Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
9	411.3	22	23	15	342	4.40	5.3

Standard

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1998	SLN	24	8	8	37.0	37.0	0.0	2	3	0	0	1	172	45	32	26	6	75	18	18	1	22	6.32	5.53	6.12	-1.6	-0.2
1999	PHI	25	13	0	17.7	0.0	17.7	1	0	0	0	0	85	19	14	14	2	31	15	15	0	15	7.13	5.39	4.47	1.5	0.1
2000	PHI	26	12	8	59.0	50.0	9.0	4	3	0	0	6	251	55	24	24	8	97	27	26	0	50	3.66	4.50	4.15	12.8	1.2
2001	PHI	27	23	0	26.0	0.0	26.0	2	3	0	1	0	109	24	8	7	2	35	8	5	1	23	2.42	3.28	3.40	4.6	0.5
2002	PHI	28	13	0	16.3	0.0	16.3	2	0	0	1	0	77	19	10	7	0	24	9	8	1	15	3.86	2.88	3.66	2.7	0.2
2002	TOR	28	55	0	57.3	0.0	57.3	1	3	1	2	0	227	38	23	23	5	58	19	18	1	57	3.61	3.25	3.39	13.7	1.4
2003	TOR	29	54	0	49.3	0.0	49.3	1	5	12	7	0	216	52	32	31	11	98	17	13	1	40	5.66	5.47	5.31	3.3	0.3
2004	CHA	30	54	0	51.3	0.0	51.3	0	3	1	0	0	225	52	26	25	6	83	22	17	2	48	4.38	4.21	4.27	7.9	0.8
2005	CHA	31	68	0	67.3	0.0	67.3	7	1	1	1	0	262	42	15	15	7	75	21	17	3	57	2.00	3.78	3.62	12.7	1.3
2006	CHA	32	30	0	30.0	0.0	30.0	2	2	0	2	0	151	47	30	29	9	87	15	8	1	15	8.70	7.69	7.57	-4.4	-0.4
Career			330	16	411.3	87.0	324.3	22	23	15	14	7	1775	393	214	201	56	663	171	145	11	342	4.40	4.51	4.52	53.1	5.3

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
1996	PEO	A	25	25	149.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	POT	A+	19	19	120.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.249		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	ARK	AA	6	6	37.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.281		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	SLN	MLB	8	8	37.0	6.12	69	.301	.284	.350	.456	.274	.315	101	-0.9	-0.1	-1.6	-0.2
1998	ARK	AA	10	10	67.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.602		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	MEM	AAA	10	10	50.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.803		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	PHI	MLB	13	0	17.7	4.47	107	.283	.287	.358	.469	.276	.321	97	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1
1999	REA	AA	37	13	109.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.690		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	PHI	MLB	12	8	59.0	4.15	115	.252	.275	.349	.447	.270	.283	96	11.4	1.1	12.8	1.2
2000	SWB	AAA	21	20	112.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.548		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	PHI	MLB	23	0	26.0	3.40	122	.259	.267	.339	.429	.268	.293	92	4.4	0.4	4.6	0.5
2001	CLR	A+	7	7	11.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.444		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	May	Wnt	7	7	34.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.667		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	PHI	MLB	13	0	16.3	3.66	115	.281	.268	.344	.420	.267	.365	95	2.8	0.3	2.7	0.2
2002	TOR	MLB	55	0	57.3	3.39	133	.195	.271	.337	.444	.271	.228	105	13.7	1.4	13.7	1.4
2003	TOR	MLB	54	0	49.3	5.31	97	.281	.275	.342	.453	.272	.281	104	3.3	0.3	3.3	0.3
2003	SYR	AAA	1	0	1.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CHA	MLB	54	0	51.3	4.27	114	.259	.281	.347	.456	.274	.313	99	7.9	0.8	7.9	0.8
2005	CHA	MLB	68	0	67.3	3.62	125	.207	.273	.333	.437	.270	.201	101	12.2	1.2	12.7	1.3
2006	CHA	MLB	30	0	30.0	7.57	53	.331	.280	.343	.440	.267	.342	104	-4.4	-0.4	-4.4	-0.4
2006	CHR	AAA	3	2	4.2	2.47	147	.215	.252	.335	.381	.262	.357	104	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	AKR	AA	8	3	8.0	7.12	54	.285	.267	.351	.420	.271	.316	104	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MEM	AAA	7	0	9.3	6.04	57	.262	.278	.351	.465	.270	.280	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		16	411.3	4.52	107	.257	.276	.343	.446	.271	.282	100	51.9	5.1	53.1	5.3

