Sidney Ponson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: November 2, 1976 in Noord, Aruba
High School: Noord (Noord, AW)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1998
Relatives: Cousin of Radhames Dykhoff
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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
1998 21 BAL AL 8 9 .471 5.27 31 20 5 0 0 1 135.0 157 82 79 19 42 2 85 3 1 4 588 86 1.474 10.5 1.3 2.8 5.7 2.02 RoY-5
1999 22 BAL AL 12 12 .500 4.71 32 32 0 6 0 0 210.0 227 118 110 35 80 2 112 1 0 4 897 99 1.462 9.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.40
2000 23 BAL AL 9 13 .409 4.82 32 32 0 6 1 0 222.0 223 125 119 30 83 0 152 1 0 5 953 98 1.378 9.0 1.2 3.4 6.2 1.83
2001 24 BAL AL 5 10 .333 4.94 23 23 0 3 1 0 138.1 161 83 76 21 37 0 84 6 0 2 605 87 1.431 10.5 1.4 2.4 5.5 2.27
2002 25 BAL AL 7 9 .438 4.09 28 28 0 3 0 0 176.0 172 84 80 26 63 1 120 2 0 3 736 105 1.335 8.8 1.3 3.2 6.1 1.90
2003 26 TOT MLB 17 12 .586 3.75 31 31 0 4 0 0 216.0 211 94 90 16 61 5 134 5 0 9 898 117 1.259 8.8 0.7 2.5 5.6 2.20
2003 26 BAL AL 14 6 .700 3.77 21 21 0 4 0 0 148.0 147 65 62 10 43 2 100 4 0 6 622 119 1.284 8.9 0.6 2.6 6.1 2.33
2003 26 SFG NL 3 6 .333 3.71 10 10 0 0 0 0 68.0 64 29 28 6 18 3 34 1 0 3 276 113 1.206 8.5 0.8 2.4 4.5 1.89
2004 27 BAL AL 11 15 .423 5.30 33 33 0 5 2 0 215.2 265 136 127 23 69 3 115 8 2 8 954 87 1.549 11.1 1.0 2.9 4.8 1.67
2005 28 BAL AL 7 11 .389 6.21 23 23 0 1 0 0 130.1 177 97 90 16 48 1 68 3 0 10 595 69 1.726 12.2 1.1 3.3 4.7 1.42
2006 29 TOT MLB 4 5 .444 6.25 19 16 1 0 0 0 85.0 108 62 59 10 36 1 48 4 0 2 384 71 1.694 11.4 1.1 3.8 5.1 1.33
2006 29 STL NL 4 4 .500 5.24 14 13 0 0 0 0 68.2 82 42 40 7 29 1 33 4 0 2 303 85 1.617 10.7 0.9 3.8 4.3 1.14
2006 29 NYY AL 0 1 .000 10.47 5 3 1 0 0 0 16.1 26 20 19 3 7 0 15 0 0 0 81 43 2.020 14.3 1.7 3.9 8.3 2.14
2007 30 MIN AL 2 5 .286 6.93 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.2 54 31 29 7 17 1 23 3 0 0 181 62 1.885 12.9 1.7 4.1 5.5 1.35
2008 31 TOT AL 8 5 .615 5.04 25 24 1 1 0 0 135.2 170 89 76 14 48 2 58 7 0 4 612 88 1.607 11.3 0.9 3.2 3.8 1.21
2008 31 TEX AL 4 1 .800 3.88 9 9 0 1 0 0 55.2 71 36 24 3 16 0 25 2 0 2 252 115 1.563 11.5 0.5 2.6 4.0 1.56
2008 31 NYY AL 4 4 .500 5.85 16 15 1 0 0 0 80.0 99 53 52 11 32 2 33 5 0 2 360 76 1.638 11.1 1.2 3.6 3.7 1.03
2009 32 KCR AL 1 7 .125 7.36 14 9 0 0 0 0 58.2 79 50 48 6 25 1 32 2 0 2 273 60 1.773 12.1 0.9 3.8 4.9 1.28
12 Seasons 91 113 .446 5.03 298 278 7 29 4 1 1760.1 2004 1051 983 223 609 19 1031 45 3 53 7676 89 1.484 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.3 1.69
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .446 5.03 35 33 1 3 0 0 208 237 124 116 26 72 2 122 5 0 6 906 89 1.484 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.3 1.69
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
BAL (8 yrs) 73 85 .462 4.86 223 212 5 28 4 1 1375.1 1529 790 743 180 465 11 836 28 3 42 5950 93 1.450 10.0 1.2 3.0 5.5 1.80
NYY (2 yrs) 4 5 .444 6.63 21 18 2 0 0 0 96.1 125 73 71 14 39 2 48 5 0 2 441 67 1.702 11.7 1.3 3.6 4.5 1.23
KCR (1 yr) 1 7 .125 7.36 14 9 0 0 0 0 58.2 79 50 48 6 25 1 32 2 0 2 273 60 1.773 12.1 0.9 3.8 4.9 1.28
MIN (1 yr) 2 5 .286 6.93 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.2 54 31 29 7 17 1 23 3 0 0 181 62 1.885 12.9 1.7 4.1 5.5 1.35
SFG (1 yr) 3 6 .333 3.71 10 10 0 0 0 0 68.0 64 29 28 6 18 3 34 1 0 3 276 113 1.206 8.5 0.8 2.4 4.5 1.89
STL (1 yr) 4 4 .500 5.24 14 13 0 0 0 0 68.2 82 42 40 7 29 1 33 4 0 2 303 85 1.617 10.7 0.9 3.8 4.3 1.14
TEX (1 yr) 4 1 .800 3.88 9 9 0 1 0 0 55.2 71 36 24 3 16 0 25 2 0 2 252 115 1.563 11.5 0.5 2.6 4.0 1.56
AL (12 yrs) 84 103 .449 5.07 274 255 7 29 4 1 1623.2 1858 980 915 210 562 15 964 40 3 48 7097 89 1.490 10.3 1.2 3.1 5.3 1.72
NL (2 yrs) 7 10 .412 4.48 24 23 0 0 0 0 136.2 146 71 68 13 47 4 67 5 0 5 579 97 1.412 9.6 0.9 3.1 4.4 1.43

