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Willie Banks

Willie Anthony Banks

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 27, 1969 in Jersey City, NJ
High School: St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1991
Teams (by GP): Twins/RedSox/Diamondbacks/Cubs/Yankees/... 1991-2002

Final Game: September 26, 2002
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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
1987	18	MIN-min	Rk	1	8	.111	6.99	13	13	0	0	0	0	65.2	73	71	51	3	62	0	71	3	3	28			2.056	10.0	0.4	8.5	9.7	1.15	ELZ · APPY
1988	19	MIN-min	A	10	10	.500	3.72	24	24	0	0	0	0	125.2	109	73	52	3	107	2	113	4	2	14			1.719	7.8	0.2	7.7	8.1	1.06	KSH · MIDW
1989	20	MIN-min	A,AA	13	9	.591	2.69	28	28	0	7	4	0	181.0	132	74	54	5	85	0	182	10	1	24			1.199	6.6	0.2	4.2	9.0	2.14	VIS,ORL · CALL,SOUL
1990	21	MIN-min	AA	7	9	.438	3.93	28	28	0	1	0	0	162.2	161	93	71	15	98	0	114	7	1	6			1.592	8.9	0.8	5.4	6.3	1.16	ORL · SOUL
1991	22	MIN-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.55	25	24	1	1	1	0	146.1	156	81	74	6	76	1	63	6	1	14	653		1.585	9.6	0.4	4.7	3.9	0.83	POR · PCL
1991	22	MIN	AL	1	1	.500	5.71	5	3	2	0	0	0	17.1	21	15	11	1	12	0	16	0	0	3	85	76	1.904	10.9	0.5	6.2	8.3	1.33
1992	23	MIN-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.92	11	11	0	2	1	0	75.0	62	20	16	2	34	0	41	0	2	5	310		1.280	7.4	0.2	4.1	4.9	1.21	POR · PCL
1992	23	MIN	AL	4	4	.500	5.70	16	12	2	0	0	0	71.0	80	46	45	6	37	0	37	2	1	5	324	71	1.648	10.1	0.8	4.7	4.7	1.00
1993	24	MIN	AL	11	12	.478	4.04	31	30	1	0	0	0	171.1	186	91	77	17	78	2	138	3	5	9	754	107	1.541	9.8	0.9	4.1	7.2	1.77
1994	25	CHC	NL	8	12	.400	5.40	23	23	0	1	1	0	138.1	139	88	83	16	56	3	91	2	1	8	598	78	1.410	9.0	1.0	3.6	5.9	1.63
1995	26	TOT	NL	2	6	.250	5.66	25	15	2	0	0	0	90.2	106	71	57	14	58	7	62	2	1	9	430	72	1.809	10.5	1.4	5.8	6.2	1.07
1995	26	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	15.43	10	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	27	23	20	5	12	4	9	0	0	3	73	27	3.343	20.8	3.9	9.3	6.9	0.75
1995	26	LAD	NL	0	2	.000	4.03	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	36	21	13	2	16	2	23	1	1	4	138	95	1.793	11.2	0.6	5.0	7.1	1.44
1995	26	FLA	NL	2	3	.400	4.32	9	9	0	0	0	0	50.0	43	27	24	7	30	1	30	1	0	2	219	98	1.460	7.7	1.3	5.4	5.4	1.00
1996		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1997	28	NYY-min	AAA	14	5	.737	4.27	33	24	5	1	0	3	154.0	164	87	73	18	45	0	130	4	0	7	662		1.357	9.6	1.1	2.6	7.6	2.89	CLB · IL
1997	28	NYY	AL	3	0	1.000	1.93	5	1	1	0	0	0	14.0	9	3	3	0	6	0	8	1	0	0	57	238	1.071	5.8	0.0	3.9	5.1	1.33
1998	29	TOT	MLB	2	3	.400	4.81	42	0	13	0	0	1	58.0	54	37	31	6	37	4	40	2	1	5	265	89	1.569	8.4	0.9	5.7	6.2	1.08
1998	29	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	10.05	9	0	5	0	0	0	14.1	20	16	16	4	12	2	8	1	0	1	77	45	2.233	12.6	2.5	7.5	5.0	0.67
1998	29	ARI	NL	1	2	.333	3.09	33	0	8	0	0	1	43.2	34	21	15	2	25	2	32	1	1	4	188	137	1.351	7.0	0.4	5.2	6.6	1.28

