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Mike González

Michael Vela Gonzalez

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 23, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX
High Schools: Faith Christian Academy HS (Pasadena, TX), Harvest Christian Academy (Pasadena, TX)
School: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 2003 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Braves/Orioles/Nationals/Brewers/... 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$2.25M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.137, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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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
2003 25 PIT NL 0 1 .000 7.56 16 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 7 7 7 4 6 0 6 0 0 1 38 60 1.560 7.6 4.3 6.5 6.5 1.00
2004 26 PIT NL 3 1 .750 1.25 47 0 12 0 0 1 43.1 32 7 6 2 6 0 55 1 0 4 169 346 0.877 6.6 0.4 1.2 11.4 9.17
2005 27 PIT NL 1 3 .250 2.70 51 0 15 0 0 3 50.0 35 15 15 2 31 2 58 1 0 3 212 156 1.320 6.3 0.4 5.6 10.4 1.87
2006 28 PIT NL 3 4 .429 2.17 54 0 47 0 0 24 54.0 42 13 13 1 31 2 64 2 0 0 234 207 1.352 7.0 0.2 5.2 10.7 2.06
2007 29 ATL NL 2 0 1.000 1.59 18 0 5 0 0 2 17.0 15 3 3 0 8 0 13 0 0 0 70 279 1.353 7.9 0.0 4.2 6.9 1.63
2008 30 ATL NL 0 3 .000 4.28 36 0 29 0 0 14 33.2 26 21 16 6 14 3 44 1 0 0 142 98 1.188 7.0 1.6 3.7 11.8 3.14
2009 31 ATL NL 5 4 .556 2.42 80 0 29 0 0 10 74.1 56 28 20 7 33 8 90 7 0 5 315 171 1.197 6.8 0.8 4.0 10.9 2.73
2010 32 BAL AL 1 3 .250 4.01 29 0 7 0 0 1 24.2 18 11 11 1 14 4 31 0 0 3 106 105 1.297 6.6 0.4 5.1 11.3 2.21
2011 33 TOT AL 2 2 .500 4.39 56 0 15 0 0 1 53.1 51 30 26 7 21 1 51 2 0 5 230 98 1.350 8.6 1.2 3.5 8.6 2.43
2011 33 BAL AL 2 2 .500 4.27 49 0 14 0 0 1 46.1 46 26 22 7 18 1 46 2 0 4 202 99 1.381 8.9 1.4 3.5 8.9 2.56
2011 33 TEX AL 0 0 5.14 7 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 4 4 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 28 90 1.143 6.4 0.0 3.9 6.4 1.67
2012 34 WSN NL 0 0 3.03 47 0 13 0 0 0 35.2 31 14 12 2 16 0 39 0 1 2 151 131 1.318 7.8 0.5 4.0 9.8 2.44
2013 35 MIL NL 0 2 .000 2.66 36 0 3 0 0 0 23.2 22 7 7 2 14 2 32 2 0 1 108 152 1.521 8.4 0.8 5.3 12.2 2.29
11 Yrs 17 23 .425 2.93 470 0 177 0 0 56 418.0 335 156 136 34 194 22 483 16 1 24 1775 145 1.266 7.2 0.7 4.2 10.4 2.49
162 Game Avg. 2 3 .425 2.93 68 0 26 0 0 8 60 48 23 20 5 28 3 70 2 0 3 257 145 1.266 7.2 0.7 4.2 10.4 2.49
PIT (4 yrs) 7 9 .438 2.37 168 0 76 0 0 28 155.2 116 42 41 9 74 4 183 4 0 8 653 184 1.221 6.7 0.5 4.3 10.6 2.47
ATL (3 yrs) 7 7 .500 2.81 134 0 63 0 0 26 125.0 97 52 39 13 55 11 147 8 0 5 527 149 1.216 7.0 0.9 4.0 10.6 2.67
BAL (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.18 78 0 21 0 0 2 71.0 64 37 33 8 32 5 77 2 0 7 308 101 1.352 8.1 1.0 4.1 9.8 2.41
