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Rich Harden

James Richard Harden

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 30, 1981 in Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
High School: Claremont Secondary School (Victoria, BC)
School: Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 17th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed May 18, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 2003
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cubs/Rangers 2003-2011
Agents: Wasserman Media Group, previously: Bob Garber [*]
Final Game: September 25, 2011
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Standard Batting

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
2003 21 OAK AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 22 OAK AL 31 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 23 OAK AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 24 OAK AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 25 OAK AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 26 TOT MLB 25 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 3 1 0 4 0 0 1
2008 26 OAK AL 13 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 26 CHC NL 12 26 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .087 .087 .087 .174 -55 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
2009 27 CHC NL 27 48 43 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .186 .205 .209 .414 7 9 0 0 4 0 0 1
2010 28 TEX AL 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2011 29 OAK AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 171 86 76 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .145 .156 .158 .314 -19 12 1 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 81 72 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .145 .156 .158 .314 -19 11 1 0 9 0 0
OAK (7 yrs) 112 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 39 74 66 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .152 .164 .167 .331 -15 11 1 0 7 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 132 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -46 1 0 0 2 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 39 74 66 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .152 .164 .167 .331 -15 11 1 0 7 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2003 21 OAK AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2004 22 OAK AL 31 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
2005 23 OAK AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $336,500 1
2006 24 OAK AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,250,000 /1
2007 25 OAK AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,250,000 /1
2008 26 OAK AL 13 5 -0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $4,750,000 1
2008 26 CHC NL 12 26 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .485 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
2009 27 CHC NL 27 48 -6 0 0 0 7 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $7,000,000 1
2010 28 TEX AL 20 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $6,500,000 1
2011 29 OAK AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,500,000 1
9 Seasons 171 86 -14 -0 0 0 12 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.1 1 $23,586,500
OAK (7 yrs) 112 10 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -0 $10,086,500
CHC (2 yrs) 39 74 -12 0 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $7,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 20 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $6,500,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2004 22 OAK AL 5 5 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .269 .000 .337 .000 .432 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2008 26 TOT MLB 31 29 0 0.0 112 .214 .111 .273 .111 .345 .111 .435 .222 .780 -42 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .120 .000 .000
2008 26 OAK AL 5 4 0 0.0 100 .333 .250 .261 .250 .328 .250 .410 .500 .738 37 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
2008 26 CHC NL 26 25 0 0.0 114 .182 .087 .275 .087 .348 .087 .439 .174 .788 -55 .000 -5.5 -0.5 .091 .000 .000
2009 27 CHC NL 48 39 2 1.4 113 .286 .186 .274 .205 .348 .209 .435 .414 .783 7 .092 -6.2 -0.6 .286 .047 .023
2010 28 TEX AL 2 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .424 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
9 Yrs 86 75 2 0.7 112 .244 .145 .273 .156 .346 .158 .435 .314 .781 -19 .029 -13.8 -1.3 .197 .026 .013
162 Game Avg. 81 71 2 0.7 112 .244 .145 .273 .156 .346 .158 .435 .314 .781 -19 .029 -13.8 -1.3 .197 .026 .013
OAK (7 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 105 .200 .111 .266 .111 .333 .111 .422 .222 .755 -40 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
CHC (2 yrs) 74 64 2 0.8 113 .256 .152 .274 .164 .348 .167 .436 .331 .785 -15 .039 -11.6 -1.1 .211 .030 .015
TEX (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .424 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (8 yrs) 12 11 0 0.0 105 .167 .100 .266 .100 .334 .100 .422 .200 .756 -46 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 74 64 2 0.8 113 .256 .152 .274 .164 .348 .167 .436 .331 .785 -15 .039 -11.6 -1.1 .211 .030 .015

