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Portrait of Seth McClung

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 177 430.3 26 34 6 5.46 -6.1
Birth Date2-7-1981
Height6' 6"
Weight280 lbs
Age43 years, 2 months, 18 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
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
2003 TBA MLB 12 5 38.7 4 1 0 33 25 25 6 99 7.7 5.8 1.4 5.8 0% .250 1.50 5.98 5.35 122 6.75 141.5 -0.5
2005 TBA MLB 34 17 109.3 7 11 0 106 62 92 20 102 8.7 5.1 1.6 7.6 0% .270 1.54 5.63 6.59 121 6.57 141.4 -1.3
2006 TBA MLB 39 15 103.0 6 12 6 120 68 59 14 107 10.5 5.9 1.2 5.2 0% .307 1.83 5.87 6.29 133 8.34 169.8 -2.8
2007 MIL MLB 14 0 12.0 0 1 0 11 5 11 0 103 8.3 3.8 0.0 8.3 0% .324 1.33 2.83 3.75 85 3.22 66.7 0.3
2008 MIL MLB 37 12 105.3 6 6 0 93 55 87 10 100 7.9 4.7 0.9 7.4 0% .279 1.41 4.45 4.02 110 5.76 122.9 -0.3
2009 MIL MLB 41 2 62.0 3 3 0 62 39 40 11 99 9.0 5.7 1.6 5.8 0% .273 1.63 6.00 4.94 129 7.36 157.8 -1.5
CareerMLB17751430.326346425254314611028.95.31.36.640%.2821.585.415.461216.83144.0-6.1

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-
1999 PRI Rk APL 13 10 45.7 2 4 0 53 48 46 3 10.4 9.5 0.6 9.1 0% -.515 2.21 6.23 7.68 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CSC A SAL 6 6 31.0 2 1 0 30 19 26 0 8.7 5.5 0.0 7.5 0% -.667 1.58 3.66 3.19 0 0.00 0.0
2000 HUD A- NYP 8 8 43.7 2 2 0 37 17 38 0 7.6 3.5 0.0 7.8 0% -.673 1.24 2.98 1.85 0 0.00 0.0
2001 CSC A SAL 28 28 164.3 10 11 0 142 53 165 6 7.8 2.9 0.3 9.0 0% -.604 1.19 2.72 2.79 0 0.00 0.0
2002 BAK A+ CLF 7 7 37.0 3 2 0 35 11 48 1 8.5 2.7 0.2 11.7 0% .354 1.24 2.44 2.92 0 0.00 0.0
2002 ORL AA SOU 20 19 114.0 5 7 0 138 53 64 12 10.9 4.2 0.9 5.1 0% .319 1.68 4.89 5.37 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TBA MLB AL 12 5 38.7 4 1 0 33 25 25 6 99 7.7 5.8 1.4 5.8 0% .250 1.50 5.98 5.35 122 6.75 141.5
2004 CSC A SAL 3 3 9.3 0 0 0 5 4 10 0 4.8 3.9 0.0 9.7 0% .208 0.97 2.62 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 MNT AA SOU 3 3 13.3 1 1 0 10 4 8 3 6.8 2.7 2.0 5.4 0% .189 1.05 6.00 4.74 0 0.00 0.0
2004 DUR AAA INT 11 0 13.7 2 1 0 10 7 12 0 6.6 4.6 0.0 7.9 0% .270 1.24 3.03 3.28 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TBA MLB AL 34 17 109.3 7 11 0 106 62 92 20 102 8.7 5.1 1.6 7.6 0% .270 1.54 5.63 6.59 121 6.57 141.4
2005 DUR AAA INT 6 3 18.3 2 0 0 23 6 19 1 39 11.3 3.0 0.5 9.3 0% -.815 1.58 2.98 3.93 77 6.58 129.6
2006 TBA MLB AL 39 15 103.0 6 12 6 120 68 59 14 107 10.5 5.9 1.2 5.2 0% .307 1.83 5.87 6.29 133 8.34 169.8
2006 DUR AAA INT 14 0 16.1 1 0 5 16 2 26 1 93 8.9 1.1 0.6 14.5 0% .385 1.12 1.40 2.24 52 2.99 62.8
2007 MIL MLB NL 14 0 12.0 0 1 0 11 5 11 0 103 8.3 3.8 0.0 8.3 0% .324 1.33 2.83 3.75 85 3.22 66.7
2007 DUR AAA INT 40 0 58.7 1 5 5 38 43 68 3 91 5.8 6.6 0.5 10.4 0% .254 1.38 3.92 1.99 96 3.55 72.9
2007 NAS AAA PCL 5 3 19.0 2 0 0 14 5 25 2 89 6.6 2.4 0.9 11.8 0% .286 1.00 3.05 1.42 68 2.55 52.3
2008 MIL MLB NL 37 12 105.3 6 6 0 93 55 87 10 100 7.9 4.7 0.9 7.4 0% .279 1.41 4.45 4.02 110 5.76 122.9
2009 MIL MLB NL 41 2 62.0 3 3 0 62 39 40 11 99 9.0 5.7 1.6 5.8 0% .273 1.63 6.00 4.94 129 7.36 157.8
2011 ROU AAA PCL 19 11 78.0 2 3 0 93 34 49 6 103 10.7 3.9 0.7 5.7 0% .332 1.63 4.94 5.19 104 5.41 110.4
2012 IOW AAA PCL 4 3 15.7 1 2 0 24 10 16 3 95 13.8 5.7 1.7 9.2 0% .404 2.17 6.21 6.32 120 6.42 133.7
2012 NAS AAA PCL 21 20 103.3 2 13 0 121 60 80 16 100 10.5 5.2 1.4 7.0 0% .322 1.75 6.04 6.36 121 6.75 140.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1722 0.4686 0.4123 0.8211 0.5812 0.2634 0.9083 0.6515 0.1789
2009 1099 0.4550 0.4104 0.8293 0.5740 0.2738 0.8885 0.7256 0.1707
Career28210.46330.41160.82430.57840.26750.90060.68040.1757

