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C.C. Sabathia
Carsten Charles Sabathia
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 250 lb.

Born: July 21, 1980 in Vallejo, CA
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 29, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 2001
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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
2001 20 CLE AL 17 5 .773 4.39 33 33 0 0 0 0 180.1 149 93 88 19 95 1 171 7 3 7 763 102 1.353 7.4 0.9 4.7 8.5 1.80 RoY-2
2002 21 CLE AL 13 11 .542 4.37 33 33 0 2 0 0 210.0 198 109 102 17 88 2 149 1 3 6 891 100 1.362 8.5 0.7 3.8 6.4 1.69
2003 22 CLE AL 13 9 .591 3.60 30 30 0 2 1 0 197.2 190 85 79 19 66 3 141 6 2 4 832 122 1.295 8.7 0.9 3.0 6.4 2.14 AS
2004 23 CLE AL 11 10 .524 4.12 30 30 0 1 1 0 188.0 176 90 86 20 72 3 139 7 1 1 787 106 1.319 8.4 1.0 3.4 6.7 1.93 AS
2005 24 CLE AL 15 10 .600 4.03 31 31 0 1 0 0 196.2 185 92 88 19 62 1 161 7 0 7 823 104 1.256 8.5 0.9 2.8 7.4 2.60
2006 25 CLE AL 12 11 .522 3.22 28 28 0 6 2 0 192.2 182 83 69 17 44 3 172 7 0 3 802 140 1.173 8.5 0.8 2.1 8.0 3.91
2007 26 CLE AL 19 7 .731 3.21 34 34 0 4 1 0 241.0 238 94 86 20 37 1 209 8 0 1 975 143 1.141 8.9 0.7 1.4 7.8 5.65 AS,CYA-1,MVP-14
2008 27 TOT 17 10 .630 2.70 35 35 0 10 5 0 253.0 223 85 76 19 59 1 251 7 2 2 1023 162 1.115 7.9 0.7 2.1 8.9 4.25 CYA-5,MVP-6
2008 27 CLE AL 6 8 .429 3.83 18 18 0 3 2 0 122.1 117 54 52 13 34 1 123 3 2 1 507 116 1.234 8.6 1.0 2.5 9.0 3.62
2008 27 MIL NL 11 2 .846 1.65 17 17 0 7 3 0 130.2 106 31 24 6 25 0 128 4 0 1 516 260 1.003 7.3 0.4 1.7 8.8 5.12
2009 28 NYY AL 7 4 .636 3.55 16 16 0 2 1 0 109.0 88 46 43 9 31 2 78 6 0 4 441 123 1.092 7.3 0.7 2.6 6.4 2.52
9 Seasons 124 77 .617 3.65 270 270 0 28 11 0 1768.1 1629 777 717 159 554 17 1471 56 11 35 7337 121 1.234 8.3 0.8 2.8 7.5 2.66
162 Game Avg. 16 10 .617 3.65 34 34 0 4 1 0 223 205 98 90 20 70 2 185 7 1 4 924 121 1.234 8.3 0.8 2.8 7.5 2.66
CLE (8 yrs) 106 71 .599 3.83 237 237 0 19 7 0 1528.2 1435 700 650 144 498 15 1265 46 11 30 6380 116 1.265 8.4 0.8 2.9 7.4 2.54
NYY (1 yr) 7 4 .636 3.55 16 16 0 2 1 0 109.0 88 46 43 9 31 2 78 6 0 4 441 123 1.092 7.3 0.7 2.6 6.4 2.52
MIL (1 yr) 11 2 .846 1.65 17 17 0 7 3 0 130.2 106 31 24 6 25 0 128 4 0 1 516 260 1.003 7.3 0.4 1.7 8.8 5.12
AL (9 yrs) 113 75 .601 3.81 253 253 0 21 8 0 1637.2 1523 746 693 153 529 17 1343 52 11 34 6821 116 1.253 8.4 0.8 2.9 7.4 2.54
NL (1 yr) 11 2 .846 1.65 17 17 0 7 3 0 130.2 106 31 24 6 25 0 128 4 0 1 516 260 1.003 7.3 0.4 1.7 8.8 5.12

