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Chris Fussell

Christopher Wren Fussell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 19, 1976 in Oregon, OH
High School: Oregon HS (Oregon, OH)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 9th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1998
Teams (by GP): Royals/Orioles 1998-2000

Final Game: October 1, 2000
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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
1998 22 BAL AL 0 1 .000 8.38 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 11 9 9 1 9 1 8 0 0 0 47 56 2.069 10.2 0.9 8.4 7.4 0.89
1999 23 KCR AL 0 5 .000 7.39 17 8 3 0 0 2 56.0 72 51 46 9 36 3 37 5 0 6 265 68 1.929 11.6 1.4 5.8 5.9 1.03
2000 24 KCR AL 5 3 .625 6.30 20 9 2 0 0 0 70.0 76 52 49 18 44 2 46 2 0 3 320 81 1.714 9.8 2.3 5.7 5.9 1.05
3 Yrs 5 9 .357 6.90 40 19 5 0 0 2 135.2 159 112 104 28 89 6 91 7 0 9 632 73 1.828 10.5 1.9 5.9 6.0 1.02
162 Game Avg. 6 10 .357 6.90 46 22 6 0 0 2 156 183 129 120 32 103 7 105 8 0 10 728 73 1.828 10.5 1.9 5.9 6.0 1.02
KCR (2 yrs) 5 8 .385 6.79 37 17 5 0 0 2 126.0 148 103 95 27 80 5 83 7 0 9 585 74 1.810 10.6 1.9 5.7 5.9 1.04
BAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.38 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 11 9 9 1 9 1 8 0 0 0 47 56 2.069 10.2 0.9 8.4 7.4 0.89

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
1998 22 BAL AL 9.2 3 2 9 8.38 5.84 -0.06 0.01 96.2 5.69 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .414 .498 $
1999 23 KCR AL 56.0 17 8 51 8.20 5.17 0.21 0.01 101.3 5.04 -19 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -12 .403 .490 $200,000
2000 24 KCR AL 70.0 20 9 52 6.69 5.47 0.27 -0.01 103.2 5.35 -11 -1.0 .6 -0.0 -0.3 -1 .452 .494 $210,000
3 Seasons 135.2 40 19 112 7.43 5.37 0.22 0.00 101.9 5.25 -33 -2.9 .8 -0.1 -1.7 -15 .428 .494 $410,000
KCR (2 yrs) 126.0 37 17 103 7.36 5.34 0.25 0.00 102.3 5.21 -30 -2.6 .8 -0.1 -1.5 -13 .429 .492 $410,000
BAL (1 yr) 9.2 3 2 9 8.38 5.84 -0.06 0.01 96.2 5.69 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .414 .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
1998 22 BAL AL 3 47 36 9 11 0 1 1 0 0 9 8 .306 .435 .444 .879 .357 16 2 0 1 1 1 0
1999 23 KCR AL 17 265 219 51 72 10 1 9 9 2 36 37 .329 .428 .507 .935 .356 111 10 5 1 4 3 1
2000 24 KCR AL 20 320 266 52 76 7 1 18 4 2 44 46 .286 .385 .523 .907 .280 139 8 2 3 5 2 1
3 Yrs 40 632 521 112 159 17 3 28 13 4 89 91 .305 .407 .511 .917 .318 266 20 7 5 10 6 2
162 Game Avg. 46 728 600 129 183 20 3 32 15 5 103 105 .305 .407 .511 .917 .318 307 23 8 6 12 7 2
MLB Averages .269 .342 .430 .772 .300

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1998 22 BAL AL -3.7 -0.3 47 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 .85 -0.2 -0.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.85 -2.3 0 1 0
1999 23 KCR AL -14.6 -1.3 282 -0.9 4.4 -5.3 .99 -1.6 0.8 -13.3 -1.2 0.99 -16.9 3 2 4
2000 24 KCR AL -8.6 -0.8 330 -0.6 4.7 -5.3 .84 -1.4 0.7 -7.4 -0.7 0.84 -13.6 2 2 7
3 Yrs -26.9 -2.4 659 -1.7 9.8 -11.4 .90 -3.2 1.4 -23.9 -2.1 0.90 -32.7 5 5 11

