John Koronka

John Vincent Koronka

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 3, 1980 in Clearwater, FL
High School: Groveland HS (Groveland, FL)
Drafted
by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 2005
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Cubs/Marlins 2005-2009
Agents: Bob Garber [*]
Final Game: May 17, 2009
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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
2005 24 CHC NL 1 2 .333 7.47 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.2 19 13 13 2 8 0 10 0 2 1 76 60 1.723 10.9 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.25
2006 25 TEX AL 7 7 .500 5.69 23 23 0 0 0 0 125.0 145 80 79 17 47 2 61 5 1 4 554 81 1.536 10.4 1.2 3.4 4.4 1.30
2007 26 TEX AL 0 2 .000 7.84 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 16 9 9 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 52 60 2.032 13.9 0.0 4.4 1.7 0.40
2009 28 FLA NL 0 2 .000 11.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 11 11 9 4 7 0 4 0 0 0 41 41 2.455 13.5 4.9 8.6 4.9 0.57
4 Yrs 8 13 .381 6.25 31 30 1 0 0 0 158.1 191 113 110 23 67 2 77 6 3 5 723 74 1.629 10.9 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .381 6.25 35 33 1 0 0 0 176 213 126 123 26 75 2 86 7 3 6 806 74 1.629 10.9 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15
TEX (2 yrs) 7 9 .438 5.85 25 25 0 0 0 0 135.1 161 89 88 17 52 2 63 6 1 4 606 79 1.574 10.7 1.1 3.5 4.2 1.21
CHC (1 yr) 1 2 .333 7.47 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.2 19 13 13 2 8 0 10 0 2 1 76 60 1.723 10.9 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.25
FLA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 11.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 11 11 9 4 7 0 4 0 0 0 41 41 2.455 13.5 4.9 8.6 4.9 0.57
AL (2 yrs) 7 9 .438 5.85 25 25 0 0 0 0 135.1 161 89 88 17 52 2 63 6 1 4 606 79 1.574 10.7 1.1 3.5 4.2 1.21
NL (2 yrs) 1 4 .200 8.61 6 5 1 0 0 0 23.0 30 24 22 6 15 0 14 0 2 1 117 52 1.957 11.7 2.3 5.9 5.5 0.93

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
2005 24 CHC NL 15.2 4 3 13 7.47 4.65 0.02 0.16 103.6 4.96 -4 -0.4 .3 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .397 .497 $
2006 25 TEX AL 125.0 23 23 80 5.76 4.92 0.06 0.19 101.5 5.13 -10 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 7 .459 .494 $329,000
2007 26 TEX AL 10.1 2 2 9 7.84 4.66 -0.06 0.18 93.8 4.59 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .339 .498 $
2009 28 FLA NL 7.1 2 2 11 13.50 5.03 -0.44 0.20 99.5 5.64 -6 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .250 .497 $
4 Seasons 158.1 31 30 113 6.42 4.89 0.03 0.19 101.1 5.10 -25 -2.2 .3 -0.1 -0.8 -4 .430 .497 $329,000
TEX (2 yrs) 135.1 25 25 89 5.92 4.90 0.05 0.19 100.9 5.09 -14 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 5 .450 .496 $329,000
CHC (1 yr) 15.2 4 3 13 7.47 4.65 0.02 0.16 103.6 4.96 -4 -0.4 .3 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .397 .497 $
FLA (1 yr) 7.1 2 2 11 13.50 5.03 -0.44 0.20 99.5 5.64 -6 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .250 .497 $

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
2005 24 CHC NL 4 76 67 13 19 2 0 2 3 0 8 10 .284 .360 .403 .763 .309 27 0 0 1 0 0 1
2006 25 TEX AL 23 554 494 80 145 29 3 17 9 3 47 61 .294 .356 .468 .824 .303 231 10 5 1 7 2 2
2007 26 TEX AL 2 52 43 9 16 3 1 0 0 0 5 2 .372 .440 .488 .928 .381 21 0 1 2 1 0 0
2009 28 FLA NL 2 41 32 11 11 1 0 4 0 0 7 4 .344 .462 .750 1.212 .292 24 1 0 2 0 0 2
4 Yrs 31 723 636 113 191 35 4 23 12 3 67 77 .300 .368 .476 .845 .309 303 11 6 6 8 2 5
162 Game Avg. 35 806 709 126 213 39 4 26 13 3 75 86 .300 .368 .476 .845 .309 338 12 7 7 9 2 6
MLB Averages .266 .334 .422 .755 .300

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2005 24 CHC NL -4.5 -0.4 82 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 .96 -0.2 -0.2 -2.9 -0.3 0.96 -2.3 0 0 1
2006 25 TEX AL -12.2 -1.1 567 -0.3 8.7 -9.0 .92 -0.6 0.4 -10.9 -1.0 0.92 -6.7 0 0 0
2007 26 TEX AL -3.2 -0.3 52 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 .99 -0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.2 0.99 -2.5 0 0 0
2009 28 FLA NL -5.8 -0.5 41 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 1.04 -0.7 0.1 -5.9 -0.5 1.04 -7.9 0 0 0
4 Yrs -25.7 -2.3 742 -1.6 11.1 -12.8 .94 -1.8 0.1 -22.3 -2.0 0.94 -19.4 0 0 1

