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Kip Wells

Robert Kip Wells

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 21, 1977 in Houston, TX
High School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed December 23, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1999 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/WhiteSox/Cardinals/Nationals/Rockies/... 1999-2012
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 9.126, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Burton Rocks, previously: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 1:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #1136. Jack Lynch… #1137. Rodrigo Lopez… #1138. Jamey Wright… #1139. KIP WELLS… #1140. Irv Young… #1141. Jersey Bakley… #1142. Harry McIntire… 

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1999 22 CHW AL 4 1 .800 4.04 7 7 0 0 0 0 35.2 33 17 16 2 15 0 29 3 2 1 153 123 1.346 8.3 0.5 3.8 7.3 1.93
2000 23 CHW AL 6 9 .400 6.02 20 20 0 0 0 0 98.2 126 76 66 15 58 4 71 2 0 7 468 84 1.865 11.5 1.4 5.3 6.5 1.22
2001 24 CHW AL 10 11 .476 4.79 40 20 3 0 0 0 133.1 145 80 71 14 61 5 99 12 0 14 603 97 1.545 9.8 0.9 4.1 6.7 1.62
2002 25 PIT NL 12 14 .462 3.58 33 33 0 1 1 0 198.1 197 92 79 21 71 11 134 7 0 7 845 118 1.351 8.9 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.89
2003 26 PIT NL 10 9 .526 3.28 31 31 0 1 0 0 197.1 171 77 72 24 76 7 147 7 0 7 835 133 1.252 7.8 1.1 3.5 6.7 1.93
2004 27 PIT NL 5 7 .417 4.55 24 24 0 0 0 0 138.1 145 71 70 14 66 4 116 6 0 3 621 94 1.525 9.4 0.9 4.3 7.5 1.76
2005 28 PIT NL 8 18 .308 5.09 33 33 0 1 1 0 182.0 186 116 103 23 99 8 132 12 0 8 828 82 1.566 9.2 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.33
2006 29 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 6.50 9 9 0 0 0 0 44.1 61 33 32 3 21 1 20 4 0 5 208 70 1.850 12.4 0.6 4.3 4.1 0.95
2006 29 PIT NL 1 5 .167 6.69 7 7 0 0 0 0 36.1 46 27 27 3 18 1 16 4 0 5 168 67 1.761 11.4 0.7 4.5 4.0 0.89
2006 29 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 5.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 6 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 85 2.250 16.9 0.0 3.4 4.5 1.33
2007 30 STL NL 7 17 .292 5.70 34 26 4 0 0 0 162.2 186 116 103 19 78 9 122 9 1 8 750 77 1.623 10.3 1.1 4.3 6.8 1.56
2008 31 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 6.21 25 2 8 0 0 0 37.2 39 29 26 4 30 2 31 2 0 3 176 75 1.832 9.3 1.0 7.2 7.4 1.03
2008 31 COL NL 1 2 .333 5.27 15 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 29 19 16 3 19 2 22 1 0 2 126 90 1.756 9.5 1.0 6.3 7.2 1.16
2008 31 KCR AL 0 1 .000 8.71 10 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 10 10 10 1 11 0 9 1 0 1 50 51 2.032 8.7 0.9 9.6 7.8 0.82
2009 32 TOT NL 2 5 .286 5.33 33 7 9 0 0 2 72.2 60 43 43 6 40 1 43 5 0 0 314 80 1.376 7.4 0.7 5.0 5.3 1.08
2009 32 WSN NL 0 2 .000 6.49 23 0 8 0 0 2 26.1 23 19 19 1 18 1 18 0 0 0 117 66 1.557 7.9 0.3 6.2 6.2 1.00
2009 32 CIN NL 2 3 .400 4.66 10 7 1 0 0 0 46.1 37 24 24 5 22 0 25 5 0 0 197 91 1.273 7.2 1.0 4.3 4.9 1.14
2012 35 SDP NL 2 4 .333 4.58 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.1 41 23 19 6 20 1 19 1 0 4 169 81 1.634 9.9 1.4 4.8 4.6 0.95
12 Yrs 69 103 .401 4.71 296 219 24 3 2 2 1338.1 1390 773 700 151 635 53 963 70 3 67 5970 94 1.513 9.3 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.52
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .401 4.71 39 29 3 0 0 0 177 184 102 92 20 84 7 127 9 0 9 788 94 1.513 9.3 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.52
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
PIT (5 yrs) 36 53 .404 4.20 128 128 0 3 2 0 752.1 745 383 351 85 330 31 545 36 0 30 3297 102 1.429 8.9 1.0 3.9 6.5 1.65
CHW (3 yrs) 20 21 .488 5.14 67 47 3 0 0 0 267.2 304 173 153 31 134 9 199 17 2 22 1224 94 1.636 10.2 1.0 4.5 6.7 1.49
KCR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.71 10 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 10 10 10 1 11 0 9 1 0 1 50 51 2.032 8.7 0.9 9.6 7.8 0.82