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
1998 22 BAL AL 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0% 39.0 48 30 5 2 0 1 4.0 6.4 3.3 67 1 1 0 0 90
1999 23 KCR AL 17 8 0 4 4 0 0 2 6 .250 1 3 0 0 1 13% 36.4 48 25 10 7 1 6 5.6 3.4 4.8 83 3 4 1 0 103
2000 24 KCR AL 20 9 4 1 4 2 0 7 2 .778 2 3 0 0 2 22% 43.1 68 22 12 7 0 4 7.2 5.9 4.9 86 3 3 3 0 116
3 Yrs 40 19 4 6 9 2 0 9 10 .474 4 6 0 0 3 16% 40 68 22 27 16 1 11 6.2 4.9 4.7 83 7 8 4 0 116
MLB Averages .500 47% 48 105 -21 5.1 5.0 6.0 96

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
1998 22 BAL AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .852 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 9.0 47
1999 23 KCR AL 17 9 3 0 1 2 2 0 100% 3 1 5 0 0% 6 .986 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 6 6 1 6 1 6.0 41
2000 24 KCR AL 20 11 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 27% 4 .843 2 2 7 1 1 9 5 6 8 2 8 0 7.0 40
3 Yrs 40 21 5 1 3 2 2 0 100% 3 1 16 3 19% .904 5 5 11 5 3 13 8 13 15 3 15 1 6.7 41

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%
1998 22 BAL AL 47 53% 2.1% 17.0% 19.2% 4.3% 18% 0.93 1.33 60% 33% 6.7% 0% 12 2 17%
1999 23 KCR AL 265 54% 3.4% 14.0% 13.6% 7.6% 28% 0.78 1.08 67% 18% 9.6% 8% 69 10 14%
2000 24 KCR AL 320 49% 5.6% 14.4% 13.8% 8.1% 34% 0.52 0.78 65% 27% 15.9% 17% 65 8 12%
3 Yrs 632 51% 4.4% 14.4% 14.1% 7.6% 30% 0.65 0.93 65% 24% 12.6% 12% 146 20 14%
MLB Averages 46% 2.9% 16.6% 9.3% 8.0% 34% 0.77 1.08 70% 22% 8.3% 14% 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
1998 22 BAL AL 47 181 3.85 102 56% 29% 19% 23% 29% 71% 5% 40% 74% 60% 11% 5 3 15% 7 4 0 0% 3 1 0 0 0
1999 23 KCR AL 265 1031 3.89 574 56% 22% 16% 29% 33% 78% 1% 43% 79% 52% 8% 22 14 12% 32 16 1 22% 3 5 0 0 0
2000 24 KCR AL 322 1210 3.76 703 58% 28% 11% 29% 32% 72% 1% 42% 85% 54% 8% 26 16 19% 60 35 2 35% 8 8 -2 0 0
3 Yrs 634 2422 3.82 1379 57% 26% 14% 28% 32% 74% 1% 42% 82% 53% 8% 53 33 16% 99 55 3 26% 14 14 -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 1% 45% 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
1998 22 BAL AL 47 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 100% 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999 23 KCR AL 265 72 6 2 9 0 4 5 4 3 6 19 12 0 63% 1 6 0 124 9 2 82% 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2000 24 KCR AL 320 76 3 0 18 2 12 9 9 5 13 16 8 2 50% 1 3 1 118 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
3 Yrs 632 159 12 2 28 2 16 14 14 8 20 37 22 2 59% 2 9 1 262 13 4 76% 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
MLB Averages 55% 69%

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+
1998 22 0 1 .000 8.38 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 11 9 9 1 9 1 8 0 0 0 47 56 2.069 10.2 0.9 8.4 7.4 0.89 56
1999 23 0 6 .000 7.54 20 10 3 0 0 2 65.2 83 60 55 10 45 4 45 5 0 6 312 66 1.949 11.4 1.4 6.2 6.2 1.00 66
2000 24 5 9 .357 6.90 40 19 5 0 0 2 135.2 159 112 104 28 89 6 91 7 0 9 632 73 1.828 10.5 1.9 5.9 6.0 1.02 73

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
1998 22 0 1 .000 9.00 9.0 11 10 9 1 9 7 0 2.222 11.0 9.0 7.0 0.78 1.0 3
1999 23 1 4 .200 6.96 53.0 68 46 41 8 34 35 5 1.925 11.5 5.8 5.9 1.03 1.4 17
2000 24 2 5 .286 5.61 69.0 71 48 43 17 41 45 2 1.623 9.3 5.3 5.9 1.10 2.2 20
3 Yrs 3 10 .231 6.39 131.0 150 104 93 26 84 87 7 1.786 10.3 6.0 1.04 1.8 40

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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.

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