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Blaine Neal

Blaine Neal

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 6, 1978 in Marlton, NJ
High School: Pennsauken HS (Pennsauken, NJ)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed July 13, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 2001
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Padres/Rockies/RedSox 2001-2005

Final Game: June 15, 2005
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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
2001 23 FLA NL 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 4 4 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 28 67 2.250 11.8 0.0 8.4 5.1 0.60
2002 24 FLA NL 3 0 1.000 2.73 32 0 6 0 0 0 33.0 32 12 10 1 14 2 33 0 0 4 144 148 1.394 8.7 0.3 3.8 9.0 2.36
2003 25 FLA NL 0 0 8.14 18 0 6 0 0 0 21.0 38 20 19 2 9 1 10 1 0 1 108 52 2.238 16.3 0.9 3.9 4.3 1.11
2004 26 SDP NL 1 1 .500 4.07 40 0 8 0 0 0 42.0 49 19 19 6 11 3 36 2 0 0 183 96 1.429 10.5 1.3 2.4 7.7 3.27
2005 27 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 7.15 19 0 7 0 0 0 22.2 35 19 18 4 12 2 11 0 0 1 111 68 2.074 13.9 1.6 4.8 4.4 0.92
2005 27 BOS AL 0 1 .000 9.00 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.0 15 9 8 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 41 53 2.250 16.9 2.3 3.4 3.4 1.00
2005 27 COL NL 1 2 .333 6.14 11 0 3 0 0 0 14.2 20 10 10 2 9 2 8 0 0 1 70 80 1.977 12.3 1.2 5.5 4.9 0.89
5 Yrs 5 4 .556 5.08 113 0 27 0 0 0 124.0 161 74 70 13 51 8 93 3 0 7 574 83 1.710 11.7 0.9 3.7 6.8 1.82
162 Game Avg. 3 2 .556 5.08 68 0 16 0 0 0 75 97 45 42 8 31 5 56 2 0 4 345 83 1.710 11.7 0.9 3.7 6.8 1.82
FLA (3 yrs) 3 0 1.000 5.01 54 0 12 0 0 0 59.1 77 36 33 3 28 3 46 1 0 6 280 83 1.770 11.7 0.5 4.2 7.0 1.64
COL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.14 11 0 3 0 0 0 14.2 20 10 10 2 9 2 8 0 0 1 70 80 1.977 12.3 1.2 5.5 4.9 0.89
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.0 15 9 8 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 41 53 2.250 16.9 2.3 3.4 3.4 1.00
SDP (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.07 40 0 8 0 0 0 42.0 49 19 19 6 11 3 36 2 0 0 183 96 1.429 10.5 1.3 2.4 7.7 3.27
NL (5 yrs) 5 3 .625 4.81 105 0 23 0 0 0 116.0 146 65 62 11 48 8 90 3 0 7 533 87 1.672 11.3 0.9 3.7 7.0 1.88
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.0 15 9 8 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 41 53 2.250 16.9 2.3 3.4 3.4 1.00

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
2001 23 FLA NL 5.1 4 0 4 6.75 4.53 0.10 -0.34 96.5 3.95 -2 -0.2 .2 0.1 -0.1 -1 .460 .499 $
2002 24 FLA NL 33.0 32 0 12 3.27 4.49 -0.07 -0.33 96.6 4.09 3 0.3 .6 -0.1 0.4 6 .510 .502 $
2003 25 FLA NL 21.0 18 0 20 8.57 5.15 -0.13 -0.38 96.6 4.73 -9 -0.9 .4 0.2 -0.5 -7 .451 .495 $300,000
2004 26 SDP NL 42.0 40 0 19 4.07 4.77 -0.06 -0.35 90.6 4.06 -0 -0.0 .7 -0.1 0.2 4 .499 .500 $
2005 27 BOS AL 8.0 8 0 9 10.13 4.90 -0.18 -0.37 104.3 4.92 -5 -0.5 .4 0.1 -0.3 -4 .444 .497 $321,000
2005 27 COL NL 14.2 11 0 10 6.14 4.58 -0.11 -0.35 115.0 4.99 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .483 .499 $
5 Seasons 124.0 113 0 74 5.37 4.73 -0.08 -0.35 97.3 4.34 -15 -1.4 .6 0.2 -0.4 -2 .487 .499 $621,000
FLA (3 yrs) 59.1 54 0 36 5.46 4.73 -0.08 -0.35 96.6 4.31 -8 -0.7 .5 0.2 -0.2 -2 .486 .498 $300,000
COL (1 yr) 14.2 11 0 10 6.14 4.58 -0.11 -0.35 115.0 4.99 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .483 .499 $
BOS (1 yr) 8.0 8 0 9 10.13 4.90 -0.18 -0.37 104.3 4.92 -5 -0.5 .4 0.1 -0.3 -4 .444 .497 $321,000
SDP (1 yr) 42.0 40 0 19 4.07 4.77 -0.06 -0.35 90.6 4.06 -0 -0.0 .7 -0.1 0.2 4 .499 .500 $

