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Shaun Marcum P

Career Summary

Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
13	195	1030	61	48	1	3.93	13

Birth Date	12-14-1981
Height	6' 0"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	42 years, 4 months, 26 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
2005	TOR	MLB	5	0	8.0	0	0	0	6	4	4	0	106	6.8	4.5	0.0	4.5	0%	.250	1.25	3.54	0.00	109	5.68	122.1	0.0
2006	TOR	MLB	21	14	78.3	3	4	0	87	38	65	14	107	10.0	4.4	1.6	7.5	0%	.309	1.60	5.45	5.06	112	6.32	128.6	-0.4
2007	TOR	MLB	38	25	159.0	12	6	1	149	49	122	27	95	8.4	2.8	1.5	6.9	0%	.267	1.25	4.99	4.13	104	4.84	100.1	1.5
2008	TOR	MLB	25	25	151.3	9	7	0	126	50	123	21	98	7.5	3.0	1.2	7.3	0%	.245	1.16	4.48	3.39	93	3.53	75.2	3.4
2010	TOR	MLB	31	31	195.3	13	8	0	181	43	165	24	112	8.3	2.0	1.1	7.6	0%	.279	1.15	3.70	3.64	96	4.51	101.9	1.7
2011	MIL	MLB	33	33	200.7	13	7	0	175	57	158	22	103	7.8	2.6	1.0	7.1	0%	.261	1.16	3.69	3.54	91	3.05	70.9	4.8
2012	MIL	MLB	21	21	124.0	7	4	0	116	41	109	16	103	8.4	3.0	1.2	7.9	0%	.280	1.27	4.14	3.70	100	4.38	100.5	1.1
2013	NYN	MLB	14	12	78.3	1	10	0	85	21	60	7	96	9.8	2.4	0.8	6.9	0%	.322	1.35	3.60	5.29	102	3.79	90.8	1.1
2015	CLE	MLB	7	6	35.0	3	2	0	32	11	30	9	108	8.2	2.8	2.3	7.7	0%	.253	1.23	5.75	5.40	108	5.29	123.5	-0.1
Career		MLB	195	167	1030.0	61	48	1	957	314	836	140	103	8.4	2.7	1.2	7.3	40%	.275	1.23	4.26	3.93	99	4.24	93.6	13.0

