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Grant Balfour

Grant Robert Balfour

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 30, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
High School: Glenwood (Glenwood, AU)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 22, 2001
Teams (by GP): Rays/Athletics/Twins/DevilRays/Brewers 2001-2012
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 2 yrs/$8.1M (11-12) & 13 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.099, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Trevor Jarrett [*]
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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
2001 23 MIN AL 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 38 2.250 10.1 6.8 10.1 6.8 0.67
2003 25 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 4.15 17 1 6 0 0 0 26.0 23 12 12 4 14 2 30 0 0 0 115 110 1.423 8.0 1.4 4.8 10.4 2.14
2004 26 MIN AL 4 1 .800 4.35 36 0 14 0 0 0 39.1 35 19 19 4 21 1 42 2 0 3 172 110 1.424 8.0 0.9 4.8 9.6 2.00
2005 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2007 29 TOT MLB 1 2 .333 7.66 25 0 8 0 0 0 24.2 30 21 21 2 20 0 30 1 0 0 121 60 2.027 10.9 0.7 7.3 10.9 1.50
2007 29 MIL NL 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75
2007 29 TBD AL 1 0 1.000 6.14 22 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 26 15 15 1 16 0 27 0 0 0 103 75 1.909 10.6 0.4 6.5 11.0 1.69
2008 30 TBR AL 6 2 .750 1.54 51 0 12 0 0 4 58.1 28 10 10 3 24 1 82 0 0 2 224 287 0.891 4.3 0.5 3.7 12.7 3.42
2009 31 TBR AL 5 4 .556 4.81 73 0 15 0 0 4 67.1 59 38 36 6 33 0 69 2 0 1 289 90 1.366 7.9 0.8 4.4 9.2 2.09
2010 32 TBR AL 2 1 .667 2.28 57 0 8 0 0 0 55.1 43 16 14 3 17 2 56 0 1 4 222 172 1.084 7.0 0.5 2.8 9.1 3.29
2011 33 OAK AL 5 2 .714 2.47 62 0 15 0 0 2 62.0 44 17 17 8 20 1 59 0 0 0 242 165 1.032 6.4 1.2 2.9 8.6 2.95
2012 34 OAK AL 1 1 .500 3.55 26 0 13 0 0 7 25.1 18 10 10 3 11 2 19 0 0 1 102 113 1.145 6.4 1.1 3.9 6.8 1.73
9 Yrs 25 13 .658 3.57 349 1 92 0 0 17 361.0 283 147 143 35 163 9 389 5 1 11 1501 121 1.235 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.7 2.39
162 Game Avg. 5 3 .658 3.57 68 0 18 0 0 3 70 55 29 28 7 32 2 76 1 0 2 292 121 1.235 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.7 2.39
TBR (4 yrs) 14 7 .667 3.33 203 0 41 0 0 8 203.0 156 79 75 13 90 3 234 2 1 7 838 129 1.212 6.9 0.6 4.0 10.4 2.60
MIN (3 yrs) 5 1 .833 4.63 55 1 21 0 0 0 68.0 61 35 35 10 38 3 74 2 0 3 301 102 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95
OAK (2 yrs) 6 3 .667 2.78 88 0 28 0 0 9 87.1 62 27 27 11 31 3 78 0 0 1 344 146 1.065 6.4 1.1 3.2 8.0 2.52
MIL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75
AL (9 yrs) 25 11 .694 3.44 346 1 90 0 0 17 358.1 279 141 137 34 159 9 386 4 1 11 1483 125 1.222 7.0 0.9 4.0 9.7 2.43
NL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 20.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 18 25 3.000 13.5 3.4 13.5 10.1 0.75

