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C.J. Nitkowski

Christopher John Nitkowski (twitter: @CJNitkowski)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 9, 1973 in Suffern, NY
School: Saint John's University (Queens, NY)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1995
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Astros/Braves/Yankees/Rangers/... 1995-2005

Final Game: June 7, 2005
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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
1995 22 TOT MLB 2 7 .222 6.66 20 18 0 0 0 0 71.2 94 57 53 11 35 3 31 5 2 2 338 68 1.800 11.8 1.4 4.4 3.9 0.89
1995 22 CIN NL 1 3 .250 6.12 9 7 0 0 0 0 32.1 41 25 22 4 15 1 18 2 2 1 154 68 1.732 11.4 1.1 4.2 5.0 1.20
1995 22 DET AL 1 4 .200 7.09 11 11 0 0 0 0 39.1 53 32 31 7 20 2 13 3 0 1 184 68 1.856 12.1 1.6 4.6 3.0 0.65
1996 23 DET AL 2 3 .400 8.08 11 8 0 0 0 0 45.2 62 44 41 7 38 1 36 7 0 2 234 64 2.190 12.2 1.4 7.5 7.1 0.95
1998 25 HOU NL 3 3 .500 3.77 43 0 11 0 0 3 59.2 49 27 25 4 23 2 44 6 1 3 250 110 1.207 7.4 0.6 3.5 6.6 1.91
1999 26 DET AL 4 5 .444 4.30 68 7 7 0 0 0 81.2 63 44 39 11 45 3 66 3 3 4 349 114 1.322 6.9 1.2 5.0 7.3 1.47
2000 27 DET AL 4 9 .308 5.25 67 11 7 0 0 0 109.2 124 79 64 13 49 3 81 4 1 3 497 89 1.578 10.2 1.1 4.0 6.6 1.65
2001 28 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 4.94 61 0 14 0 0 0 51.0 54 30 28 7 34 8 42 5 0 1 241 87 1.725 9.5 1.2 6.0 7.4 1.24
2001 28 DET AL 0 3 .000 5.56 56 0 12 0 0 0 45.1 51 30 28 7 31 7 38 5 0 1 220 77 1.809 10.1 1.4 6.2 7.5 1.23
2001 28 NYM NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 21 1.059 4.8 0.0 4.8 6.4 1.33
2002 29 TEX AL 0 1 .000 2.63 12 0 2 0 0 0 13.2 11 4 4 0 13 0 14 0 0 0 63 184 1.756 7.2 0.0 8.6 9.2 1.08
2003 30 TEX AL 0 0 7.45 6 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 17 8 8 0 8 1 5 0 0 0 52 70 2.586 15.8 0.0 7.4 4.7 0.63
2004 31 TOT MLB 2 1 .667 5.73 41 0 14 0 0 0 33.0 40 22 21 4 16 0 26 6 0 5 160 78 1.697 10.9 1.1 4.4 7.1 1.63
2004 31 ATL NL 1 0 1.000 4.50 22 0 10 0 0 0 20.0 22 11 10 3 10 0 16 2 0 3 95 97 1.600 9.9 1.4 4.5 7.2 1.60
2004 31 NYY AL 1 1 .500 7.62 19 0 4 0 0 0 13.0 18 11 11 1 6 0 10 4 0 2 65 61 1.846 12.5 0.7 4.2 6.9 1.67
2005 32 WSN NL 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 56 2.100 13.5 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
10 Yrs 18 32 .360 5.37 336 44 55 0 0 3 479.0 519 318 286 57 263 21 347 36 7 20 2201 86 1.633 9.8 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.32
162 Game Avg. 3 6 .360 5.37 60 8 10 0 0 1 86 93 57 51 10 47 4 62 6 1 4 394 86 1.633 9.8 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.32