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 5.14 7 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 4 4 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 28 90 1.143 6.4 0.0 3.9 6.4 1.67
WSN (1 yr) 0 0 3.03 47 0 13 0 0 0 35.2 31 14 12 2 16 0 39 0 1 2 151 131 1.318 7.8 0.5 4.0 9.8 2.44
MIL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 2.66 36 0 3 0 0 0 23.2 22 7 7 2 14 2 32 2 0 1 108 152 1.521 8.4 0.8 5.3 12.2 2.29
NL (9 yrs) 14 18 .438 2.62 385 0 155 0 0 54 340.0 266 115 99 26 159 17 401 14 1 16 1439 161 1.250 7.0 0.7 4.2 10.6 2.52
AL (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.27 85 0 22 0 0 2 78.0 69 41 37 8 35 5 82 2 0 8 336 100 1.333 8.0 0.9 4.0 9.5 2.34

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 Awards
2003 25 PIT NL 8.1 16 0 7 7.56 5.66 -0.05 -0.42 100.1 5.29 -2 -0.2 1.1 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .486 .499
2004 26 PIT NL 43.1 47 0 7 1.45 4.59 -0.11 -0.34 101.3 4.42 14 1.4 1.4 0.2 2.0 18 .531 .509
2005 27 PIT NL 50.0 51 0 15 2.70 4.67 0.06 -0.36 99.8 4.25 9 0.9 1.6 0.2 1.5 13 .517 .506 $330,000
2006 28 PIT NL 54.0 54 0 13 2.17 4.88 -0.22 -0.36 99.1 4.71 15 1.5 1.4 0.2 2.3 20 .529 .510 $347,000
2007 29 ATL NL 17.0 18 0 3 1.59 4.90 0.29 -0.35 99.1 4.21 5 0.5 1.0 -0.0 0.6 6 .529 .503 $2,350,000
2008 30 ATL NL 33.2 36 0 21 5.61 4.65 0.15 -0.34 96.6 4.02 -6 -0.6 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .484 .496 $2,362,500
2009 31 ATL NL 74.1 80 0 28 3.39 4.61 -0.06 -0.34 98.8 4.28 7 0.8 1.5 0.0 1.4 14 .509 .505 $3,450,000
2010 32 BAL AL 24.2 29 0 11 4.01 4.75 -0.13 -0.36 101.8 4.60 1 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.4 4 .505 .501 $6,000,000
2011 33 BAL AL 46.1 49 0 26 5.05 4.60 -0.11 -0.35 101.9 4.44 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.0 2 .493 .498 $6,000,000
2011 33 TEX AL 7.0 7 0 4 5.14 4.56 0.10 -0.35 109.1 4.49 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .492 .500
2012 34 WSN NL 35.2 47 0 14 3.53 4.33 -0.07 -0.32 103.1 4.20 2 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.5 6 .505 .502
2013 35 MIL NL 23.2 36 0 7 2.66 4.64 0.12 -0.35 104.5 4.36 4 0.5 1.2 -0.0 0.6 6 .513 .503 $2,250,000
11 Seasons 418.0 470 0 156 3.36 4.67 -0.04 -0.35 100.5 4.38 46 4.8 1.3 0.2 8.9 85 .510 .503 $23,089,500
PIT (4 yrs) 155.2 168 0 42 2.43 4.77 -0.09 -0.35 100.0 4.51 36 3.7 1.4 0.6 5.6 50 .522 .507 $677,000
ATL (3 yrs) 125.0 134 0 52 3.74 4.66 0.05 -0.34 98.3 4.20 6 0.7 1.3 -0.1 1.7 17 .505 .502 $8,162,500
BAL (2 yrs) 71.0 78 0 37 4.69 4.65 -0.12 -0.36 101.9 4.50 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.5 6 .497 .499 $12,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 7.0 7 0 4 5.14 4.56 0.10 -0.35 109.1 4.49 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .492 .500
WSN (1 yr) 35.2 47 0 14 3.53 4.33 -0.07 -0.32 103.1 4.20 2 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.5 6 .505 .502
