Jon Switzer

Jon Michael Switzer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 13, 1979 in Bowling Green, KY
High School: Clear Lake HS (Houston, TX)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed August 13, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 2003
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/Mets 2003-2009

Final Game: June 22, 2009
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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
2001	21	TBD-min	A-	2	0	1.000	0.63	5	0	2	0	0	0	14.1	9	3	1	0	2	0	20	2	0	2	57		0.767	5.7	0.0	1.3	12.6	10.00	HDV · NYPL
2002	22	TBD-min	A+	7	5	.583	4.27	20	20	0	0	0	0	103.1	108	55	49	8	26	0	129	8	0	4	441		1.297	9.4	0.7	2.3	11.2	4.96	BAK · CALL
2003	23	TBD-min	AA,AAA	9	8	.529	3.37	23	23	0	2	0	0	131.0	123	64	49	11	32	1	103	5	1	9	541		1.183	8.5	0.8	2.2	7.1	3.22	ORL,DHM · SOUL,IL
2003	23	TBD	AL	0	0		7.45	5	0	1	0	0	0	9.2	13	8	8	2	3	0	7	4	0	1	46	61	1.655	12.1	1.9	2.8	6.5	2.33
2004		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2005	25	TBD-min	AAA,AA	3	6	.333	5.59	23	14	2	0	0	0	75.2	97	52	47	8	27	1	48	12	1	3	354		1.639	11.5	1.0	3.2	5.7	1.78	DHM,MTG · IL,SOUL
2005	25	TBD	AL	0	0		6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	4	3	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	25	70	3.000	11.3	0.0	15.8	11.3	0.71
2006	26	TBD-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	0.87	26	0	10	0	0	3	31.0	22	4	3	1	13	0	29	1	0	1	129		1.129	6.4	0.3	3.8	8.4	2.23	DHM · IL
2006	26	TBD	AL	2	2	.500	4.54	40	0	6	0	0	0	33.2	38	19	17	5	19	3	18	1	0	3	157	101	1.693	10.2	1.3	5.1	4.8	0.95
2007	27	TBD-min	AAA	0	0		0.82	23	0	6	0	0	1	33.0	26	4	3	0	8	1	23	1	0	0	126		1.030	7.1	0.0	2.2	6.3	2.88	DHM · IL
2007	27	TBD	AL	0	2	.000	8.05	21	0	2	0	0	0	19.0	27	17	17	2	7	1	13	0	0	1	88	57	1.789	12.8	0.9	3.3	6.2	1.86

2008	28	BOS-min	AAA	5	1	.833	4.40	52	1	17	0	0	3	75.2	85	40	37	12	19	1	65	13	0	1	334		1.374	10.1	1.4	2.3	7.7	3.42	PAW · IL
2009	29	NYM-min	AAA	1	3	.250	3.29	41	0	16	0	0	4	52.0	46	23	19	4	23	0	49	2	0	0	225		1.327	8.0	0.7	4.0	8.5	2.13	BFL · IL
2009	29	NYM	NL	0	0		8.10	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	17	56	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.50
5 Yrs				2	4	.333	6.20	72	0	10	0	0	0	69.2	87	51	48	10	38	4	46	6	0	5	333	74	1.794	11.2	1.3	4.9	5.9	1.21
162 Game Avg.				2	4	.333	6.20	68	0	9	0	0	0	66	82	48	45	9	36	4	43	6	0	5	315	74	1.794	11.2	1.3	4.9	5.9	1.21

TBD (4 yrs)				2	4	.333	6.11	68	0	9	0	0	0	66.1	83	48	45	9	36	4	43	5	0	5	316	75	1.794	11.3	1.2	4.9	5.8	1.19
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	17	56	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.50

AL (4 yrs)				2	4	.333	6.11	68	0	9	0	0	0	66.1	83	48	45	9	36	4	43	5	0	5	316	75	1.794	11.3	1.2	4.9	5.8	1.19
NL (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	17	56	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.50

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	23	TBD	AL	9.2	5	0	8	7.45	5.27	0.15	-0.39	101.4	4.79	-3	-0.3	1.2	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.447	.498	$

2005	25	TBD	AL	4.0	2	0	4	9.00	4.73	-0.03	-0.36	96.6	4.25	-2	-0.2	.3	0.1	-0.1	-2	.401	.499	$
2006	26	TBD	AL	33.2	40	0	19	5.08	5.34	-0.24	-0.39	98.8	5.12	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.2	4	.500	.500	$
2007	27	TBD	AL	19.0	21	0	17	8.05	5.24	-0.48	-0.39	101.2	5.40	-6	-0.6	.8	0.0	-0.4	-3	.474	.497	$391,100

