Mike Porzio

Lawrence Michael Porzio

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 20, 1972 in Waterbury, CT
High School: Fairfield Prep (Fairfield, CT)
Schools: Villanova University (Villanova, PA), Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, CT)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1999
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Rockies 1999-2003

Final Game: July 26, 2003
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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
1993	20	CHC-min	Rk	1	3	.250	3.83	10	8	2	0	0	0	42.1	42	26	18	1	30	0	30	3	2	1	200		1.701	8.9	0.2	6.4	6.4	1.00	CBF · GULF
1994	21	CHC-min	Rk	0	3	.000	5.93	7	0	6	0	0	1	13.2	19	10	9	0	6	0	5	1	0	0	64		1.829	12.5	0.0	4.0	3.3	0.83	CBF · GULF
1995	22	OGD	Rk	4	3	.571	6.38	8	8	0	2	0	0	48.0	66	39	34	4	15	0	26	2	0	6	220		1.688	12.4	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.73	OGD · PION
1998	25	ATL-COL-min	A+	5	5	.500	2.58	33	18	8	1	0	2	139.1	114	54	40	13	42	5	141	3	0	2	557		1.120	7.4	0.8	2.7	9.1	3.36	DVE,SAL · CARL
1999	26	COL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.38	35	0	6	0	0	0	42.2	44	16	16	5	30	4	33	3	1	4	198		1.734	9.3	1.1	6.3	7.0	1.10	CSP · PCL
1999	26	COL	NL	0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

2000	27	COL-min	AA,AAA	7	7	.500	4.58	26	24	2	1	1	0	147.1	150	83	75	18	51	0	116	5	1	5	635		1.364	9.2	1.1	3.1	7.1	2.27	CAR,CSP · SOUL,PCL
2001	28	CHW-min	AAA,AA	7	6	.538	4.09	33	25	2	0	0	0	147.1	141	78	67	15	60	2	117	9	1	11	641		1.364	8.6	0.9	3.7	7.1	1.95	CHR,BIR · IL,SOUL
2002	29	CHW-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.52	14	13	0	0	1	0	75.2	83	43	38	9	29	0	59	6	0	1	332		1.480	9.9	1.1	3.4	7.0	2.03	CHR · IL
2002	29	CHW	AL	2	2	.500	4.81	32	0	8	0	0	0	43.0	40	25	23	10	23	2	33	3	1	3	190	94	1.465	8.4	2.1	4.8	6.9	1.43
2003	30	CHW-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.24	26	22	3	1	0	0	133.2	124	70	63	19	47	1	115	8	0	3	568		1.279	8.3	1.3	3.2	7.7	2.45	CHR · IL
2003	30	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	6.43	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	18	10	10	2	1	0	9	2	0	0	62	74	1.357	11.6	1.3	0.6	5.8	9.00
2004	31	CLE-min	A-,AAA	0	0		4.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	13	8	4	1	3	0	5	0	0	2	43		1.778	13.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	1.67	MHV,BFL · NYPL,IL
2005	32	ATL-min	AA,AAA	2	4	.333	4.62	16	5	1	0	0	0	37.0	41	19	19	4	16	1	22	1	1	1	161		1.541	10.0	1.0	3.9	5.4	1.38	MSS,RMD · SOUL,IL
3 Yrs				3	3	.500	5.90	51	3	11	0	0	0	71.2	79	49	47	17	34	2	52	5	1	3	327	82	1.577	9.9	2.1	4.3	6.5	1.53
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.500	5.90	64	4	14	0	0	0	90	99	62	59	21	43	3	65	6	1	4	412	82	1.577	9.9	2.1	4.3	6.5	1.53

CHW (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	5.21	35	3	8	0	0	0	57.0	58	35	33	12	24	2	42	5	1	3	252	88	1.439	9.2	1.9	3.8	6.6	1.75
COL (1 yr)				0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

AL (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	5.21	35	3	8	0	0	0	57.0	58	35	33	12	24	2	42	5	1	3	252	88	1.439	9.2	1.9	3.8	6.6	1.75
NL (1 yr)				0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

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
1999	26	COL	NL	14.2	16	0	14	8.59	5.26	-0.62	-0.40	138.9	7.61	-2	-0.2	.3	0.0	0.0	-0	.490	.499	$200,000

2002	29	CHW	AL	43.0	32	0	25	5.23	4.87	0.07	-0.37	102.2	4.53	-4	-0.3	.9	-0.1	0.0	2	.489	.498	$215,000
2003	30	CHW	AL	14.0	3	3	10	6.43	4.55	0.15	0.17	100.0	4.57	-3	-0.3		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.413	.498	$
3 Seasons				71.2	51	3	49	6.15	4.89	-0.05	-0.27	109.2	5.17	-8	-0.8	.7	-0.1	-0.1	1	.485	.498	$415,000

CHW (2 yrs)				57.0	35	3	35	5.53	4.79	0.09	-0.24	101.6	4.54	-6	-0.6	.9	-0.1	-0.1	1	.483	.498	$215,000
COL (1 yr)				14.2	16	0	14	8.59	5.26	-0.62	-0.40	138.9	7.61	-2	-0.2	.3	0.0	0.0	-0	.490	.499	$200,000

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
1999	26	COL	NL	16	75	64	14	21	5	1	5	0	0	10	10	.328	.419	.672	1.091	.327	43	1	0	1	0	0	1

