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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 173 385.7 25 22 1 4.25 -1
Birth Date3-12-1982
Height6' 4"
Weight225 lbs
Age42 years, 1 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
2006 DET MLB 27 16 93.0 7 6 0 100 32 59 11 105 9.7 3.1 1.1 5.7 0% .301 1.42 4.48 4.84 102 5.17 105.3 0.6
2007 DET MLB 34 1 53.7 3 4 0 56 22 34 3 104 9.4 3.7 0.5 5.7 0% .306 1.45 3.99 3.02 99 5.13 106.0 0.2
2008 DET MLB 45 13 118.0 8 5 0 118 46 62 10 105 9.0 3.5 0.8 4.7 0% .281 1.39 4.53 4.27 117 5.98 127.5 -0.7
2009 DET MLB 51 5 92.3 7 5 1 101 45 62 11 105 9.8 4.4 1.1 6.0 0% .311 1.58 4.86 4.29 116 6.20 132.9 -0.9
2013 PHI MLB 16 3 28.7 0 2 0 33 17 20 4 103 10.4 5.3 1.3 6.3 0% .322 1.74 5.42 4.40 118 5.62 134.5 -0.3
CareerMLB17338385.725221408162237391059.53.80.95.549%.2991.484.594.251105.69121.0-1.0

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-
2001 JAM A- NYP 15 15 90.7 3 4 0 76 16 68 6 7.5 1.6 0.6 6.7 0% -.778 1.01 3.30 1.89 0 0.00 0.0
2002 MCN A SAL 29 28 159.0 8 9 0 143 51 131 10 8.1 2.9 0.6 7.4 0% .290 1.22 3.54 3.28 0 0.00 0.0
2003 MYR A+ CRL 27 27 153.7 6 10 0 150 61 88 10 8.8 3.6 0.6 5.2 0% .288 1.37 4.15 3.69 0 0.00 0.0
2004 GRN AA SOU 27 22 129.3 6 10 0 132 55 111 14 9.2 3.8 1.0 7.7 0% .316 1.45 4.23 5.22 0 0.00 0.0
2004 grc Wnt AFL 10 3 24.3 2 2 0 24 12 24 4 8.9 4.4 1.5 8.9 0% -.500 1.48 6.14 5.93 0 0.00 0.0
2005 MIS AA SOU 4 2 16.7 0 1 1 21 5 18 0 39 11.3 2.7 0.0 9.7 0% -.913 1.56 2.08 4.31 77 5.51 108.7
2005 GWN AAA INT 17 17 89.3 2 7 0 97 45 63 6 52 9.8 4.5 0.6 6.3 0% -.784 1.59 4.24 4.23 105 5.50 108.3
2005 TOL AAA INT 6 6 34.3 3 1 0 28 20 20 4 103 7.3 5.2 1.0 5.2 0% -.522 1.40 5.47 2.36 107 6.05 119.3
2006 DET MLB AL 27 16 93.0 7 6 0 100 32 59 11 105 9.7 3.1 1.1 5.7 0% .301 1.42 4.48 4.84 102 5.17 105.3
2006 TOL AAA INT 9 9 51.2 6 0 0 43 21 40 2 81 7.6 3.7 0.4 7.0 0% .287 1.25 3.25 2.81 97 4.52 95.0
2007 DET MLB AL 34 1 53.7 3 4 0 56 22 34 3 104 9.4 3.7 0.5 5.7 0% .306 1.45 3.99 3.02 99 5.13 106.0
2007 ERI AA EAS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 121 18.0 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .500 2.50 2.75 4.50 88 5.70 116.9
2007 TOL AAA INT 11 8 51.7 1 4 0 43 22 33 4 93 7.5 3.8 0.7 5.7 0% .253 1.26 4.29 4.87 105 3.97 81.5
2008 DET MLB AL 45 13 118.0 8 5 0 118 46 62 10 105 9.0 3.5 0.8 4.7 0% .281 1.39 4.53 4.27 117 5.98 127.5
2008 TOL AAA INT 4 2 10.7 0 1 0 11 3 15 0 85 9.3 2.5 0.0 12.6 0% .407 1.31 1.35 3.36 62 3.96 80.9
2009 DET MLB AL 51 5 92.3 7 5 1 101 45 62 11 105 9.8 4.4 1.1 6.0 0% .311 1.58 4.86 4.29 116 6.20 132.9
2011 NWA AA TEX 11 11 44.0 1 6 0 55 18 24 8 107 11.3 3.7 1.6 4.9 0% .311 1.66 5.94 7.16 120 6.30 128.5
2011 OMA AAA PCL 12 0 22.7 2 1 1 16 10 20 1 6.4 4.0 0.4 7.9 0% .238 1.15 3.91 1.59 94 3.13 64.0
2012 ERI AA EAS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 18.0 9.0 0.0 4.5 0% .571 3.00 5.19 9.00 117 7.58 157.8
2012 TOL AAA INT 23 0 36.0 2 0 2 23 20 16 3 5.8 5.0 0.8 4.0 0% .182 1.19 5.10 2.50 128 3.75 78.0
2012 TGR Rk GCL 3 3 4.0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 87 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .222 0.50 0.43 2.25 65 1.73 36.0
2013 PHI MLB NL 16 3 28.7 0 2 0 33 17 20 4 103 10.4 5.3 1.3 6.3 0% .322 1.74 5.42 4.40 118 5.62 134.5
2013 LEH AAA INT 27 12 85.3 5 6 2 90 28 54 5 104 9.5 3.0 0.5 5.7 0% .307 1.38 3.82 3.90 104 4.69 101.9
2014 TAC AAA PCL 21 1 37.7 0 2 0 57 15 25 9 119 13.6 3.6 2.2 6.0 0% .356 1.91 6.82 8.60 129 8.29 175.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1922 0.4443 0.4501 0.8347 0.6534 0.2875 0.8781 0.7557 0.1653
