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Erik Bedard

Erik Joseph Bedard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 5, 1979 in Navan, Ontario, CAN
High School: Norwalk HS (Norwalk, CT)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 2002
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Mariners/Pirates/RedSox 2002-2012
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$4.5M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 8.171, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Mark Pieper [*]
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Standard Batting

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
2002 23 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 25 BAL AL 27 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 26 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 27 BAL AL 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 28 BAL AL 28 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 112 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 CYA-5
2008 29 SEA AL 15 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 30 SEA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 32 TOT AL 24 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 32 SEA AL 16 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 32 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2012 33 PIT NL 10 19 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
9 Yrs 178 41 37 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .189 .211 .189 .400 11 7 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 37 34 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .189 .211 .189 .400 11 6 0 0 3 0 0
BAL (5 yrs) 114 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 .250 .182 .432 16 2 0 0 1 0 0
SEA (3 yrs) 46 9 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 87 3 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 10 19 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 168 22 20 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .250 .286 .250 .536 46 5 0 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 10 19 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 2 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 Awards
2002 23 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2004 25 BAL AL 27 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2005 26 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $330,000 1
2006 27 BAL AL 33 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $1,400,000 1
2007 28 BAL AL 28 6 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $3,400,000 1 CYA-5
2008 29 SEA AL 15 4 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $7,000,000 1
2009 30 SEA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $7,750,000 1
2011 32 SEA AL 16 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,000,000 1
2011 32 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2012 33 PIT NL 10 19 -3 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
9 Seasons 178 41 -5 -0 0 0 6 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 2 $20,880,000
BAL (5 yrs) 114 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $5,130,000
SEA (3 yrs) 46 9 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $15,750,000
PIT (1 yr) 10 19 -3 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
BOS (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2004 25 BAL AL 5 4 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .200 .336 .000 .430 .200 .766 -40 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
2006 27 BAL AL 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .000 .338 .000 .436 .000 .774 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2007 28 BAL AL 6 4 1 6.7 108 .500 .400 .272 .400 .340 .400 .426 .800 .765 112 .625 0.0 0.0 .667 .000 .000
2008 29 SEA AL 4 2 1 13.4 102 1.000 .500 .263 .500 .331 .500 .414 1.000 .744 172 .860 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
2011 32 TOT AL 5 4 0 0.0 92 .250 .200 .249 .200 .312 .200 .394 .400 .706 15 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
2011 32 SEA AL 5 4 0 0.0 92 .250 .200 .249 .200 .312 .200 .394 .400 .706 15 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
2012 33 PIT NL 19 17 0 0.0 97 .200 .118 .255 .118 .322 .118 .402 .235 .724 -34 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .133 .000 .000
9 Yrs 41 33 2 1.6 100 .304 .189 .260 .211 .327 .189 .410 .400 .737 11 .122 -4.7 -0.5 .267 .027 .000
162 Game Avg. 37 30 2 1.6 100 .304 .189 .260 .211 .327 .189 .410 .400 .737 11 .122 -4.7 -0.5 .267 .027 .000
BAL (5 yrs) 13 10 1 2.7 108 .286 .182 .271 .250 .338 .182 .429 .432 .767 16 .233 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .091 .000
SEA (3 yrs) 9 6 1 4.5 96 .500 .333 .255 .333 .321 .333 .403 .667 .723 87 .470 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
PIT (1 yr) 19 17 0 0.0 97 .200 .118 .255 .118 .322 .118 .402 .235 .724 -34 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .133 .000 .000
AL (8 yrs) 22 16 2 3.3 103 .385 .250 .264 .286 .330 .250 .417 .536 .748 46 .325 -1.6 -0.2 .400 .050 .000
NL (1 yr) 19 17 0 0.0 97 .200 .118 .255 .118 .322 .118 .402 .235 .724 -34 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .133 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2004 25 BAL AL 5 0.0% 60.0% 20.0% 0.0% 3.00 1.3 0.00 20% 0%
2006 27 BAL AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2007 28 BAL AL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 5.0 1.00 2.00 67% 20% 0.0% 0%
2008 29 SEA AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 0.00 50% 100% 0.0% 0%
2011 32 TOT AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 80% 0%