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
2001 23 MIN AL 2.2 2 0 4 13.50 6.11 0.19 -0.46 94.3 5.15 -2 -0.2 .4 0.1 -0.1 -2 .389 .499 $
2003 25 MIN AL 26.0 17 1 12 4.15 4.50 -0.02 -0.28 102.2 4.33 1 0.1 .9 -0.1 0.2 4 .503 .500 $
2004 26 MIN AL 39.1 36 0 19 4.35 5.13 -0.01 -0.38 103.2 4.91 2 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.5 8 .506 .501 $305,000
2007 29 MIL NL 2.2 3 0 6 20.25 4.70 -0.10 -0.34 101.8 4.55 -5 -0.4 1.6 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .364 .497 $
2007 29 TBD AL 22.0 22 0 15 6.14 5.14 -0.36 -0.38 101.4 5.20 -2 -0.2 .8 -0.0 -0.1 0 .489 .499 $
2008 30 TBR AL 58.1 51 0 10 1.54 4.83 0.09 -0.36 101.1 4.43 18 1.8 1.7 0.5 2.8 26 .536 .511 $
2009 31 TBR AL 67.1 73 0 38 5.08 5.01 0.24 -0.37 98.2 4.32 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.3 -0.3 3 .492 .496 $1,400,000
2010 32 TBR AL 55.1 57 0 16 2.60 4.46 0.29 -0.34 95.5 3.66 6 0.6 1.2 -0.1 1.1 13 .511 .504 $2,050,000
2011 33 OAK AL 62.0 62 0 17 2.47 4.50 -0.08 -0.34 97.0 4.11 11 1.2 1.5 0.1 1.9 18 .519 .507 $3,750,000
2012 34 OAK AL 25.1 26 0 10 3.55 4.52 0.11 -0.34 95.3 3.89 1 0.1 1.7 -0.0 0.3 4 .504 .501 $
9 Seasons 361.0 349 1 147 3.66 4.77 0.08 -0.35 98.9 4.30 23 2.5 1.3 -0.1 5.8 69 .507 .502 $7,505,000
TBR (4 yrs) 203.0 203 0 79 3.50 4.82 0.15 -0.36 98.7 4.27 15 1.6 1.4 0.0 3.5 42 .508 .503 $3,450,000
MIN (3 yrs) 68.0 55 1 35 4.63 4.93 -0.00 -0.35 102.5 4.70 0 0.0 1.0 -0.1 0.6 9 .501 .500 $305,000
OAK (2 yrs) 87.1 88 0 27 2.78 4.51 -0.03 -0.34 96.5 4.05 12 1.3 1.5 0.1 2.2 22 .515 .504 $3,750,000
MIL (1 yr) 2.2 3 0 6 20.25 4.70 -0.10 -0.34 101.8 4.55 -5 -0.4 1.6 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .364 .497 $

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
2004 26 MIN AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2008 30 TBR AL ALDS W CHW 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 13 0.900 5.4 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00
2008 30 TBR AL ALCS W BOS 0 0 19.29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 17 3.857 19.3 7.7 15.4 3.9 0.25
2008 30 TBR AL WS L PHI 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 16 2.333 12.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67
2010 32 TBR AL ALDS L TEX 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0.545 4.9 0.0 0.0 2.5
3 Yrs (5 Series) 0 0 3.60 15 0 3 0 0 0 15.0 13 6 6 2 8 3 10 1 0 1 65 1.400 7.8 1.2 4.8 6.0 1.25
3 ALDS 0 0 0.00 8 0 2 0 0 0 9.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 32 0.517 3.7 0.0 0.9 6.5 7.00
1 ALCS 0 0 19.29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 17 3.857 19.3 7.7 15.4 3.9 0.25
1 WS 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 16 2.333 12.0 0.0 9.0 6.0 0.67

