Rick Porcello
Frederick Alfred Porcello
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 27, 1988 in Morristown, NJ
High School: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, NJ)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed August 15, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 2009
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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
2009 20 DET AL 14 9 .609 3.96 31 31 0 0 0 0 170.2 176 81 75 23 52 0 89 3 1 6 720 116 1.336 9.3 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.71 RoY-3
1 Season 14 9 .609 3.96 31 31 0 0 0 0 170.2 176 81 75 23 52 0 89 3 1 6 720 116 1.336 9.3 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.71
162 Game Avg. 15 10 .609 3.96 34 34 0 0 0 0 187 193 89 82 25 57 0 98 3 1 7 790 116 1.336 9.3 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.71

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
2009 20 DET AL 31 720 659 81 176 27 1 23 8 2 52 89 .267 .323 .416 .738 .279 274 24 3 4 2 0
1 Season 31 720 659 81 176 27 1 23 8 2 52 89 .267 .323 .416 .738 .279 274 24 3 4 2 0
162 Game Avg. 34 790 723 89 193 30 1 25 9 2 57 98 .267 .323 .416 .738 .279 301 26 3 4 2 0
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

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
2009 20 DET AL 31 31 14 9 8 6 1 18 13 .581 5 0 0 0 11 35% 49 72 23 21 5 0 15 5.0 5.8 5.5 88 3 24 4 0 111
1 Season 31 31 14 9 8 6 1 18 13 .581 5 0 0 0 11 35% 49 72 23 21 5 0 15 5.0 5.8 5.5 88 3 24 4 0 111
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

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%
2009 20 DET AL 720 57% 3.2% 12.4% 7.2% 7.1% 29% 1.21 1.86 76% 19% 10.0% 10% 123 24 20%
1 Season 720 57% 3.2% 12.4% 7.2% 7.1% 29% 1.21 1.86 76% 19% 10.0% 10% 123 24 20%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

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
2009 20 DET AL 720 2721 3.78 1693 62% 28% 12% 26% 34% 72% 0% 45% 83% 55% 5% 38 30 18% 128 65 6 15% 16 8 0 0 0
1 Season 720 2721 3.78 1693 62% 28% 12% 26% 34% 72% 0% 45% 83% 55% 5% 38 30 18% 128 65 6 15% 16 8 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

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
2009 20 DET AL 720 176 27 1 23 0 8 10 13 11 12 30 19 2 63% 7 6 0 249 8 2 80% 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 0
1 Season 720 176 27 1 23 0 8 10 13 11 12 30 19 2 63% 7 6 0 249 8 2 80% 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

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+
2009 20 14 9 .609 3.96 31 31 0 0 0 0 170.2 176 81 75 23 52 0 89 3 1 6 720 116 1.336 9.3 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.71 116

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
2009 20 9 9 .500 3.95 164.0 173 80 72 23 51 86 3 1.366 9.5 2.8 4.7 1.69 1.3 31
1 Season 9 9 .500 3.95 164.0 173 80 72 23 51 86 3 1.366 9.5 4.7 1.69 1.3 31

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
2009 AL  born 1988-12-27 (1st)

                                         

Similarity Scores

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  5. Bob Gilks (980)
  6. Hal Smith (977)
  7. Andy Replogle (977)
  8. Sandy Vance (976)
  9. George Meakim (976)
  10. Kip Young (976)
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  2. Joe Coleman (981)
  3. Ed Stein (977)
  4. Zack Greinke (976)
  5. Waite Hoyt (974) *
  6. Jack Taylor (972)
  7. Felix Hernandez (971)
  8. Dave Morehead (971)
  9. Buttons Briggs (967)
  10. Denny McLain (965)
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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