DET (5 yrs) 11 24 .314 5.68 213 37 26 0 0 0 321.2 353 229 203 45 183 16 234 22 4 11 1484 84 1.666 9.9 1.3 5.1 6.5 1.28
TEX (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 4.63 18 0 2 0 0 0 23.1 28 12 12 0 21 1 19 0 0 0 115 108 2.100 10.8 0.0 8.1 7.3 0.90
NYM (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 21 1.059 4.8 0.0 4.8 6.4 1.33
ATL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.50 22 0 10 0 0 0 20.0 22 11 10 3 10 0 16 2 0 3 95 97 1.600 9.9 1.4 4.5 7.2 1.60
WSN (1 yr) 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 56 2.100 13.5 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 1 3 .250 6.12 9 7 0 0 0 0 32.1 41 25 22 4 15 1 18 2 2 1 154 68 1.732 11.4 1.1 4.2 5.0 1.20
NYY (1 yr) 1 1 .500 7.62 19 0 4 0 0 0 13.0 18 11 11 1 6 0 10 4 0 2 65 61 1.846 12.5 0.7 4.2 6.9 1.67
HOU (1 yr) 3 3 .500 3.77 43 0 11 0 0 3 59.2 49 27 25 4 23 2 44 6 1 3 250 110 1.207 7.4 0.6 3.5 6.6 1.91
AL (8 yrs) 12 26 .316 5.68 250 37 32 0 0 0 358.0 399 252 226 46 210 17 263 26 4 13 1664 84 1.701 10.0 1.2 5.3 6.6 1.25
NL (5 yrs) 6 6 .500 4.46 86 7 23 0 0 3 121.0 120 66 60 11 53 4 84 10 3 7 537 94 1.430 8.9 0.8 3.9 6.2 1.58

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
1995 22 CIN NL 32.1 9 7 25 6.96 4.72 0.22 0.16 94.3 4.40 -9 -0.9 1.9 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .402 .495 $109,000
1995 22 DET AL 39.1 11 11 32 7.32 5.08 -0.38 0.19 103.7 5.85 -6 -0.6 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .447 .496 $
1996 23 DET AL 45.2 11 8 44 8.67 5.24 -0.47 0.10 102.8 5.98 -14 -1.2 .3 0.0 -0.7 -7 .392 .493 $
1998 25 HOU NL 59.2 43 0 27 4.07 4.76 0.00 -0.36 97.4 4.28 1 0.1 1.3 -0.1 0.5 7 .503 .501 $185,000
1999 26 DET AL 81.2 68 7 44 4.85 5.35 0.19 -0.12 101.0 5.09 3 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.9 13 .503 .501 $300,000
2000 27 DET AL 109.2 67 11 79 6.48 5.43 0.03 -0.10 96.0 5.09 -18 -1.6 1.4 -0.3 -0.9 -2 .476 .490 $950,000
2001 28 DET AL 45.1 56 0 30 5.96 5.09 -0.21 -0.38 96.8 4.76 -6 -0.6 1.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0 .489 .496 $1,200,000
2001 28 NYM NL 5.2 5 0 0 0.00 4.21 -0.00 -0.32 91.8 3.58 2 0.2 .6 -0.1 0.2 3 .547 .501 $
2002 29 TEX AL 13.2 12 0 4 2.63 4.79 -0.11 -0.36 101.6 4.61 3 0.3 .8 -0.1 0.4 5 .525 .502 $
2003 30 TEX AL 9.2 6 0 8 7.45 4.98 0.43 -0.37 107.2 4.48 -3 -0.3 .8 0.0 -0.2 -2 .450 .498 $550,000
2004 31 ATL NL 20.0 22 0 11 4.95 4.74 0.28 -0.35 98.4 4.05 -2 -0.2 .3 0.0 0.0 -0 .490 .499 $375,000
2004 31 NYY AL 13.0 19 0 11 7.62 5.25 -0.53 -0.39 100.0 5.39 -3 -0.3 .6 0.0 -0.2 -2 .483 .498 $
2005 32 WSN NL 3.1 7 0 3 8.10 6.03 -0.02 -0.46 93.4 5.23 -1 -0.1 1.6 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .484 .499 $
