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Career Summary
| Years | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | WARP |
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| 22 | 702 | 3584.3 | 221 | 204 | 16 | 3.59 | 42 |
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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 |
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| 1967 | CHN | MLB | 36 | 22 | 169.7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 171 | 32 | 77 | 15 | 107 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0% | .269 | 1.20 | 3.50 | 3.34 | 113 | 4.77 | 126.8 | -1.0 |
| 1968 | CHN | MLB | 34 | 29 | 177.3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 204 | 59 | 65 | 18 | 102 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0% | .298 | 1.48 | 4.18 | 4.31 | 133 | 6.36 | 186.1 | -6.1 |
| 1969 | CHN | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 110 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0% | .300 | 1.55 | 4.88 | 3.72 | 111 | 8.20 | 200.5 | -0.8 |
| 1969 | SDN | 0 | 37 | 31 | 202.0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 213 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 97 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0% | .272 | 1.28 | 3.75 | 3.70 | 106 | 5.23 | 127.9 | -1.4 |
| 1970 | DET | MLB | 38 | 34 | 213.0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 221 | 72 | 101 | 28 | 100 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0% | .272 | 1.38 | 4.24 | 4.06 | 124 | 5.35 | 122.7 | -0.8 |
| 1971 | DET | MLB | 31 | 15 | 122.3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 49 | 43 | 13 | 103 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0% | .284 | 1.51 | 4.28 | 4.49 | 120 | 5.53 | 141.8 | -1.8 |
| 1972 | DET | MLB | 18 | 7 | 47.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 102 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0% | .362 | 1.49 | 2.64 | 3.83 | 102 | 3.47 | 94.0 | 0.4 |
| 1973 | ATL | MLB | 20 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 107 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0% | .284 | 1.42 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 124 | 5.36 | 126.8 | -0.2 |
| 1974 | ATL | MLB | 27 | 2 | 43.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 101 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0% | .254 | 1.26 | 4.04 | 3.56 | 98 | 3.41 | 82.5 | 0.6 |
| 1975 | HOU | MLB | 40 | 4 | 88.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 39 | 54 | 3 | 95 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0% | .271 | 1.34 | 3.22 | 3.07 | 95 | 3.68 | 87.0 | 1.1 |
| 1976 | HOU | MLB | 36 | 13 | 118.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 56 | 77 | 8 | 96 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0% | .265 | 1.38 | 3.67 | 3.36 | 104 | 3.43 | 85.9 | 1.5 |
| 1977 | HOU | MLB | 44 | 14 | 180.7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 155 | 64 | 101 | 14 | 90 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0% | .253 | 1.21 | 3.70 | 3.04 | 92 | 3.36 | 74.9 | 3.5 |
| 1978 | HOU | MLB | 35 | 29 | 202.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 73 | 97 | 13 | 92 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0% | .265 | 1.30 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 101 | 3.38 | 81.5 | 3.3 |
| 1979 | HOU | MLB | 38 | 38 | 263.7 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 221 | 107 | 119 | 17 | 92 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0% | .241 | 1.24 | 3.92 | 3.00 | 103 | 3.30 | 73.4 | 5.7 |
| 1980 | HOU | MLB | 37 | 36 | 256.0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 79 | 127 | 12 | 95 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0% | .293 | 1.36 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 89 | 3.23 | 75.2 | 5.3 |
| 1981 | HOU | MLB | 24 | 24 | 166.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 47 | 77 | 8 | 95 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0% | .261 | 1.19 | 3.22 | 2.82 | 91 | 2.64 | 66.2 | 4.2 |
| 1982 | HOU | MLB | 35 | 35 | 270.0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 224 | 64 | 130 | 12 | 94 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0% | .248 | 1.07 | 3.12 | 2.47 | 87 | 2.80 | 65.0 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | HOU | MLB | 38 | 38 | 263.7 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 238 | 101 | 152 | 15 | 94 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0% | .265 | 1.29 | 3.43 | 3.48 | 92 | 2.58 | 59.4 | 7.9 |
| 1984 | HOU | MLB | 38 | 38 | 248.3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 89 | 127 | 16 | 89 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0% | .262 | 1.26 | 3.73 | 3.04 | 96 | 3.16 | 74.0 | 5.7 |
| 1985 | HOU | 0 | 32 | 32 | 213.0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 197 | 99 | 117 | 21 | 90 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0% | .258 | 1.39 | 4.26 | 3.72 | 110 | 3.15 | 72.4 | 5.2 |
| 1985 | NYA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0% | .256 | 1.78 | 7.19 | 5.84 | 130 | 1.66 | 38.1 | 0.5 |
