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Luis Ayala    \eye-YA-lah\

Luis Ignacio Ayala

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 12, 1978 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
High School: Los Mochis (Los Mochis, MX) (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 2003 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Expos/Orioles/Yankees/Twins/... 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$1.83M (12-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.121, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Joe Longo [*]
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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
1997 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1998 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1999 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
2003 25 MON NL 10 3 .769 2.92 65 0 24 0 0 5 71.0 65 27 23 8 13 3 46 5 0 1 288 155 1.099 8.2 1.0 1.6 5.8 3.54
2004 26 MON NL 6 12 .333 2.69 81 0 28 0 0 2 90.1 92 30 27 6 15 2 63 5 1 3 367 169 1.185 9.2 0.6 1.5 6.3 4.20
2005 27 WSN NL 8 7 .533 2.66 68 0 18 0 0 1 71.0 75 23 21 7 14 4 40 6 0 0 293 153 1.254 9.5 0.9 1.8 5.1 2.86
2007 29 WSN NL 2 2 .500 3.19 44 0 11 0 0 1 42.1 43 16 15 5 12 0 28 1 0 1 181 133 1.299 9.1 1.1 2.6 6.0 2.33
2008 30 TOT NL 2 10 .167 5.71 81 0 25 0 0 9 75.2 86 53 48 9 24 4 50 4 0 1 335 76 1.454 10.2 1.1 2.9 5.9 2.08
2008 30 WSN NL 1 8 .111 5.77 62 0 12 0 0 0 57.2 63 41 37 6 22 4 36 4 0 1 257 75 1.474 9.8 0.9 3.4 5.6 1.64
2008 30 NYM NL 1 2 .333 5.50 19 0 13 0 0 9 18.0 23 12 11 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 78 78 1.389 11.5 1.5 1.0 7.0 7.00
2009 31 TOT MLB 1 5 .167 5.63 38 0 13 0 0 0 40.0 50 28 25 5 14 3 28 4 0 0 180 79 1.600 11.3 1.1 3.2 6.3 2.00
2009 31 MIN AL 1 2 .333 4.18 28 0 11 0 0 0 32.1 38 18 15 4 8 0 21 3 0 0 138 106 1.423 10.6 1.1 2.2 5.8 2.63
2009 31 FLA NL 0 3 .000 11.74 10 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 12 10 10 1 6 3 7 1 0 0 42 38 2.348 14.1 1.2 7.0 8.2 1.17
2011 33 NYY AL 2 2 .500 2.09 52 0 20 0 0 0 56.0 51 17 13 5 20 3 39 6 1 2 233 207 1.268 8.2 0.8 3.2 6.3 1.95
2012 34 BAL AL 5 5 .500 2.64 66 0 15 0 0 1 75.0 81 27 22 7 14 3 51 4 0 2 320 160 1.267 9.7 0.8 1.7 6.1 3.64
2013 35 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 5.40 7 0 1 0 0 0 6.2 8 4 4 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 31 82 1.650 10.8 1.4 4.1 9.5 2.33
2013 35 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 56 2.000 18.0 4.5 0.0 9.0
2013 35 ATL NL 0 1 .000 3.86 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 21 107 1.500 7.7 0.0 5.8 9.6 1.67
9 Yrs 37 47 .440 3.38 502 0 155 0 0 19 528.0 551 225 198 53 129 23 352 35 2 10 2228 129 1.288 9.4 0.9 2.2 6.0 2.73
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .440 3.38 68 0 21 0 0 3 72 75 30 27 7 17 3 48 5 0 1 302 129 1.288 9.4 0.9 2.2 6.0 2.73
WSN (5 yrs) 27 32 .458 3.33 320 0 93 0 0 9 332.1 338 137 123 32 76 13 213 21 1 6 1386 131 1.246 9.2 0.9 2.1 5.8 2.80
