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Nelson Figueroa

Nelson Figueroa

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 18, 1974 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Abraham Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY)
School: Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 2000
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Mets/Brewers/Astros/Pirates/... 2000-2011
2012 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.031, Arb Eligible: 2012, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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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
1995	21	NYM-min	Rk	7	3	.700	3.07	12	12	0	2	2	0	76.1	57	31	26	3	22	1	79	5	0	5	304		1.035	6.7	0.4	2.6	9.3	3.59	KPT · APPY
1996	22	NYM-min	A	14	7	.667	2.04	26	25	1	8	4	0	185.1	119	55	42	10	58	1	200	2	2	9	723		0.955	5.8	0.5	2.8	9.7	3.45	CLM · SALL
1997	23	NYM-min	AA	5	11	.313	4.34	33	22	3	0	0	0	143.0	137	76	69	14	68	1	116	6	0	7	617		1.434	8.6	0.9	4.3	7.3	1.71	BNG · EL
1998	24	NYM-ARI-min	AA,AAA	14	5	.737	4.42	28	28	0	3	2	0	165.0	179	95	81	27	60	3	145	2	1	2	711		1.448	9.8	1.5	3.3	7.9	2.42	BNG,TUC · EL,PCL
1999	25	ARI-min	AAA,Rk	11	7	.611	3.85	25	22	0	1	1	0	131.0	131	60	56	16	41	0	108	5	0	6	552		1.313	9.0	1.1	2.8	7.4	2.63	TUC,DBK · PCL,ARIZ
2000	26	ARI-PHI-min	AAA	13	7	.650	3.11	25	24	0	2	0	0	162.0	151	69	56	18	39	2	113	2	0	10	664		1.173	8.4	1.0	2.2	6.3	2.90	TUC,SWB · PCL,IL
2000	26	ARI	NL	0	1	.000	7.47	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	17	13	13	4	5	0	7	0	0	2	68	65	1.404	9.8	2.3	2.9	4.0	1.40
2001	27	PHI-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.47	13	12	0	3	0	0	87.1	74	33	24	6	18	2	74	5	0	3	359		1.053	7.6	0.6	1.9	7.6	4.11	SWB · IL
2001	27	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	3.94	19	13	1	0	0	0	89.0	95	40	39	8	37	3	61	7	0	2	393	108	1.483	9.6	0.8	3.7	6.2	1.65
2002	28	MIL-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	3.63	6	6	0	0	1	0	39.2	39	18	16	2	13	0	25	0	0	1	170		1.311	8.8	0.5	2.9	5.7	1.92	INA · IL
2002	28	MIL	NL	1	7	.125	5.03	30	11	4	0	0	0	93.0	96	59	52	18	37	6	51	4	0	5	412	81	1.430	9.3	1.7	3.6	4.9	1.38
2003	29	PIT-min	AAA	12	5	.706	2.97	23	23	0	3	1	0	151.1	144	54	50	11	37	5	121	8	0	5	627		1.196	8.6	0.7	2.2	7.2	3.27	NVL · PCL
2003	29	PIT	NL	2	1	.667	3.31	12	3	1	0	0	0	35.1	28	13	13	8	13	2	23	2	0	2	146	133	1.160	7.1	2.0	3.3	5.9	1.77
2004	30	PIT-min	AAA	12	8	.600	4.19	25	23	1	3	1	0	152.1	168	79	71	20	36	1	129	4	0	2	648		1.339	9.9	1.2	2.1	7.6	3.58	NVL · PCL
2004	30	PIT	NL	0	3	.000	5.72	10	3	0	0	0	0	28.1	32	18	18	4	11	1	10	0	0	3	121	76	1.518	10.2	1.3	3.5	3.2	0.91

