Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
7	660.7	26	43	0	414	5.16	2.1

Standard

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1995	ATL	23	2	0	4.0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	21	10	5	5	0	11	0	0	0	1	11.25	2.56	3.95	1.3	0.1
1996	CAL	24	5	0	2.7	0.0	2.7	0	0	1	0	0	13	3	3	3	1	6	2	2	0	1	10.12	9.62	15.38	-2.2	-0.2
1996	PIT	24	5	2	8.7	7.3	1.3	0	1	1	0	0	47	15	10	9	5	31	4	4	1	5	9.35	11.17	12.11	-4.8	-0.4
1997	ANA	25	29	2	51.7	8.0	43.7	2	1	2	0	0	234	56	31	30	6	93	25	23	0	42	5.23	4.48	4.36	6.0	0.6
2002	KCA	30	30	21	131.3	115.3	16.0	4	10	1	8	0	579	144	83	78	28	270	50	47	1	95	5.35	5.55	5.40	8.8	0.9
2003	KCA	31	35	32	210.0	204.3	5.7	10	8	1	16	5	868	197	98	88	31	349	53	52	2	115	3.77	4.70	5.19	17.9	1.6
2004	KCA	32	31	31	186.0	186.0	0.0	9	19	0	11	1	832	234	130	116	38	424	55	51	2	120	5.61	5.44	5.48	7.1	0.2
2005	NYA	33	2	1	7.0	4.3	2.7	0	1	0	0	0	38	14	13	13	4	32	3	3	0	3	16.71	10.91	11.80	-3.7	-0.4
2005	SDN	33	22	8	59.3	36.3	23.0	1	3	0	1	0	264	73	38	37	10	126	20	19	0	32	5.61	5.12	5.72	-3.2	-0.3
Career			161	97	660.7	561.7	99.0	26	43	6	36	6	2896	746	411	379	123	1342	212	201	6	414	5.16	5.26	5.50	27.3	2.1