10 Seasons 479.0 336 44 318 5.97 5.13 -0.04 -0.14 98.8 4.98 -55 -4.9 1.1 -0.8 -1.4 6 .485 .498 $3,669,000
DET (5 yrs) 321.2 213 37 229 6.41 5.29 -0.09 -0.08 99.3 5.26 -42 -3.8 1.2 -0.6 -1.3 2 .482 .495 $2,450,000
TEX (2 yrs) 23.1 18 0 12 4.63 4.87 0.11 -0.37 103.9 4.56 -0 -0.0 .8 -0.1 0.2 3 .500 .500 $550,000
NYM (1 yr) 5.2 5 0 0 0.00 4.21 -0.00 -0.32 91.8 3.58 2 0.2 .6 -0.1 0.2 3 .547 .501 $
ATL (1 yr) 20.0 22 0 11 4.95 4.74 0.28 -0.35 98.4 4.05 -2 -0.2 .3 0.0 0.0 -0 .490 .499 $375,000
WSN (1 yr) 3.1 7 0 3 8.10 6.03 -0.02 -0.46 93.4 5.23 -1 -0.1 1.6 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .484 .499 $
CIN (1 yr) 32.1 9 7 25 6.96 4.72 0.22 0.16 94.3 4.40 -9 -0.9 1.9 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .402 .495 $109,000
NYY (1 yr) 13.0 19 0 11 7.62 5.25 -0.53 -0.39 100.0 5.39 -3 -0.3 .6 0.0 -0.2 -2 .483 .498 $
HOU (1 yr) 59.2 43 0 27 4.07 4.76 0.00 -0.36 97.4 4.28 1 0.1 1.3 -0.1 0.5 7 .503 .501 $185,000

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
1995 22 DET AL 11 184 158 32 53 16 1 7 6 5 20 13 .335 .413 .582 .995 .326 92 3 3 0 3 2 1
1995 22 CIN NL 9 154 134 25 41 11 0 4 7 1 15 18 .306 .382 .478 .859 .327 64 2 2 2 1 1 3
1995 22 TOT MLB 20 338 292 57 94 27 1 11 13 6 35 31 .322 .399 .534 .933 .327 156 5 5 2 4 3 4
1996 23 DET AL 11 234 187 44 62 8 3 7 5 5 38 36 .332 .457 .519 .976 .377 97 7 7 0 2 1 3
1998 25 HOU NL 43 250 215 27 49 10 1 4 3 4 23 44 .228 .317 .340 .657 .266 73 6 6 4 2 2 3
1999 26 DET AL 68 349 296 44 63 10 0 11 4 4 45 66 .213 .319 .358 .677 .233 106 5 3 1 4 3 4
2000 27 DET AL 67 497 433 79 124 25 2 13 7 3 49 81 .286 .358 .443 .802 .320 192 18 4 3 8 3 14
2001 28 DET AL 56 220 179 30 51 8 1 7 5 1 31 38 .285 .403 .458 .861 .326 82 6 5 3 1 7 3
2001 28 NYM NL 5 21 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 .214 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
2001 28 TOT MLB 61 241 197 30 54 8 1 7 6 1 34 42 .274 .392 .431 .824 .315 85 8 5 3 1 8 3
2002 29 TEX AL 12 63 49 4 11 1 0 0 2 1 13 14 .224 .387 .245 .632 .314 12 2 0 1 0 0 1
2003 30 TEX AL 6 52 41 8 17 2 0 0 3 0 8 5 .415 .490 .463 .954 .447 19 2 0 1 2 1 0
2004 31 NYY AL 19 65 55 11 18 6 0 1 0 0 6 10 .327 .431 .491 .922 .386 27 3 4 0 0 0 0
2004 31 ATL NL 22 95 80 11 22 5 0 3 2 0 10 16 .275 .362 .450 .812 .302 36 0 2 1 2 0 2
2004 31 TOT MLB 41 160 135 22 40 11 0 4 2 0 16 26 .296 .390 .467 .857 .336 63 3 6 1 2 0 2
2005 32 WSN NL 7 17 14 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .357 .438 .500 .938 .417 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Yrs 336 2201 1859 318 519 104 8 57 45 24 263 347 .279 .375 .436 .810 .312 810 56 36 17 25 21 34
