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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
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Birth Date10-13-1981
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age31 years, 7 months, 7 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
0.02010
0.02011
2012
0.52013
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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
2006 HOU 24 22 19 113.0 106.7 6.3 6 10 0 0 8 1 479 107 80 74 21 201 34 30 3 77 5.89 5.15 6.74 -5.1 -0.7
2007 COL 25 41 8 93.7 43.7 50.0 6 5 0 3 3 0 396 105 47 44 8 154 20 16 2 61 4.23 3.69 4.65 13.1 1.2
2008 COL 26 63 0 66.3 0.0 66.3 6 6 1 2 0 0 263 45 23 16 5 72 18 16 2 56 2.17 3.30 3.97 12.4 1.2
2010 COL 28 7 0 10.0 0.0 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 10 5 5 2 20 6 6 0 9 4.50 5.71 5.92 0.2 0.0
2010 TOR 28 2 0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.05 3.76 0.2 0.0
2011 NYN 29 23 0 26.0 0.0 26.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 107 22 10 9 5 39 7 7 1 26 3.12 4.42 4.01 0.6 0.0
Career15827311.0150.3160.7202215111129428916514841486857582294.284.265.2421.31.8

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
2001 LWD A 28 26 176.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.781 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 CLR A+ 23 23 158.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .276 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 REA AA 4 4 23.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .329 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 REA AA 25 24 144.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .284 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 NWO AAA 20 17 98.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .294 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 ROU AAA 20 14 76.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.722 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 SUR Wnt 7 6 23.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.783 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 HOU MLB 22 19 113.0 6.74 65 .257 .280 .346 .454 .269 .250 102 -3.7 -0.4 -5.1 -0.7
2006 ROU AAA 7 7 44.0 3.60 116 .265 .273 .345 .420 .272 .333 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 COL MLB 41 8 93.7 4.65 110 .243 .273 .339 .432 .265 .318 107 12.8 1.3 13.1 1.2
2008 COL MLB 63 0 66.3 3.97 120 .200 .271 .342 .442 .271 .220 107 11.6 1.2 12.4 1.2
2010 COL MLB 7 0 10.0 5.92 83 .301 .274 .339 .429 .274 .308 115 -0.3 -0.0 0.2 0.0
2010 TOR MLB 2 0 2.0 3.76 119 .005 .267 .328 .430 .268 .000 103 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
2010 MOD A+ 3 1 3.0 2.58 146 -.011 .276 .340 .412 .272 .000 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CSP AAA 18 0 18.3 6.63 82 .292 .276 .352 .430 .273 .322 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 NYN MLB 23 0 26.0 4.01 103 .263 .265 .329 .417 .269 .250 99 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.0
CareerMLB27311.05.2494.242.274.341.441.268.26610521.62.221.31.8

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
2001 LWD A 9 14 0 28 26 176.7 165 57 136 8 0% -.781 8.4 2.9 0.4 6.9 1.26 3.36 0.0 0.0
2002 REA AA 0 2 0 4 4 23.0 29 6 17 5 0% .329 11.3 2.3 2.0 6.7 1.52 7.43 0.0 0.0
2002 CLR A+ 10 6 0 23 23 158.7 140 51 129 11 0% .276 7.9 2.9 0.6 7.3 1.20 3.29 0.0 0.0
2003 REA AA 9 11 0 25 24 144.7 136 33 114 14 0% .284 8.5 2.1 0.9 7.1 1.17 3.55 0.0 0.0
2004 NWO AAA 6 7 0 20 17 98.0 107 29 74 16 0% .294 9.8 2.7 1.5 6.8 1.39 5.23 0.0 0.0
2005 ROU AAA 6 0 0 20 14 76.7 79 27 45 14 0% -.722 9.3 3.2 1.6 5.3 1.38 4.81 0.0 0.0
2005 SUR Wnt 1 0 0 7 6 23.0 20 4 17 2 0% -.783 7.8 1.6 0.8 6.7 1.04 1.57 0.0 0.0
2006 ROU AAA 1 3 0 7 7 44.0 47 17 37 2 43% .333 9.6 3.5 0.4 7.6 1.45 4.91 0.0 0.0
2006 HOU MLB 6 10 0 22 19 113.0 107 34 77 21 45% .250 8.5 2.7 1.7 6.1 1.25 5.89 -5.1 -0.7
2007 COL MLB 6 5 0 41 8 93.7 105 20 61 8 46% .318 10.1 1.9 0.8 5.9 1.33 4.23 13.1 1.2
2008 COL MLB 6 6 1 63 0 66.3 45 18 56 5 40% .220 6.1 2.4 0.7 7.6 0.95 2.17 12.4 1.2
2010 CSP AAA 0 1 0 18 0 18.3 22 9 12 3 32% .322 10.8 4.4 1.5 5.9 1.69 5.90 0.0 0.0
2010 MOD A+ 1 0 0 3 1 3.0 0 0 4 0 20% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2010 COL MLB 1 0 0 7 0 10.0 10 6 9 2 36% .308 9.0 5.4 1.8 8.1 1.60 4.50 0.2 0.0
2010 TOR MLB 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 50% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.2 0.0
2011 NYN MLB 1 1 0 23 0 26.0 22 7 26 5 42% .250 7.6 2.4 1.7 9.0 1.12 3.12 0.6 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2011-05-30 2011-09-29 60-DL 122 110 Right Shoulder Fatigue -
2011-05-25 2011-05-25 On-Alr 0 0 - General Medical Mood Disorder Anxiety and Depression - -
2011-05-16 2011-05-21 DTD 5 4 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2011-03-01 2011-03-03 Camp 2 0 - Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2010-08-14 2010-09-01 15-DL 18 16 Low Back Strain -
2010-03-26 2010-07-24 60-DL 120 96 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-17
2009-03-27 2009-10-13 60-DL 200 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-17
2009-02-27 2009-03-27 Camp 28 0 Right Elbow Sprain UCL Ligament -
2008-09-10 2008-09-29 DTD 19 17 Right Shoulder Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2011 NYN $600,000
2010 COL $1,055,000
2009 COL $1,055,000
2008 COL $399,000
2007 COL $383,000
2006 HOU $327,000
2005 COL $316,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$4,135,000
7 yrTotal$4,135,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 140 d1 year/$0.6M (2011)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.6M (2011). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/3/11. Roster bonus: $0.4M if Buchholz makes Opening Day roster and is not on disabled list. Performance bonuses: $40,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. Refused assignment by NY Mets 11/15/11.
  • 1 year/$1.055M (2010). Re-signed 1/14/10 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.055M (2009). Re-signed 1/20/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus: $25,000 each for 40, 50 games finished.
  • 1 year/$0.399M (2008). Split contract, $0.2296M in minors.
  • 1 year/$0.383M (2007). Re-signed 3/07.
  • 1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed 2/06. Optioned to Triple-A 7/06. Recalled 9/06. Acquired in trade from Houston 12/06.
  • 1 year/$0.316M (2005). Re-signed 3/05 (split contract).
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased 11/03. Acquired in trade from Philadelphia 11/03. Optioned to Triple-A 3/04.
  • Drafted 2000 (6-175) (Springfield HS, Pa.), $0.375M signing bonus.

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