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
2001 20 CLE AL ALDS L SEA 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 0 5 1 5 0 0 0 28 1.833 9.0 0.0 7.5 7.5 1.00
2007 26 CLE AL ALDS W NYY 1 0 1.000 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 6 5 2.000 7.2 10.8 9.0 0.83
2007 26 CLE AL ALCS L BOS 0 2 .000 10.45 2 2 0 0 0 10.1 17 12 7 9 2.323 14.8 6.1 7.8 1.29
2008 27 MIL NL NLDS L PHI 0 1 .000 12.27 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 6 5 4 5 2.727 14.7 9.8 12.3 1.25
3 Seasons (4 Series) 2 3 .400 7.92 5 5 0 0 0 0 25.0 33 2 22 0 22 1 24 0 0 0 28 2.200 11.9 0.0 7.9 8.6 1.09
1 NLDS 0 1 .000 12.27 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 6 5 4 5 2.727 14.7 9.8 12.3 1.25
2 ALDS 2 0 1.000 4.09 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 10 2 5 0 11 1 10 0 0 0 28 1.909 8.2 0.0 9.0 8.2 0.91
1 ALCS 0 2 .000 10.45 2 2 0 0 0 10.1 17 12 7 9 2.323 14.8 6.1 7.8 1.29

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2001 20 CLE AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 RoY-2
2002 21 CLE AL 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 22 CLE AL 3 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2004 23 CLE AL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2005 24 CLE AL 2 6 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 242 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 25 CLE AL 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 26 CLE AL 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 250 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-14
2008 27 TOT 18 53 51 4 12 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 12 .235 .235 .392 .627 61 20 4 0 2 0 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-6
2008 27 CLE AL 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 311 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 27 MIL NL 17 50 48 3 11 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 10 .229 .229 .333 .562 46 16 4 0 2 0 0 1
2009 28 NYY AL 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 34 96 92 7 24 3 0 3 14 0 0 1 23 .261 .269 .391 .660 72 36 5 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 457 438 33 114 14 0 14 67 0 0 5 110 .261 .269 .391 .660 72 172 24 0 14 0 0
CLE (8 yrs) 15 42 40 3 12 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 12 .300 .317 .475 .792 107 19 1 0 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 17 50 48 3 11 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 10 .229 .229 .333 .562 46 16 4 0 2 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 17 46 44 4 13 1 0 2 8 0 0 1 13 .295 .311 .455 .766 100 20 1 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 17 50 48 3 11 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 10 .229 .229 .333 .562 46 16 4 0 2 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 20 CLE AL ALDS SEA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 27 MIL NL NLDS PHI L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 CLE AL 20 P 33 33 180.1 25 3 21 1 1 .960 1.20 0.73 .956 1.75 0.49 RoY-2
2002 CLE AL 21 P 33 33 210.0 22 2 19 1 2 .955 0.90 0.64 .959 1.69 0.48
2003 CLE AL 22 P 30 30 197.2 28 7 19 2 2 .929 1.18 0.87 .957 1.73 0.49 AS
2004 CLE AL 23 P 30 30 188.0 18 1 17 0 2 1.000 0.86 0.60 .944 1.66 0.45 AS
2005 CLE AL 24 P 31 31 196.2 21 2 17 2 0 .905 0.87 0.61 .957 1.69 0.46
2006 CLE AL 25 P 28 28 192.2 25 7 15 3 1 .880 1.03 0.79 .960 1.56 0.41
2007 CLE AL 26 P 34 34 241.0 26 1 24 1 1 .962 0.93 0.74 .954 1.60 0.42 AS,CYA-1,MVP-14
2008 TOT 27 P 35 35 253.0 34 5 28 1 5 .971 1.17 0.94 .956 1.66 0.43 CYA-5,MVP-6
2008 CLE AL 27 P 18 18 122.1 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 0.88 0.67 .950 1.60 0.42
2008 MIL NL 27 P 17 17 130.2 22 3 18 1 4 .955 1.45 1.24 .959 1.73 0.43
2009 NYY AL 28 P 16 16 109.0 18 1 17 0 0 1.000 1.49 1.13 .956 1.64 0.44
9 Seasons P 270 270 1768.1 217 29 177 11 14 .949 1.05 0.76 .956 1.66 0.45
9 Seasons TOT 270 270 1768.1 217 29 177 11 14 .949 1.05 0.76 .905 1.66 0.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2003
2004 *
2007 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2007-AL-Cy Young
2007-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2007-AL-14-3%
2008-NL-6-27%
0.30 Career Shares (587th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2007-AL--1--85%
2008-NL--5--6%
1 Cy Young
0.91 Career Shares (54th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2003 AL--3.597--10th
2006 AL--3.223--3rd
2007 AL--3.212--5th
Active--3.649--15th

