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Chris Booker

Christopher Scott Booker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: December 9, 1976 in Monroeville, AL
High Schools: Monroe County HS (Monroeville, AL), Monroeville HS (Monroeville, AL)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 2005 (Age 28)
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Reds/Royals 2005-2007

Final Game: July 25, 2007 (Age 30)
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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
1995	18	CHC-min	Rk	3	2	.600	2.76	13	7	2	0	0	1	42.1	36	22	13	0	16	0	43	0	1	4	173		1.228	7.7	0.0	3.4	9.1	2.69	CBF · GULF
1996	19	CHC-min	A-,A+	4	6	.400	5.12	15	15	0	0	0	0	63.1	58	52	36	2	54	1	54	3	2	8	303		1.768	8.2	0.3	7.7	7.7	1.00	WPT,DYT · NYPL,FLOR
1997	20	CHC-min	A-	1	5	.167	3.35	24	3	11	0	0	1	45.2	39	20	17	2	25	0	60	0	0	9	200		1.401	7.7	0.4	4.9	11.8	2.40	WPT · NYPL
1998	21	CHC-min	A	1	2	.333	3.36	44	1	22	0	0	4	64.1	47	32	24	2	53	4	78	4	1	8	287		1.554	6.6	0.3	7.4	10.9	1.47	RFD · MIDW
1999	22	CHC-min	A+	2	5	.286	3.95	42	0	29	0	0	6	73.0	72	45	32	6	37	1	68	3	0	5	328		1.493	8.9	0.7	4.6	8.4	1.84	DYT · FLOR
2000	23	CHC-min	A+,AA	1	2	.333	2.76	43	0	27	0	0	10	42.1	35	20	13	1	26	1	55	1	0	2	187		1.441	7.4	0.2	5.5	11.7	2.12	DYT,WTN · FLOR,SOUL
2001	24	CHC-CIN-min	AA	4	6	.400	4.24	61	0	17	0	0	2	68.0	52	36	32	8	47	2	101	1	0	7	307		1.456	6.9	1.1	6.2	13.4	2.15	WTN,CNG · SOUL
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003	26	CIN-min	Rk,A	0	2	.000	8.64	17	0	10	0	0	2	16.2	21	16	16	4	12	0	17	0	0	1	84		1.980	11.3	2.2	6.5	9.2	1.42	RDL,DAY · GULF,MIDW
2004	27	CIN-min	AA,AAA	2	1	.667	2.12	35	0	14	0	0	5	51.0	36	12	12	2	35	4	66	1	0	9	226		1.392	6.4	0.4	6.2	11.6	1.89	CNG,LOU · SOUL,IL
2005	28	CIN-min	AAA	8	4	.667	2.49	59	0	48	0	0	20	65.0	45	20	18	2	28	1	91	1	0	3	263		1.123	6.2	0.3	3.9	12.6	3.25	LOU · IL
2005	28	CIN	NL	0	0		31.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	6	8	7	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	16	5.000	27.0	9.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
2006	29	WSN-PHI-KCR-min	A+,AAA,AA	2	2	.500	4.29	35	0	12	0	0	0	42.0	37	22	20	5	21	0	67	0	0	2	179		1.381	7.9	1.1	4.5	14.4	3.19	NOR,OMA,CLW,SWB,WCH · PCL,FLOR,IL,TL
2006	29	TOT	MLB	0	0		9.72	11	0	2	0	0	0	8.1	10	9	9	4	4	0	7	0	0	1	38	48	1.680	10.8	4.3	4.3	7.6	1.75
2006	29	KCR	AL	0	0		54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	8.000	45.0	27.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
2006	29	WSN	NL	0	0		3.68	10	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	27	122	0.818	6.1	1.2	1.2	8.6	7.00
2007	30	WSN-min	AAA	2	5	.286	2.95	55	0	51	0	0	30	58.0	37	19	19	4	39	0	83	0	0	2	246		1.310	5.7	0.6	6.1	12.9	2.13	CLB · IL
2007	30	WSN	NL	0	1	.000	18.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	32	2.000	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2008	31	WSN-min	AAA	1	3	.250	4.94	21	0	12	0	0	8	23.2	18	13	13	3	18	1	38	1	0	3	108		1.521	6.8	1.1	6.8	14.5	2.11	CLB · IL
3 Yrs				0	1	.000	14.29	17	0	4	0	0	0	11.1	17	19	18	7	9	0	10	0	0	2	58	34	2.294	13.5	5.6	7.1	7.9	1.11
162 Game Avg.				0	4	.000	14.29	68	0	16	0	0	0	45	68	76	72	28	36	0	40	0	0	8	232	34	2.294	13.5	5.6	7.1	7.9	1.11

