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Glendon Rusch    \Rush CHC\

Glendon James Rusch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 7, 1974 in Seattle, WA
High Schools: Shorecrest HS (Shorecrest, WA), Shorecrest HS (Shoreline, WA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1997 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Brewers/Mets/Royals/Rockies/... 1997-2009
Agents: Dan Evans,Lenny Strelitz, previously: Tommy Tanzer [*]
Final Game: May 13, 2009 (Age 34)
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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 22 KCR AL 6 9 .400 5.50 30 27 0 1 0 0 170.1 206 111 104 28 52 0 116 7 1 0 758 85 1.515 10.9 1.5 2.7 6.1 2.23
1998 23 KCR AL 6 15 .286 5.88 29 24 2 1 1 1 154.2 191 104 101 22 50 0 94 4 0 1 686 81 1.558 11.1 1.3 2.9 5.5 1.88
1999 24 TOT MLB 0 1 .000 12.60 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 7 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 26 43 2.200 14.4 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.33
1999 24 KCR AL 0 1 .000 15.75 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 7 7 7 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 23 34 2.500 15.8 2.3 6.8 9.0 1.33
1999 24 NYM NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 25 NYM NL 11 11 .500 4.01 31 30 0 2 0 0 190.2 196 91 85 18 44 2 157 6 0 2 802 111 1.259 9.3 0.8 2.1 7.4 3.57
2001 26 NYM NL 8 12 .400 4.63 33 33 0 1 0 0 179.0 216 101 92 23 43 2 156 7 2 3 785 90 1.447 10.9 1.2 2.2 7.8 3.63
2002 27 MIL NL 10 16 .385 4.70 34 34 0 4 1 0 210.2 227 118 110 30 76 1 140 5 0 6 913 87 1.438 9.7 1.3 3.2 6.0 1.84
2003 28 MIL NL 1 12 .077 6.42 32 19 1 1 0 1 123.1 171 93 88 11 45 3 93 4 0 3 573 67 1.751 12.5 0.8 3.3 6.8 2.07
2004 29 CHC NL 6 2 .750 3.47 32 16 5 0 0 2 129.2 127 54 50 10 33 1 90 4 1 1 545 127 1.234 8.8 0.7 2.3 6.2 2.73
2005 30 CHC NL 9 8 .529 4.52 46 19 6 1 1 0 145.1 175 79 73 14 53 8 111 1 1 1 655 98 1.569 10.8 0.9 3.3 6.9 2.09
2006 31 CHC NL 3 8 .273 7.46 25 9 5 0 0 0 66.1 86 57 55 21 33 2 59 1 0 0 311 62 1.794 11.7 2.8 4.5 8.0 1.79
2008 33 TOT NL 5 5 .500 5.16 35 9 9 0 0 0 83.2 94 50 48 10 25 7 55 0 0 2 367 87 1.422 10.1 1.1 2.7 5.9 2.20
2008 33 SDP NL 1 2 .333 6.41 12 0 6 0 0 0 19.2 22 15 14 2 11 4 12 0 0 1 92 60 1.678 10.1 0.9 5.0 5.5 1.09
2008 33 COL NL 4 3 .571 4.78 23 9 3 0 0 0 64.0 72 35 34 8 14 3 43 0 0 1 275 98 1.344 10.1 1.1 2.0 6.0 3.07
2009 34 COL NL 2 0 1.000 6.75 11 0 1 0 0 0 18.2 35 15 14 3 3 1 13 0 0 0 92 71 2.036 16.9 1.4 1.4 6.3 4.33
12 Yrs 67 99 .404 5.04 342 220 31 11 3 4 1477.1 1732 880 827 191 460 27 1088 40 5 19 6513 88 1.484 10.6 1.2 2.8 6.6 2.37
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .404 5.04 41 27 4 1 0 0 179 210 106 100 23 56 3 132 5 1 2 788 88 1.484 10.6 1.2 2.8 6.6 2.37
KCR (3 yrs) 12 25 .324 5.80 62 51 3 2 1 1 329.0 404 222 212 51 105 0 214 12 1 1 1467 81 1.547 11.1 1.4 2.9 5.9 2.04
NYM (3 yrs) 19 23 .452 4.30 65 63 1 3 0 0 370.2 413 192 177 41 87 4 313 13 2 5 1590 100 1.349 10.0 1.0 2.1 7.6 3.60