BAL (2 yrs) 6 5 .545 2.81 68 0 15 0 0 1 77.0 85 29 24 8 14 3 53 4 0 2 330 152 1.286 9.9 0.9 1.6 6.2 3.79
MIN (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.18 28 0 11 0 0 0 32.1 38 18 15 4 8 0 21 3 0 0 138 106 1.423 10.6 1.1 2.2 5.8 2.63
NYM (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.50 19 0 13 0 0 9 18.0 23 12 11 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 78 78 1.389 11.5 1.5 1.0 7.0 7.00
ATL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.86 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 21 107 1.500 7.7 0.0 5.8 9.6 1.67
NYY (1 yr) 2 2 .500 2.09 52 0 20 0 0 0 56.0 51 17 13 5 20 3 39 6 1 2 233 207 1.268 8.2 0.8 3.2 6.3 1.95
FLA (1 yr) 0 3 .000 11.74 10 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 12 10 10 1 6 3 7 1 0 0 42 38 2.348 14.1 1.2 7.0 8.2 1.17
NL (7 yrs) 28 38 .424 3.62 354 0 109 0 0 18 362.2 377 161 146 36 87 17 239 22 1 6 1527 120 1.279 9.4 0.9 2.2 5.9 2.75
AL (4 yrs) 9 9 .500 2.83 148 0 46 0 0 1 165.1 174 64 52 17 42 6 113 13 1 4 701 152 1.306 9.5 0.9 2.3 6.2 2.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2003 25 MON NL 71.0 65 0 27 3.42 4.80 -0.04 -0.36 104.6 4.69 10 1.0 1.5 0.1 1.8 16 .515 .506 $300,000
2004 26 MON NL 90.1 81 0 30 2.99 4.65 0.27 -0.34 105.2 4.25 12 1.2 1.4 0.1 2.1 21 .515 .508 $317,500
2005 27 WSN NL 71.0 68 0 23 2.92 4.65 -0.02 -0.35 97.0 4.19 10 1.0 1.5 0.1 1.8 16 .515 .506 $363,000
2007 29 WSN NL 42.1 44 0 16 3.40 4.93 -0.11 -0.35 95.9 4.50 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.8 9 .512 .503 $1,300,000
2008 30 WSN NL 57.2 62 0 41 6.40 4.78 -0.04 -0.35 99.8 4.47 -12 -1.2 1.4 -0.3 -1.0 -7 .481 .493 $1,700,000
2008 30 NYM NL 18.0 19 0 12 6.00 4.82 0.11 -0.35 97.4 4.24 -3 -0.3 1.6 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .482 .498
2009 31 MIN AL 32.1 28 0 18 5.01 4.67 -0.28 -0.34 98.8 4.56 -2 -0.2 .8 -0.1 0.1 2 .493 .499 $1,300,000
2009 31 FLA NL 7.2 10 0 10 11.74 4.69 -0.40 -0.34 101.1 4.79 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.7 -5 .441 .496
2011 33 NYY AL 56.0 52 0 17 2.73 4.56 0.02 -0.35 106.5 4.46 11 1.1 .9 -0.2 1.5 16 .522 .507 $650,000
2012 34 BAL AL 75.0 66 0 27 3.24 4.55 -0.13 -0.34 102.4 4.45 10 1.1 1.2 -0.1 1.8 18 .516 .507 $825,000
2013 35 BAL AL 2.0 2 0 2 9.00 4.79 0.20 -0.35 100.6 4.26 -1 -0.1 .8 0.0 -0.1 -1 .446 .499 $1,000,000
2013 35 ATL NL 4.2 5 0 2 3.86 4.73 0.33 -0.35 103.0 4.16 0 0.0 .8 -0.0 0.0 1 .502 .500
9 Seasons 528.0 502 0 225 3.84 4.69 -0.01 -0.35 101.7 4.42 33 3.6 1.3 -0.8 7.8 83 .507 .502 $7,755,500
WSN (5 yrs) 332.1 320 0 137 3.71 4.74 0.04 -0.35 101.2 4.40 25 2.6 1.4 -0.1 5.4 55 .508 .503 $3,980,500
BAL (2 yrs) 77.0 68 0 29 3.39 4.56 -0.12 -0.34 102.3 4.45 9 1.0 1.1 -0.1 1.7 17 .514 .503 $1,825,000
MIN (1 yr) 32.1 28 0 18 5.01 4.67 -0.28 -0.34 98.8 4.56 -2 -0.2 .8 -0.1 0.1 2 .493 .499 $1,300,000
NYM (1 yr) 18.0 19 0 12 6.00 4.82 0.11 -0.35 97.4 4.24 -3 -0.3 1.6 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .482 .498
ATL (1 yr) 4.2 5 0 2 3.86 4.73 0.33 -0.35 103.0 4.16 0 0.0 .8 -0.0 0.0 1 .502 .500
