Alfredo Aceves

Alfredo Aceves (Ace)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 8, 1982 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
Signed
by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 2008
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Yankees 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$1.2M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.001, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*],
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 25 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 2.40 6 4 1 0 0 0 30.0 25 8 8 4 10 0 16 0 0 1 120 185 1.167 7.5 1.2 3.0 4.8 1.60
2009 26 NYY AL 10 1 .909 3.54 43 1 10 0 0 1 84.0 69 36 33 10 16 2 69 5 0 0 337 131 1.012 7.4 1.1 1.7 7.4 4.31
2010 27 NYY AL 3 0 1.000 3.00 10 0 2 0 0 1 12.0 10 5 4 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 53 148 1.167 7.5 0.8 3.0 1.5 0.50
2011 28 BOS AL 10 2 .833 2.61 55 4 15 0 0 2 114.0 84 37 33 8 42 1 80 15 2 1 474 164 1.105 6.6 0.6 3.3 6.3 1.90
2012 29 BOS AL 0 2 .000 5.11 24 0 20 0 0 12 24.2 22 14 14 3 11 2 27 3 0 1 109 83 1.338 8.0 1.1 4.0 9.9 2.45
5 Yrs 24 5 .828 3.13 138 9 48 0 0 16 264.2 210 100 92 26 83 6 194 24 2 3 1093 141 1.107 7.1 0.9 2.8 6.6 2.34
162 Game Avg. 11 2 .828 3.13 64 4 22 0 0 7 122 97 46 43 12 38 3 90 11 1 1 506 141 1.107 7.1 0.9 2.8 6.6 2.34
NYY (3 yrs) 14 1 .933 3.21 59 5 13 0 0 2 126.0 104 49 45 15 30 3 87 6 0 1 510 142 1.063 7.4 1.1 2.1 6.2 2.90
BOS (2 yrs) 10 4 .714 3.05 79 4 35 0 0 14 138.2 106 51 47 11 53 3 107 18 2 2 583 140 1.147 6.9 0.7 3.4 6.9 2.02

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2008 25 NYY AL 30.0 6 4 8 2.40 4.82 -0.24 0.06 104.0 5.33 9 1.0 .7 -0.1 1.2 13 .671 .506 $
2009 26 NYY AL 84.0 43 1 36 3.86 4.90 -0.15 -0.34 103.1 4.85 9 0.9 1.4 -0.1 1.6 20 .520 .505 $
2010 27 NYY AL 12.0 10 0 5 3.75 4.38 0.35 -0.33 105.4 3.89 0 0.0 1.1 -0.0 0.1 2 .501 .500 $435,650
2011 28 BOS AL 114.0 55 4 37 2.92 4.47 0.20 -0.25 104.2 4.19 16 1.7 1.1 -0.2 2.6 29 .531 .510 $
2012 29 BOS AL 24.2 24 0 14 5.11 4.75 0.58 -0.35 104.6 4.00 -3 -0.3 1.8 -0.2 -0.3 -0 .486 .498 $
5 Seasons 264.2 138 9 100 3.40 4.67 0.08 -0.26 103.9 4.50 31 3.3 1.3 -0.5 5.2 63 .524 .504 $435,650
NYY (3 yrs) 126.0 59 5 49 3.50 4.83 -0.12 -0.24 103.5 4.87 18 1.9 1.3 -0.2 2.9 35 .532 .504 $435,650
BOS (2 yrs) 138.2 79 4 51 3.31 4.52 0.27 -0.27 104.3 4.16 13 1.4 1.3 -0.4 2.3 29 .517 .504 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2009 26 NYY AL ALDS W MIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
2009 26 NYY AL ALCS W LAA 0 1 .000 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 3.750 20.3 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
2009 26 NYY AL WS W PHI 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1 Yr (3 Series) 0 1 .000 4.15 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 20 1.846 10.4 0.0 6.2 4.2 0.67
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 3.750 20.3 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
2008 25 NYY AL 6 120 110 8 25 5 0 4 2 2 10 16 .227 .292 .382 .673 .233 42 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 NYY AL 43 337 313 36 69 14 0 10 10 2 16 69 .220 .268 .361 .629 .250 113 5 5 1 2 2 4
2010 27 NYY AL 10 53 48 5 10 1 0 1 3 0 4 2 .208 .283 .292 .575 .200 14 0 1 0 0 1 2
2011 28 BOS AL 55 474 411 37 84 24 0 8 9 0 42 80 .204 .299 .321 .621 .233 132 9 15 3 3 1 4
2012 29 BOS AL 24 109 93 14 22 4 0 3 2 0 11 27 .237 .333 .376 .710 .297 35 0 3 1 1 2 0
5 Yrs 138 1093 975 100 210 48 0 26 26 4 83 194 .215 .291 .345 .636 .242 336 17 24 5 6 6 10
162 Game Avg. 64 506 451 46 97 22 0 12 12 2 38 90 .215 .291 .345 .636 .242 155 8 11 2 3 3 5
MLB Averages .259 .327 .408 .736 .297