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
2003 26 SFG NL NLDS L FLA 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 1.400 12.6 0.0 0.0 5.4
1 NLDS 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 1.400 12.6 0.0 0.0 5.4

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1998 21 BAL AL 31 588 536 82 157 23 4 19 18 4 42 85 .293 .345 .457 .802 .317 245 13 3 3 4 2
1999 22 BAL AL 32 897 805 118 227 37 4 35 12 14 80 112 .282 .345 .468 .813 .289 377 22 1 4 7 2
2000 23 BAL AL 32 953 863 125 223 41 3 30 17 5 83 152 .258 .323 .417 .740 .282 360 17 1 3 3 0
2001 24 BAL AL 23 605 557 83 161 43 2 21 13 5 37 84 .289 .339 .487 .825 .308 271 11 6 3 2 0
2002 25 BAL AL 28 736 666 84 172 29 2 26 6 5 63 120 .258 .323 .425 .748 .279 283 18 2 2 3 1
2003 26 BAL AL 21 622 570 65 147 34 1 10 8 2 43 100 .258 .313 .374 .687 .296 213 15 4 2 3 2
2003 26 SFG NL 10 276 251 29 64 18 3 6 4 2 18 34 .255 .305 .422 .727 .272 106 10 1 4 2 3
2003 26 TOT MLB 31 898 821 94 211 52 4 16 12 4 61 134 .257 .311 .389 .699 .288 319 25 5 6 5 5
2004 27 BAL AL 33 954 868 136 265 46 5 23 9 3 69 115 .305 .361 .449 .810 .330 390 36 8 6 3 3
2005 28 BAL AL 23 595 534 97 177 32 0 16 9 1 48 68 .331 .384 .481 .866 .352 257 20 3 2 8 1
2006 29 NYY AL 5 81 74 20 26 8 0 3 3 0 7 15 .351 .407 .581 .988 .411 43 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 STL NL 14 303 266 42 82 19 0 7 2 3 29 33 .308 .385 .459 .843 .332 122 14 4 4 0 1
2006 29 TOT MLB 19 384 340 62 108 27 0 10 5 3 36 48 .318 .389 .485 .875 .348 165 14 4 4 0 1
2007 30 MIN AL 7 181 161 31 54 10 1 7 1 2 17 23 .335 .409 .540 .949 .359 87 4 3 0 0 1
2008 31 NYY AL 16 360 316 53 99 21 1 11 2 3 32 33 .313 .380 .491 .870 .318 155 10 5 2 5 2
2008 31 TEX AL 9 252 231 36 71 17 1 3 1 2 16 25 .307 .353 .429 .782 .330 99 7 2 0 3 0
2008 31 TOT AL 25 612 547 89 170 38 2 14 3 5 48 58 .311 .369 .464 .833 .323 254 17 7 2 8 2
2009 32 KCR AL 14 273 238 50 79 13 4 6 1 0 25 32 .332 .394 .496 .890 .358 118 6 2 4 4 1
12 Seasons 298 7676 6936 1051 2004 391 31 223 106 51 609 1031 .289 .348 .451 .799 .311 3126 203 45 39 47 19
162 Game Avg. 35 906 819 124 237 46 4 26 13 6 72 122 .289 .348 .451 .799 .311 369 24 5 5 6 2
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

