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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 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
1998	21	NYY-min	Rk,A	3	1	.750	2.35	14	7	2	0	0	1	57.1	64	23	15	4	12	0	49	2	0	2	244		1.326	10.0	0.6	1.9	7.7	4.08	YNK,GBO · GULF,SALL
1999	22	NYY-min	A	4	6	.400	3.66	49	0	26	0	0	4	76.1	78	34	31	8	23	3	68	2	0	7	332		1.323	9.2	0.9	2.7	8.0	2.96	GBO · SALL
2000	23	NYY-PIT-min	A+	5	6	.455	3.11	43	0	21	0	0	6	75.1	58	29	26	2	25	5	72	1	0	3	305		1.102	6.9	0.2	3.0	8.6	2.88	TAM,LBG · FLOR,CARL
2001	24	PIT-min	AA	5	7	.417	3.11	34	15	11	0	0	1	121.2	133	48	42	9	28	1	63	4	0	2	512		1.323	9.8	0.7	2.1	4.7	2.25	ATO · EL
2002	25	PIT-min	AA	4	3	.571	2.19	51	0	45	0	0	20	70.0	54	18	17	8	12	1	60	2	0	1	275		0.943	6.9	1.0	1.5	7.7	5.00	ATO · EL
2003	26	DET	AL	1	3	.250	4.68	66	0	18	0	0	3	77.0	78	42	40	9	22	1	38	3	0	2	326	92	1.299	9.1	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.73

2005	28	DET-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.12	12	0	4	0	0	1	19.2	18	10	9	2	3	0	15	0	0	0	78		1.068	8.2	0.9	1.4	6.9	5.00	TOL · IL
2005	28	DET	AL	3	4	.429	3.44	56	0	8	0	0	0	70.2	58	30	27	8	22	6	26	2	0	4	284	124	1.132	7.4	1.0	2.8	3.3	1.18
2006	29	DET-min	AAA	1	4	.200	2.05	49	0	19	0	0	5	66.0	61	20	15	4	10	4	34	3	0	1	260		1.076	8.3	0.5	1.4	4.6	3.40	TOL · IL
2006	29	TOT	MLB	0	0		5.06	16	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	25	12	12	5	8	3	7	0	0	0	95	92	1.547	10.5	2.1	3.4	3.0	0.88
2006	29	DET	AL	0	0		3.18	9	0	3	0	0	0	11.1	13	4	4	2	4	2	4	0	0	0	49	146	1.500	10.3	1.6	3.2	3.2	1.00
2006	29	MIL	NL	0	0		7.20	7	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	12	8	8	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	46	65	1.600	10.8	2.7	3.6	2.7	0.75
2007	30	MIL-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.69	10	0	1	0	0	0	16.0	19	4	3	1	2	0	9	0	0	0	68		1.312	10.7	0.6	1.1	5.1	4.50	NVL · PCL
2007	30	MIL	NL	2	1	.667	4.68	49	0	21	0	0	0	50.0	63	31	26	6	14	3	28	2	0	4	225	95	1.540	11.3	1.1	2.5	5.0	2.00
4 Yrs				6	8	.429	4.32	187	0	50	0	0	3	219.0	224	115	105	28	66	13	99	7	0	10	930	101	1.324	9.2	1.2	2.7	4.1	1.50
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.429	4.32	68	0	18	0	0	1	80	81	42	38	10	24	5	36	3	0	4	338	101	1.324	9.2	1.2	2.7	4.1	1.50

DET (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.02	131	0	29	0	0	3	159.0	149	76	71	19	48	9	68	5	0	6	659	107	1.239	8.4	1.1	2.7	3.8	1.42
MIL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.10	56	0	21	0	0	0	60.0	75	39	34	9	18	4	31	2	0	4	271	88	1.550	11.3	1.4	2.7	4.7	1.72

AL (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.02	131	0	29	0	0	3	159.0	149	76	71	19	48	9	68	5	0	6	659	107	1.239	8.4	1.1	2.7	3.8	1.42
NL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.10	56	0	21	0	0	0	60.0	75	39	34	9	18	4	31	2	0	4	271	88	1.550	11.3	1.4	2.7	4.7	1.72

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
2003	26	DET	AL	77.0	66	0	42	4.91	4.92	-0.18	-0.37	95.6	4.53	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.2	0.3	6	.495	.498	$305,000

2005	28	DET	AL	70.2	56	0	30	3.82	4.70	0.17	-0.36	97.0	4.05	1	0.1	1.0	-0.2	0.6	10	.502	.501	$
2006	29	DET	AL	11.1	9	0	4	3.18	5.26	0.28	-0.39	98.9	4.54	2	0.2	.4	-0.1	0.2	3	.518	.501	$725,000
2006	29	MIL	NL	10.0	7	0	8	7.20	4.82	0.06	-0.35	99.4	4.38	-3	-0.3	.8	0.0	-0.2	-2	.458	.498	$
2007	30	MIL	NL	50.0	49	0	31	5.58	4.76	-0.10	-0.34	100.0	4.52	-6	-0.6	.7	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.489	.497	$
4 Seasons				219.0	187	0	115	4.73	4.83	-0.02	-0.36	97.4	4.37	-9	-0.9	.9	-0.4	0.7	17	.495	.499	$1,030,000