2006	32	WSN-min	AAA	3	5	.375	4.38	16	11	1	0	0	0	76.0	76	41	37	12	21	1	44	6	0	9	326		1.276	9.0	1.4	2.5	5.2	2.10	NOR · PCL
2007	33	CHH	AAA	8	6	.571	3.87	19	19	0	10	1	0	153.2	163	73	66	13	36	2	94	8	0	8	648		1.295	9.5	0.8	2.1	5.5	2.61	CHH · MEX
2008	34	NYM-min	AAA	4	7	.364	4.43	20	16	0	0	0	0	113.2	120	62	56	15	33	0	97	4	0	1	483		1.346	9.5	1.2	2.6	7.7	2.94	NOR · PCL
2008	34	NYM	NL	3	3	.500	4.57	16	6	2	0	0	0	45.1	48	26	23	3	26	1	36	2	0	0	211	93	1.632	9.5	0.6	5.2	7.1	1.38
2009	35	NYM-min	AAA	7	5	.583	2.25	17	17	0	1	1	0	112.0	91	29	28	5	24	0	94	1	0	1	437		1.027	7.3	0.4	1.9	7.6	3.92	BFL · IL
2009	35	NYM	NL	3	8	.273	4.09	16	10	2	1	1	0	70.1	80	33	32	8	24	4	59	9	0	1	320	100	1.479	10.2	1.0	3.1	7.5	2.46
2010	36	PHI-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	0.95	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	10	2	2	1	3	0	18	0	0	0	70		0.684	4.7	0.5	1.4	8.5	6.00	LHV · IL
2010	36	TOT	NL	7	4	.636	3.29	31	11	6	0	0	1	93.0	84	38	34	10	34	4	73	2	0	6	390	122	1.269	8.1	1.0	3.3	7.1	2.15
2010	36	PHI	NL	2	1	.667	3.46	13	1	5	0	0	1	26.0	20	10	10	1	9	2	15	0	0	2	104	119	1.115	6.9	0.3	3.1	5.2	1.67
2010	36	HOU	NL	5	3	.625	3.22	18	10	1	0	0	0	67.0	64	28	24	9	25	2	58	2	0	4	286	123	1.328	8.6	1.2	3.4	7.8	2.32
2011	37	HOU-PIT-min	AAA	7	8	.467	6.05	19	18	0	1	0	0	99.2	133	71	67	14	34	0	66	7	0	5	458		1.676	12.0	1.3	3.1	6.0	1.94	OKC,INA · PCL,IL
2011	37	HOU	NL	0	3	.000	8.69	8	5	2	0	0	0	29.0	45	33	28	3	16	0	17	0	0	1	146	44	2.103	14.0	0.9	5.0	5.3	1.06
2012	38	NYY-min	AAA	3	1	.750	4.40	7	4	0	0	0	0	28.2	32	15	14	6	11	0	16	2	0	2	123		1.500	10.0	1.9	3.5	5.0	1.45	SWB · IL
9 Yrs				20	35	.364	4.55	145	65	18	1	1	1	499.0	525	273	252	66	203	21	337	26	0	22	2207	92	1.459	9.5	1.2	3.7	6.1	1.66
162 Game Avg.				6	11	.364	4.55	47	21	6	0	0	0	162	170	88	82	21	66	7	109	8	0	7	715	92	1.459	9.5	1.2	3.7	6.1	1.66

NYM (2 yrs)				6	11	.353	4.28	32	16	4	1	1	0	115.2	128	59	55	11	50	5	95	11	0	1	531	97	1.539	10.0	0.9	3.9	7.4	1.90
PIT (2 yrs)				2	4	.333	4.38	22	6	1	0	0	0	63.2	60	31	31	12	24	3	33	2	0	5	267	100	1.319	8.5	1.7	3.4	4.7	1.38
PHI (2 yrs)				6	6	.500	3.83	32	14	6	0	0	1	115.0	115	50	49	9	46	5	76	7	0	4	497	110	1.400	9.0	0.7	3.6	5.9	1.65
HOU (2 yrs)				5	6	.455	4.88	26	15	3	0	0	0	96.0	109	61	52	12	41	2	75	2	0	5	432	81	1.563	10.2	1.1	3.8	7.0	1.83
ARI (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.47	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	17	13	13	4	5	0	7	0	0	2	68	65	1.404	9.8	2.3	2.9	4.0	1.40
MIL (1 yr)				1	7	.125	5.03	30	11	4	0	0	0	93.0	96	59	52	18	37	6	51	4	0	5	412	81	1.430	9.3	1.7	3.6	4.9	1.38

