Francis Beltrán

Francis LeBron Beltran

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: November 29, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
High School: Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, DO)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 2002
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Tigers/Expos 2002-2008

Final Game: August 24, 2008
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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	17	CHC-min	Rk	0	1	.000	3.42	16	0	5	0	0	1	23.2	27	18	9	1	8	0	17	3	2	3	111		1.479	10.3	0.4	3.0	6.5	2.13	CBZ · ARIZ
1998	18	CHC-min	Rk	1	1	.500	5.55	12	5	3	0	0	0	35.2	49	23	22	1	14	1	26	2	1	1	165		1.766	12.4	0.3	3.5	6.6	1.86	CBZ · ARIZ
1999	19	CHC-min	A-,Rk	0	3	.000	6.05	23	0	13	0	0	2	38.2	46	35	26	2	15	0	36	4	0	6	180		1.578	10.7	0.5	3.5	8.4	2.40	EUG,CBZ · NORW,ARIZ
2000	20	CHC-min	A-,A	3	3	.500	4.70	41	0	24	0	0	8	61.1	52	38	32	1	39	2	68	5	0	10	277		1.484	7.6	0.1	5.7	10.0	1.74	EUG,LNS · NORW,MIDW
2001	21	CHC-min	A+	6	9	.400	5.00	21	18	0	0	0	0	95.1	93	62	53	10	40	1	72	9	0	4	424		1.395	8.8	0.9	3.8	6.8	1.80	DYT · FLOR
2002	22	CHC-min	AA	2	2	.500	2.59	39	0	35	0	0	23	41.2	28	14	12	2	19	2	43	2	2	3	171		1.128	6.0	0.4	4.1	9.3	2.26	WTN · SOUL
2002	22	CHC	NL	0	0		7.50	11	0	4	0	0	0	12.0	14	11	10	2	16	1	11	0	0	2	65	55	2.500	10.5	1.5	12.0	8.3	0.69

2003	23	CHC-min	AAA	6	2	.750	2.96	31	2	23	0	0	4	48.2	46	17	16	2	19	3	33	1	0	0	206		1.336	8.5	0.4	3.5	6.1	1.74	IWA · PCL
2004	24	CHC-WSN-min	AAA	0	0		2.19	12	0	12	0	0	7	12.1	9	3	3	1	3	0	14	0	0	0	49		0.973	6.6	0.7	2.2	10.2	4.67	IWA,EDM · PCL
2004	24	TOT	NL	2	2	.500	5.47	45	0	13	0	0	1	49.1	47	31	30	11	27	1	48	2	0	2	221	82	1.500	8.6	2.0	4.9	8.8	1.78
2004	24	CHC	NL	2	2	.500	4.63	34	0	10	0	0	0	35.0	27	19	18	8	22	0	40	0	0	1	152	96	1.400	6.9	2.1	5.7	10.3	1.82
2004	24	MON	NL	0	0		7.53	11	0	3	0	0	1	14.1	20	12	12	3	5	1	8	2	0	1	69	62	1.744	12.6	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.60
2005		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2006	26	WSN-min	Rk,AAA	0	0		2.77	10	1	0	0	0	0	13.0	13	5	4	0	7	1	9	0	0	1	56		1.538	9.0	0.0	4.8	6.2	1.29	NAT,NOR · GULF,PCL
2007	27	BAL-min	AAA	2	9	.182	4.70	47	0	23	0	0	8	59.1	73	35	31	2	15	0	47	2	0	1	269		1.483	11.1	0.3	2.3	7.1	3.13	NFK · IL
2008	28	DET-min	AAA	3	5	.375	4.70	37	0	24	0	0	3	44.0	44	24	23	5	11	2	38	1	0	2	184		1.250	9.0	1.0	2.2	7.8	3.45	TOL · IL
2008	28	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	4.85	11	0	4	0	0	0	13.0	13	7	7	3	6	1	9	0	0	1	56	94	1.462	9.0	2.1	4.2	6.2	1.50
2009	29	OAX,MTY	AAA	4	6	.400	3.26	45	0	31	0	0	7	49.2	55	28	18	2	20	3	39	1	0	6	224		1.510	10.0	0.4	3.6	7.1	1.95	OAX,MTY · MEX
2010	30	CMP	AAA	3	1	.750	2.08	15	0	14	0	0	4	17.1	18	4	4	1	9	1	6	0	0	2	73		1.558	9.3	0.5	4.7	3.1	0.67	CMP · MEX
2011	31	HOU-min	AAA	0	0		19.89	5	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	16	14	14	2	4	0	5	2	0	0	40		3.158	22.7	2.8	5.7	7.1	1.25	OKC · PCL
3 Yrs				3	2	.600	5.69	67	0	21	0	0	1	74.1	74	49	47	16	49	3	68	2	0	5	342	78	1.655	9.0	1.9	5.9	8.2	1.39
162 Game Avg.				3	2	.600	5.69	68	0	21	0	0	1	75	75	50	48	16	50	3	69	2	0	5	347	78	1.655	9.0	1.9	5.9	8.2	1.39