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
2009-07-25 2009-09-19 15-DL 56 51 Right Elbow Sprain -
2004-03-23 2004-08-03 60-DL 133 105 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2003-06-26
2003-05-23 2003-09-28 60-DL 128 115 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2003-06-26

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2011 $
2009 MIL $1,662,500
2008 MIL $750,000
2007 MIL $750,000
2006 TBA $343,000
2005 TBA $320,000
2004 FLO $302,500
2003 TBA $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$4,428,000
7 yrTotal$4,428,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 111 d1 year (2012)

Details
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/10/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Milwaukee 7/30/12. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 8/13/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/23/10 (minor-league contract). Released by Texas 7/11/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Florida as a free agent 2/2/10 (minor-league contract). $0.8M in majors. $50,000 in performance bonuses. Released by Florida 3/30/10.
  • 1 year/$1.6625M (2009). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/20/09 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Milwaukee 12/12/09.
  • 1 year/$0.75M (2008). Re-signed by Milwaukee 12/12/07 (avoided arbitration). $50,000 in performance bonuses based on appearances.
  • 1 year/$0.75M (2007). Re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Tampa Bay 7/28/07.
  • 1 year/$0.343M (2006).
  • 1 year/$0.32M (2005). Re-signed 2/05.
  • 1 year/$0.3025M (2004).
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2003).
  • Drafted 1999 (5-145). $0.35M signing bonus.

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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BP Annual Player Comments

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BP Articles

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)What in the hell is wrong with me? You guys ranked me a five star prospect and now I have no idea where the ball is going once it leaves my hand. What should the Brewers do with me? Me and Soup are truly "anchoring" our rotation.
(Manny Parra from Milwaukee)		What the hell *is* wrong with you, Manny? I thought you were supposed to be good, and I see you lit for double digits last night.

I don't recall if he has a minor league option remaining, or if there's an underlying injury problem he's been keeping quiet out of fear of losing his job - remember, he's had a litany of arm woes - but at this point I'd move Parra out of the rotation one way or another and give Seth McClung another shot there. (Jay Jaffe)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2008-10-02 11:00:00Thursday Playoff Games"lrgreen (NYC): BP in 2007 said that Seth McClung was 25 saves away from being the All-Time Saves leader for West Virginia natives. Who is the all-time leader in this robust category?"

Lew Burdette had 31 career saves, per BB-Ref, but 16 of those preceded Holtzman's invention of the save rule, and all of them preceded saves becoming an "official" stat in 1970. (Derek Jacques)
2008-10-02 11:00:00Thursday Playoff Gameslrgreen (NYC): "BP2007 said that Seth McClung was 25 saves away from being the All-Time Saves leader for West Virginia natives. Who is the all-time leader in this robust category?"

Lew Burdette!

baseball-reference is awesome. (Dave Pease)
 

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Seth McClung threw 3,171 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2011, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2011, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph), Sinker (91mph) and Slider (84mph).