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
2001 23 FLA NL 4 28 23 4 7 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 .304 .429 .522 .950 .350 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 24 FLA NL 32 144 129 12 32 7 1 1 3 1 14 33 .248 .322 .341 .663 .326 44 2 0 1 0 2 3
2003 25 FLA NL 18 108 92 20 38 8 1 2 0 1 9 10 .413 .449 .587 1.036 .424 54 1 1 1 5 1 0
2004 26 SDP NL 40 183 166 19 49 10 1 6 5 2 11 36 .295 .343 .476 .818 .341 79 5 2 2 2 3 1
2005 27 BOS AL 8 41 35 9 15 1 0 2 2 0 3 3 .429 .462 .629 1.090 .419 22 1 0 2 1 0 0
2005 27 COL NL 11 70 59 10 20 2 0 2 0 0 9 8 .339 .414 .475 .889 .353 28 2 0 0 2 2 0
2005 27 TOT MLB 19 111 94 19 35 3 0 4 2 0 12 11 .372 .431 .532 .963 .378 50 3 0 2 3 2 0
5 Yrs 113 574 504 74 161 31 4 13 12 4 51 93 .319 .379 .474 .853 .363 239 11 3 6 10 8 4
162 Game Avg. 68 345 303 45 97 19 2 8 7 2 31 56 .319 .379 .474 .853 .363 144 7 2 4 6 5 2
MLB Averages .264 .332 .422 .755 .295

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
2001 23 FLA NL -1.2 -0.1 30 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .18 -0.3 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 0.18 -1.4 0 0 3
2002 24 FLA NL 4.6 0.5 151 0.4 1.5 -1.1 .56 0.1 0.6 -2.9 -0.3 0.56 0.8 3 9 17
2003 25 FLA NL -9.0 -0.9 113 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .36 -0.6 -0.1 -13.5 -1.3 0.36 -10.0 1 3 12
2004 26 SDP NL 0.0 0.0 189 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 .67 -0.5 -0.3 -2.9 -0.3 0.67 -6.4 5 14 21
2005 27 TOT MLB -5.3 -0.5 114 -1.2 0.9 -2.1 .72 -1.0 -0.7 -10.7 -1.0 0.71 -7.9 3 3 13
2005 27 BOS AL -3.8 -0.4 43 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .39 -0.5 -0.3 -5.7 -0.5 0.39 -4.1 0 1 7
2005 27 COL NL -1.5 -0.2 71 -0.9 0.8 -1.6 .91 -0.5 -0.5 -5.0 -0.5 0.91 -3.9 3 2 6
5 Yrs -10.8 -1.0 597 -1.7 5.0 -6.7 .57 -2.2 -0.7 -32.0 -3.1 0.57 -25.0 12 29 66

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
2001 23 FLA NL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 .178 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 2 0 4.0 26
2002 24 FLA NL 32 32 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 16 11 69% 7 .555 3 9 17 8 3 21 9 23 8 11 9 8 3.1 16
2003 25 FLA NL 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 10 91% 6 .360 1 3 12 5 0 13 6 12 4 2 6 1 3.5 23
2004 26 SDP NL 40 40 8 1 1 2 0 2 0% 5 3 18 8 44% 6 .668 5 14 21 19 2 19 13 27 9 10 10 5 3.2 17
2005 27 TOT MLB 19 19 7 1 3 2 0 2 0% 2 0 12 8 67% .717 3 3 13 6 2 11 6 13 7 3 8 1 3.6 19
2005 27 BOS AL 8 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 9 .387 0 1 7 3 1 4 2 6 1 2 1 0 3.0 16
2005 27 COL NL 11 11 3 1 2 2 0 2 0% 2 0 8 5 63% 7 .911 3 2 6 3 1 7 4 7 6 1 7 1 4.0 22
5 Yrs 113 113 27 5 4 4 0 4 0% 11 7 58 38 66% .567 12 29 66 38 7 68 35 78 30 26 35 15 3.3 19

