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Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Alberto Zambrano (Big Z or El Toro)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 250 lb.

Debut August 20, 2001

Born June 1, 1981 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2001 20 CHC NL   1   2   6   1   0   0   1  0    7.7   11   13   13   2    8    4   1   1    42   0   0 15.26  4.14   27 2.478
 2002 21 CHC NL   4   8  32  16   0   0   3  0  108.3   94   53   44   9   63   93   4   6   477   2   0  3.66  4.03  110 1.449
 2003 22 CHC NL  13  11  32  32   3   1   0  0  214.0  188   88   74   9   94  168  10   6   907  12   1  3.11  4.33  139 1.318
 2004 23 CHC NL  16   8  31  31   1   1   0  0  209.7  174   73   64  14   81  188  20   6   887   4   2  2.75  4.40  160 1.216 MVP-28,CYA-5,AS
 2005 24 CHC NL  14   6  33  33   2   0   0  0  223.3  170   88   81  21   86  202   8   7   909   3   0  3.26  4.40  135 1.146
 2006 25 CHC NL  16   7  33  33   0   0   0  0  214.0  162   91   81  20  115  210   9   9   917   4   1  3.41  4.63  136 1.294 CYA-5,AS
 2007 26 CHC NL  18  13  34  34   1   0   0  0  216.3  187  100   95  23  101  177  14   3   925   4   0  3.95  4.66  118 1.331 CYA-5
 2008 27 CHC NL   5   1   8   8   0   0   0  0   55.0   47   11   11   3   14   38   1   2   217   0   0  1.80  4.41  245 1.109
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .608  87  56 209 188   7   2   4  0 1248.3 1033  517  463 101  562 1080  67  40  5281  29   4  3.34  4.44  133 1.278
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14   9  35  32   1   0   0  0  213.7  176   88   79  17   96  184  11   6   904   4   0  3.34  4.44  133 1.278
 Career High     18  13  34  34   3   1   3  0  223.3  188  100   95  23  115  210  20   9   925  12   2  1.80  4.66  245 1.109

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 20 CHC NL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 21 CHC NL  31   30    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  15  .033  .033  .067  -74    2   2   0   0   0   0
 2003 22 CHC NL  30   75    9   18   5  0   2    6   0  0   1  26  .240  .250  .387   62   29   4   0   0   0   2
 2004 23 CHC NL  30   70    8   16   1  0   1    5   0  0   3  29  .229  .257  .286   39   20   8   1   0   0   2 MVP-28,AS
 2005 24 CHC NL  34   80    8   24   6  2   1    6   0  0   0  25  .300  .300  .463   93   37   4   0   0   0   2
 2006 25 CHC NL  37   73    9   11   0  0   6   11   1  0   1  27  .151  .160  .397   35   29   5   1   0   0   2 SS,AS
 2007 26 CHC NL  36   81    9   20   2  0   2    5   0  0   0  29  .247  .247  .346   49   28   5   0   0   0   0
 2008 27 CHC NL  11   23    2    6   1  0   1    2   0  0   0   8  .261  .261  .435   77   10   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      215  434   45   96  16  2  13   35   1  0   5 159  .221  .229  .357   48  155  29   2   0   0   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        327   34   72  12  2  10   26   1  0   4 120  .221  .229  .357   48  117  22   2   0   0   7
 Career High     37   81    9   24   6  2   6   11   1  0   3  29                          37   8   1   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 20 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .262| .000  .333| .000  .430| .000  .763|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 21 CHC NL   32   31    0   0.0   105| .033  .264| .033  .337| .067  .419| .100  .756| -74  .000  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 2003 22 CHC NL   80   63    7   3.0   110| .240  .270| .250  .342| .387  .433| .637  .775|  62  .283  -4.5  -0.4   0%
 2004 23 CHC NL   82   65    5   2.1   114| .229  .273| .257  .345| .286  .443| .543  .788|  39  .163  -6.7  -0.6   0%
 2005 24 CHC NL   84   62   10   4.3   111| .300  .273| .300  .344| .463  .435| .763  .779|  93  .448  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 2006 25 CHC NL   80   70    4   1.5   116| .151  .276| .160  .347| .397  .448| .557  .795|  35  .099  -8.1  -0.8 100%
 2007 26 CHC NL   86   66    7   2.8   115| .247  .278| .247  .347| .346  .444| .593  .791|  49  .258  -6.8  -0.6   0%
 2008 27 CHC NL   24   19    2   2.8   111| .261  .270| .261  .347| .435  .428| .696  .775|  77  .261  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       470  378   35   2.5   112| .221  .273| .229  .345| .357  .438| .586  .783|  48  .218 -36.5  -3.4 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 20 CHC NL P 6 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.33 0.47 2.34 1.75 1 7.7 2002 21 CHC NL P 32 8 26 0 4 1.000 .963 1.06 0.48 2.83 1.83 16 108.3 2003 22 CHC NL P 32 19 47 4 2 .943 .957 2.06 0.48 2.78 1.85 32 214.0 2004 23 CHC NL P 31 18 29 2 2 .959 .965 1.52 0.47 2.02 1.84 31 209.7 AS 2005 24 CHC NL P 33 21 34 2 4 .965 .960 1.67 0.46 2.22 1.75 33 223.3 2006 25 CHC NL P 33 12 33 4 4 .918 .957 1.36 0.43 1.89 1.72 33 214.0 AS 2007 26 CHC NL P 34 20 28 1 1 .980 .966 1.41 0.40 2.00 1.68 34 216.3 2008 27 CHC NL P 8 8 8 1 0 .941 .958 2.00 0.46 2.62 1.85 8 55.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2001 20 CHC NL P 6 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.33 0.47 2.34 1.75 1 7.7 2002 21 CHC NL P 32 8 26 0 4 1.000 .963 1.06 0.48 2.83 1.83 16 108.3 2003 22 CHC NL P 32 19 47 4 2 .943 .957 2.06 0.48 2.78 1.85 32 214.0 2004 23 CHC NL P 31 18 29 2 2 .959 .965 1.52 0.47 2.02 1.84 31 209.7 2005 24 CHC NL P 33 21 34 2 4 .965 .960 1.67 0.46 2.22 1.75 33 223.3 2006 25 CHC NL P 33 12 33 4 4 .918 .957 1.36 0.43 1.89 1.72 33 214.0 2007 26 CHC NL P 34 20 28 1 1 .980 .966 1.41 0.40 2.00 1.68 34 216.3 2008 27 CHC NL P 8 8 8 1 0 .941 .958 2.00 0.46 2.62 1.85 8 55.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 209 106 207 14 18 .957 .961 1.50 0.45 2.26 1.78 188 1248.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 209 106 207 14 18 .957 .961 1.50 0.45 2.26 1.78 188 1248
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   1   1   4.76  0  0  0  0   5.2  11   3   0   4 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   2   2   5.73  0  1  0  0  11    14   7   5   8 
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   1   1   1.50  0  0  0  0   6     4   1   1   8 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   2   2   3.09  0  0  0  0  11.2  15   4   1  12 
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   4   4   4.37  0  1  0  0  22.2  29  11   6  20 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   1   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   2   6   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   3  .167  .167  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   4   9   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   6  .111  .111  .222   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 2004   CHC NL      0  0  0   1     1   1   1   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  1  0 
 2006   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2004   CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2006   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2004 *
2006

