Orber Moreno

Orber (Aquiles) Moreno

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: April 27, 1977 in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
High School: Los Autos (Los Autos, VE)
Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1999
Teams (by GP): Mets/Royals 1999-2004

Final Game: July 22, 2004
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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
1995	18	KCR-min	Rk	1	1	.500	2.45	8	3	1	0	0	0	22.0	15	9	6	0	7	0	21	2	0	2	89		1.000	6.1	0.0	2.9	8.6	3.00	ROY · GULF
1996	19	KCR-min	Rk	5	1	.833	1.36	12	7	5	0	0	1	46.1	37	15	7	2	10	0	50	1	2	2	187		1.014	7.2	0.4	1.9	9.7	5.00	ROY · GULF
1997	20	KCR-min	A	4	8	.333	4.81	27	25	0	0	0	0	138.1	150	83	74	15	45	0	128	8	0	9	603		1.410	9.8	1.0	2.9	8.3	2.84	LNS · MIDW
1998	21	KCR-min	AA,A+	3	3	.500	1.87	47	0	36	0	0	14	67.1	36	16	14	2	22	4	90	0	0	4	259		0.861	4.8	0.3	2.9	12.0	4.09	WCH,WMT · TL,CARL
1999	22	KCR-min	AAA,Rk	3	1	.750	2.02	17	1	15	0	0	4	26.2	17	6	6	2	4	0	31	0	0	0	100		0.788	5.7	0.7	1.4	10.5	7.75	OMA,ROY · PCL,GULF
1999	22	KCR	AL	0	0		5.63	7	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	0	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17
2000		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2001	24	KCR-min	AAA,A+,AA	2	2	.500	3.12	30	1	15	0	0	4	40.1	34	16	14	5	11	0	51	2	1	2	169		1.116	7.6	1.1	2.5	11.4	4.64	OMA,WMT,WCH · PCL,CARL,TL
2002	25	KCR-min	Rk	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7		0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.5		DVT · GULF
2003	26	NYM-min	AAA,AA	7	1	.875	1.88	42	0	35	0	0	13	57.1	40	12	12	2	18	0	65	1	0	2	227		1.012	6.3	0.3	2.8	10.2	3.61	NFK,BNG · IL,EL
2003	26	NYM	NL	0	0		7.88	7	0	4	0	0	0	8.0	10	7	7	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	36	56	1.625	11.3	1.1	3.4	5.6	1.67
2004	27	NYM-min	A+,Rk	0	1	.000	32.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	8	6	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	14		5.400	43.2	0.0	5.4	16.2	3.00	SCE,MET · FLOR,GULF
2004	27	NYM	NL	3	1	.750	3.38	33	0	8	0	0	1	34.2	29	17	13	0	11	0	29	3	1	2	146	128	1.154	7.5	0.0	2.9	7.5	2.64
2005		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2006	29	STL-min	AAA	0	0		5.03	14	0	4	0	0	0	19.2	21	11	11	1	11	2	13	1	0	1	89		1.627	9.6	0.5	5.0	5.9	1.18	MEM · PCL
2009	32	QRO,MCD	AAA	2	1	.667	3.41	34	0	3	0	0	1	37.0	32	14	14	3	14	1	29	6	0	2	154		1.243	7.8	0.7	3.4	7.1	2.07	QRO,MCD · MEX
2010	33	CHH,MCD	AAA	2	0	1.000	5.40	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	11	3	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	29		3.000	19.8	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25	CHH,MCD · MEX
3 Yrs				3	1	.750	4.44	47	0	15	0	0	1	50.2	43	29	25	2	20	0	41	3	1	2	216	100	1.243	7.6	0.4	3.6	7.3	2.05
162 Game Avg.				4	1	.750	4.44	68	0	22	0	0	1	73	62	42	36	3	29	0	59	4	1	3	313	100	1.243	7.6	0.4	3.6	7.3	2.05

NYM (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	4.22	40	0	12	0	0	1	42.2	39	24	20	1	14	0	34	3	1	2	182	103	1.242	8.2	0.2	3.0	7.2	2.43
KCR (1 yr)				0	0		5.63	7	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	0	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17

NL (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	4.22	40	0	12	0	0	1	42.2	39	24	20	1	14	0	34	3	1	2	182	103	1.242	8.2	0.2	3.0	7.2	2.43
AL (1 yr)				0	0		5.63	7	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	0	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17

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
1999	22	KCR	AL	8.0	7	0	5	5.63	5.49	0.17	-0.40	99.9	4.92	-1	-0.1	.5	-0.0	0.0	0	.492	.500	$200,000

2003	26	NYM	NL	8.0	7	0	7	7.88	4.80	-0.28	-0.36	96.6	4.57	-3	-0.3	.4	0.1	-0.2	-2	.458	.498	$
2004	27	NYM	NL	34.2	33	0	17	4.41	4.83	-0.21	-0.35	99.4	4.66	1	0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.3	4	.502	.500	$317,500
3 Seasons				50.2	47	0	29	5.15	4.93	-0.16	-0.36	99.0	4.69	-3	-0.3	.8	-0.0	0.1	3	.494	.499	$517,500

NYM (2 yrs)				42.2	40	0	24	5.06	4.83	-0.22	-0.35	98.8	4.64	-2	-0.2	.9	-0.0	0.1	2	.495	.499	$317,500
KCR (1 yr)				8.0	7	0	5	5.63	5.49	0.17	-0.40	99.9	4.92	-1	-0.1	.5	-0.0	0.0	0	.492	.500	$200,000