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2008 25 NYY AL 7.2 0.8 125 0.7 2.1 -1.4 .82 0.6 0.3 7.4 0.8 0.82 5.9 0 1 1
2009 26 NYY AL 9.6 0.9 348 2.1 7.1 -5.0 1.08 1.8 0.2 13.5 1.3 1.08 16.3 16 12 13
2010 27 NYY AL 1.5 0.2 56 0.5 0.9 -0.4 .82 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.82 1.3 2 5 3
2011 28 BOS AL 19.7 2.0 488 1.9 8.3 -6.4 .94 1.0 1.0 23.2 2.3 0.94 12.6 14 15 22
2012 29 BOS AL -1.8 -0.2 113 -0.1 3.4 -3.5 1.94 -0.0 -0.0 -5.2 -0.5 1.94 0.8 14 4 6
5 Yrs 36.2 3.7 1130 5.0 21.7 -16.7 1.06 3.4 1.3 39.8 4.0 1.06 36.9 46 37 45

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2008 25 NYY AL 6 4 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 3 75% 54.0 65 33 1 0 0 2 8.0 8.6 5.8 86 1 3 0 0 92
2009 26 NYY AL 43 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39.0 39 39 18 7 1 0 6.0 11.3 3.3 65 1 0 0 0 65
2011 28 BOS AL 55 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 1 1 0 0 1 25% 45.2 62 21 16 6 0 0 7.2 6.6 5.3 90 1 3 0 0 98
3 Yrs 104 9 2 1 6 0 0 6 3 .667 1 1 0 0 4 44% 48 65 21 35 13 1 2 7.4 8.0 5.3 86 3 6 0 0 98
MLB Averages .500 51% 50 100 -13 4.5 4.5 5.9 96

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2008 25 NYY AL 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 2 .818 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 10.5 58
2009 26 NYY AL 43 42 10 10 1 2 1 1 50% 7 5 30 8 27% 6 1.076 16 12 13 16 7 19 15 27 29 5 29 7 5.8 28
2010 27 NYY AL 10 10 2 3 0 1 1 0 100% 2 1 6 1 17% 8 .821 2 5 3 4 2 4 5 5 5 3 6 2 3.6 19
2011 28 BOS AL 55 51 15 9 1 5 2 3 40% 16 11 29 11 38% 7 .941 14 15 22 25 5 21 19 32 27 9 28 10 5.5 28
2012 29 BOS AL 24 24 20 0 2 15 12 3 80% 15 0 8 4 50% 9 1.939 14 4 6 20 3 1 5 19 5 3 5 8 3.1 18
5 Yrs 138 129 48 22 4 23 16 7 70% 40 17 76 26 34% 1.063 46 37 45 65 17 47 45 84 68 20 70 27 5.1 26