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2003	AUB	A-	NYP	21	0	34.0	1	0	8	15	7	47	1		4.0	1.9	0.3	12.4	0%	.206	0.65	1.57	1.32	0	0.00	0.0
2004	CWV	A	SAL	13	13	79.0	7	4	0	64	16	83	7		7.3	1.8	0.8	9.5	0%	.271	1.01	3.14	3.19	0	0.00	0.0
2004	DUN	A+	FSL	12	12	69.3	3	2	0	74	4	72	6		9.6	0.5	0.8	9.4	0%	.343	1.13	2.57	3.12	0	0.00	0.0
2005	TOR	MLB	AL	5	0	8.0	0	0	0	6	4	4	0	106	6.8	4.5	0.0	4.5	0%	.250	1.25	3.54	0.00	109	5.68	122.1
2005	NHP	AA	EAS	9	9	53.3	7	1	0	44	10	40	5	31	7.4	1.7	0.8	6.8	0%	-.684	1.01	3.54	2.53	92	3.83	75.4
2005	SYR	AAA	INT	18	18	103.7	6	4	0	112	18	90	17	103	9.7	1.6	1.5	7.8	0%	-.736	1.25	4.23	4.95	97	4.52	89.0
2006	TOR	MLB	AL	21	14	78.3	3	4	0	87	38	65	14	107	10.0	4.4	1.6	7.5	0%	.309	1.60	5.45	5.06	112	6.32	128.6
2006	SYR	AAA	INT	18	5	52.1	4	0	0	48	9	60	6	100	8.3	1.6	1.0	10.4	0%	.311	1.09	2.84	3.45	69	3.50	73.4
2007	TOR	MLB	AL	38	25	159.0	12	6	1	149	49	122	27	95	8.4	2.8	1.5	6.9	0%	.267	1.25	4.99	4.13	104	4.84	100.1
2008	TOR	MLB	AL	25	25	151.3	9	7	0	126	50	123	21	98	7.5	3.0	1.2	7.3	0%	.245	1.16	4.48	3.39	93	3.53	75.2
2008	DUN	A+	FSL	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	109	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.5	0%	.000	0.00	0.20	0.00	56	1.50	30.8
2008	SYR	AAA	INT	2	2	13.0	0	1	0	10	3	15	0	95	6.9	2.1	0.0	10.4	0%	.286	1.00	1.70	2.77	71	2.89	59.2
2009	DUN	A+	FSL	2	2	6.0	0	1	0	7	0	5	0	105	10.5	0.0	0.0	7.5	0%	.350	1.17	1.52	3.00	78	3.98	83.7
2009	NHP	AA	EAS	2	2	7.7	0	1	0	8	2	8	1	85	9.4	2.3	1.2	9.4	0%	.292	1.30	3.52	1.17	83	2.88	60.6
2009	LVG	AAA	PCL	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	96	9.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0%	.250	1.50	4.95	4.50	120	5.26	110.6
2010	TOR	MLB	AL	31	31	195.3	13	8	0	181	43	165	24	112	8.3	2.0	1.1	7.6	0%	.279	1.15	3.70	3.64	96	4.51	101.9
2011	MIL	MLB	NL	33	33	200.7	13	7	0	175	57	158	22	103	7.8	2.6	1.0	7.1	0%	.261	1.16	3.69	3.54	91	3.05	70.9
2012	MIL	MLB	NL	21	21	124.0	7	4	0	116	41	109	16	103	8.4	3.0	1.2	7.9	0%	.280	1.27	4.14	3.70	100	4.38	100.5
2012	WIS	A	MID	3	3	12.7	1	0	0	9	3	10	1	99	6.4	2.1	0.7	7.1	0%	.222	0.95	3.50	2.84	93	2.82	58.7
2013	NYN	MLB	NL	14	12	78.3	1	10	0	85	21	60	7	96	9.8	2.4	0.8	6.9	0%	.322	1.35	3.60	5.29	102	3.79	90.8
2014	COH	AAA	INT	8	1	15.3	1	0	0	10	6	10	1	104	5.9	3.5	0.6	5.9	0%	.214	1.04	4.26	2.35	108	3.56	75.3
2014	CLE	Rk	AZL	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		4.5	4.5	0.0	13.5	0%	.333	1.00	2.51	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2015	CLE	MLB	AL	7	6	35.0	3	2	0	32	11	30	9	108	8.2	2.8	2.3	7.7	0%	.253	1.23	5.75	5.40	108	5.29	123.5
2015	COH	AAA	INT	16	14	88.3	7	4	0	85	21	67	7	105	8.7	2.1	0.7	6.8	0%	.296	1.20	3.38	3.26	91	3.87	84.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	2199	0.4297	0.4452	0.7630	0.6127	0.3190	0.8618	0.6200	0.2370
2010	3032	0.4842	0.4627	0.7484	0.5947	0.3389	0.8408	0.5962	0.2516
2011	3165	0.4360	0.4395	0.7455	0.6000	0.3154	0.8539	0.5861	0.2545
2012	2065	0.4513	0.4499	0.7481	0.6223	0.3080	0.8569	0.5673	0.2519
2013	1227	0.4784	0.4743	0.7801	0.6099	0.3500	0.8883	0.6071	0.2199
2015	551	0.4356	0.4283	0.7288	0.5667	0.3215	0.8750	0.5300	0.2712
Career	12239	0.4536	0.4510	0.7525	0.6042	0.3244	0.8570	0.5911	0.2475

