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Josh Beckett

Joshua Patrick Beckett

All-Star Player

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: May 15, 1980 in Spring, TX
High School: Spring (Spring, TX)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed September 1, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 2001
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Marlins 2001-2009
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Standard Pitching

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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
2001 21 FLA NL 2 2 .500 1.50 4 4 0 0 0 0 24.0 14 9 4 3 11 0 24 1 0 1 99 282 1.042 5.3 1.1 4.1 9.0 2.18
2002 22 FLA NL 6 7 .462 4.10 23 21 0 0 0 0 107.2 93 56 49 13 44 2 113 1 0 5 454 98 1.272 7.8 1.1 3.7 9.4 2.57
2003 23 FLA NL 9 8 .529 3.04 24 23 1 0 0 0 142.0 132 54 48 9 56 4 152 2 1 6 601 138 1.324 8.4 0.6 3.5 9.6 2.71
2004 24 FLA NL 9 9 .500 3.79 26 26 0 1 1 0 156.2 137 72 66 16 54 3 152 6 0 5 654 108 1.219 7.9 0.9 3.1 8.7 2.81
2005 25 FLA NL 15 8 .652 3.38 29 29 0 2 1 0 178.2 153 75 67 14 58 2 166 7 0 5 728 118 1.181 7.7 0.7 2.9 8.4 2.86
2006 26 BOS AL 16 11 .593 5.01 33 33 0 0 0 0 204.2 191 120 114 36 74 1 158 10 1 11 869 95 1.295 8.4 1.6 3.3 6.9 2.14
2007 27 BOS AL 20 7 .741 3.27 30 30 0 1 0 0 200.2 189 76 73 17 40 0 194 5 0 3 822 145 1.141 8.5 0.8 1.8 8.7 4.85 AS,CYA-2,MVP-22
2008 28 BOS AL 12 10 .545 4.03 27 27 0 1 0 0 174.1 173 80 78 18 34 1 172 9 0 5 725 115 1.187 8.9 0.9 1.8 8.9 5.06
2009 29 BOS AL 17 6 .739 3.86 32 32 0 4 2 0 212.1 198 99 91 25 55 1 199 7 1 3 883 122 1.192 8.4 1.1 2.3 8.4 3.62 AS
9 Seasons 106 68 .609 3.79 228 225 1 9 4 0 1401.0 1280 641 590 151 426 14 1330 48 3 44 5835 117 1.218 8.2 1.0 2.7 8.5 3.12
162 Game Avg. 16 10 .609 3.79 34 34 0 1 1 0 210 192 96 89 23 64 2 200 7 0 7 876 117 1.218 8.2 1.0 2.7 8.5 3.12
FLA (5 yrs) 41 34 .547 3.46 106 103 1 3 2 0 609.0 529 266 234 55 223 11 607 17 1 22 2536 118 1.235 7.8 0.8 3.3 9.0 2.72
BOS (4 yrs) 65 34 .657 4.05 122 122 0 6 2 0 792.0 751 375 356 96 203 3 723 31 2 22 3299 116 1.205 8.5 1.1 2.3 8.2 3.56
NL (5 yrs) 41 34 .547 3.46 106 103 1 3 2 0 609.0 529 266 234 55 223 11 607 17 1 22 2536 118 1.235 7.8 0.8 3.3 9.0 2.72
AL (4 yrs) 65 34 .657 4.05 122 122 0 6 2 0 792.0 751 375 356 96 203 3 723 31 2 22 3299 116 1.205 8.5 1.1 2.3 8.2 3.56

