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Mark Buehrle

Mark Alan Buehrle

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 245 lb.

Born: March 23, 1979 in St. Charles, MO
High School: Francis Howell North HS (St. Charles, MO)
School: Jefferson College (Hillsboro, MO)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed May 21, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 2000 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Marlins 2000-2012
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2015, 4 yrs/$58M (12-15) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 12.078, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Jeff Berry), previously: Casey Close [*]
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All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #74. Ed Reulbach… #75. Red Faber… #76. Bob Lemon… #77. MARK BUEHRLE… #78. Steve Rogers… #79. Babe Adams… #80. Bob Welch… 

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
2000 21 CHW AL 4 1 .800 4.21 28 3 6 0 0 0 51.1 55 27 24 5 19 1 37 3 0 0 225 120 1.442 9.6 0.9 3.3 6.5 1.95
2001 22 CHW AL 16 8 .667 3.29 32 32 0 4 2 0 221.1 188 89 81 24 48 2 126 8 5 1 885 140 1.066 7.6 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.63
2002 23 CHW AL 19 12 .613 3.58 34 34 0 5 2 0 239.0 236 102 95 25 61 7 134 3 1 6 984 126 1.243 8.9 0.9 2.3 5.0 2.20 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 14 14 .500 4.14 35 35 0 2 0 0 230.1 250 124 106 22 61 2 119 5 0 1 978 112 1.350 9.8 0.9 2.4 4.6 1.95
2004 25 CHW AL 16 10 .615 3.89 35 35 0 4 1 0 245.1 257 119 106 33 51 2 165 8 0 0 1016 121 1.255 9.4 1.2 1.9 6.1 3.24
2005 26 CHW AL 16 8 .667 3.12 33 33 0 3 1 0 236.2 240 99 82 20 40 4 149 4 2 2 971 144 1.183 9.1 0.8 1.5 5.7 3.73 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 12 13 .480 4.99 32 32 0 1 0 0 204.0 247 124 113 36 48 5 98 6 1 0 876 95 1.446 10.9 1.6 2.1 4.3 2.04 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 10 9 .526 3.63 30 30 0 3 1 0 201.0 208 86 81 22 45 5 115 5 0 1 835 130 1.259 9.3 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.56
2008 29 CHW AL 15 12 .556 3.79 34 34 0 1 0 0 218.2 240 106 92 22 52 4 140 5 0 4 918 121 1.335 9.9 0.9 2.1 5.8 2.69
2009 30 CHW AL 13 10 .565 3.84 33 33 0 1 1 0 213.1 222 97 91 27 45 3 105 5 1 2 874 122 1.252 9.4 1.1 1.9 4.4 2.33 AS,GG
2010 31 CHW AL 13 13 .500 4.28 33 33 0 3 0 0 210.1 246 105 100 17 49 1 99 1 5 3 897 100 1.403 10.5 0.7 2.1 4.2 2.02 GG
2011 32 CHW AL 13 9 .591 3.59 31 31 0 0 0 0 205.1 221 93 82 21 45 3 109 2 0 1 858 121 1.295 9.7 0.9 2.0 4.8 2.42 GG
2012 33 MIA NL 13 13 .500 3.74 31 31 0 1 0 0 202.1 197 88 84 26 40 3 125 4 0 2 828 106 1.171 8.8 1.2 1.8 5.6 3.13 GG
13 Yrs 174 132 .569 3.82 421 396 6 28 8 0 2679.0 2807 1259 1137 300 604 42 1521 59 15 23 11145 119 1.273 9.4 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.52
162 Game Avg. 14 11 .569 3.82 35 33 0 2 1 0 223 234 105 95 25 50 3 127 5 1 2 928 119 1.273 9.4 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.52
CHW (12 yrs) 161 119 .575 3.83 390 365 6 27 8 0 2476.2 2610 1171 1053 274 564 39 1396 55 15 21 10317 120 1.282 9.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.48
MIA (1 yr) 13 13 .500 3.74 31 31 0 1 0 0 202.1 197 88 84 26 40 3 125 4 0 2 828 106 1.171 8.8 1.2 1.8 5.6 3.13
AL (12 yrs) 161 119 .575 3.83 390 365 6 27 8 0 2476.2 2610 1171 1053 274 564 39 1396 55 15 21 10317 120 1.282 9.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.48
NL (1 yr) 13 13 .500 3.74 31 31 0 1 0 0 202.1 197 88 84 26 40 3 125 4 0 2 828 106 1.171 8.8 1.2 1.8 5.6 3.13

