Chad Qualls

Q: When was Chad Qualls born?

Chad Qualls was born on August 17, 1978.

Q: Where was Chad Qualls born?

Chad Qualls was born in Lomita, CA .

Q: How tall is Chad Qualls?

Chad Qualls is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Chad Qualls weigh when playing?

Chad Qualls weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Chad Qualls in the Hall of Fame?

Chad Qualls has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Chad Qualls drafted?

Chad Qualls was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 52nd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) and the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Chad Qualls have?

Chad Qualls had 624 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Chad Qualls played for?

Chad Qualls played for 10 teams; the Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies.

Q: When did Chad Qualls retire?

Chad Qualls last played in 2017.

Q: What is Chad Qualls' Twitter account?

Chad Qualls is on Twitter at qualls50 .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 235lb (193cm, 106kg)

Born: August 17, 1978 in Lomita, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 52nd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) and the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV).

High School: Nathaniel Narbonne HS (Harbor City, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA), University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV)

Debut: July 22, 2004 (Age 25-340d, 18,506th in major league history)
vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 27, 2017 (Age 38-314d)
vs. SFG 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Matt Sosnick • Previously: Matt Sosnick

Full Name: Chad Michael Qualls

Nicknames: Quallsy

Twitter: @qualls50

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

ERA

3.89

844

807.1

624

WHIP

1.276

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2001	22	HOU-min	A	15	6	.714	3.72	26	26	0	3	2	0	162.0	149	77	67	8	31	0	125	11	2	10	673			1.111	8.3	0.4	1.7	6.9	4.03	BTC MIDW
2002	23	HOU-min	AA	6	13	.316	4.36	29	29	0	0	0	0	163.0	174	92	79	9	67	3	142	9	4	3	722			1.479	9.6	0.5	3.7	7.8	2.12	RRK TL
2003	24	HOU-min	AA	8	11	.421	3.85	28	28	0	3	2	0	175.1	174	85	75	12	61	0	132	10	0	8	744			1.340	8.9	0.6	3.1	6.8	2.16	RRK TL
2004	25	HOU-min	AAA	3	6	.333	5.57	32	14	8	1	0	1	106.2	134	69	66	8	30	3	72	7	0	2	483			1.538	11.3	0.7	2.5	6.1	2.40	NOR PCL
2004	25	HOU	NL	4	0	1.000	3.55	25	0	4	0	0	1	33.0	34	13	13	3	8	1	24	4	0	0	141	123	3.87	1.273	9.3	0.8	2.2	6.5	3.00
2005	26	HOU	NL	6	4	.600	3.28	77	0	19	0	0	0	79.2	73	33	29	7	23	2	60	6	0	1	329	130	3.75	1.205	8.2	0.8	2.6	6.8	2.61
2006	27	HOU	NL	7	3	.700	3.76	81	0	13	0	0	0	88.2	76	38	37	10	28	6	56	6	0	0	356	119	4.50	1.173	7.7	1.0	2.8	5.7	2.00
2007	28	HOU	NL	6	5	.545	3.05	79	0	16	0	0	5	82.2	84	29	28	10	25	5	78	3	0	2	345	146	3.94	1.319	9.1	1.1	2.7	8.5	3.12
2008	29	ARI	NL	4	8	.333	2.81	77	0	21	0	0	9	73.2	61	29	23	4	18	2	71	3	0	6	300	164	2.77	1.072	7.5	0.5	2.2	8.7	3.94
2009	30	ARI	NL	2	2	.500	3.63	51	0	44	0	0	24	52.0	53	23	21	5	7	2	45	2	0	2	217	123	3.14	1.154	9.2	0.9	1.2	7.8	6.43
2010	31	TOT	MLB	3	4	.429	7.32	70	0	29	0	0	12	59.0	85	56	48	7	21	4	49	2	0	4	281	57	4.13	1.797	13.0	1.1	3.2	7.5	2.33
2010	31	ARI	NL	1	4	.200	8.29	43	0	28	0	0	12	38.0	61	41	35	5	15	4	34	1	0	3	190	51	4.26	2.000	14.4	1.2	3.6	8.1	2.27
2010	31	TBR	AL	2	0	1.000	5.57	27	0	1	0	0	0	21.0	24	15	13	2	6	0	15	1	0	1	91	71	3.89	1.429	10.3	0.9	2.6	6.4	2.50
2011	32	SDP	NL	6	8	.429	3.51	77	0	20	0	0	0	74.1	73	30	29	7	20	5	43	0	0	4	306	102	3.90	1.251	8.8	0.8	2.4	5.2	2.15
2012	33	PIT-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.0		INA IL
2012	33	TOT	MLB	2	1	.667	5.33	60	0	15	0	0	0	52.1	63	34	31	7	14	4	27	0	0	3	231	76	4.60	1.471	10.8	1.2	2.4	4.6	1.93
2012	33	TOT	NL	1	1	.500	5.20	52	0	11	0	0	0	45.0	53	29	26	7	11	3	25	0	0	2	198	77	4.74	1.422	10.6	1.4	2.2	5.0	2.27
2012	33	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	4.60	35	0	6	0	0	0	31.1	39	18	16	7	9	3	19	0	0	2	140	89	5.65	1.532	11.2	2.0	2.6	5.5	2.11
2012	33	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	6.14	8	0	4	0	0	0	7.1	10	5	5	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	33	72	3.78	1.773	12.3	0.0	3.7	2.5	0.67
2012	33	PIT	NL	0	0		6.59	17	0	5	0	0	0	13.2	14	11	10	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	58	59	2.65	1.171	9.2	0.0	1.3	4.0	3.00
2013	34	MIA	NL	5	2	.714	2.61	66	0	12	0	0	0	62.0	57	18	18	4	19	7	49	2	0	1	252	148	3.32	1.226	8.3	0.6	2.8	7.1	2.58
2014	35	HOU	AL	1	5	.167	3.33	58	0	41	0	0	19	51.1	54	22	19	5	5	2	43	2	0	1	213	117	3.13	1.149	9.5	0.9	0.9	7.5	8.60
2015	36	HOU-min	AA	0	0		5.40	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7			1.200	10.8	5.4	0.0	5.4		CPC TL
2015	36	HOU	AL	3	5	.375	4.38	60	0	17	0	0	4	49.1	46	24	24	6	9	1	46	2	0	3	202	90	3.52	1.115	8.4	1.1	1.6	8.4	5.11
2016	37	COL-min	AAA	0	0		21.60	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	10			3.000	21.6	5.4	5.4	10.8	2.00	ABQ PCL
2016	37	COL	NL	2	0	1.000	5.23	44	0	14	0	0	0	32.2	43	22	19	5	9	1	22	0	0	1	152	93	4.62	1.592	11.8	1.4	2.5	6.1	2.44
2017	38	COL-min	AAA	0	0		1.80	6	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	19			1.200	9.0	0.0	1.8	9.0	5.00	ABQ PCL
2017	38	COL	NL	1	1	.500	5.40	19	0	9	0	0	0	16.2	17	11	10	3	5	0	11	0	0	0	72	95	5.08	1.320	9.2	1.6	2.7	5.9	2.20
14 Yrs				52	48	.520	3.89	844	0	274	0	0	74	807.1	819	382	349	83	211	42	624	32	0	28	3397	109	3.80	1.276	9.1	0.9	2.4	7.0	2.96
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.520	3.89	68	0	22	0	0	6	65	66	31	28	7	17	3	50	3	0	2	274	109	3.80	1.276	9.1	0.9	2.4	7.0	2.96
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
HOU (6 yrs)				27	22	.551	3.51	380	0	110	0	0	29	384.2	367	159	150	41	98	17	307	23	0	7	1586	121	3.86	1.209	8.6	1.0	2.3	7.2	3.13
ARI (3 yrs)				7	14	.333	4.34	171	0	93	0	0	45	163.2	175	93	79	14	40	8	150	6	0	11	707	103	3.23	1.314	9.6	0.8	2.2	8.2	3.75
COL (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	5.29	63	0	23	0	0	0	49.1	60	33	29	8	14	1	33	0	0	1	224	94	4.77	1.500	10.9	1.5	2.6	6.0	2.36
TBR (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	5.57	27	0	1	0	0	0	21.0	24	15	13	2	6	0	15	1	0	1	91	71	3.89	1.429	10.3	0.9	2.6	6.4	2.50
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		6.59	17	0	5	0	0	0	13.2	14	11	10	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	58	59	2.65	1.171	9.2	0.0	1.3	4.0	3.00
PHI (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.60	35	0	6	0	0	0	31.1	39	18	16	7	9	3	19	0	0	2	140	89	5.65	1.532	11.2	2.0	2.6	5.5	2.11
SDP (1 yr)				6	8	.429	3.51	77	0	20	0	0	0	74.1	73	30	29	7	20	5	43	0	0	4	306	102	3.90	1.251	8.8	0.8	2.4	5.2	2.15
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	6.14	8	0	4	0	0	0	7.1	10	5	5	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	33	72	3.78	1.773	12.3	0.0	3.7	2.5	0.67
MIA (1 yr)				5	2	.714	2.61	66	0	12	0	0	0	62.0	57	18	18	4	19	7	49	2	0	1	252	148	3.32	1.226	8.3	0.6	2.8	7.1	2.58

