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Zach Duke

Zachary Thomas Duke

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 19, 1983 in Clifton, TX
High School: Midway (Hewitt, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed July 31, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 2005
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Diamondbacks 2005-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$3.5M (11) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 6.094, Free Agent: 2012 [*], Agents: Mark Pieper [*]
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
2005 22 PIT NL 14 31 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .143 .194 .143 .336 -9 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 RoY-5
2006 23 PIT NL 34 78 68 2 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 32 .191 .203 .235 .438 13 16 0 0 9 0 0 1
2007 24 PIT NL 21 35 32 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .250 .250 .250 .500 32 8 0 0 3 0 0 1
2008 25 PIT NL 32 65 57 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .158 .186 .158 .344 -6 9 0 0 6 0 0 1
2009 26 PIT NL 33 79 60 1 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 18 .200 .246 .233 .479 29 14 0 0 14 1 0 1 AS
2010 27 PIT NL 32 58 48 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .063 .100 .104 .204 -44 5 0 0 8 0 0 1
2011 28 ARI NL 20 23 20 3 6 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 7 .300 .333 .600 .933 148 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
7 Seasons 186 369 313 17 55 7 0 2 23 0 0 12 116 .176 .205 .217 .422 12 68 2 0 42 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 321 273 15 48 6 0 2 20 0 0 10 101 .176 .205 .217 .422 12 59 2 0 37 2 0
PIT (6 yrs) 166 346 293 14 49 7 0 0 17 0 0 11 109 .167 .196 .191 .387 4 56 2 0 40 2 0
ARI (1 yr) 20 23 20 3 6 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 7 .300 .333 .600 .933 148 12 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 22 PIT NL 31 -4 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1 RoY-5
2006 23 PIT NL 78 -9 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $335,000 1
2007 24 PIT NL 35 -3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $410,000 1
2008 25 PIT NL 65 -9 0 0 1 0 7 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $400,000 1
2009 26 PIT NL 79 -6 -1 1 1 0 7 2 3 0.4 3 0.4 0.0 $2,200,000 1 AS
2010 27 PIT NL 58 -10 -0 1 1 0 6 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $4,300,000 1
2011 28 ARI NL 23 1 0 -0 0 0 2 1 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $3,500,000 1
7 Seasons 369 -40 -1 2 2 0 38 10 12 1.2 12 1.3 -0.1 $11,145,000
PIT (6 yrs) 346 -41 -1 2 2 0 36 10 8 0.8 8 0.9 -0.1 $7,645,000
ARI (1 yr) 23 1 0 -0 0 0 2 1 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $3,500,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2005 22 PIT NL 31 27 1 1.0 107 .211 .143 .267 .194 .337 .143 .426 .336 .763 -9 .052 -4.5 -0.4 .231 .071 .000
2006 23 PIT NL 78 64 4 1.7 111 .361 .191 .270 .203 .340 .235 .438 .438 .779 13 .115 -8.9 -0.8 .309 .059 .044