Silver Sluggers
2006-NL--P

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2004-NL-28-0.00

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2004-NL-5-0.05
2006-NL-5-0.04
2007-NL-5-0.02
Car-164-0.11 shares

ERA
2003 NL-3.11-7
2004 NL-2.75-4
2005 NL-3.26-10
2006 NL-3.41-5
2008 NL-1.80-3
Act-3.34-9

Wins
2004 NL-16-5
2006 NL-16-1
2007 NL-18-2
2008 NL-5-3

Won-Loss %
2004 NL-.667-10
2005 NL-.700-3
2006 NL-.696-3
2008 NL-.833-8
Act-.608-11
Car-.608-86

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2005 NL-1.146-8
Act-1.278-22

Hits Allowed/9IP
2004 NL-7.47-6
2005 NL-6.85-3
2006 NL-6.81-2
2007 NL-7.78-3
Act-7.45-5
Car-7.45-31

Bases on Balls/9IP
2008 NL-2.29-9

Strikeouts/9IP
2004 NL-8.07-8
2005 NL-8.14-10
2006 NL-8.83-3
Act-7.79-17
Car-7.79-31

Innings
2003 NL-214.0-8
2005 NL-223.3-9
2007 NL-216.3-5
2008 NL-55.0-5

Strikeouts
2004 NL-188-8
2005 NL-202-6
2006 NL-210-4
2007 NL-177-7

Games Started
2007 NL-34-2
2008 NL-8-1

Comp. Games
2003 NL-3-7

Shutouts
2004 NL-1-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
2003 NL-94-5
2004 NL-81-9
2005 NL-86-4
2006 NL-115-1
2007 NL-101-1

Losses
2007 NL-13-10

Wild Pitches
2006 NL-9-6

Hit Batsmen
2003 NL-10-9
2004 NL-20-1
2007 NL-14-2
Act-67-25

Batters Faced
2003 NL-907-7
2007 NL-925-4
2008 NL-217-7

Adjusted ERA+
2003 NL-139-7
2004 NL-160-4
2005 NL-135-8
2006 NL-136-5
2008 NL-245-3
Act-133-7
Car-133-28

Youngest Player
2001 NL-20-2
2002 NL-21-3

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 5 (420) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 91 (241) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3066) Pitching - 20.0 (289) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 22.0 (548) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 12, 1997: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Chicago Cubs$340,000
2004Chicago Cubs$450,000
2005Chicago Cubs$3,760,000
2006Chicago Cubs$6,500,000
2007Chicago Cubs$12,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$23,450,000

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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