CHC (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.36	45	0	14	0	0	0	47.0	41	30	28	10	38	1	51	0	0	3	217	82	1.681	7.9	1.9	7.3	9.8	1.34
MON (1 yr)				0	0		7.53	11	0	3	0	0	1	14.1	20	12	12	3	5	1	8	2	0	1	69	62	1.744	12.6	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.60
DET (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.85	11	0	4	0	0	0	13.0	13	7	7	3	6	1	9	0	0	1	56	94	1.462	9.0	2.1	4.2	6.2	1.50

NL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.87	56	0	17	0	0	1	61.1	61	42	40	13	43	2	59	2	0	4	286	76	1.696	9.0	1.9	6.3	8.7	1.37
AL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.85	11	0	4	0	0	0	13.0	13	7	7	3	6	1	9	0	0	1	56	94	1.462	9.0	2.1	4.2	6.2	1.50

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
2002	22	CHC	NL	12.0	11	0	11	8.25	4.59	-0.37	-0.34	100.0	4.63	-5	-0.5	.3	0.2	-0.2	-4	.456	.497	$

2004	24	CHC	NL	35.0	34	0	19	4.89	4.87	-0.09	-0.36	100.3	4.61	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.1	0.1	2	.496	.499	$
2004	24	MON	NL	14.1	11	0	12	7.53	4.89	0.32	-0.36	107.7	4.53	-5	-0.5	.8	0.0	-0.3	-3	.457	.497	$

2008	28	DET	AL	13.0	11	0	7	4.85	4.93	-0.34	-0.36	105.2	5.16	0	0.0	.4	-0.0	0.1	2	.502	.500	$
3 Seasons				74.1	67	0	49	5.93	4.84	-0.10	-0.36	102.6	4.70	-11	-1.1	.7	0.1	-0.3	-3	.484	.498	$

CHC (2 yrs)				47.0	45	0	30	5.74	4.80	-0.16	-0.35	100.2	4.62	-6	-0.6	.7	0.1	-0.1	-1	.486	.498	$
MON (1 yr)				14.1	11	0	12	7.53	4.89	0.32	-0.36	107.7	4.53	-5	-0.5	.8	0.0	-0.3	-3	.457	.497	$
DET (1 yr)				13.0	11	0	7	4.85	4.93	-0.34	-0.36	105.2	5.16	0	0.0	.4	-0.0	0.1	2	.502	.500	$

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
2002	22	CHC	NL	11	65	45	11	14	2	0	2	2	0	16	11	.311	.484	.489	.973	.364	22	1	0	3	1	1	0

2004	24	TOT	NL	45	221	186	31	47	11	0	11	6	1	27	48	.253	.350	.489	.839	.279	91	3	2	4	2	1	2
2004	24	CHC	NL	34	152	126	19	27	4	0	8	4	1	22	40	.214	.329	.437	.765	.241	55	1	0	3	1	0	0
2004	24	MON	NL	11	69	60	12	20	7	0	3	2	0	5	8	.333	.397	.600	.997	.340	36	2	2	1	1	1	2