2009	29	NYM	NL	3.1	4	0	3	8.10	5.23	-0.01	-0.38	102.5	4.98	-1	-0.1	1.3	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.471	.499	$
5 Seasons				69.2	72	0	51	6.59	5.26	-0.23	-0.39	99.9	5.09	-12	-1.2	.9	-0.1	-0.6	-3	.484	.499	$391,100

TBD (4 yrs)				66.1	68	0	48	6.51	5.26	-0.24	-0.39	99.7	5.10	-11	-1.0	.9	-0.1	-0.5	-2	.485	.498	$391,100
NYM (1 yr)				3.1	4	0	3	8.10	5.23	-0.01	-0.38	102.5	4.98	-1	-0.1	1.3	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.471	.499	$

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	23	TBD	AL	5	46	38	8	13	2	0	2	0	0	3	7	.342	.435	.553	.987	.367	21	2	4	0	1	0	0

2005	25	TBD	AL	2	25	18	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	5	.278	.480	.333	.813	.385	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	26	TBD	AL	40	157	134	19	38	6	0	5	1	1	19	18	.284	.374	.440	.814	.295	59	3	1	2	1	3	1
2007	27	TBD	AL	21	88	80	17	27	9	0	2	0	1	7	13	.338	.386	.525	.911	.379	42	2	0	0	1	1	0

2009	29	NYM	NL	4	17	14	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	.286	.412	.571	.983	.300	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				72	333	284	51	87	19	0	10	1	2	38	46	.306	.396	.479	.875	.333	136	7	6	2	3	4	2
162 Game Avg.				68	315	268	48	82	18	0	9	1	2	36	43	.306	.396	.479	.875	.333	128	7	6	2	3	4	2
MLB Averages																.265	.334	.422	.756	.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
2003	23	TBD	AL	-2.9	-0.3	48	-0.3	0.3	-0.6	.45	-0.3	-0.4	-3.8	-0.4	0.45	-3.1	2	2	1

2005	25	TBD	AL	-1.2	-0.1	25	0.1	0.2	-0.1	.34	-0.1	0.3	-3.5	-0.3	0.34	-2.4	0	0	1
2006	26	TBD	AL	0.1	0.0	161	-0.3	2.5	-2.8	.92	-0.4	0.0	1.9	0.2	0.92	-3.0	9	10	18
2007	27	TBD	AL	-6.7	-0.6	89	-0.1	0.8	-0.9	.49	-0.2	0.0	-3.5	-0.3	0.49	-3.5	5	2	13

2009	29	NYM	NL	-1.2	-0.1	17	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	.47	-0.0	-0.7	-3.1	-0.3	0.47	-1.2	2	0	1
5 Yrs				-11.9	-1.1	340	-1.0	3.8	-4.8	.67	-1.0	-0.4	-11.9	-1.1	0.67	-13.3	18	14	34

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	23	TBD	AL	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	10	4	40%	6	.446	2	2	1	0	0	5	5	0	4	0	5	0	5.8	37

2005	25	TBD	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	1	50%	3	.339	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	6.0	55
2006	26	TBD	AL	40	40	6	2	2	3	0	3	0%	9	5	28	6	21%	7	.915	9	10	18	13	5	22	18	22	8	20	14	10	2.5	15
2007	27	TBD	AL	21	21	2	0	2	1	0	1	0%	4	3	13	4	31%	7	.489	5	2	13	7	2	12	7	14	5	9	6	3	2.7	16

2009	29	NYM	NL	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0%	2	1	2	2	100%	6	.475	2	0	1	2	0	2	1	3	1	2	1	1	2.5	17
5 Yrs				72	72	10	2	4	5	0	5	0%	15	9	55	17	31%		.672	18	14	34	23	7	42	32	40	19	31	28	14	2.9	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	23	TBD	AL	46	39%	4.4%	15.2%	6.5%	8.7%	31%	0.68	1.00	65%	22%	12.5%	16%	13	2	15%

2005	25	TBD	AL	25	28%	0.0%	20.0%	28.0%	4.0%	20%	0.44	0.40	52%	31%	0.0%	11%	5	0	0%
2006	26	TBD	AL	157	37%	3.2%	11.5%	12.1%	7.0%	29%	0.97	1.22	71%	13%	9.4%	10%	38	3	8%
2007	27	TBD	AL	88	41%	2.3%	14.8%	8.0%	12.5%	41%	0.43	0.52	75%	26%	5.0%	15%	19	2	11%

