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Kris Benson

Kristen James Benson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 7, 1974 in Kennesaw, GA
High School: Spayberry HS (Marietta, GA)
School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed August 11, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1999 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Mets/Orioles/Rangers/Diamondbacks 1999-2010
Agents: Gregg Clifton,Jack Toffey [*]
Final Game: April 28, 2010 (Age 35)
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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
1999 24 PIT NL 11 14 .440 4.07 31 31 0 2 0 0 196.2 184 105 89 16 83 5 139 6 1 2 840 113 1.358 8.4 0.7 3.8 6.4 1.67 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 10 12 .455 3.85 32 32 0 2 1 0 217.2 206 104 93 24 86 5 184 10 0 5 936 121 1.342 8.5 1.0 3.6 7.6 2.14
2001 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2002 27 PIT NL 9 6 .600 4.70 25 25 0 0 0 0 130.1 152 76 68 18 50 8 79 3 1 3 576 91 1.550 10.5 1.2 3.5 5.5 1.58
2003 28 PIT NL 5 9 .357 4.97 18 18 0 0 0 0 105.0 127 67 58 14 36 4 68 1 0 7 475 88 1.552 10.9 1.2 3.1 5.8 1.89
2004 29 TOT NL 12 12 .500 4.31 31 31 0 1 1 0 200.1 202 106 96 15 61 8 134 10 0 5 854 99 1.313 9.1 0.7 2.7 6.0 2.20
2004 29 PIT NL 8 8 .500 4.22 20 20 0 0 0 0 132.1 137 69 62 7 44 5 83 6 0 2 564 102 1.368 9.3 0.5 3.0 5.6 1.89
2004 29 NYM NL 4 4 .500 4.50 11 11 0 1 1 0 68.0 65 37 34 8 17 3 51 4 0 3 290 95 1.206 8.6 1.1 2.3 6.8 3.00
2005 30 NYM NL 10 8 .556 4.13 28 28 0 0 0 0 174.1 171 86 80 24 49 5 95 4 0 4 737 100 1.262 8.8 1.2 2.5 4.9 1.94
2006 31 BAL AL 11 12 .478 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.0 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 0 6 781 94 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.52
2009 34 TEX AL 1 1 .500 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.1 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 0 114 56 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
2010 35 ARI NL 1 1 .500 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 0 1 67 84 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.33
9 Yrs 70 75 .483 4.42 206 200 2 8 2 0 1243.2 1292 681 611 152 441 37 806 45 2 33 5380 100 1.393 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .483 4.42 35 33 0 1 0 0 208 216 114 102 25 74 6 135 8 0 6 901 100 1.393 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
PIT (5 yrs) 43 49 .467 4.26 126 126 0 4 1 0 782.0 806 421 370 79 299 27 553 26 2 19 3391 105 1.413 9.3 0.9 3.4 6.4 1.85
NYM (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 4.23 39 39 0 1 1 0 242.1 236 123 114 32 66 8 146 8 0 7 1027 98 1.246 8.8 1.2 2.5 5.4 2.21
ARI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 0 1 67 84 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.33
TEX (1 yr) 1 1 .500 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.1 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 0 114 56 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
