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Colby Lewis

Colby Preston Lewis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: August 2, 1979 in Bakersfield, CA
High School: North (Bakersfield, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 1, 2002
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Athletics/Tigers 2002-2011
2012 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 3 yrs/$8M (10-12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 5.136, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Octagon [*]
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Standard Pitching

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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
1999	19	TEX-min	Rk	7	3	.700	1.95	14	11	0	1	1	0	64.2	46	24	14	3	27	0	84	7	4	3	280		1.129	6.4	0.4	3.8	11.7	3.11	PUL · APPY
2000	20	TEX-min	A+	11	10	.524	4.07	28	27	0	3	1	0	163.2	169	83	74	11	45	0	153	10	2	11	692		1.308	9.3	0.6	2.5	8.4	3.40	CHT · FLOR
2001	21	TEX-min	AA,A+	11	10	.524	4.38	26	25	0	1	0	0	160.1	150	85	78	15	62	2	170	16	0	16	699		1.322	8.4	0.8	3.5	9.5	2.74	TUL,CHT · TL,FLOR
2002	22	TEX-min	AAA	5	6	.455	3.63	20	20	0	0	0	0	106.2	100	49	43	4	28	0	99	7	0	5	448		1.200	8.4	0.3	2.4	8.4	3.54	OKC · PCL
2002	22	TEX	AL	1	3	.250	6.29	15	4	4	0	0	0	34.1	42	26	24	4	26	2	28	2	1	3	168	77	1.981	11.0	1.0	6.8	7.3	1.08
2003	23	TEX-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.02	7	7	0	0	0	0	47.2	36	16	16	6	19	0	43	0	2	3	195		1.154	6.8	1.1	3.6	8.1	2.26	OKC · PCL
2003	23	TEX	AL	10	9	.526	7.30	26	26	0	0	0	0	127.0	163	104	103	23	70	1	88	5	0	5	594	69	1.835	11.6	1.6	5.0	6.2	1.26
2004	24	TEX	AL	1	1	.500	4.11	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.1	13	7	7	1	13	0	11	1	0	0	71	125	1.696	7.6	0.6	7.6	6.5	0.85

2006	26	DET-min	AAA	6	7	.462	3.96	24	24	0	0	0	0	147.2	154	70	65	13	36	0	104	7	0	1	620		1.287	9.4	0.8	2.2	6.3	2.89	TOL · IL
2006	26	DET	AL	0	0		3.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	8	1	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	18	169	3.000	24.0	3.0	3.0	15.0	5.00
2007	27	OAK-min	AAA	8	3	.727	1.88	15	15	0	0	0	0	95.2	70	24	20	8	23	0	97	1	0	1	375		0.972	6.6	0.8	2.2	9.1	4.22	SAC · PCL
2007	27	OAK	AL	0	2	.000	6.45	26	1	8	0	0	0	37.2	44	28	27	7	14	3	23	3	1	1	170	66	1.540	10.5	1.7	3.3	5.5	1.64

2010	30	TEX	AL	12	13	.480	3.72	32	32	0	1	0	0	201.0	174	90	83	21	65	0	196	6	0	9	844	121	1.189	7.8	0.9	2.9	8.8	3.02
2011	31	TEX	AL	14	10	.583	4.40	32	32	0	2	1	0	200.1	187	103	98	35	56	1	169	6	0	4	839	101	1.213	8.4	1.6	2.5	7.6	3.02
7 Seasons				38	38	.500	4.99	136	98	13	3	1	0	618.2	631	359	343	92	245	7	520	23	2	22	2704	92	1.416	9.2	1.3	3.6	7.6	2.12
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.500	4.99	40	28	4	1	0	0	180	183	104	100	27	71	2	151	7	1	6	786	92	1.416	9.2	1.3	3.6	7.6	2.12

TEX (5 yrs)				38	36	.514	4.90	108	97	4	3	1	0	578.0	579	330	315	84	230	4	492	20	1	21	2516	94	1.400	9.0	1.3	3.6	7.7	2.14
OAK (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.45	26	1	8	0	0	0	37.2	44	28	27	7	14	3	23	3	1	1	170	66	1.540	10.5	1.7	3.3	5.5	1.64
DET (1 yr)				0	0		3.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	8	1	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	18	169	3.000	24.0	3.0	3.0	15.0	5.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
2002	22	TEX	AL	34.1	4	26	25	0	1.2	-1	-0.2	$200,000
2003	23	TEX	AL	127.0	26	104	97	-4	1.0	-7	-0.6	$302,500
2004	24	TEX	AL	15.1	3	7	11	0	1.2	4	0.4	$337,500

2006	26	DET	AL	3.0	0	1	2	0	.3	1	0.0	$
2007	27	OAK	AL	37.2	1	28	24	-1	.5	-4	-0.5	$

2010	30	TEX	AL	201.0	32	90	122	-1	1.0	32	3.4	$1,750,000
2011	31	TEX	AL	200.1	32	103	126	3	.9	23	2.1	$2,000,000
7 Seasons				618.2	98	359	407	-3	.9	48	4.6	$4,590,000

