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Ray King

Raymond Keith King (Burger)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: January 15, 1974 in Chicago, IL
High School: Ripley HS (Ripley, TN)
School: Lambuth University (Jackson, TN)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1999 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Cardinals/Braves/Rockies/Nationals/... 1999-2008
Agents: Tom O'Connell, previously: Dave Meier [*]
Final Game: April 23, 2008 (Age 34)
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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
1995	21	CIN-min	Rk	3	0	1.000	1.67	28	0	15	0	0	5	43.0	31	11	8	1	15	3	43	0	1	1	169		1.070	6.5	0.2	3.1	9.0	2.87	BIL · PION
1996	22	ATL-min	A+,A	6	11	.353	3.70	32	24	2	3	0	0	153.1	167	88	63	7	35	2	115	3	2	4	650		1.317	9.8	0.4	2.1	6.8	3.29	DHM,MAC · CARL,SALL
1997	23	ATL-min	A+,AA	11	14	.440	6.09	36	15	6	0	0	3	137.1	174	107	93	15	50	6	102	5	0	8	640		1.631	11.4	1.0	3.3	6.7	2.04	DHM,GRV · CARL,SOUL
1998	24	CHC-min	AAA,AA	2	5	.286	3.77	62	0	15	0	0	5	62.0	59	29	26	5	25	1	52	1	0	6	264		1.355	8.6	0.7	3.6	7.5	2.08	IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
1999	25	CHC-min	AAA	4	4	.500	1.88	37	0	19	0	0	2	43.0	31	11	9	1	22	3	41	2	0	2	183		1.233	6.5	0.2	4.6	8.6	1.86	IWA · PCL
1999	25	CHC	NL	0	0		5.91	10	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	11	8	7	2	10	0	5	1	0	1	50	78	1.969	9.3	1.7	8.4	4.2	0.50
2000	26	MIL-CHC-min	AAA	1	3	.250	3.33	30	0	7	0	0	1	27.0	27	15	10	1	12	0	21	1	0	3	118		1.444	9.0	0.3	4.0	7.0	1.75	INA,IWA · IL,PCL
2000	26	MIL	NL	3	2	.600	1.26	36	0	8	0	0	0	28.2	18	7	4	1	10	1	19	0	0	1	111	366	0.977	5.7	0.3	3.1	6.0	1.90
2001	27	MIL	NL	0	4	.000	3.60	82	0	19	0	0	1	55.0	49	22	22	5	25	7	49	1	0	2	234	120	1.345	8.0	0.8	4.1	8.0	1.96
2002	28	MIL-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4		2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	INA · IL
2002	28	MIL	NL	3	2	.600	3.05	76	0	15	0	0	0	65.0	61	24	22	5	24	6	50	3	1	0	273	134	1.308	8.4	0.7	3.3	6.9	2.08
2003	29	ATL	NL	3	4	.429	3.51	80	0	9	0	0	0	59.0	46	30	23	3	27	2	43	1	0	4	247	123	1.237	7.0	0.5	4.1	6.6	1.59
2004	30	STL	NL	5	2	.714	2.61	86	0	9	0	0	0	62.0	43	19	18	1	24	0	40	3	0	2	248	163	1.081	6.2	0.1	3.5	5.8	1.67
2005	31	STL	NL	4	4	.500	3.38	77	0	18	0	0	0	40.0	46	17	15	4	16	0	23	3	0	1	177	126	1.550	10.4	0.9	3.6	5.2	1.44
2006	32	COL	NL	1	4	.200	4.43	67	0	7	0	0	1	44.2	56	26	22	6	20	0	23	2	0	3	199	111	1.701	11.3	1.2	4.0	4.6	1.15
2007	33	WSN-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5		0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00	HRB · EL
2007	33	TOT	NL	1	1	.500	4.76	67	0	10	0	0	0	39.2	37	21	21	6	21	1	25	2	0	2	175	91	1.462	8.4	1.4	4.8	5.7	1.19
2007	33	WSN	NL	1	1	.500	4.54	55	0	7	0	0	0	33.2	31	17	17	5	18	1	18	2	0	2	149	94	1.455	8.3	1.3	4.8	4.8	1.00
2007	33	MIL	NL	0	0		6.00	12	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	4	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	26	78	1.500	9.0	1.5	4.5	10.5	2.33
2008	34	HOU-CHW-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.45	36	0	12	0	0	5	36.2	29	12	10	2	15	2	28	1	0	0	152		1.200	7.1	0.5	3.7	6.9	1.87	RRK,CHR · PCL,IL
2008	34	WSN	NL	0	0		5.68	12	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	9	4	4	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	33	80	2.053	12.8	1.4	5.7	1.4	0.25
10 Yrs				20	23	.465	3.46	593	0	97	0	0	2	411.0	376	178	158	34	181	17	278	17	1	16	1747	126	1.355	8.2	0.7	4.0	6.1	1.54
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.465	3.46	68	0	11	0	0	0	47	43	20	18	4	21	2	32	2	0	2	200	126	1.355	8.2	0.7	4.0	6.1	1.54