COL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.27 15 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 29 19 16 3 19 2 22 1 0 2 126 90 1.756 9.5 1.0 6.3 7.2 1.16
STL (1 yr) 7 17 .292 5.70 34 26 4 0 0 0 162.2 186 116 103 19 78 9 122 9 1 8 750 77 1.623 10.3 1.1 4.3 6.8 1.56
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 6 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 85 2.250 16.9 0.0 3.4 4.5 1.33
SDP (1 yr) 2 4 .333 4.58 7 7 0 0 0 0 37.1 41 23 19 6 20 1 19 1 0 4 169 81 1.634 9.9 1.4 4.8 4.6 0.95
WSN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.49 23 0 8 0 0 2 26.1 23 19 19 1 18 1 18 0 0 0 117 66 1.557 7.9 0.3 6.2 6.2 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.66 10 7 1 0 0 0 46.1 37 24 24 5 22 0 25 5 0 0 197 91 1.273 7.2 1.0 4.3 4.9 1.14
NL (9 yrs) 48 81 .372 4.55 217 170 19 3 2 2 1052.1 1061 584 532 119 487 44 751 52 1 44 4656 94 1.471 9.1 1.0 4.2 6.4 1.54
AL (5 yrs) 21 22 .488 5.29 79 49 5 0 0 0 286.0 329 189 168 32 148 9 212 18 2 23 1314 91 1.668 10.4 1.0 4.7 6.7 1.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999 22 CHW AL 35.2 7 7 17 4.29 5.12 -0.11 0.20 101.8 5.52 5 0.5 -0.0 0.8 9 .567 .503
2000 23 CHW AL 98.2 20 20 76 6.93 5.42 0.04 0.21 104.1 5.82 -13 -1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0 .444 .493 $210,000
2001 24 CHW AL 133.1 40 20 80 5.40 4.86 0.04 0.07 102.9 5.02 -7 -0.7 1.2 -0.1 0.6 9 .484 .496
2002 25 PIT NL 198.1 33 33 92 4.17 4.47 0.07 0.17 103.6 4.73 11 1.2 -0.1 2.8 29 .537 .508 $272,500
2003 26 PIT NL 197.1 31 31 77 3.51 4.67 -0.05 0.18 101.0 4.94 31 3.3 -0.1 4.9 49 .608 .521 $370,000
2004 27 PIT NL 138.1 24 24 71 4.62 4.75 -0.14 0.19 100.4 5.10 6 0.7 -0.1 1.8 20 .528 .504 $2,575,000
2005 28 PIT NL 182.0 33 33 116 5.74 4.69 0.08 0.17 100.3 4.79 -19 -1.9 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .442 .488 $3,175,000
2006 29 PIT NL 36.1 7 7 27 6.69 4.93 -0.31 0.19 97.5 5.30 -6 -0.5 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .427 .497 $4,150,000
2006 29 TEX AL 8.0 2 2 6 6.75 4.94 0.07 0.19 98.8 5.01 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .424 .499
2007 30 STL NL 162.2 34 26 116 6.42 4.72 0.21 0.12 99.3 4.59 -32 -3.0 .7 -0.1 -1.7 -18 .412 .482 $4,000,000
2008 31 COL NL 27.1 15 2 19 6.26 4.63 -0.19 -0.23 100.3 4.60 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .468 .497 $3,100,000
2008 31 KCR AL 10.1 10 0 10 8.71 5.32 -0.39 -0.39 99.8 5.31 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .460 .498
2009 32 WSN NL 26.1 23 0 19 6.49 4.50 -0.30 -0.33 100.7 4.50 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 -0.5 -4 .474 .496
2009 32 CIN NL 46.1 10 7 24 4.66 4.51 0.12 0.08 101.4 4.53 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.3 3 .492 .500
2012 35 SDP NL 37.1 7 7 23 5.54 3.86 -0.06 0.15 101.8 4.14 -6 -0.6 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .413 .496
12 Seasons 1338.1 296 219 773 5.20 4.72 0.01 0.14 101.4 4.91 -47 -3.8 1.0 -1.0 7.2 82 .487 .498 $17,852,500
PIT (5 yrs) 752.1 128 128 383 4.58 4.65 -0.01 0.18 101.2 4.90 24 2.8 -0.5 8.8 91 .522 .503 $10,542,500
CHW (3 yrs) 267.2 67 47 173 5.82 5.10 0.02 0.14 103.2 5.38 -15 -1.3 1.2 -0.2 1.3 19 .480 .497 $210,000
KCR (1 yr) 10.1 10 0 10 8.71 5.32 -0.39 -0.39 99.8 5.31 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .460 .498
COL (1 yr) 27.1 15 2 19 6.26 4.63 -0.19 -0.23 100.3 4.60 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .468 .497 $3,100,000
STL (1 yr) 162.2 34 26 116 6.42 4.72 0.21 0.12 99.3 4.59 -32 -3.0 .7 -0.1 -1.7 -18 .412 .482 $4,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 8.0 2 2 6 6.75 4.94 0.07 0.19 98.8 5.01 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .424 .499
SDP (1 yr) 37.1 7 7 23 5.54 3.86 -0.06 0.15 101.8 4.14 -6 -0.6 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .413 .496
WSN (1 yr) 26.1 23 0 19 6.49 4.50 -0.30 -0.33 100.7 4.50 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 -0.5 -4 .474 .496
CIN (1 yr) 46.1 10 7 24 4.66 4.51 0.12 0.08 101.4 4.53 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.3 3 .492 .500