Starting Pitching*

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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
1998 21 BAL AL 31 20 8 8 4 2 1 11 9 .550 2 1 0 0 8 40% 45 73 8 20 9 0 7 5.0 5.2 5.7 91 5 12 2 1 122
1999 22 BAL AL 32 32 12 12 8 0 2 16 16 .500 5 3 6 0 19 59% 47 74 15 17 8 0 12 5.3 5.4 6.6 102 3 11 13 5 129
2000 23 BAL AL 32 32 9 13 10 4 4 14 18 .438 4 2 6 1 13 41% 50 82 15 20 12 0 15 4.9 4.8 6.9 107 2 5 15 10 129
2001 24 BAL AL 23 23 5 10 8 2 2 7 16 .304 2 4 3 1 7 30% 46 88 21 10 5 0 14 4.2 3.6 6.0 93 5 6 12 0 113
2002 25 BAL AL 28 28 7 9 12 2 5 17 11 .607 2 4 3 0 16 57% 51 72 25 13 3 0 14 5.0 3.9 6.3 99 3 6 17 2 122
2003 26 TOT MLB 31 31 17 12 2 3 4 18 13 .581 3 2 4 0 18 58% 54 76 23 20 7 0 18 5.1 5.1 7.0 99 3 14 11 3 134
2003 26 BAL AL 21 21 14 6 1 3 1 15 6 .714 1 1 4 0 12 57% 54 76 23 12 4 0 13 5.9 6.1 7.0 101 2 9 7 3 134
2003 26 SFG NL 10 10 3 6 1 0 3 3 7 .300 2 1 0 0 6 60% 53 72 28 8 3 0 5 3.4 3.0 6.8 96 1 5 4 0 118
2004 27 BAL AL 33 33 11 15 7 2 4 13 20 .394 3 2 5 2 14 42% 44 86 14 21 9 0 11 4.9 5.5 6.5 100 3 8 21 1 128
2005 28 BAL AL 23 23 7 11 5 2 1 11 12 .478 1 3 1 0 7 30% 40 76 6 21 7 0 9 5.2 5.0 5.7 90 5 9 8 1 131
2006 29 TOT MLB 19 16 4 5 7 2 2 7 9 .438 1 4 0 0 6 38% 43 58 17 21 11 0 9 5.3 4.7 5.0 82 6 8 2 0 102
2006 29 STL NL 14 13 4 4 5 2 2 5 8 .385 1 3 0 0 6 46% 46 58 17 14 7 0 7 4.7 4.0 5.2 83 4 7 2 0 102
2006 29 NYY AL 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31 50 18 7 4 0 2 7.7 8.3 4.0 78 2 1 0 0 99
2007 30 MIN AL 7 7 2 5 0 1 0 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 1 14% 37 66 16 4 1 0 4 5.5 4.9 5.4 90 2 3 2 0 104
2008 31 TOT AL 25 24 8 5 11 2 0 14 10 .583 2 5 1 0 10 42% 43 75 11 17 6 2 7 6.5 6.6 5.6 89 4 13 7 0 110
2008 31 TEX AL 9 9 4 1 4 1 0 5 4 .556 2 1 1 0 3 33% 45 75 21 5 2 1 1 8.1 9.0 6.2 98 0 4 5 0 110
2008 31 NYY AL 16 15 4 4 7 1 0 9 6 .600 0 4 0 0 7 47% 41 70 11 12 4 1 6 5.6 5.0 5.3 84 4 9 2 0 107
2009 32 KCR AL 14 9 1 6 2 0 1 1 8 .111 0 1 0 0 4 44% 40 65 17 11 5 0 3 4.2 4.1 5.6 91 1 5 3 0 104
12 Seasons 298 278 91 111 76 22 26 131 147 .471 25 31 29 4 123 44% 46 88 6 195 83 2 123 5.1 5.0 6.2 96 42 100 113 23 134
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95
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