WSN (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	5.40	13	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	6	5	5	2	2	0	8	0	0	2	32	86	0.960	6.5	2.2	2.2	8.6	4.00
KCR (1 yr)				0	0		54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	8.000	45.0	27.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		31.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	6	8	7	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	16	5.000	27.0	9.0	18.0	9.0	0.50

NL (3 yrs)				0	1	.000	10.45	16	0	4	0	0	0	10.1	12	13	12	4	6	0	10	0	0	2	47	45	1.742	10.5	3.5	5.2	8.7	1.67
AL (1 yr)				0	0		54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	8.000	45.0	27.0	27.0	0.0	0.00

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%
2005	28	CIN	NL	2.0	3	0	8	36.00	4.54	-0.36	-0.35	102.0	4.64	-7	-0.6	.2	0.2	-0.3	-7	.305	.496
2006	29	KCR	AL	1.0	1	0	6	54.00	4.92	0.43	-0.36	100.0	4.13	-6	-0.3	.1	0.2	-0.2	-5	.162	.498
2006	29	WSN	NL	7.1	10	0	3	3.68	5.21	-0.20	-0.38	93.3	4.69	1	0.1	.9	-0.0	0.1	1	.508	.501
2007	30	WSN	NL	1.0	3	0	2	18.00	6.57	-0.10	-0.47	102.8	6.37	-1	-0.1	2.5	-0.1	-0.2	-1	.459	.499
3 Seasons				11.1	17	0	19	15.09	5.19	-0.16	-0.38	96.2	4.78	-13	-1.0	1.0	0.3	-0.6	-12	.443	.499

WSN (2 yrs)				8.1	13	0	5	5.40	5.38	-0.18	-0.39	94.4	4.89	-0	-0.0	1.3	-0.1	-0.1	0	.497	.500
KCR (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	6	54.00	4.92	0.43	-0.36	100.0	4.13	-6	-0.3	.1	0.2	-0.2	-5	.162	.498
CIN (1 yr)				2.0	3	0	8	36.00	4.54	-0.36	-0.35	102.0	4.64	-7	-0.6	.2	0.2	-0.3	-7	.305	.496

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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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1995	18	CHC-min	Rk	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CBF · GULF
1996	19	CHC-min	A-,A+	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		WPT,DYT · NYPL,FLOR
1997	20	CHC-min	A-	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		WPT · NYPL
1998	21	CHC-min	A	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		RFD · MIDW
1999	22	CHC-min	A+	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		DYT · FLOR
2000	23	CHC-min	AA,A+	43	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		WTN,DYT · SOUL,FLOR
2001	24	CHC-CIN-min	AA	61	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		WTN,CNG · SOUL
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003	26	CIN-min	A,Rk	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		DAY,RDL · MIDW,GULF
2004	27	CIN-min	AA,AAA	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		CNG,LOU · SOUL,IL
2005	28	CIN-min	AAA	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2005	28	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2006	29	KCR-WSN-PHI-min	AA,AAA,A+	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		WCH,OMA,NOR,SWB,CLW · TL,PCL,IL,FLOR
2006	29	TOT	MLB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	29	KCR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2006	29	WSN	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	30	WSN-min	AAA	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
2007	30	WSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	31	WSN-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
3 Yrs				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

WSN (2 yrs)				13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
KCR (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
AL (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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	Pos
2005	28	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
2006	29	KCR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
2006	29	WSN	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1
2007	30	WSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
3 Seasons				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0

WSN (2 yrs)				13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
KCR (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
CIN (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%	lgCS%
2005	CIN	NL	28	P	3	2.0	1.80	1.73	1	0%	29%
2006	TOT	MLB	29	P	11	8.1	1.73	1.69	1	0%	28%
2006	KCR	AL	29	P	1	1.0	1.80	1.50	0
2006	WSN	NL	29	P	10	7.1	1.72	1.71	1	0%	28%
2007	WSN	NL	30	P	3	1.0	1.80	1.67	0
	3 Seasons			P	17	11.1	1.75	1.69	2	0%	28%
	3 Seasons			TOT	17	11.1	1.75	1.69	2	0%	28%

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1995.
July 20, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Ben Shaffar (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Michael Tucker.
October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
February 8, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
October 9, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
November, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
December 8, 2005: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Washington Nationals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.
December 8, 2005: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Detroit Tigers.
May 12, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Philadelphia Phillies.
July 14, 2006: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Nationals.
October 12, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
January 23, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
November 1, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2006	29	Philadelphia Phillies	$350,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$350,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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