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Chris Hammond

Christopher Andrew Hammond

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 21, 1966 in Atlanta, GA
High School: Vestavia Hills (Birmingham, AL)
School: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 10, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1990
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Reds/Braves/Yankees/Padres/... 1990-2006
Agents: Bo McKinnis, previously: Steve Hammond [*]
Final Game: June 29, 2006
Relatives: Brother of Steve Hammond
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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
1990 24 CIN NL 0 2 .000 6.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 13 9 8 2 12 1 4 0 3 1 56 65 2.206 10.3 1.6 9.5 3.2 0.33
1991 25 CIN NL 7 7 .500 4.06 20 18 0 0 0 0 99.2 92 51 45 4 48 3 50 2 0 3 425 95 1.405 8.3 0.4 4.3 4.5 1.04
1992 26 CIN NL 7 10 .412 4.21 28 26 1 0 0 0 147.1 149 75 69 13 55 6 79 3 0 6 627 87 1.385 9.1 0.8 3.4 4.8 1.44
1993 27 FLA NL 11 12 .478 4.66 32 32 0 1 0 0 191.0 207 106 99 18 66 2 108 1 5 10 826 91 1.429 9.8 0.8 3.1 5.1 1.64
1994 28 FLA NL 4 4 .500 3.07 13 13 0 1 1 0 73.1 79 30 25 5 23 1 40 1 0 3 312 142 1.391 9.7 0.6 2.8 4.9 1.74
1995 29 FLA NL 9 6 .600 3.80 25 24 0 3 2 0 161.0 157 73 68 17 47 2 126 9 1 3 683 110 1.267 8.8 1.0 2.6 7.0 2.68
1996 30 FLA NL 5 8 .385 6.56 38 9 5 0 0 0 81.0 104 65 59 14 27 3 50 4 0 1 368 62 1.617 11.6 1.6 3.0 5.6 1.85
1997 31 BOS AL 3 4 .429 5.92 29 8 6 0 0 1 65.1 81 45 43 5 27 4 48 2 0 2 293 79 1.653 11.2 0.7 3.7 6.6 1.78
1998 32 FLA NL 0 2 .000 6.59 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 20 11 10 3 8 0 8 1 0 0 67 63 2.049 13.2 2.0 5.3 5.3 1.00
1999 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2000 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2002 36 ATL NL 7 2 .778 0.95 63 0 6 0 0 0 76.0 53 15 8 1 31 9 63 1 0 1 311 441 1.105 6.3 0.1 3.7 7.5 2.03
2003 37 NYY AL 3 2 .600 2.86 62 0 16 0 0 1 63.0 65 23 20 5 11 0 45 2 0 1 262 155 1.206 9.3 0.7 1.6 6.4 4.09
2004 38 OAK AL 4 1 .800 2.68 41 0 9 0 0 1 53.2 56 21 16 4 13 1 34 3 0 0 224 170 1.286 9.4 0.7 2.2 5.7 2.62
2005 39 SDP NL 5 1 .833 3.84 55 0 17 0 0 0 58.2 51 25 25 9 14 0 34 2 0 0 242 101 1.108 7.8 1.4 2.1 5.2 2.43
2006 40 CIN NL 1 1 .500 6.91 29 0 7 0 0 0 28.2 36 23 22 5 5 0 23 0 0 0 125 68 1.430 11.3 1.6 1.6 7.2 4.60
14 Yrs 66 62 .516 4.14 441 136 67 5 3 3 1123.2 1163 572 517 105 387 32 712 31 9 31 4821 100 1.379 9.3 0.8 3.1 5.7 1.84
162 Game Avg. 8 7 .516 4.14 52 16 8 1 0 0 132 137 67 61 12 46 4 84 4 1 4 568 100 1.379 9.3 0.8 3.1 5.7 1.84
FLA (5 yrs) 29 32 .475 4.52 111 81 5 5 3 0 520.0 567 285 261 57 171 8 332 16 6 17 2256 93 1.419 9.8 1.0 3.0 5.7 1.94
