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| 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 |
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| 2006 | NYN | 22 | 4 | 4 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 5.48 | 4.61 | 5.27 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | NYN | 23 | 15 | 13 | 72.7 | 69.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 85 | 47 | 45 | 6 | 121 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 45 | 5.57 | 4.99 | 5.59 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | NYN | 24 | 32 | 32 | 200.7 | 200.7 | 0.0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 851 | 209 | 86 | 83 | 12 | 298 | 64 | 63 | 13 | 110 | 3.72 | 3.94 | 4.43 | 22.6 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | NYN | 25 | 31 | 31 | 184.3 | 184.3 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 824 | 213 | 112 | 103 | 18 | 316 | 66 | 58 | 7 | 107 | 5.03 | 4.35 | 5.01 | 13.5 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | NYN | 26 | 34 | 33 | 204.0 | 203.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 870 | 213 | 88 | 83 | 12 | 308 | 68 | 63 | 6 | 113 | 3.66 | 3.85 | 4.24 | 18.0 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | NYN | 27 | 34 | 33 | 193.7 | 193.3 | 0.3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 860 | 220 | 111 | 102 | 21 | 334 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 105 | 4.74 | 4.43 | 5.13 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 2012 | NYN | 28 | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2.29 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | MIN | 29 | 8 | 8 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 57 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 6.57 | 4.40 | 4.76 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Career | 161 | 157 | 934.7 | 930.0 | 4.7 | 53 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 4111 | 1046 | 493 | 462 | 74 | 1529 | 329 | 307 | 45 | 524 | 4.45 | 4.19 | 4.73 | 60.2 | 5.8 | ||
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 |
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| 2006 | NYN | MLB | 4 | 4 | 21.3 | 5.27 | 89 | .292 | .275 | .342 | .449 | .264 | .343 | 97 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | SLU | A+ | 4 | 4 | 22.2 | 2.52 | 152 | .142 | .272 | .342 | .402 | .265 | .320 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | BIN | AA | 12 | 12 | 66.1 | 2.90 | 136 | .234 | .260 | .332 | .398 | .261 | .339 | 103 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NOR | AAA | 2 | 2 | 8.2 | 6.03 | 60 | .218 | .259 | .341 | .401 | .256 | .150 | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYN | MLB | 15 | 13 | 72.7 | 5.59 | 80 | .287 | .275 | .343 | .448 | .268 | .325 | 97 | -0.1 | -0.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | SLU | A+ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 8.13 | 62 | .230 | .262 | .332 | .400 | .256 | .235 | 108 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NWO | AAA | 14 | 14 | 74.0 | 4.87 | 84 | .253 | .282 | .346 | .453 | .273 | .297 | 94 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | NYN | MLB | 32 | 32 | 200.7 | 4.43 | 102 | .257 | .273 | .343 | .444 | .272 | .302 | 97 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 22.6 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | NYN | MLB | 31 | 31 | 184.3 | 5.01 | 90 | .267 | .272 | .346 | .449 | .273 | .312 | 101 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | NYN | MLB | 34 | 33 | 204.0 | 4.24 | 100 | .263 | .268 | .339 | .427 | .271 | .300 | 96 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 18.0 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | NYN | MLB | 34 | 33 | 193.7 | 5.13 | 77 | .283 | .263 | .331 | .422 | .272 | .301 | 100 | -4.5 | -0.5 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 2012 | NYN | MLB | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 2.44 | 141 | .259 | .275 | .335 | .431 | .281 | .353 | 96 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | MIN | MLB | 8 | 8 | 38.3 | 4.76 | 95 | .313 | .267 | .332 | .424 | .275 | .361 | 101 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Career | MLB | 157 | 934.7 | 4.78 | 91 | .272 | .270 | .339 | .436 | .272 | .310 | 96 | 47.1 | 4.8 | 53.5 | 5.0 | ||
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 |
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| 2006 | NYN | MLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21.3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 49% | .343 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 1.73 | 5.48 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | NOR | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 33% | .150 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 1.10 | 2.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | BIN | AA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 66.1 | 60 | 26 | 77 | 2 | 50% | .339 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 1.30 | 2.72 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | SLU | A+ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22.2 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 65% | .320 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 0.86 | 1.62 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYN | MLB | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 72.7 | 85 | 39 | 45 | 6 | 50% | .325 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 1.71 | 5.57 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | NWO | AAA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 74.0 | 74 | 26 | 56 | 6 | 59% | .297 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 1.35 | 4.