CHC (3 yrs) 18 18 .500 4.69 103 44 16 1 1 2 341.1 388 190 178 45 119 11 260 6 2 2 1511 95 1.485 10.2 1.2 3.1 6.9 2.18
COL (2 yrs) 6 3 .667 5.23 34 9 4 0 0 0 82.2 107 50 48 11 17 4 56 0 0 1 367 90 1.500 11.6 1.2 1.9 6.1 3.29
MIL (2 yrs) 11 28 .282 5.34 66 53 1 5 1 1 334.0 398 211 198 41 121 4 233 9 0 9 1486 78 1.554 10.7 1.1 3.3 6.3 1.93
SDP (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.41 12 0 6 0 0 0 19.2 22 15 14 2 11 4 12 0 0 1 92 60 1.678 10.1 0.9 5.0 5.5 1.09
NL (10 yrs) 55 74 .426 4.82 280 169 28 9 2 3 1148.1 1328 658 615 140 355 27 874 28 4 18 5046 90 1.466 10.4 1.1 2.8 6.8 2.46
AL (3 yrs) 12 25 .324 5.80 62 51 3 2 1 1 329.0 404 222 212 51 105 0 214 12 1 1 1467 81 1.547 11.1 1.4 2.9 5.9 2.04

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1997 22 KCR AL 170.1 30 27 111 5.86 4.96 0.34 0.17 102.7 4.92 -19 -1.7 .3 -0.1 -0.1 2 .442 .489 $150,000
1998 23 KCR AL 154.2 29 24 104 6.05 5.15 -0.07 0.14 101.3 5.42 -11 -1.0 .4 -0.1 0.5 7 .465 .494 $220,000
1999 24 KCR AL 4.0 3 0 7 15.75 5.69 0.24 -0.42 107.0 5.39 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .373 .498
1999 24 NYM NL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.88 0.13 -0.37 94.0 4.11 0 0.0 .0 -0.0 0.0 1 .545 .500
2000 25 NYM NL 190.2 31 30 91 4.30 4.96 0.07 0.17 94.8 4.80 10 1.0 1.1 -0.1 2.5 29 .532 .506
2001 26 NYM NL 179.0 33 33 101 5.08 4.61 -0.01 0.17 97.6 4.68 -9 -0.8 -0.1 0.6 8 .475 .495 $1,800,000
2002 27 MIL NL 210.2 34 34 118 5.04 4.47 -0.09 0.17 99.0 4.69 -9 -0.9 -0.1 0.7 10 .473 .494 $2,800,000
2003 28 MIL NL 123.1 32 19 93 6.79 4.68 -0.49 0.08 99.4 5.22 -22 -2.1 1.3 -0.2 -1.2 -11 .434 .487 $4,250,000
2004 29 CHC NL 129.2 32 16 54 3.75 4.87 -0.11 0.06 101.4 5.10 19 2.0 1.0 -0.1 3.0 31 .562 .512
2005 30 CHC NL 145.1 46 19 79 4.89 4.63 0.02 0.04 103.8 4.82 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.2 1.0 11 .497 .499 $2,000,000
2006 31 CHC NL 66.1 25 9 57 7.73 4.76 -0.08 -0.04 101.7 4.88 -21 -1.9 .8 0.0 -1.3 -15 .423 .488 $2,750,000
2008 33 SDP NL 19.2 12 0 15 6.86 4.38 -0.01 -0.32 83.1 3.39 -7 -0.7 .8 0.0 -0.5 -6 .440 .496 $850,000
2008 33 COL NL 64.0 23 9 35 4.92 4.56 -0.21 0.04 110.3 5.30 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.8 8 .514 .502
2009 34 COL NL 18.2 11 0 15 7.23 4.45 0.06 -0.33 115.8 4.70 -5 -0.5 .9 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .452 .497 $750,000
12 Seasons 1477.1 342 220 880 5.36 4.76 -0.03 0.11 100.3 4.92 -76 -7.0 1.0 -1.1 5.2 67 .480 .497 $15,570,000
KCR (3 yrs) 329.0 62 51 222 6.07 5.06 0.15 0.15 102.1 5.16 -34 -3.1 .6 -0.2 0.1 5 .450 .494 $370,000
NYM (3 yrs) 370.2 65 63 192 4.66 4.79 0.03 0.17 96.1 4.74 2 0.2 .6 -0.2 3.1 37 .503 .500 $1,800,000
CHC (3 yrs) 341.1 103 44 190 5.01 4.75 -0.05 0.03 102.5 4.94 -3 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 2.6 27 .499 .500 $4,750,000
COL (2 yrs) 82.2 34 9 50 5.44 4.53 -0.15 -0.04 111.5 5.17 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.4 5 .494 .499 $750,000