NYY (1 yr) 56.0 52 0 17 2.73 4.56 0.02 -0.35 106.5 4.46 11 1.1 .9 -0.2 1.5 16 .522 .507 $650,000
FLA (1 yr) 7.2 10 0 10 11.74 4.69 -0.40 -0.34 101.1 4.79 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.7 -5 .441 .496

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
2011 33 NYY AL ALDS L DET 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.250 20.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 34 BAL AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 0 5.40 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 5.4
2 ALDS 0 0 5.40 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 5.4

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
2003 25 MON NL 65 288 266 27 65 6 3 8 1 2 13 46 .244 .291 .380 .671 .268 101 9 5 3 1 3 5
2004 26 MON NL 81 367 343 30 92 18 2 6 1 0 15 63 .268 .307 .385 .692 .312 132 14 5 2 2 2 3
2005 27 WSN NL 68 293 262 23 75 15 0 7 2 0 14 40 .286 .333 .424 .757 .312 111 9 6 8 3 4 2
2007 29 WSN NL 44 181 161 16 43 4 1 5 1 1 12 28 .267 .315 .398 .712 .288 64 3 1 3 4 0 2
2008 30 NYM NL 19 78 75 12 23 5 0 3 1 0 2 14 .307 .321 .493 .814 .339 37 1 0 0 1 0 0
2008 30 TOT NL 81 335 300 53 86 18 1 9 2 1 24 50 .287 .344 .443 .788 .316 133 7 4 4 3 4 5
2008 30 WSN NL 62 257 225 41 63 13 1 6 1 1 22 36 .280 .352 .427 .778 .308 96 6 4 4 2 4 5
2009 31 FLA NL 10 42 33 10 12 1 2 1 1 1 6 7 .364 .475 .606 1.081 .440 20 0 1 2 0 3 1
2009 31 MIN AL 28 138 124 18 38 10 0 4 4 1 8 21 .306 .358 .484 .842 .337 60 7 3 1 2 0 1
2009 31 TOT MLB 38 180 157 28 50 11 2 5 5 2 14 28 .318 .384 .510 .894 .357 80 7 4 3 2 3 2
2011 33 NYY AL 52 233 199 17 51 8 0 5 4 0 20 39 .256 .336 .372 .708 .289 74 10 6 4 4 3 1
2012 34 BAL AL 66 320 298 27 81 19 0 7 5 0 14 51 .272 .311 .406 .717 .306 121 6 4 2 2 3 5
2013 35 ATL NL 5 21 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 .222 .333 .278 .611 .308 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013 35 BAL AL 2 10 10 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .800 1.200 .429 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 35 TOT MLB 7 31 28 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 7 .286 .355 .464 .819 .350 13 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Yrs 502 2228 2014 225 551 101 9 53 22 6 129 352 .274 .325 .412 .737 .306 829 65 35 29 21 23 25
162 Game Avg. 68 302 273 30 75 14 1 7 3 1 17 48 .274 .325 .412 .737 .306 112 9 5 4 3 3 3
MLB Averages .262 .330 .416 .746 .298

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2003 25 MON NL 11.2 1.1 293 1.9 7.2 -5.3 1.34 0.8 0.7 14.9 1.5 1.34 10.6 31 12 22
2004 26 MON NL 17.5 1.7 374 -1.3 8.3 -9.6 1.34 0.3 -1.3 7.3 0.7 1.34 9.3 38 17 26
2005 27 WSN NL 11.5 1.2 295 0.9 7.8 -6.9 1.49 0.6 0.0 12.2 1.2 1.49 7.2 36 13 18
2007 29 WSN NL 5.4 0.5 184 -0.1 2.5 -2.6 .86 0.0 -0.1 2.8 0.3 0.86 2.2 13 9 22
2008 30 TOT NL -12.2 -1.2 339 -3.1 7.1 -10.2 1.37 -0.7 -1.5 -16.6 -1.6 1.37 -7.8 35 22 23
2008 30 WSN NL -9.7 -1.0 259 -2.7 4.9 -7.6 1.32 -0.6 -1.4 -14.6 -1.4 1.32 -7.4 25 16 20