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 Awards
2000 21 CHW AL 51.1 28 3 27 4.73 5.24 0.04 -0.20 103.4 5.17 2 0.2 .9 -0.1 0.6 10 .507 .501
2001 22 CHW AL 221.1 32 32 89 3.62 4.93 0.04 0.19 101.7 5.16 37 3.9 -0.1 5.7 66 .621 .524 $225,000
2002 23 CHW AL 239.0 34 34 102 3.84 4.72 0.08 0.17 101.4 4.88 27 2.8 -0.2 4.7 57 .582 .517 $310,000 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 230.1 35 35 124 4.85 4.85 0.15 0.18 101.4 4.96 3 0.3 -0.1 2.2 32 .509 .502 $445,000
2004 25 CHW AL 245.1 35 35 119 4.37 4.94 0.10 0.19 101.6 5.11 18 1.8 -0.1 3.8 52 .552 .511 $3,500,000
2005 26 CHW AL 236.2 33 33 99 3.76 4.72 0.27 0.17 102.7 4.75 24 2.6 -0.1 4.5 55 .577 .516 $6,000,000 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 204.0 32 32 124 5.47 5.00 -0.24 0.19 104.7 5.69 3 0.3 -0.1 2.0 31 .510 .502 $8,000,000 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 201.0 30 30 86 3.85 4.89 -0.43 0.19 103.3 5.69 39 4.2 -0.1 5.9 66 .640 .526 $9,500,000
2008 29 CHW AL 218.2 34 34 106 4.36 4.80 -0.21 0.19 104.8 5.45 22 2.4 -0.2 4.2 53 .570 .515 $14,000,000
2009 30 CHW AL 213.1 33 33 97 4.09 4.89 -0.17 0.19 104.4 5.48 31 3.3 -0.2 5.0 59 .600 .520 $14,000,000 AS,GG
2010 31 CHW AL 210.1 33 33 105 4.49 4.47 -0.44 0.16 103.8 5.26 16 1.8 -0.1 3.6 42 .554 .511 $14,000,000 GG
2011 32 CHW AL 205.1 31 31 93 4.08 4.41 -0.09 0.16 103.8 4.84 17 1.9 -0.1 3.5 41 .560 .511 $14,000,000 GG
2012 33 MIA NL 202.1 31 31 88 3.91 4.23 -0.34 0.16 100.3 4.74 16 1.8 -0.1 3.2 37 .557 .511 $6,000,000 GG
13 Seasons 2679.0 421 396 1259 4.23 4.75 -0.09 0.17 102.8 5.16 256 27.1 .9 -1.7 48.9 599 .564 .513 $89,980,000
CHW (12 yrs) 2476.2 390 365 1171 4.26 4.80 -0.07 0.17 103.0 5.19 241 25.4 .9 -1.6 45.7 562 .565 .513 $83,980,000
MIA (1 yr) 202.1 31 31 88 3.91 4.23 -0.34 0.16 100.3 4.74 16 1.8 -0.1 3.2 37 .557 .511 $6,000,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
2000 21 CHW AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
2005 26 CHW AL ALDS W BOS 1 0 1.000 5.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 30 1.286 10.3 0.0 1.3 2.6 2.00
2005 26 CHW AL ALCS W LAA 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 32 0.556 5.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
2005 26 CHW AL WS W HOU 0 0 4.91 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 0.955 8.6 1.2 0.0 7.4
2008 29 CHW AL ALDS L TBR 0 1 .000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 1.429 12.9 1.3 0.0 3.9
3 Yrs (5 Series) 2 1 .667 4.11 6 4 2 1 0 1 30.2 32 14 14 3 1 1 16 1 0 0 124 1.076 9.4 0.9 0.3 4.7 16.00
3 ALDS 1 1 .500 5.65 3 2 1 0 0 0 14.1 20 9 9 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 63 1.465 12.6 0.6 0.6 3.8 6.00
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 32 0.556 5.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
1 WS 0 0 4.91 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 0.955 8.6 1.2 0.0 7.4