2011 32 SEA AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 80% 0%
2012 33 PIT NL 19 0.0% 36.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.00 1.50 53% 17% 0.0% 20%
9 Yrs 41 0.0% 34.2% 2.4% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.6 37.0 1.44 2.17 56% 19% 0.0% 11%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.4% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 2.04 5.1 33.2 7.8 0.79 1.08 70% 19% 7.7% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2002 23 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
2004 25 BAL AL -0.8 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .73 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.65 -0.8 0
2005 26 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
2006 27 BAL AL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.08 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.92 -0.6 0
2007 28 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.18 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.01 0.1 0
2008 29 SEA AL 0.4 0.0 4 0.0 0.1 -0.0 .68 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.71 0.2 0
2009 30 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
2011 32 TOT AL -0.6 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .42 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.63 -0.7 0
2011 32 SEA AL -0.6 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .42 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.63 -0.7 0
2011 32 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
2012 33 PIT NL -3.1 -0.3 19 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .83 -0.3 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.93 -3.2 0
9 Yrs -4.7 -0.5 41 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 .81 -0.5 0.1 -4.3 -0.4 0.85 -5.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 25 BAL AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 BAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2008 29 SEA AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 32 TOT AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 32 SEA AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 33 PIT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 25 BAL AL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 BAL AL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 BAL AL 6 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 1 20% 0 0 0 0 0
2008 29 SEA AL 4 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 32 TOT AL 5 60% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 32 SEA AL 5 60% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2012 33 PIT NL 19 74% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
9 Yrs 41 63% 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 0 0% 6 1 17% 23 1 4% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 33% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2004 25 BAL AL 5 19 3.80 12 63% 33% 17% 42% 8% 67% 0% 42% 75% 20% 20% 1 0 20% 1 0 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
2006 27 BAL AL 2 3 1.50 2 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 67% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 BAL AL 6 14 2.33 12 86% 33% 8% 17% 42% 67% 0% 57% 88% 17% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 29 SEA AL 4 14 3.50 10 71% 50% 20% 10% 20% 50% 0% 36% 60% 25% 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2011 32 TOT AL 5 27 5.40 19 70% 26% 21% 32% 21% 74% 0% 52% 71% 60% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2011 32 SEA AL 5 27 5.40 19 70% 26% 21% 32% 21% 74% 0% 52% 71% 60% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2012 33 PIT NL 19 76 4.00 57 75% 30% 12% 37% 21% 70% 0% 53% 83% 32% 0% 0 0 16% 3 0 0% 0 0 29% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 41 153 3.73 112 73% 31% 14% 31% 23% 69% 0% 50% 79% 32% 5% 2 0 12% 5 0 2% 1 0 29% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 63% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 28% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 25 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 53 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 86 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 114 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 .250 .182 .432 16 2 0 0 1 0 0
2008 29 129 17 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .267 .313 .267 .579 56 4 0 0 1 0 0
2009 30 144 17 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .267 .313 .267 .579 56 4 0 0 1 0 0
2010 31 144 17 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .267 .313 .267 .579 56 4 0 0 1 0 0
2011 32 168 22 20 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .250 .286 .250 .536 46 5 0 0 1 0 0
2012 33 178 41 37 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .189 .211 .189 .400 11 7 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 25 27 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 27
2006 27 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
2007 28 28 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 28
2008 29 15 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 15
2011 32 24 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
2012 33 10 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
6 Yrs 137 41 37 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 .108 .132 .108 .240 2 137
162 Game Avg. 162 48 44 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .108 .132 .108 .240 2 137

* 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

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 AL (5, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (283rd)

                                          

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