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Casey Fossum

Casey Paul Fossum (the Blade)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill, NJ
High School: Midway HS (Waco, TX)
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed July 19, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 2001
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/RedSox/Tigers/Diamondbacks/Mets 2001-2009
Agents: Bo McKinnis [*]
Final Game: April 26, 2009
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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
2001 23 BOS AL 3 2 .600 4.87 13 7 3 0 0 0 44.1 44 26 24 4 20 1 26 6 1 1 197 93 1.444 8.9 0.8 4.1 5.3 1.30
2002 24 BOS AL 5 4 .556 3.46 43 12 13 0 0 1 106.2 113 56 41 12 30 0 101 4 0 3 461 132 1.341 9.5 1.0 2.5 8.5 3.37
2003 25 BOS AL 6 5 .545 5.47 19 14 2 0 0 1 79.0 82 55 48 9 34 0 63 4 0 4 346 86 1.468 9.3 1.0 3.9 7.2 1.85
2004 26 ARI NL 4 15 .211 6.65 27 27 0 0 0 0 142.0 171 111 105 31 63 5 117 10 2 4 652 69 1.648 10.8 2.0 4.0 7.4 1.86
2005 27 TBD AL 8 12 .400 4.92 36 25 1 0 0 0 162.2 170 100 89 21 60 3 128 18 1 8 725 89 1.414 9.4 1.2 3.3 7.1 2.13
2006 28 TBD AL 6 6 .500 5.33 25 25 0 0 0 0 130.0 136 89 77 18 63 3 88 12 1 4 594 86 1.531 9.4 1.2 4.4 6.1 1.40
2007 29 TBD AL 5 8 .385 7.70 40 10 7 0 0 0 76.0 109 71 65 15 27 1 53 6 0 3 364 59 1.789 12.9 1.8 3.2 6.3 1.96
2008 30 DET AL 3 1 .750 5.66 31 0 9 0 0 0 41.1 44 26 26 4 18 1 28 3 0 1 179 79 1.500 9.6 0.9 3.9 6.1 1.56
2009 31 NYM NL 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19 198 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 6.8 0.75
9 Yrs 40 53 .430 5.45 237 120 35 0 0 2 786.0 873 535 476 114 319 14 607 63 5 28 3537 83 1.517 10.0 1.3 3.7 7.0 1.90
162 Game Avg. 8 10 .430 5.45 45 23 7 0 0 0 150 166 102 91 22 61 3 116 12 1 5 674 83 1.517 10.0 1.3 3.7 7.0 1.90
TBD (3 yrs) 19 26 .422 5.64 101 60 8 0 0 0 368.2 415 260 231 54 150 7 269 36 2 15 1683 79 1.533 10.1 1.3 3.7 6.6 1.79
BOS (3 yrs) 14 11 .560 4.42 75 33 18 0 0 2 230.0 239 137 113 25 84 1 190 14 1 8 1004 104 1.404 9.4 1.0 3.3 7.4 2.26
ARI (1 yr) 4 15 .211 6.65 27 27 0 0 0 0 142.0 171 111 105 31 63 5 117 10 2 4 652 69 1.648 10.8 2.0 4.0 7.4 1.86
NYM (1 yr) 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19 198 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 6.8 0.75
DET (1 yr) 3 1 .750 5.66 31 0 9 0 0 0 41.1 44 26 26 4 18 1 28 3 0 1 179 79 1.500 9.6 0.9 3.9 6.1 1.56
AL (7 yrs) 36 38 .486 5.20 207 93 35 0 0 2 640.0 698 423 370 83 252 9 487 53 3 24 2866 87 1.484 9.8 1.2 3.5 6.8 1.93
NL (2 yrs) 4 15 .211 6.53 30 27 0 0 0 0 146.0 175 112 106 31 67 5 120 10 2 4 671 70 1.658 10.8 1.9 4.1 7.4 1.79

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
2001 23 BOS AL 44.1 13 7 26 5.28 4.91 -0.34 0.07 99.1 5.27 -0 -0.0 .8 -0.0 0.3 6 .498 .500 $
2002 24 BOS AL 106.2 43 12 56 4.73 4.97 0.39 -0.03 101.3 4.62 -2 -0.2 .8 -0.1 0.7 12 .496 .499 $215,000