NL (12 yrs)				45	38	.542	3.82	691	0	211	0	0	51	678.1	685	316	288	70	188	38	518	27	0	22	2858	112	3.87	1.287	9.1	0.9	2.5	6.9	2.76
AL (4 yrs)				7	10	.412	4.26	153	0	63	0	0	23	129.0	134	66	61	13	23	4	106	5	0	6	539	93	3.44	1.217	9.3	0.9	1.6	7.4	4.61

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chad Qualls?

Chad Qualls is 46 years old.

When was Chad Qualls born?

Chad Qualls was born on August 17, 1978.

Where was Chad Qualls born?

Chad Qualls was born in Lomita, CA.

How tall is Chad Qualls?

Chad Qualls is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Chad Qualls weigh when playing?

Chad Qualls weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Chad Qualls play?

Chad Qualls played 14 seasons.

Is Chad Qualls in the Hall of Fame?

Chad Qualls has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Chad Qualls drafted?

Chad Qualls was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 52nd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) and the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV).

What position did Chad Qualls play?

Chad Qualls was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Chad Qualls have?

Chad Qualls had 624 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Chad Qualls played for?

Chad Qualls played for 10 teams; the Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies.

When did Chad Qualls retire?

Chad Qualls last played in 2017.

What is Chad Qualls' Twitter account?

Chad Qualls is on Twitter at qualls50.

What are Chad Qualls' nicknames?

Quallsy is a nickname for Chad Qualls.

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