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
2014-04-03	2014-08-07	Minors	126	0	-		Not Disclosed		-
2013-07-08	2013-07-23	15-DL	15	10	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	2013-07-17	-
2013-05-10	2013-05-10	DTD	0	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-	-
2013-03-22	2013-04-27	15-DL	36	21	Right	Neck	Nerve Injury	Pinched Nerve	-	-
2013-03-17	2013-03-22	Camp	5	0	Right	Shoulder	Impingement		-	-
2012-08-30	2012-08-30	DTD	0	0	Left	Lower Leg	Cramp	Calf	-	-
2012-06-15	2012-08-24	60-DL	70	60	Right	Elbow	Tightness		-	-
2012-03-06	2012-03-25	Camp	19	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2011-06-23	2011-06-29	DTD	6	4	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-
2011-06-17	2011-06-17	DTD	0	0	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-
2011-03-12	2011-03-12	Camp	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Tightness		-
2010-07-18	2010-07-24	On-Alr	6	5		Fingers	Blister	Middle Finger	-
2010-07-02	2010-07-18	15-DL	16	11	Left	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2009-07-21	2009-07-21	On-Alr	0	0		Low Back	Strain		-
2009-03-27	2009-10-05	60-DL	192	162	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-09-30
2008-09-17	2008-09-29	DTD	12	11	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-09-30
2008-06-19	2008-07-22	15-DL	33	26	Right	Elbow	Strain		-
2007-09-23	2007-10-01	DTD	8	8	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2007-09-26
2007-08-10	2007-08-10	DTD	0	0		Lower Leg	Cramp		-
2007-06-03	2007-06-03	DTD	0	0		Low Back	Spasms		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	CLE	$
2014	CLE	$
2013	NYN	$4,000,000
2012	MIL	$7,725,000
2011	MIL	$3,950,000
2010	TOR	$850,000
2009	TOR	$405,200
2008	TOR	$402,500
2007	TOR	$386,100

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$17,718,800
7 yr	Total	$17,718,800

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 164 d	Rex Gary	1 year (2015)

