Chris Bootcheck

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 210lb (196cm, 95kg)

Born: October 24, 1978 in La Porte, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Porte HS (La Porte, IN) and the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (20th) of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

High School: La Porte HS (La Porte, IN)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: September 9, 2003 (Age 24-320d, 18,379th in major league history)
vs. OAK 3.1 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Last Game: June 14, 2013 (Age 34-233d)
vs. LAA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Christopher Brandon Bootcheck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

ERA

6.55

148.1

106

WHIP

1.658

Summary of 19 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 4 go ahead

2 Tms
ANA/LAA	18
PIT	1

Platoon
vs RHB	14
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	4

Outs
0	7
1	6
2	6

7 Opps
OAK	7
TEX	3
NYY	3
DET	3
STL	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

15 Batters
Alex Rodriguez	3
Mark Ellis	2
Carlos Guillén	2
Emil Brown	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Bobby Crosby	1
Ryan Braun	1
Albert Pujols	1
Jason Giambi	1
Brandon Inge	1
Miguel Tejada	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Josh Fields	1
Brad Wilkerson	1

8 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	9
9	7
8	1
89	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
1	3
5	3
6	2
3	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	5
-23	2
123	1
12-	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

36 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	8
1 on	6
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
2	1
3	1
4	3
5	1
6	5
7	3
8	3
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	2
4-6	9
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	1
+1	2
Tied	2
-1	2
-4..	1

Ahead	14
Tied	2
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	5
0-0	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
3-2	1
1-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	5
3B	3
1B	2
2B	2
RF	2
DH	2
LF	2
C	1

OrderPos
5th	4
4th	4
3rd	3
6th	3
7th	2
9th	1
8th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-09-09	Miguel Tejada	OAK		ANA	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	6	20%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Byrnes Scores; E. Durazo Scores
2	2	2	2	2003-09-09	Ramón Hernández	OAK		ANA	ahead 4-0	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	3	2003-09-09	Jermaine Dye	OAK		ANA	ahead 5-0	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	9	2%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2003-09-20	Alex Rodriguez	TEX		ANA	ahead 9-2	b 6	0	---	5,(2-2) ....CFBBX	1	3	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
5	5	5	2	2003-09-20	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		ANA	ahead 12-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2005-07-31	Jason Giambi	NYY		LAA	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	6	DH	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2006-05-02	Bobby Crosby	OAK	@	LAA	ahead 7-3	t 9	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	5	6	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Chavez Scores; F. Thomas Scores
8	8	2	1	2006-09-01	Carlos Guillén	DET		LAA	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	5	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	3	2	2006-09-01	Brandon Inge	DET		LAA	ahead 6-0	b 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) CS*BBX	2	9	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Infante Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2007-05-24	Carlos Guillén	DET		LAA	ahead 10-0	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores
11	11	2	1	2007-06-10	Albert Pujols	STL		LAA	behind 3-4	b 5	0	12-	6,(3-2) BS*BBF>X	3	3	3	26%	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); D. Eckstein Scores; S. Taguchi Scores
12	12	3	1	2007-07-03	Brad Wilkerson	TEX		LAA	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	7	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Laird Scores
13	13	4	1	2007-07-06	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		LAA	ahead 10-9	b 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	5	16%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. Cabrera Scores
14	14	5	1	2007-07-23	Mark Ellis	OAK	@	LAA	ahead 11-5	t 6	2	---	5,(1-2) CFFBX	1	6	4	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	6	1	2007-08-20	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	@	LAA	behind 2-3	t 6	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	5	24%	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Abreu Scores
16	16	7	1	2007-09-16	Josh Fields	CHW		LAA	behind 2-7	b 7	1	-23	6,(2-2) C1>B.FFBX	3	2	7	11%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. González Scores; J. Owens Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2008-04-28	Emil Brown	OAK	@	LAA	ahead 6-2	t 7	0	-2-	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	5	9	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Denorfia Scores
18	18	2	1	2008-06-08	Mark Ellis	OAK		LAA	tied 3-3	b 12	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	6	4	34%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Petit Scores; R. Davis Scores; T. Buck Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2009-08-28	Ryan Braun	MIL		PIT	ahead 7-4	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	5%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)