Steve Montgomery

Steven Lewis Montgomery

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 25, 1970 in Westminster, CA
High School: Maplewood HS (Cortland, OH)
School: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed July 5, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 1996
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Athletics/Padres 1996-2000

Final Game: July 17, 2000
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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
1993	22	STL-min	A+,AA	5	4	.556	3.22	20	11	7	0	0	3	72.2	67	31	26	4	21	2	53	0	0	3	301		1.211	8.3	0.5	2.6	6.6	2.52	SPT,ARK · FLOR,TL
1994	23	STL-min	AA	4	5	.444	3.28	50	9	19	0	0	2	107.0	97	43	39	10	33	3	73	3	0	5	447		1.215	8.2	0.8	2.8	6.1	2.21	ARK · TL
1995	24	STL-min	AA	5	2	.714	3.25	55	0	53	0	0	36	61.0	52	22	22	6	22	6	56	4	1	5	259		1.213	7.7	0.9	3.2	8.3	2.55	ARK · TL
1996	25	OAK-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	2.89	36	0	14	0	0	1	56.0	51	19	18	7	12	1	40	1	0	1	230		1.125	8.2	1.1	1.9	6.4	3.33	EDM · PCL
1996	25	OAK	AL	1	0	1.000	9.22	8	0	0	0	0	0	13.2	18	14	14	5	13	2	8	0	0	3	71	57	2.268	11.9	3.3	8.6	5.3	0.62
1997	26	OAK-CLE-min	AAA	3	3	.500	5.76	37	0	19	0	0	4	54.2	73	36	35	8	20	2	43	1	0	4	253		1.701	12.0	1.3	3.3	7.1	2.15	EDM,BFL · PCL,AA
1997	26	OAK	AL	0	1	.000	9.95	4	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	10	7	7	2	8	2	1	0	0	0	35	47	2.842	14.2	2.8	11.4	1.4	0.13

1998	27	BAL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.40	51	4	29	0	0	8	88.0	79	50	43	14	24	2	66	0	0	3	364		1.170	8.1	1.4	2.5	6.8	2.75	ROC · IL
1999	28	PHI-min	AAA	0	0		6.23	14	0	11	0	0	7	13.0	17	9	9	0	11	0	13	0	1	1	65		2.154	11.8	0.0	7.6	9.0	1.18	SWB · IL
1999	28	PHI	NL	1	5	.167	3.34	53	0	21	0	0	3	64.2	54	25	24	10	31	3	55	0	0	4	268	144	1.314	7.5	1.4	4.3	7.7	1.77
2000	29	SDP-min	A+,AAA	0	2	.000	9.45	7	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	10	9	7	0	2	0	9	0	0	1	33		1.800	13.5	0.0	2.7	12.2	4.50	RCU,LVG · CALL,PCL
2000	29	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	7.94	7	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	6	6	5	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	57	1.765	9.5	4.8	6.4	4.8	0.75
2001	30	SDP-min	A+	0	0		21.60	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	4	4	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	9		2.400	21.6	10.8	0.0	10.8		LEL · CALL
4 Yrs				2	8	.200	4.98	72	0	22	0	0	3	90.1	88	52	50	20	56	7	67	0	0	7	401	97	1.594	8.8	2.0	5.6	6.7	1.20
162 Game Avg.				2	8	.200	4.98	68	0	21	0	0	3	85	83	49	47	19	53	7	63	0	0	7	379	97	1.594	8.8	2.0	5.6	6.7	1.20

OAK (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	9.45	12	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	28	21	21	7	21	4	9	0	0	3	106	53	2.450	12.6	3.2	9.5	4.1	0.43
PHI (1 yr)				1	5	.167	3.34	53	0	21	0	0	3	64.2	54	25	24	10	31	3	55	0	0	4	268	144	1.314	7.5	1.4	4.3	7.7	1.77
SDP (1 yr)				0	2	.000	7.94	7	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	6	6	5	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	57	1.765	9.5	4.8	6.4	4.8	0.75

NL (2 yrs)				1	7	.125	3.71	60	0	22	0	0	3	70.1	60	31	29	13	35	3	58	0	0	4	295	129	1.351	7.7	1.7	4.5	7.4	1.66
AL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	9.45	12	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	28	21	21	7	21	4	9	0	0	3	106	53	2.450	12.6	3.2	9.5	4.1	0.43

