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Shawn Hill
Washington Nationals [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Pitcher
Throws R
Age 27
6' 2"
180 lbs.

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Historical Stats | 2008 Forecast | Diagnostics | Seven-Year Forecast | Most Comparable Pitchers | Player Comments

Projected Playing Time

Nationals Depth Chart (updated: 04-24)
Pos Name IP GS ERA WHIP H BB HR SO W L SV VORP
Starter-4 Shawn Hill 115 19 4.10 1.33 121 31 12 67 6 6 0 16.6

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2006 HAR 2A 3 3 0 10 10 50.0 46 5 32 2 63% .275 0 1.02 2.70 3.85 4.69 8.8 1.5 3.4 0.6 4.9 1.2
2006 NWO 3A 0 0 0 1 1 5.1 6 2 2 0 84% .316 -14 1.57 3.53 5.97 3.60 10.8 3.6 1.8 0.0 1.1 0.1
2006 WAS MJ 1 3 0 6 6 36.7 43 12 16 2 51% .323 1 1.50 4.66 4.66 4.71 10.4 2.5 3.7 0.5 4.3 0.9 0.8
2007 POT 1C 0 0 0 2 2 7.0 3 1 4 0 70% .150 -7 0.57 1.29 3.15 3.86 3.9 2.6 2.6 0.0 1.4 0.1
2007 COH 3A 0 1 0 1 1 5.0 4 0 0 0 72% .222 -7 0.80 1.80 2.63 1.93 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.4
2007 WAS MJ 4 5 0 16 16 97.3 86 25 65 9 56% .264 17 1.14 3.42 3.39 3.82 7.8 2.0 5.7 0.7 20.8 3.2 2.9


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2008 Forecast

(projection generated 3/17/08 10:14 AM)
-- Equivalents --
Percentile W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
90o 12 7 0 27 27 168.0 158 42 101 14 53% .272 13 1.19 3.08 3.48 3.45 8.3 2.0 4.9 0.7 45.4 5.8 5.9
75o 10 7 0 25 25 152.0 151 40 91 14 53% .282 11 1.26 3.58 3.92 4.00 8.8 2.1 4.8 0.8 31.5 4.3 4.5
60o 8 7 0 23 23 138.0 144 38 82 14 53% .290 8 1.32 4.04 4.31 4.48 9.2 2.2 4.8 0.9 20.9 3.1 3.3
50o 8 8 0 22 22 129.3 139 37 76 14 53% .296 7 1.36 4.32 4.57 4.79 9.5 2.3 4.8 1.0 15.0 2.5 2.7
40o 7 8 0 21 21 121.3 135 35 71 14 53% .301 5 1.40 4.60 4.81 5.09 9.8 2.4 4.7 1.0 10.0 1.9 2.2
25o 5 7 0 27 17 105.3 123 32 61 14 52% .311 -3 1.48 5.17 5.31 5.69 10.3 2.5 4.7 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.2
10o 3 6 0 25 11 73.0 95 25 41 11 52% .331 -12 1.64 6.37 6.36 6.97 11.5 2.8 4.6 1.3 -9.9 -0.5 -0.2
Weighted Mean 7 7 0 22 22 124.7 131 35 74 13 53% .292 8 1.33 4.10 4.37 4.56 9.3 2.3 4.8 0.9 18.0 2.7 2.8

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

7%

25%

42%

24%

0.95

Seven-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2008 (age 27) 7 7 0 22 22 124.7 131 35 74 13 53% .292 8 1.33 4.10 4.37 4.56 9.3 2.3 4.8 0.9 18.0 2.7 2.8
2009 (age 28) 7 7 0 28 19 122.0 129 35 72 13 52% .293 2 1.34 4.12 4.43 4.57 9.4 2.3 4.8 0.9 15.3 2.5 2.4
2010 (age 29) 8 8 1 34 19 133.7 141 37 77 14 51% .292 1 1.33 3.97 4.34 4.39 9.3 2.2 4.7 0.9 15.7 2.9 2.4
2011 (age 30) 7 7 1 32 17 118.3 124 32 66 12 53% .289 -1 1.32 3.96 4.29 4.40 9.3 2.2 4.5 0.9 13.1 2.6 2.0
2012 (age 31) 7 7 1 34 16 118.0 124 31 70 13 52% .290 0 1.30 3.98 4.27 4.41 9.2 2.1 4.8 0.9 11.0 2.5 1.7
2013 (age 32) 4 5 1 29 9 77.3 81 20 46 8 52% .292 -2 1.31 4.12 4.34 4.57 9.3 2.1 4.8 0.9 8.1 1.4 1.3
2014 (age 33) 3 3 1 20 6 52.0 54 13 32 5 52% .287 -1 1.28 4.01 4.15 4.46 9.1 2.1 4.9 0.9 7.6 1.0 1.2

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHB .279 .359 .434
vs RHB .247 .303 .359
Split +.032 +.056 +.074
LgAvg +.009 +.034 +.039

Valuation

Year WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2008 2.8 $5,675,000 14.8 17.4
2009 2.4 $5,075,000 12.6 15.2
2010 2.4 $5,475,000 13.2 16.1
2011 2.0 $4,750,000 11.0 12.6
2012 1.7 $4,200,000 9.3 12.4
2013 1.3 $3,200,000 6.6 7.2
2014 1.2 $3,175,000 6.3 7.8
Peak 12.4 $22,125,000 60.9 80.9


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2008 4.00 4.79 5.69 4.56
2009 3.86 4.82 5.97 4.57
2010 3.75 4.54 6.24 4.39
2011 3.63 4.56 5.51 4.40
2012 3.90 5.24 7.11 4.41
2013 4.00 4.93 5.85 4.57
2014 3.67 4.96 6.35 4.46


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2008 24% 0% 7%
2009 37% 9% 1%
2010 50% 22% 12%
2011 54% 33% 3%
2012 60% 43% 6%
2013 73% 52% 5%
2014 74% 53% 6%

Most Comparable Pitchers

Similarity Index

59

Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend
1 Clay Parker 1990 71 11 Mike Thurman 2000 45
2 Steve Ontiveros 1988 52 12 Don Carrithers 1976 45
3 Bobby Locke 1961 50 13 Jim McGlothlin 1970 45
4 Dennis Lamp 1979 49 14 Mike Grace 1997 44
5 Larry Jackson 1958 48 15 Wayne Garland 1977 44
6 Tom Hausman 1980 47 16 Bob Sadowski 1965 43
7 Randy O'Neal 1987 47 17 Roger Nelson 1971 43
8 Zach Day 2005 47 18 Runelvys Hernandez 2005 43
9 Tomokazu Ohka 2003 46 19 John Butcher 1984 41
10 Brian Moehler 1999 46 20 Ray Bare 1976 41

Player Comments

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2007

Having missed 2005 after TJ surgery on his elbow, Hill`s 2006 was supposed to be a simple season devoted to recovering his command. Instead, he got pressed into action as the Nats` pitching staff started going to pieces. He`s something of a finesse guy, relying on a sinker and hoping he can fool the occasional lefty with a curve or change, but it doesn`t happen as often as he might like. Given the team`s general desperation for pitching of any type, Hill has a good shot at the back of the rotation.

2005

A good control pitcher with lackluster strikeout rates, Hill's upside figured to be limited. Tommy John surgery will cost him a year of development time, meaning we may not see him get established as a big league starter until 2007. The Expos have several back-of-the-rotation candidates among their prospects, but few potential aces. Although…


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