162 Game Avg. 60 394 333 57 93 19 1 10 8 4 47 62 .279 .375 .436 .810 .312 145 10 6 3 4 4 6
MLB Averages .266 .336 .424 .761 .298

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1995 22 TOT MLB -16.4 -1.5 362 -2.0 5.9 -7.9 1.07 -1.3 -0.5 -22.5 -2.0 1.07 -15.4 1 0 1
1995 22 CIN NL -7.3 -0.7 165 -1.0 2.8 -3.9 1.11 -0.6 -0.4 -11.3 -1.1 1.11 -6.1 1 0 1
1995 22 DET AL -9.2 -0.8 197 -0.9 3.1 -4.0 1.03 -0.8 -0.1 -11.2 -1.0 1.03 -9.3 0 0 0
1996 23 DET AL -14.5 -1.2 246 -1.5 3.3 -4.8 .92 -1.5 -0.1 -19.9 -1.7 0.92 -20.0 0 0 3
1998 25 HOU NL 2.6 0.3 261 0.7 4.5 -3.8 .99 1.0 -0.3 10.2 1.0 0.99 7.3 18 9 16
1999 26 DET AL 5.1 0.5 364 0.4 6.0 -5.5 .95 0.3 0.1 8.9 0.8 0.95 6.9 17 20 21
2000 27 DET AL -11.9 -1.1 512 -2.0 8.4 -10.4 1.04 -1.1 -0.8 -19.4 -1.8 1.04 -14.0 21 18 15
2001 28 TOT MLB -3.5 -0.3 251 -1.9 2.8 -4.7 .86 -1.2 -1.1 -11.2 -1.1 0.86 -10.1 18 11 29
2001 28 DET AL -6.4 -0.6 229 -2.0 2.7 -4.6 .91 -1.4 -0.8 -14.2 -1.4 0.91 -12.5 17 11 26
2001 28 NYM NL 2.9 0.3 22 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .33 0.2 -0.1 3.0 0.3 0.33 2.5 1 0 3
2002 29 TEX AL 3.4 0.3 66 -0.1 0.7 -0.7 .64 0.1 -0.2 5.9 0.6 0.64 2.4 2 3 6
2003 30 TEX AL -1.9 -0.2 55 -0.3 0.4 -0.8 .72 -0.4 -0.1 -4.5 -0.4 0.72 -4.2 1 1 4
2004 31 TOT MLB -4.3 -0.4 166 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 .28 -0.6 -0.9 -9.3 -0.9 0.28 -6.5 2 7 28
2004 31 ATL NL -0.3 -0.0 100 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .30 -0.5 0.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.30 -3.1 0 2 19
2004 31 NYY AL -4.0 -0.4 66 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .26 -0.1 -1.1 -6.8 -0.6 0.26 -3.4 2 5 9
2005 32 WSN NL -1.3 -0.1 17 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 1.19 -0.2 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.19 -2.0 4 2 1
10 Yrs -42.6 -3.8 2300 -7.4 32.8 -40.2 .92 -5.0 -3.0 -63.6 -5.6 0.92 -55.6 84 71 124

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
1995 22 TOT MLB 20 18 2 7 9 1 0 5 13 .278 2 3 0 0 3 17% 0.0 75 18 14 1 2 7 3.4 4.1 3.9 68 10 7 0 0 97
1995 22 CIN NL 9 7 1 3 3 0 0 3 4 .429 0 1 0 0 2 29% 41.0 75 18 5 0 2 2 3.2 3.4 4.5 80 1 5 0 0 97
1995 22 DET AL 11 11 1 4 6 1 0 2 9 .182 2 2 0 0 1 9% 39.9 66 23 9 1 0 5 3.5 4.6 3.6 62 9 2 0 0 95
1996 23 DET AL 11 8 2 3 3 1 0 4 4 .500 0 2 0 0 1 13% 32.4 57 18 14 3 1 4 8.0 7.3 4.7 102 3 0 3 2 132
1999 26 DET AL 68 7 2 2 3 0 0 4 3 .571 2 0 0 0 2 29% 50.9 75 35 37 16 0 2 5.6 5.8 5.3 92 2 3 2 0 111
2000 27 DET AL 67 11 2 7 2 2 1 3 8 .273 0 0 0 0 1 9% 35.5 60 5 43 15 0 4 5.2 5.5 4.8 89 4 3 4 0 114
4 Yrs 166 44 8 19 17 4 1 16 28 .364 4 5 0 0 7 16% 39 75 5 108 35 3 17 5.0 5.4 4.5 84 19 13 9 2 132