BAL (1 yr) 11 12 .478 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.0 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 0 6 781 94 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.52
NL (7 yrs) 58 62 .483 4.26 168 168 0 5 2 0 1038.1 1060 553 492 113 371 35 707 35 2 27 4485 103 1.378 9.2 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.91
AL (2 yrs) 12 13 .480 5.22 38 32 2 3 0 0 205.1 232 128 119 39 70 2 99 10 0 6 895 87 1.471 10.2 1.7 3.1 4.3 1.41

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999 24 PIT NL 196.2 31 31 105 4.81 5.06 0.02 0.19 99.6 5.20 8 0.8 -0.1 2.3 27 .525 .505 $200,000 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 217.2 32 32 104 4.30 5.07 -0.34 0.18 101.4 5.68 33 3.4 -0.1 5.1 54 .605 .521 $300,000
2002 27 PIT NL 130.1 25 25 76 5.25 4.53 0.07 0.17 103.2 4.78 -7 -0.8 -0.1 0.3 4 .470 .495 $2,700,000
2003 28 PIT NL 105.0 18 18 67 5.74 4.67 -0.05 0.18 100.9 4.94 -10 -1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .447 .494 $4,300,000
2004 29 PIT NL 132.1 20 20 69 4.69 4.78 -0.14 0.19 102.2 5.22 7 0.7 -0.1 1.8 19 .536 .504 $6,150,000
2004 29 NYM NL 68.0 11 11 37 4.90 4.68 -0.23 0.18 100.7 5.13 1 0.1 -0.0 0.7 8 .512 .501
2005 30 NYM NL 174.1 28 28 86 4.44 4.63 -0.17 0.17 95.0 4.72 5 0.5 -0.1 1.9 20 .520 .503 $5,333,333
2006 31 BAL AL 183.0 30 30 105 5.16 5.10 -0.05 0.20 99.7 5.33 1 0.1 -0.1 1.9 24 .504 .501 $8,333,333
2009 34 TEX AL 22.1 8 2 23 9.27 4.93 0.04 -0.09 105.7 5.07 -11 -0.9 .1 0.2 -0.5 -8 .382 .494 $750,000
2010 35 ARI NL 14.0 3 3 9 5.79 4.59 0.18 0.17 101.9 4.67 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .440 .499 $650,000
9 Seasons 1243.2 206 200 681 4.93 4.86 -0.11 0.18 100.2 5.16 26 2.8 .1 -0.6 13.2 148 .514 .502 $28,716,666
PIT (5 yrs) 782.0 126 126 421 4.85 4.87 -0.11 0.18 101.3 5.23 30 3.1 -0.5 9.3 105 .525 .504 $13,650,000
NYM (2 yrs) 242.1 39 39 123 4.57 4.65 -0.18 0.17 96.6 4.83 7 0.7 -0.2 2.6 28 .517 .502 $5,333,333
ARI (1 yr) 14.0 3 3 9 5.79 4.59 0.18 0.17 101.9 4.67 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .440 .499 $650,000
TEX (1 yr) 22.1 8 2 23 9.27 4.93 0.04 -0.09 105.7 5.07 -11 -0.9 .1 0.2 -0.5 -8 .382 .494 $750,000
BAL (1 yr) 183.0 30 30 105 5.16 5.10 -0.05 0.20 99.7 5.33 1 0.1 -0.1 1.9 24 .504 .501 $8,333,333

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
1999 24 PIT NL 31 840 738 105 184 35 2 16 17 7 83 139 .249 .327 .367 .695 .285 271 22 6 6 7 5 11
2000 25 PIT NL 32 936 827 104 206 35 5 24 11 6 86 184 .249 .325 .391 .716 .291 323 21 10 7 6 5 11
2002 27 PIT NL 25 576 515 76 152 36 3 18 5 8 50 79 .295 .359 .482 .841 .318 248 13 3 5 3 8 4
2003 28 PIT NL 18 475 431 67 127 27 1 14 5 3 36 68 .295 .347 .459 .807 .320 198 8 1 3 4 4 10
2004 29 TOT NL 31 854 769 106 202 45 6 15 9 6 61 134 .263 .323 .395 .718 .299 304 16 10 8 6 8 9
2004 29 NYM NL 11 290 266 37 65 13 1 8 3 2 17 51 .244 .298 .391 .689 .273 104 2 4 1 2 3 4
2004 29 PIT NL 20 564 503 69 137 32 5 7 6 4 44 83 .272 .336 .398 .733 .312 200 14 6 7 4 5 5
