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Chris Piersoll

Christopher Earl Piersoll

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 25, 1977 in Van Nuys, CA
School: Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 2001
Team: Reds 2001

Final Game: October 7, 2001
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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
1997	19	CHC-min	Rk	4	0	1.000	2.08	15	0	3	0	0	2	34.2	26	12	8	0	9	0	41	2	4	2	142		1.010	6.8	0.0	2.3	10.6	4.56	CBZ · ARIZ
1998	20	CHC-min	A	2	0	1.000	3.92	27	4	11	1	0	2	59.2	52	28	26	8	20	0	55	4	0	3	251		1.207	7.8	1.2	3.0	8.3	2.75	RFD · MIDW
1999	21	CHC-min	A+,AA	7	3	.700	3.18	41	1	24	0	0	6	82.0	80	31	29	7	27	2	88	7	0	11	353		1.305	8.8	0.8	3.0	9.7	3.26	DYT,WTN · FLOR,SOUL
2000	22	CHC-min	AA	3	3	.500	2.08	47	0	16	0	0	2	60.2	51	17	14	4	28	1	54	2	3	5	258		1.302	7.6	0.6	4.2	8.0	1.93	WTN · SOUL
2001	23	CIN-min	AA	1	4	.200	3.38	50	0	41	0	0	19	56.0	48	24	21	2	30	2	78	1	0	3	245		1.393	7.7	0.3	4.8	12.5	2.60	CNG · SOUL
2001	23	CIN	NL	0	0		2.38	11	0	3	0	0	0	11.1	12	4	3	0	6	0	7	1	0	0	52	198	1.588	9.5	0.0	4.8	5.6	1.17
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2004	26	BAL-min	AA,A+	4	12	.250	4.26	35	15	4	0	0	1	107.2	115	55	51	11	41	0	87	6	0	5	470		1.449	9.6	0.9	3.4	7.3	2.12	BOW,FDK · EL,CARL
2005	27	BAL-min	AA,A+,AAA	11	1	.917	2.44	53	0	16	0	0	3	92.1	59	30	25	8	26	3	108	6	1	5	363		0.921	5.8	0.8	2.5	10.5	4.15	BOW,FDK,OTT · EL,CARL,IL
2006	28	BAL-min	AAA	6	2	.750	3.90	42	2	9	0	0	0	67.0	65	33	29	6	27	2	57	3	1	2	290		1.373	8.7	0.8	3.6	7.7	2.11	OTT · IL
2007	29	OAX	AAA	0	3	.000	9.82	9	2	2	0	0	0	18.1	25	20	20	3	7	1	9	3	0	0	84		1.745	12.3	1.5	3.4	4.4	1.29	OAX · MEX
1 Yr				0	0		2.38	11	0	3	0	0	0	11.1	12	4	3	0	6	0	7	1	0	0	52	198	1.588	9.5	0.0	4.8	5.6	1.17
162 Game Avg.				0	0		2.38	68	0	19	0	0	0	70	74	25	19	0	37	0	43	6	0	0	321	198	1.588	9.5	0.0	4.8	5.6	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	Awards
2001	23	CIN	NL	11.1	11	0	4	3.18	4.80	-0.25	-0.36	103.9	4.87	2	0.2	.5	-0.1	0.2	3	.520	.501	$
1 Season				11.1	11	0	4	3.18	4.80	-0.25	-0.36	103.9	4.87	2	0.2	.5	-0.1	0.2	3	.520	.501	$

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	CIN	NL	11	52	45	4	12	2	2	0	1	0	6	7	.267	.365	.400	.765	.316	18	0	1	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				11	52	45	4	12	2	2	0	1	0	6	7	.267	.365	.400	.765	.316	18	0	1	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				68	321	278	25	74	12	12	0	6	0	37	43	.267	.365	.400	.765	.316	111	0	6	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																.264	.332	.427	.759	.296

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	CIN	NL	2.5	0.2	53	-0.0	0.3	-0.3	.32	-0.2	0.2	1.6	0.2	0.32	-0.5	1	3	6
1 Yr				2.5	0.2	53	-0.0	0.3	-0.3	.32	-0.2	0.2	1.6	0.2	0.32	-0.5	1	3	6

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
2001	23	CIN	NL	11	11	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	2	25%	6	.318	1	3	6	1	0	10	4	7	4	5	4	2	3.1	18
1 Yr				11	11	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	2	25%		.318	1	3	6	1	0	10	4	7	4	5	4	2	3.1	18

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	CIN	NL	52	65%	0.0%	13.5%	11.5%	7.7%	33%	0.73	0.93	73%	29%	0.0%	14%	9	0	0%
1 Yr				52	65%	0.0%	13.5%	11.5%	7.7%	33%	0.73	0.93	73%	29%	0.0%	14%	9	0	0%
MLB Averages					47%	2.9%	17.3%	8.5%	8.1%	35%	0.75	1.06	69%	25%	8.7%	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
2001	23	CIN	NL	52	199	3.83	118	59%	27%	19%	22%	32%	73%	0%	43%	74%	63%	2%	1	0	13%	7	5	0	43%	4	1	0	0	0
1 Yr				52	199	3.83	118	59%	27%	19%	22%	32%	73%	0%	43%	74%	63%	2%	1	0	13%	7	5	0	43%	4	1	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.72		63%	27%	15%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	59%	5%			21%				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
2001	23	CIN	NL	52	12	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	40%	0	0	0	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				52	12	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	40%	0	0	0	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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		2.38	11	0	3	0	0	0	11.1	12	4	3	0	6	0	7	1	0	0	52	198	1.588	9.5	0.0	4.8	5.6	1.17	198

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
2001	23	1	0	1.000	2.45	11.0	11	3	3	0	6	7	1	1.545	9.0	4.9	5.7	1.17	0.0	11
1 Yr		1	0	1.000	2.45	11.0	11	3	3	0	6	7	1	1.545	9.0		5.7	1.17	0.0	11

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