2000	31	NYM-min	AAA	2	4	.333	5.08	9	9	0	0	0	0	51.1	56	32	29	5	25	2	20	2	1	5	224		1.578	9.8	0.9	4.4	3.5	0.80	NFK · IL
2001	32	TOR-BOS-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.11	26	25	0	0	0	0	159.1	159	66	55	12	56	0	133	12	0	11	686		1.349	9.0	0.7	3.2	7.5	2.38	SYR,PAW · IL
2001	32	BOS	AL	0	0		0.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	10.2	5	4	1	0	4	0	10	0	1	1	42	548	0.844	4.2	0.0	3.4	8.4	2.50
2002	33	BOS-min	AAA	1	2	.333	4.50	6	4	1	0	0	1	26.0	20	14	13	2	9	0	15	1	0	1	103		1.115	6.9	0.7	3.1	5.2	1.67	PAW · IL
2002	33	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	3.23	29	0	18	0	0	1	39.0	32	15	14	5	14	0	26	3	0	1	162	142	1.179	7.4	1.2	3.2	6.0	1.86
2003	34	NYY-CHC-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.07	56	0	41	0	0	20	70.1	66	28	24	6	26	3	55	0	0	6	293		1.308	8.4	0.8	3.3	7.0	2.12	CLB,IWA · IL,PCL
9 Yrs				33	39	.458	4.75	181	84	40	1	1	2	610.1	632	370	322	65	302	16	428	15	10	41	2717	90	1.530	9.3	1.0	4.5	6.3	1.42
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.458	4.75	46	22	10	0	0	1	157	162	95	83	17	77	4	110	4	3	11	697	90	1.530	9.3	1.0	4.5	6.3	1.42

MIN (3 yrs)				16	17	.485	4.61	52	45	5	0	0	0	259.2	287	152	133	24	127	2	191	5	6	17	1163	93	1.594	9.9	0.8	4.4	6.6	1.50
BOS (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	2.72	34	0	19	0	0	1	49.2	37	19	15	5	18	0	36	3	1	2	204	169	1.107	6.7	0.9	3.3	6.5	2.00
CHC (2 yrs)				8	13	.381	6.18	33	23	2	1	1	0	150.0	166	111	103	21	68	7	100	2	1	11	671	68	1.560	10.0	1.3	4.1	6.0	1.47
NYY (2 yrs)				4	1	.800	6.04	14	1	6	0	0	0	28.1	29	19	19	4	18	2	16	2	0	1	134	76	1.659	9.2	1.3	5.7	5.1	0.89
ARI (1 yr)				1	2	.333	3.09	33	0	8	0	0	1	43.2	34	21	15	2	25	2	32	1	1	4	188	137	1.351	7.0	0.4	5.2	6.6	1.28
LAD (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.03	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	36	21	13	2	16	2	23	1	1	4	138	95	1.793	11.2	0.6	5.0	7.1	1.44
FLA (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.32	9	9	0	0	0	0	50.0	43	27	24	7	30	1	30	1	0	2	219	98	1.460	7.7	1.3	5.4	5.4	1.00

AL (7 yrs)				22	19	.537	4.45	100	46	30	0	0	1	337.2	353	190	167	33	163	4	243	10	7	20	1501	97	1.528	9.4	0.9	4.3	6.5	1.49
NL (3 yrs)				11	20	.355	5.12	81	38	10	1	1	1	272.2	279	180	155	32	139	12	185	5	3	21	1216	81	1.533	9.2	1.1	4.6	6.1	1.33

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
1991	22	MIN	AL	17.1	5	3	15	7.79	4.34	0.22	0.02	104.7	4.34	-7	-0.6	.0	0.1	-0.4	-5	.376	.496	$
1992	23	MIN	AL	71.0	16	12	46	5.83	4.21	0.23	0.11	101.0	4.13	-13	-1.3	.3	-0.0	-0.7	-6	.417	.492	$110,000
1993	24	MIN	AL	171.1	31	30	91	4.78	4.79	-0.25	0.16	99.4	5.17	9	0.9	.1	-0.1	2.4	28	.529	.506	$126,000
1994	25	CHC	NL	138.1	23	23	88	5.73	4.65	0.10	0.17	100.5	4.75	-16	-1.5		-0.1	-0.6	-6	.434	.491	$190,000
1995	26	CHC	NL	11.2	10	0	23	17.74	4.68	0.15	-0.35	103.3	4.32	-17	-1.5	.9	0.1	-1.4	-16	.347	.491	$240,000
1995	26	LAD	NL	29.0	6	6	21	6.52	4.88	-0.19	0.18	85.7	4.50	-7	-0.6		-0.0	-0.4	-4	.396	.496	$
1995	26	FLA	NL	50.0	9	9	27	4.86	4.68	0.04	0.18	103.8	4.99	0	0.0		-0.0	0.4	5	.504	.500	$