2007 24 PIT NL 35 27 2 2.0 108 .400 .250 .269 .250 .338 .250 .430 .500 .768 32 .152 -3.3 -0.3 .333 .000 .000
2008 25 PIT NL 65 54 2 1.0 104 .243 .158 .262 .186 .334 .158 .419 .344 .753 -6 .051 -8.9 -0.9 .229 .035 .000
2009 26 PIT NL 79 63 5 2.1 105 .279 .200 .263 .246 .336 .233 .418 .479 .755 29 .183 -6.1 -0.6 .375 .100 .033
2010 27 PIT NL 58 53 1 0.5 101 .097 .063 .260 .100 .329 .104 .409 .204 .738 -44 .017 -9.8 -1.0 .156 .083 .042
2011 28 ARI NL 23 16 4 6.7 101 .364 .300 .262 .333 .330 .600 .409 .933 .739 148 .682 1.1 0.1 .929 .350 .300 .0
7 Seasons 369 304 19 1.7 106 .269 .176 .265 .205 .335 .217 .423 .422 .758 12 .124 -40.4 -3.9 .308 .080 .042 .0
162 Game Avg. 321 265 17 1.7 106 .269 .176 .265 .205 .335 .217 .423 .422 .758 12 .124 -40.4 -3.9 .308 .080 .042
PIT (6 yrs) 346 288 15 1.4 106 .263 .167 .265 .196 .336 .191 .424 .387 .759 4 .092 -41.5 -4.0 .272 .061 .024
ARI (1 yr) 23 16 4 6.7 101 .364 .300 .262 .333 .330 .600 .409 .933 .739 148 .682 1.1 0.1 .929 .350 .300 .0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2009 PIT NL 26 DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2005 22 PIT NL 31 0.0% 32.3% 6.5% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.8 28.0 1.57 2.75 61% 11% 0.0% 14%
2006 23 PIT NL 78 0.0% 41.0% 1.3% 3.9% 23% 32.00 2.1 9.7 1.43 3.00 46% 11% 0.0% 0%
2007 24 PIT NL 35 0.0% 34.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 10.7 2.80 3.67 57% 17% 0.0% 0%
2008 25 PIT NL 65 0.0% 30.8% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 10.00 2.9 57.0 1.58 3.13 57% 16% 0.0% 8%
2009 26 PIT NL 79 0.0% 22.8% 5.1% 2.5% 17% 4.50 3.3 12.0 1.22 1.93 54% 11% 0.0% 22%
2010 27 PIT NL 58 0.0% 29.3% 3.5% 3.5% 67% 8.50 2.8 1.78 2.18 53% 10% 0.0% 0%
2011 28 ARI NL 23 8.7% 30.4% 4.4% 8.7% 33% 7.00 2.9 10.0 3.3 0.86 3.50 48% 27% 28.6% 0%
7 Seasons 369 0.5% 31.4% 3.3% 2.4% 16% 9.67 2.7 156.5 13.6 1.50 2.57 53% 13% 3.0% 8%
MLB Averages 2.6% 17.6% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 2.07 5.1 33.8 7.8 0.80 1.07 70% 19% 7.6% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2005 22 PIT NL -4.5 -0.4 31 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .67 -0.3 -0.1 -4.1 -0.4 0.80 -3.7 0
2006 23 PIT NL -8.9 -0.8 78 -0.6 1.0 -1.5 1.07 -0.8 0.3 -7.8 -0.7 1.04 -9.3 0
2007 24 PIT NL -3.3 -0.3 35 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 1.01 -0.3 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.92 -3.0 2.39 1
2008 25 PIT NL -8.9 -0.9 65 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 1.10 -0.9 -0.0 -10.3 -1.0 1.01 -9.6 2.25 1
2009 26 PIT NL -6.1 -0.6 80 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 .91 -0.6 0.0 -8.0 -0.8 1.05 -7.6 1.23 0
2010 27 PIT NL -9.8 -1.0 58 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 .88 -0.9 -0.0 -8.2 -0.8 0.92 -9.2 0.03 2
2011 28 ARI NL 1.1 0.1 23 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .62 0.1 -0.1 2.3 0.2 0.97 0.8 0
7 Seasons -40.5 -3.9 370 -3.5 3.3 -6.7 .95 -3.8 0.1 -38.5 -3.8 0.98 -41.6 1.18 4