2003 25 BOS AL 79.0 19 14 55 6.27 4.91 -0.14 0.12 105.1 5.43 -7 -0.7 .3 -0.0 0.0 3 .464 .496 $324,500
2004 26 ARI NL 142.0 27 27 111 7.04 4.91 -0.04 0.19 103.8 5.33 -28 -2.6 -0.1 -1.6 -13 .405 .484 $345,000
2005 27 TBD AL 162.2 36 25 100 5.53 4.95 -0.03 0.11 100.1 5.10 -9 -0.9 1.1 -0.1 0.4 12 .475 .494 $950,000
2006 28 TBD AL 130.0 25 25 89 6.16 5.13 -0.23 0.20 100.0 5.56 -10 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 8 .462 .494 $2,025,000
2007 29 TBD AL 76.0 40 10 71 8.41 5.09 -0.49 0.01 99.9 5.58 -25 -2.3 1.3 -0.2 -1.8 -14 .442 .486 $2,725,000
2008 30 DET AL 41.1 31 0 26 5.66 5.05 -0.34 -0.37 100.1 5.02 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 2 .488 .498 $
2009 31 NYM NL 4.0 3 0 1 2.25 4.57 -0.01 -0.34 94.0 4.00 1 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 1 .527 .501 $
9 Seasons 786.0 237 120 535 6.13 4.99 -0.10 0.08 101.3 5.23 -83 -7.9 1.0 -0.8 -1.8 16 .467 .495 $6,584,500
TBD (3 yrs) 368.2 101 60 260 6.35 5.04 -0.19 0.12 100.0 5.36 -44 -4.1 1.3 -0.4 -1.2 5 .459 .491 $5,700,000
BOS (3 yrs) 230.0 75 33 137 5.36 4.94 0.07 0.04 102.2 5.02 -9 -0.9 .8 -0.2 1.0 20 .488 .498 $539,500
ARI (1 yr) 142.0 27 27 111 7.04 4.91 -0.04 0.19 103.8 5.33 -28 -2.6 -0.1 -1.6 -13 .405 .484 $345,000
NYM (1 yr) 4.0 3 0 1 2.25 4.57 -0.01 -0.34 94.0 4.00 1 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 1 .527 .501 $
DET (1 yr) 41.1 31 0 26 5.66 5.05 -0.34 -0.37 100.1 5.02 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 2 .488 .498 $

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
2001 23 BOS AL 13 197 170 26 44 9 2 4 4 0 20 26 .259 .355 .406 .761 .284 69 5 6 0 1 1 2
2002 24 BOS AL 43 461 421 56 113 25 2 12 7 7 30 101 .268 .320 .423 .743 .324 178 7 4 2 4 0 7
2003 25 BOS AL 19 346 304 55 82 25 4 9 5 6 34 63 .270 .348 .467 .815 .311 142 7 4 1 3 0 2
2004 26 ARI NL 27 652 567 111 171 24 2 31 15 8 63 117 .302 .379 .515 .894 .331 292 9 10 8 4 5 5
2005 27 TBD AL 36 725 639 100 170 24 4 21 10 4 60 128 .266 .343 .415 .758 .301 265 11 18 3 5 3 10
2006 28 TBD AL 25 594 514 89 136 27 2 18 12 3 63 88 .265 .356 .430 .786 .287 221 10 12 2 3 3 11
2007 29 TBD AL 40 364 322 71 109 20 1 15 10 0 27 53 .339 .392 .547 .939 .360 176 8 6 2 7 1 4
2008 30 DET AL 31 179 158 26 44 14 0 4 0 1 18 28 .278 .363 .443 .806 .317 70 7 3 0 0 1 1
2009 31 NYM NL 3 19 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 .267 .421 .267 .688 .333 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 237 3537 3110 535 873 168 17 114 65 29 319 607 .281 .357 .456 .812 .314 1417 65 63 18 27 14 42
162 Game Avg. 45 674 592 102 166 32 3 22 12 6 61 116 .281 .357 .456 .812 .314 270 12 12 3 5 3 8
MLB Averages .265 .333 .422 .756 .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
2001 23 BOS AL -1.4 -0.1 203 0.3 3.2 -2.8 .80 -0.2 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.80 -0.4 1 2 3
2002 24 BOS AL 7.7 0.8 477 -0.5 7.5 -8.0 .94 -0.3 -0.3 1.1 0.1 0.94 -3.0 9 6 16
2003 25 BOS AL -8.0 -0.7 362 -0.9 4.8 -5.7 .79 -0.4 -0.7 -6.2 -0.6 0.79 -3.2 0 0 4
