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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 187 317 11 14 3 4.51 1.1
Birth Date1-10-1977
Height6' 5"
Weight225 lbs
Age47 years, 3 months, 13 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.
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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
2001 BAL MLB 6 6 33.0 0 5 0 35 9 16 7 89 9.5 2.5 1.9 4.4 0% .255 1.33 5.79 4.64 106 4.78 99.1 0.4
2002 BAL MLB 56 1 83.7 6 7 1 84 36 45 12 97 9.0 3.9 1.3 4.8 0% .276 1.43 5.28 3.98 113 5.61 120.4 -0.2
2003 BAL MLB 35 0 61.3 0 0 0 58 24 43 5 98 8.5 3.5 0.7 6.3 0% .290 1.34 4.12 4.55 104 4.64 97.2 0.5
2004 BAL MLB 23 2 53.7 2 1 0 49 20 37 4 105 8.2 3.4 0.7 6.2 0% .273 1.29 4.08 4.70 98 4.84 99.9 0.5
2005 BAL MLB 5 0 8.3 0 0 0 13 4 5 2 101 14.0 4.3 2.2 5.4 0% .379 2.04 6.40 9.72 98 4.57 98.2 0.1
2006 TEX MLB 58 1 71.0 3 1 2 73 25 35 4 108 9.3 3.2 0.5 4.4 0% .295 1.38 4.15 3.55 103 5.83 118.8 -0.1
2008 CLE MLB 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 3 4 1 112 15.0 4.5 1.5 6.0 0% .409 2.17 5.49 13.50 116 6.23 132.9 -0.1
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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-
1997 DEL A SAL 1 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0.0 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.50 2.97 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1997 BLU Rk APL 13 13 72.3 8 3 0 58 20 67 1 7.2 2.5 0.1 8.3 0% .282 1.08 3.41 2.86 0 0.00 0.0
1998 DEL A SAL 22 22 118.0 5 8 0 127 44 81 11 9.7 3.4 0.8 6.2 0% -.853 1.45 4.64 4.73 0 0.00 0.0
1999 FRD A+ CRL 26 26 152.0 10 9 0 159 54 123 17 9.4 3.2 1.0 7.3 0% -.724 1.40 4.50 4.56 0 0.00 0.0
2000 FRD A+ CRL 3 3 19.0 0 1 0 20 6 15 1 9.5 2.8 0.5 7.1 0% -.864 1.37 3.46 5.21 0 0.00 0.0
2000 BOW AA EAS 26 23 129.0 6 8 1 154 39 87 16 10.7 2.7 1.1 6.1 0% -.965 1.50 4.59 5.30 0 0.00 0.0
2001 BAL MLB AL 6 6 33.0 0 5 0 35 9 16 7 89 9.5 2.5 1.9 4.4 0% .255 1.33 5.79 4.64 106 4.78 99.1
2001 BOW AA EAS 9 9 61.0 2 6 0 52 10 34 8 7.7 1.5 1.2 5.0 0% -.846 1.02 4.29 3.54 0 0.00 0.0
2001 ROC AAA INT 19 18 113.3 10 4 0 119 28 89 10 9.5 2.2 0.8 7.1 0% -.858 1.30 3.48 3.89 0 0.00 0.0
2002 BAL MLB AL 56 1 83.7 6 7 1 84 36 45 12 97 9.0 3.9 1.3 4.8 0% .276 1.43 5.28 3.98 113 5.61 120.4
2002 ROC AAA INT 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 4 2 1 2 9.0 4.5 4.5 2.3 0% .154 1.50 10.59 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2003 BAL MLB AL 35 0 61.3 0 0 0 58 24 43 5 98 8.5 3.5 0.7 6.3 0% .290 1.34 4.12 4.55 104 4.64 97.2
2003 OTT AAA INT 7 7 36.7 3 1 0 31 13 21 1 7.6 3.2 0.2 5.1 0% .268 1.20 3.80 2.45 0 0.00 0.0
2004 BAL MLB AL 23 2 53.7 2 1 0 49 20 37 4 105 8.2 3.4 0.7 6.2 0% .273 1.29 4.08 4.70 98 4.84 99.9
2004 BOW AA EAS 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0% .222 0.67 2.58 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 OTT AAA INT 11 11 63.0 3 5 0 69 19 42 3 9.9 2.7 0.4 6.0 0% .325 1.40 3.63 4.00 0 0.00 0.0
2005 BAL MLB AL 5 0 8.3 0 0 0 13 4 5 2 101 14.0 4.3 2.2 5.4 0% .379 2.04 6.40 9.72 98 4.57 98.2
2005 OTT AAA INT 30 10 74.3 3 8 1 84 35 43 12 80 10.2 4.2 1.5 5.2 0% -.783 1.60 5.64 4.00 125 6.27 123.5
2006 TEX MLB AL 58 1 71.0 3 1 2 73 25 35 4 108 9.3 3.2 0.5 4.4 0% .295 1.38 4.15 3.55 103 5.83 118.8
2007 LVG AAA PCL 25 0 35.0 0 2 2 39 25 43 4 118 10.0 6.4 1.0 11.1 0% .380 1.83 4.87 3.60 101 5.25 107.8
2007 OTT AAA INT 16 4 33.0 2 4 0 48 22 21 8 93 13.1 6.0 2.2 5.7 0% .348 2.12 7.23 7.36 140 8.37 171.8
2007 TDE Wnt DWL 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 0% .125 1.33 8.06 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2008 CLE MLB AL 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 3 4 1 112 15.0 4.5 1.5 6.0 0% .409 2.17 5.49 13.50 116 6.23 132.9
2008 BUF AAA INT 22 0 23.3 0 0 15 17 10 30 0 80 6.6 3.9 0.0 11.6 0% .304 1.16 2.16 1.55 78 4.23 86.5
2008 SYR AAA INT 12 0 11.3 0 0 3 10 7 13 1 90 8.0 5.6 0.8 10.4 0% .290 1.50 4.02 3.19 79 5.01 102.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 96 0.4896 0.4063 0.8462 0.5745 0.2449 0.8889 0.7500 0.1538
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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
2008-08-15 - Minors - - - Not Disclosed - -
2004-06-15 2004-07-02 15-DL 17 16 Right Elbow Nerve Injury Ulnar Neuritis -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 CLE $650,000
2005 BAL $350,000
2004 BAL $335,000
2003 BAL $325,000
2002 BAL $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$1,860,000
5 yrTotal$1,860,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 6 d

Details
  • signed as a free agent from Korea 2/10 (minor-league contract)
  • released 3/27/09 signed as a free agent from CLE? 08-09 (minor-league contract)
  • released 7/10/08 designated for assignment 7/4/08 contract purchased 6/4/08 sent to minor-league camp 3/15/08 signed as a free agent from PHI 11/30/07, 1 year/$0.65M (08) (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from TX 4/07 (minor-league contract)
  • designated for assignment, released 3/07 avoided arbitration 1/07, 1 year/$0.73M (07)
  • contract purchased 4/06
  • signed as a free agent from BAL 4/06 (minor-league contract) optioned to Triple-A 5/05 re-signed 3/05, 1 year/$0.35M (05) recalled 9/04 optioned to Triple-A 7/04 recalled 6/04 optioned to Triple-A 5/04
  • 1 year/$0.335M (04) recalled 8/03 optioned to Triple-A 7/03 recalled 7/03
  • 1 year/$0.325M (03)
  • 4/02 optioned to Triple-A 3/02 recalled 3/02 signed 2/02 1 year/$0.2M (02) recalled 9/01

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, Rick Bauer threw 96 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (82mph).