MIL (4 yrs)				6	8	.429	3.03	206	0	45	0	0	1	154.2	134	57	52	12	62	14	125	4	1	3	644	142	1.267	7.8	0.7	3.6	7.3	2.02
WSN (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	4.73	67	0	9	0	0	0	40.0	40	21	21	6	22	1	19	3	0	2	182	91	1.550	9.0	1.4	5.0	4.3	0.86
STL (2 yrs)				9	6	.600	2.91	163	0	27	0	0	0	102.0	89	36	33	5	40	0	63	6	0	3	425	146	1.265	7.9	0.4	3.5	5.6	1.58
COL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.43	67	0	7	0	0	1	44.2	56	26	22	6	20	0	23	2	0	3	199	111	1.701	11.3	1.2	4.0	4.6	1.15
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		5.91	10	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	11	8	7	2	10	0	5	1	0	1	50	78	1.969	9.3	1.7	8.4	4.2	0.50
ATL (1 yr)				3	4	.429	3.51	80	0	9	0	0	0	59.0	46	30	23	3	27	2	43	1	0	4	247	123	1.237	7.0	0.5	4.1	6.6	1.59

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999	25	CHC	NL	10.2	10	0	8	6.75	4.87	-0.13	-0.37	100.3	4.64	-3	-0.2	.9	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.476	.499
2000	26	MIL	NL	28.2	36	0	7	2.20	5.32	0.16	-0.40	98.0	4.66	8	0.8	1.4	0.1	1.1	11	.521	.505
2001	27	MIL	NL	55.0	82	0	22	3.60	4.88	-0.04	-0.37	100.2	4.56	6	0.6	1.2	-0.1	1.0	11	.507	.504	$220,000
2002	28	MIL	NL	65.0	76	0	24	3.32	4.52	-0.08	-0.33	100.2	4.28	7	0.7	.9	-0.2	1.1	12	.509	.504	$300,000
2003	29	ATL	NL	59.0	80	0	30	4.58	4.80	0.20	-0.36	100.4	4.26	-2	-0.2	1.2	-0.1	0.1	3	.497	.499	$600,000
2004	30	STL	NL	62.0	86	0	19	2.76	4.69	0.18	-0.34	100.0	4.16	9	0.9	1.1	-0.1	1.4	15	.511	.506	$900,000
2005	31	STL	NL	40.0	77	0	17	3.83	5.01	0.41	-0.38	100.6	4.25	2	0.2	1.4	-0.1	0.5	5	.502	.501	$1,850,000
2006	32	COL	NL	44.2	67	0	26	5.24	5.05	0.10	-0.37	108.4	4.96	-1	-0.1	1.2	-0.1	0.2	3	.498	.499	$2,500,000
2007	33	WSN	NL	33.2	55	0	17	4.54	5.07	-0.11	-0.36	93.8	4.52	0	0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.2	3	.500	.500	$850,000
2007	33	MIL	NL	6.0	12	0	4	6.00	5.29	-0.07	-0.38	99.2	4.94	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.0	-0.0	-0	.494	.500
2008	34	WSN	NL	6.1	12	0	4	5.68	5.06	-0.05	-0.37	100.1	4.75	-1	-0.1	1.6	-0.0	-0.0	-0	.495	.500	$850,000
10 Seasons				411.0	593	0	178	3.90	4.87	0.09	-0.36	100.5	4.44	24	2.4	1.2	-0.6	5.4	61	.504	.501	$8,070,000

