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Jason Hirsh

Jason Michael Hirsh

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8", Weight: 250 lb.

Born: February 20, 1982 in Santa Monica, CA
High School: St. Francis HS (La Canada, CA)
School: California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 3, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 2006
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Astros 2006-2008
Agents: Arn Tellem [*]
Final Game: September 26, 2008
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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
2006 24 HOU NL 3 4 .429 6.04 9 9 0 0 0 0 44.2 48 32 30 11 22 2 29 3 0 4 206 74 1.567 9.7 2.2 4.4 5.8 1.32
2007 25 COL NL 5 7 .417 4.81 19 19 0 1 0 0 112.1 103 63 60 18 48 5 75 2 1 5 483 100 1.344 8.3 1.4 3.8 6.0 1.56
2008 26 COL NL 0 0 8.31 4 1 1 0 0 0 8.2 15 10 8 3 4 0 6 0 0 0 46 58 2.192 15.6 3.1 4.2 6.2 1.50
3 Yrs 8 11 .421 5.32 32 29 1 1 0 0 165.2 166 105 98 32 74 7 110 5 1 9 735 89 1.449 9.0 1.7 4.0 6.0 1.49
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .421 5.32 36 32 1 1 0 0 185 185 117 109 36 82 8 123 6 1 10 819 89 1.449 9.0 1.7 4.0 6.0 1.49
COL (2 yrs) 5 7 .417 5.06 23 20 1 1 0 0 121.0 118 73 68 21 52 5 81 2 1 5 529 95 1.405 8.8 1.6 3.9 6.0 1.56
HOU (1 yr) 3 4 .429 6.04 9 9 0 0 0 0 44.2 48 32 30 11 22 2 29 3 0 4 206 74 1.567 9.7 2.2 4.4 5.8 1.32

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
2006 24 HOU NL 44.2 9 9 32 6.45 4.78 0.30 0.19 100.0 4.67 -9 -0.8 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .412 .495 $
2007 25 COL NL 112.1 19 19 63 5.05 4.63 0.08 0.19 108.3 5.12 2 0.2 -0.1 0.9 12 .508 .501 $381,000
2008 26 COL NL 8.2 4 1 10 10.38 4.31 -0.26 -0.07 116.3 5.23 -5 -0.4 .2 0.1 -0.3 -4 .388 .497 $396,000
3 Seasons 165.2 32 29 105 5.70 4.65 0.12 0.17 106.5 5.01 -12 -1.1 .2 -0.0 0.1 4 .466 .498 $777,000
COL (2 yrs) 121.0 23 20 73 5.43 4.61 0.06 0.17 108.9 5.13 -3 -0.3 .2 0.0 0.6 8 .487 .499 $777,000
HOU (1 yr) 44.2 9 9 32 6.45 4.78 0.30 0.19 100.0 4.67 -9 -0.8 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .412 .495 $

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
2006 24 HOU NL 9 206 180 32 48 8 0 11 2 1 22 29 .267 .354 .494 .849 .262 89 2 3 0 1 2 3
2007 25 COL NL 19 483 423 63 103 22 7 18 4 0 48 75 .243 .321 .456 .777 .254 193 8 2 6 4 5 3
2008 26 COL NL 4 46 42 10 15 5 1 3 0 0 4 6 .357 .413 .738 1.151 .364 31 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 32 735 645 105 166 35 8 32 6 1 74 110 .257 .336 .485 .821 .264 313 10 5 6 5 7 7
162 Game Avg. 36 819 719 117 185 39 9 36 7 1 82 123 .257 .336 .485 .821 .264 349 11 6 7 6 8 8
MLB Averages .267 .335 .424 .759 .301

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2006 24 HOU NL -7.5 -0.7 213 -0.5 3.1 -3.5 .89 -0.9 0.3 -5.8 -0.5 0.89 -8.0 0 0 0
2007 25 COL NL 0.8 0.1 493 -1.1 7.5 -8.6 .89 -0.2 -1.0 -3.5 -0.3 0.89 -1.5 0 0 0
2008 26 COL NL -3.6 -0.3 46 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 .56 -0.5 0.2 -5.9 -0.5 0.56 -6.2 0 0 2
3 Yrs -10.4 -1.0 752 -1.8 11.0 -12.8 .87 -1.6 -0.4 -15.2 -1.4 0.87 -15.7 0 0 2