2009 1607 0.4493 0.4014 0.8233 0.6025 0.2373 0.8874 0.6905 0.1767
2013 553 0.4159 0.4340 0.7875 0.6783 0.2601 0.8397 0.6905 0.2125
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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
2012-05-22 2012-07-13 Minors 52 46 Right Groin Strain - -
2011-04-02 2011-05-17 Minors 45 32 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2010-05-28
2010-03-26 2010-10-04 60-DL 192 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2010-05-28
2010-03-18 2010-03-26 Camp 8 0 Right Elbow Sprain Ligament and Muscle Strain -
2009-06-05 2009-06-08 DTD 3 3 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2007-06-07 2007-06-29 15-DL 22 19 Right Elbow Strain Flexor Pronator Mass -
2005-09-02 2005-09-13 Minors 11 3 Right Forearm Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SEA $
2010 DET $950,000
2009 DET $437,500
2008 DET $410,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,797,500
3 yrTotal$1,797,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 137 d1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 2/11/14 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.75M in majors. May opt out of contract if not on Major League roster 6/15/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/1/12 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Philadelphia 8/2/13. Sent outright to Triple-A by Philadelphia 10/3/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent (minor-league contract). Acquired by Detroit in trade from Kansas City 4/19/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/31/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.95M (2010). Re-signed by Detroit 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration). $50,000 in performance bonuses. DFA by Detroit 11/19/10. Non-tendered by Detroit 12/2/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4375M (2009). Re-signed by Detroit 2/28/09.
  • 1 year/$0.41M (2008). Re-signed by Detroit 2/26/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Re-signed 3/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased 5/06.
  • Drafted 2000 (4-106). $1.25M signing bonus (4th-round record).

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 Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-10-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)No comment on Nathan not starting the 8th against Tigers with 4-3 lead with 3-4-5 up? Or just not stating the obvious Gardenhire bone head move?
(Dr. Zaius from Norfolk VA)		I can live with it, and he did bring Nathan in later in the inning when it got bad. Guerrier isn't that bad a pitcher, and there's an argument for not blowing out Nathan unless you have to with a game the next night. I can see this one either way, unlike, say, letting Zach Miner end your season. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)The Free Press ran an article suggesting Zach Miner as a guy with potential as a setup/closer down the road. Does he have the stuff? Is there a comparable guy who's done something similar?
(Ben from Ohio)		I don't really see it, but remember, it's February (just barely), and it must have been a slow day in camp. As much as I bang on the mainstream media, the job of a beatwriter is a tough, tough job. (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Zach Miner threw 4,844 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Change (82mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph) and Curve (76mph).