2004 26 ARI NL -28.6 -2.6 679 -3.0 10.6 -13.6 .99 -2.7 -0.3 -28.7 -2.6 0.99 -28.4 0 0 0
2005 27 TBD AL -11.6 -1.1 745 -1.8 11.5 -13.3 .93 -0.7 -1.2 -16.4 -1.6 0.93 -9.6 4 2 5
2006 28 TBD AL -12.8 -1.2 613 -1.2 10.2 -11.4 1.01 -1.3 0.1 -12.7 -1.2 1.01 -14.6 0 0 0
2007 29 TBD AL -27.1 -2.5 373 -3.0 4.5 -7.5 .85 -2.3 -1.3 -36.3 -3.3 0.85 -26.1 9 7 13
2008 30 DET AL -4.1 -0.4 184 -0.2 2.3 -2.6 .71 -0.3 0.0 -2.1 -0.2 0.71 -2.1 8 8 15
2009 31 NYM NL 1.0 0.1 21 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 .54 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.54 -0.7 1 0 2
9 Yrs -84.6 -7.9 3657 -10.4 54.7 -65.1 .91 -8.3 -3.1 -100.2 -9.2 0.91 -88.2 32 25 58

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
2001 23 BOS AL 13 7 2 2 3 2 0 5 2 .714 0 1 0 0 0 0% 42.3 58 22 12 4 1 4 6.1 6.5 5.0 87 2 3 2 0 104
2002 24 BOS AL 43 12 3 3 6 1 0 5 7 .417 4 4 0 0 6 50% 49.7 69 28 21 9 0 7 4.8 4.1 5.6 97 2 3 7 0 107
2003 25 BOS AL 19 14 5 5 4 3 0 9 5 .643 1 3 0 0 3 21% 45.5 71 17 9 6 0 10 7.2 6.4 5.0 86 2 7 5 0 108
2004 26 ARI NL 27 27 4 15 8 0 2 6 21 .222 4 1 0 0 10 37% 41.5 65 9 22 14 0 9 3.2 3.3 5.3 89 6 12 9 0 108
2005 27 TBD AL 36 25 6 11 8 2 2 9 16 .360 3 1 0 0 10 40% 46.9 75 11 25 8 0 14 4.1 4.3 5.7 98 2 12 7 4 125
2006 28 TBD AL 25 25 6 6 13 2 1 14 11 .560 4 5 0 0 10 40% 45.1 73 12 18 10 0 10 6.1 5.6 5.2 87 4 13 8 0 111
2007 29 TBD AL 40 10 3 5 2 2 0 3 7 .300 1 2 0 0 3 30% 35.8 59 15 27 9 0 7 5.2 5.3 5.1 85 2 7 1 0 103
7 Yrs 203 120 29 47 44 12 5 51 69 .425 17 17 0 0 42 35% 44 75 9 134 60 1 61 4.9 4.7 5.3 91 20 57 39 4 125
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 100 -12 4.8 4.8 5.9 95

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2001 23 BOS AL 13 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 5 .799 1 2 3 0 1 5 3 3 2 0 2 0 4.8 25
2002 24 BOS AL 43 31 13 2 1 1 1 0 100% 5 3 17 7 41% 8 .939 9 6 16 15 4 12 10 21 11 10 11 6 3.9 21
2003 25 BOS AL 19 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0% 6 .794 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 4 2 0 2 0 5.4 31
2005 27 TBD AL 36 11 1 2 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 12 5 42% 6 .934 4 2 5 2 2 7 7 4 8 3 8 0 5.6 33
2007 29 TBD AL 40 30 7 2 3 4 0 4 0% 8 2 30 14 47% 7 .852 9 7 13 11 2 17 19 11 8 15 8 10 2.5 15
2008 30 DET AL 31 31 9 3 1 1 0 1 0% 8 6 34 10 29% 8 .712 8 8 15 11 3 17 19 12 15 11 17 4 4.0 22
2009 31 NYM NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 5 .540 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 4.0 21
7 Yrs 185 117 35 11 6 8 2 6 25% 23 11 108 40 37% .869 32 25 58 42 12 63 62 55 47 40 50 21 3.8 21

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%
2001 23 BOS AL 197 21% 2.0% 13.2% 10.2% 7.6% 34% 0.83 1.06 72% 26% 5.7% 9% 42 5 12%
2002 24 BOS AL 461 26% 2.6% 21.9% 6.5% 8.5% 35% 0.68 0.96 68% 28% 7.4% 12% 91 7 8%
2003 25 BOS AL 346 28% 2.6% 18.2% 9.8% 11.0% 46% 0.53 0.64 68% 14% 6.7% 16% 63 7 11%
