Chris Volstad

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 235lb (203cm, 106kg)

Born: September 23, 1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (16th) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Palm Beach Gardens HS (Palm Beach Gardens, FL).

High School: Palm Beach Gardens HS (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

Debut: July 6, 2008 (Age 21-287d, 16,978th in MLB history)
vs. COL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2019 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 5.016 • Arb Eligible: 2017 • Free Agent: 2020

Agents: Moye Sports Assoc. (DRM Bros.)

Full Name: Christopher Kenneth Volstad

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

-0.6

2.1

W

L

ERA

6.27

5.00

G

170

GS

126

SV

IP

47.1

772.1

SO

481

WHIP

1.627

1.454

Projections

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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
2005	18	FLA-min	A-,Rk	4	3	.571	2.22	13	13	0	0	0	0	65.0	68	33	16	1	15	0	55	5	1	3	281			1.277	9.4	0.1	2.1	7.6	3.67	JAM,JUM NYPL,GULF
2006	19	FLA-min	A	11	8	.579	3.08	26	26	0	0	0	0	152.0	161	73	52	12	36	1	99	6	0	6	636			1.296	9.5	0.7	2.1	5.9	2.75	GBO SALL
2007	20	FLA-min	A+,AA	12	11	.522	4.16	28	27	0	2	1	0	168.2	193	95	78	12	47	1	118	7	0	12	744			1.423	10.3	0.6	2.5	6.3	2.51	JUP,CAR FLOR,SOUL
2008	21	FLA-min	AA	4	4	.500	3.36	15	15	0	1	0	0	91.0	86	37	34	0	30	3	56	2	0	3	383			1.275	8.5	0.0	3.0	5.5	1.87	CAR SOUL
2008	21	FLA	NL	6	4	.600	2.88	15	14	0	0	0	0	84.1	76	30	27	3	36	4	52	5	0	0	365	151	3.82	1.328	8.1	0.3	3.8	5.5	1.44
2009	22	FLA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	3	3	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	18			1.750	11.3	4.5	4.5	15.8	3.50	NOR PCL
2009	22	FLA	NL	9	13	.409	5.21	29	29	0	1	1	0	159.0	169	100	92	29	59	3	107	3	0	8	682	82	5.29	1.434	9.6	1.6	3.3	6.1	1.81
2010	23	FLA-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.18	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	13	6	6	1	9	0	13	0	0	0	71			1.294	6.9	0.5	4.8	6.9	1.44	NOR PCL
2010	23	FLA	NL	12	9	.571	4.58	30	30	0	2	1	0	175.0	187	94	89	17	60	5	102	8	1	8	758	91	4.34	1.411	9.6	0.9	3.1	5.2	1.70
2011	24	FLA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.42	3	3	0	1	1	0	18.1	20	9	9	1	9	0	14	0	0	1	80			1.582	9.8	0.5	4.4	6.9	1.56	NOR PCL
2011	24	FLA	NL	5	13	.278	4.89	29	29	0	0	0	0	165.2	187	96	90	23	49	6	117	1	1	2	719	80	4.32	1.425	10.2	1.2	2.7	6.4	2.39
2012	25	CHC-min	AAA	3	5	.375	5.17	12	12	0	0	0	0	71.1	86	48	41	7	19	0	52	4	2	0	315			1.472	10.9	0.9	2.4	6.6	2.74	IWA PCL
2012	25	CHC	NL	3	12	.200	6.31	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	137	81	78	16	43	4	61	3	1	2	507	65	5.11	1.617	11.1	1.3	3.5	4.9	1.42
2013	26	COL-min	AAA,FgW	9	8	.529	4.70	28	27	0	2	0	0	149.1	179	82	78	12	49	1	68	2	0	7	653			1.527	10.8	0.7	3.0	4.1	1.39	CSP,LCY PCL,DOWL
2013	26	COL	NL	0	0		10.80	6	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	19	10	10	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	47	43	4.97	2.400	20.5	1.1	1.1	3.2	3.00

2014	27	ANA-min	Fgn,AAA	7	8	.467	6.20	24	24	1	1	0	0	126.1	164	98	87	15	49	0	56	8	0	4	588			1.686	11.7	1.1	3.5	4.0	1.14	DOO,SLK KBO,PCL
2015	28	PIT-min	AAA	11	7	.611	3.18	27	25	0	0	0	0	155.2	159	61	55	3	43	3	97	9	0	6	655			1.298	9.2	0.2	2.5	5.6	2.26	INA IL
2015	28	PIT	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7		3.13	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

2016	29	CHW-min	AAA	8	11	.421	4.79	29	27	1	2	0	0	176.2	193	100	94	16	34	0	84	5	0	3	735			1.285	9.8	0.8	1.7	4.3	2.47	CHR IL
2017	30	CHW-min	AAA	3	10	.231	5.57	27	18	3	2	0	1	118.0	161	82	73	12	23	0	71	4	0	6	518			1.559	12.3	0.9	1.8	5.4	3.09	CHR IL
2017	30	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	4.66	6	2	2	0	0	0	19.1	16	11	10	4	5	0	10	1	0	0	76	94	5.74	1.086	7.4	1.9	2.3	4.7	2.00
2018	31	CHW-min	AAA	0	1	.000	9.64	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	5	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	21			1.714	11.6	0.0	3.9	5.8	1.50	CHR IL
2018	31	CHW	AL	1	5	.167	6.27	33	1	5	0	0	0	47.1	65	35	33	9	12	1	29	3	0	1	215	67	5.36	1.627	12.4	1.7	2.3	5.5	2.42
9 Yrs				37	58	.389	5.00	170	126	8	3	2	0	772.1	858	457	429	102	265	23	481	26	3	21	3376	83	4.69	1.454	10.0	1.2	3.1	5.6	1.82
162 Game Avg.				9	13	.389	5.00	39	29	2	1	0	0	177	197	105	99	23	61	5	111	6	1	5	776	83	4.69	1.454	10.0	1.2	3.1	5.6	1.82

FLA (4 yrs)				32	39	.451	4.59	103	102	0	3	2	0	584.0	619	320	298	72	204	18	378	17	2	18	2524	90	4.52	1.409	9.5	1.1	3.1	5.8	1.85
CHW (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	5.81	39	3	7	0	0	0	66.2	81	46	43	13	17	1	39	4	0	1	291	73	5.47	1.470	10.9	1.8	2.3	5.3	2.29
COL (1 yr)				0	0		10.80	6	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	19	10	10	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	47	43	4.97	2.400	20.5	1.1	1.1	3.2	3.00
CHC (1 yr)				3	12	.200	6.31	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	137	81	78	16	43	4	61	3	1	2	507	65	5.11	1.617	11.1	1.3	3.5	4.9	1.42
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7		3.13	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

NL (7 yrs)				35	51	.407	4.92	131	123	1	3	2	0	705.2	777	411	386	89	248	22	442	22	3	20	3085	84	4.61	1.453	9.9	1.1	3.2	5.6	1.78
AL (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	5.81	39	3	7	0	0	0	66.2	81	46	43	13	17	1	39	4	0	1	291	73	5.47	1.470	10.9	1.8	2.3	5.3	2.29

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SUMMARY

WAR

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L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

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