Wins s c a p y
2001 AL--17--6th
2005 AL--15--8th
2007 AL--19--2nd
Active--124--24th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2001 AL--.773--3rd
2007 AL--.731--3rd
Active--.617--10th
Career--.617--74th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2006 AL--1.173--4th
2007 AL--1.141--5th
2009 AL--1.092--4th
Active--1.235--13th
Career--1.235--217th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL--7.436--1st
2004 AL--8.426--9th
2005 AL--8.466--8th
2006 AL--8.502--6th
2009 AL--7.266--3rd
Active--8.291--17th
Career--8.291--215th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2007 AL--1.382--2nd
Active--2.820--43rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL--8.534--4th
2005 AL--7.368--6th
2006 AL--8.035--6th
2007 AL--7.805--9th
Active--7.487--24th
Career--7.487--48th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2007 AL--241.0--1st
2009 AL--109.0--7th
Active--1768.3--26th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2001 AL--171--7th
2002 AL--149--10th
2005 AL--161--7th
2006 AL--172--8th
2007 AL--209--5th
Active--1471--17th
Career--1471--178th

Games Started s c a p y
2002 AL--33--7th
2007 AL--34--1st
2009 AL--16--7th
Active--270--28th

Complete Games s c a p y
2006 AL--6--1st
2007 AL--4--2nd
2008 NL--7--1st
2008 AL--3--3rd
2009 AL--2--4th
Active--28--11th

Shutouts s c a p y
2003 AL--1--6th
2004 AL--1--4th
2006 AL--2--1st
2007 AL--1--5th
2008 NL--3--1st
2008 AL--2--1st
2009 AL--1--2nd
Active--11--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2001 AL--95--2nd
2002 AL--88--2nd
Active--554--42nd

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL--238--3rd
Active--1629--40th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2006 AL--3.909--5th
2007 AL--5.649--1st
Active--2.655--16th
Career--2.655--57th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2002 AL--.729--7th
2005 AL--.870--8th
2006 AL--.794--8th
2007 AL--.747--9th
Active--.809--18th

Earned Runs s c a p y
2002 AL--102--7th
Active--717--45th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 AL--8--10th
2009 AL--6--5th
Active--56--48th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2007 AL--975--1st
2009 AL--441--9th
Active--7337--33rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2003 AL--122--10th
2006 AL--140--3rd
2007 AL--143--5th
Active--121--14th
Career--121--101st

Youngest s c a p y
2001 AL--born 1980-07-21--1st
2002 AL--born 1980-07-21--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 13 (165), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 86 (274), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 46 (282), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (231), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.

July 7, 2008: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Matt LaPorta (minors), Rob Bryson (minors) and Zach Jackson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Michael Brantley (minors) (October 3, 2008) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 1, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2002Cleveland Indians$700,000
2003Cleveland Indians$1,100,000
2004Cleveland Indians$2,700,000
2005Cleveland Indians$5,250,000
2006Cleveland Indians$7,000,000
2007Cleveland Indians$8,750,000
2008Cleveland Indians$11,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$36,500,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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