1997	28	NYY	AL	14.0	5	1	3	1.93	5.05	-0.38	-0.11	98.7	5.25	5	0.5	1.2	0.0	0.7	7	.606	.503	$
1998	29	NYY	AL	14.1	9	0	16	10.05	5.30	0.22	-0.40	98.4	4.60	-9	-0.8	.7	0.1	-0.6	-7	.414	.495	$342,500
1998	29	ARI	NL	43.2	33	0	21	4.33	4.80	0.10	-0.37	100.7	4.36	0	0.0	.8	-0.1	0.2	4	.501	.500	$

2001	32	BOS	AL	10.2	5	0	4	3.38	4.53	-0.27	-0.34	96.1	4.29	1	0.1	.3	-0.1	0.1	2	.520	.501	$
2002	33	BOS	AL	39.0	29	0	15	3.46	4.71	0.39	-0.36	99.2	3.93	2	0.2	.4	-0.1	0.4	7	.506	.501	$450,000
9 Seasons				610.1	181	84	370	5.46	4.68	0.01	0.05	99.8	4.70	-51	-4.6	.6	-0.4	0.1	11	.474	.498	$1,458,500

MIN (3 yrs)				259.2	52	45	152	5.27	4.60	-0.09	0.14	100.2	4.83	-11	-1.0	.2	-0.1	1.3	18	.480	.498	$236,000
BOS (2 yrs)				49.2	34	0	19	3.44	4.67	0.25	-0.35	98.6	4.01	3	0.3	.4	-0.2	0.5	9	.508	.501	$450,000
CHC (2 yrs)				150.0	33	23	111	6.66	4.65	0.10	0.13	100.8	4.71	-33	-3.1	.9	-0.0	-2.0	-22	.407	.491	$430,000
NYY (2 yrs)				28.1	14	1	19	6.04	5.17	-0.08	-0.26	98.6	4.92	-4	-0.2	.9	0.1	0.1	0	.483	.499	$342,500
ARI (1 yr)				43.2	33	0	21	4.33	4.80	0.10	-0.37	100.7	4.36	0	0.0	.8	-0.1	0.2	4	.501	.500	$
LAD (1 yr)				29.0	6	6	21	6.52	4.88	-0.19	0.18	85.7	4.50	-7	-0.6		-0.0	-0.4	-4	.396	.496	$
FLA (1 yr)				50.0	9	9	27	4.86	4.68	0.04	0.18	103.8	4.99	0	0.0		-0.0	0.4	5	.504	.500	$

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1987	18	MIN-min	Rk	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ELZ · APPY
1988	19	MIN-min	A	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		KSH · MIDW
1989	20	MIN-min	AA,A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ORL,VIS · SOUL,CALL
1990	21	MIN-min	AA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ORL · SOUL
1991	22	MIN-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
1991	22	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1992	23	MIN-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
1992	23	MIN	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	24	MIN	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	25	CHC	NL	23	50	41	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	.122	.163	.146	.309	-18	6	0	1	7	0	0	1
1995	26	TOT	NL	28	29	26	2	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.269	.321	.308	.629	70	8	0	1	1	0	0	1
1995	26	CHC	NL	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	26	LAD	NL	6	11	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.125	.300	.125	.425	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	/1
1995	26	FLA	NL	12	17	17	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.353	.353	.412	.765	102	7	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1996		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1997	28	NYY-min	AAA	35	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1997	28	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	29	TOT	MLB	42	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	29	NYY	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	29	ARI	NL	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1999	30	ORX	Fgn																										ORX · JPPL
2000	31	NYM-min	AAA	9	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		NFK · IL
2001	32	TOR-BOS-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SYR,PAW · IL
2001	32	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2002	33	BOS-min	AAA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2002	33	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	34	CHC-NYY-min	AAA	56	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0		IWA,CLB · PCL,IL
9 Yrs				184	80	68	5	12	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	23	.176	.222	.206	.428	14	14	0	2	8	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	70	60	4	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	20	.176	.222	.206	.428	14	12	0	2	7	0	0

MIN (3 yrs)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (2 yrs)				34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (2 yrs)				33	51	42	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	.119	.159	.143	.302	-20	6	0	1	7	0	0
NYY (2 yrs)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ARI (1 yr)				33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				6	11	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.125	.300	.125	.425	23	1	0	1	1	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				12	17	17	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.353	.353	.412	.765	102	7	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				84	80	68	5	12	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	23	.176	.222	.206	.428	14	14	0	2	8	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1991	22	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1992	23	MIN	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$110,000	1
1993	24	MIN	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$126,000	1
1994	25	CHC	NL	23	50	-6	-0	0	0	7	0	0.1	1	2	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	0.0	2	$190,000	1
1995	26	CHC	NL	10	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$240,000	1
1995	26	LAD	NL	6	11	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.515	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$	/1
1995	26	FLA	NL	12	17	-0	-1	0	0	2	1	0.1	0	2	0.1	.508	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$	/1