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
2000 21 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 22 CHW AL 32 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 -26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 23 CHW AL 34 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 35 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 25 CHW AL 35 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2005 26 CHW AL 33 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 32 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 30 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 29 CHW AL 34 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -12 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
2009 30 CHW AL 33 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 201 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS,GG
2010 31 CHW AL 33 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 GG
2011 32 CHW AL 31 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 289 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
2012 33 MIA NL 31 71 67 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 .045 .045 .060 .104 -72 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 GG
13 Yrs 421 127 114 4 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 54 .070 .078 .114 .192 -49 13 1 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 49 44 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 .070 .078 .114 .192 -49 5 0 0 5 0 0
CHW (12 yrs) 390 56 47 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 25 .106 .125 .191 .316 -19 9 0 0 8 0 0
MIA (1 yr) 31 71 67 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 .045 .045 .060 .104 -72 4 1 0 4 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 390 56 47 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 25 .106 .125 .191 .316 -19 9 0 0 8 0 0
NL (1 yr) 31 71 67 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 .045 .045 .060 .104 -72 4 1 0 4 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
2000 21 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2001 22 CHW AL 32 4 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $225,000 1
2002 23 CHW AL 34 6 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $310,000 1 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 35 6 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $445,000 1
2004 25 CHW AL 35 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $3,500,000 1
2005 26 CHW AL 33 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $6,000,000 1 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 32 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $8,000,000 1 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 30 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $9,500,000 1
2008 29 CHW AL 34 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $14,000,000 1
2009 30 CHW AL 33 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $14,000,000 1 AS,GG
2010 31 CHW AL 33 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $14,000,000 1 GG
2011 32 CHW AL 31 2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $14,000,000 1 GG
2012 33 MIA NL 31 71 -16 -0 0 0 10 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.7 .478 .496 -0.7 0.0 -4 $6,000,000 1 GG
13 Seasons 421 127 -27 -1 1 0 18 -9 -0.9 4 -5 -1.1 .498 .500 -1.1 0.4 -5 $89,980,000
CHW (12 yrs) 390 56 -10 -1 0 0 8 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.3 -0 $83,980,000
MIA (1 yr) 31 71 -16 -0 0 0 10 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.7 .478 .496 -0.7 0.0 -4 $6,000,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2000 21 CHW AL ALDS SEA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 CHW AL ALDS BOS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 CHW AL ALCS LAA W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 CHW AL WS HOU W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 29 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (5 Series) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ALDS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2000 CHW AL 21 P 28 3 0 51.1 11 1 9 1 2 .909 1.75 0.36 .956 1.61 1.60 1 3 75% 30% 4
2001 CHW AL 22 P 32 32 4 221.1 63 11 49 3 5 .952 2.44 1.88 .955 1.75 1.74 6 6 50% 29% 5
2002 CHW AL 23 P 34 34 5 239.0 54 6 46 2 2 .963 1.96 1.53 .957 1.69 1.67 4 10 71% 32% 8 AS
2003 CHW AL 24 P 35 35 2 230.1 53 15 38 0 3 1.000 2 2 2.07 1.51 .957 1.73 1.71 1 4 80% 30% 5
2004 CHW AL 25 P 35 35 4 245.1 71 16 51 4 3 .944 10 8 2.46 1.91 .948 1.66 1.65 5 8 62% 32% 9
2005 CHW AL 26 P 33 33 3 236.2 60 13 45 2 2 .967 5 4 2.21 1.76 .954 1.70 1.68 8 3 27% 30% 5 AS,CYA-5
2006 CHW AL 27 P 32 32 1 204.0 45 9 35 1 3 .978 8 8 1.94 1.38 .958 1.56 1.54 4 7 64% 30% 10 AS
2007 CHW AL 28 P 30 30 3 201.0 48 13 34 1 3 .979 6 6 2.10 1.57 .955 1.60 1.59 2 3 60% 27% 5
2008 CHW AL 29 P 34 34 1 218.2 52 18 34 0 5 1.000 5 5 2.14 1.53 .952 1.60 1.59 5 7 58% 27% 7
2009 CHW AL 30 P 33 33 1 213.1 55 13 41 1 5 .982 10 9 2.28 1.64 .953 1.53 1.51 4 4 50% 26% 8 AS,GG
2010 CHW AL 31 P 33 33 3 210.1 50 4 46 0 4 1.000 12 11 2.14 1.52 .953 1.63 1.61 6 6 50% 26% 11 GG
2011 CHW AL 32 P 31 31 0 205.1 56 15 40 1 4 .982 7 7 2.41 1.77 .949 1.60 1.59 3 7 70% 28% 6 GG
2012 MIA NL 33 P 31 31 1 202.1 60 13 47 0 5 1.000 12 12 2.67 1.94 .950 1.77 1.75 5 3 38% 26% 4 GG
13 Seasons P 421 396 28 2679.0 678 147 515 16 46 .976 77 7 2.22 1.57 .953 1.65 1.63 54 71 57% 29% 87
13 Seasons TOT 421 396 28 2679.0 678 147 515 16 46 .976 77 42 2.22 1.57 .953 1.65 1.63 54 71 57% 29% 87
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2005 (P)
2006
2009 *

