Eric Weaver

James Eric Weaver

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: August 4, 1973 in Springfield, IL
High School: Illiopolis HS (Illiopolis, IL)
Signed
by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1998
Teams (by GP): Angels/Mariners/Dodgers 1998-2000

Final Game: August 17, 2000
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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
1998 24 LAD NL 2 0 1.000 0.93 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 35 449 1.138 4.7 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.83
1999 25 SEA AL 0 1 .000 10.61 8 0 2 0 0 0 9.1 14 12 11 2 8 1 14 0 0 5 52 48 2.357 13.5 1.9 7.7 13.5 1.75
2000 26 ANA AL 0 2 .000 6.87 17 0 4 0 0 0 18.1 20 16 14 5 16 1 8 0 0 1 92 74 1.964 9.8 2.5 7.9 3.9 0.50
3 Yrs 2 3 .400 6.27 32 0 10 0 0 0 37.1 39 29 26 8 30 2 27 0 0 6 179 78 1.848 9.4 1.9 7.2 6.5 0.90
162 Game Avg. 4 6 .400 6.27 68 0 21 0 0 0 79 83 62 55 17 64 4 57 0 0 13 380 78 1.848 9.4 1.9 7.2 6.5 0.90
LAD (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 0.93 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 35 449 1.138 4.7 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.83
ANA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.87 17 0 4 0 0 0 18.1 20 16 14 5 16 1 8 0 0 1 92 74 1.964 9.8 2.5 7.9 3.9 0.50
SEA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.61 8 0 2 0 0 0 9.1 14 12 11 2 8 1 14 0 0 5 52 48 2.357 13.5 1.9 7.7 13.5 1.75
AL (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 8.13 25 0 6 0 0 0 27.2 34 28 25 7 24 2 22 0 0 6 144 63 2.096 11.1 2.3 7.8 7.2 0.92
NL (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 0.93 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 35 449 1.138 4.7 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.83

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 Awards
1998 24 LAD NL 9.2 7 0 1 0.93 4.64 -0.07 -0.36 90.2 3.93 3 0.3 .7 -0.1 0.3 4 .549 .502 $
1999 25 SEA AL 9.1 8 0 12 11.57 5.46 -0.33 -0.40 102.7 5.54 -6 -0.5 .5 0.1 -0.3 -5 .432 .497 $200,000
2000 26 ANA AL 18.1 17 0 16 7.85 5.85 0.49 -0.43 100.2 4.95 -6 -0.5 .8 0.0 -0.4 -3 .468 .497 $
3 Seasons 37.1 32 0 29 6.99 5.44 0.14 -0.40 98.2 4.83 -9 -0.7 .7 0.0 -0.4 -4 .477 .498 $200,000
LAD (1 yr) 9.2 7 0 1 0.93 4.64 -0.07 -0.36 90.2 3.93 3 0.3 .7 -0.1 0.3 4 .549 .502 $
ANA (1 yr) 18.1 17 0 16 7.85 5.85 0.49 -0.43 100.2 4.95 -6 -0.5 .8 0.0 -0.4 -3 .468 .497 $
SEA (1 yr) 9.1 8 0 12 11.57 5.46 -0.33 -0.40 102.7 5.54 -6 -0.5 .5 0.1 -0.3 -5 .432 .497 $200,000

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
1998 24 LAD NL 7 35 28 1 5 0 0 1 0 3 6 5 .179 .324 .286 .609 .182 8 3 0 1 0 0 1
1999 25 SEA AL 8 52 44 12 14 3 0 2 0 0 8 14 .318 .423 .523 .946 .429 23 0 0 0 0 1 2
2000 26 ANA AL 17 92 75 16 20 2 0 5 1 0 16 8 .267 .391 .493 .885 .238 37 0 0 0 1 1 1
3 Yrs 32 179 147 29 39 5 0 8 1 3 30 27 .265 .388 .463 .850 .274 68 3 0 1 1 2 4
162 Game Avg. 68 380 312 62 83 11 0 17 2 6 64 57 .265 .388 .463 .850 .274 145 6 0 2 2 4 9
MLB Averages .269 .342 .430 .772 .300