MIL (1 yr) 23.2 36 0 7 2.66 4.64 0.12 -0.35 104.5 4.36 4 0.5 1.2 -0.0 0.6 6 .513 .503 $2,250,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2011 33 TEX AL ALDS W TBR 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 27.0
2011 33 TEX AL ALCS W DET 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 33 TEX AL WS L STL 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.667 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
2012 34 WSN NL NLDS L STL 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
2 Yrs (4 Series) 0 0 5.06 9 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 21 0.938 6.8 3.4 1.7 8.4 5.00
1 NLDS 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 27.0
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.667 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PAu G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
2003 25 PIT NL 16 38 30 7 7 0 1 4 0 0 6 6 .233 .351 .700 1.051 .143 21 1 0 1 1 0 0
2004 26 PIT NL 47 169 159 7 32 3 0 2 2 0 6 55 .201 .235 .258 .493 .294 41 2 1 3 0 0 3
2005 27 PIT NL 51 212 178 15 35 10 0 2 2 1 31 58 .197 .316 .287 .603 .275 51 5 1 0 2 2 1
2006 28 PIT NL 54 234 197 13 42 6 0 1 3 0 31 64 .213 .325 .259 .584 .308 51 2 2 3 1 2 0
2007 29 ATL NL 18 70 61 3 15 4 1 0 1 1 8 13 .246 .329 .344 .673 .306 21 2 0 0 1 0 0
2008 30 ATL NL 36 142 124 21 26 3 2 6 1 0 14 44 .210 .291 .411 .702 .263 51 2 1 1 2 3 2
2009 31 ATL NL 80 315 268 28 56 16 0 7 7 2 33 90 .209 .311 .347 .658 .285 93 6 7 6 1 8 6
2010 32 BAL AL 29 106 88 11 18 7 0 1 2 0 14 31 .205 .311 .318 .629 .298 28 2 0 3 1 4 1
2011 33 TOT AL 56 230 204 30 51 13 0 7 4 0 21 51 .250 .322 .417 .738 .295 85 4 2 0 3 1 2
2011 33 BAL AL 49 202 180 26 46 12 0 7 4 0 18 46 .256 .327 .439 .766 .302 79 3 2 0 2 1 2
2011 33 TEX AL 7 28 24 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 .208 .286 .250 .536 .250 6 1 0 0 1 0 0
2012 34 WSN NL 47 151 131 14 31 10 1 2 4 0 16 39 .237 .318 .374 .692 .319 49 3 0 3 1 0 2
2013 35 MIL NL 36 108 92 7 22 6 0 2 2 1 14 32 .239 .352 .370 .721 .345 34 0 2 0 0 2 1
11 Yrs 470 1775 1532 156 335 78 5 34 28 5 194 483 .219 .311 .343 .653 .293 525 29 16 20 13 22 18
162 Game Avg. 68 257 222 23 48 11 1 5 4 1 28 70 .219 .311 .343 .653 .293 76 4 2 3 2 3 3
MLB Averages .262 .330 .416 .745 .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
2003 25 PIT NL -2.5 -0.2 38 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 .84 -0.4 0.0 -3.4 -0.3 0.84 -4.0 6 3 7
2004 26 PIT NL 14.7 1.5 176 0.4 3.5 -3.1 1.13 1.0 -0.7 10.8 1.1 1.13 13.8 18 9 18
2005 27 PIT NL 9.1 0.9 219 1.5 5.5 -4.0 1.43 0.7 0.4 12.0 1.2 1.43 9.3 23 11 16
2006 28 PIT NL 14.5 1.4 239 2.3 7.6 -5.3 1.84 0.9 0.3 13.5 1.3 1.84 13.8 28 8 16
2007 29 ATL NL 5.6 0.6 73 0.7 1.5 -0.7 .96 0.4 0.4 4.7 0.5 0.96 4.4 4 7 7
2008 30 ATL NL -2.0 -0.2 149 0.1 2.8 -2.7 1.10 0.1 0.0 -1.9 -0.2 1.10 0.9 15 4 16