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
2000	26	ARI	NL	15.2	3	3	13	7.47	5.58	0.12	0.20	107.3	6.07	-2	-0.2		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.426	.499	$
2001	27	PHI	NL	89.0	19	13	40	4.04	4.57	0.27	0.11	93.8	4.14	1	0.1	.2	-0.1	0.7	10	.505	.501	$
2002	28	MIL	NL	93.0	30	11	59	5.71	4.61	-0.10	-0.01	99.8	4.69	-11	-1.1	.5	-0.0	-0.4	-2	.463	.493	$
2003	29	PIT	NL	35.1	12	3	13	3.31	4.90	-0.05	-0.11	105.8	5.11	7	0.7	.5	-0.1	0.9	11	.561	.505	$
2004	30	PIT	NL	28.1	10	3	18	5.72	4.89	-0.16	-0.13	98.7	4.86	-3	-0.3	.7	-0.0	-0.1	0	.472	.498	$

2008	34	NYM	NL	45.1	16	6	26	5.16	4.61	0.10	0.05	97.7	4.45	-3	-0.3	.9	-0.0	0.0	1	.480	.498	$
2009	35	NYM	NL	70.1	16	10	33	4.22	4.53	-0.01	0.09	97.3	4.50	2	0.2	.8	-0.1	0.7	9	.514	.501	$
2010	36	PHI	NL	26.0	13	1	10	3.46	4.39	-0.04	-0.23	102.2	4.29	2	0.3	.8	-0.1	0.4	5	.519	.502	$
2010	36	HOU	NL	67.0	18	10	28	3.76	4.44	-0.17	0.08	98.6	4.63	6	0.7	.5	-0.1	1.1	13	.538	.504	$
2011	37	HOU	NL	29.0	8	5	33	10.24	4.34	0.13	0.09	100.8	4.34	-19	-1.7	.1	0.1	-1.4	-16	.290	.490	$900,000
9 Seasons				499.0	145	65	273	4.92	4.61	0.01	0.03	98.8	4.58	-20	-1.6	.6	-0.5	1.8	29	.489	.499	$900,000

NYM (2 yrs)				115.2	32	16	59	4.59	4.56	0.03	0.07	97.5	4.48	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.1	0.7	10	.497	.500	$
PIT (2 yrs)				63.2	22	6	31	4.38	4.90	-0.09	-0.12	102.7	5.00	4	0.5	.6	-0.2	0.8	11	.521	.501	$
PHI (2 yrs)				115.0	32	14	50	3.91	4.53	0.20	0.03	95.7	4.17	3	0.3	.6	-0.2	1.1	15	.511	.501	$
HOU (2 yrs)				96.0	26	15	61	5.72	4.41	-0.08	0.09	99.3	4.54	-13	-1.0	.4	-0.0	-0.3	-4	.462	.497	$900,000
ARI (1 yr)				15.2	3	3	13	7.47	5.58	0.12	0.20	107.3	6.07	-2	-0.2		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.426	.499	$
MIL (1 yr)				93.0	30	11	59	5.71	4.61	-0.10	-0.01	99.8	4.69	-11	-1.1	.5	-0.0	-0.4	-2	.463	.493	$

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
2000	26	ARI	NL	3	68	60	13	17	4	0	4	1	2	5	7	.283	.328	.550	.878	.255	33	0	0	1	2	0	2
2001	27	PHI	NL	19	393	345	40	95	22	3	8	7	2	37	61	.275	.357	.426	.783	.315	147	8	7	4	0	3	1
2002	28	MIL	NL	30	412	355	59	96	21	1	18	6	2	37	51	.270	.342	.487	.829	.268	173	5	4	11	5	6	4
2003	29	PIT	NL	12	146	127	13	28	4	0	8	2	0	13	23	.220	.299	.441	.740	.204	56	2	2	2	2	2	1
2004	30	PIT	NL	10	121	106	18	32	7	3	4	0	2	11	10	.302	.368	.538	.905	.304	57	4	0	4	0	1	0