MIL (2 yrs) 334.0 66 53 211 5.69 4.55 -0.24 0.14 99.1 4.89 -31 -3.1 1.3 -0.3 -0.5 -1 .454 .491 $7,050,000
SDP (1 yr) 19.2 12 0 15 6.86 4.38 -0.01 -0.32 83.1 3.39 -7 -0.7 .8 0.0 -0.5 -6 .440 .496 $850,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
2000 25 NYM NL NLDS W SFG 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
2000 25 NYM NL NLCS W STL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 0.818 7.4 0.0 0.0 7.4
2000 25 NYM NL WS L NYY 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 19 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1 Yr (3 Series) 1 0 1.000 1.08 6 0 1 0 0 0 8.1 9 1 1 0 2 1 7 1 0 2 35 1.320 9.7 0.0 2.2 7.6 3.50
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 0.818 7.4 0.0 0.0 7.4
1 WS 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 19 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00

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
1997 22 KCR AL 30 758 684 111 206 39 3 28 6 0 52 116 .301 .353 .490 .843 .325 335 17 7 8 7 0 4
1998 23 KCR AL 29 686 629 104 191 34 1 22 9 6 50 94 .304 .358 .466 .823 .328 293 18 4 1 2 0 8
1999 24 TOT MLB 4 26 22 7 8 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .364 .462 .500 .962 .412 11 1 1 0 0 0 0
1999 24 KCR AL 3 23 19 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .368 .478 .526 1.005 .429 10 0 1 0 0 0 0
1999 24 NYM NL 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 25 NYM NL 31 802 735 91 196 31 6 18 11 5 44 157 .267 .311 .399 .709 .314 293 13 6 10 7 2 4
2001 26 NYM NL 33 785 718 101 216 36 4 23 13 3 43 156 .301 .344 .458 .802 .355 329 15 7 11 5 2 10
2002 27 MIL NL 34 913 813 118 227 35 3 30 1 6 76 140 .279 .343 .440 .783 .304 358 27 5 14 5 1 8
2003 28 MIL NL 32 573 517 93 171 35 3 11 1 6 45 93 .331 .387 .474 .861 .386 245 11 4 5 2 3 4
2004 29 CHC NL 32 545 497 54 127 26 3 10 1 3 33 90 .256 .306 .380 .686 .293 189 11 4 8 2 1 7
2005 30 CHC NL 46 655 579 79 175 33 5 14 3 2 53 111 .302 .357 .449 .806 .348 260 14 1 13 9 8 8
2006 31 CHC NL 25 311 269 57 86 17 1 21 3 3 33 59 .320 .395 .625 1.019 .342 168 6 1 7 1 2 1
2008 33 TOT NL 35 367 332 50 94 21 3 10 3 0 25 55 .283 .329 .455 .784 .309 151 3 0 5 5 7 3
2008 33 COL NL 23 275 253 35 72 16 3 8 2 0 14 43 .285 .317 .466 .784 .311 118 2 0 4 4 3 2
2008 33 SDP NL 12 92 79 15 22 5 0 2 1 0 11 12 .278 .363 .418 .780 .303 33 1 0 1 1 4 1
2009 34 COL NL 11 92 88 15 35 8 0 3 0 0 3 13 .398 .418 .591 1.008 .444 52 3 0 1 0 1 1
12 Yrs 342 6513 5883 880 1732 315 32 191 51 34 460 1088 .294 .347 .456 .803 .331 2684 139 40 83 45 27 58
162 Game Avg. 41 788 712 106 210 38 4 23 6 4 56 132 .294 .347 .456 .803 .331 325 17 5 10 5 3 7
MLB Averages .266 .335 .424 .759 .299

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1997 22 KCR AL -14.2 -1.3 766 -1.1 12.1 -13.2 .92 -1.5 0.2 -12.1 -1.1 0.92 -15.6 0 0 3
1998 23 KCR AL -16.2 -1.5 701 -1.4 11.2 -12.6 .92 -0.6 -0.9 -17.3 -1.6 0.92 -8.7 0 1 4