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2005 22 PIT NL 2 0 17% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2006 23 PIT NL 1 0 14% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
2007 24 PIT NL 1 0 38% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
2008 25 PIT NL 1 0 18% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
2009 26 PIT NL 2 0 6% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 6 6 0 1 1 0 4 4 0
2010 27 PIT NL 2 0 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2
2011 28 ARI NL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 9 0 23% 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21% 19 18 1 5 2 3 10 7 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2005 22 PIT NL 31 71% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 5 1 20% 11 1 9% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2006 23 PIT NL 78 62% 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 19 0 0% 21 4 19% 60 8 13% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
2007 24 PIT NL 35 57% 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 0 0% 8 2 25% 22 3 14% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
2008 25 PIT NL 65 88% 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.25 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 15 0 0% 18 5 28% 46 1 2% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
2009 26 PIT NL 79 82% 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.23 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 78% 25 0 0% 21 5 24% 70 5 7% 8 3 38% 7 5 71% 0
2010 27 PIT NL 58 76% 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 57% 14 0 0% 17 4 24% 34 1 3% 2 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
2011 28 ARI NL 23 48% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 16 4 25% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
7 Seasons 369 72% 55 4 1 4 0 0 0 1.18 2 0 13 2 0 0 2 0 63 42 67% 83 2 2% 94 22 23% 259 23 9% 25 8 32% 18 11 61% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2005 22 PIT NL 31 108 3.48 72 67% 19% 22% 32% 26% 81% 0% 54% 72% 45% 3% 1 0 6% 2 1 0% 0 0 20% 0 0 0
2006 23 PIT NL 78 255 3.27 197 77% 28% 26% 23% 23% 72% 0% 55% 64% 26% 0% 0 0 1% 1 0 0% 0 0 19% 0 0 0
2007 24 PIT NL 35 117 3.34 86 74% 26% 26% 22% 27% 74% 0% 55% 66% 40% 0% 0 0 6% 2 1 3% 1 0 8% 0 0 0
2008 25 PIT NL 65 227 3.49 167 74% 27% 19% 28% 26% 73% 0% 54% 74% 29% 8% 5 0 11% 7 1 6% 4 2 5% 0 0 0
2009 26 PIT NL 79 255 3.23 179 70% 31% 15% 22% 32% 69% 0% 48% 79% 30% 1% 1 0 4% 3 0 5% 4 2 22% 0 0 0
2010 27 PIT NL 58 193 3.33 143 74% 34% 19% 20% 27% 66% 0% 49% 72% 33% 3% 2 0 10% 6 0 2% 1 0 24% 0 0 0
2011 28 ARI NL 23 81 3.52 56 69% 34% 23% 16% 27% 66% 0% 46% 65% 22% 9% 2 0 13% 3 1 9% 2 1 14% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 369 1236 3.35 900 73% 29% 21% 24% 27% 71% 0% 52% 71% 31% 3% 11 0 7% 24 4 3% 12 5 16% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.79 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2005 22 14 31 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .143 .194 .143 .336 -9 4 2 0 0 1 0
2006 23 48 109 96 3 17 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 42 .177 .200 .208 .408 7 20 2 0 9 1 0
2007 24 69 144 128 6 25 3 0 0 11 0 0 3 54 .195 .212 .219 .431 13 28 2 0 12 1 0
2008 25 101 209 185 8 34 3 0 0 12 0 0 5 74 .184 .204 .200 .404 7 37 2 0 18 1 0
2009 26 134 288 245 9 46 5 0 0 17 0 0 9 92 .188 .215 .208 .423 13 51 2 0 32 2 0
2010 27 166 346 293 14 49 7 0 0 17 0 0 11 109 .167 .196 .191 .387 4 56 2 0 40 2 0
2011 28 186 369 313 17 55 7 0 2 23 0 0 12 116 .176 .205 .217 .422 12 68 2 0 42 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2005 22 14 32 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 .172 .219 .172 .391 1 14
2006 23 34 68 67 2 12 3 0 0 6 0 1 32 .179 .191 .224 .415 3 34
2007 24 21 32 32 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 21
2008 25 32 60 58 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 20 .172 .200 .172 .372 2 32
2009 26 33 66 61 1 13 2 0 0 6 0 4 18 .213 .258 .246 .503 4 33
2010 27 32 52 49 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 17 .082 .135 .143 .277 1 32
2011 28 20 21 20 3 6 0 0 2 6 0 1 7 .300 .333 .600 .933 4 20
7 Seasons 186 331 316 22 58 8 0 2 23 0 13 116 .184 .215 .228 .442 17 186
162 Game Avg. 162 288 275 19 51 7 0 2 20 0 11 101 .184 .215 .228 .442 15 186

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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

All-Star Games
2009

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2009 NL  14 (4th)

                           

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