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
2005 AL (5, 4%)
0.04 Career Shares (238th)

Gold Gloves
2009 AL (P)
2010 AL (P)
2011 AL (P)
2012 NL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2001 AL  5.7 (10th)
Active  47.8 (25th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
2001 AL  5.7 (3rd)
2002 AL  4.7 (8th)
2005 AL  4.5 (4th)
2007 AL  5.9 (4th)
2009 AL  5.0 (7th)
Active  48.9 (6th)
Career  48.9 (84th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2001 AL  3.29 (4th)
2004 AL  3.89 (8th)
2005 AL  3.12 (3rd)
2007 AL  3.63 (10th)
Active  3.82 (25th)

Wins s c a p y
2002 AL  19 (4th)
2004 AL  16 (6th)
2005 AL  16 (5th)
2008 AL  15 (10th)
Active  174 (8th)
Career  174 (172nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
Active  .569 (21st)
Career  .569 (227th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2001 AL  1.066 (1st)
2004 AL  1.255 (8th)
2005 AL  1.183 (7th)
Active  1.273 (23rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL  7.645 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL  1.952 (6th)
2004 AL  1.871 (5th)
2005 AL  1.521 (6th)
2007 AL  2.015 (8th)
2009 AL  1.898 (4th)
2010 AL  2.097 (6th)
2011 AL  1.972 (7th)
2012 NL  1.779 (7th)
Active  2.029 (3rd)
Career  2.029 (98th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2001 AL  221.3 (10th)
2002 AL  239.0 (2nd)
2003 AL  230.3 (5th)
2004 AL  245.3 (1st)
2005 AL  236.7 (1st)
2008 AL  218.7 (5th)
2009 AL  213.3 (8th)
Active  2,679.0 (7th)
Career  2,679.0 (196th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2004 AL  165 (9th)
Active  1,521 (25th)
Career  1,521 (177th)

Games Started s c a p y
2002 AL  34 (2nd)
2003 AL  35 (2nd)
2004 AL  35 (1st)
2005 AL  33 (8th)
2008 AL  34 (1st)
2009 AL  33 (4th)
2010 AL  33 (4th)
Active  396 (7th)
Career  396 (127th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2001 AL  4 (5th)
2002 AL  5 (2nd)
2004 AL  4 (4th)
2005 AL  3 (4th)
2007 AL  3 (3rd)
2010 AL  3 (8th)
Active  28 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
2001 AL  2 (4th)
2002 AL  2 (2nd)
2004 AL  1 (4th)
2005 AL  1 (5th)
2007 AL  1 (5th)
2009 AL  1 (7th)
Active  8 (13th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2004 AL  33 (5th)
2006 AL  36 (2nd)
2009 AL  27 (6th)
2012 NL  26 (5th)
Active  300 (4th)
Career  300 (48th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active  604 (27th)

Hits s c a p y
2002 AL  236 (4th)
2003 AL  250 (2nd)
2004 AL  257 (2nd)
2005 AL  240 (1st)
2006 AL  247 (1st)
2008 AL  240 (1st)
2009 AL  222 (6th)
2010 AL  246 (1st)
2011 AL  221 (5th)
Active  2,807 (5th)
Career  2,807 (158th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2001 AL  2.625 (8th)
2004 AL  3.235 (7th)
2005 AL  3.725 (7th)
Active  2.518 (28th)
Career  2.518 (93rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 AL  0.761 (4th)
Active  1.008 (44th)