2004 26 ARI NL 652 23% 4.8% 17.9% 9.7% 8.7% 33% 0.73 1.07 65% 21% 13.5% 11% 128 9 7%
2005 27 TBD AL 725 25% 2.9% 17.7% 8.3% 6.8% 29% 0.63 0.75 68% 19% 7.6% 12% 158 11 7%
2006 28 TBD AL 594 18% 3.0% 14.8% 10.6% 7.9% 35% 0.86 1.07 69% 20% 8.5% 8% 124 10 8%
2007 29 TBD AL 364 34% 4.1% 14.6% 7.4% 9.9% 33% 0.76 1.13 72% 24% 10.5% 8% 86 8 9%
2008 30 DET AL 179 45% 2.2% 15.6% 10.1% 10.1% 41% 0.83 1.09 70% 21% 7.1% 20% 45 7 16%
2009 31 NYM NL 19 21% 0.0% 15.8% 21.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 1.25 63% 33% 0.0% 33% 2 1 50%
9 Yrs 3537 26% 3.2% 17.2% 9.0% 8.5% 34% 0.71 0.94 68% 21% 8.9% 12% 739 65 9%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 17.0% 8.6% 8.0% 34% 0.79 1.07 70% 20% 7.9% 12% 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
2001 23 BOS AL 197 756 3.84 465 62% 31% 8% 29% 31% 69% 1% 42% 88% 53% 9% 17 13 28% 55 39 3 46% 5 4 0 0 0
2002 24 BOS AL 464 1805 3.89 1148 64% 28% 15% 29% 28% 72% 0% 46% 79% 58% 5% 23 14 29% 136 80 7 33% 20 9 -3 0 0
2003 25 BOS AL 348 1358 3.90 860 63% 28% 13% 30% 28% 72% 0% 45% 82% 59% 5% 16 8 24% 82 42 4 22% 7 8 -2 0 0
2004 26 ARI NL 655 2404 3.67 1498 62% 28% 16% 25% 31% 72% 2% 45% 78% 58% 5% 36 19 23% 151 68 2 21% 26 14 -3 0 0
2005 27 TBD AL 725 2818 3.89 1766 63% 29% 14% 28% 29% 71% 1% 44% 81% 55% 7% 52 30 24% 173 89 10 24% 27 19 0 0 0
2006 28 TBD AL 596 2185 3.67 1280 59% 31% 12% 24% 34% 69% 1% 40% 83% 50% 8% 48 31 14% 83 51 6 16% 17 15 -2 0 0
2007 29 TBD AL 364 1290 3.54 796 62% 31% 12% 22% 35% 69% 1% 42% 82% 55% 7% 24 16 21% 75 44 6 13% 9 7 0 0 0
2008 30 DET AL 179 684 3.82 426 62% 28% 16% 25% 31% 72% 2% 45% 77% 58% 4% 8 4 17% 31 14 2 14% 4 3 0 0 0
2009 31 NYM NL 19 63 3.32 33 52% 30% 12% 21% 36% 70% 0% 37% 83% 58% 16% 3 1 11% 2 0 0 0% 0 2 0 0 0
9 Yrs 3547 13363 3.77 8272 62% 29% 14% 26% 31% 71% 1% 44% 81% 56% 6% 227 136 22% 788 427 40 23% 115 81 -10 0 0
MLB Averages 3.76 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 59% 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
2001 23 BOS AL 197 44 6 0 4 0 8 4 0 2 2 16 8 1 50% 2 1 0 75 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2002 24 BOS AL 461 113 4 1 12 0 7 11 1 5 7 19 11 5 58% 7 3 1 191 7 7 50% 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 0
2003 25 BOS AL 346 82 4 0 9 0 5 8 1 4 5 18 10 4 56% 2 4 2 122 5 6 45% 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 3 13 0
2004 26 ARI NL 652 171 19 3 31 1 15 27 4 17 14 39 21 4 54% 5 4 1 230 15 8 65% 12 7 3 1 0 0 4 4 12 0
2005 27 TBD AL 725 170 13 3 21 1 22 16 5 8 13 60 30 11 50% 10 8 3 259 10 4 71% 8 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 19 0
2006 28 TBD AL 594 136 14 1 18 1 16 15 3 9 9 38 19 5 50% 11 4 0 242 12 3 80% 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 12 0
2007 29 TBD AL 364 109 10 1 15 1 9 11 4 10 5 33 24 3 73% 4 3 1 156 10 0 100% 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2008 30 DET AL 179 44 8 1 4 0 12 2 2 2 2 17 5 7 29% 1 1 1 79 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