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | SLU | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 56% | .235 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.33 | 3.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | NYN | MLB | 13 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 200.7 | 209 | 64 | 110 | 12 | 51% | .302 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.36 | 3.72 | 22.6 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | NYN | MLB | 10 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 184.3 | 213 | 66 | 107 | 18 | 52% | .312 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 1.51 | 5.03 | 13.5 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | NYN | MLB | 15 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 204.0 | 213 | 68 | 113 | 12 | 51% | .300 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.38 | 3.66 | 18.0 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | NYN | MLB | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 193.7 | 220 | 65 | 105 | 21 | 48% | .301 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 1.47 | 4.74 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 2012 | NYN | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 54% | .353 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.42 | 2.29 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | MIN | MLB | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 38.3 | 57 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 42% | .361 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 1.77 | 6.57 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-04-22 | 2012-10-04 | 60-DL | 165 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 2012-05-01 | - |
| 2011-08-13 | 2011-08-13 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | - |
| 2011-04-22 | 2011-04-22 | DTD | 0 | 0 | General Medical | Illness | - | |||
| 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-10 | Camp | 0 | 0 | Right | Thigh | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | |
| 2010-07-16 | 2010-07-19 | DTD | 3 | 3 | Neck | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2010-07-07 | 2010-07-07 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Arm | Fatigue | - | ||
| 2010-05-07 | 2010-05-07 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Soreness | In 2011 and Said He Pitched All Season with Strained RTC and Injected Before Each Start | - | |
| 2010-03-07 | 2010-03-09 | Camp | 2 | 0 | Bilateral | Knee | Soreness | - | ||
| 2009-04-14 | 2009-04-25 | DTD | 11 | 9 | Right | Forearm | Inflammation | - | ||
| 2009-03-06 | 2009-03-14 | Camp | 8 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Strain | - | ||
| 2006-08-27 | 2006-09-16 | Minors | 20 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Strain | Latissimus Dorsi | - |
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| 2012-01-30 13:00:00 | What do you think of Mike Pelfrey? Any (decent) chance he straightens himself out again this year? He seems like too much of a head case, and his K numbers for a guy with his "stuff" are terrible. (JP from NY) | He's a ground ball guy, and they are affected by the players around them more than other pitchers. The Mets being the Mets probably gets him disproportionately. That said, there was something off about his game last year, as his HR rate literally doubled and his percentage of quality starts was just 45. Just 28, I like him as a change of scenery guy, someone who could be useful on the back end of a good team instead of pretending to be a 1-2 for a bad one. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-04-21 14:00:00 | How often do we ever see a pitcher 'work on a new pitch' in spring training and see it actually pay off long term? I am thinking of Mike Pelfrey, who seems to be missing a lot of bats with his split-change this year. If he can get the K rate to around 7 per 9, he is a completely different pitcher. (J.P. from Hartford) | In Chicago most White Sox pitchers are taught cutters, which helped turn Gavin Floyd and John Danks into legitimate front-mid rotation hurlers. That seems to be more organizational philosophy than, say, Cole Hamels working to learn a cutter this off-season. In St. Louis, Dave Duncan works his magic with sequencing and location moreso than new pitches, but to the same effect. I agree that we don't hear about true success stories with these newer pitches as much as the failures, but Big Pelf wouldn't be alone if his split-change remains effective. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2009-12-09 13:00:00 | Breakout batter and pitcher of 2010 is? (Hawkeye from Grafton, ND) | Jeremy Hermida and Mike Pelfrey. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-02-16 14:00:00 | For recently amateur players, at what point do amateur scouting reports begin to be over taken by pro reports and performance? I'm thinking of how Gordon Beckham is still rated 25 spots(?!?) above Wilmer Flores. Or even comparing Brad Holt this year ("not even close") to the top 100 compared to Mike Pelfrey before he threw a pitch (Top 50 prospect). It seems to me like the amateur scouting report sticks on a player way, way too long. (Steve from Fremont, CA) | Yeah, Holt was the other guy, with Hellickson, to generate a lot of email. Look, he's not a good as you think he is, but he is plenty good. Are we supposed to throw years of reports on the guy just because he dominated the New York Penn League for 72 innings with a fastball that everyone knew was great in the first place? I don't get that. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-01-07 13:00:00 | Please give me your opinion/projection on the health and performance for John Maine and Mike Pelfrey in '09. (tddewan from Torrance, CA) | More worried about Pelfrey due to the workload increase, but the Mets watched him so closely that we're going to learn about the inevitability of the Verducci Effect with him. I like both on performance and value. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-11-19 13:00:00 | Any concerns with Mike Pelfrey, seeing that his innings went up quite a bit in '08? (Matt from Whippleville, NY) | Yes, huge. He's probably this year's Verducci Effect poster child. The Mets knew it, understood the risks, and pushed smartly. We'll see how it works out. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-10-17 13:00:00 | This isn't about the playoffs, but I'm curious, how much should Mike Pelfrey's size/build factor into concerns about the "Verducci Effect"? Should I be less concerned about Pelfrey than I would be about a guy who was 6'1" 190 who also made a large innings jump at a young age? (Meddler from Brooklyn, NY) | Size doesn't matter to pitching. It's mechanics, stamina, and genetics. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-09-15 14:00:00 | I know its been a while since he's been a prospect, but how much more development can we expect from Mike Pelfrey? He's having a stellar year, but if he ever wants to fulfill the ace-type upside many expected from him back when he was drafted, he'll have to miss more bats. Will that come if he refines his offspeed stuff? Or does it look more like he's going to settle in as a solid mid-rotation guy who gets by with an excellent groundball rate? (Meddler from Brooklyn, NY) | I think what you are seeing is what you are going to get. An above-average middle-rotation type. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-08-01 14:00:00 | Any idea why the Mets weren't able to get any of the players they were looking at? (TLivingston from Sonoma, CA) | I don't think the Mets were looking very hard, for better or worse. They seem convinced that Fernando Tatis is for real, that they'll get Ryan Church back at some point, that the rotation will magically hold together despite John Maine's cuff strain, Mike Pelfrey's innings limit, Pedro Martinez's assorted ailments, Oliver Perez's volatility and all that.
I'm not sure I want to bet against all of that by sitting on my hands, but as a team that can afford to take on salary, they have some mobility during the waiver trading period. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-06-20 13:30:00 | Realistically, taking Delgado and Castillo's contracts and the Mets unlikelihood to cut them into account, is there any personnel move (or moves)the Mets can make to improve their on the field production? I look at the roster and see so few tradeable parts. (Kerri Mulqueen from Kew Gardens NY) | I wouldn't trade Fernando Martinez, so probably not. I guess you could see what the market is for Mike Pelfrey, who's a cheap midrotation starter for a few years, but I doubt you'd get much back. You could always sign Bonds, which would be a huge upgrade for the offense and a wash defensively with Alou. (People who complain about Bonds' defense and availability need to consider that Moises Alou is making $7 million this year.) (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-03-28 14:00:00 | ________ should start the 5th game of the season for the Mets. (Jessica from NYC) | Mike Pelfrey. Time to find out what he is by giving him the job and getting out of the way. The Mets' front four is very good, and the only candidate for #5 who has any upside is Pelfrey. Diddling with the Jorge Sosas of the world is silly. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-03-27 13:00:00 | Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough? (Dave from Flushing) | Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close.
The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority. What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball)) |
| 2008-03-27 13:00:00 | Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough? (Dave from Flushing) | Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close.
The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority. What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball)) |
| 2008-03-03 13:00:00 | Can we expect Mike Pelfrey's SO rates to improve? Can he pull a Carmona like season (with much fewer innings I imagine)? (Mike from Queens) | I'm just not a huge Pelfrey supporter until he finds any consistency with his secondary stuff. Carmona's sinker and slider both grade out high than any of Pelfrey's current offerings. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-02-28 14:00:00 | The Mets need a good 5th starter. How about El Duque, Mike Pelfrey, Ruben Gotay, Marlon Anderson and Aaron Heilman for Ian Snell? (Jay from Flushing) | That plus a ton of Famous Amos hot dogs still doesn't get you Snell, I suspect. Remember, it isn't Littlefield who's picking up the phone any more. (Christina Kahrl) |
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