2009	29	NYM	NL	17	47%	5.9%	17.7%	11.8%	11.8%	50%	0.83	1.33	59%	9%	16.7%	0%	4	0	0%
5 Yrs				333	38%	3.0%	13.8%	11.4%	8.7%	33%	0.71	0.91	69%	19%	8.1%	12%	79	7	9%
MLB Averages					46%	2.7%	17.0%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	0.80	1.07	70%	19%	7.8%	12%			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	23	TBD	AL	46	185	4.02	111	60%	26%	14%	31%	29%	74%	0%	44%	80%	52%	0%	0	0	15%	7	4	0	14%	1	0	0	0	0

2005	25	TBD	AL	25	109	4.36	56	51%	13%	16%	48%	23%	88%	0%	45%	82%	40%	12%	3	0	12%	3	1	0	0%	1	3	0	0	0
2006	26	TBD	AL	157	589	3.75	360	61%	23%	13%	31%	33%	77%	5%	47%	83%	59%	9%	14	10	23%	36	23	2	28%	4	1	0	0	0
2007	27	TBD	AL	88	343	3.90	218	64%	21%	13%	35%	31%	79%	3%	50%	83%	66%	5%	4	3	32%	28	13	1	15%	0	0	0	0	0

2009	29	NYM	NL	17	67	3.94	39	58%	31%	18%	23%	28%	69%	0%	40%	74%	53%	0%	0	0	24%	4	0	0	33%	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				333	1293	3.88	784	61%	23%	14%	33%	31%	77%	3%	47%	82%	58%	6%	21	13	23%	78	41	3	20%	6	4	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.77		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	23	TBD	AL	46	13	1	0	2	0	4	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	50%	0	1	1	23	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

2005	25	TBD	AL	25	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	14	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	26	TBD	AL	157	38	8	1	5	0	9	3	2	4	1	13	3	3	23%	1	3	0	68	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2007	27	TBD	AL	88	27	3	0	2	0	5	1	1	0	2	8	4	0	50%	0	1	0	38	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

2009	29	NYM	NL	17	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				333	87	14	1	10	0	20	6	4	5	5	24	9	3	38%	2	5	1	148	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
MLB Averages																		53%							72%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	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	23	0	0		7.45	5	1	9.2	13	8	8	2	3	0	7	4	1	46	61	1.655	12.1	1.9	2.8	6.5	2.33	61
2004	24	0	0		7.45	5	1	9.2	13	8	8	2	3	0	7	4	1	46	61	1.655	12.1	1.9	2.8	6.5	2.33	61
2005	25	0	0		7.24	7	1	13.2	18	12	11	2	10	0	12	4	1	71	64	2.049	11.9	1.3	6.6	7.9	1.20	64
2006	26	2	2	.500	5.32	47	7	47.1	56	31	28	7	29	3	30	5	4	228	87	1.796	10.6	1.3	5.5	5.7	1.03	87
2007	27	2	4	.333	6.11	68	9	66.1	83	48	45	9	36	4	43	5	5	316	75	1.794	11.3	1.2	4.9	5.8	1.19	75
2008	28	2	4	.333	6.11	68	9	66.1	83	48	45	9	36	4	43	5	5	316	75	1.794	11.3	1.2	4.9	5.8	1.19	75
2009	29	2	4	.333	6.20	72	10	69.2	87	51	48	10	38	4	46	6	5	333	74	1.794	11.2	1.3	4.9	5.9	1.21	74

Neutralized Pitching

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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
2003	23	0	0		8.00	9.0	13	9	8	2	3	6	4	1.778	13.0	3.0	6.0	2.00	2.0	5

2005	25	0	0		6.75	4.0	5	3	3	0	7	5	0	3.000	11.3	15.8	11.3	0.71	0.0	2
2006	26	1	2	.333	4.50	34.0	37	19	17	5	18	18	1	1.618	9.8	4.8	4.8	1.00	1.3	40
2007	27	0	2	.000	8.50	18.0	27	19	17	2	7	12	0	1.889	13.5	3.5	6.0	1.71	1.0	21

2009	29	0	0		9.00	3.0	4	3	3	1	2	3	1	2.000	12.0	6.0	9.0	1.50	3.0	4
5 Yrs		1	4	.200	6.35	68.0	86	53	48	10	37	44	6	1.809	11.4		5.8	1.19	1.3	72

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