2009 31 NYM NL 19 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 8 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 3537 873 79 10 114 4 97 94 20 57 57 241 128 41 53% 42 28 9 1362 65 29 69% 48 22 17 7 0 0 10 10 87 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 BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2001 23 3 2 .600 4.87 13 7 3 0 0 0 44.1 44 26 24 4 20 1 26 6 1 1 197 93 1.444 8.9 0.8 4.1 5.3 1.30 93
2002 24 8 6 .571 3.87 56 19 16 0 0 1 151.0 157 82 65 16 50 1 127 10 1 4 658 118 1.371 9.4 1.0 3.0 7.6 2.54 118
2003 25 14 11 .560 4.42 75 33 18 0 0 2 230.0 239 137 113 25 84 1 190 14 1 8 1004 104 1.404 9.4 1.0 3.3 7.4 2.26 104
2004 26 18 26 .409 5.27 102 60 18 0 0 2 372.0 410 248 218 56 147 6 307 24 3 12 1656 87 1.497 9.9 1.4 3.6 7.4 2.09 87
2005 27 26 38 .406 5.17 138 85 19 0 0 2 534.2 580 348 307 77 207 9 435 42 4 20 2381 88 1.472 9.8 1.3 3.5 7.3 2.10 88
2006 28 32 44 .421 5.20 163 110 19 0 0 2 664.2 716 437 384 95 270 12 523 54 5 24 2975 87 1.483 9.7 1.3 3.7 7.1 1.94 87
2007 29 37 52 .416 5.46 203 120 26 0 0 2 740.2 825 508 449 110 297 13 576 60 5 27 3339 83 1.515 10.0 1.3 3.6 7.0 1.94 83
2008 30 40 53 .430 5.47 234 120 35 0 0 2 782.0 869 534 475 114 315 14 604 63 5 28 3518 83 1.514 10.0 1.3 3.6 7.0 1.92 83
2009 31 40 53 .430 5.45 237 120 35 0 0 2 786.0 873 535 476 114 319 14 607 63 5 28 3537 83 1.517 10.0 1.3 3.7 7.0 1.90 83

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
2001 23 1 3 .250 5.14 42.0 44 27 24 4 20 25 6 1.524 9.4 4.3 5.4 1.25 0.9 13
2002 24 7 4 .636 3.31 106.0 110 43 39 12 29 100 4 1.311 9.3 2.5 8.5 3.45 1.0 43
2003 25 3 5 .375 5.45 76.0 80 51 46 9 33 61 4 1.487 9.5 3.9 7.2 1.85 1.1 19
2004 26 4 11 .267 6.11 140.0 162 106 95 29 60 116 9 1.586 10.4 3.9 7.5 1.93 1.9 27
2005 27 7 10 .412 4.98 159.0 169 98 88 21 60 125 18 1.440 9.6 3.4 7.1 2.08 1.2 36
2006 28 5 9 .357 5.05 130.0 132 81 73 17 61 88 12 1.485 9.1 4.2 6.1 1.44 1.2 25
2007 29 2 6 .250 7.56 75.0 107 70 63 15 27 52 6 1.787 12.8 3.2 6.2 1.93 1.8 40
2008 30 1 3 .250 5.92 38.0 43 28 25 4 18 26 3 1.605 10.2 4.3 6.2 1.44 0.9 31
2009 31 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 3 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 6.8 0.75 0.0 3
9 Yrs 30 51 .370 5.31 770.0 851 505 454 111 312 596 62 1.510 9.9 7.0 1.91 1.3 237

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 AL  7.082 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2004 NL  31 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
2004 NL  15 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2004 NL  105 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2005 AL  8 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2005 AL  18 (1st)
2006 AL  12 (4th)
Career  63 (249th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1993), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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