| 1986 | NYA | MLB | 25 | 25 | 125.7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 139 | 63 | 59 | 15 | 101 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0% | .286 | 1.61 | 4.92 | 4.87 | 127 | 5.43 | 122.7 | -0.1 |
| 1987 | MIN | 0 | 19 | 18 | 96.3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 45 | 54 | 11 | 103 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0% | .317 | 1.66 | 4.81 | 6.26 | 119 | 4.90 | 102.9 | 0.9 |
| 1987 | NYA | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 98 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0% | .234 | 1.16 | 4.06 | 3.55 | 111 | 3.37 | 70.8 | 1.3 |
| 1988 | MIN | MLB | 5 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 108 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0% | .341 | 2.14 | 6.16 | 10.03 | 120 | 6.58 | 158.6 | -0.2 |
| 1969 | TOT | MLB | 41 | 34 | 221.3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 237 | 51 | 62 | 18 | 98 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0% | .000 | 1.30 | 3.84 | 3.70 | 107 | 5.49 | 134.2 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | TOT | MLB | 35 | 35 | 225.3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 211 | 107 | 121 | 24 | 91 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0% | .000 | 1.41 | 4.42 | 3.83 | 111 | 3.07 | 70.5 | 5.8 |
| 1987 | TOT | MLB | 27 | 26 | 147.0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 155 | 64 | 84 | 15 | 101 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0% | .000 | 1.49 | 4.55 | 5.33 | 116 | 4.37 | 91.8 | 2.3 |
| Career | MLB | 702 | 500 | 3584.3 | 221 | 204 | 16 | 3466 | 1262 | 1747 | 276 | 96 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 51% | .270 | 1.32 | 3.79 | 3.59 | 104 | 3.87 | 93.3 | 41.9 | |
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- |
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| 1967 | CHN | MLB | NL | 36 | 22 | 169.7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 171 | 32 | 77 | 15 | 107 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0% | .269 | 1.20 | 3.50 | 3.34 | 113 | 4.77 | 126.8 |
| 1968 | CHN | MLB | NL | 34 | 29 | 177.3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 204 | 59 | 65 | 18 | 102 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0% | .298 | 1.48 | 4.18 | 4.31 | 133 | 6.36 | 186.1 |
| 1969 | CHN | MLB | NL | 4 | 3 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 110 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0% | .300 | 1.55 | 4.88 | 3.72 | 111 | 8.20 | 200.5 |
| 1969 | SDN | MLB | NL | 37 | 31 | 202.0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 213 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 97 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0% | .272 | 1.28 | 3.75 | 3.70 | 106 | 5.23 | 127.9 |
| 1970 | DET | MLB | AL | 38 | 34 | 213.0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 221 | 72 | 101 | 28 | 100 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0% | .272 | 1.38 | 4.24 | 4.06 | 124 | 5.35 | 122.7 |
| 1971 | DET | MLB | AL | 31 | 15 | 122.3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 49 | 43 | 13 | 103 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0% | .284 | 1.51 | 4.28 | 4.49 | 120 | 5.53 | 141.8 |
| 1972 | DET | MLB | AL | 18 | 7 | 47.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 102 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0% | .362 | 1.49 | 2.64 | 3.83 | 102 | 3.47 | 94.0 |
| 1973 | ATL | MLB | NL | 20 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 107 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0% | .284 | 1.42 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 124 | 5.36 | 126.8 |
| 1974 | ATL | MLB | NL | 27 | 2 | 43.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 101 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0% | .254 | 1.26 | 4.04 | 3.56 | 98 | 3.41 | 82.5 |
| 1975 | HOU | MLB | NL | 40 | 4 | 88.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 39 | 54 | 3 | 95 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0% | .271 | 1.34 | 3.22 | 3.07 | 95 | 3.68 | 87.0 |
| 1976 | HOU | MLB | NL | 36 | 13 | 118.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 56 | 77 | 8 | 96 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0% | .265 | 1.38 | 3.67 | 3.36 | 104 | 3.43 | 85.9 |
| 1977 | HOU | MLB | NL | 44 | 14 | 180.7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 155 | 64 | 101 | 14 | 90 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0% | .253 | 1.21 | 3.70 | 3.04 | 92 | 3.36 | 74.9 |
| 1978 | HOU | MLB | NL | 35 | 29 | 202.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 73 | 97 | 13 | 92 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0% | .265 | 1.30 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 101 | 3.38 | 81.5 |
| 1979 | HOU | MLB | NL | 38 | 38 | 263.7 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 221 | 107 | 119 | 17 | 92 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0% | .241 | 1.24 | 3.92 | 3.00 | 103 | 3.30 | 73.4 |
| 1980 | HOU | MLB | NL | 37 | 36 | 256.0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 79 | 127 | 12 | 95 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0% | .293 | 1.36 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 89 | 3.23 | 75.2 |
