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2013 Projections (seasonal age 33) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-25-1980
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age33 years, 2 months, 25 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-0.42009
2010
2011
2012
0.92013
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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
2003 CHA 23 4 4 13.3 13.3 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 69 15 12 12 1 23 17 17 0 10 8.10 6.39 8.37 -1.9 -0.2
2004 CHA 24 56 1 65.3 2.3 63.0 4 4 0 4 0 0 281 61 45 41 13 111 30 28 3 58 5.65 5.48 6.22 -0.6 -0.0
2005 CHA 25 69 0 60.3 0.0 60.3 4 0 0 4 0 0 248 38 15 13 1 51 29 24 4 58 1.94 2.99 3.19 14.9 1.5
2006 CHA 26 70 0 54.0 0.0 54.0 1 2 1 4 0 0 251 64 33 31 12 119 24 18 3 43 5.17 5.99 6.73 -3.1 -0.3
2007 CHN 27 16 0 16.7 0.0 16.7 0 1 0 1 0 0 76 15 9 9 1 23 9 9 3 14 4.86 4.44 4.96 1.1 0.1
2008 CHN 28 50 0 35.7 0.0 35.7 0 2 0 5 0 0 160 38 18 17 7 65 13 11 1 43 4.29 4.42 4.52 4.2 0.4
2009 CHN 29 19 0 11.0 0.0 11.0 0 2 0 3 0 0 55 14 9 9 3 26 9 9 1 9 7.36 7.69 8.37 -3.7 -0.4
2013 TEX 33 13 0 15.0 0.0 15.0 3 1 0 1 0 0 57 7 2 1 0 9 5 5 0 14 0.60 2.20 1.69 4.2 0.4
Career2975271.315.7255.7131312200119725214313338427136121152494.414.785.3215.01.6

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 VAN A- 9 7 35.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.441 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 VIS A+ 7 7 31.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.551 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 MOD A+ 28 28 137.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .351 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 CHA MLB 4 4 13.3 8.37 41 .310 .276 .342 .462 .270 .341 107 -1.9 -0.2 -1.9 -0.2
2003 BIR AA 21 21 108.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .264 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 Peo Wnt 6 6 21.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.889 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CHA MLB 56 1 65.3 6.22 76 .267 .276 .346 .453 .274 .271 100 -1.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.0
2005 CHA MLB 69 0 60.3 3.19 134 .205 .277 .340 .447 .274 .237 102 14.9 1.5 14.9 1.5
2006 CHA MLB 70 0 54.0 6.73 69 .287 .284 .349 .453 .273 .308 104 -3.1 -0.3 -3.1 -0.3
2007 CHN MLB 16 0 16.7 4.96 99 .281 .274 .341 .448 .268 .286 103 1.1 0.1 1.1 0.1
2007 IOW AAA 24 6 50.3 5.45 85 .243 .280 .346 .439 .272 .291 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 CHN MLB 50 0 35.7 4.52 106 .268 .274 .347 .454 .274 .323 104 4.5 0.5 4.2 0.4
2008 IOW AAA 19 0 27.0 2.95 136 .212 .275 .352 .456 .276 .343 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CHN MLB 19 0 11.0 8.37 18 .334 .266 .343 .418 .268 .333 101 -3.7 -0.4 -3.7 -0.4
2009 IOW AAA 12 0 12.7 5.25 67 .215 .272 .339 .413 .274 .188 86 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ROU AAA 25 0 31.7 -0.36 207 .182 .284 .349 .444 .274 .358 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TEX MLB 13 0 15.0 1.69 161 .158 .256 .318 .399 .264 .184 102 4.2 0.4 4.2 0.4
2013 ROU AAA 15 0 23.0 1.39 171 .159 .274 .345 .433 .269 .353 94 10.5 1.0 10.5 1.0
CareerMLB5271.35.3293.260.276.344.448.272.28210214.21.515.01.6

