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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
19 272 797 40 44 3 5.19 -7.4
Birth Date10-12-1970
Height6' 4"
Weight250 lbs
Age53 years, 6 months, 12 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1995 CHN MLB 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 100 9.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 0% .143 1.50 11.06 9.00 121 7.28 149.0 0.0
1996 CHN MLB 6 0 11.0 1 0 0 16 5 7 3 101 13.1 4.1 2.5 5.7 0% .361 1.91 6.72 9.00 100 3.93 77.7 0.2
1997 TEX MLB 9 5 32.7 1 1 0 45 18 18 6 106 12.4 5.0 1.7 5.0 0% .345 1.93 6.08 8.27 132 8.98 186.8 -1.2
1999 CHA MLB 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 99 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .222 1.00 3.52 0.00 95 3.76 73.1 0.2
2000 CHA 0 10 1 15.7 1 2 0 25 15 6 4 87 14.4 8.6 2.3 3.4 0% .362 2.55 9.03 12.06 105 5.97 114.9 0.0
2000 TBA 0 19 5 52.7 4 0 0 47 14 38 4 87 8.0 2.4 0.7 6.5 0% .272 1.16 3.62 2.56 101 5.42 104.3 0.3
2001 TBA MLB 39 27 195.3 11 12 1 200 79 110 23 96 9.2 3.6 1.1 5.1 0% .287 1.43 4.85 4.42 117 6.16 127.7 -0.8
2002 TBA MLB 33 33 224.0 4 18 0 271 89 137 33 96 10.9 3.6 1.3 5.5 0% .322 1.61 5.06 5.18 117 6.89 147.9 -3.2
2003 TOR MLB 40 8 89.3 7 6 0 107 43 54 14 105 10.8 4.3 1.4 5.4 0% .313 1.68 5.60 5.94 120 7.58 158.9 -2.0
2004 NYA MLB 28 3 77.3 6 2 1 75 33 56 9 104 8.7 3.8 1.0 6.5 0% .283 1.40 4.73 5.47 111 6.02 124.2 -0.3
2005 NYA MLB 64 1 78.0 5 3 1 76 27 45 10 103 8.8 3.1 1.2 5.2 0% .270 1.32 4.82 4.73 114 6.08 130.7 -0.5
2006 NYA MLB 18 0 10.7 0 0 0 17 6 6 3 105 14.3 5.1 2.5 5.1 0% .350 2.16 7.68 7.59 106 5.00 101.9 0.1
2008 LAN MLB 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 94 3.9 3.9 0.0 3.9 0% .143 0.86 3.53 0.00 149 8.20 174.8 -0.1
2000 TOT MLB 29 6 68.3 5 2 0 72 29 44 8 87 9.5 3.8 1.1 5.8 0% .000 1.48 4.86 4.74 102 5.55 106.7 0.3
CareerMLB27284797.0404438863334801109810.03.81.25.443%.3021.535.095.191166.51136.2-7.4

