Chris Spurling

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 240lb (198cm, 108kg)

Born: June 28, 1977 in Dayton, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 41st round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH).

High School: Northridge HS (Dayton, OH)

Schools: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH), Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH)

Debut: April 2, 2003 (Age 25-278d, 15,839th in MLB history)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2007 (Age 30-093d)
vs. SDP 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Full Name: Christopher Michael Spurling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

W

L

ERA

4.32

G

187

GS

SV

IP

219.0

SO

WHIP

1.324

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
1998	21	NYY-min	Rk,A	3	1	.750	2.35	14	7	2	0	0	1	57.1	64	23	15	4	12	0	49	2	0	2	244			1.326	10.0	0.6	1.9	7.7	4.08	YNK,GBO GULF,SALL
1999	22	NYY-min	A	4	6	.400	3.66	49	0	26	0	0	4	76.1	78	34	31	8	23	3	68	2	0	7	332			1.323	9.2	0.9	2.7	8.0	2.96	GBO SALL
2000	23	NYY-PIT-min	A+	5	6	.455	3.11	43	0	21	0	0	6	75.1	58	29	26	2	25	5	72	1	0	3	305			1.102	6.9	0.2	3.0	8.6	2.88	TAM,LBG FLOR,CARL
2001	24	PIT-min	AA	5	7	.417	3.11	34	15	11	0	0	1	121.2	133	48	42	9	28	1	63	4	0	2	512			1.323	9.8	0.7	2.1	4.7	2.25	ATO EL
2002	25	PIT-min	AA	4	3	.571	2.19	51	0	45	0	0	20	70.0	54	18	17	8	12	1	60	2	0	1	275			0.943	6.9	1.0	1.5	7.7	5.00	ATO EL
2003	26	DET	AL	1	3	.250	4.68	66	0	18	0	0	3	77.0	78	42	40	9	22	1	38	3	0	2	326	92	4.54	1.299	9.1	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.73

2005	28	DET-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.12	12	0	4	0	0	1	19.2	18	10	9	2	3	0	15	0	0	0	78			1.068	8.2	0.9	1.4	6.9	5.00	TOL IL
2005	28	DET	AL	3	4	.429	3.44	56	0	8	0	0	0	70.2	58	30	27	8	22	6	26	2	0	4	284	124	4.77	1.132	7.4	1.0	2.8	3.3	1.18
2006	29	DET-min	AAA	1	4	.200	2.05	49	0	19	0	0	5	66.0	61	20	15	4	10	4	34	3	0	1	260			1.076	8.3	0.5	1.4	4.6	3.40	TOL IL
2006	29	TOT	MLB	0	0		5.06	16	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	25	12	12	5	8	3	7	0	0	0	95	92	6.66	1.547	10.5	2.1	3.4	3.0	0.88
2006	29	DET	AL	0	0		3.18	9	0	3	0	0	0	11.1	13	4	4	2	4	2	4	0	0	0	49	147	5.79	1.500	10.3	1.6	3.2	3.2	1.00
2006	29	MIL	NL	0	0		7.20	7	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	12	8	8	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	46	65	7.65	1.600	10.8	2.7	3.6	2.7	0.75
2007	30	MIL-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.69	10	0	1	0	0	0	16.0	19	4	3	1	2	0	9	0	0	0	68			1.313	10.7	0.6	1.1	5.1	4.50	NVL PCL
2007	30	MIL	NL	2	1	.667	4.68	49	0	21	0	0	0	50.0	63	31	26	6	14	3	28	2	0	4	225	95	4.64	1.540	11.3	1.1	2.5	5.0	2.00
2009	32	NWK	Ind	1	0	1.000	6.95	19	0	3	0	0	1	22.0	25	17	17	5	9	0	16	1	0	0	99			1.545	10.2	2.0	3.7	6.5	1.78	NWK ATLL
2010	33	LGI	Ind	3	3	.500	4.01	33	0	10	0	0	0	42.2	47	23	19	4	12	2	35	1	0	1	187			1.383	9.9	0.8	2.5	7.4	2.92	LGI ATLL
4 Yrs				6	8	.429	4.32	187	0	50	0	0	3	219.0	224	115	105	28	66	13	99	7	0	10	930	101	4.84	1.324	9.2	1.2	2.7	4.1	1.50
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.429	4.32	68	0	18	0	0	1	80	81	42	38	10	24	5	36	3	0	4	338	101	4.84	1.324	9.2	1.2	2.7	4.1	1.50

DET (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.02	131	0	29	0	0	3	159.0	149	76	71	19	48	9	68	5	0	6	659	107	4.73	1.239	8.4	1.1	2.7	3.8	1.42
MIL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.10	56	0	21	0	0	0	60.0	75	39	34	9	18	4	31	2	0	4	271	88	5.14	1.550	11.3	1.4	2.7	4.7	1.72

AL (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.02	131	0	29	0	0	3	159.0	149	76	71	19	48	9	68	5	0	6	659	107	4.73	1.239	8.4	1.1	2.7	3.8	1.42
NL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.10	56	0	21	0	0	0	60.0	75	39	34	9	18	4	31	2	0	4	271	88	5.14	1.550	11.3	1.4	2.7	4.7	1.72

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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