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 25 NYY AL 120 44% 3.3% 13.3% 8.3% 7.5% 36% 0.66 0.71 75% 20% 8.5% 16% 26 3 12%
2009 26 NYY AL 337 52% 3.0% 20.5% 4.8% 7.1% 35% 0.54 0.74 70% 21% 7.8% 18% 41 5 12%
2010 27 NYY AL 53 62% 1.9% 3.8% 7.6% 3.8% 20% 1.00 1.00 85% 17% 5.3% 17% 10 0 0%
2011 28 BOS AL 474 56% 1.7% 16.9% 8.9% 6.8% 38% 0.67 0.79 69% 12% 5.1% 22% 84 9 11%
2012 29 BOS AL 109 42% 2.8% 24.8% 10.1% 6.4% 32% 0.86 1.35 59% 19% 10.3% 17% 22 0 0%
5 Yrs 1093 52% 2.4% 17.8% 7.6% 6.8% 35% 0.65 0.81 70% 16% 6.8% 19% 183 17 9%
MLB Averages 45% 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 25 NYY AL 121 461 3.81 301 65% 24% 16% 29% 31% 76% 0% 50% 79% 58% 5% 6 4 32% 39 25 1 19% 3 2 -1 0 0
2009 26 NYY AL 338 1245 3.68 832 67% 26% 16% 28% 30% 74% 2% 49% 78% 62% 2% 8 5 26% 87 50 7 25% 9 1 -1 0 0
2010 27 NYY AL 53 192 3.62 126 66% 34% 4% 25% 37% 66% 6% 43% 94% 68% 4% 2 1 26% 14 11 1 50% 2 1 0 0 0
2011 28 BOS AL 474 1769 3.73 1121 63% 26% 14% 30% 30% 74% 0% 47% 82% 54% 5% 22 10 22% 103 68 7 23% 12 11 0 0 0
2012 29 BOS AL 109 441 4.05 290 66% 24% 21% 32% 23% 76% 5% 50% 73% 59% 6% 6 3 25% 27 20 0 15% 5 1 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1095 4108 3.75 2670 65% 26% 15% 29% 30% 74% 1% 48% 80% 58% 4% 44 23 25% 270 174 16 22% 31 16 -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 59% 5% 23% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2008 25 NYY AL 120 25 3 0 4 0 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 33% 0 1 0 44 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009 26 NYY AL 337 69 5 0 10 0 14 7 3 5 5 18 6 4 33% 4 0 1 95 10 2 83% 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2010 27 NYY AL 53 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 28 BOS AL 474 84 9 0 8 0 14 5 3 3 5 24 9 6 38% 4 1 1 187 9 0 100% 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2012 29 BOS AL 109 22 4 2 3 0 4 3 0 2 1 5 3 1 60% 0 1 1 36 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Yrs 1093 210 22 2 26 0 35 17 9 12 14 50 19 12 38% 10 3 3 387 26 4 87% 23 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2008 25 1 0 1.000 2.40 6 4 1 0 0 0 30.0 25 8 8 4 10 0 16 0 0 1 120 185 1.167 7.5 1.2 3.0 4.8 1.60 185
2009 26 11 1 .917 3.24 49 5 11 0 0 1 114.0 94 44 41 14 26 2 85 5 0 1 457 141 1.053 7.4 1.1 2.1 6.7 3.27 141
2010 27 14 1 .933 3.21 59 5 13 0 0 2 126.0 104 49 45 15 30 3 87 6 0 1 510 142 1.063 7.4 1.1 2.1 6.2 2.90 142
2011 28 24 3 .889 2.93 114 9 28 0 0 4 240.0 188 86 78 23 72 4 167 21 2 2 984 151 1.083 7.1 0.9 2.7 6.3 2.32 151
2012 29 24 5 .828 3.13 138 9 48 0 0 16 264.2 210 100 92 26 83 6 194 24 2 3 1093 141 1.107 7.1 0.9 2.8 6.6 2.34 141

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2008 25 2 1 .667 2.57 28.0 25 9 8 4 10 15 0 1.250 8.0 3.2 4.8 1.50 1.3 6
2009 26 5 4 .556 3.36 83.0 67 34 31 10 16 68 5 1.000 7.3 1.7 7.4 4.25 1.1 43
2010 27 1 0 1.000 2.77 13.0 10 4 4 1 4 2 1 1.077 6.9 2.8 1.4 0.50 0.7 10
2011 28 8 4 .667 2.68 111.0 84 37 33 8 42 78 15 1.135 6.8 3.4 6.3 1.86 0.6 55
2012 29 1 1 .500 5.25 24.0 22 16 14 3 11 27 3 1.375 8.3 4.1 10.1 2.45 1.1 24
5 Yrs 17 10 .630 3.13 259.0 208 100 90 26 83 190 24 1.124 7.2 6.6 2.29 0.9 138

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2012 AL  24 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
2012 AL  12 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2011 AL  15 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
2012 AL  20 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
2011 AL  20 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1996), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1699), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Name and misspellings: Ace Alfredo alphonse Aceves

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