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1998 24 LAD NL 3.7 0.4 37 0.4 0.6 -0.2 .82 0.1 0.3 4.4 0.5 0.82 1.7 1 1 5
1999 25 SEA AL -5.5 -0.5 56 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .28 -0.7 -0.6 -9.8 -0.8 0.28 -6.9 1 0 7
2000 26 ANA AL -3.8 -0.3 94 -0.7 1.1 -1.8 .84 -0.4 -0.4 -5.7 -0.5 0.84 -5.4 4 5 8
3 Yrs -5.5 -0.4 187 -0.6 1.9 -2.6 .67 -0.9 -0.0 -11.1 -0.9 0.67 -10.6 6 6 20

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1998 24 LAD NL 7 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 8 .825 1 1 5 0 1 6 4 3 2 2 2 0 4.1 18
1999 25 SEA AL 8 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 7 7 100% 8 .276 1 0 7 2 0 6 3 5 3 2 3 2 3.5 25
2000 26 ANA AL 17 17 4 0 2 1 0 1 0% 3 2 8 4 50% 6 .843 4 5 8 4 2 11 5 12 5 5 7 4 3.2 19
3 Yrs 32 32 10 2 3 2 0 2 0% 4 2 22 13 59% .675 6 6 20 6 3 23 12 20 10 9 12 6 3.5 20

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%
1998 24 LAD NL 35 49% 2.9% 14.3% 17.1% 2.9% 20% 1.88 2.00 63% 4% 16.7% 25% 10 3 30%
1999 25 SEA AL 52 69% 3.9% 26.9% 15.4% 9.6% 36% 1.50 2.00 54% 23% 20.0% 17% 15 0 0%
2000 26 ANA AL 92 57% 5.4% 8.7% 17.4% 7.6% 35% 0.62 0.74 68% 24% 16.1% 21% 25 0 0%
3 Yrs 179 59% 4.5% 15.1% 16.8% 7.3% 33% 0.97 1.13 63% 20% 17.0% 20% 50 3 6%
MLB Averages 46% 2.9% 16.6% 9.3% 8.0% 34% 0.77 1.08 70% 22% 8.3% 14% 10%

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
1998 24 LAD NL 37 126 3.41 69 55% 23% 20% 22% 35% 77% 0% 42% 74% 41% 14% 5 3 16% 6 5 0 0% 1 2 -2 0 0
1999 25 SEA AL 52 201 3.87 117 58% 28% 20% 26% 26% 72% 1% 42% 73% 50% 8% 4 2 15% 8 5 2 29% 1 2 0 0 0
2000 26 ANA AL 92 325 3.53 165 51% 30% 13% 16% 41% 70% 3% 36% 82% 45% 13% 12 5 10% 9 4 0 25% 1 6 0 0 0
3 Yrs 181 652 3.60 351 54% 28% 17% 21% 35% 72% 2% 39% 77% 45% 12% 21 10 13% 23 14 2 22% 3 10 -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 1% 45% 80% 56% 6% 19% 28%

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
1998 24 LAD NL 35 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 33% 1 0 0 15 0 3 0% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
1999 25 SEA AL 52 14 2 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 8 5 2 63% 2 5 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2000 26 ANA AL 92 20 1 0 5 0 7 4 1 2 3 11 6 0 55% 1 1 0 34 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Yrs 179 39 5 0 8 1 13 6 2 3 5 22 12 2 55% 4 6 0 72 1 3 25% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 0
MLB Averages 55% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1998 24 2 0 1.000 0.93 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 35 449 1.138 4.7 0.9 5.6 4.7 0.83 449
1999 25 2 1 .667 5.68 15 0 6 0 0 0 19.0 19 13 12 3 14 1 19 0 0 5 87 82 1.737 9.0 1.4 6.6 9.0 1.36 82
2000 26 2 3 .400 6.27 32 0 10 0 0 0 37.1 39 29 26 8 30 2 27 0 0 6 179 78 1.848 9.4 1.9 7.2 6.5 0.90 78

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1998 24 0 0 1.13 8.0 5 1 1 1 6 4 0 1.375 5.6 6.8 4.5 0.67 1.1 7
1999 25 0 1 .000 8.18 11.0 13 11 10 2 7 16 0 1.818 10.6 5.7 13.1 2.29 1.6 8
2000 26 1 1 .500 5.68 19.0 19 13 12 5 15 8 0 1.789 9.0 7.1 3.8 0.53 2.4 17
3 Yrs 1 2 .333 5.45 38.0 37 25 23 8 28 28 0 1.711 8.8 6.6 1.00 1.9 32

* 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.

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