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Chris Volstad

Christopher Kenneth Volstad

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: September 23, 1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
High School: Palm Beach Gardens HS (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 2008
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Cubs 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$2.66M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.076, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: DRM Brothers [*]
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Standard Batting

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
2008 21 FLA NL 15 28 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .115 .115 .192 .308 -21 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
2009 22 FLA NL 30 54 47 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .128 .146 .149 .295 -22 7 2 0 6 0 0 1
2010 23 FLA NL 30 63 54 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .093 .093 .111 .204 -46 6 0 0 9 0 0 1
2011 24 FLA NL 29 52 46 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .196 .213 .239 .452 24 11 1 0 5 0 0 1
2012 25 CHC NL 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 112 208 183 11 23 6 0 0 7 0 0 2 89 .126 .135 .158 .294 -22 29 3 0 23 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 301 265 16 33 9 0 0 10 0 0 3 129 .126 .135 .158 .294 -22 42 4 0 33 0 0
FLA (4 yrs) 104 197 173 11 23 6 0 0 7 0 0 2 84 .133 .143 .168 .310 -17 29 3 0 22 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 21 FLA NL 15 28 -4 -0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2009 22 FLA NL 30 54 -9 0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $400,000 1
2010 23 FLA NL 30 63 -12 -0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.3 .488 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $420,000 1
2011 24 FLA NL 29 52 -5 -0 0 0 7 1 0.1 1 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $445,000 1
2012 25 CHC NL 8 11 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
5 Seasons 112 208 -34 -0 -0 0 28 -6 -0.6 6 -0 -0.5 .495 .499 -0.5 0.0 -0 $1,265,000
FLA (4 yrs) 104 197 -31 -0 -0 0 27 -4 -0.5 5 1 -0.4 .495 .499 -0.4 0.0 1 $1,265,000
CHC (1 yr) 8 11 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2008 21 FLA NL 28 25 1 1.1 109 .250 .115 .268 .115 .340 .192 .428 .308 .769 -21 .058 -4.6 -0.4 .217 .077 .077
2009 22 FLA NL 54 49 1 0.6 108 .250 .128 .268 .146 .342 .149 .426 .295 .767 -22 .019 -8.6 -0.8 .186 .043 .021
2010 23 FLA NL 63 58 1 0.5 105 .192 .093 .265 .093 .336 .111 .418 .204 .754 -46 .015 -11.4 -1.1 .122 .019 .019
2011 24 FLA NL 52 43 2 1.2 99 .333 .196 .260 .213 .328 .239 .405 .452 .733 24 .090 -4.9 -0.5 .316 .065 .043
2012 25 CHC NL 11 11 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .408 .000 .734 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 208 186 5 0.7 105 .245 .126 .265 .135 .335 .158 .418 .294 .753 -22 .032 -32.3 -3.2 .190 .044 .033
162 Game Avg. 301 269 7 0.7 105 .245 .126 .265 .135 .335 .158 .418 .294 .753 -22 .032 -32.3 -3.2 .190 .044 .033
FLA (4 yrs) 197 175 5 0.8 105 .258 .133 .265 .143 .336 .168 .418 .310 .754 -17 .036 -29.5 -2.9 .203 .046 .035
CHC (1 yr) 11 11 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .408 .000 .734 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2008 21 FLA NL 28 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 7.1% 67% 1.9 1.00 1.75 43% 29% 0.0% 0%
2009 22 FLA NL 54 0.0% 42.6% 1.9% 1.9% 17% 23.00 2.0 15.7 1.88 4.20 44% 13% 0.0% 25%
2010 23 FLA NL 63 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 1.6% 20% 1.9 27.0 1.00 2.33 41% 9% 0.0% 25%
2011 24 FLA NL 52 0.0% 36.5% 1.9% 3.9% 22% 19.00 2.4 23.0 1.00 2.83 52% 25% 0.0% 0%
2012 25 CHC NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.50 2.00 45% 17% 0.0% 0%