2009 31 ATL NL 11.4 1.2 335 0.8 9.5 -8.7 1.72 0.2 0.3 10.7 1.1 1.72 4.1 43 10 27
2010 32 BAL AL 0.9 0.1 112 -0.0 3.3 -3.3 1.96 0.4 -0.5 4.1 0.4 1.96 3.7 14 7 8
2011 33 TOT AL -1.3 -0.1 238 0.4 2.9 -2.6 .73 0.1 0.4 4.3 0.4 0.73 0.2 15 6 33
2011 33 BAL AL -1.1 -0.1 209 0.1 2.6 -2.5 .74 -0.0 0.2 3.5 0.4 0.74 -1.4 12 6 30
2011 33 TEX AL -0.2 -0.0 29 0.2 0.4 -0.1 .67 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.67 1.5 3 0 3
2012 34 WSN NL 3.4 0.4 159 0.7 2.9 -2.2 .95 0.2 0.5 4.0 0.4 0.95 0.6 13 11 22
2013 35 MIL NL 3.8 0.4 114 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 .96 -0.1 -1.1 -4.5 -0.5 0.96 -1.1 11 11 14
11 Yrs 57.7 5.8 1852 5.5 41.3 -35.8 1.32 3.5 0.6 54.1 5.4 1.32 45.6 190 87 184

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
2003 25 PIT NL 16 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 15 6 40% 7 .837 6 3 7 7 1 8 9 7 0 11 0 4 1.6 9
2004 26 PIT NL 47 47 12 3 1 4 1 3 25% 17 13 24 12 50% 7 1.130 18 9 18 26 5 16 15 32 8 16 8 13 2.8 14
2005 27 PIT NL 51 51 15 1 3 3 3 0 100% 18 15 33 7 21% 8 1.428 23 11 16 21 11 19 20 31 12 15 12 15 2.9 17
2006 28 PIT NL 54 54 47 3 4 24 24 0 100% 27 3 2 2 100% 9 1.837 28 8 16 30 10 14 1 53 3 5 4 15 3.0 18
2007 29 ATL NL 18 18 5 2 0 2 2 0 100% 7 5 2 2 100% 8 .963 4 7 7 11 1 6 1 17 0 3 0 4 2.8 15
2008 30 ATL NL 36 36 29 0 3 16 14 2 88% 16 0 7 2 29% 9 1.096 15 4 16 28 4 4 5 31 3 8 3 6 2.8 17
2009 31 ATL NL 80 80 29 5 4 17 10 7 59% 34 17 9 2 22% 8 1.718 43 10 27 53 17 10 5 75 2 12 2 28 2.8 16
2010 32 BAL AL 29 29 7 1 3 3 1 2 33% 14 10 19 1 5% 8 1.962 14 7 8 16 5 8 12 17 5 12 9 6 2.6 14
2011 33 TOT AL 56 56 15 2 2 2 1 1 50% 10 8 27 7 26% .730 15 6 33 20 7 29 17 39 12 19 14 8 2.9 17
2011 33 BAL AL 49 49 14 2 2 2 1 1 50% 8 6 24 6 25% 7 .739 12 6 30 14 6 29 15 34 11 17 13 8 2.8 17
2011 33 TEX AL 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 33% 8 .666 3 0 3 6 1 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 3.0 17
2012 34 WSN NL 47 47 13 0 0 2 0 2 0% 10 7 33 7 21% 8 .953 13 11 22 21 5 21 18 29 2 21 5 12 2.3 13
2013 35 MIL NL 36 36 3 0 2 3 0 3 0% 9 6 25 13 52% 7 .957 11 11 14 12 5 19 16 20 2 21 4 9 2.0 12
11 Yrs 470 470 177 17 23 76 56 20 74% 168 87 196 61 31% 1.320 190 87 184 245 71 154 119 351 49 143 61 120 2.7 15

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%
2003 25 PIT NL 38 37% 10.5% 15.8% 15.8% 13.2% 71% 0.47 1.00 55% 12% 28.6% 18% 9 1 11%
2004 26 PIT NL 169 39% 1.2% 32.5% 3.6% 3.0% 16% 1.08 1.68 60% 16% 4.8% 13% 31 2 6%
2005 27 PIT NL 212 36% 0.9% 27.4% 14.6% 5.7% 34% 0.93 1.46 57% 18% 3.8% 13% 44 5 11%
2006 28 PIT NL 234 21% 0.4% 27.4% 13.3% 3.0% 17% 0.62 0.83 57% 20% 1.4% 14% 59 2 3%
2007 29 ATL NL 70 39% 0.0% 18.6% 11.4% 7.1% 33% 0.69 0.76 70% 20% 0.0% 24% 11 2 18%
2008 30 ATL NL 142 20% 4.2% 31.0% 9.9% 7.8% 42% 0.45 0.78 54% 18% 12.8% 16% 23 2 9%