Losses s c a p y
2002 AL  12 (8th)
2003 AL  14 (7th)
2006 AL  13 (6th)
2008 AL  12 (10th)
2010 AL  13 (10th)
2012 NL  13 (5th)
Active  132 (7th)
Career  132 (246th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2003 AL  106 (4th)
2006 AL  113 (6th)
2010 AL  100 (8th)
Active  1,137 (7th)
Career  1,137 (152nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Active  59 (38th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
2002 AL  984 (3rd)
2003 AL  978 (3rd)
2004 AL  1,016 (1st)
2005 AL  971 (1st)
2008 AL  918 (3rd)
2010 AL  897 (10th)
Active  11,145 (7th)
Career  11,145 (203rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2001 AL  140 (3rd)
2004 AL  121 (9th)
2005 AL  144 (3rd)
2007 AL  130 (9th)
2009 AL  122 (10th)
Active  119 (16th)
Career  119 (140th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
2001 AL  32 (3rd)
2002 AL  25 (9th)
2005 AL  31 (3rd)
Active  195 (8th)
Career  195 (83rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
2001 AL  3.2 (3rd)
2002 AL  2.5 (9th)
2005 AL  3.2 (3rd)
Active  19.7 (8th)
Career  19.7 (90th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
2001 AL  38.19 (3rd)
2002 AL  29.90 (9th)
2005 AL  28.13 (4th)
2007 AL  29.91 (9th)
Active  208.57 (8th)
Career  208.57 (45th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2005 AL  3.0 (7th)
Active  16.7 (15th)
Career  16.7 (85th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2001 AL  3.6 (5th)
2002 AL  2.8 (8th)
2004 AL  2.2 (10th)
2005 AL  3.1 (3rd)
Active  18.8 (9th)
Career  18.8 (51st)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
2001 AL  3.8 (3rd)
2002 AL  3.0 (9th)
2005 AL  2.8 (4th)
2007 AL  3.0 (9th)
Active  20.8 (8th)
Career  20.8 (46th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
Active  147 (19th)

Assists as P s c a p y
2001 AL  49 (1st)
2002 AL  46 (1st)
2003 AL  38 (5th)
2004 AL  51 (1st)
2005 AL  45 (3rd)
2006 AL  35 (4th)
2007 AL  34 (3rd)
2008 AL  34 (3rd)
2009 AL  41 (1st)
2010 AL  46 (3rd)
2011 AL  40 (2nd)
2012 NL  47 (1st)
Active  515 (3rd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
2004 AL  4 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
2001 AL  1.88 (2nd)
2004 AL  1.91 (2nd)
2005 AL  1.76 (5th)
2007 AL  1.57 (4th)
2008 AL  1.53 (5th)
2009 AL  1.64 (1st)
2011 AL  1.77 (1st)
2012 NL  1.94 (2nd)
Active  1.57 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
2003 AL  1.000 (1st)
2008 AL  1.000 (1st)
2009 AL  .982 (5th)
2010 AL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
2000 AL  born 1979-03-23 (3rd)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 8 (301), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 100 (211), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 41 (334), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (220), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (112th), 47.8 career WAR/33.6 7yr-peak WAR/40.7 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Bill Gullickson (938)
  2. Scott Sanderson (933)
  3. Frank Viola (927)
  4. Paul Splittorff (925)
  5. John Burkett (921)
  6. Doug Drabek (920)
  7. Mike Flanagan (919)
  8. Bob Forsch (918)
  9. Jimmy Key (917)
  10. Bartolo Colon (916)
Similar Pitchers through 33 
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  1. Frank Viola (938)
  2. Jim Kaat (916)
  3. Jerry Reuss (915)
  4. Ken Holtzman (913)
  5. Andy Pettitte (908)
  6. Herb Pennock (906) *
  7. Bill Sherdel (904)
  8. Rick Wise (903)
  9. Dave Stieb (897)
  10. Paul Derringer (894)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. George Stone (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jerry Nops (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jerry Nops (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dontrelle Willis (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Candelaria (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mark Mulder (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Frank Viola (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Johnny Podres (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Johnny Podres (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Frank Viola (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Frank Viola (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Frank Viola (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200122Chicago White Sox$225,0004/6/01 USA Today
200223Chicago White Sox$310,0004/3/02 AP
200324Chicago White Sox$445,0004/3/03 AP
200425Chicago White Sox$3,500,0004/7/04 AP
200526Chicago White Sox$6,000,000
200627Chicago White Sox$8,000,000
200728Chicago White Sox$9,500,000
200829Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
200930Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
201031Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
201132Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
201233Miami Marlins$6,000,000contracts
201334Toronto Blue Jays$11,000,000 $3M paid by Miami Marlins
201435Toronto Blue Jays$18,000,000
201536Toronto Blue Jays$19,000,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2016
Career to date (may be incomplete)$89,980,000Does not include future salaries
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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