MIL (4 yrs)				154.2	206	0	57	3.32	4.83	-0.02	-0.36	99.8	4.48	19	2.0	1.1	-0.1	3.2	34	.510	.503	$520,000
WSN (2 yrs)				40.0	67	0	21	4.73	5.07	-0.10	-0.37	94.8	4.56	-1	-0.1	1.1	-0.1	0.2	3	.499	.500	$1,700,000
STL (2 yrs)				102.0	163	0	36	3.18	4.81	0.27	-0.36	100.2	4.20	11	1.1	1.2	-0.1	1.9	20	.507	.504	$2,750,000
COL (1 yr)				44.2	67	0	26	5.24	5.05	0.10	-0.37	108.4	4.96	-1	-0.1	1.2	-0.1	0.2	3	.498	.499	$2,500,000
CHC (1 yr)				10.2	10	0	8	6.75	4.87	-0.13	-0.37	100.3	4.64	-3	-0.2	.9	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.476	.499
ATL (1 yr)				59.0	80	0	30	4.58	4.80	0.20	-0.36	100.4	4.26	-2	-0.2	1.2	-0.1	0.1	3	.497	.499	$600,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2003	29	ATL	NL	NLDS	L	CHC	0.00	4	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2004	30	STL	NL	NLDS	W	LAD	0.00	3	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9
2004	30	STL	NL	NLCS	W	HOU	10.80	4	0	1.2	4	2	2	2	0	1	8	2.400	21.6	10.8	0.0	5.4
2004	30	STL	NL	WS	L	BOS	0.00	3	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	0.750	3.4	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.00
2 Yrs (4 Series)							2.35	14	1	7.2	6	2	2	2	2	3	27	1.043	7.0	2.3	2.3	3.5	1.50
2 NLDS							0.00	7	1	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	1	10	0.600	2.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	1.00
1 NLCS							10.80	4	0	1.2	4	2	2	2	0	1	8	2.400	21.6	10.8	0.0	5.4
1 WS							0.00	3	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	0.750	3.4	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.00

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1995	21	CIN-min	Rk	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BIL · PION
1996	22	ATL-min	A,A+	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MAC,DHM · SALL,CARL
1997	23	ATL-min	AA,A+	36	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.143	.143	.143	.286		1	0	0	1	0	0		GRV,DHM · SOUL,CARL
1998	24	CHC-min	AA,AAA	62	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0		WTN,IWA · SOUL,PCL
1999	25	CHC-min	AAA	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		IWA · PCL
1999	25	CHC	NL	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	26	MIL-CHC-min	AAA	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		INA,IWA · IL,PCL
2000	26	MIL	NL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	27	MIL	NL	82	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	28	MIL-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2002	28	MIL	NL	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	29	ATL	NL	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	30	STL	NL	86	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	31	STL	NL	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	32	COL	NL	67	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	33	WSN-min	AA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		HRB · EL
2007	33	TOT	NL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	33	WSN	NL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	33	MIL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	34	HOU-CHW-min	AAA	36	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		RRK,CHR · PCL,IL
2008	34	WSN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
10 Yrs				593	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

MIL (4 yrs)				206	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				163	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
WSN (2 yrs)				67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				67	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999	25	CHC	NL	10	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0		1
2000	26	MIL	NL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0		1
2001	27	MIL	NL	82	2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$220,000	1
2002	28	MIL	NL	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$300,000	1
2003	29	ATL	NL	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$600,000	1
2004	30	STL	NL	86	2	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$900,000	1
2005	31	STL	NL	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,850,000	1
2006	32	COL	NL	67	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,500,000	1
2007	33	WSN	NL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$850,000	1
2007	33	MIL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2008	34	WSN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$850,000	1
10 Seasons				593	6	-2	-0	0	0	4	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.500	.500	0.2	0.0	2	$8,070,000

MIL (4 yrs)				206	2	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$520,000
STL (2 yrs)				163	2	-1	-0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$2,750,000
WSN (2 yrs)				67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,700,000
COL (1 yr)				67	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,500,000
ATL (1 yr)				80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$600,000
CHC (1 yr)				10	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G
2003	29	ATL	NL	NLDS	CHC	L	4
2004	30	STL	NL	NLDS	LAD	W	3
2004	30	STL	NL	NLCS	HOU	W	4
2004	30	STL	NL	WS	BOS	L	3
2 Yrs (4 Series)							14
2 NLDS							7
1 NLCS							4
1 WS							3