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 105 -21 4.9 4.9 5.9 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
1995 22 TOT MLB 20 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 1 50% 1.068 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.5 10
1995 22 CIN NL 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 1 50% 7 1.114 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.5 10
1996 23 DET AL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 .917 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 8.0 51
1998 25 HOU NL 43 43 11 3 3 5 3 2 60% 14 8 35 9 26% 7 .994 18 9 16 16 6 21 20 23 23 10 27 2 4.2 22
1999 26 DET AL 68 61 7 2 3 0 0 0 13 11 50 16 32% 7 .955 17 20 21 20 7 34 33 28 10 37 15 23 2.2 13
2000 27 DET AL 67 56 7 2 2 2 0 2 0% 19 15 67 23 34% 7 1.041 21 18 15 29 3 24 42 14 17 31 24 24 3.0 16
2001 28 TOT MLB 61 61 14 1 3 7 0 7 0% 15 6 45 21 47% .862 18 11 29 28 6 27 28 33 14 32 17 20 2.5 16
2001 28 DET AL 56 56 12 0 3 7 0 7 0% 15 6 42 21 50% 8 .913 17 11 26 27 6 23 27 29 12 30 14 20 2.4 16
2001 28 NYM NL 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 8 .329 1 0 3 1 0 4 1 4 2 2 3 0 3.4 16
2002 29 TEX AL 12 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 17% 6 .643 2 3 6 1 2 9 5 7 3 4 5 1 3.4 20
2003 30 TEX AL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 50% 3 .720 1 1 4 2 1 3 2 4 4 2 4 0 4.8 31
2004 31 TOT MLB 41 41 14 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 12 46% .285 2 7 28 7 1 33 13 28 5 17 5 9 2.4 15
2004 31 ATL NL 22 22 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 .301 0 2 19 3 0 19 2 20 2 6 2 4 2.7 17
2004 31 NYY AL 19 19 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 9 41% 8 .261 2 5 9 4 1 14 11 8 3 11 3 5 2.1 12
2005 32 WSN NL 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 25% 8 1.189 4 2 1 3 0 4 3 4 1 5 2 2 1.4 8
10 Yrs 325 292 55 10 13 15 3 12 20% 69 43 238 85 36% .911 84 71 124 108 26 158 148 144 80 139 102 81 2.9 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%
1995 22 TOT MLB 338 18% 3.3% 9.2% 10.4% 11.5% 42% 0.90 1.24 75% 19% 9.4% 15% 63 5 8%
1995 22 CIN NL 154 19% 2.6% 11.7% 9.7% 9.7% 37% 0.80 1.11 73% 23% 7.5% 17% 26 2 8%
1995 22 DET AL 184 17% 3.8% 7.1% 10.9% 13.0% 45% 0.99 1.36 77% 16% 10.9% 12% 37 3 8%
1996 23 DET AL 234 19% 3.0% 15.4% 16.2% 7.7% 29% 0.69 0.85 62% 22% 9.1% 13% 70 7 10%
1998 25 HOU NL 250 29% 1.6% 17.6% 9.2% 6.0% 31% 1.04 1.38 68% 20% 5.4% 12% 51 6 12%
1999 26 DET AL 349 35% 3.2% 18.9% 12.9% 6.0% 33% 0.93 1.27 64% 18% 10.8% 14% 67 5 7%
2000 27 DET AL 497 34% 2.6% 16.3% 9.9% 8.1% 32% 1.02 1.56 70% 25% 8.6% 12% 123 18 15%
2001 28 TOT MLB 241 41% 2.9% 17.4% 14.1% 6.6% 30% 0.89 1.47 62% 28% 10.0% 11% 60 8 13%
