Carlos Alberto Zambrano (Big Z or El Toro)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 275 lb.
Born: June 1, 1981 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
High School: U. E. Creacion (Carabobo, VE)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1997.
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Debut: August 20, 2001 (Age 20)
vs. MIL 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Cubs/MiamiMarlins 2001-2012
Agents: Barry Praver, previously: Scott Boras,Scott Shapiro [*]
Final Game: September 21, 2012 (Age 31)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 260 | 1 | Apr 5 | CHC | @ | ATL | L,5-16 | GS-2 | L(0-1) | 99 | 1.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54.00 | 13 | 49 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | -0.625 | -7.30 | 1b start a 3 | 2b --- 1 out d5 | ||
| 2 | 261 | 5 | Apr 10 | CHC | @ | CIN | W,4-3 | GS-7 | W(1-1) | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11.88 | 28 | 110 | 66 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.112 | 0.49 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out tie | ||
| 3 | 262 | 9 | Apr 15 | CHC | MIL | L,6-8 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9.45 | 27 | 121 | 75 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.14 | -0.180 | -1.46 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out tie | ||||
| 4 | 263 | 14 | Apr 20 | CHC | @ | NYM | L,0-4 | GS-6 | L(1-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 27 | 119 | 68 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | -0.004 | 0.84 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||
| 5 | 264 | 18 | Apr 24 | CHC | @ | MIL | W,5-1 | 7-8 | H(1) | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | 0.088 | -0.02 | 7b 1-3 2 out a2 | 8b 3 out a4 | |
| 6 | 265 | 20 | Apr 26 | CHC | WSN | W,4-3 | 8-9 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 | 0.248 | 1.04 | 8t 1-- 1 out tie | 9t 3 out tie | |||
| 7 | 266 | 24 | Apr 30 | CHC | ARI | W,11-5 | 8-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .70 | 0.024 | 0.51 | 8t --- 0 out a4 | 8t 3 out a4 | |||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 8 | 267 | 28 | May 5 | CHC | @ | PIT | L,2-4 | 7-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.29 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .39 | 0.022 | 0.48 | 7b --- 0 out d2 | 7b 3 out d2 | ||
| 9 | 268 | 31 | May 8 | CHC | @ | CIN | L,2-14 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .71 | -0.082 | -2.66 | 7b 123 0 out d1 | 7b 3 out d6 | ||
| 10 | 269 | 33 | May 10 | CHC | FLA | L,2-4 | 8-8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .51 | 0.029 | 0.51 | 8t --- 0 out d2 | 8t 3 out d2 | |||
| 11 | 270 | 35 | May 12 | CHC | FLA | W,4-3 | 8-8 | H(2) | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | 0.005 | 0.07 | 8t --- 0 out a2 | 8t 12- 2 out a2 | ||
| 12 | 271 | 36 | May 14 | CHC | PIT | L,6-10 | 8-8 | L(1-3) | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.07 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | -0.414 | -2.49 | 8t --- 0 out tie | 8t 3 out d3 | ||
| 13 | 272 | 40 | May 18 | CHC | COL | W,6-2 | 9-GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .19 | 0.015 | 0.51 | 9t --- 0 out a4 | 9t end a 4 | |||
| 14 | 273 | 41 | May 19 | CHC | @ | PHI | W,4-1 | 8-8 | H(3) | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 0.099 | 0.32 | 8b -2- 2 out a1 | 8b 3 out a1 | |
| 15 | 274 | 43 | May 21 | CHC | @ | TEX | L,1-2 | 7-GF(8) | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.073 | 1.00 | 7b 12- 2 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||
| 16 | 275 | 49 | May 28 | CHC | STL | L,1-7 | 8-8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .15 | 0.008 | 0.51 | 8t --- 0 out d4 | 8t 3 out d4 | |||
| 17 | 276 | 50 | May 29 | CHC | STL | W,5-0 | 8-8 | H(4) | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | 0.058 | 1.19 | 8t 1-3 1 out a4 | 8t 3 out a4 | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 18 | 277 | 54 | Jun 4 | CHC | @ | HOU | L,1-3 | GS-5 | L(1-4) | 5 | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 20 | 84 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | -0.084 | -0.14 | 1b start tie | 5b 1-- 1 out d1 | ||
| 19 | 278 | 59 | Jun 9 | CHC | @ | MIL | W,9-4 | GS-5 | W(2-4) | 4 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.05 | 23 | 88 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | -0.114 | -0.56 | 1b start a 2 | 5b 3 out a5 | ||