TEX (5 yrs)				578.0	97	330	381	-2	1.0	51	5.1	$4,590,000
OAK (1 yr)				37.2	1	28	24	-1	.5	-4	-0.5	$
DET (1 yr)				3.0	0	1	2	0	.3	1	0.0	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2010	30	TEX	AL	ALDS	W	TBR	0	0		0.00	1	1	5.0	2	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	22	1.400	3.6	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2010	30	TEX	AL	ALCS	W	NYY	2	0	1.000	1.98	2	2	13.2	9	3	3	1	6	13	1	2	54	1.098	5.9	0.7	4.0	8.6	2.17
2010	30	TEX	AL	WS	L	SFG	1	0	1.000	2.35	1	1	7.2	5	2	2	2	2	6	1	0	30	0.913	5.9	2.3	2.3	7.0	3.00
2011	31	TEX	AL	ALDS	W	TBR	1	0	1.000	1.50	1	1	6.0	1	1	1	1	2	6	0	1	21	0.500	1.5	1.5	3.0	9.0	3.00
2011	31	TEX	AL	ALCS	W	DET	0	1	.000	6.35	1	1	5.2	8	4	4	2	2	6	0	0	27	1.765	12.7	3.2	3.2	9.5	3.00
2011	31	TEX	AL	WS	L	STL	0	0		2.25	2	2	12.0	7	5	3	1	5	8	0	0	50	1.000	5.3	0.8	3.8	6.0	1.60
2 Seasons (6 Series)							4	1	.800	2.34	8	8	50.0	32	15	13	7	22	44	2	3	204	1.080	5.8	1.3	4.0	7.9	2.00
2 ALDS							1	0	1.000	0.82	2	2	11.0	3	1	1	1	7	11	0	1	43	0.909	2.5	0.8	5.7	9.0	1.57
2 ALCS							2	1	.667	3.26	3	3	19.1	17	7	7	3	8	19	1	2	81	1.293	7.9	1.4	3.7	8.8	2.38
2 WS							1	0	1.000	2.29	3	3	19.2	12	7	5	3	7	14	1	0	80	0.966	5.5	1.4	3.2	6.4	2.00

Standard Batting

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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
1999	19	TEX-min	Rk	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	PUL · APPY
2000	20	TEX-min	A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	CHT · FLOR
2001	21	TEX-min	AA,A+	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TUL,CHT · TL,FLOR
2002	22	TEX-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	OKC · PCL
2002	22	TEX	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	23	TEX-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	OKC · PCL
2003	23	TEX	AL	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	24	TEX	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

2006	26	DET-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL · IL
2006	26	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2007	27	OAK-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SAC · PCL
2007	27	OAK	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2010	30	TEX	AL	32	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	52	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
2011	31	TEX	AL	3	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.250	.375	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
7 Seasons				107	17	16	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	.188	.188	.250	.438	14	4	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	26	24	2	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	.188	.188	.250	.438	14	6	0	0	2	0	0

TEX (5 yrs)				79	17	16	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	.188	.188	.250	.438	14	4	0	0	1	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2003	23	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$302,500	1

2010	30	TEX	AL	8	-0	0	-0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$1,750,000	1
2011	31	TEX	AL	8	-1	-0	-0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$2,000,000	1
3 Seasons				17	-2	-0	-0	0	0	2	1	1	0.0	1	0.0	0.0	$4,052,500

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
2011	31	TEX	AL	WS	STL	L	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0
1 WS							2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
2002	TEX	AL	22	P	15			34.1	12	5	7	0	2	1.000			3.15	0.80	.957	1.68	1.67
2003	TEX	AL	23	P	26			127.0	21	8	13	0	1	1.000	1	2	1.49	0.81	.957	1.73	1.71
2004	TEX	AL	24	P	3			15.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.76	1.00	.947	1.64	1.63
2006	DET	AL	26	P	2			3.0	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		1.50	1.55
2007	OAK	AL	27	P	26			37.2	4	1	3	0	1	1.000	0	0	0.96	0.15	.955	1.60	1.59
2010	TEX	AL	30	P	32			201.0	25	8	12	5	0	.800	-4	-4	0.90	0.63	.953	1.63	1.61
2011	TEX	AL	31	P	32	32	2	200.1	20	3	13	4	1	.800	3	3	0.72	0.50	.949	1.60	1.59	10	7	41%	0
	7 Seasons			P	136	32	2	618.2	85	26	50	9	5	.894	0	0	1.11	0.56	.953	1.64	1.63	10	7	41%	0
	7 Seasons			TOT	136	32	2	618.2	85	26	50	9	5	.894	0	0	1.11	0.56	.953	1.64	1.63	10	7	41%	0

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

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 2010 AL 1.189 (9th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 2010 AL 7.791 (10th)	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 2010 AL 8.776 (5th)	Strikeouts s c a p y 2010 AL 196 (7th)
Shutouts s c a p y 2011 AL 1 (8th)	Home Runs s c a p y 2011 AL 35 (1st)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 2003 AL 70 (10th)	Losses s c a p y 2010 AL 13 (10th)
Earned Runs s c a p y 2011 AL 98 (8th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 2010 AL 5 (1st) 2011 AL 4 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 7 (1666), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 11 (915), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 3 (1705), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Kevin Ritz (973) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Chris Codiroli (970) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1999.
October 8, 2004: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Texas Rangers.
October 2, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
November 15, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
March 19, 2007: Released by the Washington Nationals.
March 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
November 2, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Oakland Athletics.
December 5, 2007: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
January 19, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

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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
2002	22	Texas Rangers	$200,000	4/3/02 AP
2003	23	Texas Rangers	$302,500	4/3/03 AP
2004	24	Texas Rangers	$337,500	4/7/04 AP
2005	25	Detroit Tigers	$339,500

2010	30	Texas Rangers	$1,750,000
2011	31	Texas Rangers	$2,000,000

2012	32	Texas Rangers	$3,250,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$4,929,500	Does not include future salaries

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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