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2003 21 OAK AL ALDS BOS L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 24 OAK AL ALCS DET L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 CHC NL NLDS LAD L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2004 22 OAK AL 5 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7 40% 0%
2008 26 TOT MLB 31 0.0% 41.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 27.0 1.20 1.43 45% 11% 0.0% 0%
2008 26 OAK AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 0.50 2.00 60% 25% 0.0% 0%
2008 26 CHC NL 26 0.0% 46.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.9 23.0 1.67 1.33 42% 7% 0.0% 0%
2009 27 CHC NL 48 0.0% 31.3% 2.1% 2.1% 13% 15.00 2.9 0.82 1.67 58% 16% 0.0% 18%
2010 28 TEX AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50% 0%
9 Yrs 86 0.0% 36.1% 1.2% 1.2% 9% 31.00 2.5 76.0 1.13 1.81 52% 13% 0.0% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.4% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 2.04 5.1 33.2 7.8 0.80 1.08 70% 19% 7.7% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2003 21 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
2004 22 OAK AL -1.5 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.48 -1.4 0
2005 23 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
2006 24 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
2007 25 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 26 TOT MLB -5.9 -0.6 31 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .84 -0.5 -0.0 -6.0 -0.6 0.97 -5.9 0
2008 26 OAK AL -0.4 -0.0 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .49 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.92 -0.5 0
2008 26 CHC NL -5.5 -0.5 26 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 .90 -0.5 -0.0 -5.7 -0.5 0.98 -5.4 0
2009 27 CHC NL -6.2 -0.6 48 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .97 -0.5 -0.1 -6.9 -0.7 0.97 -6.1 0
2010 28 TEX AL -0.3 -0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.33 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.01 -0.4 0
2011 29 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -13.8 -1.4 86 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 .91 -1.2 -0.1 -14.0 -1.3 0.94 -13.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 22 OAK AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 TOT MLB 1 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2008 26 OAK AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 CHC NL 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2009 27 CHC NL 0 0 33% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 28 TEX AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1 0 33% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 22 OAK AL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 TOT MLB 31 81% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 8 1 13% 10 2 20% 21 1 5% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
2008 26 OAK AL 5 80% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2008 26 CHC NL 26 81% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 7 1 14% 9 1 11% 18 1 6% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
2009 27 CHC NL 48 71% 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 40% 9 0 0% 9 2 22% 33 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
2010 28 TEX AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 86 74% 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 45% 18 1 6% 20 5 25% 55 1 2% 4 1 25% 7 3 43% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 33% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2004 22 OAK AL 5 22 4.40 14 64% 57% 14% 14% 14% 43% 0% 27% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 0% 0 0 67% 0 0 0
2008 26 TOT MLB 31 100 3.23 80 80% 24% 23% 31% 23% 76% 0% 61% 70% 45% 0% 0 0 6% 2 2 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 26 OAK AL 5 16 3.20 13 81% 38% 15% 15% 31% 62% 0% 50% 75% 20% 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 26 CHC NL 26 84 3.23 67 80% 21% 24% 34% 21% 79% 0% 63% 70% 50% 0% 0 0 4% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2009 27 CHC NL 48 170 3.54 130 76% 18% 27% 31% 25% 82% 0% 63% 67% 48% 2% 1 0 6% 3 2 2% 1 0 13% 0 0 0
2010 28 TEX AL 2 5 2.50 4 80% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 40% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 86 297 3.45 228 77% 23% 24% 29% 24% 77% 0% 59% 69% 44% 1% 1 0 7% 6 5 1% 1 0 13% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.78 63% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 22 46 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 23 68 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 24 77 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 25 84 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 109 36 32 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .094 .094 .094 .188 -51 3 1 0 4 0 0
2009 27 136 84 75 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .147 .158 .160 .318 -18 12 1 0 8 0 0
2010 28 156 86 76 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .145 .156 .158 .314 -19 12 1 0 9 0 0
2011 29 171 86 76 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .145 .156 .158 .314 -19 12 1 0 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 22 31 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
2008 26 25 31 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 25
2009 27 27 48 43 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 .186 .205 .209 .414 2 27
2010 28 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
4 Yrs 103 86 76 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 31 .105 .117 .118 .235 2 103
162 Game Avg. 162 135 120 5 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 49 .105 .117 .118 .235 3 103

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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