1999 24 TOT MLB -3.6 -0.3 26 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 .83 -0.3 -0.3 -5.3 -0.4 0.83 -2.6 1 1 2
1999 24 KCR AL -4.2 -0.4 23 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 .93 -0.3 -0.2 -5.9 -0.5 0.93 -3.1 1 1 1
1999 24 NYM NL 0.7 0.1 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.4 0 0 1
2000 25 NYM NL 10.8 1.0 820 1.6 14.5 -12.9 .99 2.0 -0.4 14.8 1.5 0.99 21.2 0 1 0
2001 26 NYM NL -10.3 -1.0 811 -1.1 13.6 -14.8 .99 -1.2 0.1 -11.4 -1.1 0.99 -10.6 0 0 0
2002 27 MIL NL -13.6 -1.3 926 -1.2 15.9 -17.1 1.01 -1.3 0.1 -15.8 -1.6 1.01 -16.9 0 0 0
2003 28 MIL NL -28.0 -2.6 583 -1.9 8.9 -10.8 .95 -1.2 -0.9 -26.4 -2.5 0.95 -15.5 4 4 5
2004 29 CHC NL 13.5 1.4 550 1.0 9.1 -8.1 .90 1.2 -0.2 7.9 0.8 0.90 12.5 4 3 9
2005 30 CHC NL -1.8 -0.2 663 -0.0 11.7 -11.8 1.06 -0.4 0.3 -5.8 -0.6 1.06 -8.6 11 3 11
2006 31 CHC NL -18.9 -1.7 315 -1.5 3.8 -5.3 .76 -2.4 0.4 -15.6 -1.4 0.76 -22.0 2 5 9
2008 33 TOT NL -5.9 -0.6 372 -0.5 5.7 -6.2 .93 -0.1 -0.4 -4.8 -0.5 0.93 -0.9 9 2 13
2008 33 SDP NL -6.2 -0.6 94 -0.0 1.5 -1.5 1.00 -0.2 0.2 -6.1 -0.6 1.00 -2.9 3 1 6
2008 33 COL NL 0.3 0.0 278 -0.5 4.2 -4.7 .90 0.1 -0.6 1.4 0.1 0.90 1.9 6 1 7
2009 34 COL NL -3.6 -0.4 92 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 .55 -0.6 -0.1 -8.8 -0.8 0.55 -7.7 3 3 5
12 Yrs -91.9 -8.5 6625 -7.0 107.7 -114.7 .95 -6.3 -1.0 -100.6 -9.3 0.95 -75.5 34 23 61

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
1997 22 KCR AL 30 27 6 9 12 1 1 15 12 .556 4 3 1 0 11 41% 44.9 73 2 24 12 1 10 4.5 4.1 6.1 98 1 11 13 0 110
1998 23 KCR AL 29 24 6 15 3 3 3 7 17 .292 3 1 1 1 9 38% 40.8 78 13 20 7 0 13 3.9 4.3 5.9 100 2 6 15 1 123
2000 25 NYM NL 31 30 10 11 9 2 3 14 16 .467 2 5 2 0 18 60% 52.9 76 18 16 7 1 14 3.8 3.2 6.3 104 2 6 18 4 125
2001 26 NYM NL 33 33 8 12 13 1 0 12 21 .364 1 7 1 0 14 42% 48.1 89 9 34 8 1 17 3.2 3.0 5.4 93 7 9 16 1 122
2002 27 MIL NL 34 34 10 16 8 3 7 14 20 .412 4 2 4 1 18 53% 48.0 82 3 18 3 0 11 4.2 4.8 6.2 106 2 8 19 5 126
2003 28 MIL NL 32 19 1 12 6 0 1 4 15 .211 4 0 1 0 6 32% 37.5 80 2 23 12 1 5 3.0 3.3 5.3 95 2 9 8 0 115
2004 29 CHC NL 32 16 4 2 10 1 0 9 7 .563 4 4 0 0 8 50% 54.6 78 27 20 5 1 6 5.0 5.2 6.1 100 1 4 11 0 112
2005 30 CHC NL 46 19 7 7 5 1 1 10 9 .526 3 2 1 1 9 47% 47.9 85 15 34 11 0 8 3.7 4.0 5.8 98 1 9 8 1 122
2006 31 CHC NL 25 9 3 6 0 2 0 3 6 .333 0 0 0 0 1 11% 39.8 54 15 11 6 0 6 4.6 5.5 4.2 84 2 7 0 0 97
2008 33 TOT NL 35 9 4 2 3 2 0 5 4 .556 1 2 0 0 2 22% 62 29 18 8 1 5 4.7 4.5 5.1 87 2 6 1 0 109
2008 33 COL NL 23 9 4 2 3 2 0 5 4 .556 1 2 0 0 2 22% 45.9 62 29 13 5 1 5 4.7 4.5 5.1 87 2 6 1 0 109
10 Yrs 315 220 59 92 69 16 16 93 127 .423 26 26 11 3 96 44% 47 89 2 213 76 6 95 4.0 4.0 5.8 99 22 75 109 12 126
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 105 -21 4.8 4.8 5.9 95

Reliever Pitching*

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
1997 22 KCR AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .922 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 5.0 34