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%
2001 23 FLA NL 28 46% 0.0% 10.7% 17.9% 14.3% 57% 0.67 1.17 71% 35% 0.0% 8% 2 0 0%
2002 24 FLA NL 144 52% 0.7% 22.9% 9.7% 6.3% 28% 0.53 0.86 66% 28% 1.7% 6% 39 2 5%
2003 25 FLA NL 108 57% 1.9% 9.3% 8.3% 10.2% 29% 0.67 0.73 79% 22% 4.8% 19% 28 1 4%
2004 26 SDP NL 183 57% 3.3% 19.7% 6.0% 9.3% 35% 0.83 1.20 69% 19% 9.5% 13% 37 5 14%
2005 27 TOT MLB 111 61% 3.6% 9.9% 10.8% 6.3% 20% 0.68 1.15 74% 23% 9.1% 12% 39 3 8%
2005 27 BOS AL 41 59% 4.9% 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 20% 0.38 0.75 76% 20% 9.5% 13% 15 1 7%
2005 27 COL NL 70 63% 2.9% 11.4% 12.9% 5.7% 20% 0.96 1.47 73% 25% 8.7% 12% 24 2 8%
5 Yrs 574 56% 2.3% 16.2% 8.9% 8.4% 30% 0.69 1.00 71% 23% 6.0% 12% 145 11 8%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.8% 8.5% 8.0% 34% 0.78 1.08 70% 21% 8.0% 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
2001 23 FLA NL 28 103 3.68 58 56% 19% 9% 38% 34% 81% 0% 46% 89% 46% 11% 3 1 25% 7 5 0 0% 1 2 0 0 0
2002 24 FLA NL 144 522 3.63 335 64% 26% 17% 28% 29% 74% 4% 48% 77% 60% 7% 10 6 26% 37 23 1 18% 10 2 0 0 0
2003 25 FLA NL 108 421 3.90 258 61% 23% 9% 34% 34% 77% 2% 47% 88% 55% 4% 4 3 21% 23 9 2 40% 1 0 0 0 0
2004 26 SDP NL 183 693 3.79 447 65% 26% 15% 29% 30% 74% 2% 48% 80% 62% 6% 11 8 25% 45 18 3 25% 7 0 0 0 0
2005 27 TOT MLB 111 368 3.32 221 60% 21% 14% 25% 40% 79% 3% 47% 83% 46% 7% 8 4 12% 13 8 2 9% 1 2 0 0 0
2005 27 BOS AL 41 130 3.17 79 61% 28% 9% 19% 44% 72% 0% 44% 88% 54% 7% 3 2 10% 4 2 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0
2005 27 COL NL 70 238 3.40 142 60% 18% 16% 29% 37% 82% 5% 49% 80% 41% 7% 5 2 13% 9 6 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0
5 Yrs 574 2107 3.67 1319 63% 24% 14% 30% 32% 76% 3% 47% 82% 56% 6% 36 22 22% 125 63 8 22% 20 6 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 59% 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
2001 23 FLA NL 28 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 0 1 0 10 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2002 24 FLA NL 144 32 2 0 1 0 11 0 1 1 0 12 9 0 75% 3 4 0 53 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2003 25 FLA NL 108 38 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 19 14 0 74% 0 1 3 47 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2004 26 SDP NL 183 49 3 0 6 0 5 4 2 5 1 9 7 1 78% 1 0 0 77 5 2 71% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005 27 TOT MLB 111 35 5 2 4 1 8 2 2 0 4 15 10 3 67% 0 1 0 53 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 27 BOS AL 41 15 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 6 4 2 67% 0 0 0 21 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005 27 COL NL 70 20 3 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 9 6 1 67% 0 1 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 Yrs 574 161 11 2 13 2 29 7 6 6 7 56 41 4 73% 4 7 3 240 12 4 75% 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
MLB Averages 53% 69%

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+
2001 23 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 4 4 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 28 67 2.250 11.8 0.0 8.4 5.1 0.60 67
2002 24 3 0 1.000 3.29 36 0 6 0 0 0 38.1 39 16 14 1 19 2 36 0 0 5 172 125 1.513 9.2 0.2 4.5 8.5 1.89 125
2003 25 3 0 1.000 5.01 54 0 12 0 0 0 59.1 77 36 33 3 28 3 46 1 0 6 280 83 1.770 11.7 0.5 4.2 7.0 1.64 83
2004 26 4 1 .800 4.62 94 0 20 0 0 0 101.1 126 55 52 9 39 6 82 3 0 6 463 88 1.628 11.2 0.8 3.5 7.3 2.10 88
2005 27 5 4 .556 5.08 113 0 27 0 0 0 124.0 161 74 70 13 51 8 93 3 0 7 574 83 1.710 11.7 0.9 3.7 6.8 1.82 83

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
2001 23 0 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 0 5 3 0 2.400 12.6 9.0 5.4 0.60 0.0 4
2002 24 2 1 .667 2.73 33.0 32 11 10 1 14 33 0 1.394 8.7 3.8 9.0 2.36 0.3 32
2003 25 0 2 .000 8.55 20.0 38 21 19 2 9 10 1 2.350 17.1 4.1 4.5 1.11 0.9 18
2004 26 2 2 .500 4.50 40.0 50 22 20 6 11 34 2 1.525 11.3 2.5 7.7 3.09 1.4 40
2005 27 1 1 .500 6.55 22.0 33 18 16 4 11 11 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 4.5 1.00 1.6 19
5 Yrs 5 6 .455 5.18 120.0 160 76 69 13 50 91 3 1.750 12.0 6.8 1.82 1.0 113

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