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Chris Spurling

Christopher Michael Spurling

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: June 28, 1977 in Dayton, OH
High School: Northridge HS (Dayton, OH)
School: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed May 14, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 2003
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Brewers 2003-2007

Final Game: September 29, 2007
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1998	21	NYY-min	A,Rk	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		GBO,YNK · SALL,GULF
1999	22	NYY-min	A	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		GBO · SALL
2000	23	NYY-PIT-min	A+	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		TAM,LBG · FLOR,CARL
2001	24	PIT-min	AA	34	14	13	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.231	.231	.385	.615	5	0	0	1	0	0		ATO · EL
2002	25	PIT-min	AA	52	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0		ATO · EL
2003	26	DET	AL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2005	28	DET-min	AAA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2005	28	DET	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	29	DET-min	AAA	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2006	29	TOT	MLB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	29	DET	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2006	29	MIL	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2007	30	MIL-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		NVL · PCL
2007	30	MIL	NL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4 Yrs				187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

DET (3 yrs)				131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (2 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2003	26	DET	AL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$305,000	1

2005	28	DET	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2006	29	DET	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$725,000	/1
2006	29	MIL	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2007	30	MIL	NL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
4 Seasons				187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,030,000

DET (3 yrs)				131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,030,000
MIL (2 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	WPA/LI	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI
2003	26	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

2005	28	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	29	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	29	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
2006	29	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	30	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
4 Yrs				0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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