2008 30 NYM NL -2.5 -0.2 80 -0.4 2.2 -2.5 1.54 -0.1 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 1.54 -0.4 10 6 3
2009 31 TOT MLB -5.6 -0.6 187 -2.2 1.9 -4.1 .80 -0.7 -2.1 -8.0 -0.8 0.80 -7.3 9 7 20
2009 31 MIN AL 0.0 0.0 143 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 .60 -0.4 -1.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.60 -2.9 5 5 16
2009 31 FLA NL -5.7 -0.6 44 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 1.45 -0.4 -0.6 -6.7 -0.6 1.45 -4.5 4 2 4
2011 33 NYY AL 12.0 1.2 241 0.1 2.5 -2.4 .80 0.2 -0.1 7.7 0.8 0.80 7.4 13 9 27
2012 34 BAL AL 11.4 1.2 326 1.1 6.2 -5.1 1.12 0.1 0.9 3.2 0.3 1.12 0.6 21 14 29
2013 35 TOT MLB -0.6 -0.1 32 -0.6 0.5 -1.0 1.05 -0.1 -0.4 -1.9 -0.2 1.05 -1.1 1 3 3
2013 35 BAL AL -0.8 -0.1 10 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 1.14 -0.2 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 1.14 -1.4 0 2 0
2013 35 ATL NL 0.2 0.0 22 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 1.01 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0 1.01 0.3 1 1 3
9 Yrs 50.5 5.1 2271 -3.2 44.0 -47.2 1.19 0.5 -3.3 21.6 2.2 1.19 20.9 197 106 190

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
2003 25 MON NL 65 65 24 10 3 8 5 3 63% 27 19 30 5 17% 8 1.339 31 12 22 35 12 18 16 49 17 14 18 16 3.3 17
2004 26 MON NL 81 81 28 6 12 7 2 5 29% 29 21 49 22 45% 8 1.336 38 17 26 41 18 22 28 53 29 25 30 27 3.3 16
2005 27 WSN NL 68 68 18 8 7 3 1 2 33% 25 22 37 11 30% 8 1.487 36 13 18 30 16 22 18 50 14 16 16 25 3.1 15
2007 29 WSN NL 44 44 11 2 2 2 1 1 50% 8 6 22 9 41% 7 .859 13 9 22 17 9 18 11 33 7 12 8 14 2.9 15
2008 30 TOT NL 81 81 25 2 10 15 9 6 60% 35 19 25 9 36% 1.373 35 22 23 46 15 20 15 66 10 19 11 23 2.8 16
2008 30 WSN NL 62 62 12 1 8 4 0 4 0% 24 19 18 9 50% 8 1.322 25 16 20 33 12 17 11 51 7 14 8 16 2.8 16
2008 30 NYM NL 19 19 13 1 2 11 9 2 82% 11 0 7 0 0% 9 1.543 10 6 3 13 3 3 4 15 3 5 3 7 2.8 15
2009 31 TOT MLB 38 38 13 1 5 4 0 4 0% 7 3 24 8 33% .795 9 7 20 10 5 23 13 25 11 9 16 8 3.2 18
2009 31 MIN AL 28 28 11 1 2 3 0 3 0% 4 1 17 6 35% 7 .596 5 5 16 7 2 19 9 19 10 5 13 6 3.5 19
2009 31 FLA NL 10 10 2 0 3 1 0 1 0% 3 2 7 2 29% 7 1.450 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 6 1 4 3 2 2.3 15
2011 33 NYY AL 52 52 20 2 2 1 0 1 0% 5 4 36 12 33% 8 .802 13 9 27 23 8 21 21 31 18 13 19 10 3.2 17
2012 34 BAL AL 66 66 15 5 5 3 1 2 33% 14 11 50 22 44% 7 1.120 21 14 29 26 13 27 30 36 25 16 29 7 3.4 18
2013 35 TOT MLB 7 7 1 1 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 1 1 100% 1.050 1 3 3 1 1 5 1 6 3 3 3 0 2.9 17
2013 35 BAL AL 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 1 1 100% 6 1.137 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.0 22
2013 35 ATL NL 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.008 1 1 3 0 1 4 0 5 2 2 2 0 2.8 16
9 Yrs 502 502 155 37 47 44 19 25 43% 151 105 274 99 36% 1.189 197 106 190 229 97 176 153 349 134 127 150 130 3.2 16

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%
2003 25 MON NL 288 60% 2.8% 16.0% 4.5% 5.9% 26% 1.46 2.06 74% 16% 9.9% 10% 63 9 14%