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1998 21 BAL AL 31 11 5 0 1 2 1 1 50% 2 0 5 3 60% 5 0.870 4 1 6 5 1 5 2 9 6 3 6 0 6.0 32
2006 29 TOT MLB 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0.960 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 0 5.3 34
2006 29 STL NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.992 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3.0 28
2006 29 NYY AL 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 0.838 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 6.5 38
2008 31 TOT AL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.028 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 12
2008 31 NYY AL 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.054 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 12
2009 32 KCR AL 14 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 7 2 29% 3 0.854 1 1 3 1 0 4 3 2 3 1 3 0 5.0 33
4 Seasons 80 20 7 0 2 3 1 2 33% 3 0 13 5 38% 0.930 5 3 12 8 1 11 6 14 11 4 12 0 5.5 32

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1998 21 BAL AL 588 51% 3.2% 14.5% 7.1% 7.8% 29% 0.70 1.04 74% 22% 8.3% 13% 99 13 13%
1999 22 BAL AL 897 50% 3.9% 12.5% 8.9% 8.5% 34% 0.69 0.97 74% 20% 9.7% 13% 168 22 13%
2000 23 BAL AL 953 50% 3.2% 16.0% 8.7% 7.8% 33% 0.70 0.97 72% 25% 8.5% 12% 170 17 10%
2001 24 BAL AL 605 50% 3.5% 13.9% 6.1% 10.9% 41% 0.89 1.14 75% 24% 10.0% 13% 101 11 11%
2002 25 BAL AL 736 50% 3.5% 16.3% 8.6% 7.7% 33% 0.85 1.25 71% 26% 10.5% 11% 136 18 13%
2003 26 TOT MLB 898 51% 1.8% 14.9% 6.8% 8.0% 34% 1.14 1.59 75% 14% 5.5% 9% 147 25 17%
2003 26 BAL AL 622 52% 1.6% 16.1% 6.9% 7.2% 31% 1.07 1.43 74% 15% 4.9% 9% 112 15 13%
2003 26 SFG NL 276 46% 2.2% 12.3% 6.5% 9.8% 42% 1.31 2.00 77% 13% 7.0% 9% 35 10 29%
2004 27 BAL AL 954 54% 2.4% 12.1% 7.2% 7.8% 28% 1.03 1.61 77% 19% 6.8% 7% 193 36 19%
2005 28 BAL AL 595 54% 2.7% 11.4% 8.1% 8.1% 27% 1.09 1.42 77% 19% 7.5% 5% 138 20 14%
2006 29 TOT MLB 384 45% 2.6% 12.5% 9.4% 9.6% 34% 1.11 1.24 73% 17% 8.1% 10% 84 14 17%
2006 29 STL NL 303 46% 2.3% 10.9% 9.6% 8.6% 32% 1.19 1.35 75% 16% 7.4% 10% 69 14 20%
2006 29 NYY AL 81 40% 3.7% 18.5% 8.6% 13.6% 42% 0.84 0.83 69% 17% 10.3% 9% 15 0 0%
2007 30 MIN AL 181 52% 3.9% 12.7% 9.4% 9.9% 33% 1.16 1.75 72% 15% 11.9% 8% 43 4 9%
2008 31 TOT AL 612 57% 2.3% 9.5% 7.8% 8.8% 32% 1.18 1.69 79% 19% 6.6% 6% 146 17 12%
2008 31 TEX AL 252 50% 1.2% 9.9% 6.4% 8.3% 30% 1.24 1.86 82% 18% 3.4% 4% 53 7 13%
2008 31 NYY AL 360 62% 3.1% 9.2% 8.9% 9.2% 33% 1.13 1.58 77% 20% 8.9% 7% 93 10 11%
2009 32 KCR AL 273 55% 2.2% 11.7% 9.2% 8.4% 29% 1.01 1.38 75% 20% 6.4% 10% 68 6 9%