DET (3 yrs)				159.0	131	0	76	4.30	4.85	0.01	-0.36	96.5	4.32	-0	-0.0	.9	-0.4	1.1	20	.500	.500	$1,030,000
MIL (2 yrs)				60.0	56	0	39	5.85	4.77	-0.07	-0.34	99.9	4.50	-9	-0.9	.7	-0.0	-0.4	-3	.485	.497	$

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
2003	26	DET	AL	66	326	293	42	78	17	3	9	12	0	22	38	.266	.319	.437	.756	.275	128	11	3	3	5	1	5

2005	28	DET	AL	56	284	252	30	58	11	0	8	2	1	22	26	.230	.292	.369	.661	.224	93	11	2	3	5	6	4
2006	29	DET	AL	9	49	45	4	13	3	0	2	0	1	4	4	.289	.347	.489	.836	.282	22	2	0	0	0	2	1
2006	29	MIL	NL	7	46	42	8	12	2	0	3	0	0	4	3	.286	.348	.548	.895	.250	23	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006	29	TOT	MLB	16	95	87	12	25	5	0	5	0	1	8	7	.287	.347	.517	.865	.267	45	2	0	0	0	3	1
2007	30	MIL	NL	49	225	208	31	63	12	1	6	2	0	14	28	.303	.351	.457	.808	.326	95	5	2	0	1	3	2
4 Yrs				187	930	840	115	224	45	4	28	16	2	66	99	.267	.321	.430	.751	.271	361	29	7	6	11	13	12
162 Game Avg.				68	338	305	42	81	16	1	10	6	1	24	36	.267	.321	.430	.751	.271	131	11	3	2	4	5	4
MLB Averages																.266	.334	.425	.759	.298

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
2003	26	DET	AL	-2.5	-0.2	339	-1.3	5.0	-6.4	.96	-0.9	-0.5	-2.6	-0.3	0.96	-5.1	17	17	30

2005	28	DET	AL	6.5	0.6	291	0.9	3.9	-3.0	.76	0.7	0.4	11.1	1.1	0.76	12.0	15	12	25
2006	29	TOT	MLB	-0.4	-0.0	96	-0.2	0.8	-1.0	.53	-0.4	-0.0	-3.6	-0.3	0.52	-1.9	2	3	11
2006	29	DET	AL	2.1	0.2	50	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	.18	-0.3	-0.6	-1.9	-0.2	0.18	-1.4	0	2	7
2006	29	MIL	NL	-2.4	-0.2	46	-0.1	0.7	-0.8	.90	-0.1	0.0	-1.7	-0.2	0.90	-0.5	2	1	4
2007	30	MIL	NL	-2.5	-0.2	231	0.2	2.5	-2.2	.60	-0.4	0.8	-9.6	-0.9	0.60	-3.3	10	3	36
4 Yrs				1.2	0.1	957	-0.5	12.2	-12.6	.77	-0.9	0.3	-4.7	-0.4	0.77	1.6	44	35	102

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2003	26	DET	AL	66	66	18	1	3	6	3	3	50%	11	5	52	22	42%	8	.956	17	17	30	14	7	45	30	36	29	22	32	12	3.5	18

2005	28	DET	AL	56	56	8	3	4	1	0	1	0%	12	11	46	12	26%	7	.762	15	12	25	15	9	32	25	31	25	16	28	15	3.8	18
2006	29	TOT	MLB	16	16	3	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	14	7	50%		.528	2	3	11	5	2	9	8	8	8	4	8	1	4.0	21
2006	29	DET	AL	9	9	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	13	7	54%	8	.179	0	2	7	3	0	6	7	2	4	3	4	1	3.8	19
2006	29	MIL	NL	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	1	0	0%	6	.899	2	1	4	2	2	3	1	6	4	1	4	0	4.3	24
2007	30	MIL	NL	49	49	21	2	1	0	0	0		3	2	22	11	50%	9	.599	10	3	36	13	6	30	13	36	11	16	12	10	3.1	16
4 Yrs				187	187	50	6	8	8	3	5	38%	27	18	134	52	39%		.767	44	35	102	47	24	116	76	111	73	58	80	38	3.5	18

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%
2003	26	DET	AL	326	56%	2.8%	11.7%	6.8%	8.9%	37%	0.70	1.00	77%	22%	7.2%	18%	67	11	16%