CIN (4 yrs) 15 20 .429 4.52 80 47 8 0 0 0 287.0 290 158 144 24 120 10 156 5 3 10 1233 85 1.429 9.1 0.8 3.8 4.9 1.30
ATL (1 yr) 7 2 .778 0.95 63 0 6 0 0 0 76.0 53 15 8 1 31 9 63 1 0 1 311 441 1.105 6.3 0.1 3.7 7.5 2.03
OAK (1 yr) 4 1 .800 2.68 41 0 9 0 0 1 53.2 56 21 16 4 13 1 34 3 0 0 224 170 1.286 9.4 0.7 2.2 5.7 2.62
BOS (1 yr) 3 4 .429 5.92 29 8 6 0 0 1 65.1 81 45 43 5 27 4 48 2 0 2 293 79 1.653 11.2 0.7 3.7 6.6 1.78
SDP (1 yr) 5 1 .833 3.84 55 0 17 0 0 0 58.2 51 25 25 9 14 0 34 2 0 0 242 101 1.108 7.8 1.4 2.1 5.2 2.43
NYY (1 yr) 3 2 .600 2.86 62 0 16 0 0 1 63.0 65 23 20 5 11 0 45 2 0 1 262 155 1.206 9.3 0.7 1.6 6.4 4.09
NL (11 yrs) 56 55 .505 4.19 309 128 36 5 3 0 941.2 961 483 438 91 336 27 585 24 9 28 4042 98 1.377 9.2 0.9 3.2 5.6 1.74
AL (3 yrs) 10 7 .588 3.91 132 8 31 0 0 3 182.0 202 89 79 14 51 5 127 7 0 3 779 117 1.390 10.0 0.7 2.5 6.3 2.49

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
1990 24 CIN NL 11.1 3 3 9 7.15 4.66 -0.12 0.17 103.2 5.10 -3 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .407 .498 $
1991 25 CIN NL 99.2 20 18 51 4.61 4.15 -0.06 0.13 101.6 4.41 -3 -0.3 .3 -0.1 0.4 6 .484 .498 $100,000
1992 26 CIN NL 147.1 28 26 75 4.58 3.84 -0.19 0.13 103.2 4.28 -6 -0.6 .2 -0.1 0.3 7 .477 .496 $140,000
1993 27 FLA NL 191.0 32 32 106 4.99 4.62 -0.15 0.17 104.9 5.19 1 0.1 -0.1 1.4 22 .503 .501 $260,000
1994 28 FLA NL 73.1 13 13 30 3.68 4.76 0.22 0.17 103.7 4.89 9 1.0 -0.1 1.5 15 .578 .506 $925,000
1995 29 FLA NL 161.0 25 24 73 4.08 4.65 0.04 0.17 101.0 4.82 12 1.3 .2 -0.1 2.3 27 .550 .508 $1,025,000
1996 30 FLA NL 81.0 38 9 65 7.22 4.72 0.34 -0.12 96.5 4.10 -27 -2.6 1.1 -0.2 -2.2 -20 .431 .484 $1,600,000
1997 31 BOS AL 65.1 29 8 45 6.20 4.99 0.15 -0.02 101.1 4.88 -10 -0.9 1.5 -0.2 -0.5 -1 .468 .494 $700,000
1998 32 FLA NL 13.2 3 3 11 7.24 4.85 -0.08 0.17 94.1 4.80 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .386 .498 $
2002 36 ATL NL 76.0 63 0 15 1.78 4.56 0.44 -0.34 100.4 3.80 17 1.8 1.5 0.2 2.6 24 .529 .511 $450,000
2003 37 NYY AL 63.0 62 0 23 3.29 4.81 -0.27 -0.36 96.6 4.55 9 0.9 1.2 -0.0 1.4 17 .514 .505 $2,200,000
2004 38 OAK AL 53.2 41 0 21 3.52 5.02 -0.12 -0.37 99.1 4.72 7 0.6 .8 -0.2 1.0 14 .516 .504 $2,400,000
2005 39 SDP NL 58.2 55 0 25 3.84 4.49 -0.25 -0.34 92.7 4.08 2 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.5 7 .503 .501 $750,000
2006 40 CIN NL 28.2 29 0 23 7.22 4.88 -0.30 -0.36 104.5 5.04 -7 -0.7 .9 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .477 .496 $800,000
14 Seasons 1123.2 441 136 572 4.58 4.55 -0.02 -0.00 101.1 4.61 -3 0.1 1.1 -0.9 7.8 111 .500 .500 $11,350,000
FLA (5 yrs) 520.0 111 81 285 4.93 4.67 0.04 0.12 101.9 4.85 -9 -0.6 1.0 -0.4 2.8 42 .495 .499 $3,810,000
CIN (4 yrs) 287.0 80 47 158 4.95 4.08 -0.15 0.08 102.8 4.44 -18 -1.9 .8 -0.2 0.0 8 .476 .497 $1,040,000
