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Mike Hampton

Michael William Hampton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 9, 1972 in Brooksville, FL
High School: Crystal River (Crystal River, FL)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1993
Teams (by GP): Astros/Braves/Rockies/Mets/Mariners 1993-2009
2011 Contract Status: not updated (details) [?]Agents: Mark Rodgers [?]
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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
1993 20 SEA AL 1 3 .250 9.53 13 3 2 0 0 1 17.0 28 20 18 3 17 3 8 0 1 1 95 47 2.647 14.8 1.6 9.0 4.2 0.47
1994 21 HOU NL 2 1 .667 3.70 44 0 7 0 0 0 41.1 46 19 17 4 16 1 24 2 1 5 181 108 1.500 10.0 0.9 3.5 5.2 1.50
1995 22 HOU NL 9 8 .529 3.35 24 24 0 0 0 0 150.2 141 73 56 13 49 3 115 4 1 3 641 117 1.261 8.4 0.8 2.9 6.9 2.35
1996 23 HOU NL 10 10 .500 3.59 27 27 0 2 1 0 160.1 175 79 64 12 49 1 101 3 2 7 691 108 1.397 9.8 0.7 2.8 5.7 2.06
1997 24 HOU NL 15 10 .600 3.83 34 34 0 7 2 0 223.0 217 105 95 16 77 2 139 2 1 6 941 104 1.318 8.8 0.6 3.1 5.6 1.81
1998 25 HOU NL 11 7 .611 3.36 32 32 0 1 1 0 211.2 227 92 79 18 81 1 137 5 2 4 917 123 1.455 9.7 0.8 3.4 5.8 1.69
1999 26 HOU NL 22 4 .846 2.90 34 34 0 3 2 0 239.0 206 86 77 12 101 2 177 5 0 9 979 155 1.285 7.8 0.5 3.8 6.7 1.75 AS,CYA-2,MVP-21,SS
2000 27 NYM NL 15 10 .600 3.14 33 33 0 3 1 0 217.2 194 89 76 10 99 5 151 8 0 10 929 142 1.346 8.0 0.4 4.1 6.2 1.53 SS
2001 28 COL NL 14 13 .519 5.41 32 32 0 2 1 0 203.0 236 138 122 31 85 7 122 8 0 6 904 99 1.581 10.5 1.4 3.8 5.4 1.44 AS,SS
2002 29 COL NL 7 15 .318 6.15 30 30 0 0 0 0 178.2 228 135 122 24 91 4 74 7 2 9 838 78 1.785 11.5 1.2 4.6 3.7 0.81 SS
2003 30 ATL NL 14 8 .636 3.84 31 31 0 1 0 0 190.0 186 91 81 14 78 4 110 1 1 10 823 112 1.389 8.8 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.41 GG,SS
2004 31 ATL NL 13 9 .591 4.28 29 29 0 1 0 0 172.1 198 86 82 15 65 3 87 1 2 3 760 101 1.526 10.3 0.8 3.4 4.5 1.34
2005 32 ATL NL 5 3 .625 3.50 12 12 0 1 1 0 69.1 74 28 27 5 18 0 27 0 0 1 284 121 1.327 9.6 0.6 2.3 3.5 1.50
2008 35 ATL NL 3 4 .429 4.85 13 13 0 0 0 0 78.0 83 45 42 10 28 6 38 1 0 0 331 87 1.423 9.6 1.2 3.2 4.4 1.36
2009 36 HOU NL 7 10 .412 5.30 21 21 0 0 0 0 112.0 128 71 66 13 46 6 74 2 0 1 494 79 1.554 10.3 1.0 3.7 5.9 1.61
15 Seasons 148 115 .563 4.07 409 355 9 21 9 1 2264.0 2367 1157 1024 200 900 48 1384 49 13 75 9808 107 1.443 9.4 0.8 3.6 5.5 1.54
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .563 4.07 36 32 1 2 1 0 202 211 103 91 18 80 4 123 4 1 7 873 107 1.443 9.4 0.8 3.6 5.5 1.54
HOU (7 yrs) 76 50 .603 3.59 216 172 7 13 6 0 1138.0 1140 525 454 88 419 16 767 23 7 35 4844 115 1.370 9.0 0.7 3.3 6.1 1.83
ATL (4 yrs) 35 24 .593 4.10 85 85 0 3 1 0 509.2 541 250 232 44 189 13 262 3 3 14 2198 105 1.432 9.6 0.8 3.3 4.6 1.39
COL (2 yrs) 21 28 .429 5.75 62 62 0 2 1 0 381.2 464 273 244 55 176 11 196 15 2 15 1742 88 1.677 10.9 1.3 4.2 4.6 1.11
NYM (1 yr) 15 10 .600 3.14 33 33 0 3 1 0 217.2 194 89 76 10 99 5 151 8 0 10 929 142 1.346 8.0 0.4 4.1 6.2 1.53
SEA (1 yr) 1 3 .250 9.53 13 3 2 0 0 1 17.0 28 20 18 3 17 3 8 0 1 1 95 47 2.647 14.8 1.6 9.0 4.2 0.47
NL (14 yrs) 147 112 .568 4.03 396 352 7 21 9 0 2247.0 2339 1137 1006 197 883 45 1376 49 12 74 9713 108 1.434 9.4 0.8 3.5 5.5 1.56
AL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 9.53 13 3 2 0 0 1 17.0 28 20 18 3 17 3 8 0 1 1 95 47 2.647 14.8 1.6 9.0 4.2 0.47