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	13.2	8	0	14	9.22	5.26	-0.36	-0.39	102.3	5.35	-6	-0.5	.8	0.0	-0.4	-4	.434	.497	$109,000
1997	26	OAK	AL	6.1	4	0	7	9.95	5.15	-0.67	-0.39	95.5	5.19	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.423	.498	$

1999	28	PHI	NL	64.2	53	0	25	3.48	5.16	0.20	-0.39	103.9	4.75	9	0.9	1.4	0.0	1.4	16	.516	.505	$200,000
2000	29	SDP	NL	5.2	7	0	6	9.53	5.45	-0.07	-0.41	85.2	4.35	-3	-0.3	1.4	-0.1	-0.3	-3	.457	.498	$250,000
4 Seasons				90.1	72	0	52	5.18	5.19	0.04	-0.39	101.9	4.85	-4	-0.3	1.3	-0.0	0.4	7	.496	.500	$559,000

OAK (2 yrs)				20.0	12	0	21	9.45	5.23	-0.46	-0.39	100.1	5.30	-9	-0.8	.9	0.0	-0.7	-7	.431	.497	$109,000
PHI (1 yr)				64.2	53	0	25	3.48	5.16	0.20	-0.39	103.9	4.75	9	0.9	1.4	0.0	1.4	16	.516	.505	$200,000
SDP (1 yr)				5.2	7	0	6	9.53	5.45	-0.07	-0.41	85.2	4.35	-3	-0.3	1.4	-0.1	-0.3	-3	.457	.498	$250,000

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	8	71	58	14	18	3	0	5	2	0	13	8	.310	.437	.621	1.057	.289	36	1	0	0	0	2	0
1997	26	OAK	AL	4	35	26	7	10	2	0	2	2	1	8	1	.385	.514	.692	1.207	.333	18	1	0	0	1	2	0

1999	28	PHI	NL	53	268	236	25	54	8	0	10	5	3	31	55	.229	.318	.390	.708	.257	92	8	0	1	0	3	4
2000	29	SDP	NL	7	27	22	6	6	1	0	3	0	0	4	3	.273	.385	.727	1.112	.188	16	0	0	1	0	0	0
4 Yrs				72	401	342	52	88	14	0	20	9	4	56	67	.257	.361	.474	.835	.266	162	10	0	2	1	7	4
162 Game Avg.				68	379	323	49	83	13	0	19	9	4	53	63	.257	.361	.474	.835	.266	153	9	0	2	1	7	4
MLB Averages																.269	.340	.428	.768	.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
1996	25	OAK	AL	-5.4	-0.5	76	-0.1	0.8	-0.9	.75	-0.6	0.5	-5.5	-0.5	0.75	-6.9	2	0	6
1997	26	OAK	AL	-3.5	-0.3	38	-0.3	0.4	-0.6	.70	-0.3	-0.0	-2.4	-0.2	0.70	-5.1	1	2	1

1999	28	PHI	NL	10.7	1.0	279	2.2	7.4	-5.2	1.33	0.7	0.9	15.4	1.4	1.33	11.6	25	6	18
2000	29	SDP	NL	-2.6	-0.2	28	-0.2	0.5	-0.7	1.21	-0.2	0.1	-2.4	-0.2	1.21	-2.2	4	0	3
4 Yrs				-0.9	-0.0	421	1.6	9.1	-7.4	1.16	-0.4	1.9	5.1	0.5	1.16	-2.6	32	8	28

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1996	25	OAK	AL	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	6	3	50%	5	.751	2	0	6	1	1	6	4	4	6	0	7	0	5.1	34
1997	26	OAK	AL	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	1	1	0	0%	7	.699	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	0	4.8	33

1999	28	PHI	NL	53	53	21	1	5	3	3	0	100%	14	11	21	2	10%	8	1.332	25	6	18	28	10	15	11	42	18	10	22	14	3.7	20
2000	29	SDP	NL	7	7	1	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	3	0	0%	7	1.214	4	0	3	2	2	3	2	5	2	3	2	0	2.4	14
4 Yrs				72	72	22	2	8	3	3	0	100%	17	13	31	5	16%		1.166	32	8	28	32	14	26	18	54	28	15	33	14	3.8	22