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
1999	22	KCR	AL	7	34	28	5	4	1	1	1	1	0	6	7	.143	.294	.357	.651	.150	10	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	26	NYM	NL	7	36	32	7	10	4	1	1	1	0	3	5	.313	.371	.594	.965	.346	19	1	0	1	0	0	0
2004	27	NYM	NL	33	146	131	17	29	3	0	0	4	0	11	29	.221	.297	.244	.541	.284	32	1	3	1	0	0	1
3 Yrs				47	216	191	29	43	8	2	2	6	0	20	41	.225	.308	.319	.628	.277	61	2	3	2	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	313	276	42	62	12	3	3	9	0	29	59	.225	.308	.319	.628	.277	88	3	4	3	0	0	1
MLB Averages																.266	.337	.427	.764	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1999	22	KCR	AL	-0.2	-0.0	35	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	1.13	-0.0	-0.2	1.0	0.1	1.13	0.4	0	3	4

2003	26	NYM	NL	-2.9	-0.3	38	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	.44	-0.1	-0.4	-5.5	-0.5	0.44	-3.3	1	1	5
2004	27	NYM	NL	2.3	0.2	156	-0.2	2.2	-2.3	.95	0.5	-0.7	3.8	0.4	0.95	7.1	6	9	18
3 Yrs				-0.7	-0.1	229	-0.5	3.0	-3.6	.89	0.4	-1.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.89	4.3	7	13	27

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
1999	22	KCR	AL	7	7	3	0	0	1	0	1	0%	2	1	0	0		8	1.129	0	3	4	2	0	5	0	7	2	0	3	0	3.4	17

2003	26	NYM	NL	7	7	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	3	100%	8	.437	1	1	5	2	0	5	1	6	2	1	2	0	3.4	18
2004	27	NYM	NL	33	33	8	3	1	3	1	2	33%	7	3	18	2	11%	7	.952	6	9	18	13	2	18	9	24	9	7	9	11	3.2	16
3 Yrs				47	47	15	3	1	4	1	3	25%	9	4	21	5	24%		.894	7	13	27	17	2	28	10	37	13	8	14	11	3.2	17

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%
1999	22	KCR	AL	34	62%	2.9%	20.6%	17.7%	8.8%	75%	0.40	0.55	59%	19%	7.7%	13%	6	0	0%

2003	26	NYM	NL	36	56%	2.8%	13.9%	8.3%	16.7%	60%	0.93	1.71	72%	14%	7.7%	7%	1	1	100%
2004	27	NYM	NL	146	58%	0.0%	19.9%	7.5%	2.1%	10%	1.27	1.42	70%	15%	0.0%	27%	26	1	4%
3 Yrs				216	58%	0.9%	19.0%	9.3%	5.6%	28%	1.03	1.27	69%	15%	3.4%	21%	33	2	6%
MLB Averages					46%	2.9%	16.7%	8.9%	8.0%	34%	0.77	1.07	70%	22%	8.3%	13%			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
1999	22	KCR	AL	34	121	3.56	75	62%	35%	16%	21%	28%	65%	0%	40%	76%	68%	9%	3	1	29%	10	6	0	29%	2	2	0	0	0

2003	26	NYM	NL	36	129	3.58	84	65%	15%	21%	30%	33%	85%	0%	55%	75%	64%	3%	1	1	17%	6	3	2	20%	0	0	0	0	0
2004	27	NYM	NL	146	538	3.68	348	65%	24%	18%	29%	30%	76%	0%	49%	76%	58%	7%	10	7	16%	24	11	0	7%	5	3	0	0	0
3 Yrs				216	788	3.65	507	64%	24%	18%	28%	30%	76%	0%	49%	76%	61%	6%	14	9	19%	40	20	2	12%	7	5	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	45%	80%	58%	5%			21%				27%

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
1999	22	KCR	AL	34	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	12	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	26	NYM	NL	36	10	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	3	0%	0	0	1	9	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2004	27	NYM	NL	146	29	6	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	11	6	3	55%	1	2	3	51	4	0	100%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
3 Yrs				216	43	7	1	2	0	7	2	0	2	0	15	6	6	40%	1	2	4	72	6	0	100%	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1999	22	0	0		5.63	7	3	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17	92
2000	23	0	0		5.63	7	3	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17	92
2001	24	0	0		5.63	7	3	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17	92
2002	25	0	0		5.63	7	3	0	8.0	4	5	5	1	6	7	0	0	0	34	92	1.250	4.5	1.1	6.8	7.9	1.17	92
2003	26	0	0		6.75	14	7	0	16.0	14	12	12	2	9	12	0	0	0	70	71	1.438	7.9	1.1	5.1	6.8	1.33	71
2004	27	3	1	.750	4.44	47	15	1	50.2	43	29	25	2	20	41	3	1	2	216	100	1.243	7.6	0.4	3.6	7.3	2.05	100

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1999	22	0	0		4.50	8.0	4	4	4	1	6	7	0	1.250	4.5	6.8	7.9	1.17	1.1	7

2003	26	0	0		6.75	8.0	10	7	6	1	3	5	0	1.625	11.3	3.4	5.6	1.67	1.1	7
2004	27	2	1	.667	3.09	35.0	28	13	12	0	11	29	3	1.114	7.2	2.8	7.5	2.64	0.0	33
3 Yrs		2	1	.667	3.88	51.0	42	24	22	2	20	41	3	1.216	7.4		7.2	2.05	0.4	47

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