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1993 20 SEA AL 17.0 3 20 11 1 1.3 -9 -1.1 $109,000
1994 21 HOU NL 41.1 0 19 22 1 .8 3 0.0 $129,000
1995 22 HOU NL 150.2 24 73 89 -5 1.0 16 1.7 $135,000
1996 23 HOU NL 160.1 27 79 89 1 1.1 10 1.1 $275,000
1997 24 HOU NL 223.0 34 105 120 10 .9 15 1.5 $1,420,000
1998 25 HOU NL 211.2 32 92 124 0 1.0 32 3.3 $2,250,000
1999 26 HOU NL 239.0 34 86 151 5 1.1 65 6.4 $4,125,000 AS,CYA-2,MVP-21,SS
2000 27 NYM NL 217.2 33 89 133 2 1.1 44 4.6 $5,750,000 SS
2001 28 COL NL 203.0 32 138 144 9 .9 6 0.5 $10,500,000 AS,SS
2002 29 COL NL 178.2 30 135 119 5 1.0 -16 -1.5 $9,503,543 SS
2003 30 ATL NL 190.0 31 91 108 5 1.0 17 1.7 $13,625,000 GG,SS
2004 31 ATL NL 172.1 29 86 101 5 1.0 15 1.5 $14,625,000
2005 32 ATL NL 69.1 12 28 37 3 .9 9 0.9 $15,125,000
2008 35 ATL NL 78.0 13 45 47 -1 .9 2 0.2 $15,975,184
2009 36 HOU NL 112.0 21 71 69 -4 .9 -2 -0.2 $2,000,000
15 Seasons 2264.0 355 1157 1364 37 1.0 207 20.6 $95,546,727
HOU (7 yrs) 1138.0 172 525 664 8 1.0 139 13.8 $10,334,000
ATL (4 yrs) 509.2 85 250 293 12 1.0 43 4.3 $59,350,184
COL (2 yrs) 381.2 62 273 263 14 .9 -10 -1.0 $20,003,543
NYM (1 yr) 217.2 33 89 133 2 1.1 44 4.6 $5,750,000
SEA (1 yr) 17.0 3 20 11 1 1.3 -9 -1.1 $109,000

Postseason Pitching

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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
1997 24 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 1 .000 11.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 6 6 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 24 2.143 3.9 1.9 15.4 3.9 0.25
1998 25 HOU NL NLDS L SDP 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 21 0.500 3.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.00
1999 26 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 27 1.000 7.7 1.3 1.3 11.6 9.00
2000 27 NYM NL NLDS W SFG 0 1 .000 8.44 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 5 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 25 1.688 10.1 1.7 5.1 3.4 0.67
2000 27 NYM NL NLCS W STL 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 16.0 9 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 0 1 61 0.813 5.1 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00
2000 27 NYM NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 4 1 0 0 31 2.167 12.0 1.5 7.5 6.0 0.80
2003 30 ATL NL NLDS L CHC 0 1 .000 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 11 6 6 2 6 0 16 0 0 1 55 1.342 7.8 1.4 4.3 11.4 2.67
2004 31 ATL NL NLDS L HOU 0 0 2.45 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 4 2 2 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 27 1.091 4.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.50
6 Seasons (8 Series) 2 4 .333 3.74 11 10 0 1 1 0 65.0 48 27 27 8 32 2 53 1 0 4 271 1.231 6.6 1.1 4.4 7.3 1.66
6 NLDS 0 3 .000 4.81 8 7 0 0 0 0 43.0 31 23 23 7 23 1 37 0 0 3 179 1.256 6.5 1.5 4.8 7.7 1.61
1 NLCS 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 16.0 9 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 0 1 61 0.813 5.1 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 4 1 0 0 31 2.167 12.0 1.5 7.5 6.0 0.80