2009 31 ATL NL 315 34% 2.2% 28.6% 10.5% 7.3% 41% 0.62 0.82 55% 17% 7.8% 17% 56 6 11%
2010 32 BAL AL 106 36% 0.9% 29.3% 13.2% 7.6% 44% 0.49 0.76 54% 18% 3.0% 15% 19 2 11%
2011 33 TOT AL 230 48% 3.0% 22.2% 9.1% 8.7% 39% 0.71 0.95 65% 20% 9.1% 14% 46 4 9%
2011 33 BAL AL 202 47% 3.5% 22.8% 8.9% 9.4% 41% 0.69 0.90 64% 20% 9.9% 11% 37 3 8%
2011 33 TEX AL 28 54% 0.0% 17.9% 10.7% 3.6% 20% 0.90 1.29 71% 20% 0.0% 40% 9 1 11%
2012 34 WSN NL 151 50% 1.3% 25.8% 10.6% 8.6% 42% 0.69 0.74 60% 19% 4.5% 20% 22 3 14%
2013 35 MIL NL 108 51% 1.9% 29.6% 13.0% 7.4% 36% 0.59 0.46 54% 28% 6.3% 14% 10 0 0%
11 Yrs 1775 36% 1.9% 27.2% 10.9% 6.6% 35% 0.68 0.92 58% 19% 6.5% 16% 330 29 9%
MLB Averages 45% 2.7% 17.7% 8.4% 7.9% 34% 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.7% 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 S/SO L/SO% 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2003 25 PIT NL 38 144 3.79 84 58% 30% 18% 21% 31% 70% 0% 41% 75% 53% 5% 2 2 18% 7 1 0 1 5 17% 0 0 0 0 0
2004 26 PIT NL 169 670 3.96 432 64% 27% 21% 27% 25% 73% 0% 47% 71% 53% 3% 5 5 25% 42 20 0 10 45 18% 3 0 0 0 0
2005 27 PIT NL 212 863 4.07 499 58% 31% 22% 23% 24% 69% 1% 40% 68% 53% 11% 23 10 22% 47 18 2 10 48 17% 6 11 0 0 0
2006 28 PIT NL 234 954 4.08 587 62% 28% 19% 30% 23% 72% 2% 44% 74% 54% 9% 20 14 25% 58 31 4 16 47 25% 8 4 0 0 0
2007 29 ATL NL 70 276 3.94 168 61% 35% 13% 23% 29% 65% 0% 40% 80% 51% 6% 4 3 16% 11 3 2 4 9 31% 1 1 0 0 0
2008 30 ATL NL 142 603 4.25 374 62% 26% 20% 33% 22% 74% 4% 46% 74% 51% 6% 9 2 25% 35 18 3 5 39 11% 2 4 0 0 0
2009 31 ATL NL 318 1309 4.12 813 62% 29% 19% 30% 23% 71% 6% 44% 74% 55% 7% 22 8 27% 86 52 8 23 67 26% 20 6 -3 0 0
2010 32 BAL AL 106 402 3.79 236 59% 28% 23% 23% 26% 72% 10% 42% 68% 60% 8% 8 1 18% 19 6 0 4 27 13% 5 3 0 0 0
2011 33 TOT AL 230 953 4.14 570 60% 29% 19% 24% 27% 71% 1% 42% 73% 53% 4% 10 8 23% 54 19 0 8 43 16% 5 1 0 0 0
2011 33 BAL AL 202 834 4.13 499 60% 29% 19% 24% 27% 71% 1% 42% 73% 54% 4% 8 6 22% 45 15 0 8 38 17% 5 1 0 0 0
2011 33 TEX AL 28 119 4.25 71 60% 30% 18% 24% 28% 70% 0% 42% 74% 46% 7% 2 2 32% 9 4 0 0 5 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2012 34 WSN NL 151 619 4.10 364 59% 34% 18% 22% 26% 66% 0% 39% 73% 49% 14% 21 17 13% 20 9 1 12 27 31% 2 4 0 0 0
2013 35 MIL NL 109 441 4.05 260 59% 30% 22% 25% 23% 70% 4% 41% 68% 61% 8% 9 4 30% 33 14 2 5 27 16% 5 3 -1 0 0
11 Yrs 1779 7234 4.07 4387 61% 29% 20% 27% 25% 71% 3% 43% 72% 54% 7% 133 74 23% 412 191 22 98 384 20% 57 37 -4 0 0
MLB Averages 3.78 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 46% 80% 59% 5% 22% 25%

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