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1999	CHC	NL	25	P	10	10.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000			0.84	0.10	.950	1.69	1.71	0	0			0
2000	MIL	NL	26	P	36	28.2	8	2	6	0	0	1.000			2.51	0.22	.962	1.73	1.72	0	1	100%	32%	0
2001	MIL	NL	27	P	82	55.0	15	5	9	1	0	.933			2.29	0.17	.959	1.75	1.73	5	0	0%	33%	0
2002	MIL	NL	28	P	76	65.0	33	10	21	2	1	.939			4.29	0.41	.963	1.83	1.81	5	0	0%	32%	0
2003	ATL	NL	29	P	80	59.0	15	3	12	0	0	1.000	2	7	2.29	0.19	.957	1.85	1.83	2	1	33%	31%	2
2004	STL	NL	30	P	86	62.0	21	9	11	1	0	.952	2	6	2.90	0.23	.965	1.84	1.82	0	0			0
2005	STL	NL	31	P	77	40.0	7	2	3	2	1	.714	2	10	1.12	0.06	.960	1.76	1.73	3	0	0%	29%	0
2006	COL	NL	32	P	67	44.2	8	4	4	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.61	0.12	.958	1.71	1.71	2	1	33%	28%	0
2007	TOT	NL	33	P	67	39.2	9	2	6	1	1	.889	-1	-5	1.82	0.12	.966	1.68	1.67	4	1	20%	25%	0
2007	WSN	NL	33	P	55	33.2	7	2	4	1	1	.857	0	0	1.60	0.11	.966	1.68	1.67	3	1	25%	24%	0
2007	MIL	NL	33	P	12	6.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	-1	-30	3.00	0.17	.965	1.65	1.67	1	0	0%	25%	0
2008	WSN	NL	34	P	12	6.1	3	0	2	1	0	.667	-1	-32	2.84	0.17	.960	1.71	1.72	2	0	0%	27%	0
	10 Seasons			P	593	411.0	120	37	75	8	3	.933	4	3	2.45	0.19	.961	1.78	1.76	23	4	15%	30%	2
	10 Seasons			TOT	593	411.0	120	37	75	8	3	.933	4	16	2.45	0.19	.961	1.78	1.76	23	4	15%	30%	2

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 2001 NL 82 (3rd) 2002 NL 76 (10th) 2003 NL 80 (3rd) 2004 NL 86 (2nd) 2005 NL 77 (8th) Career 593 (202nd)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 2001 NL 82 (3rd) 2003 NL 80 (3rd) 2004 NL 86 (2nd)	Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y Career 2.45 (17th)

Games Played s c a p y
2001 NL  82 (3rd)
2002 NL  76 (10th)
2003 NL  80 (3rd)
2004 NL  86 (2nd)
2005 NL  77 (8th)
Career  593 (202nd)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
2001 NL  82 (3rd)
2003 NL  80 (3rd)
2004 NL  86 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
Career 2.45 (17th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 5 (1909), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 4 (1430), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (509th), 5.7 career WAR/5.7 7yr-peak WAR/5.7 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1995.
June 11, 1996: the Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King to the Atlanta Braves to complete an earlier deal made on January 9, 1996. January 9, 1996: The Cincinnati Reds sent a player to be named later and Chad Fox to the Atlanta Braves for Mike Kelly.
January 20, 1998: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Jon Ratliff.
April 14, 2000: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Doug Johnston (minors).
December 16, 2002: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for John Foster and Wes Helms.
December 13, 2003: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Jason Marquis and Adam Wainwright to the St. Louis Cardinals for J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero.
December 7, 2005: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Colorado Rockies for Larry Bigbie and Aaron Miles.
October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
December 18, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
September 4, 2007: Traded by the Washington Nationals to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Andrew Lefave (minors) (September 14, 2007) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.
October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
January 8, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
April 29, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
May 5, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
May 20, 2008: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
May 31, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

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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
2001	27	Milwaukee Brewers	$220,000	4/6/01 USA Today
2002	28	Milwaukee Brewers	$300,000	4/3/02 AP
2003	29	Atlanta Braves	$600,000	4/3/03 AP
2004	30	St. Louis Cardinals	$900,000	4/7/04 AP
2005	31	St. Louis Cardinals	$1,850,000
2006	32	Colorado Rockies	$2,500,000
2007	33	Washington Nationals	$850,000
2008	34	Washington Nationals	$850,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$8,070,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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