2005 30 NYM NL 28 737 676 86 171 33 1 24 14 0 49 95 .253 .306 .411 .717 .263 278 16 4 5 3 5 8
2006 31 BAL AL 30 781 694 105 199 37 1 33 12 6 58 88 .287 .342 .486 .828 .283 337 19 7 9 13 2 4
2009 34 TEX AL 8 114 97 23 33 7 0 6 0 0 12 11 .340 .421 .598 1.019 .329 58 0 3 0 2 0 0
2010 35 ARI NL 3 67 59 9 18 2 1 2 4 0 6 8 .305 .379 .475 .853 .327 28 1 1 1 0 0 1
9 Yrs 206 5380 4806 681 1292 257 20 152 77 36 441 806 .269 .333 .426 .759 .293 2045 116 45 44 44 37 58
162 Game Avg. 35 901 805 114 216 43 3 25 13 6 74 135 .269 .333 .426 .759 .293 343 19 8 7 7 6 10
MLB Averages .265 .335 .423 .757 .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
1999 24 PIT NL 8.4 0.8 866 0.9 15.6 -14.7 1.03 0.7 0.2 5.0 0.5 1.03 10.0 0 0 0
2000 25 PIT NL 18.3 1.8 959 0.8 18.4 -17.6 1.08 0.9 -0.1 18.9 1.8 1.08 12.2 0 0 0
2002 27 PIT NL -7.0 -0.7 595 -0.3 9.7 -10.0 .96 -1.1 0.8 -13.7 -1.3 0.96 -13.0 0 0 0
2003 28 PIT NL -8.6 -0.8 492 -0.5 7.5 -8.0 .90 -1.2 0.6 -12.8 -1.2 0.90 -14.9 0 0 0
2004 29 TOT NL -1.4 -0.1 873 1.0 15.5 -14.5 1.02 1.2 -0.2 0.2 0.0 1.02 11.0 0 0 0
2004 29 PIT NL 0.2 0.0 575 0.3 10.5 -10.2 1.05 0.7 -0.4 2.1 0.2 1.05 7.4 0 0 0
2004 29 NYM NL -1.6 -0.2 298 0.7 5.0 -4.3 .97 0.5 0.2 -2.0 -0.2 0.97 3.6 0 0 0
2005 30 NYM NL -0.2 -0.0 757 -0.7 12.9 -13.6 1.01 -0.2 -0.4 1.8 0.2 1.01 -1.7 0 0 0
2006 31 BAL AL -5.5 -0.5 807 0.3 13.7 -13.4 .97 -0.8 1.1 -7.2 -0.7 0.97 -10.5 0 0 0
2009 34 TEX AL -9.1 -0.8 114 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 .40 -0.7 -0.3 -11.5 -1.0 0.40 -10.2 0 0 5
2010 35 ARI NL -1.3 -0.1 71 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 .86 -0.3 0.2 -1.0 -0.1 0.86 -3.2 0 0 0
9 Yrs -6.4 -0.6 5534 0.9 94.8 -93.9 .99 -1.6 2.5 -20.2 -1.8 0.99 -20.2 0 0 5

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
1999 24 PIT NL 31 31 11 14 6 1 2 14 17 .452 2 0 2 0 16 52% 50.8 77 16 14 5 0 16 4.4 4.7 6.3 101 4 11 10 6 127
2000 25 PIT NL 32 32 10 12 10 0 3 13 19 .406 4 6 2 1 19 59% 53.9 87 20 14 6 0 16 4.4 4.3 6.8 108 2 3 22 5 128
2002 27 PIT NL 25 25 9 6 10 5 0 14 11 .560 0 5 0 0 6 24% 45.7 78 8 14 0 0 9 5.0 3.8 5.2 84 7 17 1 0 100
2003 28 PIT NL 18 18 5 9 4 2 3 7 11 .389 1 2 0 0 9 50% 45.4 70 7 7 1 0 13 4.0 4.1 5.8 97 3 3 12 0 117
2004 29 TOT NL 31 31 12 12 7 2 2 13 18 .419 1 2 1 1 17 55% 50.4 86 16 21 9 0 17 4.3 4.6 6.5 102 1 15 13 2 126
2004 29 PIT NL 20 20 8 8 4 1 1 9 11 .450 1 2 0 0 11 55% 49.9 74 16 18 7 0 12 4.6 4.6 6.6 104 0 9 9 2 126
2004 29 NYM NL 11 11 4 4 3 1 1 4 7 .364 0 0 1 1 6 55% 51.3 86 18 3 2 0 5 3.6 4.6 6.2 98 1 6 4 0 114
2005 30 NYM NL 28 28 10 8 10 1 3 17 11 .607 3 3 0 0 18 64% 50.7 78 12 19 7 0 12 5.2 5.5 6.2 98 2 12 13 1 125
2006 31 BAL AL 30 30 11 12 7 2 4 13 17 .433 4 3 3 0 18 60% 46.9 74 9 12 2 2 14 4.8 4.7 6.1 95 4 14 12 0 115
2009 34 TEX AL 8 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30.5 43 18 0 0 0 1 11.1 11.7 5.5 106 0 0 2 0 111
2010 35 ARI NL 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 .667 0 0 0 0 2 67% 44.0 51 32 5 4 0 2 6.3 7.2 4.7 82 1 1 1 0 100
9 Yrs 206 200 70 75 55 14 18 94 106 .470 15 21 8 2 105 53% 49 87 7 106 34 2 100 4.7 4.7 6.2 98 24 76 86 14 128