1997	28	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1998	29	NYY	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$342,500	/1
1998	29	ARI	NL	33	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	1

2001	32	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2002	33	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$450,000	1
9 Seasons				184	80	-8	-1	1	0	11	2	0.2	2	4	0.3	.501	.500	0.3	0.0	4	$1,458,500

MIN (3 yrs)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$236,000
BOS (2 yrs)				34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$450,000
CHC (2 yrs)				33	51	-7	-0	0	0	7	0	0.0	1	2	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	2	$430,000
NYY (2 yrs)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$342,500
ARI (1 yr)				33	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$
LAD (1 yr)				6	11	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.515	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$
FLA (1 yr)				12	17	-0	-1	0	0	2	1	0.1	0	2	0.1	.508	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1991	MIN	AL	22	P	5	3	0	17.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.82	1.80	2	0	0%	34%	0
1992	MIN	AL	23	P	16	12	0	71.0	14	9	5	0	0	1.000	1.77	0.88	.953	1.72	1.71	8	4	33%	34%	0
1993	MIN	AL	24	P	31	30	0	171.1	34	13	15	6	1	.824	1.47	0.90	.953	1.79	1.78	6	6	50%	36%	0
1994	CHC	NL	25	P	23	23	1	138.1	23	9	13	1	0	.957	1.43	0.96	.958	1.86	1.85	6	7	54%	32%	1
1995	TOT	NL	26	P	25	15	0	90.2	24	13	10	1	0	.958	2.28	0.92	.956	1.84	1.83	10	1	9%	30%	0
1995	CHC	NL	26	P	10	0	0	11.2	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	3.86	0.50	.956	1.85	1.83	3	0	0%	30%	0
1995	LAD	NL	26	P	6	6	0	29.0	7	4	3	0	0	1.000	2.17	1.17	.956	1.83	1.83	7	1	13%	30%	0
1995	FLA	NL	26	P	9	9	0	50.0	12	6	5	1	0	.917	1.98	1.22	.956	1.84	1.83	0	0			0
1997	NYY	AL	28	P	5	1	0	14.0	4	0	4	0	1	1.000	2.57	0.80	.955	1.74	1.68	0	0			0
1998	TOT	MLB	29	P	42	0	0	58.0	21	10	10	1	1	.952	3.10	0.48	.960	1.83	1.82	4	4	50%	32%	0
1998	NYY	AL	29	P	9	0	0	14.1	8	3	4	1	1	.875	4.40	0.78	.958	1.76	1.76	2	1	33%	31%	0
1998	ARI	NL	29	P	33	0	0	43.2	13	7	6	0	0	1.000	2.68	0.39	.961	1.85	1.84	2	3	60%	32%	0
2001	BOS	AL	32	P	5	0	0	10.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.77	1.74	1	0	0%	29%	0
2002	BOS	AL	33	P	29	0	0	39.0	12	3	8	1	0	.917	2.54	0.38	.957	1.68	1.67	3	2	40%	32%	1
	9 Seasons			P	181	84	1	610.1	132	57	65	10	3	.924	1.80	0.67	.956	1.80	1.78	40	24	38%	32%	2
	9 Seasons			TOT	181	84	1	610.1	132	57	65	10	3	.924	1.80	0.67	.956	1.80	1.78	40	24	38%	32%	2

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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1993 AL 7.249 (5th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1994 NL 1 (5th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1994 NL 56 (6th)	Losses s c a p y 1994 NL 12 (2nd)
Earned Runs s c a p y 1994 NL 83 (3rd)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1994 NL 8 (8th) 1995 NL 9 (7th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1993 AL 6 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2616), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 2 (1883), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (874th), 0.4 career WAR/4.0 7yr-peak WAR/2.2 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 37.9 career WAR/26.7 7yr-peak WAR/32.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

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Chris Tillman (989) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Claudio Vargas (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Sean Bergman (970) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jose Mercedes (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Marvin Freeman (969) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987.
November 24, 1993: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Stevens and Matt Walbeck.
June 19, 1995: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dax Winslett (minors).
August 10, 1995: Selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
October 4, 1995: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Florida Marlins.
March 8, 1996: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
January 3, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
June 3, 1998: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Joe Lisio (minors) and Scott Brow.
December 21, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
July 12, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
April 2, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
August 15, 2001: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
August 23, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1992	23	Minnesota Twins	$110,000	4/2/92 USA Today
1993	24	Minnesota Twins	$126,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1994	25	Chicago Cubs	$190,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1995	26	Chicago Cubs	$240,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1

1998	29	New York Yankees	$342,500	11/23/98 USA Today	Includes $52,500 earned bonus

2002	33	Boston Red Sox	$450,000	4/3/02 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,458,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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