2008	34	NYM	NL	16	211	180	26	48	11	0	3	3	0	26	36	.267	.364	.378	.741	.317	68	3	2	2	1	1	3
2009	35	NYM	NL	16	320	280	33	80	16	1	8	4	2	24	59	.286	.356	.436	.792	.332	122	3	9	3	4	4	1
2010	36	HOU	NL	18	286	255	28	64	9	3	9	6	3	25	58	.251	.319	.416	.735	.288	106	5	2	1	3	2	2
2010	36	PHI	NL	13	104	91	10	20	4	1	1	3	2	9	15	.220	.290	.319	.609	.253	29	0	0	4	0	2	0
2010	36	TOT	NL	31	390	346	38	84	13	4	10	9	5	34	73	.243	.312	.390	.702	.278	135	5	2	5	3	4	2
2011	37	HOU	NL	8	146	128	33	45	7	1	3	6	0	16	17	.352	.421	.492	.913	.385	63	3	0	1	1	0	3
9 Yrs				145	2207	1927	273	525	105	13	66	38	15	203	337	.272	.347	.443	.790	.298	854	33	26	33	18	21	17
162 Game Avg.				47	715	624	88	170	34	4	21	12	5	66	109	.272	.347	.443	.790	.298	277	11	8	11	6	7	6
MLB Averages																.264	.333	.420	.753	.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
2000	26	ARI	NL	-3.8	-0.3	73	-0.6	1.1	-1.7	.93	-0.3	-0.3	-3.7	-0.3	0.93	-4.2	0	0	0
2001	27	PHI	NL	4.7	0.5	402	0.3	6.4	-6.1	.91	0.1	0.3	7.3	0.7	0.91	0.3	0	0	6
2002	28	MIL	NL	-10.8	-1.1	423	-2.6	4.4	-7.0	.70	-1.9	-1.8	-14.3	-1.4	0.70	-18.1	1	5	13
2003	29	PIT	NL	4.7	0.5	151	0.2	1.7	-1.5	.65	0.2	0.1	6.3	0.6	0.65	2.2	1	0	8
2004	30	PIT	NL	-3.5	-0.3	126	-0.6	1.1	-1.8	.57	-0.3	-0.8	-4.9	-0.5	0.57	-3.5	1	2	4

2008	34	NYM	NL	-2.2	-0.2	214	-1.1	3.2	-4.3	1.00	-0.6	-0.5	-7.4	-0.7	1.00	-8.0	3	1	6
2009	35	NYM	NL	0.7	0.1	327	-0.3	4.9	-5.2	.90	-0.8	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.90	-6.5	2	0	3
2010	36	TOT	NL	7.4	0.8	412	0.1	6.9	-6.7	.96	-0.2	0.4	6.9	0.7	0.96	2.7	4	3	12
2010	36	PHI	NL	2.3	0.2	112	0.2	2.0	-1.8	.99	0.2	-0.0	1.8	0.2	0.99	4.3	4	1	6
2010	36	HOU	NL	5.1	0.5	300	-0.0	4.9	-4.9	.95	-0.4	0.4	5.1	0.5	0.95	-1.6	0	2	6
2011	37	HOU	NL	-16.9	-1.6	154	-1.5	1.9	-3.3	.90	-1.3	-0.3	-17.2	-1.6	0.90	-13.3	0	0	3
9 Yrs				-19.8	-1.7	2282	-6.0	31.5	-37.5	.85	-5.2	-1.9	-26.6	-2.4	0.85	-48.3	12	11	55

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
2000	26	ARI	NL	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	.333	0	1	0	0	0	0%	39.7	44	31	3	1	0	3	6.0	5.1	5.2	83	1	2	0	0	93
2001	27	PHI	NL	19	13	4	5	4	1	0	4	9	.308	1	1	0	0	6	46%	49.9	66	33	13	5	0	6	4.8	3.8	6.0	94	1	8	4	0	106
2002	28	MIL	NL	30	11	1	5	5	0	1	5	6	.455	0	4	0	0	3	27%	41.6	55	25	9	2	1	6	4.6	3.1	5.4	90	2	5	4	0	114
2003	29	PIT	NL	12	3	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	.667	0	2	0	0	1	33%	49.0	53	46	1	1	0	2	4.8	1.2	5.3	88	1	2	0	0	97
2004	30	PIT	NL	10	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	.000	1	0	0	0	1	33%	38.3	55	30	3	1	0	2	3.3	2.7	4.0	59	3	0	0	0	78