2001 28 DET AL 220 42% 3.2% 17.3% 14.1% 7.3% 31% 0.80 1.33 61% 30% 10.6% 12% 58 6 10%
2001 28 NYM NL 21 24% 0.0% 19.1% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.50 3.33 67% 7% 0.0% 0% 2 2 100%
2002 29 TEX AL 63 37% 0.0% 22.2% 20.6% 1.6% 9% 0.75 1.60 56% 28% 0.0% 15% 16 2 13%
2003 30 TEX AL 52 44% 0.0% 9.6% 15.4% 3.9% 12% 1.00 1.67 73% 23% 0.0% 0% 21 2 10%
2004 31 TOT MLB 160 47% 2.5% 16.3% 10.0% 9.4% 38% 0.95 1.96 67% 20% 7.4% 4% 32 3 9%
2004 31 ATL NL 95 40% 3.2% 16.8% 10.5% 8.4% 36% 1.00 1.93 66% 18% 10.0% 6% 16 0 0%
2004 31 NYY AL 65 57% 1.5% 15.4% 9.2% 10.8% 39% 0.88 2.00 68% 22% 4.2% 0% 16 3 19%
2005 32 WSN NL 17 59% 0.0% 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 40% 1.00 7.00 71% 31% 0.0% 0% 1 0 0%
10 Yrs 2201 32% 2.6% 15.8% 12.0% 7.7% 33% 0.92 1.38 67% 22% 8.3% 12% 504 56 11%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.7% 8.8% 7.9% 34% 0.79 1.08 70% 21% 8.2% 14% 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
1995 22 TOT MLB 313 1183 3.78 703 59% 26% 11% 28% 35% 74% 2% 44% 86% 51% 9% 27 16 12% 39 15 2 20% 3 8 25 0 1
1995 22 CIN NL 128 498 3.89 298 60% 26% 11% 29% 34% 74% 2% 44% 85% 53% 9% 11 7 14% 18 7 0 33% 2 3 26 0 1
1995 22 DET AL 185 685 3.70 405 59% 26% 10% 27% 37% 74% 2% 44% 86% 49% 9% 16 9 11% 21 8 2 8% 1 5 -1 0 0
1996 23 DET AL 235 968 4.12 535 55% 29% 15% 28% 29% 71% 1% 39% 79% 48% 7% 17 9 18% 42 16 1 22% 2 7 -1 0 0
1998 25 HOU NL 252 958 3.80 568 59% 25% 14% 30% 31% 75% 1% 44% 82% 52% 9% 23 16 18% 46 27 2 20% 11 5 -2 0 0
1999 26 DET AL 350 1395 3.99 799 57% 27% 15% 29% 29% 73% 2% 42% 80% 52% 7% 24 10 16% 56 17 1 26% 4 11 -1 0 0
2000 27 DET AL 497 1906 3.84 1132 59% 29% 14% 25% 32% 71% 1% 42% 81% 56% 5% 25 10 16% 78 30 1 25% 10 12 0 0 0
2001 28 TOT MLB 242 971 4.01 555 57% 26% 13% 32% 29% 74% 7% 42% 82% 56% 6% 14 5 19% 45 13 1 14% 7 3 -1 0 0
2001 28 DET AL 221 889 4.02 506 57% 26% 13% 32% 29% 74% 7% 42% 82% 56% 6% 13 5 18% 39 11 1 11% 6 3 -1 0 0
2001 28 NYM NL 21 82 3.90 49 60% 22% 12% 37% 29% 78% 12% 46% 84% 62% 5% 1 0 29% 6 2 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0
2002 29 TEX AL 64 240 3.75 126 53% 27% 20% 25% 29% 73% 0% 38% 73% 47% 16% 10 3 16% 10 4 1 21% 3 7 -1 0 0
2003 30 TEX AL 52 188 3.62 108 57% 25% 14% 25% 36% 75% 5% 43% 81% 56% 10% 5 2 12% 6 1 0 20% 0 2 0 0 0
2004 31 TOT MLB 160 605 3.78 359 59% 25% 15% 29% 31% 75% 0% 44% 80% 56% 5% 8 5 14% 23 8 2 35% 2 3 0 0 0
2004 31 ATL NL 95 371 3.91 223 60% 27% 13% 30% 30% 73% 0% 44% 83% 59% 1% 1 0 20% 19 7 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0
2004 31 NYY AL 65 234 3.60 136 58% 22% 18% 26% 33% 78% 0% 45% 76% 52% 11% 7 5 6% 4 1 0 10% 1 2 0 0 0