2004 26 MON NL 367 61% 1.6% 17.2% 4.1% 7.1% 28% 1.23 1.94 75% 19% 5.3% 9% 71 14 20%
2005 27 WSN NL 293 54% 2.4% 13.7% 4.8% 7.5% 29% 0.69 1.04 74% 22% 5.9% 9% 60 9 15%
2007 29 WSN NL 181 54% 2.8% 15.5% 6.6% 5.5% 23% 0.59 0.85 73% 24% 7.4% 21% 42 3 7%
2008 30 TOT NL 335 53% 2.7% 14.9% 7.2% 8.4% 33% 0.89 1.38 73% 20% 7.7% 11% 66 7 11%
2008 30 WSN NL 257 54% 2.3% 14.0% 8.6% 7.8% 32% 0.83 1.34 72% 21% 6.6% 12% 58 6 10%
2008 30 NYM NL 78 50% 3.9% 18.0% 2.6% 10.3% 35% 1.14 1.50 76% 19% 11.5% 10% 8 1 13%
2009 31 TOT MLB 180 63% 2.8% 15.6% 7.8% 10.0% 36% 0.63 1.09 70% 19% 7.1% 11% 35 7 20%
2009 31 MIN AL 138 65% 2.9% 15.2% 5.8% 10.1% 37% 0.66 1.14 73% 18% 7.3% 11% 29 7 24%
2009 31 FLA NL 42 57% 2.4% 16.7% 14.3% 9.5% 33% 0.53 0.88 60% 21% 6.7% 12% 6 0 0%
2011 33 NYY AL 233 48% 2.2% 16.7% 8.6% 5.6% 26% 1.05 1.43 68% 16% 6.8% 9% 58 10 17%
2012 34 BAL AL 320 55% 2.2% 15.9% 4.4% 8.1% 32% 0.96 1.23 76% 18% 6.7% 17% 63 6 10%
2013 35 TOT MLB 31 55% 3.2% 22.6% 9.7% 9.7% 38% 1.33 3.33 65% 29% 11.1% 0% 5 0 0%
2013 35 BAL AL 10 60% 10.0% 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 50% 1.00 70% 38% 25.0% 0% 1 0 0%
2013 35 ATL NL 21 52% 0.0% 23.8% 14.3% 4.8% 25% 1.60 2.00 62% 23% 0.0% 0% 4 0 0%
9 Yrs 2228 56% 2.4% 15.8% 5.8% 7.3% 30% 0.95 1.39 73% 19% 7.0% 12% 463 65 14%
MLB Averages 46% 2.7% 17.7% 8.4% 7.9% 34% 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.7% 12% 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
2003 25 MON NL 289 1129 3.91 739 65% 27% 13% 30% 30% 73% 3% 48% 83% 59% 2% 7 1 21% 60 28 1 24% 7 3 -1 0 0
2004 26 MON NL 367 1320 3.60 883 67% 30% 11% 27% 32% 70% 2% 47% 84% 61% 2% 9 4 23% 84 38 3 38% 7 3 0 0 0
2005 27 WSN NL 293 1018 3.47 677 67% 31% 10% 25% 34% 69% 5% 46% 86% 65% 5% 14 8 25% 72 42 3 25% 11 2 0 0 0
2007 29 WSN NL 181 677 3.74 434 64% 28% 11% 28% 32% 72% 0% 46% 84% 56% 4% 7 4 21% 38 18 2 46% 1 3 0 0 0
2008 30 TOT NL 335 1257 3.75 813 65% 30% 10% 29% 32% 70% 3% 46% 86% 57% 4% 15 5 24% 79 46 8 38% 6 6 0 0 0
2008 30 WSN NL 257 976 3.80 619 63% 29% 10% 30% 32% 71% 4% 45% 86% 56% 5% 13 3 25% 65 37 7 39% 5 6 0 0 0
2008 30 NYM NL 78 281 3.60 194 69% 32% 10% 26% 32% 68% 0% 47% 85% 62% 3% 2 2 18% 14 9 1 36% 1 0 0 0 0
2009 31 TOT MLB 180 669 3.72 439 66% 28% 10% 32% 31% 72% 5% 47% 86% 66% 3% 6 1 32% 57 31 3 57% 5 2 0 0 0
2009 31 MIN AL 138 523 3.79 350 67% 26% 10% 33% 30% 74% 0% 49% 86% 67% 1% 2 1 32% 44 25 2 52% 3 1 0 0 0
2009 31 FLA NL 42 146 3.48 89 61% 34% 9% 26% 31% 66% 21% 40% 86% 62% 10% 4 0 31% 13 6 1 71% 2 1 0 0 0
2011 33 NYY AL 233 864 3.71 559 65% 30% 12% 28% 30% 70% 4% 45% 83% 64% 4% 9 5 22% 52 27 0 44% 6 2 0 0 0
2012 34 BAL AL 320 1212 3.79 792 65% 26% 13% 30% 32% 74% 3% 49% 82% 60% 4% 12 8 25% 79 36 2 20% 8 1 0 0 0
2013 35 TOT MLB 31 122 3.94 74 61% 30% 14% 28% 28% 70% 8% 43% 81% 65% 10% 3 2 26% 8 4 1 29% 1 0 0 0 0
2013 35 BAL AL 10 44 4.40 26 59% 27% 12% 31% 31% 73% 0% 43% 84% 50% 0% 0 0 10% 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