ATL (1 yr) 76.0 63 0 15 1.78 4.56 0.44 -0.34 100.4 3.80 17 1.8 1.5 0.2 2.6 24 .529 .511 $450,000
OAK (1 yr) 53.2 41 0 21 3.52 5.02 -0.12 -0.37 99.1 4.72 7 0.6 .8 -0.2 1.0 14 .516 .504 $2,400,000
BOS (1 yr) 65.1 29 8 45 6.20 4.99 0.15 -0.02 101.1 4.88 -10 -0.9 1.5 -0.2 -0.5 -1 .468 .494 $700,000
SDP (1 yr) 58.2 55 0 25 3.84 4.49 -0.25 -0.34 92.7 4.08 2 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.5 7 .503 .501 $750,000
NYY (1 yr) 63.0 62 0 23 3.29 4.81 -0.27 -0.36 96.6 4.55 9 0.9 1.2 -0.0 1.4 17 .514 .505 $2,200,000

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
2002 36 ATL NL NLDS L SFG 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 13 1.875 6.8 0.0 10.1 6.8 0.67
2003 37 NYY AL WS L FLA 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 4 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 21 1.500 7.7 0.0 5.8 3.9 0.67
1 NLDS 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 13 1.875 6.8 0.0 10.1 6.8 0.67
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1990 24 CIN NL 3 56 43 9 13 3 0 2 1 1 12 4 .302 .455 .512 .966 .297 22 1 0 1 0 1 0
1991 25 CIN NL 20 425 368 51 92 17 2 4 8 3 48 50 .250 .339 .340 .679 .279 125 13 2 6 1 3 3
1992 26 CIN NL 28 627 561 75 149 20 8 13 7 4 55 79 .266 .333 .399 .732 .288 224 11 3 5 3 6 6
1993 27 FLA NL 32 826 747 106 207 30 6 18 5 6 66 108 .277 .336 .406 .741 .303 303 20 1 10 2 2 14
1994 28 FLA NL 13 312 281 30 79 11 3 5 1 2 23 40 .281 .336 .395 .731 .311 111 9 1 5 2 1 4
1995 29 FLA NL 25 683 613 73 157 39 3 17 0 7 47 126 .256 .315 .413 .728 .294 253 12 9 7 7 2 9
1996 30 FLA NL 38 368 330 65 104 22 3 14 2 2 27 50 .315 .370 .527 .897 .333 174 10 4 3 4 3 3
1997 31 BOS AL 29 293 261 45 81 15 0 5 4 2 27 48 .310 .375 .425 .801 .360 111 8 2 0 3 4 1
1998 32 FLA NL 3 67 56 11 20 2 0 3 0 0 8 8 .357 .446 .554 1.000 .378 31 3 1 2 0 0 1
2002 36 ATL NL 63 311 272 15 53 11 2 1 2 1 31 63 .195 .278 .261 .539 .248 71 7 1 5 2 9 8
2003 37 NYY AL 62 262 241 23 65 16 1 5 0 1 11 45 .270 .304 .407 .710 .309 98 2 2 5 3 0 3
2004 38 OAK AL 41 224 202 21 56 15 0 4 1 0 13 34 .277 .326 .411 .737 .311 83 8 3 3 3 1 1
2005 39 SDP NL 55 242 223 25 51 14 0 9 1 0 14 34 .229 .278 .413 .691 .231 92 2 2 1 2 0 1
2006 40 CIN NL 29 125 119 23 36 6 0 5 0 0 5 23 .303 .331 .479 .810 .341 57 3 0 1 0 0 1
14 Yrs 441 4821 4317 572 1163 221 28 105 32 29 387 712 .269 .332 .407 .738 .300 1755 109 31 54 32 32 55
162 Game Avg. 52 568 509 67 137 26 3 12 4 3 46 84 .269 .332 .407 .738 .300 207 13 4 6 4 4 6
MLB Averages .265 .334 .417 .751 .296

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1990 24 CIN NL -2.7 -0.3 66 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 .99 -0.6 0.2 -4.0 -0.4 0.99 -5.8 0 0 0