12 Seasons 7676 51% 2.9% 13.4% 7.9% 8.4% 32% 0.92 1.28 75% 20% 8.2% 10% 1493 203 14%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%
PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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
1998 21 BAL AL 588 2178 3.70 1407 65% 24% 14% 29% 33% 76% 1% 49% 82% 60% 4% 23 15 24% 140 89 11 38% 19 6 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 897 3267 3.64 2072 63% 25% 11% 31% 34% 75% 1% 48% 86% 60% 4% 40 23 23% 204 122 15 38% 17 15 0 0 0
2000 23 BAL AL 953 3433 3.60 2197 64% 25% 14% 29% 33% 75% 0% 48% 81% 60% 5% 51 27 23% 223 142 9 18% 29 24 0 0 0
2001 24 BAL AL 605 2142 3.54 1393 65% 24% 10% 31% 34% 76% 0% 49% 87% 59% 4% 27 20 22% 134 74 11 32% 9 7 0 0 0
2002 25 BAL AL 736 2768 3.76 1765 64% 25% 16% 28% 31% 75% 0% 48% 79% 59% 4% 33 21 22% 165 112 17 17% 17 11 0 0 0
2003 26 TOT MLB 898 3080 3.43 2009 65% 24% 14% 27% 35% 76% 1% 49% 82% 62% 4% 40 22 21% 190 115 12 22% 25 13 0 0 0
2003 26 BAL AL 622 2120 3.41 1388 65% 24% 14% 27% 34% 76% 0% 50% 82% 63% 5% 29 19 22% 138 84 9 25% 20 8 0 0 0
2003 26 SFG NL 276 960 3.48 621 65% 24% 14% 27% 36% 76% 3% 49% 82% 60% 4% 11 3 19% 52 31 3 15% 5 5 0 0 0
2004 27 BAL AL 954 3312 3.47 2115 64% 26% 11% 27% 36% 74% 1% 47% 85% 60% 4% 39 24 21% 198 130 29 33% 31 12 0 0 0
2005 28 BAL AL 595 2068 3.48 1279 62% 27% 12% 24% 37% 73% 1% 45% 84% 56% 6% 34 22 16% 98 58 8 31% 14 11 0 0 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 384 1416 3.69 865 61% 29% 11% 25% 34% 71% 1% 43% 84% 55% 6% 22 12 21% 80 50 10 31% 9 9 0 0 0
2006 29 STL NL 303 1107 3.65 675 61% 29% 10% 25% 35% 71% 1% 43% 85% 56% 5% 16 8 21% 65 39 8 24% 6 7 0 0 0
2006 29 NYY AL 81 309 3.81 190 61% 31% 14% 24% 31% 69% 0% 42% 80% 53% 7% 6 4 19% 15 11 2 47% 3 2 0 0 0
2007 30 MIN AL 181 628 3.47 385 61% 26% 10% 28% 36% 74% 2% 45% 86% 51% 4% 8 5 14% 26 17 4 30% 3 2 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT AL 612 2153 3.52 1314 61% 29% 8% 25% 38% 71% 0% 43% 89% 54% 6% 38 22 21% 130 76 9 31% 16 14 0 0 0
2008 31 TEX AL 252 878 3.48 557 63% 28% 8% 27% 38% 72% 0% 46% 89% 56% 6% 16 11 24% 61 39 7 16% 7 5 0 0 0
2008 31 NYY AL 360 1275 3.54 757 59% 31% 7% 24% 38% 69% 1% 41% 90% 53% 6% 22 11 19% 69 37 2 42% 9 9 0 0 0
2009 32 KCR AL 273 987 3.62 590 60% 31% 9% 23% 36% 69% 1% 41% 86% 55% 7% 20 10 16% 44 21 3 34% 5 9 0 0 0
12 Seasons 7676 27432 3.57 17391 63% 26% 12% 28% 34% 74% 1% 47% 84% 59% 5% 375 223 21% 1632 1006 138 28% 194 133 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%
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