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1991 WMI A MDW 27 27 163.0 10 5 0 136 58 88 5 7.5 3.2 0.3 4.9 0% .000 1.19 3.40 3.09 0 0.00 0.0
1992 MOD A+ CLF 25 25 151.0 7 11 0 143 78 126 6 8.5 4.6 0.4 7.5 0% .000 1.46 3.80 3.75 0 0.00 0.0
1993 HUN AA SOU 28 28 165.7 5 12 0 169 85 112 16 9.2 4.6 0.9 6.1 0% .000 1.53 4.61 4.78 0 0.00 0.0
1994 HUN AA SOU 17 17 103.3 6 3 0 100 39 63 5 8.7 3.4 0.4 5.5 0% .000 1.35 3.64 3.22 0 0.00 0.0
1994 TAC AAA PCL 11 9 64.7 4 5 0 73 34 28 5 10.2 4.7 0.7 3.9 0% .000 1.65 5.65 4.03 0 0.00 0.0
1995 CHN MLB NL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 100 9.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 0% .143 1.50 11.06 9.00 121 7.28 149.0
1995 IOW AAA AA 23 17 80.0 4 7 0 108 42 48 18 12.2 4.7 2.0 5.4 0% .000 1.88 6.48 7.31 0 0.00 0.0
1996 CHN MLB NL 6 0 11.0 1 0 0 16 5 7 3 101 13.1 4.1 2.5 5.7 0% .361 1.91 6.72 9.00 100 3.93 77.7
1996 IOW AAA AA 51 1 72.3 6 4 4 80 33 51 7 10.0 4.1 0.9 6.3 0% .000 1.56 4.22 4.85 0 0.00 0.0
1997 TEX MLB AL 9 5 32.7 1 1 0 45 18 18 6 106 12.4 5.0 1.7 5.0 0% .345 1.93 6.08 8.27 132 8.98 186.8
1997 OKL AAA AA 25 19 114.7 8 6 0 133 47 79 10 10.4 3.7 0.8 6.2 0% .332 1.57 4.17 5.10 0 0.00 0.0
1998 PCH A+ FSL 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 6.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 0% -.500 1.00 2.45 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
1998 TUL AA TXS 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 10.6 10.6 5.3 15.9 0% -.167 2.35 11.18 5.29 0 0.00 0.0
1998 OKL AAA PCL 13 3 35.0 3 1 0 33 18 31 3 8.5 4.6 0.8 8.0 0% -.577 1.46 4.44 3.34 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CHA MLB AL 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 99 6.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .222 1.00 3.52 0.00 95 3.76 73.1
1999 CHR AAA INT 33 14 104.3 9 4 3 83 41 107 7 7.2 3.5 0.6 9.2 0% -.487 1.19 3.45 4.06 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CHA MLB AL 10 1 15.7 1 2 0 25 15 6 4 87 14.4 8.6 2.3 3.4 0% .362 2.55 9.03 12.06 105 5.97 114.9
2000 TBA MLB AL 19 5 52.7 4 0 0 47 14 38 4 87 8.0 2.4 0.7 6.5 0% .272 1.16 3.62 2.56 101 5.42 104.3
2001 TBA MLB AL 39 27 195.3 11 12 1 200 79 110 23 96 9.2 3.6 1.1 5.1 0% .287 1.43 4.85 4.42 117 6.16 127.7
2002 TBA MLB AL 33 33 224.0 4 18 0 271 89 137 33 96 10.9 3.6 1.3 5.5 0% .322 1.61 5.06 5.18 117 6.89 147.9
2003 TOR MLB AL 40 8 89.3 7 6 0 107 43 54 14 105 10.8 4.3 1.4 5.4 0% .313 1.68 5.60 5.94 120 7.58 158.9
2004 NYA MLB AL 28 3 77.3 6 2 1 75 33 56 9 104 8.7 3.8 1.0 6.5 0% .283 1.40 4.73 5.47 111 6.02 124.2
2004 LVG AAA PCL 6 6 36.0 3 0 0 26 12 32 2 6.5 3.0 0.5 8.0 0% .247 1.06 3.45 2.50 0 0.00 0.0
2005 NYA MLB AL 64 1 78.0 5 3 1 76 27 45 10 103 8.8 3.1 1.2 5.2 0% .270 1.32 4.82 4.73 114 6.08 130.7
2005 TAM A+ FSL 2 2 3.0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 12.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0% -1.000 1.33 0.78 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 NYA MLB AL 18 0 10.7 0 0 0 17 6 6 3 105 14.3 5.1 2.5 5.1 0% .350 2.16 7.68 7.59 106 5.00 101.9
2007 ROM A SAL 4 4 5.0 0 1 0 7 1 1 0 101 12.6 1.8 0.0 1.8 0% .333 1.60 3.69 5.40 112 5.29 108.6
2007 MIS AA SOU 2 2 1.7 0 2 0 3 4 2 0 85 15.9 21.2 0.0 10.6 0% .500 4.12 8.09 21.18 128 8.33 170.9
2007 GWN AAA INT 4 4 4.0 0 1 0 5 5 3 0 11.3 11.3 0.0 6.8 0% .357 2.50 5.42 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2007 BRA Rk GCL 2 2 0.7 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 100 25.7 25.7 0.0 12.9 0% .667 5.71 9.15 25.71 126 11.27 231.3
2008 LAN MLB NL 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 94 3.9 3.9 0.0 3.9 0% .143 0.86 3.53 0.00 149 8.20 174.8
2008 JAX AA SOU 18 1 23.0 1 1 0 31 6 16 2 97 12.1 2.3 0.8 6.3 0% .341 1.61 3.76 4.70 98 6.59 134.9
2008 LVG AAA PCL 21 0 28.3 1 1 5 25 12 23 4 121 8.0 3.8 1.3 7.3 0% .253 1.31 4.96 4.13 105 3.48 71.3
2009 ABQ AAA PCL 8 0 7.3 0 1 4 9 5 7 1 95 11.1 6.2 1.2 8.6 0% .364 1.92 5.37 6.16 97 5.11 107.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 35 0.5143 0.5429 0.9474 0.8333 0.2353 0.9333 1.0000 0.0526
Career350.51430.54290.94740.83330.23530.93331.00000.0526

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-03-30 2007-08-24 60-DL 147 128 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Rotator Cuff 2006-05-23
2006-05-14 2006-10-08 60-DL 147 128 Right Shoulder Surgery Rotator Cuff 2006-05-23
2005-04-17 2005-05-05 15-DL 18 17 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2000-08-27 2000-10-02 15-DL 36 33 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 LAN $750,000
2006 NYA $1,500,000
2005 NYA $850,000
2003 TOR $1,000,000
2002 TBA $295,000
2001 TBA $237,500
2000 CHA, TBA $206,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$4,838,500
7 yrTotal$4,838,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 68 d

Details
  • re-signed as a free agent 1/26/09 (minor-league contract, $0.55M major league)
  • designated for assignment 8/28/08 contract purchased 8/14/08
  • signed as a free agent from ATL 12/12/07 (minor-league contract)
  • released 8/21/07 signed as a free agent from NYY 12/06, 1 year/$0.75M (07)+bonuses
  • $0.35M roster bonus (for 1 day on 25-m), $0.45M performance bonus (apps as sp, rp)
  • NYY exercised $1.5M 06 option 11/05
  • avoided arbitration 1/05, 1 year/$1M (05)+$1.5M 06 club option $0.15M buyout
  • contract purchased, acquired in trade from LA 5/04
  • signed as a free agent from TB (minor-league contract) 4/04 released 4/04 signed as a free agent from LA 3/04 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from TOR 12/03 (minor-league contract) sent outright to Triple-A 10/03 signed as a free agent from TB 12/02, 1 year/$1M (03)
  • 1 year/$0.295M (02) 2/02

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tanyon Sturtze threw 46 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2009, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2009, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Change (83mph).