Details

1 year (2015). Re-signed by Cleveland as a free agent 11/18/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cleveland 4/12/15. DFA by Cleveland 4/14/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/15/15. Contract selected by Cleveland 5/20/15. DFA by Cleveland 6/18/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/20/15. Retired 1/16.
1 year (2014). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/16/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in major leagues. May earn additional $3M in bonuses.
1 year/$4M (2013). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/13. May earn additional $2.25M in performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 120, 140, 160, 170 innings. $0.375M each for 180, 190 IP. $0.5M for 200 IP. May earn additional $1.75M in roster bonuses: $0.375M each for 90, 120 days on active roster without right arm injury. $0.5M each for 150, 170 days. Released by NY Mets 7/23/13.
1 year/$7.725M (2012). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/3/12 (avoided arbitration, $8.7M-$6.75M).
1 year/$3.95M (2011). Signed by Milwaukee 2/9/11 (avoided arbitration, $5M-$3M). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 190, 200 innings pitched.
1 year/$0.85M (2010). Re-signed by Toronto 1/18/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.4052M (2009). Re-signed by Toronto 2/25/09.
1 year/$0.4025M (2008). Optioned to Triple-A 8/23/08. Recalled 9/2/08.
1 year/$0.3861M (2007). Re-signed by Toronto 3/07.
1 year (2006). Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 4/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Toronto 9/05.
Drafted by Toronto 2003 (3-80) (Southwest Missouri State). $0.449M 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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2014-01-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Matty Matt! - Between Shaun Marcum, Jeff Francoeur and Nyjer Morgan, who has the best chance, if any of having a meaningful impact to the tribe this year? (tablack from Cleveland)	That's a toughie. Betting on oft-injured pitchers isn't smart, and Jeff Francoeur is and has been done for a while now. So I guess that leaves Morgan who hit pretty well in Japan last season. I'll take him! And unless you're a big believer in David Murphy, Cleveland may need some outfield help this season. (Should've signed Grady Sizemore! joke) (Matthew Kory)
2013-09-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I always found Shaun Marcum's success as a finesse righty to be rather surprising. Are there any current minor-league RH SPs who might fit that type of profile (Matt from Chicago)	probably a lot, but without the command necessary to do it well. Or ability to change speeds, or whatever magic it is Marcum has used to succeed. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Shaun Marcum have any fantasy value going forward? He's having a fairly decent season for being 0-9. He's going to probably lose his rotation spot, but he isn't terrible yet is he? (Yancy from Bakersfield)	Yeah, I don't mind speculating on him in deeper leagues. He might not lose his spot, but rather get traded first. (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How long does Josh Byrnes wait before he takes steps to fix his rotation? (Gregorio from Londres)	Hi Gregorio, thanks for the question. The biggest problem Byrnes faces is that there isn't any real way to fix the rotation. Edwin Jackson, Shaun Marcum, and the rest all signed elsewhere, leaving the Padres with Jason Marquis. At some point maybe Cory Luebke, Tim Stauffer, and Robbie Erlin can help, but not now. (Geoff Young)
2012-12-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe Blanton, really? Is Dipoto done overhauling the pitching staff or is there an Anibal Sanchez in the Angels' future? (Mark68 from A Mile High)	Guessing a Shaun Marcum in the Angels' future. Dipoto's tastes are getting sort of predictable (in I would say a good way). (Sam Miller)
2012-10-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	With the Cardinals' inevitable loss of Kyle Lohse, do you see them being active in the free agent sp market? Besides Wainwright, Shelby Miller, maybe Garcia, Carpenter and Westbrook, they are a bit light. I think Kelly or Rosenthal could replace Lynn. Thank you. (Chopper from Indy)	Hi Chopper. I'm not sure what the Cardinals might be thinking, but if I ran things, I'd wouldn't be looking to replace Lohse's 2012 performance. Adam Wainwright should improve a year removed from surgery and Chris Carpenter should give the team more than three starts. I'd be targeting guys to slot in behind those two, guys who maybe are on level with what Lohse was when he came to St. Louis. Specifically, I'd be looking at Joe Blanton, Edwin Jackson, Shaun Marcum, and Anibal Sanchez. If I wanted to gamble, I might make a play for Scott Baker. But this all says more about my process than the Cardinals', so take it with a grain of salt. (Geoff Young)
2012-06-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Shaun Marcum or Matt Harrison for the rest of the season? (Alex from Anaheim)	I'll take the guy who's not currently on the disabled list and who's playing in front of the above average defense, namely Harrison. Marcum's gotten a .268 BABIP on a team that's 22 points below average in defensive efficiency, while Harrison's at .294 on an above-average team in that regard. He doesn't miss as many bats, but his chances for sustaining his success appear greater from this vantage. (Jay Jaffe)