2005 32 WSN NL 17 57 3.35 34 60% 26% 9% 26% 38% 74% 0% 44% 88% 59% 6% 1 0 24% 4 4 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0
10 Yrs 2182 8471 3.88 4919 58% 27% 14% 28% 31% 73% 2% 42% 81% 53% 7% 154 76 16% 349 135 12 23% 43 59 19 0 1
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 45% 80% 57% 5% 20% 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
1995 22 TOT MLB 338 94 16 3 11 1 14 11 0 5 6 14 10 1 71% 4 2 0 124 13 6 68% 9 6 4 0 0 0 4 3 11 0
1995 22 CIN NL 154 41 7 1 4 1 6 4 0 2 2 4 3 1 75% 3 1 0 62 7 1 88% 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1995 22 DET AL 184 53 9 2 7 0 8 7 0 3 4 10 7 0 70% 1 1 0 62 6 5 55% 5 5 1 0 0 0 4 3 5 0
1996 23 DET AL 234 62 12 2 7 0 9 6 1 4 3 11 8 2 73% 3 2 0 114 5 5 50% 5 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 6 0
1998 25 HOU NL 250 49 14 0 4 0 15 4 0 1 3 22 8 4 36% 3 3 0 93 3 4 43% 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 10 0
1999 26 DET AL 349 63 8 4 11 0 11 6 5 7 4 24 17 5 71% 4 4 2 126 4 4 50% 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 17 0
2000 27 DET AL 497 124 11 1 13 0 21 8 5 1 12 41 29 4 71% 14 3 2 212 7 3 70% 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 16 0
2001 28 TOT MLB 241 54 5 0 7 0 12 2 5 5 2 30 16 3 53% 3 1 4 96 6 1 86% 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 0
2001 28 DET AL 220 51 5 0 7 0 11 2 5 5 2 28 16 3 57% 3 1 4 91 5 1 83% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 0
2001 28 NYM NL 21 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% 0 0 0 5 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 29 TEX AL 63 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% 1 0 0 34 2 1 67% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 30 TEX AL 52 17 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 1 57% 0 0 0 28 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2004 31 TOT MLB 160 40 3 1 4 0 8 3 1 2 2 9 5 1 56% 2 5 0 72 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2004 31 ATL NL 95 22 2 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 3 3 0 100% 2 3 0 39 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2004 31 NYY AL 65 18 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 6 2 1 33% 0 2 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005 32 WSN NL 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 2201 519 73 11 57 1 92 40 17 25 32 160 97 21 61% 34 20 8 904 45 24 65% 34 20 11 2 0 2 15 13 83 0
MLB Averages 54% 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+
1995 22 2 7 .222 6.66 20 18 0 0 0 0 71.2 94 57 53 11 35 3 31 5 2 2 338 68 1.800 11.8 1.4 4.4 3.9 0.89 68