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 100 -12 4.8 4.8 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
2009 34 TEX AL 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 .398 0 0 5 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 3 0 5.7 34
1 Yr 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% .398 0 0 5 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 3 0 5.7 34

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%
1999 24 PIT NL 840 53% 1.9% 16.6% 9.9% 6.3% 29% 0.99 1.36 70% 19% 5.9% 10% 144 22 15%
2000 25 PIT NL 936 51% 2.6% 19.7% 9.2% 6.8% 31% 0.89 1.42 67% 24% 7.7% 9% 181 21 12%
2002 27 PIT NL 576 54% 3.1% 13.7% 8.7% 9.9% 38% 0.63 1.10 73% 29% 7.8% 13% 96 13 14%
2003 28 PIT NL 475 55% 3.0% 14.3% 7.6% 8.8% 33% 0.54 0.66 74% 22% 6.6% 11% 90 8 9%
2004 29 TOT NL 854 52% 1.8% 15.7% 7.1% 7.7% 33% 0.76 0.97 73% 20% 4.7% 12% 173 16 9%
2004 29 PIT NL 564 54% 1.2% 14.7% 7.8% 7.8% 32% 0.79 1.02 74% 20% 3.4% 12% 123 14 11%
2004 29 NYM NL 290 47% 2.8% 17.6% 5.9% 7.6% 34% 0.70 0.89 72% 18% 7.1% 12% 50 2 4%
2005 30 NYM NL 737 53% 3.3% 12.9% 6.7% 7.9% 34% 0.80 1.01 76% 17% 8.3% 10% 116 16 14%
2006 31 BAL AL 781 49% 4.2% 11.3% 7.4% 9.1% 36% 0.73 0.98 75% 18% 10.2% 8% 142 19 13%
2009 34 TEX AL 114 45% 5.3% 9.7% 10.5% 11.4% 39% 0.42 0.47 72% 19% 10.7% 10% 32 0 0%
2010 35 ARI NL 67 51% 3.0% 11.9% 9.0% 7.5% 28% 0.50 0.62 73% 25% 6.7% 12% 10 1 10%
9 Yrs 5380 52% 2.8% 15.0% 8.2% 8.0% 33% 0.76 1.06 72% 21% 7.5% 10% 984 116 12%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 17.1% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 0.77 1.07 70% 20% 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
1999 24 PIT NL 840 3117 3.71 1947 62% 26% 17% 26% 31% 74% 1% 46% 77% 61% 5% 45 31 23% 194 91 8 22% 29 10 0 0 5
2000 25 PIT NL 938 3444 3.67 2131 62% 21% 20% 28% 31% 79% 1% 49% 74% 58% 5% 50 30 20% 189 99 12 20% 25 16 -2 0 0
2002 27 PIT NL 578 2088 3.61 1318 63% 25% 14% 28% 34% 75% 4% 48% 82% 61% 7% 39 23 20% 117 57 9 22% 8 8 -2 0 0
2003 28 PIT NL 478 1738 3.64 1078 62% 21% 16% 29% 34% 79% 2% 49% 80% 55% 5% 24 11 17% 82 37 5 13% 11 9 -3 0 0
2004 29 TOT NL 854 3161 3.70 2011 64% 23% 16% 29% 32% 77% 2% 49% 80% 61% 4% 35 20 22% 191 85 9 26% 23 7 0 0 0
2004 29 PIT NL 564 2088 3.70 1320 63% 24% 15% 28% 33% 76% 2% 48% 80% 61% 4% 24 16 23% 127 60 5 25% 13 3 0 0 0
2004 29 NYM NL 290 1073 3.70 691 64% 21% 16% 32% 32% 79% 2% 51% 79% 61% 4% 11 4 22% 64 25 4 27% 10 4 0 0 0
2005 30 NYM NL 737 2739 3.72 1731 63% 27% 12% 27% 34% 73% 1% 46% 83% 62% 4% 26 20 19% 139 52 2 25% 13 2 0 0 0
2006 31 BAL AL 785 2848 3.63 1742 61% 25% 12% 27% 36% 75% 1% 46% 84% 56% 4% 34 23 18% 139 57 5 27% 9 9 -4 0 0
2009 34 TEX AL 114 418 3.67 256 61% 28% 6% 32% 34% 72% 0% 44% 91% 61% 4% 4 3 23% 26 10 3 27% 0 1 0 0 0
2010 35 ARI NL 67 246 3.67 155 63% 30% 11% 26% 34% 70% 0% 44% 84% 63% 3% 2 1 16% 11 6 1 13% 2 1 0 0 0
9 Yrs 5391 19799 3.67 12369 62% 24% 15% 28% 33% 76% 2% 47% 80% 59% 5% 259 162 20% 1088 494 54 22% 120 63 -11 0 5