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1993 20 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 21 HOU NL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 22 HOU NL 24 57 48 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 .146 .226 .146 .372 4 7 0 1 4 0 0 1
1996 23 HOU NL 29 54 42 9 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 11 .238 .319 .262 .581 62 11 1 1 7 0 0 1
1997 24 HOU NL 32 89 73 6 10 1 1 0 8 0 1 5 21 .137 .190 .178 .368 -1 13 0 0 10 1 0 1
1998 25 HOU NL 31 76 61 3 16 4 0 0 2 2 0 7 12 .262 .348 .328 .676 81 20 2 1 7 0 0 1
1999 26 HOU NL 31 88 74 10 23 3 3 0 10 0 0 7 18 .311 .373 .432 .806 104 32 2 1 5 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-21,SS
2000 27 NYM NL 34 84 73 7 20 0 0 0 8 0 1 5 20 .274 .313 .274 .586 53 20 0 0 4 2 0 1 SS
2001 28 COL NL 42 86 79 20 23 2 0 7 16 0 1 2 21 .291 .309 .582 .891 105 46 1 0 5 0 0 1 AS,SS
2002 29 COL NL 33 66 64 9 22 2 0 3 5 1 1 1 13 .344 .354 .516 .869 112 33 1 0 1 0 0 1 SS
2003 30 ATL NL 31 74 60 6 11 2 1 2 8 0 0 5 13 .183 .246 .350 .596 53 21 2 0 9 0 0 1 GG,SS
2004 31 ATL NL 35 71 64 7 11 3 0 2 7 0 0 3 23 .172 .209 .313 .521 32 20 1 0 4 0 0 1
2005 32 ATL NL 12 29 25 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .320 .346 .480 .826 113 12 2 1 3 0 0 1
2008 35 ATL NL 13 29 24 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .208 .269 .292 .561 49 7 0 0 3 0 0 1
2009 36 HOU NL 21 41 37 6 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 8 .324 .350 .432 .782 107 16 0 0 1 1 0 1
15 Seasons 413 845 725 97 178 22 5 16 79 3 4 47 195 .246 .294 .356 .650 67 258 12 5 63 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 331 284 38 70 9 2 6 31 1 2 18 76 .246 .294 .356 .650 67 101 5 2 25 2 0
HOU (7 yrs) 212 406 336 41 78 10 4 1 30 2 1 29 85 .232 .298 .295 .593 58 99 5 4 34 3 0
ATL (4 yrs) 91 203 173 20 35 8 1 5 20 0 0 10 56 .202 .250 .347 .597 53 60 5 1 19 0 0
COL (2 yrs) 75 152 143 29 45 4 0 10 21 1 2 3 34 .315 .329 .552 .881 109 79 2 0 6 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 34 84 73 7 20 0 0 0 8 0 1 5 20 .274 .313 .274 .586 53 20 0 0 4 2 0
SEA (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 412 845 725 97 178 22 5 16 79 3 4 47 195 .246 .294 .356 .650 67 258 12 5 63 5 0
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 21 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $129,000 1
1995 22 HOU NL 57 -7 1 1 0 0 6 2 3 0.2 $135,000 1
1996 23 HOU NL 54 -2 0 -1 0 0 5 1 3 0.3 $275,000 1
1997 24 HOU NL 89 -12 0 0 1 0 9 2 0 0.0 $1,420,000 1
1998 25 HOU NL 76 -1 0 0 0 0 8 2 9 0.9 $2,250,000 1
1999 26 HOU NL 88 1 -1 0 0 0 10 2 12 1.2 $4,125,000 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-21,SS
2000 27 NYM NL 84 -5 -1 0 0 0 10 2 6 0.7 $5,750,000 1 SS
2001 28 COL NL 86 0 -1 0 0 0 10 2 11 1.1 $10,500,000 1 AS,SS
2002 29 COL NL 66 1 -1 0 0 0 7 2 9 0.9 $9,503,543 1 SS
2003 30 ATL NL 74 -5 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 0.4 $13,625,000 1 GG,SS
