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Jonathan Papelbon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: November 23, 1980 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 40th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Bishop Kenny HS (Jacksonville, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: July 31, 2005 (Age 24-250d, 18,733rd in major league history)
vs. MIN 5.1 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 6, 2016 (Age 35-257d)
vs. SFG 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Jonathan Robert Papelbon

Pronunciation: \PAP-ill-bon\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

ERA

2.44

689

368

725.2

808

WHIP

1.043

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 8	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 13	BOS		LAA	W,10-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 18	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14	Apr 19	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (1)	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	17	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	21 (3)	Apr 26	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	24 (2)	Apr 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	25	May 1	BOS		OAK	L,4-5		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	28 (2)	May 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	30 (1)	May 6	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	35 (4)	May 12	BOS		BAL	W,13-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	39 (3)	May 17 (1)	BOS		DET	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	43 (3)	May 20	BOS		ATL	W,6-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	45 (1)	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	47 (1)	May 25	BOS	@	TEX	W,10-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	48	May 26	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	50 (1)	May 28	BOS		CLE	W,5-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	54 (3)	Jun 2	BOS		NYY	W,11-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	55	Jun 3	BOS		NYY	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	61 (5)	Jun 9	BOS	@	ARI	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	63 (1)	Jun 12	BOS		COL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	67 (3)	Jun 16	BOS		SFG	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70 (2)	Jun 19	BOS	@	ATL	W,4-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	72 (1)	Jun 22	BOS	@	SDP	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	74 (1)	Jun 24	BOS	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	77 (2)	Jun 27	BOS	@	SEA	L,1-2		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	78	Jun 29	BOS		TEX	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	82 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		TBD	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	83	Jul 4	BOS		TBD	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	86 (2)	Jul 7	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88 (1)	Jul 12	BOS		TOR	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	94 (5)	Jul 18	BOS		KCR	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	98 (3)	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	W,8-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	100 (1)	Jul 24	BOS	@	CLE	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	104 (3)	Jul 28	BOS	@	TBD	W,12-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	107 (2)	Aug 1	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	110 (2)	Aug 4	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	114 (3)	Aug 8	BOS	@	LAA	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	116 (1)	Aug 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	118 (1)	Aug 13	BOS		TBD	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	121 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	BOS		LAA	W,8-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	123 (1)	Aug 18	BOS		LAA	W,10-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	126 (2)	Aug 21	BOS	@	TBD	W,8-6	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	131 (4)	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	135 (3)	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	L,8-9	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	137 (1)	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	138	Sep 3	BOS		TOR	W,13-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	139	Sep 4	BOS		TOR	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	141 (1)	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	144 (2)	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	147 (2)	Sep 12	BOS		TBD	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	148	Sep 14	BOS		NYY	L,7-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	153 (4)	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	155 (1)	Sep 22	BOS	@	TBD	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	157 (1)	Sep 25	BOS		OAK	W,7-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	160 (2)	Sep 28	BOS		MIN	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	162 (1)	Sep 30	BOS		MIN	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							59gm		58.1	4	0	0	4	0