2008	34	NYM	NL	16	6	2	3	1	1	0	3	3	.500	0	1	0	0	2	33%	46.3	68	30	5	1	0	4	3.5	4.6	5.6	98	0	3	3	0	108
2009	35	NYM	NL	16	10	2	8	0	0	3	2	8	.200	0	0	1	1	5	50%	50.8	86	10	5	0	1	7	2.6	2.6	5.8	99	2	2	5	1	126
2010	36	TOT	NL	31	11	4	3	4	2	1	8	3	.727	1	2	0	0	4	36%	52.0	66	36	3	0	1	5	3.6	3.8	5.5	97	1	4	6	0	114
2010	36	PHI	NL	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	51.0	51	51	0	0	0	1	3.0	1.8	5.0	100	0	0	1	0	100
2010	36	HOU	NL	18	10	4	3	3	2	1	7	3	.700	1	1	0	0	4	40%	52.1	66	36	3	0	1	4	3.7	4.0	5.6	97	1	4	5	0	114
2011	37	HOU	NL	8	5	0	3	2	0	0	1	4	.200	1	0	0	0	1	20%	31.6	55	15	7	4	0	3	5.5	5.4	5.0	93	0	4	1	0	116
9 Yrs				145	65	15	30	20	5	5	26	39	.400	4	11	1	1	23	35%	46	86	10	49	15	3	38	4.2	3.6	5.5	93	11	30	23	1	126
MLB Averages													.500						49%	49	100	-12					4.7	4.7	5.9	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2001	27	PHI	NL	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0%	6	.912	0	0	6	0	0	6	1	5	5	1	6	0	5.7	32
2002	28	MIL	NL	30	19	4	0	2	0	0	0		1	1	6	2	33%	6	.700	1	5	13	1	2	16	3	16	12	2	13	4	5.3	24
2003	29	PIT	NL	12	9	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	5	2	40%	3	.650	1	0	8	0	0	9	3	6	8	0	8	0	6.4	29
2004	30	PIT	NL	10	7	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	10	4	40%	3	.571	1	2	4	0	1	6	4	3	6	1	6	2	7.0	36

2008	34	NYM	NL	16	10	2	1	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	6	5	83%	4	.995	3	1	6	3	1	6	3	7	2	2	3	1	3.6	22
2009	35	NYM	NL	16	6	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	5	1	20%	9	.901	2	0	3	1	1	4	2	4	4	0	4	1	6.2	38
2010	36	TOT	NL	31	20	6	3	1	1	1	0	100%	1	0	11	4	36%		.964	4	3	12	3	2	15	6	14	12	2	12	4	4.9	26
2010	36	PHI	NL	13	12	5	2	1	1	1	0	100%	1	0	5	2	40%	7	.987	4	1	6	2	2	8	3	9	9	0	9	2	5.3	28
2010	36	HOU	NL	18	8	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	6	2	33%	6	.955	0	2	6	1	0	7	3	5	3	2	3	2	4.3	24
2011	37	HOU	NL	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		6	.905	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	4.0	28
8 Yrs				142	80	18	5	5	2	1	1	50%	3	1	46	18	39%		.849	12	11	55	9	7	64	22	58	50	8	53	12	5.3	28

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%
2000	26	ARI	NL	68	49%	5.9%	10.3%	7.4%	11.8%	47%	0.79	1.24	75%	23%	16.0%	11%	8	0	0%
2001	27	PHI	NL	393	62%	2.0%	15.5%	9.4%	8.4%	35%	0.83	1.15	70%	26%	6.5%	17%	55	8	15%
2002	28	MIL	NL	412	56%	4.4%	12.4%	9.0%	9.7%	42%	0.63	0.87	71%	20%	11.4%	10%	72	5	7%
2003	29	PIT	NL	146	68%	5.5%	15.8%	8.9%	8.2%	43%	0.81	1.13	67%	13%	15.7%	12%	14	2	14%
2004	30	PIT	NL	121	59%	3.3%	8.3%	9.1%	11.6%	44%	1.11	1.70	76%	10%	9.3%	4%	22	4	18%

