29 1993-10-04 60-DL 128 118 Left Shoulder Surgery Blood Clot - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 CHN $1,600,000
2002 NYN $1,800,000
2001 OAK $1,800,000
2000 CHN, TOR $1,600,000
2000 TBA $1,600,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$8,400,000
4 yrTotal$8,400,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
13 y 32 d

Details
  • released 3/05 signed as a free agent from PIT 1/05 released 3/04 signed as a free agent from CHC 2/04 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from NYM 1/03, 1 year/$1.9M (03)+$2.2M 04 club option $0.3M buyout
  • acquired in trade from OAK 12/01
  • 2 year/$3.6M (01-02) ($1.8M/year)

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