Standard Batting

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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
1999 22 CHW AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2000 23 CHW AL 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 24 CHW AL 40 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 25 PIT NL 34 76 63 4 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 28 .190 .190 .270 .460 19 17 0 0 13 0 0 1
2003 26 PIT NL 34 73 68 8 13 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 23 .191 .203 .279 .482 23 19 0 0 4 0 0 1
2004 27 PIT NL 25 50 43 4 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 20 .186 .239 .302 .541 40 13 0 0 4 0 0 1
2005 28 PIT NL 34 61 57 4 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 26 .158 .172 .228 .400 5 13 0 1 3 0 0 1
2006 29 TOT MLB 9 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2006 29 PIT NL 7 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2006 29 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 30 STL NL 35 54 53 7 17 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 19 .321 .321 .396 .717 85 21 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 31 TOT MLB 25 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 31 COL NL 15 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 31 KCR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 32 TOT NL 33 17 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 6 0 0 1
2009 32 WSN NL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 32 CIN NL 10 16 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
2012 35 SDP NL 8 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -30 1 0 1 1 0 0 /1
12 Yrs 304 371 331 30 63 10 1 4 17 1 0 4 143 .190 .205 .263 .468 21 87 0 2 34 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 198 176 16 34 5 1 2 9 1 0 2 76 .190 .205 .263 .468 21 46 0 1 18 0 0
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
PIT (5 yrs) 134 272 242 20 43 9 1 3 12 0 0 4 105 .178 .194 .260 .455 17 63 0 1 25 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 67 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 15 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 35 54 53 7 17 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 19 .321 .321 .396 .717 85 21 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 8 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .154 .083 .237 -30 1 0 1 1 0 0
WSN (1 yr) 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 10 16 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 5 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 225 363 323 29 62 10 1 4 17 0 0 4 136 .192 .207 .266 .473 23 86 0 2 34 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 79 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999 22 CHW AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
2000 23 CHW AL 20 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $210,000 1
2001 24 CHW AL 40 6 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2002 25 PIT NL 34 76 -9 -0 1 0 11 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $272,500 1
2003 26 PIT NL 34 73 -8 -1 1 0 10 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $370,000 1
2004 27 PIT NL 25 50 -5 -0 0 0 7 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .512 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $2,575,000 1
2005 28 PIT NL 34 61 -8 0 0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $3,175,000 1
2006 29 PIT NL 7 12 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .488 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $4,150,000 /1