5 Yrs 208 0.0% 42.8% 1.0% 2.9% 26% 44.50 2.1 26.1 1.20 2.69 45% 17% 0.0% 13%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 21 FLA NL -4.6 -0.4 28 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .81 -0.4 -0.0 -4.2 -0.4 0.81 -4.7 0
2009 22 FLA NL -8.6 -0.8 54 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 .97 -0.8 0.1 -8.0 -0.8 0.96 -8.9 4.72 0
2010 23 FLA NL -11.4 -1.1 63 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 .88 -1.1 0.0 -11.6 -1.1 0.96 -12.5 0
2011 24 FLA NL -4.9 -0.5 52 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .92 -0.4 -0.1 -4.4 -0.4 0.90 -4.0 0
2012 25 CHC NL -2.8 -0.3 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .94 -0.2 0.0 -2.3 -0.2 0.90 -2.7 0
5 Yrs -32.3 -3.2 208 -2.7 1.2 -4.0 .91 -3.0 0.0 -30.5 -3.0 0.92 -32.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 21 FLA NL 1 0 67% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 22 FLA NL 0 0 71% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
2010 23 FLA NL 1 0 20% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
2011 24 FLA NL 0 0 30% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
2012 25 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 2 0 44% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31% 7 5 2 4 2 2 2 2 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2008 21 FLA NL 28 32% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2009 22 FLA NL 54 28% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.72 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 10 2 20% 9 3 33% 38 3 8% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
2010 23 FLA NL 63 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 9 0 0% 12 4 33% 41 2 5% 4 2 50% 4 3 75% 0
2011 24 FLA NL 52 44% 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 10 1 10% 9 2 22% 26 2 8% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
2012 25 CHC NL 11 9% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
5 Yrs 208 31% 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 23 74% 34 3 9% 36 11 31% 125 7 6% 7 3 43% 8 5 63% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 21 FLA NL 28 108 3.86 83 77% 34% 24% 25% 17% 66% 0% 51% 64% 18% 0% 0 0 7% 2 0 0% 0 0 21% 0 0 0
2009 22 FLA NL 54 195 3.61 143 73% 38% 24% 17% 21% 62% 0% 45% 61% 15% 6% 3 0 13% 7 1 6% 3 2 30% 0 0 0
2010 23 FLA NL 63 222 3.52 166 75% 38% 22% 19% 21% 62% 0% 46% 64% 29% 0% 0 0 6% 4 2 3% 2 2 36% 0 0 0
2011 24 FLA NL 52 194 3.73 144 74% 35% 24% 19% 22% 65% 0% 48% 64% 21% 2% 1 0 2% 1 0 0% 0 0 32% 0 0 0
2012 25 CHC NL 11 43 3.91 33 77% 24% 30% 27% 18% 76% 0% 58% 60% 55% 0% 0 0 18% 2 1 0% 0 0 40% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 208 762 3.66 569 75% 36% 24% 20% 21% 64% 0% 48% 63% 23% 2% 4 0 8% 16 4 2% 5 4 31% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 21 15 28 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .115 .115 .192 .308 -21 5 0 0 2 0 0
2009 22 45 82 73 7 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 37 .123 .135 .164 .300 -22 12 2 0 8 0 0
2010 23 75 145 127 8 14 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 65 .110 .117 .142 .259 -32 18 2 0 17 0 0
2011 24 104 197 173 11 23 6 0 0 7 0 0 2 84 .133 .143 .168 .310 -17 29 3 0 22 0 0
2012 25 112 208 183 11 23 6 0 0 7 0 0 2 89 .126 .135 .158 .294 -22 29 3 0 23 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 21 15 29 27 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 .148 .148 .259 .407 1 15
2009 22 30 54 47 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 23 .128 .146 .149 .295 1 30
2010 23 30 65 56 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 28 .125 .125 .143 .268 1 30
2011 24 29 51 45 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 19 .178 .196 .222 .418 2 29
2012 25 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
5 Yrs 112 210 185 13 25 7 0 0 9 0 2 89 .135 .144 .173 .317 5 112
162 Game Avg. 162 304 268 19 36 10 0 0 13 0 3 129 .135 .144 .173 .317 7 112

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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