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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
8 72 69.7 2 4 0 6.20 -1.1
Birth Date8-13-1979
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
Age44 years, 7 months, 15 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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 5 0 9.7 0 0 0 13 3 7 2 101 12.1 2.8 1.9 6.5 0% .367 1.66 6.50 7.45 114 6.37 133.5 -0.1
2005 TBA MLB 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 5 7 5 0 102 11.3 15.8 0.0 11.3 0% .385 3.00 5.79 6.75 113 5.99 128.9 0.0
2006 TBA MLB 40 0 33.7 2 2 0 38 19 18 5 105 10.2 5.1 1.3 4.8 0% .289 1.69 5.83 4.54 118 7.06 143.8 -0.5
2007 TBA MLB 21 0 19.0 0 2 0 27 7 13 2 103 12.8 3.3 0.9 6.2 0% .379 1.79 4.41 8.05 120 7.51 155.3 -0.4
2009 NYN MLB 4 0 3.3 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 105 10.8 5.4 2.7 8.1 0% .300 1.80 7.85 8.10 101 6.26 134.2 0.0
CareerMLB72069.72408738461010411.24.91.35.942%.3301.795.636.201176.99144.2-1.1

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.
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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 HUD A- NYP 5 0 14.3 2 0 0 9 2 20 0 5.7 1.3 0.0 12.6 0% -.409 0.77 1.03 0.63 0 0.00 0.0
2002 BAK A+ CLF 20 20 103.3 7 5 0 108 26 129 8 9.4 2.3 0.7 11.2 0% .370 1.30 3.13 4.27 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TBA MLB AL 5 0 9.7 0 0 0 13 3 7 2 101 12.1 2.8 1.9 6.5 0% .367 1.66 6.50 7.45 114 6.37 133.5
2003 ORL AA SOU 22 22 126.0 8 8 0 117 32 100 10 8.4 2.3 0.7 7.1 0% .285 1.18 3.39 3.43 0 0.00 0.0
2003 DUR AAA INT 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 6 0 3 1 10.8 0.0 1.8 5.4 0% .333 1.20 4.68 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TBA MLB AL 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 5 7 5 0 102 11.3 15.8 0.0 11.3 0% .385 3.00 5.79 6.75 113 5.99 128.9
2005 MNT AA SOU 6 6 31.3 3 1 0 33 5 20 2 9 9.5 1.4 0.6 5.8 0% -.969 1.21 3.85 3.45 98 5.04 99.4
2005 DUR AAA INT 17 8 44.3 0 5 0 64 22 28 6 48 13.0 4.5 1.2 5.7 0% -.921 1.94 5.66 7.11 119 7.68 151.4
2006 TBA MLB AL 40 0 33.7 2 2 0 38 19 18 5 105 10.2 5.1 1.3 4.8 0% .289 1.69 5.83 4.54 118 7.06 143.8
2006 DUR AAA INT 26 0 31.0 3 0 3 22 13 29 1 91 6.4 3.8 0.3 8.4 0% .247 1.13 2.98 0.87 86 3.17 66.5
2007 TBA MLB AL 21 0 19.0 0 2 0 27 7 13 2 103 12.8 3.3 0.9 6.2 0% .379 1.79 4.41 8.05 120 7.51 155.3
2007 DUR AAA INT 23 0 33.0 0 0 1 26 8 23 0 89 7.1 2.2 0.0 6.3 0% .277 1.03 2.59 0.82 82 3.45 70.8
2008 PAW AAA INT 52 1 75.7 5 1 3 85 19 65 12 77 10.1 2.3 1.4 7.7 0% .324 1.37 4.93 4.40 105 4.74 97.0
2009 NYN MLB NL 4 0 3.3 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 105 10.8 5.4 2.7 8.1 0% .300 1.80 7.85 8.10 101 6.26 134.2
2009 BUF AAA INT 41 0 52.0 1 3 4 46 23 49 4 106 8.0 4.0 0.7 8.5 0% .286 1.33 3.70 3.29 94 3.77 79.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 67 0.4478 0.4030 0.7407 0.6333 0.2162 0.7895 0.6250 0.2593
Career670.44780.40300.74070.63330.21620.78950.62500.2593

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
2007-03-23 2007-06-02 60-DL 71 52 Left Shoulder Inflammation Tendonitis -
2006-09-17 2006-09-17 DTD 0 0 Left Forearm Contusion Batted Ball -
2004-04-05 2004-09-05 Minors 153 0 Left Shoulder Surgery 2004-06-25 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 TBA $391,100
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$391,100
1 yrTotal$391,100

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 115 d

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Houston as a free agent 12/09 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/27/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Mets 6/12/09. DFA by Mets 6/24/09, sent outright to Triple-A 6/26/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Boston as a free agent 1/4/08 (minor-league contract). $0.475M salary in majors.
  • 1 year/$0.3911M (2007). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/07. DFA by Tampa Bay 11/20/07.
  • 1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/06 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.316M (2005). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/05 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2004). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/04 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2003). Contract purchased by Tampa Bay 8/03.
  • Drafted by Tampa Bay 2001 (2-47) (Arizona State). Signed 8/01, $0.85M 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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Jon Switzer threw 197 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph), Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph).