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Josh Towers
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 26, 1977 in Port Hueneme, CA
High School: Hueneme (Oxnard, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 2001
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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 24 BAL AL 8 10 .444 4.49 24 20 2 1 1 0 140.1 165 74 70 21 16 0 58 6 0 1 586 96 1.290 10.6 1.3 1.0 3.7 3.63
2002 25 BAL AL 0 3 .000 7.90 5 3 1 0 0 0 27.1 42 24 24 11 5 0 13 0 0 1 124 54 1.720 13.8 3.6 1.6 4.3 2.60
2003 26 TOR AL 8 1 .889 4.48 14 8 2 1 0 1 64.1 67 34 32 15 7 1 42 4 0 1 265 105 1.150 9.4 2.1 1.0 5.9 6.00
2004 27 TOR AL 9 9 .500 5.11 21 21 0 0 0 0 116.1 148 70 66 16 26 4 51 9 1 0 518 94 1.496 11.4 1.2 2.0 3.9 1.96
2005 28 TOR AL 13 12 .520 3.71 33 33 0 2 1 0 208.2 237 101 86 24 29 2 112 6 1 1 876 120 1.275 10.2 1.0 1.3 4.8 3.86
2006 29 TOR AL 2 10 .167 8.42 15 12 1 0 0 0 62.0 93 62 58 17 17 3 35 3 1 1 295 54 1.774 13.5 2.5 2.5 5.1 2.06
2007 30 TOR AL 5 10 .333 5.38 25 15 6 0 0 0 107.0 129 73 64 18 22 2 76 6 0 1 469 83 1.411 10.9 1.5 1.9 6.4 3.45
2009 32 NYY AL 0 0 3.38 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 25 127 1.313 10.1 0.0 1.7 3.4 2.00
8 Seasons 45 55 .450 4.95 139 112 14 4 2 1 731.1 887 441 402 122 123 13 389 35 3 6 3158 91 1.381 10.9 1.5 1.5 4.8 3.16
162 Game Avg. 12 15 .450 4.95 38 30 4 1 1 0 198 240 119 109 33 33 4 105 9 1 2 856 91 1.381 10.9 1.5 1.5 4.8 3.16
TOR (5 yrs) 37 42 .468 4.93 108 89 9 3 1 1 558.1 674 340 306 90 101 12 316 28 3 4 2423 93 1.388 10.9 1.5 1.6 5.1 3.13
BAL (2 yrs) 8 13 .381 5.05 29 23 3 1 1 0 167.2 207 98 94 32 21 0 71 6 0 2 710 85 1.360 11.1 1.7 1.1 3.8 3.38
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 3.38 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 25 127 1.313 10.1 0.0 1.7 3.4 2.00

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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 24 BAL AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 26 TOR AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 27 TOR AL 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 2 1
2005 28 TOR AL 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 29 TOR AL 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 30 TOR AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 10 18 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .063 .063 .125 -67 1 1 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 259 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 .063 .063 .063 .125 -67 16 16 32
TOR (5 yrs) 9 16 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -62 1 1 0 2 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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 BAL AL 24 P 24 20 140.1 29 10 18 1 2 .966 1.80 1.17 .955 1.75 0.49
2002 BAL AL 25 P 5 3 27.1 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 3.95 2.40 .958 1.68 0.48
2003 TOR AL 26 P 14 8 64.1 20 9 10 1 0 .950 2.66 1.36 .955 1.73 0.49
2004 TOR AL 27 P 21 21 116.1 24 9 13 2 1 .917 1.70 1.05 .950 1.66 0.45
2005 TOR AL 28 P 33 33 208.2 60 29 31 0 4 1.000 2.59 1.82 .952 1.69 0.46
2006 TOR AL 29 P 15 12 62.0 14 7 6 1 0 .929 1.89 0.87 .957 1.55 0.41
2007 TOR AL 30 P 25 15 107.0 38 16 19 3 2 .921 2.94 1.40 .958 1.60 0.42
2009 NYY AL 32 P 2 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.52 0.40
8 Seasons P 139 112 731.1 197 85 104 8 10 .959 2.33 1.36 .954 1.67 0.45
8 Seasons TOT 139 112 731.1 197 85 104 8 10 .959 2.33 1.36 .914 1.67 0.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 AL  1.251 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
2005 AL  33 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2005 AL  2 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
2001 AL  1 (10th)
2005 AL  1 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
2005 AL  237 (2nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2005 AL  3.862 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1632), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1996.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 12, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

August 15, 2008: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

January 11, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

May 5, 2009: Released by the Washington Nationals.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2002Baltimore Orioles$245,000
2004Toronto Blue Jays$340,000
2005Toronto Blue Jays$358,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$2,300,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$2,900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,143,000
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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