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%
1996	25	OAK	AL	71	59%	7.0%	11.3%	18.3%	11.3%	44%	0.52	0.83	63%	24%	20.8%	27%	13	1	8%
1997	26	OAK	AL	35	43%	5.7%	2.9%	22.9%	11.4%	40%	0.56	0.70	69%	27%	15.4%	19%	7	1	14%

1999	28	PHI	NL	268	62%	3.7%	20.5%	11.6%	6.7%	33%	0.65	0.86	64%	17%	11.0%	16%	53	8	15%
2000	29	SDP	NL	27	48%	11.1%	11.1%	14.8%	14.8%	67%	0.06	0.17	59%	25%	25.0%	25%	3	0	0%
4 Yrs				401	59%	5.0%	16.7%	14.0%	8.5%	39%	0.56	0.77	64%	20%	14.3%	19%	76	10	13%
MLB Averages					46%	2.8%	16.7%	9.2%	7.9%	33%	0.79	1.09	70%	22%	8.4%	15%			10%

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	71	275	3.87	151	55%	24%	15%	28%	33%	75%	6%	41%	80%	55%	10%	7	3	8%	6	2	0	25%	1	2	0	0	1
1997	26	OAK	AL	35	131	3.74	65	50%	20%	18%	22%	40%	80%	12%	40%	77%	51%	14%	5	3	3%	1	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0

1999	28	PHI	NL	268	1080	4.03	652	60%	27%	18%	26%	28%	72%	3%	44%	74%	59%	5%	14	5	19%	51	23	4	31%	9	6	0	0	1
2000	29	SDP	NL	27	99	3.67	58	59%	26%	16%	24%	34%	74%	0%	43%	79%	56%	4%	1	0	15%	4	1	0	33%	1	1	0	0	0
4 Yrs				401	1585	3.95	926	58%	26%	18%	26%	30%	74%	4%	43%	76%	58%	7%	27	11	15%	62	26	4	30%	11	9	0	0	2
MLB Averages						3.72		61%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	56%	6%			19%				28%

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	71	18	1	0	5	0	3	4	1	2	3	8	4	2	50%	0	3	0	28	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
1997	26	OAK	AL	35	10	2	1	2	0	3	1	1	2	0	4	1	0	25%	0	0	0	11	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

1999	28	PHI	NL	268	54	5	1	10	1	10	6	4	7	3	12	3	3	25%	4	4	0	91	5	3	63%	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	5	0
2000	29	SDP	NL	27	6	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				401	88	8	2	20	1	16	13	7	14	6	25	9	5	36%	4	7	0	137	9	4	69%	9	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	12	0
MLB Averages																		55%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1996	25	1	0	1.000	9.22	8	0	0	13.2	18	14	14	5	13	2	8	3	71	57	2.268	11.9	3.3	8.6	5.3	0.62	57
1997	26	1	1	.500	9.45	12	0	0	20.0	28	21	21	7	21	4	9	3	106	53	2.450	12.6	3.2	9.5	4.1	0.43	53
1998	27	1	1	.500	9.45	12	0	0	20.0	28	21	21	7	21	4	9	3	106	53	2.450	12.6	3.2	9.5	4.1	0.43	53
1999	28	2	6	.250	4.78	65	21	3	84.2	82	46	45	17	52	7	64	7	374	102	1.583	8.7	1.8	5.5	6.8	1.23	102
2000	29	2	8	.200	4.98	72	22	3	90.1	88	52	50	20	56	7	67	7	401	97	1.594	8.8	2.0	5.6	6.7	1.20	97

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1996	25	0	1	.000	7.71	14.0	17	13	12	5	12	8	0	2.071	10.9	7.7	5.1	0.67	3.2	8
1997	26	0	0		10.50	6.0	10	8	7	2	8	1	0	3.000	15.0	12.0	1.5	0.13	3.0	4

1999	28	5	2	.714	2.81	64.0	49	22	20	9	28	54	0	1.203	6.9	3.9	7.6	1.93	1.3	53
2000	29	0	0		7.50	6.0	6	6	5	3	4	3	0	1.667	9.0	6.0	4.5	0.75	4.5	7
4 Yrs		5	3	.625	4.40	90.0	82	49	44	19	52	66	0	1.489	8.2		6.6	1.27	1.9	72

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