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Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan R. Papelbon
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 23, 1980 in Baton Rouge, LA
Schools: Mississippi State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 2005
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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
2005 24 BOS AL 3 1 .750 2.65 17 3 4 0 0 0 34.0 33 11 10 4 17 2 34 3 0 1 148 171 1.471 8.7 1.1 4.5 9.0 2.00
2006 25 BOS AL 4 2 .667 0.92 59 0 49 0 0 35 68.1 40 8 7 3 13 2 75 1 0 2 257 515 0.776 5.3 0.4 1.7 9.9 5.77 AS,RoY-2
2007 26 BOS AL 1 3 .250 1.85 59 0 53 0 0 37 58.1 30 12 12 5 15 0 84 4 0 0 224 256 0.771 4.6 0.8 2.3 13.0 5.60 AS
2008 27 BOS AL 5 4 .556 2.34 67 0 62 0 0 41 69.1 58 24 18 4 8 0 77 0 0 2 273 198 0.952 7.5 0.5 1.0 10.0 9.63 AS
2009 28 BOS AL 1 1 .500 1.80 35 0 32 0 0 20 35.0 30 7 7 4 17 1 34 2 0 0 154 257 1.343 7.7 1.0 4.4 8.7 2.00
5 Seasons 14 11 .560 1.83 237 3 200 0 0 133 265.0 191 62 54 20 70 5 304 10 0 5 1056 255 0.985 6.5 0.7 2.4 10.3 4.34
162 Game Avg. 4 3 .560 1.83 67 1 57 0 0 38 75 54 18 15 6 20 1 86 3 0 1 299 255 0.985 6.5 0.7 2.4 10.3 4.34

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2005 24 BOS AL ALDS L CHW 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
2007 26 BOS AL ALDS W LAA 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 2 1 1.500 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
2007 26 BOS AL ALCS W CLE 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 3 0 2 3 1.000 5.4 3.6 5.4 1.50
2007 26 BOS AL WS W COL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 3 4.1 2 0 0 3 0.462 4.2 0.0 6.2
2008 27 BOS AL ALDS W LAA 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 2 0 1 7 0.600 3.6 1.8 12.6 7.00
2008 27 BOS AL ALCS L TBR 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 2 5.1 1 0 1 6 0.375 1.7 1.7 10.1 6.00
3 Seasons (6 Series) 2 0 1.000 0.00 16 0 0 0 7 25.0 10 0 0 6 22 0.640 3.6 0.0 2.2 7.9 3.67
3 ALDS 2 0 1.000 0.00 6 0 0 0 1 10.1 4 0 0 3 10 0.677 3.5 0.0 2.6 8.7 3.33
2 ALCS 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 3 10.1 4 0 3 9 0.677 3.5 2.6 7.8 3.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 3 4.1 2 0 0 3 0.462 4.2 0.0 6.2

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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 Awards
2006 25 BOS AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,RoY-2
2007 26 BOS AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2008 27 BOS AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2009 28 BOS AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
2005 24 BOS AL ALDS CHW L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 26 BOS AL WS COL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 BOS AL 24 P 17 3 34.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.29 .960 1.69 0.46
2006 BOS AL 25 P 59 0 68.1 8 4 3 1 0 .875 0.92 0.12 .962 1.55 0.41 AS,RoY-2
2007 BOS AL 26 P 59 0 58.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.62 0.07 .950 1.60 0.42 AS
2008 BOS AL 27 P 67 0 69.1 13 5 5 3 0 .769 1.30 0.15 .962 1.60 0.42 AS
2009 BOS AL 28 P 35 0 35.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.29 0.14 .967 1.65 0.44
5 Seasons P 237 3 265.0 36 17 14 5 0 .861 1.05 0.13 .961 1.61 0.42
5 Seasons TOT 237 3 265.0 36 17 14 5 0 .861 1.05 0.13 .822 1.61 0.42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2006
2007 *
2008 *

Games Played s c a p y
2009 AL--35--10th

Saves s c a p y
2006 AL--35--8th
2007 AL--37--6th
2008 AL--41--3rd
2009 AL--20--3rd
Active--133--19th
Career--133--79th

Games Finished s c a p y
2006 AL--49--10th
2007 AL--53--8th
2008 AL--62--2nd
2009 AL--32--1st
Active--200--33rd
Career--200--223rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 13 (1333), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 39 (336), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 3, 2003: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.

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Salaries

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2006Boston Red Sox$335,400
2007Boston Red Sox$425,500
2008Boston Red Sox$775,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,535,900
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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