2012-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Grand Rapids Grasshoppers ask that you peek into the future to tell us what will become of Michael Pineda. Should we just release him now, avoiding the frustration of another injury-riddled pitcher? Also, what would you do with a pitching coach who has worked with the likes of Pineda, Joakim Soria, Rich Harden, Joey Devine, Francisco Liriano, Shaun Marcum, Adam Miller, et al? lol (GR Grasshoppers from Michigan)	Always good to hear from my favorite ex-36er. Being a Cubs fan, I'd send that pitching coach to St. Louis, of course. You of all people I don't need to tell about the inherent riskiness of pitchers, but as I said before I think Pineda will come back strong. If I were in, say, a Strat league, I'd hang onto him. Unless you'd rather trade him for, oh, I dunno, Matt Capps. (Ken Funck)
2011-10-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	It's easy to speculate that something is physically wrong given his injury history and ineffectiveness of late, but do you SEE anything that would lead you to believe there's something wrong with Shaun Marcum, or is he just getting his brains beaten in as pitchers are occasionally wont to do? (Spencer Steel from Detroit)	Last question... I don't see anything in Marcum's mechanics or his everyday mannerisms, but then again I'm no scout. What I can say is that Marcum has both stopped throwing his change-up as often this past month or so and has been throwing it worse when he does throw it. As someone who makes his living with that change, it's disheartening to see that. His fastballs aren't fooling hitters as well either. Some Brewers fans seem to think it's caused by fatigue, since Marcum has never had a 200 IP season before, but he did throw 195 pitches in 2010. I wish I knew the answer, but, with each poor start, it's beginning to look less and less like a "bad luck" issue. (Larry Granillo)
2010-10-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Today, there's a rumor that the Blue Jays will trade for Colby Rasmus: what would you think the cost would be? How likely could this be? Please be kind: all of us Blue Jays fans feel today like Lawrence Fishbourne did a few months ago. (Will from Mactaquac)	I would say that the Cardinals would definitely want one of the Jays' top young startnig pitchers to start with, likely Shaun Marcum, along with another player or prospect. However, I don't get the sense the Cardinals have Rasmus on the trading block despite his rocky (at times) relationship with Tony La Russa. (John Perrotto)
2009-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the projected ETA for Shaun Marcum to return to the Toronto rotation in 2010? (colavito from Memphis, TN)	Spring Training, just like it was last Spring Training. I have no idea why Toronto tried rushing him back. Well, one idea ... (Will Carroll)
2008-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are the Jays contenders if they would have started the season with Gaston and giving Lind more playing time or is this just a nice looking winning streak that has happened late in the season? (Ted from at the pool)	Lind's presence over the dessicated remains of Shannon Stewart or Kevin Mench/Brad Wilkerson certainly would have improved matters, but there's a lot of other factors that would have had to go right - better health (and fortune) from Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, B.J. Ryan, Vernon Wells, Scott Rolen... wow, that's a lot right there. A.J. Burnett avoiding his mid-season cold streak, too. Given some better luck in breaks like those, they coulda been contenders, but as it is, it's just a nice-looking winning streak. Their potential as spoilers (7 games vs. Boston as Joe from Tewksbury mentioned above) probably shouldn't be underestimated. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-09 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Why is it that a minor leaguer who has a 1.93 era between three levels in the minors(including a great stint in double a) who has an arsenal of an outstanding change and great control, can only seem to garner the ceiling of a 5th starter. Doesn't this sound like Shaun Marcum part deux? (TheBunk from Toronto)	Because most guys like that have exactly that ceiling. Some break through with excellent command, or an ability to keep the ball down, but most pitchers who lack a good fastball don't make it in MLB. We tend to focus on the exceptions, but the rule exists for a reason. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-08-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Andy sonnastine or Shaun Marcum for keeper? (JMan from TP)	Is your pitching that bad, or is the league that deep? (Marc Normandin)
2008-02-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Please rank and comment on the follow AL Starters. Rich Harden, Shaun Marcum, Phil Hughes, Erik Bedard, John Lackey. (Bittorrentluvr from Music Theft, IA)	Ok, so you want to roll a whole bunch of information into a single axis, huh? Fair enough. I'll spare you the 4 paragraphs of equivocation... Lackey Bedard Hughes Marcum Harden With the difference between Marcum and Hughes not being particularly large. Of course, move Harden's E(Starts) from eight to thirty, and things change. (Gary Huckabay)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Enough of Vicente Padilla and company. I've got to see what's going on with Shaun Marcum. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Enough of Vicente Padilla and company. I've got to see what's going on with Shaun Marcum. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	The vaunted Rangers offense, at home, against Shaun Marcum, has zero hits through four innings. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Westbrook and the Blue Jays' Shaun Marcum are both making opening day starts as their first major league outings since undergoing Tommy John surgery. (Jay Jaffe)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Shaun Marcum threw 14,337 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2015, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2015, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (86mph) and Cutter (84mph), also mixing in a Change (80mph), Sinker (86mph) and Curve (72mph).