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
1993	MCN	A	17	17	104.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	DUR	A+	9	9	51.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	DUR	A+	12	12	74.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	GRN	AA	11	11	63.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	ATL	MLB	2	0	4.0	3.95	134	.313	.287	.353	.478	.267	.500	128	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1
1995	GRN	AA	15	15	91.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	GWN	AAA	9	9	51.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	CAL	MLB	5	0	2.7	15.38	-90	.379	.291	.355	.430	.269	.222	98	-2.2	-0.2	-2.2	-0.2
1996	PIT	MLB	5	2	8.7	12.11	-58	.397	.283	.351	.446	.274	.312	100	-5.2	-0.5	-4.8	-0.4
1996	CLG	AAA	23	22	131.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	ANA	MLB	29	2	51.7	4.36	108	.283	.280	.350	.448	.275	.311	96	7.1	0.7	6.0	0.6
1997	VAN	AAA	13	12	80.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.243		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	HNS	npb	21	21	129.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.683		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	HNS	npb	18	18	112.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.500		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	YOM	npb	24	24	155.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.464		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	YOM	npb	26	26	159.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.574		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	KCA	MLB	30	21	131.3	5.40	94	.287	.272	.340	.444	.274	.286	105	9.5	1.0	8.8	0.9
2002	WIC	AA	1	1	4.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	OMA	AAA	2	2	12.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	KCA	MLB	35	32	210.0	5.19	98	.248	.275	.340	.447	.271	.249	103	17.8	1.8	17.9	1.6
2004	KCA	MLB	31	31	186.0	5.48	88	.306	.279	.344	.452	.274	.318	97	6.9	0.7	7.1	0.2
2005	NYA	MLB	2	1	7.0	11.80	-38	.436	.282	.354	.470	.288	.357	105	-3.7	-0.4	-3.7	-0.4
2005	SDN	MLB	22	8	59.3	5.72	68	.299	.274	.340	.441	.270	.312	95	-3.0	-0.3	-3.2	-0.3
2005	COH	AAA	10	7	58.3	4.93	96	.283	.269	.334	.420	.252	.319	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	LOU	AAA	8	8	46.1	4.84	92	.249	.262	.334	.412	.263	.263	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		97	660.7	5.50	88	.286	.276	.343	.448	.273	.291	101	28.5	2.8	27.3	2.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1993	MCN	A	10	4	17	17	104.3	81	22	111	6	0%	.000	7.0	1.9	0.5	9.6	0.99	2.24	0.0	0.0
1993	DUR	A+	5	2	9	9	51.7	44	16	47	4	0%	.000	7.7	2.8	0.7	8.2	1.16	2.09	0.0	0.0
1994	GRN	AA	5	3	11	11	63.7	61	17	42	4	0%	.000	8.6	2.4	0.6	5.9	1.22	3.11	0.0	0.0
1994	DUR	A+	8	2	12	12	74.7	74	17	73	6	0%	.000	8.9	2.0	0.7	8.8	1.22	3.01	0.0	0.0
1995	GWN	AAA	4	2	9	9	51.0	53	16	42	1	0%	.000	9.4	2.8	0.2	7.4	1.35	3.71	0.0	0.0
1995	GRN	AA	2	8	15	15	91.3	81	20	79	18	0%	.000	8.0	2.0	1.8	7.8	1.11	3.55	0.0	0.0
1995	ATL	MLB	0	0	2	0	4.0	10	0	1	0	40%	.500	22.5	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.50	11.25	1.3	0.1
1996	CLG	AAA	7	6	23	22	131.7	146	36	75	17	0%	.000	10.0	2.5	1.2	5.1	1.38	4.10	0.0	0.0
1996	PIT	MLB	0	1	5	2	8.7	15	4	5	5	32%	.312	15.6	4.2	5.2	5.2	2.19	9.35	-4.8	-0.4
1996	CAL	MLB	0	0	5	0	2.7	3	2	1	1	20%	.222	10.1	6.8	3.4	3.4	1.88	10.12	-2.2	-0.2
1997	VAN	AAA	7	5	13	12	80.0	65	31	62	10	0%	.243	7.3	3.5	1.1	7.0	1.20	3.26	0.0	0.0
1997	ANA	MLB	2	1	29	2	51.7	56	25	42	6	30%	.311	9.8	4.4	1.0	7.3	1.57	5.23	6.0	0.6
1998	HNS	npb	4	9	21	21	129.7	122	55	94	12	0%	-.683	8.5	3.8	0.8	6.5	1.36	0.00	0.0	0.0
1999	HNS	npb	6	7	18	18	112.3	101	38	113	17	0%	-.500	8.1	3.0	1.4	9.1	1.24	0.00	0.0	0.0
2000	YOM	npb	12	7	24	24	155.3	123	40	165	19	0%	-.464	7.1	2.3	1.1	9.6	1.05	0.00	0.0	0.0
2001	YOM	npb	10	8	26	26	159.0	160	45	168	24	0%	-.574	9.1	2.5	1.4	9.5	1.29	0.00	0.0	0.0
2002	OMA	AAA	1	0	2	2	12.0	8	0	9	0	0%	.250	6.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	0.67	0.75	0.0	0.0
2002	WIC	AA	0	0	1	1	4.3	4	1	5	0	0%	.333	8.4	2.1	0.0	10.5	1.16	2.09	0.0	0.0
2002	KCA	MLB	4	10	30	21	131.3	144	50	95	28	43%	.286	9.9	3.4	1.9	6.5	1.48	5.35	8.8	0.9
2003	KCA	MLB	10	8	35	32	210.0	197	53	115	31	33%	.249	8.4	2.3	1.3	4.9	1.19	3.77	17.9	1.6
2004	KCA	MLB	9	19	31	31	186.0	234	55	120	38	35%	.318	11.3	2.7	1.8	5.8	1.55	5.61	7.1	0.2
2005	COH	AAA	6	2	10	7	58.3	67	5	39	6	31%	.319	10.3	0.8	0.9	6.0	1.23	4.17	0.0	0.0
2005	SDN	MLB	1	3	22	8	59.3	73	20	32	10	42%	.312	11.1	3.0	1.5	4.9	1.57	5.61	-3.2	-0.3
2005	NYA	MLB	0	1	2	1	7.0	14	3	3	4	42%	.357	18.0	3.9	5.1	3.9	2.43	16.71	-3.7	-0.4
2006	LOU	AAA	3	3	8	8	46.1	41	13	37	6	41%	.263	8.0	2.5	1.2	7.2	1.17	3.90	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2002-04-14	2002-05-18	15-DL	34	29	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2002-03-29	2002-04-13	15-DL	15	9	Left	Groin	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2005	SDN	$3,225,000
2004	KCA	$1,750,000
2003	KCA	$450,000
2002	KCA	$375,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$5,800,000
4 yr	Total	$5,800,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 114 d	Paul Cohen

Details

signed as a free agent from MIN 4/06 (minor-league contract) released 3/06 signed as a free agent from NYY 1/06 (minor-league contract)
sent outright to Triple-A 7/05 contract purchased 7/05 acquired in trade from SD 7/05 (SD also pd NYY cash)
contract purchased 3/05
sent outright to Triple-A 1/05
2 year/$4.95M (05-06), 05:$3.225M ($3.2+$25K bonuses reached in 04) acquired in trade from KC 11/04 FA after 06
04:$1.75M, 05:$3.2M+$50K bonuses
re-signed 1/04 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.45M (03)
re-signed 3/03
1 year/$0.375M (02)
signed as a free agent from Japan 12/01 (29 y o)

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Prospectus Matchups: Passel of Pitchers	Jim Baker	2005-07-29
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