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
1996	PEO	A	14	6	0	25	25	149.7	108	47	151	8	0%	.000	6.5	2.8	0.5	9.1	1.04	2.59	0.0	0.0
1997	ARK	AA	4	1	0	6	6	37.7	35	9	26	3	0%	.281	8.4	2.1	0.7	6.2	1.17	2.15	0.0	0.0
1997	POT	A+	11	1	0	19	19	120.3	89	31	118	11	0%	.249	6.7	2.3	0.8	8.8	1.00	2.24	0.0	0.0
1998	SLN	MLB	2	3	0	8	8	37.0	45	18	22	6	38%	.315	10.9	4.4	1.5	5.4	1.70	6.32	-1.6	-0.2
1998	MEM	AAA	1	4	0	10	10	50.7	71	24	42	10	0%	-.803	12.6	4.3	1.8	7.5	1.87	7.63	0.0	0.0
1998	ARK	AA	5	3	0	10	10	67.0	56	16	61	6	0%	-.602	7.5	2.1	0.8	8.2	1.07	2.96	0.0	0.0
1999	PHI	MLB	1	0	0	13	0	17.7	19	15	15	2	42%	.321	9.7	7.6	1.0	7.6	1.92	7.13	1.5	0.1
1999	REA	AA	9	8	5	37	13	109.0	112	33	97	12	0%	-.690	9.2	2.7	1.0	8.0	1.33	3.63	0.0	0.0
2000	PHI	MLB	4	3	0	12	8	59.0	55	27	50	8	47%	.283	8.4	4.1	1.2	7.6	1.39	3.66	12.8	1.2
2000	SWB	AAA	8	4	0	21	20	112.7	94	41	106	8	0%	-.548	7.5	3.3	0.6	8.5	1.20	3.11	0.0	0.0
2001	PHI	MLB	2	3	0	23	0	26.0	24	8	23	2	60%	.293	8.3	2.8	0.7	8.0	1.23	2.42	4.6	0.5
2001	CLR	A+	0	1	0	7	7	11.0	8	3	15	0	0%	-.444	6.5	2.5	0.0	12.3	1.00	2.45	0.0	0.0
2001	May	Wnt	1	0	0	7	7	34.3	33	11	31	3	0%	-.667	8.7	2.9	0.8	8.1	1.28	3.15	0.0	0.0
2002	PHI	MLB	2	0	0	13	0	16.3	19	9	15	0	39%	.365	10.5	5.0	0.0	8.3	1.71	3.86	2.7	0.2
2002	TOR	MLB	1	3	1	55	0	57.3	38	19	57	5	38%	.228	6.0	3.0	0.8	8.9	0.99	3.61	13.7	1.4
2003	TOR	MLB	1	5	12	54	0	49.3	52	17	40	11	36%	.281	9.5	3.1	2.0	7.3	1.40	5.66	3.3	0.3
2003	SYR	AAA	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0%	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0
2004	CHA	MLB	0	3	1	54	0	51.3	52	22	48	6	41%	.313	9.1	3.9	1.1	8.4	1.44	4.38	7.9	0.8
2005	CHA	MLB	7	1	1	68	0	67.3	42	21	57	7	33%	.201	5.6	2.8	0.9	7.6	0.94	2.00	12.7	1.3
2006	CHA	MLB	2	2	0	30	0	30.0	47	15	15	9	33%	.342	14.1	4.5	2.7	4.5	2.07	8.70	-4.4	-0.4
2006	CHR	AAA	0	0	0	3	2	4.2	5	1	5	0	36%	.357	10.7	2.1	0.0	10.7	1.43	2.14	0.0	0.0
2007	AKR	AA	0	0	0	8	3	8.0	8	5	10	2	38%	.316	9.0	5.6	2.2	11.2	1.62	6.75	0.0	0.0
2008	MEM	AAA	1	1	0	7	0	9.3	9	2	9	2	41%	.280	8.7	1.9	1.9	8.7	1.18	5.81	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2007-07-12	2007-09-15	Minors	65	0	Right	Shoulder	Not Disclosed		-
2007-06-21	2007-06-28	Minors	7	0			Not Disclosed		-
2007-04-09	2007-06-04	Minors	56	0	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Bone Spur and Rotator Cuff	2006-08-19
2006-07-16	2006-10-04	FA	80	0	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Bone Spur and Rotator Cuff	2006-08-19
2006-06-05	2006-06-29	15-DL	24	21	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2003-06-29	2003-07-25	15-DL	26	21	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2001-03-31	2001-07-07	60-DL	98	85	Right	Elbow	Stress Fracture		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2006	CHA	$1,200,000
2005	CHA	$900,000
2004	CHA	$800,000
2003	TOR	$845,000
2002	PHI, TOR	$245,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$3,990,000
5 yr	Total	$3,990,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 154 d		1 yr/$0.6M (08)