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
2005 24 CHC NL 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0% 38.0 47 23 3 3 0 2 3.7 3.9 5.1 95 0 2 1 0 103
2006 25 TEX AL 23 23 7 7 9 4 2 13 10 .565 1 4 0 0 10 43% 43.4 71 4 12 2 0 10 5.5 5.4 5.4 88 6 12 5 0 110
2007 26 TEX AL 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 32.0 42 22 4 3 0 2 1.0 1.5 5.2 97 0 1 1 0 107
2009 28 FLA NL 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 28.5 29 28 3 2 0 1 4.0 3.9 3.7 77 1 1 0 0 92
4 Yrs 31 30 8 13 9 5 2 14 16 .467 1 4 0 0 10 33% 41 71 4 22 10 0 15 4.9 4.9 5.3 89 7 16 7 0 110
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -12 4.7 4.8 5.8 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
2005 24 CHC NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 9 .965 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 5
1 Yr 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% .965 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 5

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%
2005 24 CHC NL 76 18% 2.6% 13.2% 10.5% 5.3% 21% 0.75 1.06 72% 21% 6.9% 9% 19 0 0%
2006 25 TEX AL 554 24% 3.1% 11.0% 8.5% 8.8% 34% 0.75 1.00 76% 18% 7.5% 8% 119 10 8%
2007 26 TEX AL 52 17% 0.0% 3.9% 9.6% 7.7% 25% 0.39 0.45 81% 30% 0.0% 7% 13 0 0%
2009 28 FLA NL 41 32% 9.8% 9.8% 17.1% 12.2% 46% 0.50 0.80 59% 20% 23.5% 6% 16 1 6%
4 Yrs 723 24% 3.2% 10.7% 9.3% 8.6% 33% 0.71 0.94 75% 20% 7.7% 8% 167 11 7%
MLB Averages 46% 2.7% 17.2% 8.5% 8.0% 34% 0.79 1.07 70% 19% 7.6% 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
2005 24 CHC NL 76 289 3.80 178 62% 26% 12% 29% 33% 74% 0% 45% 83% 63% 7% 5 3 14% 11 6 1 20% 1 2 0 0 0
2006 25 TEX AL 556 2031 3.65 1242 61% 25% 13% 27% 36% 75% 1% 46% 83% 57% 5% 26 16 17% 97 52 6 8% 8 8 -2 0 0
2007 26 TEX AL 52 194 3.73 116 60% 28% 7% 27% 38% 72% 0% 43% 90% 56% 6% 3 2 15% 8 4 0 50% 0 1 0 0 0
2009 28 FLA NL 41 154 3.76 88 57% 39% 6% 22% 34% 61% 0% 35% 91% 54% 10% 4 4 10% 4 3 1 75% 1 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 725 2668 3.68 1624 61% 26% 12% 27% 35% 74% 1% 45% 84% 58% 5% 38 25 17% 120 65 8 14% 10 11 -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 59% 5% 22% 26%

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
2005 24 CHC NL 76 19 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 3 0 60% 1 1 0 38 3 0 100% 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2006 25 TEX AL 554 145 9 3 17 1 12 10 7 10 7 33 25 1 76% 2 4 0 211 9 3 75% 4 2 5 0 0 1 3 2 13 0
2007 26 TEX AL 52 16 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 67% 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009 28 FLA NL 41 11 1 0 4 0 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 50% 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 723 191 17 7 23 1 14 14 9 12 11 43 31 2 72% 5 5 0 296 12 3 80% 5 2 7 0 0 1 3 2 18 0
MLB Averages 53% 72%

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+
2005 24 1 2 .333 7.47 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.2 19 13 13 2 8 0 10 0 2 1 76 60 1.723 10.9 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.25 60
2006 25 8 9 .471 5.89 27 26 1 0 0 0 140.2 164 93 92 19 55 2 71 5 3 5 630 78 1.557 10.5 1.2 3.5 4.5 1.29 78
2007 26 8 11 .421 6.02 29 28 1 0 0 0 151.0 180 102 101 19 60 2 73 6 3 5 682 77 1.589 10.7 1.1 3.6 4.4 1.22 77
2008 27 8 11 .421 6.02 29 28 1 0 0 0 151.0 180 102 101 19 60 2 73 6 3 5 682 77 1.589 10.7 1.1 3.6 4.4 1.22 77
2009 28 8 13 .381 6.25 31 30 1 0 0 0 158.1 191 113 110 23 67 2 77 6 3 5 723 74 1.629 10.9 1.3 3.8 4.4 1.15 74

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
2005 24 0 1 .000 6.75 16.0 19 13 12 2 8 10 0 1.688 10.7 4.5 5.6 1.25 1.1 4
2006 25 4 9 .308 5.50 121.0 140 82 74 16 45 59 5 1.529 10.4 3.3 4.4 1.31 1.2 23
2007 26 0 1 .000 7.20 10.0 16 9 8 0 5 2 1 2.100 14.4 4.5 1.8 0.40 0.0 2
2009 28 0 0 10.13 8.0 11 10 9 4 7 4 0 2.250 12.4 7.9 4.5 0.57 4.5 2
4 Yrs 4 11 .267 5.98 155.0 186 114 103 22 65 75 6 1.619 10.8 4.4 1.15 1.3 31

* 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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