| 1981 | HOU | MLB | NL | 24 | 24 | 166.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 47 | 77 | 8 | 95 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0% | .261 | 1.19 | 3.22 | 2.82 | 91 | 2.64 | 66.2 |
| 1982 | HOU | MLB | NL | 35 | 35 | 270.0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 224 | 64 | 130 | 12 | 94 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0% | .248 | 1.07 | 3.12 | 2.47 | 87 | 2.80 | 65.0 |
| 1983 | HOU | MLB | NL | 38 | 38 | 263.7 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 238 | 101 | 152 | 15 | 94 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0% | .265 | 1.29 | 3.43 | 3.48 | 92 | 2.58 | 59.4 |
| 1984 | HOU | MLB | NL | 38 | 38 | 248.3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 89 | 127 | 16 | 89 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0% | .262 | 1.26 | 3.73 | 3.04 | 96 | 3.16 | 74.0 |
| 1985 | HOU | MLB | NL | 32 | 32 | 213.0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 197 | 99 | 117 | 21 | 90 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0% | .258 | 1.39 | 4.26 | 3.72 | 110 | 3.15 | 72.4 |
| 1985 | NYA | MLB | AL | 3 | 3 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0% | .256 | 1.78 | 7.19 | 5.84 | 130 | 1.66 | 38.1 |
| 1986 | NYA | MLB | AL | 25 | 25 | 125.7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 139 | 63 | 59 | 15 | 101 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0% | .286 | 1.61 | 4.92 | 4.87 | 127 | 5.43 | 122.7 |
| 1987 | MIN | MLB | AL | 19 | 18 | 96.3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 45 | 54 | 11 | 103 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0% | .317 | 1.66 | 4.81 | 6.26 | 119 | 4.90 | 102.9 |
| 1987 | NYA | MLB | AL | 8 | 8 | 50.7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 98 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0% | .234 | 1.16 | 4.06 | 3.55 | 111 | 3.37 | 70.8 |
| 1988 | MIN | MLB | AL | 5 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 108 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0% | .341 | 2.14 | 6.16 | 10.03 | 120 | 6.58 | 158.6 |
Plate Discipline
| YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% |
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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 |
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| 1986-06-29 | 1986-07-18 | 19 | 16 | Right | Face | Contusion | Index Finger | - | - | |
| 1972-07-10 | 1972-07-30 | 20 | 18 | Left | Trunk | Strain | Side | - | - |
Compensation
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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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| Weighted Mean | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0.0 | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ? | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BP Articles
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2012-07-20 13:00:00 (link to chat) | East Coast question from the midwest. Over the second half how far will R.A. Dickey and Johan Santana fall off from their first half performances? (wauzer from Milwaukee) | Well, I don't think Santana will throw another no-hitter. And I doubt Dickey will throw another one-hitter.
Santana has posted a 5.67 ERA in seven starts since the no-no, and batters are hitting .291/.345/.544 against him over that period. He is better than that, but I think the real concern is workload. How many more innings can he pitch after sitting out all of 2011? As for Dickey, sometimes knuckleballers have great years. Joe Niekro in 1982. Charlie Hough in 1985. Tim Wakefield in 1995 and 2002. Dickey seems to be having one of those years, as he did in 2010, but with a much higher (and more baffling) strikeout rate. How far will he fall? On the one hand, he has allowed five runs in three of his last four starts, so maybe it's already starting. On the other, he allowed eight in his third start of the year and then went 9-0 with a 1.21 ERA over his next 11. I don't know where his pitches are headed, I don't know where his season is headed. (Geoff Young) |
| 2008-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat) | What should the Red Sox do with Charlie Zink and Jeff Bailey? These guys are putting up obscene numbers down in the international league, but both are past the prospect stage. Even though I fully believe that Zink at least is legit, I can understand that there are other guys in the sox system that look to have brighter careers. Can the Sox get something for these guys, or are they likely to leave as free agents? (Rob from Brighton) | Zink's interesting, but I suspect it'll have to involve getting dealt as part of a package to a team desperately in need of a starting pitching, even though it would make sense of the Sox to look at him as an mop-up innings sponge (not that they need one) since they've already invested a roster spot in a knuckler-capable backup backstop. Heck, trade him to either Texas team, because I have to think people haven't entirely forgotten Joe Niekro or Charlie Hough.
As for Bailey, he's just the latest guy charged with keeping PawSox fans engaged. (Christina Kahrl) |
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