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1998 21 BAL AL 588 157 36 1 19 1 16 11 8 7 12 38 18 5 47% 4 4 2 210 18 4 82% 18 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
1999 22 BAL AL 897 227 20 2 35 0 17 17 18 21 14 47 28 4 60% 5 4 0 316 12 14 46% 12 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
2000 23 BAL AL 953 223 18 0 30 1 17 18 12 21 9 46 27 6 59% 7 5 2 338 17 5 77% 16 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 14 0
2001 24 BAL AL 605 161 12 0 21 0 12 7 14 11 10 29 17 4 59% 8 2 1 217 13 5 72% 13 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0
2002 25 BAL AL 736 172 18 2 26 0 10 14 12 19 7 19 12 4 63% 2 3 4 266 6 5 55% 6 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0
2003 26 TOT MLB 898 211 20 3 16 1 16 11 5 10 6 39 23 5 59% 5 9 1 297 12 4 75% 12 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 21 0
2003 26 BAL AL 622 147 16 2 10 1 12 5 5 6 4 31 21 3 68% 3 6 1 219 8 2 80% 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
2003 26 SFG NL 276 64 4 1 6 0 4 6 0 4 2 8 2 2 25% 2 3 0 78 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
2004 27 BAL AL 954 265 29 6 23 0 19 11 12 10 13 58 34 9 59% 10 8 2 371 9 3 75% 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2005 28 BAL AL 595 177 24 2 16 0 12 8 8 8 8 31 19 6 61% 1 10 2 251 9 1 90% 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 384 108 12 1 10 0 7 4 6 3 7 16 11 2 69% 6 2 2 154 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2006 29 STL NL 303 82 10 1 7 0 7 1 6 2 5 14 10 1 71% 4 2 0 116 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2006 29 NYY AL 81 26 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 50% 2 0 2 38 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2007 30 MIN AL 181 54 8 0 7 0 1 5 2 4 3 15 9 1 60% 3 0 0 83 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT AL 612 170 23 2 14 1 25 5 9 7 7 48 27 6 56% 7 4 1 241 3 5 38% 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2008 31 TEX AL 252 71 9 0 3 0 8 1 2 2 1 17 12 3 71% 5 2 1 104 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2008 31 NYY AL 360 99 14 2 11 1 17 4 7 5 6 31 15 3 48% 2 2 0 137 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2009 32 KCR AL 273 79 7 0 6 0 9 2 4 2 4 28 16 1 57% 1 2 1 111 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
12 Seasons 7676 2004 227 19 223 4 161 113 110 123 100 414 241 53 58% 59 53 18 2855 106 51 68% 101 50 5 1 0 0 14 3 160 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%
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

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1998 21 8 9 .471 5.27 31 20 5 0 0 1 135.0 157 82 79 19 42 2 85 3 1 4 588 86 1.474 10.5 1.3 2.8 5.7 2.02 86
1999 22 20 21 .488 4.93 63 52 5 6 0 1 345.0 384 200 189 54 122 4 197 4 1 8 1485 94 1.467 10.0 1.4 3.2 5.1 1.61 94
2000 23 29 34 .460 4.89 95 84 5 12 1 1 567.0 607 325 308 84 205 4 349 5 1 13 2438 95 1.432 9.6 1.3 3.3 5.5 1.70 95
2001 24 34 44 .436 4.90 118 107 5 15 2 1 705.1 768 408 384 105 242 4 433 11 1 15 3043 94 1.432 9.8 1.3 3.1 5.5 1.79 94
2002 25 41 53 .436 4.74 146 135 5 18 2 1 881.1 940 492 464 131 305 5 553 13 1 18 3779 96 1.413 9.6 1.3 3.1 5.6 1.81 96
2003 26 58 65 .472 4.54 177 166 5 22 2 1 1097.1 1151 586 554 147 366 10 687 18 1 27 4677 99 1.382 9.4 1.2 3.0 5.6 1.88 99
2004 27 69 80 .463 4.67 210 199 5 27 4 1 1313.0 1416 722 681 170 435 13 802 26 3 35 5631 97 1.410 9.7 1.2 3.0 5.5 1.84 97
2005 28 76 91 .455 4.81 233 222 5 28 4 1 1443.1 1593 819 771 186 483 14 870 29 3 45 6226 94 1.438 9.9 1.2 3.0 5.4 1.80 94
2006 29 80 96 .455 4.89 252 238 6 28 4 1 1528.1 1701 881 830 196 519 15 918 33 3 47 6610 92 1.453 10.0 1.2 3.1 5.4 1.77 92
2007 30 82 101 .448 4.94 259 245 6 28 4 1 1566.0 1755 912 859 203 536 16 941 36 3 47 6791 91 1.463 10.1 1.2 3.1 5.4 1.76 91
2008 31 90 106 .459 4.95 284 269 7 29 4 1 1701.2 1925 1001 935 217 584 18 999 43 3 51 7403 91 1.474 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.3 1.71 91
2009 32 91 113 .446 5.03 298 278 7 29 4 1 1760.1 2004 1051 983 223 609 19 1031 45 3 53 7676 89 1.484 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.3 1.69 89

