Zach Putnam

Q: When was Zach Putnam born?

Zach Putnam was born on July 3, 1987.

Q: Where was Zach Putnam born?

Zach Putnam was born in Rochester, MI .

Q: How tall is Zach Putnam?

Zach Putnam is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Zach Putnam weigh when playing?

Zach Putnam weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Zach Putnam in the Hall of Fame?

Zach Putnam has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Zach Putnam drafted?

Zach Putnam was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Zach Putnam have?

Zach Putnam had 162 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Zach Putnam played for?

Zach Putnam played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

Q: When did Zach Putnam retire?

Zach Putnam last played in 2017.

Q: What are Zach Putnam's nicknames?

Putty is a nickname for Zach Putnam.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: July 3, 1987 in Rochester, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 13, 2011 (Age 24-072d, 20,106th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: April 22, 2017 (Age 29-293d)
vs. CLE 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Steven Zachary McGuire Putnam

Nicknames: Putty

Pronunciation: \PUT-numb\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

3.20

145

152.0

162

WHIP

1.230

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2008	20	CLE-min	A-	0	1	.000	3.72	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.2	7	5	4	0	5	0	8	0	0	0	40			1.241	6.5	0.0	4.7	7.4	1.60	MHV NYPL
2009	21	CLE-min	AA,A+	6	2	.750	4.13	38	5	9	0	0	2	80.2	81	41	37	3	23	3	80	1	0	1	341			1.289	9.0	0.3	2.6	8.9	3.48	AKR,KIN EL,CARL
2010	22	CLE-min	AA,AAA	4	2	.667	3.69	37	7	14	0	0	3	75.2	78	35	31	4	16	0	65	0	0	2	316			1.242	9.3	0.5	1.9	7.7	4.06	AKR,CLB EL,IL
2011	23	CLE-min	AAA	6	3	.667	3.65	44	0	16	0	0	9	69.0	61	30	28	6	23	1	68	1	0	6	292			1.217	8.0	0.8	3.0	8.9	2.96	CLB IL
2011	23	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	6.14	8	0	3	0	0	0	7.1	10	5	5	1	0	0	9	2	0	1	34	67	3.16	1.364	12.3	1.2	0.0	11.0
2012	24	COL-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.15	49	0	33	0	0	12	60.2	73	35	28	5	27	3	49	1	0	5	276			1.648	10.8	0.7	4.0	7.3	1.81	CSP PCL
2012	24	COL	NL	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9		4.59	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00
2013	25	CHC-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.26	17	0	8	0	0	4	19.1	20	7	7	0	6	0	22	0	0	0	83			1.345	9.3	0.0	2.8	10.2	3.67	IWA PCL
2013	25	CHC	NL	0	0		18.90	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	9	7	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	19	23	4.55	2.700	24.3	2.7	0.0	10.8
2014	26	CHW-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	26			0.714	5.1	0.0	1.3	15.4	12.00	CHR IL
2014	26	CHW	AL	5	3	.625	1.98	49	0	13	0	0	6	54.2	39	14	12	2	20	1	46	1	0	5	213	191	3.08	1.079	6.4	0.3	3.3	7.6	2.30
2015	27	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	4.07	49	0	16	0	0	0	48.2	42	24	22	7	24	5	64	4	0	5	212	96	4.10	1.356	7.8	1.3	4.4	11.8	2.67
2016	28	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	2.30	25	0	6	0	0	0	27.1	25	7	7	2	11	1	30	0	0	2	114	178	3.11	1.317	8.2	0.7	3.6	9.9	2.73
2017	29	CHW	AL	0	0		1.04	7	0	0	0	0	0	8.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	9	0	0	2	28	430	1.43	0.346	2.1	0.0	1.0	9.3	9.00
7 Yrs				10	7	.588	3.20	145	0	39	0	0	6	152.0	130	58	54	13	57	7	162	7	0	15	629	124	3.37	1.230	7.7	0.8	3.4	9.6	2.84
162 Game Avg.				5	3	.588	3.20	68	0	18	0	0	3	71	61	27	25	6	27	3	76	3	0	7	295	124	3.37	1.230	7.7	0.8	3.4	9.6	2.84

CHW (4 yrs)				9	6	.600	2.71	130	0	35	0	0	6	139.1	108	46	42	11	56	7	149	5	0	14	567	145	3.34	1.177	7.0	0.7	3.6	9.6	2.66
COL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9		4.59	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		18.90	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	9	7	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	19	23	4.55	2.700	24.3	2.7	0.0	10.8
CLE (1 yr)				1	1	.500	6.14	8	0	3	0	0	0	7.1	10	5	5	1	0	0	9	2	0	1	34	67	3.16	1.364	12.3	1.2	0.0	11.0

AL (5 yrs)				10	7	.588	2.88	138	0	38	0	0	6	146.2	118	51	47	12	56	7	158	7	0	15	601	137	3.33	1.186	7.2	0.7	3.4	9.7	2.82
NL (2 yrs)				0	0		11.81	7	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	12	7	7	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	28	40	4.57	2.438	20.3	1.7	1.7	6.8	4.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Zach Putnam?

Zach Putnam is 36 years old.

When was Zach Putnam born?

Zach Putnam was born on July 3, 1987.

Where was Zach Putnam born?

Zach Putnam was born in Rochester, MI.

How tall is Zach Putnam?

Zach Putnam is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Zach Putnam weigh when playing?

Zach Putnam weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Zach Putnam play?

Zach Putnam played 7 seasons.

Is Zach Putnam in the Hall of Fame?

Zach Putnam has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Zach Putnam drafted?

Zach Putnam was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

What position did Zach Putnam play?

Zach Putnam was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Zach Putnam have?

Zach Putnam had 162 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Zach Putnam played for?

Zach Putnam played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

When did Zach Putnam retire?

Zach Putnam last played in 2017.

What are Zach Putnam's nicknames?

Putty is a nickname for Zach Putnam.

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