2006 29 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
2007 30 STL NL 35 54 -2 -0 0 0 8 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $4,000,000 1
2008 31 COL NL 15 6 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $3,100,000 1
2008 31 KCR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2009 32 WSN NL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2009 32 CIN NL 10 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 1
2012 35 SDP NL 8 14 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 /1
12 Seasons 304 371 -44 -1 2 0 54 12 1.1 12 23 1.1 .504 .500 1.1 0.1 23 $17,852,500
PIT (5 yrs) 134 272 -33 -1 2 0 39 7 0.7 8 15 0.7 .505 .501 0.7 0.0 15 $10,542,500
CHW (3 yrs) 67 8 -2 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $210,000
KCR (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
COL (1 yr) 15 6 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $3,100,000
STL (1 yr) 35 54 -2 -0 0 0 8 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $4,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
SDP (1 yr) 8 14 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 0.0 0
WSN (1 yr) 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
CIN (1 yr) 10 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1999 CHW AL 22 P 7 7 0 35.2 9 4 3 2 0 .778 1.77 1.00 .952 1.69 1.66 2 3 60% 33% 1
2000 CHW AL 23 P 20 20 0 98.2 16 6 5 5 0 .688 1.00 0.55 .956 1.62 1.60 11 5 31% 30% 0
2001 CHW AL 24 P 40 20 0 133.1 31 9 19 3 1 .903 1.89 0.70 .955 1.75 1.74 13 4 24% 29% 0
2002 PIT NL 25 P 33 33 1 198.1 45 12 30 3 1 .933 1.91 1.27 .963 1.83 1.81 18 7 28% 32% 2
2003 PIT NL 26 P 31 31 1 197.1 43 7 31 5 0 .884 -1 -1 1.73 1.23 .957 1.84 1.83 14 2 13% 31% 3
2004 PIT NL 27 P 24 24 0 138.1 28 7 18 3 1 .893 1 1 1.63 1.04 .965 1.84 1.82 8 6 43% 28% 0
2005 PIT NL 28 P 33 33 1 182.0 41 6 33 2 4 .951 0 0 1.93 1.18 .960 1.75 1.73 15 3 17% 29% 0
2006 TOT MLB 29 P 9 9 0 44.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 0.81 0.44 .958 1.68 1.68 2 4 67% 28% 0
2006 PIT NL 29 P 7 7 0 36.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.74 0.43 .957 1.71 1.71 2 3 60% 28% 0
2006 TEX AL 29 P 2 2 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -25 1.12 0.50 .960 1.58 1.55 0 1 100% 30% 0
2007 STL NL 30 P 34 26 0 162.2 35 10 21 4 0 .886 0 0 1.72 0.91 .966 1.68 1.67 17 5 23% 25% 2
2008 TOT MLB 31 P 25 2 0 37.2 9 1 7 1 0 .889 2 10 1.91 0.32 .958 1.67 1.67 1 2 67% 27% 1
2008 COL NL 31 P 15 2 0 27.1 8 1 6 1 0 .875 1 7 2.30 0.47 .959 1.71 1.72 1 2 67% 27% 1
2008 KCR AL 31 P 10 0 0 10.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1 19 0.87 0.10 .950 1.57 1.59 0 0 0
2009 TOT NL 32 P 33 7 0 72.2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 -2 -5 1.24 0.30 .956 1.71 1.70 11 3 21% 29% 0
2009 WSN NL 32 P 23 0 0 26.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -8 1.71 0.22 .956 1.71 1.70 4 1 20% 29% 0
2009 CIN NL 32 P 10 7 0 46.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 0.97 0.50 .956 1.71 1.70 7 2 22% 29% 0
2012 SDP NL 35 P 7 7 0 37.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -2 -11 0.96 0.57 .950 1.76 1.74 2 3 60% 27% 0
12 Seasons P 296 219 3 1338.1 276 67 180 29 7 .895 -3 0 1.66 0.83 .960 1.76 1.73 114 47 29% 29% 9
12 Seasons TOT 296 219 3 1338.1 276 67 180 29 7 .895 -3 -3 1.66 0.83 .960 1.76 1.73 114 47 29% 29% 9
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
2003 NL  4.9 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2003 NL  7.799 (10th)
Active  9.347 (49th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Active  6.476 (46th)
Career  6.476 (172nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
Active  1,338.3 (47th)