1991 25 CIN NL -2.6 -0.3 445 -0.1 7.3 -7.4 1.00 0.4 -0.6 -2.6 -0.3 1.00 3.3 0 0 2
1992 26 CIN NL -8.8 -0.9 648 -1.4 10.3 -11.7 .98 -0.7 -0.7 -11.2 -1.2 0.98 -8.4 0 0 2
1993 27 FLA NL -5.4 -0.5 855 -0.5 15.0 -15.4 1.02 0.1 -0.6 -7.6 -0.7 1.02 -0.1 0 0 0
1994 28 FLA NL 9.2 0.9 319 0.3 6.3 -6.0 1.12 0.3 0.0 5.7 0.6 1.12 3.3 0 0 0
1995 29 FLA NL 8.8 0.9 698 0.2 12.6 -12.4 1.02 0.0 0.2 10.5 1.1 1.02 3.0 0 0 1
1996 30 FLA NL -22.3 -2.1 376 -1.4 5.4 -6.8 .89 -1.2 -0.3 -25.6 -2.5 0.89 -15.3 8 9 12
1997 31 BOS AL -8.0 -0.8 302 -0.5 4.7 -5.2 .89 -0.1 -0.4 -8.1 -0.8 0.89 -2.4 9 6 6
1998 32 FLA NL -4.0 -0.4 67 -0.3 1.1 -1.5 1.06 -0.6 0.2 -3.9 -0.4 1.06 -6.1 0 0 0
2002 36 ATL NL 24.2 2.5 316 3.0 8.5 -5.5 1.46 2.0 0.1 24.5 2.5 1.46 21.4 29 12 22
2003 37 NYY AL 10.7 1.0 267 1.3 5.6 -4.3 1.13 0.6 0.5 8.8 0.9 1.13 9.5 26 7 29
2004 38 OAK AL 9.8 0.9 225 -0.2 2.9 -3.1 .74 -0.0 -0.2 3.2 0.3 0.74 2.8 7 10 20
2005 39 SDP NL 1.3 0.1 243 -0.5 3.5 -4.0 .86 0.3 -1.0 0.1 0.0 0.86 -0.5 15 12 26
2006 40 CIN NL -6.3 -0.6 125 -0.4 1.9 -2.4 .81 -0.4 -0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.81 -4.1 9 5 14
14 Yrs 3.9 0.6 4952 -0.9 86.0 -86.9 1.01 0.2 -1.1 -12.9 -1.1 1.01 0.6 103 61 134

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
1990 24 CIN NL 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 0 0% 38.7 41 34 8 2 0 2 4.2 0.8 3.8 75 2 1 0 0 84
1991 25 CIN NL 20 18 7 7 4 0 2 8 10 .444 0 0 0 0 10 56% 48.7 73 20 13 8 2 8 3.3 3.4 5.3 83 8 6 4 0 111
1992 26 CIN NL 28 26 7 10 9 2 4 16 10 .615 3 3 0 0 13 50% 48.3 74 19 25 7 0 11 3.6 3.6 5.6 83 10 11 5 0 111
1993 27 FLA NL 32 32 11 12 9 3 4 14 18 .438 1 5 1 0 16 50% 47.2 73 1 27 8 0 11 4.1 4.4 6.0 91 7 15 8 1 128
1994 28 FLA NL 13 13 4 4 5 1 0 7 6 .538 0 1 1 1 4 31% 51.0 82 17 11 0 0 8 4.3 3.8 5.6 84 5 2 5 0 116
1995 29 FLA NL 25 24 9 6 9 0 1 13 11 .542 3 3 3 2 12 50% 53.4 84 27 18 5 1 7 5.1 5.5 6.7 101 0 10 9 3 141
1996 30 FLA NL 38 9 2 6 1 1 1 2 7 .222 0 1 0 0 2 22% 32.0 63 -1 14 7 0 4 4.8 4.3 4.0 61 6 1 0 0 90
1997 31 BOS AL 29 8 2 3 3 2 1 3 5 .375 2 0 0 0 2 25% 41.2 71 11 21 10 2 2 6.0 7.0 5.2 80 4 3 1 0 115
1998 32 FLA NL 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 1 0 0 0 1 33% 37.7 55 23 4 2 0 1 3.0 3.2 4.6 83 1 1 1 0 100
9 Yrs 191 136 42 52 42 9 13 64 72 .471 10 14 5 3 60 44% 47 84 -1 141 49 5 54 4.3 4.3 5.6 87 43 50 33 4 141
MLB Averages .500 49% 49 105 -21 4.8 4.7 6.0 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
1991 25 CIN NL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.004 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 6.0 32
1992 26 CIN NL 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .979 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4.5 23