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
2001 23 MIN AL 2 14 9 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .333 .462 1.000 1.462 .167 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
2003 25 MIN AL 17 115 98 12 23 5 0 4 2 1 14 30 .235 .327 .408 .736 .292 40 1 0 2 1 2 2
2004 26 MIN AL 36 172 147 19 35 1 1 4 2 2 21 42 .238 .341 .340 .681 .307 50 2 2 2 0 1 1
2007 29 TOT MLB 25 121 95 21 30 4 3 2 3 1 20 30 .316 .429 .484 .913 .424 46 2 1 2 3 0 0
2007 29 MIL NL 3 18 12 6 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 .333 .529 .583 1.113 .375 7 0 1 1 0 0 0
2007 29 TBD AL 22 103 83 15 26 4 3 1 1 1 16 27 .313 .412 .470 .882 .431 39 2 0 1 3 0 0
2008 30 TBR AL 51 224 196 10 28 8 0 3 2 1 24 82 .143 .233 .230 .463 .219 45 0 0 1 3 1 0
2009 31 TBR AL 73 289 251 38 59 10 1 6 6 1 33 69 .235 .326 .355 .681 .298 89 7 2 1 2 0 2
2010 32 TBR AL 57 222 199 16 43 15 1 3 2 2 17 56 .216 .273 .347 .619 .278 69 0 0 2 4 2 1
2011 33 OAK AL 62 242 221 17 44 7 0 8 1 0 20 59 .199 .266 .339 .605 .234 75 8 0 1 0 1 1
2012 34 OAK AL 26 102 90 10 18 4 1 3 1 2 11 19 .200 .284 .367 .651 .217 33 2 0 0 1 2 1
9 Yrs 349 1501 1306 147 283 54 7 35 19 10 163 389 .217 .303 .349 .652 .276 456 22 5 12 15 9 8
162 Game Avg. 68 292 254 29 55 10 1 7 4 2 32 76 .217 .303 .349 .652 .276 89 4 1 2 3 2 2
MLB Averages .263 .331 .418 .749 .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
2001 23 MIN AL -2.3 -0.2 14 0.0 0.1 -0.0 .33 -0.3 0.4 -1.7 -0.2 0.33 -4.5 0 0 2
2003 25 MIN AL 1.7 0.2 119 -0.1 1.4 -1.5 .83 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.0 0.83 -1.7 4 2 10
2004 26 MIN AL 2.5 0.2 179 0.7 3.1 -2.5 1.00 0.2 0.5 5.1 0.5 1.00 3.4 11 6 19
2007 29 TOT MLB -7.5 -0.7 126 -1.4 1.2 -2.6 .85 -0.5 -1.1 -11.2 -1.0 0.86 -6.9 6 7 11
2007 29 MIL NL -4.3 -0.4 19 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 1.40 -0.2 -0.4 -5.0 -0.4 1.40 -3.1 2 0 1
2007 29 TBD AL -3.2 -0.3 107 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 .76 -0.3 -0.5 -6.2 -0.6 0.76 -3.8 4 7 10
2008 30 TBR AL 18.9 1.9 228 2.9 5.9 -3.1 1.27 1.8 0.4 24.4 2.4 1.27 22.3 23 11 17
2009 31 TBR AL -3.1 -0.3 297 0.4 6.0 -5.6 1.11 0.6 -0.3 3.3 0.3 1.11 6.4 31 17 24
2010 32 TBR AL 10.3 1.0 231 2.0 5.0 -3.0 1.20 1.0 0.6 12.8 1.3 1.20 11.1 20 13 23
2011 33 OAK AL 11.8 1.2 244 2.0 6.6 -4.6 1.36 1.2 0.2 15.0 1.5 1.36 13.6 30 13 19
2012 34 OAK AL 1.8 0.2 109 -0.0 3.2 -3.3 1.74 0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 1.74 3.2 14 4 8
9 Yrs 34.1 3.5 1547 6.4 32.6 -26.1 1.17 4.2 1.3 47.4 4.9 1.17 46.9 139 73 133

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
2003 25 MIN AL 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 32.0 32 32 8 3 1 0 6.2 0.0 2.7 66 1 0 0 0 66
1 Yr 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 32 32 32 8 3 1 0 6.2 0.0 2.7 66 1 0 0 0 66
MLB Averages .500 49% 49 100 -13 4.7 4.7 5.9 95