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1998 21 5 9 .357 5.26 130.0 155 84 76 19 41 82 3 1.508 10.7 2.8 5.7 2.00 1.3 31
1999 22 9 13 .409 4.70 199.0 221 116 104 34 78 106 1 1.503 10.0 3.5 4.8 1.36 1.5 32
2000 23 10 14 .417 4.54 218.0 217 122 110 29 81 149 1 1.367 9.0 3.3 6.2 1.84 1.2 32
2001 24 5 9 .357 5.21 133.0 163 86 77 21 37 81 6 1.504 11.0 2.5 5.5 2.19 1.4 23
2002 25 8 10 .444 4.42 165.0 174 90 81 26 64 112 2 1.442 9.5 3.5 6.1 1.75 1.4 28
2003 26 12 11 .522 3.85 208.0 209 99 89 16 60 129 5 1.293 9.0 2.6 5.6 2.15 0.7 31
2004 27 8 15 .348 5.26 207.0 257 134 121 22 67 110 8 1.565 11.2 2.9 4.8 1.64 1.0 33
2005 28 3 10 .231 6.59 123.0 176 100 90 16 48 64 3 1.821 12.9 3.5 4.7 1.33 1.2 23
2006 29 2 6 .250 6.30 80.0 104 62 56 10 35 45 4 1.738 11.7 3.9 5.1 1.29 1.1 19
2007 30 1 2 .333 7.25 36.0 54 32 29 7 17 22 3 1.972 13.5 4.3 5.5 1.29 1.8 7
2008 31 5 9 .357 5.02 131.0 166 81 73 14 47 56 7 1.626 11.4 3.2 3.8 1.19 1.0 25
2009 32 1 5 .167 7.55 56.0 78 52 47 6 25 31 2 1.839 12.5 4.0 5.0 1.24 1.0 14
12 Seasons 69 113 .379 5.09 1686.0 1974 1058 953 220 600 987 45 1.527 10.5 5.3 1.65 1.2 298

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2003 AL--.700--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2000 AL--9.041--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1999 AL--210.0--10th
2000 AL--222.0--5th
2004 AL--215.7--9th
Active--1760.3--33rd

Games Started s c a p y
2004 AL--33--8th
Active--278--27th

Complete Games s c a p y
1999 AL--6--2nd
2000 AL--6--3rd
2001 AL--3--9th
2002 AL--3--9th
2003 AL--4--4th
2004 AL--5--1st
Active--29--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 AL--1--4th
2001 AL--1--10th
2004 AL--2--1st
Active--4--40th

Home Runs s c a p y
1999 AL--35--2nd
2000 AL--30--7th
Active--223--22nd
Career--223--144th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active--609--33rd

Hits s c a p y
2000 AL--223--8th
2004 AL--265--1st
Active--2004--18th

Losses s c a p y
2000 AL--13--8th
2004 AL--15--3rd
Active--113--18th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1999 AL--110--10th
2000 AL--119--2nd
2004 AL--127--1st
Active--983--14th
Career--983--238th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2005 AL--10--7th
Active--53--40th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2000 AL--953--6th
2004 AL--954--2nd
Active--7676--30th

Youngest s c a p y
1998 AL--born 1976-11-02--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 30 (775), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Jeff Weaver (945)
  2. Jack Knott (937)
  3. Brian Moehler (936)
  4. Frank Castillo (935)
  5. Jose Lima (930)
  6. Herm Wehmeier (929)
  7. Jamey Wright (929)
  8. Jim Abbott (927)
  9. Brett Tomko (924)
  10. Rick Helling (922)
Similar Pitchers through 32 
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  1. Jeff Weaver (945)
  2. Jose Lima (926)
  3. Alex Kellner (919)
  4. Esteban Loaiza (916)
  5. Rick Helling (916)
  6. Jamey Wright (915)
  7. Eric Milton (915)
  8. Walt Terrell (912)
  9. George Blaeholder (907)
  10. Ray Burris (907)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Joe Haynes (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jim Bagby (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jim Bagby (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jeff Weaver (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Don Cardwell (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jeremy Bonderman (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Livan Hernandez (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jeff Weaver (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jeff Suppan (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Steve Trachsel (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jeff Weaver (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jeff Weaver (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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