2008	34	NYM	NL	211	61%	1.4%	17.1%	12.3%	6.6%	29%	0.73	0.74	67%	16%	3.8%	6%	40	3	8%
2009	35	NYM	NL	320	56%	2.5%	18.4%	7.5%	7.8%	31%	0.62	0.88	68%	23%	6.6%	12%	47	3	6%
2010	36	TOT	NL	390	57%	2.6%	18.7%	8.7%	6.9%	32%	0.75	0.94	68%	19%	7.6%	15%	65	5	8%
2010	36	PHI	NL	104	54%	1.0%	14.4%	8.7%	5.8%	30%	0.73	1.10	72%	24%	2.5%	9%	17	0	0%
2010	36	HOU	NL	286	58%	3.2%	20.3%	8.7%	7.3%	33%	0.77	0.88	67%	16%	9.9%	18%	48	5	10%
2011	37	HOU	NL	146	71%	2.1%	11.6%	11.0%	7.5%	24%	0.68	0.92	75%	27%	5.4%	14%	40	3	8%
9 Yrs				2207	59%	3.0%	15.3%	9.2%	8.3%	35%	0.74	0.99	70%	20%	8.4%	12%	363	33	9%
MLB Averages					46%	2.7%	17.2%	8.6%	7.9%	34%	0.78	1.07	70%	20%	7.9%	13%			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
2000	26	ARI	NL	69	250	3.62	147	59%	33%	9%	20%	38%	67%	0%	39%	87%	54%	10%	7	5	16%	11	4	0	57%	2	2	-1	0	0
2001	27	PHI	NL	393	1415	3.60	891	63%	30%	13%	24%	32%	70%	2%	44%	81%	62%	3%	13	9	21%	83	41	7	39%	11	1	0	0	0
2002	28	MIL	NL	412	1450	3.52	903	62%	31%	11%	23%	35%	69%	4%	43%	84%	61%	5%	22	16	17%	72	43	6	24%	7	1	0	0	0
2003	29	PIT	NL	146	522	3.58	314	60%	27%	17%	21%	34%	73%	4%	44%	77%	49%	10%	14	12	12%	18	10	1	13%	5	0	0	0	0
2004	30	PIT	NL	122	425	3.48	255	60%	27%	13%	22%	39%	73%	1%	44%	83%	57%	5%	6	4	17%	21	12	1	10%	3	1	-1	0	0

2008	34	NYM	NL	212	804	3.79	499	62%	33%	12%	25%	29%	67%	1%	41%	81%	63%	5%	10	3	22%	46	32	1	42%	7	6	-1	0	0
2009	35	NYM	NL	320	1215	3.80	753	62%	28%	13%	28%	30%	72%	3%	45%	82%	60%	7%	21	13	21%	67	37	5	31%	14	4	0	0	0
2010	36	TOT	NL	391	1597	4.08	1029	64%	28%	13%	31%	27%	72%	2%	46%	82%	63%	5%	19	9	36%	140	86	4	27%	12	7	-1	0	0
2010	36	PHI	NL	105	440	4.19	282	64%	31%	11%	30%	28%	69%	3%	44%	84%	60%	5%	5	4	40%	42	31	2	40%	4	0	-1	0	0
2010	36	HOU	NL	286	1157	4.05	747	65%	27%	14%	32%	27%	73%	1%	47%	81%	64%	5%	14	5	34%	98	55	2	24%	8	7	0	0	0
2011	37	HOU	NL	146	551	3.77	326	59%	26%	13%	26%	35%	74%	0%	44%	83%	58%	5%	8	4	20%	29	15	0	18%	4	4	0	0	0
9 Yrs				2211	8229	3.72	5117	62%	29%	13%	26%	32%	71%	2%	44%	82%	60%	5%	120	75	22%	487	280	25	30%	65	26	-4	0	0
MLB Averages						3.77		63%	27%	15%	27%	31%	73%	2%	45%	80%	58%	5%			22%				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
2000	26	ARI	NL	68	17	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	1	3	3	2	0	67%	2	2	0	22	1	2	33%	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	0
2001	27	PHI	NL	393	95	6	1	8	0	5	4	4	6	2	9	1	5	11%	1	2	0	137	7	2	78%	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
2002	28	MIL	NL	412	96	8	2	18	0	10	6	12	11	7	28	16	3	57%	4	5	0	142	6	2	75%	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	0
2003	29	PIT	NL	146	28	3	1	8	0	3	6	2	4	4	5	2	1	40%	1	2	0	43	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2004	30	PIT	NL	121	32	1	0	4	0	4	2	2	2	2	12	8	1	67%	0	3	0	38	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