1998 23 KCR AL 29 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 6 .921 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 5 4 1 4 0 8.2 34
1999 24 TOT MLB 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% .829 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3.8 27
1999 24 KCR AL 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 .931 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4.0 33
1999 24 NYM NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .050 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 10
2000 25 NYM NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .990 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0 40
2003 28 MIL NL 32 13 1 0 0 1 1 0 100% 8 7 13 3 23% 6 .949 4 4 5 8 0 5 7 6 9 3 9 1 5.3 26
2004 29 CHC NL 32 16 5 2 0 2 2 0 100% 5 3 12 9 75% 7 .902 4 3 9 5 2 9 5 11 12 4 12 0 6.0 36
2005 30 CHC NL 46 27 6 2 1 1 0 1 0% 4 3 13 5 38% 7 1.058 11 3 11 8 8 11 9 18 14 5 14 2 3.9 26
2006 31 CHC NL 25 16 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 14% 4 .762 2 5 9 0 2 14 7 9 11 2 13 2 5.4 36
2008 33 TOT NL 35 26 9 1 3 1 0 1 0% 3 1 21 10 48% .928 9 2 13 6 3 17 12 14 11 9 11 4 4.3 25
2008 33 SDP NL 12 12 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 .996 3 1 6 1 3 8 3 9 6 3 6 2 4.9 29
2008 33 COL NL 23 14 3 0 1 1 0 1 0% 3 1 17 7 41% 6 .905 6 1 7 5 0 9 9 5 5 6 5 2 3.8 20
2009 34 COL NL 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 5 45% 4 .548 3 3 5 3 0 8 6 5 8 1 8 1 5.1 31
10 Yrs 275 122 31 8 7 6 4 2 67% 22 15 86 36 42% .935 34 23 61 33 17 72 47 75 72 26 74 11 4.9 29

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%
1997 22 KCR AL 758 23% 3.7% 15.3% 6.9% 9.2% 34% 0.68 0.97 72% 24% 10.1% 15% 136 17 13%
1998 23 KCR AL 686 21% 3.2% 13.7% 7.3% 8.3% 30% 0.65 0.89 75% 26% 7.7% 11% 150 18 12%
1999 24 TOT MLB 26 46% 3.9% 15.4% 11.5% 3.9% 13% 0.38 0.57 65% 28% 12.5% 38% 7 1 14%
1999 24 KCR AL 23 48% 4.4% 17.4% 13.0% 4.4% 14% 0.36 0.33 61% 27% 14.3% 36% 6 0 0%
1999 24 NYM NL 3 33% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.50 2.00 100% 33% 0.0% 50% 1 1 100%
2000 25 NYM NL 802 22% 2.2% 19.6% 5.5% 6.9% 28% 0.60 0.84 71% 26% 5.9% 16% 130 13 10%
2001 26 NYM NL 785 17% 2.9% 19.9% 5.5% 8.0% 29% 0.62 0.83 69% 26% 7.5% 12% 149 15 10%
2002 27 MIL NL 913 23% 3.3% 15.3% 8.3% 7.5% 30% 0.82 1.43 71% 24% 9.1% 10% 207 27 13%
2003 28 MIL NL 573 24% 1.9% 16.2% 7.9% 8.6% 29% 0.68 0.99 72% 25% 5.0% 11% 117 11 9%
2004 29 CHC NL 545 25% 1.8% 16.5% 6.1% 7.2% 31% 0.71 0.96 73% 18% 4.7% 9% 91 11 12%
2005 30 CHC NL 655 20% 2.1% 17.0% 8.1% 7.9% 30% 0.63 0.92 71% 20% 5.4% 10% 136 14 10%
2006 31 CHC NL 311 24% 6.8% 19.0% 10.6% 12.5% 45% 0.55 1.03 61% 22% 17.5% 10% 52 6 12%
2008 33 TOT NL 367 31% 2.7% 15.0% 6.8% 9.3% 36% 0.70 1.05 74% 21% 7.0% 13% 70 3 4%
2008 33 SDP NL 92 33% 2.2% 13.0% 12.0% 7.6% 32% 0.81 1.47 72% 20% 6.1% 11% 17 1 6%
2008 33 COL NL 275 30% 2.9% 15.6% 5.1% 9.8% 38% 0.67 0.95 75% 21% 7.3% 13% 53 2 4%
2009 34 COL NL 92 22% 3.3% 14.1% 3.3% 12.0% 31% 0.48 0.79 78% 22% 6.4% 6% 20 3 15%
12 Yrs 6513 22% 2.9% 16.7% 7.1% 8.3% 31% 0.67 0.98 71% 24% 7.6% 12% 1265 139 11%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.9% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 0.77 1.07 70% 21% 7.9% 13% 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
1997 22 KCR AL 704 2561 3.64 1606 63% 29% 11% 26% 33% 71% 0% 44% 84% 62% 4% 27 17 18% 129 50 3 43% 16 10 54 1 2
1998 23 KCR AL 688 2562 3.72 1621 63% 29% 11% 27% 33% 71% 0% 45% 85% 62% 2% 17 8 21% 142 59 6 34% 16 9 -2 0 0
1999 24 TOT MLB 26 108 4.15 58 54% 28% 22% 19% 31% 72% 0% 39% 69% 54% 8% 2 2 15% 4 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0
1999 24 KCR AL 23 98 4.26 52 53% 25% 25% 21% 29% 75% 0% 40% 67% 57% 9% 2 2 17% 4 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0
1999 24 NYM NL 3 10 3.33 6 60% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 30% 100% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 25 NYM NL 804 3149 3.92 1990 63% 32% 11% 27% 30% 68% 1% 43% 83% 63% 4% 30 25 22% 173 56 4 45% 21 3 -2 0 0
2001 26 NYM NL 785 3080 3.92 1973 64% 28% 14% 28% 29% 72% 1% 46% 81% 62% 3% 21 14 21% 163 84 12 36% 21 5 0 0 0
2002 27 MIL NL 915 3615 3.95 2222 61% 30% 12% 27% 31% 70% 0% 43% 83% 57% 3% 25 13 18% 168 81 9 35% 20 12 -2 0 0
2003 28 MIL NL 574 2152 3.75 1391 65% 28% 11% 30% 31% 72% 1% 47% 85% 64% 4% 22 15 22% 128 70 12 38% 16 4 -1 0 0
2004 29 CHC NL 546 2187 4.01 1418 65% 28% 11% 31% 29% 72% 1% 47% 84% 66% 2% 11 8 23% 128 58 9 32% 12 2 -1 0 0
2005 30 CHC NL 655 2561 3.91 1626 63% 31% 10% 28% 30% 69% 3% 44% 85% 62% 5% 33 17 22% 141 56 8 40% 12 8 0 0 0
2006 31 CHC NL 311 1334 4.29 808 61% 31% 12% 30% 27% 69% 1% 42% 83% 60% 5% 17 12 25% 78 41 7 36% 9 3 0 0 0
2008 33 TOT NL 367 1418 3.86 914 64% 29% 10% 30% 31% 71% 6% 46% 86% 64% 5% 18 6 26% 95 44 4 31% 8 5 0 0 0
2008 33 SDP NL 92 353 3.84 209 59% 33% 8% 26% 33% 67% 11% 40% 88% 61% 7% 6 2 25% 23 12 0 58% 2 0 0 0 0
2008 33 COL NL 275 1065 3.87 705 66% 27% 11% 31% 31% 73% 3% 48% 85% 65% 4% 12 4 26% 72 32 4 23% 6 5 0 0 0
2009 34 COL NL 92 339 3.68 223 66% 28% 12% 26% 34% 72% 3% 47% 84% 61% 2% 2 1 16% 15 7 0 23% 2 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 6467 25066 3.88 15850 63% 30% 11% 28% 31% 70% 1% 45% 84% 62% 3% 225 138 21% 1364 607 74 37% 154 61 46 1 2
MLB Averages 3.75 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 21% 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
1997 22 KCR AL 758 206 19 2 28 1 9 19 9 14 14 37 24 4 65% 4 0 0 284 6 0 100% 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1998 23 KCR AL 686 191 45 5 22 2 19 21 1 9 13 55 29 9 53% 8 1 0 243 9 6 60% 6 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 0
1999 24 TOT MLB 26 8 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 50% 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 24 KCR AL 23 7 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 50% 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 24 NYM NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 25 NYM NL 802 196 22 2 18 1 12 15 3 13 5 32 21 5 66% 4 2 1 284 11 5 69% 7 5 4 0 0 0 3 3 12 0