Postseason Pitching

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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
2003 23 FLA NL NLDS W SFG 0 1 .000 1.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 9 0 0 1 28 1.000 2.6 0.0 6.4 11.6 1.80
2003 23 FLA NL NLCS W CHC 1 0 1.000 3.26 3 2 0 1 1 0 19.1 11 7 7 3 2 0 19 0 0 0 71 0.672 5.1 1.4 0.9 8.8 9.50
2003 23 FLA NL WS W NYY 1 1 .500 1.10 2 2 0 1 1 0 16.1 8 2 2 0 5 0 19 1 0 0 61 0.796 4.4 0.0 2.8 10.5 3.80
2007 27 BOS AL ALDS W LAA 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 31 0.444 4.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
2007 27 BOS AL ALCS W CLE 2 0 1.000 1.93 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 9 3 3 1 1 0 18 1 0 1 52 0.714 5.8 0.6 0.6 11.6 18.00
2007 27 BOS AL WS W COL 1 0 1.000 1.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 27 1.000 7.7 0.0 1.3 11.6 9.00
2008 28 BOS AL ALDS W LAA 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 4 4 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 28 2.600 16.2 3.6 7.2 10.8 1.50
2008 28 BOS AL ALCS L TBR 1 0 1.000 9.64 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 13 10 10 5 2 0 8 1 0 0 41 1.607 12.5 4.8 1.9 7.7 4.00
2009 29 BOS AL ALDS L LAA 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 27 0.900 6.8 0.0 1.4 4.1 3.00
4 Seasons (9 Series) 7 3 .700 3.07 14 13 0 3 3 0 93.2 67 32 32 11 21 1 99 4 0 3 366 0.940 6.4 1.1 2.0 9.5 4.71
1 NLDS 0 1 .000 1.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 9 0 0 1 28 1.000 2.6 0.0 6.4 11.6 1.80
3 ALDS 1 1 .500 3.48 3 3 0 1 1 0 20.2 18 8 8 2 5 0 17 1 0 1 86 1.113 7.8 0.9 2.2 7.4 3.40
2 ALCS 3 0 1.000 5.01 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.1 22 13 13 6 3 0 26 2 0 1 93 1.071 8.5 2.3 1.2 10.0 8.67
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 3.26 3 2 0 1 1 0 19.1 11 7 7 3 2 0 19 0 0 0 71 0.672 5.1 1.4 0.9 8.8 9.50
2 WS 2 1 .667 1.16 3 3 0 1 1 0 23.1 14 3 3 0 6 0 28 1 0 0 88 0.857 5.4 0.0 2.3 10.8 4.67

Standard Batting

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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
2001 21 FLA NL 4 9 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429 .714 84 3 0 0 2 0 0 /1
2002 22 FLA NL 23 36 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .032 .032 .065 .097 -75 2 0 0 5 0 0 1
2003 23 FLA NL 24 52 46 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .152 .170 .196 .366 -4 9 1 0 5 0 0 1
2004 24 FLA NL 26 55 44 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .159 .196 .182 .377 1 8 0 0 9 0 0 1
2005 25 FLA NL 29 71 59 5 9 3 0 1 6 0 0 7 17 .153 .239 .254 .493 33 15 1 0 4 1 0 1
2006 26 BOS AL 2 7 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .857 1.286 215 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 27 BOS AL 3 11 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .273 .455 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-22
2008 28 BOS AL 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 29 BOS AL 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .800 1.000 140 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
9 Seasons 115 253 216 15 32 9 0 3 16 0 0 10 80 .148 .185 .231 .417 10 50 2 0 26 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 356 304 21 45 13 0 4 23 0 0 14 113 .148 .185 .231 .417 10 70 3 0 37 1 0
FLA (5 yrs) 106 223 187 11 26 8 0 1 11 0 0 10 71 .139 .182 .198 .380 1 37 2 0 25 1 0
BOS (4 yrs) 9 30 29 4 6 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 9 .207 .207 .448 .655 62 13 0 0 1 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 106 223 187 11 26 8 0 1 11 0 0 10 71 .139 .182 .198 .380 1 37 2 0 25 1 0
AL (4 yrs) 9 30 29 4 6 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 9 .207 .207 .448 .655 62 13 0 0 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 23 FLA NL NLDS SFG W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2003 23 FLA NL NLCS CHC W 3 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0 0 0
2003 23 FLA NL WS NYY W 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 5 14 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 2 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 3 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 FLA NL 21 P 4 4 24.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.50 .950 1.76 0.45
2002 FLA NL 22 P 23 21 107.2 21 11 9 1 0 .952 1.67 0.87 .962 1.83 0.48
2003 FLA NL 23 P 24 23 142.0 26 6 19 1 0 .962 1.58 1.04 .958 1.84 0.48
2004 FLA NL 24 P 26 26 156.2 23 4 17 2 0 .913 1.21 0.81 .965 1.84 0.47
2005 FLA NL 25 P 29 29 178.2 37 6 30 1 1 .973 1.81 1.24 .959 1.75 0.46
2006 BOS AL 26 P 33 33 204.2 38 14 24 0 3 1.000 1.67 1.15 .955 1.56 0.42
2007 BOS AL 27 P 30 30 200.2 32 18 12 2 1 .938 1.35 1.00 .956 1.60 0.42 AS,CYA-2,MVP-22
2008 BOS AL 28 P 27 27 174.1 35 15 18 2 2 .943 1.70 1.22 .951 1.60 0.42
2009 BOS AL 29 P 32 32 212.1 27 11 14 2 2 .926 1.06 0.78 .956 1.55 0.40 AS
9 Seasons P 228 225 1401.0 245 85 149 11 9 .955 1.50 1.03 .957 1.68 0.44
9 Seasons TOT 228 225 1401.0 245 85 149 11 9 .955 1.50 1.03 .912 1.68 0.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2007 *
2009

