John DeSilva Pitching Statistics and History

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John DeSilva

John Reed DeSilva

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: September 30, 1967 in Fort Bragg, CA
School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 1993 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Orioles/Tigers 1993-1995

Final Game: July 2, 1995 (Age 27)
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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
1989	21	DET-min	A,A-	5	2	.714	2.47	13	13	0	1	0	0	76.2	55	28	21	4	29	0	78	2	4	5			1.096	6.5	0.5	3.4	9.2	2.69	FAY,NFL · SALL,NYPL
1990	22	DET-min	A+,AA	13	7	.650	2.65	28	28	0	1	1	0	180.0	141	65	53	8	52	0	189	6	1	6			1.072	7.0	0.4	2.6	9.4	3.63	LAK,LON · FLOR,EL
1991	23	DET-min	AA,AAA	10	8	.556	3.60	22	22	0	3	1	0	132.1	113	57	53	14	45	0	136	1	0	2	548		1.194	7.7	1.0	3.1	9.2	3.02	LON,TOL · EL,IL
1992	24	DET-min	AA,AAA	2	7	.222	5.30	16	11	3	1	1	0	71.1	77	42	42	9	21	0	74	1	1	2	305		1.374	9.7	1.1	2.6	9.3	3.52	LON,TOL · EL,IL
1993	25	DET-min	AAA	7	10	.412	3.69	25	24	0	1	0	0	161.0	145	73	66	13	60	2	136	0	1	3	675		1.273	8.1	0.7	3.4	7.6	2.27	TOL · IL
1993	25	TOT	MLB	0	0		7.11	4	0	3	0	0	0	6.1	8	5	5	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	27	61	1.421	11.4	0.0	1.4	8.5	6.00
1993	25	DET	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	65	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	25	LAD	NL	0	0		6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	6	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	23	61	1.313	10.1	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00

1994	26	LAD-min	AAA,AA	4	8	.333	6.71	50	8	11	0	0	3	112.2	136	91	84	10	45	2	85	5	1	5	519		1.607	10.9	0.8	3.6	6.8	1.89	ABQ,SAN · PCL,TL
1995	27	BAL-min	AAA	11	9	.550	4.18	26	25	1	2	0	0	150.2	156	78	70	19	51	0	82	6	1	2	644		1.374	9.3	1.1	3.0	4.9	1.61	ROC · IL
1995	27	BAL	AL	1	0	1.000	7.27	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	8	7	7	3	7	0	1	1	0	0	41	68	1.731	8.3	3.1	7.3	1.0	0.14
1996	28	BOS-min	AAA	4	3	.571	5.21	16	16	0	0	0	0	84.2	99	55	49	12	27	0	68	0	0	1	373		1.488	10.5	1.3	2.9	7.2	2.52	PAW · IL
1997		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1998	30	WSN-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.61	7	7	0	0	0	0	48.1	42	15	14	5	12	0	25	2	1	1	191		1.117	7.8	0.9	2.2	4.7	2.08	OTT · IL
1999	31	WSN-min	AAA	4	1	.800	2.89	22	15	3	0	0	0	90.1	73	35	29	4	41	1	75	2	0	5	377		1.262	7.3	0.4	4.1	7.5	1.83	OTT · IL
2000	32	FLA-min	AAA	10	9	.526	4.68	29	19	5	3	0	2	140.1	150	78	73	21	43	2	94	5	2	3	613		1.375	9.6	1.3	2.8	6.0	2.19	CGY · PCL
2001	33	LAD-FLA-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.95	40	3	14	0	0	1	63.2	82	40	35	7	15	3	56	4	0	2	287		1.524	11.6	1.0	2.1	7.9	3.73	LVG,CGY · PCL
2003	35	REY	AAA	4	3	.571	2.64	10	10	0	1	1	0	64.2	68	21	19	3	21	1	36	4	0	2	281		1.376	9.5	0.4	2.9	5.0	1.71	REY · MEX
2 Yrs				1	0	1.000	7.20	6	2	3	0	0	0	15.0	16	12	12	3	8	0	7	1	0	0	68	65	1.600	9.6	1.8	4.8	4.2	0.88
162 Game Avg.				9	0	1.000	7.20	51	17	26	0	0	0	128	136	102	102	26	68	0	60	9	0	0	578	65	1.600	9.6	1.8	4.8	4.2	0.88