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
2006 24 HOU NL 9 9 3 4 2 1 2 5 4 .556 0 1 0 0 4 44% 43.4 63 -3 13 7 0 5 5.2 6.2 5.0 86 1 7 1 0 101
2007 25 COL NL 19 19 5 7 7 0 3 10 9 .526 1 5 1 0 10 53% 48.9 74 12 14 3 0 9 4.6 4.0 5.9 93 4 9 6 0 115
2008 26 COL NL 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 43.0 43 43 4 1 0 0 4.0 5.4 4.3 105 0 0 1 0 105
3 Yrs 32 29 8 11 10 1 5 15 14 .517 1 6 1 0 14 48% 47 74 -3 31 11 0 14 4.7 4.7 5.6 91 5 16 8 0 115
MLB Averages .500 48% 48 98 -12 4.8 4.8 5.8 94

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
2008 26 COL NL 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 .555 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 4.3 31
1 Yr 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% .555 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 4.3 31

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%
2006 24 HOU NL 206 57% 5.3% 14.1% 10.7% 9.2% 40% 0.43 0.59 68% 16% 13.3% 19% 35 2 6%
2007 25 COL NL 483 52% 3.7% 15.5% 9.9% 9.7% 46% 0.44 0.74 69% 23% 9.0% 17% 77 8 10%
2008 26 COL NL 46 52% 6.5% 13.0% 8.7% 19.6% 60% 0.24 0.43 72% 25% 12.5% 17% 11 0 0%
3 Yrs 735 54% 4.4% 15.0% 10.1% 10.2% 45% 0.42 0.68 69% 21% 10.4% 17% 123 10 8%
MLB Averages 46% 2.7% 17.1% 8.6% 8.0% 34% 0.79 1.07 70% 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 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2006 24 HOU NL 207 773 3.73 486 63% 24% 15% 30% 31% 76% 1% 48% 81% 57% 6% 13 6 23% 47 30 4 21% 5 6 -1 0 0
2007 25 COL NL 483 1766 3.66 1110 63% 27% 16% 25% 32% 73% 2% 46% 78% 59% 5% 26 16 22% 106 68 7 27% 14 5 0 0 0
2008 26 COL NL 46 197 4.28 116 59% 26% 14% 29% 31% 74% 0% 44% 81% 39% 9% 4 3 11% 5 2 0 17% 0 1 0 0 0
3 Yrs 736 2736 3.72 1712 63% 26% 16% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 79% 57% 6% 43 25 21% 158 100 11 25% 19 12 -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 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
2006 24 HOU NL 206 48 2 2 11 0 6 7 4 6 5 8 6 0 75% 3 4 0 69 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2007 25 COL NL 483 103 7 2 18 0 5 12 6 8 10 19 10 2 53% 3 5 0 165 4 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
2008 26 COL NL 46 15 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 0 75% 1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 735 166 9 4 32 0 12 21 11 15 17 31 19 2 61% 7 9 0 253 6 1 86% 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
MLB Averages 53% 73%

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+
2006 24 3 4 .429 6.04 9 9 0 0 0 0 44.2 48 32 30 11 22 2 29 3 0 4 206 74 1.567 9.7 2.2 4.4 5.8 1.32 74
2007 25 8 11 .421 5.16 28 28 0 1 0 0 157.0 151 95 90 29 70 7 104 5 1 9 689 91 1.408 8.7 1.7 4.0 6.0 1.49 91
2008 26 8 11 .421 5.32 32 29 1 1 0 0 165.2 166 105 98 32 74 7 110 5 1 9 735 89 1.449 9.0 1.7 4.0 6.0 1.49 89

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
2006 24 2 3 .400 5.60 45.0 46 31 28 11 21 29 3 1.489 9.2 4.2 5.8 1.38 2.2 9
2007 25 6 6 .500 4.14 113.0 96 58 52 17 45 76 2 1.248 7.6 3.6 6.1 1.69 1.4 19
2008 26 0 1 .000 7.00 9.0 14 8 7 3 4 6 0 2.000 14.0 4.0 6.0 1.50 3.0 4
3 Yrs 8 10 .444 4.69 167.0 156 97 87 31 70 111 5 1.353 8.4 6.0 1.59 1.7 32

* 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.

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