Awards (yr lg award)
2003 NL Babe Ruth Award
2003 ML WS MVP
2007 AL ALCS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 AL (22, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 AL (2, 61%)
0.61 Career Shares (82nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2007 AL  3.27 (6th)
Active  3.79 (18th)

Wins s c a p y
2005 NL  15 (9th)
2006 AL  16 (8th)
2007 AL  20 (1st)
2009 AL  17 (4th)
Active  106 (34th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2005 NL  .652 (7th)
2007 AL  .741 (2nd)
2009 AL  .739 (2nd)
Active  .609 (12th)
Career  .609 (89th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2005 NL  1.181 (10th)
2007 AL  1.141 (6th)
2008 AL  1.187 (7th)
2009 AL  1.192 (8th)
Active  1.218 (12th)
Career  1.218 (176th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 NL  7.707 (7th)
2006 AL  8.399 (5th)
Active  8.223 (16th)
Career  8.223 (191st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2007 AL  1.794 (6th)
2008 AL  1.755 (7th)
2009 AL  2.331 (9th)
Active  2.737 (36th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 NL  8.362 (9th)
2007 AL  8.701 (7th)
2008 AL  8.880 (2nd)
2009 AL  8.435 (5th)
Active  8.544 (9th)
Career  8.544 (17th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2009 AL  212.3 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 AL  194 (7th)
2008 AL  172 (8th)
2009 AL  199 (6th)
Active  1330 (31st)
Career  1330 (233rd)

Games Started s c a p y
2006 AL  33 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2009 AL  4 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
2004 NL  1 (9th)
2005 NL  1 (8th)
2009 AL  2 (3rd)
Active  4 (40th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2006 AL  36 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2006 AL  74 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2007 AL  4.850 (3rd)
2008 AL  5.059 (2nd)
2009 AL  3.618 (5th)
Active  3.122 (11th)
Career  3.122 (31st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 NL  .705 (9th)
2007 AL  .763 (10th)
Active  .970 (41st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2006 AL  114 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2006 AL  11 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2006 AL  10 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
2009 AL  883 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2007 AL  145 (4th)
2009 AL  122 (10th)
Active  117 (19th)
Career  117 (163rd)

Youngest s c a p y
2001 NL  born 1980-05-15 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (459), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 60 (412), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 38 (350), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 20 (298), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Alex Fernandez (937)
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  8. Gary Nolan (930)
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Transactions

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 1999.

November 24, 2005: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota to the Boston Red Sox for Jesus Delgado, Harvey Garcia, Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2002Florida Marlins$2,156,250
2003Florida Marlins$1,725,000
2004Florida Marlins$1,509,375
2005Florida Marlins$2,400,000
2006Boston Red Sox$4,325,000
2007Boston Red Sox$6,666,667
2008Boston Red Sox$10,166,666
2009Boston Red Sox$11,166,666
Career (may be incomplete)$40,115,624
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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