MLB Averages 3.76 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 21% 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
1999 24 PIT NL 840 184 15 2 16 0 9 9 7 8 8 38 24 3 63% 11 2 1 311 17 7 71% 16 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2000 25 PIT NL 936 206 17 1 24 0 23 8 16 15 9 48 24 7 50% 11 5 1 352 11 6 65% 11 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 17 0
2002 27 PIT NL 576 152 10 1 18 0 16 8 10 13 5 34 18 5 53% 4 3 1 190 5 8 38% 5 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 0
2003 28 PIT NL 475 127 4 0 14 1 13 5 9 5 9 24 13 3 54% 10 7 1 192 5 3 63% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2004 29 TOT NL 854 202 14 0 15 1 18 7 8 9 6 61 30 4 49% 9 5 0 321 9 6 60% 9 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 12 0
2004 29 PIT NL 564 137 10 0 7 0 13 3 4 3 4 45 21 3 47% 5 2 0 222 6 4 60% 6 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0
2004 29 NYM NL 290 65 4 0 8 1 5 4 4 6 2 16 9 1 56% 4 3 0 99 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2005 30 NYM NL 737 171 22 2 24 0 16 12 12 8 16 27 14 3 52% 8 4 1 246 14 0 100% 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2006 31 BAL AL 781 199 34 10 33 2 16 12 21 15 18 47 27 7 57% 4 6 1 264 12 6 67% 11 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 27 0
2009 34 TEX AL 114 33 4 0 6 1 8 3 3 2 4 11 7 2 64% 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2010 35 ARI NL 67 18 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 25% 1 1 0 22 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Yrs 5380 1292 120 16 152 5 122 65 87 75 77 294 158 35 54% 58 33 6 1952 77 36 68% 71 31 5 2 1 3 6 3 108 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+
1999 24 11 14 .440 4.07 31 31 0 2 0 0 196.2 184 105 89 16 83 5 139 6 1 2 840 113 1.358 8.4 0.7 3.8 6.4 1.67 113
2000 25 21 26 .447 3.95 63 63 0 4 1 0 414.1 390 209 182 40 169 10 323 16 1 7 1776 117 1.349 8.5 0.9 3.7 7.0 1.91 117
2001 26 21 26 .447 3.95 63 63 0 4 1 0 414.1 390 209 182 40 169 10 323 16 1 7 1776 117 1.349 8.5 0.9 3.7 7.0 1.91 117
2002 27 30 32 .484 4.13 88 88 0 4 1 0 544.2 542 285 250 58 219 18 402 19 2 10 2352 110 1.397 9.0 1.0 3.6 6.6 1.84 110
2003 28 35 41 .461 4.27 106 106 0 4 1 0 649.2 669 352 308 72 255 22 470 20 2 17 2827 106 1.422 9.3 1.0 3.5 6.5 1.84 106
2004 29 47 53 .470 4.28 137 137 0 5 2 0 850.0 871 458 404 87 316 30 604 30 2 22 3681 104 1.396 9.2 0.9 3.3 6.4 1.91 104
2005 30 57 61 .483 4.25 165 165 0 5 2 0 1024.1 1042 544 484 111 365 35 699 34 2 26 4418 104 1.374 9.2 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.92 104
2006 31 68 73 .482 4.34 195 195 0 8 2 0 1207.1 1241 649 582 144 423 37 787 41 2 32 5199 102 1.378 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.9 1.86 102
2007 32 68 73 .482 4.34 195 195 0 8 2 0 1207.1 1241 649 582 144 423 37 787 41 2 32 5199 102 1.378 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.9 1.86 102
2008 33 68 73 .482 4.34 195 195 0 8 2 0 1207.1 1241 649 582 144 423 37 787 41 2 32 5199 102 1.378 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.9 1.86 102