1996 23 4 10 .286 7.21 31 26 0 0 0 0 117.1 156 101 94 18 73 4 67 12 2 4 572 66 1.952 12.0 1.4 5.6 5.1 0.92 66
1997 24 4 10 .286 7.21 31 26 0 0 0 0 117.1 156 101 94 18 73 4 67 12 2 4 572 66 1.952 12.0 1.4 5.6 5.1 0.92 66
1998 25 7 13 .350 6.05 74 26 11 0 0 3 177.0 205 128 119 22 96 6 111 18 3 7 822 75 1.701 10.4 1.1 4.9 5.6 1.16 75
1999 26 11 18 .379 5.50 142 33 18 0 0 3 258.2 268 172 158 33 141 9 177 21 6 11 1171 85 1.581 9.3 1.1 4.9 6.2 1.26 85
2000 27 15 27 .357 5.42 209 44 25 0 0 3 368.1 392 251 222 46 190 12 258 25 7 14 1668 86 1.580 9.6 1.1 4.6 6.3 1.36 86
2001 28 16 30 .348 5.37 270 44 39 0 0 3 419.1 446 281 250 53 224 20 300 30 7 15 1909 86 1.598 9.6 1.1 4.8 6.4 1.34 86
2002 29 16 31 .340 5.28 282 44 41 0 0 3 433.0 457 285 254 53 237 20 314 30 7 15 1972 88 1.603 9.5 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.32 88
2003 30 16 31 .340 5.33 288 44 41 0 0 3 442.2 474 293 262 53 245 21 319 30 7 15 2024 87 1.624 9.6 1.1 5.0 6.5 1.30 87
2004 31 18 32 .360 5.35 329 44 55 0 0 3 475.2 514 315 283 57 261 21 345 36 7 20 2184 86 1.629 9.7 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.32 86
2005 32 18 32 .360 5.37 336 44 55 0 0 3 479.0 519 318 286 57 263 21 347 36 7 20 2201 86 1.633 9.8 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.32 86

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
1995 22 2 6 .250 6.46 78.0 102 62 56 12 38 34 5 1.795 11.8 4.4 3.9 0.89 1.4 20
1996 23 1 4 .200 7.00 45.0 57 39 35 6 35 36 6 2.044 11.4 7.0 7.2 1.03 1.2 11
1998 25 3 3 .500 3.72 58.0 48 27 24 4 23 43 6 1.224 7.4 3.6 6.7 1.87 0.6 43
1999 26 4 5 .444 4.00 81.0 60 40 36 10 43 65 3 1.272 6.7 4.8 7.2 1.51 1.1 68
2000 27 5 7 .417 4.95 109.0 120 67 60 13 47 80 4 1.532 9.9 3.9 6.6 1.70 1.1 67
2001 28 2 3 .400 5.14 49.0 54 31 28 7 34 41 5 1.796 9.9 6.2 7.5 1.21 1.3 61
2002 29 1 0 1.000 2.77 13.0 11 4 4 0 13 13 0 1.846 7.6 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 12
2003 30 0 1 .000 7.00 9.0 16 8 7 0 8 5 0 2.667 16.0 8.0 5.0 0.63 0.0 6
2004 31 1 2 .333 5.45 33.0 39 22 20 4 16 26 6 1.667 10.6 4.4 7.1 1.63 1.1 41
2005 32 0 0 9.00 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 2 0 2.333 15.0 6.0 6.0 1.00 0.0 7
10 Yrs 19 31 .380 5.14 478.0 512 303 273 56 259 345 35 1.613 9.6 6.5 1.33 1.1 336

* 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.

Similarity Scores

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  6. Julio Santana (950)
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  4. Eddie Guardado (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Wil Ledezma (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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