2003 25 PIT NL 38 7 0 0 4 0 3 3 1 1 3 5 4 0 80% 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004 26 PIT NL 169 32 3 1 2 1 7 2 0 1 1 9 5 1 56% 3 4 0 54 2 0 100% 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 27 PIT NL 212 35 6 2 2 0 14 2 0 2 0 16 7 5 44% 1 3 0 86 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2006 28 PIT NL 234 42 3 0 1 0 14 0 1 0 1 15 6 6 40% 0 0 0 89 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007 29 ATL NL 70 15 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 50% 0 0 1 23 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
2008 30 ATL NL 142 26 1 0 6 0 4 2 4 5 1 9 6 1 67% 2 0 0 43 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009 31 ATL NL 315 56 7 0 7 0 15 5 2 5 2 22 6 7 27% 6 5 0 102 7 2 78% 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
2010 32 BAL AL 106 18 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 8 2 2 25% 1 3 0 44 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011 33 TOT AL 230 51 8 1 7 0 6 5 2 3 4 18 9 4 50% 2 5 0 86 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2011 33 BAL AL 202 46 6 1 7 0 6 5 2 3 4 15 5 4 33% 2 4 0 73 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2011 33 TEX AL 28 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 133% 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012 34 WSN NL 151 31 5 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 11 6 3 55% 2 2 1 72 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2013 35 MIL NL 108 22 4 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 33% 1 1 2 42 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
11 Yrs 1775 335 39 5 34 1 76 22 12 19 15 127 57 32 45% 18 24 4 656 28 5 85% 20 4 8 1 0 0 2 2 46 0
MLB Averages 53% 72%

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+
2003 25 0 1 .000 7.56 16 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 7 7 7 4 6 0 6 0 0 1 38 60 1.560 7.6 4.3 6.5 6.5 1.00 60
2004 26 3 2 .600 2.26 63 0 14 0 0 1 51.2 39 14 13 6 12 0 61 1 0 5 207 192 0.987 6.8 1.0 2.1 10.6 5.08 192
2005 27 4 5 .444 2.48 114 0 29 0 0 4 101.2 74 29 28 8 43 2 119 2 0 8 419 173 1.151 6.6 0.7 3.8 10.5 2.77 173
2006 28 7 9 .438 2.37 168 0 76 0 0 28 155.2 116 42 41 9 74 4 183 4 0 8 653 184 1.221 6.7 0.5 4.3 10.6 2.47 184
2007 29 9 9 .500 2.29 186 0 81 0 0 30 172.2 131 45 44 9 82 4 196 4 0 8 723 190 1.234 6.8 0.5 4.3 10.2 2.39 190
2008 30 9 12 .429 2.62 222 0 110 0 0 44 206.1 157 66 60 15 96 7 240 5 0 8 865 166 1.226 6.8 0.7 4.2 10.5 2.50 166
2009 31 14 16 .467 2.57 302 0 139 0 0 54 280.2 213 94 80 22 129 15 330 12 0 13 1180 167 1.219 6.8 0.7 4.1 10.6 2.56 167
2010 32 15 19 .441 2.68 331 0 146 0 0 55 305.1 231 105 91 23 143 19 361 12 0 16 1286 159 1.225 6.8 0.7 4.2 10.6 2.52 159
2011 33 17 21 .447 2.94 387 0 161 0 0 56 358.2 282 135 117 30 164 20 412 14 0 21 1516 146 1.243 7.1 0.8 4.1 10.3 2.51 146
2012 34 17 21 .447 2.94 434 0 174 0 0 56 394.1 313 149 129 32 180 20 451 14 1 23 1667 144 1.250 7.1 0.7 4.1 10.3 2.51 144
2013 35 17 23 .425 2.93 470 0 177 0 0 56 418.0 335 156 136 34 194 22 483 16 1 24 1775 145 1.266 7.2 0.7 4.2 10.4 2.49 145