2013 35 ATL NL 21 78 3.71 48 62% 31% 15% 27% 27% 69% 13% 42% 79% 71% 14% 3 2 33% 7 3 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2229 8268 3.71 5410 65% 29% 11% 28% 32% 71% 3% 47% 84% 61% 4% 82 38 24% 529 270 23 35% 52 22 -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.78 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 46% 80% 59% 5% 22% 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
2003 25 MON NL 288 65 7 0 8 0 15 3 5 5 3 20 8 4 40% 5 1 0 107 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2004 26 MON NL 367 92 12 1 6 0 17 3 3 2 4 27 16 0 59% 3 3 1 135 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2005 27 WSN NL 293 75 6 2 7 0 13 2 5 3 4 27 9 4 33% 2 0 0 112 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2007 29 WSN NL 181 43 3 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 14 11 1 79% 2 1 0 72 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2008 30 TOT NL 335 86 12 2 9 1 4 5 4 6 3 15 10 1 67% 5 1 1 131 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2008 30 WSN NL 257 63 8 2 6 1 4 3 3 3 3 13 9 1 69% 5 1 0 103 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2008 30 NYM NL 78 23 4 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 50% 0 0 1 28 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009 31 TOT MLB 180 50 5 1 5 0 7 0 5 3 2 12 5 2 42% 2 0 0 71 5 2 71% 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2009 31 MIN AL 138 38 4 1 4 0 5 0 4 2 2 9 4 2 44% 1 0 0 52 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2009 31 FLA NL 42 12 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 33% 1 0 0 19 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 33 NYY AL 233 51 4 0 5 0 16 2 3 2 3 18 8 3 44% 1 2 0 95 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2012 34 BAL AL 320 81 8 0 7 0 10 3 4 4 3 20 10 4 50% 5 2 1 144 5 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2013 35 TOT MLB 31 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 35 BAL AL 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 35 ATL NL 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2228 551 57 6 53 1 87 24 29 25 28 153 77 19 50% 25 10 3 882 22 6 79% 22 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 49 0
MLB Averages 53% 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+
2003 25 10 3 .769 2.92 65 0 24 0 0 5 71.0 65 27 23 8 13 3 46 5 0 1 288 155 1.099 8.2 1.0 1.6 5.8 3.54 155
2004 26 16 15 .516 2.79 146 0 52 0 0 7 161.1 157 57 50 14 28 5 109 10 1 4 655 163 1.147 8.8 0.8 1.6 6.1 3.89 163
2005 27 24 22 .522 2.75 214 0 70 0 0 8 232.1 232 80 71 21 42 9 149 16 1 4 948 160 1.179 9.0 0.8 1.6 5.8 3.55 160
2006 28 24 22 .522 2.75 214 0 70 0 0 8 232.1 232 80 71 21 42 9 149 16 1 4 948 160 1.179 9.0 0.8 1.6 5.8 3.55 160
2007 29 26 24 .520 2.82 258 0 81 0 0 9 274.2 275 96 86 26 54 9 177 17 1 5 1129 155 1.198 9.0 0.9 1.8 5.8 3.28 155
2008 30 28 34 .452 3.44 339 0 106 0 0 18 350.1 361 149 134 35 78 13 227 21 1 6 1464 127 1.253 9.3 0.9 2.0 5.8 2.91 127
2009 31 29 39 .426 3.67 377 0 119 0 0 18 390.1 411 177 159 40 92 16 255 25 1 6 1644 119 1.289 9.5 0.9 2.1 5.9 2.77 119