2009 34 69 74 .483 4.41 203 197 2 8 2 0 1229.2 1274 672 603 150 435 37 798 44 2 32 5313 100 1.390 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83 100
2010 35 70 75 .483 4.42 206 200 2 8 2 0 1243.2 1292 681 611 152 441 37 806 45 2 33 5380 100 1.393 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83 100

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
1999 24 11 10 .524 3.60 195.0 172 87 78 15 78 138 6 1.282 7.9 3.6 6.4 1.77 0.7 31
2000 25 14 10 .583 3.39 218.0 193 91 82 22 81 184 9 1.257 8.0 3.3 7.6 2.27 0.9 32
2002 27 5 8 .385 4.68 125.0 149 72 65 18 49 76 3 1.584 10.7 3.5 5.5 1.55 1.3 25
2003 28 5 6 .455 4.63 105.0 123 60 54 14 35 68 1 1.505 10.5 3.0 5.8 1.94 1.2 18
2004 29 10 11 .476 4.25 195.0 198 102 92 15 60 131 10 1.323 9.1 2.8 6.0 2.18 0.7 31
2005 30 8 10 .444 4.34 170.0 173 91 82 24 50 93 4 1.312 9.2 2.6 4.9 1.86 1.3 28
2006 31 8 11 .421 4.86 174.0 195 104 94 32 57 84 7 1.448 10.1 2.9 4.3 1.47 1.7 30
2009 34 0 2 .000 8.18 22.0 32 22 20 6 12 11 3 2.000 13.1 4.9 4.5 0.92 2.5 8
2010 35 0 1 .000 5.14 14.0 18 9 8 2 6 8 1 1.714 11.6 3.9 5.1 1.33 1.3 3
9 Yrs 61 69 .469 4.25 1218.0 1253 638 575 148 428 793 44 1.380 9.3 5.9 1.85 1.1 206

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
2000 NL  5.1 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL  8.420 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2000 NL  217.7 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2006 AL  3 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 NL  1 (9th)
2004 NL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2006 AL  33 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL  0.732 (8th)
2004 NL  0.674 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1999 NL  14 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2000 NL  10 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1561), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (714th), 13.0 career WAR/14.1 7yr-peak WAR/13.5 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Edwin Jackson (979)
  2. Gavin Floyd (972)
  3. Joey Hamilton (969)
  4. Willard Nixon (969)
  5. Len Barker (963)
  6. Mark Clark (963)
  7. Mike Bielecki (961)
  8. Chris Capuano (960)
  9. Adam Eaton (959)
  10. Dave Mlicki (958)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. George Susce (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Luis Leal (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mark Portugal (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mike Krukow (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Krukow (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bronson Arroyo (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bronson Arroyo (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Cal Eldred (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Mark Gardner (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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