2001 26 NYM NL 785 216 20 4 23 0 12 20 3 11 12 42 22 7 52% 10 3 4 296 13 3 81% 9 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 18 0
2002 27 MIL NL 913 227 27 4 30 0 16 20 10 14 16 52 30 10 58% 8 6 0 355 1 6 14% 1 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 10 0
2003 28 MIL NL 573 171 18 4 11 0 14 9 2 6 5 37 20 4 54% 4 3 0 236 1 6 14% 0 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 6 0
2004 29 CHC NL 545 127 9 1 10 0 12 9 1 7 3 29 13 6 45% 7 1 0 184 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 30 CHC NL 655 175 14 3 14 0 20 9 5 8 6 44 21 6 48% 8 1 0 256 3 2 60% 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 0
2006 31 CHC NL 311 86 2 1 21 0 15 15 6 14 7 17 7 2 41% 1 0 0 105 3 3 50% 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
2008 33 TOT NL 367 94 4 1 10 0 4 8 2 5 5 22 16 2 73% 3 2 0 153 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2008 33 SDP NL 92 22 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 6 5 0 83% 1 1 0 43 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2008 33 COL NL 275 72 4 1 8 0 3 6 2 4 4 16 11 2 69% 2 1 0 110 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2009 34 COL NL 92 35 4 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 4 1 67% 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 6513 1732 184 27 191 4 136 149 42 102 89 375 208 57 55% 58 19 5 2449 51 34 60% 34 25 17 6 0 3 12 11 87 0
MLB Averages 53% 70%

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+
1997 22 6 9 .400 5.50 30 27 0 1 0 0 170.1 206 111 104 28 52 0 116 7 1 0 758 85 1.515 10.9 1.5 2.7 6.1 2.23 85
1998 23 12 24 .333 5.68 59 51 2 2 1 1 325.0 397 215 205 50 102 0 210 11 1 1 1444 83 1.535 11.0 1.4 2.8 5.8 2.06 83
1999 24 12 25 .324 5.78 63 51 4 2 1 1 330.0 405 222 212 51 105 0 214 12 1 1 1470 82 1.545 11.0 1.4 2.9 5.8 2.04 82
2000 25 23 36 .390 5.13 94 81 4 4 1 1 520.2 601 313 297 69 149 2 371 18 1 3 2272 90 1.440 10.4 1.2 2.6 6.4 2.49 90
2001 26 31 48 .392 5.00 127 114 4 5 1 1 699.2 817 414 389 92 192 4 527 25 3 6 3057 90 1.442 10.5 1.2 2.5 6.8 2.74 90
2002 27 41 64 .390 4.93 161 148 4 9 2 1 910.1 1044 532 499 122 268 5 667 30 3 12 3970 89 1.441 10.3 1.2 2.6 6.6 2.49 89
2003 28 42 76 .356 5.11 193 167 5 10 2 2 1033.2 1215 625 587 133 313 8 760 34 3 15 4543 86 1.478 10.6 1.2 2.7 6.6 2.43 86
2004 29 48 78 .381 4.93 225 183 10 10 2 4 1163.1 1342 679 637 143 346 9 850 38 4 16 5088 89 1.451 10.4 1.1 2.7 6.6 2.46 89
2005 30 57 86 .399 4.88 271 202 16 11 3 4 1308.2 1517 758 710 157 399 17 961 39 5 17 5743 90 1.464 10.4 1.1 2.7 6.6 2.41 90
2006 31 60 94 .390 5.01 296 211 21 11 3 4 1375.0 1603 815 765 178 432 19 1020 40 5 17 6054 88 1.480 10.5 1.2 2.8 6.7 2.36 88
2007 32 60 94 .390 5.01 296 211 21 11 3 4 1375.0 1603 815 765 178 432 19 1020 40 5 17 6054 88 1.480 10.5 1.2 2.8 6.7 2.36 88