2002	29	CHW	AL	32	190	161	25	40	7	1	10	1	1	23	33	.248	.347	.491	.838	.248	79	6	3	0	3	2	2
2003	30	CHW	AL	3	62	56	10	18	6	0	2	2	0	1	9	.321	.350	.536	.886	.348	30	0	2	2	1	0	0
3 Yrs				51	327	281	49	79	18	2	17	3	1	34	52	.281	.364	.541	.905	.287	152	7	5	3	4	2	3
162 Game Avg.				64	412	354	62	99	23	3	21	4	1	43	65	.281	.364	.541	.905	.287	191	9	6	4	5	3	4
MLB Averages																.266	.337	.427	.764	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1999	26	COL	NL	-3.0	-0.3	75	-0.1	0.2	-0.3	.18	-0.6	0.0	-3.2	-0.3	0.18	-5.2	0	1	15

2002	29	CHW	AL	-1.3	-0.1	196	-0.7	1.6	-2.3	.55	-0.2	-1.1	-5.9	-0.6	0.55	-5.5	7	8	13
2003	30	CHW	AL	-2.2	-0.2	64	-0.3	1.0	-1.3	.93	-0.3	-0.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.93	-3.1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				-6.4	-0.6	335	-1.2	2.8	-3.9	.54	-1.1	-1.0	-12.1	-1.1	0.54	-13.8	7	9	28

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
2003	30	CHW	AL	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.333	0	1	0	0	0	0%	42.7	48	33	2	0	0	2	4.2	3.5	4.7	71	3	0	0	0	78
1 Yr				3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.333	0	1	0	0	0	0%	43	48	33	2	0	0	2	4.2	3.5	4.7	71	3	0	0	0	78
MLB Averages													.500						48%	48	100	-9					4.9	4.9	5.9	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1999	26	COL	NL	16	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	18%	7	.179	0	1	15	1	0	15	7	9	5	7	5	1	2.8	19

2002	29	CHW	AL	32	32	8	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	29	13	45%	6	.554	7	8	13	6	6	20	17	15	15	9	18	6	4.0	24
2 Yrs				48	48	11	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	40	15	38%		.448	7	9	28	7	6	35	24	24	20	16	23	7	3.6	22

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%
1999	26	COL	NL	75	37%	6.7%	13.3%	13.3%	14.7%	52%	0.38	0.55	65%	18%	13.9%	8%	14	1	7%

2002	29	CHW	AL	190	47%	5.3%	17.4%	12.1%	9.5%	45%	0.57	0.70	64%	20%	14.9%	12%	50	6	12%
2003	30	CHW	AL	62	23%	3.2%	14.5%	1.6%	12.9%	44%	0.74	1.36	74%	18%	8.0%	7%	7	0	0%
3 Yrs				327	40%	5.2%	15.9%	10.4%	11.3%	47%	0.55	0.76	66%	19%	13.3%	10%	71	7	10%
MLB Averages					47%	2.9%	16.7%	8.9%	8.0%	34%	0.76	1.07	70%	23%	8.3%	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
1999	26	COL	NL	75	302	4.03	174	58%	24%	10%	34%	32%	76%	0%	44%	86%	53%	4%	3	2	17%	13	4	0	40%	3	1	0	0	0

2002	29	CHW	AL	191	774	4.05	475	61%	29%	16%	28%	28%	71%	3%	44%	78%	54%	7%	13	6	24%	46	23	1	30%	3	5	-1	0	0
2003	30	CHW	AL	62	212	3.42	137	65%	26%	11%	27%	36%	74%	0%	48%	85%	50%	2%	1	1	18%	11	6	1	33%	1	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				328	1288	3.93	786	61%	27%	14%	29%	30%	73%	2%	44%	81%	53%	5%	17	9	21%	70	33	2	33%	7	6	-1	0	0
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
1999	26	COL	NL	75	21	0	0	5	1	2	4	1	5	0	5	2	1	40%	1	0	0	33	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2002	29	CHW	AL	190	40	5	1	10	1	8	6	4	5	5	13	11	2	85%	2	3	0	82	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2003	30	CHW	AL	62	18	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	23	2	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3 Yrs				327	79	5	1	17	2	10	12	5	12	5	19	14	3	74%	3	3	0	138	3	1	75%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	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+
1999	26	0	0		8.59	16	0	3	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00	69
2000	27	0	0		8.59	16	0	3	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00	69
2001	28	0	0		8.59	16	0	3	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00	69
2002	29	2	2	.500	5.77	48	0	11	57.2	61	39	37	15	33	2	43	3	1	3	265	85	1.630	9.5	2.3	5.2	6.7	1.30	85
2003	30	3	3	.500	5.90	51	3	11	71.2	79	49	47	17	34	2	52	5	1	3	327	82	1.577	9.9	2.1	4.3	6.5	1.53	82

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1999	26	0	1	.000	5.63	16.0	18	11	10	4	9	11	0	1.688	10.1	5.1	6.2	1.22	2.3	16

2002	29	2	2	.500	4.71	42.0	39	24	22	10	22	32	3	1.452	8.4	4.7	6.9	1.45	2.1	32
2003	30	0	1	.000	5.79	14.0	18	10	9	2	1	9	2	1.357	11.6	0.6	5.8	9.00	1.3	3
3 Yrs		2	4	.333	5.13	72.0	75	45	41	16	32	52	5	1.486	9.4		6.5	1.63	2.0	51

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