Games Started s c a p y
Active  219 (43rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
2002 NL  1 (10th)
2005 NL  1 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
Active  151 (46th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 NL  99 (1st)
2007 NL  78 (10th)
Active  635 (17th)

Hits s c a p y
Active  1,390 (46th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Active  1.015 (38th)

Losses s c a p y
2002 NL  14 (5th)
2005 NL  18 (1st)
2007 NL  17 (1st)
Active  103 (21st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2005 NL  103 (10th)
Active  700 (37th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2001 AL  14 (1st)
2005 NL  8 (8th)
2007 NL  8 (8th)
Active  67 (15th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL  12 (9th)
2005 NL  12 (6th)
Active  70 (20th)
Career  70 (201st)

Batters Faced s c a p y
Active  5,970 (43rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2003 NL  133 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2002 NL  13 (3rd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
2000 AL  5 (1st)
2003 NL  5 (1st)
2004 NL  3 (3rd)
2007 NL  4 (3rd)
Active  29 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2013), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1890), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (870th), 8.3 career WAR/11.7 7yr-peak WAR/10.0 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Pat Rapp (965)
  2. Dave Mlicki (940)
  3. Tim Leary (937)
  4. Omar Olivares (934)
  5. Glendon Rusch (931)
  6. John Thomson (928)
  7. Frank Castillo (928)
  8. Bob Weiland (927)
  9. Pete Falcone (926)
  10. Edwin Jackson (925)
Similar Pitchers through 35 
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  1. Tim Leary (937)
  2. George Caster (929)
  3. Frank Castillo (928)
  4. Milt Gaston (928)
  5. Bruce Chen (925)
  6. Sid Hudson (922)
  7. Rodrigo Lopez (916)
  8. Brian Moehler (915)
  9. Kris Benson (915)
  10. Bill Hart (915)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Casey Coleman (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Homer Bailey (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. John Lackey (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jason Marquis (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dustin Hermanson (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Frank Castillo (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Frank Castillo (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jason Jennings (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Frank Castillo (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Pat Rapp (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tim Leary (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200023Chicago White Sox$210,0004/5/00 AP
200225Pittsburgh Pirates$272,5004/3/02 AP
200326Pittsburgh Pirates$370,0004/3/03 AP
200427Pittsburgh Pirates$2,575,0004/7/04 AP
200528Pittsburgh Pirates$3,175,000
200629Pittsburgh Pirates$4,150,000
200730St. Louis Cardinals$4,000,000
200831Colorado Rockies$3,100,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$17,852,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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