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
2003 25 0 0 6.75 8.0 7 7 6 4 6 6 0 1.625 7.9 6.8 6.8 1.00 4.5 16
2004 26 4 0 1.000 1.23 44.0 31 7 6 2 6 55 1 0.841 6.3 1.2 11.3 9.17 0.4 47
2005 27 3 2 .600 2.81 48.0 35 17 15 2 31 56 1 1.375 6.6 5.8 10.5 1.81 0.4 51
2006 28 4 1 .800 2.00 54.0 41 13 12 1 30 64 2 1.315 6.8 5.0 10.7 2.13 0.2 54
2007 29 1 0 1.000 1.69 16.0 15 3 3 0 8 12 0 1.438 8.4 4.5 6.8 1.50 0.0 18
2008 30 1 2 .333 4.24 34.0 26 18 16 6 14 44 1 1.176 6.9 3.7 11.6 3.14 1.6 36
2009 31 6 2 .750 2.63 72.0 57 23 21 7 34 88 7 1.264 7.1 4.3 11.0 2.59 0.9 80
2010 32 1 1 .500 4.32 25.0 18 13 12 1 14 31 0 1.280 6.5 5.0 11.2 2.21 0.4 29
2011 33 2 3 .400 4.50 52.0 51 29 26 7 21 50 2 1.385 8.8 3.6 8.7 2.38 1.2 56
2012 34 2 1 .667 3.44 34.0 32 14 13 2 17 37 0 1.441 8.5 4.5 9.8 2.18 0.5 47
2013 35 1 1 .500 2.74 23.0 22 8 7 2 14 32 2 1.565 8.6 5.5 12.5 2.29 0.8 36
11 Yrs 25 13 .658 3.01 410.0 335 152 137 34 195 475 16 1.293 7.4 10.4 2.44 0.7 470



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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2009 NL  80 (3rd)
2013 NL  36 (4th)
Active  470 (44th)

Saves s c a p y
2006 NL  24 (9th)
Active  56 (38th)

Games Finished s c a p y
Active  177 (32nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1905), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1162), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS Relief Pitcher (272nd), 9.2 career WAR/9.2 7yr-peak WAR/9.2 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/28.2 7yr-peak WAR/34.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Steve Mingori (958)
  2. Craig Breslow (955)
  3. Ramon Hernandez (954)
  4. Pedro Feliciano (944)
  5. Rod Scurry (944)
  6. Eric O'Flaherty (943)
  7. George Sherrill (942)
  8. Gary Lucas (937)
  9. John Rocker (931)
  10. Al Holland (931)
Similar Pitchers through 34 
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  1. Steve Mingori (955)
  2. Ricardo Rincon (947)
  3. George Sherrill (946)
  4. Rich Rodriguez (945)
  5. Ramon Hernandez (942)
  6. Damaso Marte (935)
  7. Joe Sambito (932)
  8. Al Holland (931)
  9. Steve Hamilton (930)
  10. Ray King (926)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jim Poole (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Al Holland (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jeff Calhoun (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Steve Mingori (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Craig Breslow (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Steve Mingori (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Steve Mingori (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Steve Mingori (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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