LAD (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	6	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	23	61	1.313	10.1	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
BAL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.27	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	8	7	7	3	7	0	1	1	0	0	41	68	1.731	8.3	3.1	7.3	1.0	0.14
DET (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	65	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

AL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	7.45	3	2	1	0	0	0	9.2	10	8	8	3	7	0	1	1	0	0	45	68	1.759	9.3	2.8	6.5	0.9	0.14
NL (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	6	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	23	61	1.313	10.1	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00

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%	Salary
1993	25	DET	AL	1.0	1	0	1	9.00	4.56	-0.23	-0.35	98.0	4.36	-1	-0.0	.2	0.0	-0.0	-0	.451	.500
1993	25	LAD	NL	5.1	3	0	4	6.75	4.36	-0.57	-0.33	113.0	5.19	-1	-0.1	.0	0.0	-0.0	-0	.465	.499

1995	27	BAL	AL	8.2	2	2	7	7.27	4.73	0.38	0.18	105.9	4.80	-2	-0.2		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.398	.499	$109,000
2 Seasons				15.0	6	2	12	7.20	4.59	-0.00	-0.04	107.9	4.91	-4	-0.4	.1	0.1	-0.2	-2	.440	.499	$109,000

LAD (1 yr)				5.1	3	0	4	6.75	4.36	-0.57	-0.33	113.0	5.19	-1	-0.1	.0	0.0	-0.0	-0	.465	.499
BAL (1 yr)				8.2	2	2	7	7.27	4.73	0.38	0.18	105.9	4.80	-2	-0.2		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.398	.499	$109,000
DET (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	1	9.00	4.56	-0.23	-0.35	98.0	4.36	-1	-0.0	.2	0.0	-0.0	-0	.451	.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
1993	25	DET	AL	1	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.000	1.500	.500	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
1993	25	LAD	NL	3	23	22	4	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.273	.304	.364	.668	.375	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	TOT	MLB	4	27	25	5	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	.320	.333	.440	.773	.400	11	1	0	0	1	0	0

1995	27	BAL	AL	2	41	31	7	8	0	2	3	1	0	7	1	.258	.400	.677	1.077	.179	21	2	1	1	1	0	1
2 Yrs				6	68	56	12	16	3	2	3	1	0	8	7	.286	.373	.571	.945	.271	32	3	1	1	2	0	1
162 Game Avg.				51	578	476	102	136	26	17	26	9	0	68	60	.286	.373	.571	.945	.271	272	26	9	9	17	0	9
MLB Averages																.267	.336	.414	.750	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1993	25	TOT	MLB	-1.8	-0.2	27	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.04	-0.3	-0.4	-1.4	-0.1	0.04	-0.7	0	0	3
1993	25	DET	AL	-0.3	-0.0	4	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.28	-0.1	0.0	-0.5	-0.0	0.28	-0.6	0	0	1
1993	25	LAD	NL	-1.4	-0.1	23	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.00	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-0.1	0.00	-0.1	0	0	2

1995	27	BAL	AL	-2.0	-0.2	43	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	.83	-0.3	0.1	-2.3	-0.2	0.83	-3.3	0	0	0
2 Yrs				-3.7	-0.3	70	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	.53	-0.6	0.2	-3.8	-0.3	0.53	-4.0	0	0	3