2010 32 29 39 .426 3.67 377 0 119 0 0 18 390.1 411 177 159 40 92 16 255 25 1 6 1644 119 1.289 9.5 0.9 2.1 5.9 2.77 119
2011 33 31 41 .431 3.47 429 0 139 0 0 18 446.1 462 194 172 45 112 19 294 31 2 8 1877 126 1.286 9.3 0.9 2.3 5.9 2.63 126
2012 34 36 46 .439 3.35 495 0 154 0 0 19 521.1 543 221 194 52 126 22 345 35 2 10 2197 130 1.283 9.4 0.9 2.2 6.0 2.74 130
2013 35 37 47 .440 3.38 502 0 155 0 0 19 528.0 551 225 198 53 129 23 352 35 2 10 2228 129 1.288 9.4 0.9 2.2 6.0 2.73 129

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
2003 25 5 2 .714 2.70 70.0 62 23 21 8 12 45 5 1.057 8.0 1.5 5.8 3.75 1.0 65
2004 26 6 3 .667 2.48 87.0 87 27 24 6 14 61 5 1.161 9.0 1.4 6.3 4.36 0.6 81
2005 27 5 2 .714 3.00 66.0 76 24 22 7 14 37 6 1.364 10.4 1.9 5.0 2.64 1.0 68
2007 29 2 2 .500 3.21 42.0 43 17 15 5 12 28 1 1.310 9.2 2.6 6.0 2.33 1.1 44
2008 30 3 5 .375 5.72 74.0 85 52 47 9 24 49 4 1.473 10.3 2.9 6.0 2.04 1.1 81
2009 31 1 3 .250 6.08 37.0 50 28 25 5 14 26 4 1.730 12.2 3.4 6.3 1.86 1.2 38
2011 33 4 1 .800 2.25 52.0 51 14 13 5 20 36 6 1.365 8.8 3.5 6.2 1.80 0.9 52
2012 34 6 2 .750 2.71 73.0 82 24 22 7 14 50 4 1.315 10.1 1.7 6.2 3.57 0.9 66
2013 35 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 3 7 0 1.571 10.3 3.9 9.0 2.33 1.3 7
9 Yrs 32 20 .615 3.42 508.0 544 213 193 53 127 339 35 1.321 9.6 6.0 2.67 0.9 502

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2004 NL  81 (8th)
2008 NL  81 (5th)
Active  502 (33rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
Active  155 (40th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2486), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1321), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (753), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (269th), 8.2 career WAR/10.2 7yr-peak WAR/9.2 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Chad Bradford (970)
  2. Matt Guerrier (958)
  3. Tom Niedenfuer (952)
  4. Jesse Crain (950)
  5. Greg McMichael (946)
  6. Antonio Osuna (945)
  7. Jim Mecir (943)
  8. Terry Leach (941)
  9. Scot Shields (941)
  10. Steve Foucault (941)
Similar Pitchers through 34 
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  1. Chad Bradford (970)
  2. Steve Reed (953)
  3. Shigetoshi Hasegawa (951)
  4. Scot Shields (941)
  5. Rafael Betancourt (937)
  6. Jeff Nelson (935)
  7. Bob Humphreys (935)
  8. Doug Corbett (934)
  9. Enrique Romo (933)
  10. Scott Linebrink (933)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Todd Burns (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Dawley (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Scot Shields (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Dawley (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. T.J. Mathews (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Steve Reed (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Chad Bradford (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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