2008	34	NYM	NL	211	48	4	0	3	0	10	1	2	2	1	12	5	2	42%	3	0	0	83	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2009	35	NYM	NL	320	80	10	1	8	0	14	6	2	6	2	19	8	4	42%	1	1	0	113	4	2	67%	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2010	36	TOT	NL	390	84	11	0	10	0	8	4	6	5	5	21	11	4	52%	2	6	3	137	9	5	64%	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2010	36	PHI	NL	104	20	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	2	0	50%	0	2	1	36	3	2	60%	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2010	36	HOU	NL	286	64	9	0	9	0	7	4	5	5	4	17	9	4	53%	2	4	2	101	6	3	67%	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
2011	37	HOU	NL	146	45	4	1	3	0	3	2	1	0	3	11	7	2	64%	3	1	0	63	6	0	100%	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9 Yrs				2207	525	47	6	66	0	57	34	32	37	29	120	60	22	50%	17	22	3	778	38	15	72%	36	13	2	1	0	1	2	2	54	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	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2000	26	0	1	.000	7.47	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	17	13	13	4	5	0	7	0	2	68	65	1.404	9.8	2.3	2.9	4.0	1.40	65
2001	27	4	6	.400	4.47	22	16	1	0	0	0	104.2	112	53	52	12	42	3	68	7	4	461	97	1.471	9.6	1.0	3.6	5.8	1.62	97
2002	28	5	13	.278	4.74	52	27	5	0	0	0	197.2	208	112	104	30	79	9	119	11	9	873	89	1.452	9.5	1.4	3.6	5.4	1.51	89
2003	29	7	14	.333	4.52	64	30	6	0	0	0	233.0	236	125	117	38	92	11	142	13	11	1019	94	1.408	9.1	1.5	3.6	5.5	1.54	94
2004	30	7	17	.292	4.65	74	33	6	0	0	0	261.1	268	143	135	42	103	12	152	13	14	1140	92	1.420	9.2	1.4	3.5	5.2	1.48	92
2005	31	7	17	.292	4.65	74	33	6	0	0	0	261.1	268	143	135	42	103	12	152	13	14	1140	92	1.420	9.2	1.4	3.5	5.2	1.48	92
2006	32	7	17	.292	4.65	74	33	6	0	0	0	261.1	268	143	135	42	103	12	152	13	14	1140	92	1.420	9.2	1.4	3.5	5.2	1.48	92
2007	33	7	17	.292	4.65	74	33	6	0	0	0	261.1	268	143	135	42	103	12	152	13	14	1140	92	1.420	9.2	1.4	3.5	5.2	1.48	92
2008	34	10	20	.333	4.64	90	39	8	0	0	0	306.2	316	169	158	45	129	13	188	15	14	1351	92	1.451	9.3	1.3	3.8	5.5	1.46	92
2009	35	13	28	.317	4.54	106	49	10	1	1	0	377.0	396	202	190	53	153	17	247	24	15	1671	93	1.456	9.5	1.3	3.7	5.9	1.61	93
2010	36	20	32	.385	4.29	137	60	16	1	1	1	470.0	480	240	224	63	187	21	320	26	21	2061	98	1.419	9.2	1.2	3.6	6.1	1.71	98
2011	37	20	35	.364	4.55	145	65	18	1	1	1	499.0	525	273	252	66	203	21	337	26	22	2207	92	1.459	9.5	1.2	3.7	6.1	1.66	92

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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
2000	26	0	1	.000	6.19	16.0	16	12	11	4	5	7	0	1.313	9.0	2.8	3.9	1.40	2.3	3
2001	27	5	4	.556	3.98	86.0	93	42	38	8	36	59	7	1.500	9.7	3.8	6.2	1.64	0.8	19
2002	28	4	6	.400	5.18	92.0	96	59	53	18	37	50	4	1.446	9.4	3.6	4.9	1.35	1.8	30
2003	29	2	1	.667	3.09	35.0	27	13	12	8	13	23	2	1.143	6.9	3.3	5.9	1.77	2.1	12
2004	30	1	1	.500	5.88	26.0	31	19	17	4	11	9	0	1.615	10.7	3.8	3.1	0.82	1.4	10

2008	34	2	3	.400	4.30	46.0	47	24	22	3	25	36	2	1.565	9.2	4.9	7.0	1.44	0.6	16
2009	35	3	4	.429	4.30	69.0	81	37	33	8	24	58	9	1.522	10.6	3.1	7.6	2.42	1.0	16
2010	36	5	4	.556	3.50	90.0	85	39	35	10	34	70	2	1.322	8.5	3.4	7.0	2.06	1.0	31
2011	37	0	3	.000	10.00	27.0	47	33	30	3	17	16	0	2.370	15.7	5.7	5.3	0.94	1.0	8
9 Yrs		22	27	.449	4.64	487.0	523	278	251	66	202	328	26	1.489	9.7		6.1	1.62	1.2	145

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