2004 31 ATL NL 71 -7 0 0 0 0 8 2 3 0.3 $14,625,000 1
2005 32 ATL NL 29 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 0.5 $15,125,000 1
2008 35 ATL NL 29 -2 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 0.3 $15,975,184 1
2009 36 HOU NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0.5 $2,000,000 1
14 Seasons 845 -38 -3 1 1 0 90 22 73 7.3 $95,437,727
HOU (7 yrs) 406 -21 0 0 1 0 42 10 32 3.1 $10,334,000
ATL (4 yrs) 203 -13 0 1 0 0 21 6 15 1.5 $59,350,184
COL (2 yrs) 152 1 -2 0 0 0 17 4 20 2.0 $20,003,543
NYM (1 yr) 84 -5 -1 0 0 0 10 2 6 0.7 $5,750,000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 24 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 26 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 27 NYM NL NLDS SFG W 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 27 NYM NL NLCS STL W 2 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 1 0 0
2003 30 ATL NL NLDS CHC L 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 31 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (7 Series) 10 21 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .250 .250 .250 .500 5 0 0 1 0 0
6 NLDS 8 14 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 SEA AL 20 P 13 3 17.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.06 0.15 .967 1.80 1.78
1994 HOU NL 21 P 44 0 41.1 17 6 11 0 2 1.000 3.70 0.39 .959 1.85 1.85
1995 HOU NL 22 P 24 24 150.2 36 10 23 3 2 .917 1.97 1.38 .958 1.84 1.83
1996 HOU NL 23 P 27 27 160.1 48 13 33 2 3 .958 2.58 1.70 .954 1.84 1.83
1997 HOU NL 24 P 34 34 223.0 76 16 57 3 4 .961 2.95 2.15 .953 1.85 1.84
1998 HOU NL 25 P 32 32 211.2 64 11 49 4 7 .938 2.55 1.88 .962 1.85 1.84
1999 HOU NL 26 P 34 34 239.0 56 12 41 3 4 .946 2.00 1.56 .952 1.72 1.71 AS,CYA-2,MVP-21,SS
2000 NYM NL 27 P 33 33 217.2 57 10 45 2 2 .965 2.27 1.67 .961 1.74 1.72 SS
2001 COL NL 28 P 32 32 203.0 58 12 46 0 5 1.000 2.57 1.81 .957 1.75 1.73 AS,SS
2002 COL NL 29 P 30 30 178.2 48 12 35 1 1 .979 2.37 1.57 .962 1.83 1.81 SS
2003 ATL NL 30 P 31 31 190.0 68 15 52 1 4 .985 7 44 3.17 2.16 .956 1.84 1.83 GG,SS
2004 ATL NL 31 P 29 29 172.1 52 13 37 2 4 .962 3 21 2.61 1.72 .965 1.84 1.82
2005 ATL NL 32 P 12 12 69.1 15 2 11 2 1 .867 2 35 1.69 1.08 .967 1.75 1.73
2008 ATL NL 35 P 13 13 78.0 21 3 17 1 2 .952 3 46 2.31 1.54 .957 1.73 1.72
2009 HOU NL 36 P 21 21 112.0 28 9 17 2 1 .929 0 0 2.09 1.24 .957 1.72 1.70
15 Seasons P 409 355 2264.0 647 144 476 27 42 .958 15 28 2.46 1.52 .958 1.80 1.79
15 Seasons TOT 409 355 2264.0 647 144 476 27 42 .958 15 28 2.46 1.52 .958 1.80 1.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1999 *
2001 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1999 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
2000 NL NLCS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1999 NL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1999 NL (2, 69%)
0.69 Career Shares (73rd)