1995 29 FLA NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.025 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.0 12
1996 30 FLA NL 38 29 5 3 2 0 0 0 5 5 19 12 63% 7 .893 8 9 12 9 4 16 9 20 19 3 20 1 4.7 21
1997 31 BOS AL 29 21 6 1 1 2 1 1 50% 6 4 17 7 41% 8 .892 9 6 6 10 3 8 11 10 6 8 8 6 3.4 22
2002 36 ATL NL 63 63 6 7 2 2 0 2 0% 19 16 33 6 18% 7 1.460 29 12 22 31 20 12 19 44 20 13 22 16 3.6 18
2003 37 NYY AL 62 62 16 3 2 4 1 3 25% 21 17 42 16 38% 8 1.130 26 7 29 33 8 21 25 37 17 20 20 12 3.0 15
2004 38 OAK AL 41 41 9 4 1 3 1 2 33% 6 3 16 9 56% 7 .739 7 10 20 15 6 20 10 31 17 9 20 6 3.9 20
2005 39 SDP NL 55 55 17 5 1 3 0 3 0% 10 6 40 16 40% 7 .864 15 12 26 22 10 23 24 31 19 14 22 9 3.2 16
2006 40 CIN NL 29 29 7 1 1 2 0 2 0% 8 6 10 4 40% 7 .807 9 5 14 16 2 11 7 22 5 7 5 6 3.0 16
10 Yrs 390 305 67 24 10 16 3 13 19% 75 57 177 70 40% .999 103 61 134 137 53 115 105 200 107 74 121 56 3.5 18

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%
1990 24 CIN NL 56 32% 3.6% 7.1% 21.4% 8.9% 39% 1.06 1.90 66% 25% 11.8% 6% 5 1 20%
1991 25 CIN NL 425 27% 0.9% 11.8% 11.3% 5.4% 25% 1.19 1.58 74% 16% 3.4% 17% 84 13 15%
1992 26 CIN NL 627 21% 2.1% 12.6% 8.8% 6.5% 28% 1.08 1.36 75% 18% 6.7% 15% 104 11 11%
1993 27 FLA NL 826 19% 2.2% 13.1% 8.0% 6.5% 26% 1.05 1.27 75% 18% 6.9% 16% 165 20 12%
1994 28 FLA NL 312 26% 1.6% 12.8% 7.4% 6.1% 24% 0.88 1.03 76% 19% 4.7% 17% 62 9 15%
1995 29 FLA NL 683 17% 2.5% 18.5% 6.9% 8.6% 38% 0.91 1.25 70% 21% 7.9% 16% 132 12 9%
1996 30 FLA NL 368 26% 3.8% 13.6% 7.3% 10.6% 38% 0.78 1.24 73% 21% 11.6% 23% 72 10 14%
1997 31 BOS AL 293 27% 1.7% 16.4% 9.2% 6.8% 25% 1.17 1.83 72% 23% 6.3% 15% 61 8 13%
1998 32 FLA NL 67 9% 4.5% 11.9% 11.9% 7.5% 25% 1.09 1.54 67% 14% 15.0% 13% 21 3 14%
2002 36 ATL NL 311 32% 0.3% 20.3% 10.0% 4.5% 26% 1.16 1.56 68% 17% 1.4% 22% 56 7 13%
2003 37 NYY AL 262 39% 1.9% 17.2% 4.2% 8.4% 34% 0.52 0.57 74% 18% 4.7% 16% 48 2 4%
2004 38 OAK AL 224 33% 1.8% 15.2% 5.8% 8.5% 34% 0.78 0.87 75% 20% 4.8% 13% 44 8 18%
2005 39 SDP NL 242 32% 3.7% 14.1% 5.8% 9.5% 45% 0.81 1.22 75% 17% 10.3% 16% 36 2 6%
2006 40 CIN NL 125 39% 4.0% 18.4% 4.0% 8.8% 31% 1.16 1.42 73% 16% 13.2% 14% 26 3 12%
14 Yrs 4821 25% 2.2% 14.8% 8.0% 7.3% 30% 0.96 1.26 73% 19% 6.9% 17% 916 109 12%
MLB Averages 44% 2.6% 16.3% 8.8% 7.7% 33% 0.80 1.08 71% 21% 7.7% 14% 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
1990 24 CIN NL 56 224 4.00 124 55% 28% 14% 24% 32% 70% 4% 39% 79% 55% 11% 6 3 23% 13 7 1 50% 1 2 0 0 2
1991 25 CIN NL 425 1555 3.66 916 59% 29% 14% 21% 35% 71% 2% 42% 80% 56% 7% 29 11 16% 70 39 6 26% 13 15 0 0 0
1992 26 CIN NL 629 2204 3.50 1308 59% 26% 13% 23% 37% 74% 2% 44% 82% 52% 6% 35 16 16% 101 42 10 25% 15 13 -2 0 0
1993 27 FLA NL 799 2830 3.54 1730 61% 25% 15% 24% 36% 75% 0% 46% 79% 54% 6% 46 24 18% 146 86 10 26% 23 20 27 0 2
