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Chris Spurling
Christopher Michael Spurling
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 228 lb.

Born: June 28, 1977 in Dayton, 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
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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
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 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 TOT 0 0 5.06 16 0 3 0 0 0 21.1 25 12 12 5 8 3 7 0 0 0 95 90 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 49 144 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 63 1.600 10.8 2.7 3.6 2.7 0.75
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 96 1.540 11.3 1.1 2.5 5.0 2.00
4 Seasons 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
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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
2003 26 DET AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 28 DET AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 29 TOT 7 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 NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 62 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) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 10 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% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 DET AL 26 P 66 0 77.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.94 0.12 .950 1.73 0.49
2005 DET AL 28 P 56 0 70.2 12 4 8 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.53 0.21 .950 1.69 0.46
2006 TOT 29 P 16 0 21.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.84 0.13 .950 1.65 0.42
2006 DET AL 29 P 9 0 11.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.59 0.41
2006 MIL NL 29 P 7 0 10.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.29 .950 1.71 0.43
2007 MIL NL 30 P 49 0 50.0 12 7 4 1 0 .917 0.0 0.0 1.98 0.22 .967 1.67 0.40
4 Seasons P 187 0 219.0 34 12 21 1 2 .971 0.0 0.0 1.36 0.18 .956 1.70 0.45
4 Seasons TOT 187 0 219.0 34 12 21 1 2 .971 0.0 0.0 1.36 0.18 .926 1.70 0.45

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Transactions

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed May 14, 1998.

August 7, 2000: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Sojo.

December 16, 2002: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

March 25, 2003: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Coenen (minors).

September 8, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Detroit Tigers.

October 10, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

October 17, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2003Detroit Tigers$305,000
2004Detroit Tigers$325,000
2006Detroit Tigers$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,355,000
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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