2008	28	DET	AL	11	56	50	7	13	3	0	3	0	0	6	9	.260	.339	.500	.839	.263	25	2	0	0	0	1	0
3 Yrs				67	342	281	49	74	16	0	16	8	1	49	68	.263	.373	.491	.864	.290	138	6	2	7	3	3	2
162 Game Avg.				68	347	285	50	75	16	0	16	8	1	50	69	.263	.373	.491	.864	.290	140	6	2	7	3	3	2
MLB Averages																.265	.334	.422	.756	.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
2002	22	CHC	NL	-4.6	-0.4	68	-0.2	0.2	-0.5	.29	-0.4	-0.4	-4.1	-0.4	0.29	-4.7	1	1	7

2004	24	TOT	NL	-4.4	-0.4	230	-0.3	2.8	-3.2	.80	-0.7	0.3	-4.9	-0.4	0.80	-8.3	11	7	25
2004	24	CHC	NL	-0.4	-0.0	157	-0.2	1.9	-2.1	.81	-0.3	0.0	0.9	0.1	0.81	-1.7	9	6	17
2004	24	MON	NL	-3.9	-0.4	73	-0.1	0.9	-1.1	.78	-0.4	0.3	-5.8	-0.5	0.78	-6.6	2	1	8

2008	28	DET	AL	-0.1	-0.0	57	0.0	0.4	-0.4	.36	-0.3	0.4	-1.1	-0.1	0.36	-0.7	0	3	7
3 Yrs				-9.0	-0.9	355	-0.6	3.5	-4.1	.63	-1.5	0.6	-10.1	-1.0	0.63	-13.7	12	11	39

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2002	22	CHC	NL	11	11	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0%	8	.292	1	1	7	1	1	9	2	9	3	4	3	0	3.3	24

2004	24	TOT	NL	45	45	13	2	2	1	1	0	100%	6	5	19	4	21%		.799	11	7	25	19	6	20	12	33	16	15	16	11	3.3	18
2004	24	CHC	NL	34	34	10	2	2	0	0	0		5	5	13	2	15%	7	.809	9	6	17	16	6	12	8	26	12	13	12	10	3.1	17
2004	24	MON	NL	11	11	3	0	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	6	2	33%	5	.777	2	1	8	3	0	8	4	7	4	2	4	1	3.9	24

2008	28	DET	AL	11	11	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	2	8	3	38%	7	.363	0	3	7	2	0	9	5	6	4	5	4	3	3.5	19
3 Yrs				67	67	21	3	2	1	1	0	100%	8	7	29	7	24%		.631	12	11	39	22	7	38	19	48	23	24	23	14	3.3	19

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%
2002	22	CHC	NL	65	65%	3.1%	16.9%	24.6%	6.2%	29%	0.63	1.50	51%	29%	10.5%	0%	23	1	4%

2004	24	TOT	NL	221	62%	5.0%	21.7%	12.2%	10.0%	47%	0.94	1.44	58%	16%	17.5%	11%	39	3	8%
2004	24	CHC	NL	152	63%	5.3%	26.3%	14.5%	7.9%	44%	0.81	1.32	52%	18%	19.0%	11%	25	1	4%
2004	24	MON	NL	69	59%	4.4%	11.6%	7.3%	14.5%	50%	1.21	1.69	72%	13%	14.3%	13%	14	2	14%

2008	28	DET	AL	56	63%	5.4%	16.1%	10.7%	10.7%	46%	1.05	2.00	68%	29%	16.7%	10%	7	2	29%
3 Yrs				342	62%	4.7%	19.9%	14.3%	9.4%	43%	0.91	1.54	58%	21%	16.0%	9%	69	6	9%
MLB Averages					46%	2.7%	16.9%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	0.79	1.07	70%	19%	7.8%	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
2002	22	CHC	NL	65	263	4.05	149	57%	26%	18%	30%	26%	74%	4%	42%	75%	54%	11%	7	4	22%	14	6	0	18%	4	2	0	0	0