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
2001 23 MIN AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 5 .326 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.0 24
2003 25 MIN AL 17 16 6 1 0 1 0 1 0% 2 1 11 6 55% 6 .833 4 2 10 6 1 9 7 9 6 2 9 2 4.4 25
2004 26 MIN AL 36 36 14 4 1 1 0 1 0% 5 4 30 7 23% 8 1.002 11 6 19 12 7 17 16 20 13 11 14 5 3.3 21
2007 29 TOT MLB 25 25 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 5 45% .853 6 7 11 8 4 13 8 17 5 8 8 1 3.0 22
2007 29 MIL NL 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 1.399 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2.7 25
2007 29 TBD AL 22 22 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 5 50% 7 .758 4 7 10 8 2 12 7 15 4 6 6 1 3.0 21
2008 30 TBR AL 51 51 12 6 2 5 4 1 80% 19 14 44 9 20% 7 1.274 23 11 17 24 8 19 27 24 21 12 23 16 3.4 20
2009 31 TBR AL 73 73 15 5 4 9 4 5 44% 30 18 67 18 27% 7 1.108 31 17 24 39 8 26 43 30 20 34 27 21 2.8 17
2010 32 TBR AL 57 57 8 2 1 1 0 1 0% 17 16 31 8 26% 7 1.200 20 13 23 28 11 18 21 36 9 17 12 13 2.9 17
2011 33 OAK AL 62 62 15 5 2 7 2 5 29% 33 26 15 2 13% 8 1.364 30 13 19 45 10 7 11 51 10 8 11 16 3.0 16
2012 34 OAK AL 26 26 13 1 1 9 7 2 78% 10 1 10 5 50% 9 1.739 14 4 8 15 7 4 5 21 3 4 4 6 2.9 17
9 Yrs 349 348 92 25 13 33 17 16 52% 117 81 221 60 27% 1.169 139 73 133 177 56 115 139 209 88 96 109 80 3.1 18

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%
2001 23 MIN AL 14 50% 14.3% 14.3% 21.4% 14.3% 67% 0.67 1.00 43% 0% 66.7% 0% 3 0 0%
2003 25 MIN AL 115 45% 3.5% 26.1% 12.2% 7.8% 39% 0.50 0.74 57% 20% 10.3% 15% 20 1 5%
2004 26 MIN AL 172 59% 2.3% 24.4% 12.2% 3.5% 17% 0.55 0.64 59% 22% 6.6% 9% 48 2 4%
2007 29 TOT MLB 121 51% 1.7% 24.8% 16.5% 7.4% 30% 0.72 1.10 55% 21% 5.9% 13% 29 2 7%
2007 29 MIL NL 18 56% 5.6% 16.7% 22.2% 5.6% 25% 0.29 0.25 44% 20% 20.0% 29% 4 0 0%
2007 29 TBD AL 103 50% 1.0% 26.2% 15.5% 7.8% 31% 0.81 1.31 56% 22% 3.4% 9% 25 2 8%
2008 30 TBR AL 224 58% 1.3% 36.6% 10.7% 4.9% 39% 0.41 0.44 51% 20% 4.3% 15% 33 0 0%
2009 31 TBR AL 289 61% 2.1% 23.9% 11.4% 5.9% 29% 0.55 0.68 62% 22% 5.9% 14% 74 7 9%
2010 32 TBR AL 222 55% 1.4% 25.2% 7.7% 8.6% 44% 0.41 0.43 65% 21% 3.4% 15% 39 0 0%
2011 33 OAK AL 242 51% 3.3% 24.4% 8.3% 6.2% 34% 0.63 0.84 64% 18% 9.4% 14% 42 8 19%
2012 34 OAK AL 102 40% 2.9% 18.6% 10.8% 7.8% 44% 0.69 1.04 68% 13% 8.1% 12% 20 2 10%
9 Yrs 1501 54% 2.3% 25.9% 10.9% 6.4% 34% 0.54 0.67 60% 20% 6.8% 14% 308 22 7%
MLB Averages 46% 2.7% 17.4% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 0.79 1.08 70% 20% 7.8% 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
2001 23 MIN AL 14 47 3.36 28 60% 18% 25% 25% 32% 82% 0% 49% 70% 71% 7% 1 1 36% 5 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2003 25 MIN AL 116 469 4.04 295 63% 26% 19% 32% 24% 74% 5% 47% 75% 57% 8% 9 3 28% 33 19 0 17% 7 4 -1 0 0
2004 26 MIN AL 173 738 4.27 452 61% 26% 18% 33% 24% 74% 1% 46% 76% 55% 6% 11 7 29% 51 31 2 24% 8 3 -1 0 0
2007 29 TOT MLB 121 543 4.49 323 59% 26% 21% 31% 22% 74% 0% 44% 71% 57% 5% 6 4 18% 22 11 1 20% 1 2 0 0 0
2007 29 MIL NL 18 76 4.22 42 55% 26% 17% 33% 24% 74% 0% 41% 77% 56% 11% 2 1 11% 2 1 0 0% 0 1 0 0 0
2007 29 TBD AL 103 467 4.53 281 60% 26% 22% 31% 21% 74% 0% 45% 70% 57% 4% 4 3 19% 20 10 1 22% 1 1 0 0 0
2008 30 TBR AL 224 1027 4.58 640 62% 28% 21% 33% 18% 72% 1% 45% 71% 50% 6% 13 6 33% 75 47 0 26% 11 6 0 0 0
2009 31 TBR AL 290 1206 4.16 750 62% 27% 16% 32% 25% 73% 0% 46% 78% 52% 4% 11 7 24% 70 53 3 23% 7 4 -1 0 0
2010 32 TBR AL 222 957 4.31 597 62% 28% 16% 31% 25% 72% 2% 45% 78% 56% 5% 10 6 35% 78 42 5 29% 6 2 0 0 0
2011 33 OAK AL 242 1022 4.22 635 62% 33% 13% 28% 26% 67% 1% 42% 80% 60% 7% 16 11 29% 71 40 2 41% 18 4 0 0 0
2012 34 OAK AL 102 454 4.45 267 59% 34% 14% 25% 27% 66% 3% 39% 79% 59% 10% 10 5 20% 20 7 1 16% 0 3 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1504 6463 4.30 3987 62% 28% 17% 31% 24% 72% 1% 44% 76% 55% 6% 87 50 28% 425 254 14 26% 58 28 -3 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 63% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 59% 5% 22% 26%

