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Billy Traber
William Henry Traber Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 18, 1979 in Torrance, CA
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed September 5, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 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 23 CLE AL 6 9 .400 5.24 33 18 0 1 1 0 111.2 132 67 65 15 40 4 88 5 0 6 503 84 1.540 10.6 1.2 3.2 7.1 2.20
2006 26 WSN NL 4 3 .571 6.44 15 8 0 0 0 0 43.1 53 33 31 5 14 2 25 8 0 0 202 66 1.546 11.0 1.0 2.9 5.2 1.79
2007 27 WSN NL 2 2 .500 4.76 28 2 5 0 0 0 39.2 50 22 21 4 13 3 27 2 0 0 182 88 1.588 11.3 0.9 2.9 6.1 2.08
2008 28 NYY AL 0 0 7.02 19 0 3 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 3 7 1 11 2 0 2 80 63 1.800 12.4 1.6 3.8 5.9 1.57
4 Seasons 12 14 .462 5.54 95 28 8 1 1 0 211.1 258 135 130 27 74 10 151 17 0 8 967 78 1.571 11.0 1.1 3.2 6.4 2.04
162 Game Avg. 7 8 .462 5.54 53 15 4 1 1 0 117 143 75 72 15 41 6 83 9 0 4 535 78 1.571 11.0 1.1 3.2 6.4 2.04
WSN (2 yrs) 6 5 .545 5.64 43 10 5 0 0 0 83.0 103 55 52 9 27 5 52 10 0 0 384 75 1.566 11.2 1.0 2.9 5.6 1.93
CLE (1 yr) 6 9 .400 5.24 33 18 0 1 1 0 111.2 132 67 65 15 40 4 88 5 0 6 503 84 1.540 10.6 1.2 3.2 7.1 2.20
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 7.02 19 0 3 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 3 7 1 11 2 0 2 80 63 1.800 12.4 1.6 3.8 5.9 1.57
NL (2 yrs) 6 5 .545 5.64 43 10 5 0 0 0 83.0 103 55 52 9 27 5 52 10 0 0 384 75 1.566 11.2 1.0 2.9 5.6 1.93
AL (2 yrs) 6 9 .400 5.47 52 18 3 1 1 0 128.1 155 80 78 18 47 5 99 7 0 8 583 80 1.574 10.9 1.3 3.3 6.9 2.11
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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 23 CLE AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 26 WSN NL 15 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .077 .143 .077 .220 -39 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
2007 27 WSN NL 23 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 28 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 41 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 1 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 95 83 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 51 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 4 0 0 8 0 0
WSN (2 yrs) 38 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 2 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 38 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 2 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 CLE AL 23 P 33 18 111.2 20 7 13 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.61 .955 1.73 0.49
2006 WSN NL 26 P 15 8 43.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.25 0.40 .950 1.72 0.43
2007 WSN NL 27 P 28 2 39.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0.0 0.0 1.36 0.21 .971 1.68 0.40
2008 NYY AL 28 P 19 0 16.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.16 0.21 .950 1.62 0.42
4 Seasons P 95 28 211.1 37 11 25 1 2 .973 0.0 0.0 1.53 0.38 .957 1.71 0.44
4 Seasons TOT 95 28 211.1 37 11 25 1 2 .973 0.0 0.0 1.53 0.38 .930 1.71 0.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
2003 AL--1--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed September 5, 2000.

December 13, 2001: Sent by the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on December 11, 2001. The New York Mets sent players to be named later, Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton and Jerrod Riggan to the Cleveland Indians for players to be named later, Danny Peoples (minors), Roberto Alomar and Mike Bacsik. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 10, 2004: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.

December 21, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

March 23, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

December 5, 2007: Released by the Washington Nationals.

January 15, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2003Cleveland Indians$300,000
2004Cleveland Indians$317,500
2008New York Yankees$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,117,500
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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