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 VIS A+ 3 2 0 7 7 31.0 27 15 34 0 0% -.551 7.8 4.4 0.0 9.9 1.35 2.32 0.0 0.0
2001 VAN A- 1 0 0 9 7 35.0 28 13 44 2 0% -.441 7.2 3.3 0.5 11.3 1.17 3.09 0.0 0.0
2002 MOD A+ 12 6 0 28 28 137.7 123 87 178 5 0% .351 8.0 5.7 0.3 11.6 1.53 4.12 0.0 0.0
2003 BIR AA 9 7 0 21 21 108.3 67 56 133 2 0% .264 5.6 4.7 0.2 11.1 1.14 2.16 0.0 0.0
2003 Peo Wnt 0 2 0 6 6 21.3 24 8 19 0 0% -.889 10.1 3.4 0.0 8.0 1.50 4.65 0.0 0.0
2003 CHA MLB 1 1 0 4 4 13.3 15 17 10 1 43% .341 10.1 11.5 0.7 6.8 2.40 8.10 -1.9 -0.2
2004 CHA MLB 4 4 0 56 1 65.3 61 30 58 13 46% .271 8.4 4.1 1.8 8.0 1.39 5.65 -0.6 -0.0
2005 CHA MLB 4 0 0 69 0 60.3 38 29 58 1 46% .237 5.7 4.3 0.1 8.7 1.11 1.94 14.9 1.5
2006 CHA MLB 1 2 1 70 0 54.0 64 24 43 12 44% .308 10.7 4.0 2.0 7.2 1.63 5.17 -3.1 -0.3
2007 IOW AAA 2 2 0 24 6 50.3 43 30 48 4 48% .291 7.7 5.4 0.7 8.6 1.45 4.83 0.0 0.0
2007 CHN MLB 0 1 0 16 0 16.7 15 9 14 1 46% .286 8.1 4.9 0.5 7.6 1.44 4.86 1.1 0.1
2008 IOW AAA 2 0 3 19 0 27.0 23 10 33 0 54% .343 7.7 3.3 0.0 11.0 1.22 2.00 0.0 0.0
2008 CHN MLB 0 2 0 50 0 35.7 38 13 43 7 38% .323 9.6 3.3 1.8 10.9 1.43 4.29 4.2 0.4
2009 IOW AAA 1 1 1 12 0 12.7 7 6 11 1 39% .188 5.0 4.3 0.7 7.8 1.02 2.83 0.0 0.0
2009 CHN MLB 0 2 0 19 0 11.0 14 9 9 3 60% .333 11.5 7.4 2.5 7.4 2.09 7.36 -3.7 -0.4
2012 ROU AAA 2 1 3 25 0 31.7 32 15 41 2 41% .358 9.1 4.3 0.6 11.7 1.48 4.55 0.0 0.0
2013 ROU AAA 3 1 2 15 0 23.0 13 5 42 1 54% .353 5.1 2.0 0.4 16.4 0.78 0.78 10.5 1.0
2013 TEX MLB 3 1 0 13 0 15.0 7 5 14 0 58% .184 4.2 3.0 0.0 8.4 0.80 0.60 4.2 0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-04-01 2012-04-04 Camp 3 0 Left Shoulder Strain Latissimus Dorsi - -
2010-04-09 2010-09-07 Minors 151 0 Hip Surgery -
2009-06-25 2009-09-08 Minors 75 0 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-07-02

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 TEX $
2012 TEX $
2011 NYA $
2010 PIT $
2009 CHN $1,100,000
2008 CHN $800,000
2007 CHN $825,000
2006 CHA $400,000
2005 CHA $330,000
2004 CHA $301,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$3,756,000
6 yrTotal$3,756,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 81 dJoe Bick1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Texas (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Texas 5/21/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/20/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent for 2011 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/4/10 (minor-league contract). $0.9M in majors, $0.12M in minors.
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2009). Re-signed by Cubs 12/12/08 (avoided arbitration). Award bonuses. Non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 12/12/09.
  • 1 year/$0.8M (2008). Re-signed 12/13/07 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 50, 55, 60 games. Award bonuses: $0.15M for WS MVP, $0.1M each for MVP, LCS MVP, Rolaids ($75,000 for 2nd in vote, $50,000 for 3rd-4th), $75,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove.
  • 1 year/$0.825M (2007). Re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration). Award bonuses, including $0.15M for World Series MVP.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2006). Re-signed 2/06.
  • 1 year/$0.33M (2005). Re-signed 2/05.
  • 1 year/$0.31M (2004)
  • Drafted 2001 (2-69). $0.525M signing bonus.

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