1994 28 FLA NL 284 1011 3.56 614 61% 26% 15% 22% 37% 74% 1% 45% 79% 48% 5% 15 7 14% 40 14 2 26% 6 7 28 5 0
1995 29 FLA NL 628 2244 3.57 1397 62% 28% 15% 25% 33% 72% 0% 45% 80% 56% 6% 39 26 19% 119 61 7 36% 24 12 55 0 0
1996 30 FLA NL 297 1005 3.38 644 64% 26% 16% 22% 36% 73% 2% 47% 78% 57% 5% 15 8 20% 60 31 2 34% 9 5 71 0 1
1997 31 BOS AL 270 965 3.57 589 61% 27% 18% 22% 34% 73% 3% 45% 76% 52% 6% 16 6 17% 47 26 4 16% 4 7 23 0 0
1998 32 FLA NL 67 250 3.73 146 58% 23% 18% 25% 34% 77% 0% 45% 77% 54% 6% 4 1 21% 14 6 0 38% 2 3 0 0 0
2002 36 ATL NL 311 1125 3.62 701 62% 28% 19% 22% 31% 72% 7% 45% 74% 61% 5% 16 8 21% 65 30 2 21% 12 1 0 0 0
2003 37 NYY AL 262 915 3.49 623 68% 27% 19% 21% 33% 73% 0% 50% 74% 65% 3% 8 7 26% 67 48 6 24% 13 1 0 0 0
2004 38 OAK AL 224 824 3.68 537 65% 26% 18% 24% 32% 74% 1% 48% 76% 55% 4% 9 6 27% 60 40 7 18% 6 2 0 0 0
2005 39 SDP NL 242 884 3.65 579 65% 28% 18% 21% 33% 72% 0% 47% 75% 65% 3% 7 3 24% 58 35 6 24% 4 4 0 0 0
2006 40 CIN NL 125 451 3.61 309 69% 30% 12% 27% 31% 70% 0% 48% 83% 66% 2% 3 2 31% 39 24 2 43% 9 1 0 0 0
14 Yrs 4619 16487 3.57 10217 62% 27% 16% 23% 35% 73% 2% 45% 79% 56% 5% 248 128 19% 899 489 65 27% 141 93 202 5 5
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 57% 5% 20% 27%

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
1990 24 CIN NL 56 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 40% 0 1 2 18 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1991 25 CIN NL 425 92 31 2 4 0 10 3 1 2 2 19 9 1 47% 3 3 3 158 8 3 73% 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
1992 26 CIN NL 627 149 45 4 13 1 14 8 5 7 6 37 19 2 51% 6 6 1 198 7 4 64% 6 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 0
1993 27 FLA NL 826 207 38 3 18 1 16 15 3 8 10 39 21 4 54% 14 10 1 303 5 6 45% 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 22 0
1994 28 FLA NL 312 79 7 1 5 0 4 4 1 2 3 13 6 3 46% 4 3 0 119 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 0
1995 29 FLA NL 683 157 16 2 17 0 16 15 2 5 12 34 19 7 56% 9 3 0 249 0 7 0% 0 6 0 1 0 0 4 2 11 0
1996 30 FLA NL 368 104 20 4 14 1 10 11 3 2 12 24 16 2 67% 3 1 0 135 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 0
1997 31 BOS AL 293 81 13 5 5 0 6 4 1 1 4 16 8 2 50% 1 2 0 121 4 2 67% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
1998 32 FLA NL 67 20 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 50% 1 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 36 ATL NL 311 53 10 4 1 0 13 0 1 1 0 22 6 6 27% 8 1 1 114 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003 37 NYY AL 262 65 6 3 5 0 4 2 3 1 4 11 6 0 55% 3 1 1 118 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