| 20 | 279 | 64 | Jun 15 | CHC | OAK | L,5-9 | GS-6 | L(2-5) | 5 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 | 30 | 103 | 65 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.21 | -0.244 | -1.95 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d3 | |||
| 21 | 280 | 69 | Jun 20 | CHC | LAA | W,12-1 | GS-7 | W(3-5) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 27 | 117 | 75 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .41 | 0.149 | 2.56 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a8 | |||
| 22 | 281 | 73 | Jun 25 | CHC | @ | CHW | L,0-6 | GS-1 | L(3-6) | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.66 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .90 | -0.295 | -3.49 | 1b start tie | 1b 3 out d4 | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 282 | 104 | Jul 31 | CHC | @ | COL | L,5-6 | 7-7 | 35 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .54 | 0.015 | 0.58 | 7b 1-- 1 out d3 | 7b 3 out d3 | ||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 24 | 283 | 105 | Aug 1 | CHC | @ | COL | L,7-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | 12 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26 | -0.015 | -0.88 | 4b --- 0 out d5 | 5b 3 out d7 | ||
| 25 | 284 | 108 | Aug 4 | CHC | MIL | W,15-3 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.61 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .99 | 0.029 | 0.51 | 7t --- 0 out a4 | 7t 3 out a4 | |||
| 26 | 285 | 112 | Aug 9 | CHC | @ | SFG | L,3-4 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 24 | 95 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | -0.013 | 0.37 | 1b start a 2 | 5b 3 out tie | |||
| 27 | 286 | 117 | Aug 14 | CHC | @ | STL | W,3-2 | GS-6 | W(4-6) | 4 | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.27 | 26 | 96 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | 0.057 | 0.53 | 1b start tie | 6b -2- 2 out a1 | ||
| 28 | 287 | 122 | Aug 19 | CHC | SDP | L,3-5 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 28 | 112 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.198 | 2.05 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d1 | ||||
| 29 | 288 | 127 | Aug 24 | CHC | @ | WSN | W,5-4 | GS-8 | W(5-6) | 4 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.64 | 28 | 108 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .98 | 0.196 | 2.36 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 1 out a4 | ||
| 30 | 289 | 132 | Aug 30 | CHC | PIT | W,14-2 | GS-6 | W(6-6) | 5 | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 | 24 | 112 | 63 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .64 | 0.209 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 1 out a12 | |||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 31 | 290 | 136 | Sep 4 | CHC | NYM | W,5-3 | GS-7 | W(7-6) | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4.23 | 26 | 102 | 63 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | 0.223 | 1.55 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a2 | |||
| 32 | 291 | 141 | Sep 10 | CHC | @ | MIL | W,4-0 | GS-9 | W(8-6) | 5 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 31 | 119 | 73 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .86 | 0.416 | 3.90 | 1b start tie | 9b 1-3 2 out a4 | ||
| 33 | 292 | 146 | Sep 15 | CHC | @ | STL | W,7-3 | GS-6 | W(9-6) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 26 | 104 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.019 | 0.84 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||
| 34 | 293 | 150 | Sep 21 | CHC | SFG | L,0-1 | GS-6 | 5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.56 | 26 | 116 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 0.357 | 3.05 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||
| 35 | 294 | 156 | Sep 27 | CHC | @ | SDP | W,1-0 | GS-7 | W(10-6) | 5 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 27 | 106 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.440 | 3.10 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a1 | ||
| 36 | 295 | 161 | Oct 2 | CHC | @ | HOU | W,8-3 | GS-7 | W(11-6) | 4 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 25 | 92 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .43 | 0.104 | -0.35 | 1b start a 2 | 7b -2- 1 out a5 | ||
| CHC | 129.2 | 119 | 55 | 48 | 69 | 117 | 7 | 6 | 3.33 | 571 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 35 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.78 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 and 14 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 7
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