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
2001 23 MIN AL 14 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 50% 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2003 25 MIN AL 115 23 2 0 4 0 2 3 1 3 1 6 2 0 33% 2 0 0 44 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004 26 MIN AL 172 35 6 0 4 0 11 2 2 2 2 14 6 7 43% 1 3 0 69 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2007 29 TOT MLB 121 30 3 0 2 0 5 2 0 2 0 9 9 0 100% 0 0 1 49 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0
2007 29 MIL NL 18 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 8 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 29 TBD AL 103 26 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 8 8 0 100% 0 0 1 41 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0
2008 30 TBR AL 224 28 0 0 3 0 7 3 0 1 2 12 5 4 42% 0 2 0 77 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2009 31 TBR AL 289 59 5 1 6 0 12 3 3 0 6 29 11 6 38% 2 1 1 126 6 1 86% 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2010 32 TBR AL 222 43 3 0 3 0 7 2 1 1 2 15 12 4 80% 1 4 2 81 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2011 33 OAK AL 242 44 2 0 8 0 3 5 3 3 5 2 1 0 50% 1 0 0 84 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 34 OAK AL 102 18 0 0 3 0 5 2 1 1 2 10 3 1 30% 1 1 1 31 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
9 Yrs 1501 283 22 2 35 0 53 23 12 13 22 99 50 23 51% 8 11 5 568 19 10 66% 15 9 4 0 0 1 2 1 41 0
MLB Averages 53% 71%