Gold Gloves
2003 NL (P)

Silver Sluggers
1999 NL (P)
2000 NL (P)
2001 NL (P)
2002 NL (P)
2003 NL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1999 NL  7.6 (3rd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1999 NL  6.4 (2nd)
2000 NL  4.6 (9th)
Active  20.6 (36th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1999 NL  2.90 (3rd)
2000 NL  3.14 (5th)
Active  4.07 (28th)

Wins s c a p y
1997 NL  15 (9th)
1999 NL  22 (1st)
2000 NL  15 (10th)
Active  148 (11th)
Career  148 (247th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1999 NL  .846 (1st)
2003 NL  .636 (8th)
Active  .563 (22nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL  7.757 (4th)
2000 NL  8.021 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1997 NL  223.0 (9th)
1999 NL  239.0 (4th)
2000 NL  217.7 (10th)
Active  2264.0 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1999 NL  177 (9th)
Active  1384 (24th)
Career  1384 (218th)

Games Started s c a p y
1997 NL  34 (3rd)
1999 NL  34 (6th)
2000 NL  33 (9th)
Active  355 (8th)
Career  355 (180th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1997 NL  7 (3rd)
1999 NL  3 (9th)
Active  21 (11th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 NL  1 (9th)
1997 NL  2 (5th)
1999 NL  2 (2nd)
2000 NL  1 (9th)
2001 NL  1 (7th)
2005 NL  1 (8th)
Active  9 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2001 NL  31 (9th)
Active  200 (21st)
Career  200 (196th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1997 NL  77 (6th)
1999 NL  101 (4th)
2000 NL  99 (6th)
2001 NL  85 (9th)
2002 NL  91 (6th)
Active  900 (6th)
Career  900 (155th)

Hits s c a p y
1997 NL  217 (4th)
2001 NL  236 (4th)
2002 NL  228 (5th)
Active  2367 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1997 NL  .646 (7th)
1999 NL  .452 (1st)
2000 NL  .413 (1st)
2003 NL  .663 (7th)
Active  .795 (11th)

Losses s c a p y
2002 NL  15 (4th)
Active  115 (12th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1997 NL  95 (8th)
2001 NL  122 (2nd)
2002 NL  122 (2nd)
Active  1024 (8th)
Career  1024 (206th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2000 NL  10 (8th)
2002 NL  9 (8th)
2003 NL  10 (10th)
Active  75 (8th)
Career  75 (206th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Active  49 (49th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1997 NL  941 (8th)
1999 NL  979 (6th)
Active  9808 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1999 NL  155 (3rd)
2000 NL  142 (5th)
Active  107 (33rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1999 NL  42 (3rd)
2000 NL  30 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1999 NL  4.3 (3rd)
2000 NL  3.0 (6th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1999 NL  48.68 (2nd)
2000 NL  29.18 (7th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1999 NL  4.9 (3rd)
2000 NL  3.1 (9th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1999 NL  4.3 (4th)
2000 NL  3.0 (5th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1999 NL  5.1 (2nd)
2000 NL  2.9 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Active  63 (24th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
Active  144 (16th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1997 NL  57 (1st)
1998 NL  49 (3rd)
1999 NL  41 (5th)
2000 NL  45 (3rd)
2001 NL  46 (3rd)
2003 NL  52 (2nd)
Active  476 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1998 NL  4 (1st)
Active  27 (4th)

Salary s c a p y
2001 NL  $10,500,000 (10th)
2003 NL  $13,625,000 (9th)
2004 NL  $14,625,000 (9th)
2005 NL  $15,125,000 (6th)
2006 NL  $14,503,543 (7th)
2007 NL  $14,500,000 (4th)
2008 NL  $15,975,184 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1993 AL  born 1972-09-09 (5th)
1994 NL  born 1972-09-09 (4th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, 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 (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (332), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 56 (444), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 27 (473), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (609), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Dave LaPoint (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jim O'Toole (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Johnny Podres (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jim O'Toole (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Barry Zito (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Johnny Podres (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Storm Davis (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Barry Zito (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Barry Zito (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Johnny Podres (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Mike Flanagan (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Mike Flanagan (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1990.

December 10, 1993: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Mike Felder to the Houston Astros for Eric Anthony.

December 23, 1999: Traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeno and Octavio Dotel.

November 4, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

November 16, 2002: Traded by the Colorado Rockies with Juan Pierre and cash to the Florida Marlins for Vic Darensbourg, Charles Johnson, Pablo Ozuna and Preston Wilson.

November 18, 2002: Traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger.

November 5, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 5, 2009: Granted Free Agency.

August 21, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199320Seattle Mariners$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199421Houston Astros$129,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $15,000 earned bonus
199522Houston Astros$135,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199623Houston Astros$275,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199724Houston Astros$1,420,0001997 postseason AP surveyIncludes $120,000 earned bonus
199825Houston Astros$2,250,0004/3/98 USA Today
199926Houston Astros$4,125,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $75,000 earned bonus
200027New York Mets$5,750,0004/5/00 AP
200128Colorado Rockies$10,500,0004/6/01 USA Today
200229Colorado Rockies$9,503,5434/3/02 AP
200330Atlanta Braves$13,625,000*
200431Atlanta Braves$14,625,000*
200532Atlanta Braves$15,125,000
200633Atlanta Braves$14,503,543
200734Atlanta Braves$14,500,000
200835Atlanta Braves$15,975,184
200936Houston Astros$2,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$124,550,270
Disputed Salaries
*2003 - $12,003,543 - 4/3/03 AP -
*2004 - $12,975,288 - 4/7/04 AP -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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