2004	24	TOT	NL	221	827	3.74	528	64%	22%	20%	30%	27%	78%	0%	50%	74%	59%	5%	10	6	34%	75	46	3	19%	8	4	0	0	0
2004	24	CHC	NL	152	565	3.72	361	64%	22%	24%	30%	25%	78%	0%	50%	70%	63%	5%	7	4	35%	53	34	2	15%	6	3	0	0	0
2004	24	MON	NL	69	262	3.80	167	64%	23%	13%	32%	32%	77%	1%	49%	84%	51%	4%	3	2	32%	22	12	1	38%	2	1	0	0	0

2008	28	DET	AL	56	209	3.73	136	65%	26%	15%	29%	30%	74%	4%	48%	80%	61%	5%	3	2	36%	20	15	1	22%	3	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				342	1299	3.80	813	63%	24%	19%	30%	27%	76%	2%	48%	75%	58%	6%	20	12	32%	109	67	4	19%	15	6	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.75		63%	27%	14%	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
2002	22	CHC	NL	65	14	2	1	2	0	4	2	0	2	0	5	3	0	60%	0	2	0	34	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

2004	24	TOT	NL	221	47	10	0	11	0	5	5	6	5	6	15	9	1	60%	2	2	1	81	6	1	86%	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	0
2004	24	CHC	NL	152	27	5	0	8	0	2	4	4	4	4	7	5	1	71%	0	1	1	52	4	1	80%	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
2004	24	MON	NL	69	20	5	0	3	0	3	1	2	1	2	8	4	0	50%	2	1	0	29	2	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

2008	28	DET	AL	56	13	0	0	3	0	2	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	100%	0	1	0	25	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3 Yrs				342	74	12	1	16	0	11	9	7	10	6	21	13	1	62%	2	5	1	140	8	1	89%	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	11	0
MLB Averages																		53%							71%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2002	22	0	0		7.50	11	4	0	12.0	14	11	10	2	16	1	11	0	2	65	55	2.500	10.5	1.5	12.0	8.3	0.69	55
2003	23	0	0		7.50	11	4	0	12.0	14	11	10	2	16	1	11	0	2	65	55	2.500	10.5	1.5	12.0	8.3	0.69	55
2004	24	2	2	.500	5.87	56	17	1	61.1	61	42	40	13	43	2	59	2	4	286	76	1.696	9.0	1.9	6.3	8.7	1.37	76
2005	25	2	2	.500	5.87	56	17	1	61.1	61	42	40	13	43	2	59	2	4	286	76	1.696	9.0	1.9	6.3	8.7	1.37	76
2006	26	2	2	.500	5.87	56	17	1	61.1	61	42	40	13	43	2	59	2	4	286	76	1.696	9.0	1.9	6.3	8.7	1.37	76
2007	27	2	2	.500	5.87	56	17	1	61.1	61	42	40	13	43	2	59	2	4	286	76	1.696	9.0	1.9	6.3	8.7	1.37	76
2008	28	3	2	.600	5.69	67	21	1	74.1	74	49	47	16	49	3	68	2	5	342	78	1.655	9.0	1.9	5.9	8.2	1.39	78

Neutralized Pitching

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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
2002	22	0	1	.000	7.50	12.0	14	11	10	2	16	11	0	2.500	10.5	12.0	8.3	0.69	1.5	11

2004	24	2	3	.400	4.96	49.0	45	30	27	11	26	48	2	1.449	8.3	4.8	8.8	1.85	2.0	45

2008	28	0	1	.000	5.25	12.0	13	8	7	3	6	9	0	1.583	9.8	4.5	6.8	1.50	2.3	11
3 Yrs		2	5	.286	5.42	73.0	72	49	44	16	48	68	2	1.644	8.9		8.4	1.42	2.0	67

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