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+
2001 23 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 38 2.250 10.1 6.8 10.1 6.8 0.67 38
2002 24 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 38 2.250 10.1 6.8 10.1 6.8 0.67 38
2003 25 1 0 1.000 5.02 19 1 7 0 0 0 28.2 26 16 16 6 17 2 32 0 0 0 129 92 1.500 8.2 1.9 5.3 10.0 1.88 92
2004 26 5 1 .833 4.63 55 1 21 0 0 0 68.0 61 35 35 10 38 3 74 2 0 3 301 102 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95 102
2005 27 5 1 .833 4.63 55 1 21 0 0 0 68.0 61 35 35 10 38 3 74 2 0 3 301 102 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95 102
2006 28 5 1 .833 4.63 55 1 21 0 0 0 68.0 61 35 35 10 38 3 74 2 0 3 301 102 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95 102
2007 29 6 3 .667 5.44 80 1 29 0 0 0 92.2 91 56 56 12 58 3 104 3 0 3 422 86 1.608 8.8 1.2 5.6 10.1 1.79 86
2008 30 12 5 .706 3.93 131 1 41 0 0 4 151.0 119 66 66 15 82 4 186 3 0 5 646 117 1.331 7.1 0.9 4.9 11.1 2.27 117
2009 31 17 9 .654 4.20 204 1 56 0 0 8 218.1 178 104 102 21 115 4 255 5 0 6 935 107 1.342 7.3 0.9 4.7 10.5 2.22 107
2010 32 19 10 .655 3.81 261 1 64 0 0 8 273.2 221 120 116 24 132 6 311 5 1 10 1157 115 1.290 7.3 0.8 4.3 10.2 2.36 115
2011 33 24 12 .667 3.57 323 1 79 0 0 10 335.2 265 137 133 32 152 7 370 5 1 10 1399 122 1.242 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.9 2.43 122
2012 34 25 13 .658 3.57 349 1 92 0 0 17 361.0 283 147 143 35 163 9 389 5 1 11 1501 121 1.235 7.1 0.9 4.1 9.7 2.39 121

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
2001 23 0 0 12.00 3.0 3 4 4 2 3 2 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 6.0 0.67 6.0 2
2003 25 1 1 .500 3.67 27.0 22 12 11 4 13 31 0 1.296 7.3 4.3 10.3 2.38 1.3 17
2004 26 2 2 .500 3.92 39.0 34 19 17 4 20 41 2 1.385 7.8 4.6 9.5 2.05 0.9 36
2007 29 0 2 .000 7.50 24.0 29 22 20 2 19 29 1 2.000 10.9 7.1 10.9 1.53 0.8 25
2008 30 5 1 .833 1.58 57.0 28 11 10 3 24 81 0 0.912 4.4 3.8 12.8 3.38 0.5 51
2009 31 3 4 .429 5.20 64.0 60 41 37 6 34 66 2 1.469 8.4 4.8 9.3 1.94 0.8 73
2010 32 3 2 .600 2.72 53.0 46 18 16 3 18 53 0 1.208 7.8 3.1 9.0 2.94 0.5 57
2011 33 4 2 .667 2.79 58.0 46 20 18 8 21 56 0 1.155 7.1 3.3 8.7 2.67 1.2 62
2012 34 1 1 .500 3.75 24.0 18 11 10 3 11 18 0 1.208 6.8 4.1 6.8 1.64 1.1 26
9 Yrs 19 15 .559 3.69 349.0 286 158 143 35 163 377 5 1.287 7.4 9.7 2.31 0.9 349

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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
2009 AL  73 (7th)
2012 AL  26 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
2012 AL  7 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
2012 AL  13 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1887), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1016), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Mike Perez (982)
  2. Rich Garces (978)
  3. Donn Pall (975)
  4. Wes Stock (974)
  5. Todd Frohwirth (972)
  6. Warren Brusstar (970)
  7. Mike James (970)
  8. Oscar Villarreal (966)
  9. Michael Wuertz (965)
  10. Joe Beckwith (965)
Similar Pitchers through 33 
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  1. Wes Stock (974)
  2. Todd Frohwirth (972)
  3. Mike James (971)
  4. Warren Brusstar (970)
  5. Matt Herges (969)
  6. Bob Humphreys (968)
  7. Donn Pall (968)
  8. Steve Reed (964)
  9. Mike Hartley (963)
  10. Rafael Betancourt (961)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Terry Mathews (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Alberto Reyes (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Carl Willis (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Wes Stock (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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