2004 38 OAK AL 224 56 8 0 4 0 4 4 0 2 2 13 9 0 69% 1 0 0 83 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 39 SDP NL 242 51 1 0 9 0 7 7 2 2 7 12 8 1 67% 1 0 0 75 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2006 40 CIN NL 125 36 4 0 5 0 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 67% 1 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Yrs 4821 1163 203 28 105 3 106 78 27 39 66 250 132 29 53% 55 31 9 1778 32 29 52% 27 26 5 2 0 1 17 8 96 0
MLB Averages 54% 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+
1990 24 0 2 .000 6.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 13 9 8 2 12 1 4 0 3 1 56 65 2.206 10.3 1.6 9.5 3.2 0.33 65
1991 25 7 9 .438 4.30 23 21 0 0 0 0 111.0 105 60 53 6 60 4 54 2 3 4 481 90 1.486 8.5 0.5 4.9 4.4 0.90 90
1992 26 14 19 .424 4.25 51 47 1 0 0 0 258.1 254 135 122 19 115 10 133 5 3 10 1108 88 1.428 8.8 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.16 88
1993 27 25 31 .446 4.43 83 79 1 1 0 0 449.1 461 241 221 37 181 12 241 6 8 20 1934 90 1.429 9.2 0.7 3.6 4.8 1.33 90
1994 28 29 35 .453 4.24 96 92 1 2 1 0 522.2 540 271 246 42 204 13 281 7 8 23 2246 95 1.423 9.3 0.7 3.5 4.8 1.38 95
1995 29 38 41 .481 4.13 121 116 1 5 3 0 683.2 697 344 314 59 251 15 407 16 9 26 2929 98 1.387 9.2 0.8 3.3 5.4 1.62 98
1996 30 43 49 .467 4.39 159 125 6 5 3 0 764.2 801 409 373 73 278 18 457 20 9 27 3297 93 1.411 9.4 0.9 3.3 5.4 1.64 93
1997 31 46 53 .465 4.51 188 133 12 5 3 1 830.0 882 454 416 78 305 22 505 22 9 29 3590 91 1.430 9.6 0.8 3.3 5.5 1.66 91
1998 32 46 55 .455 4.54 191 136 12 5 3 1 843.2 902 465 426 81 313 22 513 23 9 29 3657 91 1.440 9.6 0.9 3.3 5.5 1.64 91
1999 33 46 55 .455 4.54 191 136 12 5 3 1 843.2 902 465 426 81 313 22 513 23 9 29 3657 91 1.440 9.6 0.9 3.3 5.5 1.64 91
2000 34 46 55 .455 4.54 191 136 12 5 3 1 843.2 902 465 426 81 313 22 513 23 9 29 3657 91 1.440 9.6 0.9 3.3 5.5 1.64 91
2001 35 46 55 .455 4.54 191 136 12 5 3 1 843.2 902 465 426 81 313 22 513 23 9 29 3657 91 1.440 9.6 0.9 3.3 5.5 1.64 91
2002 36 53 57 .482 4.25 254 136 18 5 3 1 919.2 955 480 434 82 344 31 576 24 9 30 3968 97 1.412 9.3 0.8 3.4 5.6 1.67 97
2003 37 56 59 .487 4.16 316 136 34 5 3 2 982.2 1020 503 454 87 355 31 621 26 9 31 4230 100 1.399 9.3 0.8 3.3 5.7 1.75 100
2004 38 60 60 .500 4.08 357 136 43 5 3 3 1036.1 1076 524 470 91 368 32 655 29 9 31 4454 102 1.393 9.3 0.8 3.2 5.7 1.78 102
2005 39 65 61 .516 4.07 412 136 60 5 3 3 1095.0 1127 549 495 100 382 32 689 31 9 31 4696 102 1.378 9.3 0.8 3.1 5.7 1.80 102
2006 40 66 62 .516 4.14 441 136 67 5 3 3 1123.2 1163 572 517 105 387 32 712 31 9 31 4821 100 1.379 9.3 0.8 3.1 5.7 1.84 100

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
1990 24 0 1 .000 7.20 10.0 13 9 8 2 12 4 0 2.500 11.7 10.8 3.6 0.33 1.8 3