2005	28	DET	AL	284	61%	2.8%	9.2%	7.8%	6.7%	33%	0.89	1.18	79%	13%	7.0%	7%	56	11	20%
2006	29	TOT	MLB	95	54%	5.3%	7.4%	8.4%	10.5%	40%	0.63	0.65	79%	11%	12.2%	16%	15	2	13%
2006	29	DET	AL	49	65%	4.1%	8.2%	8.2%	10.2%	39%	0.64	0.61	80%	10%	9.5%	16%	10	2	20%
2006	29	MIL	NL	46	41%	6.5%	6.5%	8.7%	10.9%	42%	0.63	0.69	78%	13%	15.0%	17%	5	0	0%
2007	30	MIL	NL	225	55%	2.7%	12.4%	6.2%	8.4%	30%	1.02	1.22	78%	19%	7.6%	10%	42	5	12%
4 Yrs				930	57%	3.0%	10.7%	7.1%	8.3%	34%	0.82	1.06	78%	17%	7.8%	13%	180	29	16%
MLB Averages					46%	2.8%	16.7%	8.4%	8.1%	34%	0.80	1.08	70%	19%	7.8%	11%			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
2003	26	DET	AL	326	1173	3.60	739	63%	24%	11%	29%	36%	76%	0%	48%	85%	57%	6%	18	12	18%	59	25	2	29%	6	5	0	0	0

2005	28	DET	AL	284	1014	3.57	644	64%	23%	11%	30%	36%	77%	5%	49%	86%	55%	5%	15	5	22%	63	34	5	31%	6	4	0	0	0
2006	29	TOT	MLB	95	334	3.52	214	64%	25%	10%	28%	37%	75%	10%	48%	86%	67%	6%	6	2	15%	14	6	2	29%	1	1	0	0	0
2006	29	DET	AL	49	169	3.45	112	66%	25%	9%	29%	37%	75%	14%	50%	88%	71%	6%	3	1	14%	7	2	0	25%	1	0	0	0	0
2006	29	MIL	NL	46	165	3.59	102	62%	25%	12%	25%	38%	75%	6%	47%	84%	63%	7%	3	1	15%	7	4	2	33%	0	1	0	0	0
2007	30	MIL	NL	225	768	3.41	514	67%	28%	11%	25%	35%	72%	5%	48%	84%	60%	3%	7	4	24%	54	31	3	46%	7	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				930	3289	3.54	2111	64%	25%	11%	28%	36%	75%	4%	48%	85%	58%	5%	46	23	20%	190	96	12	34%	20	10	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.75		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	59%	5%			22%				26%

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
2003	26	DET	AL	326	78	5	1	9	0	11	5	4	6	3	22	12	1	55%	5	2	0	139	12	0	100%	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

2005	28	DET	AL	284	58	8	1	8	0	18	4	4	1	7	28	13	3	46%	4	4	0	85	2	1	67%	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	0
2006	29	TOT	MLB	95	25	2	0	5	0	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	0	50%	1	0	0	41	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	29	DET	AL	49	13	1	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	50%	1	0	0	25	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	29	MIL	NL	46	12	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	30	MIL	NL	225	63	14	3	6	0	11	2	4	3	3	14	8	1	57%	2	4	0	86	2	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
4 Yrs				930	224	29	5	28	0	43	14	14	12	16	66	34	5	52%	12	10	0	351	16	2	89%	14	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	32	0
MLB Averages																		53%							71%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2003	26	1	3	.250	4.68	66	18	3	77.0	78	42	40	9	22	1	38	3	2	326	92	1.299	9.1	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.73	92
2004	27	1	3	.250	4.68	66	18	3	77.0	78	42	40	9	22	1	38	3	2	326	92	1.299	9.1	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.73	92
2005	28	4	7	.364	4.08	122	26	3	147.2	136	72	67	17	44	7	64	5	6	610	105	1.219	8.3	1.0	2.7	3.9	1.45	105
2006	29	4	7	.364	4.21	138	29	3	169.0	161	84	79	22	52	10	71	5	6	705	103	1.260	8.6	1.2	2.8	3.8	1.37	103
2007	30	6	8	.429	4.32	187	50	3	219.0	224	115	105	28	66	13	99	7	10	930	101	1.324	9.2	1.2	2.7	4.1	1.50	101

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
2003	26	3	5	.375	4.86	74.0	78	44	40	9	22	37	3	1.351	9.5	2.7	4.5	1.68	1.1	66

2005	28	4	3	.571	3.76	67.0	59	31	28	8	22	25	2	1.209	7.9	3.0	3.4	1.14	1.1	56
2006	29	1	1	.500	5.14	21.0	24	13	12	5	8	7	0	1.524	10.3	3.4	3.0	0.88	2.1	16
2007	30	2	3	.400	4.41	49.0	61	27	24	6	14	28	2	1.531	11.2	2.6	5.1	2.00	1.1	49
4 Yrs		10	12	.455	4.44	211.0	222	115	104	28	66	97	7	1.365	9.5		4.1	1.47	1.2	187

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