Details

signed as a free agent from CLE 12/24/07 (minor-league contract), 1 year/$0.6M (08)
signed as a free agent from CHW 2/07 (minor-league contract)
released 7/06 designated for assignment 7/06 club exercised $1.2M 06 option 10/05
re-signed 10/04, 1 year/$1M (05)+$1.2M 06 club option $0.1M buyout
05:$0.9M
signed as a free agent from TOR 1/04, 1 year/$0.8M (04)+$1.35M 05 club option
designated for assignment 12/03
avoided arbitration 1/03, 1 year/$0.845M (03)
acquired in trade from PHI 5/02

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Transaction Analysis: NL Central NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-03-02
Hope and Faith: How the Cleveland Indians Can Win the World Series	Dan Fox	2007-03-02
Transaction Analysis: February 14-20, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-22
Transaction Analysis: November 3-16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-17
Under The Knife: The Dick Martin Award for 2006	Will Carroll	2006-11-08
Under The Knife: The Dick Martin Award for 2006	William Burke	2006-11-08
Transaction Analysis: July 22-24, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-25
Transaction Analysis: July 17-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-22
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Transaction Analysis: June 27-29	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-30
Under The Knife: Sidekick III	Will Carroll	2006-06-29
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 11	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-13
Transaction Analysis: June 6-7	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-09
Under The Knife: Grimsley	Will Carroll	2006-06-08
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Breaks Hearts	Nate Silver	2006-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Battle of Champions: Chicago White Sox @ Chiba Lotte Marines, Game 4	Dave Haller	2006-01-10
Smartball and Moneyball: Sabermetric Innovation Helps Power White Sox' Championship	Jeff Angus	2005-11-29
Transaction Analysis: October 27-November 3	Christina Kahrl	2005-11-04
Crooked Numbers: Taking Advantage	James Click	2005-10-27
Prospectus Notebook: White Sox, Reds	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-27
Prospectus Today: An Unlikely Hero	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-24
World Series Prospectus: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox	James Click	2005-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox	Nate Silver	2005-10-03
Prelude to the Playoffs: Saturday at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-02
Prospectus Today: The Last Day	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-02
Prelude to the Playoffs: Being at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-01
Prospectus Game of the Week: Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers, 9/29/05	Jonah Keri	2005-09-30
Prospectus Notebook: Mariners, Nationals	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-23
Prospectus Today: Eighth vs. Ninth	Joe Sheehan	2005-09-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Rivalry Cometh	Jim Baker	2005-09-09
Crooked Numbers: The Bull in the Pen	James Click	2005-09-08
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Under The Knife: Pitching is 90% of Baseball, and 75% of UTK	Will Carroll	2005-08-29
Fantasy Focus: Roster Management During the Stretch Run	Erik Siegrist	2005-08-22
Transaction Analysis: July 31	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-01
Prospectus Game of the Week: Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox, 7/24/05	Jonah Keri	2005-07-26
Transaction Analysis: July 14-19, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-21
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Prospectus Today: Why Sox?	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-19
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Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-13
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Lies, Damned Lies: Comparables	Nate Silver	2004-10-21
Under The Knife: Scattered	Will Carroll	2004-09-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-22
Prospectus Today: Two Days of Fun	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-07
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Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-01-13
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Transaction Analysis: July 25-28	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-29
Under The Knife: Get Right To It	Will Carroll	2003-07-23
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Under The Knife: Progress	Will Carroll	2003-06-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-23
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-27
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2003-03-06
Transaction Analysis: The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-25
Internet Baseball Awards: Cy Young	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
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