2008 33 65 99 .396 5.02 331 220 30 11 3 4 1458.2 1697 865 813 188 457 26 1075 40 5 19 6421 88 1.477 10.5 1.2 2.8 6.6 2.35 88
2009 34 67 99 .404 5.04 342 220 31 11 3 4 1477.1 1732 880 827 191 460 27 1088 40 5 19 6513 88 1.484 10.6 1.2 2.8 6.6 2.37 88

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1997 22 7 11 .389 5.28 167.0 200 109 98 27 50 114 7 1.497 10.8 2.7 6.1 2.28 1.5 30
1998 23 5 11 .313 5.58 150.0 184 103 93 21 48 91 4 1.547 11.0 2.9 5.5 1.90 1.3 29
1999 24 0 0 10.80 5.0 7 7 6 1 3 4 1 2.000 12.6 5.4 7.2 1.33 1.8 4
2000 25 11 9 .550 3.71 189.0 188 87 78 17 42 155 6 1.217 9.0 2.0 7.4 3.69 0.8 31
2001 26 8 11 .421 4.73 173.0 215 101 91 23 43 151 7 1.491 11.2 2.2 7.9 3.51 1.2 33
2002 27 9 13 .409 4.90 202.0 227 122 110 30 76 134 5 1.500 10.1 3.4 6.0 1.76 1.3 34
2003 28 4 9 .308 6.35 119.0 167 93 84 11 44 90 4 1.773 12.6 3.3 6.8 2.05 0.8 32
2004 29 8 6 .571 3.21 129.0 122 51 46 10 32 90 4 1.194 8.5 2.2 6.3 2.81 0.7 32
2005 30 7 8 .467 4.38 144.0 171 78 70 14 52 110 1 1.549 10.7 3.3 6.9 2.12 0.9 46
2006 31 2 5 .286 6.68 66.0 81 54 49 20 31 59 1 1.697 11.0 4.2 8.0 1.90 2.7 25
2008 33 4 5 .444 4.82 84.0 91 50 45 10 24 55 0 1.369 9.8 2.6 5.9 2.29 1.1 35
2009 34 1 1 .500 5.68 19.0 33 13 12 3 3 13 0 1.895 15.6 1.4 6.2 4.33 1.4 11
12 Yrs 66 89 .426 4.86 1447.0 1686 868 782 187 448 1066 40 1.475 10.5 6.6 2.38 1.2 342

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2000 NL  2.077 (7th)
2001 NL  2.162 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  6.628 (151st)

Games Started s c a p y
2002 NL  34 (4th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2002 NL  4 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
2002 NL  1 (10th)
2005 NL  1 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2002 NL  30 (4th)
Career  191 (239th)

Hits s c a p y
2002 NL  227 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2000 NL  3.568 (5th)
2001 NL  3.628 (6th)
Career  2.365 (135th)

Losses s c a p y
1998 AL  15 (4th)
2002 NL  16 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2002 NL  110 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
2002 NL  913 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1561), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1430), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1738), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1040th), 5.4 career WAR/9.0 7yr-peak WAR/7.2 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  4. Pat Caraway (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Kennedy (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Zach Duke (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Joe Kennedy (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Zach Duke (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ricky Bones (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jason Johnson (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Kip Wells (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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