1991 25 4 6 .400 4.55 93.0 94 52 47 4 49 47 2 1.538 9.1 4.7 4.5 0.96 0.4 20
1992 26 6 9 .400 4.93 137.0 156 83 75 14 58 73 3 1.562 10.2 3.8 4.8 1.26 0.9 28
1993 27 9 11 .450 4.48 187.0 200 103 93 17 64 106 1 1.412 9.6 3.1 5.1 1.66 0.8 32
1994 28 7 4 .636 2.97 100.0 108 37 33 7 31 55 1 1.390 9.7 2.8 5.0 1.77 0.6 13
1995 29 10 9 .526 3.69 178.0 172 81 73 19 51 140 10 1.253 8.7 2.6 7.1 2.75 1.0 25
1996 30 2 6 .250 6.69 78.0 103 64 58 14 27 48 4 1.667 11.9 3.1 5.5 1.78 1.6 38
1997 31 2 4 .333 5.95 62.0 79 46 41 5 26 46 2 1.694 11.5 3.8 6.7 1.77 0.7 29
1998 32 0 1 .000 6.92 13.0 20 11 10 3 8 7 1 2.154 13.8 5.5 4.8 0.88 2.1 3
2002 36 8 0 1.000 0.96 75.0 53 9 8 1 31 62 1 1.120 6.4 3.7 7.4 2.00 0.1 63
2003 37 4 2 .667 2.95 61.0 65 22 20 5 11 44 2 1.246 9.6 1.6 6.5 4.00 0.7 62
2004 38 3 2 .600 2.65 51.0 55 17 15 4 13 32 3 1.333 9.7 2.3 5.6 2.46 0.7 41
2005 39 3 3 .500 4.42 57.0 54 31 28 10 15 33 2 1.211 8.5 2.4 5.2 2.20 1.6 55
2006 40 1 2 .333 5.90 29.0 34 21 19 5 5 23 0 1.345 10.6 1.6 7.1 4.60 1.6 29
14 Yrs 59 60 .496 4.20 1131.0 1206 586 528 110 401 720 32 1.421 9.6 5.7 1.80 0.9 441

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 NL  7.044 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1995 NL  3 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1994 NL  1 (5th)
1995 NL  2 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1995 NL  2.681 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1993 NL  99 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1993 NL  10 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1995 NL  9 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
2002 NL  24 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
2002 NL  2.5 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
2002 NL  24.54 (10th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Clyde Shoun (944)
  6. Bud Daley (942)
  7. Joe Gibbon (938)
  8. Dennis Cook (937)
  9. Mickey Harris (937)
  10. Joe Hesketh (933)
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  3. Bill Krueger (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Cliff Chambers (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rheal Cormier (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Chris Capuano (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Al Nipper (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Todd Ritchie (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Scott Kamieniecki (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rheal Cormier (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Rheal Cormier (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Rheal Cormier (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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