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
1995	27	BAL	AL	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	39.0	43	35	2	0	0	1	10.0	6.3	4.3	69	2	0	0	0	69
1 Yr				2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	39	43	35	2	0	0	1	10.0	6.3	4.3	69	2	0	0	0	69
MLB Averages													.500						49%	49	99	-8					4.8	4.8	6.0	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	IR	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevLo	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	IPmult	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1993	25	TOT	MLB	4	4	3	2	0%		.044	3	4	1	3	3	3	4.8	25
1993	25	DET	AL	1	1	1	0		8	.275	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.0	10
1993	25	LAD	NL	3	3	2	2	0%	5	.004	2	3	1	2	3	3	5.3	29
1 Yr				4	4	3	2	0%		.044	3	4	1	3	3	3	4.8	25

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%
1993	25	TOT	MLB	27	63%	0.0%	22.2%	3.7%	11.1%	38%	0.73	1.17	74%	15%	0.0%	18%	8	1	13%
1993	25	DET	AL	4	50%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50%	0.50	2.00	100%	0%	0.0%	0%	2	1	50%
1993	25	LAD	NL	23	65%	0.0%	26.1%	4.4%	8.7%	33%	0.78	1.00	70%	19%	0.0%	22%	6	0	0%

1995	27	BAL	AL	41	39%	7.3%	2.4%	17.1%	12.2%	63%	0.48	0.92	68%	22%	17.6%	19%	6	2	33%
2 Yrs				68	49%	4.4%	10.3%	11.8%	11.8%	50%	0.56	1.00	71%	19%	11.5%	19%	14	3	21%
MLB Averages					43%	2.5%	15.7%	8.9%	7.5%	32%	0.83	1.10	71%	21%	7.5%	16%			10%

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
1993	25	TOT	MLB	27	100	3.70	63	64%	27%	19%	22%	32%	73%	0%	46%	74%	44%	11%	3	2	7%	2	1	0	33%	0	1	0	2	0
1993	25	DET	AL	4	10	2.50	6	60%	33%	0%	0%	67%	67%	0%	40%	100%	50%	25%	1	1	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	LAD	NL	23	90	3.91	57	65%	26%	21%	25%	28%	74%	0%	47%	71%	43%	9%	2	1	9%	2	1	0	33%	0	1	0	2	0

1995	27	BAL	AL	41	138	3.37	74	54%	26%	8%	23%	43%	74%	0%	40%	89%	51%	10%	4	1	12%	5	3	0	0%	0	3	0	0	0
2 Yrs				68	238	3.50	137	58%	26%	13%	23%	38%	74%	0%	42%	82%	49%	10%	7	3	10%	7	4	0	29%	0	4	0	2	0
MLB Averages						3.68		61%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	80%	56%	6%			19%				28%

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
1993	25	TOT	MLB	27	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	15	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993	25	DET	AL	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993	25	LAD	NL	23	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1995	27	BAL	AL	41	8	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	2	0	67%	1	0	1	10	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2 Yrs				68	16	3	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	4	3	0	75%	1	0	1	25	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MLB Averages																		54%							68%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1993	25	0		7.11	4	0	3	6.1	8	5	5	0	1	6	0	27	61	1.421	11.4	0.0	1.4	8.5	6.00	61
1994	26	0		7.11	4	0	3	6.1	8	5	5	0	1	6	0	27	61	1.421	11.4	0.0	1.4	8.5	6.00	61
1995	27	1	1.000	7.20	6	2	3	15.0	16	12	12	3	8	7	1	68	65	1.600	9.6	1.8	4.8	4.2	0.88	65

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
1993	25	0	0		6.00	6.0	8	4	4	0	1	6	0	1.500	12.0	1.5	9.0	6.00	0.0	4

1995	27	0	1	.000	8.00	9.0	9	9	8	3	8	1	1	1.889	9.0	8.0	1.0	0.13	3.0	2
2 Yrs		0	1	.000	7.20	15.0	17	13	12	3	9	7	1	1.733	10.2		4.2	0.78	1.8	6

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